Archive for March, 2009
Contributed by: Laura Briel
Excerpt below from: The Post-Standard – syracuse.com
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“More than 215 students from across Central New York participated in the 30th Annual Greater Syracuse Scholastic Science Fair Sunday at Solvay High School.
Elizabeth Shoenfelt of Skaneateles and Sara Coffey of Liverpool High School took top honors and will represent the region at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno, Nev., from May 10 to 15.”
Contributed by: Laura Briel
Excerpt below from: The Post-Standard – syracuse.com
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“Skaneateles Middle School pupils have designed and built 14-inch “robots” that bowl using golf balls rolled down a makeshift alley on a classroom table.
The eighth-graders learned to write computer programs that guide their robot’s movements and accuracy.”
Contributed by: Lori Ruhlman / loriruhlman@msn.com
Orchestra students district-wide are preparing for an “electrifying” experience: performing with Emmy Award-winning electric rock violinist Mark Wood on the high school stage at 7 p.m. April 1. Tickets are $5 in advance or $10 at the door. The public is invited.
A national sensation, Wood will work with students in grades 3 to 12 during school on March 31 and April 1, said Karen Veverka, high school and middle school string teacher.
Continue reading...Contributed by: Holly Knott / Skaneateles Artisans
Where: Skaneateles Artisans, 11 Fennell St., Skaneateles.
Where: First Friday, 4/3, 6:00 – 9:00pm.
Skaneateles Artisans is pleased to announce the opening of a new exhibit featuring artists Tim Etter (photography), Gretchen Hamlin (blown glass jewelry) and Lisa Noviasky (oil paintings).
Jazz piano by Larry Campanelli. Through 4/30.
The gallery offers off-street parking and accepts major credit cards.
Visit www.skaneatelesartisans.com for hours.
For more information, call 315-685-8580.
Artist bios:
Tim Etter:
Photography – “ImageMakers”
“Camille Paglia wrote, “The Artist makes art not to save humankind, but to save himself.”
From an early time, I have been a photographer. Some of my ancestors were photographers, beginning with my great-great grandfather who was a Civil War photographer. The arts have always been an important way that my family has communicated their lifestyles, their feelings, their travels, and travails, and I follow in that tradition.
Contributed by: Judith Geiger / Flying Change Coaching
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Contributed by: Laura Briel
Excerpt below from: The Post-Standard – syracuse.com
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“The Syracuse Branch of The English-Speaking Union of the United States held its 21st annual National Shakespeare Competition of Central New York on Saturday at Syracuse Stage. Students from 20 schools in the region competed for a chance to represent CNY in the national contest next month, to be held in New York City’s Lincoln Center.”
Contributed by: Laura Briel
Excerpt below from: Eagle Newspapers
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“Students at Skaneateles High School go out of their way to give in many ways — from tutoring younger children to engaging in large group service projects.
On March 5 they got really personal. They pulled up their sleeves and gave their own blood in hopes of saving lives.
Students surpassed a goal of 65 pints set by the American Red Cross by 10 pints, netting 75 pints that could effect or save the lives of three people each, for a total of 225 lives.”
Contributed by: Holly Knott / Skaneateles Artisans
Holly Knott’s quilt titled “Cold Stark Winter” – Fabric mounted on canvas, 32” w x 18” h
Marcellus artist Holly Knott will be exhibiting 8 of her new contemporary quilts at the Fiber Art show at the Delavan Art Gallery in Syracuse, NY.
4 of her framed pieces highlight her new series of landscapes using hand-dyed fabrics, and all of her work on display is based on her inspirations of the Central NY landscape in all seasons.
Opening is Thursday, March 12, from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.
Contributed by: Sandi Mulconry / Group M Communications
From left: President Dick Pitman; Lou Everding; Executive Director Susan Dove; Elaine Slater-Kogler; Vice President Pam Schoener; Mary Jane Fogerty; Dale Zabel; Sue Greenfield Murphy; Joe Panzarella; Sandi Mulconry; Tom Blair; and Lynn Brown. Not pictured are Patty Keogan; Peggy Surdam; Mike Tutor; Rita Drake; Past President Tim Lynn; and Tom Grant.
The Skaneateles Area Chamber of Commerce, headed by Executive Director Susan Dove, has adopted a new mission statement, elected new board members, established new committees and adopted an ambitious agenda for the coming year.
One major emphasis will be the Buy Local campaign; a second will be tourism.
“As part of our continuing Buy Local campaign, we want to encourage all residents to think about buying local first, before going out of town or hitting the Internet,” Dove says. She notes the Chamber’s gift certificate program, which encourages spending in the local community, is “bigger and better than ever,” netting more than $66,000 in sales in 2008. Gift certificates can be purchased in any denomination and can be used at any Chamber member business.
Continue reading...Contributed by: Laura Briel
Excerpt below from: The Post-Standard – syracuse.com
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“Duk Payuel, Sudan: The Central New York medical team volunteering in Southern Sudan treated an 11-year-old boy who came into the Duk Lost Boys Clinic today after he was injured in a grenade explosion.
Dr. David Reed, of Cazenovia, reported the incident in an e-mail this morning. The boy was among a group of children who picked up an old grenade while playing in the bush. Another child was killed, said Reed, an emergency room physician at SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital.”
