Tag: 315

Bass Pro Shops’ Halloween Fun

October may be wrapping up, the Utica community is looking forward to unwrapping the Halloween candy they will be receiving this weekend. The Bass Pro Shops in Utica has something special in store for young, crafty, nature lovers and the Utica community in general, and is free.

Tonight, Bass Pro is hosting an arts and crafts table from 6-8 p.m. Photos can also be taken. Don’t despair if you can’t make it tonight. The celebration isn’t over until Halloween’s over. Those who attend can expect to decorate trick-or-treat bags, trick-or-treat buckets, and make their own decorations.

Trick or treating begins tomorrow Oct. 30 from 6-8 p.m. Bass Pro is also holding a costume parade for those who are 12 and younger at 6 p.m. and the store’s associates will be judging the attendees’ costumes during the parade and the winner will receive a $10 Bass Pro gift card.

More information can be found here

More info

2015 Halloween Event

Happy National Cat Day

How are you celebrating National Cat Day? Share with us a picture of your cat(s) on this purrfect day. National Cat Day

A Talk With Greg Palmer And Coach Murphy

The Utica College Pioneers have had a successful season thus far, but still have plenty of games left to prove they are the best football team in the Empire 8 conference.

Take a look at a question and answer video chat with senior captain, Greg Palmer and coach James Murphy about this years team.

Autumn Extravaganza

For those who love celebrating fall and are looking to go on a quick field trip, St. John the Baptist Church in Newport is hosting Autumn Extravaganza with a craft sale, bake sale, pumpkin decorating, International Luncheon, and more.

Les Porter will be leading a service auction starting at 1:30 p.m. Church and members of the community will volunteer services and goods to be auctioned off. These services include: cords of wood, lasagna dinners, airport transportation, gift certificates and baskets.

The event will take place at 7514 Main Street at the church Saturday, Oct. 24. from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the church’s Restoration Fund.

For more on the event, click here

School Enrollment 2000 in Utica

For those who are interested in enrolling your child in a school in the Utica school district, here’s a graph of where the education enrollment stood in the beginning of this decade. Click here

Future updates to come.

Applebee’s Survey Results

Thank you to everyone that participated in last week’s Applebee’s survey for your take on their best entree. The votes have been counted and Applebee’s Crosscut Ribs was the entree with the most votes.

The results are here.

Empire 8 Leaders

The Empire 8 is an NCAA division III sports conference. It has been serving its membership in various forms for over 40 years, the members of the Empire 8 are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and aspire to be regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference.

The conference consists of nine football teams, Buffalo State, Morrisville State, Alfred, Hartwick, Cortland, Utica, Ithaca, Brockport, and St. John Fisher. It’s a very competitive conference and the teams fight to come out on top. The 2015 season has so far been a good one, SUNY Cortland is currently leading with a 5-1 record while Utica is right behind sitting at 4-2.

Below is a graph that break down the team’s standings which you can compare and contrast the best from the worst. It is a great visual which you can see each team’s statistics this year, rushing, passing, interceptions, sacks, and more. See graph here.

Empire 8 leaders
Create column charts

Empire 8 leaders | Creahere.