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Q Cassetti’s holiday display in Paris

Bob Emery’s trek through the Appalachians

Birthday Bot wins Cornell’s Robotics Day

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his year’s elections were fairly uneventful, with incumbents almost universally maintaining their positions in Ithaca and throughout Tompkins County, helped by plenty of uncontested races. But that doesn’t mean that local voters didn’t have a bit of fun when they went to the polls, so the Ithaca Times obtained the complete list of write-in votes in every local race submitted by voters at the booths this year. For a full list of all write-in votes divided by race, check this story online. Arguably the most prominent office up for election was for Mayor of the City of Ithaca, which was comfortably won by incumbent Svante Myrick over grassroots challenger Adam Levine. In this race, 32 write-in votes were cast, ranging from comical to political figures who weren’t in the race: the leading write-in vote getter was Pam Mackesey, a former mayoral candidate and Tompkins County legislator, who received three votes; she was followed by a three way tie between current Common Council member Cynthia Brock, Black Lives Matter - Ithaca leader and Cornell professor Russell Rickford and someone named Donald J. Trump, Jr., who all scored two votes. Mickey Mouse, Ariana Grande and “Term Limits” also each picked up single votes. As for other citywide races, local firebrand Joe Scaglione garnered one vote in the city’s Second Ward, though the seat was soundly kept by Alderperson Ducson Nguyen. Also receiving votes were “Yr Mom,” “Anyone Else,” the beloved clay cartoon Gumby and “All the Cats,” a rather nightmarish thought. continued on page 7

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Battle of the Bots

A battle of wits and robotics at Cornell

obot warriors built by mechanical engineering students battled to the finish before an audience of their peers, marking another year for the school’s Robotics Day competition. The competition serves as a kind of final project for students in Prof. Ben Finio’s MAE 3780, Mechatronics course, with the event sponsored by ASML, a leader in the world of mechatronics and semiconductors. The essential goal for each robot, in order to win a round of the contest, was to get as many blocks to that bot’s side

of the board in one minute. This wasn’t a demolition derby so much as a battle of design and wits. Finio’s requirements were that the robot must fit within an 8x8 inch square footprint, and can then deploy/expand to fit within an 18” diameter cylinder, with no height limit on either of those requirements. Students were provided with kits to build their bots, with a budget of $40. However, these robots were designed to compete but also to see how creative the students could be in exterior designs. The

The crowd reacts to one of the robot battles during last week’s competition. (Photo by Casey Martin)

evidence: a robot named Harry the Hippo, designed as a tribute to the popular board game Hungry, Hungry Hippos. “The reason we chose Hungry, Hungry Hippo’s is because we needed to bring blocks from the other side over and that immediately reminded us of this young classic game where you collect all the balls,” said Magd Bayoumi, part of the team behind Harry the Hippo. “So, we developed a little gear system to move the head up, forward and back to grab the blocks. It’s a simple linkage and continued on page 12

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Quinn Kelly, a Cornell student, speaks to Lansing town committees regarding the uncertain future for Ithaca and Cayuga Malls. (Photo by Andrew Sullivan)

By C a se y Mar tin

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE HOLIDAY JAM?

“Christmas Eve/Sarajevo” by Trans-Siberian Orchestra and “Hallelujah” By Pentatonix “ -Doug S. & Missy P.

Mall Future

Cornell students present studies on local malls “All I want For Christmas Is You” by Mariah Carey” -Sergio P. , Mandy G. & Amanda D.

“Where Are You Christmas” by Faith Hill” -Jackie S.

ultiple groups of Cornell University students from the departments of City & Regional Planning, Architecture and Landscape Architecture presented individual visions of a study on the short- and long-term future of the Ithaca and Cayuga Malls, along with the land uses between the two, at a joint meeting with the Village of Lansing Board of Trustees and the Planning Board on Dec. 9. The study focused on some of the challenges the malls currently face, such as accessible parking around the malls,

Healthcare Lawsuit

Retired TC3 execs file suit against school over healthcare plans

C “…My wife makes those kind of decisions!” -Braden S.

“Raspberry” -Scott R.

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drainage issues, lack of sidewalks and an increase in business vacancies. Its premise was to find ways to add more affordable housing opportunities, expand opportunities for local businesses, leverage the regional and national businesses, add more public spaces for the elderly and children, along with the addition of a dense, walkable, bikeable transit connected neighborhood in order to reduce traffic. Some of the groups of students discussed forms of “incremental urbanism” as a short-term plan for the malls. The first group presented the idea of a “Lansing

hanges to certain Tompkins Cortland Community College retiree’s healthcare plans have spurred ire among some of the school’s most prominent figures, including longtime president Carl E. Haynes, culminating in a lawsuit filed last month seeking to stop the changes. The plaintiffs in the suit are nine former executive level employees of the college who complain that the college has breached its contract with the employees by changing their healthcare coverage options. The suit asks for a preliminary injunction preventing the school from implementing their proposed changes, which were originally outlined in an Aug. 30 letter from the school. The suit was filed Nov. 26. Haynes, who worked for the school for 48 years, appears to be leading the suit,

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joined by former Dean of Instruction Carl Penziul, former Dean of External Relations Bruce Ryan, former Dean of Student Life John Bradac, former Dean of Organizational Success Kathryn (Khaki) Wunderlich, former Provost John Connors, and three others—Martin Cristofferson, James Hull and Walter Pollard—whose former positions at the school weren’t immediately clear, though they presumably held executive level positions. They’re being represented by Ithaca law firm Miller Mayer. According to Haynes’ letter dated Nov. 4, the college originally planned to change healthcare coverage for all retirees from the college, but after backlash from the various unions that represent the impacted staff (Haynes’ affidavit names them as the Faculty Association (FA), Professional Administrators Association (PAA) and

Wellness Path,” which would connect the YMCA, Planet Fitness and Dick’s Sporting Goods along a walkable path with outdoor, flexible seating and resting areas. In the long term, the first group suggested keeping the major retail businesses where they are while reconstructing the angles of the streets to increase the safety of passing cars and creating more green spaces out of parcels currently taking up useless space, such as empty parking lots, to improve the connectivity between both malls. The second group suggested that in the long term it would create a village center with commercial corridors accessible through the construction of two pedestrian bridges, one connecting the two sides of Triphammer Road and the other across Route 13 to the commercial corridor. In the middle of the corridor would be a pedestrian walkway, similar to the Ithaca Commons, to bring people together to walk and shop. There would also be a park featuring a tower near Tops’ current location. (The group noted that the Tops and the existing hotels in that area would need to be relocated for this to be implemented.) The tower would be visible on the right side of drivers traveling north on Route 13, and the park itself would serve as a center for the commercial corridors and green and public space. The group said this projcontinued on page 12

the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)), soon rescinded those changes for all retirees except the executive level staff, for which the changes were kept in place. The exact changes are two-fold: the school would “no longer reduce healthcare premiums for the cost of Medicare Part B coverage,” and the traditional Blue Cross Blue Shield Classic Blue plan would no longer be offered through the college for retirees. The gist of the executive retirees’ complaint is that they allege the contracts they signed with the college stipulate that they are to receive the same healthcare benefits as PAA retirees, though they now would not be. They argue that they are guaranteed access to the healthcare plan options that were available when they retired, especially now that theplans are being kept in place for all the other retirees. The only reasoning available for the switch appears to be financial, with the school citing that it is unable to shoulder the burden of the previously offered healthcare plans anymore. Of course, Haynes points out that now that the school continued on page 7

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Retirement doesn’t mean absence for Marcia Lynch

or the last 13 years, Tompkins Coun- message on various issues, and informML: I think that had a very strong ty has been relying on one woman to ing the public. That’s the reason why focus, and of course working with our relay the happenings of the county this program exists, to inform residents county’s public information advisory government meetings and events to them, about their county government and work board in trying to build a sense of what outlasting virtually any journalist assigned through that knowledge to involve the their county government is, and to help to to the area. Marcia Lynch has served as the community in decision making by the build a sense of community engagement Public Information Officer for Tompkins legislature. through everything we’ve done. Part of County since 2006 and through that role, IT: What do you plan on doing in that is being engaged in an active comshe’s encouraged the public to engage in your retirement? munity outreach program over the past and learn about county-wide issues and I’m going to remain very involved in several years where the county governprograms. She sat down for an interview this community. I’ve had dear friends ment was out there in terms of events and about her time working with the Tompsay to me, ‘You’re going to have every activities. kins County government and her role as nonprofit organization swooping down One thing was the Ithaca festival paone of the public voices of the county. This upon you’. And a decision I’ve made is to rade and people said, ‘Why are you in the interview has been edited for length and just to continue doing what I’m doing in Ithaca Festival parade,’ which was actually clarity. terms of my community involvement. And suggested by one of our former legislators, Ithaca Times: How did Will Burbank. We kind of took you get started as the Public it and ran with it. But, I think Information Officer? people, by and large, don’t have Marcia Lynch: I applied for a good sense of what county that position and I was selectgovernment is. And they often ed. Let me give you some consay, well, they know what city text, back when I was working government is, they live in the for the Ithaca Fire Department city, but they have no real sense (IFD), which I did for 13 years, often what county government most of that time as Volundoes, and the complexity of the teer Coordinator. There was programs. a public information officer In the county, there are 27 team, which my predecessor different departments and it’s established, which still exists. I very diverse. Programs and dewas a member of that team so partments within county govI’d had ongoing contact with ernment kind of have had their county government. own identities and maybe in The position was estabthe public’s mind, they think, lished sometime in the early “We know about the health to mid-90s. I think it was like department, we know about 1992 or ‘93. Since that time, social services, we know, the three people have held that pohighway department problems, sition of which I’m obviously our roads and fixes our roads.’ the third. One of the things I’ve But, people have not typically always thought, when I took had any sense of how all those this position, that in terms of pieces meld into the whole of everything I’ve done, it kind county government, and what of brought my career full it does and how it serves the circle. I started out, of course, community. as a broadcast journalist, and Over the past several years, administrator in this in this we have really tried to build community, which I did for an understanding of that to 10 years, and then delved into say, here’s your county govvarious aspects of public relaernment, here’s who we are tions, various venues, commuand what we do. And also the Marcia Lynch is one of the better known faces of Tompkins County government, nity programs and so forth. county government is not this offering dispatches from any and all Tompkins County meetings that happen. IT: What have been some big, amorphous bureaucratic She has announced her retirement after 13 years. (Photo by Casey Martin) of the challenges in being the entity. But, it’s made up of a PIO for the county? lot of dedicated people who then I will consider where I’m going to ML: There are an incredible number of are providing service to you the Tompkins meetings and issues that you have to know go after that, after the first quarter of the County resident. year. But, I intend to remain very active about. This position has involved essenSo that’s something that we have built and involved in serving this community tially being on call 24/7, for any emergenthat was not in the job description of the in whatever way I can. Because that, that’s cies that arise situations that have to be public information officer. But that’s somebeen I think, a common thread of all of dealt with. thing that we and again, I working closely my professional career. It is what I find to IT: What have been some of your with public information vice report, which be the most rewarding and how I can best favorite parts of your job? is an advisor for the legislature thought serve. ML: Working with all the good people was was very important. And I think we’ve IT: What are some parts of the public and departments in the county governachieved a lot there. information officer job that you feel you ment, helping them communicate their E dw i n J Vi er a added to the post? message, communicating the county’s De c e mb e r

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Thumbs Up - There were ups and downs as the City of Ithaca tried out a new winter event, the Winter Light Festival, trying out a replacement for the annual Ice Festival. One positive, though, was the light installations themselves, which were very cool, along with the unicorn which was colorful. Did it rise to the level of its predecessor? Eh. Thumbs Down - It did seem like a waste of police resources to have one officer stationed, as happened last week, in his cruiser in the middle of the Commons for at least a portion of the night in order to guard the light fixtures. There probably was a better way to do that, even if most of the time it seemed like a hired security guard (who wasn’t part of IPD) was guarding the festival’s installations. Seen - Mayor Svante Myrick delivered a tongue-in-cheek quote to the New York Times, wondering aloud if he endorsed new presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg, who reached out for Myrick’s support upon announcing his candidacy, whether he could get more money for Ithaca out of the Bloomberg Foundation. Realistically, though, knowing Myrick’s politics, it would be a fairly large shocker to see him actually endorse Bloomberg. But if it gets us a Brinks truck worth of money…. Maybe.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Should there be at least one unicorn at every local festival? 57.1% Yes, they are majestic.

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A Winning Effort By St e ph e n P. Bu r k e

By E dw i n J. Vi e r a or anyone who has ever heard the song “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell, they might be acquainted with the semi-paranoid feeling that gives the song its name. While we know companies across the globe track where we go and how we feel through our phones, there is a particular reason for someone to keep looking over their shoulders in Ithaca bicyclers. Since I first moved here, I have developed a habit of consistently looking over my shoulder in a somewhat panicked fashion to see if any cyclers are coming through. Don’t get me wrong, bikes are great, but people really need to speak up when passing. On numerous occasions, cyclists have come close to making a great fear of mine, getting hit by a bicycle, a reality. This could have been avoided with a simple, “On the left/right.” If not, get a bell. Though it may look a little childish and sound a little silly when it rings, you’ll be allaying the fears of me and quite a few other people. I’d even feel comfortable hearing the comic sound of a horn. Many Ithacans use LimeBikes, which come

equipped with a bell for this reason. Some cyclers think pedestrians are to blame, though this isn’t always the case. I once saw a cycler yelling at people who were playing Pokemon Go on their phones rather than politely asking to let her through. They did see her and made room for her to pass. Still, that’s no excuse for something like that to happen, especially considering how rude it was. As I mentioned above, pedestrians have a hand in this, too. For those who wear noise-canceling headphones, the over the shoulder look may have to be a little more commonplace. In the case of accidents, the blame can be placed on other extraneous factors. Such factors include not being able to see pedestrians on dimly lit streets, a person crossing against the light or any other traffic law violation that usually goes unnoticed. Much like the rules of the Commons, it seems the rules of sidewalk bicycling etiquette are commonly ignored. This is not just a battle in Ithaca, though. Throughout time and space, cyclers and pedestrians have been clamoring to find their place on the sidewalk food-chain,

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n political elections the voters get the last word, but in this year’s mayoral election in Ithaca it seemed there would be nothing to discuss. By late spring no one, neither an official party candidate nor an independent, had announced plans to run against Svante Myrick, the two-term incumbent, as the deadline approached for petitioning to be on the November ballot. It appeared Mayor Myrick would be alone on the ballot, as he was in 2015, when his only opposition was a write-in candidate, and Myrick won 90 percent of the vote. T h i s y e a r, h o w e v e r, there was suddenly something to talk about when, weeks before the deadline, Ithaca resident and political newcomer Adam Levine announced he was gathering voter signatures to run officially on the ballot. Like the write-in candidate in 2015, Levine was motivated by a belief in democratic debate and electoral choice. (Mayor Myrick also showed his dedication to these principles by not challenging Levine’s petition when it came in insufficient, allowing Levine to run.) Levine was also driven by the belief that a large number of voters in Ithaca felt unheard, perhaps sufficient actually to elect him. With an agenda focused on the environment, racial inequities, and economic issues for the poor and working class, Levine would be approaching the campaign from the left. The last time this was attempted, in 2004, a candidate with official Green Party backing and considerable name recognition in Ithaca got only 12 percent of the vote, in a race without an incumbent. With virtually no name recognition, organization, or money, facing a two-term incumbent, Levine’s campaign might have been considered successful if he did half as well. Instead, he did almost twice as well, with 23 percent of the vote. Local political observers were surprised, if not shocked. Levine himself, however, expressed a pointed (though benign) disappointment. He is generally humorous and self-effacing, but can also be resolute and self-confident. In an interview this month for this column, Levine disclosed a significant early pledge of support (including financial) from a quasi-political group which helped convince him to run, but ultimately did not develop.

“What could we have done with that support?” he asked. “I could have run a real campaign with events and phone banks and knocking on doors. I had some great help from some wonderful people, but it was a part-time campaign. I was working a full-time job until three weeks before the election. “I was building from the ground up. That’s okay, I believe in that. But it was hard to meet with people, meet with groups, the way I wanted. “It was hard to get a message out. As we see in national politics, the bad guys can obstruct a message if you don’t get it out directly. “I’m not say ing there were any bad g uys i n t his race. Sva nte ca l led a nd asked me to come meet him and I did. It was nice. We got to know each other.” He laughed. “Mostly we just talked about sports.” Levine called his improvised organization the We Party. He seems not to have an us-and-them attitude about local politics and power. His strongest criticism, such as it is, centers on what he calls “neo-liberalism” (as opposed to populist progressivism) and “a business-as-usual attitude” from leaders. “About development, for example, I would like to see some growth, naturally. But I think in terms of affordable housing instead of luxury housing. I see the spirit of the city being compromised. They tell us we have no choice. We don’t? “My campaign was about offering options. I wanted to put the weight of the mayor’s office behind good things.” Of his strategy, he says, “I knew I wasn’t going to strip any votes from Svante. My strategy was to add votes. “I think a lot of young adults feel abandoned by business-as-usual. I think there must be a thousand service workers and other low wage workers in this town who are exhausted and have a sense of hopelessness.” Levine spoke of trying to reach out to all strata of the electorate. He mentioned a politically conservative construction worker who pledged his support, expressing his belief in Levine’s forthrightness. “Bernie Sanders speaks clearly and plainly,” Levine said. “That’s why Bernie Sanders wins Republican votes in Vermont.”

includes required use of acids, solvents, photo-resists, boron and arsenic. Much if the manufacturing waste has to be disposed of in injection wells. They also have a wear out mechanism which caused their output to fade over time requiring replacement. Many advocates of solar energy are ignorant of that. Tom Mars, via Ithaca.com

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but there seems to be too much competition for that top spot of ‘Who’s More Important.’ This is something we may never definitively have the answer to, though the obvious answer is that both are equally important. One thing to note is that it’s illegal to ride a bike on the sidewalk in the City of Ithaca, yet there are still people who are blissfully unaware of this law or just don’t care. One way to alleviate this problem, hopefully for good, is to establish some more bike lanes around the city. This keeps the bicyclers off the sidewalk and the pedestrians don’t have to keep looking

over their shoulders for bicyclers barreling down in their direction. If not, BikeWalk Tompkins should be allowed to have several large signs scattered around Ithaca that explain bicycling etiquette for those who are in dire need of a refresher course on the subject. Since they are part of the New York State initiative, #RideSafeDriveSafe, they have rules posted on their website that are good for people to start following. Looking forward, even if I don’t live in Ithaca, I sure hope the number of bicycle lanes has increased. Finally, there would be one place where people don’t have to look over their shoulders in a state of panic wondering if their moment of recko ning will be that day. For now, pedestrians who walk the sidewalks of Ithaca have

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The unsuccessful trio of official write-in candidates, Sunshine Movement members Cheyenne Carter, Ellie Pfeffer and Thea Kozakis, faired relatively well considering the late starts to their campaigns and the difficulty that inherently accompanies write-in campaigns. Carter secured 60 votes, Pfeffer snagged 56 and Kozakis received 12. Joe Osmeloski also mounted an official write-in campaign for Dryden Town Board, for which he received 34 votes. Some races received barely any write-in votes, like the hotly contested Lansing Town Supervisor race between victorious incumbent Ed LaVigne and Democratic challenger Michael Koplinka-Loehr, which saw just three write-in votes among over 3,000 total votes cast. Other races, likely a result of less information available and lower profile offices, saw tons of writeins. The New York State Supreme Court judge race was the best example of this, as Tompkins County voters logged 220 writeins, with highlights including professional wrestler John Cena, clown Bozo, musician Tom Waits, our very own columnist Marjorie Olds, cartoon attorney Harvey Birdman, “Dirt,” guitarist Frank Zappa, slave rebellion leader Nat Turner and two votes for “Ham Sandwich.” Certain well-known characters emerged as favorites, though it’s possible they were written in by the same person for different offices. Donald Duck, Goofy,

Gumby, Mickey Mouse and Yoda were all mentioned several times. Well-known politicians did as well, including various members of the Trump family, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. Abraham Lincoln and Karl Marx both secured votes in the Groton Town Council races. Dryden voters, in the uncontested supervisor race, gave quite a few votes to developer and former candidate Bruno Schickel, along with one person who ostensibly voted for their dog (unless we are missing a reference with “Bella the Poodle”). The title of race with the most creativity per vote likely goes to the Town of Ithaca Supervisor race, won by incumbent Bill Goodman. The full list of write-in votes included: former First Lady Michelle Obama, actor Gary Busey, two votes for former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, one each for Donald Duck and Michigan congressman Justin Amash, as well as actual local people David Burbank and Laura Johnson-Kelly. Lansing Town Clerk also drew some creative answers, as Scooby Doo and the Dalai Lama both received a vote. Divine influence guided at least two voters, who marked down “God” as their choice for Lansing Town Justice, and “Jesus” for Ulysses Highway Superintendent, both of which would seemingly be demotions, all due respect. M att Butler

I am writing in support of your work done exposing Ithaca’s tenants situation. I have rented 6 apartments in 5 years and can attest to not only the poor conditions in rentals but also the lack of enforcement of code violations. From my experience, I had to use the small claims court process to win rent abatement for the conditions I endured. This process was lengthy and did not resolve the problem but was just a way to recover costs. I hope in the future our community can have a way to patrol and enforce tenants rights so that our most vulnerable community members are not needlessly displaced from their homes, albeit rentals. Nevin Sabet-Swingle

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In response to “City mulling action on feral shopping carts” hahaha. I feel like there are more pressing issues in Ithaca to take “action” on than feral shopping carts. At least thats my thought. Justin Coffman, via Facebook So thankful for the Sanitary wipes provided by the grocery stores, since I know not where these shopping carts have been or what has been in them. I’ve seen many along the area bordering on the so-called jungle, so truthfully I’m very leery about what’s been in them. Pretty sure none of the businesses have ever really cleaned them. Disgusting! Sarah Sidle Yengo, via Facebook

In response to “If we build it, will they come?” Does anyone know what will happen with The Space @ GreenStar once they move to their new location? That has been a real go-to location for mid-sized event rentals in the community and it will be missed. Any idea whether the next owner plans to continue to operate it as an event venue or if it will be razed to build something taller? Sandy Repp, via Facebook

I might agree with you about equating 16 years of public school with ignorance. However I’m tech savvy, and I would be concerned with some environmental impacts. In some areas they clear trees to put these panels up. (Which is akin to killing the trees in order to save them, trees consume tons of CO2 which is the stated goal of solar). Also solar is technically not clean energy. Their manufacture TC3 LAWSUIT Contin u ed From Page 4

has rescinded the changes to the other retirees, only the nine executive level retirees remain out of the 250 or so retirees total, so whatever money the school is saving is likely not that significant, but the college apparently remains unswayed. “We all have some general understanding that the college continues to face financial challenges and we are empathetic to those charged with solving those difficulties,” Haynes wrote in a letter to the school. “However, the college made commitments to us at the times of our retirements, express agreements that we have relied on in our retirement planning. We are a small fraction of total retirees and are not asking for special treatment, just for the same benefits that the college has already agreed to provide to all other administrative retirees. Failure to afford us the same benefits and comditions as PAA retirees is a breach of the conditions of our employment and retirement.” The college acknowledges its financial issues in a response letter to Haynes. The main documents submitted thus far in the suit are correspondence between Haynes and the school on the matter, plus letters regarding Wunderlich’s retirement in 2018, and her retirement agreement, illustratDe c e mb e r

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ing the typical retirement agreement each executive retiree had in place and the guarantees made therein. “The Board recognizes the concerns the executive retirees have raised and the decision making that will be needed to assess plan options,” a letter from the school’s Board of Trustees reads. “The College has reviewed the plan options, the associated premium costs as well as the current fiscal challenges. It is for this very reason why the Board has decided to support the position of the current college administration [...] This is not a decision that we relish. Our healthcare costs have skyrocketed from eight percent of the overall operating budget three years ago to 12 percent today.” TC3, current president Dr. Orinthia Montague, Board of Trustees President Ray Schlachter and several others are named as defendants, though they may all soon be dropped from the case, leaving the school as the lone defendant. When contacted, the school declined to comment, citing a policy of not addressing ongoing litigation. Anthony Ellia, the attorney representing the retirees, could not be reached for comment in time for this issue.

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Opening the Gates

New and improved Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport opens

E dw i n J. Vi e r a esidents of Ithaca and Tompkins County are receiving a special gift for the holidays this year: a brand new airport. Following year-long construction, the Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport is open for full service with numerous upgrades and an improved area for passengers to use. The entire expansion was initially thought to cost $24.7 million with New York State footing $14.2 million of the bill as a part of the Upstate Airport Economic Development and Revitaliza8 T

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tion Competition, but according to the Lansing Star the final bill for the project came closer to $34 million. An additional $10.2 million in funding came from the federal government, but further money will be generated by adding a small fee to each ticket sold to make up the extra costs. One of the biggest parts of the entire expansion has been the growth of the terminal building to include six new gates and four new jet bridges, with the fourth jet bridge used for private international flights. Along with this, the airport will also add a new TSA lane and upgrades to the current security checkpoint to bring

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them up to post 9/11 standards. IthacaTompkins International Airport Director Mike Hall said the final phase of the construction consists of establishing the new airport cafe and a playground for kids. Though this expansion of the terminal is complete, there is still the matter of the new customs facility, which is necessary to allow international flights to arrive at the new terminal. “The customs building won’t be done as a shell,” Hall said. “We have yet to negotiate the lease, with customs. They require that the building be done before they enter into lease discussions. They haven’t put

their IT equipment in. Their operation is somewhat like TSA, they’ve got screeners and scanners and that sort of thing. We haven’t selected an agent to be there. In terms of custom operation, in loose terms, we’re looking at the spring [for it to open]. We need to get the building fitted out, get everybody trained, and we’ll be able to recieve our first international flight in early spring.” Since Hall and other county officials have no control over the federal government’s timeline, any disruption in getting the new customs facility set up is out of their hands. For now, though, Hall has said

it’s been an orderly process, which is lucky considering the substantial time crunch that the project was under. “The good news and the challenge are one in the same, and that is we had one year to get this project done,” Hall said. “We actually started a year ago. You’d always like a little more time than that. However, in this particular case, it was the only way to go because we had to continue operating as a terminal while we renovated and expanded the terminal. That means we inconvenienced our passengers for the last year and they were wonderful. Very understanding and traffic is actually up 10 percent over the last year.” Other new features of the revitalized terminal include departure and arrival concourses, and two ground gates, and pre-TSA seating that has electrical plugs for anyone needing to charge their devices before boarding. Recently, the TCAT Board of Directors voted in favor of focusing on the airport area as the location for their new facility. The main reason for the move, according to TCAT Board Chairman Ducson Nguyen, is that the current 27-year-old Willow Ave. headquarters has gotten too small for the agency. He said this will allow TCAT to have an opportunity to develop a more modern, more energy-efficient facility. It will also give the organization a chance to support electric buses, which will be debuting with TCAT in the next few years. Both Nguyen and Hall have found there will be opportunities for the airport and TCAT to share services such as fueling. However, specific new features have yet to be determined. Nguyen is currently unsure what will happen to their current facility on Willow Ave., though he speculated that it could be used by the Department of Public Works in the short term. With TCAT moving to the airport, there has been some interest in creating a new transportation hub to give passengers an easier way to get into the City of Ithaca. Currently, only the Route 32 bus (MonFri) and the Route 72 (Sat-Sun) buses run from downtown Ithaca to the airport. Having additional service or other buses begin their routes here could allow for a higher volume of passengers using TCAT instead of personal vehicles to get to the airport. Nguyen said this is all still under consideration but is something he’s looking forward to seeing in the near future. “I hope that there are some synergies with the airport in that we’ll be taking people by bus to flights where they can go to other cities,” Nguyen said. “I hope it’s

The new terminal project, including the above shown lounge, will also bring a customs facility that will allow the airport to accept international passengers. (Photo by Casey Martin)

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well placed for park and ride so people can park at the airport and take the last couple of miles into the city and not have to clog up the streets as much. I see some potential there.” There’s also been vague discussion about possibly moving the intercity bus stops from their current downtown positions at Green and Seneca Streets to the airport, something Hall said has been considered as a part of the new TCAT transportation hub. But Nguyen, as other city officials have expressed too, likes having the intercity bus service downtown because it gives visitors easier access to transportation to other parts of Tompkins County, as well as quicker access to downtown Ithaca. Though many have acknowledged this is not an ideal situation for the buses, it does provide visitors with early exposure to the goings-on in the city’s economic core. The cost of the new facility at the airport is estimated at $55 million, according to Wendel Consultants. Nguyen said there will be fundraising to get the project off the ground with state and federal funding being the crux of the money used to develop and complete the project. As the new airport’s opening day nears, Hall said one of his favorite parts of the new airport is the integrated space, something he believes is a significant upgrade from the feel of the airport prior to the renovations. He recalled the bag screening machine was in front of the counter, but will now be in the back just like most other airports. His favorite element of the new terminal is a smaller model of the iconic Unisphere in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in New York City because it ties into the airport’s theme of ‘one world.’ Hall has found that diversity in cultural experiences is a unifying experience the airport’s One World theme offers travelers. “When I think of this airport, I think of the fact that we are a very diverse community,” Hall said. “I think of the fact that, in all of upstate New York, as many people come here with Ithaca as a destination as leave here and come back home, so we’re 50/50. The 50 percent that’s inbound brings us the richness of the diverse experience that’s global in nature. As diversity gives you the opportunity, inclusion leverages that opportunity into prosperity and prosperity is about more than just money; it’s about the richness of the human experience.”

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Bob Emery during his journey through the Appalachian Trail. (Photo provided)

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hen faced with a loss of control over their life, a loss of their sense of purpose, a bout with depression, call it what you will, many people curl up on a couch and lose much of their motivation. Others say, “I think I’ll hike the Appalachian Trail.” Bob Emery was an athlete and outdoorsman since childhood. He quarterbacked the Newfield High football team 40 years ago, he wrestled in high school and at TC3, and he put in a solid 25 years in the Ithaca City Softball League. Bob followed a few career paths – youth work, auto sales, union carpenter – and when he nearly cut off his hand while working on the Tappan Zee Bridge two years ago, he went on partial disability and was forced to reevaluate how to move forward. Then, in 2018, he contracted Lyme Disease, further compromising his

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ability to live life as he once knew it. He and his mom bought a house in Newfield, and while he valued the opportunity to spend time with her, she was caring for four young children and things were a bit chaotic. Something had to change. “I remember learning about the Appalachian Trail in 10th grade Social Studies,” Bob told me, “and I had done some serious hiking in the Adirondacks, the Rockies, Barr Island… in fact, I did a two-week hike from the Berkshires to the New Jersey border in 2002.” He added, “I decided to hop a bus to Springer Mountain in Georgia, and I resolved to hike the entire 2,170 miles.” After Day #1 – 10 miles uphill – Bob knew this: “There is a big difference between being an outdoorsman and sportsman and hunter and hiking for weeks at a time. It rained off and on for 40 days, it

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snowed at night. On the mental side, I had no idea what I was getting into.” Early in his journey, Bob met a young adventurer who was born in Kazakhstan and moved to NYC when he was 10. I asked Nikolay Buzhin why he packed up and headed to the AT, and he said, “I wanted to escape the city and be on my own.” This odd couple – a 58 year-old and a 21 year-old – hiked together for long stretches, went their separate ways and met up again numerous times. Overall, they put in about 500 miles over the course of 6 weeks, and Bob said, “I started on Super Bowl Sunday – February 3 – and there were nights when the temps went down near zero. You wake up on a wooden floor in a three-sided shelter, your feet are swollen and your legs ache and you know you’ll just do it again… I cracked a bone in my leg carrying my 40-pound pack down a mountain in Virginia… you sweat profusely and can’t drink enough water… I had hot embers burn a hole in my tent and my clothes and sleeping bag… It was miserably fantastic.” Two months into his odyssey, Emery got a call from his mother conveying that there had been a death in the family. “My mom needed me, and she doesn’t ask for much,” Bob offered. He left the trail. Looking back, Emery says, “I had some

good things going on before I decided to leave, family connections and such, but in some ways it felt like my life had bottomed out. I hadn’t worked in two years. I was definitely in a depression, but as I continued on things started to come into focus. The wall of despair was lifting.” Of the AT community, Bob says, “The Trail has a life of its own – the economy, the brotherhood of the people on and around it is something I never knew existed.” He says he met some “thru-hikers” (people who do the trail end-to-end) including a 65 year-old guy from New Hampshire who was completing his fifth end-to-end, and Bob describes those people as “a breed apart.” As for Nikolay, he joined us at Bob’s kitchen table for our interview. “I didn’t know what I was going to do after the Trail,” he said, “so I came here and got a job at Cornell.” Bob implied that teaching Nik how to drive was as challenging as hiking 500 miles, but so far the car and the friendship remain intact. Part of the reason it took Nik several months to join his friend had to do with the fact that he had a bit of unfinished business to which to attend. That’s right, after five months, seven pairs of hiking shoes and 2,170 miles, Nik can call himself a thru-hiker. A breed apart.

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he Tompkins County Public Library is a fixture in the community, deftly fulfilling its role both as a provider of academic and entertainment resources, while also hosting plenty of events and classes that help connect locals with each other in the pursuit of knowledge. To facilitate these services and events, it takes effort and money, both of which are supplied in part by the work of the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation. The Library Foundation works as the fundraising arm of TCPL, having been created in the 1990s as an additional means to raise money for library operations, the same goal as the Friends of the Library but with a narrower focus, emphasizing solely support for the library and its work. Now, as the library approaches a momentous year, with the 20th anniversary of its current location approaching in November 2020, the foundation is looking to get creative with ways to celebrate that will drive support towards the library itself. Plans for that include finding ways to honor people who have long supported the library’s mission, either through donations or work with the Friends of the Library or the Library Foundation. The upcoming year will be partially focused on celebration and promotion, as well as fostering the library’s operations in light of changes made in the last year. Earlier in 2019, TCPL decided to stop charging late fees for overdue items, granting amnesty to all those who had outstanding unpaid late fees too. Obviously, this took a cut out of the expected income for the library, meaning the Library Foundation had even more work to do. They’ve set their sights on a $40,000 fundraising goal for 2020, through the Fine Free Bridge

Fund, aimed at making up the income loss. But the move speaks to the library’s prioritization of access for customers. “Tompkins County Public Library is dedicated to ensuring that books and other materials are available to everyone, without any financial restrictions.” she said. “Readers once embarrassed by their accumulated fines, or even blocked due to balances due, can now enjoy all the library offers without fear that they’ll have to pay when the inconveniences of everyday life prevent on-time return.” Regardless of the fnancial burden it adds, Jablonski said that the foundation’s mission remains the same: communicate to the public the good work being done by the library, and educate them on the vast array of services available to them. Libraries are so deeply interwoven into the comLibrary Foundation leader Suzanne Smith Jablonski. (Photo by Casey Martin) munities in which they exist that some-Georgia@ithacatimes.com 607-277-7000 x220 times they can remain under the radarNewspaper: for Client: people who don’t utilize it regularly. “Public libraries are treasured, longtheir healthcare or the like. That access videos, Jablonski said it’s paramount to be standing institutions, so our job is to help can be accompanied by training for more able to foster those services while remaintell the story of how libraries are evolving advanced tasks using the internet, Jabloning nimble enough to adapt in ways librarin new and unexpected ways as times are ski said, an example of the ways the library ies have always had to. That’s a goal for changing, and to demonstrate what that can help people during visits, but extend 2020 and beyond. impact looks like for people who are using that help to their daily lives outside of the “What libraries do so well is respond the library on a daily basis,” Jabslonski library as well. Though a recent survey quickly to the needs that are being presaid. showed the vast majority of TCPL patrons sented to them,” Jablonski said. One of the ways that is changing, are still using it for access to books and M att Butler Jablonski said, is the library’s ongoing transition to include and promote more community-based events and groups, assuming a role as a community space more than it has in the past. For instance, those who live in rural areas are often in need of broadband access, especially as the world becomes more digitized and by Betsy Schermerhorn internet access becomes nearly a necessity, like for people who need it to navigate Director, Marketing and Admissions

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ect overall would add about one million square feet of residential space and more than half a million of public space to the village. The amount of commercial space would be reduced by close to half a million square feet. The third group said one goal of its plan was to produce a mixed-use village center that would include quality workforce as well as student and senior housing. The group also planned to improve the ecological health of the streams underneath both malls’ parking lots and use them to prevent any issues with stormwater runoff. The streams would be unearthed for public enjoyment. The group also conducted an analysis on transportation and traffic in the village. The group discovered that according to the most recent census data, about 20 percent of village residents are using public transportation to get to work, which the group said is quite high for a village of Lansing’s size. With that in mind, the group chose to make that focal point in its project. Mitch Glass, a visiting critic of the Cornell University City & Regional Planning Department, was also present at the meeting along with the students. Glass said the village should consider diversifying its zoning when it comes to the future of the malls. “There’s a similarity in terms of heights of buildings, forms and setbacks that would lead to a community character that may not drive some of our goals of this exercise of mixed-use, of higher density, of walkable streets, because the zoning creates something quite different or asks for something quite different,” Glass said. Some of the Board of Trustees and Planning Board members asked about the economic-feasibility of these plans. Glass said the three groups solely focused on potential designs, though when he spoke with students from another class that performed a market economic analysis of this project he was given pessimistic responses. “They said that of course construction costs [make it] very difficult to build anything…I said, ‘That’s your three to five year view. What about in 20 or 30,’ and they said they can’t answer that question,” he said. “So that’s where we sort of forget

the motor drives the gear which drives the linkage forward, up, down and back. [...] The big thing is that we made our chassis by hand so we custom designed it. It’s actually a lot lighter than other people’s bots so that let us move a lot faster but that also meant we got pushed around a little bit. To counteract this problem, the team, additionally consisting of Christopher Emodi and Christine Yuan added layers of steel plates to the bot. This helped to keep them from being shoved around by other bots on the playing space. In keeping with the tradition of the day, the group dressed up as the playable pieces from the game. Following the numerous eliminations, the last two bots went head to head in the semi-finals before two final showdowns. The first of these showdowns was to have the winning bot from the semi-finals take on a bot built by the teacher’s assistants for the course. Finally, the winning bot from that round would go up against the one designed by ASML. After the dust settled from the semifinals, the winning bot was Birthday Bot, designed by Andrea Foarce, Chandan Luo, and Mackenzie Harnett. Their use of a birthday cake, vanilla flavored, was a tribute to Foarce since her birthday was on Dec. 10. During the battle with the T.A.’s, their bot emerged victorious after some initial skepticism over who really won. Next came the ultimate boss battle. ASML’s Seargent Boscoe, named for the A-Team character, against Birthday Bot. It was a hard battle and it seemed as though Sgt. Boscoe was going to be the bot to beat, but Birthday Bot swept in to win. After the battle, Foarce, Harnett, and Luo explained the winning strategy behind their robot’s design. “Basically, what we started off with was how can we make it fit within the size constraints to maximize the amount of area we are taking up,” Foarce said. “As you can see, our’s is one of the biggest robots. It has to start at an 8x8, which is what we started with for the base. Then we could extend to 18” so we decided to use arms to do that. We started with a u-shape design at first because that way if we didn’t get the arms working then we could just use the base of the robot. We really wanted to change

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the wheels so that we could protect them. That’s why we have sort of a c-channel for them.” Harnett added that the modular design acted as a contingency plan so the group could keep changing things if something didn’t work. Once their bot defeated ASML’s Sgt. Boscoe, they were awarded a trophy from ASML and the chance at going to work for the company full-time. Another part of their winning strategy was embedded in the robot’s coding. “It’s not hardcoded, our’s is very sensorbased,” Harnett said. “We have a state in

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the code that keeps track of what we’re doing at each point in time so it knows whether to use the pillars or the black line to figure out where it is. So, if we’re pushed around, we still know to keep going. A lot of other robots are time-based so they’ll be on the board for a certain amount of time, turn for a certain amount of time, but our’s is based on sensors.” The group said this was an exciting win for them and they were grateful all their long hours of hard work paid off. E dw i n J. Vi er a

Local Illustrator, Q Cassetti’s Christmas Hive campaign pops up all over France’s capital By M att Bu tler

f one wanders through the greater Paris area these days, chances are a design of a large red bee empress will either loom above them, fly by on the side of a bus, or catch their eye on a wall at some point. That would be the work of Q Cassetti, a Trumansburg-based graphic designer who was chosen to lead the Christmas Hive design collection for the Galleries Lafayette, Paris, an upscale department store in France that is featuring Cassetti’s work in a variety of bee-

centric capacities during the holiday season. The project took Cassetti about nine months of work to complete, and ranged from standard design concepts to building characters that the store could use in different marketing strategies. After being told to avoid illustration in college, Cassetti tired of that advice and decided to grab two Master’s degrees in the subject. After that, she began to make a living in graphic design. Cassetti runs her own studio out of her house in Trumansburg. She’s made a name De c e mb e r

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for herself in the design world locally, she said, mostly through her pro bono work with farmers, paired with work around the region and country that “pays the bills,” like working with Estee Lauder and producing her own stamp that was used by the United States Postal Service. Similar to how she was approached by the USPS, Cassetti said she received the email last January out of the blue, telling her that she’d been selected to work on the Galleries Lafayette project, something she didn’t even know she was in the running for. But after a brief negotiation, they settled on a work schedule that seemed

suitable, and Cassetti started to craft. She may have felt lost at points, but an inner trust kept her motivated and confident enough to proceed. “This was a lesson in dancing backwards, but also in having faith,” Cassetti said. “If they think I can do it, I can probably do it.” Cassetti proved them right, too, even if she admits that she was flying blind at times. She and the Galleries Lafayette team found a solid working rhythm, with directions coming from them every Monday and Cassetti delivering a satisfactory design or idea by the following Sunday. Among other things, Cassetti had to develop 14 different types of bees for the project, ranging from baby bees to older

bees, etc., to satisfy the company’s desires for the store’s design. “The store itself is an amazing place, it’s like a normal department store but in the middle there’s a four or five story atrium that goes to the roof,” Cassetti said. The atrium houses a Christmas tree during the holiday season, a display that Cassetti also helped design. The extent to which Galleries Lafayette enjoyed Cassetti’s designs is obvious by the magnitude to which they wanted it seen by people in their stores and out. The design’s popularity was perhaps the most impressive thing to Cassetti, especially since she got to walk around and see all kinds of different people engaging and interacting with it. “I‘m walking down the street and thinking ‘Wow, it’s on the building… Oh my god, it’s on the subway… Oh my god, it’s on the side of this wall,’” Cassetti said of her visit to Paris to see the fruits of her labor. “It was everywhere. [...] This project really was stunning insofar as you could see people’s faces, little children just loving it, it was a lovely experience.” The lack of a face-to-face connection with her client didn’t bother Cassetti, who prefers to work on her own and is actually used to that experience. Quest Diagnostics, one of the largest labs in the United States, is her largest client, so plenty of times she’s had to work with people flung

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all across the country who she has never met, so the back and forth via email is almost a comfort zone for her at this point. Cassetti credits “tagging her work” with helping her establish a position and ascend in the design world, as well as how she got this current opportunity. Still though, it took a lot of trust from a culture that is know for being proud of its own contributions to design and perhaps not as willing as others to hand the reins over to an outsider, especially for the biggest season of the year. “To hand over the crown jewel of Christmas to an American, that was pretty bold,” Cassetti said. “The response, I’ve had before. But I’ve never done anything this charming before. [...] Everyone should be open to something interesting and odd to come across, and never not to take the risk of doing something really new. There’s nothing, and everything, that prepared me for this project.”

Q. Cassetti (second from left) with some of the creative team (left to right) Minnie Lassus, Q. Cassetti, Benoit Laumaille, Fabio de Oliveira, Corinne Buyse. Missing Severine Saby, Mathilde Baule. Music by the composer Benoit Cimbe.

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ment Committee meeting. One concern was what would happen to the sculpture when exposed to Ithaca’s waterfront conditions for an extended time, something Fransiscus and Hirschl are also nervous about. “The foundation needs to be stable,” Fransiscus said, who’d prefer to put it somewhere unexpected. “If it’s near a lot of trees, there are two problems such as affecting the roots and damaging the older trees. Then, if there’s a lot of shade, the solar lights won’t light up. There’s been some discussion of putting it in The Octopus,

n January, the City of Ithaca Common Council will be voting on whether to approve two new public art sculptures that have been met with mixed reviews from residents. The intriguing new sculptures would both be placed in local parks, and haev already been passed by the Community Life Commission. “Anthropocene” was inspired by the definition of the word which is, “the current geological age, viewed as the period during which human activity has been the dominant influence on climate and the environment.” The sculpture is the brainchild of Monica Fransiscus and Tom Hirschl, two Cornell University professors who see the sculpture as a statement on climate change. The overall message of the sculpture, according to Fransiscus, is sustainability. “Originally, we looked up what is the biggest cause of climate change,” Fransiscus said. “It’s the car that causes these greenhouse gases and Tom’s class deals a lot with inequality, poverty, sustainability, the end of the industrial revolution, robots in the workplace and income disparity [...] Then we thought let’s use car parts, they’re free. I also didn’t want to buy stuff or make stuff.” When considering the design, Fransiscus said she wanted a ring and chose the color palette based on the heat zones of the Earth. She wants to paint what would be the North and South Pole’s chrome, representing Antarctica and the arctic. The mid zones of the sculpture would be red and orange. This leaves the remaining zones as agricultural areas, which would be green and blue.

This piece will include solar lights as well. The piece is ready to go but the piece is still awaiting approval from Common Council. However, there has been some push back to the statue being located in Baker Park, expressed by attendees at this month’s Planning and Economic Develop-

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there’s some city land there. [...] There’s no one ever in it. A lot of traffic goes by there.” The second sculpture, Tompkins Giant No. 1, is a tribute to the legend of the Taughannock Giant, created by Jared Charzewski and funded by the Com-

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munity Arts Partnership (CAP). John Spence, executive director of CAP said the project initially began in 2017 when Tom Knipe, who then worked with the Tompkins County Tourism department and the Strategic Tourism Planning Board met with Spence, Jennifer Tavares from the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce and others to consider the purchase and installation of a piece of sculpture. By spring 2020, the sculpture should be completed and, if approved, housed at Cass Park, along the waterfront trail. The 20-foot sculpture will be made of recycled steel with a multicolored patina and clear coated for protection, and would cost $18,000 to complete. Reactions haven’t been all positive, with local residents showing hesitation at both the location and the sculptures in general. Resident Mary Slaught said Anthropocene would take away from the beauty and wildlife of Baker Park; some, though, have noted the important message of the sculpture while arguing that it is out of place. “The ‘Anthropocene’ sculpture is relevant to today’s issues of pollution, climate catastrophe, and mass extinction,” local resident David Nutter wrote. “While large enough to be appreciated and inviting for people to walk through and ponder it from within, the proposed sculpture is not so large as to be off-putting. It will be a friendly shape, colorful, and lit by small photovoltaics. I support this sculpture being placed somewhere, although I do wonder if it will get its due appreciation on the edge of Baker Park, and I think it will benefit from some explanatory information on site.” Regarding the Tompkins Giant No. 1, most people felt it bears a striking resemblance to the character Groot, of Marvel comics fame. Criticism centered on the sculpture’s large size and its leering appearance. Alderperson Cynthia Brock wrote a comment opposing the sculpture, as a response to a series of comments from Nutter. “I share your discomfort for the giant, although I have not been able to adequately articulate why it disturbs me,” Brock wrote. “In any case, it does not feel a welcoming presence that would encourage me to visit it – and may instead deter me from being near it and the area it ‘oversees.’”

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ounded in 1999, the Ink Shop Printmaking Center has been, for two decades, one of the workhorses of Ithaca’s independent visual arts community. First filling a former airplane factory, the collaborative was for many years a fixture on the corner of State and Cayuga Streets. A fire in early 2008 forced a move across the Commons to their current location on East State Street, upstairs from the Community School of Music and Arts. On display through January 24, “20/20 Hindsight | 20 Years in Prints and Books” provides a rare look back at the Ink Shop’s history. It features prints, books, and ephemera by current and former Shop members, students and exhibiting artists. A profuse installation, it fills the walls of their second-floor walkup space as well as the back corridor of the CSMA below. The two-room space upstairs is a working print studio: an office in the front with presses, tables and storage towards the back. The necessity of packing-in work inspires a heterodox installation. Two walls have been papered by exhibition posters—the work of resident graphic designer Craig Mains. Another break from the convention of framed pieces neatly spaced comes from a Salon-style hanging of disparate small prints. Perhaps the best thing about “20/20” is seeing artists rarely shown here. This is particularly striking in pieces by two virtuosic, visionary etchers. The late Zevi Blum (1933-2011), a long-time Cornell professor, is known for his satirical, magical realist etchings. Floating on a wavy sea, a procession of bathysphere-like objects traverse his “Life’s Voyage.” Poised atop them are men and women—and one three-legged bird person—in floridly medieval-looking costumes: dancing, juggling, or standing solemnly. Similarly, Pennsylvanian Grant Silverstein filters traditional European figuration through contemporary irony. While Blum’s crisp, linear approach recalls Northern Renaissance engravers like Dürer and Lucas Cranach the Elder, Silverstein pays homage to the more expressionistic intaglio tradition of Rembrandt, Goya, and James Ensor.

Silverstein is a master miniaturist. A stamp-sized piece, “chance-found book” is characteristically witty. Seen in profile, a woman fits herself into a cramped space: her head against a ceiling vault section, one of her bare feet against an opposite wall. She holds an open book in her hands but her attention is elsewhere—perhaps on holding her mannered pose. Other anchors of “20/20” are familiar mainstays of the cooperative, showing work both old and recent. Local portrait photographer Jari Poulin has turned from her commercial work in recent years: notably with several series focused on female dancers. “Helping Hands” makes use of her signature polymer photogravure technique for its bluish, blurred, rough-textured tonality. Recalling a more physical take on Michelangelo’s famed Sistine Chapel image, two figures meet arm-in-arm in free-floating space. Trained as an architect and painter, Kumi Korf ’s mixed-method intaglio prints recall the calligraphic tradition of her native Japan as well as the legacy of twentieth-century modernism. She is generously represented here—notably by three larger pieces dating back to 2002. “Alpha,” “Beta,” and “Gamma” feature brushy forms, silhouetted against lighter, solidlycolored fields. Recalling flowers or leaves, these “figures” have something of the spare elegance of a Miro or Matisse. Korf memorably joins surface to structure in her sculptural artist’s books. “Hole in my Heart” plays homage to classical Japanese women’s poetry while fellow members Christa Wolf and Judy Barringer employ distinctively Korf-ian book-forms and mixed-media to their own expressive and narrative ends. Unlike museums, most galleries focus on the new and recent. It’s rare for a local one to stage a retrospective. This year brought two significant downtown gallery anniversaries. The State of the Art celebrated its 30th year with a two-part “Members Show” at the gallery earlier this year as well as a separate presentation at the CSMA. The current Ink Shop show follows a ten year celebration in 2010 and a long history of self-archiving. Both galleries’ commemorations have featured generally strong art with plenty of welcome surprises. It’s worth noting the difference in presentation: while the SOAG hewed to cleanly formal installations, the Shop’s more effusive style captures the cooperative’s working character as well as the capacity for print to cross the realms of gallery art and popular visual culture. It’s a cause for contemplation and pleasure— and for some of us, considerable nostalgia.

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A justifiable jaunt to Trumansburg By Henry Stark

ith all the wonderful dining establishments in the greater Ithaca area, I don’t normally choose to drive 30 miles round trip, in the dark, to have dinner. To induce me to make this effort, the destination restaurant has to offer a superior dining experience. Hazelnut kitchen in Trumansburg offers just that. It’s not a large space, with a capacity of 49 including four bar stools at the counter. The odd number is a result of a local ordinance requiring less than 50 patrons if there is only one toilet. The atmosphere is pleasant with a brick wall, hanging globe lights and slowly turning ceiling fans. This is not a restaurant that offers a large, leather bound menu book of page

after page of entrées divided into multiple categories. In fact, there are only about 5 entrées. The menus are printed daily and changes are made frequently depending on availability of local items and seasonal adjustments. Among the five offerings you can count on a vegetarian item, a gluten free – often fish - dish, a meat entrée, and a pasta selection. Although I generally prefer a variety of choices, at hazelnut kitchen I always order the same entrée: it’s called, “let the kitchen decide… enjoy a thoughtfully designed entrée by our chef.” I never know what it’s going to be, and staff has been briefed to never give up a hint. It’s such a secret, that diners are advised, on the menu, “sorry, we are unable to accommodate any dietary restrictions or allergens,” which means if you’re allergic, for example, to peanuts, order something else. The chef wants to have total freedom to prepare what he decides based on recipes he researches and seasonal items available at local farms. I enjoy the secrecy and adventure of the project. To understand how far this is carried out, during busy summer hours patrons who arrive early sometimes attempt to hint, or disclose, to later arrivals what the chef ’s special is. If management sees that happening, the specials are 18 T

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12/19 Thursday Brews and Brats Open Mic | 6:30 PM, | Brews and Brats at Autumn View, Trumansburg Funk Night with Dean’s Kids | 10:00 PM, | The Range, Ithaca | $5

12/20 Friday Ted Walsh and Friends Holiday Concert | 6:00 PM, | Hopshire Farm & Brewery, Freeville Iron Horse: 12th Anniversary Show | 6:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca Oxmas ‘19 with The OXtet and Proper Philth | 8:00 PM, | Lot 10 Lounge, Ithaca | $10 Near Solstice Party w/ Thru Spectrums & Quail | 9:00 PM, | The Range, Ithaca | $5

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Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis | 7:00 PM, 12/23 Monday | Clemens Center, 207 Clemens Center Parkway, Elmira | Celebrating 35 years of holiday magic as they bring their annual holiday tour to fans throughout the country. Experience

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Horns & Ivory w/ Dino Losito and Terry Light | 4:00 PM, | Scale House Brewery, Hector Ithaca Jazz and Blues Jam | 4:00 PM, | Mix Kitchen and Bar, Ithaca TiTi Chickapea | 8:00 PM, | Argos Warehouse Lounge & Event Space, Ithaca

Concerts/Recitals Ithaca High School Winter Orchestra Concert | 7:30 PM, 12/19 Thursday | Kulp Auditorium, Ithaca High School, 1401 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | The Burns Sisters Annual Holiday Concert | 8:00 PM, 12/20 Friday | Kitchen Theatre, 417 W State St, Ithaca | A great band w/ Dave Borisoff, London McDaniel, Doug Robinson, Tony Markellis and a couple of surprise guests! The sisters are teaming up and asking people to bring warm coats and warm socks and canned food for the Friendship Center/St Johns Community Services of Ithaca. | $25 The Burns Sisters Annual Holiday Concert | 8:00 PM, 12/21 Saturday | Kitchen Theatre, 417 W State St, Ithaca | See previous. | $25 Delaney Brothers Bluegrass Christmas | 2:00 PM, 12/22 Sunday | Center For the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St, Homer | Join the band as they pluck through timeless classics, old

THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL Family Movie Night at Newfield Public Library: Friday, December 20 at 6:30 PM | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St., Newfield | There are lots of “Christmas Carol” productions happening around the area this weekend, but this delightful 1992 movie is a nostalgic treat. See Gonzo adopt the persona of Dickens himself, Kermit and Miss Piggy as Mr. and Mrs. Cratchit, and Michael Caine as Ebenezer Scrooge. (photo: IMDb )

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Mickey and the Bear| Faced with the responsibility to take care of her addict, veteran father, headstrong teen Mickey Peck keeps her household afloat.| 88 mins R Honey Boy | A young actor’s stormy childhood and early adult years as he struggles to reconcile with his father and deal with his mental health. | 94 mins R Waves | Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss. | 135 mins R Jojo Rabbit | A young member of Hitler Youth finds out his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their home.| 108 mins PG-13

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A Christmas Carol | 7:30 PM, 12/18 Wednesday thru 12/20 Friday | Center For the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St, Homer | A Center for the Arts tradition! Come join our all ages cast in this re-telling of a classic Holiday story featuring a very talented cast from throughout CNY!

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Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol | 7:00 PM, 12/19 Thursday | The Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd, Ithaca | Return to 19th-century London this December with the Hangar Theatre’s celebrated production of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, directed by Michael Barakiva. Join Ebenezer Scrooge as he is visited by the Spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future in a timeless tale of hope and redemption. This retelling of Charles Dickens’ classic novel has been adapted for the Hangar stage by Ithaca’s own Aoise Stratford. Adults and children alike will enjoy this wonderful world of music, costumes, and magic! Thru 12/22.

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Southern Tier Aids Program. | 7:30 PM, 12/20 Friday | Syracuse Stage/Drama Complex, 820 E Genesee St, Syracuse | Through Jan 5. Spectacular costumes and fantastic sets combine with beloved songs in this classic story about finding the magic The R2P Family Reunion Show | 3:00 PM, 12/21 Saturday | Community School Of Music And Arts, 330 E State St, Ithaca | A musical revue to brighten the winter season. Appropriate for the whole family - one performance only! Performances from current R2P members and alumni! | $15 The 12 SLAYS of Christmas w/ the Whiskey Tango Sideshow & friends | 9:00 PM, 12/21 Saturday | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | Count down the 12 SLAYS of Christmas with LIVE Burlesque and drag

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Film Cinemapolis Week of Friday, December 20 through Thursday, December 26, 2019. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New films listed first*. The Kingmaker* | |Documentary centering on the controversial political career of Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines whose behind-the-scenes influence of her husband Ferdinand’s presidency rocketed her to the global political stage. 101 mins R White Snake* | A love story between a snake spirit and a snake hunter.| 99 mins NR Little Women (starts 12/25)* | Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War. Directed by Greta Gerwig, starring Saoirse Ronan, Timothee Chalamet, & Emma Watson.| 135 mins PG Frankie | Three generations grapple with a life-changing experience during one day of vacation in Sintra, Portugal, a historic town known for its

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Harriet | The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman’s escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes, whose courage, ingenuity, and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.| 125 mins PG-13 Parasite | All unemployed, Ki-taek’s family takes a peculiar interest in the wealthy and glamorous Parks for their livelihood until they get entangled in an unexpected incident.|132 mins R

Regal Ithaca Wednesday 12/18 through Tuesday, 12/24. Contact Regal Ithaca for showtimes. New films listed first*. Star Wars:The Rise of Skywalker* | The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once more in the final chapter of the Skywalker saga. | 141 mins PG-13 Cats* | A tribe of cats called the Jellicles must decide yearly which one will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new Jellicle life.| 102 mins PG Bombshell* | A group of women decide to take on Fox News head Roger Ailes and the toxic atmosphere he presided over at the network.| 108 mins R

Jumanji: The Next Level | As they return to rescue one of their own, the players will have to brave parts unknown from arid deserts to snowy mountains, to escape the world’s most dangerous game..| 123 mins PG-13 Black Christmas | A group of female students are stalked by a stranger during their Christmas break. That is until the young sorority pledges discover that the killer is part of an underground college conspiracy. | 92 mins PG-13 Richard Jewell | American security guard Richard Jewell (Paul Walter Hauser) saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb at the 1996 Olympics, but is vilified by journalists and the press who falsely report that he was a terrorist. | 129 mins R Dark Waters | A corporate defense attorney takes on an environmental lawsuit against a chemical company that exposes a lengthy history of pollution. | 126 mins PG-13 Frozen II | Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven leave Arendelle to travel to an ancient, autumn-bound forest of an enchanted land. They set out to find the origin of Elsa’s powers in order to save their kingdom. | 103 mins PG A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood | Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod.| 108 mins PG Knives Out | A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. | 130 mins PG-13

Special Events Dickens Christmas | 12:00 PM, 12/21 Saturday | Various Skaneateles locations, | Celebrate the magic of the holiday season with the 26th edition of Dickens Christmas. Skaneateles’ iconic street theater production enchants holiday shoppers as it brings A Christmas Carol to life . Winter Solstice Bike Ride: the shortest ride on the shortest day | 5:00 PM, 12/21 Saturday | Ithaca

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Lot 10, 106 S. Cayuga St., Ithaca | Celebrate the season as well as the re-opening of Lot 10! New music, Christmas music, and OXified music! Josh Oxford will perform set one w/ Dan Yapp and a second set w/ Emily Hoyt. Finish the evening off with DJ Proper Philth. (photo: Facebook)

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Friday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | A different theme every week!

Gerald Hector Book Reading & Discussion: It’s Easy Son! Quit Making Things Difficult | 4:00 PM, 12/23 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Hector is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer for Morehouse College in Atlanta, GA, and has held former positions as CFO for Ithaca College and Vice President of Financial Affairs and University Treasurer for Cornell University. For his reading, Hector chronicles his journey from Jamaica to the United States and the life lessons learned from his beloved college coach, the late William P. Moultrie. Those lessons have enabled Hector to navigate his time since arriving in the states on a track and field scholarship to holding his current post at one of the most influential institutions for African American males in the world.

Family Movie Night: A Muppet Christmas Carol | 6:30 PM, 12/20 Friday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St, Newfield |

Kids December 2019 2018 Three Brothers Stony Lonesome Reserve Barbera ($30) – Often called a wine of the people, the barbera from northern Italy is an easy-to-drink work horse that seldom gets any notice; in the Finger Lakes, it is a unicorn, planted only at Three Brothers’ estate vineyard, where it avails itself with distinction in the hands of their new tandem winemaking team of Kim Marconi and Paige Vinson; medium red in color; complex nose of cherries and herbs, touch of earthy smokiness, lively acidity; more weight than I expected. Still a bit amorphous now, put it away for a few months before trying..

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Children’s Garden, Turtle Lane, Ithaca | Join Bike Walk Tompkins at the Ithaca Childrens Garden parking lot to ride the Waterfront Trail. We’ll end at Liquid State Brewery. All ages and abilities welcome. Kids with parents please. In memory of Andrejs Ozolins. Some bike lights will be available.

Books YA Book Club December Meeting | 4:30 PM, 12/18 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | For young adults grades 6 through 12 to a monthly book discussion series. For the December meeting of this monthly book club, participants will read and discuss The Poet X, by

Tween Coding Club | 4:45 PM, 12/18 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | At these meetings, tweens ages 9 to 12 will learn to express themselves through computer programming. Using the Adafruit Circuit Playground Express, a small microcontroller with big possibilities, participants will learn the basics of coding and hardware while interacting with the world through light, sound, temperature, and movement. Please register. Gingerbread House Workshop | 6:00 PM, 12/18 Wednesday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St, Newfield | The library will provide materials and show you some ways to create your own Gingerbread House! Please register. Christmas Crafting with Teens | 3:30 PM, 12/19 Thursday | Seneca Falls Library, 47 Cayuga Street, Seneca Falls | Craft a few Christmas presents for someone special! All supplies provided. Free. For ‘tweens and teens, 6th grade and up. Must preregister. Preschool Storytime at Southworth Library | 10:00 AM, 12/20

LEGO Building Program | 3:00 PM, 12/21 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | The Library provides building bricks, and all creations are displayed at the Library for one week. Holiday Family Celebration | 2:00 PM, 12/22 Sunday | YMCA of Ithaca & Tompkins County, 50 Graham Road W, Ithaca | Join us for the Ithaca Y’s annual Family Holiday Celebration. We will have crafts, snacks, a bounce house, and more! We will also get a visit from Santa! | Family Member: $0.00; Non-Member: $4.00; Youth Member: $0.00 Family Game Day | 10:00 AM, 12/23 Monday | Seneca Falls Library, 47 Cayuga Street, Seneca Falls | Bring the whole family to the library and enjoy board games, card games, puzzles and Minecraft! All ages and their families are welcome! Family Story Time | 10:30 AM, 12/24 Tuesday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St. , Newfield | Join us every Tuesday for stories, songs and fun. There is a different theme each week. Call library for info.

Notices Open Hearts Dinner | 5:00 PM, 12/18 Wednesday | McKendree UMC, 224 Owego St., Candor | Come and join in the fun. Whether you are looking for fellowship or a free meal this one’s for you. Contact: Denice Peckins denicepeckins@hotmail.com

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Community Christmas Eve Services | 5:15 PM, 12/24 Tuesday | Sage Chapel, Cornell, Ithaca | Two services second at 8:00 PM. Story/Music/Song/ Candlelight. Vocal and brass solos at 5:15; First Unitarian Society of Ithaca Holiday Choir at 8:00.

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