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Top 10 Ways... to stop leaking oil

Some quick fixes that might put an end to BP’s woes

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Urban CNY honored at Press Club ceremony

Eagle’s own Ken Jackson was awarded by the Syracuse Press

Club....page 4 Honoring World War II minority veterans

By Ken Jackson

America’s “Minorities” or people of color have fought and died in wars since our nation’s birth. There are hundreds of thousands who fought in WWII and other conflicts that never were recognized for their service. Therefore, the existence of the World War II Minori-

ty Veterans Wall of Honor is especially important as we celebrate Memorial Day.

The monument at the OnCenter’s entrance on S. State Street con-sists of 245 names engraved

on a black granite wall it includes blacks, American Indians,

returns to CNYCNY gears up for celebration of African-American history, culture, freedom

Juneteenth is an African-American festival celebrating the freedom, his-tory, and culture of African Americans. It is considered the date when the last slaves in America were freed.

Syracuse began celebrating Juneteenth in 1988 with less than 50 people in attendance. Today, Syra-cuse is home to one of the largest Juneteenth festivals in the country, maintaining the importance of culture and education within the festival elements. June-teenth is a family-friendly celebration with activities and entertainment that appeal to all age groups.

There are many ways to support the 2010 Syra-cuse Juneteenth effort there’s the Men Empowering Men Conference and Oratoric Contest, Gospel, Youth & Family Day at Spirit of Jubilee Park, the Winston Gaskin Community Walk for Wellness, The Juneteenth

Olivia Harrison beams as Miss Juneteenth 2009.

Submitted photo

JUNETEENTH

For a listing of CNY Juneteenth events, see page 5

Summer in Syracuse 2010

What’s there to do this summer? Check out our listings @ urbancny.com

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See June on page 5

See Veterans on page 6

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Ken Jackson awarded for blog, City Eagle

columnMore than 180 people gathered

at Drumlins Country Club in Syra-cuse for the Syracuse Press Club’s 32nd Annual Scholarship and Pro-fessional Recognition Awards Din-ner. There were journalists from as far north as Watertown and as far south as Binghamton who partici-pated in the 2009 awards contest, and attended Saturday evening’s dinner.

Ken Jackson is publisher and editor of Urban CNY and contrib-uting writer for City Eagle with his column called “Urban CNY.”

Jackson earned the following awards: 2009 First Place Internet News Blog, urbancny.com, “Ken’s Blog”; 2009 Second Place Non-Daily Column, City Eagle.

Jackson has been awarded mul-tiple times for professional awards including Best Column, New York Press Association 2004 Best Col-umn in City Eagle.

Syracuse Press Club Profession-al Recognition Awards including:

2005 Best Non-Daily Column, City Eagle; 2006 Second Place Web Site urbancny.com, 2006 Second Place Non-Daily Column, Urban CNY News; 2007 Second Place Internet Public Service, urbancny.com, 2007 Second Place Internet Blog urbancny.com; 2008 First Place Non-Daily Column, Urban CNY; 2008 Second Place Internet Public Service.

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NewsTop 10 ways to stop the leaking oil

As oil gushes into the Gulf of mexico and beyond there have been some interesting ideas floating around regarding what to do about the big oil slick.

these are the top ten:10. Bunker Buster Bomb - Just send a bunker

buster bomb down into the depths of the gulf and blast the oil Well shut.

9. Gulf Coast Shrimp – New at Wal-Mart “Gulf Coast Shrimp” marinated in “natural oils” just add panko breadcrumbs to taste. Cooking instructions, bake in oven preheated at 400 degrees for 15 min-utes, (turn after seven minutes).

8. Dawn – have you ever drizzled dawn dish-washing detergent into a sink full of greasy water? the oil slick on the sink water’s surface disappears like magic, where does it goes? Who cares! plus their new packaging shows a cute little baby seal with big brown eyes gazing at you from the packaging as if it were saying, “please buy dawn so they can use it to clean my coat when i get stuck in this or that oil slick.” ($1 from the sale of every bottle of the prod-uct will go towards saving wildlife.)

7. Dyson Vacuum – You know that guy on televi-sion who takes great pride in the suction power of his revolutionary vacuum device with a ball? he can work with NASA to develop a great big dyson Vacuum attached to an oil tanker. Float that monkey around the gulf a few times.

6. Huggies and Pampers Unite! – in an un-precedented joint- venture the world’s largest brands of consumer goods team up to create giant pamper- huggies disposable diapers. if huggies and pampers are good enough for a pooping baby then perhaps a giant joint-venture could produce diapers placed strategically around the spill…

5. Giant Q –Tip – obvious just shove one of those in there they’ll never get it out.

4. Chinese Government Recycling Project – Remember our dog food crisis when all kinds of material ended up in that goopy mixture of Gluten swill imported from China? the Chinese government will gladly clean up the spill and sell the contents back to us in the form of baby toys and formulas.

3. Brawny Paper towels – the singing brawny spokes cartoon and his extra strong paper towels can mop it up and still hold a cup of coffee without spilling! especially with their new television ad jingle “Lean on me….just call on me brother when you need a hand.”

2. Rush Limbaugh – Rush stated in a recent broadcast from the eib network that “the oil will simply evaporate.” insinuating that “state run media” has turned this into a political issue for the obama Administration declaring, “these people will stop at nothing.”

1. Gov. David Patterson – has arrived on the scene concerned that the oil might make it to manhattan. plans are already in place to scoop up the renegade oil slick pump it to our now shuttered state parks. “Spreading the oil on our state parks will reduce the need for cutting grass and shrubbery. until the legislature decides on a budget i will do ev-erything in my powers to save money for the people of New York.”

Syracuse Parks & Rec launches ‘Operation Have Fun 2010’

Program will benefit children with parents serving in Iraq and

Afghanistan The Syracuse Department of

Parks, Recreation & Youth Pro-grams will launch “Operation Have Fun 2010” this summer. This pro-gram will offer children, ages 8 to 15 who live in the City of Syracuse and whose parents are serving our military in Iraq and Afghanistan, the opportunity to attend summer camps and clinics of their choice

for free. “It is a mission of the Depart-

ment of Parks and Recreation to engage as many children as pos-sible in the variety of camps offered during the summer months,” said Commissioner Pat Driscoll. “Opera-tion Have Fun is our special way of thanking our military and their families living, working and learn-ing in the City of Syracuse for their dedication and commitment to pro-tecting our many freedoms.”

“As a veteran of the armed forces, a retired police officer and Chair of the Common Council’s Parks Com-mittee, I know how important these summer camps are to the children

and their families in Syracuse,” said Fourth District Common Councilor Tom Seals. “I think this is an excel-lent program and just one small way we can show our appreciation to Syracuse’s military families.”

Eligible children will be able to participate in a variety of camps that range from educational to athletic. Each camper will receive a camp T-shirt, lunch and trans-portation (if required) for full day camps.

Those interested in participating can call the Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs at 473-4330.

Syracuse Press Club awards Urban CNY publisher

Ken Jackson

editorial

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By Ken Jackson

(the band is heard in the distance)

BOY here comes the State Fair parade!

GIRLS (presenting candy, etc., to dAN) Captain dan, Captain dan, here’s your lemon cake and homemade spam. Quince preserve and spiral ham; mama sends her best regards to you.

GIRLS & BOYS Captain dan, Captain dan, We’ve been hearing all about your dandy Show. is this year’s good as last year? Won’t you tell us what is new?

The irony of this week’s column is that I had already settled on the Fair as my topic. Booking Rihanna in the grandstand is worth commenting on, how-ever a fresh crop of spring controversy has developed overshadowing the many improvements New York State Fair Director Dan O’Hara has made.

According to reports, 20 employees were terminated by New York State Fair Director O’Hara without notice. In addition rumors have surfaced that out-of-state people will be brought in to perform duties that were previously done by year-round personnel.

As a former employee, I realized very early that there’s a NY State Fair cul-ture, which consists of people who’ve retained institutional memory over their responsibilities. If you’ve ever been around the fair you would never know the little things that happen in the background that require having people around that know “where the cables are buried.”

These are the electricians, plumbers, security people and the hundreds of ancillary workers who return annually.

Security is more than the cold exercise of telling a visitor where to go or pro-tecting the institution against terrorist. They know who the visitors are, ”Hello Congressman, hello little old lady who I see every year, your tickets are at gate 11.”

Imagine for a moment the State Fair as a city that dusts off its vast infra-structure every 12 months. So things are bound to happen. Think keeping your Christmas lights and decorations in a bag and then getting them out to place in their familiar places once a year. How many times have you completed your an-nual decorative creation only to realize half the lights no longer work?

The electricians wire up a tent menagerie that creates a city of 100,000 people on 300 acres for 12 days signaling the end of harvest. These seasoned workers know where everything is, how to respond when the power goes out in one of the ancient buildings. The plumbers make sure that the temporary gas service is sealed and free of leaks.

As the only African-American in a management position, appointed by George Pataki to work with Peter Cappuccilli, I knew from day one that “one day this will end.” Since it was an appointment, I was the temporary custodian of this position.

When you sign on to work at the Fair it’s part of the deal, unspoken, but you’d be an idiot to serve at that level believing you would last beyond the next administration.

However quiet as it’s kept, there are people defying the gravitational pull of politics and remained in their jobs for decades, regardless of the political party that served in Albany.

These people work below the level of patronage, are a staff of people who place their families on hold every year to create this New York State Fair, the second largest in North America. The

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Jackson

Captain Dan’s Ballyhoo(inspired by Captain Andy’s ballyhoo from the musical Show boat)

Spill leaves both parties in the muckAs tens of thousands of barrels of oil cause irre-

versible damage to shores of the Gulf of Mexico, this messy spill can’t come close to matching the massive political slop that will cover the Obama presidency as a result of this catastrophe. Attacks are coming from the right, left and center, as each additional day of oil coverage in the media lends yet another piece of indisputable evidence that this administration has been “punked” by the oil and gas industry.

Even President Obama’s usual allies, Chris Mat-thews and James Carville, have been highly critical of the president’s reaction to the BP disaster. Mat-thews recently asked of Obama, “When is he actually going to do something?” Carville pounded on his own criticism, stating that Obama is being naïve in assuming that BP is going to handle this crisis in an appropriate fashion. Perhaps Carville and Matthews are being too harsh, but their challenges to the president reflect the nation’s confusion about exactly who is wearing the political pants in the Obama ad-ministration.

Of course the attacks are going to come from the right as well. The most interesting critiques have come from political newcomer Rand Paul, who called Obama “un-American” for the way he has attacked BP. Apparently, Paul needs to be invited to more of the Republican talking point meetings, since his critique contradicts that of his buddy Sarah Palin, who says that Obama can’t handle the crisis effectively because his cozy relationship with BP impedes his ability to be effective. While it might be confusing to hear one Republican say that Obama is being too nice and another saying that he’s being too harsh, this cross-eyed attack on the president reminds us that Obama simply can’t win in this situation. This is going to be his Hurricane Katrina, with the only difference being that “Katrina 2010” is going to last for the entire summer.

Palin has apparently forgotten that she and John McCain took nearly three times more money from the oil and gas industry than Obama and even coined the phrase “drill baby, drill” as part of the 2008 election cycle. In fact, 75 percent of the $238.7 million in political donations from the oil and gas industry have gone to Republican candidates. It seems that the woman who didn’t know that Africa is a continent also doesn’t know who pays the bills in her own party.

But the bigger issue for President Obama is that the oil and gas industry owns everyone, including the Democrats. While the industry gave $2.4 mil-lion to John McCain and Sarah Palin, it also gave nearly $900,000 to Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Exxon, BP’s big brother, earned more than $40 billion in profits last year, the highest amount of money earned by any company in the history of the world (BP earned a “tiny” $16 billion itself). BP, the compa-ny that is turning the Gulf of Mexico into a can of WD-40, spent $16 million on lobbying last year and $3.5 million in the first quarter of 2010.

This lobbying effort has allowed the industry to cap its liability for spills at a measly $75 million, less than a day’s profits for Exxon. In other words, they can pay off our entire government with their lunch money, and there’s nothing we can do about it. The giant hole at the bottom of the gulf is not just leaking oil, it is leaking the loudest secret in all of American politics: BP can destroy our shores, kill the wildlife, cost people their livelihoods and destroy the entire regional eco-system, and even Barack Obama is relatively powerless to stop it.

The only question being pondered by the American people as a result of this crisis is whether they should cast more blame on Obama or BP. The answer is that they are going to blame them both. All the average American knows is that one big entity (corporate America) made a huge mess, and the entity being asked to protect American citizens (the federal government) has been virtually impotent in its response. It doesn’t matter who points the finger at whom, since this doesn’t bring back the dead birds on the shoreline or the huge economic losses in the region. Obama is going to be the whipping boy of this oil spill, and the pain is going to last all summer.

Dr. Boyce Watkins is the founder of the Your Black World Coalition and the initiator of the National Conversation on Race. For more information, visit BoyceWatkins.com.

See Captain Dan on page 8

By Dr. Boyce Watkins


arts & eNtertaINmeNtNews from the Community Folk Art Center

Catlett awarded Honorary Degree from SUSyracuse University awarded honorary degrees to individ-

uals of exceptional achievement at its 156th Commencement on May 16. The University bestowed an honorary doctoral Fine Arts degree to Elizabeth Catlett.

Elizabeth Catlett is an American sculptor, printmaker and painter known for her influential African American, Native American and Mexican art.

Catlett’s most recognized and influential work came from

the 1960s and ‘70s, when she created sculptures and prints distilling the struggles and triumphs of African American and Mexican women, including the sculpture “Homage to My Young Black Sisters” (1968). Many of her prints, valued for their affordability and accessibility to many people, illustrate famous subjects such as Harriet Tubman and Malcolm X, as well as anonymous workers-notably strong, solitary African American women-as depicted in “Sharecropper” (1968) and

Summer Arts Camp set for July 12 through 30

Visual art students collaborate on mural CAA visual art students Taylor Britt, Brenda

Casnave, Adrianna Cummings, Lavanda Ladd and teaching artists Arthur Brangman and Eunjung Shin-Vargas, have been invited to paint a mural in the gymnasium at Peace-Sumner Headstart, a pre-school located in Syracuse, which offers programs

for 3 and 4 year olds. The Visual Art students worked together for a

week to paint a meadow of flowers under a clear blue sky. The preschool students will also participate by completing the mural with painted handprints.

The mural will leave a positive lasting impression

for the school and its students while providing an opportunity for the Visual Art students to learn to work together on a large-scale project in the com-munity. CFAC congratulated the Visual Art students on a job well done.

Looking for new students Syracuse’s premier pre-profes-

sional arts education program will be holding auditions for new students in grades 7 through 12. The goal is to provide well-rounded arts education experiences so students are prepared to continue their studies beyond their high school experience.

The Academy will be auditioning students in the fields of dance, theater and visual arts. Auditions will be held throughout the summer. You must reg-ister to audition. For more information and to register, call Amanda Roskopf, CAA Coordinator at (315) 442-2536 or e-mail [email protected]

Community Folk Art Center Summer Arts Camp will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday through Friday July 12 to 30 for students ages 6 to 13. The cost for

the camp is $150 per week.

See CFA on page 7

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African-Americans in the news

what’s up27 years of Service: Honoring EOC’s Bill Harper

Bill Harper began his career at Syracuse Educational Opportunity Center in November 1983. When he arrived, the Center offered only four programs of study.

As times changed in Central New York and throughout the state, Bill oversaw the implementation of many new programs including ESL, Con-struction Trades, Certified Nurse Aide, Medical Billing and Coding, Emer-gency Medical Technical and Medical Secretary. Bill’s quick wit, smile and hearty laugh, along with his “street smart” insight, quickly endeared him to fellow EOC directors and everyone in the community who met him.

Throughout his tenure, he was involved with various civic and social or-ganizations. He was an active member of the Syracuse Community Health Center, Rosamond Gifford Charitable Trust Foundation and the Industrial Exhibition Authority of the New York State Fair. Additionally, he spent hundreds of hours mentoring young men serving as a much-needed role model to them. Throughout his stewardship as Director of the Syracuse EOC for 27 years, his affiliation with these many notable organizations and his work with the youth in our community, Bill has had a very positive impact in the lives of countless individuals in Central New York.

Syracuse Business & Education Black Expo slated for June 5

Expand your mind, your market, your network

The Syracuse Business & Education Black Expo will feature up to 100 small businesses, not for profit services, free sample products, SUNY College exhibit, city and county resources, local artist exhibit, live entertainment and choirs, book signings and poets, youth camp in-formation, soul food court and bakery.

The expo will take place from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday June 5 at Southwest Center, 401 South Ave., Syracuse. Ad-

Volunteers

Syracuse Juneteenth 2010 CalendarMen Empowering Men Conference and Oratoric Contest

men 14-19 years old, June 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Southwest Commu-nity Center, 401 South Ave,

Flag Raising Ceremonythe Flag Raising Ceremony is

scheduled for Friday June 18 at 10 a.m. at Syracuse City hall. the public is welcome to come and celebrate the traditional start of the festival.

Gospel, Youth & Family Day Friday June 18 at 2 p.m., Spirit of

Jubilee park Featuring music and church food vendors. the Gospel Family and Youth day is offered as a means to pro-vide spiritual outreach to youth at risk of involvement in violence by involving the whole family in a variety of activities in-

cluding speakers as well as cultural talent and spiritual music. the event will bring together many community partners to work in collaboration with the religious community.

Winston Gaskin Community Walk for Wellness

Friday June 18 at 5 p.m. at the manly Field house parking lot. the route is Colvin to Garfield to oakwood to Castle to midland to bellvue to South Ave to Jubilee park. dr. Winston Gaskin was the first African American pharma-cist in Syracuse.

Fee: please note that there is no fee for participating in the walk. motor vehicles cannot participate in the walk. Centro is providing transportation back to manly.Saturday June 19 Juneteenth Festival Noon

Freedom Parade Saturday June 19. Starts at noon

at the park on New Street (and State Street) then down Salina Street to Clinton Square.

At 1 p.m.: Kids Fun Zone

Dr. Henry A. Washington Health Pavilion

the Juneteenth Festival health pavil-ion is organized by the Syracuse black Nurses Association. the health pavilion consists of valuable health-related infor-mation provided by the areas medical community. A few of the topics that will be addressed are blood pressure, blood chemistries, children’s health, obesity, nutrition, exercise, posture screenings, cancer awareness, healthy heart, and fitness. the dr. henry A. Washington health pavilion is sponsored by upstate medical university

Volunteer AreasAncestrial Recognition

Ceremony, Contact Vanessa at 471-7378

Gospel Youth and Family day, Contact Charles at 380-2090

the Winston Gaskin Community Walk for Wellness, Contact Walter at 395-8845

miss Junetenth pageant, Contact diamond at 254-6287

Families united then and Now parade, Contact Valerie at 278-8185

dr. henry A. Washington health pavilion, Contact Janice at 430-5307

Festival Set-up, Gen-

eral Volunteering, and all other Areas, Contact Kevin at 422-9400

Log onto syracusejuneteenth.org or urbancny.com for additional information regarding Syracuse Juneteenth. 2010 updates will be posted as more information be-comes available.

The Juneteenth Festival is looking for people to volunteer at the festival. The following numbers are contacts for those wishing to donate their time.

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the main event on Saturday June 19th at Clinton Square.

Juneteenth has become a positive platform for encouraging acceptance of diversity and offers an opportunity to gain a better understanding of the sacrifices and challenges African Ameri-cans endured to achieve freedom. The Juneteenth Festival is free and open to the public.

Miss Juneteenth PageantThe Miss Juneteenth Pageant is

scheduled for 6 p.m. Friday June 18 at Jubilee Park.

Another highlight of the annual Ju-neteenth celebration is the crowning of Miss Juneteenth. The Miss Juneteenth Pageant provides a forum to build and reward the confidence, poise, and talent of each individual while simultaneously promoting positive growth.

While pageants are exciting, there is more than just fun for every contes-tant. Participants are rewarded for their achievements rather than solely for their physical beauty. Our young women work hard to earn the community status and rewards of being crowned Miss Ju-neteenth. The Miss Juneteenth Pageant is geared to provide young women with a vehicle to further their personal and educational goals and instills a spirit of community service through a variety of unique community based programs. Not only does the winner get deserved recognition there’s a $500 prize, a mod-eling contract and a photo shoot with Ron Hill.

June from page 1

See Expo on page 7


Welcome to CenterState CEOJust weeks into our new business partnership, we have already heard from well over a hundred members about

how pleased they are that this long discussed merger between the Greater Syracuse Chamber of Commerce and the Metropolitan Development Association has become a reality. The guidance and encouragement from our

members are truly appreciated as we embark on this new venture.

With the legal and organizational integration behind us, the staff of CenterState CEO now turns its full attention to the critical task of improving the way we work. Our promise to our members in this merger has

been to build a more logical and effective approach to economic development and business services.

Already, we have found efficiencies and begun to streamline our efforts. By the end of June, all of our staff will consolidate under one roof at the former Chamber headquarters at 572 South Salina Street. We have also reduced total payroll by approximately eight percent, an important step in our effort to shift resources from

overhead to value-added programming.

More importantly, we are three months in to a strategic planning effort to examine every aspect of our work -- looking for ways to be more effective and to better engage with our members.

We have an array of assets to help us achieve our goals. We are part of a vibrant, twelve-county region that is home to 1.5 million people encompassing Central and Northern New York, the Upper Mohawk Valley and the

eastern Finger Lakes. CenterState is larger than 11 states, by population, and would rank as the 39th largest metropolitan area in the United States. Overall, the CenterState economy has a greater output than 60 percent

of the countries in North, Central and South America.

We have a rich history of business innovation, creativity and leadership. And, today, as a region, we are well positioned to lead in an evolving global economy.

In a knowledge economy, smart regions prosper. CenterState New York is rich in intellectual resources, with the third highest concentration of colleges and universities in the nation. In this region, there are 35

campuses educating more than 138,000 college students and conducting more than $2 billion in research and development, annually. The region is recognized as an international leader in green and clean technology,

sensor systems, and nanotechnology.

Now, we are pleased to introduce an organization built to leverage our region’s many assets to develop new economic opportunities for individuals, businesses and communities. CenterState CEO is much more than a typical economic development organization. Instead, our focus is on total community prosperity and well-

being, applying unprecedented levels of innovation and collaboration to transform the region.

With more than 2,000 members at the Partner and Investor levels, CenterState CEO is the region’s source for:

CenterState Chamber Business ServicesBusiness Development

Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Technology InitiativesInfrastructure & Urban Initiatives

Workforce Alignment & Talent InitiativesGovernment Relations & Business Advocacy

Regional Marketing of Business, Tourism & Lifestyle

Through our members and in each of these focus areas, we will have a meaningful and lasting impact as CenterState’s hub for business leadership and economic growth. Whether your business is large or small, we invite you to be an active part of our effort to enhance business, economic development and quality of life.

Ultimately, we will measure our success through your involvement and by earning a reputation as New York’s most effective business leadership organization.

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Latino Americans and Asian-Pacific Islander Americans of all World War II services, including the Merchant Marine.

On the wall above the memo-rial are the photos of two men PFC Charles Latham, Buffalo Soldier and the 489th Engineer Water Supply Di-vision and Sergeant Albert A. Tarbell 82nd Airborne Division. These men are just representative of the diverse minority group members who served our country during World War II.

So this Memorial Day between the barbeques and alcohol infused outings take time to remember those who sacrificed their barbeques, lives and futures for us. And for the minority service men and women who came home to a separate but equal “Jim Crow” America, imagine the sense of betrayal and abandonment racism delivered after being on the front lines for your country?

The least we can do is consider their sacrifice this Memorial Day.

The namesHere’s a listing of the names on the

wall at its 2005 dedication. It includes blacks, American Indians, Latino Amer-icans and Asian-Pacific Islander Ameri-

cans of all World War II services, includ-ing the Merchant Marine. Veterans must have lived in Onondaga County at some time in their lives. Branch of service is not known for all on the list.

Frank V. Adams, Armydavid p. Agnew Sr., ArmyJohn C. Agnew, ArmyValley Allgood, N/AJames Lawrence Anderson, ArmyWarren timothy Anderson, Armymilton babcock Jr., NavyLouis beckman, Armymatthew t. bell, ArmyJohn b. betsey Sr., Armyeugene blue, Armyharold N. braithwaite, ArmyCurtis brown, Armyodis brown, Armyophius brown, ArmyLeslie bucktooth Sr., Armyedward A. bullard, ArmyRoy J. Catalfamo, ArmyLouis d. Christiano, ArmyGranville Clemons, ArmyJohnson Cook, NavyCecil Chester Cooper, NavyLouis mayhew Credle, ArmyJohn William Cree, Air ForceJoseph W. Cree, ArmyRobert b. Chestnut, ArmyLyn harold Crouse, Armymarvin Crouse Sr., Army

Robert Crowder, Armytimothy p. Crowell, Armymorgan Joseph Curry, Armythomas peter david Sr., Navymarion davis, ArmyRoy L. davis, ArmyWalter davis Jr., Navydonald dawson, NavyRomie Lee days Sr., ArmyCharles Albert dixon, ArmyKenneth L. dixon, ArmyAlfred doctor, NavyJohn dowdell Sr., ArmyJames L. dubose, ArmyArthur Lembert dunbar Sr., ArmyCurtis dunbar, ArmyFreddrick dunham, Armymarvin edge, ArmyVester edge Jr., Armydesport edwards, ArmyRaymond elm Jr., NavyWalter elm, Navyisiah Farmer, ArmyFreeman Finch, Armythomas miles Fleming, Armydaniel Frost, ArmyNelson Frost, ArmyWinston h. Gaskin, ArmyCharles Reginald George, ArmyRobert e. George Sr., ArmyRobert George, ArmyRonald J. George, ArmyRussell George Sr., ArmyAmbrose Gibson, Army

Andrew Gibson Jr., ArmyCalvin Gibson, Navydonald Gibson Sr., ArmyJohn Gibson Sr., Armymaurice Gibson, marinesClarence eckel Glennthomas Godley, Armythomas L. Goldthwait, ArmyRaphael Gonyea, Army/Air Forcethomas p. Goslowski, Armydavid Green, NavyLoren Green, ArmyWarren Green, ArmyWallace Greene, marinesJames herman Griffin, NavyJulius hall, Armydenvil hammons, ArmySamuel harvey, ArmyWilliam t. hicks Sr., NavyLeon John hill, Navyoliver hill Sr., ArmyRichard hill, ArmyWillard hill, Navyeddie hollis, ArmyCharles e. holt, Armyeli homer Sr., NavyJames homer, NavyWilbert homer, Navymoses honor, Armyelliot honyoust, Armymadeline honyoust, ArmyWilliam bill honyoust, ArmyNathan W. howard, NavyRobert howard, Army

LEGAL NOTICEVillage of North Syracuse

COMMUNITY CENTER IMPROVEMENTS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS: Sealed bids for Community Center Improvements located at 700 South Bay Road will be received by the

Village Clerk located at 600 South Bay Road, North Syracuse, NY 13212, until 10:00 a.m. local time, on Thursday, June 24, 2010, and then at said time publicly opened and read aloud. Plans and specifications may be obtained at the North Syracuse Village Clerk’s office and at CHA for

$50.00 (Refundable). Plans and specifications may be examined free of charge at Dodge F.W. McGraw Hill Information Services Company,

Syracuse Builders Exchange, and Onondaga County Community Development office. The Owner reserves the right to waive any

informality or to reject any or all bids. Each bidder must deposit with his bid, security in the amount, form and subject to the conditions provided

in the Information for Bidders. This project is funded (in part) by a grant from the Onondaga County Community Development Division.

Approximately $50,000 will be financed with federal money. All proposals shall be made and shall be received upon the following conditions: 1. Bidders will be required to commit themselves to a goal for minority

business participation in the contracts. 2. Only such proposals received by the office of the Village Clerk will be accepted. 3. Proposals are to

be enclosed in a sealed envelope. 4. The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The Village Board reserves the right to reject

all bids and advertise anew, if, in the judgment of said board, it shall be in the best interest of the Village to do so. Date: May 27, 2010 By order of the Village Board of the Village of North Syracuse Nancy Fortin, Village

Clerk.

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“Survivor” (1978). Today, her prints and sculp-tures, which have influenced generations of art-ists, are in the collections of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Art Institute of Chicago and the SUArt Galleries, among others.

In 2005, Catlett was chosen to create the pre-sentation print for the Print Club of New York, and her work joined the ranks of printmakers including Karl Schrag, April Gornik, Alex Katz and Will Barnet. Also in 2005, she was named the first recipient of the Legacy and Legends Award from the Art Institute of Chicago.

In 2009, her art — 62 prints, drawings and collages, and 11 sculptures — was on display at Syracuse’s Community Folk Art Center as part of “Power and Pride: An Elizabeth Catlett Retrospec-tive.”

Information based on Inside SU Article “Syracuse University to confer six honorary degrees May 16,” dated 04/26/2010

CFA from page 4Veterans from page 6

expo from page 5


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over-time allows them to buy school clothes for their children or supple-ment their retirement. These people are not “cronies.”

Fair ImprovementsThe wine court relocation, look-

ing at old things with new vision, has been the hallmark of Dan O’Hara’s rein at the fair. Booking concerts well in advance, paying a profes-sional company to handle details has resulted in the most diverse entertain-ment offering in decades.

For the first time in years, there are African-Americans booked for the grandstand who aren’t charter members of AARP or spokespersons for Estrogen replacement therapy. The aforementioned are just a few of Mr. O’Hara’s accomplishments as Fair Director.

I don’t know Mr. O’Hara, and as a former employee of Mr. Cappuccilli’s I admit I feel a sense of loyalty; how-ever, I have to say that Mr. O’Hara loves the Fair no less than Peter or any previous director. He has a style

that publicly doesn’t give some people the warm feeling they’d want like oat-meal on a cold day, this isn’t breakfast it’s business.

In the end what we’ve lost at the fair is the institutional knowledge that just simply can’t be “subbed out.” But there’s been lot’s of changes in “this” institution that’s resisted change in the past, and sometimes change is good.

At the end of the day this is an agricultural show and the “who ha” that’s recognized as the fair is a great

big side show created to enable the display of agricultural treasures of New York State wrapped in sausage and cotton candy. Mr. O’Hara is just doing his job, however painful these changes are to those who disagree. ALL

Algae blossom, Algae blossom, Captain dan’s floating show! thrills and laughter, Concert after, Get your girl and go!The author Ken Jackson is former Director of

Development at the New York State Fair

Captain dan from page 3

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