Years Ago
20 years ago
The Skaneateles Press celebrated the union of Ellen Benoit and Todd Donovan in matrimony on June 12, 1999. The article informed readers that the couple traveled to Italy for their honeymoon. Todd completed high school at Fayetteville-Manlius High School, while Ellen was a graduate of our one and only Skaneateles High School. Nowadays, not only are couples traveling outside of Central New York to exotic destinations- they are also bringing their weddings with them! Destination weddings have become increasingly popular in recent years. After all, who wouldn’t want to get married on the pure white sandy beaches of Tahiti?
40 years ago
The Skaneateles girls’ cross country team was victorious in the 1979 New Hartford Cross Country Invitational against 20 other teams. The girls defeated Liverpool, the runner up, by 97 points! This victory illustrated the hard work, long training hours, and perseverance that is necessary for success in a cross country race. This October 2nd, the Skaneateles Girls’ and Boys’ Varsity Cross Country teams will be competing against Marcellus at 4:30 p.m. at the Skaneateles Polo Grounds. We highly encourage you to come and show your support for the team; go Lakers!
60 years ago
No matter the generation, children have been known to say the funniest, darndest things. Sixty years ago, the Skaneateles Press published an article commemorating cute letters kids had sent to National Geographic. One child even wrote, “I am in sixth grade and I would like to have a National Geographic Society. Would you please send me one?” The corporation explained that because the Society included over 2.4 million members and 1,200 employees, it would be rather difficult to fit into an envelope. Instead, National Geographic sent the child a subscription to the magazine. Today, one quick search on the Internet yields millions of treasurable quotes from children in a multitude of circumstances. For example, according to young children, a penguin is better known as a “cold owl,” and escalators should be renamed “robot stairs” (Buzzfeed). What cute things do children you know say?
80 years ago
A headline in the Press warned readers of the gradual increase of ghost towns across the nation. Ghost towns first became prevalent because of mining and logging industries, which would desert an area after a period of extended exploitation. However, the article mentions that hurricanes during that time added to the abandonment of some New England locations, hence the rising number of ghost towns. If you find ghost towns to be an intriguing subject, take the time to visit Grossinger’s Catskill Resort in Liberty, New York. Only two and a half hours away, Country Living named this 1,200-acre abandoned resort one of the 18 Spookiest Ghost Towns in America. Visit this website to find out more: bit.ly/2RhbO0B.
100 years ago
One century ago, The Democrat published an article “At the close of the Great War,” America was in a period of turmoil, also known as the Age of Anxiety. The nation sought to improve its standing and international relations by means of the League of Nations. The preservation of world peace was the LON’s ultimate goal: it also proposed to “Secure fair treatment for labor, Suppress the White Slave Traffic, the sale of dangerous Drugs, and the traffic in War Munitions, Control and prevent Disease, Promote the work of the Red Cross, and Establish International Bureaus for other Causes and concerns for the human race”. Although the League of Nations had good intentions, its replacement, the United Nations, has been much more successful at solving world problems. Nowadays, Skaneateles High School has its own flourishing Model United Nations team run by Robert DeMass. Members travel to about four conferences a year, from which many of them bring home awards. Participating in Model UN helps students to become more informed about global issues and to gain life-long diplomatic and public speaking skills.
