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Bazaar is back!

Jeremy and Jessica Mosley, who live in Liverpool, are hosting another creative crafts bazaar at Johnson Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 22.

The Mosleys operate two businesses – Mosley Mercantile here in Liverpool and the Cozmic Cauldron in downtown Syracuse. Both the Mercantile and the Cauldron will have booths set up at Johnson Park on Saturday along with many other handcrafted vendors. Smackers Snacks will sell munchies and beverages as well.

“We’re hoping for good weather,” Jessica said, “but we’ll be there rain or shine.”

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The village of Liverpool is again offering a free willow basketry workshop on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 12 and 13, but this year it will be conducted at the Village Hall, 310 Sycamore St.

Last week, I incorrectly indicated it would be taught at the First Presbyterian Church Hall, as it was in 2022. Award-winning basketmaker Bonnie Gale will teach participants how to make a scrap basket.

Participants must attend both days from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. To register, call or email Bonnie at 607-226-0314 or email her at bonwillow22@outlook. com.

– Liverpool resident Joe Ostuni Jr.

Creative Director: Gordon bigelow, ext 331, art@eaglenewsonline com

Not a day to politicize

To the editor: This past Memorial Day, the town of Salina did something it had never done before... the town hosted a car show in order to raise funds for veteran-oriented organizations (this year it was Honor Flight), connect local veterans with resources within our community, and show respect and remembrance to our fallen men and women. The car show ended up raising $2,600 for Honor Flight, had over 70 vehicles showcased, and a few hundred people attended the event. For a first-time event, hosted by inexperienced car show planners, I would call this an overwhelming success.

Unfortunately, two people decided to politicize this event and drag my name and the town’s name through the mud in order to advance a narrative and agenda. John and Stella Penizotto, while Stella was running a primary campaign against the sitting Supervisor Nick Paro, called the event “despicable” and said we did not do enough to involve local veterans.

We absolutely did all we could to include veterans and next year we plan on making it an even more successful event and include more veterans and organizations.

What was not said was the morning of the car show, when myself and other volunteers showed up to set up the event, Stella and John lined town property and surrounding properties with her lawn signs, ostensibly to promote her political endeavors at a Memorial Day event... that is “despicable.” John and Stella stayed at the event campaigning for the entirety of it, completely forgetting the nature of the event; a solemn remembrance for our fallen heroes, an effort to connect local veterans with resources, and raise money for veteran organizations... not a political event to campaign for your ambitions and revenge.

We are fortunate that Stella did not win the primary, their vicious lies and attacks are rooted in a vengeance against the sitting supervisor with little regard for the betterment of the town. And to use an event staged for our veterans and fallen heroes to advance a “despicable” narrative... their character is flawed.

I write this letter only to help clear up any lies and misinformation that was spread by the Penizottos during their bitter primary... and I waited until after the primary so it would not be misconstrued to be a “political attack.”

My 24 years of service as a Military Policeman in the US Army has made me apolitical when dealing with the public but I have to back my fellow veterans and denounce the actions of the Penizotto family and their despicable actions regarding the attacks against myself and all veterans in the town of Salina. This is not the way to handle their campaign by taking cheap shots at veterans trying to help memorialize fallen comrades on Memorial Day Weekend!

Lastly, in John’s letter bashing the car show, he stated that so much more money could have been raised. So, I ask him how much did the Penizotto’s raise for veterans on Memorial Day Weekend...... or any day for that matter?

The Penizottos are dismissed!

MicHAEl HART – RETiRED MAsTER sERGEANT liverpool