Excerpt from The Citizen
One 11-year-old is leaving her mark on the world in crayon.
Chloe Strang collected more than 2,000 crayons for her effort Krayons 4 Kids. She is spending her school’s winter recess in Nicaragua donating those crayons as well as other school supplies to a school in San Jose Del Sur.
The sixth-grader at Skaneateles Middle School approached Applebee’s in Auburn and asked that staff collect any crayons after young patrons use them. Instead of throwing them away, the employees dropped them in a bucket Chloe provided that carries her logo. Read entire article here.
Excerpt from The Citizen
It’s hard to imagine a team that has been that has been bumping, setting and spiking its way to an undefeated record all season looking like an underdog when it mattered most.
But there was the Skaneateles volleyball team on Saturday, tied 1-1 with Cazenovia in the Section III, Class B volleyball championship down 8-1 in game three, dropping balls and missing hits like it was the first day of practice.
And then what coach Doreen Doctor was hoping, wishing for herself and her five seniors, happened… Read entire article here.
By: Benjamin Chernoff
BENJAMIN CHERNOFF, MBA JOINS NEW ENGLAND FINANCIAL
EAST SYRACUSE, NY, FEBRUARY 4, 2010. New England Financial is pleased to announce that Benjamin Chernoff, MBA has joined the firm as a Financial Representative.
Mr. Chernoff offers securities, mutual funds, annuities and life insurance products, as well as general information and advice regarding these products. In addition, he has completed the FINRA Series 6 Investment Company and Variable Contracts exam, as well as the Series 63 exam, and New York State Life, Accident and Health.
Continue reading...By Holly Knott
Marcellus artist Holly Knott is honored to be one of 363 internationally selected quilters whose work is included in the newly released book “500 Art Quilts – An Inspiring Collection of Contemporary Work,” published by Lark Books / Sterling Publishing, Inc., written by Ray Hemachandra and Karey Bresenhan. Holly has 2 contemporary art quilts in the book – “Buttercup,” a quilt based on a photograph she took of a cow in Marcellus, and “New Hope, PA, Reflections I,” based on a photograph she took of a historic rowhome in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
From Lark’s website: “A vibrant and growing community of crafters has embraced quilting, and this outstanding international collection will inspire and captivate them. Juried by Karey Bresenhan, one of the most prominent figures in quilting, it presents 500 magnificent contemporary art quilts, made in fabric and other media, and showcasing diverse designs, materials, and techniques. From their very inception, these quilts were destined for display rather than practical use, with an extraordinary quality of image, form, line, and composition. About the author: Juror Karey Bresenhan is the founder, president and director of Quilts Inc., the parent company of three American shows for the public and two for the quilting industry trade. Quilt Inc.’s shows include the International Quilt Festival/Houston, the world’s largest annual quilt show. Martha Sielman, executive director of Studio Art Quilt Associates (of which Holly is a member), describes the book as “an incredible feast for the eyes … this book is a must-have for every art lover, quilter, and fiber enthusiast.”
Continue reading...By Susan Taylor
The Susan Taylor Trio has their home base right here in Skaneateles. We are a well seasoned music group who performs primarily for the over 19 private Ball Room Dance groups throughout CNY. If you have any interest in hearing and dancing to a great mix of Latin/American Ballroom music then please feel free to contact me and I can put you in touch with some of the areas dance clubs. The clubs meet once a month for a dinner dance that gives you a reason to put on your best digs and literally HAVE A BALL. We are even performing for the CNY version of Dancing with Our Stars In April.
Contact me for details and upcoming public dates, or information on joining the wonderful world of dance.
Email: susan_taylor@hotmail.com or
Call: (Susan Taylor) at 315 685-3190, I live at 7 Sachem Drive.
Believe me, we are Skaneateles’ BEST KEPT MUSIC SECRET!!
Schoolhouse Farms will be offering a CSA this year. We will be offering only 20 shares so don’t delay. These shares will be made up of Schoolhouse Farms produce. Produce that is grown without the use of pesticides at our eco-ganic micro farm near Skaneateles, New York. We will also include some other unique items as the season and harvest progresses. Items we believe will enhance what we have included in the weekly share. All the information you need to know about this limited offer are available at our Schoolhouse Farms LocalHarvest site or you can paste this in your browser www.localharvest.org/farms/M15378
We are excitedly planning your shares this winter in anticipation of our best growing season ever.
A CSA is a joint venture between Farmer (us) and the Partner (you)! You can feel good about supporting an aspect of farming that receives no local state or federal subsidies. The sweat is all ours but the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is ours to share with you. It is a win win situation that really keeps things local. A CSA has some assumed risk on both our parts as we have no control over mother nature. Last year was a perfect storm of conditions that almost completely wiped out our tomato harvest. We learned a lot from this and reacted as quickly as possible by planting alternative crops in an attempt to stave off the huge hole in the harvest. Thankfully our actions helped to prevent a lost season of farming. Admittedly people were disappointed about the tomato blight but were also excited that we filled the void.
Farming is an on going education for us and for everybody who hitches their spiritual wagon onto our dream. Schoolhouse Farms has come a long way in 12 years and encourages you to visit the farm and our historic one room schoolhouse we call the Borodino Market!
By Diana Whiting
Skaneateles photographer Diana Whiting has won two National Photography contests. She came in 2nd place Amateur in the National Wildlife Federation for her photo of a wild Cedar Waxwing that landed on a bird book opened to it’s picture.There were over 70,000 entries and it was in their December 2009 issue.
The other winner was for second place amateur for the first ever National Audubon Society’s Photo contest. The photo features a pair of male Wood Ducks doing a territorial display. That photo along with the other winners is in the Jan. 2010 issue of Audubon Magazine. There were over 16,000 entries.
More of Diana Whiting’s work can be seen at http://www.pbase.com/dianawhitingphoto or at her Headquarters Salon in Skaneateles and Nasha’s Framing in Auburn.
By Charlene Jones of Lakeside Video
Lakeside Video will be closing their doors on January 30, 2010 after being in business in Skaneateles for 25+ years. Charlene and Ken Jones have owned the store for the past 17 plus years. Everything is for sale, slatwall, counters, dump bin, etc. All DVD’s are $4.99 each.
The Joneses would like to thank all of their loyal customers!
Excerpt from Syracuse.com
You can’t dump trash, sewage or pesticides into Skaneateles Lake.
It’s illegal to boat, swim or fish near water intake pipes in the pristine water.
Even throwing snow and ice into the lake is prohibited.
The rules are designed to keep Skaneateles Lake clean, because it provides drinking water to more than 200,000 Central New Yorkers. Read entire article here.
Excerpt CNYcentral.com
A fire chief on the scene says the fire started in the boiler room. He says the biggest issue was the amount of smoke because it is not a well ventilated area. One firefighter was taken to the hospital for “respiratory reasons.”
The district describes the fire saying there was no structural damage and only minor smoke damage.
UPDATE: Skaneateles Middle and High Schools are closed Tuesday because of the fire. There will be no activities at either school. The Waterman and State Street schools will remain open. Entire article found here.
