Welcome to the 10th issue of The Borodino Bullett Online Newsletter. We are STILL The Unofficial and irreverant voice for an area of Central New York that almost no one knows exists.

   To honor the lives of the innocent citizens who were killed in the attack on our country, we proudly fly the American flag.

This letter was posted on  Joe's Cafe, in regards to the American flag painted at Fesko's Grocery:

'As the father of two of the flag artists, I found it heartwarming to see the reaction of my children to the horror of the attack on the World Trade center. They took it upon themselves to show the area how they felt about their country by decorating as best they could. They put up red, white and blue ribbons, and when they were unable to buy more flags ,they made on to proudly display on their own home. Painting a flag for all to see was a natural progression for them. I would like to take this time to say thank you to all who took part in this project. You all did a fantastic job and deserve a pat on the back. Thanks
Stitches'

CLOSE CALL: FORMER RESIDENT SHARES HIS STORY
Dana Schramm shares his experience of the morning of September 11th--' I was in NYC, at our NY office, next to the NYSE, 3 blocks away from the towers, got caught outside in traffic, in a Jeep with my assistant, Carolyn. We were trying to leave the city by going towards the East River. She and I had to jump out of the Jeep (we left it behind on the street and just ran), when the 1st tower collapsed...and literally run for it. I've seen rock quarries dynamited...and let me tell you...you ain't seen NOTHIN' like a 105 story building come down!!!... And we were on the street, when the 2nd tower came down! '  Dana

NEW PARK GAZEBO DEDICATED SEPT. 29
Saturday, September 29th, at 2:00 PM, all were invited to the dedication of the new gazebo in Borodino Park. Music was provided by a Chamber Quartet--Rob Gourley, on Cello--Vicki Porter, Oboe--Sue Horvath, Clarinet,  Barbara Jordan, on Flute, and Kathy Chave on violin. See pictures of the building and completion on the Community page. *NOTE: There will be a story in The Post-Standard's Neighbors West Thursday, October 11th. 

FROM THE INBOX: CORRECTION
Dear Sir, 'I read your web site all of the time and find it very good.
I think it's a nice thing to do for small community's in our area of upstate New York. I heard the chamber quartet on the 29th and thought it was very good.
I just wanted to add that I didn't see Kathy Chave's name as one of the people playing at your new gazebo.  I thought her being and wanting to play for you was a nice thing to do for Borodino and hope you could add her name to the list of fine people who played for the celebrating of your wonderfully built gazebo. I listened to the music and thought she deserves some recognition for taking some of her time to celebrating. Thank you, and I really enjoy your web page '- D. Smith  

NEW SIGN IN TOWN 
Yes, downtown Borodino has hit the big time with a newly posted "No Parking Here To Corner" sign by the D.O.T. A resident was seen moving his truck to comply.

FROM THE INBOX

This was sent from a member of the Air Guard.
From: JKTerry@a-znet.com
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 9:35 PM
Subject: This is unbelievable!

This is a slideshow of the attack September 11th, forwarded to The Bullett by members of the Air Guard.

 Slides can be viewed only with Internet Explorer 5.0 and above. Alternately, if you have PowerPoint on your computer, you can download the zip , or the PowerPoint file.  ( To download Internet Explorer )

ADELPHIA CABLE UPDATE:

Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2001
From: Ken Lieberman
Subject: Re: cable

At this point both Verizon and Alltel have been paid to move their phone wires. These companies are ready to do the work. I am told the delay involves NYSEG. NYSEG has yet to sign the necessary paper to allow the phone companies to work on the poles (joint pole agreement). NYSEG will eventually sign off. These types of delays are normal. Adelphia is working with Spafford to locate a site and construct a fiber optic interface box. I would think Adelphia should be able to start to run their cable by years end. The normal process is one year for the utility wires to be relocated and the next year for the cable infrastructure to be built. With this in mind, progress has been within acceptable parameters. Adelphia may offer certain incentives for new installations i.e. dish buy backs, reduced installation costs I talk with the Adelphia regional manager monthly. He is under pressure from his corporate management to construct the cable system as soon as he can get the other utilities to respond.

Date: Thur, 6 Sept
From: Ken Lieberman
Subject: Cable in Spafford

'My understanding is as follows: Verizon was paid for their part of the job in August. They are supposed to start the work within 30 days of being paid. Alltel, NYSEG and Adelphia will walk off the rest of the expanded coverage area next week. After that a check will be cut and 30 days following that work is supposed to commence. Federal Safety Regulations dictate that the order on the pole from top to bottom is: Primary Electric Secondary Electric Cable TV Telephone So, we are waiting for this work, which is called "Make Ready" to be performed. Make Ready consists of moving wires and/or installing new utility poles to accommodate all of the wires. As soon as the Make ready is complete, Adelphia may run their cable. Adelphia has purchased the necessary materials and budgeted resources for labor. Feel free to use any of this information for your newsletter.'

WHERE THE HECK IS BORODINO?
Nestled between Lakes Otisco and Skaneateles, that's where! Maps inside. 

THINKING OF RUNNING FOR OFFICE?
Now's your chance. The following positions will be on the ballot this fall:
Town Supervisor
Highway Superintendent
2 Town Councilman
Town Justice
Town Clerk
Tax Collector
For further information contact:
Grace Grenga, Republican Party Chairperson @ 673-3707
or John Nash, Democratic Party Chairperson @ 673-3770.

REPUBLICAN UPDATE
Jeff Ireland of Spafford was chosen to run for the position of Town Councilman at the September 7th Republican Caucus. To contact him call (315) 673-4312 or e-mail irelandjg@worldnet.att.net .

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CAMILLUS CUT-UPS
New square dance classes start  at the New Sennett Firehouse. More inside...

MARTISCO LIONS
Get your news, events and updates as soon as Curt has his computer back up and running! Cards of condolence and words of encouragement can be sent to: Curt Ledermann

VIRTUAL VILLAGE SQUARE
Directory of phone numbers, addresses, and websites where available, for the Town of Spafford as well as links to Onondaga County and New York State websites.

PRINTABLE AMERICAN FLAGS
The graphics below will print perfectly on a standard 8.5" x 11" piece of printer paper.
Download to your hard drive or floppy and print your own flag. americanflag.pdf (129 kb) or americanflag.gif (49 kb)

THE WORLD OUTSIDE BORODINO

Tomahawk cruise missile in flight. The United States and Britain on October 7, 2001 launched a first wave of air strikes against Afghanistan and President George W. Bush said the action heralded a "sustained, comprehensive assault." (Reuters)

JOHN PODHORETZ FROM THE NY POST SAYS "SURE" TO REPRINTING HIS COLUMN IN THE  BULLETT

Of course, I promised we'd use his picture, too. This is a GREAT column from October 8th, 2001, "Osama bin Laden Comes Clean". 

Before take-off at sunset from the deck of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, Oct. 9, 2001. US Helicopter strikes eminent to search for Bin Laden.( Reuters )

DISPATCH FROM HELL
'...According to Islam,...there are 72 wives for every believer who is admitted to Heaven, and not only for a martyr.'  Jerusalem Post
Here's four.

BURKA OR BULLETS
Either use the veil or face the bullet.
To Purchase Your Own Burqa: $12 US (2001, from  Alhediya. com, in Kuwait) 

US Government Support for Women and Girls in Afghanistan (1999, US State Department) 

History (1998, Physicians for Human Rights