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Memorial weekend festivities planned By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer
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Hope.Network brings joy to the prom By Andrew Welliver
Hope.Network brings together many people with the goal of giving back to the community through building the confidence and the strengths of the individuals involved. Hope Club, one of the three strands of Hope.Network, is a vibrant group of young adults and older teens who have special needs, under the leadership of Dawn Corso. Hope’s Ambassadors, a dance troupe and Hope.Network, which focuses on Andrew Welliver mothers who have children with special Prom l Page 2 Hope.Network participants recently celebrated a prom on May 15.
Tropical Smoothie Café opens in Cicero A casual location to get a refreshing beverage is now open for the summer in Cicero. Tropical Smoothie Café celebrated its grand opening with specials and promotions to welcome guests to the new establishment. The promotion included invitations to veterans and first responders to come and sample items on May 15 and 16 to give back to the community. The first 50 guests in line at the grand opening on May 18 won free smoothies for a year. Then on May 19, dine-in guests could purchase $1.99 discounted smoothies, $3.99 flatbreads on May 20, and $5 flatbread combos on May 21. “We have a great brand, product, and cause to give back to the community,” said Roger Wagner, owner and franchisee of the Tropical Smoothie Café. Wagner said the promotions provide opportunities for guests as well as employees to learn about the café’s menu while also giving back.
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The athletic complex at Cicero-North Syracuse High School was abuzz with activity last Thursday as Special Olympians from many area school districts arrived to compete in a variety of track and field events. At right, Sophia Abruzzese of Cicero-North Syracuse High School takes off in the long jump competition. Below left, athletes from Westhill and North Syracuse school districts get ready for the 100-meter dash at the Special Olympics. Below right, young Special Olympians from the North Syracuse school district charge down the track in the 100-meter competition.
By Andrew Welliver
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“We aim to give away the food we use to train the employees,” he said. Wagner, who has other locations across Central New York, said he had several reasons to want to open in Cicero. “We are very excited to bring the Tropical Smoothie Café brand to Cicero,” said Wagner. “This brand brings better-for-you eating options to Cicero in a fast-casual, graband-go environment which is an element that the community has little exposure to. The Tropical Smoothie Café brand compliments our portfolio and offers products that keep guests coming back. Being a native to the area, I felt it was important to give back to our loyal fans and celebrate this momentous location.” Before joining Tropical Smoothie Café, Wagner worked with fast-casual and quick service brands all over the country before settling with his family in Central New York State. W2B Management began their Tropical Smoothie Café journey two years ago, and
Liverpool’s annual Memorial Day Parade – a tradition dating back to World War I – will take place Monday morning, May 29. Presented for the second year in a row by the Greater Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, the parade begins after a 9 a.m. ceremony at Johnson Park hosted by American Legion Post 188. The remembrance ceremony dedicated to those military men and women who gave their lives defending American freedom will include a reading by Post 188 Auxiliary President Sue Collins. Liverpool High School senior Cassandra Nalli will be the featured vocalist. Led as usual by a Liverpool Police cruiser, the parade will commence on Second Street shortly before 10 a.m. Marchers will head east toward Memorial Park, which features a World War II-era cannon, where the parade will pause for a brief prayer. Then the parade will roll west on Oswego Street and north on Tulip Street as it makes its way toward Liverpool Cemetery, at the corner of Fifth and Tulip streets. Chamber of commerce Director Lucretia Hudzinski expects about 20 different units to participate in Monday’s parade which will feature patriotic tunes performed by the Liverpool High School Marching Band. Other participants Memorial l Page 15
Funds approved for roof repairs, painting, beautification By Russ Tarby Contributing Writer
At its May 15 meeting the Liverpool Village Board of Trustees approved a series of expenditures to pay for needed roof repairs, interior painting and business-district beautification. The trustees – Matt Devendorf, Christina Fadden, Dennis Hebert, Michael LaMontagne and Mayor Gary White – voted unanimously to approve three projects. The village will hire Shaffer Building Services of Syracuse to repair the crumbing roof and gutters on the historic Gleason Mansion at 314 Second St. The trustees stipulated that the work must be completed at a cost not to exceed $7,500. Various walls inside the village hall and police department, 310 Sycamore St., need repainting. LCS Painting of Liverpool was low bidder at $2,875. Liverpool Community Gardeners requested $1,000 to provide four half-barrels of flowers for Johnson Park and six half-barrels for Funds l Page 2
Celebrating a big night Andrew Welliver
Tropical Smoothie Café opened its newest Central New York location in Cicero. this is their fifth cafe in the tant,” Wagner said. With Cicero marking his state of New York. The group has plans to fifth location, Wagner knows open five additional locations how popular this brand is in the area, and he notices in the following years. Wagner was recently hon- how customers react to their ored at the Tropical Smoothie products. “Every time someone has Cafe convention with the Emerging Leader award for one of our smoothies they his hands-on operational say, ‘Wow, I’ve never had a style and commitment to the smoothie like this before,’” Wagner said. brand. The grand opening was The grand opening also included a donation to a well attended. Among those checking charitable partner of Tropical out the new location was Smoothie Café. The first $1,000 that the Jaiden Asch. “The free smoothies were store makes will be donated a major incentive for comto “No Kid Hungry.” “Making sure that kids ing to the grand opening,” he don’t go hungry is impor- said.
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Cicero-North Syracuse juniors Shannon Brown and Mary Coleman are pictured prior to attending the high school’s junior prom.
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