DEWART LAKE — Dewart Lake Community Friends Church will host its fifth annual Eggs-travaganza from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 13. The family-friendly event will take place at Quaker Haven Camp, 91 EMS D16C Lane, Syracuse. The event will feature an age-specific Easter egg hunt with more than 1,600 plastic eggs at 10 a.m., followed …read more.

SYRACUSE — Lakes Area Players will be hold auditions for “Christ’s Passion,” their annual passion play from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 6, and 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7. At 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 7, the group will hold an informal meeting and music rehearsal. Rehearsal schedules, informational sheets, committee sign up sheets …read more.

On Saturday, March 24, hundreds of eager children scrambled for thousands of eggs during Easter egg hunts at four area venues. Hunts were held in Syracuse, North Webster, at Camp Quaker Haven on Dewart Lake and on the grounds of Fulton County REMC west of Rochester. The first of the day’s events took place at …read more.

SYRACUSE — Leslie Cook is an advocate for the deceased. Standing alone, it may sound odd but when put in context with her job as a coroner it is much more understandable.

SYRACUSE — In a recent letter to the editor in our sister publication, The Mail-Journal, Larry Rensberger addressed the local communities with a challenge to give back through volunteer work. Rensberger wrote, “(Seven years ago), 27 percent of all Americans were volunteers. It is down to 21 percent. This trend is unlikely to change unless something …read more.

Lakeland Youth Center, Syracuse, is sponsoring a mother-son adventure. Scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, it will begin at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive, and end at Quaker Haven Camp for dinner.

By CARA BURNHAM Dewart Lake Community Friends Church Dewart Lake Community Friends Church is hosting a free egg hunt for all ages, including adults and seniors, from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, April 4. This event is located at Quaker Haven camp on the shore of Dewart Lake, convenient to North Webster and Syracuse. …read more.

SYRACUSE – Some have said it is the greatest story ever told. A story that comes to life from the pages of the Holy Bible every Easter season. “Christ’s Passion” will be presenting its ninth season at Quaker Haven Camp in Syracuse from April 11-19. This production is presented by the members of the Lakes …read more.

Quaker Haven Camp and Dewart Lake Community Friends Church invite all to join them for a Passover Seder meal at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 9. The Passover meal will be prepared by the Quaker Haven staff and the Seder presentation will be facilitated by Alan Bond, a representative of Jews for Jesus. The Seder typically …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=-q8xvpW0Jlg] Christ’s Passion is a musical drama portraying the events that unfolded during the time of Passover in Jerusalem. It follows the footsteps of Jesus from his Triumphal Entry into the city, his teachings and healings near the Temple, sharing the Passover supper with the Disciples, his arrest and trial, the crucifixion; and resurrection on …read more.

Have you ever wondered or even experienced what it would have been like to experience Christmas during the Renaissance period? How did they celebrate and what was the food like for a special feast? Have you ever tasted Figgy Pudding as mentioned in a favorite Christmas carol? The Lakes Area Players and the culinary staff …read more.