Author: Mae Harrington

Carrie and Stacy Portzline-Large were married in September 2012 and soon after began to discuss having a family. They decided to go with the fertility procedures IUI — intrauterine insemination — and IVF — in vitro fertilization. Lucas was conceived via IUI, using a sperm donor and Stacy’s egg, and was born in May 2015. Callie, born last October, was conceived through IVF, which allowed for Carrie’s egg to be combined with sperm from the same donor and implanted into Stacy’s uterus. Carrie and Stacy underwent their IUI and IVF processes at CNY Fertility Center. Family Times got together with…

Beaver Lake Nature Center, located in Baldwinsville, features nine miles of trails and offers hundreds of programs in the wilderness surrounding its 200-acre glacial lake. In July, programs will include guided walks, canoeing and kayaking, and a Reading Scavenger Hunt. Heidi Kortright is the center’s director. She earned her bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology at West Virginia University, where she met her husband. They were living in Ohio when the couple struck an agreement: Whoever found the first job would decide where they would live. Her husband found a job as a forester in Bernhards Bay, and as soon as…