Cazenovia Republican digital edition - Aug. 16, 2023

Exchange student host families sought

By kAtE Hill Staff Writer

Greenheart Exchange, a non-profit international educational exchange organization, is seeking Cazenovia area volunteers to host foreign exchange students for the 2023-24 school year.

One of three branches of the non-profit Greenheart International, Greenheart Exchange offers cultural exchange programs in the United States for people all around the world with the mission of promoting cultural understanding, academic development, environmental consciousness, and world peace.

The organization annually provides over 900 exchange students from more than 60 countries the opportunity to study in local public high schools for a five-month semester or a ten-month academic high school year.

This year, Greenheart has already placed one student, a 16-year-old boy from Ghana named Godfred, “Goddy,” at Cazenovia High School (CHS). He will be hosted by Jennifer Wardell and Tom Revelle of Cazenovia.

“He is a drummer and hopes to become a lawyer or a journalist,” said Catherine Jeannin, a local Greenheart coordinator.

CHS has three additional spots open for exchange students, but host families have yet to be secured for them.

According to Jeannin, Greenheart has many students to choose from, and they must be placed by Aug. 29.

“Imagine the kids waiting anxiously back home, waiting to hear if their dream to experience American life and culture will come true,” she said. “They’ve been waiting for well over a year.”

In the past 13 years, Jeannin has placed over 150 students from around the globe into several Central New York school districts, including Cazenovia, Chittenango, Canastota, Oneida,

Vernon Verona Sherrill, Westmoreland, Fayetteville-Manlius, Fabius-Pompey, and Bishop Grimes.

“The Cazenovia community has welcomed some amazing students from Japan, Bulgaria, the Gaza Strip, Spain, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Poland, Germany, South Korea, and Bolivia,” Jeannin said.

Greenheart placed four students at CHS both this past school year and the previous school year.

The 2022-2023 students were Medhat from Gaza Strip, Andy from Bulgaria, Reisa from Japan, and Julene from Spain.

The 2021-2022 placements were Faham from Pakistan, Lobar from Uzbekistan, Sarec from Germany, and Kota from Japan. Jeannin said she works primarily with “grants students,” high school students who have received a scholarship to come to the US for 10 months.

Two of the main student exchange scholarship programs are the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program and the KennedyLugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program.

Established in 1992 under the FREEDOM Support Act, the FLEX program enables high school students from 21 countries across Europe, Eurasia, and Central Asia to live and study for an academic year in the US. The YES program, modeled after FLEX, was established following the events of Sept. 11, 2001, to build relationships and break down stereotypes between Americans and countries with significant Muslim populations. Applicants to both programs compete for scholarships through a rigorous, merit-based selection process.

“Under the auspices of the State Department, American Councils for International Education sends us students from the FLEX and YES programs,” said Jeannin. “The objective is to establish better relations with coun-

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Greenheart Exchange is seeking volunteers in the Cazenovia Central School District to host foreign exchange students .

tries from the former Soviet Union and [with] Muslim majority countries, [respectively]. .

. The students from FLEX and YES come here to learn about American democracy, the principles of a market economy, and how to help one’s community through volunteering. The students are required to volunteer a minimum of 40 hours, [but] many achieve 100plus. Many return to their home countries and become leaders in various ways. To be clear, all exchange students bring cultural diversity to our communities and teach us about the world beyond our shores. They are a gift to us all.”

This year, Greenheart was allotted 53 YES students and it still needs to place 11. It was also allotted 86 FLEX students and it still needs to place 17, according to Jeannin.

“Greenheart is one of a few placement or-

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By kAtE Hill Staff Writer

On Aug. 14, the Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education (BOE) received updates on the district’s ongoing and upcoming capital projects.

BOE Facilities Committee Chair David Mehlbaum reported on the current capital project, which involves modifying the physical education, sports, and community facilities at the Emory Avenue Complex.

As part of the project, both the BuckleyVolo Stadium field and the “upper field” behind the stadium are being transformed into multi-purpose, synthetic turf fields.

Mehlbaum informed the board that right before the meeting, the facilities committee received a walking tour of the project site and an update on the progress.

“It’s definitely coming along,” he said. “The upper field is, by schedule, ahead of the other field in terms of order of events.”

Mehlbaum added that it was his understanding that the construction crew could begin laying the final surfaces on the upper field by the end of the week.

“It sounds as if there will be some opportunity to be able to use that for practices and games, if necessary, this fall,” he said. “The lower field is offline for another year.”

Superintendent Christopher DiFulvio stated that the news of the progress on the upper field could not have come at a better time.

He explained that the district had not

Manlius Cinema to present screening of Caz native’s second feature film

By kAtE Hill Staff Writer

Cazenovia native Siobhan Fallon Hogan will present a local sneak peek of her latest film, “Shelter in Solitude,” at the Manlius Cinema in advance of its official release nationwide.

The movie, which was filmed partly in Cazenovia, will premiere in Manlius on Sept. 6 and 7 and will be shown again on Sept. 8 and 9.

Fallon Hogan, who is the film’s writer, producer, and star, will be at both premieres to introduce her work and talk to the audience following the screenings. Other members of the cast will also be in attendance.

The Sept. 6 premiere will feature a formal red carpet and a step-and-repeat banner for photography. The second premiere will be much more casual with a step and repeat but no red carpet.

As of Aug. 10, tickets were sold out for the 7 p.m. screenings on Sept. 6 and 7, but tickets were still available for the 5 p.m. showings on those days. Tickets were also available for the Sept. 8 and 9 showings.

“We couldn’t do a full run due to contractual agreements, so we hope to be back after [the country-wide release],” said Fallon Hogan.

“Shelter in Solitude” will officially premiere on Sept. 26 at the Belcourt Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, and it will open across the country on Sept. 29.

Directed by Vibeke Muasya, the film also stars Peter Macon (“The Orville”), Robert Patrick (“Terminator 2: Judgment Day”), and Dan Castellaneta (“The Simpsons”).

Described by Fallon Hogan as “an American, faith-filled, country western, prison love story told during COVID times,” “Shelter in Solitude” follows a death row prisoner, played by Macon, with 10 days left to live and his unconventional relationship with a wannabe country singer, played by Fallon Hogan.

According to its official website, the film is a social commentary on the inhumane conditions of the American prison system.

The movie description poses the question, “If one determined, uneducated woman can bring humanity to the system, why can’t the US government?”

“My father was an attorney and would tell us stories about his clients who were in prison, and I would think about them and wonder what they were doing all day in there,” said Fallon Hogan. “Then, when we filmed at the old defunct prison in downtown Syracuse. . . I got a [look at] the prison, and I could not believe the tight quarters and the horrible way they live — so sad.”

Fallon Hogan was born in Syracuse and raised in Cazenovia. She graduated from Le Moyne College in 1983 and earned a master of fine arts degree from the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. She has acted in several blockbusters, including “Forrest Gump,” “Men in Black,” “Holes,” “New in Town,” “Going in Style,” “Charlotte’s Web,” and “Funny Games.” Her television credits include “Saturday Night Live,” “Seinfeld,” “Billions,” “What We Do in the Shadows,” “American Gods,” “Wayward Pines,” “30 Rock,” and “Law & Order.”

She will soon be seen in the Sundance hit “Eileen” directed by William Oldroyd and starring Anne Hathaway.

“Shelter in Solitude” is the second film to be produced under Fallon Hogan’s production company, Emerald Caz Productions, which she established with her husband, Peter Hogan, and their son, Peter Munson Hogan, in 2019.

Emerald Caz Productions’ first feature film, “Rushed,” was released in 2021. Filmed partly in Central New York, the revenge thriller tells the story of Barbara O’Brien, an Upstate NY Irish Catholic mother whose life is turned upside down when her son Jimmy, a freshman in college, is in a fraternity hazing incident.

Several key members of the “Rushed” cast and production team returned for the second Emerald Caz Productions film, including Muasya, Patrick, producers Erin Fraser and Patrick Clifton, cinematographer Matthias Schubert, editor Sabine

Emiliani, and production design department member Lisa Luckett.

Jay Hunter of Rochester was the B-

Pompey native to present book reading and signing event at

Author explores Gold rush through 19th-century diary and

By kAtE Hill Staff Writer

On Friday, Aug. 25, the Cazenovia Public Library & Museum (CPL) will host a book reading and signing event with Elmer “Stub” Estey, author of “Oxcart Gold Rush: From Pompey Center, N.Y. to Sacramento – and Back.”

Estey grew up in the Town of Pompey and graduated from Cazenovia High School (CHS) in 1960. He attended Clarkson University and earned a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering in 1964 and a master of science degree in industrial management in ’66.

His book is based on the diary of Daniel W. Holbrook, which was

Nancy B. Dady, 94

Owned dady’s Village Market

Nancy B. Dady, 94, of New Woodstock, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, just two weeks after see-

discovered in the attic of Estey’s childhood home in Pompey Center 99 years after Holbrook first put pen to its pages.

According to Estey, Holbrook was a storekeeper, postmaster, and town clerk as a young man in Central New York in the mid-19th century. His diary, titled “Memorandum Book of Remarkable Events as they occur,” chronicled the years 1845 to 1850, recording day-to-day life in Pompey Center; his family’s move to the shores of Lake Michigan in the territory that would later become Wisconsin; and his journey West, by oxcart with three friends, to several of the California and Oregon mining towns made famous by the

Janet E. Dewey, 101

Taught piano

Janet Emily Dewey, 101, of Cazenovia, passed away Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. She was born Nov. 11, 1921, in Syracuse to Wallace and Jennie Ingersoll and was a graduate of Cazenovia High School. Janet was a homemaker and had been employed by the Edwards family for many years. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, making

ing her great-grandchildren, grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. She was born June 29, 1929 in Syracuse to Charles and Dorothy Wilde Bishop. Nancy was a graduate of Fabius High School and attended Brockport State

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1849 Gold Rush. His diary reports on everything from shipwrecks, murders, smallpox, and seeing Abraham Lincoln, to the Gold Rush, cholera, notable landmarks, and meeting Native Americans.

Estey was two years old when his four sisters discovered the small, leather-bound diary in a trunk in their parents’ house, which had previously been home to Holbrook’s son.

“I recall seeing it in the bookcase at my parents’ house for nearly 60 years,” said Estey. “When my parents had both passed away, the diary was given to me for safekeeping, and, almost 20 years later, I decided

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various arts and crafts, camping and traveling. Janet was a former member of the Oran Community Church where she served as their pianist and a member of their choir. She also enjoyed teaching children how to master the piano for several years. She is survived by her three sons, Robert E. (Dorene) Dewey of Morley, NY, David (Pamela) Dewey of Delphi Falls and Brian (Carol) Dewey of Syracuse; six grandchildren, Collene (Kelly)

Teacher’s College. Nancy was the owner of Dady’s Village Market in New Woodstock and was an active member of the community. She served as a trustee, secretary and treasurer of the New Woodstock Cemetery Association, was

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A sister and brother who grew up in the town of Pompey and graduated from Cazenovia High School will read from and sign copies of their books at the Cazenovia Public library at 1 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25.

Hein of Fulton, Sharon Chase of Evans Mills, Daniel (Jennifer) Dewey of Cazenovia, Steven (Janet) Dewey of Las Vegas, Mark (Jennifer) Dewey of McDonough, NY and Nathan Dewey of Syracuse; nine great grandchildren; one great, great grandson as well as several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, Janet was predeceased by her husband, Robert W. Dewey; her brother, Donald Ingersoll; her sisters, Cecilia McCarthy, Martha Smith and Lettie DeSilva.

past president of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary of Madison County, and was a supporter of the New Woodstock Library and the New Woodstock Historical Society. She was also the bookkeeper for the New Woodstock Water District. In addition to family and community, her other great love was her lake cottage in Canada, built by her father; a place of happiness for generations.

Nancy is survived by her children, T. Peter Dady of Homer, T. Shawn Dady of Sheds and Lisa (Joanna Doherty) Dady of Providence, RI; her grandchildren, Benjamin Bedore, Timothy Bedore,

Calling hours were held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Monday, Aug. 14, 2023, with services to follow at Michael E. Brown Funeral Services, 2333 Fenner Road in Cazenovia. Burial was in Fabius Evergreen Cemetery. Contributions in Janet’s memory may be made to the Oran Community Church, 8560 Cazenovia Road, Manlius, NY 13104. Condolences for the Dewey family may be left at michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.

Thomas H. Dady and Nina

Dady; three great grandchildren, Blake, Jolie and Daniel Bedore. In addition to her parents, Nancy was predeceased by her husband, Thomas F. Dady, her daughter, Patricia Dady (Andy Keegan), and her

brothers and sister. Graveside services were held at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, at the New Woodstock Cemetery, Main Street, New Woodstock. Calling hours were 5 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 10, 2023, at Michael E. Brown Funeral Services, 2333 Fenner Road in Cazenovia. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Nancy’s memory may be made to the New Woodstock Fire Department, P.O. Box 165, New Woodstock, NY 13122 or to CNY Spay Neuter Assistance Program, 17 Salisbury St., Cortland, NY 13045. Condolences for the Dady family may be left at michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.

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global diplomacy that people from different cul-

ganizations for grants students in the country,” she said.

Goddy is a YES program finalist. He arrived on Aug. 7 in Washington DC

with other YES finalists. According to Jeannin, the YES students were greeted by American Councils and given an orientation before being dispersed throughout the United States to their host families.

On Aug. 9, Goddy and other students from the YES and FLEX programs arrived in CNY

and were greeted by their host families and three local coordinators, including Jeannin.

The students placed by Greenheart in CNY schools this year have come from Montenegro, Indonesia, Egypt, Poland, and the Philippines.

On Aug. 10, Jeannin reported that more students were expected to arrive later that week and the following week from Turkey, Azerbaijan, Moldova, and elsewhere.

Jeannin is a French teacher at Oneida High School. She first got involved with student exchange through a summer program working with French and Spanish students during the month of July.

“I thought it would be a good summer job and good for my students to connect with kids from France,” she said. “It was fantastic. Thirteen years later, my former students are sending me Instagram pics with their French exchange students. They are friends for life. The Oneida families embraced the experience, and one [has been] a repeat host family ever since. I absolutely love the connections that are made between [the] American families and exchange students. It’s a life-changing experience for all.”

Jeannin recalled that when she transitioned from the summer program to the all-year program, her perspective changed as she witnessed how deep and meaningful the connections between the students and host families became after 10 whole months together.

“In 2019-2020, I became involved with the [grants students], and my passion for exchange students increased tenfold,” she said. “I have learned so much about countries that I had never heard of before and of places that I can only dream of visiting one day, [such as] Egypt, India, Tunisia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Indonesia, Moldova, Tajikistan, etc. I believe it is essential for

tural and religious backgrounds meet and learn about each other because, at the end of the day, we discover that we are all striving for the same things — love, stability, peace, and prosperity.”

Becoming a host

According to an Aug. 4 press release calling for local Greenheart hosts, volunteer host families come from varied economic, religious, and racial backgrounds and include working parents, “empty nesters,” single parents, and single individuals.

Hosts are responsible for providing open communication, encouragement, patience, and sound advice; a separate bed, which can be in a shared room with a host sibling of similar age and same gender; a quiet place to study; three daily meals; local transportation as students are not permitted to drive while in the program; and a welcoming home that includes the student as a member of the family. Students have their own accident and health insurance and bring their own spending money. Students are encouraged to participate in school-sponsored activities, community service, and environmental programs. Greenheart provides regular communication and support to both host families and students.

“Host families make all of the difference,” said Greenheart International Vice President Marcelle Benedicta in the press release. “They influence a young adult’s life-changing world views and [make] dreams come true. When a host family is so willing to give, they have as many rewarding and enriching experiences as the student.”

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To learn more about hosting with Greenheart Exchange, visit greenheartexchange.org or contact Jeannin at cjeannin4greenheart@ gmail.com or 315-663-6721. Lunch

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Drive sober

The idea of driving sober seems like something that should go without saying, but the reality is many do choose to get behind the wheel under the influence of alcohol or other substances.

Make no mistake, this is a dangerous decision for many reasons that can carry many consequences that can affect the life of the driver, their friends and families as well as people they may not even know.

State police and local law enforcement will be out in force through Labor Day weekend as part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign to prevent drugged and drunk driving. The national enforcement period begins on Friday, Aug. 16 and runs through Labor Day.

The last few weeks of summer through Labor Day weekend traditionally results in heavy traffic volumes throughout the state. Unfortunately, this increased flow of traffic brings with it increased accidents, serious injuries and fatalities.

Because this period is marked by increased travel and end of summer celebrations that include alcohol consumption, law enforcement officials across the country have chosen to jointly participate in the campaign. The state police goal is to maximize enforcement efforts to ensure motorists are not needlessly injured or killed by an intoxicated or drug impaired driver during this time.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, drunk driving killed 10,497 people in 2016. On average, one person is killed every 50 minutes in an alcoholimpaired driving crash.

Drivers can expect to see sobriety checkpoints during the campaign, along with more troopers on major highways during this detail.

In addition to the DWI checkpoints and patrols, troopers will also be watching for distracted or impaired drivers, vehicle occupants who are not properly buckled up, and drivers that are violating the Move Over Law.

During the campaign, which is funded by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, troopers will be using both marked state police vehicles and concealed identity traffic enforcement (CITE) vehicles as part of the operation.

The CITE vehicles allow troopers to more easily identify motorists who are using handheld devices while driving. CITE vehicles allow the trooper to better observe distracted driving violations. These vehicles blend in with every day traffic, but are unmistakable as emergency vehicles once the emergency lighting is activated.

Over Labor Day Weekend 2017, the state police made 193 DWI arrests and issued more than 21,900 tickets.

Aside from the tickets issued, the number of lives lost and the even larger number of lives affected by drunk driving is staggering and should serve as impetus to make wise decisions and not get behind the wheel when impaired.

And as recent commercials warning about drunk driving remind us, having glasses of water or coffee is not a way to suddenly be sober. It takes the body some time to process alcohol and there is little anyone can do to speed up that process.

If you are going to drink, don’t drive, call a ride service, walk or have a designated driver in the interest of your own safety and all the others out on the road.

ThE ART of ShARing knowlEDgE

The sound of breaking glass is smooth, a click and you have, under the guidance of a master, a leaf, the ear of a kitten, a bird’s wing … parts of an art piece in stained glass.

Margaret “Margie” Murphy is the stained-glass master who is guiding the hands and creativity of students through the auspices of the Town of Marcellus Recreation Commission.

Like all skills, Margie’s mastery took time and persistence to develop and flourish. It began in Oregon at the “bus farm,” a hippy gathering of young people searching for simpler life styles, artistic freedom and that elusive something that makes life meaningful. And Margie was there seeking that too. You may remember that era or have read about it … mullet hair styles, clothing made out of piano shawls, hand crafted weavings. Even the more conventional were caught up in this DIY craze.

“I always liked working with my hands,” Margie said. “I was the one who shadowed my father and worked alongside him at any of his building or crafting projects.”

She found that something as she watched a fellow explorer create a stained-glass window for his bus.

“Will you teach me?” she asked.

He said, “No” but his refusal didn’t dampen her fascination with the art. When she returned home to Marcellus, a newspaper article took her further along the 50-year path she was to follow, a journey that spread her craftsmanship and artistry along the east coast

While her last studio was in Florida as the artist in residence at the marvelouslynamed Fish House Center in Port Salerno, Margie’s work is well known in Central New

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York. Her hand at design and execution has produced exquisite windows for churches, restaurants and private homes throughout the area.

Slow down as you come to the intersection of route 41 and Rose Hill Road and take a minute to view the result of the congregation’s wish for windows that depict God in nature. The stained-glass birch trees have translated those wishes into parables of light and color. They are the glass artist’s version of voices lifted in song.

Further down the road, the Marietta House, a venue for special events along route 174, displays Margie’s interpretation of the four seasons, four windows …. each capturing that turning of the year into flowing movements designed and cut by an artist’s hand.

These windows are represented in her portfolio, which Margie always carries with her. “You can mosey around the Ethernet and see pictures there, but these are better,” she will tell you. Just in case, her Facebook page is “Margie Murphy Glass.”

Margie is a local gal, born and raised in Marcellus. She picks up the story of her craft journey:

“After Mr. Oregon Bus Farm said no, that would have probably been the end of my fascination with this art except for the time after I returned to Marcellus when I read an article about a stained-glass studio closing,” she said. “The renowned Stanly Worden, who had studied and worked with Henry Keck, a student of Tiffany, was retiring. You know that saying, ‘If you don’t ask, the answer is no’…so I went to the studio and asked if he would teach me. He said ‘no,’ too, but handed me a cutter and told me to start cutting glass. I

To the editor: I was surprised to learn of efforts by Republicans in the town of Manlius to create a ward system to elect their town representatives, given that Republicans in the town of Clay, just a short drive to the north, have been so against the implementation of a ward system for decades. In fact, wherever Republicans consistently win at the town level, they seem to favor at-large voting over a ward system and conversely, where they’re less successful at winning using an at-large system, they favor ward-style representation.

The same was true of the Manlius Republicans until they were swept from power by the Democrats in the last few election cycles.

Call me a cynic, but I can’t shake the feeling that Republicans aren’t interested in providing the most representative form of democracy at the town level for residents, but instead are trying to change the rules of the game wherever and whenever it benefits their party.

Personally, I favor a ward system. They are especially effective in large townships like Clay, the largest town in Onondaga County. Perhaps in smaller towns, like Manlius, at-large voting is sufficient. I don’t live in Manlius and can’t say for certain. What I would like to see though is some consistency and fairness. Local elections should be one way or the other, at-large or through wards, throughout the county. Republicans can not pick and choose the system that works best for them in order to gain a political advantage. They can’t decry the lack of representation of at-large voting in the small town of Manlius, while simultaneously defending its virtues in the massive town of Clay. This is just another example of Republicans attempting to rig the system in their favor and voters can see right through it. Do better.

MATT JONES

ChAirmAn, ClAy DemoCrAtiC Committee

No to ward system

To the editor: I read in the Eagle Bulletin that the Manlius GOP had submitted a petition to the Manlius Town Clerk demanding a referendum on apportioning the town into a group of wards which would each elect its own

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worked and studied with him until he really retired. That ‘no’ was the beginning almost 50 years ago.”

What Margie leaves out of her description is that she is not only the artist but she is also the consummate teacher, a gifted ability to guide neophytes in the processes of turning sheets of glass into art. She has been successfully teaching the rudiments of the craft for years.

Her classes are designed specifically for the rookie, where each person, in a class no larger than four, is guided through the exacting practice of cutting glass to fit the cartoon (meaning drawing) beneath. This is the truth of art where the results are reassembled through

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a process of foiling and soldering into a piece to take home and hang up with pride

Are these the stuff of the 14 windows that Margie did for the Winter Olympics in 1980?

Not in content, but in execution and delight…yes.

Registration for her six-hour class, which is offered once or twice each week through the Town of Marcellus Parks and Recreation: marcellusny.com/ parks/adult/trips/.

Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.

The GOP chair claimed it was not a political act to attempt to divide the town. However this is the same local GOP that rammed through a biased redistricting of election districts in the county. They also claimed it was not political when the more Democratic Village of Manlius was redistricted out of the town that bears its name.

By forcing a special vote on referendum, the town of Manlius taxpayers will bear substantial costs that would not otherwise have been borne if the referendum had been placed on the ballot in November. Are these the “fiscally responsible” people who want to be elected to the town board?

After the Eagle Bulletin made the existence of the forced referendum known, I expected signees on the petition would turn out at the next town board hearing this week to defend the need for it. There were allegedly over 800 signatures on the petition but not one spoke for it, though several spoke in opposition. Not exactly a groundswell of public support.

What would result from a ward system? It would divide one Manlius into a system of enclaves. I presume you as a voter would only vote for one of the people from your ward who wanted to be on the town board. You would have no opportunity to vote for the composition of the board in general. That seems like less democratic (small “D”) participation in the town’s affairs, not more.

The “ward” proposal would not require your “ward’s councilperson“ to be a resident of your ward. We have a couple GOP members of Congress who don’t reside in their district.

The GOP proposal for a ward system in the town is just an attempt to gerrymander the results of a general election.

The current town board and town supervisor instituted a public comment period before each board meeting, a formal opportunity to speak that was not permitted under prior town boards. Residents of the villages, Fremont and East Syracuse have that opportunity to be heard in public now every two weeks.

If a special referendum is held, I urge my fellow town residents to vote “no” on this attack on Town of Manlius unity. Thank you.

MiChAEl SMiTh FAyetteville

Years Ago in History

By CinDy BEll ToBEy

150 Years Ago –

Aug. 14, 1873

A runaway, dreadful in its threatening and fortunate in its results, excited this community to an unusual degree last Thursday evening. About 7 ½ o’clock a party of eight persons – three ladies and five gentlemen – from Chittenango, who had been at a picnic at the head of the lake, were riding down Lincklaen Street with a double team, and when near the residence of Mr. Charles Brown one of the pole straps broke and horses started on a run. The driver was unable to check them, and they reached the corner of Albany and Lincklaen streets under frightful headway. Just skipping two teams which were passing up Lincklaen Street, the team turned a sharp corner and threw the wagon with its load upon the ground with terrific force in front of Tillotson’s store. The horses became detached from the wagon and started frantically on a run down the walk, south side of Albany Street but slipped and fell in front of

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ThE CollEgE SpoRTS

Say you are about to finish your junior year in high school, 17 years old, living in the Bay Area.

You’re a star in softball, a bigger star in the classroom, and because of both facts Stanford is interested in you.

You’re excited. Not only do you have a chance to go to a school of impeccable academic credentials, you could find yourself part of an athletic program with 134 national championships to its credit, names like Janet Evans and Tiger Woods, just to name a couple of famous alums.

So you make a verbal commitment to the Cardinal in the spring of 2023. You know that, in two years, you’ll be on the diamond facing the best in the Pac-12, which bills itself as “The Conference of Champions”.

Or at least it did.

By now you’ve likely heard that, in addition to snatching USC and UCLA, the Big Ten gobbled up Oregon and Washington, too, igniting a scramble where Arizona, Arizona State and Utah joined Colorado in bolting to the Big 12.

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Watts’ store and were captured without damage to themselves or any one. Of course it was expected that out of to large a load some must have suffered serious injury, if not death, but when the party was picked out of the wreck, it was found that beyond the fracture of a collarbone of one of the ladies, and several cuts about the head and face by several others, the injury sustained was slight. The wagon was badly smashed. The escape of all from a frightful death was wonderful.

125 Years Ago – Aug. 18, 1898

It evidently is not generally known that it is against the law to carry children on the front of a bicycle. It is a state law and the penalty runs from $1 to $500 with imprisonment. – F.E. Wilson and Atwell & Son have put in fixtures for lighting their stores with gasoline gas, furnished from the generator at Aikman & Norton’s. Wells Bros. are also about to put in this kind of light. – The two oldest men now living in the town of Cazenovia are men that never drank liquor, chewed tobacco or smoked cigars, one of them is ninetyfour years old and the other is ninety-six years old. Both of them are hale and hearty.

100 Years Ago – Aug. 16, 1923

W. L. Stevens of Cazenovia estimated 200 eggs as the difference in production between two coops of hens exhibited by

Random Thoughts

Phil Blackwell

teams and athletes to count is, in a flash, gone.

You know why it happened. The same college presidents and conference commissioners crying about the implications of athletes getting a tiny piece of the gross profits they generate experience serious FOMO and chase tens of millions more that ESPN, NBC, Fox or other media giants is willing to hand out for football Saturdays in the fall.

Just because it makes cents doesn’t mean it, you know, makes sense.

Heck, it’s doubtful that any of these power brokers looked anywhere beyond their own resumes and bottom lines in making these momentous decisions.

The welfare of athletes? The ability of fans, especially parents, other family members and friends, to travel and see games?

Again and again, those considerations were cast aside, if they were even raised. Sorry, hate to inconvenience you, but those flashy NBC promos about Big Ten games on Saturday nights are so cool, we’ve got to get a piece of it!

This is how college sports, already

the Farm Bureaus at the Four-County fair in DeRuyter last week. Mr. Stevens thereby wins his choice of a certified cockerel or some certified chicks to be delivered next spring, for the actual difference between the two coops was 199 eggs. Ronald Porter of Cortland, R. D. 1 came in second with 196 eggs, and Ray Porter of Cuyler was next in line with an estimation of 207 eggs. Considerable interest was shown in this contest by those attending the fair, for a number of different people estimated on the egg-laying capacity of the four hens on exhibit. The greatest source of error came from over-estimating the two poor hens. One of these had laid but 28 eggs during the past year and the other but 57. Whereas the two good hens laid 150 and 134 respectively. Up to this spring the two poor hens had laid but one egg between them.

75 Years Ago – Aug. 19.1948

The summer meeting of the Madison County Medical Society will be held today at The Oaks, home of Dr. and Mrs. Wilton R. Joy on the shore of Cazenovia Lake. A social time will be enjoyed from 4:30 to 7 at the Joy home. Dinner will be served at the Lincklaen House and the gathering will return to The Oaks for the program. “Champlain’s Invasion of New York State and the Battle of Nichol’s Pond” will be the theme of Dr. T. Wood Clarke of Utica. Dr. Lee S. Preston will speak on “The Founding and Early Days of the Madison County Medical Society.”

CNY Retirement Showcase set for Sept. 14

This year’s CNY Retirement Showcase on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CNY Regional Market, 2100 Park St., Syracuse. Brought to you by Community Living Advocates and Kinney Drugs.

This event is free and open to anyone planning to retire or wanting to enhance their retirement. Various representatives from all over CNY will be available to

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Giveaways and door prizes! For more information visit communitylivingadvocates.com/cnyretirementshowcase2023.

an environment rife with hypocrisy and inequality, can drive away even its most staunch fans, who weren’t clamoring for any of these seismic changes.

Whether it was football or any other sport, the college model was built on local and regional identity. Not just rooting for the alma mater, but also hating your rivals and wanting to beat them so much that it sometimes topped winning any league or national titles.

But ever since the Supreme Court, in 1984, allowed conference to negotiate their own TV contracts away from the NCAA’s control, we’ve experienced one realignment after another, every single one of them (including Syracuse going to the ACC) singularly driven by fat bottom lines even as some athletic departments continued to lose money.

If it continues, football might be better served by breaking off into its own “Super League” with all the brand names, which would be tolerable if the rest of the sports returned to a more sane, regional model that never was broken in the first place.

Of course, the big soccer clubs in Europe tried this a couple of years ago and the resulting outcry led to a quick

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demise. Imagine if that happened here.

Maybe it needs to. If millions of fans, turned off by all the greed and double-dealing, banded together and stayed away from stadiums come 2024 (when most of these changes take place), and executives saw the vast sea of empty seats in Tuscaloosa or Norman or Columbus, maybe they’d reconsider.

Too many great rivalries, coast to coast, have already disappeared, sacrificed at the altar of football and the “security” some talk about which really is keeping all the gold for themselves and not sharing anything with anyone else.

Now it’s entire leagues getting blown up, and with it goes the hopes and dreams of so many. A young man or woma gifted enough to play college sports should have their decision based on what they love and what is in their hearts, and never, ever have to worry about cross-country airfare or jet lag.

Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.

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Chittenango High School’s 2023 fall sports schedule, with all dates and times subject to change.

Football

Sept. 1: at Vernon-VeronaSherrill, 7 p.m.

Sept. 8: New Hartford,

6:30

Sept. 14: at Central Valley Academy, 6:30

Sept. 22: at Homer, 7 p.m.

Sept. 29: Mexico, 6:30

Oct. 6: Syracuse ITC, 6:30

Oct. 13: at Indian River, 7 p.m.

Oct. 20: Westhill, 6:30 Girls Soccer

Sept. 5: at Cortland, 4:30

Sept. 7: Vernon-Verona-

Sept. 9: Jordan-Elbridge, 11 a.m.

Sept. 12: Mexico, 5:30

Sept. 13: at Oswego, 6:30

Sept. 18: Holland Patent,

Sept. 20: at Homer, 7

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Oct. 12: at Westhill,

Oct. 14: Fulton, 1 p.m.

Boys, Girls Cross Country

Sept. 20: at CBA, 4:30

Sept. 27: Cortland, 4:30

Oct. 4: Homer, 4:30

Oct. 11: Westhill, 4:30

Oct. 13: Chittenango Twilight Invitational, 4:30

Oct. 18: at Mexico, 4:30

Oct. 25: OHSL Championships at Long Branch Park,

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Nov. 4: Section III Championships at Vernon-Verona-Sherrill

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Girls tennis

Aug. 28: Skaneateles, 11

a.m.

Aug. 30: at Homer, 4:30

Sept. 5: Phoenix, 4:30

Sept. 7: Cortland, 4:30

Sept. 11; at Mexico, 4:30

Sept. 13: Westhill, 4:30

Sept. 15: Manlius Pebble Hill, 4:30

golf…in

Three weeks ago I read a great article about playing golf in high temperatures. I apologize. I should have followed up sooner.

As golfers already know, July was one of our planet’s hottest months on record but the sizzling temperatures did not discourage golfers from playing. In fact, the opposite happened. Golfers flocked to the courses when temperatures reached near “triple digits”. When this happens, it is extremely important for us to know four things:

1. Understand how to play in extreme heat.

2. How to protect ourselves from overheating.

3. Know how to feel comfortable when we are sweating…even before we go to the first tee.

4. Know how extreme heat effects the flight of our golf ball.

Therefore, before you schedule your next tee time, memorize the following tips:

Find Shade Wherever You Can - “I walk under an umbrella”, says Jessica Korda. Being outside means we can’t avoid the sun all of the time, however, we should be trying to minimize our exposure.

Hydrate As Much As Possible - Before you go to the first tee, drink as much water as possible without feeling uncomfortable. During your round, drink other performance drinks that provide electrolytes. For those of you who enjoy a few “adult beverages”, be careful. Alcohol can dehydrate you and lead to a lack of energy and focus. According to The Vincera Institute, if you are going to drink alcohol while you play, it is best to have only one drink per hour and combine that with three ounces of liquid “per hole” to counter the dehydrating effects of alcohol. If you are playing golf 2 to 3 days in a row and you drink alcohol, your performance will likely suffer and dehydration will worsen.

Ball Flight Considerations - Andrew Rice, GOLF Top 100 Teacher says, “Assuming you hit your drives about 250 yards, you will gain about two yards on your drives for every 10degree rise in temperature. Distance increase varies for each club. For example, a pitching wedge only gains 1.3 yards per 10 degrees. It might seem insignificant, but when you take into account the “firm” conditions of a course, the extra couple of yards could be the

Sept. 18: at Pulaski, 4:30

Sept. 20: at Bishop Grimes, 4:30

Sept. 22: at Marcellus, 4:30

Sept. 26: at CBA, 4:30

Sept. 28: at Cazenovia, 4:30

Boys Golf Home matches at Rogues Roost Golf Course

Aug. 24: at Phoenix, 10 a.m.

Aug. 28: Westhill, 3:30

Aug. 30: at Cortland, 3:30

Aug. 31: Marcellus, 3:30

Sept. 5: CBA, 3:30

Sept. 7: Homer, 3:30

Sept. 8: Tully, 3:30

Sept. 11: at Mexico, 3:30

Sept. 13: Phoenix, 3:30

Sept. 15: at Westhill, 3:30

Sept. 19: Cortland, 3:30

Sept. 21: at Marcellus, 3:30

Sept. 26: at CBA, 3:30

Sept. 27:

difference between your ball stoping on the green or going into a bunker. So, if you are in-between clubs and not sure what to hit, it might be best to “club down” one iron.

Where is The Sun - A green that is protected and/or covered by trees isn’t getting much sunlight. The green that is exposed all day is getting baked. According to Kevin Roth of Rotogrinders (Fox Weather), the sun’s location in the sky can cause the grass to to lean toward it. This will cause your putt to roll in a slightly different direction in the morning, early afternoon or early evening. Also, due to dry conditions, there won’t be as much friction as the ball rolls. This means the putt is going to move a bit faster than normal…especially if you are playing in the middle of the afternoon when temperatures are generally at their highest.

Can “Brain Fog” Impact Your Score?Have you ever lost focus on the course when it has been hot and muggy? It’s not just your imagination. If you are dehydrated, that’s exactly what can happen. If you’re standing over a putt and can’t seem to figure out the break or distance of your putt, it could be your brain reminding you to drink more water. Wearing a hat with a wet towel around your neck to cool down works great. Also, take a cart for additional shade and perhaps a slight breeze.

Conserve Energy - Let’s face it, it’s exhausting playing in the heat. Your body works overtime trying to stay upright so you have to try to give it a rest whenever you can. The affects of hot weather causes physical as well as mental issues. It’s a challenge professional golfers say they need to prepare for and overcome. Lexi Thompson, LPGA Player says, “It’s so hot you have to make sure you are drinking as much water as you can and feeding yourself because once you lose that, you lose all types of concentration”.

been able to mow at the Sean M. Googin Memorial Sports Complex at Fenner Fields the past couple of days due to wet, muddy conditions.

“We were luckily able to mow half today, so we have some soccer practice that’s going on right now, and also our community Pop Warner teams, I think, are up there because they [weren’t able] to practice out here,” DiFulvio said. “So, having [the upper field] is certainly going to be beneficial for our student-athletes.”

Later in the meeting, the board approved a state environmental quality review act (SEQRA) resolution for the proposed district-wide 2023-24 capital improvement project involving infrastructure updates to Burton Street Elementary School and the Emory Avenue Complex. According to the resolution, the proposed work includes roof systems replacement, heating plant upgrades and replacements, and building automation control replacements and upgrades.

“The board has the authority to make a declaration as to the type of environmental impact of such a project,” said Assistant Superintendent for Business/ School Business Official Thomas Finner-

to write a book about it. I thought others would be interested in seeing how this ordinary man climbed into an oxcart and traveled to California to follow his dream.”

Oxcart Gold Rush includes more than 100 photographs, maps, and illustrations of the places Holbrook visited and the life around him; newspaper clippings documenting national and world events of the day; reproduced pages of Holbrook’s diary entries; stories of politicians like Lincoln, John Quincy Adams, and Daniel Webster; and discussions of national issues such as slavery and states’ rights.

Estey said he was inspired by a friend to turn his book into something more than just a transcription of Holbrook’s diary. The friend, who is a history professor, suggested that Estey consider interweaving historical events with the diary entries.

“That struck a chord with me,” Estey said. “Stephen Ambrose’s book ‘Un

daunted Courage’ and H.W. Brands’ ‘The Age of Gold’ are examples of historical books that bring history alive by furnishing details about the principal characters involved in the journey. I wanted to try that, but I wanted to go further.”

Estey decided his book would be more interesting if he interspersed with Holbrook’s entries not only additional

ty. “This project is proposed to be boiler replacement and roof replacement at Burton Street Elementary and some [heating, ventilation, and air conditioning] controls work, so by the very nature of those projects, we are not going to have a negative impact [on] the environment, so we propose declaring a Type II SEQRA declaration. The architect is in agreement as well and so is our legal team.”

According to Mehlbaum, the district’s 2023-24 capital improvement project is currently moving along through the planning stages. in other news

The district administration began the meeting by recognizing the 2023 boys’ and girls’ track & field teams and the 2022 and 2023 boys’ tennis teams for competing in the state championships.

Mike Byrnes, coordinator of athletics & communications, congratulated all the student-athletes and coaches for their accomplishments and acknowledged them as “great ambassadors” for the school district and the community at the state competitions.

“We are very proud of all you’ve accomplished but also for how you carry yourselves as representatives of our school and our community,” he said. “It’s our plea-

background or explanations of his accounts but also contemporaneous occurrences elsewhere in the world, things that happened on the same day but in a different year, and events that took place right where he was, either before he arrived or after he left.

When conducting his research, Estey drew from a few hard-copy books but mostly searched the internet to find material in books, newspapers, magazines, and online articles. Ancestry.co m and Newspapers.co m were also valuable resources, according to the author. His completed book contains over 300 endnotes citing his sources.

In a description of his book, Estey states that although it is full of historical events, it is not a history book.

“It’s a storybook, and the story is something everyone can relate to — the journey towards our dreams,” he wrote.

Estey’s book was published by Log Cabin Books, an independent publisher located south of Hamilton, New York that specializes in local authors’ works. The company is owned by Estey’s nephew Brian McDowell.

McDowell said that as the publisher of numerous books on CNY history, he was intrigued — family connection aside — by the thought of a personal diary that dealt both with the local area and with “a national trek of historic proportions.”

sure to have you here tonight to recognize you in front of the board of education and all of your friends and family.”

Later in the meeting, the board accepted a donation from the Cazenovia Youth Soccer Association (CYSA) for two new youth soccer goals to be used at Fenner Fields.

After the board approved a tax warrant to authorize the district to begin the collection of real property taxes, DiFulvio reported that the former Cazenovia College is no longer tax-exempt and therefore is “on the books.”

Following the meeting, Village of Cazenovia Mayor Kurt Wheeler explained that Cazenovia College ceased to exist as an educational institution on July 31, 2023.

“They have a short-term legal identity to wrap up operations but are no longer educational,” he said. “The tax assessor, county, [industrial development agency], and others determined that the campus is no longer tax-exempt. The bondholders have not taken possession of the campus yet. . . Some future entity could apply for tax-exempt status, but the current entity — former Caz College — was determined to no longer meet the criteria that created the former tax-exempt status.”

of the journal with the addition of a lot of American happenings of the times makes for a truly significant, fascinating read,” McDowell said. “I firmly believe that everyone has an interesting history to share, and the fact that a first-person source was available to tell a story that is nearly 200 years old was an added incentive for the author — and for Log Cabin Books.”

The Aug. 25 CPL event will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in the Betsy Kennedy Community Room.

The event is free and open to the public.

“Here at the Cazenovia Public Library, it is our mission to encourage engagement with our history, connecting people in order to enhance our community and encourage lifelong learning,” said CPL Adult Programming and Service Coordinator Renee Joseph. “We believe this book will capture the interest of local history buffs as it provides a snapshot into the past through one man’s account of his lived experience of the [Gold Rush], as written in his diary and brought to life by author Stub Estey. Estey [adds] depth to the book through his research and interjection of historic narrative, giving the reader an account of the early settlers from Pompey within the context of what was happening in the world at large.”

According to Finnerty, over $19 million worth of value has come onto the books. “$19 million gets added, so it affected the taxes to the tune of anywhere from I think it was 32 cents per $1,000 to 41 cents per $1,000,” he said. “Without it, folks’ taxes would have been that much higher. With it, they are going to see a little bit of savings. Taxes are still going to go up because we raised our tax levy, but they are not going to go up as badly.”

A large portion of the campus is currently being leased to the New York State Police for use as its new NYS Police Basic School Auxiliary Academy.

During the discussion, the superintendent also informed the board that the district was denied its request for permission to use the campus sports field, which is not currently being used, due to insurance reasons.

Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education meetings are usually held at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month.

Meeting dates are listed on the district website and the school calendar.

For more information, visit cazenoviacsd.com.

ter Anne Estey McDowell will also read from and sign copies of her memoir, “The Way I Remember It.”

Anne and her late husband, Raymond, were both among the 52 graduates of the CHS Class of 1952. She went on to earn her bachelor of arts degree in education from Buffalo State College in 1956.

Anne’s memoir recounts her childhood in Pompey, her courtship of Raymond beginning in their teen years, and the couple’s 66 years of marriage. Weaved in are anecdotes about growing up in rural New York after the Great Depression and living with her family on Burton Street in Cazenovia over several decades. The book also covers her life as a mother of five children; her experience teaching elementary school in New York and Texas; her time as a resident of Colorado, Texas, and Florida; and her return to CNY in 2018. Additionally, the book includes entries from Raymond about his time in the Navy during the Korean Conflict and his life on the family farm in Fenner, New York.

“The Way I Remember It” and “Oxcart Gold Rush” will be available for purchase at the event. Both books can also be ordered online at logcabinbooks. com.

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During the library event, Estey’s sis -

“The way Stub weaved the narrative

chine,” she said.

For more information on this and other CPL events, call 315-655-9322 or visit cazenoviapubliclibrary.org. l

camera on both films, and Kyle Ward contributed music on “Rushed” and was the composer for “Shelter in Solitude.”

Fallon Hogan’s husband and two of their children were also heavily involved in both films.

Hogan was a producer on the films and their daughter Sinead Hogan played Jessie in “Rushed” and a hippie in the new film. She also served as the production designer on both films.

Munson Hogan played Vinny in the first Emerald Caz Productions film and the supporting role of Chris, a cop, in the latest film. He also coordinated all the music in “Rushed” and served as co-producer and music supervisor on “Shelter in Solitude.” In 2020, he started his own independent production/record company, Legendary GOAT Productions, which will be releasing the official soundtrack album for the new film.

Fallon Hogan said having so many people return to help bring her second film to fruition was “amazing.”

“They are all extremely talented, and we all work together like a well-oiled ma-

The “Shelter in Solitude” cast includes Andrea Autry, wife of Syracuse University Men’s Basketball Coach Adrian Autry, and Cazenovia residents Max Schaffner and Siobhan Kiernan.

Cazenovia artist Jennifer Hooley also joined Emerald Caz Productions on the new movie as its scenic designer.

For Hooley, working on the film was “a blast.”

“To think I was part of it and my name will be in the credits is pretty cool,” she said. “What an opportunity.”

Hooley was on set every day of filming, helping to decorate the sets, creating certain looks that Fallon Hogan had envisioned, making signs, and placing props.

She helped transform a local restaurant into “Val’s,” created the “Warden’s office,” and placed all of Macon’s personal items used during filming in his character’s jail cell.

Hooley said witnessing Fallon Hogan in action was beyond anything she could have ever imagined.

“The energy, commitment, enthusiasm, and ‘all hands on deck’ approach to making a movie is incomprehensible until you

see it,” she said. “To be part of what Siobhan did and created, right here where we live, was an experience of a lifetime. . . To be within five to ten feet of Siobhan during her scenes and witness her ‘drop’ into her role at a moment’s notice was incredible. Her character was mesmerizing. Siobhan is fun, funny, creative, and professional. She is so thoughtful, knows everyone, and knows how to make people feel special.”

“Shelter in Solitude” was shot in 2021 in Syracuse, Jamesville, Cazenovia, Erieville, Perryville, and Peterboro.

“In October 2021, trucks filled with all sorts of movie, camera, and sound equipment and tons of movie professionals from all over descended upon Cazenovia,” said Hooley. “They were here for three weeks and then poof, gone. What they did here was fast, furious, and simply amazing.”

Local filming locations include Bylund Hill Stables and Lane Road in Cazenovia, the Blue Canoe Grill in Erieville, the main road through the Hamlet of Peterboro, and multiple private homes in Cazenovia and Perryville.

Fallon Hogan described filming in and around her hometown as a dream come true.

“Most of the extras were my friends from the Class of ‘79 or friends from town,” she said. “Catering was at Dave’s Diner [and] the Blue Canoe, and our opening and closing parties were at the Brae Loch. Amazing friends [provided housing], Jack Stevens let us use his vintage truck, and Pam and Dave Lane let us use their 1968 Mustang, which we then drove in the Fourth of July parade. I love Cazenovia and the people of Madison County and Syracuse, so I was in heaven filming here. People were beyond generous and kind.”

“Shelter in Solitude” was an official selection of the SModcastle Film Festival, the San Francisco International New Concept Film Festival, Craic Fest 2023, the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards, and the 2023 Boston International Film Festival, where it won best cinematography and best actress awards.

To learn more about the film, visit shelterinsolitude.com/emerald-caz-productions or follow @siobhanfallonhogan or @shelterinsolitude on Instagram.

Tickets to the local screenings of “Shelter in Solitude” can be purchased on eventbrite.com by searching “Manlius” and then “Shelter in Solitude.”