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SKANOPOLYBusiness & education partner to produce

Skaneateles game; hits local stores this week

Historical society transforms old boiler plant into Boat Museum; still needs your help

Inside the Creamery Museum Expansion

ELLEN LEAHY

Steering committee members check out the view from the Boat Museum’s cat walk.

By Ellen Leahy

Th is is one you have to see to believe. During the worst of economic times the Skaneateles Historical Society (SHS) is transforming its property into an even more fi tting trib-ute to the industry and culture of Skaneateles’ citizens.

At the SHS’s Creamery Museum, yesterday meets today to tell Skaneateles’ stories into the future. And, it starts with its handsome physical plant, designed pro-bono by local architect Robert “Bob” Eggleston. It includes the renova-tion of the old boiler room and a new connective corridor to the Creamery that will serve as the main entrance while also housing displays. Th e initial structure is a renovation of the old creamery on the corner of Fennell and Kelley streets. Like the I.M. Pei designed Everson Museum Build-ing in Syracuse, this building is every bit a marvel as are the artifacts and historical records it holds.

See Historical Museum, page 5

See Skanopoly, page5

Lucky DogsPresent 4 pets in time for

National Animal Shelter Ap-preciation Week

Skaneateles’ Amy Schiek of Lucky Dogs Canine Ser-vices is joining forces with the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS) for the “Presents 4 Pets” campaign, a collec-tion drive to benefi t pets in shelters and provide items desperately needed to help keep shelters operational, and animals comfortable and safe.

This national program coincides with the Hu-mane Society of the United States (HSUS) National Animal Shelter Apprecia-tion Week observed Nov. 7 to 13. As part of this an-nual program, Lucky Dogs Canine Services and other NAPPS members across the country are reaching out to their clients and communities and encour-

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Th e original Monopoly game was called the Landlord’s Game. It was designed by Elizabeth Magie Phillips to teach people about the power of monopolies. It spread to diff erent areas of the United States, which cooped the game as their own. Charles Dar-row played the Atlantic City version, which he brought to game maker Parker Brothers in 1934. It was rejected, so Darrow, being out of work because of the Great Depres-sion, produced 5,000 handmade sets of the game. It became so popular, he couldn’t keep up with production, and seeing his success, Parker Brothers now wanted in on the action. In its fi rst commercially manu-factured year, 1935, it was the best selling game in America and still has a stronghold as a prominent game played worldwide with many versions. But not until this week, had it been designed around Skaneateles. Th is version is called Skanopoly.

It’s being brought to you by the Ska-neateles Education Foundation (SEF), which has partnered with Skaneateles businesses. Th is lesson in economics is being used to raise funds for education op-portunities for Skaneateles Central School (SCS) students, while also promoting and driving traffi c to local businesses.

SEF Foundation Director, Sharon Ma-gee said board member Miki Mahood had

seen in it used in Bronxville.“We did our dueo diligence, and it made

sense because we have a visual town, a close knit community and it was a project we could partner with businesses in town,” Magee said.

Skaneateles merchants are tapped all the time to support local fundraisers, which they do endlessly. But here was an oppor-tunity to give a little extra back, Magee said, by naming the properties and other com-ponents of the game aft er them and also selling it through the local retail outlets.

“At the end of the day, this needs to be

playable.” Sharon Magee

“We knew we wanted to produce 1,000 games, and to do that, we needed to raise all of the production costs from sponsorships, totally born on the backs of the sponsors,” she said. “It’s a beautiful model, you don’t want to use donor donated dollars to fund this type of fund raiser.”

Th ey were initially sent the Birming-ham, Alabama version of the game that was

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Nov. 10 TRIVIA NIGHT:

Trivia Night starts with the kids from 5:30 to 7 p.m., then adults take over from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Kid’s Trivia Night will be for kids in grades sixth thru10. Creekside Coff eehouse, 35 Fennell St. FREE. 685-0379.

Krebs auction Charity preview to benefi t SHS

From 3 to 7 p.m. the con-tents of the Krebs Restau-rant may be previewed at a cost of $10 per person. All proceeds will be donated to the Skaneateles Histori-cal Society. 685-7733.

Nov. 11Skaneateles Chamber meeting at Mirbeau Beginning at 11a.m. a rep-resentative from Benefi ts Specialists, with a recap of changes that aff ect small business owners related to Health Care Legislation. Luncheon at noon fol-lowed by a fl oral demon-stration by Dickman Farms, Fleur-de-lis Florist and Skaneateles Town Square. Reservations are required call 685-0552. Cost for the luncheon is $20 /person payable at the door.

A special tribute to Veterans

Organized by the Ska-neateles Girls Lacrosse team will be held in Clift Park at noon. Questions, Mary Gaff ney at 685-0229

Brewster sisters artwork in Syracuse

The sister’s creations are on display throughout November and December. Patience will be at Pasta’ s for a cocktail reception on Thursday, Nov. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. and again before the Dean Brother’ s concert at the Red House on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m.

Patiencebrewster.com or 685-8336.

Antinori Italian Wine Dinner and Festival at the Sherwood Inn

6 to 8 p.m. 26 W. Genesee St. $65 person Reserva-tions required 685-3405. Meanwhile the Bottle Shop will host an Antinori wine tasting Nov.12 and 13 from 3 to 7 p.m. Free wine and appetizers. 685-5197

Open Mic Night ENTERTAINMENT: 6:30 to

8 p.m. Creekside Coff ee-house, 35 Fennell St. Free. 685-0379

Nov. 12MUSIC: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Mercury in the Derby. Creekside Books and Cof-fee. Free. 685-0379

Nov. 13The long awaited Krebs auction

Steve White of White & White Antiques & Interi-ors will be conducting an auction of the contents of the Krebs Restaurant, 53 W. Genesee St. The auction starts at 10 a.m. sharp with a preview starting at 8 a.m. 685-7733.

MUSIC: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Jane Zell, Creekside Books and Coff ee. Free 685-0379.

Nov. 20Deer Season Opening Day Pancake Breakfast

Hunters, families and friends-All are welcome from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Owasco Fire Station 2, 4881 Twelve Corners Road, Auburn. All You Can Eat for$6. Children Under 12 are $4. Children under 5 are free.

Proceeds to benefi t the Owasco Reformed Church Beam Restoration Fund.

Nov. 23SHS presents: Family Photographs: Safe Stor-age and Handling

Dan Cochrane, Conserva-tor of Artworks on Paper

and Photographs at West Lake Conservators, Ltd., located in Skaneateles, will present the talk at The Skaneateles Historical Society’s Museum at the Creamery at 28 Hannum St., Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 26Dickens kicks off at noon with a parade

That’s the World’s small-est Christmas Parade fea-turing Charles Dickens and his entourage and a hand-ful of fl oats. It begins at the old fi rehouse and contin-ues down Fennell, Jordan and Genesee streets, arriv-ing at the Sherwood Inn in time for the 12:10 p.m. grand opening.

Skaneateles Lake levels week of Nov. 6

Skaneateles scene .......................................... by Charlie Major

ElevationThis week 862.43’Last year 862.03’

Lake temperatureThis week 54/53Last year 47/51

FlowAvg. gallons/day to Syracuse: 32.95 mgd

Avg. gallons/day down outlet: 7.85 mgd

Rain/snowfallThis week .68”/-Last year .62”/-

Flags honor our veteransVeterans honored and remembered in a display of fl ags in Skaneateles with a special ceremony on Thursday Nov. 11 at noon in Shotwell Park. The Skaneateles girls’ lacrosse teams sold the fl ags as a fundraiser, which are now on display at Shotwell and Clift Parks through Nov.13. To learn more, or to purchase a fl ag, contact Mary Gaff ney at 685-0229 or at marykengaf@gmailcom.

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Lakers blank Clinton

News from the Skaneateles Outreach Offi ce

Loan closet to fall under Outreach ample umbrella

By Phil Blackwell

Two months of anticipa-tion - and the victories gained on both sides - led up to the 80 minutes the undefeated Skaneateles and Clinton boys soccer teams spent on the turf at Chittenango High School in last Friday night’s Section III Class B championship game at Chittenango High School.

And the result delighted every single partisan in blue and gold.

Th e Lakers withstood the chilly temperatures, cold pre-cipitation and vaunted War-rior defense, using a deadly combination of speed and skill to prevail 2-0 and earn its second sectional champion-

ship in three years.Many of the stars on the

Skaneateles squad were there in 2008 when, on this same Chittenango turf, it beat South Jeff erson 3-0 for the sectional title. But a loss to Marcellus in the ‘09 fi nals made them hungry again - as 18 consecutive victims found out prior to the sectional fi nal.

Of course, Clinton, ab-sent a title since 2006 (when it beat Skaneateles 1-0 at SUNY-Cortland), had its own sterling mark of 18-0, built mostly by a stifl ing defense that limited opponents to a grand total of fi ve goals prior to this showdown with the Lakers.

With all the elements in

place (not to mention some real weather elements), Ska-neateles attacked Clinton early, setting up a series of chances that, while not in-stantly successful, gave the Lakers a reason to think that it could solve the Warriors’ defensive riddle.

Th e answer, as it turned out, was a Laker trademark - the throw-in near the net, executed to perfection in the 28th minute. Mike Richards threw it from the sideline, and Kevin Rice poked it to A.J. Richichi, whose header tumbled into the net.

Th at 1-0 margin held until the second half, as Clinton found itself rarely able to get anything past the Lakers’ tough back line of Richards,

Tim Lewis and Zach Brown-lee. Trevor Diamond only had to make fi ve saves, and got aided by a friendly crossbar on Clinton’s best shot attempt, by Will Smiegal.

Skaneateles got its insur-ance goal came in the 50th minute when Spencer Parker, the Lakers’ leading scorer down the stretch, offered a feed to Jeff Baldetti, who fl icked it past Clinton goalie Rob Larkin.

Overall, Larkin made 16 saves, keeping things close, but not getting much of a chance to regroup as the Lak-ers expertly protected its two-goal lead and breezed toward the sectional title.

Skaneateles advanced to next Saturday’s Class B re-

gional fi nal against Section IV champion Trumansburg in Oneonta. Whoever wins that contest heads to Middletown for the state fi nal four on Nov. 20 to 21.

To set up this season-de-fi ning showdown, the Lakers fi rst had to get past no. 5 seed Westhill in the Class B semifi -nals last Tuesday night.

Playing on the turf at Marcellus High School, Ska-neateles beat no 5 seed Wes-thill 3-0, marking the third time it has knocked off the Warriors this fall.

In those previous meet-ings, the Lakers had prevailed 4-3 on Sept. 14, a back-and-forth aff air where top defender Tim Lewis sat out due to injury, and 5-1 on Oct.

5, where Skaneateles had four unanswered goals in the fi rst half to take charge.

Th is third, and most im-portant, encounter followed the pattern of the second game, with Skaneateles put-ting together its usual amount of bold attacks, combining it with a superb defensive effort that never allowed Westhill more than a handful of chances.

By halft ime, the Lakers led 2-0, and it would tack on one more goal in the late going. Rice, Brownlee and Jeff Baldetti each had one goal, with Richichi and Ryan Farrell picking up assists. Dia-mond stopped all fi ve shots he faced.

Boys soccer takes sectional Class B title, onto regionals

PETE DAVIS

Lakers soccer take a time out to celebrate their win before heading to Saturday’s Class B regional fi nal against Section IV champion Trumansburg in Oneonta. Whoever wins that contest heads to Middletown for the state fi nal four on Nov. 20 to 21.

By Pat Snyder and Jacque McConnaghyOutreach Coordinators for the town of Skaneateles.

In 1960 the Skaneateles Women’s Fireman’s Auxiliary started the Loan Closet. Since then it has been a valuable service for residents when they need medical equipment. With the closing of the dispatch offi ce, the Auxiliary concluded that it could no longer administer this service. A number of residents expressed concern that the Loan Closet would be no more.

The Outreach Offi ce seems like a natural fi t to succeed the Auxiliary and oversee the Loan Closet as it is similar to other services off ered by Outreach and could easily be absorbed into our program.

The Town Board is working on fi nding a new location for the Loan Closet as the Fire Department has indicated that it can no longer be housed at the Fire Hall. It is our hope that we will have it up and running in the near future. If you are in need of anything from the Loan Closet call 685-0427 and we will make every eff ort to fi ll your request.

With the addition of the Loan Closet the Outreach Offi ce now has four programs we manage, Outreach, Helping Hands, Salvation Army and the Loan Closet. Each of these programs provides a diff erent service for the community.

Outreach is here for any member of the town of Ska-neateles or Skaneateles School District that fi nds they are experiencing diffi culties and need assistance. We help people

navigate diffi culties in life matching them with an agency that can assist with their needs.

Helping Hands confi dentially and anonymously aids chil-dren in the School District who are in need.

The fund has supported tutoring, counseling, school trips, musical instrument rentals, participation in sports and admis-sion for community sponsored events and activities. The fund has also provided clothing, winter coats, eyeglasses, school supplies and Christmas gifts. Recipients are determined by the school principals, counselors, nurses and teachers.

The Outreach Offi ce also works with the Salvation Army to administer the funds collected in the “Red Kettle Drive” held in our community during the holiday season. These funds are used year round for residents in the community in need. In the past we have used this fund for many things including winter coats, heat, medicine, emergency housing. Did you know that 90% of the money collected in the Red Kettles remains right here in our community?

All these valuable services are funded by the generosity of members of the community and local businesses. If you would like make a donation checks can be made out to Skaneateles Outreach or Helping Hands. Mail to: Skaneateles Outreach, 24 Jordan Street Skaneateles, NY 13152.

If you have any questions or are in need of assistance call us at 685-0427.

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By Marcy Weed

I grew up with the last name of Weed and as you can imagine I received my fair share of comments about that name. My fi rst profes-sional job was as a counselor in an elementary school.

Th ere my name was thought of as “the stuff in gardens.” Th at was before accepting a position as a sub-stance abuse counselor in a middle school and high school. Now I tell the kids I work with that my name is perfect for my job, an ice breaker into a discussion of substance abuse. But when did the word “weed” go from being a gardening term to a drug reference? When is a joke about my name not really funny? Marijuana is a serious drug that can have signifi cant and long standing side eff ects for people who abuse it.

According the 2008 NYS Youth Developmental survey, about 22 percent of the surveyed Skaneateles students admitted to using mari-juana (one time or more) which was

just under the county result of 25 percent.

I wanted to focus on another as-pect that the survey questioned our students about. Students were asked about their own perceptions of risk in regards to the use of marijuana as well as their opinion of their parents’ perception of danger. While 50 percent believed marijuana was dangerous they understood that 94 percent of their parents disapproved of marijuana use. In other words, student had received the message that their parents thought marijuana was dangerous but they were uncon-vinced.

So what does this result tell us? I believe it reinforces parents that their message about the dangers of substance use and specifi cally marijuana is getting through. Th e other side is that there still needs to be a focus on education of dangers as well as some counter balance to the “positive” or “harmless” peer message students seem to be receiv-ing. Th is positive message persists even in the face of the education that is given to students through years of health classes and the STARS program.

Students oft en mention that marijuana is “all natural” as a positive reason for use, so are many poisons that most people would not consider ingesting such as arsenic. In addition, there is no way to know what is in the marijuana a person

obtains. A major concern today is that marijuana is being laced with PCP or even formaldehyde. Th e side eff ects of this laced marijuana can be life threatening. Unlaced marijuana has serious side eff ects as well. Short term memory problems, a motiva-tional syndrome, anxiety and even paranoia are just some concerns. In addition, the marijuana that is being grown and sold today is a stronger drug than what was grown years ago. THC, the chemical in mari-juana that causes the physical and mental eff ects, has been altered to be in higher concentrations in today’s marijuana plant. It is a drug that signifi cantly alters a person mood and/or behavior. Why are teens will-ing to accept these side eff ects and discount the dangers simply because “friends are doing it” or “it looks cool?”

I do not have a fi nal answer about how to lessen the peer message, however I do believe the survey results show us we are making an impact. Continue to talk to your teens about your understandings of the dangers of marijuana use. Allow your child to share what they believe and/or have heard. Non-judgmen-tal facts and education are the best counter a parent has to address the idea that marijuana “is cool.”

If you have any questions or concerns contact Marcy Weed, Prevention Counselor, ADA-PEP at mweed@skanschools.org.

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For those that may have missed the high school drama presentation of “It’s A Wonderful Life” over this past weekend … you missed a treasure of a production! Th e students and their ability were so professional and riveting. Applause goes over and over again to the cast,

crew and all their supporters. I could watch the entire performance again!

ROSALIND SCHWARTZSKANEATELES

Celebrate our veteransWorld War I, known at the time as “Th e Great

War,” offi cially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. However, fi ghting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into eff ect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”

In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the fi rst commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the refl ections of Armistice Day will be fi lled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”

A legal holiday dedicated to the cause of world peace, this day was celebrated and known as “Armi-stice Day” as of May 13, 1938. However, aft er World War II had required the greatest mobilization of sol-diers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation’s his-tory, and aft er American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word “Armistice” and inserting in its place the word “Veterans.” With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

Th e observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls, preserves the historical signifi cance of the date and helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s vet-erans for their patriotism, love of country and will-ingness to serve and sacrifi ce for the common good.

Celebrations to honor our veterans will take place across the country this week. While appreciation for our veterans should be shown every day of the year, be sure to take the time to thank those who have protected and continue to protect our freedoms.

Taken from the United States Department of Veterans Aff airs website at va.gov.

Regular columnists Joe Spalding and Scott Drahos are both out of the country. Spalding is touring the Mediterranean , while Dra-

hos is on a humanitarian mission in Haiti.

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“At the end of the day, this the game needs to be playable,” Magee said. “So we tried to minimize text on the board and preserve as much white space as we could.”

Pictures on the outside of the box sold for $1200, with names on the board going for at $120 to $800. Additional patrons who wanted to participate are listed in the offi cial instructions booklet, along with contact and location details of the major sponsors. Everything on the game is cus-tomized to Skaneateles, right down to the Community Cards.

Already historical

Skanopoly memorializes Jan and Larry Loveless’ version of Krebs Restaurant, as the late Jan Loveless had readily agreed when presented the project.

“It was a real honor to have the oppor-tunity to talk to Jan Loveless before she passed,” Magee said. “She was real lovely and said, ‘sign me up!’”

Th e Skaneateles Chamber of Commerce purchased the illustrious and high priced Boardwalk, which they dedicated to Karen Foltz, the late owner of Pomodoro I and II, who had been the Chamber president. When Joe Panzarelli of Imagine and Imag-ine Th at heard the Chamber was going to sponsor Boardwalk to honor Foltz, he said, “I want to be right next-door, give me Park Place.”

Skanopoly has a $500 bill in its bank. An anonymous donor, paid to have the former Morris’s Grill on the $500. Th e $500 bill is no longer in circulation and either is Morris’s.

“We feel the game is blessed by all these people, and is a slice of history before it was is even released,” Magee noted

Who else is on the game? Well, you’ll just have to see this for yourself. Th e game is available at Creekside, First National Gift s, Imagine, Kinder Garden, Riddlers, Th e Sherwood Inn Gift Shop, Skaneateles Artisans, Skaneateles

Chamber of Commerce and Skaneateles Town Square/Ace Hardware. Th e game will cost $30.

What is the SEFEducation Foundation?“With the creation of the Skaneateles

Education Foundation (in 2008) Ska-neateles has joined a growing number of creative communities in the United States that seek different funding sources to bridge the gap between school budgets and funds necessary to provide an exceptional public education. Th e Foundation will allow individuals, philanthropists, corpo-rations and others the opportunity to put their donations in a place that gets to the heart of what many believe is the key to the

foundation of our country: our schools.” from the website.

Th e Skaneateles Education Foundation was established as a not for profi t to solicit and manage charitable contributions and bequests for the benefi t of student educa-tion in Skaneateles. Th is means money raised will be invested

and the Foundation will use interest earned to support its goals. SEF purpose is to supplement, not supplant, state and local public funding. Instead its eff orts are directed at enhancing the quality of a SCS education, by strengthening the curriculum and expanding the resources available to students and faculty. For ex-ample, a seventh grade teacher, came from a Durham school district, which had used a polydrawnon manipulatives to aide student learning in pre algebra.

Th rough a grant, Tthe SEF Foundation purchased a set for both of our the sev-enth grade pre algebra teachers at a cost of $800.

In the high school all the pre-engineer-ing courses participation e in Rochester Institute of Technology’s and designed around “Project Lead the Way.” Th ey do S Science, Technology, Engineering and Math teaching (STEM) skills.

SCS students used German made Fischertechnik components to create real world assembly lines, but the real world has changed - and now hydraulics, pneumatics and nanotechnologycontrol systems are employed. So, SEF the Foundation donated granted the $1,400 to upgrade these prac-tice technologies.

And, SEF the Foundation doesn’t just promote STEM, it also donated provided a grantmoney for the middle school and high school music department directors to go to a professional development conference on musical theater, which is an art form truly unique to America.

“Th ey were on fi re with ideas upon their return,” Magee said, adding that the Foundation SEF requires all grantees to do a written evaluation or to make a presenta-tion. “We have very strict accountability to assure the greatest good can come from our donor’s dollars.”

Go to FAQ, skanedfoundation.org/faq.html for more information or contact

smagee@skanschools.org.

Skanopoly From page 1The crew

Th e steering committee consisting of Eggleston, David Miller, Karlene Miller, Joe Spalding, Bill Stinson III, Bent Th omsen and Joan Th omsen focused on the project for the museum’s board of directors and honorary co-chairs, William F. Allyn, Lew F. Allyn and Elsa Soderberg. Every detail has been well attended to, including workmanship, materials, display space and traffi c fl ow while also stabilizing the creek bank where the museum sits. Th e structure not only will feature a two story boat display with mezza-nine, but also updates the historical research center, the gift shop, artifact storage, other display spaces and administrative offi ces. Suffi ce it to say, the late notorious town historian, Don Stinson, would be gushing with approval.

“Th e mezzanine allows you to get up in the air to view the boats,” Bent said, “Giving you a diff erent perspective.”

Th e archive room will now be housed in a former ice house of the old creamery. It is being dedicated to longtime archivists, Ted Prindle and Jim Dougherty. Dave Miller is working on an interactive digital display of the lake to be housed in the boating sec-tion.

Many others have given of their time and expertise including the Patrick Brothers, Roger and Allan, from Leo’s Body Shop. Some of their handiwork can be seen right now on the outside with the restoration and installation of the recovered anchor from the former tour boat, the City of Syracuse.

“Th e anchor was donated by Uncle Don (Stinson) in 1983,” said Bill Stinson, “it’s fi tting it is here, Don would have wanted that.”

Funds still neededTh ere are funds in place to fi nish the

boat display by the end of the year. But ad-ditional funds are still required to fi nalize the project. Th e SHS is hoping residents and lovers of Skaneateles will donate money at the end of this calendar year to complete the project. Th is can be easily accomplished with a simple donation or the purchase of an engraved paver brick. Th e pavers will go into a new walkway in front of the Creamery that will complete the center’s landscaping. Examples of the pavers are on display at the Creamery. People are using this to pay tribute or to even memorialize a loved one. Th ree local dogs already have pavers includ-ing the late Skaneateles Press Dogs, Grace and Mr. Lemon.

For more information call 685-1360 or stop by the Creamery. And consider that the Skaneateles Historical Society is a 501©3 not-for-profi t organization, making your donation qualify as a tax deductable contribution.

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aging them to collect and donate product for this worthy cause.

The Finger Lakes SPCA of Central New York will be the local benefi ciary of the collection.

The following items are be-ing sought: non-clumping cat litter, Purina Dog/Puppy/Cat/Kitten Chow, dry and liquid laundry detergent, antibacterial dish soap and hand soap, paper towels, and new and gently used towels and blankets.

Collection boxes for these items can be found from

Nov. 7 to 13 at the follow-ing local businesses: Blue Danube in Skaneateles, Downtown Books in Auburn and Muldoon Dry Cleaners in Skaneateles and Auburn.

“This is a great oppor-tunity for all animal lovers, pet owner or not, to help provide for those animals often forgotten,” said Amy Schiek, owner of Lucky Dogs Canine Services. “In addition to off ering support to our local shelters and shelter animals, we hope to gener-ate awareness of community shelters and the important

role they serve.”Lucky Dogs Canine Servic-

es provides loving care when you can’t be there. Services off ered are dog sitting at your home, daily dog walk-ing, and transportation for dogs to the vet & groomer. Lucky Dogs Canine Services is locally owned and services Skaneateles, Marcellus and Auburn.

For more information, contact Amy Schiek of Lucky Dogs Canine Services at 663-5579 or amy@luckydogsser-vices.com.

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Karlene Miller, in the historical society’s new research center , refl ects on the three year + expansion project.

Fun facts about Monopoly:• The longest MONOPOLY game in

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• Longest game in a treehouse 286 hours

• Longest game underground 100 hours

• Longest game in a bathtub 99 hours• Longest game upside-down 36 hours

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By Lori Ruhlman

Th e senior citizens who attend the special luncheon at Skaneateles High School each year are eager to hear the stories of the National Honor Society students who serve them.

But each of the seniors also has a story to tell, and some share what they are thinking as they sit in the Com-mons and eat lunch, or as they stroll down the hallways before attending a sneak preview of the fall musical.

One man walked up to thank staff members aft er the lunch and said en-thusiastically before turning to walk out at a fast clip: “I graduated from this school in 1936!”

Another senior citizen, Ernest Santariello, 87, talked enthusiastically all the way from the Commons to the auditorium, where he joined others to watch the high school drama club perform “It’s a Wonderful Life.”

He said the school district should

focus on the stories of graduates of SCS, because their track records show how good the education is here. “All four of my children went here,” he said, proudly explaining how great they turned out, and stressing that the school had “a lot to do with it. Th is school helped me to raise my kids well,” he said. “I moved here at the perfect time for my kids to go to school here.”

He said that three of his kids have three masters’ degrees each.

He knows the school was good for

his kids, he said, because “my kids never came home not liking school. Th at means the teachers made them like it,” and kept them challenged and entertained. And liking school naturally helps students do better, he said. “If they like what they are doing, they do it better.”

He thinks that a good education here led his children to more educa-tion, and into careers they like. “You need to do a job that you like, and you will do well,” he said.

Senior citizens praised the lunch served by Elaine Crysler and her cafeteria staff . Th ey said it was better than the lunch they buy at some area restaurants.

Th ey were welcomed by Principal Georgette Hoskins and Superinten-dent Phil D’Angelo.

When D’Angelo asked how many of them had graduated from SCSD, at least half of the hands were raised.

Senior Citizen luncheon full of SCS grads

Orangemen visit Skaneateles

THAT’S JACK: SU basketball players Kris Joseph and Scoop Jardine answered many questions from Skaneateles Middle School students during a recent visit. When Principal Tim Chiavara said “one more question,” Jack Maurillo raised his hand. His question to the players? “Can I have a hug?” They said yes and Maurillo made his way down the bleachers to the cheers and laughter of other students. He got his hugs. Read the whole story online at skaneatelespress.com.

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By Ellen Leahy

Th e 1960s brought new technologies to Welch Al-lyn as well as Bill and Lew Allyn into leadership roles in the family business.

“My father joined the company,” Eric said. “He’s a great businessman and a really good engineer,”

Meanwhile, Lew went into the sales and market-ing side, and spent years building the company’s in-ternational sales network.

“Today, the company has Lew to thank for the fact that 35 percent of its sales are overseas,” Eric noted.

Bill experimented with fiber optics, creating the fi ber optic Laryngoscope, which is the tool used to look down a person’s throat into their stomach, and the fiber optic otoscope, which looks into the ears. A problem arose when they needed to design a device to look into the other end of the alimentary canal.

“Remember those in-struments we are not talking about (Sigmoidoscopes),

imagine a lightbulb being at the end of those; light bulbs get hot,” Eric said.

He said his father and many of the other engineers up at Welch Allyn, were very creative, always trying to think of new uses for new technology.

“Bill once again said (you probably can tell my dad is my hero), we have to be able to use these lights and fi bers for other things,”

Eric said. At that time IBM com-

puters used a punch card that would have an array of 12 lightbulbs that would switch on and off — shed-ding light through the punches in the cards.

“My dad went to IBM and said ‘get rid of those 12 lightbulbs, I can replace them with one lightbulb and a bundle of fi ber op-tics,’” Eric said, and then we

had decoders that evolved into scanners or bar codes.

1970s and 80s In the 1970s Chuck Ev-

ans was the president and WG was still involved.

In the 1980s, WA moved the medical plant up to a new facility on State Street (Route 321).

It’s now the Bill and Lew show, Eric said.

Also in the 1980s, Amer-

icans were obsessed with Japanese companies. A group of Japanese compa-nies controlled the fl exible endoscope market. They made scopes for the stom-ach and GI tract, which used fi beroptics to produce an image in an eyepiece.

“My dad learned that Bell Labs had invented Charged Coupled Device (CCD), and he, together with a group of engineers, decided to develop the world’s fi rst video endoscope. It was a highly improbable endeav-or – this small company in upstate New York revolu-tionizing the medical world with such an invention.”

Not only could the doc-tor look inside the stomach and colon with this camera, but also put the pictures up on a screen in real time, and record the process.

Th ere were a lot of tal-ented guys working with Bill, such as Rich Newman, Ray Lia and Dom Danna.

“We truly changed the world with video endos-copy,” Eric said.

Th e world was shocked, so much so that at the 1982 DDW trade show the president of Olympus Japan bowed to Bill Allyn and said, “You caused me great diffi culties.”

“We had a great tech-nology,” Eric said, “but we didn’t have the marketing, sales force and service organization to eff ectively sell a $40,000 piece of

equipment. We thought the whole world would come to us.”

Meanwhile, in just three years the Japanese copied WA’s technology, and man-aged to squeeze Welch Al-lyn out of the market. Still, the company kept the video technology, and would have some success in diff erent markets with video in the 1990s. Th at’s when Peter Soderberg joined his two brothers-in-law at Welch Allyn, and they started a new company to make in-dustrial endoscopes.

Consider also in the 1980s, WA ran out of parts of the body to look into. So the challenge was: what other applications could these technologies be used for? Th at’s when the com-pany decided to make other hand-held medical devices, to test hearing, middle ear function, and vision.

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The late William Pilgrim, left, and Bill Allyn worked on the engineering side of Welch Allyn together. Pilgrim earned several patents during his tenure at WA. Pilgrim was installed as an inaugural member of the Welch Allyn’s Hall of Fame. See Allyn part II, page 8

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1990s Eric joined WA full time

in 1990, having spent his student summers working for the family company beginning in 1982.

As the company contin-ued to develop new hand-held diagnostic instru-ments, it was decided that acquiring other companies made a lot of sense – espe-cially companies that made other hand-held instru-ments. This helped round out Welch Allyn’s product line to doctors.

WA first acquired a com-pany that made blood pres-sure cuffs in Ashville, NC, then a thermometer manu-facturer in San Diego,CA and a hearing testing com-pany in New Hampshire.

These were not hostile take-overs; these were com-panies being sold through leverage buyout firms, or

because their owners were ready to sell.

“We are not hostile in an acquisition,” Eric said. “We sent a great guy, Doug Linquest (whose wife and mother law are here to-night!), out there to San Diego,” Eric said to run the thermometer company (Doug later moved to Or-egon to run another Welch Allyn plant in Beaverton).

The thermometer re-quired a cover for the probe, which had to be dispos-able.

“And, believe it or not, we make 5 million probe covers every day at our manufacturing sites,” Eric said.

Peter Soderberg (hus-band of Lew and Bill’s sister Elsa) joined Welch Allyn in 1993. For the next decade, Bill, Lew and Peter brought a great combination of

engineering, sales and mar-keting to the company.

Growing too big By the mid 1990s WG

was out of the day-to-day business and the com-pany was getting a little spread out. “We had a medical business, a light-ing business, a bar code business, and several video businesses. It was tough for each business to get enough focus,” Eric said.

In 1999, WA had a great barcode scanner, but it became too big of a de-partment to stay within WA. It spun off into a new company called Handheld Products, which grew until it was sold in 2007 to Hon-eywell.

Honeywell took half those jobs and moved them over to China.

“It was a sad day for

many people – including my dad - when Honeywell moved those jobs,” Eric said.

Welch Allyn also sold its video business to Gen-eral Electric in the early 2000s. GE continues to have a strong presence in Skaneateles Falls.

Both of these “spin-offs” have allowed Welch Allyn to grow its core Medical business. “When you see Welch Allyn’s current $35 Million expansion, you’ll see that the company has been able to really focus on expanding its core Medical business,” Eric says. “These spin-offs have allowed Welch Allyn to make fur-ther investments in its core Medical business.”

Today’s employees/the numbers:

l 2,700 employees worldwide

l About 1,200 work here in the two Skaneateles plants.

l Between 400 and 500 in Beaverton, Oregon.

l Between 400 and 500 Tijuana, Mexico.

l About 100 in Ireland at a small plant/operations center

l About 500 sales and service people worldwide. Products made:

Skaneateles, 70 percent Oregon, 20 percent Mexico, 10 percent

The fourth generation assumes command

So from WG, the com-pany went to his three children Lew, Bill and Elsa. Four years ago they passed control of the company onto the next generation, called the fourth Generation, of whom Eric is one. “There

are 11 of us in the fourth generation, and we have a total of 30 children…with perhaps more to come.”

The 11 members of the fourth generation still want to stay family owned, but they didn’t want to have ‘cousin or sibling rivalry’ affect the business, so they agreed, it needed to be led by someone other than a family member. That is when Julie Shimer Ph.D, was named CEO and an executive team was hired, three years and six months ago.

“That took some ma-turity on my generation’s part,” Eric said.

After 20 years working as an executive at WA, Eric thought he might be more effective on the board of directors.

“I don’t have to do the budget and all the plan-ning,” Eric said, acknowl-edging “Smiling” John Ke-ady in the audience, who works in sales operations today, and spends much of his time working out the details in the company.

“Now I can walk around the factory floor (like WG before him) and go to trade shows,” Eric said.

He also handles all the new employee orienta-tions.

“Your first day at Welch Allyn, you have to spend with me,” Eric said, “I tour the facilities, which I know really well.”

Sales, financials and the foundation

“We don’t talk about our sales or our financials, be-cause we are a family owned company,” Eric said adding that he travels quite a bit and talks to groups about fam-ily owned businesses. “My

kids go to school here with everyone else, we don’t think of people in terms of dollar signs.”

Q&A highlight

During the Q&A, Su-anne Hopkins of Mariet-tasaid that during the early 1950s Eric’s grandfather came to visit her fam-ily because her father, the late William “Bill” Pilgrim (Aug. 1, 2010), wanted to join WA as an engineer.

“They came to the house to interview,” Hopkins said, adding that it was very daunting as a little girl. She brought pictures of her father and some of the plaques he earned for engineering feats, as he who did go to work for WA and earned several patents. He worked for WA for more than 20 years and was installed as an inaugu-ral member of the Welch Allyn’s Hall of Fame.

Eric said, Companies like us have always had big sales meetings, but there wasn’t as much focus on en-gineer’s accomplishments, so we started an awards ceremony to recognize the many accomplishments.

“We were prolific in technologies,” Eric said. There was a focus on de-veloping these technologies and then perhaps finding a use. Now WA is more concerned with what the customer needs first.

Eric can remember say-ing to his father, “Dad, you just don’t know that you can’t do these things…and that’s why you can do it.”

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AMH Medical Staff notesForesman named president

The Auburn Memorial Hospital (AMH) Medical Staff has named Dr. Wil-liam Foresman as President of the Medical Staff.

Dr. Foresman earned his medical degree at SUNY Health Science Cen-ter, Syracuse, and completed a Residency at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester. He is a past president of the Cayuga County Medical Society. He is Board Certified in Urology and joined the AMH Medical Staff in 1998.

He has served as a member of the AMH Board of Trustees and serves on the Board of Auburn Hospital System Foundation. He is also a mem-ber of the American Urological Association and the Medical Society of the State of New York.

He practices at Lake Region Urology in Auburn.

Duckett, D.O., joins as HospitalistAuburn Memorial Hospital (AMH) has added Dr. Adam Duckett to its

Medical Staff as a Hospitalist. Duckett completed his Doctor of Osteopathy (D.O.) degree at Universi-

ty of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine. His Residency was in Family Medicine at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center, Syracuse.

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Gorczynski joins M&TM&T Bank appointed Stephen Gorc-

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Gorczynski returns to M&T from HSBC Bank, where he was Senior Vice President and Regional Commercial Executive. Prior to that, he was Vice President and Rela-tionship Manager for M&T Bank (OnBank) from 1993 to 2002.

“Steve brings to the group more than 17 years of commercial lending experience,”

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Gorczynski earned a Bachelor’s de-gree from Le Moyne College. A certified public accountant, he is a member of the Syracuse chapter of the New York State Society of CPAs. He is involved with CenterState CEO (Center for Economic Opportunity) and Mohawk Valley EDGE (Economic Development Growth Enter-prises Corporation).

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Camping World’s RV sales event set for Nov. 10-14To be held at off-site location at New York State Fairgrounds

Camping World RV Sales begins their big RV sales event today through Sunday Nov. 14 at their off-site location at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse.

“We’ve got something for everyone,” said Ed Forget, gen-eral sales manager. “Coleman Travel Trailers start at $98 a

month, for example. We have travel trail-ers to high end diesel motor homes. We’ll take almost anything on trade – now is definitely the time to buy, and interest rates are low.”

The four-day event will draw buyers from all over the state. Sale hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

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“Camping is great family fun – and the memories will last a lifetime. Kids will remember the great times they had camping with family and friends. Our customers are always sharing stories about this trip or that trip. Camping really does build memories.”

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Timber Banks’ four sets of tees offer players of every level a challenging and enjoyable round of golf. Come and enjoy a world class experience on this magnificently scenic and beautifully appointed layout. Play-ing through and across woodlands, meadows and wetlands, Timber Banks is a natural and tranquil setting; winding through ancient forests and emerging neighborhoods, you’ll see golf in a very new way.The Front Nine at Timber Banks

This straight forward opening hole measures 390 yards from the BEAR Tees, watch out for the tree guarding the right side of the fairway off the tee. A short iron approach to a unprotected green, at least by Nicklaus Design stan-dards, leaves you a chance to get your round off on the right foot.

A well placed drive between the bunkers gives you the best opportunity to go for the green in 2. The green is well protected and one of the most severely sloped on the course. Hole number 2 is a true risk reward hole- reach-able but dangerous.

This dog-leg right par 4 is one of the shortest par 4’s we have and also one of the tightest. A tee shot placed left center of the fairway past the corner gives you a great look at this ‘mild’ green by Nicklaus’ standards.

This is the longest of the par 3’s measuring 226 yards from the Bear Tees, it requires a long iron or hybrid, be-tween the water on the left and the bunkers on the right. The green is one of the deepest on the course- knowing the pin location is essential for selecting the proper club.

The number one handicap hole requires a well placed big tee shot right- center of the fairway that gives you the best angle for your long iron approach. Avoid the green- side bunkers or a bogey or worse is likely.

A slight dog-leg left, your tee shot must stay left of the tree that protects the right side of the fairway. The lone bunker steals the headlines. A mid to short iron approach must carry to the correct portion of the green, otherwise break out your short game and try to get up and down from one of the many collection areas that surround one of the largest putting surfaces on the course.

A par 5, 3-shot hole all the way. Measuring 584 yards from the bear tees, it plays longer than the yardage indi-cates. The second shot is key to leave yourself a short iron

or wedge to this elevated green which is pro-tected by the water hazard front and right.

This par 3 provides a challenge with club selection because it has one of the shallowest greens on the course. Once you have the right

club, avoid the large bunker on the right and the collection area on the left. Take your 2- putt par and move on.

This hole hosts the most challenging tee shot we have. A long drive placed to the right of the massive fairway bunker will leave a long iron or hybrid to a green that is another Nicklaus Design staple, sloped from back left to front right. And don’t forget about the well placed green- side bunker, it will catch an errant approach shot.The Back Nine at Timber Banks

A solid tee shot slightly left of center will leave a short iron approach on this shorter par 4. Accurate club selection is critical to find the relatively shallow putting surface. The fairway bunker on the left is 259 yards from the BEAR tees. CAUTION! Lateral water hazard right of fairway bunker and behind green!

Avoid the bunkers on this beautiful three shot par 5 for a chance at par or better. The fortress green demands preci-sion, so be resolved and commit to the shot! The bunkers on the left are 260 yards from the BEAR tees.

A tee shot of 228 yards from the BEAR tee will safely carry the water hazard on this medium length par 4. The green falls away behind and to the right and demands a confident approach. The bunker on the right is 298 yards from the BEAR tees.

The first of the back nine’s par 3s, this well guarded green requires proper club selection for a chance at par. Beware when the flagstick is above the bunker!

Timber Banks’ second par 5 requires brains, brawn, and a deft touch. The fairway is wider than it appears from the tee. Avoid the bunker on the right and you will marvel at the challenges that remain. Place your second shot where you can use your “old reliable” for your third. You will need all its magic to safely find the elevated green. The bunker on the right is 296 yards from the BEAR tees.

One of Mr. Nicklaus’s most masterful short par 4’s, do not be deceived by #15’s beauty. The bunkers on the right grab the headlines; lateral water hazards on the left and right do the damage. The sliver of a green completes the package. The bunkers on the right are 360 yards from the BEAR tees.

The Seneca River and an early peek at Timber Banks’ coming attractions add majesty to an already beautiful par 3. The green is the largest on this nine, but…the greenside bunker is as well. Choose wisely.

The prudent play may be a lay-up short of the cross bunkers leaving a comfortable mid-iron approach on this medium length, slight dogleg right par 4. When the wind is right a long drive will leave only a short pitch. The green is narrow with no bunkers and water to its left. The first bunker on the right is 222 yards from the BEAR tees and will be carried with a drive of 252 yards. The last bunker on the left is 254 yards from the BEAR tees.

Long but downhill, the 18th is a classic, daunting Nick-laus Design par 4 finishing hole. A narrow lateral hazard runs the length of the left side emptying into a guardian pond. The bunker on the right is 270 yards from the BEAR tees.

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The North Syracuse Staff of Seneca Federal Savings and Loan Association, dressed as Skittles, raise money for their annual Costume for a Cause, which supported Vera House this year. Seneca Federal supports many such community functions throughout the year.

Seneca Federal Savings and Loan Association, founded in 1928, has been supporting the Central New York Commu-nity in many ways since it was founded. “We’re fortunate to have the resources to provide not only financial support but also the human resources required by charitable and civic organizations to carry out their most necessary work,” according to Katrina Russo, President-CEO. “Whether it’s scholarship funds, ’Celebrate Baldwinsville’, replacement of holiday decorations destroyed by vandals, financial support of such organizations as the

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Adams advances to state cross country meet

Volleyball beats Caz in state qualifierBy Jeff Brewster

They saved the best one for when it counted most.Skaneateles and Cazenovia’s girls volleyball teams met one more time

Friday night at Cicero-North Syracuse High School’s gymnasium in the Section III Class C state qualifying match, with Skaneateles pulling out a five-game victory.

Beating Cazenovia is no odd feeling for Skaneateles, as they have got-ten the better of this burgeoning rivalry for the better part of the past two years.

These teams met last winter in the sectional Class B finals, with Ska-neateles winning. They also met twice this year, with Skaneateles winning both times in four games en route to a near-perfect 17-1 record. Cazenovia held a 15-4 record going into Friday night’s match.

A state qualifying match is a great opportunity for any team - but especially so for these two. Skaneateles and Cazenovia previously played volleyball during the winter, which meant that neither team had a chance to win a state championship, only regional honors.

This, 2010, was the first year that both teams played fall volleyball, and got a shot at a state title. They played independent schedules and proved to be powerhouses.

And this final proved to be as exciting as they come.The first game proved quite competitive and had many long rallies back

and forth before either team would break. One thing was in Skaneateles’ favor from the start - its height on the

front line. Using this to their advantage, it overpowered the smaller Ca-zenovia Lakers with many blocks and spikes.

Yet Cazenovia didn’t seem phased by the height differential as it took an early lead and held onto it throughout the game, winning 25-21.

The second game started eerily similar to the first, as Cazenovia took

an early lead. But Skaneateles started to click and stormed back to blow open a huge lead, winning 25-14 and drawing even in the match, one game apiece.

The third game was, again, all Skaneateles as it looked comfortable and were in top form. Cazenovia had to play catch-up the whole game and couldn’t quite make it, losing 25-19. Skaneateles led 2-1 after 3 games.

Yet the fourth game proved a complete opposite of the third. Caze-novia, needing to win to stay alive, started to click on all cylinders, going up early and staying there, pulling out a 25-22 win after a frantic rally by Skaneateles fell short.

So the match was tied, two games apiece, with a winner-take-all game fifth game just ahead. But it proved to be a quick one, as Skaneateles played near-perfect volleyball, opening up a huge lead and coasting to a 25-15 victory - and the state playoff berth.

For the winners, Caroline Walton had 16 kills and 19 digs, while Juli-anna Augustine had 10 kills. Gabby Eckles put together 13 digs, seven kills, three aces and two assists, with Anna Goodell (13 digs) and Erin Callahan (11 digs) providing strong defense, too. Colleeen Cargile recorded 30 as-sists as Joanna Dean got four kills.

As for Cazenovia, Lizzy Reed closed out her high school career with 23 kills and 27 digs. Hannah Koennecke got 12 kills and 20 digs, while Alexis Markowski had 10 kills and Melanie Arehart had five kills. On the back line, Amber Robinson had 25 assists and 18 digs as Chelsea Lauria managed 20 assists and 19 digs. Brodie Shepherd (seven digs) and Audrey Bowers (five digs) helped, too.

Skaneateles has qualified for the state playoffs, where it will face the Section V champions at Victor High School on Wednesday. The winner there goes to Saturday’s regional final against the Section VI champions at Genesee Community College in Batavia. The Lakers need to win twice to reach the state final four in Glens Falls.

By Phil Blackwell

“We couldn’t ask for more from the kids today,” said Skaneateles girls cross country coach Rob Tuttle after last Saturday’s Section III Class B championship race at Ver-non-Verona-Sherrill High School.

“Third place for the girls is great. The improvement from our race there in September is amazing. The boys all improved. We peaked and everyone gave everything they had.”

The Laker girls, who had 93 points, took third behind state-ranked Cazenovia and Marcellus. The Skaneateles boys team took ninth on a day that was filled with mud, cold air and great competition.

Madeline Adams took it out strong and hard and fought to earn the right to move to the New York State championship race this Saturday at Pawling near the Con-necticut border.

“Maddy took it out just the way we wanted and hit all her geometric vectors perfectly,” said coach Jack Reed. “She was under self-imposed pressure all week and discovered that this sport is a lot more than just a physical thing. It’s emotional. It’s psychological. And it weighs on you in ways that most people can’t imagine.”

Adams took sixth in 21 minutes, 10.7 seconds as she improved her time from a September meet at VVS by more than a minute. Adams will join Tozser and three Marcellus runners – Rachel Garn, Maggie Dunn and Molly McGuane – on the Section III All-Star squad that will run in the state championship meet this Saturday at Lakeside Park in Pawling, east of Poughkeepsie. The girls Class B race starts at 9:45 a.m.

Morel Malcolm, who was also expected to move on to the state championship, took 14thin 21:53.5 while strug-gling with the mid-30s temperatures.

“Morel was more than ready,” said Reed, “but she ran into two implacable foes called cold and wet. But the good

news is that we figured out how to get her past those prob-lems. And, you know, it’s okay for a 14 year old to fall a little short of big goals.

“Life’s long. And it’s filled with dips and valleys. We have to remember that they’re all works in progress. They don’t have to be finished products by the age of 18. Sometimes we lose sight. Sometimes we forget that sports is still a part of education. She’ll be better down the road because of this disappointment that, in time, will fade from the landscape.”

Having the race of her life was ever-improving frosh

Virginia “Utah” Hamlin who took 17th in 21:55.4 as she helped make a statement about the future. Three ninth-graders led the team in the finish chute in the sectional race. Hamlin dropped her September time by 1:35.

Shannon Byrne had the best race of her season by taking 24th in 22:23.1, an improvement from earlier in the season of 1:13.

Sophomore Ellis VanSlyke took off from the start while pulling her teammates to great starts. The Laker finished in 33rd place with a time of 22:52.3. Senior Blair Gage took 36th in 22:58.8 while improving her time by 34 seconds as frosh Maria Schillace ran tough to take 37th in 23:00.6, an improvement of 58 seconds.

“We peaked incredibly well,” commented Coach Tuttle. “They went after it. They gave it everything they had. And for a good part of the race, we were winning. We knocked some stuffing out of Caz today. And they know we come back with our scoring five fully intact.”

Sam Kriever led the ninth-place boys Lakers with a time of 18:42.2 for 25th place. The senior cut his time from earlier in the season by 24 seconds while classmate John Watt III took 50th in 19:40.5 to improve by 31 seconds.

Sophomore Matt Delasin had the best race of his sea-son with a 57th place finish as he improved by 33 seconds. Classmate Danny Sakal took 59th and frosh Nick Smolen-ski closed out the scoring by placing 61st in 20:00.1 as he improved by 38 seconds.

Frosh Patrick Biver took 65th in 20:07.5 and senior Joe Duggan improved by 1:33 as he placed 68th in 20:17.4 to close out a banner year.

“We can’t complain,” said Reed. “They gave what they had and they got what they gave. There’s a nice symmetry in that. And it pushed us forward toward a faster tomor-row. Good kids. Good efforts. We can close this book and feel very satisfied.”

REASON TO BE HAPPY: Skaneateles girls cross country freshman Madeline Adams reacts to her sixth-place finish at last Saturday’s Section III Class B champion-ship meet. Adams earned the right to advance to this Saturday’s state meet at Lakeside Park in Pawling with a time of 21:10.7.

Lakers swimmers reach sectionals

By Phil Blackwell

After posting the fastest Class C times at last week’s Section III championships at Not-tingham, the Skaneateles girls swim team put two of its relay teams into Saturday’s overall finals.

And the best effort came in the 200 freestyle relay. Amanda Shoenfelt, Gaelyn Price, Rachael DeWitt and Nikki Cole combined for a swift time of 1:46.92 that put them in seventh place. Fayetteville-Manlius won in 1:41.71.

Also, the Lakers reached the 400 free-style relay final, where DeWitt and Cole joined Sarah Sawyer and Holly Ross to finish in a time of 3:58.8 and take eighth place behind CBA, whose winning time of 3:39.94 capped off claiming the overall sectional team title.

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Sandra A. Crofut, 68, of Bridgeport, formerly of Skaneateles, died Friday Oct. 29, 2010. Born in Auburn, she had worked as a secre-tary for Skaneateles Central School and had retired from Empire Technical Associates in Skaneateles. She

was a member of Friends of the Rosamond Giff ord Zoo and she enjoyed antiquing and car shows.

Surviving are her sons, Timothy and Jef-

frey Crofut, her companion, William Ford, her mother, Joan Spearing, her sister, Linda (Tom) Abbott, two nieces, two nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. She was predeceased by her father George Spearing in 2000.

Calling hours were held Tuesday Nov. 2 at the Robert D. Gray Funeral Home 49 Jordan St. Skaneateles. Private burial in Lake View Cemetery, Skaneateles. Con-tributions may be made to the Rosamond Giff ord Zoo.

Please sign the guestbook at robert-dgrayfuneralhome.com.

Gerald L. Murphy, 76, formerly of Skaneateles, died Sunday Oct. 24, 2010. Born in Auburn, he had retired from Welch Allyn in Skaneateles. He served in the U.S. Army and was a 50-year member of the Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Dept.

Surviving are his wife Ann, three children Laurie Murphy, Robert (Linda) Murphy and Joseph Mur-phy, five grandchildren

Chelsie, Michael and Caris-sa Ineich, Miranda Proctor and Katelynn Murphy and two great-grandchildren Claire and Chloe Ineich.

A funeral mass was of-fered Friday Oct. 29 in St. Mary’s of the Lake Church, Skaneateles. Burial was in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Ar-rangements were by Robert D. Gray Funeral Home 49 Jordan St. Skaneateles. Con-tributions may be made to Skaneateles Volunteer Fire

Dept. or the American Heart Association.

Joyce M. Skutt, 77, of Skaneateles, passed away Wednesday Nov. 3, 2010, in Auburn Memorial Hospital. Born in Jordan, Joyce lived in Skaneateles for the past 54 years. She loved camping and travelling and was a devoted grandmother.

Surviving are her husband George David Skutt, children Debby Hofmann, Renee Jerva, Tom (Minnie) Skutt, and Da-vid (Laurie) Skutt, 4 grandchildren Kerry, Aaron, Becca, and Joseph, a special sister in law Ann Simmons.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday Nov. 5 at the Bush Funeral Home 120 E. Main St. (Route 5) Elbridge. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery. Friends are invited to call noon to 2pm Friday at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to S.A.V.E.S. or the Golisano Children’s Hospital.

ObituariesGerald L. Murphy, 76Fifty-year Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Dept. member

Sandra A. Crofut, 68Former Skaneateles resident

Joyce M. Skutt, 77Devoted grandmother

Marian Elizabeth LaVelleWonderful western woman

Joyce M. Skutt

Gerald L. Murphy

Sandra A. Crofut

A wonderful western woman, Marian LaVelle passed away peacefully in Skaneateles on Oct. 27, 2010. She was born Marian Elizabeth Bell on May 10, 1921 in Silver City, NM, to James Henry and Isabelle Hamilton Bell.

She is survived by her sons James (Claudia) LaVelle of Green Valley,

AZ and John (Patricia) LaVelle of Sewickley, PA, her daughter Judy (David) Shafer of Elbridge, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gene A. LaVelle, her brother Bob Bell, and her daughter Jea-nette Hamilton-Brito.

Services will be held in

Pinos Altos, NM at a date to be announced. No local services will be held. In lieu of fl owers, donations may be sent to Hospice of the Finger Lakes or to the Susan B. Komen Cancer Foundation. Th e Bush Fu-neral Home of Elbridge has charge of arrangements.

CNY to celebrate HOPEBy Chelsea Mary Holmes

On Sept. 15, 2005, Kim Bermel’s hus-band died by suicide and her life ended as she knew it. When she fi nally found HOPE for Bereaved fi ve months later, her life began again.

“My husband committed suicide. It was pretty unexpected,” Bermel said. “Even though I should have known what to do and how to feel, I really did not have any idea of how I was sup-posed to live, so I had to try and fi gure out how I was going to get through.”

Bermel went on the Internet and found HOPE for Bereaved, a not-for-profi t organization dedicated to serving grieving children, adults and families through counseling, support groups and an array of services, free of charge. Over the past year, it has served more than 10,000 people on their journey from grief to hope.

“It was an amazing thing to be in a room with other people who were suicide survivors, because it sets you apart from the rest of the world, it truly does,” she said. “And being in that room at HOPE was the most peaceful and safe place to be.”

This year, HOPE will be celebrating 32 years in Central New York with its an-nual fundraiser, “Celebration of HOPE,” set for Friday Nov. 12 in the Nicholas J. Pirro OnCenter Ballroom.

The event provides a way for people to come together to keep the memories alive of loved ones who have died. The event includes dinner, music, live and silent auctions. There will be more than 250 items on which to bid, including dinner, golf and service certifi cates, art, sports equipment, unique furnishings, antiques, jewelry, dolls, toys and more.

“This is our major fundraiser every year,” said Therese Schoeneck, founder of HOPE for Bereaved. “We do not charge the bereaved for our core services, and we also do not receive annual funds from any source. It really is a wonderful event. People come year after year and have a good time.”

Tickets for the event are on sale now. Table hosting, underwriting, and adver-tising opportunities are also available. To purchase tickets, for more informa-tion, or to seek help, call 475-9675, e-mail hopeforbereaved@cnymail.com or visit its website, hopeforbereaved.com.

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EO-50VILLAGE OF JORDAN

LEGAL NOTICEThe next Village of Jordan

Annual Election will be heldon Tuesday, March 15h, 2011.At such election the followingofficers will be elected and theterms set opposite theretorespectively:

Trustee – 2 yearTrustee – 4 yearsTrustee – 4 yearsJustice — 4 yearsCynthia MeixnerDeputy Clerk-TreasurerVillage of Jordan

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HEARING

TOWN OF MARCELLUSNOTICE IS HEREBY

GIVEN that there has beenpresented to the Town Boardof the Town of Marcellus, NewYork, on November 4, 2010,proposed Local Law No. __-2010, titled, “A Local LawRelative to the Licensing andIdentification of Dogs in theTown of Marcellus.” SaidLocal Law, if enacted, willregulate the licensing andidentification of dogsharbored in the Town ofMarcellus. The full text of saidLocal Law is on file at the TownClerk’s Office at the TownHall located at 24 East MainStreet in the Town of Marcellusfor inspection by all interestedpersons.

NOTICE IS FURTHERGIVEN that the Town Boardwill hold a public hearing onthe proposed Local Law at thesaid Town Offices onDecember 13, 2010, at 7:00p.m., or as soon thereafter asthe matter can be heard, atwhich time all personsinterested will be heard.

DATED: November 4,2010 KAREN R. POLLARD,Town Clerk

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Sealed bids for thefollowing projects will bereceived in an envelopeannotated with project nameand number until 10:30 a.m.on December 02, 2010 a tthe Office of ContractManagement, NYS Dept. ofTransportation 1ST FLOORSUITE 1CM, 50 WOLF RD,ALBANY, NY 12232 andwill then be publicly read. Acertified or cashier’s checkpayable to the NYS Dept. ofTransportation for the sumspecified in the proposal ora bid bond, FORM CONR 391,representing “25% of the bidtotal” as specified in thecontract proposal, mustaccompany each bid. Plansand proposals can be obtained from the PlanSales Unit, at the aboveaddress; and the RegionalOffices noted below. The rightis reserved to reject all bids.

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Residents Please Take Notice:The Town Board of The Townof Elbridge will hold aPUBLIC HEARINGWednesday, November 17,2010, at 7:00 PM at the TownMunicipal Building, 5 Rte.31,Jordan, NY .The hearing is toamend Chapter 54, the purposeof which is to implement theTown’s issuance of Dog

Licensing.By order of the Elbridge

Town Board. Debra H.Stapleton, Town Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICETown of Elbridge

Residents Please Take Notice:The Town Board of the Townof Elbridge will hold aPUBLIC HEARINGWednesday, November 17th,2010 at 7:05 PM at the TownMunicipal Building, 5 Rte. 31,Jordan, NY, the purpose ofwhich is to amend Chapter30.48 to permanently prohibithydrofracking in the Town ofElbridge.

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PUBLIC HEARINGPLEASE TAKE NOTICE

that a Public Hearing will beheld by the Village Board ofTrustees of the Village ofMarcellus on Tuesday,November 23, 2010 at 7:00pmprevailing time, at theMarcellus Free Library, 32Maple Street, Marcellus, NY13108, for the purpose ofreceiving public input for oragainst whether to proceedwith the construction of acomposting facility at thecurrent Waster WaterTreatment Plant on NorthStreet in Marcellus. Copies ofsupporting documents are onfile at the office of the VillageClerk.

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Dated: November 4, 2010Dawn M. O’HaraVillage ClerkVillage of Marcellus

EO-45TOWN OF SPAFFORDPUBLIC HEARING

PROPOSED LOCAL LAW2010-3

Please take notice that apublic hearing will be held atthe Spafford Town Hall, 1984Route 174, Skaneateles, NYon Thursday, November 11,2010 following the regularbusiness of the Board. Thepurpose of the hearing is todiscuss proposed adoption ofproposed Local Law 2010-3,Providing for the Licensing ofDogs in the Town of Spafford.Copies of the proposed law areavailable at the Spafford TownClerk’s office during businesshours.

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