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Volume 203, No. 12 March 23 to 29, 2011
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Maple Weekend comes to Cazenovia Local farm hosts maple-themed celebrations By Zach Lewis
Laker girls compete in state Final Four Finishing up a successful season, the varsity basketball team fell to Irvington. ...See page 10
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Not only is Spring a time for warmer weather and more sunshine, it’s also a time to indulge in central New York’s maple syrup. As part of Maple Weekend, a statewide, two-weekend initiative that brings awareness to the maple industry, Cazenovia’s Critz Farms is having its annual maple syrup celebration. And, as part of it, they are offering activities involving maple syrup. Many people fared the 20 to 30 degree weather on the opening weekend of the celebration, March 19 and 20, to participate in the many activities, like a tractor and wagon rides through the sugar bush. Once on the wagon, visitors are taken in the woods behind the farm where they see a seemingly endless See Syrup, page 13
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Matthew Critz stokes the evaporating machine’s fire in the sugarhouse on March 19. Critz Farm will open their doors to all who are interested in learning about maple syrup production, for the next two weekends.
Town buys new equipment, sells old, stays within budget By Pierce Smith
Dr. Milton C. Sernett has given copies of his most recent works to the library ...See page 5
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This 2004 Unimog was recently acquired by the Town of Cazenovia for $3,500. Unimogs were originally developed by Mercedes-Benz for use by the military.
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At the Cazenovia Town Board meeting on March 14, announcements were made detailing recent equipment sales and acquisitions. A 2004 Mack truck, formerly used for snowplowing, will be sold to the Town of Union for $100,000. A 2001 International truck was sold to the Town of Niskayuna for $20,000. Two pickup trucks and a Unimog have been purchased. Town Councilor Pat Race described a 15-year plan that would create a $120,000 budget surplus. Cazenovia will offer to sell older maintenance vehicles to surrounding municipalities, which will keep all of the town’s equipment under warranty and subsequently cut down on repair expenses. “By stretching our payments out through municipal leasing, we’ll have everything up to date; no main-line plows over seven years old, no motors, no pickups or oneton trucks out of warranty. At the end, when we’ve been able to stay within the budget we should have a surplus of $119,000,” Race said. “That’s actually a conservative See Town Trucks, page 9
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