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Joining forces? Committee will analyze fire study By John Zych

Dr. Luthringer to speak about da Vinci surgery Open seminar set for Wednesday April 27 at Community General Hospital. ...See page 3

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TAMI S. ZIMMERMAN

Aiden Burke, 14 months, of Manlius, is excited to see the big Easter Bunny before him. His sister McKayla, 4, keeps a close watch. The village of Manlius Recreation Department held its annual Easter Egg Hunt April 16 at Mill Run Park. See more photos on page 13.

Gage holds Civil War flag event Ceremony commemorates presentation of flag to 122nd regiment. ...See page 10

CALENDAR ...................2 CLASSIFIEDS .............. 20 EDITORIAL ....................4 OBITUARIES............... 17 PUBLIC NOTICES ........ 18 SCHOOL NEWS .............6 SPORTS ..................... 11

The fate of the recommended joint fire district in the town of Manlius may rest in the hands of a community-driven Implementation Advisory Committee. For the second time in two weeks, the public had the opportunity April 14 to listen to a consultant provide a “stepping stone” toward combining the fire departments in the villages of Fayetteville, Manlius and Minoa, the Kirkville Fire District and northern Pompey. A day earlier, the Manlius Town Board resolved to move forward with the second phase of the management and operations study that includes the formation of the advisory commitSee Study, page 8

F-M school administrators reach compromise with middle school German program Eighth grade students will be offered chance to learn the language online By Tami S. Zimmerman editor@eaglebulletin.com For the first time, the Fayetteville-Manlius School District will offer eighth grade students the opportunity to take German I through distance learning online in 2011-12. The decision comes after two board of education meetings where numerous residents spoke out against the administration’s proposal

to eliminate German I at the middle school level due to low enrollment. Neither Wellwood nor Eagle Hill middle schools had enough students enrolled to meet F-M’s minimum class size requirement of 14 students, according to district officials. Through distance learning, eighth grade students for 2011-12 can take German 1 online if the combined class TAMI S. ZIMMERMAN from both schools meets the class size F-M residents fill the Eagle Hill Middle School library at the April 4 board of threshold. Administrators said they are education meeting. Several parents spoke out against the administration’ s currently working with middle school proposal to cut the German I program at the middle school level. counselors to review student interest in the course. See German, page 8

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