CHAMBER HAPPENINGS · Samantha Varga, Store Manager 129 E. Seneca St. Manlius, NY 13104 315.682.3700 The Paint Your Own Pottery Place 5 FAMILY TUBING NIGHT Four Season’s Golf and

Fayetteville Manlius Minoa

Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future Volume 25, Issue 3 March 2016

What’s Inside:

CHAMBER HAPPENINGS

Building Community Together . . . . Fayetteville Manlius Minoa

All Chamber events are open to the community


425 E. Genesee Street F Fayetteville, NY 13066 F Phone: 315-637-4760 F Fax: 315-637-4762

Business of the Month Page 2

Upcoming Chamber Events Page 3

Family Tubing Page 5

New Members Page 7

Calendar Page 13

Community/Member Events Page 10-11

SOHO Page 12

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Business of the Month Cedar Bay Contractors Ltd. is a full service residen al remodeling company with offices located at 105 Pra Lane, in the lower Faye eville Village. David and his wife Joan have been successfully oper-a ng Cedar Bay since incorpora ng in 1991.

David’s construc on experience again as early as 1968 working at the former Manlius Military Academy. He and his brother Thomas began "Lawlors Home Care", working in the Manlius area as early as 1972. Ten years as a professional building inspector, an associates degree in Architectural Technology earned along the way, have added a special quality to the services both David, and Cedar Bay Contractors can offer its customers. Careful analysis of construc on prob-lems, innova ve though ul solu ons, and me culous work by a trained staff, have provided sa sfied customers for more than 25 years. Cedar Bay Contractors offers complete remodeling and renova on services with special es as noted: exterior siding, roofing, deep energy retrofit, new construc on and replacement window op ons, decks, porches, screen and sunrooms. Interior: kitchens, bathrooms, basement finishing, doors and windows. We are the first to admit, some jobs are too big ,and some jobs are too small. But we are always anxious to talk to you about them, and if we can't help you, we know qualified, respected, people that can. Our goal has always been to make the residen al remodeling experience as pleasant as it can be. When you or your friends are considering work on your most valuable asset, your home, please consider us in your conversa ons. Contact us quickly at the office, 637-8868, visit our "always a work in progress" website, Cedar Bay Ltd., or email David at dlawlor1@ twcny.rr.com Spring is almost here, call early and get things set up. Let's get to work!! Professional Residen al Results, Member BBB, Angie's List Top Tier List

UPCOMING GREATER MANLIUS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE EVENTS


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This year reserve your

CORPORATE TABLE (tables for 8) for $485 and have your

name and logo included on the invitation, program and projected

on the screen throughout the event.

Questions - contact the Chamber Office at 637-4760.

Deadline Friday, March 5

No corporate table reservations will be taken after March 5.

A feature/benefit offered to our members in the monthly Newsletter is the “Chamber Support Column”

As a member benefit, the Chamber is offering space in the monthly newsletter for you to post job openings with your business and/or space to rent in your office. This is free of charge. Just call the Chamber Office by the 20th of the

month before publication at 637-4760 or email to [email protected]

Office Manager (Construction Industry) - Well established Landscape Company seeks a part-time Office Manager to be-come part of our team. Candidates must possess a wide range of skills and the willingness to learn new ones. We are looking for a dedicated individual who is highly motivated, efficient, well organized, detail oriented and capable of working independently in a fast paced environment. Responsibilities will include: CUSTOMER SERVICE, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND RECEIVABLE, WEEKLY PAYROLL, JOB COST-ING, & RECORDS MANAGEMENT. Qualifications: ASSOCIATES DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE, PROFESSIONAL, PROFICIENT IN MI-CROSOFT OFFICE, EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS, STRONG ACCOUNTING BACKGROUND, RELIABLE, KNOWLEDGE OF LANDSCAPE/HARDSCAPE HELPFUL, ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY. *QUALIFIED CANDIDATE WILL NEED TO AGREE TO A BACKGROUND CHECK* If interested, please submit a cover letter, resume and a list of 3 references to [email protected]

“SENIOR” Caregivers NEEDED in Cazenovia, Hamilton, Tully and Surrounding areas! SENIORS HELPING SENIORS in-home services, a leader in the Senior care industry, has immediate PT openings for Providers. Qualified candidate will have life experience, an interest in making a difference in the lives of other

seniors and be comfortable working with others. Call or email our office today: Phone: 315-280-0739 Email: [email protected] http://seniorcaresyracuse.com/


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5789 Widewaters Parkway Dewitt, New York 13214 P: 315.446.8720 F: 315446.5936 [email protected]

Registered Investment Advisor

Building Community Together . . . . Fayetteville Manlius Minoa Building Community Together . . . . Fayetteville Manlius Minoa

Feats Clay

of

Maria A. Dawson, owner Samantha Varga, Store Manager

129 E. Seneca St. Manlius, NY 13104

315.682.3700

www.featsofclay.com

The Paint Your Own Pottery Place

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FAMILY TUBING NIGHT Four Season’s Golf and Ski Center

January 24, 2016

TOPS MARKETS MANLIUS GEDDES FEDERAL SAVINGS

SKEELE INSURANCE

FAYETTEVILLE LIBRARY


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Tell us what good things you

have been up to

so that it may be featured in the “Hats Off”

section of the Chamber Newsletter.

Simply email your information to

the Chamber Office

And be featured in the Hats Off Column


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Welcome new members

State Farm, Steven Hunsberger, owner From Auto, Home and Life Insurance, to banking products and Financial Services, your lo-cal State Farm agent is here to help you every step of the way. Our mission is to help peo-ple manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected, and realize their dreams. 212 S Manlius St., Fayetteville NBT Financial Services, Jamison Davis Investments, insurance, and financial plans. 8250 Cazenovia Rd., Manlius Allstate Insurance, Nick Bova Our goal is to be the neighborhood one stop shop for all of our customers' insurance needs. We help you protect what matters most....your family. We do this by providing out-standing products, impeccable customer service and a nurturing environment that puts our customers needs as a top priority. Whether its home, auto, life or any other type of in-surance please consider us.....Time to be in Good Hands!! 100 Smith St., Manlius Eaton-Tubbs Fayetteville Chapel, Michael Small Family owned funeral homes with 3 locations in the Town of Manlius, providing guidance and service options to families to create a meaningful service to celebrate the life of a loved one. Our services include basic cremation to traditional burial and individualized op-tions to meet every family's wishes. Schepp Family Funeral Homes provide traditionally fine service and facilities within the means of all. 7191 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville Peaceful Pets by Schepp Family Funeral Homes , Erich A. Schepp We offer pet loss services to the Central New York community following the same high standards we abide by at our Schepp Family Funeral Homes. We provide a comfortable space for families to spend time with their pet prior to our service of dignified pet crema-tion. We also offer special pet tribute products and other grief support materials. 7550 Kirkville Rd, Kirkville F-M Rotary Club, Tom Heister and David Jones F-M Rotary Club, part of Rotary International, is a civic minded community based organiza-tion established in 1967, contributing locally to community projects since the beginning. Join us on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 7:30am at the Fayetteville Dunkin Donuts and/or the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at noon at Papa Gallo's in Fayetteville. Manlius


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FAYETTEVILLE FREE LIBRARY 300 Orchard Street, Fayetteville Thursday, March 3 Teen Book and Pizza Club. 5-6 p.m. Join us for pizza and a discussion of this month's book. Free. Fayette-ville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org . Friday, March 4 Downtown Abbey Series Finale Party!! 6:30p.m.-9p.m. Come watch the Downton Abbey series finale 2 days before it airs in the U.S.! The event will include the finale screening, games, trivia, costume contest, and themed food and drinks (available for purchase)! Free. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org . Monday, March 7 Craftastic Critters. 4:30 p.m. This is an evening drop-in craft program recommended for kids ages 5-10. Each week there will be a different craft to make. Registration is preferred (to help us get a better idea of how many supplies we need)! Free. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org .

Wednesday, March 9 Onondaga Audubon Society 6:30 p.m.-9p.m. Nature themed public presentation that is free and open to the public and library members. The topic of this program is: THE ENDANGERED MIGRATION OF MONARCH BUTTER-FLIES. Monarch butterflies are well known and much beloved, but their abundance has declined significantly over the past 20 years due to changes in their overwintering colonies, summer breeding habitat, and migratory corridor. Dr. Ernest Williams, the William R. Kenan Professor of Biology Emeritus at Hamilton College and co-author of The Stokes Butterfly Book, has spent the past 10 years focusing on these butterflies in New York, Wyoming and Mexico. He will de-scribe several conservation efforts underway to try to counter these losses as well as what is known about the current state of monarchs. Free. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org . Sunday, March 13 Sunday Musicale: Bare Bones Quartet led by James Lamica 2p.m.-3p.m. Please join us for a performance by the Bare Bones Quartet led by James Lamica. $5 suggested donation. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org . Monday, March 14 Skype Book Club: A Dictionary of Mutual Un-derstanding. 6:30p.m.-8p.m. Join us for a lively discussion of novel "A Dictionary of Mutual Un-derstanding" at 6:30pm followed by a live Skype chat with the author Jackie Copelton at the Fayetteville Free Library. Reserve your copy of "A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding" today and check out the author's website @ http://www.jackiecopleton.com/ Free. Fayette-ville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org . Wednesday, March 16 Home Repair: Plumbing. 6-7:30 p.m. This single class event will cover the traditional problem areas for plumbing, how to install new shut offs, as well as general mainte-nance. Free. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org . Thursday, March 17 Cookbook Club 6:30 p.m. Do you love cooking and trying out new recipes? Join the FFL Cook-book Club! We select the cookbook, and then you select a recipe, test it out, and bring in your dish to share and sample with others. Please stop by the library to register and sign up for a recipe. Free. Fayette-ville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org . Friday, March 18 Try Tai Chi! 2p.m. Tai Chi is a meditative, relaxing art that cultivates the body and im-proves balance and core strength. Steve Hohm of the Taoist Tai Chi Society will demonstrate simple steps you can replicate on your own or in a group. Please wear com-fortable clothing. Free. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org . Monday, March 28 CNY Reads: “To Kill a Mockingbird” Book Discussion 6p.m.-7p.m. The CNY Reads book of 2016 is "To Kill A Mockingbird." Come discuss the book. We will also touch upon the 2015 release of Harper Lee's novel, "Go Set a Watchman." Refreshments will be provided! Free. Fayetteville Free Library, 300 Orchard St, Fayetteville. Call 637-6374, www.fflib.org .

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UPCOMING MEMBER /COMMUNITY EVENTS MINDBODY CONNECTION MASSAGE & FITNESS will be having an OPEN HOUSE on March 5th from 1-4pm Come check out the studio and see what they have to offer! 511 E. Genesee St., Fayetteville, NY 13066 MANLIUS HISTORICAL SOCIETY Cheney House Research Center, 109 Pleasant St, Manlius Please join us at the Cheney House Research Center on Saturday, March 5th for an afternoon with Wendy Thomas of Albums Made for You and Nancy Schiffhauer (MHS Volunteer Genealo-gist). Learn how to begin researching your family history and get creative ideas for displaying your heritage through scrapbook-ing. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and pre-registration is required. See details below.

Invites you to get a break from the "Winter Blahs" Join us for the 8th Annual Community Night Out Dinner Dance Saturday March 5th, 6:00 PM - 10:30 PM at Marshall Farms, 1978 New Boston Road, Chittenango. Live Music for your dancing and listening pleasure, buffet dinner, appetizers, munchies, desserts & a cash bar. $15 per person - Tickets available from any Oz com-mittee member or leave a message at 315 687 -7772. All proceeds benefit the Oz-Stravaganza! festival and the All Things Oz Museum. All Things Oz is a 501(C)3 non-profit all volunteer organization.

FAYETTEVILLE SENIOR CENTER Sunday, March 6th 2:30pm “Mayor’s Turkey Dinner” benefitting the Fayetteville Senior Center RSVP to the Senior Center at 637-9025 MANLIUS LIBRARY Arkie Albanese Drive, Manlius iPad Roundtable: Settings Review Friday, March 4 at 2 pm Don't miss this small group iPad learning experience. Each meeting, Emily will review a topic of importance on the iPad, then everyone brings one question. Bring your own iPad. Registration required. Dr. Seuss Birthday Party Sunday, March 6 at 2 pm Come celebrate the life and work of Dr. Seuss with crafts, food, activities, and Seuss stories! Book Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird Tuesday, March 8 at 2 pm Join Tibbi to discuss Harper Lee's 1960 classic, which is the 2016 CNY Reads One Book selection. So You Want to Work in Technology… Tuesday, March 8 at 6 pm Professionals in a variety of Technology related fields will be avail-able to answer questions about what they do, how they got there, and tips for how you can make the most out of your college experi-ence. Notes for the (Postmodern) Body Art Collector Wednesday, March 9 at 7 pm Join Dr. Christine Braunberger, who recently presented a TEDx talk titled "The Revolting Bodies of Tattooed Women," to hear about her research into the world of tattoos and culture. Chem for Kids Sunday, March 13 at 2 pm Join local teen volunteers Sophia and Siddhi to do fun science experiments and learn why chemistry is so lovable! Grades 3+. Registration required. Tech Tutorial: Mac 101 Tuesday, March 15 at 6 pm Got a new Mac and a boatload of questions about how it works? Or perhaps you just want to brush up on your existing skills. Come and hear the basics of file structure, navigating your Mac, key settings to know about. Come with questions! You're welcome to bring your laptop or just come and take notes. The History of the Hotel Syracuse Wednesday, March 23 at 7 pm Join us to hear Dennis Connors, Curator of History at the Onondaga Historical Association, talk about the history of the Hotel Syracuse. Tour the Matilda Joslyn Gage House Saturday, March 26 at 1 pm In honor of Women's History Month, join us at the Gage House in Fayetteville for a free guided tour. Registration is required and space is very limited. Evaluating a Chess Position Tuesday, March 29 at 7 pm Delve into the concepts of chess analysis with USCF National Master Dr. Stanley F. Smith. Skype & Documentary: Our Mockingbird Wednesday, March 30 from 6 to 8:30 pm Come watch the documentary, Our Mockingbird, and participate in a live Skype chat with the film's director, Sandra Jaffe. The docu-mentary follows two very different high schools in Alabama as they collaborate on a remarkable production of the play, To Kill A Mock-ingbird.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 FFL Teen Book and Pizza Club 5:00 - 6:00 pm

4 FFL Downtown Abbey Series Finale Party!! 6:30 -9:00 pm Manlius Library iPad Roundtable: Settings Review 2:00pm

5 Mindbody Connection Massage & Fitness Open House 511 E. Genesee St. Fayetteville 1:00 – 4:00 pm Manlius Historical Society “Scrapbooking Your Family Heritage” 1:30 - 3:30 pm All Things Oz Community Night Out Dinner Dance 6:00 - 10:30 pm

6 Mayor’s Turkey Dinner Fayetteville Sr. Center 2:30 pm Manlius Library Dr. Seuss Birthday Party 2:00 pm

7 FFL Craftastic Critters 4:30 pm

8 Manlius Library Book Discussion of To Kill a Mockingbird 2:00 pm So You Want to Work in Technology… 6:00 pm

9 FFL Onondaga Audubon Society 6:30 - 9:00 pm Manlius Library Notes for the (Postmodern) Body Art Collector 7:00 pm

10 Farmer’s Market Fayetteville Towne Ctr, Noon - 3:00 pm

11 Distinguished Citizen Dinner Pascale’s Catering at Drumlins 5:30 pm

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13 FFL Sunday Musicale: Bare Bones Quartet led by James Lamica 2:00 - 3:00 pm Manlius Library Chem for Kids 2:00 pm

14 FFL Skype Book Club: A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding. 6:30 - 8:00 pm

15 Manlius Library Tech Tutorial: Mac 101 6:00 pm

16 FFL Home Repair: Plumb-ing. 6:00 -7:30 pm

17 FFL Cookbook Club 6:30 pm

18 FFL Try Tai Chi! 2:00 pm

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20 21 22 23 Manlius Library The History of the Hotel Syracuse 7:00 pm

24 25 26 Manlius Library Tour the Matilda Joslyn Gage House 1:00 pm

27 28 FLL CNY Reads: “To Kill a Mockingbird” Book Discussion 6:00 -7:00 pm

29 Manlius Library Evaluating a Chess Position 7:00 pm

30 Manlius Library Skype & Documentary: Our Mockingbird 6:00 - 8:30 pm

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March 2016

Community

Calendar

We have been receiving e‐mails and answering machine messages for the events that come in after

the office closes, unfortunately these messages are received after the event occurs.

We would appreciate a timely RSVP whenever requested as it helps the committees plan our many wonderful events!

Thank you for understanding!

425 E . G ENESEE S TREET FAYETTEVILLE, NY 13066

PHONE: 315-637-4760 FAX: 315-637 -4762

EMAIL:

GREATERMANLIUS@ WINDSTREAM. NET W EBSITE: M ANLIUSCHAMBER. COM

MISSION Our goal is to serve the local community by promoting and encouraging business growth and developments within the Town of Manlius, while at the same time supporting those civic and cultural programs which enhance our lives.

We hope to increase public awareness of the many fine products and services and promote the advantages of living and shopping in Man-lius.

Our members are an integral part of this com-munity, and we share your desire to preserve and enhance the image and integrity of the Greater Manlius area. We invite businesses and individuals to join with us to accomplish these goals.

OFFICE HOURS

MONDAY - FRIDAY 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Fayetteville Manlius Minoa

Inspired by the Past . . . Building for the Future

2016 Directors

Kim Kutzer Henry McIntosh

Paul Quinn

2017 Directors Brian Adams

John P. Goodman Diane Malikow Cheryl Schotz

2018 Directors Chris Cheney

John Goodfellow Marcia Philipp

Past President Mike Skeele

President Judy Dardzinski

682-8747

1st Vice President Jeannine Masucci

682-3124

Vice President Maria Dawson

682-3700

Vice President Brian Davis 682-2541

Secretary

Valerie Cushman 671-5907

Treasurer Steve Stanek

692-4033

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The deadline for the April newsletter is March 20th, 2016

Please have your information submitted by that date in order to be included.

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CHAMBER HAPPENINGS · Samantha Varga, Store Manager 129 E. Seneca St. Manlius, NY 13104 315.682.3700 The Paint Your Own Pottery Place 5 FAMILY TUBING NIGHT Four Season’s Golf and