MUSICIANS ExCEL
Students receive Senior High All-County honors
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Liverpool Central School District Director of Fine Arts Adam Shatraw recently announced that 42 Liverpool High School students were honored with selections to the 2025 Senior High All-County Band, Chorus and Orchestra. Receiving honors from LHS were junior Landon Parry, senior Ethan King, junior Dominick Brigandi, sophomore Joseph Lake, junior Carter Thomas, junior Kaden Lake, senior Kaitlyn Malinowski, junior Emmersyn Taylor, junior Natalie Visconte, senior Leyna Ngyuen, sophomore Krystyna Chybinski, senior Cassidy Taylor, junior Jamal Lesperance, junior Ethan Clark, sophomore Mia Humphrey, senior Ella Culligan, senior Allison Pastore, junior Noah Surman, sophomore Avry Arnold, sophomore Carson Fingland, sophomore Colin Hernandez, sophomore Cameron Leece, senior Samuel Anderson, junior Emma Bearup, junior Ian Hallatt, junior Emilie Sousou, senior William Sateriale, junior Nikita Holmes, senior Addison Miles, junior Makenna Baker, junior Keeghan Reese, junior Santino Nalli, senior Sara Conover, junior Edesiri Uloho, senior Austin Barnhill, senior Caleb Crawford, senior Samuel Robinette, senior Eliana Thompson, senior Gracie Henning, sophomore Grady Parrotte, junior Wesley Aureli and junior Troy Toscano. The students performed during the 2025 Senior High All-County Festival held Jan. 10 and 11 at West Genesee High School. The Onondaga County Music Educators Association sponsors the festival.
LHS students selected to Syracuse Youth Orchestra
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Liverpool High School students recently were honored with selections to the Syracuse Youth Orchestras. Receiving selections were senior Lucas Gleason, sophomore Avry Arnold, sophomore Ty DeMoya, senior Ethan King, junior Dominick Brigandi, freshman Alyssa Taggart, junior Emmersyn Taylor, senior Catherine Rouselle, freshman Madison Lapp, junior Emma Bearup, senior Austin Barnhill, sophomore Colin Hernandez, sophomore Cameron Leece, senior Eliana Thompson, senior Gracie Henning and senior Samuel Anderson. The Syracuse Youth Orchestras give students with a passion for music an opportunity to develop their skills and refine their musicianship through coaching from and side-by-side performances with Syracuse Orchestra musicians, as well as master classes with selected guest artists. Central New York middle and high school student-musicians are selected for the orchestras after an audition process.
LCSD kindergarten registration set for Feb. 10, 11
The Liverpool Central School District is preparing for kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year. All resident students born on or before Dec. 1, 2020, are eligible to register for kindergarten for the 20252026 school year. It is important for families to know that all registration forms must be submitted and approved before a spot will be held for a student.
Information packets
Kindergarten information packets are being mailed this month to families that the district knows have a child eligible to enter kindergarten. Contact your home school to be placed on its mailing list.
If you don’t know which building would be your “home” school download the district’s “Street Code Book” at liverpool.k12.ny.us/ departments/student-services/school-boundaries. Find your street to determine which of the four K-2 elementary schools your child will attend in September 2025.
Four Liverpool CSD schools house students in kindergarten through second grade: Donlin Drive Elementary (DDE), Elmcrest Elementary (EE), Long Branch Elementary (LBE) and Willow Field Elementary (WFE).
If you have an eligible child, but do not receive an information packet by Jan. 27, contact your home school to request a packet.
Registration dates
Registration will be conducted at the district office board room at 195 Blackberry Road or online. If you are unable to attend either night, call the registration office (315622-7193) to schedule an appointment.
Kindergarten registration will take place on the following dates for the following assigned home schools: EE and WFE: Feb. 10 from 4:30 to 7 p.m. DDE and LBE: Feb. 11 from 4:30 to 7 p.m.
Register online by filling out all five forms found in the middle of the registration page at liverpool.k12.ny.us/departments/studentservices/student-registration. Links can be found in the orange box. Required documents can be uploaded using the district’s document attachment form; this link can be found on the registration page as well.
Children do not need to be present for any part of the registration process.
Registration must be completed by the resident parent or legal guardian. Any in-person registrations will take place at the district office.
Children who will attend a private, parochial or charter school need to be registered at the district office during normal business hours (7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.).
Registration requirements
Begin the registration process by visiting liverpool.k12.ny.us/departments/studentservices/student-registration. Complete the required forms before registration day to expedite your registration experience.
3 In addition, the following documents are needed to register:
3 Birth certificate (original)
3 Immunization record from doctorsigned by the medical provider
3 Proof of residency - two of the following examples: current utility bill (electric), cable/ satellite bill, water bill, mortgage, signed lease
3 Parent photo identification - resident parent must register child in person
Certain cases may require additional documentation. These include residency affidavits, court issued custody documents, individual education plan (IEP) or foster parent form (DSS-2999.)
Screening
According to NYS law, children entering kindergarten are asked to complete several small tasks called “kindergarten screening.” Upon registration, parents will be notified of the scheduled screening dates in May.
THE FIRST PLANK ROAD IN THE U.S.
BY TOM HOWARD
The first plank road in the United States went through what is now the village.
The plank road follows what originally was the Indigenous Thousand Islands Trail. This was the main land route from the Thousand Islands to the Appalachian high country south of what is now Syracuse. It was a dirt path through the forest. As EuropeanAmerican settlement in the region increased, the need for a better, less muddy road was apparent. In 1812 the state Legislature created the Salt Road for shipping salt from the salt works near Onondaga Lake to Northern New York, and especially to the growing military establishment at Sackets Harbor. This was a corduroy road, composed of logs. This type of road created a rough ride, but for a short time wagons would not get stuck in the mud. It did not take long for the logs to sink into the mud, and more logs had to placed on top of the sunken logs. There had to be a better way to build a road.
State officials visited Toronto, and found that roads made of planks did a good job of keeping vehicles from getting stuck in the mud. They decided a plank road would be good for this area. The Salina and Central Square Plank Road Company was formed in 1844, and the nation’s first plank road was opened in 1846. The road was built of hemlock planks laid horizontally - these planks were eight feet long and four inches thick. The planks were laid on top of hemlock stringers (like rails) to keep the planks offthe wet ground. Only the western (southbound) side of the road was planked, and wagons loaded with farm produce and barrels for the salt industry would use the planked side, and would have a relatively
smooth ride to Syracuse. The planks were staggered in groups of three to four to allow horses and wagons to get on and off.
Why was the nation’s first plank road built here? The deteriorating corduroy road was rough and often impassable. The growing Onondaga Lake area salt industry required larger numbers of barrels for shipping salty brine mostly on the Erie and Oswego Canals. The best wood for these barrels was white oak, which does not leak. The area that would become North Syracuse - Cicero had extensive stands of white oak, and two old-growth white oak groves survive in the village of North Syracuse today. Cooperage (the making of barrels) was an important industry in this area in the early 19th century, and coopers needed a good road so they could ship their barrels to the salt works by Onondaga Lake. This is the most likely reason why the Salina and Central Square Plank Road was the first plank road in the United States.
The building of a railroad from Syracuse to Brewerton (by way of Liverpool) by 1871 made the northern section of the Salina and Central Square Plank Road obsolete. The section between Central Square and Brewerton was closed in 1873. The section between Brewerton and Cicero was abandoned in 1876, and replaced by a gravel road.
The section from Cicero to Syracuse remained open as a plank road until April 1913, making it not only the first, but also one of the last plank roads in the U.S. In 1914 - 1915 the road was paved, but it was called the Plank Road for some time after that.
The plank road was used in the famous Jerry Rescue of 1851, in which the escaping slave Jerry
Henry was taken from Syracuse to Oswego to be put on a boat to Canada. Jerry was hidden in a wagon, and the toll gates were kept open to let the wagon pass through quickly. The wagon carrying Jerry used plank roads all the way to Oswego.
The first airplane flight in Onondaga County took place at Skiff Farm on the plank road in what is now Mattydale in 1910. The pilot was George Spencer.
U.S. Route 11 follows the route of the Salina and Central Square Plank Road. It was a toll road with tolls set at 5 cents per horse, 1 cent per head of cattle, 20 cents for horse and wagon. Pedestrians were free. There were four tollhouses - the first at what is now Route 11 and Molloy Road in Mattydale, the second at Route 11 near Pine Grove Road, the third on Route 11 between Cicero and
Brewerton, the fourth on Route 11 between Brewerton and Central Square. Most of Route 11 between Syracuse and Brewerton is called Brewerton Road. This is a legacy of the plank road as the road used to be called the Brewerton Plank Road
One of the highlights of a trip on the plank road in the 1870s was the estate called “Rose Lawn” in what is now Mattydale. Today it is the abandoned lot where the roller skating arena
used to be (just south of Krueger Funeral Home).
A community center is being built on the site.
Back in the 1870s this was a glorious place with many kinds of roses and flowering trees. There were several buildings on the property, including greenhouses, and a large mansion. The mansion was the home of Benjamin W. Baum, a wealthy entrepreneur who invested in oil (at that time mostly used for lighting). The Baums were prominent in the
area, and relatives of B.W. Baum owned a great deal of land in Centerville (which would become North Syracuse in 1880). One of B.W. Baum’s sons was L. Frank Baum, who had an active imagination. He would go on to become one of America’s most famous authors, his most renowned book being “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.” Rose Lawn was his beloved youthful home. The local landscape inspired him, and it is possible that
C-NS hockey beats Syracuse in overtime, handles B’ville
BY PHIL BLACKWELL
While the race for the top in Division I ice hockey would get defined by Tuesday night’s showdown between unbeaten West Genesee and unbeaten Rome Free Academy at Kennedy Arena, Cicero-North Syracuse lurked right behind them, at least in terms of its overall record.
Going into last week at 7-2-1, the Northstars made its debut in the state Division I rankings at the no. 14 spot behind the topranked Wildcats and no. 11-ranked Black Knights, celebrating with a come-frombehind, 3-2 overtime win over Syracuse last Tuesday at Meachem Rink.
Goals by David Pierce and Braylon Amidon in the second period had the Cougars in front 2-1 going into the third, but C-NS kept applying pressure, tied it late in regulation and then won it in the extra period.
Nate Bustin paced the comeback and finished with a pair of goals. Emmit Porter assisted on both of Bustin’s tallies and got the other goal, with Jase Knopp also earning a pair of assists. Single assists went to Andrew Gabor and David Cooley. Meanwhile, the C-NS defense kept
Syracuse off the board down the stretch, Trevor Smith ultimately making 37 saves.
Then, facing Baldwinsville Thursday night, C-NS offered another reminder of how it seemed to have surpassed the Bees in the league pecking order, prevailing over the Bees 5-1.
Early on the game belonged to the Northstars defense which, after Jake Dubois’ first-period goal, kept B’ville from adding to that total. Again Smith stood out, turning back 42 of the Bees’ 43 shots.
Still, the game was tight, 2-1, when in the final period the Northstars got clear led by Porter, who notched a three-goal hat trick, and Gabor, who had a career-best four assists.
Knopp finished with a goal and two assists. Bustin chimed in with a goal and assist as Austin Benkoski also earned an assist. B’ville goalie Zach Bice recorded 29 saves.
All of this builds up to a rematch with the West Genesee side which C-NS played to a 2-2 tie back in December, only this one takes place at the Syracuse War Memorial after the Northstars face CNY Fusion Wednesday night.
the “yellow brick road” is based on the plank road. In the sunset the hemlock planks (especially when freshly laid) would glow with a golden light, beckoning toward adventures, to worlds beyond our normal world.
There will be more about Baum and his inspiration in the article about the significant trees of North Syracuse.
reflects the legacy of the nation’s first plank road.
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HISTORY LOST
BY JEFF SNOW town of Clay hiStorian Clay hiStoriCal
aSSoCiation member
It was a sad day when the French family’s stoic red barn located at 5170 State Route 31 burned to the ground three days before Christmas in 2024.
In the town of Clay as you head east on Route 31 towards Cicero, just past Caughdenoy Road, that historic red barn and its two beautiful cupolas would catch your eye. It did for me, a lifelong resident of Clay. The Clay Historical Association thought this would be a good time
OBITUARIES
Maggie R. Bowers, 87
Owned The Willowbrook
Maggie Rose Bowers, 87, of Skaneateles, passed away peacefully on Jan. 11, 2025. She was born in Livingston, TN.
Maggie moved to Skaneateles at an early age. She was a cook and operated Johnny T’s restaurant for years. She then opened her own business called The Willowbrook that she ran for years as well.
She also worked at Mercy Rehab as a cook until she retired. Maggie loved her vegetable gardens and her flowers. Maggie was a firm believer in the lord and her faith was strong. Rest in peace Maggie.
No services are planned at this time. To send condolences, visit robertdgrayfuneralhome.com.
Ruby A. VanDuser, 77
Devoted mother and grandmother
Ruby A. (Granger) VanDuser, 77, of Cato, N.Y., passed away peacefully at home surrounded by love on Dec. 23, 2024, after fighting a courageous battle with cancer. Ruby was born on May 4, 1947, the daughter of Edward (Jerry) Granger and Agnes (Nightengale) Granger. She grew up in McDonough, N.Y., and graduated from Oxford Academy and Central School. Ruby began her typesetting career at the Evening Sun in Norwich and worked at the Brown Newspapers in Baldwinsville where lifelong friends were made. She retired from Sysco Food Services, Warners, after 20 years as an executive administrative assistant.
Ruby left family and friends with a lifetime of memories and her laughter and sense of humor will be missed by many. She found happiness in tending her flower gardens and possessed a green thumb she did not pass on to her children or grandchildren, leaving many plants in need of a new home.
Ruby was always up for an adventure and would share her Bahamas cruise pictures with anyone willing to look through them. Her travels brought her to Canada, Ireland, the Dominican Republic, New Mexico, Alaska, Florida, North Carolina, New Hampshire and Maine, gathering rocks and plant cuttings along the way. She never turned down a chance to enjoy an off-road Jeep adventure and there was nobody more fun to take to a haunted house.
Ruby enjoyed an evening sitting around a campfire or taking in a play or concert with friends, finding inspiration in the magic of theater and music. Her inability to carry a tune never stopped her from singing and, if there was music, she was dancing. Above all, Ruby was a devoted mother and grandmother whose unwavering love will be deeply missed. Her beloved cats, Miss Kitty and O’Malley, will
to share with the readers some history about the farm. The land was originally owned by the Anderson family. According to a town of Clay map, the farm was established
also forever feel the absence of her loving presence.
Ruby was predeceased by her parents, her brothers Jerry (Toad) Granger, Don Granger and William Kraft and sister Gloria Middleton.
She leaves behind a legacy of love, laughter and adventure to her brother Ken Granger, her children, James (Cathy) VanDuser, Kathryn (John) Gilmour and Kevin (Maria) VanDuser, her grandchildren, Michael VanDuser, Michele (Jon) Lang, Nicholas (Rachel) Gilmour, Alyssa (Chris Bobinchak) Gilmour, Megan (Cody Hilton) Gilmour, Camilla Swart and Gianna VanDuser, her great-granchildren, Michaela VanDuser , Walter Reid III and Baby Boy Bobinchak, due in May, and a wide circle of friends and family who will ensure her love never fades.
A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Jan. 19 at R.J. Fahy Funeral Home, 116 N. Broad St., Norwich with Pastor Richard Howard officiating. A celebration of life followed at Park Place Diner, Norwich. In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation can be made to Helping Hounds Dog Rescue, 7268 Caswell Street, North Syracuse, NY 13212.
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The extraordinary, amazing, marvelous… PGA golf show
My deadline for the “ nal proof” of this column was last Friday. When you read this article in the six Eagle Newspapers, I am planning to be standing in the main isle of the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida attending the PGA GOLF SHOW from January 22-25, for the 24th time. My strategy is to be at the West end, in the center of an imaginary circle that surrounds the Top “10” golf club companies in the world who will be displaying all of their 2025 product lines. ey include; Callaway, Taylor Made, Titleist, Ping, Mizuno, Srixon/Cleveland/XXIO, Wilson, and Tour Edge. I will be reporting on my impressions of the over-all quality of the Show as well as sharing my thoughts about the new golf equipment on my radio show, the day a er the show ends.
As you may already know, I had the pleasure of interviewing Marc Simon, VP of Reed Exhibitions (RX) and the PGA of America. ey manage the PGA GOLF SHOW. Marc was a guest on my radio show earlier this month. He has strong ties to CNY since his father Bob (now deceased), was the golf coach at Hamilton College for many years. Bob also competed in SGDA events whenever possible, with his adoring wife Joy at his side, walking fairways for the entire 18 holes. Bob and I shared many stories about coaching golf and life that will remain special to me.
Marc also informed my radio audience that there would be about 100 countries represented at the show with about 1,000 booths. e PGA SHOW is the longest running and largest gathering for the business of golf in the world and it remains a trade-only event, not open to the general public. e statement that I believe best represents the philosophy of
Reed Exhibitions and the PGA of America is this, “We cultivate a culture of inclusion at all of our events, where the very things that make us unique are celebrated. Our exhibitors, attendees, partners, and event colleagues are people from a wide variety of backgrounds who make our shows stronger and our collective experience richer”.
e Orange County Convention Center is well suited to hold this event because of its size…almost 1 million sq. .. Only once, about 20 years ago, did I attempt to walk down every aisle and visited every booth at the show. I walked over 10 miles. I slept well that night.
Another popular feature of the show is Winter Jam. e rock band “THIRD EYE BLIND”, will perform live with Top 10 US Billboard Hot 100 hits like , “SemiCharmed Life”, “Jumper” and “How’s It Going To Be”. Sounds like something the ProNoun should attend.
I just thought of something as I was completing this article. Next year, I would like to invite someone from CNY to be my o cial “Event Coordinator” with responsibilities to assist in planning and coordinating interviews with Marc Simon, club manufactures, and PGA Tour players. We’ll have some type of contest to determine the winner. Good idea?
Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid
PURPOSE:
National Grid Proposes to Specify Definition for New York Control Area (“NYCA”) Peak Hour
TEXT:
On September 16, 2024, Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid (the “Company”) filed with the New York State Public Service Commission (“Commission”) proposed revisions to its P.S.C. No. 220 Schedule for Electric Service (“Tariff”).
Specifically, the Company seeks to update the Tariff to define “ICAP Market Peak Hour” as the peak hour of the New York Control Area (“NYCA”) occurring during non-holiday weekdays in the months of July or August as reported by the New York Independent System Operator (“NYISO”). Including this definition will clarify that the NYCA peak hour during a NYISO capability year occurring outside of July or August cannot constitute the ICAP Market Peak Hour. is filing also makes changes in relevant sections of the Tariff to refer to and align with this new definition.
Changes to the Tariff are proposed to become effective February 1, 2025 and are subject to Commission review and approval. You can view the filing on the PSC’s website at www.dps.ny.gov under Case 24-E-0534.
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Ruby A. VanDuser
Maggie R. Bowers
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Warm and safe
With some intense snowfall in recent weeks, more than we had in a few years, has come some fairly cold temperatures.
When it is cold and snowing like it has been, we often want to stay in or at least when we are home we want to make sure we are warm and as comfortable as possible.
Whether this effort involves a fire place, gas or electric heating systems or other kinds of heaters it is important to make the effort to be safe.
According to the Firefighters Association of the State of New York, FASNY, winter is a time when fire departments usually see an increase in home fires.
According to the organization nearly half of all home heating equipment fires occurring during December, January and February. Carbon monoxide (CO) exposure and poisonings also increase during these months.
“There is an increased risk of home fires and carbon monoxide poisoning this time of year as residents use space heaters, portable heating sources, gas furnaces, and fireplaces to heat their homes,” FASNY President Edward Tase, Jr., said in a press release. “We encourage New Yorkers to take proper precautions when they heat their homes this season.”
According to the National Fire Prevention Association, heating equipment is the second leading cause of US home fires and the third leading cause of home fire deaths. Space heaters are the type of equipment most often involved in home heating equipment fires, accounting for more than two of every five fires (44%), as well as the vast majority of deaths and injuries in home fires caused by heating equipment.
Homeowners should keep space heaters a safe distance from combustible materials, such as curtains, bedding, and upholstered furniture. To prevent CO exposure and poisoning, avoid the indoor use of unvented gas-burning appliances, unvented gas or wood-burning stoves, and unvented fireplaces.
“Homeowners should check that all heating equipment is functioning properly and that furnace and dryer vents are clear of ice and other debris,” Tase said. “As we turn up the heat, it is crucial to ensure that there are working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors on each floor of the home and outside of sleeping areas. These devices can be the difference between life and death. We want all New Yorkers to be fire-safe this winter and remember— if there is a fire: get out, stay out, and call 911.”
Here are some home heating safety tips from FASNY and the NFPA:
Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment.
Have a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters.
Never use your oven to heat your home.
Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions.
Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.
Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.
Always use the right kind of fuel specified by the manufacturer, for fuelburning space heaters.
All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.
Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.
Test smoke alarms at least once a month.
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FIND THE BEST IN THE WORST
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”
Ramblings from the empty nest
ann Ferro
At 17, the opening sentence of Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” meant little to me. “A Tale of Two Cities,” was, as I remember, like reading through molasses.
I was an adolescent full of the angst of that unique part of western culture.
Insulated by family, the times, place and age, I had little context that would have given meaning to the words.
But life happens. And context filled in the blanks.
Day-to-day living in a wider world brought the burdens of illness, conflict, disappointment, disillusionment, pain, worry … the best and the worst and, when inspired, action.
Action is the variable that is the most mutable and can be both best and worst.
At one time it would mean getting a petition signed to have a stop sign place at a dangerous intersection; at another it would be organizing a group to raise money for a cause.
How many grant proposals have I written? And how many times did I tell myself to pull up my big girl socks and get on with it?
My children learned to be generous with their material belongings and with their time.
This need to help, to share, most certainly had something
to do with my choice of profession, my jobs and volunteer work. Action makes a difference in both the world and in the actor. It is its own kind of therapy in a stressful world - “At least I did what I could.”
It always seemed that I should “do something” to make it better. I didn’t stop biting my nails until I was 50.
I am no Pollyanna. The tides of time and happenstance roll over my days as they do yours.
But, and this has taken me a while to understand, I cannot fix everything. I can do what I can do with what I have, where I am.
While I ponder my response to the enormity of the world and local problems that face us, I also know that there has to be some “best” time to counterbalance the wear and tear of the “worst.”
Sometimes the worst of times is closer to home and finding the resources to uncover the best amidst the worst is a challenge. What do you do when California is on fire?
My gosh, where will all of those people find shelter?
How do you stop 100-milean-hour winds? What do you do when thousands die in wars in Europe and the Middle East, when the Sudan is again faced with famine, when people you love are facing difficulties over which you have no way to help?
You find a way to elevate the life you are living, to find some
best in what is or what can be.
I am, for instance, leaving my Christmas tree, decorations and lights, up for at least another week, maybe more. The lights on my porch will be on all day.
I know that I will have to buy more of the old-fashioned big bulbs, but so what. These bits of celebrations that twinkle and shine, do the same to my soul. They are delightful. They are not meant to change the worst but to elevate the best in me.
I can sit and daydream about a warm fire in the wood stove at our now inaccessible cottage.
I can virtually imagine the warmth of that wood fire, wrapped in one of the enormous blankets that my spouse brought back from his sojourn in the Peace Corps. When the weather is a bit more accommodating, I can take a leisurely walk through the trails in Marcellus Park or explore those at Baltimore Woods. This would be my version of “forest bathing”…so recommended by Japanese physicians.
I can sample the offerings at What she Read which are calorie free or abandon all hope for a svelte figure and visit Gretchens. Chocolate is always an antidote to worst.
I can rummage around in the many outlets for previouslyowned things, which is dangerous for me since I love this kind of wandering through history.
Injured Justice Center deputies have local roots
On the morning of Friday, Jan. 10 a sheriff’s deputy was attacked by an inmate at Onondaga County’s Corbett Justice Center in downtown Syracuse.
Deputy Erik Francis, 36, was stabbed at least five times by an inmate identified as Jeffrey Tillman, 37. An investigation continues as to how the prisoner obtained the paring knife used in the attack.
Another jail deputy, David Passino, 49, rushed to assist Francis in subduing the inmate and sustained minor injuries.
Passino aimed pepper spray at Tillman, which allowed Francis to deploy his taser to end the attack.
The deputies were treated at a local hospital and released later that day.
Could have been worse
Both deputies have roots in the Liverpool area. Francis has lived in the town of Clay, and Passino graduated from Liverpool High School in 1993.
“Today is going to go down in history as one of the most vicious days in our downtown jail,” said Sheriff Toby Shelley at a Jan. 10 press conference.
Good thing Tillman didn’t have a more effective weapon than a small paring knife. Specifically designed to peel fruits
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and vegetables, paring knives are usually 6 to 10 cm (2½ to 4 inches) long.
The sheriff reported that Francis didn’t even realize he’d been stabbed.
“He thought he was being punched,” Shelley said. “It wasn’t until later that he knew the inmate had a knife.”
As a result of the Jan. 10 confrontation, Tillman was charged with attempted murder.
Crunch honor Dep.
Francis
A few days after the jail incident, Deputy Eric Francis was selected as the Amazon Community Hero for the Jan. 15 Syracuse Crunch American Hockey League game against the Providence Bruins at the Upstate Medical University Arena.
The Amazon program highlights local heroes at each home game, recognizing their hard work and dedication to the community.
“Deputy Francis and Deputy David Passino displayed extraordinary bravery last Friday., and the Sheriff’s Office is extremely proud of their actions,” said Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Tomas
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Newton. The Crunch ended up losing that game to the Bruins, 3-2, in a shootout.
Salem singled out As part of the WCNYTV’s 50th Anniversary in 2022, Classic FM launched an award program honoring local music educators who are dedicated to sustaining the performing arts and have had a strong positive influence on their students.
October’s Music Educator of the month was Liverpool High School music teacher Steve Salem.
His students praised him for his ability to inspire teamwork to develop talent.
Salem told an interviewer that he cherished “the rare gift to be able to coach these aspiring young musicians.”
Gustav gone at 94
When California big bandleader Horace Heidt brought his traveling talent show, the “Original Youth Opportunity Program” to Syracuse in April 1948, Gustav Rautenberg’s classmates at Vocational High School made sure he, and his accordion, would be on it.
Rautenberg, who went on to own and operate Allegro Music in North Syracuse, died Jan. 13 at age 94.
After graduating from
Vocational, Gus worked at Bonne Music for 10 years before opening Allegro Music Co. in 1957 on Bear Street. Gus performed as an accordionist using the stage name “Danny Van.” He performed as a soloist at Loew’s Theater and appeared on the Jim Deline show, playing mornings on the radio and afternoons on local TV. Gus performed in various quartets, the Allegro Trio and the Tri Tones. He was well known at Oktoberfests throughout the county where he entertained with his band, Alte Kameraden.
Memorial Parade plans
Last year, Liverpool’s annual Memorial Day Parade was canceled. But this year, Mayor Stacy Finney appointed retired dentist Dr. Michal Romano to coordinate efforts to get the parade up and running this coming May 26.
If you have ideas about this year’s parade, consider attending the next organizational meeting for the Memorial Day Parade at 6 pm. Monday, Jan. 27 at the Gleason mansion, 314 Second St.
Last word “Today is going to go down in history as one of the most vicious days in our downtown jail.” –Sheriff Toby Shelley, at Jan. 10 press conference.
Livin’ in Liverpool russ Tarby
Reading is
so the Northern Onondaga Public Library’s annual Adult Winter Reading program was created to encourage grown-ups to start or increase their reading for enjoyment.
NOPL invites the community to pick up or download digital or physical books, audiobooks, or magazines to explore new novels or interesting topics such as history, current events, hobbies, and travel.
An endless and up-todate catalog of options is available to borrow in person or online.
NOPL’s Adult Winter Reading is going on through February 28. Anyone interested can sign up at any NOPL location (Brewerton, Cicero, or North Syracuse).
Participants earn tickets for each book, audiobook, or magazine they read or listen to, each NOPL event they attend, or (at NOPL North Syracuse), each bingo board they complete.
At the end of the program, tickets turned in at a NOPL branch will be drawn for one prize at each location, and there will be one grand prize gift basket for the person who reads the most books and attends the most events overall.
Contact any NOPL branch for more details. Hours, location, and contact information, and the libraries’ catalog of books and materials can be found at nopl.or g KARA GREENE, MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALIST northern onondaga publiC library (nopl)
I can bake bread, which always centers me, bringing me close to best.
I can practice what Jesuits call the “Examen,” a meditation on how I live my life every day.
I can text my grandsons, and, con -
around 1860 by William Anderson and eventually taken over by his son Jacob W. Anderson. The red barn was probably built by the Anderson family shortly before 1860. The Andersons lived there until the early 1900s. We have included a picture of Jacob Anderson and his wife Margaret. From around 1930 to 1945 it was owned by the Wendell family.
The last family that lived and farmed the land was Robert and Geraldine (Breed) French, along with their three sons. Their family owned the land from 1945 until it was sold to Donald Alt in 2009. Currently the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) owns the property.
Robert’s parents, Russell and Grace (Martin) French, ran a farm directly across Route 31 from the red barn, as seen in the picture published here. They had purchased this farm around 1919. Between these two French families, they raised dairy cattle and farmed over 80 acres of land.
My interest in the red barn and its history luckily lead me to connect with John French, Ph.D., who is the son of Robert and Geraldine French. John grew up on the farm in the 1950s and 60s along with his two brothers. He shared many stories and interesting facts about life on the farm, and, of course, the awesome pictures you see here. Another picture shown includes
versely, they might text me… joy. A phone call would be nice, but I am not delusional.
I can find friends to visit or who will visit me when I can’t leave the house.
Yes, I try to do what I can with what I have, where I am.
To find a best in a very worst world
four generations of the French Family taken in July 1954; John’s great-grandfather Clayton, grandfather Russel, father Robert and John French.
On their farm they planted mostly silage corn, hay, alfalfa/Timothy mix, oats and they also owned purebred Holstein dairy cows. To process the oats, the French family would haul the crop west on Route 31 to the “mill,” which is now known as The Freight Yard. The picture with the five men baling hay was taken around 1939. They are of Russell French, his three sons (to include Robert) and a hired hand.
John said that “on a good hay day, my brothers and I would handle about 15 tons of hay…three times: once to stack the bales on the wagon, once to unload it onto the elevator and once to stack it in the mow.”
He also remembers when OCWA was installing the concrete water pipeline under the property. He and his brothers would walk through the mile-and-a-half structure while it was being built.
An interesting bit of history is that the French family farm was part of the Onondaga Farm Tour of 1955, which showed farmers about their 300-ton silo and their new manure cleaner. Now the farm tour is called the “Onondaga Farm Fest.” There are so many more stories and facts to share about this property for future articles.
The French family’s red barn represented the rich history of family farming
is not all that hard if you acknowledge that the best is always here, sometimes outshouted by the noise of the worst.
I can put in my real or virtual hearing aids, too, and listen for the best.
I might even borrow “A Tale of Two Cities” from the library and read it over again with my much more than,
in the area and all along Route
for the last 175 years.
As stated by the photographer, Christine Angotti, who took the winter photo of the barn: “The barn represented strength, vitality, hard work and dedication.” Let’s hold close the memory of what the land on Route 31 looked like before modern progress brought changes to the landscape.
The Clay Historical Association was working to try to preserve the barn and potentially have it moved to the Clay Historical Park. But, unfortunately, that isn’t possible now. On the bright side, during the work to research the barn much history and photos were discovered. These stories and photos will now be documented as park of the town’s rich farming history. Perhaps the future holds the creation of a replica for all to enjoy. For more information, suggestions or article requests, please visit the Clay Historical Association’s Google page. Any questions can be directed to historian@ townofclay.org. The Clay Historical Association meets on the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Clay Historical Park. Those interested in attending, inviting others to join or sharing any historical photographs are encouraged to reach out. Susan Jennejahn (VP of Clay Historical) helped write the information on the French farm from her point of view.
17-year-old eyes. Sydney Carton and Madam DeFarge .. best and worst.
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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BY PHIL BLACKWELL
More than 10 months since they battled for the Section III Class AAA championship the boys basketball rivalry between Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool had only grown in importance and intensity. For now, the Northstars have the upper hand – but not by much, if the 57-55 victory C-NS attained at Liverpool last Friday night was any indication.
In a game full of prolonged scoring runs and droughts on both ends, the Northstars had to wait until an empty final Liverpool possession in the closing seconds to gain a bit of payback for dropping the 2024 sectional final at SRC Arena.
All through the first half it was at a pace Liverpool desired, with long possessions and an ability to contain C-NS’s topscoring duo of Andrew Benedict and Nate Francis through most of the first half.
Trailing 15-7 early, Liverpool caught up late in the second quarter as Alex Trombley scored 10 points in that frame. And
a 10-0 run bridging the second and third quarters had C-NS trailing 34-27 early in the second half.
Then it all turned. Picking up full-court pressure which translated to more possessions and baskets, the Northstars held Liverpool without a field goal for nearly six minutes and ultimately stretched a 21-3 run into the fourth quarter.
Again Liverpool was behind and, again, it fought back as the physical play picked up in the final minutes and two C-NS starters, Sam Werts (who had 11 points) and Marcus Reed, fouled out.
And even when Trombley fouled out in the final minute, Liverpool nearly made it all the way back. It got within one, 56-55, on Danny Dunn’s 3-pointer with nine seconds left.
Out of time-outs, Liverpool had to foul. Francis, with 4.3 seconds to play, missed the first free throw but made the second, and the Northstars forced Freddy Fowler into a desperation shot that fell short as time ran out.
Trombley led all scorers with 19 points,
just ahead of Benedict’s 18 points. Francis earned 13 of his 16 points in the second half as Fowler also earned 16 points. These two teams meet again Feb. 14 at C-NS.
Neither side tripped up in their final games before the showdown, though the way they got those victories proved quite different from each other.
C-NS hosted Baldwinsville and unleashed a shooting barrage unprecedented in the program’s history while bashing the Bees 89-52 as Liverpool, leaning far more on its defense, defeated Corcoran 54-34.
It helped the Northstars that it was playing a B’ville side which had not played in 17 days, but even if the Bees were more game-ready it could do nothing to contain what C-NS put on them.
In the course of building a 66-33 lead through three quarters the Northstars kept getting open 3-point looks and kept making them, not letting up until 19 of them were in the books, a single-game school record.
Benedict’s 17 points put him past 1,500 for his career, just the second player in
program history (after Michael Brown) to reach this plateau. Yet it was Francis who led the attack with 25 points, hitting on five 3-pointers. Werts and Larry Nesci each connected three times beyond the arc to match Benedict, Werts earning 11 points and Nesci nine points.
Liverpool could not come close to matching C-NS’s production when it took on Corcoran- but did not need to, either.
Concentrating on the defensive side, Liverpool held the Cougars under 10 points in every quarter except the second, allowing it to work around modest production until a 17-8 push through the third quarter put the game away.
Fowler led with 13 points, with Trombley adding 11 points. Dunn finished with 10 points and Giancarlo Gallimi earned six points. Both C-NS and Liverpool have games this week against Fayetteville-Manlius, with Liverpool also taking on Binghamton and Henninger.
C-NS wrestlers take second at Phoenix meet
BY PHIL BLACKWELL
On Monday morning the Cicero-North Syracuse wrestling team joins seven other sides at Jefferson Community College in Watertown to take part in the Section III Division I Dual Meet.
The Northstars will bring a load of tournament experience to the event, including its near-victory Jan. 11 in the Phoenix MidWinter Classic where, with 189 points, it only trailed the 197.5 of Central Square. Liverpool was also in the field in Phoenix, and the two rivals would meet each other in the 145-pound final where C-NS’s Sean Aldrich would pin Liverpool’s Samir Amiri with 43 seconds left in the third period.
Two other Northstars reached the finals and lost, Grady Ellsworth (108 pounds)
running into West Genesee’s Cole Willis and dropping a 15-0 technical fall as Kasey Kalfass (124 pounds) was pinned by Jamesville-DeWitt/CBA’s Dominic Schiano.
Kennedy Thomas won a tough 4-1 decision over Fulton’s Collen Austin for third place at 152 pounds as Kaydin Welch got the same at 215 pounds when Fulton’s Micah Collins forfeited. James Conklin earned fifth place at 101 pounds when he shut out Peru’s Alyn Capen 8-0 and Javone Dawkins matched it at 131 pounds by pinning Phoenix’s Quentin Thomas.
As for Liverpool, other than Amiri’s finish there was Aiden Adams-Bovenzi earning third place at 116 pounds with a tough 4-3 decision over J-D/CBA’s Tom Lavalle.
The C-NS girls wrestlers had a tough assignment last Monday night, facing a strong Fulton team which would claim all
but three of the bouts on the varsity card while defeating the Northstars 50-14.
They opened at 114 pounds, with the Red Dragons winning twice before Liliana Chiarizia put C-NS on the board at 126 pounds, pinning Isabella Salotto in 78 seconds.
Five Fulton pins and a technical fall followed before Chloe Tice, at 235 pounds, got a 61-second fall over Jocelyn Vasquez. Shea Ellsworth later prevailed at 107 pounds, beating Harper Nichols in a 12-2 technical fall.
The Northstars turned it around two nights later routing Fayetteville-Manlius 40-8, the quickest pin coming at 145 pounds from Elise Graham who earned her fall over Sydney Graham in 49 seconds.
Tice got a 62-second pin of Norah Kelly as Chiarizia pinned Elizabeth Banash-
kevich in 65 seconds. Aniyah Burton (165 pounds) pinned Persephone Spates in 2:27, while Ellsworth had a 10-0 technical fall over Ava Bird. This happened as the C-NS boys wrestlers were handling F-M 56-17, with the most exciting match coming at 124 when Kalfass outscored Joe Rafuse 15-13 right before Dawkins pinned Athan Dauszka in 82 seconds. Thomas pinned Zach Henderson in 3:35, with Welch and Dominic Salvatore (190 pounds) earning their own secondperiod falls over, respectively, Caleb Haase and Sam Herber.
Grady Ellsworth pinned Eliot Olech in 2:50 to close the match right after Conklin pinned Cayden Stewart late in the first period. Aldrich beat Graham Dauszka with an 18-3 technical fall.
C-NS, Liverpool swimmers win at Gaines meet
BY PHIL BLACKWELL
Before they returned to league action, the Cicero-North Syracuse and Liverpool boys swim teams both would earn race victories during the Jan. 10 Griffin Sprint Meet at Nottingham High School.
In Liverpool’s case, it dominated the opening race, the 200-yard individual medley, going one minute 47.20 seconds to beat runner-up Auburn (1:57.38) by more than 10 seconds mere days after the Maroons prevailed over them in a head-to-head meet.
Right after, Jack Cavallerano was victorious in the 50 freestyle, his 22.09 seconds more than half a second clear of a field which included C-NS’s Brandon Keil taking fourth in 23.20 and Sean O’Neil fifth in 23.62.
James Hayden added a title in the 100 breaststroke beating the field in 1:09.94 as Auburn’s Carter Wilson (1:12.98) was more than three seconds back.
O’Neil would also take third in the 50 butterfly in 25.98 seconds behind Hayden getting second place in 25.40. In the 100 individual medley Hayden’s 59.55 was second to Syracuse’s Badr Aly (58.87) as O’Neil was fourth and Bryce Shutts fifth.
Gaining a win for C-NS in the 100 backstroke, Ryan Lasher finished first in 1:00.40 to the 1:02.07 of Jamesville-DeWitt/CBA’s Jonas Sarmast, with Anthony Aloi third in 1:05.47 and Bryson Duncan fourth in 1:07.93.
Leo Alexander won, too, going 50.97 seconds in the 100 freestyle nearly three seconds
ahead of the 53.94 of West Genesee’s Gavin Flanagan. Then Keil went 54.78 seconds to claim the 100 butterfly ahead of Alexander’s second-place 56.14.
Elsewhere, Alexander took third in the 100 IM in 59.55 seconds. Lasher was fourth in the 50 backstroke in 28.46, while Lukyn Barak was sixth in the 50 breaststroke in 33.51.
From this meet C-NS went on to face West Genesee last Tuesday night at Notttingham, getting just enough points from relays and individuals to beat the Wildcats 95-91.
Keil went 24.21 seconds to edge WG’s Sean Puman (24.38) in the 50 freestyle, then won the 100 butterfly in 59.11, the only time under a minute. To cap his day Keil joined Barak, Logan Tyo and Sean Loughlin to go
1:44.10 in the 200 freestyle relay beating the Wildcats’ 1:45.73.
Just a seventh-grader, Aloi earned key points winning the 200 individual medley in 2:25.70 to the 2:26.41 of WG’s Brady Smith. Lasher was second in the 100 freestyle in 56.83 as Aloi (57.20) was third, Logan Tyo getting second in the 500 freestyle in 5:58.60 and, in the 100 backstroke, Lasher taking second again in 1:03.50. B Aloi, Keil Lasher and Barak were second (1:54.23) to WG (1:51.17) in the 200 medley relay as Barak went 1:17.67 for second place in the 100 breaststroke. Ornoski earned 285.35 points in diving to top Koegel (249.85) as Carter Canastra was third with 243 points.
Liverpool sweeps, C-NS girls maintain win streak
BY PHIL BLACKWELL
Once again each of the Liverpool indoor track and field teams made their way to the top of the standings once away from its rivals from Cicero-North Syracuse.
During last Friday night’s first session of the Fred Kirschenheiter Memorial at SRC Arena Liverpool won both team titles, earning 132 points on the girls side to pull away from second-place Westhill (97) as, on the boys side, 71 points was enough to fight off a 66-point challenge from East Syracuse Minoa.
Mia Wright won twice for Liverpool’s girls, going 7.552 seconds to edge Fulton’s Olivia Hendrickson (7.553) by one-thousandth of a second in the 55-meter dash, the closest race of the night. Wright also helped Taylor Page, Maddie Devendorf and Mikayla Greene pull away in the 4x400 relay in 4:09.68 more than 10 seconds clear of the field. Greene finished seventh in the 55 sprint in 7.71. Page joined the win column in the 1,500-meter run, her 4:51.03 holding off the 4:52.59 of Fabius-Pompey’s McKenna Johnson as Kaitlyn Hotaling took fourth in 4:56.39. Audrey Jenkins and Taima Tearney tied for third in the high jump clearing 5 feet as Georgia Jwaskiewicz was fifth with 4’10”.
Devendorf’s time of 8.95 seconds in the 55 hurdles put her second as June Piorkowski (9.39) took sixth, while in the
long jump Devendorf again finished second with 16’8 1/4” as Tearney was third with 16’4 1/2” to go with a second in the triple jump with 33’8 1/4” just behind the 34’1 1/2” of Westhill’s Emma Murphy.
Chloe Ryan ran 600 meters in 1:44.67 and earned third place, with Jahnaysia Jordan seventh in 1:47.90. Nahla Battle-Crenshaw ran to fourth in the 300-meter dash in 44.63 seconds as Katie Martin added a fifth in the 3,000-meter run in 11:33.67.
Ailanees Leon cleared 7’6” in the pole vault for fifth place and Chloe Ryan got sixth topping 7 feet. Rose Piorkowski was sixth in the 1,000-meter run in 3:25 flat and helped Addison Ziegler, Paige Baker and Cara Edwards to second in the 4x800 relay in 10:39.96. Over in the boys meet Liverpool piled up points in the 55 hurdles as Brayden Smith was second in 8.50 seconds and Tajekoni Ryan was third in 8.57. Ty’Kere Jones joined in with a second-place weight throw of 49’5 1/2”. In the 4x400 it was Jack Monroe, Brayden Smith, Logan Otero and Tyler Donahue second in 3:39.83 to the winning 3:30.85 of Fayetteville-Manlius. The 4x800 had Jackson Allen, Mason Dinnen, Brian Justin and Trenton Gallup go 9:09.16 for another runner-up finish as Westhill (8:51.73) prevailed, Liverpool adding a sixth in the 4x200 in 1:41.76.
Dineen was fifth in the 1,600-meter run in 4:51.26. Monroe added a sixth in the
300 in 39.01 seconds, with Otero eighth in 39.44. Allen went 10:51.35 in the 3,200meter run for fifth place, as Josh Vang was sixth in 10:57.35.
Juston added a fifth in the 1,000 in 2:52.80 as Owen Bresett was eighth, Vang taking sixth in the 600 in 1:31.62. In the pole vault, Jamal Lesperence finished fifth, topping 9’6”.
C-NS had to wait until Saturday for the second session of the Kirschenheiter meet but again went to the top on the girls side with 166 points to runner-up Baldwinsville’s 93.5 as the boys Northstars were second (96 points) to the Bees’ 113.
The Northstars peaked in the girls 600 with Gabby Putman, in 1:41.53, beating Grace Murray (1:43.57) and Gianna Melfi (1:46.07). Putman, Katy Harbold, Sophia Maglente and Sophia Graham pulled away to take the 4x800 in 9:44.19.
Selena Moreno’s 8.96 seconds won her the 55 hurdles with Stephanie Todd fourth and Samantha Moreno sixth. Jaydin Mackey’s 41.49 won the 300 beating Aaliyah McDonald’s second-place 42.98, while Moreno took second in the long jump with 17’1” and Todd (15’9”) was fourth, but improved to second in the triple jump going 34’1” edged by the 34’4” of Solvay’s Serenity Williams.
Kennedy Jones won the 3,000 in 10:56.93 with Grace Scoville second in 11:44.65 and Bella Petrera fifth as Cameron Sisk beat the field in the 1,500 in 4:54.46,
with Mya Patti fourth. Katy Harbold took second in the 1,000 in 3:04.45, with Evelyn Maglente sixth. In the 4x400 Melfi, Aaliyah McDonald, Callie Bednarski and Allie Belknap went 4:12.36 beating the field by more than 11 seconds, C-NS also getting second in the 4x200 in 1:49.46 as Annie Jones earned second place in the pole vault clearing 8 feet.
For the C-NS boys Christian Kahrs, Angel Cuencas, Dante Melfi and Tyler Graham were victorious in the 4x400 in 3:33.68. Later, in the 4x800 it was Joe Massett, Dominic Petrera, Ben Rose and Tyler Graham beat the field in 8:46.94, the Northstars adding a second in the 4x200 in 1:36.01 just behind Cazenovia’s 1:35.56 Matt Freeman added an individual title in the jump, his best attempt of 44 feet nearly three feet clear of the 41’1 3/4” of B’ville’s London Premo. Petrera took second (2:43.76) and Massett third (2:47.66) in the 1,000. In the 55 hurdles Antwan Maxwell’s 8.15 seconds put him second ahead of Xander Provost (8.22) in third Nolan Zinsmeyer was fourth in the 1,600 in 5:00.96 and Antwan Maxwell fifth in the 55 sprint in 6.88 seconds. Anthony Johnson went 20’7” in the long jump for third place with Zuriel Dickerson fifth going 19’9 1/4”. Colin Daley, clearing 10 feet, earned fifth place in the pole vault.
