The Citizen.

Auburn, New York

Lake Life
PORT BYRON
As the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War approaches, many historians will be finding ways to honor Americas veterans. Port Byron will be honoring Capt. John W. Lockwood of Company F, 111th New York Infantry, a young soldier who would become Dawn the namesake of Roe Lockwood Post No. 175 Grand Army of the Republic. We continue to work closely with the veterans administrations for a military marker for our soldier. The process has become an unexpected journey. It is not often when you can commemorate history, yet at the same time, correct it. We will have that unique opportunity at Port Byron on July 30, when we honor one of our fallen soldiers of the Civil War. The Cayuga Genweb lists transcripts from the headstone project conducted many years ago by Flora Daniels and Mabel Crosby, former historians and members of the Owasco Chapter National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The entry for our soldier lists him as having died on Oct. 16, 1864. Confirming this simple fact has been much more difficult than anticipated. I extend a thank you to Four Seasons Memorials for donating a sample of professional tracing paper so that I could make an imprint of the faded engraving that remains on the family monument at Mount Pleasant Cemetery. Much to my surprise, the rubbing reveals that there was no recorded death date for our soldier; it simply reads that he died In Oct. 1864. In searching for more about our soldier, I found a poem written by Adam Michel, of Wolcott, who served in Company C, 75th Infantry. His story was found in the 1942 Cato Citizen. Before entering the war, he wrote a poem that he sent to his sister Katie called The Girl I Left Behind Me. He would never return from war, having died of starvation as a POW at Salisbury Confederate Prison in North Carolina in December 1864. While the history of these two soldiers are very different, their fate would be very similar as both soldiers gave their life to their country. In honor of Veterans Day, I would like to share the poem written by Capt. Adam Michel, whose words are as relevant today as the day he wrote them nearly 150 years ago:

Sunday, October 31, 2010

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Call for Volunteers

Auburn Memorial Hospital seeks volunteers to serve as cashiers and help in its gift shop, work as a clerical assistant in the pharmacy and help transport patients to X-rays in radiology. For more information, call 255-7350. The Literacy Volunteers of Cayuga County will hold free Tutor Training Workshops from 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 4, 7, 12, 14 and 18, at the groups office at Willard Chapel, 17 Nelson St., Auburn. Tutors help adult learners in basic literacy or English as a second language. For more information, call 253-5241. The Cayuga County Agricultural Society is seeking sponsorship, donations and volunteers for the next Cayuga County Fair. The goal of gaining support is to keep parking and admission at the fair free when it returns July 7-11, 2011. For more information, call 255-6154 or 776-4400. Mercy Health and Rehabilitation Center is seeking volunteers to play cards with residents, transport residents to activities, share special talents and hobbies, scrapbook, share an interest in local history or collecting, and watch sports games with residents. For more information, call 253-0351 ext. 310. The Aurelius Volunteer Fire Department seeks volunteers for both social membership and an active firefighter. The latter position assists with firefighting and emergency medical operations. No experience is necessary; all training is free. Social members assist with office work, fundraising and more. For more information, call 252-1943 or visit www.aureliusfirerescue.com. SAVAR (Sexual Assault Victims Advocacy Resource), part of Cayuga Counseling Services, will offer a free training for volunteer advocates this fall. Volunteers respond to hot line calls and advocate for survivors of sexual assault and abuse. The training will certify them as crisis counselors by the New York State Department of Health. For more information, call 2539795 ext. 300. The Community Soup Kitchen seeks volunteers to help with preparations, serving and cleanup. The kitchen serves from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays at 99 Wall St., Auburn. For more information, call 252-1984. Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes is seeking volunteers to assist with answering the phone and basic clerical work like filing and copying from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The organization is located at 134 E. Genesee St., Auburn. For more information, call 253-2222 ext. 101. To have your volunteer opportunities listed, send an e-mail to citizenfeatures@lee.net with Volunteer Opp in the subject line

Honoring Americas veterans

Upon the field of battle, The Union States my battle cry, While cannons thunders rattle. But while Im fighting for my flag And dust and smoke do blind me, Ill not forget to give one thought To the girl I left behind me. Oh, when rebellion is crushed out And traitors slain or taken The Stars and Stripes will shine more bright And joy each heart awaken. The horrors of grim war will flee Like troubled dreams remind me. How sweet to know Ill meet once more The girl I left behind me.

Surrounded now by friends and kin, Who smile, weep and caress me, I watched the tears of joy that flow As each dear one doth bless me. But there is one who moves my Tis many days since I left home soul, My tears now almost blind me; To join our glorious army, God grant Ill be obliged no more I thought but of my Countrys To leave my girl behind me. call And not of what might harm Thank you to all of our service me; I vowed to join both hearth and men and woman, past and present who defend and protect the freehand, doms and liberties of a place we Where duty called youll find call the United States of America. me, I left my home and shed a tear Dawn Roe is Port Byron and Mentz For the girl I left behind me. To meet the foe was my desire
historian and a member of the Owasco Chapter NSDAR. She can be reached at 776-8446 or beatatune@tds.net. Visit her Web site at www.portbyronhistorian.com

ZO N TA C LU B

Zonta to mark 91 years in November

Zonta International is celebrating its 91st year of working to improve the lives of women. Since that first meeting in 1919, through global networking, Zonta has grown to include more than 1,200 clubs in 66 countries all working to advance the status of women. The Gloria Zonta Club of Stootman Auburn was charWristen tered in 1925 and is proud of its 85 years of local service. On Oct. 23, more than 70 Zontians from New York and Canada attended the Zonta District 2 Fall Seminar held in Syracuse. Twelve Auburn members were in attendance: Governor Sue Ann Cunliffe, President Crystal Currier, Christine Alexander, Barbara Butler, Rita Loperfido, Karen Macier, Anne Malvaso, Monica Pierce, Lisa Sigona, Vince Ann Wahlrab, Gloria Wristen and Carol Youngs. We spent the day sharing ideas about fundraisers and service projects with members of the other clubs in our district. The Auburn club was honored with the Evelyn DeWitt Membership Tray for having the highest percentage of membership growth in the district, with 13 new members. The Syracuse Zonta Seminar was hosted by the Zonta Club of Syracuse and attended by women from clubs that meet in Albany, Auburn, Amsterdam, Binghamton, Canton, Cortland, Elmira, Glens Falls, Herkimer, Montreal, Newburgh, Ogdensburg, Oswego, Ottawa, Schenectady, Syracuse, Utica and Valatie. Many thanks to the members of the Syracuse club for providing us with good food and a great facility, and taking care of all the details to make our day productive and enjoyable as we reunited with old friends and made new friends working together to come up with ideas of how to encourage more women to join Zonta and raise more money to finance our efforts locally and globally to advance the status of women worldwide. At the seminar we met District 2 Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship winner Kally Laidlaw, submitted by the Zonta Club of Montreal. Kally won a $1,000 District Scholarship and was also announced as winner of one of the 12 Zonta International scholarships of $5,000. Iti Srivastava of India, an Amelia Earhart Fellowship winner studying at Renesselaer Polytechnic Institute, spoke to us about her research. Iti was the winner of one of the 35 annual $10,000 International Fellowships given to exceptional women pursuing graduate Ph.D. or doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences and engineering. Established in 1938, the fellowships honor Amelia Earhart, famed pilot and member of the Zonta Clubs of Boston and New York. Ms. Srivastava is using her fellowship to study the static and dynamic mechanical properties of epoxy nanocomposites. Fibre-reinforced composites (FRC) are rapidly replacing metals in aerospace construction due to their superior strength-to-weight and stiffness; however, fracture toughness and resistance to crack propagation must be improved. Ms. Srivastava has developed a new class of FRC components with nanofiller reinforcement that has improved these parameters. She will continue these experiments and compare results to theoretical models. We watched a video on the project we fund in partnership with UNICEF to Prevent Mother-toChild Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV and Gender-Based Violence in Rwanda. Women and children in Rwanda are still vulnerable to the repercussions of the genocide and war that took place 16 years ago. Treating HIV-positive women, preventing transmission of the virus to their offspring, and ensuring access to health care and reproductive services, as well as preventing and responding to the violence awoken by the brutalization of the society during the genocide, are critical issues for the development of Rwanda and the safety of its women and children. Building on the success of the project since 2008, we continue to focus on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV by providing the full range of family package services at 20 UNICEF-supported PMTCT sites throughout Rwanda. The project will expand holistic care and services at support centers for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence to ensure access to proper medical, legal, psychosocial and police support. Zonta works closely with the United Nations and has Zontian volunteers participating at the U.N. in New York, Geneva, Paris and Vienna. Zonta encourages members to make a difference during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, which start on Nov. 25, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It goes on to encompass Worlds AIDS Day on Dec. 1 and the 16 days end on Dec. 10, International Human Rights Day. Join Zonta International in making ending violence against women a top priority. Add your name to the global call to end violence today by going to http://saynotoviolence.org/joinsay-no/zonta-internationalunites-say-no-violence-againstwomen. Videos and other information about the Rwanda project and other Zonta projects are available at www.zonta.org. For information about joining the Zonta Club of Auburn, please contact us at auburn@zontadistrict2.org.
Gloria Stootman Wristen has been a CPA in Auburn since 1982 and a member of Zonta since 1989

L O O K B AC K AT T H E L A K E S

Oct. 31, 1936

Today is the deadline for the stork. Physicians attending the three mothers in the Charles Vance Miller, 10-year $500,000 baby derby are frantically trying to persuade the stork to drop in on them before the race ends at 4:30 p.m. today. Miller, an eccentric, started the race among Torontos mothers to see which of them could produce the most children during a 10year period.

Oct. 31, 1950

Six Auburn teachers learn about rope making at the Columbian Rope Co. during the business-industry-education day program. From left are Edwin Biatz and Robert Davenport, West High School; Margaret P. Jones, East High School; Harriet Patterson, Seward Elementary School; Kathryn Taylor, Herman Avenue Elementary School; and Eugenia Baker, Lincoln Elementary School. William H. Roberts, products engineer, explains the rope-making process.

Oct. 31, 2000

More than 1,000 people took in the smells of home-cooked dishes without preparing or cleaning up after the meal. The fourth annual Taste of Home live cooking show showed off the techniques, tips, and dishes that came out of the oven at East Middle School. The auditorium was filled to capacity as Carol Stafford taught the art of cooking. Stafford presented 10 recipes while cooks of all ages watched on television screens. Taste of Home is a cooking magazine full of unique new recipes, ideas and helpful hints. The magazine advertises through its cooking shows nationally, rather than in the magazine.

Thank you.
Nolte benefit nothing short of miraculous
On Saturday, Oct. 2, 2010, something miraculous happened at Lake Como Inn, Cortland. A benefit, whose results exceeded all expectations, took place for our beloved daughter, wife, sister, mother and friend, Christine Nolte, who is courageously battling cancer. Almost miraculous because the real miracle took place before Oct. 2! That miracle was the ability of ordinary people, with hearts bursting with love, to plan and stage the incredible event. A miracle too is that these seemingly ordinary people were discovered to be extraordinary in the effort. Words cannot express the gratitude felt by Chris, her husband John Nolte and our entire family. This public thank you as well is inadequate. However, we must try to thank all those whose tireless efforts helped financially, lifted our spirits and spread untold amounts of love into our lives. The whole effort started in Niles where Chris is town clerk. It spread through New Hope into Sempronious, Moravia, Owasco, Auburn, Weedsport, Skaneateles, Summerhill and Cortland. It culminated with a celebration of support for Chris at The Lake Como Inn. A list of every name that helped will not be attempted for fear of leaving someone out. However, if ever you are in need of a miracle of your own, a good place to begin your search would be on Oak Hill Road in West Niles at the home of Darlene Winters. Thats where our miracle had its beginning. To Darlene, her awesome benefit committee, the town of Niles administration, staff and employees, Al and Joan at The Lake Como Inn, musician Mike Sims, The Chain Reaction Band and all the individuals and businesses that donated door and raffle prizes and the hundreds of family and friends who attended the benefit, thank you and thanks for our miracle!

Oct. 31, 2005

For many of the seniors in the Auburn High School marching band, the bands performance at the Carrier Dome was a perfect ending both fun and solid. This show is amazing closure, said drum major Katlyn Sumislawski, a senior and fiveyear member of the band. The crowd gets into it, I get into it. Its just rock. Its awesome. The band has been performing their rock-themed show this season, playing Alice Coopers School's Out, Bohemian Rhapsody, by Queen, and Crazy Train, by Ozzy Osbourne. The performance begins with Pomp and Circumstance, before morphing into the threepart rock show, complete with oversized prop guitars. Auburns band stood out Sunday in their black jumpsuits, flaming Converse shoes and baseball caps. Compiled by Linda Simmons

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