Charles Thomas Allen was born in Syracuse on Jan. 26, 1887. His British father died when Allen was just an infant. Allen’s mother, Minnie Newman Allen, raised in Pompey, brought up her young son in Syracuse. Mrs. Allen would later marry Henry Keene and become a stepmother to Keene’s son, Leon Henry Keene.
Jazz collaboration, Symphoria hits Broadway, Pi Day at the MOST: 15 things to do in CNY
Updated Mar 10, 2021;
With winter on the retreat, this weekend offers a chance to take part in some traditional springtime activities.
Sky Armory will be having a St. Patrick’s Day party. Learn about trees at Baltimore Woods and search for owls at Sterling Nature Center.
There are also some great virtual music opportunities. The Oswego Jazz Project and CNY Jazz Central will join forces for a night of jazz standards and original compositions and Symphoria will have an evening of Broadway favorites.
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The elected officers for 2021 are as follows:
â Potentate (President) â Ill. Sir Duane Crapser, Oswego. Crapser is a life-long resident of Oswego, and is an Licensed Practical Nurse at Oswego Health Home Care. Crapser has been a Shriner for five years. His Masonic career has also included four years as Master of Mexico Lodge -136, Mexico, and as the current Master of Hiram Lodge -136, Fulton. This will be his and his wifeâs, Suzanne Crapser, second year serving the Nobles of Tigris Shrine.
â Chief Rabban â James Santy, Constantia. Santy is originally from Syracuse, and is a truck driver for Cintas. He has been serving Tigris Shrine for six years. Santyâs Masonic career includes being a member of Syracuse-Liverpool 501 and serving as chair of the annual Easter egg hunt and breakfast with Santa. He has always wanted to be a Shriner since his mother introduced him to the Nobles of Tigris at the Shrine Circus when he was a youth. His wife, Karen Yonkers-Sa