Star Review Digital Edition - Nov. 2, 2022

Romantic Getaway

By AshlEy M. cAsEy AssociAte editor

Much of the coverage of Mi cron Technology’s $100 billion investment in a semiconductor megafab in the town of Clay has focused on the 50,000 jobs the project will bring to Central New York over the next 20 years. But the company is also planting the seeds for CNY’s future work

force by investing in education and the community.

Micron revealed more details about its plans to partner with K-12 schools, higher education institu tions and the region’s large veteran population at an event Oct. 27 at Onondaga Community College featuring President Joe Biden.

“We have our work cut out for us. There’s a long lead time,”

BidEn visits syrAcusE

Celebrates micron announcement

By AshlEy M. cAsEy AssociAte editor

President Joe Biden returned to his former stomping grounds of Syracuse last week to celebrate the an nouncement that Micron Technology will invest $100 billion in a semicon ductor manufacturing facility in the town of Clay. Biden, a 1968 graduate of the Syracuse University College of

Law, delivered remarks Oct. 27 at On ondaga Community College.

“It’s good to be in a place that means so, so much to me and that means so much to our country with the project we’re here to celebrate to day,” Biden said.

Micron announced Oct. 4 that it plans to build four semiconductor chip fabs over the course of 20 years at the White Pine Commerce Park in Clay.

In his law school days, Biden re called, Central New York was the

“heartland of manufacturing” with thriving companies such as Kodak, Corning and General Electric. Biden commended New York State Gov. Kathy Hochul and Sen. Chuck Schumer for their vision of restor ing New York to its former industrial glory.

“The governor has always be lieved it could be that way again. She thought that would be the case, and the region is poised to lead the world in advanced manufacturing,” Biden

Election day approaches: Meet the state senate, Assembly candidates

p m early voting began saturday, oct 29 Visit ongov net/elections/ early-voting html for more information or contact the onondaga County board of elections at 315-435-8683

two candidates are on the ballot for the New york state assem bly’s reconfigured 127th district incumbent al stirpe is running on the democratic and Working Families lines Challenger Karen ayoub is running on the republican and Conservative lines the redrawn 127th district includes the towns of Clay, Cicero, manlius and Cazenovia election day is tuesday, Nov 8 Polls are open from 6 a m to 9 p m early voting began saturday, oct 29 Visit ongov net/elections/ early-voting html for more information or contact the onondaga County board of elections at 315-435-8683

John Mannion (DEM, WOR) mannionforstatesenate.com

how will your experience serve you in government?

For 28 years, I was an AP Biology and Chemistry teach er. I had to work with students from a variety of different backgrounds and skill levels. I also had to conduct myself in a professional manner to control the classroom and maximize learning. As first ever chairperson of the Sen ate Standing Committee on Disabilities, I am tasked with

Rebecca Shiroff (REP, CON) rebeccashiroff.com

how will your experience serve you in government?

My experiences as a moth er, business owner, and coun ty employee have given me a personal connection to the issues affecting Central New York. I will be a strong voice for the families and workers of 50th Senate District because I have been in their position and know the struggles they face. I believe my experiences in managing a successful busi

Dominick J. Ciciarelli (REP, CON) ciciarelliforhope.com

how will your experience serve you in government?

I am a business entrepre neur and even though busi ness and politics never mix, I’m driven to always overcome all challenges faced and learn everything needed to make sure things run smooth and efficient. I am going to work with the community side by side and hand in hand to col lectively make decisions. I’m not going to be like all the poli

My career has long been one of public service. Before being elected to the Assembly I also served on the Syracuse Common Council and in the U.S. Army. I have held board positions with AccessCNY, Catholic Charities, Meals on Wheels, Home Aides of Cen tral New York and the Syra cuse Industrial Development Agency. In my position as an

Karen Ayoub (REP, CON) karen4assembly.com how will your experience serve you in government?

My background is in public accounting with an international account ing firm serving clients of various sizes and in dustries.

I have been an active member of the communi ty, schools, and charitable organizations including the fight against opioid addiction.

Al Stirpe (DEM, WOR) alstirpe.org how will your experience serve you in government?

I worked in my family’s restaurant since I was 5. I had two of my own businesses (CIDTEC and Qube Soft ware). So I know what it’s like to make payroll and keep the lights on. In between, I’ve worked for big companies like General Electric, small companies like Expandable Software and not-for-profit. I’ve been the stepfather of a

senior vice and chief

Nys senate, 50th district

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Pamela Jo Hunter (DEM, WOR) facebook.com/pamelahunter128 how will your experience serve you in government?

Micron

the $100 billion chip megafab in clay could look like.

two candidates are on the ballot for the New york state senate’s reconfigured 50th district incumbent John mannion is running on the democratic and Working Families lines Challenger rebecca shiroff is running on the republican and Conservative lines the redrawn 50th district includes the onondaga County towns of Camillus, Cicero, Clay, deWitt, Geddes, manlius and salina as well as portions of oswego County election day is tuesday,

two candidates are on the ballot for the New york state as sembly’s reconfigured 128th district incumbent Pam Hunter, of syracuse, is running on the democratic and Working Families lines Challenger dominick Ciciarelli, of mattydale, is running on the republican and Conservative lines the redrawn 128th district includes a portion of the city of syracuse; the towns of onondaga, deWitt and salina; and the onondaga Nation election day is tuesday, Nov 8 Polls are open from 6 a m to 9 p m early voting began saturday, oct 29 Visit ongov net/elections/ early-voting html for more information or contact the onondaga County board of elections at 315-435-8683

courtesy of Micron

President Joe Biden addressed an invitation-only crowd at Onondaga community college’s src Arena on Oct. 27.

Art reception, exhibit at Salina Library

by JaNet Myrto richards

A retired Photography Teacher at SUNY Oswego and Cazenovia College and a former first lieutenant in the Army Artillery, Paul Pearce combines his experiences and vision to create stunning and thought-provoking photo graphs. Pearce is the recipient of a 2021 Lightwork Grant and a participant in the Made In NY 2022 exhibit at the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn.Salina Library will

feature his work throughout the month of November.

A reception will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, from 7-8 pm. Meet the artist and take in his view of the world. Visit salinalibrary.org for more information or to see the calendar for upcoming kits and classes. Call 315-4544524 with any questions.

The library is open Mon day through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., or Sat urdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for all of your library needs.

bowl-a-thon to be held on election day

North Syracuse Dollars for Scholars will be hosting the Bowl-a-thon from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. It will be at Strike N’ Spare Lanes in Mattydale. Students in grades 5-12 are welcome to partici pate in this fundraiser. The organization is asking for a minimum of $25 from partici pants. Prizes will be awarded to the top three fundraisers.

The money raised at this event goes to award scholar ships to high school seniors

who live in the North Syra cuse School district and plan on attending college after graduation in 2023. Participa tion in this event also qualifies for community service for stu dents needing those hours.

Collection forms are avail able from the Career Center at C-NS as well as the Career Center at North Syracuse Ju nior High School. Students in grades 5-7 can get one from Mrs. Millias at Roxboro

by MarK biaLcZaK LPL CommuniCations sPeCiaLists

As we step into November, the Liverpool Public Library offers many opportunities to show how much you care for this community.

You can donate with your time or a variety of goods library staffers will drop off to organizations that serve those in need.

Food Drive @ LPL begins on Thursday, Nov. 3 and runs through Thursday, Nov. 17. You’ll spot our collection barrels designated for nonperishable food items that will go to community food pantries.

Mitten Tree @ LPL runs from Saturday, Nov. 26 to Sunday, Dec. 18. The holiday tree set up in the LPL main room will be easy to spot. You can place new or handmade mittens, hats, gloves or scarves on or under the tree. They’ll also go to local food pantries for distribution to help keep folks warm.

Toy Drive: Christmas Bureau takes place from Saturday, Nov. 26 to Thursday, Dec. 8. The collection barrels will accept new, unwrapped toys

Middle School and from Mrs. Gleason at Gillette Middle School. For more information visit the organizatoin’s Face book page or visit northsyra cuse.dollarsforscholars.org.

for children of all ages. LPL staffers will bring them downtown on the Salvation Army’s designated drop-off day, so they’ll be added for the significant Christmas Bureau distribution to families who sign up for that event. Find Salvation Army information about registration at salvationarmy. org/empire/syracuse/brighten-theholidays.

The giving mood for new socks for the Samaritan Center and usable eyewear for the Lions Club is present year-round at their collection spots in the LPL lobby.

There will be two sessions of Volunteer Days in November.

Library patrons will gather at Meals on Wheels at 413 Church St. in North Syracuse to help pack Thanksgiving meals from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, and at Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry at St. Joseph the Worker Church on 1001 Tulip St. in Liverpool from 2 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 to help on Fresh Foods Day.

Please register for these volunteer events at LPL.org/events; space is limited.

Endorsed by;

County Deputy Sheriff’s Police Association.

Police Benevolent Association of the New York State Troopers, Inc.

Police Benevolent Association of the Syracuse Police Department

Received the

rating by the Onondaga County Bar Association.

Paid

do you know anything about this picture?

by dorothy heLLer CLay Historian

week’s answer: Pictured is the homestead of Ernest (Ernie) Balch’s parents, where he lived during his growing-up years. It is not far from my present home and looks the same now as it did then, according to Ernie the day he introduced me to it. All information is from his written memoirs and stories he told to me. Ernie was born in Chu-Magna, England on Aug. 6, 1911 to Elsie Stabbins Balch and Albert victor Balch. Some time in 1912 his father decided they should go to the ‘New World.’ So he made he made the necessary arrange ments, planning to settle in Canada. Even though a few years earlier his great Aunt Belle and her husband Sid Ja cobs moved to Canada, found the weather too cold so they moved to Phoenix, N.Y.

As soon as he located Uncle Jacob and found work on a farm near Phoenix, he sent for the family, and they also lived at this farm. Ernie tells that the big event was the birth of his sister, Dorothy, on May 20, 1916, when he said: “We are not going to sell her; we are going to raise

her.” That first Christmas, his folks sold a calf to buy gifts for him. When it was snowing and blowing, they would have a lighted lantern under the blankets to keep their feet warm riding in an open horse drawn cutter or sleigh.”

The next move was to the Porter Farm and at that time, Ernie started school. Next was the Carrier Farm, just north of Phoenix where he went to a two-room school. World War II was on; with pennies they bought WWII Bonds. At times, he was sent to Phoenix, about a mile away, with eggs to buy grocer ies for the family. As he was crossing the “big bridge,” all the church bells and factory whistles sounded forth; the WAR WAS OVER!!” Also, his brother Carl was born on March 4, 1919.

That spring of 1919 they moved to the Town of Clay, to the Felt’s Farm (later owned by the Snow Family) that bordered on the Oneida River. While his Dad worked on the place, he also began to haul milk for other farmers. He had a big pair of horses and a pair of mules. One day he said: “The road is bad; I had better take the mules.” The mules would pull the

wagon through the bad spots, rest awhile and then go on. The horses would not take it easy, and be white with lather and tired. The mules would be dry and relaxed at the end of the trip.

The One-room school was on the corner of the farm, not far to walk. (In 1983, Taunton, a private residence then, was destroyed by the tornado that destroyed the out buildings but saved the farmstead where we live.)

One year, there were only two students in the district, Ernie and Genn Snow, who was four years older than Ernie. So they walked two miles to the school on Burnett Road off Maider. Ernie had moved to the fourth grade. The remains are still there.

In 1922, his parents bought a small 27 acre farm on the same road, Bonstead, for $1,300 - $300 down and a 20 year mortgage (see photo). This was his home for the next 12 years. He finished eighth grade at Taunton and went on to Phoenix High School. He also spent a good share of his time working at Felt’s farm where he milked ten cows by hand. At this time, his father bought a sec ond-hand Fordson tractor; a

brute to run with iron wheels. His brother Roland was born February 2. 1925 and brother Kenneth on August 11, 1926. Another memory was of his neighbors, the Brownells. The family called them Grandma and Grandpa Brownell since the children never knew any grandparents having come from England when Ernie was a baby. The Brownells took them to the Euclid M. E. Church and in the Epworth League, Ernie met Myrtle Yates, his future wife and mother of his five children.

On September 22, 1934, Ernie married Myrtle at the Euclid M. E Church. They set up housekeeping at Mr. Clark’s dairy farm. Their first piece of furniture was a used piano for $50. Ernie worked on the farm and Myrtle worked doing housekeeping. Then in 1935 they moved to Weedsport and worked at the Hooper dairy farm, living in the tenant house which had electricity, but no plumbing. Their son Kenneth was born on October 22, 1936 and Joyce on August 15, 1937. When they moved to Jackson St., two more daughters were born, Betsy on July 19, 1946 and Mary on November

5, 1947. They also took in children from Social Services. While living there, Ernie was constructing his own home in Freeville. Later he built a garage, a windmill, a working water wheel, and bricks to decorate his home as well as building a saw mill from scratch.

For many years Ernie was employed by NYSE&G in Weedsport and a member of Lodge #385 and affiliated to Dryden #472 where he had been the musician for many years. He was also a member of Hudson-Fulton-Dryden Chapter #250 Order of the Eastern Star. Known for his musical ability, Ernie often played the piano at Mason and Eastern Star Meetings and events. Ernie passed away Monday, July 29, 2013, lacking a month from his 102nd birthday. The funeral was at the First Presbyterian Church of Dryden, where he

was a member. He is buried in Pine Plains Cemetery. Email your guess to starre view@eaglenewsonline.com or leave a message at 315-434-8889 ext. 340 with your guess and your name by noon Friday. If you are the first person to correctly identify an element in the photo before the deadline, your name and guess will appear in next week’s newspaper, along with another History Mys tery feature. History Mystery is a joint project of the Star-Review and Clay Historian Dorothy Heller.

rottger and christiano exchange wedding vows

Kayleigh Tilden Rottger and Michael James Christiano were joined in matrimony in a lakeside ceremony at the Gazebo in Clift Park in the village of Skaneateles on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022. Maid of honor was Kelsey Maddams and bridesmaids were Alyssa and Rebecca Rottger, sisters of the bride and Courtney Pittman. Best man was Colton Guderyahn and groomsmen were Dylan Robbins, both friends of the groom, and Nicholas Rottger, brother of the bride. Josephine Hoag and Luca Casillo, cousins of the bride, were flower

girl and ring bearer respectively.

Kayleigh is the daughter of David and Amy Rottger of Skaneateles and the granddaughter of Donald and (late) Nancy Rottger of Cheektowaga, N.Y., and the (late) Robert and (late) Judith Tilden of Onondaga Hill, N.Y.

Michael is the son of Charles and Diana Christiano of Austin, TX.

The bride is a 2016 graduate of Skaneateles High School, was a Rotary exchange student to Italy, 2019 graduate of Onondaga Community College and also

graduated from the Pima Medical Institute in Colorado Springs, CO. The groom is a Texas native who graduated from McNeil High School and also attended Austin Community College and Bacone College in Muskogee, OK.

The ceremony was officiated by family friend Jeffrey Snogles and a great after-

noon was spent in the village followed by a rollicking reception at the family estate in Sennett, N.Y.

Kayleigh is employed as a veterinary technician in a surgery center and Michael is the general manager of the famous Round Rock Donuts and Bakery. They currently reside in Austin, TX.

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Kayleigh tilden rottger and Michael James christiano exchanged vows on saturday, sept. 10.

OBITUARIES

eugene F. Finnegan, 94

Guidance director at Skaneateles schools

Eugene “Gene” Francis Finnegan, born Dec. 12, 1927, passed away peace fully with his family by his side on Oct. 20, 2022, at the age of 94. He was predeceased by his wife and the love of his life, Virginia “Gussie” (Keady) Finnegan, who passed away on Feb. 26, 2002.

Gene was born at home in Keeseville, N.Y., the eldest child of the late Fran cis and Eugenia (Picotte) Finnegan. He grew up in Canton, N.Y., and graduated from Canton High School where he played football as a quarterback. Gene worked many interesting jobs growing up, including as a beekeeper and work ing at a fruit market where he may have been seen rolling watermelons down the hill when business was slow. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a cryptologist at the Pen tagon. Through his military service, he became eligible for the GI Bill of Rights and attended St. Lawrence Uni versity where he received a bachelor’s degree in science and physical educa tion. He then obtained a student dean position at Syracuse University where he received his master’s degree in guid ance and personnel.

It was at Syracuse University in Oc tober 1952 where he met Gussie Keady at the first Catholic Graduate Club at St. Thomas More Chapel. While dating, Gene took his first job at Waterville Central High School teaching seventh grade math and science and coaching football, basketball and baseball while Gussie worked for the Syracuse Health Department. They were “pinned” in February, became engaged Christmas of 1953 and were married July 3, 1954. Their first home was in Waterville, N.Y., before moving to Potsdam, N.Y., where Gene took his first guidance counselor position at Colton-Pierpont and Par ishville-Hopkinton Central Schools. In June 1958, he accepted a position as guidance director for the Skaneate les School District and the Finnegan’s moved to the mint green house at 38 Orchard Road where their family made many cherished memories.

Gene and Gussie were very active within their local parish, St. Mary’s of the Lake, ministering as lectors and leading weekly prayer meetings for many years. Gene loved spending time with friends and family, watching sports as a devoted fan of the New York Giants, Syracuse Orange and the New York Yankees.

As much as he loved sports, his greatest love was his family. Gene was a devoted and caring father and grand father, or “Gpa,” who instilled his deep faith, dedication to family and love of ice cream in his children and grandchildren. He was known for at tending every first communion, dance recital, sporting event and graduation he could, and he was loved by the ex tended community of his children and grandchildren.

Gene and Gussie’s loving relation ship and faith was strong and together they raised and nurtured eight chil dren, four boys and four girls, Michael (late), Thomas, Robert (Kathie) and Paul Finnegan, Mary Hoare, Carol (Robert) Ciullo, Laura (Ryan) Fannon and Sharon (George) Azzam.

Gene was the proud grandfather to 25 grandchildren, William, Jordan, Layne, Holly, Jason, Matthew, Shan non, Emily, Robert, Patrick, Kelly, Allison, Amanda, Andrea, Ashley, Brandon, Danielle, Elizabeth, Ryan, Marguerite, Grace, Hope, Nate, Keady and Faith.

He was blessed with six great-grand children, Liam, Finnegan, Landon, Arlo, Oakland and Brooks.

He was a sibling to James (late) (Ja net) Finnegan, Alan (Sally) Finnegan, June (Charlie) Tucker, and Kathleen (late Frank Brenon and late Everett Brazie) Brenon. He is also survived by several nieces, nephews and many good friends and former students.

A funeral mass was celebrated in St. Mary’s on the Lake Church, 81 Jordan St, Skaneateles, NY 13152, on Friday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m. A private burial took place in St. Mary’s Cemetery after the mass.

In lieu of flower contributions, please make a donation to a charity of your choice in Eugene’s name.

To send condolences, visit robertdg rayfuneralhome.com.

Kenneth W. Jones of Daytona Beach Shores, FL, passed away peacefully on Oct. 18, 2022, surrounded by his loving family.

Ken was born on Jan. 4, 1939, to the late Dorothy and William Jones in Pittsburgh, PA. He was a graduate of Penn Hills High School in 1956. After high school he went to work for Westinghouse Electric Corp. as an apprentice metal pattern maker. In 1958 he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served honorably for two years. Returning home from the Army he went to work in the automotive aftermarket industry for the next 33 years. Ken married Charlene Vernon in 1963 and they raised four children who be came the focus of their lives.

In 1970 Ken and Charlene moved from Penn Hills, PA to Skaneateles. They lived in the beautiful lakeside town for 40 years and never regretted the move. In 1993, Ken re tired from the automotive industry and he and Charlene purchased Lakeside Video in Skaneateles which they proudly owned and operated for 18 years.

Ken’s favorite activities were spending time with his family, boating, coaching his children’s baseball and softball teams, cheer ing at all the hockey games, going to Wat kins Glen for the races and playing golf and poker with his friends. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles where he served as a deacon. He also served on the Town of Skaneateles Planning Board and was a past president of the Lakeshore Baseball Association.

Ken and Charlene moved to Florida full-

DEATH NOTICES

Elaine G. Keefe, 97, formerly of Liverpool, passed Oct. 20, 2022. The Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has arrangements.

time in 2010. Ken’s retirement job was work ing special events at the Daytona Internation al Speedway where he could continue to take part in his lifelong passion for sports cars and the camaraderie of the men who drove them. He was very athletic, and loved his Pittsburgh Steelers. Ken was a beloved husband, fa ther, grandfather and coach. You never had to wonder what Ken was thinking; he didn’t pull any punches.

Ken is survived by his loving wife Char lene Jones, brother Roger (Donna) Jones, his children William Jeffrey (Nancy) Jones, Michael (Mary) Jones, Stacey (Jamie) Jen neve and Courtney (James) Alexander, his nine grandchildren, Thomas, Caitlin, Jordan, Justin, Harrison, Michael, Colin, Liam and Stacey and his great-grandson Cole, as well as many cherished nieces and nephews.

There will be a celebration of life in Ken’s honor at a later date. Donations can be made in his name to SAVES or Hospice Care.

Jean M. Chewens, 87, of Baldwinsville, passed away Oct. 21, 2022. Maurer Funeral Home Moyers Corners, Bald winsville, has arrangements.

William A. Forkhamer, 87, of Liverpool, passed away Oct. 21, 2022. Maurer Funeral Home Inc., Liverpool, has arrangements.

Kenneth W. Jones

Beloved husband, father, grandfather and coach

eugene F. Finnegan

Kenneth W. Jones

Oh, deer

According to AAA, their re search has shown that October, November and December tend to be the peak months for crashes in volving animals, particularly deer in Central New York.

There were 34,064 animal-relat ed crashes statewide in 2021 – up slightly from 2020 - that’s equiva lent to one animal-related crash every 16 minutes, AAA said.

Of the 34,064 crashes, there were 1,515 injury animal-related crashes and five fatal crashes.

Of crashes AAA reports 972 alone were in the Onondaga County area.

AAA always encourages drivers to stay vigilant behind the wheel, but notes that this time of year it is increasingly important in the interest of avoiding a potential crash with a deer or other wildlife.

It is also noted that as the seasons change and the hours of daylight diminish it can be even more difficult to spot wildlife in the roads particularly later in the day.

According to AAA this season is a particularly active time for deer as it is the height of mating season.

But AAA has offered some sug gestions to help drivers mitigate the chances of having an encoun ter with a deer.

These crashes can be costly in terms of vehicle repairs, but also in terms of personal injury to drivers as well as passengers.

In the interest of safety there are some things drivers should keep in mind this time of year.

Drivers should always be vigilant when behind the wheel, avoiding distractions like cell phones and keeping focus on the road.

When it comes to deer and other animals it is recommended that drivers scan the shoulders of the road as deer may dash out from the shoulder or wooded areas adjacent to the road and keep in mind that they often travel in herds.

Drivers should also follow the speed limit. Lower speed will give you more time to respond to unex pected wildlife movements.

Unfortunately, even for the most vigilant of drivers some times ac cidents with wildlife are unavoid able.

If a collision is unavoidable, ap ply the brakes firmly and remain in your lane. Swerving sharply to avoid an animal can often cause a more serious crash.

Deer can be hard to see, par ticularly at certain times of day as they often blend in with trees and foliage.

And at night, when our vision is already more limited and there are the lights from other vehicles coming toward us and behind us, it can be even more difficult to see a deer or other animal dashing across the road.

According to AAA, motorists should be especially vigilant while driving in the dark as deer crashes often occur outside daylight hours.

Most crashes occur in the two hours before sunrise and after sun set each day, according to AAA and crashes are common around dusk from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Deer and other wildlife are part of life in Central New York and by taking some steps to be diligent when we are on the road we can do our best to keep them and our selves safe from vehicle accidents.

For more information visit AAA. com.

sneaking into my home... and heart

Her lineage is un known, but her intel ligence, at least when it comes to escaping all efforts at being trapped, is legendary among several of us who live on First Street who have been the recipients of her gifts of kittens. Mama, as she is known, has left us with four kittens at various time over the past two years. She gives birth under my neighbor’s deck and then when it’s time to wean her babies, she trots them over to our cat door and deposits them, on the apex of kitten adorableness, in our family room. The result is that we have eight cats. We had four that we acknowledged as ours.

The last four are interlopers who have become a special variety of cat that isn’t too feral to ask for cheese, but is just undomesticated enough to run away if there isn’t food involved. We are stymied when it comes to knowing what to do with those last four cats.

And so it was that, two months ago, this feral princess gave birth in my son’s closet. Five all-black kittens, which she guarded with the feroc ity of motherhood and the guile of a cat. She moved them several time, each time within the house. The last time was to a spot under a window in the family room, easily visible to the human occupants. We moved them then to our powder room where we left the door open but added a fence to keep them safe. Mama did not like our choice, urging her offspring to join her with that feline motherhood sibilant sound, a combination of tiny bells and purrs.

She would come to the barrier, call ing to her babies to follow her, which was impossible for them. She refused

to join them inside, most probably because of her fear of entrapment. So, it became our job to allow the babies to follow mom to her choice of nursery on the red rug in front of the door in the living room. We were kept busy at this task for six weeks.

We began to notice that one of the litter was smaller than the others. We just assumed it was the runt and fig ured that he or she would catch up to his or her littermates at time went by. That didn’t happen. Then the little kitten didn’t even respond to his or her mother’s calls. He was lethargic. Skin and bones and no affect. He wouldn’t even lift his head when Mama cat called. What was wrong?

Google offered a dire description of something called Fading Kitten syndrome. The only suggestion was to supplement the sick baby’s diet with formula. We bought kitten milk dry formula and tiny little bottles with tiny little nipples to feed the tiny one. The kitten refused any ministrations with emphatic, nerve wreaking cries.

I called the vet late on a Wednesday to make an appointment for the next day. After listening to my descrip tion of the kitten, the doctor told me to come right over. Dr. Linda Hunter stayed after hours to examine this little guy … a boy … who was diagnosed with severe dehydration and anemia, the latter caused by fleas inherited from his mother. Dr. Hunter and the staff rehydrated him, washed away the fleas with Dawn and fed the kitten before giving him back to me with handwritten instructions for his care, along with some premade formula, tiny syringes and prayers that he would

survive. His chances of survival?

About 5%.

The kitten had to be kept warm in order to eat. So, for three days, I fed this sweet little fellow drop by drop.

On the first day he took maybe two tablespoons, on the second, about a quarter of a cup. I held him on my chest and stroked his fur for hours, whispered maternal love songs to him and laid him down with a hot water bottle to sleep. On the third day he took about a half a cup and ate some cat food.

In the meantime, we washed all of his siblings with Dawn, figuring if he was infested, so were they. And yes, we did was everything else, including their cat bed.

Today he scarfed down a good amount of cat food, drank water and began to play with his siblings.

Tomorrow all are scheduled to be taken to Friends Forever. I am torn. I have too many cats now, but this little sweetheart has gotten to me. After all, he is still so small and relatively frag ile. Is it time for him to leave? Does he need more time to gather weight and strength? What argument can I use to either keep him or take him to the rescue?

Meanwhile we have brought the trap up from the cellar in hopes of out foxing our maternal lady cat tonight so that Dr. Hunter can minister to Mama to prevent more additions to our cat population.

Ask me next week what transpiredfun! Sure…

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

Book recalls our most brutal blizzards

As autumn leaves continue to fall, we all know what’s coming next. That’s right, snow and probably plenty of it.

Fulton-based author Jim Farfaglia has emerged as the area’s most knowledgeable expert on the history of our gruel ing winter weather.

Seven years ago, Jim wrote a book called “Voices in the Storm: Stories from the Blizzard of ’66.” And this year, he digs even deeper into the snowdrifts with a new book titled “Historic Snowstorms of Central New York,” published by The History Press, and featur ing some four dozen photos.

‘ h istoric s nowstorms’

“Historic Snowstorms” takes a long look back at our winters to consider its most massive storms and their impact on residents.

Central New York is notori ously one of the snowiest regions in the world. In the past, major snowstorms have crippled cit ies, towns and farming country here for weeks at a time. But once people manage to dig themselves out, they have stories to tell.

“After I wrote the ‘Blizzard of ’66’ book, people kept telling me their storm stories,” Farfaglia said. “Some folks insisted that I’d written about the wrong storm; that 1947 or 1958 was worse. That got me wondering how far back I could go to find interesting winter weather stories. I ended up back in the 1700s, before our country was founded. But, of course, there was snow back then – a lot of it.”

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The book tells many fascinat ing stories such as that of Col.

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Marinus Willet Who led his Revolution ary War regiment in 1783 on a failed invasion of the Brit ish stronghold at Fort Oswego. After crossing a solidly frozen Oneida Lake, as frostbite began to cripple his troops, Willet encountered deep snow in Oswego and decided to retreat.

Commanding U.S. Gen. George Washington took the retreat phil osophically. In a letter to Willet, the future first president wrote, “The failure must be attributed to some of those unaccountable events which are not within the control of human means.” In other words, Oswego winters are brutal enough to waylay even the best-laid plans.

Farfaglia also tells tales of “the winter that lasted all year in 1816.” He recounts blizzards of 1856, 1888, 1935-36, 1947, 1958 and the “snowy Seventies.”

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Though he researched details such as the amount of snow that fell or how low temperatures plunged, Jim was most interested in uncovering stories of survival.

“You can only write about snowfall totals so many times,” he explained. “I wanted my book to capture the heartiness of Central New Yorkers.”

The author will discuss the new book at 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Clay Historical Park, 4939 State Route 31, in the town of Clay. Admission is free.

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Kabob h ouse is hiring

We’ve been waiting for more than six months for the old Pizza Villa location at 409 Tulip St. to be renovated and reopen as The Kabob House.

Syracuse restaurateur Malik Aboshreakh and his wife, Faye, owners of the Mediterranean Combo on Marshall Street in Syracuse, originally hoped to open The Kabob House in the month of May. The place has been undergoing serious remodeling which included installation of sophisticated chargrilling units, which may have slowed the pro cess somewhat.

Anyhow, last week new signs went up in the windows at the site announcing a planned opening for November. And the owners are already seeking staff, specifically servers, prep cooks and experi enced chefs. If interested, call Nikki at 470-651-8462.

New trees to be planted

Volunteers from the village of Liverpool’s Tree Committee will plant more than two dozen new trees on village property on Saturday, Nov. 5. The volunteers will gather at 9 a.m. in front of the village hall, 310 Sycamore St.; villageofliverpool.org/treecommittee.htm l.

Last word

“We’ve had congressional lead ership that has represented us in a real bipartisan way. It is that kind of bipartisan approach that has brought Micron here and will be necessary to lead our community and our nation forward.”

–Democratic congressional candidate Francis Conole

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aN exPaNded daNce?

Picture it – we’re in mid-March. All the preliminaries and prognostications and bracket questions are out of the away. It’s time to start another NCAA men’s basketball tournament.

With 80 teams in it. Or 96 teams. Or some other number larger than the 68 currently used.

Haven’t thrown up yet? Haven’t lifted your face to the heavens, wondering how greedy college presidents, power conferences and TV executives can get?

Good, because it might happen, against the wishes of most of the people who follow this sport and cherish its unique rhythms and quirks.

Already some big names in college sports, such as SEC commis sioner Greg Sankey, have openly mused about expanding the Dance beyond its current field, good news for beleaguered coaches whose employment largely depends on whether they get into the tourna ment.

Naturally, fans and followers are repulsed. Since 1985, when a 64team field assured that anyone who won it all would have to win six games over three weekends, they have reveled in the unique nature of this beast, where powers and dreamers mingle and the less predict able, the better.

There’s lot of merit to it. Try to find two sports days better than the round of 64, when 32 games take place in eight locales from coast to coast and, sometimes, UMBC beats Virginia, or Saint Peter’s up ends Kentucky. Never mind all the millions of brackets put up by experts and amateurs alike.

Why dare mess with it? Why risk diluting the sheer magic of March?

Cynics always have the same answer – the lure of TV riches. Of course, it’d hard to get richer than $1.1 billion per year until 2032, which is what CBS and Turner Sports have forked over, but you fig ure there’s always a market for more games – and more revenue.

Mostly, they have a point. No one really asked for 17 NFL games in a regular season or 14 teams in the playoffs, yet here we are, lap ping it up, even those Thursday-night games on Amazon Prime that, well, might not be of the best quality.

Of course we’ll lap up an expanded NCAA Tournament, right? Well, only under certain conditions.

If this were simply adding teams to the field and sticking all the champions of the smaller conferences into the early rounds to get rid of them, then it really would ruin much of what makes the tourna ment special.

Thus, the only idea that’s even tolerable is to protect all the con ference champions, large and small alike.

As it stands right now, there are 32 conferences in NCAA Divi sion I. If the leaders of those conferences had any brains (don’t be so sure), they’d stay at that number, for this reason.

If they all insist on maintaining those money-churning confer ence tournaments, make the stakes quite high – namely, the winners of them take the 32 protected spots in the tournament field.

Yes, that would leave up to, say, 64 at-large teams, and true, they would mostly be filled by the power conferences. That’s only toler able if every one of them is subjected to a single-elimination game to join the conference champions.

Upon further thought……this sounds real fun.

Basically this adds an entire two days of elimination excitement (sorry, not using the copyrighted term) featuring most of the coun try’s best-known programs. Guaranteed ratings gold to see, say, Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Michigan, UCLA and others all putting their seasons on the line.

And then we get to do it all again the following weekend with something close to the number of at-larges that make the field right now. Proceed from there to April, a Final Four, a trophy and sheared nets.

Absolutely any other proposal is based less on drama and more on covering the collective backsides of the powerful. Far too much of sports and society already does this.

Change is most constructive when the parties involved think be yond their own best interests. The fear is that those most heavily backing NCAA tournament expansion are not that far-sighted.

Done wrong, this could further erode the shaky foundation of popularity a sport dependent on a single event already sits upon. But done right? Then it could show everyone that a bigger Dance means more beautiful music.

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

With gratitude

To the editor:

It with a deep sense of gratitude, but also a layer of sadness, that I announce my departure from Skaneateles Chiropractic Office. Gratitude for the 34-year opportunity to serve the thousands of neighbors who allowed me to work at enhancing the quality of their lives—a more fulfilling mission I cannot imagine; and sadness because I have come to know generations of your families and I will miss our health partnerships.

For the past eight years I have had the privilege of being a full-time educator while maintaining a connection with my patients through a half time practice. But

now there is a need for deeper engagement in teaching at Northeast College of Health Sciences, where exciting but challenging growth is happening that requires my full attention.

But there is also good news! Dr. Rachel Pridell will be taking over my practice and I have every confidence that she will provide excellent chiropractic care in our community for decades to come. Dr Rachell’s practice will feature a great new name—Cardinal Chiropractic. And more availability for prompt appointment times! My final day of patient care will be Nov. 12, with Dr. Rachel picking up the reins on Nov. 15.

Dr. Pridell was born and raised in

rescue Mission seeks volunteers for 2022 holiday season

After two years of adapting holiday celebrations around pandemic restrictions, the Rescue Mission welcomes the return of volunteers to assist with Thanksgiving and Christmas festivities. There are daily volunteer opportunities for all ages both on-and-off site.

Specific holiday volunteer opportunities include:

l Nov. 9: Rescue Mission Pie Bake (all ages, under 18 accompanied by an adult)

l Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 24): Meal servers, meal delivery drivers (individuals/ families)

l Dec. 7: Rescue Mission Cookie Bake (all ages, under 18 accompanied by an adult)

l Christmas Day (Dec. 25): Meal servers, meal delivery drivers (individuals/ families)

l Holiday Gift Sponsors: Purchase a gift(s) from a Rescue Mission client’s wish list.

l Holiday Meal Bag Decorators: All ages (schools and youth groups)

l Host a Needs Drive: Winter apparel (hats, gloves, coats) and personal hygiene items are needed.

l Food Donations for Thanksgiving/ Christmas Dinner: fresh/frozen turkey and ham, store-bought pies, coffee, no. 10-sized canned food. (Drop off food at 148 Gifford Street during regular business hours)

Year-Round Volunteer Opportunities: l Serve a Meal: Daily – breakfast, lunch and dinner

l Community Clothing Center: Monday, Wednesday, Friday – noon to 5 p.m.

l Thrifty Shopper Store Assistance: Days/times vary by location.

Interested volunteers can sign up by calling the Rescue Mission Holiday Line at 315-701-3898 or visiting rescuemissionalliance.org/volunteer2022.

OCC, Amazon partner in education

Onondaga Community College recently announced it has been selected as an education partner for Amazon’s Career Choice program, which provides hourly employees access to pre-paid tuition to learn new skills for career success at Amazon or elsewhere.

Amazon’s Career Choice program meets individual learners where they are on their education journey through a variety of education and upskilling opportunities including pre-paid college tuition, industry certifications designed to lead to in-demand jobs, and foundational skills such as English language proficiency, high school diplomas, and GED’s. In the U.S., the company is investing $1.2 billion to upskill more than 300,000 employees by 2025 to help move them into higher-paying, in-demand jobs.

Amazon’s Career Choice program has a rigorous selection process for third-party partner educators, choosing partners that are focused on helping employees through their education programs, assisting them with job placements, and overall offering education that leads to career success.

“We’re honored to be chosen as Amazon’s partner in education for success in Central New York. As the community’s college, we know the power of education and how it can transform lives and an entire region. We are looking forward to welcoming Amazon employees to our campus and providing them with educational, and ultimately career growth opportunities,” said Onondaga Community College President Dr. Warren Hilton.

“We’re proud of our growing footprint in Syracuse and Central New York and we’re even prouder to offer this program through our partnership with Onondaga Community College,” said Carley Graham Garcia, Amazon’s head of community affairs in New York. “This adds to the many benefits available to our employees in Central New York and participants will join 90,000 Amazon employees around the world who have already participated in Career Choice.”

“From day one Amazon has committed to being a true community partner and committed to investing in their employees and community at large. Their decision to select OCC as a partner for their Career

Lowville, NY, graduated from SUNY Potsdam with honors and then earned her doctor of chiropractic at Northeast College. Her practice will be family oriented, with emphasis on a healthy nervous system, fitness, nutrition, and healthy pregnancy as well as the management of musculoskeletal pain problems with excellent manual adjusting skills and gentle reflex techniques.

My first patients came through the door of a little two-room office in Marcellus in June of 1988. As the first chiropractor to establish in Marcellus or Skaneateles (as far as I know), I was warmly received by the community. That reception remains as gracious as ever, and

Choice program is further proof of that commitment. OCC is a true community asset and I congratulate all involved on this exciting announcement,” said Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon.

“Onondaga Community College has a proven track record of public private partnerships to meet the growing workforce training and other academic needs of Central New York businesses. Amazon has made an excellent selection for its Career Choice program as it continues to grow its workforce in the 50th Senate District,” said New York State Senator John W. Mannion (SD-50).

“Amazon’s selection of Onondaga Community College for their Career Choice program is just one more way in which they have committed to our community and continue to invest in our expanding workforce. This program is highly selective and Amazon’s policy to pre-pay (not reimburse) college tuition, removes barriers for employees to increase their skills and move into much sought after careers like IT, Logistics and Software Design. Investing in people builds successful industries and I am excited to see the benefits of this remarkable partnership for our region and Central New York families,” said Assemblyman Al Stirpe, 127th District.

“Through its Career Choice program, Amazon is demonstrating its commitment to helping talent in our community prepare and grow the skills they need to advance in their careers. Onondaga Community College is a proven partner and will provide a high-quality, accessible education to people across our community. These types of forward-thinking partnerships are what enables our community to meet this moment of growth and opportunity. We are proud to offer our support and engagement to make sure that those who want to advance their skills and career can achieve their goals,” said Robert M. Simpson, president, CenterState CEO.

For more information on Amazon Career Choice at Onondaga Community College, visit sunyocc.edu/amazon-careerchoice.

For more information on Amazon’s Career Choice program, visit aboutamazon. com/news/workplace/career-choice.

I am so thankful for the confidence and support that allowed me to do what I love right down the street from my home and family. I have been wonderfully blessed and I extend a heartfelt thank you to my fellow healthcare professionals, my superb and dedicated staff, and especially to my patients for your trust and friendship.

The original “Skaneateles Chiropractic” will continue to serve the community under the skilled hands of Dr. Pridell. Remember, movement is life!

Again, it has been my honor to be part of our beautiful region’s healthcare team.

david F. Petters, d c skaneateLes

Random Thoughts Phil Blackwell

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SECOND SUNDAYS Breakfast Buffet

8 a.m. to noon. Every second Sunday starting Nov. 13 through Mother’s Day. Liverpool Elks Lodge, 3730 Cold Springs Road (corner of Route 370 and Hayes Road), Baldwinsville. Includes: Made-to-order omelets, cereals, waffles, French toast, pancakes, scrambled eggs, home fries, fretta, biscuits and sausage gravy, bacon, sausage links, juices, milk, and coffee. Adults $12, ages 6-12 $5, ages 5 and under free. Proceeds benefit Elks projects and charitable programs. Any current COVID guidelines will apply. For info: 315622-2348.

THURSDAY, NOV. 3

Mattydale Events Planning Meeting

6 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Matty dale. Visit facebook.com/Mattydalecommunity for more information.

Baldwinsville Rod and Gun Club

7 p.m. 1405 Kingdom Road, Baldwinsville. Join our meeting and join our growing membership on the first Thursday of each month. Learn about the workings of your club and help us run the organization.

FRIDAY, NOV. 4

Play Dough Explorations

10 to 11 a.m. Skaneateles Library, 49 E. Genesee St. Join us on the first Friday of the month for a special program for kids 18 months to 3 years. Each child will explore simple ways to play, mold, and squish tastesafe play dough. This program helps to develop fine motor skills, introduce cutting with safety scissors, and inspire creativity.

Crochet Help

11 a.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mattydale. Get an hour of individual help with your crochet project or with learning to crochet. Registration is required. Visit salinalibrary.org or call 315-454-4524. ‘Hotels of Syracuse on Covers, 1840-1925’

Presentation

8 p.m. Reformed Church of Syracuse, 1228 Teall Ave. The meeting opens at 7:15 p.m. with a miniauction of stamps and philatelic lots. Refreshments are available, and all ages of the public are welcome. Please use the church parking lot entrance. See more Club information at syracusestampclub.org.

NOV. 4-5

Homespun Treasures

Friday: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cicero Methodist Church, 8416 Brewerton Rd. Shop crafts, jams, floral, baked goods, and more. Lunch will be available.

Christmas Decoration Sale

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. St. Patrick’s Church, 28 N. Main St., Jordan. New and gently used decorations, toys, gifts and raffles.

NOV. 4-6

Book Sale

Baldwinsville Public Library, 33 E. Genesee St. Grab some good reads before the snow flies! We have fiction and great nonfiction that are sure to pique ev eryone’s interest. Do you prefer audiobooks? Looking for some new-to-you music CDs? Want some good DVDs for when there’s nothing on TV, streaming or otherwise? Then this is the sale for you!

SATURDAY, NOV. 5

Fall Festival Craft & Vendor Show

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 7911 Crego Road, Baldwinsville. Sponsored by the Baldwinsville Volunteer Fire Co. Inc. Auxiliary.

Salina Trail Walkers

10 a.m. Elmwood Park, Syracuse. Enter the park at 919 Glenwood Ave. Look for the car with the blue

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flag. This is a nice place to walk your dog too. The walk is about 1 mile. The rain date is 10 a.m. Sat urday, Nov. 12.

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, Baldwins ville. 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 information, visit facebook. com/cnyrallyforwomen.

Jacksonville Faith Community Craft Sale

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Lamson Grange, 9108 Fenner Road, Baldwinsville. There will be handmade arts and crafts, baked goods, and lunch for sale.

‘Historic Snowstorms of CNY’ Book Discussion 1 to 3 p.m. Clay Historical Park, 4939 Route 31.

Author Jim Farfaglia is offering a presentation based on his book, “Historic Snowstorms of Central New York,” which features over 100 towns and villages along with nearly 50 photographs stretching back to the 1880s.

CanTeen Spaghetti Dinner

3-6:30 p.m. Cicero Senior Center, 5924 Lathrop Drive. Friends of the CanTeen will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser. Eat in or take out; $7 advance sale, $10 at the door. To purchase tickets, call the CanTeen at 315-699-1391. Don’t forget to bring money for our famous dessert raffle!

Carol Bryant Quartet

5:30-7:30 p.m. Bailiwick Market and Cafe, 441 Route 5, Elbridge. For more information, email cbry ant430@gmail.com.

NOV. 5-6

Great New York State Model Train Fair

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 6. New York State Fairgrounds. Learn how to build model railroads or shop for collectibles and products to enhance their own model worlds.

SUNDAY, NOV. 6

Onondaga Civic Symphony

3 p.m. St. Marianne Cope/St. Cecilia Church, 1001 Woods Road, Solvay. This concert features the amazing New World Symphony by Dvorak. Bassist Spencer Phillips will perform the Dragonetti concerto with the orchestra. “The Karelia Suite” by Sibelius is also on the program. Admission available at the door is $15 ($10 seniors/students).

GirlCratery: Simple Snacks

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

MONDAY, NOV. 7

Art Reception with Paul Pearce

7 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mattydale. Meet photographer Paul Pearce and see his unique vision in his art.

TUESDAY, NOV. 8

North Syracuse Dollars for Scholars Bowl-athon 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. AMF Strike ‘N Spare Lanes, 1777 Brewerton Road, Mattydale. Students in grades 5-12 are welcome to participate in this fundraiser. For more information, visit northsyracuse.dollars forscholars.org.

Civic Social Club Noon. Barbagallo’s Restaurant, 6344 E. Molloy Road, Syracuse. Enjoy lunch of your choice with dessert followed by guest speaker District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. The cost is $27. For reservations or more information, please call Mary Jo Roberge at 315451-3203. This club was formed in 1949 primar ily for the wives of new General Electric employees and others new to the area. We are currently seeking new members. Everyone is welcome to attend, look us over, and see if this is something that may inter est you. Annual dues are $15.

Election Day Spaghetti Supper Noon to 7 p.m. St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 7820 Route 298, Bridgeport. All proceeds will benefit the Parish Center Improvement Fund. Supper includes pasta, meatballs and/or sausage, salad, bread/butter,

lemonade, coffee and dessert; $12 adults, $10 seniors (65 and older), $7 youth ages 5-12, free for children 4 and under. Eat in or take out. There will be a bake sale, music, basket raffles, 50/50 and a 65-inch TV grand raffle. No reservations required. All tickets pur chased at the door. For more information, call Donna or Frank Vavonese at 315-436-0038.

Salina Teen Warriors

4:30 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mat tydale. Are you a teen in grades 6-12 who loves the library and wants to give back to the community? Pick up an application at our circulation desk to join our Teen Advisory Group, the Salina Warriors! Members will be helping to brainstorm and create activities for the library, and more. We will be meeting in the com munity room, following COVID precautions.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 9

Lego Club 4 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mattydale. Do you love LEGOs®? Join us as we build, build, build! For ages 5-12. We will be meeting in our community room, following COVID precautions. Please register. Visit salinalibrary.org or call 315-454-4524.

THURSDAY, NOV. 10

Pajama Story Time

6 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mattydale. Children ages 3-6, wear your comfiest pajamas for a special night-time story time and craft! Meet in our community room, following COVID precautions. Please register. Visit salinalibrary.org or call 315454-4524.

NOV. 11-13

Octagon House Open House

Noon to 4 p.m. 5420 Genesee St., Camillus. Raffle tickets can be purchased for trees, wreaths and gift baskets. Vendors offering candles, honey, baked goods, jams, chutney, jewelry and more can be found in the basement and second floor. Santa will be there 1-3 p.m. Saturday. Children’s storybook time is 1-2 p.m. Sunday. The Village Singers will be singing carols 2-3 p.m. Sunday.

SATURDAY, NOV. 12

Annual Sauerbraten Dinner

4-6 p.m. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 210 Hazel St., Liverpool. Menu includes sauerbra ten and gravy over noodles, red cabbage, green beans, applesauce, bread and butter, and dessert. Takeout only. Tickets available through the dona tion link at stpaulsliverpool.org or call the church at 315-457-3210. $15 per adult portion, $8 per child portion.

SUNDAY, NOV. 13

Sack Lunch Sunday 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 2840 Cold Springs Road, Baldwinsville. Lunches are free to all. Drive-thru pick-up only.

MONDAY, NOV. 14

Monday Mystery 7 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Matty dale. This month we’re discussing “Under Lock and Skeleton Key” by Gigi Pandian. New members are welcome!

TUESDAY, NOV. 15

Virtual Voyage Open Forum Noon to 12:45 p.m. Virtual. CNY ATD traverses the world of virtual with ongoing informal conversa tions providing a resource and opportunity to learn, share and discuss. This session’s topic is favorite apps. Register at https://cnyatd.org/virtual_forum. For more information, call 315-546-2783 or email info@cnyatd.org.

Game Night: Sequence 6 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Matty dale. Meet up for an evening of playing Sequence, a fun card game with teams. For adults 18 and older. Registration is required.

NOV. 15-19

Book Giveaway Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mattydale. Grab a bag and come to the library community room during our regular hours. Fill up with free books, audio books, and DVDs!

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 16

Salina Library Writing Group 6:30 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mat tydale. Hone your writing skills or learn to write for various media. Facilitated by Debbie Stack, a local author, editor, and TV scriptwriter, this group is a great way to get feedback and share questions and ideas. For adults 18 and older. Please register; visit salinalibrary.org or call 315-454-4524.

THURSDAY, NOV. 17

Grab-n-Go Community Dinner 4 p.m. until gone. St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 2840 Cold Springs Road, Baldwinsville. November’s drive-thru dinner will be Thanksgiving casserole. Dinner is free to all.

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. Near-Death Experience Speaker 6:30 p.m. North Syracuse Community Center, 700 South Bay Road. Upstate New York International As sociation of Near Death Studies (IANDS) will host speaker Michael Phoenix Hart. Michael is a pro fessional psychic medium and shaman. He had a near-death experience at age 14 and now travels the world telling his journey. There is a $10 dona tion at the door. For more information please call 315-956-0318.

NOV. 18-19

‘The Lion King Jr.’ 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 18; 1 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 19. Baker High School Auditorium, 29 E. Oneida St., Baldwinsville. Visit bvilletheater.com for more in formation.

SUNDAY, NOV. 20

St. Mark’s Loads and Loaves of Love

Noon to 2 p.m. Colonial Laundromat, 24 E. Genesee St., Baldwinsville. Laundry voucher required. Vouch ers include one regular wash, 30-minute dry, de tergent sheet and dryer sheet. Call 315-638-0406 for more information.

MONDAY, NOV. 21

Crochet Help 4 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mattydale. Get an hour of individual help with your crochet project or with learning to crochet. Registration is required. Visit salinalibrary.org or call 315-454-4524.

TUESDAY, NOV. 22

Create an Acrylic Ornament 6 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mattydale. Create a holiday ornament for Christmas, Hanukkah, or Kwanzaa. For adults 18 and older. Registration is required. Visit salinalibrary.org or call 315-454-4524.

SATURDAY, NOV. 26

Village of Baldwinsville Tree Lighting Parade steps off at 5:30 p.m. from Smokey Hollow Plaza. Tree lighting will immediately follow parade. Enjoy live music and meet Santa during the after party at the Baldwinsville Library.

MONDAY, NOV. 28

Booktown 4 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mattydale. A gathering for adults with intellectual and devel opmental disabilities. We’ll read and discuss books. November’s topic is trees. Books will be available or you can bring your own. Booktown is a fun way to make friends in your community and work on your reading and listening skills. Registration is required as space is limited; visit salinalibrary.org or call 315454-4524.. Each person who will be in the room must register. Masks are required. For adults 18 and older accompanied by a friend or family member.

TUESDAY, NOV. 29

Page Turners Book Club 6:30 p.m. Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mat tydale. Join our monthly discussion, in person or via Google Meet. For November, you can read “The Christmas Boutique,” “The Christmas Quilt,” or “A Quilter’s Holiday,” all by Jennifer Chiaverini. New members are welcome!

As many of us already know, Veteran suicide is a major issue in the Veteran communities. e statistics are not acceptable. ey show that 22 Veterans commit suicide…every day…365 days per year, resulting in 8,030 Veteran deaths per year. In 2019 the PGA of America initiated a program to hopefully change this statistic by using the game of golf as a form of therapy. at year, PGA HOPE impacted just over 2,500 veterans nationwide using the skills of approximately 350 PGA Professionals from around the country. Today, there are currently 162 PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) programs across the United States that are hosted by 38 PGA Sections.

e purpose of the PGA HOPE program is to introduce golf to Veterans with disabilities to enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well being. e program introduces the game of golf through a 6-8 week curriculum that is taught by PGA Professionals who are trained in Adaptive Golf & Military Culture Competency. All programs are funded by PGA REACH and supplemented by PGA Section Foundations, so the cost of programming is… FREE TO ALL VETERANS !

I found out about the PGA HOPE program in 2019 while I was visiting the driving range at the Sportsplex dome facility at Turning Stone. Ryan McMannis, one of the teaching professionals, told me the CNY PGA Section was going to get involved and he was going to be the instructor for the program. Every year since, I have driven to Oneida, NY and observed at least one of Ryan’s classes with the Veterans. I believe it is something every golfer should do at least once in their life. Sort of like a “Bucket List” item. You may see a veteran you know who is in the program but even if you don’t, the experience will be something you will never forget. I interviewed Ryan on my radio show in 2019 to talk about the program and plan to have him on my show on Saturday, November 5, 2022 around 7:45AM. You can hear us on I Heart Radio, 570AM or 106.9FM. e rst clinic this Fall is scheduled for November 7, 2022 at Turning Stone. I plan to be there.

PGA REACH recognizes Veterans Day, Friday, November 11, 2022 as the PGA National Day of Hope. e goal is to work in partnership with the golf community to , “Celebrate and honor our nation’s HEROES as well as to spread awareness about the PGA HOPE program” e Central New York PGA is very happy to be participating in the 2022 PGA NATIONAL

HOPE CAMPAIGN.

HERE IS HOW WE CAN HELP…

e CNY PGA Foundation has run (20) PGA HOPE programs for both Veterans and active-duty military (over 400) for the last (5) years at Turning Stone Resort Casino. ey are currently raising money for this wonderful cause through November 11th. ey sincerely hope you will donate to the PGA National Day of Hope and have pledged to match “ALL” donations received. e Oneida Nation has a long history of supporting our Veterans as well and are proud to partner with organizations like the PGA Veterans groups. On average, it costs $200 to graduate a Veteran through PGA HOPE including …8 weeks of instruction from Ryan, venue fees, adaptive equipment and more. e CNY PGA is planning to use funds to expand the program to Fort Drumm in Watertown and the Binghamton areas. You can go to… cnypga.com for more information.

Testimony…

“A er a recommendation from one of the providers at my VA hospital, I attended a fourweek golf clinic sponsored by PGA HOPE and was later asked to be an Ambassador for the program. is opportunity has changed not only my game but also my life. e professional sta of PGA HOPE gives Veterans like me that little nudge we sometimes need to remember things we have forgotten about ourselves and encourages us to re-imagine our postmilitary lives through the game of golf. Being an Ambassador for this program is truly an honor”.

Proud Veteran, Doug Jackson

I have never asked for charitable donations in my articles because there are so many wonderful organizations that deserve recognition, I would be asking every week. I am, however, making an exception for the PGA HOPE program for our Veterans.

LET’S MAKE A DONATION!

ank you CNY PGA, Turning Stone Resort Casino and Ryan McGuinnis.

Mary

PGA provides hope for veterans… We can help!

PGA provides hope for veterans… We can help!

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 30

Craft Kit for Adults with Disabilities: Glitter

Ornaments

Salina Library, 100 Belmont St., Mattydale. Pick up a kit any time the library is open, while supplies last. For adults 18 and older. Limit 1 per patron or 10 per group.

FRIDAY, DEC. 2

Play Dough Explorations

10 to 11 a.m. Skaneateles Library, 49 E. Genesee St. Join us on the first Friday of the month for a special program for kids 18 months to 3 years. Each child will explore simple ways to play, mold, and squish taste-safe play dough. This program helps to develop fine motor skills, introduce cutting with safety scissors, and inspire creativity.

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

Mattydale Community Family Christmas Party 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. St. Margaret’s Auditorium, 200 Roxboro Road, Mattydale. Volunteers needed; visit signupgenius. com/go/9040d48a5a72ca6fd0-mattydale3 to sign up.

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, DEC. 4

The Longest Night: A Service of Remembrance and Hope 2 p.m. Baldwinsville First United Methodist Church, 17 W. Genesee St. If you are grieving the loss of a loved one or other losses, the holidays can be a difficult time and we need the space and time to acknowledge our sadness and concern and to know that we are not alone. All are welcome. Please plan on coming early to have time to place your deceased loved one’s framed or unframed picture on the altar (all pictures will be returned), if you would like, and to write your loved one’s name on a piece of paper to give to the ministers to read out loud.

MONDAY, DEC. 5

CNY ATD Coffee Chat

Noon. Virtual. CNY Association for Talent Development hosts informal meet-ups for talent development profes sionals to socialize, share stories/experiences, discuss issues, explore challenges, and learn from each other. Register at cnyatd.org/coffee_chat.

Santa Land Tree Lighting and Family Stroll 5 p.m. Clay Town Hall. Enjoy a parade, tree lighting,

crafts, refreshments, and more.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 7

Reskilling, Upskilling, and New-Skilling 8:15-10 a.m. Virtual. CNY Association for Talent De velopment will discuss reskilling, upskilling, and newskilling along with some talent development opportuni ties that are designed to save you time, reduce costs, and increase productivity. Cost is $25 for CNY ATD members and $40 for non-members; register at cnyatd.org/up coming_program2.

THURSDAY, DEC. 8

CNY ATD Orientation

Noon to 1 p.m. Virtual. Learn about CNY Association for Talent Development and its activities. Complimen tary virtual activity. Visit cnyatd.org/orientation to reg ister; contact 315-546-2783 or info@cnyatd.org for more information.

Takeout Turkey Dinner 4:30 p.m. Brewerton UMC, 5395 Orangeport Road. Enjoy delicious roast turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, cranberries and apple pie. Only $12 per dinner. Drive up and carry out. All proceeds benefit the church’s many missions in the community.

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/.

DEC. 29-JAN. 2

Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Me morial, 515 Montgomery St., Syracuse. With more than 50 beloved characters in the show, the legacy of Disney is displayed through 14 classic and modern

stories, including “Frozen,” “Finding Dory,” “Aladdin” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Visit disneyonice.com for tickets.

ONGOING EVENTS

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, NOV.

What are top issues expressed to you? how do you plan to address them?

NYS taxes have become overly burdensome to both people and businesses. It is time to take a hard look at state expenditures and identify ar eas of wasteful spending with an eye towards re ducing overall government spending to provide some tax relief for the people.

With large companies investing in cNy, what is your plan to encourage smart de velopment, preserve natural resources and protect homeowners from high taxes?

This is a time to keep all lines of communica tion open between local and state government, corporate entities and the people of CNY. Plan ning and evaluation of benchmarks at each stage of the process need to be monitored with an eye towards proactive detection of issues to be ad dressed immediately. Promises made to our community must be kept. the pandemic has deeply impacted stu

ness and working for the Onondaga County Of fice of Economic Development have given me the skills necessary to be an effective legislator for CNY. I am willing to work with colleagues on either side of the aisle to best serve CNY. What are top issues expressed to you? how do you plan to address them?

Public safety and inflation have overwhelm ingly been the key issues expressed by constitu ents I have spoken to.

I believe fixing our public safety issue begins with ending the pro-crime atmosphere created by Albany. We need to eliminate cashless bail re forms, restore discretion to our judges, and sup port law enforcement in their mission to keep our streets safe. For far too long, Albany has signaled to New York’s criminal element that their actions will go unpunished. I plan to put our law-abiding citizens first and restore safety to our community, which begins by repealing bail reform.

I believe fixing our state’s economic struggles also begins in Albany. The legislature’s failure to balance the budget and address deficit issues represents how the state government has left New Yorkers behind. We need to reign in reck less spending, cut red tape and once again make New York an attractive place to do business.

With large companies investing in cNy, what is your plan to encourage smart de velopment, preserve natural resources and protect homeowners from high taxes?

While at the Onondaga County Office of Economic Development, I spent over a year working countless hours on this project. I am incredibly proud of this work, and I believe it has been an essential first step in creating jobs and restoring economic prosperity in New York.

I am a strong advocate of protecting our envi ronment and going green whenever possible. However, it is paramount that we strike a bal ance between our responsibility to preserving NY’s natural resources without undercutting necessary non-renewable energy industries and workers who are already facing financial hard ship.

the pandemic has deeply impacted stu dents. how will you help address this?

As a mother whose two children were in school during the pandemic, I experienced first hand how it impacted our kids. This has been a core issue of my campaign since day one.

Our kids’ well-being must be prioritized. That begins with ensuring our kids receive inperson education and are supported by their teachers and counselors. Investing in mental healthcare services is crucial, especially as the is sue continues to worsen.

When it comes bail reform and gun owner ship laws, what can New york state do to balance individual rights with public safety?

Protecting individual rights begins with having a transparent government that is held accountable by the people. Corruption has run rampant in Albany for far too long, and if we are going to protect individual rights, then that must be addressed.

We should not be encouraging lawlessness and placing convenience for criminals over the safety of our law-abiding citizens. Our justice system has become a revolving door and recidi vism has become the norm. Individual rights are not served by making the law something optional to follow. Only law-abiding citizens are paying the price for these pro-criminal policies.

dents. how will you help address this?

Post-COVID we will provide funding for stu dent and family mental health counseling. We must focus on core academics with an emphasis on STEM, recognizing individual student tal ents and interests to properly guide and prepare them for their chosen career path be it the trades, technical or university-bound. Our current youth must be prepared for the future and opportuni ties presented by the promise of the coming of Micron to CNY

When it comes bail reform and gun owner ship laws, what can New york state do to balance individual rights with public safety?

Discussions must include law enforcement and our judiciary if we are to develop balanced public safety legislation. Our top goal should be to prevent crimes before they happen and ad dress the underlying issues in our communities that drive crime without overburdening lawabiding citizens. That means investing time into strengthening underserved communities, better training our law enforcement agencies to con nect with their communities as well as pursue criminals, and making sure our judges have the information and authority they need to uphold justice.

child with severe disabilities for almost 30 years, so I’ve experienced all the obstacles trying to get services and know what is needed to help fami lies dealing with these issues (especially support ive housing for adult children with disabilities of aging parents).

What are top issues expressed to you? how do you plan to address them?

Throughout the years people have always asked for more job opportunities so that their children won’t have to move away and so they can be close to their grandchildren. I think we’re on our way to providing those jobs with Ama zon, JMA Wireless, Micron, as well as the suc cess of the Tech Garden for start-up technology companies.

Property taxes are another concern. Over the years we’ve provided STAR, Enhanced STAR and like this past year, property tax rebate checks. This helps fight inflation along with removing the state sales tax on gas, diapers, sani tary napkins, etc.

With large companies investing in cNy, what is your plan to encourage smart de velopment, preserve natural resources and protect homeowners from high taxes?

also need to sizably increase public transit to get people from across the region to these new workplaces. This would help get people in the city of Syracuse, who will be needed to fill many of these jobs, out to the suburbs without vastly increasing traffic.

the pandemic has deeply impacted stu dents. how will you help address this?

We’ve provided schools with record funding to allow them to assist students suffering from social/emotional needs by hiring more school psychologists and social workers. They are also now able to beef up their after-school tutoring and study sessions and enhance summer school. Plus they are able to hire more teachers and TAs in order to reduce class size.

When it comes bail reform and gun owner ship laws, what can New york state do to balance individual rights with public safety?

While bail reform has become a political football, the data shows that it has achieved its main goals. The prison population of people who have not been convicted of any crime is down significantly, which means they can con tinue working and providing for their families, continue receiving benefits or continuing in programs. The purpose of bail is to ensure that people show up for their court dates. Appear ance for court has actually increased slightly.

ticians out there and tell the community what is best for them. We are going to work together to say, “This is what is best for us.” The message is pretty simple: I’m not about politics, I’m about solutions.

What are top issues expressed to you? how do you plan to address them?

Some of the top concerns constituents ex press are three topics I’ve personally been talk ing about since day one: infrastructure, state spending/inflation and criminal justice reform.

With infrastructure the plan is to work on the roads and sidewalks in the communities. This will help everyone around want to grow with the community collectively and make us all say, “I love the place I live and I want every one else to live here.”

As for state spending/inflation, we are going to break down everything and take a fixed op erations approach to see what useful resources out there need more funding and see what we are wasting funding on. It needs to truly make sense where the tax dollars are going.

As for criminal justice reform, people make mistakes, people can’t afford bail and some crimes aren’t violent, but people need to be held accountable for their actions.

With large companies investing in cNy, what is your plan to encourage smart de velopment, preserve natural resources and protect homeowners from high taxes?

The plan to encourage smart development is to allow a mix of solar, electric, gas and not just force everyone to go completely on the electric grid. We can’t completely go on the grid or we will have blackouts more often than not. This will also help preserve CNY’s natural resources by having companies like Micron run on DC and use cooling systems and fans for their cool ing processes so we don’t run out of water. Then we can protect homeowners from high property tax by doing a state property tax assessment, en suring everyone is paying their fair share. the pandemic has deeply impacted stu dents. how will you help address this?

We need to actually speak with the students — sit down with them and see how we can im prove these concerns. They are the ones facing these struggles every day. We don’t know what they need or what they are and aren’t experienc ing. We need to educate ourselves before we can educate the students in overcoming challenges they face and helping them become successful individuals. We can’t just teach by the book all the time. We have to teach outside the book.

When it comes bail reform and gun owner ship laws, what can New york state do to balance individual rights with public safety?

When it comes to bail reform and gun own ership laws, there is a happy medium out there for everyone to feel comfortable and safe with the decisions made for these concerns. We have to work with the communities and be com pletely transparent in the process of reasonably making everyone accountable for their actions. We can’t keep making law-abiding citizens feel like criminals, but at the same time we need to help the ones that are deemed criminals become better individuals. There is a heart and good in all people in the world we live in.

We will have to consider a focus on housing density. The city of Syracuse has the infrastruc ture to accommodate 250,000 inhabitants. The same is true in many towns and villages. This would reduce the cost to taxpayers by eliminat ing the expense of continuing to expand sew ers, water, power lighting and roads. We will

advancing legislation and budget priorities to assist some of our most vulnerable. Many of my former students had disabilities and I saw the great strides they made, with appropriate support.

What are top issues expressed to you? how do you plan to address them?

As a lifelong Central New Yorker, I know that property taxes are an ongoing concern. Since my time in office, we have enacted two initiatives related to property tax relief. I plan to continue this initiative.

Additionally, I know our history of innova tion, but also of job loss. I was proud to be coprime sponsor of the Green CHIPS Bill that was signed into law. This bill provides incentives for semiconductor chip manufacturers, if they uti lize green energy, meet their job numbers and commit to community investment. We are now not just going to make semiconductor chips in this country or this state, but with Micron’s an nouncement, right here in Clay.

Finally, assuring an education, including universal pre-K’s expansion into Upstate is something I advocated for and won. This will help provide our children with an education so they can compete with anyone. With large companies investing in cNy, what is your plan to encourage smart development, preserve natural resources and protect homeowners from high taxes?

I was proud to sponsor legislation that al lows for the incentives to draw Micron here, but it is contingent upon utilizing clean ener gy. The incentives are received after the manu facturer meets their employment and energy goals. This investment is the largest of its kind in the history of New York State and with this robust investment, the state, county and mu nicipalities should receive enough revenue to keep property taxes in check. the pandemic has deeply impacted stu dents. how will you help address this?

The NYS Legislature has already provided schools with funds to add additional school counselors, social workers and school psy chologists. Additionally, we added over 100 state facility run inpatient beds to help with this crisis.

When it comes bail reform and gun owner ship laws, what can New york state do to balance individual rights with public safety?

In the past legislative session, we made adjustments to criminal justice laws, giving judges more discretion, making more crimes bail eligible, addressing the reoffending issue before trial occurs and adding stiffer penalties to gun trafficking crimes.

Regarding gun laws, I defend the second amendment and will move towards legisla tion that is as similar as possible to the past concealed carry law which was working, was widely popular and strict a balance between safety and individual rights.

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While crime has increased in NY, it has increased equally across the country in states without bail reform, caused many by conditions from the pandemic.

Assemblymember, I draw upon all of this ex perience to find solutions in coordination with stakeholders from our community. What are top issues expressed to you? how do you plan to address them?

Housing, inflation and public safety are the most pressing issues constituents have ex pressed concerns on recently. With new chal lenges emerging, I will continue to address these problems directly through impactful legislation and direct investments in our communities.

Housing has long been a high priority of mine. Going into next session, I will continue to work with my colleagues in Albany to make affordable housing safe and accessible. I will also work to find relief for homeowners to ease the hardships many are facing as housing costs con tinue to rise.

With large companies investing in cNy, what is your plan to encourage smart de velopment, preserve natural resources and protect homeowners from high taxes?

Investments from large companies present new opportunities for our region, but also come with unique challenges. Housing will continue to be a challenge as new residents come to our area to take advantage of new jobs. We should welcome these opportunities while staying mindful of how they will impact different pop ulations. I will continue to work to make sure Central New York remains a place that attracts investment while also ensuring all Central New York residents benefit from new development. I have enacted legislation in past sessions that tar gets specific issues relating to development and property taxes. the pandemic has deeply impacted stu dents. how will you help address this?

The learning loss and mental health issues among our students due to the pandemic has been deeply concerning. To overcome these set backs, we must support our teachers and ensure that schools have the funding they need to meet these new challenges. I have secured record funding year after year and will continue to do so. I have also introduced legislation to imple ment a more robust system for intervening in teen suicide ideation and will advocate for new investments for additional mental health coun sellors in schools.

When it comes bail reform and gun owner ship laws, what can New york state do to balance individual rights with public safety?

Balancing individual rights and public safety is difficult, but achievable. I have long sponsored and supported firearm laws that hinder illegal gun ownership while having less impact on re sponsible gun owners. For example, I sponsored and passed legislation to ensure gun buyers who legally reside out of state have to disclose certain mental health records in the same way that New York residents are required to for their background checks. Other laws, such as the re cent concealed carry law, however, I found to be excessive and I voted against that bill.

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titLe C-NS boys stun F-M, reach sectional final

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The Cicero-North Syracuse field hockey team, against Rome Free Academy at VernonVerona-Sherrill High School, won 3-2 and claimed its first sectional title since 2018.

From the outset, it was clear that RFA, who had knocked out defending champion Bald winsville 2-1 in the semifinals a week earlier, proved that it was far removed from the side C-NS had blasted 5-0 back on Sept. 2.

The Black Knights kept the Northstars off the board during a scoreless first quarter and mostly kept the ball in C-NS’s end, too.

Then RFA provided more pressure by tak ing the lead a minute into the second period, forcing a scramble in front of the C-NS net where Alexa Thompson converted, with the assist going to Isabel McMahon.

It remained that way going to halftime, the Northstars earning just one penalty corner to the Black Knights’ six.

Six minutes into the third period, RFA doubled its margin to 2-0, Drew Kopek con verting when she deflected a Fiona McMahon shot into the net. Only now did the Northstars start to piece together an attack, and when RFA committed a foul that led to a penalty stroke,

Gabby Wameling, with 2:25 left in the third quarter, converted her third goal of the postseason, giving C-NS ample time to catch up.

As the game went to the fourth quarter, the Northstars attacked on a more consistent basis. With 11:34 left, a Shannon Brown shot made it through several Black Knights defenders and, when it found the net, tied it at 2-2.

It did not remain even for long. C-NS

Liverpool volleyball sweeps C-NS again

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The Liverpool and Cicero-North Syra cuse girls volleyball teams met in last Tues day’s regular-season finale, where Liverpool got the best of C-NS in just three sets.

The Warriors found itself heavily chal lenged in each of the first two sets, but C-NS could not quite get the points it needed at the end. So Liverpool claimed both of those set 2523 and then breezed through a 25-14 third set led up front by Lola Sageer, who got 12 kills and six blocks, adding two aces. Lauren Po land, with nine kills and two blocks, was close behind, with Sophie Sageer getting seven kills and eight digs as the Warriors also displayed plenty of depth on the back line. Allyson Cran dall earned 16 assists, while Addie Tanton got 11 assists. Defensively, Madison Ames led with nine digs as Eliana Page finished with six digs.

On C-NS’s side, Maddy Howell earned eight kills and Karley Eymer gained six kills.

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Over the next 10 years, Micron and Onon daga County will invest $10 million in building a clean room at OCC.

“This investment will provide students ac cess to advanced manufacturing methods and equipment to prepare them for technician and engineering roles inside Micron’s manufactur ing facility,” read a statement from Micron. Arnzen said collaborations with area colleg es and universities — Syracuse University, the SUNY network, Cornell, Clarkson, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Rochester Institute of Technology — will allow engineering programs to customize their curricula to the semiconduc tor industry’s needs as the chip fab is built out over the next two decades. Micron already has a partnership with RIT. “We can scale,” she said.

Micron is looking beyond traditional educa tional pathways to develop its employee base.

“We’ve got to partner with community col leges to develop pipelines for folks who might not go to a four-year school,” Arnzen said.

Micron plans to set up training centers to re cruit and educate employees from different so cioeconomic, racial and cultural backgrounds.

Syracuse University and Micron will partner to create workforce development programs at SU’s D’Aniello Institute of Veteran and Military Families (IVMF). Arnzen said CNY has a “rich veteran community.”

“It is a very smooth transition between our roles and what they learn in the military,” Arn zen said.

Allison Navarra led the defense with 13 digs as Marissa Baker amassed 13 assists, four aces, six digs and three kills, with Ellie Blumer earning nine assists.

The Northstars tried to turn it around in its playoff match at West Genesee – but could not do so, the season ending in a 25-16, 25-19, 2523 loss to the Wildcats. Cami Zajac (15 kills), Olivia Snyder (10 assists, five kills) and Sonya Dunham (17 assists) led WG as it advanced to face top seed Baldwinsville in the semifinals.

Liverpool would not play until Saturday afternoon against Auburn, and when it did take the court the Warriors were quite ready, as demonstrated by its 25-13, 25-8, 25-1 romp over the Maroons. So at 14-4 overall, the War riors will challenge no. 2 seed and defending champion Fayetteville-Manlius Wednesday night in the semifinals, the winner to get Bald winsville or West Genesee in Friday’s sectional final at Chittenango High School.

Micron’s goal is to hire at least 1,500 veterans over the next 20 years. The company announced its first intern hire Oct. 27: SU electrical engi neering student and Navy veteran Savion Pol lard.

Construction on the Clay facility is expected to begin in 2024, generating 5,000 construction jobs. Micron pledged to spend 30% of construc tion expenses on New York State Certified Mi nority/Women Owned Business Enterprises and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Busi nesses. The company is urging its contractors to hire through Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh’s Syracuse Build initiative, a workforce develop ment program that offers area residents a path to a construction career. starting small

Micron is not just investing in higher edu cation and employee programs. The company has committed to funding early childhood and K-12 programs as well.

“That has always been core to us,” Arnzen said.

Micron will invest $500,000 in the YMCA of Central New York’s childcare and early child hood educational programs. The company also announced a $500,000 sponsorship of the Muse um of Science and Technology (MOST), which will fund an interactive semiconductor exhibit and STEM camps.

Over the next decade, Micron will invest $10 million Syracuse STEAM school, which brings together the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, art and math.

“The regional facility will offer unprecedent ed opportunities in emerging technologies and the arts to socioeconomically, racially and geo

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swarmed and, with less than six minutes left, saw Addie Esce leap on a rebound and put in the go-ahead goal – which, as it turned out, would win a championship.

C-NS meets Section IV champion Greene this Saturday at 11 a.m. at Sidney High School. The winner advances to the Nov. 12-13 state final four at Centereach High School on Long Island.

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Given the opponent, and the way it ended, Cicero-North Syracuse boys soccer head coach Mike McCaffery said it was one of the most sat isfying victories in his three-plus decades coach ing the Northstars.

Such was the description of the 1-0, doubleovertime win over defending champion Fay etteville-Manlius in last Wednesday’s Section III Class AA semifinal at Christian Brothers Academy’s Alibrandi Stadium.

For more than 90 tense minutes, the two long-time league rivals engaged one another, neither side getting a goal as the defenses con tinually made key stops.

Then, early in the second OT period, with penalty kicks looming, C-NS earned a free kick just inside F-M’s end of the field, but still more than 50 yards from the Hornets’ net.

As he had done many times before, senior goalkeeper Wyatt Dupell ran up to take the free kick. His low, hard drive went straight to F-M goalie Jeremy Albert, and eluded his grasp be fore finding the top of the net.

With that “golden goal”, the Northstars earned a berth in Tuesday’s sectional final at Phoenix against no. 6 seed West Genesee, who after upending no. 3 seed Liverpool in penalty kicks topped no. 2 seed Utica Proctor 2-1 in the semifinals.

That it even got to this point was mostly a tribute to the way C-NS had improved on defense from its regular-season meetings with F-M, a 1-1 draw in September and 4-1 defeat in early October.

Knowing that it had to stop Hornets for ward Joe Donnelly, who led the league with 21 goals and 11 assists, C-NS had Zack Scott and Aaron Huksic take turns in the middle of the field marking and trailing him throughout the game, which proved successful.

Outside, it was Jacob Dietter and Adam Bonnier covering F-M’s other front-line play ers and shutting them down, too. Still, the Hornets took nine shots, all of which Dupell stopped.

Even though he had taken free kicks before, the game-winner was Dupell’s first goal of the season, and set up the final with West Genesee, a team with which C-NS split its two previous outings.

graphically diverse students. This investment will serve as a catalyst for future private develop ments and collaboration in the region,” read a statement from Micron.

Micron’s K-12 programs are designed to “reach historically marginalized students and reduce barriers to future STEM careers.” One such program is Micron’s Chip Camps, which offer junior-high students an introduction to semiconductors and other STEM topics. Chip Camps are held across the country, Arnzen said.

These programs will be available to students in every corner of Onondaga County, Arnzen said, through Micron’s own outreach as well as partnerships with the YMCA and other organi zations.

Liverpool Central School District Super intendent Daniel Henner applauded Micron’s commitment to K-12 education.

“The addition of Micron to the Central New York community will provide the Liver pool Central School District, as well as districts across the region, with numerous educational opportunities for students in grades K-12. Pro grams such as Chip Camp, Girls Going Tech and Careers in a High-Tech World will enhance Liverpool’s newly introduced career pathways that will prepare our students for their future ca reers. We look forward to working with Micron for years to come,” Henner said. community and culture

While the White Pine Commerce Park is strategically located near a National Grid sub station, Syracuse Hancock International Air port and major highways, Arnzen emphasized that the community culture was what sealed the deal for Micron.

“The collaboration and the partnership and the tenacity to tackle tough challenges — those values are so similar to those we hold in our company,” she said.

Leaders at the municipal, state and federal levels have been very eager to work with Mi cron, Arnzen said. New York State and Onon daga County attracted Micron with a slew of tax credits, grants and other incentives. In return, Micron must deliver on its promises to gener ate jobs, power its facility with 100% renewable energy and sign the Community Investment Framework. This agreement includes the cre ation of a $500 million Green CHIPS Commu nity Investment Fund. Micron is contributing $250 million to this fund, and New York State and other governmental partners will contrib ute the rest.

Arnzen said she understood the skepticism from some concerned Central New Yorkers, who have expressed worries about traffic, increased demand on educational and healthcare systems, and environmental issues. Micron plans to hold quarterly town hall meetings so area residents can share their concerns and needs, and the company vowed to work with local and state government to tackle infrastructure challenges and other issues.

“I would have those same questions and con cerns [if I were them],” she said. “We will make an impact in this community. They will hear what we have to say — but more importantly, they will see our actions.”

To watch remarks from Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra, President Joe Biden and others at the Oct. 27 OCC event, visit micron.com/ny.

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Schumer authored the CHIPS and Science Act, which provides $52.7 billion for semicon ductor research, workforce development and incentives for manufacturers. Biden signed it into law in August.

NYS expanded tax credits for semiconduc tor manufacturers with the Green CHIPS law, authored by Assemblymember Al Stirpe (DNorth Syracuse, 127th District).

“What I hear when I go door to door is that we need good-paying local jobs here in Central New York. Parents don’t want their kids to have to move away to find work. They want their grandkids to grow up here,” Stirpe said following Biden’s visit. “The Green CHIPS law, which I authored and passed earlier this year, provided the incentives necessary for Mi cron to choose to build here. And this is just the start. This new investment places our re gion in the spotlight for jobs, and makes us a central player in the future of this fast-growing industry.”

In her introduction of Biden, master elec trician Shawni Davis said the president under

stands the value of workers and unions. Davis is a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 43 and owner of Luminary Electrical.

“We are here and we are ready to power up New York’s long-awaited manufacturing re birth,” Davis said.

Just two days before early voting began in New York, Biden’s speech veered into cam paign territory for his party. Democrats are hoping to hold onto their slim majority in the House of Representatives and the Senate dur ing the midterm elections.

“I’ve said from the beginning that my ob jective is to build an economy from the bottom up and the middle out. An economy that re wards work, not just wealth. An economy that works for everyone so the poor have a ladder up, the middle class can do better. And when that happens, the wealthy do very well,” Biden said. “It’s a fundamental shift, and it’s working compared to what the very conservative Re publicans are offering these days.”

Biden emphasized corporate tax reform, caps on prescription drug prices for seniors and job creation among his administration’s accomplishments. He said 10 million new jobs have been created and unemployment dipped

from 6.4% to 3.5%. He criticized former Presi dent Donald Trump for the unemployment rate and stagnation of infrastructure improve ments during Trump’s term.

“My predecessor was the first president since Herbert Hoover — not a joke — to lose jobs in the entirety of his administration,” Biden said.

Biden said Republicans are “determined to cut Social Security and Medicare, and they’re willing to take down the economy over it.”

Despite his fears about the GOP platform, Biden ended his speech on a brighter note.

“I’ve never been more optimistic in my life about America’s future. I mean it sincerely. Not because I’m president, but because we have en trepreneurs and people who know what they’re doing to lead us through … a completely dif ferent era in terms of the kinds of technologies we need, like this man right here,” he said, ges turing to Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra.

“I hope you feel what I feel standing here today: pride,” Biden said. “Pride in what we can do when we do it together to build a better America … proving to the world that our best days are ahead of us.”

attendees react

Dana Krinsky and Ava McCann, two first-

year SU law students, were among the few hundred people who scored tickets to Biden’s speech.

“We wanted to support our — his — alma mater,” Krinsky said. “It’s rare that the current president is from your alma mater.”

McCann, who grew up in the Binghamton area, said Micron’s investment in Upstate New York is “awesome” and is “going to provide a lot of opportunity for the area.”

“I personally wanted to stay in the area be cause I was raised in Central New York, but it makes me want to stay even more,” McCann said.

“I think from an alumni standpoint it’ll draw more of us back here,” Krinsky said.

Tim Penix, an employee of the State Uni versity of New York and a lifelong CNY resi dent, said Micron is going to change the future of the region and the state.

Penix said Micron has focused on engaging Central New Yorkers of all backgrounds to en sure equity for jobseekers.

“I have seen more on-the-ground attention to diverse communities [from Micron] than any other companies,” he said. “I believe we’re going to see a transformation.”

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of 4the4, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) with offices located in Onondaga County, for the purpose of any lawful act or activity under the Limited Liability Company Law. The Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on September 28, 2022. SSNY is the agent desig nated to receive service of process on behalf of the LLC. SSNY shall mail a copy of such ser vice of process to An thony J. Finochio, 120 Riverglen Road, Liver pool, NY 13090. SR-298202

TOWN OF CICERO LEGAL NOTICE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT BERO ARCHITEC TURE PLLC (CHRISTO PHER BRANDT)(APPLI CANT), 7258 LAKESHORE ROAD (TAX MAP #078.-01-67.0) CICERO, NY, has made applica tion to the Zoning Board of Appeals for one or more variance(s) for a residential addition.

----- LEGAL DESCRIPTION AVAILABLE AT THE TOWN OF CICERO ZONING OFFICE-----As required by the Zon ing Ordinance of the Town of Cicero, to FUR THER TAKE NOTICE that a Public Hearing on the question of the granting of said application to be held at the Cicero Town Hall, 8236 Brewerton Road, Cicero, NY 13039, by the aforesaid Board at 6:00 P.M., local time, on Monday, November 14, 2022, at which time and place all persons will be heard either for or against the granting of the request stated in said application.

DATED October 27, 2022

CHARLES STANTON CHAIRMAN TOWN OF CICERO ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS SR-299741

Notice of Formation of 8202 Brewerton Road, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/31/2022. Office is lo cated in County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 7281 Route 31,

Notice of Formation of 8202 Brewerton Road, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 5/31/2022. Office is located in County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro cess to 7281 Route 31 Cicero, NY 13039. Pur pose is any lawful pur pose. SR-297383

Notice of Formation of A to Z Worldwide, LLC, a Domestic Limited Lia bility Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 24 2022. Office location: County of Onondaga SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 4396 Oak Orchard Rd. Clay, New York 13041.

Purpose: Any lawful pur pose. SR-299517

Notice of Formation of A&M Healthcare Staffing Pros LLC, a Do mestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Arti cles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 15 2022. Office location: County of Onondaga SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 5701 East Circle Drive #346 Cicero, NY 13039.

Purpose: any lawful pur pose. SR-298832

Notice of Formation of APEX CONTRACTING SOLUTIONS, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the Sec retary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/01/2022. Office is lo cated in the County of Onondaga. SSNY is des ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro cess to 8486 Big Cone Path, Liverpool, NY 13090. Purpose is any lawful purpose. SR-298937

Notice of Formation of BIRDS AND BEES LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on OCTOBER 14, 2022. Office loca tion: COUNTY OF ONONDAGA. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: KRfSTA

Notice of Formation of BIRDS AND BEES LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on OCTOBER 14, 2022. Office location: COUNTY OF ONONDAGA. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom pro cess may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: KRfSTA PERRY, 8759 WEDGE FIELD LANE, CICERO NY 13039. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-299159

Notice of formation of CARDIOVASCULAR SPECIALISTS OF CENTRAL NEW YORK, PLLC.

Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/15/2022. County: Onondaga SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro cess to 4820 W. Taft Rd Ste 209, Liverpool, NY 13088-2800. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which PLLCs may be formed under the New York PLLC Law. SR-298145

Notice of Formation of Cox Rochester Developer LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/18/2022.

Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom pro cess may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 8100 Oasis Ln, Clay, NY 13041. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

SR-299214

Notice of Formation of Cox Rochester Managing Member LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/18/2022.

Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom pro cess may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 8100 Oasis Ln, Clay, NY 13041. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

SR-299210

Notice of Formation of Cox Rochester Master Tenant LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/18/2022.

Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 8100 Oasis Ln, Clay, NY

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of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/18/2022.

Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, 8100 Oasis Ln, Clay, NY 13041. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

SR-299213

Notice of Formation of Fountains Of Huth LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/08/2022 Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom pro cess may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 8658 Bayview Dr, Cicero NY 13039. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-298838

Notice of Formation of GONG CHA SYRA CUSE, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Compa ny (LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 8/8/2022. Office loca tion: County of Onondaga. SSNY is des ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro cess to: 8215 Molson Way, Liverpool, NY 13090. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-297574

Notice of LLC Formation of GOV DEV, LLC, a NY limited liability company (LLC). Arts. of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (NYSS) on 10/6/22. Of fice: Onondaga County NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail process to: 9055 Brewerton Road Brewerton, New York 13029. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. SR-299740

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Hayden Gems, LLC.

Articles of Organization were filed with the De partment of State on Oc tober 19, 2022. The of fice of the Company is to be located in Onondaga County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process served against him or her is: 25 Orangewood Drive, Liverpool, NY. The purpose

agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served. The address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process served against him or her is: 25 Or angewood Drive, Liver pool, NY. The purpose of the business of the Company is any lawful business. SR-299332

Kaur & Kaur Enterprises, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/15/2022. Cty: Onondaga. SSNY desig as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail pro cess to 5047 Constitu tion Ln., Liverpool, NY 13088. General Purpose. SR-298311

Notice of Formation of Licata Group LLC, a Domestic Limited Liabili ty Company (LLC). Arti cles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/02/22. Of fice location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is des ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro cess to: 4946 Greenber ry Drive, Clay, NY 13041. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-298406

NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION Loudpack Exotics, LLC Filed with SSNY on 8/25/2022. Office: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 7543 Plum Hollow Circle Liverpool NY 13090 Purpose: any lawful. SR-298231

Notice of Formation of MFCESARIOJR, LLC a Domestic Limited Lia bility Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/23/2022 Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom pro cess may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Martin F Cesario, Jr., 4997 Windgate Rd., Liverpool NY 13088. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-298059

Notice of Formation of Phoenix Rising Trans portation, LLC, a Do mestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Arti cles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Sep. 6, 2022. Office location: County of Onondaga.

Notice of Formation of Phoenix Rising Transportation, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on Sep. 6 2022. Office location: County of Onondaga SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Niri Porter, 305 Old Liver pool Rd., Liverpool, NY 13088. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-299083

Notice of Formation of Pulse Construction LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY on Septem ber 27, 2022. NY office location: Onondaga County. Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom pro cess against the LLC may be served. Secre tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Pulse Construction, LLC, 4308 Candlelight Lane, Liver pool, NY 13088. Pur pose: to engage in any lawful activity. SR-298822

Notice of Formation of RTC Property Holdings, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of N.Y (SSNY) on 9/27/2022 Office location: Ononda ga County. SSNY desig nated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served SSNY shall mail process to 4701 Buckley Rd. Liverpool, NY 13088 Purpose: any lawful pur pose. SR-298251

Notice of Formation of Scoops of CNY LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Sec retary of State of New York (SSNY) on 3/31/2022. Office is lo cated in County of Onondaga. SSNY is des ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro cess to 7281 State Route 31, Cicero, NY 13039. Purpose is any lawful purpose.

SR-297384

Notice of Formation of Supernault Property Development LLC, a Do mestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/27/2022.

Office location: County

Notice of Formation of Supernault Property Development LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/27/2022 Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom pro cess may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 8527 Farm Gate Path, Cicero, New York 13039. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-298422

Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Name: The Flapjacks Truck, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/22/2021. Office Lo cation: County of Onondaga. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of pro cess to: The Flapjacks Truck, LLC, 4104 Silver ado Drive, Liverpool, NY 13090. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. SR-297749

Tocco Villaggio III, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 8/23/2022. Cty: Onondaga. SSNY desig as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail pro cess to 8351 Pareti Pl. Clay, NY 13041. General Purpose. SR-298099

NOTICE OF FORMATION of TREU Property Man agement, LLC, a Domes tic Limited Liability Company (LLC) with of fices located in Ononda ga County, for the pur pose of any lawful act or activity under the Limit ed Liability Company Law. The Articles of Or ganization were filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) on September 22, 2022. SSNY is the agent designated to re ceive service of process on behalf of the LLC SSNY shall mail a copy of such service of pro cess to Rufus Kearse 8227 Sarona Lane, Clay NY 13041. SR-297786

Notice of Formation of VEN4U LLC, a Do mestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Arti cles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/07/2022.

Office location: County of ONONDAGA. SSNY

Notice of Formation of VEN4U LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/07/2022 Office location: County of ONONDAGA. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom pro cess may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 7345 CEDAR POST RD., LIVERPOOL, NY 13088. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-299148

Notice of Formation of Wallis Digital Solu tions LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Compa ny (LLC). Articles of Or ganization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 08, 2022. Office lo cation: County of Onondaga. SSNY is des ignated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of pro cess to: 212 Grenadier Drive Apartment E, Liv erpool NY, 13090. Pur pose: any lawful pur pose. SR-298707

Notice of Formation of WHALEMAW ENTER TAINMENT LLC, a Do mestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Arti cles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/22/2022 Office location: County of ONONDAGA. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom pro cess may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 4241 GEMI NI PATH, LIVERPOOL NY 13090. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-298094

NOTICE OF FORMATION of WholeBodyHealth315, LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on August 24th 2022. Office location: Onondaga County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom pro cess may be served SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 8 Apricot Lane, Liverpool, NY 13090

Any lawful activity.