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Four village of Baldwinsville employees have opted to take part in an early retirement plan offered through New York State. Employing roughly 50 people (not including trustees, architectural review or planning board members), that is about 8 percent of the village’s work force.

“How do you move on when you are losing decades of experience,” Mayor Joe Saraceni said about the re-cent string of retirements. While the loss of experience is a detriment to the village, Saraceni said he knows those who have retired provided thorough training to their replacements.

Recent retirees include Village Clerk Rosemary Johnson, Department of Public Works Foreman Mace Markham and Baldwinsville Police Depart-ment communications officers Claudette Roller and Sue Ellis. Maureen Butler filled Johnson’s position and Dennis LaQuay filled Markham’s position; Roller

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‘From the Hip’Proposed television program seeks participants

By Erin [email protected]

Rob Andres wants to get people talking.

The Baldwinsville resident and volunteer for Public Access Channel Baldwinsville (PAC-B) is coordinating “From the Hip,” a new program for the local televi-sion station designed to get people talking about local issues, as well as regional, national and global topics.

“The idea is to have more active participation for local issues rather than one-way receiving,” Andres said. “It would be nice to have a highly interactive forum in Bald-winsville where people can gather and be part of the process.”

Andres envisions several dif-ferent segments: “Taking it to the Streets,” “The Lion’s Den” and “Good News.” “The Lion’s Den” would tackle heated issues in a round-table format featuring several participants, while the for-mat of the “Good News” segment would be a commentary regard-ing positive events happening in and around Baldwinsville. With “Taking it to the Streets,” residents of all ages would respond on an individual basis to topics ranging from light-hearted to serious.

While Andres has the structure of the program in place, as well as several topics he would like to address, he wants to create a panel of participants to get the show rolling.

“I would like to get more people to take part,” he said, adding that he is also looking for feedback regarding local issues. “I want [the

Village loses decades of experience

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Retired communications officers Claudette Roller, center left, and Sue El-lis, center right, accept retirement gifts from Mayor Joseph Saraceni, left, and Baldwinsville Police Chief Michael Lefancheck. The two women were honored at the Dec. 2 village board meeting.

Season of Giving

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(From left) Jake Ober, Megan Dwyer, Mike George, Mark Lannier, Matt Dickman, Kris Joseph, Greg Norton, Allyson Burzynski, Sam Bull and Coach Rob Murphy took part in the kick-off to Ray Middle School’s Unfinished Business T-shirt sale. For more on this and other charitable happenings in the Baldwinsville Central School District, see page 25.

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Editor’s note: Send your event notices to the Baldwinsville Messenger, 8 Mechanic St., Baldwinsville NY 13027. The fax number is 434-8883. Send e-mail messages in the body of the e-mail and not as an attachment to [email protected]. Notices must have the date, time and location of the event. For further information, call 434-8889 ext. 332.

This weekDec. 7

Syracuse Home Auxilia-ry meeting, 1:30 p.m. Dec. 7, Syracuse Home Associ-ation. Nordic Celebration of Light features Sons of Norway Lodge, Syracuse and Krantz family singers. Call 638-6923.

Dec. 13Lysander Planning Board

meeting changed from Dec. 20 to 7:30 p.m. Dec. 13 in the Large Group Room, 8220 Loop Road, Baldwinsville.

UpcomingDec. 17

Letters to Santa: Lysander Recreation col-lecting letters for Santa, children to get a reply from Santa. Mail, drop off letters to Town of Lysander, 8220 Loop Rd., Baldwinsville Ny 13027. include the child’s name and address. Call 635-5999.Dec. 18

Baldwinsville Christmas Bureau donations ac-cepted 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays, Nov. 29 through Dec. 18 at building next to ToPS in River Mall. New clothes, household goods, toys, books and food needed.Dec. 18

Baldwinsville Commu-nity Band gift food fund-raiser through Dec. 18 to help fund the band’s activities, most impor-tantly their annual trip to Lake George for the Lake George Community Band Festival. Visit bvillecom-munityband.org.Dec. 22

Winter-break recreation program for first through sixth graders, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Dec. 28 to 30, Palmer elementary; reg-ister by noon Dec. 22, call 635-5999. Arts & crafts, music games, sports and more.Jan. 5

Spaghetti dinners, 5 to 7 p.m. first Wednesday of every month at Method-ist Church. $6 adults; $5 seniors and kids (5-12). Sponsored by the Rotary Club of Baldwinsville.Through March 4

indoor walking pro-gram: 7 to 9 p.m. Thurs-

days through March 4, Durgee Jr. HS. Under 16 must be with an adult.Through March 4

Adult basketball pro-gram, 7 to 9 p.m. Thurs-days through March 4, Durgee Jr. HS. $1 admis-sion – Must be 21, resi-dent of Lysander or Van Buren. Call 635-5999.Through April 8

Used book collec-tion, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday through April 8; proceeds benefit Lysander Summer Day Camp Program schol-arships. Drop off site: Lysander Town Building, 8220 Loop Rd., Radisson. Call 635-5999.April 11 to 27

Used book sale, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday April 11 to 27, Lysander Town Building, 8220 Loop Rd., Radisson. Proceeds ben-efit Lysander Day Camp Program scholarships. Call 635-5999.

VolunteersDrivers needed

Baldwinsville Meals on Wheels desperately needs drivers. Even once a month would be greatly appreciated.

Call 638-2171.Girl Scout volunteers needed

Girl Scout volunteers are needed. Give your time to a group of girls at the age of your choosing (kindergarten through 12th grade) for as little as once a month. Call Anne Allen at 857-4666 for more information.Videographers needed

Baldwinsville PAC-B (ca-ble access Channel 98) needs volunteer videographers. Coverage of local events including government and school meetings needed, which will then be broad-cast on Channel 98. Call 638-2768.

OngoingGoing Green

Lysander Parks & Rec. program information available online, at town building, 8220 Loop Road, Radisson. For e-mail about programs, send e-mail address to [email protected] drives

Meals on Wheels ongo-ing bottle drives at Nobles Plaza Bottle Redemption Center and River Mall. Tell counter person to credit B’ville Meals on Wheels.

Home delivery rates to increaseDue primarily to increases in the cost of postage,

the Baldwinsville Messenger will increase the cost of home delivery of the newspaper effective Jan. 1.

The basic annual subscription price of the Mes-senger will increase from $28 to $30, still a $9 annual savings over the newsstand cover price of 75 cents. Changes to the out of county and out of state rates will also go into effect on Jan. 1.

The Messenger’s newsstand price remains un-changed.

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Thirty-three families, 215 individuals, 1,935 meals – these numbers reflect the quantity served by the Bald-winsville Community Food Pantry (BCFP) for the three days prior to Thanksgiving.

The BCFP serves all residents living within the Baldwinsville Central School District on a con-fidential basis. The pantry assists an average from 90 to 100 families per month.

“Even though we appear to be a flourishing commu-nity, there are those in need of help for various reasons,” said Sally Dayger, the BCFP volunteer coordinator.

“We give food to people who can’t supply their own,” volunteer David Berube added.

Organized in 1978, the pantry relies entirely on donations from the com-munity. To help keep the pantry stocked, Ken Divers

has donated a handcrafted dollhouse to the organiza-tion. The dollhouse, which is fully furnished, will be awarded to the person with the highest bid in an

ongoing silent auction. Bids will be accepted through Dec. 20.

“The money raised [from the silent auction] will ex-clusively benefit the food

pantry, specifically for items that aren’t donated,” Dayger said, adding that in addi-tion to canned and boxed foods, the pantry provides families with vouchers for

bread, milk, hamburger, eggs and more.

“We do quite a bit for the Baldwinsville community. We try to make sure no one goes hungry.”

Dayger also stressed that the volunteers are who make the pantry possible.

“They are the ones who make [the pantry] run because they are here ev-eryday,” Dayger said.

The food pantry is lo-cated in the First United

Methodist Church at the corner of West Genesee and Charlotte streets in Baldwinsville (use the main entrance off the parking lot behind the church); the pantry is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday. To make a food or monetary donation, drop it off during hours of operation or mail to Bald-winsville Community Food Pantry, 17 West Genesee St., Baldwinsville, NY 13027.

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This handcrafted dollhouse, built and donated by Ken Divers, will be awarded to the highest bidder in an ongoing silent auction to benefit the Baldwinsville Community Food Pantry (BCFP). Pictured with the dollhouse are BCFP volunteers (front, sitting) Katheryn Waite, (from left) Sarah Beechinor, Larry Lundgren, Volunteer Coordinator Sally Dayger, and Joyce and David Berube. To submit your bid for the fully furnished dollhouse, stop by the First United Methodist Church, 17 West Genesee St. in Baldwinsville (use the main entrance off the parking lot behind the church) before Dec. 20 or call 635-6442 to submit your bid over the telephone.

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Coping with grief this holiday season

There is no right or wrong way to handle the holidays. You may wish to follow family traditions, choose to change them, or just do things a little bit differently. HOPE for Bereaved offers the following advice to those grieving the loss of a loved one dur-ing the holiday season.aPlan ahead: Sit down with you loved ones and

talk about what each wants to do for the holidays. Let relatives and friends know your decisions.aShopping: Shop by catalog, phone or Internet.

Shop with a friend or ask someone to shop for you. Give gift certificates. Give a donation to a worthy cause in the name of the person who you would give a gift to.aBe careful of “shoulds;” do what is most helpful

and important to you. Try to put balance in your life; get adequate rest, eat well, build in time to exercise, take a walk, pray, read and relax.aHoliday activities: Consider cutting back on

baking (buy baked goods or do without), decorat-ing, (use fewer decorations or ask family or friends to decorate, cleaning (top clean, it is not necessary to scrub), cards (send less or not at all).aHoliday dinner: You may wish to stay busy fix-

ing a big meal, but consider making some changes. Serving buffet style, eating at a different time or eat-ing in a different room may help. You might consider going to another’s home for dinner.aReligious services: Attend at a different time or

place. Turn to your faith – try to concentrate on the meaning of the season.aExpress feelings: Don’t push down tears. Build

in a time to cry. Keep a journal.aAsk for and accept help: Share your concerns,

feelings and apprehensions with an understanding friend. Plan special times with people with whom you are comfortable.aHelp others: Volunteer at a soup kitchen, visit

the lonely and shut-ins. Invite someone who is alone to share the day with you. Provide food/gifts for the needy.

And remember you can call HOPE (at 475-4673) when you need a good listener, information about support groups, suggestions for coping or to make an appointment for counseling. Help is only a phone call away.

Editorial Update regarding district budget developmentThis fall I held four community

budget input meetings, two staff budget input meetings, and I met with members of the Joint PTA to listen to concerns and ideas pertain-ing to the 2011-12 budget. I believe it is essential to build a budget that addresses our students’ instructional needs, as well as what the com-munity feels is important to their education, all while minimizing the financial impact on our taxpayers. Thank you to everyone who at-tended a meeting and to those who have e-mailed me or called me with their concerns and comments. Your input is vital.

The Board of Education shares the belief that we must create our budget with community input, so at board meetings from Jan. 24 to March 28, the budget discussion will be opened to the public for questions and comments after the board’s discussion. At each meeting, administrators will present a differ-ent component of the budget. The budget calendar is as follows:

Jan. 24 – Transportation, facilities and debt service;

Feb. 7 - Athletics, review of trans-portation, facilities and debt service;

Feb. 14 – Special education, re-view of athletics;

March 7 – Instructional, review of special education;

March 21 – Review of instruc-tional;

March 28 – Administrative rec-ommended budget; and

April 4 – Board of Education adopts budget.

I encourage all school district residents to attend these meetings and to ask questions during the public comment period of the bud-get discussion. Board meetings are conducted at 7 p.m. in the cafeteria of Durgee Junior High School.

Emergency closingsAccording to the calendar, winter

won’t be officially here until the end of the month, but it sure feels like it’s already here some days. Before we are knee-deep into the snow season,

I would like to remind everyone that when it is necessary to close school due to weather conditions, I will be using the ConnectEd messaging service, as well as the local televi-sion and radio stations, to inform the community. Whenever school is cancelled or will be closing early, the information will also be posted on the home page of the district’s website, bville.org. Please keep in mind that if school is cancelled for the day, all activities at the schools are cancelled for the day as well.

New e-mail serviceTo enhance district communica-

tions, we are in the process of creat-ing an e-mail system with OCM BO-CES that community members can subscribe to in order to have district news delivered to their e-mail ad-dresses. We are creating several news categories, including one for district news and one for each of our eight schools. You will be able to sign up for any and all categories of news.

This is not the ConnectEd service, which is the district’s emergency messaging system. The ConnectEd service is only available to parents and district staff. The new system we are developing will allow all school district residents with e-mail addresses to receive news from the district and our schools. Once the service is up and running, we will be sending out information on how to subscribe in a future district newsletter, on our website, and through the local newspapers. Stay tuned!

Fall athletesThis fall, our athletic teams once

again had an amazing season. I’ve heard some people comment that

it must be something in the water. I say, “It’s great students, supportive parents and hard working coaches!”

Five varsity teams - football, boys’ soccer, girls’ soccer, girls’ volley-ball and field hockey are Section 3 Champions.

Shaun Thompson is the Section 3 Boys’ Cross Country Individual Champion, and he came in third place in state competition, despite losing one of his shoes at the begin-ning of the competition. He also finished in second place at the New York State Federation Boys’ Cross Country meet.

And eighth-grader Rachael Miller placed 55th in the girls’ state cross country competition, an impressive accomplishment for an eighth-grad-er, especially since it was her first time in state competition.

Our girls’ field hockey team participated in regional competition, girls’ soccer played in the state semi-finals, boys’ soccer played in the finals of the New York State Cham-pionships, our football team played in the state semi-finals, and our girls’ volleyball team brought home a state champion title! What an incredible season for our athletes. Thank you to our coaches for their guidance, hard work and determination. And thank you to all of our parents for their dedication and commitment to their children’s extracurricular activities.

The winter athletic season has just begun, and I wish all of our winter athletes a great season.

District fine arts updatePlease check the calendar on

the district website for upcoming concerts in all of our buildings. Our students will be demonstrating their talents in chorus, orchestra and band while spreading holiday cheer.

In closing, I would like to wish you all a very happy holiday season and a happy New Year. Be safe and keep warm.

Jeanne Dangle is the superin-tendent of the Baldwinsville Central School District. To contact her, e-mail [email protected].

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From the mailbagJustice deniedTo the editor:

A dark day for justice and fairness in the Muscogee County Courthouse in Columbus, Georgia occurred on Saturday Nov. 20 at Ft. Benning Georgia. Columbus Recorder’s Court Judge Michael Cielinski can only be described as a bully masquerading as a defender of blind justice.

On Friday Nov. 19, 16 Central New Yorkers arrived in Colum-bus, Georgia once again to march in front of the gate at Fort Ben-ning to protest the existence of the School of the Americas (a.k.a. Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation). Ever since the execution of six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter

in El Salvador on Nov. 16, 1989 by soldiers trained by Fort Benning military personnel, protesters have stood at the gate in mid Novem-ber demanding the closure of this School of Assassins. Those six Jesuits had been outspoken advocates for the poor and critics of human rights abuses committed by the Salvador-ian government. This notorious U.S. Army School’s graduates continue to be linked to decades of documented human rights atrocities and massa-cres throughout Central and South America.

The protesters have always been committed to the philosophy of non-violence and those who wanted to commit acts of civil disobedi-ence were prepared to accept the consequences. Since 1990, there

have been close to 300 convictions of human rights activists who have served nearly 100 years of collec-tive jail and prison time. The recent relationships marchers had with the Columbus police at times were cordial and respectful, but not this year as the federal, city and state authorities randomly accosted and arrested innocent bystanders. Twenty-four were arrested on city and state charges including unlawful assembly, failure to disperse and pa-rading without a permit. Two were charged, but not taken into custody. Some were blockading the highway leading into Fort Benning with a sign that read, “Stop: This is the End of the Road for the SOA” and intended to be arrested. But many

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of those arrested were not intending to risk arrest but were swept up as they walked back to their cars after they left the permit-ted protest following the vigil on Saturday. These included four credentialed journalists and a Colum-bus, Georgia barber, who came out of his barber-shop to take a photo of the protest. A minister from Tennessee walking side-by-side with his wife was arrested walking to his bus in the parking lot, but she was not.

What these arrests reminded me was how justice was meted out to African-Americans in the south and continues to be to this very day through-out the United States. Anti-war advocates are presently facing the same treatment in Minnesota and Chicago. Justice on Sunday Nov. 21 was not based on fact, evidence or testimony, but deter-mined by Judge Michael Cielinski before he entered the courtroom. The judge listened to the stories of the Columbus police who testified that they warned the marchers several times to move but the marchers never heard any warning save the directive to move to the sidewalk. Yet they were apprehended as they did.

But never doubt our commitment because we will endure and never give up the struggle to shut down this killing facility for we know that peace-makers are blessed and they are called sons and daughters of God.

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Mailbag From page 4Support our troops this holiday season

Are you buying a new cell phone for a family member or friend this holiday season as a gift? Do you have old cell phones lying around the house? Instead of throwing away that used cell phone, or stuffing it in a drawer, I urge you to think twice. By donat-ing that phone to Cell Phones for Soldiers, it can help the men and women serving in the military overseas stay connected with their families.

Once again, I kicked off the holiday season this year by calling on Central New Yorkers to support our troops by donating their used cell phones to Cell Phones for Soldiers. Our military men and women make a tremendous sacrifice for all of us. In return, let us show our apprecia-tion and help them stay connected. What better gift to give than to help our troops reach their loved ones?

Last year, Central New Yorkers showed an overwhelming amount of support and delivered more than 1,500 phones through this program. The generosity of our community provided 2,200 soldiers with a half hour of talk time each.

I am proud to be able to contribute to a worthy cause and to give back to those men and women who make such incredible sacrifice for us all.

Local residents can support the collection drive by delivering their used cell phones to my district office: 800 State Office Building, 333 East Washington St., Syracuse, NY 13202; or call 428-7632.

Cell phones can also be brought to drop-off points at the information centers at Shoppingtown, Great Northern and Carousel malls, and to Solvay Public Library. The cell phone drive will run through January.

Donated phones will be sent to ReCellular, which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each phone – enough to provide an hour of talk time to a soldier abroad.

About half of the phones ReCellular processes are reconditioned and resold to wholesale companies in more than 40 countries around the world. Phones and components that cannot be refurbished are disman-tled and recycled to reclaim materials including gold, silver and plati-num from circuit boards; copper wiring from phone chargers; nickel, iron, cadmium and lead from battery packs; and plastic from phone cases and accessories.

Cell Phones for Soldiers was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brit-tany Bergquist from Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. Since then, the registered 501c3 non-profit organization has raised almost $1 million in donations and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas.

Through increased fundraising efforts, the Bergquist family hopes to fund new programs, such as providing video phones and prepaid service to allow soldiers abroad to see their families on a regular basis. To find out more about the program, please visit cellphonesforsoldiers.com. May you have a happy and joyous holiday season.

Library Focus

Crafts, treats, greetings and moreBy Valerie Chism

In the dark month of December your library has for you: four more Wired Wednesdays, a genealogy refresher, two book discussion groups, food and fun for all ages, support for all jobseekers and a wonderful collection to explore. So, whether you’re a Mom looking to entertain the kids while you wrap or one of the newly underemployed, we have books, programs and services especially for you and yours in the holiday season and beyond.Genealogy is Evergreen

Join Genealogist Louise Creighton at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 for a year end review of tips and tools for genealogi-cal research. Registration is required.Color for Christmas

You may have noticed the two new black and white copiers near the front desk. These copiers can double side, collate, scan to a usb and more for a mere 10 cents a page. Nevertheless, there are times when only color will do and we have that too. If you need to print (or copy) in color, you’ll need to use the copier outside the computer lab. This machine can do everything the basic copier cluster does plus provide lovely color copies and prints for 50 cents a page. Not sure how to use it? Please ask for help from staff in the com-puter office or at the informa-tion desk.Untangle your files

At 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 8, we’ll help you make sense of computer file types and what to do with them – for beginners. This is a use-

ful computer overview for newbies and folks who have let their computer knowledge lapse a bit. Registration is re-quired for all Wired Wednes-day sessions so sign up soon.Merry Merry Ghost?

Join the Mystery Read-ers at 10 a.m. Thursday Dec. 9 for Merry Merry Ghost by Carolyn Hart. New members are always welcome.Job Club

Gather with other job hunt-ers at 1 p.m. Thursday Dec. 9 and 23 to help and support each other. No registration needed, just show up.Holiday greetings

Local artisan Missy Ship-man will help you use rubber stamping and card making to spread personalized holiday cheer at 7 p.m. Thursday Dec. 9. Registration and a $15 mate-rials fee are required.Preschool Holiday Crafts

Let the little ones add their special touch to your holiday celebration. Preschoolers with an adult caregiver can join us to make simple holiday deco-rations to take home at 10 a.m. Friday Dec. 10. Registration is required; sign up at the circu-lation desk or call 635-5631.Ball feet basket workshop

This month’s project makes a great gift or a nice piece of décor for any home. Make a ball feet basket at 10 a.m. Saturday Dec. 11. Registration and a $35 materials fee are required.Second Mondays Club

Free pizza, fun, games, activities - What will we think of next? Third through sixth graders are invited to meet at 6 p.m. Monday Dec. 13 and on the second Monday of each

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(From left) Elizabeth Mautz, Fallon Morris and Lucas Eberl fill bags with goodies during their lunch period. To brighten the day of residents at the St. Camillus Health and Rehabilitation Center on Halloween, students in teacher Denise Nolan’s fourth-grade class at Palmer Elementary brought in candy and made up treat bags for them.

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The Baldwinsville Central School District has been reviewing and fine-tuning traffic changes on the district’s main campus. For safety reasons, and because of the closure of the high school’s main entrance for construction, the traffic pattern for buses in Baker High School’s bus loop has changed as of Dec. 1. Buses now enter the loop from the north end and exit at the south end, and then proceed to Durgee Junior High School. At the junior high school, buses enter the bus loop from the north end and exit the loop at the south end, on to Albert Palmer Lane to leave the district campus.

Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., visitors and parents dropping off and picking up students at the high school should not park in or enter the bus loop. Bus traffic is the only traffic allowed in the loop during these hours. For safety reasons, parents are asked to drop off and pick up their children in the parking lot behind the high school, rather than on the main road of the district campus.

At Durgee Junior High School, parents are asked to drop off and pick up their children in the school’s main parking lot.

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Third-, fourth-, and fifth-graders at McNamara Elementary recently learned about the Baldwinsville Central School District’s acceptable use policy for the Internet, safety guidelines for using the Internet, and the importance of pro-tecting personal information while online. After a unit on maintaining privacy, library media specialist Justin Ashworth and teaching assistant Kris McArdell guided students in creating avatars, icons they can post on personal profile pages to identify themselves, rather than using photographs. (From left) Ava Shore, Maren Roy and Ryan Micho stand in front of the bulletin board Ashworth and McArdell created to showcase student avatars.

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Vitamin L performs

Vitamin L, a group of young singers from Ithaca, performs at Elden Elementary Nov. 23. The group’s song topics included gratitude, diver-sity, human rights and friendships. Vitamin L’s purpose is to encourage positive character development through music. The performance was sponsored by the school’s PTA to support the school’s character education program.

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Mayor Joseph Saraceni, left, accepts a bike rack donation from Kiwanis Tony Saraceni, center, and Greater Baldwinsville Economic Development Agency (GBEDA) Director Mike Mattessich. Working together, the GBEDA, the Greater Baldwinsville Chamber of Commerce and the Baldwinsville Kiwanis recently initiated a bike rack program to supply the village of Bald-winsville with two bike racks, one in Mercer Park and one for the Village Square, which will be donated when the project is complete. “The bike rack program is an initiative to encourage and promote a more pedestrian and bicycle friendly community,” said Tony Saraceni. “The Baldwinsville Kiwanis saw this as an opportunity to donate back to the community to promote their organization.” Through his business, Mattessich Iron, Mattessich custom built the bike rack with funds donated by the Baldwinsville Kiwanis. The GBCC adopted the program and developed the bicycle rack plan.

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Biz Man of YearJim Noble to be honored Thursday

By Anthony Saraceni

James Nobles has been named the 2010 Bald-winsville Chamber of Commerce Business Man of the Year. This award is given to a member of

the Baldwinsville Chamber of Commerce who dem-onstrates excellence in their field of business. It is an honor to award Nobles this award for 2010.

Nobles has been in business for the past 37 years operating under James P. Nobles Inc., with Nobles Tire City as the backbone of his operation. This past year, he finished the build-out for his tenant, NAPA Autoparts, located at 64 E. Genesee St. In addition, Nobles is owner of many commercial properties throughout the Baldwinsville community including FoxFire Golf Course located in Van Buren. He is often seen caring for the carts of the course and greeting his guests as they finish their challenging round of golf.

Over his many years in business, Nobles has con-tinually supported the many events and activities of the Baldwinsville Chamber. It is the strong support of the members of the Baldwinsville Chamber, such as Nobles, that allows the organization to provide for and promote local commerce.

Please join the Baldwinsville Chamber of Com-merce as they present the Business Person of the Year award to Nobles Thursday Dec. 9 at the Red Mill Inn. Tabitha’s Family Tree will cater the event with their usual, spectacular cuisine and Mark Baker will emcee the event. Tickets are $35 per person. Call 635-0550.

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Rev. Phil Turner, pastor

Baldwinsville MethodistFirst United Church

17 West Genesee Street, Baldwinsville

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Christ Community UnitedMethodist Church

3474 Stiles Rd., Van Buren

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Christ Episcopal ChurchMain and Delhi Sts.,

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The Church of Jesus Christof Latter-Day Saints

Route 48, FultonLonnie Drake, Bishop

Community ChristianReformed Church

7823 Hicks Rd., Lysander

Community Wesleyan Church112 Downer St., Baldwinsville

Carl Chapman, pastorCornerstone UnitedMethodist Church

Route 370 and Doyle Road, LysanderRev. Terry Millbyer, pastor

Faith Baptist Church7312 Van Buren Rd., Van Buren

The First Baptist Church22 Syracuse St., Baldwinsville

First Congregational ChurchUnited Church of Christ

43 Bridge St., PhoenixThe Rev. Lauri J. Craig, pastor

James Pannafino, Interim Pastor

First Presbyterian Church64 Oswego St., BaldwinsvilleRev. Stuart D. Hayes, pastor

First Universalist Churchof Central Square

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Full Gospel Church of God6987 Jones Rd.,

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Grace Episcopal Church110 Oswego Street,

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Hillview Community Baptist Church7382 O’Brien Road,

Van BurenPastor Joe Folckemer

Lamson Road Community ChurchPhoenix

Mike Houck, pastor

Little Utica UnitedMethodist Church

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Northminster Presbyterian Church7444 Buckley Rd., North Syracuse

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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church3494 NYS Route 31,

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St. Mark’s Lutheran Church2840 Cold Springs Rd.

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St. Mary of the Assumption47 Syracuse Street,

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Temple Baptist Church2295 Downer Street,

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Lysander Parks and Recreation

Winter break recreation programLooking for something to do during

winter break? Join Lysander Parks and Recreation for its winter break recreation program. Operating like the town’s sum-mer day camp, this program is open to first through sixth graders and will be held from 7:30 to 5:30 p.m. for three days (Dec. 28, 29 and 30) at Palmer Elementary. Featuring arts and crafts, music, games, sports and more, this program needs a minimum of 20 participants, otherwise it will be cancelled.Swimming lessons

Swimming lessons for children 5 years and older (and over 44” tall) will be held

Saturdays from Jan. 26 through April 2 at Baker High School pool (no lessons Jan. 29 or Feb. 26). Pre-testing will begin Jan. 26 to ensure children are placed in the right level. Classes are limited to 10 per class. Enroll early; don’t take the chance of classes being filled.Quick and easy meals using chicken

You just ate chicken and don’t feel like the same meal again. Instructor (and cookbook author) Carla Vavala will show you how to create a few quick and easy meals with leftover chicken or ingredients you may have lying around your kitchen, freezer or pantry! These meals will take less

than 30 minutes to prepare and they will be great for a family, a couple or just yourself; it will be catered to your specific situation, but with the same kind of ease. Some of the meals will include chicken with pepper biscuits, crunchy chicken burritos, chicken tortellini with a blush sauce and caramel-ized onions with chicken risotto. This class will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 26 at Dur-gee Jr. High in room 148 for adults.Family ski and snow tubing night

The whole family can ski for an afford-able rate from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednes-day Dec. 29 and Wednesday Feb. 23 at the Four Seasons Ski Center in Fayetteville.

Skiers can rent ski boots and poles and take a one-hour lesson at 11:30 a.m.; pre-regis-tration is required. Call 635-5999.

Come out, join the fun and go snow tub-ing from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 29 and Thursday Feb. 24 at Four Season Ski Center. Four Season supplies the tubes and pulls you up the hill, you just supply the fun and laughter as you slide down. The snow-tubing hill is different from the skiing hill to keep you safe and having fun.Pre-K bumper bowling league

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month for library related fun.Open Writers’ Group

Local writers support each other and share their progress on alternate Tuesdays each month. This month’s sessions are at 7 p.m. Dec. 14 and 28.Facebook fancies

If you’re working on improving your social net-working skills, join us at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 15 to learn how to Share Your Photos on Facebook – bring your Facebook login info and some digital pictures, and we’ll help you put them up to share with family and friends.Festive stitches

Bring your needlework, crochet or knitting and join others with an inter-est in stitchery at 7 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 15.Jobseekers’ Lifeline

At 1 p.m. Thursday Dec. 16, we invite you to a reprise of How to Hope practical ways to keep your energy and motivation in difficult circumstances. Two weeks later, at 1 p.m. Thursday Dec. 30, we’ll teach you how to discover the right keywords to Catch an Employer’s Eye. Pokémon power

You asked for it folks. This month, Onondaga Otaku revisits Pokémon by special request at 3:30 p.m. Thursday Dec. 16. Bring your cards, your favorite critters, wear your gear and relive those thrilling days of yesteryear when all a boy needed was his faithful Pikachu and a trucker cap. As always, the ramen is on us. Bring recruits and win prizes.Gingerbread redux

Kids in third through sixth grades with an adult are invited to join Meg Van Patten to build gingerbread houses to add to your holiday decora-tions from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday Dec. 18. Please bring a bag of assorted candy to decorate your

house. We’ll provide the gingerbread and icing. Registration is required.Letters from Santa

Once again, we invite you to bring in your letter to Santa and drop it in our express mailbox. Be sure to include your return address so Santa can reply. Letters received by Dec. 20 will be answered.Books for Breakfast

Get in the holiday spirit at 9 a.m. Tuesday Dec. 21 when the group will discuss “The Christmas Scrapbook,” by Philip Gul-ley. Refreshments will be served. New members are welcome.Very Wired Wednesdays

Learn the basics of Excel to keep track of household expenses, col-lections and mailing lists at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 22. Our final session of the year takes us back to the beginning with a workshop on Windows 7 for Beginners at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday Dec. 29. All Wired Wednesday sessions are held in the computer lab and registration is required so sign up soon.Last minute treats

How many bottles of perfume can one woman use? Cut the clutter under the tree and sup-port library programs by purchasing nuts, choco-lates, dried fruits and trail mix from our dedicated Friends group all year round.Spread a little warmth

Help the Baldwinsville Christmas Bureau make the season a warm one for local families in need. We are hosting their holiday warm up tree until Dec. 15 collecting hats, socks and mittens for folks in need this holiday season. Just hang donations on the tree next to the director’s office.

Valerie Chism is the young adult librarian at Baldwins-ville Public Library, located at 33 East Genesee St. in the village of Baldwinsville.

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meet other parents? Even better, expose your preschool child (3 to5 years old) to a fun, lifetime sport in our pre-k bumper-bowling league. This five-week program, held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays from Jan. 19 to Feb. 30, includes two games of bumper bowling a week, ball and shoes. Parents must stay and assist children with the game; all bowlers will receive a partici-pation award.Youth baseball instruction

Does your youngster want to get back in shape and hone his/her skills for the season or before Little League Tryouts? If so, then this is the program for them. Held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday (Jan. 5 to 20) at Elden Elementary, the program

provides pre-season warm ups including basic development of mechanics in various skills: throwing, fielding and hitting. Par-ticipants will learn basic skills to improve their game and success while developing a love for baseball.Beginner and advanced guitar

Get your guitar out of the closet, blow off the dust and join us for guitar lessons. Beginner classes (7 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays) and advanced classes (8 to 9 p.m. Mondays) will be held from Jan. 24 to March 23 at Van Buren Elementary’s music room. Les-sons will cover basic chording, a variety of strums and solo pieces. Participants must bring their own guitar, as this will be a “hands-on” hour of strummin’.

Culinary Club for TweensCulinary Club for Tweens (9 to 10:30 a.m.

for 9- to 12-year-olds; 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for 13- to 16-year-olds) will be held Saturday Jan. 15, 29 and Feb. 12 at Durgee Jr. High School in Room 148. This program is for tweens and teens interested in learning how to cook and prepare meals at home.Winter tennis lessons

Taught by USTPA Certified Profes-sional instructor from Tennis-N-Gear at Gold’s Gym, session one will be held Jan. 3 through Feb. 27. Call 635-5999 for specific age groups and times.Baldwinsville youth wrestling

This five-week program, held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays from

Jan. 4 to Feb. 3 at Baker High School in the wrestling room, is an excellent way to learn some of the right moves and holds that once made Baldwinsville a powerhouse in the sport. This is a contact program, held in a safe and fun environment. Please note that this is also a co-ed program and girls may have to wrestle boys.Adult basketball

Adult basketball will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays through March 4 at Durgee Jr. High School. Must be 21 to participate; all games are recreational play with teams formed from those present. This is open to adult residents from the towns of Lysander and Van Buren only and no pre-registration is required. Fee is $1.

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Optimists’ Christmas tree fundraiser

Once again, the Baldwinsville Optimists Club will host its annual Christmas tree fundraiser sale along Downer Street.

Through Dec. 19, Optimists will sell a variety of New York State grown Christmas trees from 3 to 9 p.m. week-days and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekends in the parking lot next to Rite Aid near Tri County Mall. Proceeds from the sale are given back to the community through the following programs: Halloween window painting in downtown Baldwinsville, bicycle safety programs, Baldwinsville Central School District student of the month recogni-tion, Pack 289 sponsorship and scholarships through the Baldwinsville Community Scholarship Foundation.

Support this local organization and purchase a beauti-ful Christmas tree.

The Baldwinsville First United Methodist Church will host a children’s bizarre from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday Dec. 11 in the church’s basement, located at 17 West Genesee St. in the village. Children (10 and younger) can “shop in secret,” browsing through items ranging in price from 25 cents to one dollar, while parents wait close by enjoying refreshments in the church coffee house.

Church members donated all the items available for purchase.Gift card tree

Stop into the church and pick out an ornament from the gift card tree. Each ornament has a sug-gested gift card request (i.e. $25 Tops card) to be purchased and donated to the Baldwinsville Christ-mas Bureau. Ornaments can be “picked” through Sunday Dec. 12.‘Sock out the cold’

Church members are collecting socks for all ages, which will be donated to the Baldwinsville Christ-mas Bureau. Drop sock donations off at the church office between now and Sunday Dec. 12 (socks for teens are especially needed). Help decorate the tree and “Sock out the cold.”Live Nativity

On Dec. 19, the church will host its annual live nativity for the entire community to enjoy. Featuring real life people and animals portraying the events surrounding the birth of Christ, this is a program you don’t want to miss.

This listing was compiled by Editor Erin Wisneski.

Donate hats, mittens, socksShare the warmth from head to toe.The Baldwinsville Christmas Bureau will benefit

from a community giving tree sponsored by the Bald-winsville Educational Support Professional Association (BESPA).

Through Dec. 15, hats, mittens, gloves and socks for all ages (infants to adults) can be donated at the Baldwinsville Public Library, 33 E. Genesee St. in the village.

Two Baldwinsville residents are fea-tured in “The

Adventures of Rudolph,” Central New York’s an-nual holiday family ballet, which will be performed at 11 a.m. Saturday Dec. 11 at the John H. Mulroy Civic Center in Syracuse.

Christina Kwiek, 17, is cast as Rudolph in the performance. A senior at Baker High School, Kwiek has 14 years of dance train-ing at the Center of Ballet & Dance Arts and five years of performing in the produc-tion of “The Adventures of Rudolph.” She previously held roles as a soldier, elf, reindeer and Rudolph in the production.

Gretchen Grade, 15, is cast as a snowman and reindeer in the perfor-mance. A 10th grade stu-dent at Baker High School, she has 12 years of dance training through the Cen-ter of Ballet & Dance Arts. This is Grade’s fifth year performing in the produc-tion of “The Adventures of Rudolph.” She previ-ously held roles as a soldier, snowman and reindeer in the production.

SynopsisIt is a week before

Christmas and Santa’s elves are busy making presents. The evil Witch Winter Grey kidnaps the elves so that they might make presents just for her. Only Santa’s reindeer Rudolph can penetrate the gloom around the witch’s castle with his bright nose. When he arrives at the castle, he and the elves make a plan to escape from the witch.

One of the gifts the elves make for the witch is a magic mirror of truth, which will show the witch what she really is - an ugly hag. The elves and Rudolph refuse to tell her the secret of the mirror until she agrees to release them and change her evil ways. The witch agrees and is trans-formed into the beautiful Witch Winter White.

When the elves, Ru-dolph and Witch Winter White return to Santa’s workshop, it is Christmas Eve. They find Santa dis-heartened because there is no snow and the reindeer, who move through the air by stepping on snowflakes, will not be able to fly. Witch Winter White offers her help and begins her magi-cal dance that fills the air with snowflakes. The rein-deer can fly and Christmas

will come after all.The show is a product

of the creative team of Deborah Boughton and Vince Tunbiolo. Bough-ton is the Director of the Center of Ballet & Dance Arts in Syracuse. Tunbiolo wrote the original story that Boughton staged to the dynamic music of Pro-kofiev. Center of Ballet and Dance Arts students from all over Central New York will perform as Rudolph, the witch, elves, soldiers, harlequin dolls and more.

Made possible by the

Cultural Resources Coun-cil of Syracuse & Onon-daga County, the show is a Central New York holi-day tradition celebrating its 32nd anniversary this year. Tickets range in price from $10 to $19. For more details or to purchase tick-ets, contact the Syracuse Symphony Box Office, 424-8200. Discounts of $1 per ticket are available with the purchase of four or more tickets. Free park-ing is available at metered spaces downtown on the day of the show.

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Village awards bidBy Erin Wisneski

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Village officials have awarded a $397,000 bid to Landmark Enterprises of Auburn to develop the Vil-lage Square project destined for the area where the old Harrington Firehouse once stood.

The village received 13 bids from contractors rang-ing from $397,000 to $577,000. The bid covers exca-vation of the property, curbing and asphalt improve-ments, sidewalks and a central plaza. However, other details still need to be worked out.

Village Engineer Tim Baker said the contractor may be better suited to do some work the department of public works originally intended to do, specifically installing catch basins for storm water drainage. He said a bulldozer is needed for the amount of earth that will have to be moved for installation, and the village doesn’t own one. Besides the drainage installation, the DPW will handle demolition, lighting for the square and the subsequent planting of trees and shrubs once construction is complete.

Clerk’s office hours changedThe hours of operation at the Village Clerk’s office

has changed from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. to 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. partially to reflect hours of operation for other village offices and to allow residents the opportunity to do village business before going to work.

United Methodist Church happenings

Children’s Bizarre this Saturday

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Family Ministries Pastor Jeff Hodge, left, Senior Pastor Larry Lundgren, center, and Christian Education Coordinator Janet Brooks pose with the sock donation tree featured at Baldwinsville’s United Methodist Church located at 17 West Genesee St. in the village. The congregation has many activities going on this month to help others in need.

B’ville girls perform in holiday ballet

Baldwinsville’s Gretchen Grade, left, and Christina Kwiek, right, as well as Bliss Wyatt of North Syracuse, will perform in Central New York’s annual holiday family ballet, “The Adventures of Rudolph.”

Messenger office hoursThe Messenger office is at 8 Mechanic

St., Baldwinsville. Regular office hours are from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. To schedule an appoint-ment at an alternate time, please call editor erin Wisneski at 450-0904 or e-mail [email protected].

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Conventional wisdom holds that knee-replacement surgery removes a significant barrier to exercising regularly, but recent research undermines this notion. A study of 106 knee-replacement patients shows that, two years after their procedures, two-thirds of the group had put on an average 12 pounds. (The remaining third lost an average of four pounds.) Moreover, the knee-replacement patients who gained weight also displayed weakened quadriceps (thigh) muscles. Increased body weight and weakened quadriceps muscles place added stress on both newly replaced and non-operated knees. To avoid the likelihood of having the other knee replaced, knee-replacement patients are strongly urged to follow their rehabilitation and exercise programs. Being sedentary and overweight

also raises the risk of heart disease and other cardiovascular problems.

Knee replacement surgery is very successful, but the success of the procedure is partly due to the rehabilitation period that follows the surgery. Rehabilitation after knee replacement begins immediately. The emphasis in the early stages of rehab is to maintain motion of the knee replacement and to ensure that the patient can walk safely. If you or a family member needs physical therapy, please call our clinic at 315-476-3176 to schedule an appointment. We are proud to offer highly trained and experienced professionals to serve you. Our office is located at 207 Pine in Syracuse. Happy Holidays!

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Retirement From page 1

show] to be an open forum for people to express their opinions. You never know when a discussion is going to spark an idea that will make a difference.”

If you are interested in joining “From the Hip’s” panel of participants, have suggestions for the pro-gram or just want to voice your opinion, e-mail An-dres at [email protected]. At this time, there

is no set launch date for the program.

PAC-B TV (channels 98 and 1498 on Time Warner, 30 on Verizon FiOS) fea-tures programs including high school sports, com-munity events, municipal board meetings and more.

Located at 8 Mechanic St. in the village of Bald-winsville, PAC-B TV is a volunteer-run station.

and Ellis’ positions will not be filled. As a result, the police department’s communications office will only be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., where it was previously open from 8 a.m. to midnight. Police officers will still be avail-able 24 hours a day and a 911 button is available for emergencies outside the police department.

At the Dec. 2 village

board meeting, officials celebrated the retirement of Roller and Ellis, who served the village for 29 years and 27 years, respectively. Ac-cording to Baldwinsville Police Chief Michael Lefan-check, they will be greatly missed.

“We’re going to miss them and we wish them all the best,” Lefancheck said. “We appreciate everything you have done.”

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B’ville’s Oktoberfest donates $5,500LEFT: Megan O’Donnell, right, president of the Greater Baldwinsville Community Benefit Fund (organizing arm of the Baldwinsville Oktoberfest) presents James Kratzer, left, superintendent of the Riverview Cemetery Association, and Sue McManus, vice president of the RCA, with a $500 donation for allowing the Oktoberfest’s inaugural race to route through Riverview Cemetery along the Seneca River.Overall, Oktiberfest raised $5,500, which was distrib-uted to six organizations including the village. The Riverview Cemetery Association was presented with a $500 check, which was raised through Oktoberfest’s inaugural 5K foot race; the Baldwinsville Commu-nity Food Pantry was presented with a $500 check raised from tip jars at the festival’s bars; $1,500 was presented to the Greater Baldwinsville Chamber of Commerce (the chamber generously gave its annual 50/50 raffle fundraiser to a local family in need); $1,000 was presented to the Baldwinsville Volunteer Center; $1,000 was given to the village; and $1,000 was given to the Baldwinsville Commu-nity Scholarship Foundation. “This event is all about Baldwinsville,” Mayor Joseph Saraceni said. “It’s a great tradition we have.”

PHOtOs By Erin WisnEski

Megan O’Donnell, right, president of the Greater Baldwinsville Community Benefit Fund (organizing arm of the Baldwinsville Oktoberfest) presents Village Trustee Bruce Stebbins with a $1,000 donation for the village’s assistance and cooperation in making this year’s Oktoberfest a success.

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Man arrested on bench warrantOn Dec. 1, Officer P.J.

Holtman arrested Brian D. Vermette, 22, of 1394 Church Road, Baldwinsville on a bench warrant for petit larceny. The charge stems from an incident that took place in 2009 and the war-rant was issued after Ver-mette had failed to appear in court. He was arraigned before Baldwinsville Justice E. Huling and released on his own recognizance to re-appear at 6 p.m. Jan. 26 in village court.

Man faces larceny charge

At 7:20 p.m. Nov. 30, Of-ficers R.A. Thibault and P.J. Holtman arrested Timothy J. Frear, 21, of 561 Village Blvd. N., Baldwinsville and charged him with petit

larceny. The arrest was the result of an investigation in which it is alleged that Frear stole two T-shirts from the Kinney Drug Store Nov. 13. Frear was processed and released on his own recog-nizance to appear at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 in village court.

Man charged with ha-rassment

At 3:55 p.m. Nov. 18, Of-ficer P.J. Holtman served a criminal summons to Justin W Jones, 28, of 9064 Tyler Road, Bridgeport charging him with second-degree harassment. The charge stems from an incident that occurred at the B’Ville Diner in October where it is alleged that Jones ha-rassed a fellow patron of the diner. Jones was served

and is scheduled to appear at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 in village court.

Two face DWI chargesAt 9:52 p.m. Nov. 30,

Officers R.A. Thibault, P.J. Holtman and C.M. Coak-ley responded to the 700 building on Landrush Way regarding a property dam-age accident involving a ve-hicle that had been driven into the building. Upon their arrival, the officers located the driver of the vehicle, who had left the scene and identified him as Peter A. Hoffman, 24, of 210 Bump Drive, Syracuse. Alcohol involvement was detected and field sobriety tests were administered and Hoffman was subsequently arrested and charged with

DWI, DWI above .08 per-cent blood alcohol content, unsafe speed, leaving the scene of a property dam-age accident and seventh degree criminal possession of a controlled substance as during the search of Hoffman after his arrest, he was found to be in pos-session of a small amount of Soboxone, a controlled substance. Hoffman was processed and released on his own recognizance to appear at 6 p.m. Jan. 5 in village court.

At 2:06 a.m. Nov. 21, Officer C. A. Allen ob-served a vehicle traveling on Oswego Street travel across the center line of the roadway into the oncoming lane of travel. The vehicle was stopped and the driver

was identified as Leslie T. Sparks Jr., 41, of 57 Salina St., Baldwinsville. Alcohol involvement was detected and field sobriety tests were conducted and Sparks was subsequently arrested and charged with DWI, DWI above .08 percent blood alcohol content and fail-ure to keep right. Follow-ing the booking process, Sparks was released ROR and scheduled to appear at 6 p.m. Dec. 18 in village court.

Woman charged with criminal mischief

At 8:44 a.m. Nov. 14, Officer J.S. Cerankowski ar-rested Sammantha M. Gib-son, 22, of 204 Baker Blvd., Syracuse and charged her with third degree criminal mischief. It is alleged that at 3 a.m. Oct. 17, while at 54 Salina St., Baldwinsville, Gibson caused $515.82 in damages to a vehicle when she struck the windshield with a golf club. Gibson was processed and released on her own recognizance to appear at 6 p.m. Dec. 18 in village court.

Driving with suspended licenses charged

At 9:03 p.m. Nov. 13, Of-ficer J.A. zeppetello stopped a vehicle on Salina Street for speeding. The driver of the vehicle was identified as Timothy J. Witherbee Jr., 21, of 6903 Peck Road, Syra-cuse. DMV checks showed that Witherbee’s driver’s license had been suspended numerous times and he was placed under arrest for second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation. The booking process was com-pleted at the scene and he

was released on his own recognizance to appear at 6 p.m. Jan. 5 in village court.

At 8:54 p.m. Nov. 12 , Officer J.A. zeppetello stopped a vehicle that had been speeding on Oswego Street and the driver was identified as Timothy M. Tryniski, 20, of 1964 Pen-fold Way, Baldwinsville. DMV checks showed that his license had been sus-pended for failing to answer a summons and he was arrested and charged with speeding and third degree aggravated unlicensed op-eration. He was processed and released on his own recognizance to appear at 6 p.m. Jan. 5 in village court.

Criminal mischief and graffiti charges

On Dec. 18, Officer J.S. Cerankowski received a report from a Canterbury Road resident that their vehicles, residence, camper and landscaping had been spray-painted and dam-aged. The total cost of the damages was determined to be more than $2,000. Following a lengthy inves-tigation by Officer Cer-ankowski, three individu-als were arrested Nov. 11 and 12 and charged with second-degree criminal mischief (felony) and mak-ing graffiti. Charged were: Rylan Spencer, 16, of 3221 Perryville Road, Baldwins-ville; Gavin Crippen, 17, of 52 Carousel Lane, Bald-winsville; and Nicholas Fiorini, 17, of 4 Angelica Court, Baldwinsville. All were arraigned and released on their own recognizance to appear in village court at a later date.

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If your car needs servic-ing, look no further than Lou’s Car Care, located at 7361 State Fair Boulevard in Baldwinsville.

Owned by Lou Cannata Sr. since 1976, Lou’s offers its customers complete automotive service, colli-sion repair, certified pre-owned vehicles, detailing and 24-hour towing. With more than 35 years of ex-perience, Lou’s provides its customers with unmatched convenience for all their automotive needs. Lou’s is a great place for both busi-nesses with vehicle fleets and also the individuals with car care needs. Lou’s has recently received AAA prestigious Top Shop Award for 2010, which is given to AAA approved repair cen-ters that have achieved a 97 percent or higher customer satisfaction rating.

Whether at home or on your hand held, Lou’s has redesigned there website making it easier to schedule appointments, look at certi-fied pre-owned vehicles or review monthly specials and promotions. Visit lous-carcare.com and discover the difference.

The award winning ser-vice department lead by Lou’s experienced staff takes pride with its certified technicians in providing tremendous customer ser-vice and automotive care.

Lou’s can handle all factory scheduled maintenance, engine and electrical diag-nostics, brake, suspension and tire needs. So, when you hear that rattle in your front end or see your check engine light on your dash, let the staff at Lou’s handle all your vehicle concerns.

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“With this software, we are able to keep our cus-tomers informed and take the burden of remembering what is needed for their vehicle and when,” said Lou Cannata Sr.

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Lou’s PPG certified col-lision center is now owned and managed by Nino Can-nata. Nino’s Collision offers expert collision claims as-sistance, complete frame and body repair, free es-timates and loaner cars. Nino’s also features PPG Envirobase Paint. Being Central New York’s first collision center to use this Green automotive finish, Envirobase provides superb color match and drastically reduces volatile emissions. Additionally, all paintwork

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Procrastinators, beware. The federal energy tax credit that allows homeowners to qualify for up to $1,500 in tax credit savings when replacing old windows expires on Dec. 31, 2010.

However, the day-to-day savings you get from replacing older windows will last for years to come.

“Adding energy-efficient replacement windows to a home immediately helps lower everyday en-ergy bills and increases a home’s long-term value and comfort,” saID Tom Kraeutler, host of the national home improvement radio show, “The Money Pit.”

“There simply is no better time to take advan-tage of the government’s incentives to replace your worn-out windows.”

Kraeutler notes that fast-acting homeowners can also receive up to $150 toward preparation of their 2010 personal income tax return with H&R Block when they purchase 12 or more qualifying energy-efficient Simonton windows before the end of 2010.

“Homeowners can reduce their energy bills, qualify for up to $1,500 in federal energy tax credit with the company’s Energy Tax Credit (ETC) glass packages and get up to $150 toward tax preparation fees when making the decision to invest now in qualifying replacement windows,” said Kraeutler.

“Those are three really good reasons to get this project done now.”

When to replace windowsA former professional contractor, Kraeutler

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“Products in the home have a distinct lifespan,” said Kraeutler. “After 10 years, windows should be monitored yearly to ensure their performance is holding up.

“When a window stops operating correctly, then it’s time to invest in new windows. Vinyl windows and doors specified with a LoE glass package are a viable ‘green’ option offering several distinct advantages.

“They include exceptional thermal perfor-mance, durable recyclable vinyl, low maintenance, and aesthetic appeal - all adding comfort, beauty and energy efficiency to a home.”

For a free replacement window guidebook from “The Money Pit,” download myhomemymoneypit.com/your-guide-to-replacing-the-windows-in-your-house.php.

The homeowners of this energy-efficient bay window gained a tax credit from the federal government, financial assistance with preparing their taxes and lower energy bills.

Be prepared if there is a power outage this winterWinter might be a wonderland to some, but for those

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It’s even worse when a winter storm hits and suddenly everything goes dark. Power outages are impossible to predict. When a power outage occurs, it can last any-where from a few minutes to several days. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers the following guidelines for making it through a power outage safe and sound.Food

In general, if the refrigerator or freezer loses power for two hours or less, then the food inside will be safe to consume. However, it still helps to keep the keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible.

When the power is out for longer than two hours, dif-ferent rules apply. If the freezer is half full, food will be safe to consume for 24 hours. If the freezer is full, then the food will be safe for 48 hours.

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Seneca Federal is not an average mortgage originator“Seneca Federal Savings and Loan Associ-

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Seneca Federal is proud to provide traditional, local home town lending with competitively priced mortgage rates. “We look to competitors daily,

in part, to decide where to price our mortgage rates,” said Tammy Purcell, VP–lending. “We also respond quickly to pre-qualification requests and pride ourselves as local underwriters with timely commitments.” Seneca Federal has never used credit scores as a ba-sis for loan approval but rather base loan commitment on actual consumer credit history. This ‘traditional’ and time-tested practice has worked well for the Association, which has a fore-closure rate near zero percent.

“A low foreclosure rate sometimes leads people to ask me if we are risky enough with such a low default rate,” said the president, adding that the low default rate has more to do with the rapport they have made with their customers during the underwriting process and less to do with not taking risk. “Our loans are often tailor-made to our customer’s specific needs and we build a rapport with them from the beginning, indicating that we are on the ‘same side’. We are very thankful when a customer is willing to approach us when they are having difficulty and

before the loan is in default and we are able to work with finding a solution to get them through a rough time such as a job loss,” added Purcell. At Seneca Federal you always have the ability to speak directly with experienced loan underwriters who assist you in your mortgage loan application process from start to finish, including servic-ing throughout the loan.

The lending team is carrying on with the philosophy of individualized lending that community banks thrive on. “We are imbedded in our commu-nities and want to offer competitive mortgage, consumer and commercial loan rates for the benefit of our cus-tomers,” said Purcell. “We aren’t a ‘cookie cutter’ secondary mortgage market lender. We understand the needs of our communities and want to provide a competitive product.” The mortgage servicing is always retained by us so our customers are assured they will work with us for the life of the loan.

One example of a loan that is often tailor-made to a customer’s needs is the construction to permanent financ-ing mortgage loan with one loan clos-ing and a rate that is determined at commitment, before the construction phase. This loan is popular since the rate can’t change when it ‘converts’ to permanent financing later and clos-ing costs are only paid once, upon commitment. The risk of a higher rate later after the house is constructed is removed. Another such tailor-made

loan includes a mortgage where a cus-tomer is purchasing a house in which projected renovations are included. The purchase and renovation costs are wrapped into one mortgage loan. Other features which add to Seneca’s appeal as a mortgage lender include no flood certification fees and no under-writing fees. “This culture of personal-ized service was instilled into us by our predecessors, so that Seneca Federal’s continued success is guaranteed for decades to come,” she said.

“We pride ourselves on provid-ing the best possible products with the lowest possible lending rates. As a community bank, it is our job to increase the wealth of our members through low lending rates and high savings rates, given the state of the economy at any given time,” according to Russo.

Seneca Federal President–CEO, Katrina Russo left, and Execu-tive Vice President-CFO, Wendy Bodnar

two hours. When cooking, use a food thermometer to check the tem-perature of food before cooking and eating. Any food with a temperature greater than 40 F should be discarded.

WaterThe water supply might also be

affected during a power outage. It’s always a good idea to keep bottled water on hand in the event of a power outage to avoid consuming any contaminated water, which might be a byproduct of water purification systems not fully functioning because of the power outage.

Avoid using potentially contami-nated water when doing the dishes, brushing your teeth or preparing food. For parents of young children, it helps to have formula on hand that does not require the addition of water.

If tap water must be used, bring the water to a rolling boil for at least one minute. That’s enough time to kill most organisms, including harmful bacteria and parasites.

Hypothermia preventionWhile most regions are quick to

restore power, especially harsh storms might make it difficult to restore power right away. An extended power outage could cause chronic hypo-thermia, which occurs from ongoing exposure to cold indoor temperatures (below 60 F). The elderly are especially susceptible to chronic hypothermia during a power outage, but there are steps everyone can take to stay safe.

Family members with elderly relatives who live alone should make every effort to contact those rela-tives and ensure everything is alright. Make sure the elderly or the ill have adequate food, clothing, shelter, and sources of heat. If necessary, insist el-derly or ill friends and family stay over until the power comes back on.

In poorly heated rooms, be sure there are enough blankets for every-one. And wear layers of clothing as well as a hat, even when indoors.

It also helps to stay as active as pos-sible, as physical activity raises body temperature.

For more information on safely mak-ing it through a power outage, visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at cdc.gov.

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Sixteen students f rom Baker High School have been se-lected to perform in the NYSSMA Senior High School Area-All State Music Festival, to be held Feb. 5 and 6 at Ithaca College. They are: Kaitlyn Allen, clarinet; Ben Barden-ett, trombone; Jeremy Bossert, tuba; zach Brown, cello; Daniel Bulger, trumpet; Mat-thew Calnan, violin; Elise Conklin, trum-pet; McKenna Curtis, violin; David Felty, vio-lin; Julianna Grabows-ki, violin; Kiara Os-olinsky, violin; Taylor Pelkie, violin; Tyler Pelkie, violin; Daniel Putnam, percussion; Ryan Sparkes, clarinet; and Megan Throne, violin.

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Members of the Van Buren Elementary School fourth and fifth grade chorus performed for the Baldwinsville Central School District Board of Education at the board’s meeting Nov. 1. The students sang songs in recognition of veterans and their service to the United States. Members of the chorus are (front row, from left) Jessica Alvarez, Annika Howell, Jessica Burgess, (second row, from left) Samantha Kline, Adrianna Capsello, Faith Lundgren, Julian Spencer, Anthony Ladd, (back row, from left) Krystal Lewis, Catherine Griffo, Claire McAllister, Olivia Tetta and Mariyah Hudson. With them is Cynthia Doback, music teacher at Van Buren and Victor Jenkins, president of the Board of Education.

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Michael J. Kulczyk, 59, of Baldwinsville, passed away Sunday Nov. 21, 2010, at University Hospital, sur-rounded by his loving fam-ily. Born in Auburn on Saturday Jan. 20, 1951, he was the son of Stephen Edward Kulczyk and Jenny Antoinette Pietrosimone Kulczyk. He was a lifetime resident of the Syracuse area. Michael was gen-eral manager with Harrison Bakery where he worked for over 25 years. He was also a former bartender at Weber’s Restaurant. An avid fisherman and Nascar race fan, he was also an avid Buffalo Bills and S.U. sports fan. Michael was a former coach of the Seneca River North Little League, past president of the Baldwins-ville High School Football Club and member of the

Baldwinsville High School Baseball Booster Club. He was devoted to his family and enjoyed spending time with them.

Michael was prede-ceased by his mother, Jenny, on Nov, 7, 2007, and father, Stephen on April 30, 2008.

Surviving are his wife of 37 years, the former Claire Greenough; daugh-ter, Nicole Kulczyk and son, Jason Kulczyk, both of Baldwinsville; sisters and brothers-in-law, JoAnn

and Paul Warren of Bald-winsville and Susan and Thomas Martin of Syra-cuse; and several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends called from 4 to 7 p.m. Fri-day Nov. 26 at the Buranich Funeral Home, 5431 W. Genesee St., Camillus. Ser-vices were at 8:30 a.m. Saturday Nov, 27 at the fu-neral home and at 9 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Church where Rev. Gregory LeStrange celebrated a funeral mass. Michael was laid to rest in Greenlawn Cemetery, Warners. In lieu of flow-ers, contributions may be made to Northern Onon-daga Volunteer Ambulance (N.O.V.A.), 4425 Buckley Rd., Liverpool, NY 13090 or to Upstate Cancer Research Institute, 750 East Adams St., Syracuse, NY 13202. Please view the Kulczyk Video Tribute and share condolences at buranich-funeralhome.com.

Former president of the Syracuse Men’s Garden Club

David W. Smith, 91, of Baldwinsville, passed away peacefully at home on Monday Nov. 15, 2010. He was born in Syracuse on Sunday Jan. 26, 1919, the son of Ethel Lydia Hall Smith and Walter Lewis Smith. He attended Edward Smith and Nottingham Schools. David graduated from Northfield-Mount Hermon Prep School in 1938 and Syracuse Uni-versity in 1942. He was a partner with his brother Hurlbut in Smith Brothers Business Equipment.

A member of the Syra-cuse Men’s Garden Club, David served as president in 1964 and was recipient of the Master Gardener’s Award in 1965. He was a volunteer for the Old News-boys Toy Fund for many years, donating his time to raise funds for toys for chil-dren who might otherwise

not have any. He was an ac-tive member of Fairmount Community Church.

During World War II, because of his religious beliefs, David was granted Conscientious Objector status and was assigned to “Work of National Impor-tance” under the control of the American Friends Service Committee. For this assignment, he served three years as an orderly at the Connecticut State Men-tal Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut.

Surviving are his wife

of 64 years, Carolyn D. Smith; their two daughters and sons-in-law, Shelley and George Spoering of Simsbury, Connecticut and Tracy and Richard Spaeth of Aiken, South Carolina; four grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

There were no calling hours. A memorial ser-vice was held at 11 a.m. on Thursday Nov. 18 at Fair-mount Community Church United Church of Christ with Rev. Gary E. Ferner and Becky West, Licensed Minister, officiating. David was laid to rest in Graha-msville Rural Cemetery, Grahamsville, New York.

In lieu of flowers, contri-butions in David’s memory may be made to Fairmount Community Church Unit-ed Church of Christ, 4801 West Genesee St., Syracuse, NY 13219 or Hospice of CNY, 990 Seventh North St., Liverpool, NY 13088.

Please share condolenc-es at buranichfuneralhome.com.

ObituariesMichael J. Kulczyk, 59

Jack C. Jordan, 55

David W. Smith. 91

Michael J. Kulczyk

Jack C. Jordan

David W. Smith

Car enthusiast, enjoyed camping

Jack C. Jordan, 55, of Cortland, passed away Wednesday Nov. 24, 2010, at Cortland Hospital. He was born in Syracuse and attended Baldwinsville Schools. He was an avid camper and car enthusiast and adored his three cats very much. Jack was prede-ceased by his brother John, his father Hubert and his stepfather Robert Fay.

Survivors: his mother, Lydia B. Fay of Baldwins-ville; sisters Linda Miller of

Baldwinsville, Cheryl Mack of Lima, OH and Michele (Ken) Palocy of Baldwins-ville; and several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours: 2-4 Mon-day, November 29, 2010 at Falardeau Funeral Home, 93 Downer St. Baldwins-ville. Burial will be private. Services are at 4pm Mon-day following the calling hours.

In lieu of flowers: Amer-ican Heart Association, PO Box 3049, Syracuse, NY 13220-3049.

Program Log - Baldwinsville PAC-B (Channels 98, 1498, 30 FiOS)

Midnight to 9 a.m. B’ville Bulletin Board

Baldwinsville PAC-B, the Public Access channel at cable channel 98, now has a digital sister channel and Verizon channel. The lo-cally produced programs seen on PAC-B for the past decade can now also be seen on Time Warner Digital Channel 1498 and Verizon FiOS Channel 30. In addi-tion, newly installed digital equipment at PAC-B’s new facilities at 8 Mechanic St. is providing improved sig-nal quality to Channel 98 viewers.

Saturday Dec. 49 a.m. Baker Boys’ AA

Soccer Final vs. Fay./Manl. at L’pool (11/8)

10:20 a.m. Baker Boys’ Soccer Class AA Regional vs. Saratoga Sprs. at L’pool (11/13)

11:32 a.m. Baker High Marching Band at the Ga-tor Bowl (12/31/06)

Noon Baldwinsville Village Board Meeting (12/2) then Albany Re-ports: Capitol Notebook then A Tree Moves in B’ville (8/17/10)

3 p.m. Growing Up on the South Side of B’ville (2006)

3:40 p.m. No excuse Singers at Plainville Chris-tian Church (11/13)

5 p.m. Community Wes-leyan Church

6 p.m. Baker Boys’ AA Soccer Final vs. Fay./Manl. at L’pool (11/8)

7:20 p.m. Baker Boys’ Soccer Class AA Regional vs. Saratoga Sprs. at L’pool (11/13)

8:32 p.m. Baker High Marching Band at the Ga-tor Bowl (12/31/06)

9 p.m. Baldwinsville Village Board Meeting (12/2) then Albany Re-ports: Capitol Notebook then A Tree Moves in B’ville (8/17/10)

Sunday Dec. 59 a.m. Baldwinsville

Village Board Meeting (12/2) then Albany Re-ports: Capitol Notebook then A Tree Moves in B’ville (8/17/10)

Noon Growing Up on the South Side of B’ville (2006)


2 p.m. First Presbyterian Church Service

3 p.m. Word of Life4 p.m. Words To Live By5 p.m. Community Wes-

leyan Church6 p.m. Baldwinsville

Village Board Meeting (12/2) then Albany Re-ports: Capitol Notebook

then A Tree Moves in B’ville (8/17/10)




Monday Dec. 69 a.m. Growing Up on

the South Side of B’ville (2006)

9:40 a.m. No excuse Singers at Plainville Chris-tian Church (11/13)

11 a.m. Remember-ing B’ville: Stu Hosler (5/21/06)

Noon Baker Boys’ AA Soccer Final vs. Fay./Manl. at L’pool (11/8)



3 p.m. Baldwinsville Village Board Meeting (12/2) then Albany Re-ports: Capitol Notebook then A Tree Moves in B’ville (8/17/10)




9 p.m. Growing Up on the South Side of B’ville (2006)


11 p.m. Remember-ing B’ville: Stu Hosler (5/21/06)

Tuesday Dec. 79 a.m. Baker Football

vs. Corcoran Playoff at Liverpool (10/22)

10:36 a.m. Company “B” at Barnes and Noble (11/28)

11:15 a.m. Army News-watch

Noon Community Band Xmas Concert at Canton Woods (12/1)

1 p.m. B’ville Pearl Har-bor Survivor Larry Parry, WW ii Vet (2002)

1:30 p.m. Baker His-tory Class on WW ii and Korean War (2001)

3 p.m. Durgee/Baker Band Concert at Baker High (11/10/10)

3:50 p.m. Kids Science News Net: Case of Myste-rious Materials

4:50 p.m. Silk and Satin Cabaret at Baker High (4/09)

6 p.m. Andy Derby Barge Canal Talk at McHarrie’s Legacy (11/11/10)

7:10 p.m. Friends of The Library: Tiffany Treasures of Willard Chapel (2005)

7:45 p.m. Vintage Snow-mobile Show and Races (2/7/09)

8:15 p.m. Cliff Toole and His Art (1/16/08)

9 p.m. The Loomis Gang: Beauchamp His-torical Club (9/9/08)

10 p.m. Celtic Celidh: Butler Sheehan irish Dancers at the Library (3/16/08)

10:30 p.m. Joe Virkler, Murder on Canton St.: Beauchamp Hist. Soc. (11/09)

11:15 p.m. Fall Scenes in B’ville (part 1) (2001)

Wednesday Dec. 89 a.m. Andy Derby

Barge Canal Talk at McHarrie’s Legacy (11/11/10)

10:10 a.m. Friends of The Library: Tiffany Trea-sures of Willard Chapel (2005)

10:45 a.m. Vintage Snowmobile Show and Races (2/7/09)

11:15 a.m. BPL Art Show: Jo Cullen (2005)

Noon The Loomis Gang: Beauchamp Historical Club (9/9/08)

1 p.m. Celtic Celidh: But-ler Sheehan irish Dancers at the Library (3/16/08)



3 p.m. Baker Football vs. Corcoran Playoff at Liverpool (10/22)

4:36 p.m. Company “B” at Barnes and Noble (11/28)

5:15 p.m. Army News-watch

6 p.m. Community Band Xmas Concert at Canton Woods (12/1)



9 p.m. Durgee/Baker Band Concert at Baker High (11/10/10)


10:50 p.m. Silk and Satin Cabaret at Baker High (4/09)

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VAN BUREN websiteThe Town is changing it's website beginning January 1st and willno longer have the automatic email listings for Town Board,Planning and Zoning Boards and public notices.If you wish to continue to receive these emails containing theminutes and notices, please email the town clerk with thefollowing information and you will be added to an email list andshould see not a disruption.Email me at [email protected] specify what lists you want to be added to:Town Board MinutesPlanning Board MinutesZoning Board MinutesPublic NoticesLynn PrecourtTown Clerk/Receiver of Taxes

VAN BUREN tax reminderTown of Van Buren 2011 County/Town Tax bills will be mailed tohomewoners on December 27, 2010.If you would like your bill mailed to a different address than listed onyour tax bill, please contact the office via phone 315-635-3010 oremail at [email protected] you would like to pay your bill before the end of the year, pleasecontact us and let us know so we can pull your bill and hold it for you.Please contact the office before December 24th (we are closed thatday for the Christmas Holiday).Lynn PrecourtTown Clerk/Receiver of Taxes

Arts. of Org. filed with NYDept. of State on 11/15/10.Office location: OnondagaCounty. Principal businessaddr.: 510 Hawley Ave.,Syracuse, NY 13203. Sec. ofState designated as agent ofLLC upon whom processagainst it may be served andshall mail process to: P.O.Box 111, Baldwinsville, NY13027. Purpose: any lawfulactivity.

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Thursday Dec. 99 a.m. Durgee/Baker

Band Concert at Baker High (11/10/10)

9:50 a.m. Kids Science News Net: Case of Myste-rious Materials

10:50 a.m. Silk and Satin Cabaret at Baker High (4/09)

Noon Andy Derby Barge Canal Talk at McHarrie’s Legacy (11/11/10)



2:15 p.m. BPL Art Show: Jo Cullen (2005)





6 p.m. Baker Football

vs. Corcoran Playoff at Liverpool (10/22)



9 p.m. Community Band Xmas Concert at Canton Woods (12/1)



Friday Dec. 109 a.m. Community Band

Xmas Concert at Canton Woods (12/1)

10 a.m. B’ville Pearl Har-bor Survivor Larry Parry, WW ii Vet (2002)

10:30 a.m. Baker His-tory Class on WW ii and Korean War (2001)

12 noon Durgee/Baker Band Concert at Baker High (11/10/10)


1:50 p.m. Silk and Satin

Cabaret at Baker High (4/09)

3 p.m. Andy Derby Barge Canal Talk at McHarrie’s Legacy (11/11/10)



5:15 p.m. BPL Art Show: Jo Cullen (2005)





9 p.m. Baker Football vs. Corcoran Playoff at Liverpool (10/22)



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Canton Woods Senior Center

Chili luncheon next WednesdayThursday Dec. 9

8 a.m. Tai Chi, pool lessons9:15 a.m. AOA exercise10:30 a.m. Arm chair aerobics10:30 a.m. Parkinson’s group1 p.m. Pinochle tourney

Friday Dec. 1010 a.m. Blood pressure screening11:15 a.m. Speaker: American Pro-

gressive InsuranceNoon PEACE lunch1 p.m. 8-ball tourney, games

Monday Dec. 1310 a.m. Mah Jong and dominoesNoon PEACE lunch1 p.m. Pitch tourney

Tuesday Dec. 148 a.m. Tai Chi9:15 a.m. AOA Exercise9:30 a.m. Canasta10 a.m. Crafts10:30 a.m. Arm chair aerobics11:30 a.m. Chili luncheonNoon AARP driving12:15 p.m. Duplicate Bridge1 p.m. Scrabble5:15 p.m. Yoga

Wednesday Dec. 159:30 a.m. Bowling10 a.m. MahJong and dominoesNoon PEACE lunch

12:30 p.m. Party bridge1 p.m. Line dancing, games, Black

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Thursday Dec. 168 a.m. Tai Chi, pool lessons9:15 a.m. AOA exercise10:30 a.m. Arm chair aerobicsNoon AARP driving1 p.m. Pinochle

Friday Dec. 179:30 a.m. 9-ball competition tour-

ney10 a.m. Blood pressure screening11:30 a.m. Speaker: National GridNoon PEACE lunch1 p.m. 9-ball regular tourney,

games

Please note: Duplicate bridge is played on Tuesdays and party bridge on Wednes-days at the center. Bring a partner if at all possible. Starting times will be at noon on Tuesdays and at 12:30 p.m. on Wednes-days. There will be a bridge tournament on the second Tuesday of each month. Please note that Lynn McCormick, notary public, will now meet seniors at Canton Woods. Call her at the Van Buren Town Hall to make an appointment, 635-3010. Outreach hours for Judy Laurange, Van Buren, are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day. Outreach hours for Donna Metz, Lysander, are from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. each day.

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Jenna’s mentors(From left) Nicole Sullivan, Courtney Jarrard, Casey Devlin and Elizabeth Ventura give a presentation on rumors in a seventh-grade health class at Ray Middle School. The students are members of Baker High School’s Mentors for Jenna. They visited the middle school at the beginning of November to talk to the younger students about bullying, peer pressure, rumors and other social issues teens are confronted with as they grow into young adults. This year, there are 60 mentors in the program, which also acts as the high school’s transition team that guides sophomores through their orientation at the beginning of the school year. This is the third year that the mentors have given their presentation at the middle school.

Beaver Lake Nature Center

Wreath making workshopBeaver Lake Nature Center will offer a natural wreath making workshop at

1:30 p.m. Dec. 11. Participants will fashion their own wreath from a simple household coat hanger and evergreen boughs. The final product will be a trea-sure to take home or an impressive handmade gift. The price of this program is $15 per person and advance registration is required.

Holiday pancake breakfastKick off the season with a holiday pancake breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon

Saturday Dec. 11 at Beaver Lake Nature Center. enjoy a scrumptious meal of pancakes, sausage and beverage. Breakfast is $2.50, $3.50 or $4.50 depending on the appetite. Visitors looking to work off the filling meal are invited to enjoy the peace and quiet of the nature center’s trails. The morning will include a visit from Santa, a bake and craft sale and woodcarving demonstrations.

Beaver Lake Nature Center is an onondaga County Park located at 8477 east Mud Lake Road, four miles west of Baldwinsville off Route 370.

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ketball player Kris Joseph and Coach Rob Murphy kicked off Ray Middle School’s fundraiser for the Jim and Juli Boeheim Foun-dation with a visit to the school on Dec. 2. Syracuse University sophomore Jake Ober, who teamed up with former SU player Arinze Onuaku to record the bas-ketball team’s 2010 theme song, “Unfinished Business,” accompanied Joseph and Murphy. He performed the song with Ray student Sam Bull to thunderous applause from Ray’s student body.

Ray’s student council will be selling Unfinished Business T-shirts and wrist-bands for two weeks to raise money for the founda-tion. Last year, Ray Middle School raised more than $2,000 with a Shut it Down T-shirt sale.

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Elden Elementary kicked-off the season of sharing and caring with a food collec-tion for the Baldwinsville Volunteer Center. Shown here with just a few of the hundreds of food items students collected are (from left) Tapaingga Bird, Claudia Barletta, Paige Bird and Aalyha Roehm. Tops and Wegmans donated gift cards to the school’s collection as well.

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Sorting food items collected at Ray Middle School are (clockwise, from center) Alex Henwood, Patrick Jennejahn, Kayleigh Sattler, Ryan Gell, Jordan Fragale, Emily Pascale, Emily Monahan and Braland Hadley. The school collected over 3,000 items to donate to the Baldwinsville Community Food Pantry for Thanksgiving.

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Baldwinsville Christian Academy students (from left) Katie A., Celina C. (homeschooler), Emmie C., Hanna C., Virginia R., Mirijam C., Victoria R. and Adianna C. pose outside Cracker Box Palace where they spent the day volunteering. Cracker Box Palace is located in Alton - Wayne County’s large animal shelter and haven at historic Alasa Farms. Their no-kill farm animal shelter invited community service groups to help with projects. They are funded by donations, memberships, sponsorships and grants. For more information about the farm you can visit them online at crackerboxpalace.com. Baldwinsville Christian Academy is located at 7312 Van Buren Road in Baldwinsville. Call 638-1069 for more information or visit baldwinsvillechristianacademy.com.

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The Baldwinsville Cen-tral School District Board of Education honored 25 students at its Sept. 20 meeting. The students re-ceived perfect scores on Re-gents exams this past June. These students are:

ChemistrySean HonsingerNathan JamesJacob Minardi

EnglishKaram AnthonyKristen GellRyan SparkesKevin ThompsonShaun Thompson

GermanElise ConklinKevin CorpChristopher JohnsAdam LaukoMichael MuldoonMichael MurtaghJames ReidMichael SpeachSharon Wolff

LatinNicholas Welch

US HistoryBenjamin LandwersiekRyan SparkesEric Tommarello

Earth ScienceAndrew Ragonese

Integrated AlgebraAndrew Ragonese

GeometryMcKenna CurtisDavid Magowan

Living EnvironmentAntonio Martinez Scott Wolf

B’ville BOE honors students

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Victor Jenkins, president of the Baldwinsville Central School District Board of Education, congratulates Ryan Sparkes and Kristen Gell for earning perfect scores on the English Regents.

lunch for seniorsPlainville United Church of Christ offers hot, nutritious lunch to seniors at noon every

Wednesday for a donation of $2.50 in the community hall at 754 W. Genesee Road in Plainville, reservations required. Call 635-7438 by Tuesday evenings.

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