German Day in Minoa Celebrates Central New York German Heritage
A sunny Sunday in Minoa hosts the 72 year old Germany Day with several thousand attendees enjoying an Oktoberfest like picnic. The event features a 96 piece oom-pah band, German food, beer, lederhosen garb, and a Feld Küche run by veterans, celebrating an estimated 20,000 German Americans in the area.
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Minoa
Schaack
Syracuse
Central New York
Hamburg
St. Mary's School
Lederhosen
Schuplatter Nee
Bavaria
Germany
Thea Danzer
Jis
Danzer
Ludwig
Liverpool
Griffin Field
Swan Pond Sees Busy Spring With Swans and Waterfowl
In Mantius village the Swan Pond hosts six young swans and seven young Canadian geese as yellow ducklings and goslings grow under the watch of Mama swans and caretakers Rea Ruth Burnham and Elton Burnham. The couple feeds the birds regularly and notes changes from last year when cygnets were scarce. Normally about five swans, twenty geese, and a hundred ducks inhabit the ponds nearby Center Pond.
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Mantius
Rea
Ruth Burnham
Cazenovia
Burnham
Elton
Mrs. Burnham
Swan Pond
Centre Pond
Lorenzo Site Center Opens to Bring Cazenovia History Alive
The Lorenzo State Historic Site unveiled a new visitors center in the former carriage house, featuring artifacts and displays about Jan Lincklaen and the founding of Cazenovia. Guides say the setup educates school groups about Central New York history and Lorenzo’s 160 year family dynasty.
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Cazenovia
Lorenzo State Historic Site
Lorenzo
Lee
Morgan
Central New York
Russell Grills
Monticello
Mount Vernon
Bonnie Male
Lorenzo Mansion
Male
Patrick
Jan
John) Lincklaen
Holland Land Co
Lincklaen
Ex-soldier who shot himself at Fort Drum after threats
A former private, Barry B. Dow, 20, died at University Hospital Syracuse from a self-inflicted gunshot after threatening to kill his ex-girlfriend and her family in Black River Jefferson County. Dow, discharged for misconduct, confronted by a sheriff's deputy on Oswego Avenue, shot himself in the Fort Drum vicinity while a friend drove nearby. A tape left in his vehicle outlined his plan if confronted by officers.
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Fort Drum
Black River
Jefferson County
Barry B. Dow
University Hospital
Syracuse
Oswego Avenue
Dow
Presque Isle
Maine
Shari Lawrence
New York
Gary G. Fish
Fish
Black Hiver
Herald-Journal
Northeastland Hotel
Larry Pelletier
Army
Ronald N. Walternate
Waltemate
Don
Ex NAACP leader among 65 seek Peace Inc directorship
Peace Inc. has about five candidates for executive director including the former head of Onondaga County NAACP. A nationwide search followed John F. Mungovan’s departure to Syracuse tech Inc. Applications totaled 65 by May 1 with backgrounds in human services health care and education.
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NAACP
Peace Inc
Onondaga County
John F. Mungovan
Syracuse Tex Inc
Wall Street Journal
Urban League
Community
Gerka
Tommie B. Blunt
National Association For the Advancement of Colored Peale
Junt
Internal Revenue Service
Buffalo
Blunt
Syracuse
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Hart Seely
Michelob
America
United States
World Council of Churches
Syracuse Herald-Journal
Metro II
Stan Linhost
State
New England
Ienede Gerka
Het
Cate
Minnie Hickson
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