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Barnes delivers McNair Scholar presentation at SUNY Oswego

August 12, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

OSWEGO, NY (08/04/2011)(readMedia)– Kristopher Barnes of Cazenovia Road in Manlius recently presented his research project at SUNY Oswego’s ninth annual summer research presentations for the McNair Scholars program.

Barnes, a junior studying biology at Oswego presented a project titled “Analysis of Lipofuscin Accumulation with Age in Five Different Hamster Tissues Using Various Staining Techniques” prepared under the mentorship of Dr. Jenifer Cruickshank.

The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program is a national program funded by the Department of Education that aims to increase the number of historically underrepresented students in graduate school, doctoral programs and the professoriate. Oswego receives more than $230,000 annually to support 26 talented juniors and seniors.

Filed Under: Education, Manlius, Oswego

Oswego man arrested for DWI on Thruway

July 25, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

(July 25, 2011) On July 23, Timothy C. Wink, 44, of 244 E. 6th St., Oswego was arrested by the New York State Police – Junius Ponds for Driving While Intoxicated after he was stopped for speeding on the Thruway.

Wink was found to have a BAC of .11 percent.

He was released to appear in the Town of Victor court on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m.

Filed Under: Cops/Crime/Courts, Cops/Crime/Courts, Oswego

Morrisville State College Honors School of Business students

July 25, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

(Morrisville, NY – July 2011) The following School of Business students/graduates were awarded scholarships at Morrisville State College.

The Bert Hundredmark Memorial Scholarship was awarded to gaming and casino management students, Boyce Neff of Dryden and Rebecca Barlow of Groton.

The Bill Jones Scholarship was awarded to Elise Rinehart of Ellington, a resort and recreation service management: technology management bachelor degree student.

Rinehart also received the ISFEA Worthy Goal Scholarship along with Loriann Kompare of Clay, a food service administration – restaurant management graduate and Benjamin Markie of Oswego, a resort and recreation service management: technology management bachelor degree program graduate and Reid Nahas of Bellevue, Switzerland, a resort and recreation service management: technology management bachelor degree program student.

Rinehart also received The American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation Scholarship along with Matt Snyder of Otego and Alanna Stein of Rochester, both resort and recreation service management: technology management bachelor degree students.

Kompare also received The Thomas V. Ciarrocchi Scholarship along with Nicole Speers of Baldwinsville, a food service administration – restaurant management student and Stephanie Kimber of Kirkville, Ignas Impolis of Norwich and Jenna Vorhis of Locke, resort and recreation service management: technology management bachelor degree students.

Kompare was additionally presented the Peggy Heisler Memorial Scholarship along with Rhinehart, Markie, Speers, Nahas, and Kenny Brown and Lily Pierce of Morrisville, food service administration – restaurant management students, and Khadijah Donald of Brooklyn, a resort and recreation service management: technology management bachelor degree program graduate, and Molly Luzak of New Fane, Carrie Smith of Madison and Paula Knisely of Clinton, all resort and recreation service management: technology management bachelor degree program students.

Luzack and Markie also received The Syracuse Branch Scholarship.

Markie also received The Rosebrooks Family Scholarship along with Willie McCallister of Peekskill, a food service administration – restaurant management student and Vannati Briggs (Zophy) of Morrisville, a resort and recreation service management: technology management bachelor degree program student.

The Laura Symonds Scholarship was awarded to Sarah Byrne of Baldwinsville, a resort and recreation service management: technology management bachelor degree program student.

Jacob Smith of Hamilton, a travel and tourism: hospitality management student received The New York Hotel/ Matt Morgan scholarship.

Filed Under: Annoucements, Announcements, Baldwinsville, Business & Finance, Business and Finance, Clay, Education, Oswego

Polka Band Returns to Harborfest

July 22, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

(Oswego, NY – July 2011) On Friday July 29 Fritz’s Polka Band (FPB) from Verona will perform again at Harborfest in Oswego. FPB will perform at noon in the Family Tent at the East Park Stage.

“It’ll be great to perform again at Harborfest, as it’s such a big festival,” said Fritz Scherz, band leader of Fritz’s Polka Band. “We have always had a great time performing there, and are looking forward to taking part again in this great family-oriented event!”

Fritz’s Polka Band has been performing for over 32 years, and made history in 1999, when they became the first polka band to perform at a Woodstock Festival in Rome/ FPB has made 17 recordings and even appears on ”The Manchurian Candidate” DVD which was released in July 2004.

FPB won a Just Plain Folks Music Award in the Best Polka Song category for Bialczak’s Polka on November 4, 2008. FPB won their first Upper State Independent (USI) Award in Syracuse in the International Category in November 2008.

In June 2009, FPB won their first ever Syracuse Area Music Award (SAMMY) in the Best Recording: Other Styles category for their “Reflections” recording. In November 2009, FPB won their second USI Award in Syracuse, NY, in the International Category.

On October 7, 2010, FPB was inducted into the Syracuse Area Music Hall of Fame.

For more info on this event, go to oswegoharborfest.com or call (315) 343-6858.

More information on Fritz’s Polka Band is at the band’s website at fritzspolkaband.com.

Filed Under: Annoucements, Announcements, Calendar of Events, Dining and Entertainment, Oswego

Burglars Arrested in Fulton Area

July 22, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

(Fulton, NY - July 22, 2010) The New York State Police in Fulton have arrested Robert E. Kennedy, 32, of 92 Eisenhower Ave., Oswego and Jason T. Evans, 32, of 16 Mitchell St., Oswego for several felony charges as a result of months long investigation into several area crimes.

Both men were charged with second-degree Burglary and Kennedy was charged with an additional count of third-degree Criminal Possession of a Weapon in connection with a residential burglary they committed in the town of Volney whereas a handgun, T.V.’s, sports memorabilia and other items were stolen.

The two were also charged with one count of third-degree Grand Larceny in connection with their involvement in the theft of a large quantity of commercial grade copper wire from a business in the Town of Scriba.

The investigation was a co-operative effort between The New York State Police, The Oswego Police Department and the Oswego County Sheriff’s Department and is expected to result in the closure of numerous additional crimes in the Oswego County area, for which charges are pending.

Both men were arraigned in the Oswego City Court and remanded to the Oswego County Jail.

Filed Under: Cops/Crime/Courts, Cops/Crime/Courts, Fulton, Opinion/Editorial, Oswego, Scriba

Manlius Residents Earn Honors

July 20, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

Manlius Resident Receives Oswego Scholarship

OSWEGO, NY (07/13/2011)(readMedia) SUNY Oswego has awarded merit scholarships to more than 600 incoming students, including James W. Marlowe of Park Drive in Manlius. Marlowe received a $17,600 Presidential Scholarship. The award recognizes past academic achievement and potential for success.

He has reserved a place in the incoming freshman class for the fall semester. Classes will begin Aug. 29.

Outstanding first-year students entering Oswego are offered $17,600 Presidential Scholarships ($4,400 a year for up to four years), $5,000 Deans’ Awards ($1,250 a year for up to four years) or $2,000 Merit Awards ($500 a year for up to four years).

First-year students who have completed the strongest academic programs with the highest grade averages and standardized test scores are invited to become Presidential Scholars. Students receiving the $17,600 scholarships have average high school grade averages of 94 and average SAT scores of 1240.

The awards are part of more than $2.5 million in merit scholarship money offered at SUNY Oswego. These funds are in addition to the more than $66 million in need-based grants, loans and work-study awards that SUNY Oswego students receive annually.

Local Resident Earns Degree from The College of Saint Rose

ALBANY, N.Y. (07/12/2011)(readMedia) The following local resident was among the 1,749 students who earned undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificates of advanced study as members of the Class of 2011 at The College of Saint Rose in Albany, N.Y.:

Erin Jackson, a resident of Manlius, NY received a Bachelor of Science degree.

Filed Under: Education, Manlius, Oswego

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Seminar is This Weekend

July 8, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

(Cazenovia, NY – July 8, 2011) The following is the schedule and list of teens attending the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) seminar held at Cazenovia College. Students are selected for their leadership potential and willingness to serve others. Local Rotary clubs from across Central New York pick the teens and pay their tuition to attend the seminar.

More information on RYLA in Central New York is available at www.rotarydistrict7150.org/RYLA

Rotary District 7150 RYLA schedule for July 8-10, 2011

FRIDAY

7 a.m.: RYLA staff arrive, prepare stations on registration tables, get room keys, sign Staff Action Policy.

8-9:45: Registration in front entrance of Shove Suites (Building 6, along Seminary Street, off of Sullivan Street), room assignments and taking gear to Shove Suites rooms, then students go to Morgan Center. Secret Squares ice breaker, rules

9:45 to 9:55 Welcome, Morgan Room (Past District Governor Herb Jerry)

9:55 to 10:05: Conference rules and expectations (Larry Richardson)

10:05 to 10:20: Move project supplies to shelf building location, to be determined..

10:20 to 11:05: “The Importance of Effective Communication in Leadership and in Life,” (Maureen Louis, director of Communication Studies at Cazenovia College), Morgan Center

11:05 to 11:15: Restroom break.

11:15 to noon: “Developing the Attitude of a Champion,” (Tim Ahern, president of Ahern, Murphy & Associates) Morgan Center

Noon to 12:15 p.m.: “Free time” — Divide project parts

12:15 to 1: Lunch in Hubbard Hall dining center

1 to 1:45: “Know Your True Colors,” McDonald Lecture Hall in Eckel Hall (Phyllis Danks, former high school athletic director, Marcellus and Jordan-Elbridge high schools)

1:45 to 1:50 Move to Morgan Center

1:50 to 2:40: “Communicate to Motivate,” Morgan Room (Liz Metzger. librarian, Canastota Public Library)

2:40 to 2:45: Bathroom break

2:45 to 3:30: “Ethics and Credibility: How They Tie into Effective Leadership” Morgan Room (Kurt Wheeler, Mayor of Cazenovia)

3:30 to 3:35: Move to projects studio

3:35 to 4:10: Start assembling shelves

4:10 to 4:20: Break

4:20 to 4:45: Teen issues, and skit planning (Larry Richardson and Barbara Devendorf), Morgan Room

4:45 to 5:15: Swimming pool activities planning session, Coleman A&B or if weather is good, out on the Quad (Phyllis Danks)

5:15 to 6: “Free time”

6 to 6:40: Supper in Hubbard Hall dining center

6:40 to 7: Class meeting, day in review, Shove Hall lower lounge (Ellen Nowyj)

7 to 7:30: Change clothes and walk to college’s swimming pool

7:30 to 9: Swimming pool games and activities (games, Marilyn Anderson; ugly dive competition, Larry Richardson)

9 to 9:30 p.m.: Walk back to Shove Suites, change for evening activity

9:30 to 11:30: Mexican night snack and movie, Sayford Cafe

11:30: Lights out

SATURDAY

8 to 8:40: Breakfast in Hubbard Hall dining center

8:40 to 9:25: “Free time” (shelves), project area

9:25 to 9:30: Move to Morgan Room

9:30 to 10:15: Setting and prioritizing goals, Morgan Room (Paul Muench, varsity football coach and teacher at Fayetteville-Manlius High School)

10:15 to 10:20: Bathroom break

10:20 to 11:05: Internet, cell phones and personal life: Predators are watching you, and so is your future, Morgan Room (Wendy Fical, direcor of Utica office of National Center for Missing & Exploited Children)

11:05 to 11:15: Bathroom break

11:15 to noon: “Teamwork in politics, and the importance of working together throughout life,” Morgan Room (U.S. Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle)

noon to 12:40 p.m.: Lunch in Hubbard Hall dining center.

12:40 to 1:00: Dress for challenge course, walk to van pickup spot in driveway between Hubbard Hall and Shove Hall

1:00 to 2:15: Ride to challenge course at SUNY Institute of Technology, in Utica

2:15 to 6:30: Low-ropes challenge course

6:30: Leave in vans for Cazenovia College. Eat dinner on the way back

8:15 p.m. Arrive back at Cazenovia College

8:15 to 9: Spaghetti tower building — members and joints (Larry Richardson) interactive session, east end of Hubbard Hall cafeteria

9 to 11:30 Pizza & wings and a student-led Q&A, stand-up comedy, Sayford Cafe, followed by a teen-led game on the Quad

11:30: Lights out.

SUNDAY

8 to 8:45 a.m.: Breakfast in Hubbard Hall dining center

8:45 to 9:00: Group photo, hopefully outside on the quad

9:00 to 9:15: Teams move projects from studio to lobby of Hubbard Hall

9:15 to 9:40: Participants describe their planned service projects, including how they plan to gather resources and materials, Sayford Cafe

9:40 to 9:45: Move to the Morgan Room

9:45 to 10:05: Teens perform their skits, Morgan Room

10:05 to 10:25: Teens complete RYLA surveys, receive Rotary 2010-11 theme pin, Morgan Room

10:25 to 11:40: Get dressed for banquet, clean out rooms, have room and suite inspected by RYLA staff, carry luggage to the Morgan Room

11:40 to 11:50: Turn in envelope with room key and swipe card to Mary Beth Richardson in the lobby of Hubbard Hall, and get $20 security deposit

11:50 a.m. Take your seats in the banquet room.

noon to 2:00: Recognition banquet in College Dining Center. Special guest is Jenni Gratien, program director of Chadwick Residence. Keynote speaker is District Governor Jim Gascon (need PowerPoint projector, screen and laptop)

2:00: Get some of the teens to load the project into truck. Conference concludes. RYLA staff collapses.

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Class of 2011

Bethanie “Beth” Abbott

3115 Falls Road

Marcellus, NY 13108

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus

Alan Baldwin

126 Lincklaen Street

Cazenovia, NY 13035

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cazenovia

Madeline “Maddie” Balman

4059 South Street Road

Marcellus, NY 13108

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Marcellus

Alex Bateman

402 Park Avenue

Fulton, NY 13069

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Fulton Sunrise

Mike Best

P.O. Box 111

Bouckville, NY 13310

sponsored by the Rotary Club of Oriskany Falls

Brooke Cole

713 Jervis Avenue

Rome, NY 13440

Upstate Shredding brings in new Chief Operations Officer

June 14, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

(June 14, 2011) Continuing its rapid growth and expansion, Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman has announced the hiring of Jay Simonis as Chief Operations Officer for all company facilities.

“Jay brings more than 20 years of experience in management and facilities oversight to our company,” said Adam Weitsman, president of Upstate Shredding and Ben Weitsman. “His background in facility and environmental health and safety management will be invaluable as we continue to grow.”

Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman, headquartered in Owego, NY is well on its way to reaching a goal of $1 billion in annual debt-free sales.

The position of Chief Operations Officer is a new addition to the company’s management structure. Simonis, who will be based in Owego, will be responsible for all nine Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman facilities. As Chief Operations Officer, he will coordinate and oversee operations at all of the company’s facilities. He will also develop and enforce the company’s procedures and policies throughout the entire organization.

Simonis brings more than 30 years of experience to the company. Before joining Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman, he was Director of Operations for Manley’s Mighty Marts, Binghamton, NY and also served as Vice President of Huron Real Estate Associates, Endicott, NY., a multi-million dollar company, where he was responsible distribution, security, facility maintenance and Powerhouse Operations company-wide.

He also was Chief Operating Officer of Eco International, an electronics recycler in Vestal, NY where he was responsible for the establishment of the company’s environmental management system and oversaw the company’s certification under ISO standards and the EPA-backed Responsible Recycling standards.

Filed Under: Business & Finance, Business and Finance, Employment, Oswego

Environmentally-Friendly Senior Volunteers Wanted for Summer Citizen-Scientist Program

June 14, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

(Oswego, NY – June 2011) The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) at SUNY Oswego is looking for a few good seniors who enjoy the outdoors. The senior volunteer program is partnering with New York Sea Grant to recruit individuals 55 and older to staff information tables at two state-owned natural areas this summer.

Individuals 55 and older are needed for the new Oswego County Citizen-Scientist Volunteer Program to staff information tables at the Salmon River Falls Unique Area and Deer Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area this summer. New York Sea Grant will provide volunteers with shirts, literature, chairs, tables and shade umbrellas to staff the welcome areas.

“The Oswego County Citizen-Scientist Volunteer Program will advance the regional stewardship initiative. The goal of the initiative is to provide information at local sites to encourage interest in proper stewardship of coastal ecosystems and our natural resources,” says Coastal Community Development Specialist Mary Penney with New York Sea Grant, Oswego, NY.

The Salmon River Falls Unique Area has a 110-foot waterfall and expansive river gorge in the town of Orwell. Deer Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area has an extensive barrier beach and sand dune system along Lake Ontario in the town of Richland.

Research demonstrates personal and community benefits can result from seniors being actively engaged in volunteer programs that support their interests and the interests of their local area.

RSVP offers opportunities in different interest areas including the environment, economic development, disaster relief, education, health and nutrition, human needs, and public safety. Volunteer scheduling is flexible. Contact RSVP Director Ellen Wahl at 315-312-2317, rsvp@oswego.edu.

To volunteer with RSVP at the Salmon River Falls Unique Area or Deer Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area, contact Mary Penney at 315-312-3042 mp357@oswego.edu.

Learn about other New York Sea Grant activities online at www.nyseagrant.org.

Filed Under: Annoucements, Announcements, Environment and Nature, Environment and Nature, Oswego, Oswego County

Admiral Thanks Sylvan Beach Flotilla for his start in Coast Guard

June 13, 2011 By margo Leave a Comment

(Sylvan Beach – June 5) It’s not often that an admiral visits a local Coast Guard Auxiliary base, but Rear Admiral Michael N. Parks said he went out of his way to participate in commissioning of Sylvan Beach Flotilla 26 for the 2011 boating season.

It was like coming home, he told a crowd of over 150 active duty and auxiliary Coast Guard personnel and guests June 5.

“This is where I got my start in the Coast Guard,” Parks said.

Admiral Parks, commander of the Ninth Coast Guard District, grew up in the town of Brookfield. His mom, Charlotte, still lives near there in the village of Waterville.

He pointed to his high school guidance counselor, Carter Stephenson, who had told him about a week-long program to introduce high school juniors to the Coast Guard Academy and Coast Guard life. And Flotilla 26 sponsored him. The experience led him to apply to the Academy.

“And the rest, as they say, is history,” he said.

[Flotilla 26] “took a chance” on a “16-year-old from Brookfield,” the admiral said. “You gave me a love for the Coast Guard Auxiliary that has been with me all through my career.”

“To Flotilla 26,” he added, “I say ‘thank you.”

Flotilla 26 is currently commanded by Bill Cummings of Utica, who served as master of ceremonies for Commissioning Day.

Admiral Parks, who is based in Cleveland and responsible for the Great Lakes region stretching from Minnesota to New York, took a moment to talk about boating safety. Noting that Memorial Day Weekend is usually the official start of the boating season in the region, he said, “We had 85 search-and-rescue calls and one fatality” over the holiday weekend. That’s a significant improvement from the previous year’s holiday, when the Coast Guard responded to some 100 search-and-rescue calls in the Great Lakes region, including nine fatalities. The Coast Guard took last year’s fatal boating mishaps as “a call to action,” he said, with the Coast Guard Auxiliary embracing a renewed boating safety campaign.

He applauded the Auxiliary’s preventative efforts, particularly Flotilla 26 and the other flotillas of Central New York’s Division II. Those efforts included sponsoring boating safety classes, conducting free vessel safety checks, and responding to boaters in distress on Oneida Lake.

“I wish you God speed, as you go out there to keep people safe,” Parks said.

The admiral then presented two awards: A 30-year Membership Service Award to Auxiliarist Dave Troutman of Rome and a Meritorious Service Medal to Auxiliarist John Keshishoglou of Ithaca, for decades of service as an audio-visual consultant, writer and editor for the district and division.

Parks made it a point to laud the cooperation between the active duty and auxiliary Coast Guard, thanking an active duty contingent from Coast Guard Station Oswego for attending and for providing support and training for Flotilla 26, and for the flotilla’s support of Station Oswego.

He also praised the active-duty operations training officer, Chief Warrant Officer Kevin Clark, for his model work with auxiliarists. Clark, the architect of a new operations training program for the auxiliary, thanked Flotilla 26 and other Central New York flotillas for participating in pilot training that led to the new program.

The admiral also recognized Commodore Nancy Rudiger, commander of the auxiliary’s Ninth District Eastern Region, for her support of the local flotillas, and Division II Commander Helen Cummings, wife of the Flotilla 26 commander.

Admiral Clark expressed his delight at the inter-agency cooperation being displayed at the Sylvan Beach base, lauding the Civil Air Patrol’s Utica Cadet Squadron for providing a color guard squad and recognizing the Oneida County Sheriff’s Marine Patrol, which operates out of the base.

The commissioning ceremonies were followed by a picnic reception.

Filed Under: Cleveland, Oswego, Veteran's Corner

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