Provided photo: The Medina varsity winter guard competed in Batavia on Saturday and took fourth place.

Information courtesy of Medina Band Boosters

BATAVIA – The Batavia school district hosted a winter guard competition on Saturday with 22 guard units performing in competition.

Medina’s varsity guard’s show is entitled “Tidal.” Nature’s elements create phenomenal events and water, under the influence of the moon and other natural events, can create tidal waves, a force to be feared. The Varsity guard competed in the A1 class and came in 4th place with a score of 50.66.

The JV guard competed in the Cadet class and came in 3rd place with a score of 45.83. Their show is “Going Up” and depicts a journey to the party of the season where they enjoy the beauty and color of city nightlife.

Both guards are instructed by Melissa Jaeger and both will compete this Saturday in Victor.

BUFFALO – Buffalo State University is pleased to recognize the following students from Orleans County who have been named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List. In general, students who have completed at least 12 credit hours and who have attained a GPA of 3.5 or higher qualify for the Buffalo State dean’s list.

The students from Orleans on the Dean’s List include:

• Nicolina Creasey, Albion
• India Green, Albion
• Lorelei Sanders, Medina
• Madison Williams, Medina

Buffalo State University is a State University of New York university located in Buffalo, New York, offering over 75 undergraduate majors, more than 60 graduate programs, as well as many minors and certificate programs.

Historian urges community to embrace for painted Ox statues for county’s bicentennial celebration

Orly the Ox was featured in the Nov. 30 Medina of Parade of Lights. It was the debut of Orly in his mascot costume. The vest includes the names of Orleans County towns, villages and hamlets. The statue was propped up on a trailer for the parade. The County Bicentennial Committee would like to see more of the statues painted to celebrate the county’s 200th anniversary.

By Catherine Cooper, Orleans County Historian

“Illuminating Orleans” – Volume 5, Number 5

ALBION – Hoag Library patrons may very well wonder if they are experiencing auditory hallucinations.

“Did I just hear a moo?”

Yes, Orly the Ox is temporarily “Ox in Residence” at Hoag. He emits a hearty “Moo” from time to time. Owned by Cornell Cooperative Extension, Orly is the first ox in Orleans County’s bicentennial herd. Scenes depicting his role in agriculture were created by artist Stacey Kirby Steward.

Orly’s “ambassador” is a nimble two-legged character with a winning personality. Orly in costume has proved to be very popular. He has recently made appearances at the Canal Culvert and and at various businesses throughout the county.

Charged with honoring the county’s 200th year since its political formation, the Bicentennial Committee chose the ox as its mascot, since oxen were indispensable to the early settlers. The ox also represents the importance of agriculture to the county and honors all of those who labor in the fields.

‘Slow, steady, strong and sure-footed, oxen were more suited to the rough terrain than horses. They could pull heavier loads than horses, and they could pull steadily for longer periods of time.’

The settlers who moved here in the early 1800s provided detailed written accounts of their journeys here and of their experiences as they tried to wrest arable land from deep woods. They used oxen to haul their wagons westward, an arduous trip which took from three to five weeks. Slow, steady, strong and sure-footed, oxen were more suited to the rough terrain than horses. They could pull heavier loads than horses, and they could pull steadily for longer periods of time.

Oxen are castrated male cattle, four years old, who have been trained to work. They can weigh up to 2,600 pounds, depending on weight. “Oxen” refers to more than one ox. A “yoke of oxen” refers to working pair, connected by a wooden beam (the yoke) on their necks, which allows them to pull together

The following are but a few references to oxen from first-person accounts published in the Pioneer History of Orleans County by Arad Thomas, 1871:

David Matson raised the first log-house in Clarendon in 1814. He sold the horses which he brought into the country, having no use for them in the forest. He bought oxen which drew the logs for the first shanty.

Nathaniel Brown came to Kendall with three yoke of oxen and wagon.

Adin Manley arrived in Kendall in 1815. The following fall he returned to Massachusetts and married. In February 1816, he set out with three yoke of oxen and a covered wagon, for his new home in Kendall. Unfortunately, that was the “year of no summer”:

“We had three yoke of oxen and nothing for them to eat, this was the worst of all. We turned them into the woods and cut browse for them, but the poor cattle suffered much.”

As the woods were cleared, oxen hauled logs and pulled the stubborn tree stumps out of the ground. Oxen were used in Orleans County for quite some time. As late as 1871, the Orleans County Agricultural Society Fair held in Albion included a category for Working Oxen, one for the Best Pair of Working Oxen and one for the Best String of Ten Yoke of Oxen.

The Bicentennial Committee encourages businesses and community organizations to participate in the “Oxen of Orleans County” Public Art project. We hope to populate Orleans County with an artistic & historic ox trail. Several are already on order!

Details are available on the Orleans County Tourism Page. Click here for more information.

Orly the Ox will be out highlighting people, places and things in Orleans County this year. Orly recently stopped by Canalside Tattoo Company in Medina where he got some ink from owner Shawn Ramsey. It was actually a sticker. To request a visit from Orly the mascot, click here for more information.

Orly also was hyped for the Buffalo Bills playoff games. Here he is wearing a Josh Allen jersey. Orly’s adventures can be followed on the Orleans County Tourism’s social media.

After a chilly week, the temps will be on the rise this week. Today is forecast for a high of 32 followed by 43 on Monday.

The highs in the forecast then include 29 on Tuesday, 28 on Wednesday, 39 on Thursday, 30 on Friday and 32 on Saturday.

By Randy LeBaron

Good morning! Grab your favorite cup. Fill it up. And let’s start this day right… TOGETHER!!!

After a month-long hiatus I am thankful to be back writing Refill with Randy and I look forward to connecting with you over a cup of coffee (or another beverage of your choosing) every other week in 2025.

As I began this first article back, I admittedly began to struggle because as much as I wanted to write about something inspiring I was coming off an exceedingly difficult week filled with too many funerals. And just the night prior my dream of another Bills’ Super Bowl turned into yet another nightmare starring Patrick Mahomes.

Add to that the fact that I had several near accidents on the road earlier during the windstorm and that I was already worrying about how my family and I were going to get out of our driveway in the morning since the snow drifts had already encased our vehicles. Thankfully though, it was in that moment that my wife ran in the room to tell me that our friend Ron LaGamba was sitting out front with his plow.

After making it so we could get our vehicles out of the way Ron spent the better part of an hour plowing out our overly wide driveway. Knowing that Ron had been sick made this gesture of goodwill that much more generous in our eyes and we were equally grateful.

Ron LaGamba was a welcome sight at the LeBaron home after a recent snow.

And this was not the first time that Ron has showed up to help in this capacity. There were other times and other people helped as well. And he is not alone. I have witnessed others displaying wonderful acts of kindness often such as someone paying for a stranger’s meal while another offered a ride to someone walking home in the cold.

It would be easy to focus on all the troubling things that are happening to or around us in this world, but then we would miss the seemingly random acts of kindness that are taking place all around us. I say seemingly because, even though the act may appear random to the one observing or to the one being shown kindness, it is an intentional act by the one doing it. And so I would urge you to consider becoming more intentional yourself in 2025 when it comes to caring for others.

Be intentionally kind. Be intentionally generous. Be intentionally considerate. Be intentionally hospitable. Be intentional about finding ways to show others love in tangible ways.

Pay for the food of the person behind you at a drive-thru. If you have a waiter or waitress that seems overwhelmed, instead of adding to their stress add some extra $ to their tip and leave an encouraging note.

Go to a local nursing home and spend time with a resident putting together a puzzle or simply listening to their stories (You won’t be disappointed!). Get creative. It doesn’t have to be complicated; it just has to be intentional. Let’s remind others how much we care one kind act at a time.

See you in 2 weeks!

Wine About Winter is a fast sellout for Medina Area Partnership

Photos by Ginny Kropf: (Left) Sarah Fisher, left, a member of Medina Area Partnership, places a wrist band on a ticket holder to Wine About Winter. From here, participants picked up a goodie bag and purchased tickets for a chance to win a basket of prizes from participating businesses. (Right) Wynter Dumont of Albion gets a goodie bag from her companion as they prepare to embark on Wine About Winter. They do it every year, she said.

MEDINA – They came in pairs, some in groups. They came with friends and they came with family – 800 in all.

Today is Medina Area Partnership’s 16th annual Wine About Winter, an event which began with far fewer participants and continued to grow to a fast sellout again this year.

“All 800 tickets were sold out a month ago,” said Wendy Oakes Wilson, a member of Medina Area Partnership who has worked at most of them.

Wendy Oakes Wilson, left, and Ann Fisher-Bale take a break from checking in ticket holders to Wine About Winter on Saturday afternoon. They checked in 300 participants in 20 minutes. Start times were staggered between 1 and 3 p.m. to even out the crowds.

Temperatures that threatened to plummet into single digits did nothing to deter the revelers who came from across Western New York.

Suzanne Marinelli came from Canadaigua. She is the sister of Gabriella Albanese from Orleans County. She attended with Gabirella, her husband Larry, and friends Robin Alexander and Drew Lederhouse. They braved the cold to wait in a long line outside Medina Senior Center for registration to begin, while Marinelli chose to wait it out in the warm car. The Albaneses have gone to every one of the wine-tasting events, Larry said.

Autumn Polar refills the table of goodie bags at the Senior Center for participants of Wine About Winter.

Outside the Senior Center, Patrick Weissend proofed everyone before letting them go inside, where Wendy Oakes Wilson and Ann Fisher-Bale checked their tickets. After receiving a wrist band from Sarah Fisher or Amber Sherman, participants picked up a goodie bag, containing a list of participating businesses, a pen, ice scraper, wine glass, crackers, water and a sheet of coupons. There, they also had the opportunity to buy tickets to win one of the raffle baskets each store provided.

No one seemed mindful of the cold, especially Wynter Dumont of Albion, who joked about her name.

“I do this event every year,” she said.

Charise Blew of Batavia was also not mindful of the weather. She was just glad it wasn’t windy.

Patrick and Elizabeth Dannebrock of Burt were participating for the first time, attending with her mom from Hartland, who had done it before.

Ariana Pluskwa pours Cayuga White for Chris Long of East Amherst at Creekside Floral during Wine About Winter.

At Creekside Floral, Ariana Pluskwa poured Cayuga white wine for Chris Long of East Amherst, who came with a friend, Maria Bussenger. Long’s son Steve is a Medina firefighter and paramedic, and he and his wife have done the event before, so his mother knew about it, she said.

“I like the day out with friends, and I like to see the shops,” Chris said. “I try to buy something, even if it’s little, at all the shops. That’s why I brought my little backpack. I bought three bags of sponge candy at Della’s Chocolates and a raffle ticket at the Knights of Columbus to support their project to put in an elevator.”

Jayne Kuhn of Creekside Floral said the majority of people buy a little something. She has also worked during Ale in Autumn, and said each event draws a different variety of people.

(Left) Patrick Weissend proofs a ticket holder to Wine About Winter on Saturday outside the Senior Center in Medina, where participants in the event were registered. (Right) Larry Albanese of Albion, his wife Gabriella and friends Robin Alexander and Drew Lederhouse wait in the cold for registration for Wine About Winter to start at the Medina Senior Center.

Several participants were located “outside the beaten path,” but still had good crowds all afternoon. This included the Medina Railroad Museum, Medina Historical Society and American Legion.

At the American Legion, the place was packed and people were streaming down the sidewalk from the shops on Main Street. The Legion took advantage of the crowds by promoting the Breakout Band that night, open to the public, sale of American flags, a chicken and biscuit dinner on Feb. 22 and sale of raffle tickets for a fire pit.

Cathy Fox, a member of the Legion and head of the County American Legion Auxiliary, said they had sold 100 raffle tickets before 3 o’clock.

“This really is such a positive event,” Fox said.

At the American Legion on North Main Street, Joni Meehan pours Black Widow’s Berry wine for Tina Henning of Lockport.

MEDINA – The newest event to call the YMCA “home” graduated its second class on Thursday night.

Merle Fredericks, founder and leader of the Bow Bending Believers, the Orleans County chapter of the national Christian Bowhunters of America, has announced the graduation and success of the program he started a year ago.

National Archery in the School-Centershot Archery is an eight-week archery class for boys and girls in grades four through 12.

It became a reality in Orleans County after Fredericks got permission from YMCA director Jesse Cudzillo to clean out and renovate an unused section of the basement, which had been the indoor shooting range in the former Company C Armory.

The first class from March to May 2024 graduated 14 young archers.

From left, Evan Wright, Charlotte Miner and Annalynn Kusmierczak compete one last time on Thursday night.

The recent free eight-week archery class began Dec. 5, 2024, with 10 youths who met from 6 to 8 p.m. every Thursday night.

Classes begin at ground level, first determining if the kids are right eye dominate or left eye dominate (essentially if they are a right-handed or a left-handed archer). Before a Genesis compound bow is put into their hands, the kids make a string bow, which helps them identify their draw length and develop good form and mechanics, Fredericks explained. Then the NASP/Centershot’s 11 steps of archery success are learned – stance, nock (notch), draw hand set, bow hand set, pre-draw, draw, anchor, aim, shot set-up, release, follow through and reflect.

Before they handle a Genesis compound bow, the kids are taught range safety, which Fredericks said means they must know and understand what the three lines represent – the waiting line, the shooting line and the target line. Then they must learn and understand the whistle commands.

Instead of coaches giving verbal commands, the NASP/Centershot teaches the kids four different whistle commands, so they know what they can and cannot do by the number of times the whistle is blown.

Jesse Cudzillo, center, director of the YMCA, poses with Merle and Mitzi Fredericks, leaders of the archery class which graduated its second group of youth on Thursday night.

One whistle means they may shoot (release an arrow); two whistles means they may get their bow; three whistles means they may retrieve their arrows; and five whistles means “Emergency. Stop what you are doing.” Safety is emphasized regularly during the course, Fredericks said.

Once the kids are allowed to shoot, they shoot at NASP/Centershot bulls-eye targets which have scoring rings that begin with 10 points in the center, decreasing to nine, eight, seven, etc. the further they get from the center.

It is emphasized from day one and every week thereafter that there will be friendly competition and every arrow shot will be scored ranging from 0 to 10. Kids know that at the end of the eight weeks, only the top three archers will receive a trophy. Each week, the kids shoot at least four rounds of five arrows and every arrow is counted and tabulated weekly. Good sportsmanship is emphasized throughout the course.

The 10 youths who participated and successfully completed this latest class were Jace Grimes, Maverick Hill, Bradley Klotzbach, Annalynn Kusmierczak, Charlotte Miner, Dudley Panek, Grady Panek, Zachary Prine, Evan Wright and Haylee Wright.

The three top winners in the archery class sponsored by the Bow Bending Believers at Medina’s YMCA are, from left, Grady Panek, second; Jace Grimes, first; and Haylee Wright, third.

The top three archers who received trophies were Jace Grimes, first, with a score of 936; Grady Panek, second, with 914; and Haylee Wright, with 908.

In addition, each archer was awarded an archery medal and certificate of completion.

“The competition was fierce, and a few kids missed a trophy by only a few points,” Fredericks said. “All the kids did a great job and improved weekly. We’re proud of all their many accomplishments.”

What is unique about this class is not only do the kids learn about archery, but they actually spend about one-half hour of the two-hour weekly class enjoying a snack and learning about God, following the Centershot Biblically-based devotional curriculum called “The Plan.” According to Fredericks, this is the primary reason for teaching archery at the YMCA.

“We want kids to know how much God loves them and what Jesus Christ did for them at the cross,” Fredericks said. “We want them to know they can be saved, reconciled to God and to live a meaningful life for God, sharing this Good News with their friends and family.”

After Thursday’s awards presentation, all in attendance were invited to celebrate with a piece of cake.

Archery students and parents who came to observe their final competition filled the former shooting range of the Medina YMCA during their graduation Thursday night.

In addition to Fredericks, three other NASP certified basic archery instructors are Mitzi Fredericks, Jeffrey Robinson and John Curtin. Also assisting with the program were Jason Cogovan, Jim Pritchard, Francis Grabowski, Donald Ingersoll, John Follman and Jim and Angel Arnold. Several of these are hoping to become certified in the future, Fredericks said.

Fredericks extended his appreciation to all who helped make this program successful, especially YMCA executive director Jesse Cudzillo, for allowing them to clean and renovate the old rifle range, which can now be used for archery and ministry.

In addition to NASP/Centershot classes, Fredericks added that they have 3D targets set up inside, so local bowhunters can hone their skills shooting out to 35 yards at buffalo, caribou, black bear, whitetail deer and other critters.

The Bow Bending Believers are also contemplating having regular indoor leagues in the future. Anyone who is interested is asked to call Fredericks at (585) 765-2839.

They are now taking applications for the next eight-week NASP/Centershot archery class. Boys and girls in Orleans or Niagara counties in grades four through 12 who are interested are encouraged to call him at (585) 765-2839 or e-mail him at mfred2@hughes.net. There is a limit of 15 in a class, first come, first served. Classes are free, however, donations are always appreciated.

12 percent gain led Greater Niagara Region; Residents urged to be ambassadors for Orleans County

Photos by Tom Rivers: These fishermen try to catch trout and salmon on Oct. 21 at Johnson Creek in Lyndonville near the dam. Fishing is Orleans County’s top draw for visitors.

MEDINA – Orleans County experienced 12 percent growth in visitor spending in 2023 compared to the previous year, the biggest gain among the five counties in the Greater Niagara Region, according to a report from Tourism Economics.

Orleans has been stepping up its promotion efforts and the work is paying off, Tourism Director Dawn Borchert told about 125 people during the Legislative Luncheon on Friday at Bent’s Opera House. The event is coordinated by the Orleans County Chamber of Commerce. Niagara County was right behind Orleans with an 11.7 percent gain.

Dawn Borchert, the county’s tourism director, talks about the county’s bicentennial and shows the cover of the new tourism guide. The cover includes a photo of 1906  “Old Home Days” in Medina, the Seneca Chief canal boat in Medina, a harvest luncheon at Hurd Orchards in Holley, and two fishing buddies. Brian Stratton, the canal commissioner for the state, is at left.

In Orleans County, the visitor spending totaled $42 million in 2023. That breakdown includes $3 million for lodging, $8 million for recreation, $15 million for food and beverage, $6 million at retail and service stations, $1 million in transportation, and $10 million for second homes used for income, according to the report.

The totals for the five counties in visitor spending in Greater Niagara Region include:

• Erie, $2.423 billion
• Niagara, $1.082 billion
• Genesee, $140 million
• Wyoming, $71 million
• Orleans, $42 million

Orleans County’s biggest draw is fishing, and anglers trying to catch trout, salmon and other fish accounted for an economic impact of $28 million in 2017, according to a survey by the DEC. With inflation factored in that impact is now about $34 million a year, Borchert said.

The county is promoting more than fishing. This year’s tourism guide is hot off the presses and arrived Friday. It was distributed to many people at the legislative luncheon. The guide celebrates the county’s bicentennial in 2025.

There are 35,000 copies that will be distributed at Thruway rest stops in New York and Pennsylvania, and airports in Buffalo, Rochester and Niagara Falls, as well as trade shows. The guides also will be available in the county at local businesses, libraries and the tourism office at the County Office Building.

The guide was bumped up by 12 pages to 60 to celebrate more facets of the county on its 200^th anniversary. It highlights all 10 towns and four villages, as well as agri-tourism, art galleries, campgrounds, the Erie Canal, history and heritage, marinas and yacht clubs, prominent local memorials and monuments, local trails, parks and the wildlife refuge.

Borchert said revenue from the county’s bed tax has helped increase promotion efforts. That bed tax money is used to match state funding from I Love NY.

The county imposes a 4 percent “bed tax” on lodging. That revenue has been increasing.

• $51,002 in 2018
• $58,424 in 2019
• $58,438 in 2020
• $79,102 in 2021
• $111,013 in 2022
• $119,003 in 2023

County Legislature Chairwoman Lynne Johnson said tourism promotion is a factor the county and local residents have some control over, unlike any of the mandated programs and policies from the state and federal governments.

Many visitors describe Orleans County as “cozy, charming and under-the-radar,” Johnson said.

She would like to raise Orleans County’s profile, and she welcomed residents and businesses to be part of that and serve as Orleans ambassadors in their conversations and social media posts.

“Through your friends, your social media accounts, your business networks and elsewhere, let’s be sure we all invite people to visit Orleans County and enjoy all we have to offer,” Johnson told the crowd at the luncheon.

Trump will place 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexican imports, 10% on Chinese

President Donald Trump said today that tariffs will go into effect beginning on Saturday – 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on goods from China.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a news briefing today, said Trump is imposing the tariffs on countries that “have allowed an unprecedented invasion of illegal fentanyl that is killing American citizens, and also illegal immigrants into our country.”

Leavitt said the amount of fentanyl seized at the southern border in the last few years has the potential to kill tens of millions of Americans.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement following President Trump’s announcement that he will impose tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico and China:

“It would be nice if Donald Trump could start focusing on getting the prices down instead of making them go up.

“All tariffs are not created equal. Donald Trump is aiming his new tariffs at Mexico, Canada and China but they will likely hit Americans in their wallets. I am concerned these new tariffs will further drive up costs for American consumers.

“We should be focused on going hard against competitors who rig the game, like China, rather than attacking our allies. If these tariffs go into full effect, they will raise prices for everything from groceries, to cars, to gas, making it even harder for middle-class families to just get by.”

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement at 5:07 p.m., advising that rain is turning to wet snow.

“Roads will rapidly become snow covered, slushy, and very slippery with the change to snow,” according to the National Weather Service. “Temperatures will also begin to drop into the 20s by mid evening, with untreated surfaces becoming icy.”

The weather statement includes Orleans, Niagara, Monroe, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne, northern Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties.

“A general 1 to 3 inches of slushy accumulation is expected in most areas this evening, with a few locations seeing up to 4 inches across the Tug Hill Plateau,” the Weather Service stated.

This flag is shown on the Courthouse lawn with the Post Office shown across Main Street in Albion.

Noah Magee

ALBION – Noah Magee was sentenced to up to 15 years in state prison this morning, the maximum for second-degree manslaughter.

Magee, 20, offered a tearful apology for the death of Roger Kingdollar III,  who was 24 when he died after being hit by a pickup truck driven by Magee in Barre on Feb. 8, 2024. Kingdollar was riding a dirt bike when Magee crossed the opposite lane and hit Kingdollar on the north side of McNamar Road.

“I’m sorry from the bottom of my heart,” Magee said during sentencing today. “I would give my life to have Roger back.”

Magee said he and Kingdollar had their differences, but Magee said he didn’t mean for him to be killed.

“I’m really not a monster and the heartless person I’ve been made out to be,” Magee said. “I hope you won’t hate me and despise me forever.”

But Magee’s conduct caused the death of Kingdollar, and Magee has refused to take responsibility for his actions, said Joe Cardone, the recently retired Orleans County district attorney and acted as an assistant DA during sentencing today.

Magee has maintained the fatal collision with Kingdollar was an accident and random, the result of making too wide of a turn from Angevine to McNamar roads, Cardone said.

“There is no question what happened was deliberate on the defendant’s part,” Cardone said in court. “His actions have a lasting impact on everyone, most certainly the Kingdollar family.”

Kingdollar’s sister, Vanity Bennett, said her brother was a positive force for his friends and family, especially her three children.

“He will always be my baby brother,” she said during sentencing. “He was the light of the room.”

Her brother loved riding his dirt bike, and never missed a birthday party for Bennett’s three children.

She decried Magee for causing her brother’s death “in such a senseless and ruthless way.”

“He drove his truck as a weapon,” Bennett said. “We don’t ever want to see him on the streets. I hope he rots in prison.”

Magee’s attorney Paul Vacca insisted the collision was an accident. He said Magee has maintained his innocence throughout the case, since his arrest the night of Feb. 8, nearly a year ago.

Vacca asked for five years of probation for Magee, who has no prior criminal record. Vacca also noted Magee wasn’t found guilty of the more serious charge of second-degree murder.

Orleans County Court Judge Sanford Church said Magee is deserving of the stiffest sentence, 5 to 15 years in state prison.

“You certainly caused his death,” Church told Magee, who was wearing the orange clothing for inmates in the Orleans County Jail.

The judge said Magee hasn’t been truthful about why he veered across the road, and hasn’t taken responsibility for the crime.

Magee also was sentenced to 2 ½ to 7 years in state prison for leaving the scene of a fatal accident, 30 days in the county jail for reckless driving, and 15 days in jail for failure to keep right. Those sentences will be served concurrently or at the same time with the longer sentence for manslaughter.

When the judge announced the maximum sentence for Magee, up to 15 years in state prison, many of Kingdollar’s friends and family clapped and shouted in support.