Star Review Digital Edition - Dec. 21, 2022

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By AshlEy M. CAsEy AssociAte editor

Most gardeners aspire to have a green thumb, but Cassidy Holz can say hers is gold.

The Onondaga Community College student and Baker High School grad capped off her Girl Scout career earlier this year by earning the Gold Award, the highest honor a Girl Scout can achieve.

Senior and Ambassador level Girl Scouts (in grades 9-12) who want to earn their Gold Award must complete a “Take Action Project” that improves their community in a measurable, sustainable way. For her project, Holz installed a garden to support the food pantry at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Clay.

“There’s a lot of people who are going hungry and I know a lot of people who are in that situation use food pantries,” Holz said. “Food pantries don’t get the greatest quality food for vegetables — it’s all canned stuff.”

A local VFW post connected Holz to the Cpl. Kyle R. Schneider Foundation for her project. Lorie and Rick Schneider founded the organization in memory of their son, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2011 while serving in the Marines.

Holz dubbed her project the Cpl. Kyle R. Schneider Memorial Garden. She built two 18-by-4 raised beds.

The partnership between B’ville Girl Scouts and local veterans organizations is not a new one. In 2020, Alicia Baldwin’s Gold Award project was the renovation of VFW

Post 153’s Veterans Food Pantry.

According to Feeding America, 1 in 9 working-age veterans and nearly 1 in 4 activeduty servicemembers struggle with food insecurity. The hunger problem is exacerbated by many of the other difficulties facing veterans: disability, mental health issues, unemployment and discrimination. While 1.2 million veterans use SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits, many activeduty military families do not qualify for food

Girl scout plants garden for Clay food pantry

Cicero rejects Metro North PUD proposal

By AshlEy M. CAsEy AssociAte editor

Lincoln Avenue residents received a Christmas gift from the town of Cicero last week: The Cicero Town Board voted unanimously Dec. 14 to deny Gabelry Development’s request for a zone change to build a cluster of multi-family homes and senior housing in their neighborhood.

Gabelry Development, LLC, had sought a change from Regional Commercial to Planned Unit Development (PUD) for the two parcels at 8010 and 8016 Brewerton Road next to the EchoPark Automotive dealership. The Apex at Metro North was being marketed as an “unparalleled luxury living experience” with as many as 300 residential units made up of townhomes, garden-style apartments and flats with ground floor garages.

assistance. Military spouses have a high unemployment rate and housing near military bases can be expensive.

Among Holz’s bounty from the Cpl. Kyle R. Schneider Memorial Garden were tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, onions, celery, eggplant, okra and basil. She conveniently dropped off her harvests at Immanuel Lutheran as the veggies came in.

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Salina drops full-value property assessments

By AshlEy M. CAsEy AssociAte editor

To paraphrase the beginning of “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare, picture “two households, both alike in market value, in fair Onondaga County, where we lay our scene.” As in Shakespeare’s tragedy, there has been strife among neighbors — caused not by a family feud, but by New York State’s patchwork of property assessment rates.

Take Clay and Salina, for example. A PostStandard investigation found similarly priced homes in both towns had wildly different school and county tax bills despite both being in the Liverpool Central School District. Clay calculates taxes using an equalization rate, a ratio of a municipality’s total assessed value divided by its total market value. Until recently, Salina’s assessments matched the market value. The Salina Town Board voted Dec. 12 to end full-value assessments.

New York State recommends that municipalities assess property at the market value but allows municipalities to set their own assessment rates. Until recently, only six of Onondaga County’s 19 towns followed the state’s recommendation, but in recent months three towns in the northern suburbs — Salina, Lysander and Van Buren — have opted to use equalization rates to calculate a property’s assessment. Now, only three towns in Onondaga County still assess properties at market value: DeWitt, Manlius and Tully.

As housing prices have skyrocketed, residents of towns who used full-value assessments suffered some serious sticker shock when receiving their 2022 assessments. Equalization rates softened the blow for many homeowners but the assessment hikes exposed the disparities in tax bills caused by New York State’s laissez-faire assessment practices.

“Equalization rates wouldn’t be necessary if all municipalities assessed property at 100% of market value,” reads the NYS Department

of Taxation and Finance’s explainer on equalization rates.

According to the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, a nonprofit whose goals include promoting “efficient and equitable tax systems,” each state has a unique set of regulations for property assessment. Maryland and Montana handle assessments across their states rather than leaving it up to municipalities. States such as Rhode Island and Nebraska have different assessment classifications based on whether property is residential, commercial, agricultural or industrial. New York does not differentiate.

“We passed a resolution five months ago pretty much telling the state the way assessments are done in New York is crazy and the state needs to do something to fix it,” Salina Supervisor Nick Paro told the Star-Review “When there’s taxing entities [like school districts] that cross town lines, that causes inequities.”

Until the state agrees to overhaul the system, it’s up to towns to walk the line between balancing their budgets and keeping homeowners from being overwhelmed by mounting property taxes.

Assessments for 2023 will be released in the spring, and Paro said he does not foresee a huge change for land in Salina next year.

“We’re a pretty much built-out town. We’re not going to see large residential tracts being built,” he said. “We’re going to see a lot of redevelopment projects, but not new development.”

With Micron expected to draw 125,000 or more people to Onondaga County over the next 20 years, the region will need plenty of housing. As a “community between two cities” — Syracuse to the south and the 60,000resident town of Clay to the north — Paro said Salina is an attractive prospect for firsttime homebuyers.

“Salina has some of the most affordable housing in Central New York,” Paro said. “I

Equalization rates

here is a breakdown of the 2022 equalization rate for each town in onondaga County the rate is calculated by dividing a municipality’s total assessed value by its total market value a rate of 100 means property is assessed at 100% market value — in other words, if you bought or sold your home for $200,000 then your town bases your taxes on an assessment of $200,000

• Camillus: 97

• Cicero: 86

• Clay: 3 34

• Elbridge: 85

• Fabius: 78

• Geddes: 70

• LaFayette: 75

• Marcellus: 94

• Onondaga: 78

• Otisco: 1 7

• Pompey: 78

• Skaneateles: 75

• Spafford: 65

Note: deWitt, lysander, Manlius, salina, tully and Van buren all had a rate of 100 for 2022 lysander, salina and Van buren have opted to use equalization rates beginning in 2023 learn more about equalization rates from the Nys department of tax and Finance: tax ny gov/pit/ property/learn/eqrates htm/ Data: NYS Office of Real Property Tax Services, orps1.orpts.ny.gov/cfapps/ MuniPro

hope people are going to be looking at Salina and be able to enjoy some of the amenities that are just around the corner. I think Salina’s positioned to have a bright future with Micron coming.”

At a public hearing in October, Lincoln Avenue residents voiced their opposition to the project, citing concerns about traffic, privacy and sidewalk maintenance.

In July, the Cicero Planning Board referred the matter to the town board with a number of comments and concerns. While the area’s existing traffic infrastructure and utilities could support the 278 apartment units with mitigation measures in place, the planning board concluded that “the layout of the multi-family portion of the project does not create and sustain a desirable and stable environment.” The planning board found the amount of impervious area in the site plan “excessive” and negatively impacting aesthetics, snow removal, landscaping and green space.

“In particular, the Flats units are considered to create development that is too intense and not consistent with other development in the Town of Cicero,” the planning board’s findings read.

The planning board suggested using the northeast corner of the site to “reduce the intensity of the development,” increase green space and landscaping, and allow for adequate parking for residents. Per town code, the planning board recommends a minimum of two parking spaces per multi-family unit of up to two bedrooms, three parking spaces for units with three or more bedrooms, and 1.5 parking spaces for senior units. Gabelry’s application includes parking spaces inside garages that are only accessible if vehicles in the surface parking spaces outside are moved. Town code “requires parking spaces to be directly accessible from an interior driveway.”

Councilor Jon Karp read the town board’s findings — six pages in total — at the Dec. 14 town board meeting. The town board’s report included many of the planning board’s concerns and expanded on the potential traffic implications of the proposal. Karp said a traffic study found no significant county-wide or inter-county traffic implications but the project would negatively impact local traffic. He said the Route 11 corridor between Lincoln Avenue and Caughdenoy Road is a “high-accident location” that ranks above the statewide average for similar facilities.

Allowing the Metro North PUD would add more trips at peak traffic hours and cause a downgrade in services at existing signalized intersections. The proposal also does not include the impact of Micron’s coming development.

“We do not believe the negative traffic impact due to increased accidents can be mitigated,” Karp said. “The potential disruptions to residents living near the project cannot be mitigated and therefore we find the proposed project impact to be unacceptable to our residents.”

The town board concluded that the site is “better suited for commercial purposes,” which is the parcels’ existing classification.

courtesy of cAssidy Holz Cassidy holz, of baldwinsville, installed a vegetable garden in memory of Cpl. Kyle R. Schneider for the Immanuel Lutheran Church food pantry in Clay.

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MONDAY, DEC. 26

The Great Salt City Blues Concert 6 7:30 p.m. The Palace Theatre, Syracuse. The area’s best musicians will be paying tribute to the music of legendary artists. Tickets available online at brownpapertickets.com and in person at Sound Garden in Armory Square.

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 University 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 mammogram on the van, call 315-464-2582 or visit upstate.edu/ mobile-mammography/.

Board Games and Hot Cocoa 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Skaneateles Library. Drop-in to the library for a cozy afternoon of playing board games and sipping hot chocolate. A variety of board games will be set up as well as a hot chocolate bar to build your own tasty beverage. Games recommended for kids 3+.

THURSDAY, DEC. 29

Meet a Therapy Dog: Nessie 3:30-5 p.m. Skaneateles Library. Drop in at the library to meet Nessie! Read her a short story from our collection or simply soak up all her sweet doggie vibes. Location: Children’s Room. For kids beginning to read independently to age 18. DEC. 29-JAN. 2

Disney On Ice: Let’s Celebrate Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial, 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.

unit have agreed to help out with the bulk of the work going forward,” she said of her garden’s future.

Holz is now studying American Sign Language at OCC. She said she wants to work with autistic children, some of whom are non-verbal. Girl Scouting has given her invaluable life

FRIDAY, DEC. 30

Noon Year’s Bingo 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Skaneateles Library. Ring in the “noon” year at the library! We’ll play several rounds of bingo while we countdown to noon and toast with glasses of sparkling juice. Every child will win a small prize during our bingo game. For ages 5-10 with an adult. Registration required; visit skanlibrary.org or call 315-685-5135.

SATURDAY, JAN. 3 Baldwinsville Agriculture and the Flower Farms 6 p.m. Van Buren Town Hall. Hosted by the Beauchamp Historical Club. All are welcome.

MONDAY, JAN. 9 ‘Lincoln the Inventor’ Book Talk 7-8 p.m. Raymour & Flanigan, Route 31. The Clay Historical Society and the Liverpool Public Library collaborate to host author Jason Emerson.

WEDNESDAY, JAN 11

Baldwinsville Public Library Board Meeting 7 p.m. Baldwinsville Public Library. Monthly business meeting of the BPL Board of Trustees. All board meetings are open to the public.

TUESDAY, JAN. 24 CNY ATD Coffee Chat 8:30 a.m. Panera, 3409 Erie Blvd.

lessons such as how to be resourceful to solve problems and face life’s difficulties.

“It also showed me that I always have a group of people that are, no matter what, willing to help out in life,” she added.

Holz shared her advice for Girl Scouts working toward their awards.

“Just keep pushing forward. You’ve got this,” she said. “You’ll feel so great that you did

East. CNY ATD hosts informal meetups for talent development professionals to socialize, share stories/ experiences, discuss issues, explore challenges, and learn from each other.

TUESDAY, JAN. 17

Words Matter: Using Inclusive Language 8:15-10 a.m. Virtual. CNY ATD will discuss how to use inclusive language, and how to better promote it in your organization. Interactive virtual program. CNY ATD Members - $25; Nonmembers - $40. Registration – https:// cnyatd.org/upcoming_program1.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18

Brown Bag Lunch Noon. First Presbyterian Church, 97 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles. Come for soup, cookies, coffee and tea. Bring a sandwich and a friend. A guest speaker will speak about ways donations are received and used to aid residents in need. RSVP by Jan. 15.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 8

Employee Learning Awareness Roundtable 8:30-9:30 a.m. Virtual. A roundtable to discuss the importance of highlighting employee learning and for sharing ideas on shining the spotlight on employee learning in organizations.

such a great thing. When you’re all done, you will feel empowered because of it.”

Holz, along with 32 other Girl Scouts from Upstate New York and one from Pennsylvania, received her Gold Award in a ceremony held at Drumlins in late November.

“I’m inspired by our Class of 2022 Gold Award Girl Scouts. They identified the root cause of pressing issues in their communities,

Baldwinsville Public Library Board Meeting

7 p.m. Baldwinsville Public Library. Monthly business meeting of the BPL Board of Trustees. All board meetings are open to the public.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 Baldwinsville Public Library Board Meeting

7 p.m. Baldwinsville Public Library. Monthly business meeting of the BPL Board of Trustees. All board meetings are open to the public.

APRIL 2, 2023

Bunny Breakfast Proceeds benefit the North Syracuse Family Festival.

SATURDAY, APRIL 8

Monster Jam Stadium Championship JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse. The most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience for families and fans in the world today returns to Syracuse for an adrenalinecharged weekend. Tickets will be available for purchase online at ticketmaster. com.

Baldwinsville Hall of Fame for Performing Arts Inductee Ceremony 7 p.m. Baker High School. Open to the public. Additional information to be posted on bvilleartshalloffame.org.

created sustainable solutions and took action to earn one of Girl Scouting’s highest achievements. Each embodies our Mission, Promise, and Law, and completed a project with lasting impact,” said Julie Dale, Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways CEO.

GSNYPENN serves 24 counties in Upstate New York and two counties in northern Pennsylvania. To learn more, visit gsnypenn.org.

Laboratory Alliance names new CEO

rita romano brings extensive local healthcare experience

Laboratory Alliance of Central New York recently announced that Rita Romano was recently named chief executive officer (CEO). She serves as a liaison between the board of managers, medical directors and management of the independent clinical and anatomic pathology reference laboratory.

Romano has a long history with Laboratory Alliance. She first joined the company in 2011 as manager of its rapid response laboratory at Upstate University Hospital at Community General. In 2013 she was appointed director of the Operations Center, Laboratory Alliance’s main laboratory.

In this role she was responsible for the oversight and management of clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory services in accordance with the accreditation authorities, physicians’ orders, policies, procedures, established standards and administrative policies.

She returns to Laboratory Alliance after leading Quadrant Laboratories, LLC since March 2021, where she over -

saw the establishment of 43 communitybased testing sites for COVID-19 across New York state.

She has been dedicated to Central New York healthcare since beginning her career as a medical technologist at Community General Hospital in 1988. She held laboratory and management positions with St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, LabCorp, Northern Syr -

acuse OB/GYN Associates and North Medical Laboratory Services.

Romano earned her Master of Arts degree in strategic leadership and her Bachelor of Science degree in medical laboratory technology from St. Bonaventure University.

She is certified by the American Society of Clinical Pathologists as a medical technologist. She is a graduate of the Ahern & Murphy Associates leadership course and Joel Ettinger Associates’ leadership development program.

She serves as the president and board member and is an active member of the Clinical Laboratory Management Asso -

ciation Central New York chapter and an associate member of American Society of Clinical Pathologists.

Laboratory Allianc e , established in 1998, provides all inpatient and outpatient clinical and anatomic pathology testing for Crouse Hospital and St. Joseph’s Health and for regional hospitals, long-term care facilities and healthcare practices in a 16-county region in Central New York.

The company performs more than 10 million tests per year through its 11 patient centers and three laboratory locations.

Rita Romano

The spirit of giving

It is that time of year when many of us have been making the effort to help others.

The holiday season makes us acutely aware that there are many who will go without the joys many of us feel and the pleasures many of us may take for granted.

Whether it is presents under the tree or gathering with friends and family for a big meal with more leftovers than we know what to do with, we know this time of year many will struggle to provide those things for their family and many more will struggle just to stay warm and fed and still many others will go without entirely.

There are a number of things many of us can and often do take advantage of to lend even a little bit of help.

This can come in the form of making a donation to the food pantry or local church that helps provide meals.

We can donate clothing items and hats and scarves to help others keep warm.

We can donate gifts or get a name from a giving tree and give some extra presents to make Christmas a little merrier for children.

We may give the extra few dollars at the checkout stand that will go to a charitable organization.

All of these efforts are good and well worth doing and as the old saying goes; every little bit does indeed truly help.

Perhaps this time of year the most visible and audible reminder that there are people in need are the Red Kettle bell ringers associated with the Salvation Army.

Whether on the street or at the entrance of a store, these volunteers, the bells they are ringing and the red kettles they are using to collect are a common site and have served as a friendly reminder for decades to give a little whether it was loose pocket change or a dollar or two.

But the in recent year there has been a shift in the way we shop and the way we pay.

With online shopping, many are out less than they once were and many of us now rarely if at all carry cash, instead using bank and credit cards for the majority of our purchases.

According to the Salvation Army, this has changed the manner in which it is able to raise the funds it uses through the year, much of which has traditionally come from these red kettles.

In some areas, the Salvation Army is taking advantage of the technological advances that have taken place and offer what they are calling “Kettle Pay,” which allows the use of apps like Apple and Google Pay to make a donation.

But many kettles still rely on dropping some change in.

The Salvation Army has also adopted an online platform for donations as well as a campaign called Love Beyond Christmas that seeks to continue to help people beyond just the holiday season to have food, clothing and shelter.

To learn more about this campaign and ways to donate visit salvationarmyusa.org.

With just a few days left until Christmas, if you are able and have a few extra dollars, or even some spare change, which even some change can help make a change in the lives of others, consider dropping it in one of those red kettles if you see one.

These funds, even the smallest donations add up and can go a long way to help others. And as what we think of as the major part of the holiday season winds down, remember the need for support does not have a single season. And if you are able, continue to show your support of local efforts like the work done by churches, food pantries and volunteer groups to help others who may not have the same advantages many of us are fortunate enough to have.

CLuES FOR thE bLuES

It was a blue week, not darkly blue, but blue enough to cast a negative pall on those times when my mind wasn’t directly engaged. Why? I haven’t a clue, but maybe I do, sort of. Mix some bodily offhealth and several “it didn’t turn out as I had envisioned moments” and you get, at least for me, a kind of loneliness that separates me from the optimism with which I usually face the world. I was surely up for a sunnier disposition and an end to my dependence on analgesics and Tums.

Strange where you find the sun shining.

I found it first, are you sitting down … at Walmart. Now that was unexpected. My trips to this giant merchandiser are usually preceded by determination to get in, find what I need and get out, fast. I did not want to hear people screaming at their kids, children running rampant through the aisles without supervision and other less-than-attractive store-based ambiance.

I arrived early on the day that I was scheduled to have not one but two dentist appointments. Now, that is enough to color my world black. But these were the near–to-the-ends of complicated procedures that had begun more than a year ago. The day had not begun well. Staggering downstairs

with the cat worrying me about his breakfast, I looked forward to my first, reviving cup of coffee. Distressingly, the old coffee pot had, overnight, become a planter. I had to face the morning without coffee. I added a new coffee pot to my list of “things to do.”

My coffee-deprived body demanded a fix. I stopped at MacDonald’s and bought a cup.

Now awake, I made my way to the Walmart housewares department. While comparing the available coffee brewers, a trio of people who looked to be older than me, and that is saying something, worked its way into the aisle to find an electric griddle. Two women, who appeared to be sisters, discussed the merits of one, referring to the gentleman who, in a walker, stood nearby.

“How about this one?” They held up a simple grill.

“Looks fine, but can it make French toast, pancakes, those hash browns like Ma used to make?” he replied.

They joked with him, kidding him about his “girlfriends,” grabbed a boxed version of the grill and left, happily chatting about the

purchase.

“Sweet,” I thought. A family together through all the years. A nice feeling. Putting my coffee maker in the basket, I made a quick detour to the pharmaceutical area to pick up some soap and again came upon a family, this time a grandmother in a wheelchair and her granddaughter. The former was regaling the latter with funny stories about her mother. Family, again. Both were smiling.

I was then off to the biggest challenge of the day. My spouse needed a new cell phone, one that was inexpensive to purchase and maintain. What do I know about this? Nothing. I stood in front of an array of phones, trying to use my vast education, which is basically useless in this pursuit, to figure out which of the many phones would be the best. I read the information printed on each, thinking that this would help. It seemed pretty straightforward until I came to the admonition on one that said ominously, “no hidden fees.” To which fees were they alluding? Picking each up didn’t help. A young woman, dressed in Walmart attire, asked if she could help. I thought such service had disappeared with Bill Haley and the Comets, but no, she knew her stuff and guided me to a successful purchase. The day was

decidedly looking up. The rest of the week was less blue, but I still carried some pessimism, ennui and grumpiness along with me until yesterday. It was the end of the week. Very tired and lacking in energy or motivation, I sat at the long traffic light at the corner of Genesee and Onondaga Road, mentally griping about the fact that I’ve never actually made it through this intersection without being stopped by the light. I was about five cars back from the traffic signal, looking at the landscaping in front of the Mobile Station when I noticed someone trying to cross the street … a feat of some courage for anyone, but this man had a white cane. He was blind. He started out and turned back three times.

“My gosh,” I thought, “How will he ever get across?” Someone should help him. But who? I kept thinking that the person in the car nearest the Mobile station had the best opportunity, but that driver didn’t move.

Pulling my car closer to the side of the road, and fearing a rush hour traffic jam that would be blamed on me, I was screwing up my courage to get out to help when a man in a plaid long sleeved shirt appeared from nowhere to guide the blind

Hancock Airport rated among the worst for holiday travel

Forbes Advisor tries to provide its readers with the knowledge and research needed to confidently make informed financial decisions.

Historically, some airports and airlines have been plagued by issues such as flight delays, cancellations and higher airfare during the holiday season, providing a worse experience for consumers.

In a new study, Forbes Advisor analyzed federal transportation data for the months of November through January to determine which airports and airlines are the worst for holiday travel.

They found that Syracuse Hancock International Airport ranks #11 among the worst airports for holiday travel.

With travel now nearing pre-pandemic levels, travelers who will be visiting family or vacationing this holiday season face potential flight delays, cancellations and airfare prices that are up 40 percent from 2021.

Late-arriving flights

Forbes Advisor compared the 100 busiest airports across 10 key metrics from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics and found that 5.78 percent of incoming flights arrived late at Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The average holiday season airfare charged at Hancock was relatively high, at $407.42.

The absolute worst airport, according to the study, is Westchester County Airport in White Plains: This airport had the highest rate of air carrier delays (8.54 percent) and diverted flights (0.80 percent) among the 100 busiest airports.

Second worst is Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport in

Alaska. The Anchorage facility ranks highest for both average airfare price between October and December ($531.87) and average dollar increase in airfare between the summer months and the holiday season ($77.45).

Vintage gingerbread Liverpool’s Village Museum conducted a Taste of Gingerbread contest as part of its holiday open house on Dec. 8, at the Gleason Mansion.

Visitors were asked to taste a piece of Mrs. Raymond Kinney’s Great Grandmother’s Gingerbread recipe which was more than 100 years old in 1964 when printed in the Community Cookery cookbook from the women of St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church. The tasters compared the vintage recipe to the taste of gingerbread made from Betty Crocker Gingerbread mix on today’s grocery shelf.

Working on the project were Cindy Hibbert of the Liverpool Public Library, and from the Village Museum, Terri-Lee Bixby and Joan Cregg.

The gingerbread contest was won by Mrs. Kinney’s scratch gingerbread recipe which was favored by 15 of the 20 tasters.

“We at the Village Museum enjoyed this contest,” said Joan Cregg. “It provided a new focus amongst the village exhibits. So we’ve begun to plan another contest for next year.”

Wishing you a cool yule

Much like Santa Claus himself, Louis Armstrong devoted his life to “the cause of happiness,” as he once put it. He brought joy to audiences around the globe every time he put his trumpet to his lips

or crooned with his instantly recognizable gravelly voice. Yet, while Satchmo’s holiday recordings have become standard yuletide fare, he never released a Christmas album during his lifetime.

Now, for the very first time, “Louis Wishes You A Cool Yule” presents Armstrong’s holiday recordings as a cohesive body of work; louisarmstrong.lnk.to/LouisXma s

The disc features nearly all of Armstrong’s holiday output: six Decca singles from the ’50s, including “Cool Yule,” “Christmas Night in Harlem,” and the swinging “‘Zat You Santa Claus?” The 11-track album also features duets with two of Pops’ favorite vocal partners, Velma Middleton (“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”) and Ella Fitzgerald (“I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm”).

Rounding out the collection is the artist’s signature hit, “What a Wonderful World,” and a previously unreleased recitation of Samuel Clement Moore’s poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” popularly known as “The Night Before Christmas.” Paired with newly-recorded music by New Orleans pianist Sullivan Fortner, the poignant recording marks the first new Louis Armstrong track in more than 20 years and is notable for being the last recording he ever made.

Last word

“Christmas and Louis Armstrong would seem to be made for one another. Yet the American trumpeter and singer had a bittersweet relationship with the season. He didn’t celebrate it during childhood because he had to work. He was 40 when he got his first Christmas tree and was so enchanted with it he took it on tour.”

– Chris Pearson, The Times of London.

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Ramblings from the empty nest ann Ferro

Livin’ in Liverpool russ tarby

tor of New York’s Sun newspaper, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has since become history’s most reprinted newspaper editorial, appearing in part or whole in dozens of languages in books, movies, and other editorials and on posters and stamps. The text below is taken from Newseum.org.

“Dear Editor: I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, ‘If you see it in The Sun it’s so.’ Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus?”

Virginia O’Hanlon

115 West Ninety-Fifth Street

VIRGINIA, your little friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except [what] they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Virginia, whether they be men’s or children’s, are little. In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no VIRGINIAS. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe

in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas Eve to catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus coming down, what would that prove? Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus. The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world.

You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the

The Night Before Christmas

According to historians, Clement Clarke Moore wrote his immortal poem, “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” also known as “The Night Before Christmas,” for his family on Christmas Eve 1822. He never intended that it be published, but a family friend copied it and submitted it to the editor of the Troy (New York) Sentinel, where it made its first appearance in print on Dec. 23, 1823. The poem then began to be reprinted in publications across the country, with the first appearance in a book in The New York Book of Poetry in 1837. Moore did not acknowledge his authorship of the poem until 1844, however, when he included it in a book of his verses. Today, “The Night Before Christmas” remains the most-published, most-read, most-memorized and most-collected book in all of Christmas literature. The poem below was reprinted from poetryfoundation.org.

A Visit from St. Nicholas

By CLEMENt CLARKE MOORE

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds;

While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads;

And mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long

winter’s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow, Gave a lustre of midday to objects below, When what to my wondering eyes did appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer, With a little old driver so lively and quick, I knew in a moment he

must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came, And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:

“Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!”

As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;

So up to the housetop the coursers they flew

With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too—

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.

His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!

His cheeks were like

roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;

noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world which not the strongest man, nor even the united strength of all the strongest men that ever lived, could tear apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it all real?

Ah, VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives, and he lives forever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;

He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself; A wink of his eye and a twist of his head Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, And laying his finger aside of his nose, And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle, And away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight— “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

man across Genesee Street. Where did he come from? At first I thought he was either a driver or a passenger in one of the cars waiting at the light, but no, as the cars moved forward, there were none that waited. He seemed to disappear.

There are many ways that he could have been out of my sight. He could have gone down to the hill toward the Target store; he could have come from a car behind me…all sorts of explanations…but from wherever he came, he did something that nothing, usually nothing, can make me do. I cried, big sobbing tears at the generosity of an unknown person, the kind of cour -

age that makes me feel wonderful. An affirmation of the sense of family that extends beyond kin, to strangers in need.

The tears were washing away the rest of the blue…well, almost. There is still the fact that when I ordered a coffee at MacDonald’s, the 11-year-old at the counter shouted back, “One Senior Coffee.”

There’s no denying that I sport the Senior Coffee look, but geesh, have pity.

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.

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Anna M. Gerst, 85 avid sports fan

Anna Marie Gerst, 85, of Skaneateles, passed away at home on Dec. 15, 2022, with her family surrounding her.

Anna Marie was born on April 13, 1937, to Joseph and Frances Shon in Youngstown, OH. After graduating from Rayen High School in 1955, she went on to attend Youngstown University and taught fifth grade at Saint Columba Elementary.

In 1958, during their junior year at college, Anna Marie met the love of her life, Carl William Gerst, Jr. They married on April 18, 1959, and, later that summer, moved to Central New York. With two children and a third on the way, they moved from an apartment in North Syracuse to their first house in Skaneateles during 1967.

Anna Marie and her husband, Carl, have always given to causes close to their heart, eschewing recognition. She was a member of St. Mary’s of the Lake Church in Skaneateles, and St. Alphonsus Church in Auburn. Anna Marie and Carl formed a close friendship with Father Lou Vasile, who married two of their children, baptized several grandchildren, and visited with Anna Marie weekly up through time of her passing.

Anna Marie was an avid sports fan, and loved to watch all of her kids and grandkids play sports. She was a fixture at Allyn Arena in the 70s and 80s, watching her three boys play hockey.

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Whether live or on TV, there were not many sports she did not like to watch with her husband.

When Patrick Mahomes came onto the scene, she became an instant Kansas City Chiefs fan (as well as a fan of his wife and family.) Carl and Anna Marie missed very few Yankees games, especially this summer, with Aaron Judge chasing 61 home runs. The family knew they would be scolded for calls during any SU basketball, Football, or Lacrosse game (especially last year when her second nephew, Mikey Berkman, was playing). Watching any sporting event with her, you were treated to better color commentary than any network announcer.

Anna Marie was predeceased by her beloved mother and father, Frances and Joseph, and brother, Samuel Shon. Anna Marie is survived by her husband of 63 years, Carl. Her children, Mary (Ken) Hardy, Maureen (Scott) Stalica, Carl (Ingrid) Gerst III, Greg Gerst; Gary (Lynda) Gerst, Amy (Todd) Ruetsch; and Christine Gerst. Anna Marie cherished her twenty grandchildren: Sean, Samantha, and Rileigh Hardy; Gina, Alex, Danny and Sara Stalica; Aidan Loftus, Samuel, and Carl William Gerst IV; Matthew and Natalie Gerst; Nathan, Thomas, and Addy Gerst; Hannah, Jack, Connor, Hank,

and

Anna Marie loved life to the fullest, especially time spent with her family. Anna Marie doted on her “boyfriend,” Carl, and on Christine, their youngest daughter. As a special needs adult, Christine (the “Angel” of the family) has always lived at the family home with a dedicated caregiving team throughout her adulthood. This team includes Terry Patrick, Atsje Zuidema, Kim Bobbett, Holly Falso, Cindy Lynn, Trish Hoadley and Paige Boratko.

The following quote embodies how Anna Marie felt towards her own family, and this amazing, loving team of women: “

In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together and the music that brings harmony.” by Eva Burrows.

The family wants to thank the loving end-of-life care from Dee Sweet, her team, and Hospice of Central New York.

The funeral was held at St. Mary’s of the Lake Church in Skaneateles at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 20; there was a celebration of life teception after mass at The Lodge (4355 State Street, Skaneateles Falls, 13153) and all were welcome.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution in Anna Marie’s memory to the Hospice of Central New York and of the Finger Lakes by clicking here: Hospice Donation.

To send condolences, visit robertdgrayfuneralhome.com.

passed away Dec. 9, 2022. Maurer Funeral

Home Moyers Corners, Baldwinsville, has arrangements.

Suzana Arsovski, 56, of Clay, passed away Dec. 10, 2022. Maurer Funeral

Elizabeth A. Wattam, 83 enjoyed dancing, entertaining family, friends

Elizabeth A. Wattam, 83, originally of Baldwinsville, passed away in Canandaigua on Dec. 8, 2022. Liz was born in Syracuse, on Sept. 17,1939, to Frances and George Strouse. She was a graduate from Phoenix High School. Liz married Richard Wattam in 1958 and together they had three sons, Douglas, David and Mark. She was a resident of Baldwinsville for more than 50 years then moved to Farmington in 2015 to be with more family. Liz enjoyed dancing, entertaining family and friends for the holidays and spending time out at their camp on Oneida Lake. Liz also enjoyed many winters in the sunny state of Florida with her husband, where she participated in community fashion shows, organized garage sales and enjoyed her social gatherings.

Elizabeth is survived by sons Douglas and David (Brenda), daughter in-law Lisa (Mark Wattam), four granddaughters, Shelby (Andy Huntington), Jennifer (Richard Post) Jessica (Ryan Crawford) and Shelly Wattam, seven great-grandchildren, Mya and Khloe Huntington, Abigail and Ryland Post, Michaela, Mark and Olivia Crawford. Sisters, Mary Lou (John Vaughn) Carol (Ralph Calkins) and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her husband Richard, son Mark and several siblings. Graveside services were held at Riverview Cemetery.

Condolences online at falardeaufh.com.

Home Moyers Corners, Baldwinsville, has arrangements.

Mary L. Galuppo, 91, of Liverpool, passed away Dec. 12, 2022. Maurer Funeral Home Moyers Corners, Baldwinsville,

has arrangements.

Louise P. Scarlata, 90, of North Syracuse, passed away Dec. 12, 2022. Fergerson Funeral Home, North Syracuse, has arrangements.

passed away Dec. 7, 2022. The

Bush Funeral Home of Elbridge has arrangements.

P. McCarthy, 49, of Syracuse,

Tyler Ruetch. Anna Marie is also survived by her sisters Mary Bartlemay and Francie (Jerome) Keating.

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C-NS, Liverpool indoor track win at Jensen Relays

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It proved a clean sweep for the Cicero-North Syracuse indoor track and field teams during the Dec. 11 morning session of the Oscar B. Jensen Memorial Relays at SRC Arena – and Liverpool would win later that day, too.

Going first, C-NS had 105 points on the girls side, easily clear of second-place Cazenovia (62), while with 74 points the

boys Northstars were ahead of Auburn’s runner-up total of 59.5 points.

Hannah Boyle went one minute, 44.03 seconds in the 600-meter run to hold off teammate Sophia Graham’s 1:44.86 as Cameron Sisk (1:48.92) was sixth. Graham added a fourth in the 1,500-meter run in 5:27.03.

Also excelling in sprints, C-NS had Marissa Doty take the 300-meter dash, edging Jamesville-DeWitt’s Victoria

Payne, 43.85 seconds to 43.89, with Grace Murray third in 44.21.

Katy Harbold was second in the 1,000-meter run in 3:15.17, with Elliana Balagh seventh and Allilson Navarra ninth. Marissa Navarra went 10:47.08 at 3,000 meters for third place as Kennedy Jones (12:14.59) took fifth. Jaydin Mackey was third in the 55-meter dash in 7.71 seconds, with Eva Farone eighth.

Jasmine Ayre had a second-place long jump of 14 feet 7 ½ inches with Morgan Hayes fourth going 14’3”. Later, Hayes’ triple jump of 33’6 1/2” put her second as Kalli Congden (30’9”) was seventh. Maria Sanfilippo got fourth in the weight throw, heaving it 29’11”.

Baldwinsville’s 77.5, while the boys had 69 points for third place behind B’ville and Marcellus.

Addison Ziegler set the tone for the girls Warriors when she won the 1,500 in 5:14.17 as Meghan Moyer was second in 5:25.97 and Addison Miles sixth. Ziegler also was second in the 600 in 1:47.96 as Moyer was third in the 3,000 in 12:02.08 and Kaitlyn Hotaling fifth in 12:08.20.

Ariyah Racciatti got second in the weight throw with 27’5”. Sophia Jarosz went 44.74 seconds in the 300 for second place, Layla Pearl Collins topping 7 feet for second in the pole vault.

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I did not want to read my previous article until a

I submitted this one, to see how my thoughts may have changed over the last several years. Here goes…. Most of us would answer “NO” to the question in the title of this article. However, there are others who would insist the answer is “YES”. I don’t believe it can be answered honestly without rst, de ning what the words “winner” and “attitude” mean to each of us personally…not how they are perceived by others or de ned in Websters’s Dictionary. I have always believed that the word “attitude” was, and still is, the most important word in the English language. I attempted to apply it to my life and athletic career. To more clearly de ne the word “attitude”, I decided to nd a few synonyms that might give you a di erent perspective; Point of View, viewpoint, frame of mind, way of thinking, outlook, angle, slant, perspective, position, inclination, approach. Let’s focus our attention on how the word “winner” would apply to our golf game and you might be surprised at how important our attitude could be to us outside of golf.

Because Jack Nicklaus once said, “Golf is 85% mental”, I searched the internet for a mental coach to help us on our journey. I found an article written in 2018 called, “10 Ways To Develop A Winners Attitude For Golf”. David MacKenzie wrote the article. He is the founder of Golf State of Mind, which just happens to be the title of a book he wrote on the subject. roughout his playing career, he learned quickly how attitude, self-belief, focus and mental toughness a ect performance. David was quoted as saying, “Attitude is a major reason why some people are more successful than others, whether it’s golf or any other pursuit”.

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1. NOTICE WHAT YOU SAY (TO YOURSELF AND TO OTHERS)

When I ask a new student to describe their game or recent rounds, those with a winning attitude for golf will immediately go into positive tones and adjectives. ose that need to work on their attitude, will highlight more negatives and things they don’t currently have in their game - it’s more pessimistic.

2. DEFINE YOUR PURPOSE

If you don’t ask yourself why you are playing golf and how it’s going to ful ll you in the future, it will manifest itself in a poor attitude. Ask yourself why and write down the answer.

3. FAKE IT BEFORE YOU BELIEVE IT is isn’t about trying to change other people’s perception of you or pretending to others that you are something that you are not. is is about changing your attitude by acting like you want to be more con dent and mentally tougher and act like it! Over time you’ll start to think and feel more like that golfer you want to become.

4. CHOOSE TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD ose people with a winner’s attitude use the

positive energy created by a good mood. e best time to get into a good mood is rst thing in the morning. Stick to this routine.

5. BE GRATEFUL ose with a winning attitude for golf regularly express gratitude for simply being able to play the game, irrespective of the result. When you do this, you’ll immediately feel lighter and more content.

6. SURROUND YOURSELF WITH OTHERS WITH A WINNING ATTITUDE FOR GOLF A winning attitude is infectious - you’ll be inspired and motivated to achieve your goals by spending more time with the people you admire.

7. CHANGE HOW YOU VIEW MISTAKES

“I never learned anything from a match that I won”…Ben Hogan said that. ose with a winning attitude for golf see every round as a learning experience, no matter what the experience. is is called a “Growth Mindset”. Winners are able to look at defeat objectively, without complaining, blaming or dwelling.

8. BE ABLE TO LAUGH AT YOURSELF Taking yourself too seriously and being too self absorbed is not a trait of someone with a winning attitude. Research shows that those that can laugh at themselves are generally more cheerful and better able to handle stress. Laughter is a powerful tool for improving mental toughness and resiliency.

9. SPEND MORE TIME IN THE PRESENT Learning how to stay more in the present moment is great for keeping a winner’s attitude. Don’t worry about the past or future. Stay in the moment more o en and you”ll see improvement in your attitude.

10. AVOID COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS (IN THE WRONG WAY)

One of the traps I nd many golfers fall into is comparing themselves to other players. By being envious of another players game, you are essentially telling yourself you are a weaker player. Remember that competition is a good thing - it drives us to get better. Look at other players game for motivation… not envy.

Ladies and gentlemen, I have no intention of taking the time to nd and read that article I wrote 6 years ago on Attitude. e “10 Ways To Develop A Winners Attitude For Golf”, written by David MacKenzie, is all we will ever need to develop a better “Winning Attitude” for golf.

LET’S MAKE OUR 1ST MOVE…BEGINNING TOMORROW MORNING!

Kaleigh Bosimenu, in the pole vault, cleared 8 feet, the same as Westhill’s Mary Kate Rewakowski, but settled for second place. Ava Schiff got sixth in the shot put with 26’8 1/4”. Aaliyah McDonald was fifth and Sydney D’Addio sixth in the 55 hurdles.

On the boys side for C-NS, Jayceon McGrew went 6.73 seconds to edge Syracuse ITC’s Anderson Rodriguez (6.81) and win the 55 sprint, with Christian Kahrs in 10 th place.

In a 1-2 effort in the 55 hurdles, Carlton Garnes, in 8.02 seconds, prevailed over the 8.44 from Camron Ingram. Garnes took third in the triple jump with 37’8 1/2” as Lai Mawi (34’9”) was ninth.

Sean Graves ran the 300 sprint in exactly 39 seconds for second place, with Dan Henry fifth in 39.99. Justin Asch got seventh in the 3,200-meter run. Dante Melfi took fourth in the 600 in 1:32.15.

Ethan Matthews was seventh in the weight throw with 38’4”. Henry took sixth and Jackson Petzoldt eighth in the pole vault, with Colt Hiltz sixth in the shot put with 37’1 1/2”. Tyler Graham ran the 1,000 in 2:55.53 for seventh place.

Liverpool’s girls took its turn at the top in the afternoon session of the Jensen meet with 94 points to runner-up

Beatrize Gurgol was third in the 55 hurdles in 9.95 seconds and cleared 4’6” in the high jump for fourth place before she took fourth in the long jump with 15’1 1/2” as Jarosz tooks eventh.

Alannah Edwards went 4’4” for seventh place in the high jump. Kailyn Barth took sixth and Meera Patel ninth in the 1,000. Mikayla Greene was fifth in the 55 sprint in 7.83 and Caitlyn Guilfoil (7.89) sixth. Emma Esposito got eighth in the shot put. Taima Tearney was eighth in the triple jump.

On the boys side, Liverpool’s Ny’Quez Madison had a winning long jump of 21’3”, more than a foot ahead of the field and then won the triple jump with 41’5 3/4” as Michael Purvis ran the 1,6000 in 4:52.82 to edge Josh Yang’s 4:53.10.

Shawmeer Bradwell ran the 55 sprint in 6.85 seconds for second place, with Sajan Mishra sixth to match hisfinish in the 55 hurdles.

Austin Ziegler grabbed third in the 600 in 1:35.33 as Ian Sherlock (1:38.39) was sixth. Davis Farrell was ninth and Purvis fifth in the 1,000 in 2:57.58 as Nathan Auriello was eighth.

Maltrin Ramadani was seventh and Kyle Schmalenberg eighth in the 300 as Nick Cosme had a weight throw of 38’1” for sixth place. Nathan Napiorkowski threw the shot put 36’8 ½’ for fourth place.

Gill rolls 726 series for girls bowling Warriors

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Continuing to keep pace with Baldwinsville atop the SCAC Metro division standings, the Liverpool girls bowling team shut out Central Square 7-0 last Wednesday behind a tremendous series from Kenzie Gill.

Consistent with games of 239, 253 and 234, Gill finished with a 726 series, nearly twice the aggregate put up by the Redhawks’ top bowler, Cassie Foster, who had a 409 set.

Kenzi Ormsby chimed in with a 562 series that included games of 195 and

194. Yilema Russell closed with a 211 in her 470 series as Sara Conover’s 461 game led to her 181 series.

Though Liverpool’s boys lost 7-0 to Central Square, Wes Lell managed a 210 second game in his 548 series as Jackson Allen closed with a 223 in his 531 set.

Kyle Lake’s pair of 183 games were part of a 510 set as Gianni Queior shot 180 in a 469 series. William Allen’s 10strike 270 opened a 691 series as he led the Redhawks and teammate Gavin Skinner had 244 and 248 in his 664 series.

C-NS, Liverpool wrestlers sweep league foes

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Things continued to go well for the Cicero-North Syracuse wrestling team in advance of Wednesday night’s head-to-head showdown with archrival Liverpool, which also is in good form.

The Northstars went a perfect 9-0 against a large field in the Dec.

9 Matt Fedish Memorial Duals at Chenango Valley, its second largescale title to go with the one earned six days earlier at home in the Andersen Tournament.

C-NS beat Binghamton (78-0), host Chenango Valley (42-25), Cooperstown (71-6), DepositHancock (66-12), Oneonta (63-12), Walton-Delhi (51-21), Homer (4828), Maine-Endwell (63-12) and

Susquehanna Valley (66-11) during the course of the meet.

John Sherbourne won all five of his contested bouts at 172 pounds. Jonah Geller went 7-1 at 152 and 145 pounds, while Kennedy Thomas (138 pounds) went 6-1, as did Kevin Mossow (110 pounds) and Joe Kozubowski (285 pounds).

The Northstars continued to roll with last Wednesday’s 60-14 win over West Genesee, though it was accompanied by Liverpool going to Baldwinsville and dominating one of its main rivals in a 58-9 romp over the Bees.

Against WG, Kozubowski opened with a third-period fall over Derek Dishaw and Kasey Kalfass (102 pounds) claimed a forfeit.

At 118 pounds, Anthony Cicia-

relli pinned Harrison Card in just 26 seconds. Two bouts later, at 132, Drew Baker pinned Mason Doran in the third period, followed by second-period falls from Geller and Sean Aldrich (138 pounds) over, respectively, Dylan Radcliffe and Joe Martini.

Ayden Sprague’s 41-second pin of 160-pound opponent Jack Wade began a closing stretch whereSherbourne Khol Kalfass (189 pounds) and Kamdin Bembry (215 pounds) also earned pins, Bembry taking just 39 seconds to finish off Omar Almlaiti.

When Liverpool handled B’ville, Dante Mallozzi got it going for the Warriors at 160 by handling Brady Lescenski 15-2 before Owen Atchie (172) beat Aaron Freden-

burg 13-2 and Jayce Bliss, at 189, pinned Nathan Cali.

Though Joe Piscitelli (215) lost 5-1 to Judson Ferris, Liverpool dropped just one more bout to go with forfeits to Keegan Mayer at 285and Pierce Goodave at 118.

Paolo Munetz, at 102, handled Brennan Kline 12-2, followed by three pins from Aiden AdamsBovenzi (110 pounds), Samir Amiri (126 pounds) and Matthews Bonato-Borges (132) over, respectively, Cael Bruce, Collin Zeman and Michael Spinner.

After Tyler Vivacqua, at 145, topped Olu Gbengbe 11-3, Connor Kral closed out the match at 152 pounds with a pin of B’ville’s Davian McLeod.

Before this, Liverpool made

its way to fourth place in a field of 16 in the Dec. 10 Phoenix Round Robin, its total of 135 points trailing only Palmyra-Macedon, RushHenrietta and South Jefferson/ Sandy Creek.

Vivacqua won at 145, pinning Grand Island’s Eli Linenfelser late in the second period of the title bout as Bonato-Borges was second at 132 pounds.

Atchie’s pin of Hannibal’s Pah Perhee in 49 seconds meant third place at 172 as Goodave, at 118, gained fourth place.

Atchie went 4-1 to Vivacqua’s perfect 4-0 mark. Munetz was 3-2 at 102 , a record equaled by Amiri at 126. Piscitelli (189 pounds) and Lucas Smith (132) went 2-2.

C-NS boys swimmers upend Fayetteville-Manlius

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One trait the Cicero-North Syracuse and Fayetteville-Manlius boys swim programs share is having to go elsewhere for home meets.

And in the Hornets’ case, it will have to search again after the 202223 season because of the planned closure of Cazenovia College.

For now, though, that venue is

open, and the Northstars would flourish in it during last Tuesady night’s meet, prevailing 100-85 over the reigning Section III Class A champion Hornets.

Rebounding from a seasonopening loss to Fulton on Dec. 6, C-NS saw Jacob Griffin, in the 100-yard backstroke, set a school record with a time of 56.78 seconds as none of his competitors would break the one-minute mark.

Prior to that, Griffin had gone 2:13.81 in the 200 individual medley and, with Donavan Medina, Joey Swenton and Connor Burke, went 1:47.65 in the 200 medley relay to pull away from F-M’s 1:55.15.

Caden Griffin had a big meet, too, starting with a victory in the 50 freestyle where he went 23.34 seconds, well clear of the Hornets’ Derick Wang (24.69) and the

field.

Completing a sprint sweep, Caden pulled away to win the 100 freestyle in 51.75 seconds and, with Medina, Anthony Gabrielli and Jacob Griffin, claimed the 400 freestyle relay in 3:49.16 after Garibelli won the 200 freestyle in 2:04.15.

Swenton emerged in this meet, too, whether it was taking the 100 butterfly in 59.24 seconds to Ga-

brielli’s second-place 1:03.64 or winning the 100 breaststroke in 1:08.46 to beat Medina’s 1:12.43. Burke would claim a close 500 freestyle in 5:46.42 to the 5:47.86 from the Hornets’ Ben Mathews. Nathan Oronski earned 242.35 points in diving ahead of Carter Canastra’s 214.55 as, in the 200 freestyle relay, Griffin, Gabrielli, Swenton and Burke prevailed in 1:38.31.

C-NS girls hoops win at RFA C-NS, Liverpool ice hockey absorb defeats

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When it blazed to the state Class AA final four a season ago, the Cicero-North Syracuse girls basketball team largely rode on the broad, capable shoulders of seniors Alexa Kulakowski and Alita Carey-Santangelo.

What is apparent, early this season, is that the Northstars have diversifed its attack, having four players score in double figures in each of its first two games, both winning efforts.

C-NS’s first big win this winter was last Tuesday’s effort at Rome Free Academy, where it beat the Black Knights 70-57 on the very same floor where Liverpool had lost in overtime one week earlier.

Just as she had done all

season, RFA’s top player, Amya McLeod, put on a strong performance, earning 27 points to lead all individuals as Alysa Jackson added 16 points.

Despite this, the Northstars jumped out 20-11 in the first quarter, built a 38-27 advantage by halftime and then spent the entire second half answering every time McLeod and Jackson tried to make things close.

And the diversity of the attack keyed that effort. Kathleen Taru led with 18 points, with Jillian Howell constantly going to the foul line, where she earned 12 of her 16 points.

Just behind them, Sydney Nesci picked up 14 points, including a pair of 3-pointers, with Maddie Howell getting 12 points.

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When the Liverpool and CiceroNorth Syracuse ice hockey teams collided Friday night at Midstate Athletic Community Center, they did so having gone through a December full of drama.

C-NS entered last week trying to rebound after a 5-3 loss to Watertown IHC on Dec. 10 at Upstate Medical Arena, the second time in as many weeks it had fallen to the Cavaliers.

On the home ice of the Syracuse Crunch, the Northstars fell behind 2-0 after one period and could not catch up, despite two goals from Braden Porter, each asssted by Hayden Scott, who netted the other goal.

Cam Walker, Kyle Debejian and Hayden McCloud also earned assists and Kali Van Iuven made 19 saves, but C-NS could not stop IHC for-

ward Mick O’Donnell, who netted three goals for a hat trick assisted on the Cavaliers’ other two goals.

A third meeting with IHC last Tuesday at Watertown Fairgrounds produced a near-identical result, the Northstars falling 6-3 despite goals by Porter, Tyler Milewski and Noah Degan.

Logan Bucher joined Milewski in the assist column and Leyton Sullivan, taking his turn in goal, recorded 27 saves. Yet IHC got another hat trick, this one from Jayden Romig as his three goals complemented O’Donnell’s goal and two assists.

Liverpool’s encouraging 3-1 start did not help it much in last Tuesday’s visit to Kennedy Arena to face Rome Free Academy.

The Black Knights beat the Warriors 9-3, pulling away during a fivegoal second period where Jimmy D’Angelo’s passes made a difference, D’Angelo amassing five assists to go

with a goal as Jake Premo and Jack Pylman each scored twice.

Unable to keep up, the Warriors did get goals from Cole Broughton, Keith Stockbridge and Andrew Gabor, with Dylan Ling getting two assists and Evan Haskins a single assist.

On a Thursday otherwise filled with weather-related postponements, Liverpool did take the ice against IHC at State Fair Coliseum and rallied for a 3-3 tie with the Cavaliers.

Down 2-0 after one period, the Warriors had a chance to rally because James Welch was again tough in goal, turning back 53 of IHC’s 56 shots.

Broughton, with a goal and assist, led the Liverpool rally. Calen Brown and Alex Kirkby also put in goals, with Reilly Bizgia and Cole Bradley adding assists.

NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION BELLA FAYE LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/5/2022, with an existence date of 1/1/2023.

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Name: 190 INTREPID LANE, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/7/2022. County: Onondaga. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 100 Metropolitan Park Drive, Liverpool, NY 130885841. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC Law. SR-300552

3700 Court Street, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 6/18/2021. Cty: Onondaga. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Houston Morris, 501 6th St., Liverpool, NY 13088. General Purpose. SR-300518

Notice of Formation of 6 Reflections, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/11/2022. Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as an agent of 6 Reflections, LLC upon whom the process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of the process to: 5601 NY-31 Unit 1416, CICERO, NY 13039. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-301606

Notice of Formation of AMANDA SMITH SHOW HORSES, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 1, 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

Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC)

Name: AMP INTREPID LANE REALTY, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/7/2022. County: Onondaga SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 100 Metropolitan Park Drive, Liverpool NY 13088-5841. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC Law. SR-300554

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FORMATION of Avani Jewelers LLC Art. Of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 11/1/22 Office location: Onondaga County, SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 4136 Silverado Dr. Liverpool, NY 13090 Purpose: Any lawful activity. SR-301821

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BELLA FAYE LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect'y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/5/2022, with an existence date of 1/1/2023. Office: Onondaga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The Limited Liability Company, 4213 Gopher Cir., Liverpool, NY, 13090.

Purpose: any lawful act.

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Office: Onondaga County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The Limited Liability Company, 4213 Gopher Cir. Liverpool, NY, 13090.

Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of formation: Caprilozzi Properties, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) January 18 2022. Office Location: county of Onondaga SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC 5482 Fortuna Parkway, Clay, NY 13041. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. SR-300938

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Name: CRA INTREPID LANE REALTY, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/7/2022.

County: Onondaga SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 5100 W. Taft Road, #4A, Liverpool NY 13088-3810. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC Law.

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Notice of Formation of CRAZYIDEACO LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/03/2022.

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 5049 CONSTITUTION LN., LIVERPOOL, NY, 13088.

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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 5049 CONSTITUTION LN., LIVERPOOL, NY, 13088.

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Notice of Formation of Finding Grace and Space LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/16/2022. 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: PO Box 3141 Liverpool, NY 13089 Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Fix-It Fox Home Improvements and Landscaping, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/09/2022 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: 4069 Elmcrest Road, Liverpool NY 13090. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-301201

Notice of Formation of Gunslingers, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (“LLC”) Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY on July 7, 2016. NY office location: Onondaga County. Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Gunslingers, LLC., 890 Seventh North Street, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 13088. Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of Gunslingers, LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (“LLC”). Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY on July 7, 2016. NY office location: Onondaga County. Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to Gunslingers, LLC., 890 Seventh North Street, Suite 201, Liverpool, NY 13088. Purpose: to engage in any lawful activity.

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Notice is given that Articles of Organization for Hearth and Home Ventures LLC were filed with the Secretary of State on 10/24/2022. The office of the LLC shall be located in Onondaga County New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served and the post office address within this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him or her is: 7014 13th Avenue Suite 210, Brooklyn, NY 11228. The purpose of this limited liability company is Asset Management.

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Notice of Formation of JPK Tool Co., LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/10/2022 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: 8272 Maple Road, Clay, NY 13041 Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-300616

Notice of Formation of KS Candle Co. LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/29/2022 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: 7300 Cedar Post Rd, Apt E25, Liverpool, NY 13088. Pur-

Notice of Formation of KS Candle Co. LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/29/2022. 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: 7300 Cedar Post Rd, Apt E25, Liverpool, NY 13088. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-301658

NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION LUCKY 7 GROCERY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/17/22. Office: Onondaga County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 200 Lodi Street, Syracuse, NY 13203. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. SR-302167

NRS VIRTUAL SERVICES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/14/22. Office in Onondaga Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served SSNY shall mail process to 4154 Forestbrook Dr., Liverpool, NY 13090 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. SR-300936

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LLC FORMATION Paint & Coating Solutions, LLC. Filed with SSNY on 9/27/2022. Office: Onondaga County SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 8349 Doreen Ave, Cicero, NY 13039. Purpose: any lawful. SR-300439

Notice of formation: Pets Bring Joy Pet Supply, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) December 5 2022. Office Location: county of Onondaga SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC 3804 Harke Ln, Liverpool, NY 13090. Purpose: Any lawful pur-

Notice of formation: Pets Bring Joy Pet Supply, LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of the State of New York (SSNY) December 5, 2022. Office Location: county of Onondaga. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC 3804 Harke Ln Liverpool, NY 13090 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. SR-301937

Notice of formation of SHAI and SHAI LLC Articles of Organization Filed with the Secretary of State of New York on 7/11/2022. 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: Shaquana Petteway 1150 VINE ST, F33 LIVERPOOL, NY, 13088, USA. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose. SR-298615

Notice of Formation of Shiny Penny LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/10/2022

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: 9525 Woodlawn Dr., Brewerton, NY 13029. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-301114

Notice of Formation of SWEET SUCCULENCE LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/26/2022 Office location: County of Onondaga County SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 8255 Trevi Lane, Clay New York 13041. Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-301605

Notice of Formation of TEC Food Safety Consultants LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/19/2022 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: 8217 Coconut Tree Dr. Liverpool NY 13090. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of The 5th Ray Dot Com, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 16, 2022. Office location: County of Onondaga. SSNY is designated as a, gent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 3874 Songbird Lane Liverpool, NY 13090 Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-301512

Notice of Formation of Union Hill Equine LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/10/2022 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: 8272 Maple Road, Clay, NY 13041 Purpose: any lawful purpose. SR-300617

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