August 28th, 2013

Notre Dame’s Emily Durr: Instant Offense
The West Team (blue) pulled away in the second half and won the gold medal at the New York State Girls All-Star basketball game last night at the fairgrounds, lead by the dynamic duo of Emily Durr (who committed to Iowa State) and Westhill’s Anna Ross (who committed to play at Penn).

Westhill’s Anna Ross, the floor general
Tags: 2013, Anna Ross, Emily Durr, Girls High School Basketball, New York State Fair, Notre Dame, Sports, Syracuse, Utica, Westhill
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August 28th, 2013

Gina Rivers, cialis program director for Mercy Works, Inc.
Ms. Rivers, a founding advisor to SIF, was the keynote speaker for the Teen Tech Program summer session commencement on Monday evening. The event was held at the Vision Center on South Salina Street.
Below is a portion of her remarks, which skillfully interpreted and updated the essence of the “I Have a Dream” speech by Dr. King.
The “I Have a Dream” speech was given at the 1963 March on Washington 50 years ago on this day.
Tags: 1963, 2013, advisory board, Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King, Gina Rivers, leadership, March on Washington, Syracuse, Teen Tech, Vision Center
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August 27th, 2013

Shawn, a herpetologist in training, with Molly the Boa
Tags: 2013, Animals, Hall of Veterinary Health, New York State Fair, Reptile Rescue
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August 26th, 2013

Jon and Julie Patterson of Auburn NY are a 6th-generation DFF (dairy farm family). They were at the Dairy Cow Birthing Center today. Jon was one of the emcees during a live milking demonstration. Monday was Dairy Day at the New York State Fair.
Tags: 2013, Dairy Cows, Dairy Day, DFF, New York State Fair, Patterson Farms, Syracuse
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August 26th, 2013

Thru the Legs Jam
This week the high-flyers from Team Turbo Dunk will be touching the sky with their acrobatic dunks stage show at the New York State Fair’s Sports Activity Center (outside the Toyota Coliseum).

Tomahawk Jam

Super Reverse
Tags: 2013, Acrobat, Basketball, New York State Fair, slamball, Sports Activity Center, Syracuse, Team Turbo Dunk, Toyota Coliseum, trampolines
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August 26th, 2013

Winter’s Tale in Thornden Park: Jack Sherman (King Leontes)
Tags: 2013, Jack Sherman, Shakespeare-in-the-park, SSF, Syracuse Shakespeare Festival, Theater, Thornden Park
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August 23rd, 2013

DelMarVa Peaches
Tags: 2013, Food, Travel
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August 23rd, 2013

Assignment: Vacation
Tags: 2013, Beach, Travel
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August 22nd, 2013

WAER-FM 88 announcer and music director Eric Cohen proposed to his fiance in during a Jazz in Square concert nearly a decade ago.
Tags: 2013, Eric Cohen, Jazz, Jazz in the Square, Syracuse, Throwback Thursday, WAER-FM 88.3
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