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Volume 87, No. 17 April 27 to May 3, 2011

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PEACE PROVIDES EASTER HOPE

Graffiti cleanup planned Staff reports

Memorial Day proclamation Village officials prepare for annual Memorial Day celebration with proclamation. ...See page 3

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Ray students sing for troops Students compose thank you song for military personnel. ...See page 6

CALENDAR...............2 CANTON WOODS SENIOR CENTER ................ 17 CLASSIFIEDS ......... 21 EDITORIAL ...............4 LIBRARY .................4 OBITUARIES .......... 21 SCHOOL NEWS ..........6 SPORTS ..................9

ERIN WISNESKI

The Easter Bunny (PEACE Coordinator Alicia Manor) and helpers, Joseph Richmond, 10, and Jordan Unger, 3, are ready to hand out food donations to families for Easter weekend festivities. PEACE Inc., located in Nobles Plaza in Baldwinsville, held the Easter giveaway last Thursday. “A lot of people can’t afford food for Easter and this provides a nice dinner,” Manor said. Brown paper bags, decorated by Elden Elementary students in the fourth grade and kindergartners in Mrs. Froehlich’s class at the school, were given to clients full of items ranging from oatmeal, canned goods and paper products to turkeys, hams and Easter candy. Donations for the giveaway came from PEACE and the greater Baldwinsville community including hams from Word of Life Church.

The Baldwinsville Police Department will hold a community graffiti cleanup from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday April 30 to coincide with the planned Earth Day cleanups in the village of Baldwinsville. Focusing on the downtown corridor, the department and volunteers will clean off or paint over unsightly damage caused by vandals. Once complete, local merchants and residents are asked to become more vigilant in observing and reporting suspicious behavior and any new graffiti that appears, said Police Chief Michael Lefancheck. “This increased publicity of the problem of graffiti will inevitably enhance our visitor’s downtown experience and better identify the responsible individuals for future prosecution,” he added. If you or your group are interested in volunteering for this cleanup or making a donation for the purchase of cleaning supplies, contact Lt. Tom LeRoy at 635-6808 or email tleroy@baldwinsville.org. To report suspicious behavior or new graffiti, call 425-2333.

Baldwinsville administrators agree to wage freeze By Kelly Cary, BCSD Baldwinsville Central School District (BCSD) administrators, consisting of the district’s principals, assistant principals and directors, assistant superintendents of management services, human resources and instruction, and the superintendent of schools, have agreed to a wage freeze for the 2011-12 school year saving

the district nearly $94,000 for the fiscal year. “The district’s number one goal is to continue providing students with quality programs and instruction, balancing students’ needs with the financial ability of the community to support those needs,” said Superintendent Jeanne Dangle. On April 11, the BCSD Board of Education adopted its proposed budget, which is

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$92,679,249 with a tax levy of 1.8 percent. A public budget hearing will be held at 7 p.m. May 10 in Baker High School’s cafeteria regarding the budget and the budget vote will be held from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. May 17 in Baker High School’s auditorium. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for budget details in the Baldwinsville Messenger.

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