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#1 in our worldKhim Winship’s ‘Skaneateles’ top seller at creekside

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Kihm Winship signed books both before and after this talk on Skaneateles.

By Ellen Leahy

On Dec. 9, Creekside’s Maureen Edson introduced Kihm Winship at its first official signing of his book, “Skaneateles: The Character and Characters of a Lakeside Village.” She noted that the book had been the in-dependent bookseller’s number one seller, since its release in November.

Edson said, Winship, a copywrit-er for ChaseDesign, had been writing about Skaneateles’ history since mov-ing to the village in 1998; and before the book, he had been published in the Skaneateles Press, among many other publications, and had also written about beer.

Winship addressed the audience and said that Cha-seDesign’s Tom Riley had said, “I hired you because you are curious in both senses of the word.”

Winship said he even agreed with this very accurate summation.Skaneateles’ latest scholar

“I’ve had a real advantage to the historians and writers that came before me, such as Edmund Leslie, Helen Ionta and Barbara Spain,” Kihm said, “Simply because I was lucky enough to get involved at a time when the Internet was making research so easy.”

He said with the New York Times ar-chives and Google Books digitized, he was able to read about things people would have had to of stumbled upon, more by chance.

Skaneateles Historical Society member, Sally Holbein had told him that Skaneateles has been spelled different ways over the years.

So, just by conducting searches using “Skeneateles” or “Sceneateles,” he was able to unearth some much under-reported data.

Training and supportWinship is a former librarian, having studied

library science at Syracuse University, where he met his wife of 30 years and favorite indexer, Laurie Win-ship at Bird Library. Laurie, who is the director of the Skaneateles Historical Society also majored in Library Science.

“In a previous life, I was a librarian, so I know what search terms to put in to find things,” Kihm said.

He dedicated the book to Laurie: For Laurie who has been remarkably patient.

She also compiled the book’s useful index, making it easy to look up where one might find a particular character.Curiosity and charisma

Kihm’s curiosity started during walks in the village’s Lakeview Cemetery, where he would spy a rather glorious tomb. He said he would think, “Who rated that?” And, of course, he followed this by wondering why did they rate that kind of monumental splendor?

He had always wanted to write a

Students present comprehensive plan to community

By Ned [email protected]

Development happens – why not be ready for it?

This is the mindset of the joint village and town Comprehensive Plan Review Committee, which contracted the assis-tance of urban design graduate students at Notre Dame to create a new plan for the town and village. The students met with town and village planning boards and officials in late September and held multiple public meetings to gather input from the community.

Ludden tops Lakers in historic Dome debut

By Phil [email protected]

Shortly after 1 p.m. on Sunday, Ska-neateles senior Pat Roberts and Bishop Ludden freshman Dan Kaigler jumped to receive the tip-off - and the first-ever Section III high school basketball game in the Carrier Dome was underway.

When things were settled an hour and a half later, it was the Gaelic Knights that finished on top, coming back in the second half to produce a 65-59 victory

Sports news

hubbard to runFormer village mayor

Martin Hubbard will run for the position again.

election date: March 15, 2011

Marty Hubbard, 58, 52 Jordan Street, village resident for 32 years

Family: Wife Debbie – married 36 years; two daughters – Stacy Seiler (Jay) with grandsons, ethan and ayden, and Kristie clancy (Sean), ex-pecting twins in March.

occupation: owns and operates M. Hub-bard construction, inc. Mottville since 1982; public works contractor – bridges, dams and locks, treatment plants.

education: clarkson University ’74 – bache-lor’s degree, civil engi-neering.

experience: Served two terms as mayor from 1991 thru 1995; elected trustee 1986, 1988, 2003, 2005, 2010.

“Serving on the Vil-lage Board is my way of giving back to the com-munity. i volunteer my time and appreciate the trust and support the residents have shown.”

Martin “Marty” Hubbard

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Jennifer Griffin, right, addresses a question from the audience as fellow Notre Dame students Claire Watson and Robert Smith look on.

In the hopper:Kihm Winship has four

books on the horizon:a memoira book of essays not

related to Skaneatelesa book about St.

James episcopal church’s memorials

a book about the Silver Bay association on Lake George

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dec. 15Christie Casciano’s book ‘The Puck Hog’

Wednesday at 7 p.m. -, WSyR-TV anchor and author will be at creekside Books & coffee, 35 Fen-nell St. She will be joined by two Syracuse crunch players and the Syracuse crunch Mascot! Free. 685-0379

dec. 16Men’s Shopping Night in Skaneateles!

Thursday night Ska-neateles Merchants roll

out the red carpet for the men! personal shopping assistance from your local merchants, while shopping for everyone on your list.

Free refreshments and gift wrapping at participat-ing merchants.

dec.17A Holiday Renaissance Feast at the Lodge at Welch Allyn

Friday, at 6:30 p.m. the event is $35.00/person or $60/couple For ticket information visit www.showtix4u.com (315) 291-2296. proceeds to benefit the High School choral program.

MUSIC: Finger Lakes Wind Quintet

creekside coffeehouse, 35 Fennell St., 7:30 p.m.

dec. 18,Joe Whiting at Anyela’s Vineyards,

From 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at the vineyard off of West Lake Rd, Skaneateles. Tast-ing will start at 3:30 p.m. Wine may be purchased by the glass or bottle. cheese platters will be available. (315) 685-3797.

Quaker meetinghouse stages Shepherd’s Play

This year’s annual perfor-mance of “The Shepherds’ play,” an hour-long musical that manages to combine religious observance, the traditional story of christ’s birth and slapstick, is 7 p.m. at poplar Ridge Friends Meetinghouse.

The play is a 32-year-old local tradition rooted centuries ago with music, humor and message that speaks to all ages.

The meetinghouse is on poplar Ridge Road just east of State Route 34B in the hamlet of poplar Ridge. admission is free.

dec. 18, 19The 2nd annual Dickens Christmas Holiday Book Sale

Saturday and Sunday at

the Skaneateles Library, 49 e. Genesee St. Great bargains and books make a great christmas gift! 685-5135

dec. 19Loren Barrigar and Joe Whiting together again

The boys will be at creekside coffeehouse, on Fennell Street from 7 to 9p.m. Sunday

The MasterWorks Cho-rale annual Christmas Concert

conducted by Maureen Mccauley, the chorale will perform at 4 p.m. in Saint Mary of the Lake church. Featured is the Rutter Glo-ria, complete with organ, brass, and percussion en-semble, rounded out with christmas anthems and carol singing. Tickets are $8 adults, $6 Seniors and Students, Free for children 12 and under. please bring non-perishable items for the local food pantry. con-tact Jan Ryan at 685-7354.

dec. 28“Loaves & Fishes” FREE Community Dinner

5 to 6:30 p.m. St. John’s episcopal church, Mar-cellus. Use Maple Street entrance. Handicapped accessible entrance on orange Street.

come for fellowship and a hot meal. all are wel-come.

dec. 31New Year’s Eve at Mir-beau Inn & Spa

New Day will return to Mirbeau, playing hits from the sixties to today, begin-ning at 8p.m. dancing will continue until 1a.m.

Food, beverage and dancing is $150 per person inclusive and reservations are required. compli-mentary town car service within Skaneateles is avail-able to and from the New year’s eve Gala, pick-ups can be scheduled through reservations.

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A Report from Station 54:

Fall wrap up from Skaneateles Volunteer Fire Dept.

By First Assistant Chief Dan Evans

The first weekend of November provided the opportunity for numerous members of the Skaneateles, Auburn, Port Byron and Sennett Fire Departments to receive 16 hours of aerial and ladder operations training from FDNY Ladder 27 Lieutenant Mike Wilbur, a 21 year veteran of the FDNY. Lt. Wilbur owns and operates Emergency Vehicle Response (emergencyvehiclere-sponse.com), serves on the FDNY apparatus purchasing committee and is a contributing editor for Firehouse Magazine and Fire Ap-paratus Journal respectively.

Lt. Wilbur is a nationally recognized expert in the areas of Emergency Vehicle Operations, Apparatus Placement and Pur-chasing and those firefighters in attendance received a great deal of information and tactics to return to their home departments and share with their colleagues prior to the arrival of winter.

Since old man winter has arrived and the holiday season is approaching remember the following safety tips: ● Make sure to dial 911 in the event of an emergency – for those of you who are return-ing for the holidays, the local dispatch center has been closed and the "fire phone" is no longer in service. 3 Make sure your house is numbered and the number is visible from the street to assist firefighters or EMS personnel in locating your residence. 3 For those of you that live on a fire lane or a distance from the road and have mailboxes on the street or at the top of a fire lane, you are required to have your house number on the mailbox AND believe it or not actually have

the numbers on your house! 3 House numbers should be visible from the road and should measure a minimum of four inches in height and be reflective in nature. 3 Make sure to test your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms monthly and if you have not done so yet, change your batteries in those devices. 3 Make sure to shovel the snow away from the fire hydrant located on your property or on your street. The small amount of time it takes to keep that area around the hydrant free from snow is invaluable when your home is on fire. 3 Make sure not to place wrapping paper or packaging materials into the fire place to burn since they may become lodged in the flue of the chimney resulting in a fire. Fire calls by the numbers

With the calendar changing to December, it ushered in the last month of 2010 along with a fast paced start for the members of the Skaneateles Fire Department. During the first week of December (Dec. 1 to 7) SFD members responded to 17 alarms with six alarms being answered on Saturday Dec. 4 alone. As for the month of November, the members of the Skaneateles Fire Department responded to 26 calls while in October the members responded to 35 calls for assistance bringing the yearly total to 300 calls thus far.

The officers and members of the Ska-neateles Fire Department hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas, a wonderful holiday season and a happy new year and please remember to buckle up and don’t drink and drive!

The Skaneateles Fire Department…Serving the Skaneateles Community with Pride, Com-mitment and Dedication since 1833.

ELLEN LEAHy

A LOOK BACK: Skaneateles Fire Department parading down State Street led by members of the Firemen’s Ladies Auxillary at this year’s Labor Day Parade

Scene in SkaneatelesVirgin snow

St. Mary’s of the Lake’s grotto on Austin Street, handily with-stood the 100 plus hours of snow in CNy last week.

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Deadline to sign up for Medicare plans nears

Donate your car to the Kidney Foundation

excellus Bluecross BlueShield offers several free Medicare seminars before the annual Medicare enrollment period ends on Dec. 31.

a seminar is scheduled at the y center Skaneateles 10 a..m. and 1:30 p.m. Dec. 8.

Go to excellusmedicare.com for a full list of upcoming seminars. The seminars will detail Medicare options, including Medicare advantage plans and Medicare prescription drug plans (known as Medicare part D).

Medicare advantage plans give peo-ple additional benefits to enhance the coverage provided by Medicare part a

(hospital coverage) and Medicare part B (physician and medical coverage). Medicare part D can be offered with a Medicare advantage plan, or as a standalone plan.

This is the time of year when Medi-care-eligible individuals can enroll in or switch Medicare advantage and prescription drug plans for coverage effective Jan. 1. people who are happy with their current plans don’t have to do anything.

once you’ve selected a seminar, registration is required. To register for a Medicare seminar, go to excellusmedi-care.com or call (800) 671-6042.

With the excitement of the holidays, it’s easy to forget that soon it will be the tax man, not Santa, knocking at your door. instead of wrapping paper and ribbons, you’ll be knee-deep in receipts and calcula-tor tape. So this year, why not extend the season’s joy of giving while preparing for april 15. Donate your car to the National Kidney Foundation of central New york Kidney cars program. you’ll not only help thousands of americans suffering from kid-ney disease, you might also qualify for a tax deduction — a welcome year-end break

from expensive holiday shopping. Donating is easy. all you need to do

is call 1-800 488 caRS (2277) and the National Kidney Foundation will provide you with instructions on the auto donation process, then they will arrange for a free pick-up. Vehicles are sold at auction, with 75 percent of the proceeds supporting the work of the National Kidney Foundation.

For more information or to donate your car, van, truck or boat, call 1-800 488 caRS (2277) or donate online at kidneycars.org.

In brief

Krebs update givenA report in last week’s Skaneateles Press detailing the comments made about

The Krebs project during a Village Planning Board meeting are being disputed by a spokesman for Adam Weitsman, who is financing the effort to save the vener-able restaurant.

Project architect Andy Ramsgard stated during the 55-minute discussion that the Weitsmans have agreed with the board to not engage the two other properties in their transformation of the Krebs. And, they agree to not tear them down, but they would like to be able to sell the properties free and clear as A1 parcels.

In an exchange of emails, Stephen J. Donnelly, Weitzman’s spokesman said there has “never” been a discussion of selling the properties. “Not once did the Weitsmans ever discuss selling any of the properties,” he wrote. “There were dis-cussions on easements of the properties (which are three separate parcels) which is not fair but never has Adam Weitsman spoken to a broker about selling.”

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Where have all my cowboys gone?A cry for help

The recent rash of youth crime in the city of Syracuse has people up in arms.

The shooting deaths of Henninger High School graduate Kihary Blue, 19, and toddler Rashaad Walker Jr. stunned the entire community.

“Enough.” That is the cry of the people who live on these increasingly crime-ridden streets.

It’s time to take action so that the families living in these neighborhoods, paralyzed by fear, can have their lives back. But first, we need to understand why this is happening before we can help.

There are several risk factors to juvenile crime; causal effects include living in poverty stricken areas that often expose youth to violence and drug abuse very early, getting into “the wrong crowd,” easy access to firearms and broken or unstable families. City Police Chief Frank Fowler confirmed this in his speech to community leaders earlier this month: Youth crime is as much social as it is criminal.

Fowler said in order to prevent youth crime, structure has to be provided for young people. Where this is not available at home, military-type schools should be formed to mold children through high school. This would give children the disci-pline, education and sense of belonging they so desperately need.

Local non profit organizations approach the problem from a different angle. They believe the root cause of violence is poverty and are engaged in a long-standing campaign to abate it.

Habitat for Humanity, Visions For Change, Home Headquarters and Catholic Charities, to list a few, work on issues such as affordable housing, job training, mental health and education to transi-tion people out of poverty.

Every part of the process will have to involve the full commitment of the wider Syracuse community. To become a part of the solution, volunteer with one of the organizations below:

Habitat for Humanity, 422-2230, syracusehabi-tat.org

Visions For Change, 218-0938, vfcinc.orgHome Headquarters, 474-1939, homehq.orgCatholic Charities: 424-1800, ccoc.usSalvation Army: 475-1688, sasyr.org

A friend was recently visiting from Rhode Island, and while on Facebook she said, “How do they know I’m in Skaneateles? There’s an ad for the Sherwood Inn on here.”

We discussed how “they” track us now - GPS technol-ogy or something like that. How “they” know everything about us. Then, we all threw out what ads we frequently see.

My brother Steve said he always gets the FIND WOMEN OVER 40. His 12-year-old daughter Dana said, she just gets ads for all the games that frequently contain viruses

Mine just says “FIND YOUR COWBOY!”Pretty much as time went on, whenever I was on

Facebook, there was a cowboy staring up at me from the right side of the screen.

Trust me, I was tempted. Come on, I grew up with the Cartwright boys, The

Rifleman and Jim West. But now that I think about it, I also grew up with

Napoleon Solo, Hercules, Lloyd Bridges and Bozo.Where were all the ads for clowns, muscle men, deep

sea divers and spies?I loved “It takes a thief.” No burglars? Not even one

who could possibly steal my heart?Nope, just cowboys. Something about me translates

digitally into, cows and boys.So, recently I updated my profile, and switched my

relationship status from “in a relationship” to “single.”In an instant, I had four ads for men: “Find your mil-

lionaire,” “Your next husband here,” “Make him addicted to you,” “Meet faithful Christian men,” plus, a ‘how to’ on “The perfect Cosmopolitan.”

The later, I believe was a drink, rather than a cosmo-politan male, which I believe would be called, a Metro.

It was amazing how quickly my life had changed - a key stroke.

Then, I thought, “What about the cowboy,” which led me to deduce that if I was in a relationship, it would be okay to be longing for a cowboy. Perhaps even run off with a cowboy. But, when not in a relationship, I needed to get down to serious relationship business, by first drinking a Cosmo, and then setting out to get me a millionaire or a husband or a stalker or perhaps all three in one, like the Holy Trinity of man. That combo would keep me warmer than any laptop.

Once I was settled in, I could go back to the wide open spaces, and dreaming of riding and roping those little doggies all day, longin’ for my cowpoke. Drinking cowboy coffee. A life in the bunkhouse, or preferably the open range. Trade in the Cosmo for Whisky, straight.

So, now I’m curious, what ads do you get if you’re married?

Ellen Leahy is the editor of the Skaneateles Press – reach her at [email protected] or 729-5063.

Since the recession first hit, credit card use has slowed substantially. The Federal Re-serve reported that consumer borrowing fell again in Au-gust as consumers cut back on credit card use for the 24th consecutive month. That said, however, the majority of American families have credit card debt. There are varying reports of how much credit card debt the average American family holds—anywhere from $6,000 to $12,000—so it’s important to keep a few good financial guidelines in mind, especially during this time of year when larger purchases may be in your plans.

Here are some smart consumer tips on credit card use, in part provided by the New York State Consumer Pro-tection Board:

● Shop for the card with the best terms. Beware that “af-finity” credit cards that are affiliated with a group or school may not have the best available terms.

● Look for low or no annual fees on cards.● Seek low-interest rates or finance charges. Some offer

an introductory rate of 0 percent but watch out for balance-transfer fees and do the math. A list comparing credit card terms and some of the better credit cards is available at http://financialtools.money.msn.com/best-credit-cards/

● Refrain from using your credit card for cash advances and transfers. The fees and interest on such transactions are higher than for credit card purchases.

● Remove your name from marketing lists by calling 1-888-5-OPTOUT and eliminate the temptation of applying for new credit cards.

● Track your spending. Incidental and impulse purchases add up.

● Set a spending limit.● Don’t “max out” or exceed your card limit.● Review your billing statement carefully to ensure all

charges are correct● Pay what you owe. Paying the so-called “minimum

payment” is a trap: in some cases, just $1,000 of debt could take 12 years to pay off if you send in the minimum payment.

● Pay bills no later than the due date to avoid late pay-ment fees, which can increase your balance and cause a hike in the annual percentage rate charged to your account. In many cases, these late fees are $35.

● Review all notices from your credit card issuer, includ-ing changes in terms and conditions relevant to your account and privacy policies. Doing this may prompt you to change credit card companies or banks, especially with all the new Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure Act forces credit card companies to spell out in plain English to the consumer. (To learn more about this law that became effective in February, visit www.nysconsumer.gov/educating/credit_and_finances.)

● Secure and review your free annual credit report and learn about your credit score at http://www.ftc.gov/freere-ports

The New York State Consumer Protection Board keeps a list of helpful links to help people learn more about personal finances. This list can be viewed at nysconsumer.gov/educat-ing/consumer_resources_and_links/consumer_links.htm

For help with debt management, visit the National Foun-dation for Credit Counseling at www.nfcc.org. Many scams focus on “fixing debt” when in reality, some of these compa-nies only add to a person’s debt load. Be aware of these types of false promises if looking to repair credit or climb out of debt.

There are a number of debt calculators which account for interest rates that can help you manage your credit cards. These can help you establish a payment that you can afford. One can be accessed at the Federal Trade Commission’s website at ftc.gov/creditcardcalculator

If you have any questions or comments on this or any other state issue, or if you would like to be added to my mail-ing list or receive my newsletter, please contact my office. My office can be reached by mail at 200 North Second Street, Fulton, New York 13069, by e-mail at [email protected] or by calling (315) 598-5185.


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Timing is everything, especially this week Winter Memories bring warmthWell, I sure blew it on Monday Nov.

30 when I made an executive decision that it was a bit premature to make final preparations for storing my wheel toys under cover.

Traditionally, I shoot for the second or third week in good old predict-able December to finish up and get my car in the garage. That Monday was quite sunny and very clement.

I should also have gotten the out-side Christmas lights in place the same day.

However, the cold northerly winds have driven some ducks down my way. We have an active flock of Buffleheads settling in, probably for the rest of the

winner.There is a large flock of diving

ducks. A good percentage of them are male Merganser ganders. The ducks with the dark body that one would as-sume are female Mer-gansers that go with the green-headed males don’t have the rusty-colored

head with a rear facing tuft of feathers. The lack of good light and the distance have made identification difficult for me.

Not all dogs are created alike, even beagles

Mr. Lemon is apparently going soft, as he is very reluctant to go out in the

By Scott Drahos

Winter, many of us think of this season as boring, or at best, think there is little to do. There are many memories of mine and from friends that appear to contradict this philosophy.

✔ What about the driving lessons that Dad would give to new drivers in off peak/empty parking lots. One learned how to pump brakes, come out of fishtailed spins, and start and stop without spinning wheels.

✔ How about ice fishing with skates on checking those tip-ups.

✔ Tobogganing down farmer’s fields

navigating those tree lined ‘slopes.’✔ Ice hockey on the back woods ponds

that had to be shoveled off time and time again.

✔ Snowshoeing through the woods dur-ing the daytime or at night.

✔ Sledding on the Flexible Flyer down dirt roads for up to a half mile of clear sail-ing.

✔ Fox and Hounds with the ‘course’ made with one’s feet in the snow on the lawn.

✔ And of course the big bonfires to keep warm during these events.

✔ Ruffed Grouse hunting after a two foot

A special thank you: Good neighbors make a difference

We in Skaneateles are so very fortunate to have two, wonderful new neighbors - Tops and the YMCA. They welcomed the Friends of the Skaneateles Library drop boxes used during our recent fundraiser, and even helped to pack up the books for us.

Special thanks to Sheri Caspari and Mickey Todd for the extra special cus-tomer services you extended us on the especially huge haul of books that came into Tops.

We are very grateful to you both for your generosity to our community.

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Auburn Memorial updateenclosed for your information are

some of the service and program high-lights at Auburn Memorial Hospital for 2010.

As many of you may recall, the hos-pital came close to closure in 2006/2007, but because of your community support, trust and belief we were able to save AMH and a large part of our commu-nity. In 2008 and 2009 we had wonder-ful performance years, emerged from bankruptcy, added new programs and services, and grew jobs. We were recently selected as one of the top 10 Hospitals in the Country for our 2009 financial turnaround.

From the mailbag

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

increase the cost of home delivery of the newspaper effective Jan. 1. The basic annual subscription price of the Press 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 Skaneateles Press newsstand price remains unchanged. DAvID TYLeR

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See Memories, page 9

See Letters, page 13


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By Ellen Leahy

The late Karen Foltz of Pomodoro and Pomodoro Too (PT) had a secret weapon. It was her husband Neal, who is now actively managing their two businesses in the village of Skaneateles. He actually worked behind the scene with Karen on the financial and administrative aspects of the businesses; and although he wasn’t actively a buyer, he traveled to all the gift and stationary shows with Karen. Setting up shop

The store’s originator, Betty Congel Johnson took some creative license with the French word pom d’oro- apple of gold. That is why all their bags, business cards and signs have an apple on them.

The Foltzs relocated to Central New York, when Neal, an electrical engineer, took a job with Welch Allyn. Before this he had worked for Control Data and Northern Telecom in the twin cities area.

Before the Foltzs purchased Pomodoro from Betty, Karen had been in sales and a rep for gift items. Having her own store was a dream realized Neal said. She was able to be a shop girl, but with the strength of many years as a business woman in the gift industry to back her up. Skaneateles’ downtown retail community benefitted from her past experience and her pas-sion for her work. Pomodoro Too

“It was a mutual decision to open Pomodoro Too,” Neal said.

When Neal retired, the couple decided to open Po-modoro Too, as Karen had always wanted to do station-ary, but didn’t have room at Pomodoro; Plus, as Neal said, “It would keep me off the streets!”

With Karen’s untimely death this past summer, Neal has kept their dream alive with help of a great staff: Mary Ste-vens with more than 15 years at Pomodoro, Meara Sabin (Pomodoro and PT), Carol Shannon (Pomodoro) and Debbe Spearing (Pomodoro).

New members of the team include Debi Severance now behind the counter at (PT). She made the move to PT from Pomodoro to replace Melissa Scala. Scala was at PT for the last several years and was instrumental in the running of it through Karen’s death until she recently took a new job. She continues to support and train the new staff.

Sarah Ratcliff is the newest staff member at Pomodoro. She is filling in the vacancy left when Severance moved to PT. Sarah and other staff members fill in at PT when the need arises. What’s in store at Pomodoro?

Pomodoro, at 61 Genesee St., is a specialty gift shop, carrying local international designer/artist Patience Brewster’s full line, as well as, Demdaco Williow Tree Angles, Little Mismatched accessories, WillieRaye, The Thymes body care, and several jewelry lines.

It also carry local photographer, Mary Ann Angelillo’s pho-tographic greeting cards of Skaneateles, which now includes a Dickens line.

Neal said what also sets Pomodoro apart from other gift shops is the service.

PT, at 22 Jordan St., has cards, stationary, journals, pens, gift paper, photo albums, gift bags and crafty stuff for kids; pretty

much anything one might need in the stationary department. It also offers business card, invitation, announcement, save the date and gift card design services, which are printed in house. Severance works as a design consultant as does Ratcliff.

“Printing in house makes it more cost effective,” Severance said. “There’s a website where people can go, pomodorotoo.invitations.com.

Part of the stores strength is its great lines. For example, PT offers, Acme pens, Retro 51, Lamy products and Crane and William Arthur stationary goods and Vera Wang wedding de-signs, among others. It also carries a full line of Papyrus greeting cards, Patience Brewster Cards and Skaneateles based designer and photographer Stacia Landsberg’s Stacionary Cards.

Landsberg credits Karen Foltz with helping her to launch her successful photographic card line nationally.

As Karen has brought so much joy to so many, what aspect of the business now brings Neal the most joy?

“Meeting the people,” Neal said.Stop in and let Neal and his crew help with your holiday

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book, but it did seem daunting, until he had the idea to instead capture his essays in a volume.

“An essay, I can write,” he said.And, it’s true, it’s a form Kihm has mas-

tered. And, one that is also very engaging for the reader.

But beyond his writing, his physical storytelling during his presentation at the Creekside, was in a word, “Spellbinding,” said lifelong Skaneateles resident Linda VanHoltz. “It’s not just the material, but the way he speaks that is so compelling.”

Village resident, Joan Thomsen agreed, “He has a twinkle in his eye, and is such a good speaker.”

Former lakee resident (summer kid),

turned permanent Laker, Betty Congel said, she was struck by the idea that he could not have done this book without the Internet. And, she was glad to hear that “there were a lot of skeletons in Skaneateles’ closets.”

Van Holtz agreed, it’s just people from the outside who have this pristine idea of Skaneateles, “Anyone who has lived here knows that it has always been filled with characters.”

“There were a lot of rascals out there,” Kihm said.The characters

Kihm first introduced his Creekside audi-ence to perhaps one of his least favorite char-acters, George Barrow. In George’s obituary it was written that he was a man who placed the interest of the village above all others. But in Kihm’s research, he discovered that George was instead a big fan of George, who often put his own interest before anything or anyone who stood in his way, especially the village.

He contrasted George with Samuel Mont-gomery RoosEvelt, who was a real champion of the area and a gentleman to be much admired.

Kihm went on to drop more names and told snippets from their adventurous lives, including who was related to whom and in which house they had lived; and he brought in iconic people and events such as Mark Twain, the invention of the steam engine and the sinking of the Lusitania. He whet the audience’s appetite for the 498 page volume, and intimated that there was a second work in the wings.

Village resident, Bill Leahy said, “If you heard that there was a book called ‘Ska-neateles,’ you wouldn’t think it had the con-tent he just described. It’s fascinating.”

“The thread is the struggle to live,” Kihm said, “People, even people with great wealth can not escape this.”

He also said, it has been exciting to con-nect with so many relatives of people who are in the book, “Hearing from the relatives has

been so rewarding.” Kihm has a website called Faithful Readers

and a Skaneateles Blog (http://kihm6.word-press.com/), where he has collected most of his essays from over the years. But getting his work into print has really made a big differ-ence, “I’m happy to have it in this form.”

“It truly is a village full of characters,” Kihm said, “sometimes amusing, some-times inspiring, sometimes humbling.”

The students were in town Saturday night to present the proposed plan — the process for which included putting the old, all

text plan to maps. The “now and after” maps they drafted lined the walls of the district offices’ meeting room.

“The fact is, there is go-

ing to be development,” said committee member Bob Eggleston following the students’ presentation. “As soon as [one developer

comes] into town, freeze it. I’ve been here 30 years and I keep seeing that every five years … we don’t want any more development, but it will occur.”

Cathy Dove, head of the committee, said one of their goals was to establish a “pro-active vision” with regards to development.

“Because you’re not go-ing to stop change, so the idea is, let’s have a plan,” Dove said.

The proposed plan “en-courages development, but in a sustainable way,” said student presenter Jennifer Griffin. One goal was to en-courage foot traffic in places other than Main Street.

“Right now when you come to this intersection you look down and see these parking lots and you’re not sure if you’re supposed to go down there or not,” Griffin said, pointing to the intersection of Fennell and Jordan streets. The plan suggests trees be planted along Fennel and more buildings built close to the road, “providing this pleas-ant pedestrian experience that allows for more retail to be up against the street so it’s kind of similar to the character and quality of [Main Street], which is what

they really love – what the community really values,” Griffin said.

Also mapped out on Fennell Street was a civic square that would be host to a joint town and village hall building.

The comprehensive plan also approaches the issue of vehicles driving too fast as they enter the village by sug-gesting grassy boulevards be installed at the village’s east and west entrances. The boulevards would split route 20 into two narrower one-way lanes, separated by a median, encouraging traffic to slow down. Grif-fin compared the effect to how cars entering a narrow tunnel tend to slow down instinctively.

The students concluded that in order to facilitate ap-propriate development, the town code must be updated — recommending the town implement a form-based code.

A form-based code illus-trates the density of develop-ment officials would like for specific areas of the town, Griffin said.

Audience members dis-cussed the possibilities of having separate codes for the village and town, but Mayor Bob Green saw this

as an opportunity to reor-ganize.

“It sounds like an oppor-tune time to do a compre-hensive zoning plan instead of town and village, that this be looked at comprehen-sively throughout the town,” Green said.

Alan Dolmatch, a com-mittee member, was im-pressed with the students’ work.

“It’s far more work than our committee could’ve hoped for and it’s of very high quality,” he said, add-ing that it is now up to the committee and local officials to put it into real world context.

“Because obviously one can draw as well as one can possible futures, but get-ting there and getting the resources to make happen is an entirely different thing,” he said.

Dove noted their suc-cess in grasping “what this community is all about.” She felt the students had succeeded in mapping out the committee’s concepts — ”making them visual in a way we can all relate to,” Dove said.

To learn more about the comprehensive plan, go to sites.google.com/site/nds-kaneateles.

Volume II, tooWhile waiting for the audience to settle

in, the Winship’s letter carrier and lifelong Skaneateles Resident, Linda (Zechman) Van Holtz, mentioned that Bob Gray (of Gray’s Funeral Home) had said she was in the book. Kihm Winship said, this wasn’t the case, as he was instead holding her story for Volume ii.

you might be wondering, is there enough for a Volume ii? Kihm said that even though there are 200 years of history touched upon in the first book, there are so many more stories still to tell. Maybe even yours

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The total number of responders for the month was 167 averaging 11.9 firefighters per alarm. Members spent 48.3 man hours away from home during these alarms.

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snowfall when the birds would bury themselves in the snow and then come thundering out, almost at one’s feet, scaring you half to death and of course dis-appearing into the Alders with all feathers intact.

✔ Piling the k ids into the family car to go and find the best of the best Christmas home illumina-tions. There was one fam-ily, that year after year, had such a spectacular display that you could almost hear the Philadelphia Electric meter hum with delight.

✔ Did you ever take the kids out in the woods and looking for animal tracks. Deer, coyote, fox, grouse, mice, squirrel, rabbit, mink, ermine, weasel, otter, muskrat, skunk, raccoon, duck, goose, pheasant, tur-key, pigeon and more?

✔ Finding a street chestnut vendor and buy-ing a paper bag of steaming hot fragrant chestnuts with a cup of melted butter.

✔ Finding a group of carolers, or better still, go caroling with the neigh-bors. This seems like a lost art form?

✔ Board games for those cold snowy days/ nights. Monopoly (Skanopoly!), Sorry, Parcheesi, Scrabble, Chess, Checkers, Clue, Cribbage, Trouble, Othello, Poke-no, Chinese Checkers, Battle-ship, Life, Chutes & Lad-ders, Risk, Trivial Pursuit and Backgammon.

✔ Then there was Pick-up-Sticks, Yahtzee, Ball & Jacks, Dominoes and Liars Dice.

Well, I guess that is enough of memory lane for this Holiday Season. My children are in their late twenties, and I hope they can come up with a similar

list that they may wish to pass on to their friends and eventually their children!

Scott Drahos grew up on his family’s farm in Aurora, which is now the site of McK-ensie Childs Pottery. A retired army reservist and registered landscape architect, he has relocated back to CNY and now resides in Skaneateles. Reach him at [email protected].

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Indoor track Lakers impress at Morse Relays

By Phil Blackwell [email protected]

The Sknaeateles indoor track and field team moved right into contention against the large schools during last Saturday’s season-opening Jack Morse Relays at SUNY-Cortland.

All the Lakers did on the girls side was take fourth place with 42.5 points, not far from Liverpool’s winning total of 55 points. On the boys end, Skaneateles tied Fayetteville-Manlius for sixth with 25 points, as again the Warriors (44 points) prevailed.

Led by Caroline Walton and Joanna Dean, the girls Lakers won the shot put with two combined tosses of 61 feet 7 inches. And in the high jump, Gabby Eckles and Emma Ford had total clearances of 9 feet 9 inches, which also led to victory.

Skaneateles took second in the long jump with two leaps of 28 feet 5 ¾ inches. Danielle Mazzeo, Claire Motyl, Cassie VanSlyke and Alex Clark landed in fourth in the 4x800 relay in 11:25.84.

In the 4x400, Ford, Courtney Pitman, Taylor Woodruff and Maddie Sherman matched that fourth-place finish in 4:45.84. Skaneateles also was fourth in the 55-meter hurdles (22.19 seconds).

Meanwhile, in the boys edition of the Morse relays, the Lakers had two long jumps that added up to 32 feet 10 ¼ inches, good for second place behind Corcoran (35 feet 3 inches).

And in the high jump Skaneateles cleared 11 feet, just two inches worse than Corcoran, who won again. Two triple jumps of 70 feet 1 inch that meant a third-place finish as the Lakers added a fifth (67 feet 11 inches) in the shot put.

George Newton takes first and second!

Four riflemen met at our range at 0900, Saturday, Dec. 4, to shoot our regular weekly high power match.

Dave Spearing had last week’s targets patched, and the snow cleaned out at the targets and at the range shelter. We all thank him.

The temperature was 26 degrees. It was snowing and the light wind was from the north-east.

We all fired the A Course of the John C. Garand Match, as fired at the National Matches.

Dave Spearing won the match with his .30-’06 caliber 1917 Enfield with 89-2X’s+91+83=263-2X’s. He would have won a bronze medal if he had been shooting at Camp Perry.

Chuck Chernoff fired his ’03-A3 Springfield and hit 88+84+82=254. I fired my ’03-A3 Springfield, made by Remington, and hit 86+87-1X+68=241-1X. Ron Troch fired his Model 447.62X54R Mosin-Nagant and hit 93-1X+85+61=239-1X.

We all went to the fine Willow Glen Café for hot beverages after the match. Carrie and Aryana poured and Spearing paid. We all thank them.

On Tuesday night, Dec. 7, five hand gun shooters fired in the 10th week of the 25 week winter league.

George Newton won first and second place in the match with the only center fire scores of 281-4X’s and 263-2X’s.

Chuck Chernoff was third in the match and first in rim fire with 256-2X’s.

Dick Bailer was 2nd in rim fire with 197. I was first in two handed rim fire because I was the only one. Ron Tunney shot for practice.

Don’t forget the club’s winter trap league, begin-ning 0900 on Sunday, Jan.2, 2011.

Shoot safely.


Everyone playing Section III ice hockey in 2010-11 faces a new landscape - includ-ing the Skaneateles Lakers, who might just flourish.

At the very least, the Lakers proved dominant in Friday night’s season opener against Whitesboro at Allyn Arena, where it took more than five times as many shots as the Warriors in the course of a 5-0 shutout.

A massive off-season realignment re-duced Division II from two divisions to one as combined programs from Hamil-ton, Solvay, Cortland/Homer, Watertown IHC and Ontario Bay all were moved up to Division I.

The Lakers stayed, though, and are joined in Division II by defending state champion New Hartford, plus Whitesboro, Auburn, Oswego, Cazenovia (who beat Skaneateles in last year’s sectional semifi-nals), Fulton and CBA/J-D. And they’ll play each other twice during the regular season

in true home-and-home series.It all began for Skaneateles against

Whitesboro, and the Lakers were eager to get going after seeing much of the week’s practices wiped out by the massive winter snowstorm.

Leading 1-0 after one period, Skaneateles put things away with four unanswered tal-lies in the second period. And it maintained pressure throughout the contest, taking a total of 34 shots while limiting Whitesboro to just six.

Dan Tarolli, with two goals, and Jim Rodgers, with one goal and one assist, led the way as Jon Rogalia and Mitchell Jones also put in goals. Brendan Major, Mike Benson, Tyler Stanton and Matt Clymer got one assist apiece. Trevor Diamond, fresh off his work in goal for the Skaneateles boys soccer team that won the state Class B championship, started in the net and earned the shutout.

Weather permitting, the Lakers stay at home next week, playing CBA/J-D on Wednesday and Cortland/Homer on Sat-urday night.


A season ago, the Skaneateles girls ice hockey team reached a new peak, advancing to a state final four that it hosted in front of huge crowds at Allyn Arena.

Now a new campaign has begun for the Lakers.

Though some stars, like Maddy Morrissey, have moved on, the bulk of the team is back to make another run at glory.

It sure started well, as Ska-neateles swept back-to-back games in the north country, none more ex-citing than Saturday’s 2-1 overtime

conquest of Salmon River.In the Upstate Girls Hockey

League opener, Skaneateles trailed, 1-0, when in the second period it tied things up as Britanny Powless scored off a feed from Michelle Bronk.

Through the third period, it remained 1-1, Salmon River get-ting all kinds of chances to move in front, only to get stymied by the Lakers’ top-notch goaltender, Alex Brown, who would finish with 38 saves on the game.

They went into overtime, and most of the extra period remained scoreless.

But with just 48.4 seconds left,

Bronk again fired a deft pass, and this time it was Madison Singler the beneficiary as she put home the winning goal.

A day earlier, in a non-league game against Massena, the Lakers blanked the Red Raiders 2-0.

With Brown resting, Amanda Lupo got a turn in goal and stopped all 25 shots she faced.

Kalie Pidgeon and Brittany Wil-liams earned the goals, with Pow-less earning an assist.

Skaneateles would play Tuesday at Oswego, then come home for a weekend set against Massena and Albany Academy.


Once again, the Skaneateles girls bas-ketball team was given the difficult task of trying to improve its record amid the OHSL Liberty division, one of the state’s toughest leagues.

Having gone 1-17 a season ago, the Lak-ers opened Friday at Jordan-Elbridge (who went to the Section III Class B finals a year ago) and took a 67-37 loss to the Eagles.

Before Skaneateles could find proper footing, J-E had firm command, having raced out to a 38-15 halftime lead.

Only in the third quarter, when the Lak-ers outscore the Eagles 15-13, did the visi-tors find some consistent success.

Elizabeth Lane reached double figures, earning 12 points, while Jackie Leslie had nine points and Jordan Dudden got seven points. J-E had Molly Hourigan and Kali Davis finish with 16 points apiece.

Snowe d out of last Tuesday’s h o m e o p e n e r against Bishop Ludden, the Lak-ers would be at home this Tuesday to play Cazenovia before a Friday trip to Westhill.

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over the Lakers.Both Skaneateles and

Lu d d e n h a d bre e z e d t hroug h t he i r s e as on openers on Friday night - the Lakers taking out Jor-dan-Elbridge 90-33, the Gaelic Knights shutting down Cazenovia 66-26.

Thus, whoever won this game would have a 2-0 mark, and more impor-tantly, an early leg up in the OHSL Liberty division regular-season race - aside from the warm memories of playing on Syracuse University’s grand basket-

ball stage.Casey Ganley’s jumper

1:45 into the game pro-vided the first points of the occasion, and with tight defense Ludden kept the Lakers cold early and jumped to a quick 6-1 lead.

But after Skaneateles head coach Karl Nor-ris used a time-out, the Lakers got comfortable, increasing defensive pres-sure and converting on the other end, too. And by the time Justin Sisson drained a 3-pointer in the closing

seconds of the period, Skaneateles had moved ahead, 14-11.

Even though Ganley notched seven straight points for Ludden early in the second quarter, Ska-neateles countered with a 15-4 run to close out the half, six of the points com-ing from Paul O’Donnell.

Again, a late basket mattered as Jimmy Atkin-son’s 3-pointer from the corner helped the Lakers take a 34-25 edge to the break.

To turn it around again

in the third quarter, Lud-den pounded it inside to Kaigler, Ganley and Corey Hunter, taking advantage of the struggles Roberts was having.

A 16-6 run gave the Gaelic Knights the lead back, and six straight points at the end of the period had Ludden in front, 47-42, with one quarter left.

Not stopping there, the Gaelic Knights put together a 13-0 run deep into the fourth quarter, Kelly Beaudoin capping it with a 3-pointer that increased the margin to 54-42, forcing Norris to use another time-out.

Only now did Roberts get his first field goals of the afternoon as the Lakers made one more comeback attempt in the closing minutes, chipping away and closing within 56-51 with nearly three minutes left.

But Ludden would have the last, crucial push, as baskets from Kaigler and Beaudoin, plus some key free throws from Tyler Young, sealed Ludden’s win.

Ganley led Ludden with 17 points. Close behind, Beaudoin had 14 points, with Hunter contributing 12 points, Young earn-ing 11 points and Kaigler earning eight points.

O’ D o n n e l l h a d 1 2 points before fouling out and Rice a lso had 12 points, though just one in the second half. By contrast, all but one of Roberts’ 12 points came after the break.

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Seven year-olds can get free swim lessons at the Y thanks to collaboration between Skan-Races.com and the Auburn YMCA-WEIU and Skaneateles YMCA and Community Center. Starting with swim lesson sessions in January 2011, if a child is seven years old during any portion of the swim session, then that child is eligible to participate in the session at no charge, thanks to the support of program sponsor Skan-Races.

“Living here in the Finger Lakes where water activities abound, it is critical for the safety and wellbeing of our communities that all chil-dren develop basic swimming and water safety skills,” said Dave Hamilton, Aquatics Direc-tor at the Auburn YMCA-WEIU. “Drowning is preventable and children who have not learned to swim by age seven are at-risk. We want to help increase community safety by providing swimming instruction at no program cost to all families with seven year-olds – especially those with children who have not yet learned to swim. The folks at SKanRaces are partnering with us in this important work as sponsor of the SkanRaces Swim Free Program and providing the financial backing to make it possible.”

Years ago, the fourth grade classes in the Auburn School District would come to the Y for swim lessons. The Auburn Y is instituting

the Skanraces.com Swim Free Program to try and achieve similar ends – teaching swimming to kids for safety and for lifelong recreation. That goal is a great match with the mission of the SkanRaces organization and it is excited to support this program and the children who will be involved. The SkanRaces Swim Free Program will be available at all the pools managed by the Y – in Auburn, in Skaneateles, and at Casey Park next summer.

Swim lessons for children of all ages - six months to 99 years - are offered year-round at the Ys in Auburn and Skaneateles. The YMCA Program Brochure has swim lesson class dates, times, and descriptions. First-time seven year-old swimmers should sign-up for the Polliwog class. Returning swimmers should sign-up for the level recommended on their last Swim Lesson Progress Report. Register for classes by calling or visiting our Member Service Desk, or visiting our website and registering on-line.

Additional information on this and other Aquatic programs offered at the YMCA is avail-able by contacting Dave Hamilton or visiting the website: (315) 253-5304/ www.auburnymca.org.

Additional information on various racing events offered by SkanRaces.com is available by visiting their website: http://www.SkanRaces.com

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In 2010 we have been just as ambi-tious, however, the economy and early phase of healthcare reform have slowed us down a bit and I will explain how. In 2010 we added more physicians and programs

● anesthesia- Drs. ascioti and cady ● Neurology- Dr. Rashid ● orthopedics- Drs. Smallman and

Basener● Radiology- Dr. Hennemeyer● emergency- Dr.Murphy● primary care- Dr. Belgard ● Hospitalist program- Dr. Duckett

As a result, our anesthesia depart-ment improved considerably. We now offer neurological services in connec-tion with the University of Rochester, and orthopedics sport medicine with Dr. Basener. We also have an interven-tional radiologist on staff full time.

In Emergency Services we also made a major decision in making significant changes in the way we practice and de-liver urgent and emergent care services with the selection of Pegasus Emergen-cy Management.

We have already begun to see some improvements in wait times and reduc-tion in persons leaving without being seen. In 2011 we plan to continue to expand hours at both the Grant Ave and Skaneateles Clinics.

Women and Maternity services have seen tremendous growth in the total number of newborn deliveries from 260 in 2007 to 405 in 2010 and of course we have begun our $2.4 million renovation project for a State of the Art delivery area.

From a Community perspective we have 945 employees at a cost of $35

million dollars annually in salaries and wages to area residents.

Information Technology- we have also invested heavily in a State of the Art information system for both our financial and clinical information sys-tems. We spent nearly $2.5 million in 2009 and another $2.8 million in 2010 to make sure AMH is at the forefront of all hospitals to comply with Federal Healthcare Reform rules and regula-tions for an electronic medical record.

In closing, we are strong, alive, and have a very bright future. We have added healthcare programs, services, jobs, and invested heavily in informa-tion technology to improve patient safety and quality of care.

We, too, have felt the effects of a struggling economy, and early phases of health care reform which among other things pays less to providers compared to past years. We have had to make some very difficult choices to manage budgetary constraints while main-taining a growing healthcare delivery model.

We have very ambitious plans for 2011 with additional physician re-cruitment, stroke center designation, advanced radiological technology, completion of the Maternity Unit reno-vation, and more information technol-ogy.

I would like to personally thank each and every one of you for your patience, understanding, and ongoing support for Auburn Memorial Hospital as we strive everyday to bring you “quality healthcare close to home.”

Happy Holidays!SCOTT A. BERLUCCHI, FACHE, NHA

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Landscape Company, LLCNotice of Formation of a

domestic Limited LiabilityCompany (LLC). Articles ofOrganization filed with theSecretary of State of NY on 9/13/10. NY office location:Onondaga County. Secy ofState is designated as agentupon whom process againstthe LLC may be served. Secyof State shall mail a copy ofany process against the LLCserved upon her to: Sandra L.Peer, 1365 Peru Road, Jordan,NY 13080. Purpose: Toengage in any lawful activity.

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Group, LLC, Art. of Org.filed Sec’y of State (SSNY)11/08/10. Office location:Onondaga County. SSNYdesignated as agent of LLCupon whom process may beserved. SSNY shall mail copyof process: 120 RaspberryLane, Camillus, NY 13031.Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OFFORMATION of Joe’s DeliWashington Street, LLC. Art.of Org. filed with NYSecretary of State (SSNY) 11/12/10. Office location:Onondaga County. SSNYdesignated as agent of LLCupon whom process may beserved. SSNY shall mail copyof process to: 3100 WestSeneca Turnpike, Marcellus,NY 13108. Purpose: Anylawful activity.

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KJHP PROPERTIES LLC, adomestic Limited LiabilityCompany (LLC). Articles ofOrganization filed withSecretary of State on 9/24/10. NY Office location:ONONDAGA County.Secretary of State isdesignated as agent uponwhom process against theLLC may be served. Secretary

of State shall mail a copy ofany process against the LLCserved upon him/her to C/OR. KEVIN JOHNSON, P.O.BOX 10, CAMILLUS, NY13031. Purpose: Any lawfulpurpose.

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Camillus Vocational ServicesLLC. Art. of Org. filed Sec’yof State (SSNY) 09/23/2010Office location: OnondagaCounty, SSNY designated asagent of LLC upon whomprocess may be served. SSNYshall mail copy of process:201 Windcrest Dr. Camillus,NY 13031 Purpose anylawful purpose.

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OFMGKP, LLC

(Under Section 206 of theLimited LiabilityCompany Law)

1.The name of the limitedliability company is MGKP,LLC.

2.The date of filing of thearticles of organization withthe New York Secretary ofState was July 23, 2009. Thearticles of organizationbecame effective on that date.

3.The office of the limitedliability company is locatedin Onondaga County at 3922Fennell Street, Skaneateles,New York 13152.

4.The New YorkSecretary of State has beendesignated as agent of thelimited liability companyupon whom process againstit may be served. TheSecretary shall mail a copy ofany process served to thelimited liability company atthe following address: POBox 70, 3922 Fennell Street,Skaneateles, New York13152.

5.The purpose of thelimited liability companyshall be to transact any andall business which may betransacted legally by alimited liability companypursuant to the New YorkLimited Liability CompanyLaw.

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Notice of Formation ofNicePowerUSA, LLC.

Arts. Of Org. filed with Secy.Of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/26/2010. Office in OnondagaCo. SSNY designated asagent of LLC upon whomprocess may be served. SSNYshall mail copy of process toPO Box 995 Tully, NY13159. Principal Businesslocation:3965 Bailer Road,Syracuse, NY 13215. Anylawful purpose.

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Formation of LLC. Robin’sSong Too, LLC (LLC) filedArts. of Org. with Secy. ofState of NY (SSNY) on 11/23/2010. Office location:Onondaga County. SSNYdesignated as agent of theLLC upon whom process maybe served and SSNY shallmail process to c/o Gerald F.Stack, Esq., Hiscock &Barclay, LLP, 300 SouthState Street, Syracuse, NY13202. Purpose: anybusiness permitted underlaw.

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Notice of Formation of aLimited Liability Company(LLC): Name: BAPSSyracuse, LLC, Applicationfor Authority filed with theSecretary of State of New York(SSNY) on 11/28/2007.Jurisdiction and Date ofFormation: Delaware, 11/07/2007. Office location:Onondaga County. SSNYhas been designated as agentof the LLC upon whomprocess against it may beserved. SSNY shall mail acopy of process to: 81Suttons Lane, Piscataway, NJ08854. Address inJurisdiction of Formation:344 Churchmans Rd, NewCastle, DE 19720. LLC is inexistence in its jurisdictionof formation at the time offiling of this application. Name and Address ofSecretary of State inJurisdiction of Formation: DE Secretary of State,

Division of Corporations,401 Federal St, Ste 4, Dover,DE 19901.

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CHADES’S GARAGEDOOR SERVICE, LLCArticles of Organization filedwith Secy. of State OF NY(SSNY) on 12/6/2010. Officelocation: Onondaga County.SSNY designated as agent ofLLC upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail process to:c/o Chad C. Etienne, 225Emann Dr., Camillus, NY13031. Purpose: any lawfulactivities. Latest date uponwhich LLC is to dissolve:no specific date.

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1.Name: Ryan PhelpsAuto Sales LLC (the “LLC”)

2.Date Filed: December2, 2010

3.County of Office:Onondaga

4.The Secretary of Statehas been designated as agentof the LLC upon whomprocess against it may beserved. The street address ofthe principal businesslocation and the address towhich process shall be mailedis c/o the LLC, 6 Route 31,Jordan, New York, 13060.

5.Purpose: Any lawfulbusiness not statutorilyprohibited.

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CHADES’S GARAGEDOOR SERVICE, LLCArticles of Organization filedwith Secy. of State OF NY(SSNY) on 12/6/2010. Officelocation: Onondaga County.SSNY designated as agent ofLLC upon whom processagainst it may be served.SSNY shall mail process to:c/o Chad C. Etienne, 225Emann Dr., Camillus, NY13031. Purpose: any lawfulactivities. Latest date uponwhich LLC is to dissolve:no specific date.

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Mary Anne Burns, 78partner for Burns Truck Service; member of Bluegrass assoc.

Mary Anne Burns, 78, of Marcellus, died Monday Nov. 29, 2010. Born in Syracuse, she was a partner for Burns Truck Service. She was a member of St. Mary’s of the Lake Church in Skaneateles and the CNY Bluegrass Assoc.

Surviving are her husband John “Jack” Burns, five children Michael, Carol (Gerald Jr.) Merriman, Kathleen (John) Copeletti, Susan (Don) Van Camp and Julie Higgins and four grandchildren Casey and Katy Merriman, Collin Higgins and Anegelina Van Camp.

Services were held Thursday Dec. 2 at the Robert D. Gray Funeral Home, Skaneateles and in St. Mary’s of the Lake Church. Burial was in Shepard Settlement Cemetery. Contributions may be made to SAVES or Marcellus Am-bulance. Mary anne Burns

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