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By kAtE hill Staff writer
From Feb. 3 through March 7, the Cazenovia Central School District (CCSD) ran a “Change for Hope” fundraiser to support families with children battling pediatric cancer.
The funds raised will go to Griffin’s Guardians, a Cicerobased non-profit that works to spread awareness of pediatric cancer, assist in funding research for pediatric cancer, bring hope to Central New York families with children battling cancer, and provide those families with financial assistance to lessen their burden.
According to the organization’s website, 28 schools participated in the Griffin’s Guardians 2024 Change for Hope Campaign, raising over $28,000.
This year, CCSD was one of 54 schools to participate in the campaign.
The district’s student-led initiative encouraged classrooms to collect loose change, with the parent/teacher association (PTA) offering prizes to the top fundraising classes.
Colleen Fox, whose son Carrick — a second grader at Burton Street Elementary School — was diagnosed with Lymphoma last May, was instrumental in bringing the Change for Hope fundraiser to CCSD.
According to Fox, Carrick was treated at Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital, which works closely with Griffin’s Guardians.
“The [founder of Griffin’s
Guardians], Erin Engle, lost her son at seven years old to pediatric cancer,” Fox said. “She has since dedicated herself to helping CNY families battling cancer. Once we were connected with Erin and Christine, [the event coordinator] at Griffin’s, they helped us with medical bills [and] surprised Carrick’s siblings with events and gifts to lift their spirits. Erin always seemed to know just when to check in with me to make sure I was doing okay. She and the charity are true angels.”
When she saw that Griffin’s Guardians was looking for schools to participate in Change for Hope, Fox reached out to the CCSD schools; all the principals and Superintendent Christopher DiFulvio were supportive of the idea.
Third-grade teacher Leah Jubelt managed the collection for Burton Street Elementary School, French and Spanish teacher Renée Foisy Kleiner handled and promoted the event at the middle school, and social studies teacher Paul Harney took the lead at the high school.
“[Leah] took care of our children at home when we were at the hospital,” said Fox. “. . . [Renée] kept me going when I was tired and lost steam. She’s amazing.”
Foisy Kleiner has had three of Fox’s four children in class; the only one she hasn’t taught is Carrick.
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law regulating restricted watercraft proposed County emergency management director presents to town board
By kAtE hill Staff writer
On March 10, the Cazenovia Town Board introduced a proposed local law to amend the town code “with respect to regulating the docking, mooring, and launching of certain restricted watercraft on and in Cazenovia Lake.”
The following types of vessels are listed as “restricted watercraft” applicable to the proposed law: boats containing or utilizing a combustion-style engine or electric/batterypowered engine for propulsion; motorized sailboats; and barges — powered or unpowered/ with or without engines — that can be transported and used for commercial or personal purposes.
“Recently, the town has recognized a proliferation of the use of motorized watercraft upon and along the waters of Cazenovia Lake at a level which has created concerns regarding public health and safety to those using the lake, as well as the landowners adjacent to the lake shore,” the proposed local law states. “The purpose of this law is to maintain a safe recreational environment along the shorelines and within the waters of Cazenovia Lake to the fullest extent permitted by law. It is a further purpose of this law to regulate shoreline activities with respect to certain watercraft in or on the waters of Cazenovia Lake in order to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of those using the lake, as well as the residents of the Town of Cazenovia, and to provide for reasonable public access and recreational use of Cazenovia Lake without overcrowding, congestion, or safety hazards. This law will further serve the purpose to fairly allocate the use of the lake’s shoreline for docking, mooring, birthing, and anchoring of watercraft and attempt to minimize conflicts among neighboring property owners who use their shoreline to boat and for other access to the waters of Cazenovia Lake.”
The proposed local law also says the town board has determined that certain watercraft must be introduced into the lake through designated launching points rather than through unsupervised and uncontrolled access without inspections for invasive species. All trailers and trailered vessels must obtain a launch sticker and be launched at the village’s Lakeside Park boat launch or Willow Bank Yacht Club.
“It is the further intent of this law to prohibit the commercial leasing of dock space and the commercial mooring of boats for monetary gain on any property adjacent to Cazenovia Lake outside of the Village of Cazenovia, unless otherwise established within these regulations and to limit the number of certain motorized watercraft on the waters of Cazenovia Lake,” the law continues. “This law will further benefit Cazenovia Lake by directing certain launch points for watercraft through existing public areas in the village and town. This law is not intended to restrict or regulate the use and/or placement of watercraft or the placement and operation of docks used by the State of New York, Madison County, or any municipality for public purposes.”
Cazenovia Town Supervisor Kyle Reger read the law’s “Findings, Purpose & Intent” section aloud and announced that the proposed local law would be posted on the town website and available for viewing at the town office the following day.
After determining that adopting the proposed local law would not result in significant adverse environmental impacts, the board adopted a negative declaration under the NYS Environmental Quality Review Act.
The board also scheduled a public hearing on the proposed local law for April 14, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at the town office.
Madison County Emergency Management presentation
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Pompey artist shows watercolors at CazLibrary
By kAtE hill Staff writer
This month, the Cazenovia Public Library & Museum (CPL) is exhibiting new work by Pompey, NY, artist Lucie Wellner.
The show, “Magnolia Dreaming,” runs through March 27 in the CPL Gallery and features a series of eight watercolors based on magnolia tree flowers.
According to the Smithsonian Institution, magnolias are one of the oldest flowering plants on Earth, evolving as far back as 95 million years ago during the Cretaceous period.
“This is before the mass extinction of dinosaurs and before the age of bees, which meant the tree called upon the beetle for pollination,” said Wellner. “It is an apt symbol of perseverance. March is the time we start dreaming in earnest about spring as the days get longer and our senses detect the change in season. The thin green veil eventually begins draping itself over the landscape, with the pink magnolia trees being
among the first to unfold their outsize blooms.”
The magnolias depicted in Wellner’s work are based on photographs taken over the years and painted to look more dreamlike than realistic.
“The magnolia references are from my Magnolia tree in Pompey,” Wellner said. “It’s not a saucer magnolia, it’s more of a shrub form, and the blooms are a deeper pink. . . . [My paintings] line the walls in the Cazenovia Library gallery with the hope they offer a lift to our spirits as we pass through, surrounded by magnolia flowers.”
Wellner was raised in Pompey and has been painting with watercolors since 1997.
Formally trained in surface pattern design, she spent 15 years designing dinnerware.
“I took some surface pattern design classes at Onondaga Community College with Jim Cody,” Wellner said. “With his encouragement, I applied to Syracuse China and got a job in the design department. My bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University included cartography, and the pre-
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middle school, [which] allows me to get to know the students and families well,” Foisy Kleiner said. “The Fox family has always done so much for our school; Colleen served as the Middle School PTA President, and their oldest daughter was in my French class during a pivotal year for me; my own child required serious surgery that year, in the middle of the pandemic. When [Amy Getman-Herringshaw], our principal, asked if I would serve as faculty liaison for Griffin’s Guardians’ fundraising ef -
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computer tools required for making maps were the same as for designing dinnerware, so I surprisingly had the right skill set. I then did a master
fort, I had to say yes.”
On March 3, Fox reported that the top fundraising class in the middle school would receive an ice cream party. At Burton Street, the reward would be a free popcorn day for the whole school, and at the high school, the reward had yet to be determined.
“The best thing about this is the kids did the fundraiser and started collecting without knowledge of any prizes,” Fox said. “The prizes were added later as a thank you from me. That really shows their true understanding of charity and generosity.”
of fine arts in surface pattern design under the direction of Rick Wolff [at Syracuse University] while I was working.”
An opening reception
for “Magnolia Dreaming” was held on Thursday, March 6, at CPL. To learn more about Wellner and her work, visit luciewellner.co m
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For more information on the CPL Gallery, visit cazenoviapubliclibrary. org/museum-gallery/gallery/.
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the Cazenovia Public library Gallery is exhibiting “Magnolia Dreaming” by Pompey painter lucie Wellner through
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“Change for Hope” benefits Griffin’s Guardians, a Cicero-based non-profit that works to support families with children battling pediatric cancer.
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FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Widow’s Bereavement Group Morrisville Community Church. No July or December meeting. Call 315-655-8471 for details.
WEDNESDAYS THROUGH MARCH
Great Discussions
1 p.m.-5 p.m. Cazenovia Public Library. This foreign policy discussion group will discuss different topics each week. Must register.
THURSDAY THROUGH APRIL 10
Portfolio Building for Teens
6 p.m.-9 p.m. Carpenters Barn, Cazenovia. A six week class for teens in grades 10-12. Register at cazarts.com.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
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9:30 a.m. The MOST, Downtown Syracuse.
gear, the director of the Madison County Office of Emergency Management (OEM), provided an overview of the services offered by his department.
According to Degear, the mission of the OEM’s four branches — fire, emergency communications, emergency management, and emergency medical services — is to protect the whole community by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual hazards and disasters.
“We are a group of people who think about, plan for, and mitigate against all those things that nobody else wants to,” he said. “. . . Everything bad that can happen has a likelihood and a consequence; our goal is to try to reduce one or both of those things.”
Degear explained that OEM’s first step is identifying potential natural, technological, biological, and conflict/adversarial hazards. It next analyzes the likelihood and consequences
Continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. “Physics of Dimension and Perspective”. Following the program, attendees are welcome to explore the museum. Free. Organ Concert 7 p.m. Manlius United Methodist Church. Enjoy sacred and classical music on the pipe organ. Free
MARCH 17 & 18
NACAC National College Fair
Monday: 5 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Tuesday: 9 a.m.11:30 a.m. Meet with admissions representatives from various colleges, universities, and the armed forces. Workshops on admissions topics and more. Free. www.nacacattend. org/25syracuse.
SUNDAY, MARCH 23
Snowshoe Sundays 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Meier’s Creek Brewing Co. Snowshoes available to borrow. www.cazpreservation.org/events.
of each hazard to determine where to focus its resources. The third step involves implementing mitigation strategies to reduce the likelihood or consequence of the hazard; such strategies include staffing and operating the county emergency operations center, administering emergency plans, coordinating and conducting drills and exercises, educating the public, providing emergency services, administering local public information/warning systems, offering first responder training, and coordinating specialty teams, such as search and rescue and drone operations.
Later in his presentation, Degear encouraged Madison County residents to prepare for emergencies by taking steps such as establishing how they will receive alerts/warnings and communicate with family, creating a paper copy of important phone numbers, making a paper list of medications, and packing an emergency go bag.
According to the speaker, a go bag should include the following items: a three-day supply of bottled water and non-perishable food, a one-week supply of prescriptions, a small first aid kit, a blanket/throw, sturdy shoes, warm
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at 9:15
“Climate Change: a Focus on Carbon Footprints”. Following the program, attend-
clothes, rain gear, personal hygiene items, items for family members with special needs, essential pet care items, and a flashlight with extra batteries.
For more information on Madison County OEM, visit madisoncounty.ny.gov/1485/Emergency-Management.
The town board typically meets on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the Gothic Cottage at 7 Albany St.
Reger will hold his next monthly office hours on Sunday, March 23, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the town office. Community members are invited to sit down with him and discuss any town issue.
For more information on the Town of Cazenovia, visit towncazenovia.digitaltowpath.org or call the town offices at 315-655-9213. Village of Cazenovia Board of trustees update
The Village of Cazenovia Board of Trustees held a special meeting on Wednesday, March 5, to determine how best to use the previously reserved budget under the contract for the Cazenovia College Redevelopment Plan project.
The village and the Cazenovia Area Com-
munity Development Association engaged
MRB Group in January 2024 to create a redevelopment plan for the Cazenovia College campus and facilities. The scope of that agreement was amended in January 2025 to replace generic evaluations of the campus and potential uses with more detailed technical analyses of the buildings. In that amended agreement, $29,443.75 was set aside as a reserved budget. The village now desires to amend the contract to allocate the reserved budget.
During the special meeting, the village decided that the following work should be completed utilizing the reserved budget:
1. Theater and athletic center architectural review to assess immediate capital investment needs
2. Preliminary housing needs assessment
3. Visual aids to assist with public engagement and future development efforts
The Village of Cazenovia Board of Trustees typically meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the village municipal building at 90 Albany St.
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Drowsy driving
We have reached that point in the year, where at least by the standards of the calendar, we are getting close to the official start of spring.
One of those markers is the change over to daylight saving time, which took place Sunday.
While many find this practice some what arcane in this day and age and many of the arguments for keeping the practice in place seem illogical, and there have even been efforts to move away from the annual changes in time and stick to one time year round, for this season anyway we still find ourselves adjusting our clocks, both those in our homes and our internal clocks.
The mornings will be a little darker, though it will be light later into the evening, and our own internal clocks will be adjusting and likely a little drowsy, perhaps even feeling a little jet lagged as we adjust to the time change for a little while anyway.
According to AAA driving while battling the urge to fall asleep is a familiar feeling for many.
Research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reveals the shocking lethality of drowsy driving. And with daylight saving time, the darker mornings and lost hour of sleep could lead to more drowsy drivers, according to AAA.
Previous Foundation research points directly to sleep loss as a key culprit in drowsy driving crashes.
According to the new study these figures are far higher than official government statistics, highlighting the underreported nature of drowsy driving crashes. According to NHTSA, there is agreement across the traffic safety, sleep science, and public health communities that the impact of drowsy driving is underestimated.
The AAA Foundation’s study, based on indepth crash investigations and national fatal crash data, estimates that drowsy driving is a factor in roughly 10 times as many traffic fatalities as traditional crash data indicates.
Drowsiness impairs drivers in several ways: Reduced alertness making it harder to react quickly to hazards. Just one hour less than the expert-recommended minimum of seven hours of sleep increases a driver’s risk of crashing. Impaired judgment: Increases the risk of making poor decisions on the road. Sleep deprivation increases a driver’s risk of making many ordinary mistakes, leading to crashes. Those deprived of sleep by four plus hours have an impairment similar to those over the legal BAC limit. Hazardous microsleeps can cause momentary lapses in consciousness, leading to loss of control of the vehicle and failure to respond to dangers on the road. AAA research has found that drivers often underestimate their self-perception of drowsiness putting themselves and others at risk.
To stay safe as we adjust to the time change AAA recommends getting enough sleep before driving. Aim for at least seven hours of sleep per night. Travel at times of the day when you are normally awake. Avoid driving when you are tired or sleepy. Take breaks every two hours or 100 miles. Get out of the car, stretch your legs, and get fresh air. Plan and identify safe, comfortable places to take breaks. Don’t wait until you’re already feeling drowsy. Avoid heavy meals before driving. Eating a large meal can make you feel tired and sluggish. Avoid alcohol and drugs. Both can impair your driving ability. Besides harming driving directly, they can also amplify drowsiness. Listen to your body. If you start to feel tired, pull over and take a break. Don’t try to push through it. Travel with an alert passenger and take turns driving. Sharing the driving can help you stay awake and alert. Don’t underestimate the power of a quick nap. A 20- to 30-minute nap can significantly improve your alertness.
AAA also supports the development of vehicle technology that can detect drowsiness and prevent drivers from operating a vehicle when impaired. This technology could help to save lives by preventing drowsy driving crashes.
IT’s YOur CHOICe
It is hard to comprehend the fallout from the chaos that is being wrought by the federal government. The mandate that President Trump claimed after the last election was due to the perception that the electorate accepted him and his platform with clear knowledge of all of the issues and the ramifications of how he and his party would approach them.
Ramblings from the empty nest ann Ferro
I don’t know if that sweeping a mandate has ever been the case, no matter who is elected to a national position. Perhaps I am a bit jaded on this subject, but those that orchestrate the campaigns of any candidate make me feel that they are offering us candidates who will appear to be all things to all people.
Spinning the issues and marketing an image are techniques that may be the way that such things go on a national level. They leave me unconvinced of political mandates and wary of promises and hidden agendas.
Robert Kennedy said that politics is the art of “getting things done.” But getting things done in government has to be, must be, orchestrated within the processes written into our Constitution and if I may be so bold to say, on a sense of moral justice and compassion. History tells us that George Washington was offered the position of King and he rejected it in favor of a government designed with checks and balances to prevent the heavy hand of autocracy. As this new administration proceeds, fulfilling its promises to the electorate, how does it measure up?
How do we reconcile the imposition of tariffs that will only further damage our international relationships and raise prices at home? What do we do when thoughtless firings of federal employees across the board, sometimes obliterating entire services negatively affecting our economy? How do we reconcile these bogus attempts at saving money when these firings compromise our healthcare and that of those who have come to depend on our largess in poor
countries as well as damage our relationships in the international community that have held us in good stead for many years? Can you look those who were fired in the face and explain this?
How do 20-something drones inexperienced on any level of life skills and government, directed by an unelected oligarch, make decisions that have already cost lives around the world and the livelihood of dedicated public servants?
When 30,000 federal employees are furloughed, how does this affect the services they performed? Social Security? Medicare? Medicaid? Cancer and Alzheimer’s research, nuclear armaments…on and on?
And how to we explain the boorish, almost middle school behavior of the top two members of the Executive branch of government in a meeting with the President of Ukraine? I can’t explain what I saw, what you saw.
I also know that you saw the attack on the capital on Jan. 6. I know that you saw the Capital Policy force attacked with everything from Mace to broken fencing, heard chants “Hang Pence”, the Vice President tarred by those who wanted him to violate his oath. People died because of this insurrection. We demanded justice. It followed, and perpetrators caught, tried and sentenced. Then in the spirit of “getting things done” the new president pardoned all of those so tried and sentenced.
And, of course, we have Congress with the power of the purse and the courts to interpret the law, but the current executive branch is simply ignoring authorized funding by Congress as well as court verdicts, often firing judges who rule against executive orders.
Checks and balances?
So, what do we do when we see that getting things done transforms our process of checks and balances into the wand of the pretender to the throne? What do we do when the reins of government are becom -
Years Ago in History
By CinDy BEll toBEy
35 years Ago – March 14, 1990
The “Laker Review,” a monthly publication produced by students at Cazenovia High School has recently been reactivated. The first issue in the new series came out in Feb. 1, 1990.
The publication was reinstated at Cazenovia High School when a new student in the district, You Briggs, saw a need for the monthly publication and worked toward that end.
This is the first time there has been a school paper since 1983.
In the Years Ago column of The Cazenovia Republican it was reported in 1980 that Peter Mitchell, a senior, had been named editor-in-chief of the “Laker Review,” a new Cazenovia High School monthly newspaper.
The publication was produced for about three years.
Mr. Briggs felt that Cazenovia High School was a very interesting school that offered wide ranging activities for its students.
He sensed that because there were so many things going on at the school many students were just not being informed.
30 years Ago – March 15, 1995
The Midpoint Program which has been helping young students through the transition between kindergarten and first grade at Burton Street School will be replaced come September.
Burton Street principal Robert Dubik reported to the board of education that an evaluation committee found that “an additional year doesn’t prove to be very beneficial to the students.”
Instead, the committee recommended that a multi-age program be installed at the first and second grade levels, in addition to the traditional first and second grade structure.
The idea, said Dubik, would be for children to progress at their own rate if their parents elected to have them in this program.
They would remain in the same classroom for two years. At first, the students for this educational model would be selected randomly.
20 years Ago – March 9, 2005
On Friday, Feb. 11, the fourth grade students from Burton Street enjoyed a fun-filled day of skiing and snow boarding at Toggenburg. Toggenburg generously donated a day of skiing and snowboarding, complete with lessons and rentals, to our fourth grade students.
The New York State Standards for Physical Education encourage schools to show students ways to be active in the regions where they live.
What a better chance than to have all of the fourth grade students the chance to try there activities that are so popular in our region of the state.
The students really appreciated this chance they responded by behaving so respectfully and politely that the teachers and parents could be very proud.
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ing reign of one person and his cadre of billionaires many of whom have publicly advocated the destruction of our government?
I was in Italy about 10 years ago and as part of our tour we visited an American cemetery that swept up over the hills for miles, a cemetery in which lay the bodies of the dead American soldiers who fought the fascist governments of Mussolini and Hitler. Sons and daughters of the middle class who gave their lives for our Constitution and the democracy that it provides. Theirs was the fight that created the idea of American Exceptionalism, an idea that is being challenged by the new executive branch of government. I cannot help but believe that their sacrifices are affirmed or not affirmed by the value we put on the process here now.
George Bernard Shaw said, “Democracy is a device that ensures we shall be governed no better than we
15 years Ago –March 10, 2010
Cazenovia student Katie Ball placed first place at a Shakespeare Competition at Syracuse Stage.
Ball, a senior, attended the English Speaking Union’s Shakespeare Competition as Cazenovia High School’s winner among 20 area winners from Central New York. She performed her monologue as Lady Anne in Richard the Third and also performed Shakespeare’s Sonnet 43.
deserve.” Democracy is work. There is a price to be paid to live in a democracy. There, over those Italian hills, was the promise of our Constitution writ in blood, in the pain of war and the loss of loved ones for something that we held so dear. It is up to us to determine if democracy is worth the price they paid.
How do we measure the value of democracy, the allegiance to the letter and spirit of the Constitution? Is it the price of eggs? The sale of citizenship for $5,000,000? Is it the refusal to be bamboozled by trumped up issues and snake oil promises of empire and the profligate destruction of services on which we depend to live the life we enjoy under the Constitution.
It is our choice.
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.
Lady Anne’s wrath at Richard was evident as tears came into her eyes. The Shakespeare Competition has been an annual event at Cazenovia High School each January for the last 14 years under Alice Borning as advisor.
“We’ve have had outstanding actors perform their monologues very well in our own school competition,” Borning said. “At the second level our winners have made us proud, placing in the top 5. However, this is the first time that our winner has won this level.”
Bring back humanity
Rumors swirling around. Worries turning into fears. Then an announcement – all within hours. Sadness descends, tears flow, questions about the future arise.
Such was the course of events when the Syracuse Diocese announced that Bishop Grimes Junior/Senior High School will close at the end of the school year, its students allowed to go to Bishop Ludden in a newly merged facility across town.
True, the surface reasons given by the diocese for the closure make sense – smaller enrollments, an inability to update buildings among them. And there was never going to be a good time to break such sad news.
Still, the fact that it came on the very day where Grimes’ girls basketball team, once atop the state Class B rankings, was to host a Section III playoff game turned what should have been a celebration into a wake.
Think about it. You live in a house full of great memories and you’re told you have to vacate in three months’ time and you can’t ever go again to your favorite spot in the house to do what you loved the most?
Yet this event also seems to reflect what is going on, writ large, all over our country right now.
Tens of thousands of people are losing their jobs through absolutely
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no fault of their own other than the fact that (1) they work for the government and (2) someone wants it cut down to size.
Air traffic controllers, rangers in national parks, food safety inspectors, nurses in veterans’ hospitals, aid workers in Africa, people who administer social security, the entire Department of Education – all of them human and valuable to us, expendable to those in power.
Efficiency and regulation of costs is an admirable goal in a vacuum. But we don’t live in a vacuum. Systems and processes, however flawed, have built up and established themselves over generations and, while there’s plenty of things to criticize, these are errors fixable within a generally sound system. Tell that to the DOGE crowd, though. All they see are entities they hate which they want to dismantle so that, amid the rubble, they can return and (let’s face it) profit big beyond the wealth they already have. All of this destruction has severe human consequences. We’re already hearing the horror stories of workers quite competent and good at their jobs told to pack up their desks within 24 hours or, worse yet, give reasons why they should keep their jobs as if they’re misbehaving children. Now the anxiety, fear and
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depression which already gripped millions simply because of who they are, who they
is
and there’s no telling how deep the anguish might get before relief arrives.
We get told that adversity is a great teacher and that the strongest people overcome this. Yet when it’s deliberate, and not a result of error by those affected, it just seems
cruel, petty – in short, inhumane. Nothing will turn around until we rediscover the humanity in one another. It means gaining empathy, understanding that not everyone goes through the same life experience or has the same goals, and realizing that, for a lot of people, there are things more important than how much money or wealth they possess.
Funny, that’s one of the many lessons we learned in school, public or private. Discovering that there is a bigger world out there and that
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it’s okay to think for yourself, be curious, be artistic – all of these are at risk now, because to obscenely wealthy people the only purpose of the world is to get more, more and more for yourself. Institutions are guilty of this selfish mindset, too. It was this very arrogance, this very sense of never doing any wrong, which led the Catholic Church to ignore the thousands of stories about abuse for which it is now obligated to pay victims, including $100 million by a Syracuse Diocese who decided
The Town of Manlius is seeking applicants for the position of Deputy Town Highway Superintendent. For more information on the position please visit the Town’s Website at www.townofmanlius.org. To apply please submit a cover letter and resume by April 4, 2025, to Robert Cushing, Highway Superintendent, Town of Manlius, 301 Brooklea Dr, Fayetteville, NY 13066. If you have any questions, please contact the Town Clerk’s office at 315-637-3521 Monday – Friday 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM.
Labor Relations Specialist, Cayuga and Seneca County Areas of New York State
CSEA, one of New York State’s largest public employee unions, is seeking resumes for a Labor Relations Specialist for our East Syracuse office to serve the Cayuga and Seneca County areas of New York State. The position requires extensive knowledge of labor relations, ability to negotiate/administer collective bargaining agreements, resolve employer/employee conflicts, represent members in employment matters, prepare cases for arbitration. Responsibilities include working with union activists to engage members at their worksites and in their communities. A successful candidate should be self-directed, maintain schedule and workload, and be able to operate within a team. Operate independently & schedule workload.
Salary is $73,409 with excellent benefits including health, vision, and dental coverage; generous paid time off, defined pension and transportation stipend.
Qualifications: High School/Equivalency with 3 years full time related experience OR BA in labor relations or a related field or acceptable combination of work experience and education. Drivers license/car for business use.
To apply, please visit cseany.org/jobs, email to cseajobs@cseainc.org or send resume to Director of Human Resources, PO Box 7125, Capitol Station, Albany, NY 12224. Please note LRS-C-eb on all correspondence. Equal Opportunity Employer
two high schools was one too many
As always when many people in power do wrong, the casualties are those who didn’t hurt anyone. Sort of like the students at Bishop Grimes who loved their school and did not get that love in return. At the very least, we can tell them that they still have value and do all in our power to make sure they don’t get cast aside again.
Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.
Cazenovia Artisans welcomes guest artist Audrey Hamilton
Audrey Hamilton is a digital photographer of experimental abstracts in nature.
Her work will be on display at Cazenovia Artisans from March 1 to March 31 at 39 Albany St.
Recently, Hamilton has been creating stacked image collages with a signature touch of rippling water. She feels that the water gives each image a sense of life as if it is breathing.
Another signature component of Hamilton’s work is her preference for metallic paper which deepens colors and gives black and white photographs an antiqued appearance.
As a professional photographer, Hamilton uses Nikon cameras and is currently shooting with the mirrorless Nikon Z7ii.
She does all her raw image editing in Lightroom and Photoshop.
This is where she manipu -
lates each image into a piece of art while maintaining the natural image file.
Hamilton grew up on a 22acre farm and in Endfield, just outside of Ithaca.
When she wasn’t climbing trees and doing family chores, she loved performing as a classical ballet dancer and playing Suzuki violin.
In 2015, Hamilton discovered her passion for photography which was instrumental in her healing process after the passing of her mom.
Hamilton lives in Cazenovia and is a ‘93 alumnus of Cazenovia College.
She has been a member of the Cazenovia Art Trail and CazArts, Creative Alliance for the past four years.
In April 2024, two of her abstract pieces were selected for a juried photography show at the SOAG Gallery in Ithaca.
Additionally, in September 2024 she had a window display at Handwork.
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Audrey Hamilton will be Cazenovia Artisans’ guest artist in March.
Phil Blackwell | Sports Editor | 434-8889 ext. 348 | pblackwell@eaglenewsonline.com
Caz indoor track battles for state meet honors
By Phil BlACkWEll
Another tremendous season for each of the Cazenovia indoor track and field teams concluded with their appearances in last weekend’s New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships at Staten Island’s Ocean Breeze complex.
Susie Pittman was a medal contender in the girls pole vault. Having cleared 11 feet this season, Pittman knew that would likely earn a Divi-
sion II (small school) medal and possibly an overall medal, too, if she matched or topped that height.
Yet in the state meet Pittman could only reach 9 feet, stopped on three tries at trying to top 10 feet. Warwick Valley’s Rachel Vetter earned the state title, clearing 12’6”. Pittman also joined Izzy Stromer-Galley, Avery Cashatt and Caroline Mehlbaum in the Division II (small school) 4x400 relay, where they were the no. 9 seed with four min-
utes 12.14 seconds going into the state meet. The Lakers would go 4:17.68 here and land in 10th place overall, but eighth among public-school entrants in a race won on the Federation side by Bishop Loughlin in 4:03.22 and on the public side by Mount Sinai in 4:03.41. Meanwhile, in the boys state meet Cazenovia also was part of relays. Eliot Comeau, Caleb Gilmore, Tristan Field Bradley and Finn Worthing-
ton were in the 4x400 where, having gone 3:38.23 this season, they improved by nearly three seconds to 3:35.50 and got 11th place overall but in the public-school top 10 as Nanuet won both State and Federation races in 3:28.10.
As the 10th seed in the 4x200 going into the finals, the Lakers had Basil Sayre and Wyatt Scott join Comeau and Worthington to try and improve on 1:34.48, but could not quite do so finishing in 1:35.82 for 17th place.
Community Memorial welcomes Dr. Andrew Call
Community Memorial (CMH) healthcare network is expanding the primary care team with the addition of a new physician as the organization continues to focus on patient needs.
Dr. Andrew Call, board-certified in family medicine, will join Community Memorial’s Family Health Center team, seeing patients in Cazenovia.
Call completed his post-doctoral training at the University of Rochester and then later held the position of chief resident of the program, placed at the forefront of patient care.
Call graduated from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City after obtaining his bachelor of science in biology
from Alfred University before advancing to the University of Rochester. With extensive experience in family medicine, Call has worked in hospital-based practices along with the private sector of patient care for decades in western New York.
“Dr. Call is a fantastic addition to our Cazenovia practice,” said Jeff Coakley, president and CEO of Community Memorial.
“His commitment to high-quality care, exceptional patient satisfaction, and convenient services has made him a highly sought-after physician.”
Affiliated with the New York State Family Physicians group, Call has made significant contributions to the education of medi-
cal students as they work through their academic requirements.
“Both my commitment to patient care and the enhancement of fellow peer providers has offered me the opportunity to gain insight to perspectives from all angles and allows personal connection and care for those I treat,” Call said.
Joining the Cazenovia office, Call will offer patients another access point into the Community Memorial network.
Patients have direct access to ancillary services, including laboratory, radiology, and rehabilitation services.
“My heart is in medical practice with a small-town feel, and Community Memorial offers
that,” Call said. “My philosophy of care centers around being kind, creative and compassionate, and I look forward to engaging with my patients and building those relationships.”
Community Memorial offers primary care in five other locations as well (Hamilton, Morrisville, Munnsville, Sherrill and Waterville) and welcomes patients for all services, including specialty care. Regularly check the news and events section of the website for the latest updates as services continue to expand.
For more information about the Community Memorial providers and services, please visit communitymemorial.org
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Dr. Andrew Call, primary care provider recently joined the team of Community Memorial, seeing patients in Cazenovia.
Devereaux has her eye on you
BY eLenA seLTHun photo provided by the CnySpCa
Devereaux is a one-year-old white and gray-brown tabby cat with big light green eyes and a sad story. she came to the shelter after her previous owners moved away and abandoned her. she’s a very sweet girl and deserves a safe, loving home where she can stay for her whole life. She is a curious young cat who is keeping an eye out for the right person to come along. Devereaux takes some time to warm up to people, but she loves other cats and has been a feline mentor for some of the new arrivals in our open cat room. Devereaux becomes much more outgoing while playing, and if you stop playing with her before she’s done, she will stare impatiently and even give you a few disapproving meows. once Devereaux is comfortable with you, she may decide to accept your pets and give you purrs in return. She has the potential to blossom into a snuggle buddy once she knows she can trust you. Visit Devereaux at the shelter today to see just how curious and playful she is. it will only take love and patience for this aloof kitty to become a confident companion. In order to adopt, you must fill out an application, pay an adoption fee, and have your pets up to date on their rabies vaccines. All adopted cats and dogs are spayed or neutered, microchipped, and upto-date on their vaccinations before they go home. the Cny SPCA is located at 5878 East Molloy road, Syracuse. for more information about adoption, call 315-454-4479, email frontoffice2@cnyspca.org, or visit cnyspca.org
My name is golf…
For years I tried to get my younger brother Chris to take up golf. He played a pretty good game of tennis at the time and only played a few times with me, whenever I asked, just to be accommodating to his older brother. Our brother Bill however, did take up the game at 50 years of age and continued to play for 32 additional years before his unexpected passing in May of 2021. It was a very sad day for the Noun Family, Bills friends, neighbors, and every one of the thousands of kids he taught and worked with a er retirement at “his” Assisted Learning Center at Oswego High School. His 55 year career as a teacher and counselor le an enduring, permanent legacy in Oswego that I still experience every time I visit “ e Port City of Central New York”. When Bill was still teaching at the High School, I moved to Oswego. Bill and I played golf just about every day during the Summer, as long as the sun was shining and the weather was at least 40’s or above. Bill loved the game of golf and would play in tournaments or socially with me and our children Holly, Heather, Perry lll and Will whenever we could work it into our schedules. Our sister Connie (Chris’s twin) had a wonderful career at a prestigious Law Firm in Rochester, NY and understandably was busy with her four children Christine, Joanne, Cathy and Jennifer. None of them had any interest or desire to play golf but were always supportive and interested in hearing about our successes. Chris did however manage to convince me, Bill and Connie to join him singing in a a-cappella group we called “ e Four Nouns”. Singing with my siblings for about 25 years turned out to be one of the greatest experiences of my life. Chris, continued to play tennis and became an accomplished author, writer, and counselor to those who sought his knowledge and advice. In fact, I believe Chris is the smartest person I have ever known. He has the ability to challenge some of the most brilliant authors and philosophers in history with his aptness to identify and contradict some of their beliefs with his very clever and wonderful use of the English language.
Several years ago Chris joined Bill and I on one of our golf trips to Florida. One evening a er Bill went to bed early, Chris and I got into a conversation for several hours about golf in general and my competitive amateur career. He also asked me a series of very pertinent questions about playing in tournaments and my thoughts about the mental game. I didn’t know
why he started asking me questions but I found out the next morning when he presented me with a short anecdotal story about the game of golf. I read his story as o en as I can before and during the season because it reminds me how important it is to remember that golf is simply a wonderful game that we should respect..and not criticize when we play poorly. I have been submitting his story for publication every year for the last several years for CNY golfers. Here it is again. Reminder…Chris does not play golf.
MY NAME IS GOLF…I’M JUST A GAME…
I enjoy your company every time you visit.
Heck, if it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t have any company at all. For years I’ve been trying to tell you. Nobody listens. I’m on your side. Your understanding of winning will a ect our relationship. A narrow view of the word winning is always unhappy. We’re winning if we can get up in the morning and play golf in the a ernoon. We’re winning if we can still move around and maintain a friendly relationship with golf. We’re winning if we don’t have a heart attack. We’re winning…see what I mean. I’m on your side.
Every designer gets to decide my appearance - wide fairways, narrow fairways; large greens, small greens; easy to read, unpredictable; deep sand traps, shallow sand traps; at, hilly; friendly, challenging;… e next time you nd fault with my appearance, don’t blame me blame them. I’m completely innocent. Remember the last time you were blamed for something you didn’t do? You have no idea how much your visit means to me. I’ll be right here waiting. I’d like to be your friend if you’ll let me. I’m on your side. If you want to believe in the Golf Gods it’s all right with me. Every good shot you make you deserve. I have nothing to do with any frustrations. I’m constantly cheering you on. You can’t hear me when you’re blaming me. Every time you visit please remember this article. I’m on your side. MY NAME IS GOLF…I’M JUST A GAME… Christopher P. Noun
NOTICE - Parents of students attending Non Public School
Pursuant to Section 3635 Education Law:
Residents of the Cazenovia Central School District - it is necessary to request transportation to NON PUBLIC SCHOOLS each school year. The request is to be in writing by April 1, 2025, to the Cazenovia Central School District, for the 2025-2026 school year.
The request must include the full name of the student, the residence address, including street or road name and house number, date of birth of the student, grade level of the student, name of the school to which attendance is requested. Most non public schools provide forms for this purpose. Requests should be mailed directly to the Cazenovia Central School District, Transportation Department, 31 Emory Avenue, Cazenovia, NY 13035 post marked by April 1, 2025.
Cazenovia Central School District
Karen Brouillette Transportation Supervisor
Email: kbrouillette@caz.cnyric.org
Phone: 315-655-1326 Fax: 315-655-1368
Energizing Tomorrow’s Leaders scholarship announced
Cypress Creek Renewables (Cypress Creek) announced the continuation of its Energizing Tomorrow’s Leaders scholarship program.
After awarding $81,000 in scholarships across 21 counties in 2024, the program is being offered to high school seniors in 26 counties this year, including in Madison County.
Cypress Creek will be awarding $2,500 one-time scholarships to up to 52 graduating high school seniors across the United States who have an interest in renewable energy or STEM-related careers.
“The Energizing Tomorrow’s Leaders scholarship program has been a meaningful initiative in communities where we develop projects for two years now,” said Sarah Slusser, chief executive officer of Cypress Creek. “We are excited to continue these efforts in 2025, and also to increase the amount of scholarship from previous years to make more of an impact on the next generation of scientists, engineers, environmental specialists and more!”
Two graduating seniors attending schools in Madison County will be selected and awarded $2,500 each, paid directly to the college they enroll in for fall 2025 and for use towards tuition, housing or book and materials.
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Students pursuing a 4-year, 2-year, or certificate program at an accredited university or college located in the United States are eligible.
More information about the Energizing Tomorrow’s Leaders scholarship program, including application and eligibility requirements, can be found by visiting ccrenew.com/ scholarships
The deadline to apply is April 14, 2025.
Cypress Creek Renewables is a leading renewables developer and independent power producer.
It develops, finances, owns, and operates utility-scale and distributed solar and energy storage projects across the United States with a mission to power a sustainable future, one project at a time.
Since inception, Cypress Creek has commercialized 12GW of solar and storage projects. Today it owns more than 2GW of solar and storage and has a more than 20GW solar and storage pipeline. Cypress Creek’s leading O&M services business, Cypress Creek Solutions, operates and maintains more than 4GW of solar projects for customers across 24 states. For more information about Cypress Creek, please visit ccrenew.com
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SATURDAY, MAY 17
TACNY Junior Café Scientifique
9:30 a.m. The MOST, Downtown Syracuse. Continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. “Secret Messages with Encryption”. Following the program, attendees are welcome to explore the museum. Free.
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