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Welcome to National Arbor Day!
In America, Arbor Day got its start in 1872. Julius Sterling Morton, a journalist, and his wife, Caroline, moved to Nebraska City, Nebraska, in 1854, the year Nebraska became a territory. They bought 160 acres of land, which was mostly desolate, and planted trees and shrubs on it. The topography of their land was reflective of much of the land in the Nebraska Territory, and knowing the importance of trees for fuel, building, shade, and keeping soil in place, they set out to help add trees to the landscape.
Julius Sterling Morton began writing about the value of trees in the Nebraska City News, Nebraska's first newspaper, where he was the editor. He joined the Nebraska Board of Agriculture and at different times held various other positions in the territory—and then state—such as the Secretary of the territory. On January 7, 1872, Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture the idea for a day for everyone in Nebraska to plant trees. The board agreed to his proposal, but they needed to agree on a name for the day. At first, it was going to be called Sylvan Day, but in an effort to include all trees in the day and not just those in forests, Arbor Day was chosen.
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Possible Syracuse Basketball foes in 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis are tantalizing (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball will participate in the 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis, per Jon Rothstein, and the event includes a lot of faces familiar to the Orange.
It’s unclear whether Syracuse basketball will even suit up in the 2020-21 campaign, due to novel coronavirus pandemic that has halted the sports world.
Yet Orange fanatics, hopefully, will have something to look forward to a bit further down the road.
CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein revealed on Twitter, citing sources, that the ‘Cuse is among eight squads that will compete in the 2021 Battle 4 Atlantis, an annual pre-season tournament that Syracuse won in 2015.
Here’s the full tweet from Rothstein
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Why is there a tree on the final beam in the Carrier Dome's crown truss? (PS; Waters)
The video of the last steel girder in the Carrier Dome’s new crown truss going into place earlier this week was both captivating and awe-inspiring.
But while the sight of workers perched high in the air with a blue sky serving as the backdrop offered both thrills and chills, a few other details managed to catch the eye.
For instance, a small pine tree sat in the middle of the steel beam as it was eased into place like the last piece in a huge puzzle. An American flag and a Syracuse University adorn the beam; or box girder.
Finally, what appeared to be several signatures were scribbled in black on the girder.
For answers on why a tree, two flags and at least a dozen signatures are on the Dome’s beam, we went to Jeremy Thurston, the president of the Hayner Hoyt Corporation, which is overseeing the construction of the Carrier Dome’s new roof.
On the tree, Thurston said it’s a long-standing tradition in the construction industry to place a tree at the highest point on a structure.
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Axe: Some future programming suggestions for Syracuse’s ACC Network takeover (PS; Axe)
If you tune into the ACC Network on Friday you’ll find an entire slate dedicated to Syracuse University sports programming.
The lineup has plenty of great games, buzzer beaters and upsets, topped by SU football’s epic win over No. 2 Clemson in 2017.
Not that they asked, but if the ACC Network needs some ideas for future Syracuse take overs, I have a few suggestions.
Boeheim’s Bleeping Pressers
Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim has given us plenty of press conference gems over the years.
“Michael Graham punched my player.” Gerry McNamara’s 10 *bleeping* games. Andy Katz is disloyal. Jim vs. the Microphone. “Idiots” asking about players leaving early. When are you going to retire? Various scraps with local reporters (mostly Bud Poliquin).
You could do an entire series on this topic.
Ratings gold, baby.
Break it down with Babers
Syracuse football head coach Dino Babers is a film nut. Not just football film, the man loves his movies.
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TBT founder Jon Mugar: He's 'extremely confident' Boeheim's Army, others will play (PS; Ditota)
Jon Mugar founded The Basketball Tournament in 2014, presenting a unique winner-take-all summer basketball formula that has grown into an ESPN summer staple.
A year later, Boeheim’s Army entered its first team. The Syracuse-centric squad has competed in TBT ever since. Last year, regional games were held on the campus of Onondaga Community College for the first time. Those games sold out.
The Tournament planned to head back to OCC’s SRC Arena this summer, infusing a late-July, early-August basketball vibe into a city that adores its college hoops. But after the coronavirus infiltrated the United States this winter and sports leagues across the globe shut down to deter the spread of the virus, TBT now finds itself planning for possibilities it never imagined.
Mugar and his staff, for the first time, must coordinate with site-specific governments and health departments to determine how to hold the annual basketball tournament. We spoke by telephone earlier today.
Here is that conversation:
Donna Ditota: Is there an end date to make a final decision on whether you’ll play this summer?
Jon Mugar: We don’t have an end date in mind.
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Updated CNY restaurant takeout list: Some that sat out are now jumping in (PS; Cazentre)
On March 16, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo ordered all restaurants to shut down except for pickup or delivery, the downtown Syracuse lunch spot Soup R Salads simply closed up. So did Papa Gallo Mexican Restaurant in Fayetteville.
Each decided, for different reasons, not to go with the to-go only model during the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
That changed this week, when they joined a growing number of Central New York restaurants offering meals to go. The number of restaurants in the syracuse.com takeout list (below) has grown from 207 on March 16 to 350 today.
Some of that growth reflects restaurants we overlooked (and we should point out that our list is still not 100% complete). But as we’ve updated the list, we’ve noticed an increase in the number of restaurants who sat out the first few weeks of takeout-only and are now jumping in.
They seem to be outnumbering those that gave it a try and gave up.
At Soup R Salads, 308 S. Warren St., owner Cherri Hassett initially decided to close because she didn’t think there would be enough takeout business with so many downtown offices closed or operating with limited staff.
What changed? Hassett this week landed a catering gig for a downtown office that guarantees more than 100 meals on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
“So I figured if we’re open for that, we could open for other customers too, but only on those same days,” she said. “It’s been good so far. We sold out of soup yesterday (Wednesday).”
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