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A proper send-off Bruce Famoly cuts into the cake made by Karen Barkdull of Haute Cakes Design in honor of his retierment from the town of Skaneateles Water Department. ...See page 3

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Town moves closer to e-waste disposal By Ellen Leahy

E-waste constitutes household electronics such as cellphones, computers, monitors, speakers, etc. that residents would like to dispose of locally at the town transfer station. Town Supervisor Terri Roney said she is still waiting to hear back

from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, as the town is looking to provide e-waste disposal as a service to residents. The hauler the town is considering would contract with the supplier rather than the town. Still, according to New York State law, the town would have to open up its site to non-residents.

Town Councilor Rick Keyes said he could see non-residents also dumping refuse at the same time as their e-waste. “It would be like opening up Pandora’s Box,” Town councilor Nancy Murray added. Roney said she did speak to a department head at OCCRA, who

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Skaneateles Bell Choir raffling off quilt to travel to national conference

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Lakers win big in Buffalo The Mite A team traveled to Buffalo March 11 and returned as champions two days later. ...See page 15

Calendar...............2 Classifieds.......... 17 Editorial................4 Obituaries........... 10 Religion.............. 12 School news...........6 Sports................ 14 Ellen Leahy

By Ellen Leahy Behind a curtain in the sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church one will find two sets of Schulmerich brass handbells in big black cases lined with red velvet (http://www.schulmerichbells.com/about_our_history.php). The church received one set as a memorial gift from Archie Livingston and Howard Rumbaugh; and the second set was given in honor of Charles and Margaret Evans. These beloved donations initiated a handbell choir 28 years ago that is still ringing strong with a more recent expansion that added a couple of smaller ensembles. Currently there are 21 members including conductor Sue Grady. The choir’s ultimate goal, whether playing as 11 (Chancel Bells), eight (Fellowship bells), four (EmBellishment) or two ringers (D’Belles), is to ring as one. “It’s a music ministry,” Grady said, used to reach people in the congregation, a beautiful form of communication. “It’s also breathing,” handbell choir member Priscilla Worral said, “breath together, ring together.” Grady was the youth choir director at the First Pres when the bell choir began. “I knew nothing about handbells,” she said, “a friend said ‘you should learn because this is a hoot.’ I bought a book, and six to eight people came and we started to ring.” Choir members Peg Bennett and Sandy Nichols were there and said that looks like fun, we want to be part of it. “I can’t imagine my life without playing bells right now,” Nichols said. “I don’t ever want to stop.” Attending a regular Tuesday night practice four members of the choir, plus director Sue Grady, explained the power of bells echoing Nichols’ sentiment.

Skaneateles First Presbyterian’s Bell Choir duo, “D’belles, Brenda Davidson and Deb Covell arranging their bells during a weekly practice.

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implied that if the town hosted recycling once a month, it would not have to be listed on the state’s recycling sites as a general hauler, and therefore would not have to accept non-residents waste. Roney said she would continue to try and connect with the DEC and report back on her findings.

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