Star Review Digital Edition - Sept. 28, 2022

c-Ns Pulls away laTe, beaTs b’ville

by Phil blackwell

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scan of the score - CiceroNorth Syracuse 41, Baldwinsville 19 - would suggest that again the Northstars had its way with a main challenger for area Class AA football su premacy last Friday night at Bragman Stadium.

Yet it was nowhere near that lopsided, with C-NS only putting the game away when it scored two touchdowns in the final four minutes against a Bees squad that worked hard to avenge last year’s defeat in the sectional title game.

And there was a moment, late in the second quarter, where the Northstars had rea son to worry. Despite four pos sessions in B’ville territory in the first half, C-NS only cored once, on Jaxon Razmovski’s three-yard run, having turned it over twice and got stopped on fourth down.

Energized by this, the Bees had seen Greg Marinelli throw two deep passes to Grif fin Killian - one that set up an eight-yard touchdown run by Marinelli, the other a long scramble that led to a 69-yard scoring completion.

The latter of those plays came with 46 seconds to play in the half and gave B’ville a 12-7 lead, but it still was enough time to turn the game

permanently in C-NS’s favor.

Razmovski, from his own 24, threw over the middle, and Tristan Johnson caught it, dashing 58 yards deep into B’ville territory. A 13-yard pass to Zuriel Dickerson put it on the one and Razmovski scored from there just 31 sec onds after Killian’s go-ahead TD. As if that wasn’t enough momentum, more came when B’ville fumbled on the first play of the third quarter. Again with a short field, the Northstars turned to Jayceon McGrew, whose 29-yard run on a sweep set up Razmovs ki’s three-yard TD pass to Johnson.

McGrew made an even bigger play when, after a 47-yard completion rom Marinelli to Kaleb Paul set up another B’ville scoring chance, he forced a Nico Well

Veterans given heroes’ salute

by DaviD TyleR

Eighty local veterans were welcomed home at Hancock Airport Saturday evening follow ing a day long adventure on Syracuse Honor Flight 17 to the nation’s capital.

After arriving at Reagan National Airport, chartered buses transported the veterans and supporting flight team to the WWII Memo rial, the USAF Memorial, and the Korean and Vietnam War Memorials. The capstone event was observing the “Changing of the Guard” at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arling ton National Cemetery.

man fumble at the Northstars’ six that Roemellow Robinson recovered.

A 94-yard drive followed where Razmovski missed a couple of plays, but returned and netted his third TD run

from four yards out early in the final period, stretching CNS’s lead to 27-12.

Again B’ville fought back, Marinelli’s 49-yard scramble leading to a four-yard scor ing run with 7:57 left, but the

Northstars put it away with a 77-yard march with key gains by Farouk Ibrahim, Nate Wil liams and Andrew Vinette be fore Razmovski found John son in the end zone from 17 yards out with 4:45 left. Ibra

him added a last-minute TD. C-NS travels this Friday to Henninger, a prelude to the Oct.7 home clash with Liver pool, who lost 39-7 to Roches ter’s University Prep to fall to 1-2 on the season.

L’pool woman faces charges after crash

10-year-old remains hospitalized after accident

by Russ TaRby Contributing Writer

Upon their return to Syracuse, the veter ans were greeted by dozens of well-wishers at the gate before heading to the main con course. Hundreds – perhaps thousands –of family, friends and well-wishers waved signs and cheered the veterans on as they paraded through the concourse on their way to a brief welcome home ceremony. Most of the veterans aboard Mission 17 were from the Korean War and Vietnam War eras, with more than half having served during the Vietnam War. There were five veterans aboard who served during World War II. Honor Flight Network was formed in 2005 to transport veterans at no cost to Washington, DC to visit their memorials. Honor Flight Syracuse conducted its inaugural mission in October

‘No-man’s land:’ N. Syracuse considers Wells Ave. purchase

by ashley M. casey ASSoCiAte eDitor

At the end of Wells Avenue East and Oakley Drive in the village of North Syracuse, there is a strip of vacant land. The absentee owner owes more than $8,000 in back taxes.

Since the village already maintains the grass and clears brush from the parcel, Mayor Gary Butterfield is interested in having the village buy the property and possibly divide it to sell to the neighboring homeowners for a nominal fee.

“It was scheduled to go to auction on Oct. 4. We would like to get our hands on it before the auction,” Butterfield said at the Sept. 22 meeting of the village board of trustees.

While Onondaga County reimburses North Syracuse for the cost of maintaining the strip of “no-man’s land,” as Butterfield called it, the county could decide to discontinue that arrangement.

“There is never a guarantee that every year we’re going to be made whole,” Trustee Chris topher Strong said.

Strong said he has met with several residents of Wells and Oakley. He said photos show evi dence of illegal dumping and damage to North Syracuse Department of Public Works equip ment. The parcel’s swampy tendencies increase the risk of mosquitoes, Strong added.

While Butterfield and Strong are in favor of purchasing the property, other board mem bers were not convinced. Deputy Mayor Pat

Gustafson disputed the claims of illegal dump ing.

“What benefit to the village is that strip of land?” she asked. “It’s good for nothing. You can’t put anything on it. Nobody was dumping on it, there wasn’t any garbage on it. The only thing that was on it was branches and trees and leaves.”

A resident who spoke during the public comment period of the Sept. 22 meeting agreed with Gustafson.

“There is no dumping there. As Pat said, it was just brush,” said the resident, who did not give her name.

Another village resident, Ken Ryan, said flooding from the swampy parcel has backed up

A 10-year-old child was seriously injured in a two-car crash on Saturday night, Sept. 17, in the town of Clay. Six days later, Onondaga County sheriff’s detectives charged one of the drivers with vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated.

On Sept. 23, sheriff’s detectives assigned to the criminal investigations division arrested Harley VanSlyke, 39, of Liverpool.

She was charged with second-degree vehic

Trucks on Tulip

Mayor wants truck drivers to take alternative routes

by Russ TaRby Contributing Writer

At the Sept. 19 meeting of the board of trustees, Mayor Gary White report ed that resident complaints have been mounting about the increased volume of truck traffic on Tulip Street, north of Oswego Street.

“It’s an ongoing issue,” White said.

Ever since Amazon opened a 3.7 million-square-foot robotic Fulfillment Center at 7211 Morgan Road in June,

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Cicero-North Syracuse football players emerge onto the field out of the smoke before last Friday’s game against Baldwinsville at Bragman Stadium.

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ABOVE: Cicero-North Syracuse’s Ty Daughton (59) and Farouk Ibrahim (3) combine to make a tackle in last Friday’s game against Baldwinsville. LEFT: ‘Tristan Johnson (7) takes off on a 58-yard play late in the second quarter, which set up the goahead touchdown as the Northstars went on to win 41-19.

2012 for 27 veterans and since then, more than 1,200 veterans have traveled from Central and Northern New York and the Mohawk Valley. Each veteran brings a companion, tabbed a ‘guardian’, to help him or her navigate the flight

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Carol Ruby of Liverpool served stateside with the 376th Combat Support Hospital. She was welcomed at Hancock Airport with a red, white and blue bouquet of flowers.

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sTuDeNTs Receive all-sTaTe hoNoRs

Liverpool Central School District Direc tor of Fine Arts Adam Shatraw recently an nounced that three Liverpool High School students have earned All-State honors from the New York State School Music As sociation.

Earning All-State honors were seniors Quentin Gibbons (cello, alternate for orchestra), Joseph Parry (French horn, Symphonic Band) and Jacob Sousou (trom bone, Symphonic Band).

The students will represent LHS during NYSSMA’s Winter Conference held from Dec. 1 to 4 in Rochester.

SubmitteD pHoto Liverpool Central School District Director of Fine Arts Adam Shatraw recently announced that three Liv erpool High School students have earned All-State honors from the New York State School Music As sociation. Pictured, from left, are LHS seniors Quentin Gibbons, Ja cob Sousou and Joseph Parry.

LHS Symphonic Band selected to perform at music ed conferences

The Liverpool High School Sym phonic Band, under the direction of LHS music teacher Stephen Salem, has been selected as featured performers for two upcoming music education confer ences.

The LHS Symphonic Band was se lected as a featured performer at the New York State School Music Associa tion (NYSSMA) annual conference from Dec. 1 to 4 in Rochester. The group will perform during one of the conference’s concert hours. They were selected from a pool of performing ensembles from across the state that submitted audition recordings last spring.

Then, from April 13 to 16, the LHS

Symphonic Band will return to Roch ester as a featured performer during the National Association for Music Educa tion (NAfME) Eastern Division Confer ence. The group was selected from appli cants across the division.

“These are both tremendous honors and opportunities for the entire fine arts department and the district,” said Liver pool Central School District Director of Fine Arts Adam Shatraw.

Members of the LHS Symphonic Band are:

Flute: Renate Wilson, Erin Folley, Ju lia Payment, Sadie Rogers, Elyssa Wallis

Bassoon: Mya Vallat

Clarinet: Nicholas Dailey, William Sa

teriale, Tessa Glashauser, Addison Miles, Jailyn Parrotte, Brooke Halstead-Seaver, Alexandra Strikis, Ava Scanna (bass), Abigail Engler (contrabass)

Saxophone: Aidan Lloyd, Tyler Shar key, Julie Brigandi, Finnan Carroll, Ga brielle Patterson

Trumpet: Joseph Cage, Eileen Hassan zadeh Niri, Gueneviere Grimes, Kaden Lake, Anderson Roden, Carter Thomas, Dominick Brigandi, Landon Parry

French Horn: Joseph Parry, William

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and tours of the monuments and memorials.

The welcome home celebration was held in the center of the airport, emceed by local radio personality Amy Robbins. As they do for each of the Honor Flight missions, the Tom Dooley Choraliers sang a medley of the anthems for each of the branches of the military.

“Nothing is more important than show ing our deep appreciation for the service and sacrifice of the veterans we serve throughout Central New York,” said Kevin Bradley, presi dent, Honor Flight Syracuse. “As we honor our veterans and celebrate our 10th anniver sary milestone, we are so thankful for all of our volunteers, sponsors and contributors for making Mission 17 possible, and for helping us continue our mission of flying veterans to

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semi-truck traffic had steadily in creased on Tulip Street, a county road which becomes Morgan Road north of the Thruway.

“Those tractor trailers are not even supposed to be on that road,” White said. “They made us all kinds of promises.”

White told the trustees – Matt Devendorf, Christina Fadden and Dennis Hebert – that he contacted Onondaga County Commissioner of Transportation Marty Voss.

“So the county DOT is studying the problem,” White said. He hopes the truck drivers find other ways to get where they’re going.

“There are certainly sufficient al ternative routes they could be tak ing,” White said.

Trustee Michael LaMontagne was absent from the Sept. 19 meeting.

Eleven accidents in August At the monthly meeting Deven

Hallenbeck, Luka Atkinson, Nathan Al exander, Aubrey Nash

Trombone: Jacob Sousou, Emma Bearup, Kyle Herrmann (bass)

Euphonium: Samuel Anderson

Tuba: Matthew Smith, Austin Barn hill

Percussion: Christopher Deegan, James Springall, Peyton Bredberg, Ca leb Crawford, Kaden Bickford, Eliana Thompson

Washington, DC to receive the honor and rec ognition that they so rightfully deserve.”

Nationally, the Honor Flight program will soon have taken more than a quarter million veterans to Washington.

Among the local veterans on the flight were:

Ronald Amyot of Cicero, who served in the Army from 1963 to 1966 and was assigned to the 173rd Air Brigade, which was the first major US Army ground combat unit committed to Vietnam. He earned the combat infantryman badge and the Vietnamese Airborne wings.

Richard “Dick” Nellis of North Syracuse, who served in the 120th Military Police Battal ion in Vietnam from 1966 to 1968.

Carol Ruby, of Liverpool, who served state side with the 376th Combat Support Hospital with the Army Reserve in Liverpool.

dorf reported that the Liverpool Police Department made 200 traffic stops in August, and officers issued 173 citations for violations of the state’s vehicle and traffic laws.

Eleven vehicle accidents were in vestigated here last month, and two motorists were arrested for driving while intoxicated. Officers made 68 residential checks and 214 business checks in August while responding to a total of 671 incidents and calls for service.

The LPD arrested 26 individuals last month on 37 criminal charges.

Liverpool Police are presently par ticipating in the State Police Traffic Services Aggressive Driving Enforce ment campaign through Friday, Sept. 30.

In a memo address to the trustees Police Chief Jerry Unger indicated that those dedicated patrols were being funded with grant money ad ministered by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee.

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The Liverpool High School Symphonic Band, under the direction of LHS music teacher Stephen Salem, has been selected as featured performers for two upcoming music edu cation conferences – the New York State School Music Association Conference in December and the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Eastern Division Confer ence in april.

HEID’S CIRCLE BEAuTIFIED

by Russ TaRby Contributing Writer

In mid-September, members of the Liverpool Community Garden ers (LCG) completed Phase 1 of planting at the Heid’s Circle garden at the busy intersection of Onondaga Lake Parkway and Old Liverpool Road.

They planted nine cone flow ers also known as black-eyed su sans, three leafy, succulent sedum stonecrops and three purple salvia, the largest of the sage species, for a total of 15 perennials.

“In the spring we will consider digging out the rest of the sod and expanding the design,” said LCG director Rebecca Battoe.

Battoe extended her thanks to Mike Neverette, superintendent of the village department of public works, and to diggers Mike Romano, James Keegan and Denis Keegan, as well as to LCG gardeners Aaron Buchta, Kelley Romano and Linda Ogden McGraw. “Now let it rain,” exclaimed Kel ley Romano.

The Liverpool Community Gar deners invite the public to its fall lec ture series.

The second event, “Rain Gar dens,” is slated for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at the Liverpool Public Library. An audience will gather in the library’s Carman Room to hear the presenter, LCG member Aaron Buchta.

Buchta is a certified crop advi sor and New York State Erosion and Sediment Control Certificate Program certificate holder currently working as program manager for the Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District.

On Nov. 15, Liz Spizuoco will ex plain why she loves New York State’s rocks, gems, minerals and landforms. Liz has a bachelor’s degree in geology from SUNY Geneseo, and she’s also a barista, serving high-end coffees at Freedom of Espresso on First Street in the village of Liver pool.

LCG was first formed in 2017 to replace the defunct Liverpool Gar den Club.

“Liverpool Community Garden

ers are always seeking new volunteers to garden, educate on gardening and other tasks,” said Battoe. “LCG is an

intergenerational and inclusive com munity.”

The Bville Connection hosts Park at Dark on Oct. 1 in North Syracuse

by ashley M. casey ASSoCiAte eDitor

Nonprofit events committee The Bville Connection is teaming up with the Village of North Syracuse Parks and Recreation Depart ment to kick off spooky season. Park at Dark takes place from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at Heritage Park in North Syracuse.

Children can show off their Halloween cos tumes early, go trick-or-treating and decorate luminaries for the “Trail or Treat” after-dark walk. Wegmans and Aldi have donated Hal loween candy.

TBC President Kim Lane said the nonprof it decided to branch out to other communities. Previous events have taken place in Lysander Park and other Baldwinsville venues.

“We were very intentional when we were forming and with our mission statement to say we do things in the greater Baldwinsville area, and I think that’s vague on purpose,” Lane said. “This is the first time that we’ve ventured out side [B’ville] and hopefully it won’t be the last.”

The partnership with North Syracuse was a natural one, as Parks Director Tony Burkin shaw has B’ville connections of his own: he lives in Baldwinsville and used to work for the Town of Lysander Parks and Recreation De partment.

“We’re really grateful for the partnership that the village of North Syracuse has shown us for this event,” Lane said.

More than 40 businesses, vendors, nonprof its and other groups have signed up to hand out candy and hawk their wares at the event, which benefits the CanTeen in Cicero, Purpose Farm in Baldwinsville and North Syracuse Parks and Rec. The parks department is hoping to sponsor a scholarship for a 2023 summer camp attendee.

“We’re connecting businesses that might never have done an event [together] before,” Lane said.

Lane and the rest of TBC’s team are hop ing to bring their B’ville followers to North Syracuse to discover new businesses and new friends.

“Hopefully the attendees will be a great mix

of Baldwinsville along with Cicero, North Syr acuse and surrounding areas,” Lane said.

In addition to browsing local businesses and traversing the Trail or Treat, attendees can try their hand at a scavenger hunt, play Halloween games, get their faces painted by AirFX Body Art or check out the Northern Onondaga Pub lic Library’s Pop-Up Library. Hungry haunters can feast on the offerings from two food trucks: Bob Barkers Famous Hot Dogs and Yum Yum Shack, which specializes in gourmet egg rolls.

There will also be a costume contest with prizes sponsored by Common Fund Mortgage, Help Me Grow Onondaga, Rosamond Gifford Zoo and Aetna. Categories include silliest, cut est, best homemade and most creepy.

Lane acknowledged that Park at Dark might seem a bit early for a Halloween event, but that is by design. She said TBC wanted to offer area families more opportunities for sea sonal events and didn’t want to step on the toes of attractions such as Enchanted Beaver Lake.

“With the events we do at The Bville Con nection, we try to be the kickoff event of what

ever season,” Lane said.

“We are pretty intentional in when we pick our dates because that way we’re not competing with other popular, more established events.”

As with all Central New York events, the weather is a factor when it comes to schedul ing.

“The very first time we did it, we did it late in October and the weather was so yucky,” Lane said. “We’re hoping to catch the tail end of the summer weather.”

In the spirit of giving and connection, stu dents from the CanTeen and the Baker High School chapter of Family, Career and Commu nity Leaders of America (FCCLA) will volun teer at the event.

Cash-only admission for Park at Dark is $5 per person. Enter Heritage Park via Chestnut Street and stop at the pavilion to buy your wrist band. Bring your own flashlight, bug spray and a trick-or-treat bag. Attendees are encouraged to bring donations for the CanTeen and Pur pose Farm. Their wish lists will be posted at facebook.com/thebvilleconnection.

Local consulting firm receives Premier Award for Client Satisfaction

Barton & Loguidice (B&L), a multi-disci plinary consulting firm that provides techni cal solutions to public and private clients with 350 employees throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, has received the Premier Award for Client Satisfaction by PSMJ, recognizing architecture/engineering/construction (A/E/C)

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ular assault, driving while intoxicated, aggra vated driving while intoxicated, unreasonable speed and passing a red light.

VanSlyke was being held at the Corbett Jus tice Center and was expected to be arraigned

firms that rise to the top when it comes to client communication, project delivery performance, and cost-effective solutions.

The award is the only industry designa tion, which uses the results of a client survey administered by PSMJ to measure firms’ commitment to client experience by calculat

Sept. 23. The 10-year-old child remains hospi talized in serious condition. Shortly before 10 p.m. on Sept. 17, sheriff’s deputies responded to the intersection of Henry Clay Boulevard and Buckley Road to investigate a two-car crash. Witness interviews determined that the vehicle at fault, a white Ford F-150 pickup, was

ing key metrics for client satisfaction that are highly correlated with sustained growth and success as an organization. “The distinguished recognition was only awarded to ten firms in the nation, and we are proud to announce that B&L ranked Number 2 out of the ten firms. An amaz ing accomplishment which is due to the efforts of

traveling north on Henry Clay Boulevard when it passed the red light at the intersection with Buckley Road, according to sheriff’s spokes man Sgt. Jon Seeber. A blue Honda CRV was traveling east through the intersection when it was struck by the pickup. The operator of the CRV suffered minor injuries, however her 10-

our entire B&L team,” said Barton & Loguidice President and CEO John F. Brusa, Jr., P.E. B&L has participated in this recognition program in the past and has previously received this dis tinction in 2015 and 2020. PSMJ will feature the award winners at the annual A/E/C Thrive Con ference Sept. 28 to 30.

year-old daughter sustained serious injuries and was transported to Upstate University Hospital, where she was initially listed in criti cal condition.

VanSlyke and her 8-year-old passenger, her son Aiden, were both transported to Upstate Hospital for an evaluation.

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The Liverpool Community gardeners recently helped beautify the busy intersection of Onondaga Lake Parkway and Old Liverpool Road.

Historical echoes

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took us back to one of humankind’s most aw ful episodes – namely, the murder of millions of people solely because of who they were and how they worshiped.

Filmmakers Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein were not interested in simply re telling the events from 1933 to 1945 that pro voked a world war and brought us sick terms such as genocide.

Instead, they pro voke us to see this trag edy as something we, as Americans, may not have prevented, but at least could have done a little bit more, that even a few more families saved would certainly have jus tified the effort.

Even more impor tant, the film does what

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all good documentaries should, and is a hallmark of the incredible work Burns has done for more than four decades on sub jects large and small.

In short, they provide a mirror of ourselves, and it isn’t always pretty.

Nothing in history just happens. Events of the past are always con nected to what took place before and always shape where we are now, in ways both healthy and otherwise.

Such was true of the rise of the Nazis, which required a combination of Germany getting pun ished for its role in World War I and a calamitous worldwide economic de pression that led nations to seek drastic solutions.

America was fortu nate in that the convul

Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.

sions led to Franklin D. Roosevelt and a politi cal upheaval that didn’t make things much, much worse, even if it took an other world war to get everyone back to work.

Germany went in an other direction. But even if the mere idea of some one like Hitler is beyond repulsive, as The U.S. and the Holocaust showed, we were in no position to lecture anyone about our democratic purity.

Whether it was the constant presence of hate groups and nativism or the virulent anti-immi grant policies our gov ernment introduced as a reaction to mass waves of immigration in the late 19 th and early 20 th cen tury, the leaders of the Third Reich had ample in

Three nights of last week was spent enduring a painful but necessary lesson.

Airing on PBS, The U.S. and the Holocaust

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Adelphi Breast Cancer Program provides information, support

“Self-Care is Essential” is the October Breast Cancer Awareness Month slogan of the Adelphi NY Statewide Breast Cancer Hotline & Support Pro gram. The campaign is urging individuals to take charge of their health and get a mammogram.

“We know that early detection is our best chance for survival and less inva sive treatment for breast cancer,” said program director Reyna Machado.

For 42 years, the program, a project of the Adelphi University School of Social Work, has provided New Yorkers with information and emotional sup port as they battle breast cancer. The hotline, which operates every day of the year at 800-877-8077, is staffed by breast cancer survivors—women and men who have gone through a diagnosis of breast cancer and emerged to help oth ers on their journey.

“We want to let New Yorkers know that we are here and always ready to help”, said Machado. The program can be reached by phone at 800-8778077 or online at breast-cancer.adelphi.edu

The second Annual Cruise & Views Car show Presented by Maguire Auto returned to Onondaga Community College saturday, sept. 24. Organized by the OCC Founda tion which provides funding for student scholarships, programs, and projects which create partnerships in success for students and the entire community, at the Auto motive Technology Lab in the whitney Applied Technology Center attendees saw stu dents restoring a 1957 Chevy Truck. At a future Cruise & Views show we will be selling raffle tickets for the truck. Enrollment in OCC’s Automotive Technology degree pro gram is trending up significantly under the leadership of Department Chair and Pro fessor ryan Beckley. He’s a Baldwinsville High school and OCC graduate who taught at East syracuse Minoa High school for 20 years before returning to campus in 2019 and resurrecting the Automotive Technology program.

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THURSDAYS THROUGH OCT. 27

Upstate HealthLink: Living Healthy with a Chronic Condition

5:30 to 8 p.m. Zoom. The Chronic Disease Self Man agement Program (CDSMP) is a peer-led health program for adults 18 and up with any ongoing health condi tion (asthma, COPD, arthritis, etc.). CDSMP enhances a person’s ability to manage their health and maintain an active and fulfilling lifestyle. All class participants receive booklets and resources via mail. Email livinghealthy@ upstate.edu to register.

THROUGH NOV. 11

Associated Artists of CNY Show Manlius Library, 1 Arkie Albanese Way. Associated Artists of CNY is holding its 95th Annual Juried Members Show. An opening reception will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25. This show is free and open to the public.

THURSDAY SEPT. 29

Upstate HealthLink: Prostate Cancer 5 p.m. Zoom. Learn about prostate cancer risk factors, current statistics and screening methods along with various treatment options with a focus on surgical options. Expert: Hanan Goldberg, MD, MSc., assistant professor of urology, Upstate Medical University. Email HLTHLINK@upstate. edu to register.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30

Upstate Mobile Mammography Van Appointments available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Kinney Drugs, 7608 Oswego Road #21, Liverpool. Upstate University Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Van spans 45 feet and is equipped with a state-of-the art 3D digital mammo gram system, private exam/dressing room and a waiting room. To schedule an appointment for a mammogram on the van, call 315-464-2582 or visit upstate.edu/mobilemammography/.

Manhattan Short Film Festival Screening 1 or 7 p.m. Skaneateles Library, 49 E. Genesee St. Local movie lovers, along with audiences in more than 500 cities spanning six continents, can simultaneously view and judge 10 never-before-seen short films from all over the world. All films are Oscar-eligible, and final ists from past years have included Oscar nominees and winners in the short film category. The total screening runs about two hours, and each film has a 30-second introduction from the director. All participants can vote for Best Film and Best Actor. Don’t miss this unique in ternational event. For more information, visit skanlibrary. org or call 315-685-5135.

SATURDAY, OCT. 1

Theme Basket Event

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brewerton United Methodist Church, 5395 Orangeport Road. The United Women in Faith of the Brewerton UMC present their annual Theme Basket Event. This year’s event includes a small Craft Fair. Tickets for the raffle baskets are $5 for 25 or $10 for 60. Drawing is at 2 p.m.; need not be present. All proceeds benefit the organization’s mission work.

Fall and Halloween Porch Sign Workshop 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. William Park, Cicero. Choose your

background and stencil design and your instructor will walk you step-by-step to create your own 4-foot seasonal porch sign. Fee: $48 (includes materials and instruction). Register for this class at cicero.recdesk.com. Park at Dark 4 to 8 p.m. Heritage Park, 322 Chestnut St., North Syracuse. Hosted by The Bville Connection. Local busi nesses and organizations pass out Halloween goodies to trick-or-treaters. Admission is $5 per person.For more information, email thebvilleconnection@gmail.com or visit facebook.com/thebvilleconnection.

OCT. 1-2

Fall Orchid Show

Noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2. Beaver Lake Nature Center, 8477 E. Mud Lake Road, Lysander. The Central New York Orchid Society’s fall show includes exotic orchids on display in full bloom from area clubs and the following vendors: Main Street Orchids, Fair Orchids, and J&L Orchids. CNY Orchid Society members will be available to answer your orchid growing questions, and concerns. Price includes admission to Beaver Lake Nature Center and a donation to the CNY Orchid Society. For more information, visit CNYOS.org.

SUNDAYS STARTING OCT. 2

Cicero UMC Services 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Cicero UMC, 8416 Brewerton Road. The church is returning to two Sunday services (contemporary 8:30 a.m. and traditional 10:30 a.m.). All are welcome to enjoy worship and fellowship. The church is fully accessible. For more information, visit ci ceroumchurch.org.

OCT. 3-29

Associated Artists of CNY Art Exhibit and Sale

May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society, 1800 East Genesee St., Syracuse. Art work can be viewed in the meeting room during regular Society hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Sun. 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. A reception will be held on Sun. Oct. 9 from 12:30-3:30 p.m.

TUESDAY OCT. 4

Fall Fashion Show Fundraiser

5 p.m. Liverpool Elks Lodge, corner of Route 370 (Cold Springs Road) and Hayes Road, Baldwinsville. Admission $5. Door prizes, basket raffles, and fashions by Chico’s. Cash bar available. Refreshments will be served after the show. Proceeds benefit the Liverpool Elks Ladies Auxilia ry’s Liverpool and Baldwinsville scholarship programs and other community support. Call 315-345-1152.

THURSDAY, OCT. 6

Become a Leader Today

4:30 to 5:30 p.m. South Bay Fire Department. Six weeks of leadership skills to last for a lifetime. This train ing is sponsored by 4H and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Classes run from Oct. 6 to Nov. 10. Participants can earn community service hours by attending this class. Register at tinyurl.com/CiceroFall.

FRIDAY, OCT. 7

Elvis Concert

6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Faith Journey UMC, 8396 Morgan Road, Clay. Join us for a night with Elvis featuring Tom Gilbo as Elvis! Come dressed as you are or dress to the era! Tickets are $7 and all proceeds support Southern Sudan Health Projects as we continue to raise funds to support Home Health Providers in South Sudan. Pizza, snacks, water, and soda will be available for purchase. Contact Faith Journey UMC at 315-652-9186 or email fjoffice@fjumc.org for information and tickets.

Is there a link between golf and life?

ose that don’t play golf would probably say it is silly to even think about any kind of link between golf and life. ere are those who have played the game who feel the same way but they are probably the ones who experienced disappointment and frustration to a degree that caused them to quit the game and have nothing good to say about it.

Someone once described the game this way, “It is as perfect a window into the constitution of a person and the challenges of life as one can nd”. Gardner Dickinson, a PGA Tour player from 1956-1971 had this to say about the game, “ ey say golf is like life, don’t believe them. Golf is more complicated than that”.

Now that the golf season is 3/4 over, you have certainly gained another year of experience and knowledge to be able to answer yes, no or maybe to the title of this article. If your answer is yes, congratulations, and join the club. If your answer is still no, not a problem. Hopefully, some day when you least expect it, you will become one of us.. If your answer is maybe, perhaps what some famous people have to say might turn you to the “good” side of the force.

“What other people nd in poetry or art museums, I nd in the ight of a good drive”…Arnold Palmer

“Golf is a game that is played on a ve inch course- the distance between your ears”…Bobby Jones

“ ey call it golf because all of the other four letter words were taken”:… Raymond Floyd

“ e only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course”…Billy Graham

“If you wish to hide your character, do not play golf”…Percey Boomer

“Golf can be described as an endless series of tragedies obscured by the occasional miracle “… Author Unknown

“Golf is a matter of con dence. If you think you can’t do it, there is no chance you will”…Henry Cotton

“Sport is a wonderful metaphor for life. Of all the sports that I played-skiing, baseball, shing-there is no greater example than golf because you’re playing against yourself and nature”…Robert Redford

“Success in golf depends less on strength of body than upon strength of mind and character “… Arnold Palmer

“To be consistently e ective, you must put a certain distance between yourself and what happens to you on a golf course. is is not indi erence, it’s detachment “…Sam Snead

“Golf tips are like aspirin. One may do you good, but if you swallow the whole bottle, you will be lucky to survive”…

Harvey Penick

“Do your best, one shot at a time and then move on. Remember that golf is just a game”…Nancy Lopez

“One of the most satisfying things about golf is how it re ects the cycle of life. No matter what you shoot - the next day you have to go back to the rst tee and begin all over again and make yourself into something “…Peter Jacobsen

Change you mind yet?

SATURDAY, OCT. 8

Trunk and Craft Sale

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Community Park, Lions Parkway (off Route 48), Baldwinsville. Hosted by the Baldwinsville Lions Club. Residents, crafters and direct sale vendors are invited to set up a booth during this event. Spaces outside will be 10’ x 15’ and cars, vans and pickup trucks are all welcome; no trailers will be accepted. There is a modest fee but residents of the village of Baldwinsville setting up as a trunk sale will have the fee waived. Proof of address will be required. All other crafters/vendors must pay a fee however regardless of address. While there are plenty of spaces outside, there will also be a limited number of 8’ x 10’ booth spaces inside the Lions Community House. Pre-registration is required for an indoor space and en couraged for outside space. Onsite registration/check-in starts at 8 a.m. at the Community House. No electricity will be provided at any booth space but an outlet will be available for shoppers to test electrical equipment. This is a rain or shine event. The Lions will have a food concession set up as well to feed hungry shoppers as well as a 50/50 raffle. For more information or to pre-register please email Jack Osinski at josinski120@gmail.com.

Hinsdale Ladies Auxiliary Craft and Vendor Show

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hinsdale Fire Department, 113 Malden Road, Mattydale. Vendors, a raffle, and food will be avail able.

Fall Fun Fest

Noon to 4 p.m. Clay Park Central, 4821 Wetzel Road, Liverpool. Enjoy carnival games, Ninja Warrior obstacle course, kids DIY crafts, trike tot area, and tinker camp with bonfire and field games. The event will have food trucks and a variety of local vendors. Headlining the event will be a free live concert performed by Brass Inc. The event is put on by the Town of Clay Recreation Department and is free to the public.

Puzzle Exchange

1 to 3 p.m. Baldwinsville Public Library, 33 E. Genesee St. Donations accepted anytime.

Jeff Hunt Concert

2 p.m. Baldwinsville Adventist Church, 7830 Plainville Road. Past recipient of the International Angel Award for Album of the Year and Male Vocalist Nominee will be in concert. Music from his latest CD will be presented along with songs he has written, vocals, stories, humor and Biblical principles with a special focus on the joy of knowing the truth about God will comprise the concert. All are welcome. Bring family and friends to this free, special event. A love offering will be taken.

Ham Dinner Drive-Thru

4 to 5:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Baldwins ville, 64 Oswego St. Menu: ham, scalloped potatoes, hubbard squash, peas, banana bread, pumpkin pie. $12 per meal. Please enter the church parking lot from Eliza beth Street westbound.

WEDNESDAY OCT. 12

Plank Road Quilt Guild 40th Anniversary

9:30 a.m. Cicero United Methodist Church, 8416 N. Main St. There will be a celebratory cake served. The guest speaker is long-arm quilter Stephanie Baker. She will show examples of her work and explain the differ ences between the different types of machine quilting. This is free to members and a small fee will be collected from non-members.

THURSDAY, OCT. 13

Digital Literacy Program

1 to 4 p.m. Thursdays. Baldwinsville Public Library, 33 E. Genesee St. Through the Central New York Library Resources Council (CLRC) and LiteracyCNY, BPL will be able to provide one-on-one help with in-depth computer, tablet, and smartphone or internet questions. Learn how to create a resume, use Microsoft Excel, upload pictures from a flash drive, apply online for a job, or use a smart phone, just to name a few. Just go to the Information Desk to inquire about computer help. This is a drop-in program so no appointment is needed.

Historical Marker Scavenger Hunt

6 to 7:30 p.m. Liverpool Public Library. The hunt will be for historical sign markers throughout Liverpool as far as Route 31. Find all the markers and answer the questions to win a prize. The hunt will end at Raymour and Flanigan on Route 31. Participants will need a vehicle. Registration required at Liverpool Library’s website under Events. All people who are scavenging together, please register under one name. For more info visit Liverpool Library’s event site or Clay Historical Association’s facebook page.

OCT. 13-23

Parade of Homes

11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Parade will showcase seven luxury homes in Old Town Estates in the town of Onondaga. All houses are fully decorated and landscaped. Pre-or der ticket for $12 at hbrcny.com. Tickets will cost $15 at the gate.

OCT. 14-15

Fall Rummage Sale

9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14; bag sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15. Baldwinsville First United Meth odist Church, 17 W. Genesee St. Donations will be ac cepted in the church dining room between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, and Thursday, Oct. 13. For more information or if you would like to volunteer, please call the church at 315-635-6442.

SATURDAY, OCT. 15

TACNY Junior Café Scientifique: ‘U.S. Drone Soccer, Kicking-Up Drone Tech Interest’

9:30 to 11 a.m. The Museum of Science and Technol ogy (MOST). The program is primarily for middle school students. Come early for a continental breakfast, and stay and visit the MOST as our guest when the program is over. Must RSVP to jrcafe@tacny.org.

Craft Show

9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Camillus Elks Lodge, 6117 Newport Road. Browse multiple vendors, enjoy great food and enter raffles.

B’ville Pro-Choice Rally

10 a.m. to noon; meet at 9:30 a.m. at Triquetra Books and More, 12 Oswego St., Suite 201, Baldwinsville. The group will hold protest signs near the village four corners and wear pink (the color for women’s rights) and/or green (the color of the pro-choice movement). For more infor mation, visit facebook.com/cnyrallyforwomen.

Halloween Bazaar

11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Johnson Park, Liverpool. Browse dozens of arts and crafts vendors, enjoy live entertain ment and feast at the concession stand. For more infor mation, contact Jessica Mosley at mosleymercantile@ gmail.com or 315-409-4024.

GirlCratery: Fidget Fun 2 to 3 p.m. or 3:30 to 4:40 p.m. GS Promise Center, 8170 Thompson Road, Cicero. Girls ages 5-11. Fee $15. Register online at cicero.recdesk.com

OCT. 15-16

German American Society Oktoberfest Center of Progress Building, New York State Fair grounds. Enjoy food, music, imported beers, local wine, vendors, raffles, a stein hoist contest, and more. Admis sion is $5 per person.

SUNDAY OCT. 16

Clay Historical Society Open House 1 to 3 p.m. Clay Historical Park, 4939 Route 31, Clay. Take a stroll through Cigarville’s train station, replica 1800s log cabin, and the Sellen-Weller barn. Take a glance at Clay’s past by touring the Visitor’s Center Museum. All buildings are manned by volunteers. Free admission and parking. For more information, visit Facebook or sites. google.com/site/clayhistoricalassociation/home.

MONDAY OCT. 17

22nd Celebration of Technology Awards Banquet

5 p.m. Ramada by Wyndham Hotel, Electronics Parkway, Liverpool. Information and registration at tacny.org.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 19

Senior Citizen Luncheon

11:30 a.m. to 1p.m. Immanuel Lutheran Church 4947 Route 31, Clay. Enjoy bingo, trivia and door prizes. Menu: Baked ziti, salad, Italian bread, ice cream. All are welcome!

FRIDAY, OCT. 21

Refuse to be a Victim Workshop and Pizza Party for Teens

6 to 8 p.m. Concerned about online safety? The Cicero Police Department provides free training to keep your teen safe from online and offline bullying, harassment, predators, and scams. This is a must-have training to navigate the digital world. Registration required. Go to cicero.recdesk.com.

Riverside Ghost Walk

7 to 8 p.m. Riverside Cemetery, Brewerton. Registration is free but a suggested $10 donation on the date of the event is appreciated. Donations benefit the Fort Brewer ton Historical Society. You’ll discover mysteries and a slice of local history through the use of dramatic storytelling. Registration Required. Go to cicero.recdesk.com

SATURDAY, OCT. 22

Craft Exchange

1 to 3 p.m. Baldwinsville Public Library, 33 E. Genesee St. Donations can be dropped off starting Sept. 1. Carol Bryant Quartet

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bailiwick Market and Cafe, 441 Route 5, Elbridge. For more information, email cbryant430@ gmail.com.

WEDNESDAY OCT. 26

Plank Road Quilt Guild 9:30 a.m. Cicero United Methodist Church, 8416 North Main st. The second Guild meeting of the month is a “Friendship Meeting”. This is a less formal get-togeth er. Bring a personal project to work on. Also bring any questions that other members may be able to answer. There is also a lending library of quilting books to peruse and borrow.

TACNY Sweet Science Series: tour of the Syra cuse University Plastics Collection 5:30 to 7 p.m. Syracuse University Bird Library. At tendance is limited and must RSVP to sweet.science@ tacny.org.

FRIDAY, OCT. 28

Trunk or Treat 5 to 6:30 p.m. Davidson Ford, Route 31, Clay. Hosted by Greater Liverpool Chamber of Commerce. To regis ter your business, call 315-457-3895 by Oct. 21; reg istration is $35.

SATURDAY, OCT. 29

Grandma’s Old Fashioned Roast Beef Dinner Drive-Thru

4 p.m. Faith Journey UMC, 8396 Morgan Road, Clay. Menu: $14 adult dinner (includes roast beef, mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, tossed salad, roll with butter, and homemade pie or cake, $7 children’s dinner (includes a half-portion of the items listed above). Takeout only, no preorders.

OCT. 28-29

‘A Chorus Line’

7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28; 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sat urday, Oct. 29. C.W. Baker High School, 29 E. Oneida St. Baldwinsville Theatre Guild will close out its 80th anni versary season with “A Chorus Line.” Tickets are $26 for adults and $22 for students and seniors. Visit baldwins villetheatreguild.org for more information.

SUNDAY, OCT. 30

Breakfast Buffets

8 a.m. to noon. Camillus Elks Lodge, 6117 Newport Road. Held in conjunction with Meals on Wheels; $12 for adults, $6 for kids 4-10, under 4 is free.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

B’ville Pro-Choice Rally

10 a.m. to noon; meet at 9:30 a.m. at Triquetra Books and More, 12 Oswego St., Suite 201, Baldwinsville. The group will hold protest signs near the village four corners and wear pink (the color for women’s rights) and/or green (the color of the pro-choice movement). For more infor mation, visit facebook.com/cnyrallyforwomen. Carol Bryant Quartet

5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bailiwick Market and Cafe, 441 Route 5, Elbridge. For more information, email cbryant430@ gmail.com.

SUNDAY NOV. 6

GirlCratery: Simple Snacks

3 to 5 p.m. GS Promise Center, 8170 Thompson Rd, Cicero. Girls ages 5-11.Fee $20. Register online at cicero. recdesk.com.

FRIDAY, NOV. 18

JE Seniors Thanksgiving Noon. JE Community Center, 1 Route 31, Jordan. Enjoy a special Thanksgiving dinner prepared by PEACE, Inc. Reservations required; call 315-378-8004.

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FRIDAY, DEC.

Upstate Mobile Mammography Van Appointments available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Northwest YMCA, 8040 River Road, Baldwinsville. Upstate Uni versity Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Van spans 45 feet and is equipped with a state-of-the art 3D digital mammogram system, private exam/dressing room and a waiting room. To schedule an appointment for a mam mogram on the van, call 315-464-2582 or visit upstate. edu/mobile-mammography/.

SATURDAY, DEC. 3

Carol Bryant Quartet 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Bailiwick Market and Cafe, 441 Route 5, Elbridge. For more information, email cbryant430@ gmail.com.

Perry Noun is the former executive director of the Northeastern NY PGA as well as a competitive amateur golfer and win ner of the New York State Super Senior Amateur Championship. Perry Noun can be heard on “Tee Time With The Pro

News Radio

WSYR and 106.9FM.

APOLLO nEEDs A HOME

DEC. 10-11

Folksmarch: Village of Skaneateles

CNY Folksmarch is a recreational, non-competitive walking group that meets monthly for people of all ages and abilities in Central New York. Cost: $4 adults, $1 kids ages 5 to 18, free for first-time walkers. For more infor mation, visit folksmarch.wordpress.com.

DEC. 13-14

JE Seniors Trip: NYC

The town of Elbridge plans trips throughout the year for Jordan-Elbridge area seniors. An overnight trip to New York City (two days, one night) includes a holiday show with the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall and more. Prices to be determined. Call 315-378-8004 for more information or to register.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 28

Upstate Mobile Mammography Van

Appointments available 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Canton Woods Senior Center, 76 Canton St., Baldwinsville. Upstate Uni versity Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Van spans 45 feet and is equipped with a state-of-the art 3D digital mammogram system, private exam/dressing room and a waiting room. To schedule an appointment for a mam mogram on the van, call 315-464-2582 or visit upstate. edu/mobile-mammography/.

APRIL 2, 2023

Bunny Breakfast

Proceeds benefit the North Syracuse Family Festival. ONGOING EVENTS SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS NOV. 25DEC. 18 29th Annual Dickens’ Christmas

Noon to 4 p.m. Skaneateles. Merriment for the whole family: “A Christmas Carol” trunk show, sing-alongs, en tertainment, horse-drawn carriage rides, and appear ances by such beloved characters as Charles Dickens, Queen Victoria, Scrooge, Father Christmas and Mother Goose. Dickens Christmas is a mask-friendly event. Pro duced by Scarlett Rat Entertainment and presented by the Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce Founda tion. For more information, call 315-685-0552 or visit skaneateles.com.

THURSDAYS

Family Storytime

By DOnnA nEwMAn photo by AlexAnder mArtin melucci

Apollo is the Greek god of manly beauty, and that’s the perfect name for this canine cutie. Apollo’s beautiful both inside and out. He’s two years old and weighs almost 50 pounds. He came to the shelter when his fam ily could no longer care for him. He’s been the shelter ambassador in the front office, and he takes his job very seriously and makes sure he wel comes everyone he sees. He walks nicely on a leash and is very affection ate. Apollo would make a great addition to almost any family. For more information about adoption, visit cnyspca.org/adopt, call 315-454-4479 or email frontdesk1@ cnyspca.org.

DEATH NOTICES

Jeanette M. Van Alme lo, 77, of North Syracuse, passed away Sept. 15, 2022.

Charlotte M. Barke witz, 91, of Cicero, passed away Sept. 12, 2022. Fer gerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has ar rangements.

A.J. Kalil, 90, of Fay etteville, passed away Sept. 17, 2022. Maurer Funeral Home, Inc., Liverpool, has arrangements.

10 to 10:30 a.m. NOPL Cicero, 8686 Knowledge Lane. Join Miss Raena for Thursday morning storytime to enjoy stories, songs, and fun! Registration is required; call 315699-2032 or visit nopl.org.

Read, Sing, Play Story Time for Toddlers

10:30 a.m. Skaneateles Library, 49 E. Genesee St. Grab a blanket or lawn chair and join us for stories, songs and movement on the Library Lawn. For ages 18 months to 3 years. Registration required; visit skanlibrary.org or call 315-685-5135.

Legacy Writers Group

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. NOPL Cicero, 8686 Knowledge Lane. Legacy Writers is a writer support group designed for adult writers. They’ll be watching video tutorials for the first half of the group’s meeting. For more information, call 315699-2032 or visit nopl.org.

Digital Literacy Program

1 to 4 p.m. Baldwinsville Public Library, 33 E. Genesee St. Through the Central New York Library Resources Council (CLRC) and LiteracyCNY, BPL will be able to provide one-on-one help with in-depth computer, tablet, and smartphone or internet questions. Learn how to create a resume, use Microsoft Excel, upload pictures from a flash

drive, apply online for a job, or use a smartphone, just to name a few. Just go to the Information Desk to inquire about computer help. This is a drop-in program so no appointment is needed.

NOPL English Language Conversation Group 4 to 5 p.m. Zoom. New English learners seeking practice in pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary are welcome to join in a virtual meeting. Topics will focus on shopping, talking to a healthcare provider, ordering food and more. Please register by calling 315-699-2032 or visiting nopl. org. An email with a link to the Zoom meeting will be sent out to registrants.

FRIDAYS

B’ville Cardio Ball Drumming 9:30 a.m. Canton Woods Senior Center, 76 Canton St., Baldwinsville. Onondaga County Healthy Schools and Communities has provided cardio ball drumming kits for workout classes led by senior volunteer Arlette Fol ckemer. This fun cardio workout is set to upbeat music and folks can participate and enjoy the class seated or standing. For more information, call Canton Woods at 315-638-4536.

Friday Films

10 a.m. to 1 p.m. NOPL Brewerton, 5440 Bennett St. Every Friday morning a movie will be screened. Call 315676-7484 or visit nopl.org to register.

Clay Cardio Ball Drumming

10:30 a.m. Clay Senior Center, 4948 Route 31. Gwen McCarroll leads this one-hour class. Free with a Town of Clay Senior Center Membership and Safety ID badge for admission. Drop-in; no entry after the day’s class begins. Equipment provided on a first-come, first-served basis for ball and basket setup. For more information or to sign up for a membership and ID badge, contact Chrissy Clancy at 315-652-3800 ext. 137 or cclancy@townofclay.org.

Lego Club

2 to 4 p.m. NOPL Brewerton, 5440 Bennett St. The Legos are out and ready for builders. Drop in and let your creativity loose by building with everyone’s favorite little plastic bricks. Call 315-676-7484 or visit nopl.org for more information.

Acoustic Music Jam

7 p.m. Marcellus American Legion, 13 East Main st. Bluegrass,country and gospel music. All acoustic musi cians welcome. $2 donation for free coffee and cookies. For info call 315-673-2329

MONDAYS Drop-In Tech Help

10 a.m. to noon. Skaneateles Library, 49 E. Genesee St. Let us help with your tech questions: computers and mobile devices, downloading e-content from the library’s catalog, using Google Drive and social media platforms. Bring your device and drop in during a Tech Help session to get started. Appointments are also available; please give us a call at 315-685-5135 or email andrea@skan library.org to schedule.

Cruisin’ with Vets

4 to 7 p.m. Mondays. VFW Post 3146, 2000 Lemoyne Ave., Mattydale. Check out classic cars and bikes while enjoying food, 50-50 raffles and live music from Road house Prophets. Sponsored by Hungers for Hope, InFocus Insurance, Microbore and Dynamax Digital Printing. Teen Drawing and Art Club

4:30 to 7:30 p.m. NOPL Brewerton, 5440 Bennett St. Drop in and get creative with a variety of art mediums from drawing and painting, to sculpting, general craft ing, and good old-fashioned coloring. No registration is required. For more information, call 315-676-7484 or visit nopl.org.

Funeral Home, North Syr acuse, has arrangements.

VIEWPOINTS

Fall feelings

By the calendar at least, the seasons have officially changed and summer has transitioned into fall in Central New York.

For many this is a particu larly enjoyable time of year.

Whether it is decorating for the fall harvest season holidays like Halloween and Thanksgiv ing, and we are already see ing plenty of pumpkins and corn stalks and other orange and yellow colored items that celebrate the season, or it is enjoying the cooler, crisper weather with sweaters and warm pumpkin spiced drinks, there is something that brings a festive atmosphere to the fall season for many people who enjoy the cooler temperatures and that cozy feeling of a nice blanket or heavier clothing and a warm drink in their hands.

And of course there is also the visual beauty of the season.

Simply going online and looking at local weather fore casts or any number of other sites will likely turn up a map depicting the changing leaves and the colors of the season.

And while it is still just early fall, Mother Nature is al ready starting to put on a show, displaying some of the crisp oranges, reds and yellows that make the area come alive with color this time of year.

It is likely the peek of leaf peeping season is still a few weeks off, but there is no deny ing the scenic beauty that fall brings to our area with a blaze of brilliant colors.

And we are fortunate to call this area home and many people will even take the time to travel, making long drives, to take in the beauty many of us are able to enjoy by simply sitting on our porch or looking out our windows.

These days, with work, fam ilies and other responsibilities, it is not always easy to take the time to stop and appreciate all that is around us.

Maybe the changing of the seasons can serve as a good reminder to slow down and take some time if you can and appreciate those things we are fortunate enough to have.

Whether it is a family outing to get pumpkins at any number of local pumpkin patches, sit ting by the lake shore and gaz ing out over the water at the expanse of leaves that decorate the far reaching hills, gathering with friends around a campfire or going for a hike, right in the thick of the natural beauty our area possesses, along the many nature trails and preserves through the area, or going on a longer outing for a weekend or even a Sunday drive around town or out of town in almost any direction toward the North Country or to the southern tier or even toward New England, this is a great time of year to try to take a moment or two to sit back and enjoy the wonder and beauty that comes to our region with the change of the seasons and take some time to relax and simply enjoy your self and time with friends and family and all our region has to offer.

CEnsus: MOrE THAn nuMBErs

I’ve been dipping into genealogy for the past few years, try ing to gather those with whom I share my genes. Ancestry.

com has been a library in which I searched diligently for my Smithwick and Champion ancestors. Wandering around in data from the last century and before has been fun but, until re cently, information about the recent past has been sparse.

I did look up the Smithwicks in Brooklyn in 1940 and found that I wasn’t yet there, but my parents were already at 332 55th street, most probably awaiting my arrival. I have pointed memories of that little apart ment in which we all lived until I was about 5, the apartment that was, for all intents and purposes, my whole world.

It was only very recently that the next census was available for search ing.

Today I opened the 1950 Census record of people who lived on 55th Street in Brooklyn and it brought back memories so strong and clear, I could hear the voices of my child hood friends calling me to play.

There they were, the names of family and friends, validating those long-ago memories of my youth.

When the census was taken, I was 9 years old. I was a student at Our Lady

of Perpetual Help pa rochial school on 6th Avenue. We went to mass every day, sitting with our classmates and singing a solemn high requiem mass in Latin. Our classes were large; a typical classroom held 60. We wore uniforms and wrote with wooden straight pens, nibs at tached to dip into the inkwells on our wooden desks.

There were those friends that lived close by on our block, our “village.” The Gillens, and the census shows their names, Kathleen and Maureen, would join us playing school, using the steps of our stoop as a classroom, or putting chalk marks on the broken sidewalk in front of our house to out line the squares that were needed to play potsie, a variation of hopscotch that uses a pink “spaldine” ball. We might, if we had the pennies, walk down the street, past the building where when the doors were open you could see rows of women at sewing machines, to “Pop’s” store on the corner to get candy - Mary Janes, wax lips, chocolate covered caramels, dots of candy attached to strips of paper, all the sweetness that a penny could buy.

The O’Brien family lived two doors down on the third floor. John was a few years older than me and Jimmy was the same age. I and my fe

male siblings really never played with them because they were boys, and boys played different games, street games that we were forbidden to play. But there was the gender neutral game of “ring-a-leeveo,” a Brooklyn version of what my grandsons call kick-the-can, that put us all into the mix of fun until the street lights came on when it was time to go home.

One year, and maybe it was 1950, I don’t remember, but Brooklyn was inundated with snow, so much so that traffic came to a halt and the street became a playground. It was then open season for everyone as we worked together to build a fort made of snow. I still can see that edifice in front of our house, as wonder ful a building that was ever built by children. The boys built openings to throw snowballs and the girls built a table and chairs for eating a dinner made of snow - a childhood version of division of labor.

Everyone had roller skates that you attached to your shoes with a skate key, if you could find one. Most of us had some kind of bicycle, ours were unique in that they didn’t have brakes. Why? I have no idea.

Eddie Macdonald lived next door. He was my brother’s friend. They spent most of their time playing with their faux pistols, my brother show ing off his pistol that “smoked” when

A few of my more memorable brushes with fame

Reporters enjoy easy access to many famous folks. It’s natural for us to meet, greet and interview some of the chosen few who have excelled in their respective fields, often becoming well-known and wealthy.

Over my half-century as a news paperman, I’ve interviewed scores of authors, athletes, artists, musi cians and even a few politicians.

A few of those who I’ve talked with in person include B.B. King, Stephen King, Stephen Strasburg, Lena Horne, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Schumer, Maria Muldaur and David Johansen. Over the tele phone, I’ve interviewed the likes of Lionel Hampton, James Ellroy, k.d. lang, Al Martino, Judy Collins and Ronnie James Dio.

But that was my job. All of those meetings and conversations were arranged well ahead of time, usually by the person’s public rela tions staff, agent, record label or publishing house.

Several times, however, I’ve happened to experience spontane ous, unplanned and unpredictable brushes with fame.

Frisbee fun

The first took place around about 1977 at Regan’s Silver Lake, a rural concert venue west of Os wego. As a tambourine player and singer I was appearing there as a member of the Colorblind James & The White Caps on a multi-billed event headlined by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.

Between bands, Joan played a game of Frisbee with her guitar player. He kept tossing the plate toward where I stood, so that Joan had to bump into me in order to make the catch.

This happened three times in a row. She never said, “Excuse me,” but the last it happened we did make eye contact.

Ever since, I’ve always allowed

myself to imagine that Joan Jett liked the way I looked.

Then on Dec. 14, 1984, I was playing Santa Claus at Dey Brothers department store in downtown Syracuse. My friends at a certain local rock radio station – I forget which – asked me if I could wish the crowd “Merry Christmas” before the Kinks con cert that night at the War Memo rial.

Father Christmas

In full beard, red suit with pil low and shiny black boots, I made the scene onstage before being hustled into the wings at stage left and down the stairs toward the dressing rooms. Coming up the same stairs was none other than the band’s leader, Ray Davies. He was accompanied by a stunning brunette adorned with dozens of shiny necklaces and bracelets.

Ray laughed at the sight of San ta, and I had the presence of mind to wish him a “Happy Christmas,” as they say in merry old England. He didn’t say a thing, but the shiny gal said, “Happy New Year.”

A few years later, when I was reviewing concerts for The PostStandard, I was walking down W. Jefferson Street, down city in front of the original location of Clark’s Ale House. I planned to quaff a quick one there before catching a comedy performance that night at the Landmark Theater.

Comedian in a Cadillac Suddenly, a long black limou sine slowed to a crawl on Jefferson Street.

“Hey pal,” a familiar voice called out to me. The man with the New England accent looked famil iar. It was Jay Leno, who grew up in Andover, Massacusetts.

“You got any idea where we can park this thing?” he asked.

“Sure,” I said, and pointed to

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the commercial lot in front of the Jefferson Street Armory. Jay was pleased that the lot was so close and also convenient to the venue. He put on a hilarious show that night without a single swear word!

Much more recently, I had another brush with fame right here in the village. On May 27, I was at the Liverpool Post Office mailing my rent check, and on the way out the door, I passed by a red-headed goateed young guy who reminded me a lot of former New York Yan kees pitcher Tyler Clippard.

But I nixed the idea right off. “Nah,” I thought. “What would Tyler Clippard be doing here?”

Hot hurler

Well, it turns out he now plays for the Rochester Red Wings in the International League.

In fact, he had won the May 26 game in relief against the Syracuse Mets down at the redundantly named NBT Bank Stadium on the city’s North Side.

Not sure which hotel the Red Wings use, but it’s probably one of the fine establishments in the town of Salina. He was probably at the post office sending mail to his wife or girlfriend or maybe his agent...

I remember when Tyler worked out of the Syracuse Chiefs bullpen back in 2008 and 2009. I followed him closely because he was a former Yankee. Former Oakland Athletics star hurler Steve Mc Catty was the pitching coach here then, and he had a name for Clip’s deft blend of hard stuff with nasty junk. He called it “FUNK.”

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Ramblings from the empty nest Ann Ferro

Livin’ in Liverpool

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what do people look for in a senior center?

By JAnET POLECH contributing writer

When we get into our empty nest years, we can often find ourselves with idle time, but the extra alone time can leave us wanting more to do outside of our homes. Especially if we’re retired, working part-time, or living away from family, we may have more freedom and fewer responsibilities but feel a need to get out to socialize. Community centers for senior citizens can be terrific places for that much-needed connection for el der folks who may feel isolated much of the time. It can be a place to make new friends, to sit around a coffee klatch and feel welcome while enjoying casual conversations, and much more.

It’s natural for people to gather to share a meal, and that can be a big draw for many seniors, but there are so many more activities that people can do in a group while enjoying each other’s company. There are plenty of options to choose from these days, so joining a se nior center and being a regular partici pant can relieve loneliness and add to a sense of well-being.

Now that many people live well into their 80s and 90s, demographics can be a factor in deciding what folks of differ ent generations may want to experience at a senior center. Increased longevity has produced two distinct generations of elders; the Silent generation who are now mostly 80 years old or more. And the Baby Boomer generation who are now entering old age, with the oldest of this enormous group celebrating their 76th birthday this year. There can be distinctly different expectations and needs of each group, and what they seek

FROM THE MAILBAG

Disappointed

To the editor:

President Biden: I was deeply disappointed by your response to the journalist who recently asked you about your college debtforgiveness platform.

The reporter asked, in effect, whether you consider your gift of $500,000,000,000 [conserva tive estimate] – courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer – to forgive college loans was fair in light of the fol lowing facts: many have already paid their loans back in full; and many have never borrowed tuition money in the first place.

First of all, you shouldn’t an swer a question with a question in an obvious attempt to put the questioner - one of the few to ask you to, for example, justify one of your policy decisions - on the defensive. Second, neither mum bling, nor attempting to speak through your pandemic mask, improve the quality of your public speaking. It should be noted that the foregoing pertains only to the form of your com munication. The actual content of your statement is a completely different matter.

You replied with an unintel ligible question of your own. You mumbled something about ‘busi ness owners … is that fair?’

However, in any case, I’m really getting tired of the way both you and your spokesperson dodge every question posed.

in a community center.

The Silent generation is quite old now, and many - having been young sters during World War II, may have memories of having to scrimp and save most of their lives. Families tended to be larger and mothers typically did not work outside the home, so household income was limited to one earner, usu ally the father. Consequently, many of them may be on a limited income and may not have much money to spend on fun times with groups.

Many women of this older generation may have learned to knit earlier in life, as a way to make their own scarves, hats, socks, or sweaters. A knitting circle could be a reason to gather and enjoy each other’s company and reminisce about the past. Everybody likes to tell stories about themselves, and having a group of friends around to listen and share is a welcome outlet for commu nication that may be lacking at home. Also, music preferences tend to be generational, so getting together to sing or be entertained by singers and musi cians is always a welcome group activity. Researchers have found that music and singing can help to release pain and ten sion while increasing joy and creativity. And many seniors still look forward to participating in religious services that are provided at some centers and rest homes.

Although many of our elders can stay active into their 80s-90s, others have health issues that limit their mobility; while vision or hearing loss and cogni tive decline can also be an unwelcome reality of aging. These can be factors in the ability to interact; some may need a ride because they don’t drive. Others

I’ve noticed you unfailing ly choose the unfair alternative when faced with a moral ques tion. What is wrong with you? Do you first figure out what’s fair and then automatically do the opposite?

You enable the irresponsible by punishing the responsible. The chumps who paid off their debts are forced to hand over their hard-earned tax dollars to the scofflaws. Thus how it is in Joe Biden land.

Once again you are contrib uting to a facet of entropy, this time by undermining one of the foundations of a civilized economic system: Loaned items are not gifts! Return what you borrowed.

You want to inculcate in the populace the habit of ignoring debt. You do this by encourag ing—and ably demonstrating— the habit of spending profli gately and then simply walking away from the incurred debt. Why on earth don’t you see this as a problem?

Borrowers sign on the dotted line when applying for college loans and are fully aware of the agreement they are entering into. You don’t have to rush in like a psychotic parent to “rescue them.” Let them pay their own bills, they will be better people for it.

And as U.S. taxpayers we would, in this case, be better off

you pulled the trigger, courtesy of the ad dition of baby powder to the cap chamber.

The rule was that you could play outside as long as the street lights were off or your mother called you to eat. Ah … eating. Our neighbor on the other side was Mr. Ferucchi, one of the cooks on the Adrea Doria (yes, the one that sank, but he wasn’t on it that time.) He taught my mother how to make spaghetti and, for this English-Irish family that ate things like

may not be able to carry on meaningful conversations with others if their hear ing or memory has been diminished.

Typical group activities like playing cards or games, and writing stories about their life experiences may not be suitable for their cognitive abilities at this point. But even if they can only get together for a meal, reminisce about the good ‘ole days, or join in singing a song, an outing to a senior center can be something they look forward to. It can combat the isolation of sitting around the house, with the added benefit of social support too.

Finding the right center to meet their needs is important. The Baby Boomer generation is getting into old age, but some of them may still be working, at least part-time. They may be more highly educated than generations that came before them, so they can have different expectations of a senior center than the older generation has. Boomers are likely to be more active and have unique preferences. More members of this generation are likely to have disposable income that can be spent on experiences over and above basic needs and medical treatments.

Plenty of Boomers are interested in New Age activities like yoga, medita tion, and book groups. Instead of just cards and board games, they may want to play Mah Jongg or pickleball which requires a few players. Having an active lifestyle can be important for maintain ing good health, and this can lead to a desire for group nature walks, travel with friends, going to theater shows, ca sino trips, and lunch or shopping away from the center. Organizing groups to serve the less fortunate in their own

as we would be off the hook for the $500,000,000,000.

MiCHAEL B. HEss cAmilluS

Have faith

To the editor: What an unusual time we’re living in! Be it covid, shortages, the economy, or political unrest and lawless to name a few, there’s plenty of disturbing news in our nation and world today! These troubling events are unsettling and can understandably, cause fear concerning our health, safety and future. I share my heart in saying, the best cure for fear and anxiety is faith in God and His Son, Jesus Christ!

The Bible tells us in John 16:33 that Jesus said, “...In Me you can have peace. In the world you will have tribulation, but take heart; I have overcome the world.”

God doesn’t keep us from experiencing sorrow or hard times. The Bible says they will come. As His followers though, we can face those troubles and be filled with faith because of God’s promised peace.

If you don’t happen to be a follower of God nor His son, Jesus and if you don’t know the peace that’s available through Him, you can invite Jesus into your heart. The Bible says, He will bring you peace that passes all understanding to guard your

liver and tripe and chicken feet, it was a gastronomic revelation. I am forever grate ful to Mr. Ferucchi.

My aunts’ and uncles’ and cousins’ names were on that 1950 census too. Most lived across the street, next door to each other. Uncle Joe and Aunt Jane lived across the street too, but further down the block nearer to 3rd Avenue. They were always on watch but, in truth, all of us were neigh bors who watched out for each other. If you read over the census data, most were blue collar or aspirational white-collar work

communities can be done now that there is more free time in their lives.

Some may want to start new projects in order to interact in meaningful ways, like starting a community garden or a quilting group, where they can donate the fruits of their labor to a local charity that will help them spread the wealth.

Taste in music is unique to their genera tion, and going to an outdoor concert together is enjoyable to many.

Seasonal celebrations can bring people together, and a senior center can be a place where they can ‘find their tribe’ and share in traditional activities that they can’t do alone. Whether it’s creating special foods or decorating in seasonal decor, these are special times that can bring folks together and get them to share memories and get to know each other better in doing so.

This can promote the intermingling of multi-generations, with activities that are familiar to seniors of all ages.

A senior center can be a place to meet new people and make new friends. This can be such a blessing for an older person who may not get out in the com munity as much as they would like.

It promotes connection, which keeps them from feeling isolated, and helps with moving forward. It can be a gather ing place for a nutritious meal in the company of friends whom you feel com fortable with. And that’s a great feeling at any age.

This article originally appeared in the newsletter of Community Living Advocates, a Liverpool-based organization that maintains a database of senior care services in Central New York. For more information, visit communityl ivingadvocates.com.

heart and mind. (Philippians 4:7) Knowing Jesus also guar antees you a place in heaven one day! God loved us so much He sent Jesus to die on the cross in our place. If we believe in Him we will have eternal life. (John 3:16)

If you’d like to ask Jesus to be a part of your life and be sure you’ll live in Heaven one day, follow these ABC’s of salvation: A-Admit you’re a sinner and ask God to forgive you of any sin you can think of. The Bible says we all sin and it separates us from God. (Romans 3:23)

B-Believe in the Lord Jesus. You need to believe Jesus is the Son of God, sent to bear the pen alty for our sin. (John 3:16)

C-Confess that Jesus is Lord. If you declare with you mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. (Romans 10:9).

This is a simple prayer you can pray:

Dear God! I know I’m a sin ner in need of a Savior. I want to turn from my sins and ask Your forgiveness. I believe Jesus died for my sins. I want Him to come into my heart and life and I will follow Him from this day forward. Amen!

Jesus said to take heart and be encouraged because He over came the world! Jesus overcame the world when He died and rose

ers. We shared common values. It was the proverbial community, that village, about which we have heard so much. Even with all of the vagaries of urban life, it was a safe time, a wonderful time and place to grow up.

When the next federal census was taken, our lives had changed in so many ways. We had moved to Lake Carmel, N.Y. I had graduated from the local high school and was then enrolled at Syracuse Uni versity. The family faced serious illnesses, deaths and significant financial challenges.

again! When we accept the gift of His salvation, we’ll have peace and protection in this life and a home in heaven in the next! God loves us so much! He will be with us in every way, in all our days! How wonderful is that?

rEBECCA MAsOn bAldwinSville

Canole is a breath of fresh air

To the editor:

When independent Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh says he is en dorsing Francis Canole to be the next member to U.S. House of Representatives because he will act in a bipartisan manner. The Mayor has known Mr. Canole for a good many years. And it is based upon experience.

Francis Canole is one of us...a lifetime resident of CNY. He graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy, has served in Iraq and is a man of integrity.

His word is his bond.

This is a pragmatic candidate and he is focused on work ing with both Democrats and Republicans in order to serve all the residents not just a slice of the district.

A vote for Canole on Nov. 8th is a vote for agreement and discourse not division.

riCHArD FLEsHEr SkAneAteleS

In 10 years, our idyllic urban life became a different kind of idyl, a country life with its own wonders and benefits.

The 1950 census is like a window into the past laid out in the scratchy handwrit ing of the census taker, capturing the play ers of a happy childhood.

Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a re tired 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.

LHS Athletic Hall inducts three classes

After more than a two-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors recently honored three classes of inductees for their contributions to the LHS athletic program.

Friends, family and coaches gathered outside the Hall of Fame display in the LHS Athletic Wing

to honor those outstanding individ uals and teams prior to the school’s first-ever Hall of Fame football game. Inductees also were honored on the field during halftime.

Individuals inducted into the LHS Athletic Hall of Fame were:

Garrett Clarke (2014): Swim ming & Diving

Alicia Hansen (2015): Softball

Dan Roche (2014): Swimming & Diving, Gymnastics and Crew

Jenny Lannier Sacco (1994): Soccer and Basketball

Za’Von Watkins (2012): Football and Track & Field

Peyton Bellrose (2016): Softball and Basketball

Madison Buckley (2010): Field Hockey and Lacrosse

Nick Burdo (2015): Swimming & Diving

Kayla DeAngelis (2010): Field

Hockey and Lacrosse

Brian Knapp (2003): Soccer

Beth Lamison (2010): Field Hockey and Softball

Nicole Lamison (2007): Field Hockey and Softball

Teams inducted into the LHS

Athletic Hall of Fame were:

Girls Rowing Team (1995): Kristy Tyler, Renee Doyon, Christy Yoest, Crystal Cline Halbemier, Re nee Archambeau, Becky Riley, Aliki Katholos, Kerry Ash Mauri, Krista

Karns and Coach Jennifer SanfordWendry

Boys Bowling Team (19971998): Mike Molta, Mike Schwartz, Derek Magno, John Hughes, Barry Dillon-Malone, Anthony Paparo, Mark Zlotnick, Bryan Tafel and Coach Gary Phillips

Boys Bowling Team (20012002): TJ Mento, Mike Beach, Tim Lawton, Mike Dority, Sean LaVal ley, Tony Amodei and Coach Mike Marquart

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This week’s question: Do you know who this is leaning against this Civil War monu ment and why, along with whose it might be?

Last week’s answer:

know anything about this picture?

the log house would find a perfect home next to it.

The log house will be next to the one-room schoolhouse which was built in 1854 and remained in use until 1951.

The Society acquired the log house around September 1987. It was originally built about 1820 on Lakeshore Road as a two-story house.

The building construction is an example of the type of log

It was designated a house, not a cabin because the house was two story and not one story as a cabin. After dismantling by Andrew Nash, an expert who had worked on Rome’s Erie Village, the parts of the house were stored in anticipation of raising enough money to have Mr. Nash reas semble the building.

Proceeds from the sale of the property on Lakeshore Road would partially pay for rebuilding the house but an additional $10,000 was needed to complete the project. After

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The Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame recently honored three classes of inductees for their contributions to the LHS athlet ic program. Members of the LHS Boys Varsity Bowling Teams from the 1997-1998 and 2001-2022 were among those honored. Pictured from the 1997-1998 squad were Barry Dillon-Malone, left, and Coach Gary Phillips.

The Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame recently honored three classes of inductees for their contributions to the LHS athletic program. Brian Knapp (soccer), left, and Peyton Bellrose (softball and basketball) were inducted this year.

The Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame recently honored three classes of inductees for their contributions to the LHS athletic program. Members of the 1995 Girls Varsity Rowing Team were among those honored. Representing the team were Christy Yoest, Krista Karns, Coach Jennifer Sandford-Wen dry, Becky Riley and Renee Doyon.

ABOVE: The Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame recently honored three classes of inductees for their contributions to the LHS athletic program. Madison Buckley (field hockey and lacrosse), Kay la DeAngelis (field hockey and lacrosse), Beth Lamison (field hockey and softball) and Nicole Lamison (field hockey and softball) were inducted this year. LEFT: The Liverpool High School Athletic Hall of Fame recently honored three classes of inductees for their contributions to the LHS athletic program. Nick Burdo (swimming), Garrett Clarke (swimming and diving) and Dan Roche (swimming & diving, gymnastics and crew) were inducted this year.

C-NS field hockey battles past Liverpool, 2-0

by Phil blackwell

One quarter remained in last Wednesday night’s field hockey showdown between Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool, and it was a are moment of concern for the Northstars.

Having romped through its first five opponents this fall by a combined 24-4 margin, C-NS now found itself in a scoreless duel with a Warriors side that had won just two of its first seven games.

Sensing the danger, C-NS, showing both patience and poise, was able to take charge late and pull off a 2-0 victory to keep itself undefeated and

untied.

Liverpool was playing better field hockey coming into the game, having led 1-0 at East Syracuse Minoa two nights earlier before heavy rain and lightning forced the game to be stopped.

Now the Warriors’ defense set out to humble C-NS, and did so most of the night, turn ing back a constant flurry of chances as, between them, Arialanna Webber and Joelle Wike made an incredible 20 saves.

All of that pressure finally led to something in the fourth quarter. Twice, Chrissy Wag ner and Gabby Wameling were able to connect on goals

as Wagner moved her season total to 10 goals and five as sists.

Playing again on Saturday, Liverpool lost, 2-1, to reign ing sectional Class C champi on Canastota, who used goals by Chloe Curtis and Julianna Dimao to negate a Warriors tally from Gianna Carbone, assisted by Cailtyn Guilfoil. Webber finished with eight saves.

C-NS has a rematch with Baldwinsville Wednesday at Bragman Stadium as Liver pool would meet B’ville Mon day and then take on Auburn and Holland Patent back-toback – three games in four days.

by Phil blackwell

Never before had second and third-place finishes in a race meant so much.

The Liverpool girls swim team did not win the final event of last Friday’s meet against Fayetteville-Manlius at Cazenovia College, but it did not have to. By claiming the second and third-place points, the Warriors prevailed 96-90 and, by doing so, ended the Hornets’ long win streak and climbed to the top of the Salt City Athletic Conference Metro division standings.

When the 400-yard free style relay got underway, Liverpool and F-M were tied 86-86, and it was the Hornets who had the top time of three minutes, 53.97 seconds.

But then the Warriors’ quartet of Kaitlyn Thomp son, Emerson Gellert, Sarah Colwell and Arianna Kuznia finished second in 3:57.82, and when Chloe Brown, Isabelle Akley, Julia King and Sydney

Hayes got second in 4:14.62, Liverpool had the points it needed to finish on top.

Before all this, the main method the Warriors used to build up points involved a lot of second and third-place ef forts to counteract F-M’s in dividual wins, along with two relay victories.

Kerry Hunter, Hayden, Elizabeth Manley and Jessie went 2:10.87 in the 200 med ley relay, edging the Hornets’ 2:11.14 when its other quar tet was disqualified. Then, in the 200 freestyle relay, Gellert, Thompson, Kuznia and Col well went 1:46.73 to hold off F-M’s 1:47.30.

King went 1:19.32 to win a tight 100 breaststroke over F-M’s Lily Fowler (1:19.50) as Hunter finished third. Thompson won the 50 free style in 25.83 seconds to Cecliia Cao’s 25.99 as she also finished second in the 100 backstroke.

Sofia Valente, June Pior koeski and Brianna Patton got the second through fourth

spots in diving as Colwell took second in the 200 (2:07.28) and 500 (5:44.30) freestyle races.

Kuznia was second in the 200 individual medley in 2:29 flat and second (58.80) in the 100 freestyle, where Hunter was third. Gellert made it to second in the 100 butterfly in 1:07.51, inches behind the 1:07.49 from Cao.

Prior to this, Liverpool de feated Baldwinsville 58-35 last Tuesday at Baker High School, getting two wins from Colwell as she swam the 200 freestyle in 2:09.59 and the 500 freestyle in 5:51.11.

Thompson went 26.36 sec onds in the 50 freestyle, with Kuznia taking the 100 free style in 59.36 as Kerry Hunter swam the 100 breaststroke in 1:21.08 and Emerson Gellert went 1:09.46 in the 100 butter fly. In relays, Kuznia, Thomp son, Brown and Akley went 1:52.45 to take the 200 free style. Later, in the 400 freestyle relay, Hunter, Brown, Colwell and Gellert won in 4:06.77.

Liverpool, C-NS girls soccer both beat B’ville Liverpool girls swimmers end F-M win streak

by Phil blackwell

As it started 4-1-1 and claimed the no. 14 state Class AA ranking, the Liverpool girls soccer team was far from satisfied. That was because the Warriors’ lone defeat had come in an overtime game where a one-goal lead on ri val Cicero-North Syracuse turned into a 2-1 defeat. Stung by that result, Liverpool had already bounced back well when, last Tuesday night at Pelcher-Arcaro Stadium, it gain found itself in OT, but this time did what it needed to prevail 1-0 over Bald winsville. For 80 minutes of regulation, they battled to a statlemate, neither team get ting a go-ahead goal. B’ville gained more opportuntiies, yet were not able to find the net, stopped by a stingy War riors defense. Sophia Jarosz, Sienna Villa, Ashlyn Brown, Cam Thompson, Mikayla Perry and Molly Ryan all took turns halting Bees runs as

goalie Emily Rath managed to amass eight saves.

It went into OT 0-0, and the first extra period went scoreless, too, as did much of the second OT as a draw loomed. With just three min utes left, though, the Warriors made one more attack and, off a feed from Jailyn Parrotte who was streaking down the right side, Mya Wright was able to put it past Alyssa Luce for the game-winner.

Now Liverpool steeled it self for another big game on Wednesday against state no. 19-ranked West Genesee, all part of a stretch of six games in eight days. Whether it was the quick turnaround or some other factor, the Warriors quickly fell behind and lost, 2-0, unable to answer two firsthalf goals by the Wildcats’ Gio Vigliotti as Liverpool managed just three shots all night.

Yet another big game fol lowed Friday against Fayette ville-Manlius, with Liverpool again getting dragged into

overtime before it lost, 3-2, to the Hornets.

All this followed an 8-0 win over Oneonta Sept. 18 at the tail end of a weekend tournament where it had also defeated another Section IV team, Elmira, 4-0. Against the Yellowjackets, Grace Muller and Alexa Marsh each netted a pair of goals. Parrotte and Hope Adugin both earned one goal and one assist, with Ryan picking up three assists as Wright and Bella Melfi also converted.

Two nights before Liv erpool met F-M, C-NS took its turn against the reigning two-time sectional Class AA champions and were kept off the board in a 1-0 defeat. What made this effort so frustrating was that the Northstars had a clear majority of the opportu nities throughout the night, taking nine shots, which were all stopped by Hornets goalie Mackenzie Murphy.

Meanwhile, C-NS was quite stingy, yet saw the 0-0 deadlock

broken up when F-M’s Morgan Goodman put it past Meghan McGrath for what proved to be the game-winner.

Now with its own game against Baldwinsville on Saturday, C-NS would lean heavily on the duo of Ma rissa Rio and Maya Germain to put together a 3-2 victory over the Northstars. A pair of quick goals put the Northstars up 2-0, and then, after B’ville closed the gap to one, it stayed patient until a goal late in the second half allowed it to with stand a late Bees tally.

Through it all, Rio, with two goals, and Germain, with one goal and one assist, led the way. Katalina Lawrence added an assist as McGrath finished with five saves.

As this went on, Liver pool’s sixth game in eight days against unbeaten East Syra cuse Minoa resulted in a 4-0 loss to the Spartans, who were led by Jazzel Meikelham’s two goals and Natalie Peterson’s goal and two assists.

Cicero-North Syracuse Blue golfers get season sweep of Liverpool

by Phil blackwell

With their schedules curtailed by bad weather early last week, boys golf teams at Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool had to wait a couple of days before resuming league ac tion. But the rain and wind were quite present when the rivals met last Thursday at Lakeshore Country Club and C-NS Blue got the best of it, defeating the Warriors 191-202.

Having prevailed 192-202 in the first meeting Aug. 26 at Foxfire, the Northstars would sweep the top spots as Sean Lawler shot 36 for nine

holes and Drew Kippen had a 37.

Joe Sacco got a 38 to lead Liver pool, but Jack Wolanski matched it, while Carter Costello and Nate Bus tin both finished with 40 to clinch C-NS Blue’s win.

Dom Osbeck’s 39 was second on the Warriors to Sacco as Alex Kirkby managed a 40. Brady Michaud, with a 42, beat out Owen Michaud’s total of 43.

Before all this, against West Gene see Blue at Foxfire back on Tuesday, Liverpool was able to pick up a tough 196-201 win over the Wildcats.

Sacco claimed individual honors,

his nine-hole even-par 36 two ahead of WG Blue’s Jared Jaeger. Four oth er Liverpool golfers – Osbeck, Brady Michaud, Owen Michaud and Brad ley Cole – each shot 40 to equal the Wildcats’ Jake Einlich and Ashton Fassinger as Kirkby contributed a 41.

C-NS Blue met with first-place Baldwinsville at Timber Banks that same Wednesday afternoon and took a 195-208 loss to the Bees, who won its 10th match in a row.

Lawler did break par with a 35 and Kippen added a 39. But the Bees got 37s from Nate MacGregor and

After beating Liverpool, C-NS Blue was superb in Friday’s 183-212 win over West Genesee Blue at West vale.

Lawler and Wolanski both post ed 34 and Kippen earned a 35, giving the Northstars a big cushion. Hacker and David Schmidt were close be hind, each posting 40.

Also playing on Friday, Liver pool put away Fayetteville-Manilus

White 196-209 at Woodcrest, with Osbeck’s 36 leading an effort where Cole shot 38 and Salanger added a 39 for a top-three sweep. Joe Gravante stepped up with a 40.

As for C-NS Green, it hosted Fayetteville-Manlius Green and lost, 209-251, to the Hornets.

Ethan Matthews had a 48 and Gavin Nichols shot 49, with Mike DeGroat and Brady Militello each posting 51. Ethan Hanson added a 52 as, for F-M Green, Duncan Mc Daniel’s 41 beat three teammates (Jack Antshel, Luke Weisiger and Hugh Roddy) by one shot.

HAl Henty Liverpool mid fielder Gianna Carbone (5) and Cicero-North Syr acuse defender Ayvah Romano battle for the ball during last Wednesday’s game, where the Northstars defeated the Warriors 2-0.

The Liverpool girls swim team celebrates its 96-90 victory over Fayetteville-Manlius.

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Liverpool junior midfielder Bella Melfi (9) goes up for a head er over Baldwinsville’s Aubrey Rizzo (8) during last Tuesday’s game at Pelcher-Arcaro Stadium, won by the Warriors 1-0 in double overtime.

Billy Shipman along with 40s from Brayden Penafeather-Stevenson and Aiden Motala ahead of Costello (42), Wolanski (45) and Kaeden Hacker (46).

Liverpool girls tennis gets 4-3 win over ESM

Rained out for most of last week, the Liv erpool girls tennis team took full advantage when finally given an opportunity to take the court. The Warriors ignored cold, windy con ditions and, by sweeping the singles and get

pool needed in doubles was earned when Hai ley Jaquin and Isabella Turck stepped up and rolled to a 6-0, 6-1 win over ESM’s Stella Nesci and Maya Boots.

Otherwise, the Warriors’ teams of Samantha Manheimer-Angela Morgans, Kamry ScannaLauren Graham and Chloe Musengo-Lydia

Breckheimer were all defeated in two sets. Liverpool’s match with Cicero-North Syr acuse set for last Thursday was postponed due to weather, the Northstars set to take on West Genesee this week along with its ultimate re match with the Warriors.

C-NS boys volleyball sweeps Liverpool in three

by Phil blackwell

A season ago, the boys volleyball rivalry be tween Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool, once sleepy and lopsided, took quite a turn.

There were two close regular-season battles won by the Northstars, one of them a five-set epic where C-NS fended off multiple match points to prevail.

That was followed by a Section III Division I final where the Warriors, so long in the shadows,

finally got the best of the Northstars to claim a championship.

All of this was quite tough to follow, and when these sides reunited last Tuesday night on the court, C-NS wanted no part of all the tension and changed fortunes of 2021.

In three sets, the Northstars prevailed, seeing Jack Waite record 23 assists to set up a front line where Joe Seliger had 13 kills to lead the way.

Helping Seliger out, Carter King finished with seven kills and three aces, while Colin Di

etz had five kills to match Reece Congel. Peter Gill finished with four assists.

Liverpool, who fell to 4-2 on the season, saw Anthony Pezzino amass 15 kills, mostly from passes by Jack DeForge, who got 17 assists, plus five digs, three blocks and three aces. Dylan Lane finished with seven blocks.

From there, Liverpool rebounded in a big way on Thursday night, taking on Syracuse City and emerging with a 25-15, 25-16, 25-21 sweep to improve its overall record to 5-2.

C-NS was back in action on Saturday, against visiting Canisius from Buffalo, and would win the first two sets 25-18 and 25-20 before a long third set nearly extended the match, but was claimed 30-28 by the Northstars for a sweep.

Congel picked up 13 kills and two blocks as Seliger, who served up seven aces, and King had seven kills apiece. Gill gained five kills and Josh Luce had five digs as, passing to everyone, Waite finished with 32 assists.

C-NS girls beat F-M at Baldwinsville Invitational

by Phil blackwell

Cicero-North Syracuse girls cross country beat, Fayetteville-Manlius in the Varsity Large School division of last Saturday’s 70th annual Baldwinsville Invitational, 41 to 47, the scores no doubt affected by the quality of the 18-team field but also by the way C-NS placed four of its runners in the top 10 and got the crucial fifth time from Katy Harbold. Up front, the duel was between Kate Putman and Izzie Sullivan, and the F-M sophomore got away to win in 17 min utes, 30.2 seconds to Putman’s 17:41.4. Then Gabby Putman got to fourth place in 18:27.1 behind F-M’s Hannah Kaercher (18:12.4) and, more importantly, Hannah Boyle was eighth in 18:56.6 and Marissa Navarra ninth in 18:59.5 ahead of the Hornets’ third runner, Camille Ryan, who was 10th

And though F-M’s Isabella Adrian and Ma ria Khalifeh got the 16th and 17th spots, respec tively, Harbold followed them and, when she finished 18th in 20:01.5, C-NS had the victory.

Days after announcing she would attend defending NCAA champion North Carolina State, Kate Putman made her way to the Tar Heel State – and made quite a statement.

In the Adidas Cross Country Challenge on Sept. 17 in Cary, N.C., Putman managed to finish second out of 227 runners, her time of 17 minutes, 42.9 seconds trailing only Maryland runner Leah Stephens, who won in 17:21.2. All of this made C-NS’s twin defeats to Liverpool back on Sept. 14 a bit easier to take, and the Northstars quickly got back to winning form in league competition last Tuesday, sweeping Nottingham. Putman ran again three days after the Adidas meet and, in 18:59, was well clear of the 20:06 from Boyle,

Gabby Putman and Navarra, who ran together. Harbold finished fifth in 20:47.

C-NS’s boys team beat Nottingham 22-37. Justin Asch, in 19:01, was second to the Bull dogs’ Henry Zhe-Heimerman (18:08), while Tyler Graham was third in 19:26. Ashton Mur dock had a fourth-place clocking of 19:57 as Jor dan Hnatiw, in 20:21, beat out the 20:25 from Evan Champ.

A day later, it was Liverpool challenging F-M and losing both sides of that meets to the Hornets while also sweeping Henninger by equal 15-50 margins to gain a split.

In the boys race, where Liverpool lost to F-M 17-38, Michael Purvis finished fourth in 14:52.6, behind a Hornets trio led by Anthony Otis (13:36.4) and Nolan McGinn (13:36.8). Austin Ziegler was seventh in 15:22 flat, with Mason Dineen, J.T. Goss (16:10.2 each) and An

drew Corrigan (16:10.3) running together.

Meghan Moyer led the girls Warriors, her time of 18:53.8 well back of a swift F-M pack led by Kaercher, who won the race in 15:53.4.

Addison Ziegler posted 18:53.9, inches be hind Moyer, with Addyson Graham finishing in 18:58.6 as Addison Miles finished in exactly 20 minutes and Kaitlyn Hotaling ran to a time of 20:01.1.

Later, in the Baldwinsville Invitational, Liv erpool took eighth in the Varsity Large School division behind C-NS and F-M, with Moyer 30th in 20:54.1 as Graham and Adidson Ziegler also finished in the top 50.

Finishing seventh out of 18 in the boys Large School race at B’ville, the Warriors included Purvis taking 15th place in 16:59.3, with Austin Ziegler 22nd in 17:17.1 and Vang in 34th place.

C-NS, Liverpool girls volleyball earns victories

by Phil blackwell

Girls volleyball teams from Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool would square off for the first time in the regular season on Wednes day night after a busy stretch of league matches.

C-NS ripped past Henninger 25-4 in the first set of last Monday’s match before taking the next two sets by margins of 25-16 and 25-11.

Elle Blumer set a career mark by serving up 16 aces, and the Northstars had 33 in all as Grace Crooks got five aces, with Marissa Baker and Carly Overend each adding four aces.

Given all the good serves, Blumer only had to get eight assists as Maddy Howell picked up four kills. Grace Murray, Lauren Capone and Jalisse Armstrong had three kills apiece.

Liverpool had started its week by handling Corcoran 25-9, 25-19, 25-13 last Monday behind four aces from Sophie Sageer and Allyson Cran dall, with Lauren Ragonese adding three aces. Sageer and Lauren Poland both got three kills as Crandall picked up 10 assists.

Then, when the Warriors beat Henninger 25-18, 25-9, 25-13 on Wednesday night with eight aces from Crandall and five aces from So

phie Sageer to go with four kills. Lola Sageer led with five kills, with Addie Tanton picking up eight assists and Ragonese finishing with four aces and five digs.

C-NS, meanwhile, breezed past Nottingham 25-11, 25-18, 25-10, seeing Maddy Howell return to form with 10 kills as Blumer had 10 assists and five aces. Allison Navarra got 11 digs as Karley Eymer had four kills, as did Piper Adams.

A far tougher match loomed Thursday against Jamesville-DeWitt, the two sides split ting two close sets before the Northstars, led by Howell and Baker, took over for a 28-26, 25-27,

25-14, 25-10 win over the Red Rams.

Up front, Howell not only got 16 kills, she amassed a season-best seven blocks, a a lot of it resulting from passes by Baker, who had 33 as sists. Grace Crooks, with nine kills and five aces, aided Howell at the net, as did Murray, who had seven kills. Eymer had six kills and seven digs as Navarra, leading the defense, amassed 18 digs.

Liverpool’s non-league match against Au burn on Friday was a 25-11, 25-20, 25-7 sweep where Lola Sageer had 11 kills and 11 digs as So phia Sageer got nine kills, while Crandall earned 16 assists and Tanton helped with 13 assists.

Liverpool, C-NS boys soccer struggles for goals

by Phil blackwell

Passing the midway point of their respec tive regular seasons, the Liverpool and CiceroNorth Syracuse boys soccer teams would face important tests against West Genesee.

Going first, the Warriors were home at LHS Stadium to take on the Wildcats, and while stingy again on defense, it could not get on the board and took a 1-0 loss. Neither team scored in the first half. Then, as Liverpool continued

to struggle on on end, WG broke through when Anthony Pontello took a pass from Tyler Wavercak and fired home the go-ahead goal.

None of the Warriors’ five shots got past Wildcats goalie Kyle Bastable, and now it was C-NS’s turn to take on WG when they met Thursday at the Gillette Road complex. Amid wet and windy conditions, both sides struggled for opportunities as the match ended in a 0-0 draw. An effective defense gave the Northstars ample time to carve out opportunities, but in

the 80 minutes of regulation and 20 minutes of overtime it managed just five shots, all stopped by Anthony Augello matching Liverpool’s meager output.

C-NS had started the week coming off a 0-0 draw with Baldwinsville on Sept. 17, the same team it would face again early this week, when it took on winless Henninger and got a 5-0 shut out of the Black Knights. Dante Melfi seized the spotlight, his three-goal hat trick part of an early surge that produced a 4-0 halftime lead. Sean

Graves had one goal and one assist, with Jacob Dietter also finding the net as Gagan Adhikari and Jackson Petzoldt earned assists.

After its loss to West Genesee, Liverpool rested until Saturday, when it fell 3-1 to Not tingham at LHS Stadium as Felix Loselose would produce two of the Bulldogs’ three goals. Now C-NS would have home games against Baldwinsville and Corcoran this week as Liverpool travels to Fayetteville-Manlius and Nottingham on back-to-back nights.

C-NS girls swimmers get pair of impressive wins

by Phil blackwell

The Cicero-North Syracuse girls swim team earned a pair of impressive victories last week, capped by last Thursday’s 98-88 victory over the combined Oswego-Mexico squad, where the Northstars again displayed its depth and versa tility. Kaitlyn Carroll not only won the diving competition, but her 290.55 points set a Mexico pool record as Sophia Sugrue was impressive, too,

to people’s homes.

“It causes problems for the people who live in the village and pay taxes,” he said.

Ryan added that if the property goes to auction, a new private owner could neglect it as the current owner is doing.

Gustafson suggested sending let ters to neighboring homeowners to see if any of them are interested in purchasing the parcel.

Butterfield said the neighborhood is small enough – about 21 homes –that someone could go door-to-door

finishing second with 232.85 points. Wins were also earned by Rose Coleman, Kate Gucciardi and Cassidy Svoboda as Coleman swam the 50yard freestyle in 27.72 seconds to edge Oswego/ Mexico’s McKenzie Partlow’s 27.83. Gucciardi went 58.30 seconds in the 100 freestyle to hold off Evie Fontana (59.04), while Svoboda finished first in the 100 breaststroke in 1:16.69.

C-NS was also second and third in every relay to withstand all the wins from Oswego/Mexico, in

to discuss it with homeowners.

“I’m saying we find out first be fore we invest,” Gustafson said.

“Sounds like you’ve volunteered,” Butterfield said.

“If that’s what you want me to do,” Gustafson replied.

Butterfield and Strong said the village would have more control over the condition and safety of the prop erty.

In addition to the DPW’s mainte nance, the North Syracuse Police De partment patrols the area regularly.

“The bottom line is the owner doesn’t care about it. He’s not paying the taxes. He’s not doing anything about it,” Butterfield said. “I don’t

cluding Alexa von Holtz going 2:11 flat in the 200 individual medley and 59.62 seconds in the 100 backstroke. For the Northstars, Molly Gucciardi was second in the 200 freestyle, Leah Benedict sec ond in the 100 butterfly and Ella Lawrence second in the 100 backstroke.

Two days earlier,, C-NS beat Jamesville-DeWitt 96-87 victory over the Red Rams, led by Carroll and Kate Gucciardi. Gucciardi was first in both the 50 freestyle in 27.23 seconds and the 100 butterfly in 1:04.44, also pairing with Cassidy Svoboda, Leah Benedict and Rose Coleman to take the 200 free style relay in 1:52.64. Again putting up big numbers on the diving board, Carroll won with 246.40 points to the 218.75 from J-D’s Kayla McQuaid. Abigail Bouziden won the 500 freestyle (6:25.99), with Cole man second. Cassidy Payrot went 1:09.86 to edge Lawrence (1:10.57) in the 100 backstroke. Payrot, Svoboda, Benedict and Coleman went 2:02.77 to win the 200 medley relay.

see the harm in us at least controlling the property. It’s not like it’s an ease ment for a utility.”

Trustee Fred Wilmer said he was not in favor of the village acquiring the strip of land.

“Personally, I think we should let it go back for auction and then see what the homeowners will do with it,” he said. “Maybe one of the people who live there will put a bid on it and buy the whole thing.”

The North Syracuse Fire Depart ment is holding its 31st Annual Safe ty Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Satur day, Oct. 1, at 109 Chestnut St.

Visitors can learn about emergen cy preparedness and first aid, check

out the smoke trailer and meet first responders from the fire department and other local agencies, including the North Syracuse Police Depart ment, Cicero Police Department and the North Area Volunteer Ambu lance Corps (NAVAC).

Parents can sign their kids up for child ID cards and have car seats inspected or installed to ensure they are safely in place. The event also includes refreshments, a coloring contest and door prizes. For more information, visit facebook.com/ NorthSyracuseFireDepartment.

Also on the agenda

Brian Johnstone has resigned to take a job with another municipality. Johnstone has worked for the village of North Syracuse since 2017. His last day is Oct. 14.

• Burnet Road: The village board approved an agreement with the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) that allows the North Syracuse Fire Department to use vacant homes on Burnet Road in Clay for training and practice drills. The properties listed in the agreement are 8699, 8677 and 8688 Burnet Road. The fire depart ment must seal holes to prevent tres passers and is not allowed to let trash accumulate.

Codes Enforcement Officer

by Phil blackwell

ting a point in doubles, won 4-3 over East Syra cuse Minoa last Friday afternoon to improve its overall record to 4-3. Angelica Underwood’s 6-2, 6-0 singles romp over Brooke Kirkpatrick began a run in singles where Meghan Bell beat Adrianna Byrd 6-0, 6-2 and Olivia Magnatelli handled Sophie Jones 6-3, 6-1. All that Liver