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Josh Dashnau, 10, of Woodland Elementary, enjoys a breakfast of French toast sticks, apple juice and milk.
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Syracuse University graduate students Avis Caplan and Heidi Dashnau are wrapping up a six-week internship with Nancy Kerrigan, school lunch director for the East Syracuse Minoa School District. The students are enrolled in the university’s dietetic program, which prepares them for a career as registered dieticians. With Kerrigan, they learn every aspect of managing a program – the good, the bad and the ugly. “I let them see everything I do,” Kerrigan said. “They follow me everywhere.” Kerrigan has been involved with the internship program since the 1990s when she was working for the North Syracuse school district. She came to ESM in 2006 just as it was developing its Wellness Policy, at that time a new mandate for all school districts in New York state. She said the field has become more nutritionally focused; cafeteria foods are not just considered “school meals” anymore. “Not everybody’s liked [the menu changes],” she said. “But so far we’re surviving.” Due to the school food evolution over recent years, the SU internship program has also grown to encompass the change. Interns are expected to complete projects that include extensive nutritional research, sometimes See ESM interns, page 8
Described as a ceaseless champion for children, Baxter Ball believed in nurturing, not stifling, their innate curiosity. He created an environment in which mistakes were learning opportunities and risk-taking was expected. Manlius Pebble Hill’s beloved headmaster for 21 years died in his sleep Feb. 13 at age 64. “There is great sadness throughout the MPH community,” said Susan Gullo, director of communications. “We have been flooded with calls and e-mails from alumni, former faculty and trustees, all expressing their affection for our head of school and their gratitude for his influence on their lives.” Staff and students were notified of Mr. Ball’s passing in the early afternoon the next day. According to Gullo, he had broken his leg before Christmas, but recovered well from that injury. He had a cold for a few days prior to his death.
Though the school community learned of his death in the afternoon the next day, a wreath appeared Tuesday on the sign of his parking space, and kids planned to dress up on what would be their “dress down” day on Baxter Ball Wednesday Feb. 16, in honor of Mr. Ball. Students immediately began writing notes of condolences and remembrance on poster boards to be given to his grown children once they arrived in Syracuse last week. Additionally, students were sharing stories and posting numerous messages about their late school leader on Facebook. Gullo said that Mr. Ball was known to be a proud father who delighted in his children; he was looking forward to the birth of his first grandchild. He was a kind and generous See Ball, page 8
Do proposed bungalows fit ‘character of F’ville village’? By John Zych Any future development in the village of Fayetteville will have to pass a litany of approvals, and that includes the proposed McIntyre Commons project. Mayor Mark Olson assured residents attending a public hearing Feb. 15 that Tom Goodfellow’s proposed 16-unit condominium neighborhood on the vacant McIntyre Paper Co. mill site “will fit the character of the village.” Community residents attending the meeting voiced concerns over construction, traffic and dynamics. The public hearing was continued from Jan. 24 when Tom and Ryan Goodfellow of Mill Street Venture, LLC outlined plans for the vacant site. “It is a total disrespect and consideration for property owners,’ said Gordon Jones, whose property would back into the first two units in the initial proposal. “How is that going to affect the character of the village?”
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The project, that would require a county-approved zoning change from industrial to a planned residential development, would feature 1,200 square-foot single family “boomer bungalows” that many residents believe fall into the “cookiecutter” design. Olson said he takes it personal when the community implies the board acts without taking the best interests of the residents in account. “We are doing everything in our power,” the mayor said, “to make sure that whatever happens fits into the character of this village.” “Just saying no is not always the right answer,” Olson added. “I get a little heated when people say we are not looking out for the character of this village. We are.” The Pascale Wine Bar and Restaurant in the historic lower village is an example of the village working with developers, Olson said. “That is what makes Fayetteville special,” See McIntyre Commons, page 8
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