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aunt harriet MAY 2018
A supplement to Eagle News
Getting to Know
By Lorna Oppedisano
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hen Michele Galvin Jones was in the fourth grade, she was assigned a history project. She was to present a report on an important individual who was greatly admired. The choice of who to feature was up to her. She went home and told her mother, Joyce Stokes Jones, about the assignment. “Well, why don’t you pick Aunt Harriet?” her mother suggested. Michele grabbed an encyclopedia and flipped it open to the page containing a passage about Harriet Tubman, fondly known to the family as Aunt Harriet. Michele and Joyce are great-greatgrand niece and great-grand niece, respectively, of the famous abolitionist. Much to Michele’s dismay, there were only about 10 sentences about Aunt Harriet, accompanied by a small photo. “How am I going to make this very exciting?” she asked herself. In the end, Michele chose to research and present on Sidney Poitier for the project instead, since there was a myriad of information available on him. “Then it hit me,” Michele said. “And, then, I learned that I should never have squandered that opportunity to share with my classmates and my teacher about the relationship with Aunt Harriet.”
Meeting Aunt Harriet
Though she realized the importance of being related to Aunt Harriet and her distant relative’s historical significance in her “fourth grade mind,” Michele remembered, to her, it was more “Mom’s project.” Joyce learned she was related to Harriet Tub-
man when she was about 7 or 8 years old. Young Joyce went to story hour at Booker T. Washington Community Center, and the storyteller began the session by saying, “We’re going to talk about this wonderful woman named Harriet Tubman,” Joyce recalled. When Joyce returned home later that day, she told her mother about the stories, to which her mother replied, “That was your aunt.” “Of course, at that time, I was a little girl and didn’t realize how famous she was,” Joyce said. Years later, in 1968, Joyce wrote the “Black Heritage,” a weekly column for the Syracuse Herald Journal that highlighted noteworthy African America figures in American history. She also produced a children’s segment on African American heritage for Channel 9 the same year. In 1972, Joyce produced and directed shows for WCNY on issues in the African American community. Around the same time, in the 1970s, Joyce began to research Aunt Harriet, to expand her own knowledge of the famed abolitionist, and bring that knowledge to her family and the general public. She wanted to delve deeper, and expand beyond those 10 sentences Michele found in the encyclopedia. “I wanted to put our history in the public,” Joyce said. While she did frequent the Onondaga Historical Association, a lot of the research was done outside of the Central New York area. Her travels brought her to places like Annapolis, Cambridge and Bucktown, Md., just to name a few. Along the way, she conducted presentations of her discoveries to communities, congregations and student groups. The pieces began to be documented with the 1985 documentary Joyce produced, called “A Aunt Harriet l Page 3
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Prime events Saturdays-Sundays through May 27 Weekend Guided Walks
2 p.m., Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville; 315638-2519. Walk topics: May 5 - 6 - Spring Wildflowers; May 12 - 13 - The Meadow in the Spring; May 19 - 20 - Salamanders and Frogs; May 26 27 Spring Bird Migrants. Free with center admission.
Mondays-Tuesdays through June 26 Morning Bird Walks
8 a.m., Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville; advance registration required - 315-638-2519. Join a naturalist for a relaxed stroll in search of spring migrants and summer residents. Cost: $5 per person (includes Nature Center admission.)
Thursdays, May 10, 17, 23 Zen and the Art of Caregiving
6-7:30 p.m., Arts and Minds Community Room, Menorah Park, 4101 East Genesee St., Syracuse; sjfs.org. Syracuse Jewish Family Service Educator Peggy Miller, LMSW, will help participants practice self-compassion and mindfulness through
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humor, storytelling and simple exercises in order to reach for a calmer and more joyful caregiving experience. Register by emailing info@sjfs.org or by calling 315-446-9111 ext. 234. Course fee: $15, at the door.
Fridays, May 4- June 1 Nature on Wheels: Spring Wildflower Tours
1 p.m., Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville; advance registration required - 315-638-2519. The NOW mobile is an electric vehicle that connects visitors with mobility limitations to Beaver Lake’s natural areas. Join a naturalist to tour the forest, stopping occasionally to enjoy interesting sights and sounds. Seating is limited. Groups of five or more should call to schedule a private tour for another date. Cost: $3 per person (includes nature center admission.)
Sunday, May 6 Meyer plays “Rodrigo”
2:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 310 Montgomery St., Syracuse; experiencesymphoria.org. Guitarist Kenneth Meyer performs . Music director Lawrence Loh will also lead Symphoria in music of Tchaikovsky, and Stravinsky’s ballet-derived “Pulcinella
Suite.” Ticket prices vary.
Thursday May 10 Fly Fishing School
5-9 p.m., Carpenters Brook Fish Hatchery, 1672 Route 321, Elbridge; iroquoistu.org. Hosted by the Iroquois Chapter of Trout Unlimited, in this school you will learn the basics: rod and reel setup, casting, knot tying, basic insect identification and reading streams. Cost is $50 before March 19, $65.00. For more information contact Marty Ivery at 315-374-5776.
Saturday, May 12 Nakamatsu Plays Beethoven
7:30 p.m., The Oncenter Civic Center Theaters, 421 Montgomery St., Syracuse; experiencesymphoria.org. Ticket prices vary.
May 12-Sept. 3 Canoeing & Kayaking
9 a.m.-4 p.m. weekends May 12 - Labor Day; 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. weekdays June 25 - Labor Day; Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. Rental is on a first-come basis. Life jackets are provided for individuals 30 pounds and up, for children under pounds, parents/guardians must bring their own. Beaver
Lake requires everyone in the vessel to wear a life jacket. Private kayaks and canoes on Beaver Lake are permitted only on non-holiday weekdays. Weekends are open to rental vessels only. Cost: $10 per hour canoe/ kayak rental.
Saturday, May 19 Symphoria Pops Series: Disney: Tale As Old As Time
7:30 p.m., The Oncenter Civic Center Theaters; experiencesymphoria.org. Symphoria performs the music of “Frozen,” “The Little Mermaid,” “Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Princess and the Frog,” “Cinderella,” “Sleeping Beauty” and “Aladdin.” Featuring four vocalists and high resolution video clips from the original films. Ticket prices vary.
Spring Potted Plant Sale
9 a.m.-2 p.m., Beaver Lake Nature Center, Baldwinsville. The Master Gardeners from the Cornell Cooperative Extension will be hosting their sixth annual plant sale. Free with nature center admission.
Wednesday, May 23 Ithaca’s Waterfalls
8 a.m.-5 p.m., Beaver Lake
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Nature Center, Baldwinsville; 315-638-2519. Tour the waterfalls and gorges of the Ithaca area with a Naturalist from Beaver Lake. Bring a lunch, water bottle, sunscreen and a camera. Be ready for a beautiful day climbing challenging trails for stunning views of these famous falls. Cost: $30 per person; advance registration required.
Friday-Sunday, May 25-July 1 New York State Chinese Lantern Festival
New York State Fairgrounds & Expo Center, 581 State Fair Blvd., Syracuse; lanternfestnys.com. Visitors will stroll along a path surrounded by all new lighted lantern sculptures – dazzling works of art that light up the night – and enjoy live performances, food and drink as well as watch artisans perfecting their crafts available for purchase. Festival will be open every day but Mondays and includes two 30-minute entertainment shows focusing on Chinese culture, featuring Chinese dancers, acrobats, face changers and musicians. These performers have decades of experience and offer a glimpse of Chinese stage culture. Some traditional Chinese performances
include: jar balancing, kicking bowls on a rolling board, face-changing, martial arts, and diabolo. Tickets: Adults $15.50 online, $16 at the gate; Senior citizens $14 online, $14.50 at the gate; children 5-16 $12.50 online, $13 at the gate.
Sunday, May 27 Memorial Day Ceremony 10:30 a.m., Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 4069 Howlett Hill Road, Syracuse. The public is invited to join the county and other officials at this annual ceremony honoring our local veterans. Parking and seating is limited, please plan to arrive early. Free.
Monday, May 28 Memorial Day Benefit
8 a.m.-noon, The Columbian Presbyterian Church, corner of Routes 11 and 20, LaFayette; 315-677-3293, cpresbyt@ twcny.rr.com . All of the proceeds will be donated directly to LaFayette Outreach, which is the church’s local food pantry and service-referral agency. The event consists of a silent auction, bake sale, plant sale, “Red, White & Blue Ice Cream Sundaes” and a free kids’ craft area. Calendar
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Prime health Local dentist earns certification from American Board of Dental Sleep and Medicine By Jennifer Wing David R. Pearce, DDS PC, recently became board certified with the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine (ABDSM). In order to be a Diplomate, Dr. Pearce underwent a twoyear process which included completing courses on sleep disordered breathing, sleep apnea and craniofacial pain, receiving recommendations from sleep physicians in the community and passing a rigorous academic test. Dr. Pearce was also required to submit 15 thoroughly documented patient cases which track the entire
process of helping patients resolve their sleep concerns from start to finish and he spent numerous hours in medical sleep laboratories becoming familiar with overnight polysomnography. Dr. Pearce said being a Diplomate in the ABDSM, “shows commitment to the profession of helping people with sleep problems,” and added that he is constantly learning in order to keep up to date with the latest information in his field. “My team and I just got back from taking a four-day course in dental sleep medicine and craniofacial pain in Toronto,” he said. “There’s
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reason behind their problem.” Dr. Pearce said treatment of many of his patients is truly, “a collaboration between the dental and medical specialties.” “Patients are referred to us by other physicians and in turn, we refer our patients to different specialists such as sleep physicians, ENTs, ostopathic physicians, cardiologists, pulmonologists, physical therapists and chiropractors, depending upon what their needs are.”
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Conversation with a Living Relative of Harriet Tubman.”
More than a nurse
Joyce’s research revealed Aunt Harriet to be much more of a courageous and dynamic figure than that 10-sentence encyclopedia entry might have led readers to believe. “Sometimes it comes across as, ‘Oh, she was a nurse and a scout and a spy,’” Michele said. “Well, she was — but scout and spy should come first.” Michele explained her mother’s findings. While Aunt Harriet did, in fact, know a lot about herbs and healing, she was actually asked to join because of her ability to go behind enemy lines in the South and bring slaves North and into service as Union soldiers. “So, that was the amazing part, I think — the Civil War piece,” Michele said. “It wasn’t so much the nursing, which I think can lead you to believe something other than what she was there to do.” Aunt Harriet really had feared nothing, Michele added. “And that’s why we’re here today,” Joyce said, “because she brought our people out, our family out. Can you believe that?”
Putting it all together
no resting on your laurels, and my team and I are continually learning and expanding our knowledge.” Dr. Pearce also said that his treatment of each patient is a personalized process. “There are no two patients exactly alike, and therefore there are varying ways to help them,” he said. “We see people who initially come to us for different reasons, such as facial pain, headaches or neck and back pain but, in the process of learning about their symptoms and working with other physicians, it was determined that a sleep and/or breathing issue could be the underlying
In late 1999, Joyce decided it was time to compile the years of research, presentation and writings into a book. Michele offered to help edit. “Oh, it’s all done,” Michele recalled think-
ing, “and I’ll just help her edit it.” But as they began to delve into the writings and place the pieces of creative nonfiction in place, Michele and Joyce realized it would be more of an undertaking than either of them had first imagined. To achieve the story they’d envisioned, “we had to spend a little more time on putting more meat on the bones,” Michele explained. Each Sunday, and in their spare time, Michele would interview Joyce at their dining room table, in order to create the “creative thread” they needed, she said. “You should see it,” Michele said, in regards to Joyce’s collection on Aunt Harriet. “In her alcove, there are file cabinets just jammed with paper and bookcases just jammed with books, and all the different things that she was able to pull together over the years.” Little by little, the story came together. The process even included a trip to Africa in 2007, to further investigate Aunt Harriet’s grandmother, Modesty, who was thought to have been of the Ashanti people from Ghana. People told Joyce she had Ashanti features, she recalled. “[To me, they said,] ‘But you look like where the beautiful women come from in the northern tribes,’” Michele recalled with a laugh. “I said, ‘I’ll take that!’” Eventually, in 2013, the duo entered the final steps of publishing. Coincidentally, it was the 100-year anniversary of Aunt Harriet’s
death. “It just came together — like the stars aligned — and we were able to tell her story from our perspective, from our family perspective,” Michele said. “And that is the first book that comes from family,” Joyce added. “First and only,” Michele said.
More than just “Mom’s work”
Since the book, entitled “Beyond the Underground, Harriet Tubman: A Heroine in My Family,” was published on Nov. 17, 2013, the authors have done nearly 50 presentations, including book talks and book signings. The Central New York community has been very welcoming of their project, Michele said. The experience of working with her mother on
Joyce’s life’s work made quite an impact on her, Michele said. Michele, of course, knew she was related to the historical figure. But while she was growing up, she’d always considered the story of Aunt Harriet to be “Mom’s work.” It wasn’t until 1999 that she really realized, “Wow, this is amazing,” Michele said. “When you actually do the work, you really get to know [Aunt Harriet], and you really get to feel her. So, it really was much later when I really got it. Since then, it’s just been such an honor to be able to talk about my mom’s work and her research.” For more information on “Beyond the Underground, Harriet Tubman: A Heroine in My Family,” Joyce and Michele, visit mosesofherpeople.com.
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Become a foster grandparent Program enhancing the lives of senior citizens, children gets grant Every weekday, 66 yearold Grandpa Ray looks forward to seeing his “grandchildren” at the PEACE Inc. Head Start Merrick School. Ray once struggled with unemployment and alcoholism after leaving the Navy. He found himself homeless and abandoned by his relatives. Now, he spends his days with those he calls his new “family.” Grandpa Ray is a foster grandfather through the Foster Grandparent program (FGP) run by PEACE, an organization that provides programming that helps families become self-sufficient. This year the organization is celebrating its 50th anniversary. FGP gives low-income residents over the age of 55 the unique opportunity to share their lifetime of skills, talents and abilities with children and young adults with special needs. “Our foster grandparent volunteers are a fascinating group of individuals – each with their own story – who have strength, resilience, experience and wis-
dom,” said Beth O’Hara, PEACE’s FGP program director. “Over the years, I have come to know them, their families, their struggles and their accomplishments.” Since the launch of the program in 1972, more than 850 volunteers aged 55 and older have engaged with approximately 20,000 children. Each grandparent provides support to the children who are facing academic challenges, learning, emotional and developmental disabilities and abuse or neglect. The Central New York Community Foundation awarded an $8,700 grant to PEACE to add six new in-service training options for FGP volunteers. The grant will allow the organization to target training to specific volunteer needs and purchase training from local providers. “This program is mutually beneficial to both senior citizens and children,” said Danielle Gill, director, community grantmaking at the Community Foun-
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A child reads with her foster grandparent. dation. “Seeing the impact the program has already had on so many children and volunteers like Grandpa Ray makes us confident in the continued work of the organization.” The new training will include positive behavior guidance, power of play and how to support children with little hope. “Limited training is provided for our foster
grandparent volunteers and many do not have professional experience in the education field,” said O’Hara. “We’re looking forward to launching the new focused trainings to give our volunteers skills to make a positive impact on children facing many challenges in their lives.” According to a survey conducted by PEACE, 86 percent of foster grandpar-
ents surveyed reported that their mental and emotional health improved after becoming involved. Teachers commented that children have shown improvements with cooperation, self-control and gains in social and emotional development after engaging in the program. In June, Grandpa Ray watched his first class of children graduate from
Head Start and head off to kindergarten. He teared up as he recounted giving them their diplomas after watching them grow throughout the academic year. He exclaimed that the experience has given him a purpose in life. Like Grandpa Ray, there are countless grandparents whose lives have been changed by this program.
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St. Joseph’s Health Hospital earns ‘A’ rating for patient safety St. Joseph’s is the only hospital in the county and one of only eight the state to receive this top rating St. Joseph’s Health Hospital received an “A” rating in the latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. St. Joseph’s is the only hospital in Syracuse and Onondaga County to receive this high rating, one of only eight in New York State, and one of only 750 “A” rated hospitals in the country. The Safety Grade assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, infections and other harms among patients in their care. “This is the only national rating of how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm and death, such as medical errors, infections, and injuries,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Receiving an ‘A’ Safety Grade means St. Joseph’s Health Hospital is among the best in the country for preventing these terrible problems and putting their patients first, 24 hours a day.” The Leapfrog Group is a Washington, D.C-based watchdog organization that aims to improve health care quality and safety for consumers and purchasers. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades indicate how safe general acute-care hospitals are for patients.
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St. Joseph’s Health Hospital’s received an “A” rating for its efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. “Transparent third-party expert ratings like these reflect our commitment to keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors,” said Leslie Paul Luke, president and CEO at St. Joseph’s
Health. “Leapfrog analyzes everything from our culture and our leadership, to our staff ’s communication with each other and with patients, to patient recovery, infection rates, and even hand hygiene. This
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rating further demonstrates the success of our efforts to continuously improve quality, safety and efficacy of care across our continuum.” St. Joseph’s Health Hospital received all of the available points for its ICU physician staffing, nursing workforce, leadership structures and systems, identification and mitigation of risks and hazards, computerized physician order entry and hand hygiene. The hospital also earned high points for nurse and doctor communication, staff responsiveness, communication about medicines and discharge information, among other categories. Developed under the guidance of an expert panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to approximately 2,500 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is peer reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. St. Joseph’s
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Mammography Patient Navigator Program helps women access care Breast Care Partners, Kelley explained that LLC (BCP), a nationally ac- many women she spoke credited breast center, offers with were unaware of the women free last time they patient navigahad a mamtion services to mogram and/ conveniently or that womaccess mamen 40 and mography serolder should vices for the be screened second year every year in a row. This or per their grant-funded physicians’ service is one recommenof a number of dations. She programs that added the BCP Mammography are part of New Navigator Leesa Kelley most comYork State mon reason Governor Cuomo’s state- women reported not getwide initiative to increase ting mammograms was that breast cancer screening by other pressing needs got in 10 percent over the next five the way. years. Health Research Inc. “We’re excited to provide and the New York State De- a way for women to quickly partment of Health support schedule convenient mamthe project’s implementa- mograms so their health tion. gets back on their priority “From October 2016 to list,” said Kelley. October 2017, BCP contactAny woman or medical ed more than 1,400 women provider with questions and offering support to schedule concerns about scheduling mammograms,” says BCP mammograms can contact Mammography Naviga- Kelley by phone or text at tor Leesa Kelley. “Nearly 315-313-3160. Messages left half the women were more are confidential. than two years overdue for The NAPBC Patient their mammograms, and we Navigation goals are to inscheduled convenient mam- crease the number of wommography appointments for en screened for breast can287 of them.” cer and improve the quality
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of breast cancer screening and diagnostic follow up by enhancing existing patient navigation services. That’s why, at no cost to patients, Kelley is available to help all women, regardless of income or insurance status, secure convenient screening appointments;
navigate the system of securing insurance to cover screening costs; understand the process of screening mammograms to alleviate fears; secure transportation to mammography appointments and more. Early detection and diagnosisare the best protection
against breast cancer. mammograms can detect cancer early — when it is most treatable – often preventing the need for extensive treatment for advanced cancers and improving chances of breast conservation. to the American College of Radiology, has helped reduce breast cancer mortality in the U.S. by nearly 40 percent since 1990. Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in New York and Onondaga County.
Joseph’s Imaging Associates; Hematology-Oncology Associates of CNY; CNY Surgical Physicians; St. Joseph’s Breast Care and Surgery; Crouse Health and St. Joseph’s Health, all of which have come together to provide a seamless, multidisciplinary program of breast care services – from initial imaging/screening all the way through surgical intervention and post-procedure support, treatment and management of disease, psychosocial and nutritional support, rehabilitation and survivorship. BCP also is committed to overall breast healthcare and education in the community. In 2015, the program received three-year, full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons.
About Breast Care Partners
Formed in 2014, BCP is a diverse group of breast health specialists in Central New York who have partnered together to ensure each patient the best possible breast care available. Members of the collaborative include Crouse Radiology Associates; St.
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The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade,, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.
About St. Joseph’s Health
St. Joseph’s Health is a non-profit regional health care system based in Syracuse providing services to patients throughout Central New York and northern Pennsylvania. From primary to specialty to home care, to our Magnetrecognized hospital, and in collaboration with our community partners, St. Joseph’s Health is advancing the health of the communities we serve through an expanding range of healthcare services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. Ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, U.S. News “Best Regional Hospital” and a 15-time winner of the National Research Corporation Consumer Choice award, St. Joseph’s is widely recognized for quality, value and delivering the highest patient satisfaction. St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with Franciscan Companies and St. Joseph’s Physicians and is a member of Trinity Health.
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Springside hosts Technology Day with SUNY Oswego students
Submitted By Marion Ciciarelli A group of local seniors eager to learn how to use their electronic devices received the assistance they needed from SUNY Oswego students taking part in a technology day event at Springside at Seneca Hill. Oswego Health’s retirement community was just one of the community service projects the students participated in as part of their local Alternative Spring Break. The students assisted seniors who arrived at Springside with their laptops, iPads and smart phones. Carol Simpson, of Oswego, came with a brand new smart phone ready to learn how to use it. “I got a new phone that I haven’t been able to answer until today, and now I can talk on it and use the flashlight function,” she said. “I even found how I can get to breakfast from here (using a map app). Simpson also learned how to text on her new phone and soon received a call from her daughter who lives overseas. A few minutes later she was facetiming with her daughter. Simpson was just one of nearly 30 seniors who left the event feeling confident using a new technology. Brenda Axtell, of Hannibal was among those attending. She o learned
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Pioneer Museum Open House
1–4 p.m., Highland Forest, 1254 Highland Park Road, Fabius. Tour the museum and discover this little piece of Central New York history. View Native American artifacts and the tools used on early farms in the Fabius area. Study the old utensils used in kitchens. Admire the parlor, sports room, lending library and so much more. The museum is hands-on and family friendly. Enjoy complimentary hot dogs, chips, cookies, ice tea and lemonade. Free.
Saturday, June 9
Three 15th Century Hits
7:30-11 p.m., Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church, 5299 Jamesville Road, Dewitt; scholasyracuse. com/concerts. Schola Cantorum of Syracuse will feature three late 15th century songs that achieved iconic status in Renaissance musical culture: “De tous bien playne,” “Fortuna desperata” and “Fors seulement.” Tickets: $20; seniors $15; college age $5 and 18 and under are free.
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A group of local seniors eager to learn how to use their electronic devices received the assistance they needed from SUNY Oswego students taking part in a technology day even at Springside at Seneca Hill. The event was part of a SNY Oswego Alternative Spring Break. Pictured learning how to use their smart phones from left are Carol Simpson and Vicki Bracco, with SUNY Oswego Student Kayla Brun.
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how to Skype using her laptop. “It has been very helpful,” she said of the technology day. However, it wasn’t just the seniors who spent time learning. “We didn’t just talk about their smartphones,” said Student Kayla Brun. “We learned about their lives, with more in depth conversations of their life experiences.” Added Nyabiosi Sydney, “This was great. I got to meet people of another generation.” While the students spent the morning assisting seniors with their technology, they visited with the residents of The Manor at Seneca Hill and Adult Day Health Service participants in the afternoon. “It was wonderful to see the interaction between the students and our seniors,” said Oswego Health Vice President Jason Santiago, who serves as chief operating officer of Springside and The Manor. “I want to thank SUNY Oswego for including us in their Alternative Spring Break program and I look forward to working together on future collaborative programs.” Marion Ciciarell is senior director of communications at Oswego Health, 110 West Sixth St., Oswego; 315- 349-5601or mciciarelli@ oswegohealth.org.
Sat-Sun, June 9 - 10 2018 CNY Fiber Arts Festival
10 a.m.-4 p.m., Butternut Hill Campground, Bouckville, N.Y.; cnyfiberarts.org. This annual festival showcases the work of fiber farmers and artists. Over 100 vendor booths, under cover, feature handmade products such as yarn, roving, clothing, felted items, woven items, other works of art, and fiber art supplies. A children’s tent offers free crafts, games, and educational activities for our young visitors. Friendly farm animals are on display throughout the festival. Always popular is the demonstration of sheep shearing. Food vendors sell delicious treats, and live music enhances the festival atmosphere. Guest artists will share information and techniques for dyeing various types of fiber.
Fri–Sun, June 22-24 Jamesville Balloonfest
4-11 p.m. Friday; 1-11 p.m. Saturday; 1-10 p.m. Sunday; Jamesville Beach Park; syracuseballoonfest.com. Syracuse’s kick off to summer event features non-stop
musical entertainment , over two dozen special shape and hot air balloons, arts and crafts fair, amusement rides, food and beverages. Balloon Flight Times are 6-7:30 p.m. Friday and 5:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, weather permitting.
Syracuse Polish Festival
Clinton Square, Downtown Syracuse; polishscholarship.org. This family-friendly celebration of Polish culture, heritage and traditions provides a variety of entertainment, including music, dancers, a taste of Polish and American cuisine and beer , arts and crafts and the annual “Pierogi Eating Contest” and “Miss Polonia” presentation.
York. Breakfast and lunch are provided to all registrants. Also featured will be a raffle, vendor fair and children’s activities in a festive atmosphere. All proceeds from the event benefit the Rescue Mission Alliance.
Saturday-Sunday, June 23-24 Cherry Festival
Varick Winery & Vineyard, 5102 State Route 89, Romulus;
315-549-8797 or visit www. varickwinery.com. Enjoy sweet and sour cherry picking, food, wine, sweet treats, music by Lisa Lee Trio on Saturday and by Just Joe on Sunday and arts and crafts vendors. Held rain or shine. Free admission.
Sunday, June 24 Iron Girl Triathlon
Oneida Shores Park, 9400
Bartell Road, Brewerton. This event features a (600 meter Swim - 30K Bike - 5K Run. Amenities include: a post-race café, professional timing, personalized race bibs, new custom finishers medals specific to the event, age group awards, performance shirts sized just for women, post-race giveaways and more. Participant registration open; irongirlsyracuse.com. Free for spectators.
Saturday, June 23 Rescue Mission Ride and Run for the Rescue
Long Branch Park, Liverpool; rideandrun.org. Registration begins at 6am (Bike Rides) and 7:30am (5K Run); the bike rides begin at 7 a.m. (62-mile), 8am (40-mile), 9 a.m. (20-mile) and 10 a.m. (10mile); the 5K begins at 9:30am and the 2-mile Family Fun Ride starts at 10:30 a.m. Hit the road to end hunger in Central New
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