Star Review digital edition - July 26, 2023

To commemorate its first year as a K-2 building, gathering outside, each class had the opportunity to share what they have learned about the parts and life cycle of trees, and how important it is to care for them. Then they took turns shoveling dirt

around a set of five tree sprouts.

Each set was marked with a plaque, commemorating that the DDE kindergarten, first grade and second grade classes of 2023 were responsible for the new red oak trees.

DDE Principal Heather Silvia told students that someday they will visit

DDE with their families and show them the trees they had a hand in planting.

The project was made possible through a partnership between the school, the DDE Parent Teacher Organization, and the Liverpool Central School District.

Nashville cat Mark Stuart will play solo set Monday at Johnson Park

By ruSS tArBy

Contributing Writer

Mark Stuart is a rock’n’roll road warrior.

The Nashville-based guitarist has toured tirelessly for decades, and he’s currently swinging across the Northeast playing dates in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey.

At 7 p.m. Monday, July 31, Stuart will perform a free concert at Johnson Park, as part of the 37th edition of the Liverpool Is The Place Summer Concert Series.

Years ago, Stuart played lead guitar in the late Freddy Fender’s band, he also backed up Joan Baez and plugged in with the Long Gone Daddies and Steve Earl e ’s Duke s

While playing with the Dukes, Mark met his future wife, Stacey Earl e , Steve’s younger sister. After the couple married in 1994, Stuart also became Stacey’s accompanist.

Together, they released a double disc called “Must Be Live!”

Mark Stuart’s solo album “Songs from a Corner Stage” was released in 1999 on Steve Earle’s E-Squared label. It features original material such as “Ragged Suitcase,” “Girl From Louisiana,” “Small Photograph” and “Old Money.”

Having taken his music to Europe, Canada and all of the USA, the Nashville native captivates audiences with his songs, his singing and his guitar wizardry.

Whether it be the Cambridge Folk Festival, “The Tonight Show,” MTV, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Kerrville Folk Festival, Merlefest or countless smaller festivals and theaters, Stuart’s storytelling, guitar playing, vocals and songs have caught the attention of music lovers across the country.

Defining Stuart’s music it is virtually impossible. He blends rock, blues, folk and country. His

musical toolbox is just as varied as he plays electric, acoustic and even slide guitar. Travis-style, Chicago blues, honky tonk country, fingerstyle folk all are there when you hear him.

His songs, such as “Boss is Watching,” are oftentimes autobiographic pieces, but can be constructed from the viewpoint of a lifelong troubadour who is paying attention to the world he sees around him. He could, at any moment, toss in a tune or two by Paul McCartney or John Fogerty or Woody Guthrie.

Monday’s free concert is sponsored by Sterling Financial Group, LLC which has offices at 913 Old Liverpool Road.

nashville-based guitarist Mark Stuart will tell stories, sing songs and pick some outrageous guitar at 7 p.m. Monday, July 31, at Johnson Park. Admission is free. submitted photo

Micron to host open house at North Syracuse Junior High

Will discuss environmental review process, seek community input

Micron will hold public open house to learn more about the upcoming environmental review process for the company’s planned New York megafab. The open house is from 6-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug.

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liverpool resident graduates

Fareed Shuhaiber, of Liverpool, graduated from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a bachelor’s degree in pharmaceutical science.

1, in the auditorium and exhibit foyer at North Syracuse Junior High School, 5353 W Taft Rd, North Syracuse. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with project staff to ask questions about the megafab’s progress and Micron’s community commitments.

The next step before building the planned megafab is completing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) in accordance with the National Environ -

local resident graduates from William & Mary

Liliana Klemanski, of Cicero, recently graduated from the College of William & Mary with a bachelor of science degree.

mental Policy Act (NEPA) and the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).

The event will kick off with opening remarks from Micron, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and officials from Onondaga County and Town of Clay. Following a project overview presentation from Micron, the public will have an opportunity to engage directly with Micron staff at various booths and discuss a range of

topics and issues. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will also be available to discuss its program.

Micron has stated that it is committed to engaging the community in conversations that will help inform the project as it progresses. Find more information about the planned megafab and sign up for email updates at micron.com/ny.

Corrigan named State Manager of the year

Liverpool Central School District Cook Manager Elizabeth Corrigan recently was awarded the 2023 State Manager of the Year Award from the New York School Nutrition Association (NYSNA).

Corrigan was appointed to the cook manager role in 2021 after working both part- and full-time for the LCSD Food Service Department. In 2022, she earned her School Nutrition Specialist credential through the SNA.

Candidates were evaluated using five criteria: cafeteria environment, management and staff development, SNA involvement, school and community outreach and SNA certificate or credential.

Corrigan will be honored during the NYSNA Conference in October.

The Manager of the Year Award is given in honor of Louise Sublette, a leader in school nutrition during the mid-twentieth century.

For more 40 years, Sublette worked in many areas of food service and nutrition, including public schools, colleges,

Elizabeth Corrigan

hospitals and elderly feeding programs. Her name is given to this prestigious award because throughout her life, she emphasized that the success of school nutrition depends upon those professionals who work in school nutrition programs.

Free electronics recycling event planned

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the event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, in the East Syracuse Minoa Central high School parking lot.

Registration is now open for Sunnking’s summer drive-thru electronics recycling collection event, to be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 5, in the East Syracuse Minoa Central High School parking lot.

Residents are required to register for a dedicated 15-

minute drop-off appointment window at sunnking. com/events

Another CNY e-recycling event is scheduled for Oct. 14 at Great Northern Mall in Clay. Registration is currently open for that event at sunnking.com/ events, as it will be the area’s last large-scale collec-

tion of the year.

Recyclers who cannot attend the events are encouraged to use Sunnking’s free partner site drop-off locator for year-round collection site availability at sunnking.com/dropoff Sunnking collects an average of 214,000 pounds of electronics per event.

Local students help Ronald McDonald House

Meet Prudence

By donnA nEwMAn

photo provided by the CnyspCA

h ey Prudence, come out to play! Prudence is a four year old bulldog mix who came to the shelter as a stray. She weighs a whopping 65 pounds but there’s a gentle heart in that big barrel of a body! Prudence is super sweet and super snorty. w e think she would make a great family dog. Prudence was the shelter ambassador at the Syracuse n ationals and met scores of people, include kids. She loved everyone, and everyone loved her. But Prudence doesn’t want the adulation of crowds; she just wants one special family who she can call her own. Could that be you? For more information about adoption, call 315-454-4479, email frontdesk1@cnyspca.org , or visit cnyspca.org.

Share your milestone celebrations!

Eagle Newspapers is here to help readers share their milestone celebrations, including birth announcements, engagements, weddings, anniversaries and milestone birthdays. The deadline to submit an announcement is 10 a.m. the Friday before publication. Announcements of up to 250 words with a photo cost just $50, with an additional 15 cents per word over 250 words. Announcements will be posted to eaglenewsonline.com within 24 hours of receipt of payment. To submit a milestone announcement, email Alyssa Dearborn at adearborn@eaglenewsonline.com, or call 315.434.8889 ext. 305.

The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York’s Youth Advisory Board recently hosted a “Chalkfest” event at the CNY Ronald McDonald House in late May.

Several local high school students are members of the Youth Advisory Board. RMHC of CNY Youth Advisory Board Members include Ella Butler, Marcellus High School; Olivia Nocilly, FayettevilleManlius High School; Andrew Nocilly, Fayetteville-Manlius

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West Genesee High School; Madeline Massa, Christian Brothers Academy; Annie Gaughan, Bishop Ludden Junior-Senior High School. Made up of high school students from Central New York, the Youth Advisory Board creates projects that educate young people about the value of philanthropy and volunteerism in the community. As a group, the board plans and conducts fundraising events, community events and volunteer activities that raise awareness and funds for RMHC of CNY.

DEATH NOTICES

Ronald D. Frey, 92, of North Syracuse, passed away July 14, 2024. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.

High School;

Patton, Manlius Pebble Hill; Ben Glass,

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Area students serve as ronald Mcdonald house’s youth Advisory Board.

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What we can achieve

The summer of 1969 is 54 years ago now, but in the grand scheme of things, 54 years is not a great deal of time, but a lot has happened in those five decades and a great deal was achieved in the years leading up to that summer.

Thinking of this particular point in time, images of events like Woodstock or anti-war protests might be the first images to come to mind.

Others may look at the things taking place on a sociological level and the divide that existed at that time may seem the most obvious from a historical perspective as the country was torn over the issue of American participation in Vietnam among other issues like the civil rights movement

It was a turbulent time, the culmination of a decade that saw the assignation of John F. Kennedy and his brother Robert as well as Martin Luther King Jr.

But in the midst of all that was taking place, there were things that, at least for a few moments, could bring the country together.

July 20 marked the anniversary of first moon landing.

At least for a few fleeting moments, much of the country, if not the world, watched with its collective breath held as Neil Armstrong took those tentative steps down to the lunar surface from Apollo 11.

While there is some debate about what exactly he said and how his words were transferred across hundreds of thousands of miles of space back to Earth, the intent of his words ring true.

The steps he took were small for one person, but the steps represented a monumental leap for the entirety of the human race.

Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin along with all the other members of the previous Apollo missions that orbited the moon and returned home, were farther away from Earth than anyone had every been or has been since.

The space program was gradually taking shape with the Mercury program and by the early ’60s orbits of the planet had been completed, but the moon was still very far off.

In 1962, just nine years before Armstrong took those historic steps, President Kennedy posed a challenge to the scientific community.

As he noted other explorers who went before, crossing oceans, searching for new lands, climbing insurmountable heights and odds in the search for new experiences and new knowledge, Kennedy set forth an aggressive timeline for American space exploration with a goal to land and return from the moon by the end of the decade.

While speaking at Rice University, Kennedy said, “But why, some say, the Moon? Why choose this as our goal? And they may well ask, why climb the highest mountain? Why, 35 years ago, fly the Atlantic? ... We choose to go to the Moon. We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills; because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one we intend to win ...”

There was a lot of learning that had to happen along the way, a lot of creation and discovery. There were also losses as the crew of Apollo 1 lost their lives in a fire.

And there would be challenges after. Most famously Apollo 13.

But through this all there was incredible perseverance that continued to push forward and follow Kennedy’s mandate to seek new knowledge and climb new mountains.

Looking back on that incredible moment of July 20, 1969, it was an amazing feat of human ingenuity accomplished with less computing power than the average cell phone or laptop has these days.

It was because of space exploration that much of the technology, like cell phones and GPS to name a few, have come to be common place.

But more than any of these creations, it represents all that we can accomplish when humans set a goal and work together to achieve even that which may seem impossible.

Salon discussions about growing old

All of the stylists were busy and the waiting area was full. There was no place for me to sit. That was a first. I must have looked quite perplexed because Mary Beth stopped working on her client’s curls and dragged a stool out from under her station.

“This is the best I can do right now, Ann,” she said.

Then one of the women whose coiffeur was coming to completion waved her hand and said, “ I’m sorry; it’s my fault. I was so late today. It was a kind of emergency. My neighbor flagged me down as I was getting in the car and asked for help. She seemed genuinely desperate. What could I do?”

“What was the matter?” A voice from the back room queried.

“Martha is in her late 70s … and I know that is not old , avoiding eye contact with most in the room, “but she told me she bought a computer last week so that she could see one of her grandson’s graduate from college … this afternoon…today and she had no idea how to use the computer to see the ceremony. I’m no computer whiz but I was able to help her … she paused. I understood her anxiety.”

She said she hadn’t seen her neighbor in months.

“I used to see her on her way to a weekly luncheon or going to the hospital where she volunteered, but not anymore,” she said. “I asked her about this, and it’s so sad and so common - the luncheon doesn’t happen anymore. Two of friends died and the other gal is having some financial troubles. She doesn’t go to the hospital anymore because her arthritis makes doing a lot of things she did there

too difficult. And I think her only family lives in California. She was alone and I think, lonely. That computer connection was important to her.”

“Oh my gosh,” was a reply to that sentence. “I just read a note on my medical insurance Part D report that loneliness is an epidemic among the elderly. Loneliness, it said, negatively affects health. They were asking for ideas about how to change that …make people less lonely.”

Sandy, the elder stylist shook her head. “It’s loss that creates loneliness. Loss of people, loss of your capabilities as the culture, the society changes. I remember how I learned what was considered to be a required skill … etiquette ... who to introduce to whom, when to stand when someone enters a room, how to set a table, how to write a thank you note. I don’t need to know these things any more. I need to learn what the current slang is or how to, like your neighbor, use a computer. I sometimes feel like the world is leaving me behind. Sometimes I can’t participate in conversations that include words like venmo, AI, website, clickbait, etc. I have a cell phone, but I only use it to make calls. My grandkids think I’m a cave dweller.”

The salon was now abuzz with thoughts and comments about growing old, loss, isolation and loneliness.

Another client told the group how they had to bring her father across the country to live with them after their mom died. “He was so lonely, he forgot to eat. He was so sad all the time.”

“I’m wondering how many older people find themselves lost in today’s culture with few if any friends or acquaintances to call on for help or just a cup of tea,” continued Sandy. “I’ve read about building a small house in your yard for your parents or grandparents to live in. I think they call it a granny pad. But that requires kids who would want this and the money to do it. And … maybe granny would not want to move into something like that.”

Lil, who was having bailage done for a big family get together, noted that a lot of people want to stay in their own home, whether it’s an apartment or a house. “Your home is familiar, full of memories and meaning and is defined by and defines the occupant.”

“What about senior citizen groups?” someone suggested. “There is one in our village that seems to be thriving.”

Being the know-it-all, I said something about people needing help finding someone to share their life like a senior citizen friend dating service. And then it came to me!

“What if they had pets?” I threw that idea out.

There was a silence that ended with observations that a pet could outlive the owner or that senior budgets couldn’t accommodate the additional cost of a cat or dog.

I plunged ahead., “Why not adopt an older pet, one that is at the stage in its life that is the same as the person. When there are pets left after someone dies, they go to a rescue. I’ve read how sad they are, how lonely they are. I don’t know what the cost would be, but the value is obvious for

Village board members divvy up duties

When the Liverpool Village Board of Trustees conducted its annual organizational meeting on July 10, newly elected Mayor Stacey Finney designated the individual responsibilities of the trustees.

Each of the four trustees were assigned to act as the board’s liaison to certain departments.

Melissa Cassidy will focus on finance, codes, the planning board and zoning board of appeals. Rachel Ciotti will act as liaison to personnel and the health insurance and retirement programs.

Matt Devendorf will oversee the justice court, police and the Gleason Center. And Michael LaMontagne, who is deputy mayor, will liaison with the department of public works and serve as the village’s MS4 representative, overseeing our stormwater systems.

i n case of rain…

If wet weather on Monday, July 31 cancels the appearance of Nashville singer-songwriter Mark Stuart here at Johnson Park, the 21st century troubadour is also scheduled to perform at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, at Jamesville Community Church, 6300 E. Seneca Turnpike, in Jamesville.

Knowlton’s 50th Picnic Aug. 6 WCNY Classic FM presents Bill Knowlton’s 50th Anniversary Bluegrass Ramble Picnic

from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 6, at Dwyer Memorial Park on Little York Lake in Preble. Admission is free.

Knowlton, who lives in Liverpool, is known as “Mr. Bluegrass of Central New York.” He hosted the first allbluegrass radio show in New York City in 1960. Knowlton arrived in Syracuse as a U.S. Air Force public affairs officer. In 1997, he was named “Broadcast Personality of the Year” by the International Bluegrass Music Association.

Knowlton’s “Bluegrass Ramble” radio program airs Sundays from 9 p.m. to midnight on WCNY-FM 91.3. He’s been producing the show here for a half-century.

n ew deputies welcomed

On July 14, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office welcomed 16 new deputies to help keep our communities safe. This was Sheriff Toby Shelley’s first graduating class for his administration.

Among the new deputies were a couple local fellows. Luke DiPirro from Cicero who graduated from the Sheriff’s Police Division and Michael Wentling-Raymie of North Syracuse who graduated from the Sheriff’s Custody Division.

le Moyne alum now an AllStar Le Moyne College head

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baseball coach Scott Cassidy, who lives in Liverpool, had to be beaming as he watched the 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star game on TV on July 11. One of the National League’s relief pitchers was 25-year-old Josiah Gray of the Washington Nationals, who –seven years ago – had excelled as a closer for Le Moyne College.

When he pitched here, Gray did so under the direction of Cassidy, who had also been a pretty effective righthanded reliever in the big leagues. At Le Moyne, Gray surely learned some tricks of the trade from Cassidy, who’d spent five years as a majorleague hurler.

At the 2023 All-Star game in Seattle on July 11, Gray threw one perfect inning by retiring three American League hitters, one on a flyout, one on a groundout and one by a strikeout.

Gray’s National League club won the game by a score of 3 to 2. It was the first victory for the Senior Circuit since 2012.

l ast word “I’m known for having the world’s worst collection of pants. For many years I had a quilter who made them, such as plaids that would stand up by themselves if I took the batteries out. I will continue to dazzle in my sartorial style.”

– “Bluegrass Ramble” host Bill Knowlton

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Ramblings from the empty nest ann Ferro

Historic Moment: A look at the Thayer House

By JorGE BAtllE skAneAteles villAge historiAn

The original house at (now) 77 E. Genesee St. is on one of the original village lots. The property ran from the rocky shores of the north end of Skaneateles Lake all the way north to Academy Street. In 1802 Norman Leonard bought the property for $200. About 1822 John Legg purchased the property from Leonard. Legg also owned the Stephen Horton property to the immediate west.

One of the earliest merchants in the village, John Legg was a noted carriage maker, blacksmith and business man. It is estimated that he built the Italianate style house around 1830.

Born in Ontario County, New York on July 18, 1812, Joel Thayer came to Skaneateles in 1835. He had little money to invest, but his enterprising nature got him a job as a clerk and superintendent in Legg’s carriage and wagon shop. In a short time, Thayer’s business talents made him and Legg wealthy. The two of them engaged in numerous successful business ventures.

Their relationship became more than business. Shortly after becoming a resident of Skaneateles, he married Legg’s daughter Juliette.

According to Historian E.N. Leslie, “Mr. Thayer was an excellent citizen. He was enterprising and public spirited, and always willingly aided every public project that was brought to his attention. Upright and honest in every deed, he possessed the entire confidence of the community, and often rendered valuable and gratuitous service to those in need of counsel and service.” Speaking of Mrs. Juliette Thayer, Leslie writes, “the life of Mrs. Thayer was of generous and kindly acts, devoted to charity, and strengthening and upholding everything, not only pertaining to the interests of her husband, but to the community at large in which she lived.”

Thayer served as postmaster, founded a library, he brought the railroad to Skaneateles. He owned a distillery, various mills and was the founder and president of The Bank of Skaneateles in 1866.

After Legg’s death in 1857 the Thayer’s took over his estate. They remodeled the house, turning it in to a veritable showpiece. They added a mansard style roof, and much ornate ironwork, cupola, a solarium, aviary, and

Protecting students

This binding document assures that all students within

both the person and the pet. Someone to care for, a reason to get up, etc. … even someone to love or, and I drew a big breath, what about fostering kittens or puppies until they can be adopted?” I was on a roll now. “These are not long-

formal gardens. This renovation was in the “second empire” style of architecture.

The local newspaper said

“ Among the signs of reviving prosperity in our little burgh, we notice that Mr. J. Thayer is making a very great improvement to his elegant residence.... enlarging his garden to nearly double its previous size and opening a fine view of the lake. Across the road he had laid out on the margin of the lake a complete and cozy park, quite in keeping with his magnificent dwelling house, which one would almost pronounce a paradise with its well and tastefully arranged yard. The park, (now known as Thayer Park) and the residence, were a reflection of Joel and Juliette Thayer’s reputation as a truly public-spirited and genial members of the community.”

In the rear west corner of the property was a two story carriage house (barn) that matched the grandeur of the main house.

Built in 1873 with “JT” initials over the main door. It was said to cost over $6,000. The horse stalls had a hand carved oak arch with the name of the horse and were separated by handsome iron grillwork. April 1974 it was torn down. The stalls were carefully removed and purchased by Fred Weber owner of the Wayside Inn in Elbridge. Much of the oak interior was salvaged by a local architect for use in his own residence.

Joel Thayer died May 19, 1881. Mary and Eva Webb, granddaughters of Joel were heirs to the estate and lived there for many years. They formally deeded Thayer Park to the village in 1922. In 1930, first cousin Mrs. Helen G. Webb Edgcomb, wife of State Supreme Judge Ernest Edgcomb resided there for about two decades. Mr. and Mrs. A.H. DeRouchie were the next occupants. June 28, 1950 Leonard C. Dell announced the opening of the Dell Funeral Home. His wife, Louise, ran a hair care salon in the southwest corner of the house. Dell operated the funeral home until his death in November of 1967.

In February of 1960 a zoning change was proposed by a local developer for the Dell property. He wanted the “mercantile district” extended easterly by one lot in order to build a home for 30 “well-aged” residents. The plan shows a one story motel style building running off the back wing of the main house, northerly about 400 feet to beyond the existing carriage

the district who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community will be free from harassment and bullying due to their gender identity. The policy also guarantees that these students will be given equal access to all district “programs, facilities, and guidelines.”

Quite simply, the NSCSD BOE endorsed dignified,

term commitments. There are some rescues that will provide the foster household with the equipment and food to support the fosters.”

There are so many kittens, puppies and older pets that need someone and there are a lot of someones who need the companionship that fostering or adoption can bring.

barn, which they indicate that it will be removed. March 15, 1960 it was the unanimous opinion of the village board to deny this request as “it would not be in the best interests of village or its residents to extent the Mercantile Use Zone easterly and northerly into a distinctive and unique residential area.”

Over a period of 100 plus years, many of the intricate, showy details have been removed, probably due weather and for maintenance costs. Gone are the three porthole style windows in mansard roof on the west side. Gone is the elaborate wrought iron trimmed full front porch, Gone is the octagonal aviary on the south west corner. The ironwork on the roof edges is no longer there. The tower and cupola were removed in 1929.

In 1970 the next owner of 77 E. Genesee St. used the property strictly as a private residence. In 1972, B.L. Bush & Sons purchased the property and operated a funeral home until the early 2000s.

The property was sold to two local developers and a local architect in December of 2003. They said that they did everything possible to salvage as much as possible of the old house. “It was a treasure trove of elegant period wood moldings, walnut inlaid floors, bead board paneling, embossed tin ceilings, and imported tile.” Work started on the conversion to four condo style units. In the back two more new buildings were constructed

humane treatment of all LGBTQ+ youth within the district.

The vote to pass this policy was 6-1. The lone dissenting vote was from newly re-elected BOE member Mike Mirizio, who also happens to be a member of the Cicero Town Board.

Mr. Mirizio, a Republican, apparently does not support

The question hung in the air. “How would you go about fostering or adopting a senior pet?” someone asked.

“I’m sure there are a lot of rescues including the ASPCA and the Humane Association that could help,” I said.

I heard, “Friends Forever, the Central New York Cat Coalition, Wanderer’s Rest,

using the architectural features of main house. On the property there are a total of six condo units.

In June of 2005 there were two open house events. The units then were offered between $650,000 and $850,000.

In the early original offering the house was painted a sunflower yellow with a Tuscan red trim. This brought out a lively debate some complaining the colors

the rights of certain marginalized youth in our district, even though nearly 45% of LGBTQ students nationwide have considered committing suicide due to depression.

They also have to deal with societal and political attacks, making their lives even more difficult. I find his vote to be a slap in the face of all citizens

Helping Hounds Dawn of a New Day ….”

Our late-to-the-salon gal said, “Let’s look in the phone book under animal rescues and shelters.” “Wait. Phone book? Who has one of those? Oh, I mean I’ll check my phone. Who knows how to find google on a cell phone?”

were too bold. The Village’s Historical Landmarks Preservation Commission responded back saying that these were the colors specified by Joel Thayer in 1858. The developers, after much discussion, felt that the colors of 100 years ago, don’t match up with the colors of today’s taste. The trim color was changed to an olive green, which it is now.

who respect the rights of others to live as they choose.

Mr. Mirizio has chosen to join the “culture war” instead of protecting students, which should be his duty as a member of the NSCSD Board of Education.

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Sandy laughed. “Maybe all the lonely people and pets just need a salon.”

Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.

submitted photo historian Jorge Batlle shares some of the interesting history of the thayer house.

FROM THE MAILBAG

CROSSWORD

IMPORTANT AUCTION TO LIQUIDATE THE CONTENTS OF A SKANEATELES LAKE HOME

TWO WEEKENDS

HUGE BARN SALE

(Bought out A Very Large Estate)

FRI. SAT. SUN. July 21-23 & FRI. SAT. SUN. July 28-30

9 am – 5 pm

Selling @7809 Plainville Rd. Plainville, NY 13137

Building #21 (The Former Plainville Turkey Farm)

Tons of NEW and used merchandise: Oneida flatware sets, Oneida silver pieces, riding JD & other lawn mowers, garden equipment, rototillers, snowblowers, hand & power tools, furniture (inc. some Vict.), living room, sofas, beds dressers, small kitchen appliances, Coco-cola and other advertisings, army backpacks, All Kinds Of: Christmas & other Holiday décor, kids’ toys & games, glassware, knickknacks, antiques, primitives, etc. 15,000 sq. ft.+

Everything must go. Priced to sell.

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Beer, bikes and barges on the Erie Canal

The Erie Canal Museum recently announced a collaboration with cultural sites and breweries across the state.

The museum invites the community to join us at “Beers, Bikes, and Barges,” a captivating, summerlong cycling series along the historic Erie Canal.

This engaging initiative aims to showcase the rich history of the Erie Canal, the Empire State Trail, and the diverse breweries found throughout New York State.

Thursdays

Taking place

at 6 pm, each event in the series offers participants an immersive 90-minute guided cycling tour of the featured community, followed by a delightful drink at a partner brewery.

Whether you’re a history enthusiast, a cycling aficionado, or simply looking for an exciting way to spend your summer evenings, this series offers something for everyone.

Registration costs $25 and covers the first drink at the partnering brewery. Registration also supports both the Erie Canal Muse -

um and the cultural organization associated with that week’s highlighted community.

By participating in “Beers, Bikes, and Barges,” attendees not only embark on an adventure but also contribute to the preservation and promotion of local heritage and culture.

Please note that helmets are required for all participants to ensure their safety throughout the cycling tours.

Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to ex-

plore the Erie Canal’s vibrant history, revel in the beauty of the Empire State Trail, and savor the flavors of Upstate New York’s renowned breweries.

Mark your calendars for July 13th and join us at Talking Cursive Brewery for an unforgettable evening of entertainment and community engagement.

For more information and to register for the event, visit eriecanalmuseum.org/cycling /

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the Erie Canal Museum will host Beer, Bikes and Barges thursdays this summer.

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