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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2000
Page
7
A thousand guests ring in 2000 at Turning Stone Resort Verona with balloon drops and live bands in multiple venues. Skippy and the Pistons led the countdown as crowds packed the lobby and showroom, while preparations included generators and backup systems for Y2K readiness.
Jim Em Saet reports Kevin Brooks, a disk jockey at Prince Hall Masonic Temple, played 1970s soul while 75 LPs and CDs accompanied a party for the lodge’s aging membership. Edward Spier cites plans for leadership and continued community events as attendees danced into midnight amidst churchgoers.
Families celebrate First Night as Syracuse marks 2000 with a five minute Hastile display over Oncenter. About 1 000 gathered for the finale while 3 000 attended events and fireworks, as locals praised the New Year spectacle and citywide activities across downtown.
In Fayetteville a 200 plus crowd in Triangle Park welcomed 2000 with cocoa and chili as Trustee Mark Olson lowered a lighted ball. The five trustees and village attorney held an outdoor meeting aiming for Guinness status, then adjourned. Manor Henry McIntosh officiated a wedding at the village offices, Ruth Naylor and Charles Bergel wed before 12 18 a.m.
The Phoenix ballroom marked New Year with a televised Times Square drop as Ann and Stuart Turner welcomed 50 years since their first date. City officials praised the scene, and a New Year’s Day dance for teens followed, with staff noted for their coverage.
The Digest Lotion family in Syracuse rang in 2000 at 629 Holland St with Puerto Rican customs and Times Square ball drop bells until a Florida call shifted plans as Juany Gukn suffered a heart attack. Relatives mourned health over festivity, while nearby Rome resident John Dominic proposed to Lynn Rosen at Turning Stone Casino after midnight.
Grant Cooper, resident conductor of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, returns to his native New Zealand on Friday to conduct the Auckland Philharmonia. New Zealand, just west of the international date line, was among the first nations to celebrate 2000.
A New Year celebration spans 29 Syracuse bars serving alcohol through midnight with a 45 dollar New Year license. County rules require bars to stop service between 2 and 8 am. Heidi and David Clark of Camillus begin married life after their Friday wedding at the Genesee Inn in Syracuse. WIXT anchor Rod Wood hosts a 10 30 am special recapping local events with Laura Hand anchoring NBC Today segments from five am.
Starowicz, president of the First Night Board, says the five minute 2000 shell burai fireworks display ended with Happy New Year. The second annual Syracuse celebration featured a 15 minute show earlier and cost $12,000.
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