Jason Gabak

1 week ago | eaglenewsonline.com | Jason Gabak

The Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps is looking for volunteers to participate in the 6th Annual Earth Day Cleanup on Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to noon. Participants will pick up debris along Onondaga Lake’s southwest shoreline and learn from Audubon NY, Onondaga Audubon, and Parsons staff about the lake’s birds, other wildlife, and the importance of healthy habitats in the Onondaga Lake watershed. Volunteers should wear shoes or boots, long pants and sleeves, and bring work gloves.

1 week ago | eaglenewsonline.com | Jason Gabak

When artist Stephen Carpenter of the Oneida County hamlet of North Bay, NY, developed a scratch on the cornea of his right eye, his world changed. A bacterial infection led him to a corneal specialist and two eye surgeries. It was the inability to perceive depth that hampered his artwork. “I tried watercolor and found, without the second eye, there was no way to be sure of where objects were in space relative to each other,” he said.

1 week ago | eaglenewsonline.com | Jason Gabak

The Otisco Lake Preservation Association is planning an Earth Day cleanup on Saturday, April 26 at 9 a.m.This is the 10th year OLPA has coordinated an Earth Day event with support from the local chapter of the American Chemical Society, ACS. The cleanup will kick off the day as volunteers will be walking along the street, picking up trash from the winter months, preventing it from tainting the watershed and possibly entering the lake.

1 week ago | eaglenewsonline.com | Jason Gabak

For everyone who looks forward to Maxwell’s annual geranium sale, there’s good news. After a brief hiatus due to the disbanding of the Friends of Maxwell Memorial Library group, who handled the sale for many years, we are happy to announce that this longtime fundraiser is back. Maxwell Library will sell the same beautiful flowers from Bradtke Greenhouses for the same price as before.

2 weeks ago | eaglenewsonline.com | Jason Gabak

David’s Refuge has announced the 4th Annual International Taste Fest 5K & 10K running event, taking place on Saturday, April 12 at the NYS Fairgrounds. This event aims to bring wellness, respite, and community to caregivers, and we invite everyone to join us for a day filled with fun, fitness, and fantastic food. Participants can kick off the day with a run in the morning, followed by an afternoon and evening of delicious food and drinks at the International Taste Festival.