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Cazenovia Republican, Feb. 9, 2011
Opinion Editorial
Reminders for safe winter driving in 2011
As we shovel our way through the thick of winter, we are often reminded of the pending season. Spring is right around the corner, and with it, the great thaw of Central New York. However, we still have a few months of this season left to navigate. Driving becomes increasingly dangerous as snow accumulates on the ground. With thousands of residents using the major highways during their daily commute, the NYS Thruway Authority wishes to remind drivers of basic, yet often overlooked advice. If you find yourself behind a snowplow, stay behind it until it’s safe to pass. Remember, a snowplow driver has a limited field of vision. Stay back (15 car lengths) until you’re sure it is safe to pass, or until the plow pulls off the road. Make sure your brakes work. If your vehicle is equipped with an anti-lock braking system, don’t pump them, brake with firm pressure. In case of emergency, breakdown or accident, motorists are reminded not to stop within travel lanes. If the vehicle can be driven, motorists should travel to the nearest exit or safe location. Always carry an emergency supply kit which includes a car care kit, boots, a shovel, blanket, snacks, water, cell phone and cell phone charger, water and any needed medication. Don’t drive drunk: more than 30 percent of all auto accident fatalities in the U.S. involve drivers impaired by alcohol. And of course, always watch out for the other driver. Soon enough the weather will start to improve and the temperature controls on our car dashboards will change poles accordingly. Until then, stay alert and stay safe.
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Clean up after your pets
To the editor: The sheer pleasure of a walk through the village of Cazenovia on any given morning or afternoon can quickly sour due to the dog waste littering our sidewalks and paths. It is unsanitary, unsightly, and un-neighborly. Many dog owners consistently and responsibly pick up after their dogs, and the community is better for it. Is there any legitimate rationale for not joining in? Jud Staller Cazenovia
Chilly Chili a great success due to many
To the editor: On behalf of Cazenovia Children’s House we wholeheartedly wish to thank all those who supported the Seventh Annual Chilly Chili 5K Run/Walk. Proceeds from this race benefit CCH programs and tuition assistance. The continued generous support for this race enables CCH to provide early care and education to the children of our community. Many thanks to the 2011 Chilly Chili sponsors Cazenovia Jewelry - Presenting Sponsor; Aquafina, Bryant and Stratton College, Cazenovia College, Chary Griffin – Hunt Realty, Cooperstown Brewing Company, Eagle Newspapers, Fleet Feet Sports, Gail Boone – T-shirt design, Head to Toe Athletics, Key Bank,
Madison County Courier, Manlius Office Supply, National Grid, Oneida Bank, Price T, Riehlman, Shafer & Shafer, Stevie D and the Spare Parts - Band, Sywest Medical Technologies, Tim Scanlon- Poster and Website design, WSYR News Channel 9 and 106.9 WSYR. Food and beverage sponsors Angel’s Deli, Brae Loch Inn (People’s Choice Chili Award), Cazenovia College, Caz Pizza, Circa, Cooperstown Brewing Company, Lincklaen House, Nonpareils, Subway of Cazenovia, The Foggy Goggle Restaurants & Sports Bar, The Golden Pheasant Restaurant, The Purple Salamander Café The “20” Restaurant and Steakhouse (Judged the Best Chili in Town), Tops Friendly Markets. Many thanks to over 100 volunteers Community residents, high school students, Clay Fredericks - our 2011 Chilly Guy, Cazenovia College students, Jessica Amidon from Caz Cans, Cazenovia Children’s House staff and the student’s for their fine art work, Kurt Wheeler, the Cazenovia girl’s Indoor Track Team, and the race route volunteers who braved the extreme cold, kept everyone on course and cheered the runners on to a great finish! The Chili Cook-off Judges Ralph Monforte, Tim
Scanlon, Tom Sigle, Mayor Tom Dougherty and Robert Dubik. The race would not go on without the continued support of: Cazenovia Police Department, Madison County Sheriff ’s Department, Leone Timing, Mayor Tom Dougherty and the Village Board, the Cazenovia Town Council, Robert Dubik and the Cazenovia School District, CAVAC, race route residents and the road crews from the Town, Village and State. Thanks to the 2011 Race Committee The Chilly Chili 5k Run/Walk would not have first begun without the hard work and dedication of Keith Berger, Bianca Flikweert, Deanna McCay, Maureen Phillips, Carrie Salzman, Carolyn Sterritt, Bill & Denise Theiss and Larry Underriner. The most notable thank you Goes out to the 1,047 race registrants, who came out to support the 2011 Chilly Chili Run. We couldn’t have done it without you! Cindy Underriner Chilly Chili Race Director Laurie Cornell Chili Cookoff/After Party Director Penny Noll CCH Executive Director
CAP thanks Community Chest
To the editor: The board and staff of Community Action Partnership for Madison County would like to thank the members and supporters of the United Community Chest of Cazenovia, Fenner and Nelson for their years of commitment to the community and strong support of our mission. Like CAP, the Community Chest is working hard to continue funding programs and services that make our community a better place to live. The Community Chest’s dedicated support has assisted a number of CAP programs that make a real difference in the lives of individuals and families living in the Cazenovia, Fenner and Nelson region-programs that keep people working, help families meet their basic needs and open doors for our youth. CAP is just one of many community groups that benefit from your support. Your donation to the community chest not only makes a difference, but it makes a difference right here in your community. Thank you again to all of those who have continued to fund local community chests and the charitable organizations they support during these difficult economic times. Your support is needed and appreciated, now more than ever. Julie Dale, Executive Director, CAP
Are your houseplants a love potion or a poison?
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The thought of slipping someone a love potion goes back in time as long as there have been lovers spurned. Just remember that it’s a fine line between a potion and a poison. The word poison comes from the Old French meaning “a drink,” which later became “a potion, poisonous drink”. A favorite was to hide the poison in a glass of wine. But what if your love isn’t for another, but for a plant? Houseplants not only add beauty to our surroundings, they emit oxygen and cleanse the air. Most houseplants got their start in the shady undergrowth of tropical forests so the lower levels of light indoors suit them fine. Too often these plants have developed toxins to keep them from being eaten in that same low light jungle. While most of us wouldn’t dream of having houseplants of poison ivy or poison oak, too often the plants we choose do have toxins in them. Innocent things like Azaleas, Aloe Vera (Aloe barbadensis), Amaryllis, Angel Wings (Caladium hortulanum), Croton (Codiaeum variegatum), Cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum), Kaffir
Lily (Clivia miniata) Dieffenbachia, English Ivy (Hedera helix) Hydrangea, Philodendrons, Rhododendrons and the Jerusalem Cherry (Solanum pseudocapsicum ) can all make you sick. What about non-poisonous house plants? Luckily, many of our favorites would do us little or no harm. This is not to say you should actually eat them, but at least they shouldn’t cause a problem from handling them. Though not all-inclusive, the following are generally considered non-toxic: African Violet, Aluminum Plant, Begonias (except the Sand Begonia), Boston Fern, Christmas Cactus, Donkey’s Tail, Dracaena, False Aralia, Gardenia, Hibiscus, Jade Plant, Kalanchoe, Monkey Plant, Peperomia, Petunia, Wandering Jew, Coleus, Holly Fern, Piggy-Back Plant, Wax Plant, Impatiens, Prayer Plant, Snake Plant, Spider Plant, Staghorn Fern, Swedish Ivy, Ti Plant and Zebra Plant. Even with safe plants it’s a good idea to thoroughly wash your hands
after touching any plant and certainly before preparing food. You should also disinfect any garden scissors or plant tools after each use Barbano by soaking them in a 10 percent solution of chlorine bleach. To be really safe, you garden may want to use edibles as houseplants. Herbs are famous for doing double duty as both houseplants and edibles. Unless you have bright light, stick to plants that don’t flower or are used for their leaves, rather than flower buds such as rosemary and basil. Of course there is always the possibility that you a pet or a child can have an allergic reaction to even the most innocent plant. You might want to put all plants out of the reach of small hands and pets. Or give in and plant a pot of catnip for the cats. Remember that even the alcohol in an innocent glass of wine can trigger a reaction, so with houseplants as with alcohol, perhaps you really can, as they say in drinking, “Choose your poison.”
Paul
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