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FEBRUARY 2010

Answering 575 calls from the Clay community in 2009Clay volunteer firefighters reflect on their years of service

In the neighborhoodClairmont-Four Seasons

By Farah Jadran [email protected]

Pushing aside the ways of the buck-et brigades in the early 1900s, the Clay Volunteer Fire Department was officially incorporated Feb. 26, 1917, after a fire roared through the walls of Sponable’s barn in the fall of 1915.

With approximately $870 raised by a planning committee, a chemical hand cart was purchased to help fight fires in the town of Clay. Soon after incorpora-tion, the department acquired a piece of land between the feed mill and the Clay Hotel where the town’s first fire station was built. This building with a few reno-vations served as the town’s fire station until 1954.

Today, the CVFD runs two fire sta-tions with three engines, one truck, one heavy rescue, two medium-duty rescues, one boat and a snowmobile. The 39-member department operates a five-man fire police squad when on scene at a fire, motor vehicle accident or other emergency, according to CVFD Chief Dan Ford.

The crew secures the scene and directs traffic if necessary, which in today’s world of emergency rescue, Ford said it’s a rare form of fire service.

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By Sarah [email protected]

Ask anyone what makes a neighborhood great and odds are they’ll tell you it’s the neighbors.

Nowhere is that more apparent than in Clairmont-Four Seasons, located off Henry Clay Boulevard between Buckley and Wetzel roads.

“It is a neighborhood of people caring for people,” said Homeowners Association President Russ Mitchell, who’s lived in the neighborhood for 34 years. “We are committed to the principles of Neighborhood Watch and look after each other. We hold monthly Homeowners Association meetings and make sure the community is notified of all activities. We have kids who grew up in the neighborhood moving into the neighborhood. There are people who have added on to there homes and have decided this would be their final location. We partner with community orga-nizations and churches to support our neighborhood activities and make activities available during school breaks and during the summer.”

Mitchell gave an example of the sense of commu-nity in the neighborhood.

“We had a house fire in the neighborhood this summer where the house was consumed by the fire,” he said. “The outpouring of love and concern by resi-dents was second to none as they offered all kinds of help to the family. A collection was taken for the family and the neighborhood responded with more than $2,500. The house was gutted and rebuilt and by Christmas the family of three and the dog were back in our neighborhood. They never thought about ever leaving the neighborhood.”

While the neighbors are the prime advantage, the 326-home subdivision, established in 1965, has many other amenities, including a Neighborhood Watch program and a town-maintained green area. Its ho-meowners association distributes a monthly newslet-ter, “The Clarion,” which keeps residents up-to-date on activities, refuse collection, trash collection, new residents, babysitters, happenings around the town,

FARAH JADRAN PIKERUNNING THE DRILLS,firefighter Kim Wasulko, right, firefighter Peter Vas-sallo, center, and Lt. Matt Cervino, work toegether during a training night at Clay Volunteer Fire Department Station No. 1. Please see Clarion, page 8Please see CVFD, page 7

A symphony of opportunityLiverpool First UMC hosts concert series through May

By Farah Jadran Pike [email protected]

A night at the symphony in a big city can cost big bucks, but music of the same caliber can be found down the road for next to nothing, literally nothing. Two minds in the Liverpool community thought about the “big city” shows and what they could do to come together to bring the likes of world-renowned musicians to the Liverpool First United Methodist Church, located at 604 Oswego St., in Liverpool.

For the second year in a row, James O. Welsch, con-cert series artistic director, and Linda Loomis, concert series coordinator, are bringing a total of seven concerts featuring pianists, string ensembles and jazz performers to the community. Each concert will begin at 4 p.m. on a Sunday, except for one concert that begins at 7 p.m. on a Thursday.

The first concert of the “Joyful Noise: Concert Series for the Community” was held Jan. 24 and featured pia-nist Kevin Moore, who performed music by Beethoven and Chopin. A 1971 graduate of the Crane School of Music, Moore has played more than 300 concerts in

the Central-Western New York area. He has been a professor of music at Onondaga Com-munity College since 1975. Moore performed in last year’s inaugural series at Liverpool First UMC.

The concert series lineup includes both musicians with international status and local appeal, according to Welsch.

“We initially started this as a way to find area musical talent, professional, semi-profes-sional and even students,” Welsch said. “It’s a good way of maintaining community outreach.”

Both Welsch and Loomis have a great interest in music. Welsch is a professor of conducting, composition and theory at Setnor School of Music at Syracuse Uni-versity. He is also a composer and the director of music ministries at Liverpool First UMC.

Please see Concert, page 14

James Welsch

Remembering ClayClay’s early postal system

By Dorothy Heller

We Americans take for granted our mail system. Mail a letter anywhere in the United States and it will probably get to its destination the next day. Clay had some early post offices. But first a little background on the first Cabinet Postmaster Gen-eral, Gideon Granger.

On a recent trip to Canandaigua, we had oc-casion to visit his home-stead where I obtained a book on his life.* His grandfather, Launcelot Granger, was one of the first settlers in Suffield. Connecticut in 1678. His father, Gideon, became in-

fluencial and graduated from Yale. Thus Gideon, Jr., born in 1767, was able to also go to Yale to study Law. Eventually, it lead him into Politics. In the early 1790’s, there was much western land speculation and Gideon was part of it, buying much land in Ohio in the Cleveland area.

Elections were becom-ing complicated by 1801. In the fall election, Thomas Jefferson won the presi-dency, with Gideon working hard on his campaign in the New England area. To soothe feather of the Fed-eralists, Jefferson selected cabinet members from New England; thus Gideon Grange became the first

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Snow trails in ClaySnow Owls team up with community members


The 2nd Annual Snowmobile Ride for kids was held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sat-urday Jan. 16 at Clay Town Hall off Route 31 in Clay. The season’s snow was on a meltdown for a few days before the event, but just enough was on the ground for the snowmobiles to hit the trails, said Wayne Morris, commissioner of the town of Clay Parks and Recreation.

This event began last year when Clay Town Assessor Rob Bick suggested the idea after participating in a similar event in St. Lawrence County.

While the 2009 ride was impacted with gusty winds and a cold forecast, Bick said the group bundled up and enjoyed the day anyway. This time around, the day was warm for the season and the wind only picked up when a pair was riding through the trails.

Because the warmer weather melted some areas more than others, the repeat rides over the grounds near the base of a hill created a small mud pit that gave each rider a splash to remember the experience.

Saturday’s snowmobile ride gave children with special needs the opportunity to ride with several volunteers and the Clay Snow Owls Club. There was about 12 snowmobiles at the event, which gave each kid the chance to ride the mile-plus trails more than one time.

Although the event was held at town hall, Morris said it was not an event for Clay residents only.

“It’s a community event,” Morris said. “I felt good when I walked away from last year’s event.”

Morris said the smiles on the kids’ faces were a testament to the success the first-time event had last year.

“I heard one of the mothers say her child had never been on a snowmobile,” Morris said. “It’s a good event when it’s hard to get out and do something in the winter.”

Morris said the feedback from the parents and kids helped the group look forward to doing the event again in 2010.

“It was a very nice event,” Morris said. “I had a good feeling about it.”

Town Assessor Bick said all the volunteers were sure to have each child wear a helmet and be aware of the handle grips on the snowmobiles. The riders also agreed to go no faster than 15 mph, Bick said.

Taking each turn with ease, Bick took one rider through the trail with caution and concern for his passenger; so much that he slowed down to quiet the motor to ask, “Are you doing OK?”

He got back on pace after hearing the rider was doing just fine. Bick came around the last turn and headed for the mud pit where the snowmobile bogged down for a second before racing up the hill behind Clay Town Hall.

One of the volunteers said he missed last year’s event, but was sure to be a part of this year’s snowmobile ride.

“I heard about if from a friend after last year’s event,” said Steve Downing, of Liverpool, a volunteer rider at the Jan. 16 event.

Morris said that he noticed volunteers “getting a lot out of the event” helping the kids and giving them an opportunity to do something new.

For most of the children at this year’s ride, this was their first time attending and participating in an event like this one. Da-kota Finch, 15, of Liverpool, came to Clay Town Hall for a first-time ride on the snow trails. Don Jacobson, of Baldwinsillve, a volunteer for the day, said he saw an article about the event last year and had friends who volunteered last year, also.

The Clay Snow Owls groomed the trails Saturday morning while Chicago Uno Grill in Clay supplied free pizza. Bick said he wanted to thank the Clay Town Board for allowing the group to utilize the facilities for the event.

FARAH JADRAN PIKELiverpool resident Steve Downing, left, assists Dakota Finch, 15, of Liverpool, during the 2nd Annual Snowmobile Ride held Jan. 16 in Clay. Downing was one of many volunteers giv-ing snowmobile rides to community members that came to Clay Town Hall.

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Valentine’s Day More than just roses and chocolatesShop local for that special someone

By Susan E. Lindsley

Ah, Valentine’s Day. It’s a day of love, romance and showing the people in your life how special they are with gifts and tokens of love. A dozen roses? A heart-shaped box of chocolates? Go into any store and you will see many red-cellophane displays of the ways you can show your love. There are stuffed monkeys who sing and dance, enough varieties of chocolate to please your favorite chocoholic, lace-covered cards and even racy undergarments. The jewelry stores will entice you with beautiful baubles that will show your love also. But, what to choose? What if you wanted to be different and stand out from the pack? If you look online, make sure you start early enough for it to be shipped.

There are many trinkets available and if you want unique there is a website that has pages and pages of interesting ideas. I put in a search for “unique Valen-tine’s Day gifts” and one of the top links was for findgift.com. Putting in a basic criteria for holiday, male/female, and general age, they will show you unique gifts and links right to them. Here are some examples: message in a bottle; acre of land on the moon or Pacific Ocean; naming a star for someone; New York Fly and Dine ex-

perience for two which flies you over NYC; personalized Valentine’s Day magazine cover, personalized night movie theater sign; Andy Warhol-like picture of your honey; Cinderella’s glass slipper; love tokens; personal-ized Lovopoly gamesheet, and even toilet paper. I know that is a lot of examples but they are the ones that I found rather unique. There were many more.

Most of us busy people think about Valentine’s Day on Feb. 13 and some the morning of Feb. 14. That is when you will see long lines in the supermarket express lanes of people buying boxed dozen roses and/or chocolates and the lace covered cards. The greeting card aisles will be full at the drugstores too looking for the perfect sentiment to sum up our feelings.

In the town of Clay, there are many options for presents without having to travel too far. There are many florists who sell bouquets of flowers, and Creative Florist on Oswego Road in Liverpool also sells balloon bouquets, which can include balloons that sing, gour-met baskets with cheese, crackers, and chocolates and wine bottles filled with candy.

Edible Arrangements located on Oswego Road in Baldwinsville at Moyer’s Corners has a variety of ar-rangements just for Valentine’s Day. You can buy berry chocolate roses in boxes, different choices of fruits ar-ranged like flowers, some chocolate dipped too. There are many choices with pictures on their Web site at ediblearrangements.com. Owner Ron Naples said, “It’s a sweet way to celebrate Valentine’s Day.”

If you want sweets for your sweetie, Mario’s Bak-

ery on North Main St. in North Syracuse has just what you need to satisfy your sweet tooth. They have many sweet gifts for Valentine’s Day, such as cupcakes, sugar cookies, cakes, brownie pizza and half-moons with red and pink frosting.

Of course, if you want to pamper your Valentine, there are many places in the town of Clay. Innovations Salon at Moyer’s Corners is offering special Cham-pagne and Rose manicures, pedicures and massages. They are offering them for singles and couples. Emily, manager of Innovations said, “Come and pamper yourself for the Valentine Day holiday.” Their Web site is innovationsdayspa.com.

Innovations Spa is also the home of CNY Laser, which has Valentine specials also. They have facials, teen facials, and laser hair treatment specials avail-able. The owner, Theresa Forger, said, “We’re all about love and relaxation, so come in together, enjoy the spa experience. It’s just not for women anymore.”

All over the town of Clay from North Syracuse through Liverpool and over to Baldwinsville, you are sure to find just the perfect gift for your Valentine. And besides, it should be more about spending the day with the special person in your life than what you are buying them. If you wait till the very last minute to shop, I’m sure you won’t be alone, but then your choices are limited.

Good luck and Happy Valentine’s Day!

Compline Services at Liverpool First UMCA service of contemplation and medita-

tion for the community will beheld the last Sunday of each month at 8 p.m. at the Liv-erpool United Methodist Church beginning Jan. 31 and ending June 27.

The church will be transformed into a candle-lit sanctuary with James O. Welsch, church director of music ministries, will of-ficiate and lead as cantor.

This service is offered to all who seek time to worship. There will be a ecumeni-cal choir singing plainsong, responses and hymns as worshipers pray and meditate in

silence, leaving in quiet contemplation at the close of the service.

The services will be held at 8 p.m. on the following dates:

Jan. 31Feb. 28March 28April 25May 30June 27

For more information call Liverpool United Methodist Church at 457-5180.

Calling all nursery schools Nursery schools and preschools are invited to participate in the Annual Nursery

School Open House at the Northern Onondaga Public Library at North Syracuse from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 27. This event gives parents the op-portunity to meet representatives and collect information from many nursery and preschools at one time and place.

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WRE students paint for a good causeLiverpool art students make postcards for American Red Cross


For the fifth consecutive year, Wet-zel Road Elementary art teacher Clint Niedzwiecki and his students embarked on a fundraising mission for a well-known charity with the use of their art skills.

Each year the students pick a charity or focus on an area of the country that was affected by natural a disaster. They decided this year to support a charity nearby, donat-ing all proceeds of their fundraising project to the local chapter of the American Red Cross.

Now that they had the charity in mind, the students and Niedzwiecki began putting their paint strokes to work as they created numer-ous hand-painted postcards, which will be sold in assorted packs of 10 for $5.

The project has raised thousands of dollars with each campaign, so Niedzwiecki said the students are hoping to raise about $2,500 to donate to the Red Cross.

“I think it’s very nice to do a project like this because its important to give to people who need food, water and shelter,” said Alexis, a fifth grader in Niedzwiecki’s art class.

The hand-painted postcards feature the “Birds of Central New York.”

Teaching at WRE for more than three years, Niedzwiecki, of Syracuse, said he has had the honor of teaching fourth through sixth grade students, as well as ninth grade students when he was a teacher at the Liver-pool High School Ninth Grade Annex for an additional three years. Niedzwiecki is also a coach for the modified track team for boys.

Niedzwiecki said the annual project came from a discussion about natural disasters several years ago.

“It all started during holiday break a few years back when the tsunami hit the

countries of the Indian Ocean,” Niedzwiecki said. “I talked to my kids about it and asked them ways we could ‘give’ back to the people of that area.”

“Selling art was something that was brought up multiple times,” he said.

Niedzwiecki and his students agreed that they were not only selling art, but they were “spreading the word” by using postcards.

Now the project commences each year just before the holidays to get the ball rolling, Niedz-wiecki said. The group decided to donate the proceeds to the Red Cross “because it’s a world-wide organization and responders to worldly disasters, which was a perfect fit.”

The American Red Cross honored the elementary art school teacher in May 2009 for the fundraising efforts, although, Niedzwiecki said the “kids truly deserved the award.”Get involved

If you are interested in supporting the postcard project, you can drop off your check to the main office at WRE in order

to receive your package of hand-painted postcards.

Checks should be made out to the American Red Cross. The WRE Parent Teacher Organization sponsored this project.

A painting of an chickadee adorns this postcard that has been made among many to raise money during the WRE postcard proj-ect for the American Red Cross.

Chestnut Hill Middle will hold its fourth annual Dan Cresci Memorial Blood Drive from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday Feb. 6 in the school’s cafeteria.

The blood drive will be held in honor of former CHM social studies teacher Dan Cresci, who passed away in December 2006 after a battle with

leukemia.The CHM community is working with the

American Red Cross to plan this blood drive, and participants must have an appointment to donate. The entire donation process takes approximately one hour.

CHM spellers move on to next round of spelling bee

Chestnut Hill Middle seventh- and eighth-graders recently put their spell-ing skills to the test during the first-ever CHM Spelling Bee held Dec. 14.

In all, 20 seventh- and eighth-graders participated in one of two oral bees after scoring in the top 10 during the school’s written bee on Dec. 7. The students were asked to spell words such as sculpture, pilgrimage and on-cologist.

Seventh-grader Sam Patel and eighth-grader Bran-don Zampi won their respective grade-level bees, while seventh-grader Hannah Northrop and eighth-grader Jewell Reed were the runners up. In late January, all four students will take a written exam with students from across Central New York in the hopes of qualifying for the

Post- Standard/WCNY oral spelling bee on Feb.6.

CHM science teacher Alan Robbins was the guest “pronouncer” for the seventh grade bee, while Liverpool Central School District Board of Education member Michael Murphy was the

guest “pronouncer” for the eighth-grade bee. CHM teachers also served as judges. Family and consumer science teacher Christine Bunn and Rob-bins organized the spelling bees at CHM.

CHESTNUT HILL MIDDLE eighth-graders Jewell Reed, left, and Brandon Zampi were among 10 eighth-graders who recently com-peted in the school’s first-ever spelling bee. Zampi was the winner of the eighth-grade bee, and Reed was the runner up.

LCSD discusses $9 million technology plan


The Liverpool Central School District Board of Education gave all who attended an idea of what the future of technology could entail during the Monday night meeting Jan. 11 at the district office.

LCSD Superintendent Dr. Richard N. Johns headed up most of the discussion as he has worked extensively with the prelimi-nary acquisition plans with Katherine Phillips, the LCSD assistant superintendent for sup-portive services.

Johns explained that the district will receive an estimated $1.89 million rebate from Onondaga-Cortland-Madison BOCES after the first year within a proposed five-year lease agreement. The total of the acquisition is said, “not to exceed $9 million,” according to Phillips.

The agreement was described as a “naked investment,” according to Johns since there won’t necessarily be a return on invest-ment. Johns said this project will be included in the Feb. 8 Superintendent’s Budget Proposal.

Johns said there could be possibilities of fund-equities, but that the district does not have a full grasp on that area of the financial commitment as of yet. As many board mem-bers and attendees wondered what types of specific equipment would be purchased, Johns said he wanted to use the time during Monday’s meeting to look at the acquisition and financial planning, rather than the specif-ics right now.

Board member Patricia DeBona-Rosier asked what “percentage of teachers would be involved on what equipment would be purchased,” and whether or not a sub-com-mittee would be formed to assist in the deci-sion-making.

Johns said teachers, but also different departments would also advise the purchas-ing before the decision came full-circle to the board.

Phillips said the board will be given all the possible options for fund-equities and the option to create a “rainy day fund” to ensure monies for an unexpected expense within the

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C-NS students host party at Funk ‘n WafflesSyracuse hot spot owners train students in shop’s positions


They served up smoothies and cooked up waffles; 23 Cicero-North Syracuse students that is. As a part of the C-NS High School Career Center’s Collaborative School/Business Partnership program, the students enrolled in one of the business ownership classes had the opportu-nity to run Funk ‘n Waffles for a “Celebration of Learn-ing.”

Funk ‘n Waffles, located at 727 S. Crouse Ave., Suite 8, Syracuse, was established by two Syracuse University grads. Adam Gold and Kyle Corea, the dual partnership of Funk ‘n Waffles, both graduated from SU in 2006. Corea said he focused on film in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, while Gold expressed interest in audio production in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

The owners celebrated the shop’s three-year anniver-sary Saturday Jan. 16, which was also the day before the C-NS business students ran the show.

Although the students did not see the administrative side of the job, the owners gave a presentation on their business during the Jan. 17 “Learning Celebration.” Students arrived at 3 p.m. that Sunday to get prepped for the big event, which included a performance by a student’s band and also Gold’s band, Sophistifunk.

Thanks to another partnership between the C-NS Career Center and Bryant and Stratton College, $100 was donated to go toward the cost of entertainment, according to the college’s high school coordinator Paula Annesi.

From 5 to 8 p.m. the students worked in their as-signed positions to take orders, serve food, wash dishes, make smoothies, bus tables and handle cash.

Business ownership students also created all of the promotional materials, an electronic invitation and a story book to publicize the event within the school and on the school Web site.

Throughout the partnership students have learned a set of workforce preparation values that include being in attendance, being punctual, exhibiting a positive attitude

and being able to work independently without supervi-sion. They have also been working on other workforce preparation skills such as communication, teamwork and problem solving.

Many students will leave the class with a workforce preparation resume that they can use for part time em-ployment, internships or other opportunities after they graduate, according to C-NS High School education teacher and coordinator Ellie Peavey

In order to get the feel for the service side of the business, Corea and Gold have worked with the stu-dents during two training sessions held from 8 to 9 a.m. Jan. 5 and 7 at Funk ‘n Waffles.

“I think it’s going to be kind of overwhelming for the kids,” Corea said. “It was overwhelming on our first day. We didn’t expect 300 people to come down here.”

The two owners agreed that although this is a short-term experience, it might help some of the students see if they would like to someday work in restaurant service. During the training sessions, Gold said one of the students had waitress experience and he “could tell she knew what was going on.” There are certain skills that will be useful to the upcoming event, and some challenges that will have to be overcome as a part of running a business, according to the owners.

“It’s weird to teach these kids what we’ve learned over the last three years in like 45 minutes,” Gold said. “It’s nerve-racking, but it’s also exciting.”

Corea said he posted a “cheat sheet” above the waffle station so that the students will have a reference if they feel pressured during the event that will bring more than 50 guests that will include the participating students’ families. There was a “check-list” system instead of writ-ten orders to simplify the communication between the wait staff and the students preparing food and drinks.

Gold said this was the first time Funk ‘n Waffles has had students run the shop, since it is their first time par-ticipating the business partnership with the C-NS Career Center.

“A lot of them will have a new experience even though a lot of younger kids work in a service business,” Corea said.

The celebration will also brought in customers that might have never heard of Funk ‘n Waffles because of proximity to C-NS High School, Gold said.

“It’s about the students though, some might be here because they have to be, but others might have a genuine interest in starting their own business,” Gold said.

After three years of busi-ness, Corea said the experi-ence has been great thus far.

“There’s something nice about serving people and having everything go well,” Corea said. “I think Funk ‘n Waffles is that kind of place. I think the kids will have a good time.”

Visit funknwaffles.com for more information about the performing bands or the

menu at Funk ‘n Waffles.Funk ‘n Waffles student positions

Hostess – Chrissy Howard and Katie JachimWafflers – Bobby Doxtator, Eric Kenny, Jenna Tafel,

Chris Daniszewski and Tasha IaucoWait staff – Cassie McGough, Lauren Piaz and Mark

KurtzCashier – Casey WilmerSmoothie makers – Destini Congdon and Kyle SeigelBus boys – Chris Dorian and Colby StageDishwasher – Sam Nassar and James HanmerIce cream – Brad Monroe and John CaryFront manager – Oliver LaPointBaristas – Andrew Houghtaling and Alex Simmons

About the business partnership pro-gram

A Collaborative School/Business Partnership is cre-ated when a particular class is matched with a business that will help them do the following:

1. Take the curriculum out of the pages of the book and overlay it onto a successful, practicing business.

2. Learn all of the different roles/tasks that are needed in order to make a business achieve success.

3. Learn a set of workforce preparation values: atten-dance, punctuality, positive attitude, responsibility.

4. Learn a stet of workforce preparation skills: com-munication (reading, writing, speaking, listening), interper-sonal/teamwork, skill transference, problem solving.

Each partnership starts with a collaborative meeting comprised of two students in the class and their parents, teacher, business personnel, and a community rep. Each partnership ends with a Celebration of Learning where the students teach what they have learned to the business personnel, district administration and their parents. It’s the only program of its kind, and it was developed almost 20 years ago.

Read more about this program and other happenings on the Career Center Web site located on the district Web site, nscsd.org.

For more information about the Collaborative School/Business Partnership Program, contact Ellie Peavey at 218-4193 during school hours.

Let’s talk waffles

FARAH JADRAN PIKEC-NS Junior Eric Kenny, right, listens to Kyle Corea, one of the owners of Funk ‘n Waffles. Corea taught Kenny and a few other students the ropes at the waffle station.

It’s Crunch timeCome represent North Syracuse

Junior High School at the North Syracuse Central School Spirit/Com-munity Building Night at the Syracuse Crunch game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday Feb. 6.

Tickets are $9 and are available through Ms. Ciarico in the Career Center. Make checks payable to the “Syracuse Crunch.”

The Crunch will be battling the Adirondack Phantoms that evening.

The national anthem will be sung by the Roxboro Middle School Cho-rus, and NSCSD 2009 teacher of the year Phil Cleary will drop the puck.

There will also be a shuffle puck contest for parents.

NSCSD music teachers participate in Midwest Clinic

Four music teachers from the North Syracuse Central School District Music Department recently returned from the Mid-west Clinic in Chicago, Ill. The teachers, Mark Adamski, Mark Hover, Jim Bamonte and Holly Bossert, help make up “Cen-tral Winds”, a group of approximately 45 members, most of whom are music teach-ers from local school districts. Each year Central Winds performs in school districts throughout the state, under the direction of guest conductors from local colleges.

This year, the group was asked to perform at the prestigious Midwest Clinic, held from Dec. 15 through 19. The clinic’s purpose is to bring together band and or-chestra teachers to discuss matters regard-ing music education. Annually, more than fifteen thousand people attend this confer-ence to share in clinics, discuss music literature, view computer software, listen to Please see Music, page 14


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The volunteers also gather for several department gatherings for holidays and an-nual events. Ford described the members in the department as “tight-knit.” Because the majority of the members live in the town of Clay or have family and friends in the areas in which they respond, Ford and the firefight-ers know that they might arrive on a scene where loved ones are in need.

“I’ve worked on my family before, but I separate myself,” said Chris Saxton, 27, a volunteer firefighter for two years. “When you walk in the door, your personal life goes out the window. You’re there to do your job.”

Saxton has been involved in emergency medical services for about nine years and said responding to a call is like “second nature.” His passion for helping people has been put to good use in his position as a paramedic at Fort Drum.

David Barardi, 61, said he has recog-nized a commitment to help the community during his 12 years as a volunteer firefighter. The relationships he has found with his fel-low firefighters has reinforced that commit-ment, he said.

“You know your crew members, you can rely on each other,” Birardi said. “Community is a big thing, we’re very fortunate.”

Going on 38 years of service to the CVFD, Sam Solitto, 70, said doing a service to the community is the main part of being a volunteer firefighter in the town of Clay.

“The most important thing, I believe, is

a doing a service to the community,” Solitto said. “People count on us.”

Solitto said every call comes in because “someone could be hurt or deceased” and it’s the job of the volunteers to “help in any-way they can, even if it’s helping someone cope with a loss.”Do you have what it takes?

“Anyone is welcome to stop by and observe,” Chief Ford said. “If they’re unsure, they can talk to the guys and find out if this is really for them.”

Ford said the crew is all about “working

together, being out responding to a call and serving the community.”

For the CVFD members, Ford said all fire gear is supplied and training services are also provided with no out-of-pocket expens-es. There is a small property tax incentive for all CVFD members and a pension program that increases with added years of service, he said.

Community members interested in be-coming a volunteer firefighter for the town of Clay can call 652-4242 on Tuesday nights between 6:30 and 10 p.m.

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CVFD members:

Chief Dan Ford, First Deputy Chief Timothy Dickerson, Second Deputy Chief Kenneth Stach (past president), Third Deputy Chief Kevin Birardi, Capt. Robert La-Bree (Station No. 1), *Capt. Christopher Olson (Station No. 3), Lt. Peter Fabianek, Lt. Matthew Cervino, Lt. Kevin Koehler, President Richard M. Rioux (past chief), Vice President Stephen Avery, Treasurer Jane L. Coble (firefighter-EMT), Financial secretary Paul F. Moses, Recording secretary Melissa Saxton (firefighter, AEMT-CC), Head trustee James Hotelling, Second trustee Samuel Solitto, Third trustee William Pelkey, Bashar Al-Odaini, firefighter; David Birardi, firefighter (past presi-dent); Jeffrey Birardi, firefighter; Eric DiPalma, firefighter; Javier Garcia, firefighter; Thomas Houde, firefighter-EMT (past captain); Justin Ianzito, firefighter; Daniel Kasouf, firefighter; Glenn King, firefighter (past chief); Timothy Moak, fire police; Donald Morrell, firefighter-paramedic; Scott Mueller, firefighter (past president); Gerald Murphy, past chief; Scott Patula, firefighter; Gerald Rodoski, fire police; Jeffrey Romanick, firefighter-paramedic; Christopher Saxton, firefighter-paramedic; Christopher Smith, firefighter-paramedic; Loius Szitar, firefighter; Peter Vassallo, firefighter; Christopher Volpe, firefighter; Kimberly Wasulko, firefighter; and Steve Bizgia, firefighter.

*The CVFD would like to remember Capt. Christopher Olson as a member hon-ored in their daily thoughts.

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The homes, Mitchell said, are well-maintained and a great value for families.

“Homes normally sell in a maximum of two weeks and have been known to sell in 24 hours,” he said.

And it’s not just great for new or existing residents. Former neighbors also have a soft spot for Clairmont-Four Seasons, going so far as to create a Facebook page, “Growing Up in Clairmont,” to keep in touch.

“The people are what makes this neighborhood

unique,” Mitchell said. “These are the things that make our neighborhood a great place to live.”

“In the neighborhood” is a new monthly feature in which the many neighborhoods in the town of Clay are profiled. If you’d like to see your neighborhood in this feature, e-mail Sarah Hall at [email protected]. Just tell us the neigh-borhood and why it’s a great place to live, and we’ll do the rest.

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Fucillo Clay celebrates a great yearDealership breaks sales record in first month

Farah Jadran Pike [email protected]

Breaking records is always good for business, but when the name on the marquee reads “Fucillo,” it won’t be any easy feat. Billy Fucillo is a recognizable name in the Central New York auto industry, no doubt about that. But when you’re on top and have world ranked dealerships, sights are set higher for each year’s goals.

In June 2009, Fucillo Kia opened in the town of Clay, bringing even more industry to the growing community.

The crew went to work immediately with results that spoke for themselves.

The new dealership location broke a world record for most cars sold in a single month when 564 cars were sold in its grand opening month.

“It is a great feeling to be part of such an awesome accomplishment,” said Sal Brancaccio, a Fucillo Clay auto salesperson.

Brancaccio, a Liverpool resident, has worked for the Clay location since it opened and also for the Hyundai location before coming to the new site.

Fucillo Kia General Manager Dave Perry said he “chalks much of the location’s success to Billy because it was his vision and his marketing plan.”

“This location is set up totally for the customer,” Perry said. “It’s very much more informal.”

The Clay location’s showroom and office area is free of cars, which is unusual for a “typical dealership’s set-up,” Perry said. Instead of cars in the interior, Perry said the customers are invited to a relaxing space complete with plasma TVs, a “high-end bathroom,” quiet areas and refreshments.

The inviting showroom is a part of the community ap-peal, according to Perry, who said the dealership is “serv-ing the community” as well as employing many members of the neighboring areas.

“Being a resident of Liverpool, it is great to see the way Billy gives back to the community,” Brancaccio said. “Not only by creating jobs here at the dealership but also utiliz-ing local businesses in many other aspects.”

Perry described the atmosphere at the Clay location as a “family atmosphere” that employees 43 people in a “growing community.”

“I love being a part of the Fuccillo family and invite you to come in and see our beautiful facility and meet all the great people who work here,” Brancaccio said.

Perry said the Fucillo dealerships have always taken great pride in repeat customers visiting either the same location or a different one for a selection of other styles.

“We really focus on the value of the brand, and the quality,” Perry said.

Perry said several Fucillo employees along with Billy have visited automotive factories to see the product from

the ground up. “Everyone there had a great attitude and was glad to be work-ing in the industry,” Perry said.

The plan that Billy has created for each location has been paramount to the success the company has had, Perry said.

“It is our goal to provide the Clay area with the best products and service in the automotive industry today,” Brancaccio said. “I know that Billy Fuc-cillo and KIA are here to make that happen for years to come.”

Fucillo Clay is located at 3885 Route 31 in Liverpool. Call 657-9000 or visit fucillokiaclay.com for more informa-tion on products and services provided by Fucillo Clay.

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Fran’s Flowers in Brewerton held its 50th anniversary celebra-tion Saturday Jan. 16 to honor all the years the family business has had in the community. Frances “Fran” Van Epps opened the shop, located at 9517 Brewer-ton Road, in 1960.

Years later as the third generation steps in, Melissa “Missy” Van Epps-Goudreau is con-tinuing the tradition as she runs the floral shop with her parents, Bob and Sandy Van Epps.

In honor of the 50 years of business, the Van Epps family and some close friends chose three winners in a drawing to win flower services during the Jan. 16 celebration.

For more information on flower arrangements or delivery call 676-7711.

Fran’s Flowers turns 50

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Brewerton business holds grand-prize drawing

The drawing for the top three prizes took place during Fran’s Flowers’ 50th anniversary party held at the Brewerton flower shop.

Top three winners: 1. $300 one-time flower service - Linda Wegerski, of Brewerton 2. $100 of flower services for 2010 - Tracy Freeman 3. $100 of flower services for 2010 - Rosemary Perez

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St. John Pottery and Fine Crafts closesAfter almost 14 years in Bald-

winsville, Millie St. John, owner and artist in residence, announced she will close St. John Pottery and Fine Crafts.

The pottery studio has presented many classes in pottery for children and adults over the years, and will

be missed by students and clients that have enjoyed the opportunity to gather, learn and socialize at this village landmark. The gallery has ex-hibited the art of many Central New York artists including the works of Dan Bacich, Adrianna Meiss, Chuck Laman and many others. The gallery

has also been the principal show-place for Millie St. John’s pottery and paintings.

“It was great to be part of a little downtown – it has the river, the views, the little shops, it just didn’t

Please see Pottery, page 14

B’ville businesses work together to promote event

Club Sushi was rocking Dec. 30.C&G Music helped bring the 11th annual Year End

Acoustic Blowout, which showcased the talent of 13 local musicians, to Baldwinsville. Each performance featured two original pieces and one cover.

“[This was] a unique opportunity to see some of this area’s finest talent all in one night,” said Garrett Knaub, co-owner of C&G Music in Baldwinsville.

From 6:30 to 11 p.m., approximately 100 people came out to support the musicians and to enjoy the performances.


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Baldwinsville Central School District for the 2010–2011 school year will take place at the elementary schools from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday March 24 and from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday March 25.

Families currently on the district stu-dent database will receive an informational letter and registration packet in the mail by March 12. If you have a child who does not attend a local preschool, please call the district registrar as soon as possible at 635-4569 to be added to the district’s database.

Registration will take place at the elementary school of the student’s current attendance area for his or her home ad-dress. The informational letter will provide details for parents regarding which school to register their children at, as well as the requirements needed to complete the registration process.

In order to be eligible for kindergarten in September, a child must be five years old on or before Dec. 1, 2010. The district is unable to honor requests to make excep-tions for students who “just miss” the cutoff

date. To register, a parent or guardian must bring the child’s original birth certificate as proof of age, health appraisal with immuni-zation record form signed by a physician, a dental health exam form, signed by a dentist (both forms are provided in the reg-istration packet), and proof of residency in the form of a driver’s license with a district address, a school tax bill or a utility bill for your residence. In addition, we require copies of custody documents to be on file for students whose parents share legal custody or a parent who has sole legal custody.

Anyone who has an eligible child and does not receive a packet by March 12 should call the district registrar at 635-4569 or 638-6050 to request a packet be mailed. You can also pick up a packet as a walk-in at the school your child will attend in the fall during the registration hours listed above. A complete listing of address-es for each elementary attendance zone is available on the district’s Registration Web page at bville.org along with other valuable information regarding registration require-ments and procedures.

Palmer Elementary School crowns geography champ

On Jan. 8, Palmer Elementary School held the school portion of the National Geographic Geography Bee. Eight fifth-graders vied for the title of school cham-pion. The winner was Jenna Kocik, and Clayton Jarvis came in second place. The school is waiting for the results of a written test that Kocik took that will deter-mine if she qualifies for the state portion of the geography bee.

The other finalists in Palmer’s geography bee were Adam Tretowicz, Emma Brune, Elisabeth Goulding, Mike George, Jared Webb, and Emma Heaton.

Students who participated in Palmer Elementary School’s geography bee are, from left in the back row, Adam Tretowicz, Clayton Jarvis, Emma Brune, Elisabeth Gould-ing. From left in the front row Mike George, Jared Webb, Jenna Kocik, and Emma Heaton. Jenna Kocik was the first-place winner.

Baker PTSA to hold all-night after prom celebration

The Baker High School PTSA will hold an all night alcohol-drug-free celebration immediately following the Senior Ball from 12:30 to 4 a.m. Saturday May 29 at Baker High School. This celebration, affectionately named Keep the Ball Rolling (KBR), is be-ing organized by parents, school leaders, and community members to provide an exciting, fun-filled celebration for Baker High School seniors and their guests after the Senior Ball. The event will conclude with a grand prize drawing for a certified used vehicle, including sales tax, registration fees and a limited power-train warranty, donated by Burdick Automotive BMW, Ford, Lexus and Toyota-Scion. Other door prizes will be drawn throughout the night.

All Baker seniors are invited to attend the KBR celebration, even if they do not attend the Senior Ball. There will be a nomi-nal $5 fee charged, which is included in the price of the Senior Ball ticket. Seniors not attending the Ball can purchase their KBR ticket during Senior Ball ticket sales.

The theme of this year’s KBR celebra-tion will be decided by the senior class and will feature the band 4Point0, dancing, and other activities as requested by seniors. Food will be served. KBR is still looking for donations of pizza, soda, water, subs, cook-ies, breakfast items, and prizes. The winner of the grand prize must be present to win, and it will be the winner’s responsibility to

provide insurance for the vehicle upon pick up. Though the winner will be drawn at the conclusion of the KBR celebration, transfer of ownership will happen at the dealership.

All seniors/guests need to abide by a few simple rules at the KBR celebration:• No alcohol or other drug use is allowed. • All students must present a picture ID and arrive by 1a.m.• Students may leave anytime they wish, but may not return.• Students must be present to win prizes

While several businesses, community organizations, and individuals have already contributed to make this a truly memorable night for Baker seniors, the Baker PTSA is still looking for donations and volunteers who would like to help. Please contact Joanne Keim, Fundraising Chair, at [email protected] or 695-3993.

KBR is proudly supported by the Bald-winsville Central School District, Bald-winsville Optimists, Class of 2010, SADD, Durgee PTSA, and Baker PTSA. While the party’s focus is on providing seniors a night of outrageous fun, its more serious purpose is to give them a way to celebrate without alcohol, drugs, and driving, thus helping to prevent tragic accidents on Ball night. Parents, school leaders, and com-munity members feel if they prevent just one serious injury or death to a student they can call the celebration a success.

Caring for aquatics

PHOTO BY MAURICE LEPINE At Ray Middle School in Baldwinsville, from left, seventh-graders Rachel Miller, Jeremy Schutz, and Cicely Ekross make up the technology department’s hydro-ponic-aquaponic team.

Since the beginning of the school year the trio has been maintaining Ray’s hydroponics and aquaponic systems during their study halls. On a daily basis the dedicated students clean fish tank filters, feed the fish and care for and harvest plants. They’re growing hydroponics lettuce to sell to the school’s staff members to raise money that will fund an educational summer trip to Oswe-gatchie Camp in the Adirondacks.

Baker students partici-pate in Model UN

Members of Baker High School’s Model United Nations club attended their first confer-ence at Syracuse University on Jan. 8 and 9. Approximately 700 students from more than 30 schools in the Central New York area attended the conference, hosted by Fayetteville-Manlius High School.

The Model United Nations simulates the UN. Members investigate current world situations from the perspective of a specific country. For this conference, Baldwinsville’s students represented India and logged many hours of research before the conference to gain a good background of their country’s point of view. Students presented papers on world issues, constructed and voted for solutions to the issues, and gave speeches. Guest speakers, including Congressman Dan Maffei, addressed students during the conference.

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The 2009-10 Cicero-North Syracuse freshman volleyball team accomplished some-thing that hasn’t been done in 12 years. The Lady North-stars freshman volleyball team completed their season with an amazing record of 12-0.

Throughout the season the Lady Northstars domi-nated their opponents losing very few games during each match. Coach Fina Santangelo is very proud of the improvements made by each athlete as well as the overall level of team play. Some coaches from other schools have commented on the Northstars’ level of play as being better than a JV team. During the season the athletes focused on improving their individual skills, improv-ing the level of team play, having fun, teamwork on and off the court (project adventure at SUNY Cortland), communication, and learning the great game of

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parks and recreation program. Congratulations again to the C-NS freshman volleyball team on finishing their season undefeated with 12 solid wins.

SHINING NORTHSTARS Front row: Alex Barry, Kim Evans, Miriam Ghabarou, Julie Gardner, Kaci Asper, Elizabeth Miles. Second row: C-NA Assistant Coach Brittany Knox, Domnique Camerota, Kelly Corbin, Alyssa Almeida, Taylor Ligoci, Asst coach Jenna Tartaro. Thrid row: Coach Fina Santangelo, Amy Van Hoven, Sarah Bisesi, Jessica Francati, Courtney Casler, Molly Stayer . Missing: Brianna Hanley and Asst coach Carly Rebecchi

CNS Northstars Azzuri Soccer wins big

SUBMITTED PHOTOThe CNS Northstars Azzuri U11 Boys soccer team took first place in the Christmas Holiday Classic, held Sunday Dec. 27 at Syracuse Indoor Sports Center, Hopkins Road in Liverpool. Pictured, from left kneeling, Noah Mizzell, Ryan Gilbert, Zach Spenard, Marcello Barbuto, Francesco Palucci, Ty Natali. (Standing) Coach Sergio Palucci, Robbie Patzer, Ryan Perrin, Matthew Mack, Austin Mizzell, Tyler Delao, Coach Ambrose Barbuto. The team is practicing and entering tournaments in the com-ing year in preparation for a February 2011 soccer tournament in Walt Disney World, Fla.

This information was submitted by Terri Gilbert, of Clay.

E-mail your sports news from Liverpool, Cicero-North Syracuse and Baldwinsville to [email protected].

Liverpool swimmers beaten by West GeneseeBy Phil Blackwell

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Undefeated in six meets, the Liverpool boys swim team put that mark on the line Friday night when it visited West Genesee.

The two rivals fought for first place in the CNY Counties

League – and when it was done, the Wildcats were on top, having beaten the Warriors 98-86.

For most of the meet, Liver-pool stayed close by gaining a series of second and third-place finishes. But wins proved elusive.

Tim Roche did get first place on the diving board, earning

226.80 points. Also, the War-riors’ 400 freestyle relay team of Cory Spado, Nick Hens, Shane Donovan and Alex Perfitt worked together to prevail in a time of 3:34.02.

Otherwise, WG won every

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Is your church, synagogue or place of worship in Clay missing? Send us the information at [email protected] and we will include it next month.

Congregation Ner Tamid5061 West Taft Rd., N. Syracuse315-461-9226 Sabbath services Friday night at 8 p.m.

Trinity Assembly of God4398 Route 31, Clay 315-652-4996Sunday Services: 10:15 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Trinity United Methodist Church8396 Morgan Rd., Clay315-652-9186Sunday Services: 9 and 11 a.m.

Grace Covenant ChurchStearns Rd. and Route 31, Clay315-699-1551Sunday Services: 8:30 and 11 a.m.

North Central Assembly of God7463 Buckley Rd., N. Syracuse315-458-0896Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.

Liverpool First United Methodist Church604 Oswego Street, Liverpool315 457-5180Sunday Services: 8, 9:30 and 11 a.m.

Our Lady of Walsingham Parish (Catholic, Western Rite)8573 Van Heusen Rd,. ClaySunday Service: 10 a.m.

St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church 904 Vine St., Liverpool315-457-4633Sunday Service: 8:00 a.m. & 10:15 a.m.

Messiah’s Church (Reformed Presbyterian) 8181 Stearns Rd., Clay315-451-2148Sunday Service: 10 a.m.

Calvary Chapel Syracuse103 Grampian Rd., Liverpool315-451-1556Sunday Services: 8:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Wetzel Road Church Of Christ4268 Wetzel Road, Liverpool,315-652-3195Worship is at 8:30 & 11 a.m.

Cross of Christ Evangelical Lutheran ChurchRoute 57 and Soule Rd., Clay315-622-2843Sunday Service: 10:15 a.m.

Northminster Presbyterian Church7444 Buckley Road, North Syracuse315-458-0393Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.; Youth & Adult Sun-day school 9 a.m.

Liverpool 1st Presbyterian Church603 Tulip St., Liverpool315-457-3161Sunday Service: 10:15 a.m.

Community Christian Reformed Church7823 Hicks Rd., Baldwinsville315-638-1664

King of Kings Lutheran Church8278 Oswego Rd., Liverpool315-622-2077Sunday Services: 8:15 a.m., 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints4889 Bear Rd., LiverpoolSunday Service: 9:30 a.m. & 11 a.m.

Liverpool Community Church800 4th St., Liverpool 315-701-0857Sunday Services: 9:30 & 11 a.m.

Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian ChurchDriver’s Village Conv. Ctr., E Circle Dr., Clay 315-652-5379Sunday Services: 10:15 a.m.; Sunday school for all ages 9 a.m.

Beacon Baptist Church4800 Route 31, Clay315-699-5900

Family Worship Center8480 Morgan Rd., Clay, 315-652-3491Sunday Services: 9 & 11 a.m.

Grace Baptist Church17 Oneida River Rd., Pennellville315-695-2341Sunday Service: 10:30 a.m.

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church4947 Route 31, Clay315-699-7268

Blessed Hope Church8791 Oswego Rd., Clay315-695-6710

United Church of Christ in Bayberry215 Blackberry Road, Liverpool652-6789Church services are on Sundays at 8:30 am and 10:30 am weekly, September thru June. North Syracuse Baptist Church420 South Main St., North Syracuse458-0271Sunday Services held at 8 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages 9:30 a.m.

In good faithL.I.F.E. Youth Ministries at Liverpool First United Methodist ChurchThis month’s article was submitted by Linda Loomis who attends Liverpool First United Methodist Church, located at 604 Oswego St., in Liverpool.

What if Church was young people playing, worship-ping, seeking and spending time together with trusted adults in a safe, loving environment? Would you come?

At Liverpool First United Methodist Church, the “Church With the Purple Doors,” a small group of follow-ers recognized a need and launched a program for young people called L.I.F.E. – Living in Faith Everyday. The youth ministry welcomes middle school and high school students to the church Friday evenings. It began as an initiative by young people themselves and, as it evolves, it is developing into a wide circle that embraces all students in the community.

Mike Ehrhart, one of the founding adult leaders, views L.I.F.E. as an alternative to some of the other activities available to this age group. “It’s a confusing world out there, a lot of difficult choices,” he said. “Young people are searching for something that makes sense and gives them purpose, and the L.I.F.E. program is filling that need for approximately 40 kids each week.”

Janet Ehrhart sees L.I.F.E. as a place young people can feel safe and loved. “We are not here to preach to these beautiful young people or to judge them. We are here to love them. We only want to offer them our pres-

ence, our support, and our understanding,” she said. An evening at L.I.F.E. might find a group in the café

playing a board game and enjoying snacks while another group plays Wii or ping-pong in a nearby room. Some young people might be practicing a skit or working on a mission project, while others simply hang out together. At some point, they all gather for a contemporary wor-ship service, led by a praise band that has rehearsed with James Welsch, director of music ministries.

I am privileged and blessed to be one of the adult lead-ers at L.I.F.E., and I am grateful to be part of a congrega-tion that opens its doors and its hearts to young people. We honor them, not because they are the “future of the church,” although that is certainly true. We honor them because right now, right where they are, they are beloved children of God who enrich our community with their talents and their gifts.

The apostle Paul wrote a letter to Timothy in which he advised, “Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to

all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith and your purity.” (I Timothy 4:12)

The young people of L.I.F.E. Youth Ministries serve as just such an example. They have much to teach us, if we will only be open to learning.

Members of the United Methodist Church nationwide are being challenged to “Rethink Church.” We are called to create “Church” not as a noun (place) but as a verb (action). We are invited to imagine “Church” in a variety of new ways.

What if Church was young people playing, worship-ping, seeking and spending time together with trusted adults in a safe, loving environment? At LFUMC it is precisely that.

For more information, call 457-5180.

Eyeglasses needed for recycling project

Once again The North Syracuse-Liverpool Lions Club is collecting used eyeglasses as part of the annual “Lions Recycle For Sight” program. Recycle for Sight is part of a unique recycling program throughout the United States and Canada conducted and orga-nized by Lions Clubs International.

Donated eyeglasses will be shipped to the Lions’ regional recycling center where they will be cleaned, categorized by prescription and prepared for distribution by Lions Clubs and other groups. They will then be distributed to the poor in developing countries where eye care is often unaffordable and inaccessible.

“According to the World Health Organization, the eyesight of approximately one-fourth of the world’s population can be improved through the use of corrective lenses,” said Committee Chair Lion Dick Frio. “For many, poor eyesight that is left uncorrected can lead to unemployment for adults and a child’s inability to attend school.”

To recycle your used eyewear, please contact President Gloria Mitton at 452-1618 or any Lions Club Member or place them in the convenient Lions Recycle for Sight collec-tion bins located at the North Syracuse Public Library.

Near record attendance at 20th Annual Lights on the Lake

Onondaga County Parks’ Lights on the Lake ended its annual run on a high note Sunday Jan. 10. A total of 36,413 vehicles, the second highest number in the history of the show, drove through the two-mile extravaganza.

Only the 2001-02 edition of the show had a slightly higher turnout of 36,922. More than 180,000 people experienced holiday festivities along the lake this year with the opening night Lights Stroll and the inaugural Lights Dog Walk. The dog walk will make a repeat appearance by popular demand for the next season of Lights on the Lake.

For more information, call Onondaga Lake Park at 453-6712.Dates for the 2010-11 Lights on the Lake: Lights on the Lake Stroll – Monday Nov. 22Lights on the Lake Dog Walk – Tuesday Nov. 23 Drive-thru the lake - Wednesday Nov. 24 through Sunday Jan. 9, 2011.

The Third Annual Folk Music Series will begin at 2 p.m. Feb 21 in the Car-man Community Room. Merry Mischief, an evening on the Erie will be presented. This free series is open to the public and is made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts Decentral-

ization Grant Program, a State Agency and the Cultural Resources Council a Regional Arts Council, through the support of the New York Council for the Humanities’ Speakers in the Humanities program and the Friends of the Liverpool Public Library.

Folk music series

Feb. 23, 25New release film series will start at 1:30 p.m. in the Carman Community Room at

the Liverpool Public Library. Newly released films shown Tuesday afternoon and an encore showing on Thursday night at 6:30pm. Feb. 24

Drop in Mother Goose at 10am in the Carman Community Room. Stories, songs and finger plays for children up to three years old with caregiver.Feb. 25

Thursday Morning Book Klatch will begin at 11 a.m. in the Sargent Meeting Room. Adult book discussion. New participants always welcome. Books are available at the Circulation Desk one month prior to discussion. The group will be discussing “Loving Frank” by Nancy Horan.

Mark your calendars

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REAL ESTATE MATTERSby Donna Rausch

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Cabinet Postmaster Gen-eral putting the position on an equal with Attorney General and Secretary of War. Although reluctant, he left his family in Connecti-cut, and moved to the new capitol of Washington D.C.

Jefferson actually intro-duced the spoils system into the Civil Service with party allegiance as the controlling factor. Gideon followed this policy re-moving and hiring those postmasters he preferred in 1802.

The first mention of a post office in Clay was found in an article by Lona Flynn, former Cicero Historian, who quotes, “ the Great State Road (31) crosses the one to Sackett’s harbor (11) at which there is a meeting house, school, post office, a Mason’s Lodge, several taverns, etc.” Clay was still part of Cicero until 1827.

The next reference is to the West Cicero Post Office in Belgium in 1825. The first postmaster was Nathan Teall. A marker strands at the corner of Route 57 and Route 31. A Post Office was estab-lished at Euclid in 1827; the first postmaster being Andrew Thompson who was followed by Nathan Soule in 1832.

For a time there was a post office about a mile north of Route 31 at Young Station in the Dutch Settle-ment in Peter Young’s

home. But as the settle-ment round Clay Station grew, the former dimin-ished and it was discon-tinued.

The original home of the Clay Post Office was the Railroad Station on Route 31. When the trains first came to Clay in 1871, a big change occurred. The mail from all these small post offices was brought here to the Clay Station to be sorted and sent by rail. It was also picked up at the Woodard Station south of the Clay Station. Of course, local mail was dropped off.

The Clay Post Office+ has a varied history, also being called Cigarville Station because of the local tobacco crop and the cigar-making factories; plus the cottage indus-try of rolling cigars in a spare room or shed on the homesteads.

From there it went to the Weller store just across the tracks where everything was sold from patent medicines to gro-ceries, kerosene and farm implements. Then it went to the Carpenter home with the Carpenter family in charge. Carriers were Clifford Nash and George Moore.

Then to a small building between Sotherden’s Mill and the Clay Hotel built exclusively for that pur-pose. The postal workers were Charles and Grace Neuman and the carri-

ers included Cliff Nash, Will Hughson and Frank Waffle. This building was moved to Caughdenoy Road, enlarged and used as a home by Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Nash. Back to the Weller Store went the post office with Charles and Dora Driscoll in charge. The number of carriers and routes was enlarged.

When Marge Schneider became postmistress, it was moved across the road (Route 31) into a cinder block building erected for that purpose. It now served an area which included Euclid, Belgium, Three Rivers, all the rural routes west of the Village of Cicero, and all the inter-vening side roads. And, of course, the Village of Clay.

Today, there are no post offices in Clay. On Route 31 in Cicero is the Clay-Ci-cero Post office just east of the Clay Town limits. And on West Taft Road in North Syracuse is the main Post Office for our area.

*GIDEON GRANG-ER, copyright 1962 by Arthur S. Hamlin.+From Article by John S. Kisselburgh, former Clay Histori-an. 12/4/74 Star-News

Dorothy Heller is the Clay town historian.

History From Page 1

A frosty good time in ClayClay holds annual Froste Faire

By Sarah [email protected]

Between 1400 and 1814, the River Thames froze over completely 26 times.

Each time, the Londoners around the river took advantage of the occasion. In fact, in 1564, Queen Elizabeth I declared a “Froste Festival” when the river froze from “banke to banke.”

The town of Clay might not have the River Thames, but it’s got plenty of frost – and its own Froste Festival, started by Parks and Recreation Department em-ployee Chrissy Clancy. The sixth annual event took place Jan. 16 at the Town of Clay Historic Site on Route 31 and in-cluded games, entertainment, folk dancing and more.

The Froste Festival is one of many events Clancy has brought to the town that include some historic theme or signifi-cance.

“I am naturally drawn to historic con-nections that I can mold and blend into a unique offering,” Clancy said.

The Saturday event was intended to “recreate the merriment” of the 1564 festi-val while celebrating winter. It was also a free and family-friendly event.

“The event originated as a winter offer-ing by the Town of Clay to give families an opportunity to play as well as attend a no cost event,” Clancy said.

In addition, Clancy, who fancies herself a historically displaced pirate, included numerous piratical games and activities, including “Outwit the Pirates” and “Feed the Dragon.” She also unveiled a parade pirate ship her CHAOS theater group recently acquired. However, she said it was unlikely pirates – especially thespian pirates – actually had anything to do with the original Froste Festival.

“I’m pretty sure that no pirates were shipwrecked in the ice therefore becom-

ing marooned and thus finding them-selves developing an affinity for theatre,” she said, “but hey, you never know.”

It’s also unlikely that the Thames will ever again be home to a similar event.

“Due to recon-struction of the bridge [over the river] it isn’t likely to ever happen again due to the faster-moving current,” Clancy said. “But that doesn’t mean we can’t bring history back to life here.”

SARAH HALLJean-Luc the Pirate, right, addresses the audience while his handler, Tyler, looks on,


Ever since he moved to the town of Clay, Dan Ford has been serving the Clay Volunteer Fire Department. That was 32 years ago, and Ford is now serving as department chief for the second time.

Ford was born and raised in Syracuse while he spent much of his childhood in Lyncourt. He joined the fire department because of a strong interest he had in all areas of firefighting.

“When I moved to Clay, the town was growing,” Ford said of the place he ad-mires for constantly progressing.

Ford was elected chief in 2008 and also held the position between 1989 and 1994 for his first term. When the last fire chief was ready to step down, Ford was the department’s deputy. He said the crew “took a look around” and wanted him to put his fire hat back in the ring.

Since the town’s firefighters are volun-teers, the crew as well as Ford hold other jobs on top of their service to the depart-ment. Ford is a consultant for Tyler Fire Equipment in Lakeland. The fire chief has worked in the fire truck business for more than 10 years.

Ford said his duties as fire chief and his job in the fire equipment industry “mesh well together.” Ford said he likes the “plan of direction the department has” because it shows “where the department has been and where it will be in the future.”

“This department is pretty progressive, we’re changing and growing,” Ford said.

With a “small crew” of 40, Ford said ev-

ery member does “a great job of respond-ing to calls.”

“If they’re free, they’re there,” he said. “For the number of people we have, we work through everything.”

The crew is comprised of new members and others who have been around as long as the fire chief.

“Everyone grows on one another over time,” Ford said.

Because the town of Clay has been expanding commercially and in population, Ford said the department has a parcel of land near the intersection of Route 31 and Stearns Road that could possibly become the town’s third station. “With time it will depend on the development and growth in the area,” Ford said. “The economy will dictate that.”

For now, Ford and the crew are diligent on skills and training with drill sessions held every other Wednesday in conjunc-tion with the Cicero and Brewerton fire departments. The crew also has access to Firefighter I courses that are held on Saturdays.

Community members interested in be-coming a volunteer firefighter for the town of Clay can call 652-4242 on Tuesday nights between 6:30 and 10 p.m.

If you would like to see a public servant you know or admire fea-tured in the Star-Review or the Clay Insider, e-mail us at [email protected] or [email protected].

Clay Fire Chief Dan FordThe Star-Review sits down with long-time firefighter

Liverpool resident makes dean’s list at St. John Fisher

Daniel Wentworth, son of James and Gail Wentworth, of Liverpool, has been named to the fall 2009 dean’s list at St. John Fisher College in Rochester.

Wentworth is a freshman majoring history. To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must have attained at least a 3.5 grade-point average for the semester.

St. John Fisher College is an independent, liberal arts institution in the Catholic tradition of American higher education, comprised of 2,600 full-time undergraduates, 220 part-time undergraduates and nearly 1,000 graduate students.

The college now offers 31 academic majors in the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, business, and nursing, as well as 10 pre-professional programs. Fisher also offers 11 master’s programs and three doctoral programs. Daniel Wentworth

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Programs in the town of ClayRegister at the Clay Town Parks and Recreation Department or call 652-

3800, ext. 139. Yogafit Kids:

Feb. 25 to April 15 - pre-registration requiredC-NS baseball winter clinic:

Feb. 16, 17 and 18 - pre-registration required “Net-Quest” boys basketball camp: April 19 to April - pre-registration required Adult coretone fitness:

Feb. 23 to April 13 - pre-registration requiredZumba dance fitness

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Liverpool Public Library calendarFeb. 1

Winter/Spring Story times for Children have begun. Call the library for times and dates of the story times and registration information at 457-0310, ext. 120.Feb. 3

LPL Board of Trustees meeting at 6:30pm in the Carman Community Room. Public are welcomed.

Teen Game Craze! Seventh through twelfth graders can hang out with your friends, snack, and play Wii, DDR, Guitar Hero, and other games at 4 p.m. in Car-man Community Room.Feb. 4, 11, & 25

Kid Zine, 4 p.m. in the Artists and writers, join us for weekly writing and art prompts as we work together to create our own library Zine. Ages 9-12, Sargent Meet-ing Room.Feb. 4

Independent and foreign film series, Tuesday Cinema at 6:30 p.m. in the Sargent Meeting Room Call the Liverpool Library at 457-0310 for title of film, or go online at LPL.org. Limit of 25 people.

After Dinner Books discussion group for adults will begin at 7 p.m in the Car-man Community Room. New participants welcome. No Registration. “Tender is the Night” by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Copies avail-able at the Check Out Desk one-month in advance. Feb. 5, 12, 19 & 26

OASIS, Tai Chi - Level 1 is an eight-week class at 10 a.m. Classes began Friday, Jan. 29. OASIS is a national educa-tion organization dedicated to enriching the lives of mature adults. Carman Community Room.Feb. 5

Teen Friday Flix will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the Carman Community Room. Grades 7 through 12 only. Teen Friday Flix is mov-ies based on books. Read the book on your own time, come to the library to see the movie, and we’ll discuss the similarities between the two afterward! Popcorn and drinks provided.Feb. 7

Arts Alive Concert Series will begin at 2 p.m. in the Carman Community Room. Central New York Flute Ensemble.Feb. 9

Teen Library Council meeting will be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Sargent Meet-ing Room. Grades 7 through 12. Discuss library programming, new books, and ways to improve library services for teens. Liverpool School District residents may get more information and apply by download-ing an application at Teens.LPL.org. Feb. 9

Card making and paper crafts will run from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Sargent Meeting Room. Gather for an evening of home-made card making and unique paper crafts. For $15 material fee you will make and take at least 3 projects. Fee is payable at the time of class. Adults and children ages 9 and up accompanied by an adult are welcomed. Registration required, online at LPL.org, phone at 457-0310, ext. 130, or in person.

Independent and Foreign Film Series, Tuesday Cinema will begin at 1 p.m. in the Carman Community Room. Call the Liverpool Library at 457-0310 for title of film.Feb. 10

Drop in for crafts, Join us as we craft a card for Valentine’s Day and color a holiday picture. You can also try your hand at a woven heart bag and a heart butterfly. All materials provided. Pre-kindergarten through sixth graders, in the Children’s Room.

Web Wednesday- Project Sunlight, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has recently unveiled the newest version of his governmental transparency website, Proj-ect Sunlight 2.0. This website promotes good government through allowing access

to statewide government information regarding legislation, lobbying, member items, campaign finance and many other topics that until now has been scattered and difficult to retrieve. Take a look at the website at sunlightNY.org and come see Assistant Attorney General Juanita Wil-liams explain the site. This will be in the Carman Community Room.February 10, 24

TAG Team Book Discussion at 7 p.m., Sargent Meeting Room. Book discussion for grades seven through nine. See the TAGTeam Blog for more information.Feb. 11

Armchair Traveler will be held at 1:30 p.m. in the Carman Community Room. Travel the world through this series of 50-minute videos. Arrive at 1 p.m. for coffee, cookies, and conversation. The film starts promptly at 1:30 p.m. No registration and everyone are welcome. Hearing assis-tance available. This month: Chinatown.

Historical Perspectives will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Carman community Room. Memories of the 15th Ward: Syracuse University Public Memory Project. An evening of memories and stories related to Syracuse’s 15th Ward and our sense of home, neighborhood and community. A mixed-media presentation and a documen-tary about the Ward will follow a reception and viewing of the photography exhibit.

Card making and paper crafts will run from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Sargent Meeting Room. Join us for an evening of homemade card making and unique paper crafts. For $15 material fee you will make and take at least 3 projects. Fee is payable at the time of class. Adults and children over 9 yrs. accompanied by an adult are welcomed. Registration required, online at LPL.org, phone at 457-0310x130, or in person.Feb. 13

Family Chinese New Year Story time will start at 10:30 a.m. in the Carman Com-munity Room. Welcome in the Chinese New Year, the year of the Tiger. Enjoy stories, music, a craft and a dragon parade for young children and their caregivers.

KAPOW! Graphic Novels/Manga Club will begin at 3 p.m. in the Carman Com-munity Room. Do you love comic books? Can’t get enough manga? Join us once a month to discuss, read and create your own comics and other comic related activi-ties. Grades four and up.

Feb. 16Teen Wii Winter Sports and Cocoa

will begin at 1 p.m. in the Carman Com-munity Room. Join us for special winter gaming and hot cocoa.Feb. 17

Connections Café will start at 1 p.m. in the Carman Community Room. Join us the third Wednesday of each month for conversation, guest speakers and Wii bowling.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians Party will be held at 2:30 p.m. in the Car-man Community Room. Attention Young Demigods, join us at Camp Half Blood for quests, contests and games. Ages 9 to 12. Registration is recommended. A limited number of walk-ins accepted until program is full.Feb. 18

Controversial Classics Cinema Series will begin at 6 p.m. in the Carman Community Room. Syracuse University Professor Kendall Phillips returns to pres-ent this series on controversial films, their impact on and the reaction to them by so-ciety. Films being discussed in this series include: “She Done Him Wrong” starring Mae West (1933); “The Dirty Dozen” star-ring Donald Sutherland (1967); “Million Dollar Baby” starring and directed by Clint Eastwood (2004); and “Schindler’s List” starring Liam Neeson (1993). “The Dirty Dozen” rated PG 149 Minutes Lecture prior to showing.

Feb. 6Big Game DinnerA “Big Game Dinner” will be held at 4 p.m. at the South Bay Fire Department, 8819 Cicero Center Road, Cicero. A buffet will be served from 5 to 8pm. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the door or by calling 699-2893.Feb. 7Fashion showThe 3rd Annual Revolutionizing the Runway Fashion Show, a radical fash-ion show redefining beauty and health will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday Feb. 7 at the Liverpool Community

Church. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. They can be purchased at Café at 407 or the Thrifty Shopper in Liverpool, Baldwinsville, East Syra-cuse, Fairmont or North Syracuse. Feb. 12Wine tastingA Valentine’s Day wine tasting party will be held at 6 p.m. at the Arrowhead Lodge. Admission is $5 and a bottle of your favorite wine to share. There will be food, music and entertainment as well. The Ft. Brewerton/Greater Oneida Lake Chamber of Commerce sponsors this event. Call 668-8362 by Feb. 8 with reservations.

In the community


Loomis is a professor of journalism at SUNY Oswego. Although Loomis is not a musician herself, she has an admiration for good music.

The love for music was the driving force for the concert series, Loomis said. She had traveled to New York City a number of times to see concerts with friends in the past, but with a lengthy drive in today’s economy, there are concerns for fuel costs and the price of the ticket to think about.

“This is free. With the economic condition right now, I feel this is good for people who love live performances and can’t always afford a ticket,” Loomis said.

There is free babysitting provided during the concerts for adults who are looking for a musical evening before dinner, Loomis said.

Welsch and Loomis bring an added quality to the free

and local concert as the setting is intimate and provides good acoustics, as they have heard from past performers. The experience becomes even more personal when the musicians decide to talk with audience members during or after a performance. This one-on-one interaction has attracted community members of all ages, Loomis said.

“Some very young people have come and sat through a concert or two,” she said. “Kids are playing music al-ready and this is a great opportunity to see live music.”

Loomis said she remembers several young attendants at a performance hosted by the church that featured a world class violinist.

“There were students who said ‘she was mesmer-izing,’” Loomis said of Irina Muresanu, who performed in Liverpool few months ago. “She talked to them about music after the concert. That doesn’t happen at other

places.”The “once in a lifetime” opportunities like that

are what make this event “unique,” Loomis said.The birth of the concert series was a lot of

“dreaming” for some time, according to Welsch.“We finally stopped wondering and just had to

do it,” Welsch said.Although she has passed away, Sharon

Fulmer, a longtime friend of Loomis’ and the community, is still inspiring new activities for her neighborhood. Before she passed away, Loomis said Fulmer dreamed of having a grand piano in the sanctuary of Liverpool First UMC to support the kinds of performances that Joyful Noise is now producing.

The church acquired that grand piano in 2008

thanks to funds Fulmer left to the church to increase the resources of the musical ministries.

Now, the per-formance space is equipped with a Steinway piano and an inviting setting that allows atten-dants the chance to hear world class music and even talk to someone they ad-mire, Welsch said.

“It is a little bit more informal since performers talk about a piece they just performed,” he said. “The audience is much more engaged in the concert experience.”

The church hosts these free concerts thanks to Fulmer’s undying generosity and with a free-will donation that is taken at the end of each concert, Loomis said.

“We love to see more people out there,” Welsch said. “The more, the better.”

The concerts are open to the public, past attendants have been of all denominations, Loomis said. “This is a community event,” she said. “It isn’t just for people that attend Liverpool First UMC.”

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Joyful Noise Concert Series schedule: Linda Loomis

All concerts begin at 4 p.m. unless noted otherwise.

Jan. 24 – Pianist Kevin Moore; Beethoven and ChapinFeb. 28 – Caroline Stinson, Peter Rovit and Steven

Heymen; French string sonatasMarch 7 – Oswego Jazz Project; American jazz clas-

sicsMarch 21 – Women of Note; Choral favoritesApril 8 – Jacob Hahn; Piano recital (7 p.m.)April 18 – Setnor School of Music; String ensemblesMay 23 – Pianist Ida Trebicka

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have the customers. I will miss the com-munity,” St. John said.

St. John will begin a new phase in her career when she begins teaching at Clayscapes Pottery located in the Rock-west building on West Fayette Street in Syracuse. She is excited to be starting on a new avenue of artistic growth and hopes to enjoy being a part of the West Side Arts Initiative.

St. John thanks those who have sup-ported her venture in the village of Bald-winsville and invited everyone to visit her at the moving sale held Saturday Jan. 16 at the Baldwinsville gallery, 24 E. Genesee St. in Baldwinsville.

Patrons can also visit her at Clayscapes in Syracuse where she will be making and selling her pottery.

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event, as Ben Seketa (200 freestyle, 100 breaststroke) and Tyler Olson (50 freestyle, 100 freestyle) both prevailed in two races. Pat O’Donnell and Carson Elias had a rare dead heat in the 200 individual medley, each finishing in 2:05.72, and would win their own races – O’Donnell the 100 back-stroke, Elias the 100 butterfly.

Before all this, Liverpool moved to 6-0 by beating Cicero-North Syracuse 98-83 in last Tuesday night’s meet.

Liverpool began and ended the meet with relay wins over the Northstars. At the start, Donovan, Jake Burns, Brandon Frush and Phil MacLeod worked together to take the 200 medley relay in a time of 1:54.26.

Much later on, in the 400 freestyle relay, a different Warrior quartet – Spado, Kenny Byers, Drew Henry and Alex Coleman-Grid-

ley – put together a time of 3:42.74.Henry was first in the 200 freestyle

(2:01.97), just before Spado swam the 200 individual medley in 2:14.16 to prevail. Ma-cLeod won the 100 butterfly in 1:02.36.

On the diving board, Roche gave the Warriors 228.20 points, just before Steven Rogers won the 500 freestyle (5:48.21) and Hens took the 100 breaststroke in 1:10.55.

CNS had its share of success, too, as Tyler Smith swept the sprints. He swam the 50 freestyle in 24.72 seconds, then earned first place in the 100 freestyle in 56.44 seconds.

In the 200 freestyle relay, Smith, Alyn Sperry, Blaise Maio and Dan Angarano earned first place in 1:42.88, just before Billy Werksman took the 100 backstroke in 1:07.55.

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performing groups and visit a variety of vendors.On the average, 80-100 ensembles submit recordings in order to be selected to per-

form for this conference. The Central Winds are one of only two adult groups selected to perform at the 2009 clinic. This was indeed an honor for not only the Central Winds, but for the North Syracuse School District.

“It is truly a great honor to be chosen to perform for this influential music educators’ clinic. As a teacher, it is also a great opportunity to perform on the other side of the baton, under college conductors and be exposed to different teaching techniques and new musi-cal literature,” stated Holly Bossert, an original member of the Central Winds since 1984.

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Stirpe to host weekly TV show on state governmentAssemblyman Al Stirpe (D-North

Syracuse) announced he will host a weekly television show to help keep Central New Yorkers up-to-date on state government. The show, “Assembly Update,” is recorded in Albany and features news from the State Capitol, information on important state programs and announcements of Stirpe’s public events and forums.

“Assembly Update” airs locally on:Time Warner Syracuse Channel 98 at 5

p.m. MondayIon Media Network Channel 56 at 6 a.m.

Saturday“The weekly show is another way for me

to connect with the constituents that I serve and helps provide for a more open govern-ment,” Stirpe said. “The program allows viewers to see where I stand on the most important issues facing Central New York – jobs, the economy and the looming bud-

get deficit – and gives me a forum to deliver news from the Capitol.”

The public can also watch live coverage of the Assembly session and various public hearings by visiting assembly.state.ny.us/av or channel 131 on Time Warner Syracuse.

Online Legislative DatabaseStirpe is also encouraging Central New

Yorkers to log into the Legislature’s online bill tracking system called LRS (Legislative Retrieval System). By visiting public.leginfo.state.ny.us New Yorkers can track a bill’s progress through the Legislature, read the full text of legislation and keep tabs on a member’s voting record.

“On the weekly TV show I’ll tell you where I stand on the issues,” Stirpe said. “But you don’t have to take my word for it. Go online, visit LRS and keep Albany hon-est by viewing everyone’s voting record.”

district. “If something happens, that’s where that

‘something’ comes from,” she said.Phillips said the fund usually runs about

2 percent of the total budget, but it is now suggested and most likely required to be 4 percent now.

As the entire acquisition and its fund-ing is still under discussion, Phillips said the BOCES’ portion of aid is not set as of yet and could possibly be more that the projected $1.89 million.

The board will not know the exact terms of the lease or interest rate until the funding applications are sent to the bank for review, Phillips said.Less risky route?

Board Vice President F. Joseph Unangst posed concerns of the long-term financial commitment for equipment that would most likely become outdated by the second year of

the agreement. He also asked whether or not the district would be responsible for producing additonal funding for repairs to the equipment.

LCSD Director of Technology Bonnie Ladd, who was present at the Jan. 11 meet-ing, said there would be money budgeted for repairs and that the district has an Apple repair site. However, Ladd said the presence of the site “would help the maintenance of the equipment, but to maintain it, no.”

Unangst said the district would also have to expect the cost of training staff members with the introduction of new technology. Ladd responded to this concern and said that most companies she has seen in these agree-ments generally offer free training with the new technology.

He also suggested the possibility of leas-ing for $6 million over three years and then having the board discuss how it went before committing to the fourth and fifth year.

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Legislator Jordan appointed as chairman Ways and Means Committee

The Chairman of the Onondaga County Legislature, Jim Rhinehart, announced his appointments of Standing Committee Chairs.

District 14 Legislator Casey Jordan (R-Clay) was named Ways and Means chairman. The Ways and Means committee is responsible for monitoring the expenditures and overall financial condition of the County. As Chairman, Jordan will oversee the annual Budget review in September of this year.

“I anticipate the 2011 Budget will be one of the most difficult budgets our County has ever faced,” Rhinehart said.

Casey will be an incredible asset to the Ways and Means committee throughout the year and specifically during the Budget review process.” Prior to serving as Chair of Ways and Means, Jordan served as Chairman of Planning and Economic Development. The first meeting of the Ways and Means committee will be Jan. 26.

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Loretto Health Support Lifeline has been providing the Lifeline Service to the Central New York area for more than 25 years. Each holiday season our company finds that while the holidays are a festive time, it can also be stressful for many. Families get together during the holidays and realize that their senior loved ones could use additional support and know they can’t always be there to provide it for them. The Lifeline Service can be a gift of lasting value for caregivers to give to their loved ones who want to continue living independently.

Lifeline is a simple wireless device worn as a pendent or a wristband that allows the wearer to summon help at the push of a button, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

In the case of an emergency such as a fall, the subscriber pushes the button, activating the CarePartner Communica-tor, which connects to a trained response associate who quickly assesses the profile and dispatches assistance. On average, one of every three adults over age 65 falls each year, making falls the most common cause of death or injury in the home-creat-ing real concern for seniors and their loved ones. The Lifeline service gives elders liv-ing alone, family members, and caregivers increased peace of mind not only during the holidays but everyday of the year.

“We are very proud of the service we provide our senior, which helps them continue living in the homes they love. We are especially driven during this holiday season to help more at-risk senior remain independent, so that they can share in the festivities with their family and friends in the homes that they love,” said Bev-erly Lawton, executive director of Loretto

Health Support Lifeline. “Holidays should be a time for celebration, not worry.”

Loretto Health Support Lifeline is a partnership of Loretto and Franciscan Management Services, Inc., an affiliate of St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center. With services covering 14 counties in Upstate New York, Franciscan Management Ser-vices is a member organization that assists St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center in providing ancillary health care services to its patients as well as those referred by physicians and other health care facilities. Within Franciscan Management Services, Franciscan Health Support, Inc., is a Joint Commission-accredited licensed homec-are services agency and durable medical equipment supplier specializing in respira-tory therapy and skilled nursing among other services.

Part of Philips Home Healthcare Solu-tions, Philips Lifeline is the leading medical alert service, dedicated to helping give se-niors more confidence and peace of mind to live independently in their own homes. The Lifeline service is offered by more than 3,000 healthcare and community organiza-tions and provides services to more than 700,000 subscribers.

The Lifeline medical alert service gives seniors around-the-clock ac-cess to help with just the push of a button. It makes a great gift for the whole family this holiday season, giving independence to seniors and peace of mind to their loved ones.

Army Reserve Sgt. Charles M. Iavarone returns from Iraq

Army Staff Sgt. Charles M. Iavarone has returned to the U.S. after being deployed to an overseas forward operating base to serve in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Operation Iraqi Freedom is the official name given to military operations involving mem-bers of the U.S. armed forces and coalition forces participating in efforts to free and secure Iraq. Mission objectives focus on force protection, peacekeeping, stabilization, security and counter-insurgency operations as the Iraqi transitional governing bodies assume full sover-eign powers to govern the peoples of Iraq.

Members from all branches of the U.S. military and multinational forces are also assist-ing in rebuilding Iraq’s economic and governmental infrastructure, and training and preparing Iraqi military and security forces to assume full authority and responsibility in defending and preserving Iraq’s sovereignty and independence as a democracy.

Iavarone is a military police member of the 39th Military Police Company based in Minden, La. He has eight years of military service. He is the son of Phillip F. Iavarone of Circle Road, North Syracuse. The sergeant is a 2001 graduate of Cicero-North Syracuse High School.


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