Local Heroes: NOVA EMS
Melissa Renahan 05/05/09
May 17-23 is national EMS week and the perfect time to thank those who provide so much help…but do you even know where to find them?
Northern Onondaga Volunteer Ambulance, or NOVA, has its own building on Buckley Road, right off of Morgan Road, and is the primary provider for all of Clay. They also provide mutual aid for Mattydale, North Syracuse, Radisson, Baldwinsville and Lysander when there are calls requiring extra help.
On Saturday, May 16, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. NOVA will host an open house to kick off EMS week and hope to meet the citizens that they serve. Members of the town fire department and sheriff’s office will also be on hand.
“Most times we meet people at one of their worst moments...
CATEGORY: General Society
Home buyers are in the driver's seat
Christina Lackey 05/05/09
It's good to be a buyer. Times are few and far between when I find myself telling people that I wish I didn't already own a home, but this is one of them! My belief in home ownership goes far beyond my job as a realtor - it's really how I feel. I love coming home every night to a place that is my own. I love knowing that, good or bad, this is my place and I'm responsible for it. And I love being able to share my story of home buying with my clients, because I want them to know that I understand and remember what it is like to be doing what they are doing now.
So, why do I wish I didn't already own my home? There are a few reasons right now that make it really good to be a buyer, especially a first time buyer...
CATEGORY: Real Estate
Flags for the fallen on Memorial Day
Melissa Renahan 05/05/09
Some people forget that Memorial Day is about more than a long weekend to kick off the summer. Clay resident Glenn Sotherden is not one of those people.
Since 1984 he has been putting flags on the graves of close to 1500 veterans at six local cemeteries, including the Pine Plains Cemetery in Clay, off of Henry Clay Blvd.
This year there are 25 new veteran graves that will be marked with flags. In the past few years, the numbers have climbed dramatically due to the WW2 vets aging and dying. The flags, which are distributed by a veterans’ group called the Memorial Association of Syracuse, are limited. This year the allotment was only for 720 flags, but luckily Sotherden has been planning ahead all along...
CATEGORY: General Society
Change is in the Air
Melissa Renahan 05/27/09
Regular readers of the Clay Insider will notice that this month’s edition is printed on a new page size. We have moved away from the 14-inch page that people have come to know, and instead adopted the more traditional 17-inch size, or “long tab” as those in the newspaper industry would say.
The reasons for this change are two-fold.
First, we are trying to make our newspaper a place where Clay businesses and restaurants can place inserts more conveniently. The long tab allows us to insert a 8.5”-by-11” piece without folding it, eliminating additional cost and time for our customers...
CATEGORY: General Society
Ready...Set...Take a Day Trip!
Christina Lackey 05/27/09
Summer is almost upon us, and with it the season of... well, finding interesting things to do. There are many excellent places to visit from our area that are only an hour or two away and make perfect day trips. Day trips are excellent because there is no hotel bill, they can be planned the day before instead of weeks or months in advance, and there is no need for a dog sitter! The choices for a day trip are almost limitless, but each area seems to have its own specialty and flavor.
Rochester is an excellent choice for a day trip. It is just under 90 miles away, and it takes about an hour and a half travel time each way. Like Syracuse, Rochester is full of things to do and can make for an excellent trip for groups of any age and size...
CATEGORY: General Society
Summer Fun in Onondaga
Sue Lindsley 05/27/09
Summer is here and now is the time to relax and have some fun. Luckily living here means fun is easy to find! Syracuse is getting to be known as the “City of Festivals” and there seems to be one, sometimes two, just about every weekend.
We don’t all have the opportunity to venture around the United States or take dream vacations to exotic island destinations, so if you need something in your own backyard, Clay has got you covered. Did you know about all the town of Clay offers? It has many programs for children and adults alike. You may have gotten the summer program schedule in the mail, or picked one up at the town hall, but if not you can find it on the web at www.townofclay.org. Look under recreation and it will lead you to all the programs that the Clay is offering...
CATEGORY: General Society
