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he Tompkins County Health and Human Services (HHS) Committee unanimously voted to support marijuana legalization in New York State, the county’s first resolution supporting such a move. The measure will now advance to a discussion before the full Tompkins County Legislature, and had previously been approved by the county’s Public Safety Committee. Explicitly, it states support for the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which is currently at the Senate Finance Committee of the New York State Senate. The bill might not be in its final form, though. Shawna Black, chair of the HHS committee said that she may want to add to it a section addressing the possibility of corporatization of marijuana. This suggestion was made after receiving an email from Dr. William Klepack of Dryden, who found this to be a distressing thought. “One of the troubling aspects of legalizing marijuana is what corporate America will do with it,” Klepack wrote. “As we have seen with tobacco, e-cigarettes, and alcohol; corporate America often has no scruples about broadening their market with advertising and products that appeal to youth in ways that evade the spirit of law without violating the letter of the law. Since the time required to build a case against the companies is long and the process is complex bringing down the companies

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BioBlitz

What’s that?! BioBlitz yields thousands of organisms (including 37 spiders)

ver a year ago, Cornell University’s School of Natural Sciences and the Paleontological Research Institute (PRI) collaborated for a BioBlitz of the Cayuga Basin. In the 24-hour event, 150 scientists and 150 members of the public were split into 14 teams. A BioBlitz is where a group of researchers aims to find the of highest number of species in two concentrated areas. In this case, those areas were Smith Woods in Trumansburg, which is owned by the Cayuga Nature Center, and the Fischer Old-growth Forest Natural Area. After plenty of hard work, the results have since been collected and published on display at the gallery in Cornell’s Mann Library. The event was a success, as the group managed to find 26,629 different organisms, in-

cluding 25,863 microbes. But PRI director Warren Allmon, director of PRI, commented during his opening remarks that anyone looking for insects might have been cheated. Although the event was held in September, the weather was more reminiscent of November. The event was broken up into 14 different teams, based on different species. Dr. Alexandra Moore, a Senior Education Associate at PRI, has expressed interest in doing this again, though at a different time of the year. “We’d like to, because when we did this in September, you only see a snap shot at that particular time,” Moore said. “We don’t have any particular info about what’s in the spring, in the summer, in the winter. Doing something again in a different season would be re-

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ally desirable.” Moore also said that getting people together would be a challenge due to how exhausting the BioBlitz was for everyone. Though many of the species found were things that people may see on a daily basis, others were somewhat unexpected. In addition to the 25,000-plus microbes discovered, the group also found multiple entries in the several different categories of species each team was assigned. The other entries were 10 mammals, 266 vascular plants, 123 lichens and bryophytes, 41 aquatic macroinvertebrates (aquatic invertebrates that can be seen with the naked eye), 97 fungi, 66 plant pathogens (diseases that grow on plants), 37 spiders, 65 birds, 17 mollusks, 13 amphibians, and 93 insects. One of the rarest found was during a Spider Walk and Talk by Dr. Linda Rayor. The

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Varna Community CenterTurkey, sides, desserts and beverages will be provided on Thursday, Nov. 22 from 12-3 p.m. A vegetarian alternative is also available. 943 Dryden Road. Volunteer, money and food donations are welcome. Salvation Army- Food will be available at the Salvation Army building at 150 North Albany Street.

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Task force: Action needed in the Jungle

he situation in the Jungle, Ithaca’s homeless encampment in Southwest Park, is deteriorating and requires intervention, according to a presentation from a task force led by Ithaca Fire Department Chief Tom Parsons last week. With population and violence growing, Parsons said, something needs to be done to help the sizable group of homeless people who stay at the Jungle. The city can no longer, he said, “kick the can down the road.” “We can’t ignore this anymore, we have to start looking at this in a more substantive way,” Parsons said during his passionate presentation. Parsons said there are currently about 50 locations and camps spread out over 60 acres in the park, with between 30-40 people currently living there. Parsons said the number was swelling to closer to 50 or 60 when the weather was nicer a few weeks back. The physical safety of the people there is a concern as well, as Parsons also noted that one of the more challenging issues about the current

situation is that it’s relatively remote, located back behind the big-box retailer stores, and emergency services struggle to reach the encampment when they are needed. With people living there for longer periods of time, Parsons said the population there is establishing structures or even mobile campers. But the problem with this is there have been several fires among these permanent structures that the fire department has had to extinguish. Along with these structures are dozens of campsites that have been abandoned, where trash, syringes, sewage and hazardous materials like propane cylinders are accumulating, along with unused clothing and random debris like shopping carts and bicycles. Many of the people there, Parsons noted, desire permanent housing, but some are ineligible or unsuited for it due to a variety of reasons. Some can’t be approved for government subsidized housing due to criminal convictions, many of which are sexual offenses. Others are so impacted by mental illness that they don’t

Bus Station

Brenda Wallace: Discovering herself after bus station retirement

“The new Halal Cart on the commons, the beautiful fall leaves and the over-all quaintness of it.” - Carmen Khoo, Donte Iozzo & Ibrahim Shehzad

“Ithaca reminds me of my hometown, Ashland, Oregon. They are both happy little bubbles!” -Bex Merusi & Tara.

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hen the holidays approached in Ithaca, students had their bags packed ready to head home. They would call a cab and make their way to the Ithaca Greyhound Bus Station at 710 W. State St. Brenda Wallace, the operator of the bus station, sat behind the front desk waiting to greet the day’s new rush of faces. But after almost 30 years of staffing, budgeting, bookkeeping and sweeping sidewalks, Wallace closed the bus depot at the end of September and is discovering herself in her current life of retirement. “Well, I’ve been wanting to retire for a while now,” Wallace

want to live in a community or neighboring other people for their own benefit. There’s also a financial factor. As noted before, hundreds of thousands of dollars can be spent housing homeless people according to New York State’s code blue program. That program dictates that people seeking housing should be given it when temperatures drop below freezing, whether that’s through a homeless shelter or, when those rooms fill up, through a local hotel that is compensated for the room. Parsons stated that during a recent weekend, 78 people were placed in a hotel, amounting to thousands of dollars of expenses for Tompkins County. It highlights, he said, the relative wastefulness of the practice, and the need for a more permanent answer. “There’s money that people want to put towards this, but is it the most efficient way?” Parsons asked. “I don’t think so.” As for solutions, Parsons had a few suggestions that the city will have to consider. In terms of short-term action, Parsons said the task force has found about 30 volunteers who are willing to help clean trash and clothes out of the Jungle during an upcoming weekend, needing only a few dumpsters and pairs of gloves to start their work.

Long-term, though, Parsons had more significant plans to introduce. He floated the idea of a development in or near Ithaca like the Second Wind Cottages in Newfield, a neighborhood development built by Carmen Guidi that houses many formerly homeless people and serves as one of the primary low- or no-income housing developments in the county. Parsons also said an option to consider is establishing sites for homeless people to live that are managed by non-profits or faith-based organizations, similar to an idea that Seattle has undertaken. No decisions were made, but PEDC members were clearly impacted by the presentation, with members praising Parsons’ work and presentation as an eye-opening look inside the sometimes mysterious Jungle. Parsons summed the matter up during his presentation, noting that even with the boom of development and the renewed focus on affordable and middle-income housing, those with the direst need for shelter have been forgotten. “The housing that is being built today is not being built for the folks living in Southwest,” Parsons said. “We need to start looking outside the box for solutions.”

said. “We have another home on the lake and it was my family’s summer place, and I just felt like I was missing out on a lot. I stayed two extra months at the station because the city got into a mess – the bank, the lease, the construction.” Wallace’s mornings would start with the sound of her alarm at 4 a.m. Her husband, David, opened the station a half-hour later for the 4:50 a.m. bus to New York City. Wallace headed into work at 6:30 a.m. and, depending on the rush of customers, would sometimes stay until 6:30 at night. “Four in the morning was another world,” Wallace said. “I was really stressed during the holidays. I’d always be running around because it was so busy there that I was never quite ready for everything, especially Christmas. The other holidays were not quite as bad.” According to Wallace, the bus station – originally a train

station – was built in the late 1800s, burned down and was rebuilt in 1912 to its current form. Before it was officially a bus station, it was a sandwich shop, then a feed shop, a donut shop, a recruitment center and a barber shop. “Her family owned the old bus station and then her parents purchased the old train station,” said Orlando Iacovelli, Wallace’s 1954 classmate from Boynton Middle School. “She married another classmate of ours, David Wallace. Our junior high had cliques, and I used to be in their clique.” After attending Syracuse University for her degree in international relations with a Latin American concentration, a few graduate courses, and her marriage to David in ’72, Wallace certainly didn’t picture herself operating a bus depot. “I was going to work a gov-

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Tierra Labrada Exit Interview

n her time as the Continuum of Care coordinator for the Tompkins County Human Services Coalition, Tierra Labrada has made it a point to step into the community and find ways of getting the public involved. Labrada has only been with the agency since February 2016 but her contribution to the county was surely felt even in that relatively short time. She is leaving this month to join the Supportive Housing Network of NY in New York City. We spoke with her about how she feels moving on from Ithaca as well as some of the unforgettable moments she had on the job. Ithaca Times: Tell me about some of the things you have done as the Continuum of Care Coordinator. Tierra Labrada: Well, most of the things I do are behind the scenes: ensuring the federal regulations for the Continuum of Care are being followed, submitting reports and data to HUD, doing some targeted outreach to agencies and policy makers, writing our annual grant, etc. Also, lots of relationship building. I organize lots of meetings and trainings. As the Continuum of Care lead, the Human Services Coalition is responsible for looking at the homeless provision system overall, and coordinating the efforts of the many agencies involved in mitigating homelessness. We look at things like: how quickly are we moving families from shelter to permanent housing? How effectively are we assisting runaway and homeless youth? For people in supportive housing programs, are we providing the resources necessary to transition them to independent living? And the answers to those questions can determine the amount of funding we receive through the Continuum of Care Program Competition. IT: What do you consider your biggest accomplishment/achievement? TL: My greatest accomplishment has got to be the fact that

you even know about the Continuum of Care. When I first stepped into this position, the Continuum of Care was not widely known outside the network of agencies that provide housing and support services. It’s important that the community knows there’s a group of folks working together to create more supportive housing and enhance the service system. If I’ve contributed to the increase in awareness in

IT: Why did you decide to leave? TL: The agency I’ll be joining, the Supportive Housing Network of NY, was integral in the passage of the Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative (ESSHI), which is the Governor’s commitment to fund the development of 20,000 units of supportive housing across the state. Earlier this year, the Ithaca/Tompkins Continuum of Care signed on to support ESSHI applications for Lakeview Health Services, Unity Housing and the Salvation Army. All three were awarded conditional funding which means they’re on track to increase the number of supportive housing units in the county very soon. I was looking forward to following those developments through to the completion. But joining the Network will allow me to assist in the research and development of policies like ESSHI that will impact people across the state, including this community, which I love. IT: Are there some things that you regret not being able to do while you were in this position? TL: The Office of Human Rights laid some amazing groundwork on Source of Income Protection, a law that would make it illegal for landlords to deny someone housing solely because they were using a rental subsidy. The protections have been gaining state and national attention, and is something I’ve also been working with a few people on locally. I would have loved to see the protections get passed here, as it would increase access to housing for lots of people who use subsidies and vouchers to help pay their rent. I regret leaving before this law could get passed and enacted. IT: How do you feel about the homelessness issue in Tompkins County? TL: Homelessness is not a static issue. It is not something we can “end” because people become homeless every day for a myriad of reasons. Our role is to mitigate homelessness and try to ensure that it is a brief and a one-time occurrence. We are a community rich in resources but unfortunately that does not

easily translate into dollars for development. Simply put, we need more supportive housing, an increase in emergency shelter beds, more funding for rental assistance, and we need a polity that is dedicated to the issue. Over the last few years, we have seen an effort from our county legislature, who granted the Continuum of Care $150,000 over 3 years to pilot programs that would mitigate homelessness. We’ve seen agencies like Tompkins Community Action step up and develop supportive housing for men, women and young adults experiencing homelessness, and they’re on track to do more amazing work. Catholic Charities saw a gap in transitional housing and opened A Place to Stay. Opportunities, Alternatives & Resources of Tompkins County recognized the hardship of men returning from prison and found funding for Endeavor House. The outreach team, which consists of folks from Tompkins County Department of Social Services, the emergency shelter and Family & Children’s, are committed to identifying and forming relationships with people living outside. Honestly, our unsheltered population has increased over time but that is not because of a lack of effort from our local service providers. An insufficient supply of supportive and affordable housing is a national crisis, one which this county is not spared from. IT: What are some words of wisdom you have for your successor? TL: Housing is one of, if not, the hottest topic in this community. My successor will have an opportunity to assist in the allocation of funding for supportive housing and, potentially, the development of affordable housing, and that task can’t be understated. There are so many groups focused on housing at all levels right now, and being part of those conversations are integral to moving the objective forward. Obviously, the objective being every member of our community having a safe, decent, affordable place to call home.

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▶▶ Thumbs Up: Just over three months ago, our Newcomer’s Guide issue came out, hitting newsstands on August 15. Not sure if you remember that, but it was notable because of one gutsy prediction: that three months from the publication of that edition, snow would be falling and the newcomers for whom the guide is named would be freezing. Lo and behold, Ithaca caught nine inches of snow on November 15. You’re welcome for the warning. ▶▶ Thumbs Down: There’s probably nobody to actually “blame” for how the Jungle has deteriorated, leaving a substantial amount of Ithaca’s homeless population in an increasingly dangerous situation. But it does seem like some how, some way, this was avoidable, and now the city has to scramble to find some sort of solution before something significant and tragic happens. That’s not a scenario that usually leads to positive results. ▶▶ Heard: Looks like the public outcry about the Old Library worked, at least for now, as the City of Ithaca announced last week via meeting and a Facebook status from Mayor Svante Myrick that they would seek the opinion of a third party engineering firm about the best, safest way to clean up the asbestos in the Old Library structure. Keep an eye on how this one works out, but with the worst case scenario of asbestos contamination looming, this was probably the right move to give people some sense of due process. ▶▶ The most popular stories on Ithaca.com this week are…. 1. INHS pulls out of Vecino’s Green Street Garage project 2. Snowstorm dumps 8-12 inches on Tompkins County 3. Still Fighting: Concerned and connected people look to change Beechtree from the inside 4. Mitrano announces 2020 campaign to challenge Reed again 5. Touring the “Ten Square Miles” through food

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ITHACA NOTES

An Open Letter to Members of the Lansing Gun Club:

Snow Know-How By St e ph e n P. Bu r k e

Gay Nichol s on C i t i z e n s for a H e a lt h y S a l mon C r e e k Wat e r sh e d algae blooms – posing an additional hazard wo years ago, your gun club agreed to to drinking water and wildlife. a consent order with the EPA to stop The Lansing Gun Club has continued to shooting lead shot into the Salmon shoot with lead far past the March deadCreek corridor at your club in Ludlowville by line, and now proposes to create a second March 31, 2018. Based on your written estihazardous waste site in Ludlowville with a mate of 100,000 rounds per year, we calculate relocation of your trap ranges to the other that you have been dumping around 3.5 tons side of the creek, thus pointing them at an of lead into our community every single year extremely steep forested slope – from which for decades. Lead is a potent toxin and there you are required by the EPA to remove all is no truly safe level of lead in our water, air, the lead every five years by denuding the or soil. slope and sifting the soil to reclaim the Medical scientists have determined that pellets. We all know this will be an erosion lead not only damages the brains of babies, nightmare for the creek and violates the it kills at least a quarter million Americans stated mission of your club. annually via heart disease and other organ For several years now, the gun club’s damage. Every time you fire a gun you are neighbors in Ludlowville and others condosed with lead dust and lead vapor as the cerned with the health of the Salmon Creek ammunition leaves your gun. Most of you watershed have advocated that the gun club probably carry that lead dust into your accept the simple solution offered by the home on your clothes and shoes, while leav- EPA: switch to steel shot. ing behind tons of lead dust and pellets for In doing so, the club would not have to your neighbors in Ludlowville to live with. clean up their existing toxic waste; not have We are also learning that lead sitting at the the bottom of the creek or lake may be activated by warming water, nutrient runoff, and continued on page 7

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t food stores it was bumper cars outside and bumper carts inside with this season’s first snow-

storm. Something about the season’s premiere unnerves people. It was not a particularly treacherous storm in Ithaca, with less than a foot of snow, and no intense wind or cold. Still, panicky people went scurrying for supplies, driving hurriedly and heedlessly when conditions did not condone it, making matters much worse. The major danger in such a storm is mostly from madcap drivers. In Ithaca you might blame drivers who are new to driving, or to driving in snow, with our inordinate proportion of young people and people from other places and climates who come here for college and have never dealt with these conditions before. Let us cite these drivers, but not blame them. The ones to finger (so to speak) are the many who should know better: who have lived here a while, who know they should slow down in the supermarket parking lot, because it’s slippery and crowded and plowed snow is piled so high that traffic you could normally see is blocked from view, but instead are speeding mad because those piles and all the other people are taking up parking spots and making it hard to find a good one. Personally, despite the lack of severity I found in this storm, I wasn’t going to drive any more than I had to. After all, it was the first one, which I know from year to year to be perilous, or at least wacky, no matter what. By the time I needed to drive, about 20 hours after snowfall started, I had fun trying to see if I could extract my parked car from a foothigh snowplow berm without shoveling, solely on the strengths of skillful maneuvering, good snow tires, and zesty Volvo verve. In fact I couldn’t, but I enjoyed the frivolous exercise of attempting to avoid the physical kind. Really, though, it is probably just as bad to be too casual as too anxious about inclement weather. I have a work colleague who went skiing in the middle of the storm in the middle of the night in the cemetery above University Avenue, which sounded cool to me, until online I saw notices from New York City’s government to its residents asking them explicitly to stay out of parks and cemeteries, despite the quiet, snow-clad beauty of the grounds and

trees, etc., for the danger of having big, weighed-down branches falling on them. I thus considered the irony of possibly dying in a cemetery where one went voluntarily. New York City suffered pretty badly in this storm, as did other large population centers. The presence of people, as always, was the tough thing. There was a 20-car pileup on the George Washington Bridge. Of course the bridge had to close. Then there were hundreds of cars in every direction that couldn’t move, much less turn around. Part of Interstate 78 closed in Pennsylvania, with immobile traffic on it, from sundown to dawn. In the morning it re-opened and some cars commenced, but police had to approach others to revive the drivers. Throughout the northeast there were plenty of plows ready to go that couldn’t go far because the roads were already clogged with stopped vehicles. Plows need room to operate. Apparently there were insufficiently urgent municipal announcements to drivers about staying off the roads, or they came but were ignored. Good municipal management is important. Years ago I lived in Washington DC, which doesn’t get much snow, but one winter got a severe, surprise blizzard. The city had a few snowplows, which had been idle for years, and were many fewer than needed, but were better than nothing, until the city realized that in the midst of a fiscal crisis a few years earlier it had laid off the workers who could drive them. Things are easier in Ithaca, with fewer people and better government. If you are new to Ithaca, or simply forgetful, you might be unaware that the city has odd-even parking regulations during snowstorms and emergencies. Such unawareness is understandable, because the strictures are less pronounced than formerly. The regulations used to be year-round, then were reduced to seasonal (November through March). The seasonal rules persist, but the city decided it would cease enforcement (that is, ticketing) except during emergencies. One can determine emergency situations through common sense, which of course is helpful in all seasons, or by checking official word at cityofithaca.org. Safe travels to you as the holidays near, and winter arrives.

YOUR LETTERS Response to Tompkins County Legislator Mike Sigler’s letter in last week’s Ithaca Times

was disappointed after reading your letter to the editor in yesterday’s Ithaca times. You got it wrong on a couple of points. The development is not for 70 senior apartments. The development is for market rate apartments, including a penthouse according to the developer’s plans shared at the final ILPC meeting before the building’s

sale. These apartments will only be, according to the developer, “marketed” to seniors. If the developer’s website can be taken as a reliable source for their marketing efforts, they are calling these “luxury” apartments. There is nothing holding the developer to actually house seniors in these

apartments. And I would imagine that if there aren’t enough luxury seeking seniors out there who can pay Ithaca’s market rates for the apartments, the developer will rent them to other luxury seekers. But admittedly, calling this project a senior development paints a nicer picture when the developer and county legislators such as Martha Robertson had to sell the project to the public or more recently when the mayor and common council members have to defend it against the community’s legitimate concerns about health and safety around asbestos abatement. In your letter, you also mention the DEC when it is in fact the New York State Department of Labor that regulates asbestos abatement. According to the Dept. of Labor safety and health representative I spoke with, Elizabeth Kirkland, there will only be a single site visit by the state during an abatement period that will span weeks. Also, according to Ms. Kirkland, besides an administrative filing that records the location in state records as having been an abatement site, there is no environmental followup to the site or to the water supply that the abatement will possibly affect if the run-off is going into the storm drain system as reportedly planned. Without follow-ups, you citing the “more than 30 times” such asbestos abatements you say have been done in the city is more a cause for concern than a reassurance. The concerned community wants the developer to use a safer, contained abatement method, prior to the building’s demolition. Michael Troutman

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expense of moving their trap ranges; they would be able to continue to enjoy the social aspects of their club without the expense and discord of lawsuits from adjacent homeowners whose property values are being destroyed; not face the impossible task of complying with the EPA’s required periodic lead removal from a steep erodible slope adjacent to the creek; and finally, the club’s membership would not face the condemnation and anger of their Lansing neighbors that they have betrayed by choosing to double down on their toxic legacy. The goal of the Citizens for a Healthy Salmon Creek Watershed is to find a solution that works for everyone. We would like to see an outcome that does not permanently pit gun club members against the rest of the community. Our research shows that many other trap shoot-

ers and hunters have easily made the switch to steel and other nontoxic shot at a very modest price increase – especially compared to the costs you are imposing on the health of people in Ludlowville and downstream, our local wildlife, and taxpayers who will eventually be handed the bill to clean up after your toxic hobby. We ask all Lansing Gun Club members to immediately pursue the option of keeping their trap ranges where they are and switching to steel shot. If you can’t persuade the gun club’s leadership to switch course, then we ask that you publicly resign from the club and go to other upland or indoor sites for target practice. We also ask anyone reading this who knows a member of the Lansing Gun Club to bring this request to their attention.

A better solution for the Cayuga Power Plant

or the intended purpose of supplying peak demand electricity a natural gas peaking plant is outdated inefficient technology. Peaking plants are designed to run at low output most of the time, which is highly inefficient, so that they are able to ramp up relatively quickly to respond to sudden demands from the grid for power. All over the world more

and more peak demand is being met faster and better by large battery packs which can respond instantaneously to demand. This faster response time means better frequency regulation and better peak demand support. It also creates the most valuable grid power because of its quick response time and high efficiency. Battery packs can store energy from renewables as well as extra grid energy produced at night when there is more capacity and less demand, as well as lower pricing. At times there can be so much extra output at night that pricing goes negative, meaning battery packs would be paid to store energy. We should be installing modern efficient solar panels, (which, contrary to some claims, last far longer than their warranty periods and will not need replacing in 25-30 years), coupled with large scale, recyclable, battery storage. That would make Cayuga Power a more valuable future proof asset. It would of course also avoid all the negative environmental and safety concerns associated with natural gas. We are already seeing large scale adoption of battery storage technology and we do not want to be left behind. John Pavia

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ernment job, not here,” Wallace said. “I had interviewed for government jobs and was supposed to go to Washington, but then the government put freezes on the jobs because of money and budget.” Over the past three decades as the station operator, Wallace has accumulated many stories, the craziest involving the narcotics issue sweeping the Ithaca community. “At the station, you couldn’t keep a janitor because there were needles all over and, in fact, just about a month ago there were needles outside,” she said. “You wouldn’t believe what went on in there. Drugs were in the ceiling tiles.” As a result, Wallace had to close the station’s bathrooms to the public. “It was just uncontrollable,” Wallace said. “Let’s just say we were pretty friendly with the narcotics police.” It was a problem that didn’t stop at the bus station. Dewitt Mall locked its bathrooms, the gas station on the corner of State and 13 North, previously opened for 24 hours, closed at night due to drug-related stabbings, and Wallace recalls somebody overdosing at the ShortStop Deli. “It [narcotics] has been an issue in Ithaca for a long time,” Wallace said. “The fire department wanted the bathrooms open, the narcotics police wanted them closed. It was a narcotics problem more than anything else.” However, the hardest obstacle Wallace has had to overcome is time. “I was pretty carefree, but the time commitment – I know that sounds weird – but seven days a week, basically eight to 14 hours a day, burns you out,” Wallace said. “You can’t get back time. I can’t tell you what a great thing it was today – I still woke up early– this sounds stupid, but I watched Good Morning America. I have more choices, I’m No ve m b e r

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free to do what I want now.” Before Wallace’s leg injury, a stretched ligament from her toe to her heel making it difficult to walk, and the addition of Bonnie Elizabeth, her “spoiled-rotten” Scottish Terrier, she enjoyed traveling with her husband. “We’ve traveled all over,” Wallace said. “Let me clarify that: wherever there was a good golf course. I have never been on a cruise because David tells me ‘You’re wasting valuable golf time going there.’” “Brenda and I have continued to be good friends,” Iacovelli said. “She has been running the station forever. I can’t even tell you how long.” Iacovelli was unaware of Wallace’s retirement from the bus station. “She doesn’t get around like she used to with her injured leg, but she deserves to retire in her mid 70s,” he said. At the end of September, all buses were relocated to the curb of Green Street Pharmacy, joining the local TCAT buses. Most of the antique items left inside the station were given to Wallace’s friends, bus drivers, and the Ithaca Historical Society. Wallace still receives phone calls about updates on the new station and even calls from customers who miss their bus. She hopes to continue traveling – a river cruise at the top of her list – antiquing, reading history books, and spending time with David and Bonnie Elizabeth. But one thing she misses about the station is the people. “Ninety-five percent of the people were well-behaved, there were some that drove you crazy, but I miss the people, not the place,” Wallace said. “I’m going to find out what I like at this age.” -Danielle Lee 2 0 1 8

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The Faces of ATI Will Tompkins County’s Investment in Alternatives to Incarceration Save Lives? By M att Bu tler

n Friday, Samantha Gentz graduated from College Initiative Upstate, propelling her to a position to follow her career and personal goals that looked entirely out of reach just three years prior. She has a chance now to get a job that she loves in a field she enjoys, and is optimistic that even though she’s spent several years away from school she’ll be able to adapt successfully. A few years ago, Gentz was deeply addicted to intravenous heroin, had lost all custody of her children, and was racking up several arrests for anything from neglect to burglary. She had finally entered drug court after picking up her first felony, and admitted that she was beginning to resign herself to the thought that she would never get sober from heroin, and that her life would now be decided by her ability to avoid overdoses for as long as she could. 8 T

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That is, until, the drugs and crime began to catch up to her in a more personal way. “The overdoses started hitting closer to home,” Gentz said, noting her boyfriend and a best friend both died from heroin overdoses in succession. “That turned into my turning point, but at that point I was so far into it that when I lost custody of my kids, it really opened up my eyes to say ‘Hey, this is not my life. I can’t go on without my kids.’ They were all I had.” The loss of her children sparked something in Gentz that never stopped. A month later she was in rehab. Now, Gentz said she doesn’t feel the need to shoot up anymore. She’s regained custody of her children, completed rehab and has been clean from drugs for over two years now. She can’t make any promises about her future behavior, but she feels like as long as she has her main motivation, her children, back in her life, she has an constant reason

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to wake up in the morning and avoid falling back into her old habits. “I really enjoy helping other people and giving back to people that are in my similar situation,” Gentz said. “So in order to do that, I have to go get a degree in something that I love to do, and it’s also to show my kids that it doesn’t matter how old you are, you can go back to school and become something and pursue your goals instead of just waiting.” Gentz credits College Initiative Upstate with giving her the confidence to go back to school after she was recruited by Suzanne Burnham, the program’s academic counselor, to join. She felt like she was destined to fail after eight years away from taking classes and studying, but with the intensive six week course designed to reintroduce people to life in education, she feels like she’ll be ready when the semester starts in a few weeks. She’ll be pursu-

ing her first year of school at Tompkins Cortland Community College for chemical dependency and look to obtain her EMT certification, then she’ll transfer to Broome Community College to be trained as a paramedic. “Besides everything that I’ve been through for the last two or three years, it’s a big step for me to do this,” Gentz said. “I’m very, very blessed to have Suzanne [Burnham] and Benay [Rubenstein] to give me this opportunity.” College Initiative Upstate is just one of the dozens of alternatives-to-incarceration (ATIs) programs that exist either in Tompkins County or as an extension of the county government itself. They take on a wide variety of forms, from something as commonplace as parole programs to as unique as the CIU program, developed by Rubenstein in New York City (as College Initiative Downstate) before she

moved to Tompkins County and started the Upstate program here under the umbrella of Opportunities, Alternatives and Resources (OAR) of Tompkins County. The program, one of the youngest ATIs in Tompkins County, provides intensive pre-college courses for people looking to enroll in higher education who have had some contact with the criminal justice system, whether it be actual incarceration or something lesser. It monitors them as they go through school as well, and can provide assistance with financial aid applications and the like. Burnham, who runs the program along with Rubenstein, knows well how long a conviction can follow someone, hampering their progress even after they’ve been able to overcome their addiction. Though she’s been sober since 2012 after her third felony DWI conviction, she’s been told by New York State that she will not be issued a driver’s license until 2021. Applying for college was difficult and invasive as well, as Burnham had to submit to extra application measures each time she checked the box noting her felonies. Helping other people achieve what Burnham has achieved is what drives her now. It even motivated her to go back to school for a graduate degree, for which she’s starting classes in Binghamton in the coming months. “It’s an extension of who I am now,” Burnham said of passing on the skills and lessons she has learned that have helped her navigate not only sobriety but the other necessary hoops to get her life back on track. “I’m not just talking the talk now, I’m walking the walk.” Even if she succeeds personally, she said, if she fails to pass that knowledge on so others can use it she feels as if she has wasted her new opportunity. A big part of that has been getting involved with CIU, and will likely continue if she is able to complete her graduate program. People like Burnham, who harbor a desire to guide after overcoming their own mistakes, make up a significant amount of the ATI program community, and that community makes up a significant amount of the movement in Tompkins County to, in essence, place rehabilitation ahead of punishment as a reaction to crime or addiction. The county’s efforts and investment in ATIs are substantial, and they are designed primarily to help reduce the societal harm caused by the criminal justice system. But it’s not charity. There is, of course, also a practical, economically beneficial side for

Tompkins County as well. Steering people people who belong in jail based on their away from incarceration lessens the burconduct or crime. But for the majority of den on the local jail, which in turn creates prisoners held here, he said, it can be arlower costs for the county to operate the gued whether or not prison is really the jail. best place for them to be, both for them Tompkins County legislator Rich John, and for society. current chair of the Public Safety Commit“The results are pretty preliminary at tee who also served as the leader of the Jail this point, but the results are pretty good,” Study Committee, said a renewed interest John said. “In terms of the metrics you can in pushing ATIs came from a recent study follow, it’s the number of people receptive conducted by the Center for Governto getting [involved in] programming, and mental Research (CGR) on lowering the we’re tracking that on a quarterly basis. Tompkins County Jail population. While Those numbers are really positive, where it is low in Tompkins County compared to we had nothing before we now have more other counties in the state and the country than half of the people are accepting proin general, CGR said steps by the county grammatic support, and attending.” should shrink the population load further. While those people might not neces“Certainly, when we were going sarily be completing the programs, John through said the fo2017 and cus for now the Jail is gauging Study Comhow much mittee was interest and looking at enthusithis, I did asm can have the be stirred concern that for these we had alprograms ready picked among eliall the lowgible particihanging pants and fruit and the re-entry whether coordinaadditional tor’s success steps really in getting could get people in us further the door. wasn’t clear As success S a m a n t h a G e n t z w h o g r a d uat e d to me,” John theoretically earlier this month. said. “But the increases over CGR study the next few pretty clearly years, he said said we could, and so in our budget last there could be wide-reaching implications year, we bet pretty heavily on alternatives for the county as a result, paramount of to incarceration.” which will be moral and financial. That bet amounted to a new influx of “The amount of money you save is re$800,000, money that was dedicated to markable, and the difference you make in hiring a new probation officer and two their lives,” John said. “From the standnew mental health workers (one who perpoint of having someone sit in the jail for forms mental health screenings during the a sentence or doing something this way prison admission process, and one who where they go to college and move on, works as a re-entry coordinator for somethat’s a real win. At any rate, we’ve tried to one getting out of incarceration), expanddo all these things because we realized this ing electronic monitoring, bringing on a is what the public was clearly saying to us new Criminal Justice Coordinator, among that they wanted, but also we thought this others. John also said the county legislawas the way to address the jail population ture is going to be pushing hard during issue.” New York State’s budget process for fundJohn said the county was particularly ing for another Tompkins County court interested in minimizing the number of judge to expedite the waiting process for board-outs at the jail, which involves sendtrial and hearings. ing inmates to incarceration facilities in Of course, John said, there are some other counties due to overcrowding. This No ve m b e r

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usually involves considerable cost to the initial county, as well as putting undue strain on the inmate by separating them from their families, lawyers and services offered at the Tompkins County jail. There doesn’t seem to be a feasible, safe way to simply eliminate the jail, though that is what a fair amount of people around Tompkins County would like to see. Despite their vocal objections at virtually any county meeting discussing the future of the jail, John said he thinks the most beneficial path forward is to invest in ATI programs, anything from CIU to parole reform to any litany of other options the county is offering now or will be in the future, that can either divert people from incarceration entirely or help them healthily readjust and thrive once they are released. “To the extent that you can break a cycle and you don’t have somebody continually involved in the criminal justice system, everybody is better off,” John said. “You can argue about it politically as long as you want, but I don’t think it’s a political issue. You don’t want people committing crimes. You won’t solve it for everybody, there are people who want to commit crimes [...] But for the people who are reachable, it’s way better.” Everybody involved in ATIs knows, even in the overall progressive and supportive community of Tompkins County, that there will always be those who think the addicts and inmates have wasted their opportunities, that as soon as they picked up a needle or robbed a store, they sacrificed any chance at redemption, and certainly gave up any claim to taxpayerfunded help. But Gentz said herself and people like her are aware and accepting of her mistakes. But instead of leaving those people behind, programs like CIU that open more doors and facilitate education and occupational training, create a far better chance of them actually being able to contribute to society or their community in the future. “People do make mistakes, not everybody is perfect and as for myself, I made those choices to pick up and lose everything that I’ve ever worked for,” Gentz said. “I was one of those hard-working moms that worked 60-80 hours a week and I just threw it all away. But there’s hope for people like me, that they can get back on their feet if they have the appropriate knowledge and help to get to where they want to be.”

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Life in the Pit By Steve Lawrence

S ome whe re , in some Vic tor y L ane in the Sky, Bill Fr i sbie i s smiling.

ill was a local race car driver and all around great guy, and the local racing community was saddened when he passed away five years ago. Bill died way too young – he was only 55 – but one of his buddies has since carried the torch in the racing world. Okay, torch is not the best word, given Clint Smith is a “gas man,” but he took what he learned from Bill onto a much larger stage, and now the time has come to call it a career. We spoke by phone, as Clint was in the mecca of NASCAR, also known as North Carolina. He was preparing for the last race of his 24-year career as a pit crew 10 T

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member, and we talked about his senior year at Ithaca High School, when he was named All-STAC as a soccer player. The Little Red won the state championship that year (the fall of ’78), and then Clint spent a few years kicking a soccer ball around and playing in the Ithaca City Softball League. I asked him how he went from a soccer star to a gas man, and he said, “Yeah, this all started with Bill’s dirt track car at Skyline Raceway.” Clint added that he was older than the normal career start in racing, in the midst of his early 30s, but that it didn’t deter him. “I always tell people that you’re never

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too old to chase your dreams,” he said. “The Chase” is an appropriate metaphor in the NASCAR world (as it was their “playoff ” for many years), and Smith recalls, “A few years after I started with Bill, I learned through some mutual friends that some guys were putting a team together to race in the old Busch North Series, and they would need some help when they ran at Watkins Glen. It worked out well, and I stayed with them for a few years until they shut down in 2001.” At that point, Clint offered, “It became evident that if I wanted to keep doing this at that level I’d have to move to Charlotte. My friends up north thought I was nuts […] packing up and moving with no job.” Clint’s athleticism paid off, and he worked his way onto some top-shelf teams (like Rausch Fenway) and has worked for big names like Matt Kenseth, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards and Bobby Labonte. As the gas man, Clint’s job is to put the 90-95 pound can on his shoulder, dash to the car, make the connection and get the 12 gallons into the tank while the other four pit crew guys change the tires and get the car back on the track in 13 to 14 seconds. It’s a demanding job – after all, the temps in the

pits are often well over 100 degrees and the crew wears fire suits. “Now, there are developmental teams that recruit college athletes for pit crews,” Smith said. “They do weight training and road work all year, and the guys who make it to the big teams can make well into six figures.” I asked Clint why he was retiring, and

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he said, “I have kind of aged out of the big teams – it’s like any sport, you lose a step and you get replaced. But it has been a good career and I went farther than I thought I would.” I asked him if he had any stories about life on the road – parties, groupies, wild nights – and he laughed and said, “No, it’s all business on the road. That kept me out of trouble.” During the racing season, Clint said, “We actually spend a lot more time travel-

ing than we do racing. If the track is less than 8 hours away, we drive and if not we fly.” I asked ol’ Gasman Furby (his email handle) if he ever thought about moving back up here, and he quickly replied, “Nooooo…. the winters are way too cold!” I then asked if he was actually retiring, or just switching careers. “Nah, I like to stay busy, and I’ll likely be an Uber driver,” Clint stated. “I like people.”

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racy Mitrano conceded the congressional midterm to Corning Republican, Tom Reed eight days ago, but the Penn Yan Democrat is bouncing back, announcing that she’ll seek the same office in 2020. “Though we didn’t cross the finish line this time around, we built a grassroots movement that will continue to grow over the next two years,” Mitrano said in a statement Wednesday evening. “I am deeply grateful to the hundreds of supporters who have urged me to run again, and I have always said I was in this fight for the long haul.” Mitrano’s announcement followed a conference call with chairmen from each of the Democratic committees throughout the congressional district. Chautauqua County Democratic Chair Norm Green says he’s all in for Mitrano’s 2020 bid. “There’s things that she did really good and things that she’ll have to do better,” Green said. “If she did everything really good, then she’d be down at orientation for members of congress.” Mitrano entered the 2018 general election after a contentious five-way primary that cost the Democrats financially and in terms of focusing their message against Reed. Green thinks that backing Mitrano early and avoiding a primary is the best way forward for Democrats to possibly take the seat back in 2020. “There’s no sense in anyone else getting involved. We’re already full speed ahead,” Green said. Other Democratic chairs who were on the call could not be immediately reached for comment. The early announcement could stir contention in the district which stretches from Jamestown to Ithaca and comprises

diverse sets of left leaning ideology. New York Progressive Action Network, a progressive statewide advocacy group founded in the wake of Bernie Sanders’ 2016 campaign, endorsed Ithaca entrepreneur Ian Golden during the 2018 Democratic primary. The group did not endorse Mitrano in the general election. Stephen Carpineta, Director of the Tioga County Chapter, had no comment about Mitrano’s announcement. Mitrano lost the midterm to Reed last Tuesday 55 percent to 45 percent, falling by about 22,000 votes. She handily carried Tompkins County with 75.6 percent of the vote, while Reed did well in much of the rest of the district. He secured 59.3 percent of the vote in Chautauqua County and 64.8 percent in Steuben County. “The people spoke last week and definitively rejected Tracy Mitrano’s extreme agenda,” said Abbey Daugherty, communications director for Tom Reed for Congress. “Tom will continue to be an effective, bipartisan leader and deliver results by listening to the hardworking people across our district.” Mitrano accepted the results, but claims the progress she made on issues and grassroots organization over the 2018 campaign will give her momentum moving into the next two years. “Last Tuesday’s results don’t change the facts: the people of Western New York, the Finger Lakes, and the Southern Tier deserve affordable healthcare, education that doesn’t come with a lifetime of debt, modern infrastructure, proper conservation of our natural resources, and tax policies that serve the working and middle class—not the 1% and big corporations,” the Mitrano campaign continued in its statement. - Va u g h n G o l d e n

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to a reckoning occurs many years down the road after evidence accumulates that youth is being adversely affected.” Attached to Klepack’s email was a copy of Onondaga County’s resolution to support marijuana legalization. Black said she brought the resolution forward because it’s time for New York to join the other states that have legalized marijuana. In addition to this, she also found this to be a social justice issue since people of color are more likely to be incarcerated for marijuana possession. Members of the legislature did raise certain concerns with the legislation, which they felt should be seriously considered in getting this law passed. One, in particular, was how this could affect children. For instance, if marijuana edibles were packaged in a way that was indiscernible from candy and a child accidentally ingested it, and concerns about someone driving under the influence of marijuana was another concern for Black as well. Pending on the Legislature’s vote this resolution would be sent to statelevel politicians who represent parts of Tompkins County, like Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton and Senator Tom O’Mara. According to a fact sheet from the New York State Drug Policy Alliance, there are still several factors that must be negotiated if marijuana is to be legalized at the state level, mainly what agency will be in charge of regulating the drug “The MRTA establishes the Bureau of Marijuana Policy to assume the regulatory responsibility of the marijuana industry,” according to the DPA’s fact sheet. “The Bureau will be housed within the existing State Liquor Authority and will undertake the similar purpose of providing oversight, promulgating regulations, and issuing licenses.” The MRTA would also allow several other state agencies, like the Department

of Agriculture and others with a direct stake in the industry to contribute to oversight duties. In addition to this, the other guidelines established are that the legal age to sell and purchase marijuana will be 21. Of course, there’s the major issue of those incarcerated currently for minor marijuana possession charges, though in the MRTA are stipulations for this which state that people who have been convicted of low-level possession (including possession in public view) and low-level sale will have that conviction vacated from their record. Other offenses related to possession, whether it was a misdemeanor or a felony, will be reclassified or sealed. For those who are currently incarcerated on these offenses, they would be released or have the offense reclassified with the sentence appropriately reduced according to the new statute. The money made from taxes on marijuana will go to support a whole host of things in the state. Many states that have already legalized marijuana have already seen a boost in their economies. According to the fact sheet from the DPA, New York could see positive growth from this as well. “After addressing the administrative costs of regulating the marijuana market, tax revenue will be used to conduct studies analyzing the impacts of marijuana legalization on public health, public safety, youth use, the state economy, the environment, and on the criminal justice system,” the sheet states. “Additional funds will be distributed to study the efficacy of New York’s regulations and their success in ensuring diversity and inclusion in licensing. The remaining funds are allocated as such: 25 percent to the state education department, 25 percent to a drug treatment and public education fund, and 50 percent to the establishment of a Community Grants Reinvestment Fund. The Community Grants Reinvestment Fund is established to provide a mechanism to invest in communities that have been disproportionately impacted by the drug war.”

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arachnid in question was the Bolas Spider, which Dr. Rayor didn’t realize lived this far north because they’re usually found in tropical and subtropical environments. However, there is something else that makes this spider unique, which is how is captures insects “They put down a line of silk that they hold in their front legs, and it’s just a short line, maybe an inch,” Rayor said. “But it’s got a glob of glue at the end, so the Bolas is what it’s named after. They twirl it during the night and they give off pheromones from their body that attract in male moths. At the beginning of the summer, they attract little male moths, so these are pheromones that males think they are going to female moths an instead they are flying to the spider to get caught. They fly into the glue and the spider whips the silk up and eats them. Later in the summer,

when the spider gets bigger, they attract bigger moths and so this is just a really cool, really unique behavior found in spiders. Nothing else does anything like this and the fact that we have it here in Upstate New York is exciting.” Rayor said this spider also has a method of camouflaging itself during the day. She explained that instead of hiding under a leaf, this spider hides on the tops to blend in with bird poop. During the night is when this spider begins its unusual attack methods. A website listing all the species as well as their different categories is currently in the works and should be up and running some time in the near future. For any interested biologists, more information can be found online at PRI’s website.

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haron and Gary Woloszyn met while working for a Department Store in Rochester, N.Y. “My mother was so happy Gary, one of 10 children, was part of the close and loving Polish community,” Sharon said. Both sets of parents had married in the local St. Stanislaus Church, where Gary and Sharon were also wed 42 years ago. Early on in Gary’s career with Wegmans, the possibility of his moving was raised by management. The Woloszyns’ third child was in pre-school. When the city’s current store was in planning the move was proposed again. Wegman’s management insisted on speaking one-on-one with Sharon alone before the couple committed to move from the community in which they and their families had always lived. “Bob Hughes (vice president) said, ‘Is Gary twisting your arm? His life won’t change in Ithaca. He’ll get up, go to work, come home, go to bed […] When you move, you will be away from your extended family and your support. I have to know this is a family decision, not just Gary’s,’” Sharon said. And it was. In 1993, Sharon and children Matt (ninth

grade), Adam (eigth grade) and Jessica (fourth grade) began their school year from their temporary home in a hotel, where they stayed for the next three months while their house was being built with an addition to accommodate her mother’s special needs. Sharon, being an avid reader, immediately got her library card and fell in love with the local library. She joined the Friends of the Library and has relished her 20 years of work with FOL. By volunteering in each of the children’s classes, she quickly became familiar with that big chunk of her kids’ lives, and the family were soon community regulars. Her days were full, and she knew being a stay-at-home-mom in Ithaca would be satisfying. Sharon and Gary joined the Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Ithaca, and before long Sharon took on the job of managing the church’s shop. She retired in 2016, and though it was unplanned, she said was it was a dream job. She also enjoyed the challenge of the tasks necessary to benefit the church, an important part of their lives. Robert Wegman, the Patriarch of Wegmans (which is headquartered in Rochester), had the visionary view that good business is related to strong community. This approach was the perfect fit for the Ithaca community. For 25 years at the helm of Wegmans Ithaca, Gary has openly embraced and quietly supported essential Ithaca organizations. In 1996 the

Ithaca Breast Cancer Alliance (now the internationally renowned Cancer Resource Center) was forming. When some of the founders—Andie Gladstone, Anne McLaughlin and Brigid Hubberman—planned to launch a fundraising drive with the County Quilters Guild, they approached Gary: Could they hang (2’ x 2’) display quilts at Wegmans for a Silent Auction, to draw attention to the upcoming Quilt Auction? Gary: “We displayed dozens of the quilts for a silent bidding auction. When I explained the request to our Attorneys, they gave us a green light, while remarking this had not seen a request like this before. I remarked that 70 percent of our customers are women, and if Wegmans gets involved that will help legitimize the need [...] In those days no one said the word ‘breast’ out loud and the public was just becoming aware of breast cancer.” Gary asked Sharon and co-workers at Wegmans if they could purchase a piece at the IBCA Quilt Auction, and every year since Wegmans has supported the IBCA Walkathon. In the late ‘90s Barbara Mink wrote an editorial about the financial challenges of fundraising for the Ithaca Festival. When Gary read the article, he offered to help. Later that week, Laurel Guy, the well-known Ithaca Festival Coordinator, visited, and after some strategizing, Gary offered to sell the famous Ithaca Festival continued on page 16

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Buttons, pre-festival, in the store. His cashiers rang up the buttons and then the button proceeds were “refunded” and paid to the Festival treasurer. But the corporate accountants were concerned and tried to put a stop to the refunds. “We had no solution, so we continued ringing up buttons and doing the refunds until we could brainstorm,” Gary said. In future years, Wegmans added a new account on the registers, called Community, which allows donations. Now, when customers donate to the Food Bank or United Way, the sale is rung up on the Community line with the blessing of Wegmans.

Along with the button sales, Gary suggested business sponsorships to help other parts of the Festival. Wegmans offered to sponsor the parade, which now has been a store tradition for over 20 years. When Gary and the Wegmans Scholarship Winners are marching in the Wegmans’ Ithaca Festival Parade float, the applause is deafening. Everyone in town, it seems, knows and loves the Woloszyn family. Gary has served on the boards or served as an advisor to the United Way (Campaign Chair), Sciencenter, Tompkins County Area Development, PRI and its Museum of the Earth, Tompkins County Public Library (Chair of Trustees), Family Reading Partnership, the Chamber of Commerce and the Food Donation

Network. He said many of them are intertwined, and all “have a role in maintaining a strong community.” For the business community, the summer season seemed like a ghost town when Cornell, Ithaca College and TC3’s populations thinned in the 1990s. But over the years, each of these award-winning institutions has expanded its summer offerings, while Cooperative Extension and other community members have created colorful offerings to draw visitors to this area. Strategists trying to expand tourism wanted Gary involved in the creation and sustenance of the Discovery Trail, Wine Trail, and the Cheese Trail. What’s good for the community is good for business. Farmers, wineries, museums have friends

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in high places at Wegmans. Like the Woloszyns, everyone knows and loves Sara Pines, now in her 80s, a true force of nature. Gary remembers Sara and husband Aaron approaching him around 1996 to help them bring more fresh food to migrant worker camps way outside of Ithaca (and outside of Gary’s district). “There were many lifelines for families in need struggling to feed the hungry,” Gary said. “Churches, soup kitchens, community centers all needed more fresh fruits and vegetables and Sara wanted us to provide what we could. With Sarah and Catholic Charities, we organized what would morph into the Food Donation Network. (Sara wrote a Manual for other communities to replicate the creation of donation networks.)” Gary and Sara split up the work to start: Gary would organize his end to provide the food, while Sara would organize everyone who would receive it. Years later, Sara and Gary and hundreds of loyal do-gooders oversee a vast network of free food delivery with the Southern Tier Food Bank (with permanent cooler at Jerry Dietz’s Just Because Center), and the Elmira Food Bank (in its own big building). Now that Gary is in his second week of retirement, Sharon comments: “Now he is mine.” She relates happily that they will be doing lots of traveling. For starters to North Carolina, where one son is a Wegman’s assistant store manager. The Woloszyns have been visiting their three grandchildren for a monthly overnight trip for over seven years, and they have no plans to change the pattern. They do however, plan to visit Washington, D.C. along the way. Gary: “When David Skorton was President of Cornell, we became friends as we met at several board meetings (Chamber of Commerce, TCAD). During that time, Wegmans agreed to open a mini-Wegmans Discovery Center (“part museum and part hands-on exploration for kids”) at the National Smithsonian Museum in Washington, D.C., with no idea that David Skorton would leave Cornell and arrive at the Smithsonian. We were so happy that if David had to leave, we can see him and a little bit of Wegmans at the Smithsonian.” As Gary and Sharon remark on the many connections they have savored in Ithaca they mention Civil Rights champion Dorothy Cotton (renown for her work as an educator, and service as the only woman in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s cabinet). In 2014, Gary persuaded Cotton to come and speak to Wegmans staff, since diversity is an important hallmark of Wegmans. The Hangar Theater hosted the evening; employees still speak of her passion. As we end our visit Gary cheerfully endorses the new Ithaca Wegmans Manager Chris Malcolm, and says he’s confident the store will remain involved in the community. And so, a new chapter begins. In good times and hard times Gary, his family and Wegmans supported efforts to strengthen community. And the tradition continues.

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A Black Friday Surprise GunPoets and Empire Kings excited for post-Thanksgiving show By Mat t Butl e r

hat better way to end Black Friday than by working off some of that Thanksgiving food and consumer remorse with live music and a rare collaborative performance featuring two of the best-known rap acts in Ithaca? Hip-hop groups Empire Kings and GunPoets will be performing their first show together in several years the day after Thanksgiving. The show is scheduled for Black Friday, Nov. 23 at The Haunt, presented by Dan Smalls Productions. Doors open at 9 p.m., and the show starts at 10 p.m. Tickets cost $7 for advance and $10 at the door. Both have long been a fixture in the rap scene in Ithaca, though the GunPoets’ Daniel Lisbe, who raps under the name Sun and fronts the seven-member group along with fellow rapper JayHigh, said it has been around eight years since the group performed with Ave Mack (real name Rahmel Mack), and that they’ve never performed with the full Empire

Kings collective before, so he expects a fun experience. “It’s been a tradition of GunPoets to play Black Friday,” Lisbe said. “It’s always good, lot of family and friends home for the holidays so it turns into a good time. We always look forward to it, and it’s always been great playing with Ave Mack [...] It just felt like good timing.” Lisbe noted the increasing popularity of Empire Kings, saying it seems like their audience is reaching a “fever pitch” highlighted by recent performances at GrassRoots and other festivals around the area. Mack is in what he calls a “light retirement,” which entails performing when he’s asked, recording when he’s in the mood but not necessarily putting out any more official projects, at least for the time being. He said he’s excited about the show too, noting that though Empire Kings (which also includes members Tweaky Gzz, DJ Cdz Nutz, Jiggy Rell and Nova) and GunPoets are two different styles of rap, the crowd reaction is often the same level of

Ave Mack (pictured here in concert) will play with his group Empire Kings on Friday, along with GunPoets, at the Haunt. (Photo provided)

intensity so the show shouldn’t have a lull despite the differences. “It’s two different vibes, but all high energy,” Mack said. “Our music is two different sonic tones, but the energy is the same, the love is always the same, the reception is always the same [...] It’s always a good mix, I’m excited for it.” Mack has been rapping and performing for several years around the city, and said he’s been able to keep his shows fresh by keeping his stage presence lively and ac-

tive, which he thinks naturally inspires the crowd to act the same way. “If I entertain myself by going crazy and having fun, you can’t ignore the energy in the room,” Mack said. “Your body is going to react, your natural energy in you is going to react to the energy I’m giving off. So if I’m flat onstage, you’re going to be flat. If I’m going as hard as I can and having as much fun as I can, you’ll have to be a real dark individual to not have fun with us.”

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ith good reasons, eating local is all the rage today. And with Thanksgiving just around the corner, why not drink local with your feast as well? Pairing wine with food is not an exact science. While a combination such as Pinot Noir with poached salmon is timetested and proven, others are not as obvious. So, which Finger Lakes wines should one choose to go with the Thanksgiving bird? To pick the wines, keep one thing in mind – it’s not just the turkey, it’s also how it’s seasoned, cooked and sauced as well. Today’s supermarket turkey is a product of decades of cross-breeding, creating large fatty birds with a supersized amount of white meat. White turkey meat is mild, not unlike chicken breasts. The thighs and legs are richer and deeper in flavor. Free range birds are leaner and taste a bit gamier than the supermarket variety. But overall, turkeys are mild tasting birds, which make them a nice foil for the various ways

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f Subway hadn’t vacated the premises on the Commons and a different location had become available just a couple of hundred yards to the east, I wonder if the owners of Thompson and Bleecker might have called their new restaurant, State and Aurora? The name they did use is the intersection in Greenwich Village, in New York City, where they lived before moving to Ithaca. Since Subways need only a minimal area in which to operate, Thompson and Bleecker is small, with seating for only about three dozen patrons. The interior features windows that front the Commons, and an open kitchen with a large pizza oven marked “Ithaca” on its façade. The restaurant always seems noisy to me, partly because of the open pizza oven which faces the dining area and partly because of the low ceiling and walls, one of which is brick. The walls are bare which only helps to amplify the noise. Because of its small size and the exceptional quality of the food being offered, the restaurant fills quickly and people waiting must use the narrow corridor leading to the restroom, the small area inside the front door, or stand nearby on the Commons. The natural gas-powered oven is capable of generating heat up to 1000 degrees although current pizzas are being turned out using a temperature of about 750 degrees. This enables the preparer to turn out a pizza in about two minutes, cutting down on customer waiting time. On a recent evening (lunch is not served

here, and management does not anticipate a change) my server had difficulty hearing me as I did her, and we had to ask each other to repeat our comments each time she came to the table. Since the open kitchen is small, the offerings are somewhat limited. The menu consists of only about a dozen and a half items roughly evenly divided between antipasti, pizzas and salads. I’m happy to report that I’ve enjoyed all the food I’ve had here. On a recent visit I ordered the caesar salad. The lettuce was crisp romaine which was served cold with freshly ground parmesan sprinkled on top. The caesar here is served with a homemade dressing which already includes anchovies. I like the dressing and I usually order my caesars with extra anchovies anyway. It might be helpful to note that, at Thompson and Bleecker, it’s either or: either you like anchovies and might enjoy the caesar or you should order something else. There are eight 12-inch personal pan pizzas ($13-$17) on the menu including the standard Margherita with tomato sauce, basil, oregano and mozzarella. On one visit I chose the “Clams” option, which was attractively presented and flavorful. The crust was thin and slightly charred on the bottom and the cheese was tasty. “Colberto” features medium hot fennel sausage with a topping of arugula. I utilized the generous portion of arugula

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Bead & Bone With Kevin Kinsella | 9:00 PM, | The Range, Ithaca | 5

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Dead Night w/ Ship of Phools | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $5

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Laila Belle | 9:00 PM, | Silver Line Tap Room, Trumansburg

Canaan Jam Session | 7:00 PM, | Canaan Institute, Brooktondale

11/25 Sunday

Ray McNamara’s WednesRay Monk’s Raysidency | 7:00 PM, | Monk’s on the Commons, Ithaca

Better Weather String Band | 12:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca Long John and the Tights | 1:00 PM, | Red Newt Cellars Inc, Hector

Folk ‘n’ Kava | 7:30 PM, | Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, Ithaca

Genna & Jesse | 4:00 PM, | Americana Vineyards, Interlaken

Reggae Night with Kabaka Pyramid & the Pebble Rockers | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $5

Ithaca Jazz and Blues Jam | 4:00 PM, | Mix Kitchen and Bar, Ithaca

The Crucials Wednesday Night Residency | 9:30 PM, | The Range, Ithaca | $5

Michael Francis McCarthy | 4:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett Andy Knapp and friends | 7:00 PM, | The Westy, Ithaca

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Bound for Glory: Debra Cowan | 8:00 PM, | Anabel Taylor Hall, Ithaca

Richie Stearns | 5:00 PM, | Red Newt Bistro, Hector

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All Strung Out | 6:00 PM, | Americana Vineyards, Interlaken

Blues Jam with Bill Gregg | 7:00 PM, | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, Trumansburg

GoGone | 6:00 PM, | The Range, Ithaca Ithacats | 6:00 PM, | Hopshire Farm & Brewery, Freeville

Open Mic | 8:30 PM, | Agava, Ithaca

Who Let the Cats Out w/ Dino Losito, Terry Light, Brian Murphy | 6:00 PM, | Ithaca Bakery, Ithaca

11/27 Tuesday Tuesday Bluesday with Danny P & friends | 6:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca

Genticorum | 7:00 PM, | Canaan Institute, Brooktondale | $25 donation at the door.

ANNUAL HOLIDAY BAZAAR Saturday, November 24, from 9AM-4PM | Jacksonville Community United Methodist Church, 1869 Trumansburg Road, Jacksonville | Kick off the holiday season with a enjoyable day of food, shopping and Santa! There will be a silent auction and many vendors on hand to get your Christmas shopping and decorating going strong. (photo: provided)

Pebble | 7:00 PM, | The Westy, Ithaca Zydeco Trail Riders | 7:00 PM, | Two Goats Brewing, Burdett

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Professor Tuesday’s Jazz Quartet | 6:30 PM, | ZaZa’s Cucina, Ithaca Irish Session with members of Traonach | 7:00 PM, | Argos Inn, Ithaca

Trumansburg Community Session | 7:00 PM, | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, Trumansburg Open Mic | 8:00 PM, | Silver Line Tap Room, Trumansburg I-Town Jazz Jam w/ Prof. Greg Evans | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca Open Mic Night | 9:00 PM, | Lot 10 Lounge, Ithaca Concerts/Recitals Cirque Musica Holiday presents Wonderland | 8:00 PM, 11/23 Friday | Landmark Theatre, 362 S Salina St, Syracuse | Cirque Musica Holiday presents Wonderland is a fun-filled concert experience for the whole family, featuring the talented cast of Cirque Musica accompanied by holiday songs performed by a live symphony orchestra. Audiences will journey into a visual world of “Wonderland” with amazing acrobats, aerialists, hilarious hijinks, and holiday cheer. Michael Plagerman, organ | 8:00 PM, 11/27 Tuesday | Sage Chapel, Cornell, Ithaca | Plagerman performs The Romantic Organ and Beyond.

Stage Drag Show with The House of Merlot | 9:00 PM, 11/22 Thursday | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | An Evening with C.S. Lewis | 8:00 PM, 11/23 Friday; 4:00PM and 8:00PM 11/24, Saturday | Civic Centers Theaters At Oncenter, 421 Montgomery St, Syracuse | The year is 1962 and C. S. Lewis, the famous British author, is in the twilight years of his life and has agreed to give an informal talk to a group of American writers who are visiting England over the Christmas season. Elf the Musical | 8:00 PM, 11/23 Friday | Syracuse Stage/Drama Complex, 820 E Genesee St, Syracuse | This holiday season channel your inner elf and join Buddy on his journey from

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the North Pole to New York City to find his family. Through 1/6/19 The Sound of Music | 7:00 PM, 11/27 Tuesday | Clemens Center, 207 Clemens Center Parkway, Elmira | THE HILLS ARE ALIVE! The spirited, romantic and beloved musical story of Maria and the von Trapp family will once again thrill audiences. | $32-$67

Art Only Planet: Messages for a Warming World | Ongoing | Collegetown Bagels, East Hill Plaza, Ithaca | Exhibit of climate change related artwork by Christine Finnigan and Geraldine Keil will be on display for the month of November. 20th Mini-Print International | Ongoing | The Ink Shop Studio Gallery , 330 E.State / MLK Street Ithaca, NY 14850 , Ithaca | Thru 11/25. This show invites artists from around the world to submit prints no larger than 4îx 4î. The Bright, The Bleak, The Enigmatic: Art of Haiti. | Ongoing | Community School Of Music And Arts, 330 E State St, Ithaca | The exhibition will feature works by contemporary artists

trained in the studio of renowned painter PhilomÈ Obin and the related Arc-en-ciel studio in the port city of Cap HaÔtien. The exhibition will remain on view through November 30. Photo Exhibit - Carl Schofield & Mark Sussman | Ongoing | Leidenfrost Vineyards, 5677 State Route 414, Hector | Exhibit on display through Dec.

Boy Erased | The son of a Baptist preacher is forced to participate in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents. | 114 mins R

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | The second installment of the series set in J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World featuring the adventures of magizoologist Newt Scamander. | 134 mins PG-13

Can You Ever Forgive Me? | When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. Based on Israel’s memoir. |106 mins R Beautiful Boy | Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff which chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years. | 120 mins R

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Wednesday, 11/21 through Tuesday, 11/27. Contact Regal Ithaca for showtimes. New films listed first*. Ralph Breaks the Internet* | Six years after the events of “Wreck-It Ralph”, Ralph and Vanellope, now friends, discover a wi-fi router in their arcade, leading them into a new adventure. | 112 mins PG

Rural Landscapes and Harvest Time | Ongoing | North Star Art Gallery, 743 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca | North Star Art Gallery’s new exhibition features the works of Brian Keeler celebrating the lush scenes of the rural landscapes and harvest time of the Northeast.

Robin Hood* | A war-hardened Crusader and his Moorish commander mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown. |116 mins PG-13 The Front Runner* | American Senator Gary Hart’s presidential campaign in 1988 is derailed when he’s caught in a scandalous love affair. |113 mins R

Film Cornell Cinema will not be screening film from 11/17-11/27. Cinemapolis Week of Friday, November 23, 2018 through Thursday, November 29, 2018. Contact Cinemapolis for showtimes. New films are listed first*.

through the 1960s American South. | 130 mins PG-13

Free Solo | Follow Alex Honnold as he becomes the first person to ever free solo climb Yosemite’s 3,000ft high El Capitan Wall. With no ropes or safety gear, he completed arguably the greatest feat in rock climbing history. |100 mins PG-13

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Wildlife* | A teenage boy must deal with his mother’s complicated responses after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job. |105 mins PG-13

which will call into question her entire existence. |110 mins R

CANDOR HOLIDAY PARADE Saturday, November 24, lineup starts at 4:30PM, parade begins at 5:30 | Begins at Little League Field, Candor | Is there any other town around that loves a parade as much as Candor? Join the fun and come to see Santa and the Grinch and many other merry revelers. Warm foods and cookies will also be available. (photo: provided)

Green Book* | A working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver of an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues

Widows | Four women, with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their dead husbands’ criminal activities, take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. | 129 mins R The Grinch | A grumpy Grinch plots to ruin Christmas for the village of Whoville. | 90 mins PG Overlord | The story of two American soldiers behind enemy lines on D Day. | 109 mins R Bohemian Rhapsody | A chronicle of the years leading up to Queen’s legendary appearance at the Live Aid (1985) concert.| 134 mins PG-13 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms | 99 mins PG A Star Is Born | 135 mins R

Special Events 25th Annual Dickens Christmas | Begins 11/23 Friday | Various Skaneateles locations, | Runs weekends through Christmas, enchanting holiday shoppers as it brings “A Christmas Carol” to life. Sixth Annual Festival of Trees | 10:00 AM, 11/24 Saturday | Ward W. O’Hara Agricultural and Country Living Museum, 6880 East Lake Road, Auburn | An Annual Holiday Tradition. Vote for your Favorite Tree. Over 100 trees on Display/ Miniature Circus/ Toy Trains/ Doll Houses/ Miniature Buildings. Kids Play Area with Farm Toys/ Puzzles/ Wood Trains.

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Two Goats Brewing, 5027 State Route 414, Burdett | It’s actually Hector’s Scott Beer Adams and Brett Beardslee playing together, but the imagery evoked from that name alone is what put them on this list. (photo: provided)

Silver Line Tap Room, 19 W. Main St., Trumansburg | Enjoy the beautiful vocals of Amy Puryear and the sweet sounds of all the fine musicians in this T-burg favorite. (photo: provided)

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Creed II* | Under the tutelage of Rocky Balboa, light heavyweight contender Adonis Creed faces off against Viktor Drago, the son of Ivan Drago. | 130 mins PG-13

Instant Family | A couple find themselves in over their heads when they adopt three children. | 119 mins PG-13

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1st St, Ithaca | Take part in a lively presentation about different science concepts each week with local scientists, educators, and students. Topics range from chemistry to rockets and more. | General admission fees apply

Snap, Sip ITHACA RAPPER RELEASES SNAPPLEDEDICATED MUSIC VIDEO

Monday Storytime | 10:30 AM, 11/26 Monday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken |

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thaca rapper Adan Morrone’s courtship with iced tea brand Snapple took another step last week, as Morrone released the visual accompaniment for his previously released song “Snapple Rap.” Morrone, 28, originally wrote the song earlier this year to celebrate his love of the iced tea, and it was released on his Soundcloud in April in the lead-up to his latest EP called The Resume. Snapple retweeted the song with an encouraging message for Morrone, and sent him some merchandise as a thanks for his fandom and the free promotion that came with the song. The video is Ithaca to its core, featuring scenes on the Commons and inside ShortStop Deli, where Morrone is depicted purchasing a Snapple before drinking it. He’s surrounded by a group of about 10 people dancing, who Morrone said are Ithaca College students who wanted to be involved with the production. Morrone’s young daughter is also featured. The video was directed by Jack Ohrn,

also an Ithaca College student, and production on the audio track was from Rated Too Real, an Ithaca-area producer.

Noah’s Ark Build an Animal Workshop | 3:00 PM, 11/26 Monday | Van Etten Library, 83 Main Street, Van Etten | Call to register (589-4755)Program will fill up quickly.

The song itself is same as it always was, with a chorus celebrating Snapple (“Snap, sip, you know what it is”/”It’s Snapple baby, up in the mix”) and verses talking about his love for Snapple iced tea, particularly during hot summer days. He said he ultimately decided to make a video for the song since he wanted to branch out a bit from just music, and thought this would be a good song to make a foray into music videos, particularly with the chance Snapple saw it and gave him a boost.

Maker Mondays for Teens at TCPL | 4:00 PM, 11/26 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | For ages 12 to 17 to becoming familiar with the equipment in the Libraryís Makerspace. Tuesday Morning Story Hour | 10:15 AM, 11/27 Tuesday | Candor Free Library, 2 Bank St, Candor | No Story Hour during holidays, School Closings or Bad Weather.

“I’m trying to get into commercials now, make everything a lot more visual,” Morrone said. “I’m going to give Ithaca a lot more videos coming up, since this first one got a lot of great feedback.”

drinks. After that was released, he said he got another message from the company, saying they were excited to see a music video if he was going to release one, so Morrone obliged. The total production time took about six weeks from the original shoot-date in September, and the filming took just about a day.

Morrone said Snapple had messaged him months ago looking for a song since he tweeted at them quite often about his affinity for their

Morrone recruited several students from Ithaca College at a frat party to help him out, so the video cost him nothing to make. It

did take a little time for the group to find somewhere to film the video, as anywhere they went to buy a Snapple was too nervous to let Morrone film in their stores. That was before he went to ShortStop, who he said were welcoming of the project. “I want to bring the local rap and hip-hop scene to the mainstream here in Ithaca,” Morrone said. “Hopefully with these bars, these blogs will talk about it and get the attention of Snapple faster.”

Family Story Time | 10:30 AM, 11/27 Tuesday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St. , Newfield | Join us every Tuesday for stories, songs and fun. There is a different theme each week. Sciencenter Science Together | 10:30 AM, 11/27 Tuesday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St. , Ithaca | Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers through self-guided, hands-on activities like playing with flubber, using tools to sift through sand, magnet fishing, and more! | General admission fees apply

Above Adan Morrone sips a Snapple during the music video for his “Snapple Rap” song, filmed around Ithaca and in ShortStop Deli. (Screenshot of video)

Toddler and Preschool Storytime | 11:00 AM, 11/27 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca |

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Drag Queen Story Hour | 12:00 PM, 11/25 Sunday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Our special guests will be joining us from the House of Merlot!

Cuddle-up Infant & Toddler Library Time | 10:00 AM, 11/21 Wednesday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden |

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BSB Book Club: Manhattan Beach | 5:00 PM, 11/27 Tuesday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | This month’s book club read is Jennifer Egan’s Manhattan Beach.

Sciencenter Science Together | 3:00 PM, 11/21 Wednesday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St., Ithaca | Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers through self-guided, hands-on activities like playing with flubber, using

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tools to sift through sand, magnet fishing, and more! | General admission fees apply LEGO Challenge Club | 3:45 PM, 11/21 Wednesday | Van Etten Library, 83 Main Street, Van Etten | Are you up to the challenge? Which challenge is next? Join us for club night and test your LEGO building skills! Preschool Storytime at Southworth Library | 10:00 AM, 11/23 Friday | Southworth Library, 24 W.

Main Street, Dryden | A different theme every week!

sift through sand, magnet fishing, and more! | General admission fees apply

Baby Storytime | 10:30 AM, 11/23 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street, Ithaca | Also one from 3:30 to 4:00 PM.

Tompkins County Public Library to Offer Teen Writing Workshop | 4:30 PM, 11/23 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Workshops are appropriate for people in grades 6-12.

Sciencenter Science Together | 3:00 PM, 11/23 Friday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St., Ithaca | Engage with your toddlers and preschoolers through self-guided, hands-on activities like playing with flubber, using tools to

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The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave., Ithaca | Burn off that extra slice of Grandma’s pumpkin pie by dancing the night away on Black Friday at the Haunt! Gunpoets will bring the beats, you bring your best moves. (photo: provided)

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American Red Cross Blood Drives | 11:30 AM, 11/21 Wednesday | Ithaca YMCA 11:30-4:30pm; Ithaca Rotary Club Luncheon Speaker Series | 12:15 PM, 11/21 Wednesday | Coltivare, 235 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | November 21: No meeting - day before Thanksgiving; November 28: Dr. Luvelle Brown, Ithaca City School District Superintendent ñ ìCulture of Loveî | $15

CIRQUE MUSICA HOLIDAY PRESENTS WONDERLAND

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23 AT 8:00PM

Landmark Theatre,362 S. Salina St., Syracuse | Maybe you THOUGHT you wanted to challenge the masses at Destiny USA, but upon arrival you thought better of it. Good choice. But now that you’re in Syracuse, what to do? You and the whole family can go on a journey into a world of “Wonderland” with unforgettable visuals and amazing acrobats, aerialists, hilarious hijinks and holiday cheer. (photo: provided)

ESL Talk Time at TCPL | 3:30 PM, 11/21 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Tompkins County Public Library invites English language learners to attend a weekly, drop-in discussion circle. This group is geared towards people who want to practice speaking English with others who are also learning, with the guidance of TCPL volunteers. In these classes, English language learners will have the opportunity to practice English by watching YouTube videos and discussing them, and by talking with library volunteers about current events, living in Ithaca, family life, culture, food, and holidays.

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Open Hearts Dinner | 5:00 PM, 11/21 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 Hooks and Needles | 6:00 PM, 11/21 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | A biweekly drop-in knitting and crochet meetup in the Libraryís Makerspace. Ages 18 and up. Ithaca Sociable Singles | 6:00 PM, | Note date change** - Tuesday, November 20, 6:00 PM Dinner: Crossroads Bar and Grille, Lansing. Host: Mark H.,†mark.humphrey4@ gmail.com Men’s Group | 6:00 PM, 11/21 Wednesday | The LGBTQ Center, 73 Main Street, Cortland | Menís Group is a group for gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and straight ally men to get together to support one another. This group meets the third Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m. Wednesday Night Ithaca Women’s Basketball Association | 7:00 PM, 11/21 Wednesday | Lehman Alternative Community School, 111 Chestnut St, Ithaca | The league is non-competitive and fun and involves pick-up style playing. Check out the league’s website for more information. Free Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner | 12:00 PM, 11/23 Friday | Varna Community Center, 943 Dryden Rd (Rt. 366), Dryden | Everything’s homemade, including a variety of pies for dessert. A Vegetarian option is also

Dara Engler Paintings at the Arnot Art Museum in Elmira, NY until December 1

available. All are welcome! To donate food items, contact Dawn Potter; dap4@cornell.edu or 607-280-9750. To help at the event, contact Susan Simmons; sasrvcs121@yahoo.com or 607-280-8042.

American Red Cross Blood Drives | 10:AM-3:00PM, 11/24 Saturday | Clarion Inn

Beginner Bird Walks | 8:30 AM, 11/24 Saturday | Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Rd, Ithaca | Guided bird walks every Saturday and Sunday morning, starting at 8:30 a.m., sponsored by the Cayuga Bird Club. Targeted toward beginners, but appropriate for all. Binoculars available for loan.

Knitters and Crocheters | 3:00 PM, 11/25 Sunday | Varna United Methodist Church, 965 Dryden Rd, Ithaca | Come meet other fiber artists and share skills with one another.

Holiday Bazaar! | 9:00 AM, 11/24 Saturday | Jacksonville Community United Methodist Church, 1896 Trumansburg rd. , Jacksonville | Vendors, Handcrafted Items, Silent Auction, Baked Goods, Luncheon and more. Santa Visits from 11:30am-1pm (Bring your Camera!) Candor Holiday Parade | 5:30 PM, 11/24 Saturday | Candor Ball Field, Candor | Lineup will Start at 4:30PM at the Little League Field, Step off will be 5:30pm. See Santa and the Grinch at the end, along with hot dogs, chili, coffee, hot cocoa, and cookies.

American Red Cross Blood Drives | 8:AM-1:00PM, 11/24 Saturday | All Saints Catholic Church Lansing

Sunday Night Alive! | 6:00 PM, 11/25 Sunday | McGrawville Church, McGraw | Sing with the SNA praise band and hear an encouraging word. More details on Facebook. Tablet Talk | 1:30 PM, 11/26 Monday | Van Etten Library, 83 Main Street, Van Etten | Have tablet or cell phone questions? Bring your device and get some answers! Landlords Association of Tompkins County Meeting | 4:30 PM, 11/26 Monday | Hotel Ithaca, 222 S Cayuga St, Ithaca | Speakers will be David Sprague and Angie Jackson, of the accounting firm Sprague & Jackson, presenting ìHow to Accelerate Rental Expense Deductions Under The New Tax Codes.î

Homebuyer Class @INHS | 6:30 PM, 11/26 Monday | Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, 115 W. Clinton St., Ithaca | BUILD ASSETS through homeownership! INHS’s homebuyer class will teach you how to become a happy and healthy homeowner. | $75 Amateur Radio Exams (all levels) | 7:00 PM, 11/26 Monday | At 92 Brown Rd, Ithaca (Dept of Emer Response). For more info see: tcara-ny.org/ ve-testing Candor Fire District Commissioners Meeting | 7:00 PM, 11/27 Tuesday | Weltonville Fire Station, 3232 W. Creek Road, Newark Valley |

Health S.A.I.L. Into Fitness | Classes held in T-burg, Brooktondale and Ithaca. Contact Lifelong for days and times. Yang style Tai Chi. | 2:00 PM, 11/21 Wednesday | Candor Emergency Squad building, 58 Main Street, Candor | Ideal for people of all ages. Tai Chi | Classes held in Brooktondale, Lansing and Ithaca. Contact Lifelong for dates and times.

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Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green St., Ithaca | Two moving stories, both based on memoirs, will remind viewers of the importance of family at a time of year when we are often surrounded by them, for better or worse. Both films are likely Oscar contenders in a few months, so come see for yourself if you think the buzz is warranted. (photo: provided)

Buffalo Street Books, 215 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca | The last Sunday of every month Buffalo Street Books hosts Drag Story Hour based on Drag Queen Story Hour created by Michelle Tea and RADAR Productions. (photo: provided)

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Sacred Sunday Community at Yoga Farm | 9:00 AM, 11/25 Sunday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | All are Welcome. Discover Your Self & Awaken Your Kindest Humanity. Pray. Move. Sit. Connect.

as a small salad after my genial server brought me a side plate with some dressing. The ratio of wines to beer is 2:1. A word about the wines: all the dozen and a half offerings are organic; none is from New York State; fifteen are from Europe and two from the United States; all bottles are in the reasonable price range of $27-$42 and glasses range between $9-$14. Although specific names of grapes, vineyards, countries and regions are supplied, there are no vintages listed. Not listing specific vintages gives the owners more flexibility when ordering from a distributor. In my experience, many wine drinkers don’t care what year the grapes were harvested and that could be particularly true in an establishment that specializes in pizza. Personally, I prefer beer with pizza anyway and I’m certainly not alone. There are eight beers – none on tap. Other than Utica Club and Kirin, you may not be familiar with the other six, but I think it’s kind of fun to try something new. Thompson and Bleecker is a quality pizza restaurant that also offers salads and antipasti. Other than the noise from the oven and other patrons, the atmosphere is comfortable and cheery and offers hints of a European café ambience. Service is efficient, and the food includes fresh ingredients attractively presented and well cooked. It’s wonderful to have a quality, up-scale pizza restaurant on the Commons.

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