Cazenovia Republican Digital Edition - Jan. 11, 2023

Village continues to plan for post-Caz College future

By kAtE Hill Staff Writer

During the Jan. 3 Village of Cazenovia Board of Trustees meeting, Mayor Kurt Wheeler updated the board on the ongoing discussions regarding the future of the community without its historic college.

On Dec. 7, Cazenovia College announced its decision to permanently close following the spring 2023 semester due to financial difficulties.

According to the college, the financial challenges facing the institution have included a shrinking population of college-

aged individuals; skyrocketing inflation; decreased enrollment and increased expenditures during the global pandemic; and recent uncertainty in the bond and stock markets, which made it exceedingly difficult to refinance its bond debt.

The college defaulted on a $25 million bond after failing to pay the amount due in September.

“They had every intention of refinancing that bond debt and had hired highly qualified people to assist them through that process,” said Wheeler. “Right up until really a few weeks before that payment came due, they were being assured, ‘Oh

yeah, no problem, we’ve got this; this is a routine transaction.’ Of course, in the past year, the US bond markets have just gone [into complete] turmoil. . . They went into forbearance, basically where they were given kind of a grace period to sort it out, and unfortunately [at the beginning of December] announced that they did not have a solution.”

Wheeler reported that the college has been proactive and a great partner and communicator since announcing its decision to close.

“They have been very transparent with us,” Wheeler said. “As soon as they get

Notable News from ‘22

A Cazenovia Year in Review - Part III

By kAtE Hill Staff Writer

This is the third and final installment of our

2022 Year in Review

lincklaen on the block

On Nov. 15, Cazenovia’s historic Lincklaen House at 79 Albany St. was put up for sale via an online auction. Two days later, the auction concluded without producing a suitable buyer.

The property includes a 23-room colonial-style boutique hotel, an event space, and three restaurants — the “casual fine dining” Lincklaen House, the Seven Stone Steps tavern, and Due Passi Pizzeria.

According to Dan Kuper, who owns the Lincklaen House with his wife, Mary Margaret, the bidding reached $2.3 million before the auction ended.

“That price included 79-83 Albany St. and the two parking lots with all furniture, fixtures, and equipment, so basically [a] turnkey business,” said Kuper. “. . . “We were concerned about the bidder being a good fit for the community and meeting the reserve.”

For now, the Lincklaen House will continue operating under its current ownership.

Caz College announces closure

On Dec. 7, the Cazenovia College Board of Trustees announced its decision to permanently close the college following the spring 2023 semester due to financial concerns.

Founded in 1824, Cazenovia College is the eighth-

oldest private, independent college in New York and the 28th-oldest independent college/university in the United States.

According to the college, the financial challenges facing the institution have included a shrinking population of college-aged individuals; skyrocketing inflation; decreased enrollment and increased expenditures during the global pandemic; and recent uncertainty in the bond and stock markets, which made it exceedingly difficult to refinance the college’s bond debt, which came due in September.

The institution has an estimated $55 million of annual economic impact in the region, according to Cazenovia College President David Bergh, and the local business community is expected to feel its loss.

Like many in the community, McKenzie Houseman, owner of 20|EAST farm store (85 Albany St.), mourned the loss of the college and expressed her determination to help the local business community continue to thrive and adapt to the changes to come.

“The college always made sure to keep things local by buying flowers from me, introducing incoming classes and their families to the community, and having parties at local restaurants,” said Houseman. “It cannot be denied that this will definitely be felt by the businesses. My hope is that someday something wonderful can happen with the college campus. Our community is resilient, and we will persevere but never forget the beauty of Cazenovia College.”

A new festival in Nelson

In August, Nelson Farms Country Store (3261 US-20) hosted the first annual Nelson Corners Festival in conjunction with the 13th Annual Mad Cow 5K.

Following the race, which supported local emergency service providers, runners and community members were

information, they have been sharing that with us. They are very attuned to the impact that this is going to have on the village and our broader community. I appreciate their partnership in working through this extremely saddening event.”

Two days after the closing was announced, a group of local leaders convened to begin working towards the goal of developing a clear vision for what post-Cazenovia College use(s) of the campus will have the greatest long-term positive impact on the community.

According to the mayor, who organized

Town board amends solar regulations

By kAtE Hill Staff Writer

On Jan. 9, the Cazenovia Town Board adopted a local law to amend the town code with respect to its commercial solar regulations.

The approved changes are related to setbacks from Important Bird Areas and wetland areas.

“There was one line in the [original] code that essentially took Important Bird Areas and combined them with wetlands, and there was a generic 1,000-foot setback for them,” said Town Councilor Kyle Reger.

According to Reger, the town worked with experts to identify Important Bird Areas and incorporated separate setback requirements into the code for Important Bird Areas and wetland areas.

“There are actually [no Important Bird Areas] in Cazenovia, and I think there is only one in Madison County, just south of Oneida Lake,” said Reger.

The amended code states that commercial solar projects must be set back at least 1,000 feet from any Important Bird Area as identified by the New York Audubon.

The amended code also states that commercial solar projects that are contiguous to wetland areas must, at a minimum, conform to the setback requirements mandated by either the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

“Said setback(s) may be varied based upon information that may be required by the town planning board and supported by appropriate submissions that may require a greater setback,” the resolution states. “Setbacks will be determined on a case-by-case basis and a proper record supporting any such greater setback requirement shall be established as part of the review process.”

Reger explained that the DEC’s minimum setback for wetland areas is 100 feet, but the planning board now has the authority to investigate any wetlands on an applicant’s property and decide if a greater setback is necessary.

The proposed local law was introduced at the board’s Dec. 12, 2022, meeting.

On Jan. 9, prior to adopting the law, the board held a public hearing during which no comments were made. in other news

During his report, Councilor Jimmy Golub stated that Cazenovia College was the lead agency involved in acquiring an electrofishing boat, in partnership with the Cazenovia Lake Association (CLA), for surveying the lake.

An electrofishing boat uses an electric field to temporarily stun fish, which can then be collected with longhandled dip nets for identification. Data collected from electrofishing can be used to determine the abundance, density, species composition, and health of fish populations.

Golub informed the board that since the college has announced it is closing and will not be able to follow through on the purchase, the town has agreed to become the lead agency.

“We are going to pay the college for the down payment they paid, plus pay for the boat, which amounts to about $100,000,” said Golub. “We will be repaid by a grant. The CLA pays the remainder of the cost, which is about $18,000.”

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Submitted photo in November, an online auction failed to produce a suitable buyer for Cazenovia’s historic lincklaen House. For now, things will remain “business as usual” under the current ownership.

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On Dec. 7, Cazenovia College announced that it will not be enrolling students for the Fall 2023 semester, marking the end for one of the oldest private, independent colleges in the country.

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the meeting, the group’s membership includes local government officials and residents with expertise in finance, real estate, higher education and other areas.

Wheeler said the committee met a second time right before the holidays and would likely meet again in a week or so. He also said he and Lauren Lines, executive director of the Cazenovia Area Community Development Association, were scheduled to meet with Cazenovia College President David Bergh on Jan. 5 to receive the latest update from the institution.

The mayor explained that the committee’s current efforts are focused on convincing the bondholders that it is in their financial interest to work with the village and the community to get the highest return on their investment.

“If they just have a fire sale and sell off the assets without a lot of forethought, they are going to get minimal return on that investment,” he said. “The college is worth far less piecemeal than it is obviously assessed as an educational institution. The investors are going to lose a lot of money if they do that. We are trying to convince them that their best return on that investment is to be a little bit patient and work with us and have us help them find the [best] use for those properties. It’s certainly good for the community, but they don’t think in those terms. They are investors; they are there to see a profit. We have to basically articulate to them that it is in their financial interest to work with the community.”

Wheeler also reported that Lines is doing research to help put together a planning document for potential investors that will lay out the key information on the current situation, including the assets, the zoning, potential uses for the properties and the impact of the college among other considerations.

“For someone who is a potential investor, all the information they’d need to make a good decision would be all in one place,” Wheeler said. “We are going to look at getting some professional help. A lot of the information is stuff that we already have, and it’s a matter of putting it together in a helpful way. We are also look-

I think, so far, the community has really stepped up . . . We are going to just do our best to work together as a team and see the best possible outcome for the community.”

Mayor Kurt Wheeler

ing through a number of other scenarios of how to protect the community’s long-term interests.”

Wheeler also said he believes the bondholders would never want to “take the keys to the college” and own it, so they will likely want to have a plan in place for what they are going to do with it before the college ceases operations.

“It’s a fairly short timeline,” he said.

“For them, this is an investment that is not returning anything, and as soon as it ceases functioning as a college, it becomes a detriment to them because now they are on the hook for maintenance, maybe for taxes, for who knows what.”

Wheeler concluded his update by stating that there has been a tremendous response from the community in terms of people reaching out, remaining positive, and offering their assistance and encouragement.

“Unfortunately, this is a situation that the village didn’t have any control over,” he said. “All we can really control is our response to it. I think, so far, the community has really stepped up . . . We are going to just do our best to work together as a team and see the best possible outcome for the community.”

in other news

The board officially permitted Cazenovia Children’s House (CCH) to hold the Chilly Chili 5K Run/Walk on village streets on Sunday, Jan. 22, starting at 1 p.m.

CCH is an early learning and childcare center that serves families in the greater Cazenovia area. The annual Chilly Chili race, which is typically held each January, is the organization’s biggest fundraiser.

Wheeler said the race will follow the traditional route beginning and ending on Liberty St.

The Village of Cazenovia Board of Trustees typically meets on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Village Municipal Building, 90 Albany St.

Cazenovia Lions Club awarded Kate Sinsabaugh of Cazenovia a 30pack soft cooler, two stackable pint tumblers with lids, a $50 Caz Bucks gift certificate, a large assortment of local products donated by members of the Lions Club, Nelson Farms, 20 East, Madison County Distillery, and Brownson Farms.

from the raffle ticket sales fund several community projects sponsored by the Cazenovia Lions Club including the collection of eyeglasses,

eye exams and glasses for children in need; vision screening and three scholarships given every year to a senior at Cazenovia High School.

addition to awarding the winner with her soft cooler loaded with local products, the Lions Club collected and donated approximately 45 pairs of pajamas and socks to Caz Cares for children in the local community just in time for Christmas.

members of the Cazenovia Lions Club have been serving the Cazenovia community for more than 50 years.

By kAtE Hill Staff Writer

obtaining three New York State-funded

on behalf of the Village of Cazenovia for the following initiatives: the redevelopment of the vacant properties at 99/103 Albany St., improvements to the Lakeland Park pier and beach, and the next steps in planning for the partial removal of the Mill Street dam and Chittenango Creek restoration.

CACDA Executive Director Lauren Lines announced the awards to the Village of Cazenovia Trustees during the board’s Jan. 3 meeting.

On Dec. 20, the village was awarded $2 million for the 99/103 Albany St. redevelopment project through the Restore New York Communities Initiative (Restore NY), which provides municipalities with financial assistance for the revitalization of commercial and residential properties. The program encourages community development and neighborhood growth through the elimination and redevelopment of blighted structures. Administered by Empire State Development, Restore NY funding is available for projects involving the demolition, deconstruction, rehabilitation, and/or reconstruction of vacant, abandoned, condemned, and surplus properties.

The 99/103 Albany St. redevelopment was one of only eight projects in the Central New York region to receive funding through this round of the program.

The Village of Cazenovia plans to subgrant the funds to Berkley Properties, LLC, a privately owned real estate holding company that has taken on the job of redeveloping the properties, which have both been unused and neglected for approximately 20 years.

Cazenovia residents Michael and Jacqueline Silberberg, of Berkley Properties, LLC, recently purchased the former Napa auto parts store at 99 Albany St. and the former gas station at 103 Albany St. with the intention of demolishing the existing structures and constructing a new mixeduse retail/residential building.

“I think the Silberbergs are willing to do the project regardless of the grant, but this allows them to really build something nice, so that was really, really good news,” said Lines during the Jan. 3 village board meeting. “Michael Silberberg and I are meeting next week with National Grid because they are inviting us to apply for an additional $100,000 through their community grants [program]. I think it sort of starts to snowball; once you get a larger grant, others want to participate.”

Mayor Kurt Wheeler explained that plenty of people have expressed interest in redeveloping the vacant properties throughout the years, but their plans have been thwarted by the fact that the rents that can be charged in a small rural community like Cazenovia do not match up with the costs of constructing a high-quality building that is compatible with the rest of the historic village.

“The grant was really critical to balancing those two things out,” said Wheeler.

Lines said she believes the village’s Restore NY application was successful because the project closely fit the grant criteria and a lot of the groundwork had already been laid.

“This year, there was also an emphasis on rural communities,” she added. “We have an experienced developer and a lot of community support for the project.”

For the Lakeland Park improvements, the village has been awarded $500,000 from the Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) Grant Program for Parks, Preservation and Heritage. Administered by the

Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the program supports matching grants for the acquisition, planning, development, and improvement of parks, historic properties, and heritage areas located within New York State.

On Dec. 16, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $24.3 million has been awarded through the program to support 56 municipalities and not-for-profit organizations.

According to a press release from the governor’s office announcing the awards, the village’s parks program grant will support the rehabilitation of Lakeland Park’s iconic historic stone masonry pier, including several areas where the stone wall is failing; the improvement of parking and vehicular patterns, including traffic calm-

ing measures to reduce vehicular-pedestrian conflicts; the creation of a waterfront plaza between the beach area and parking lot to create a buffer and a safer environment for beachgoers; and the expansion of the beach area to increase capacity.

Lines said she believes the village’s application stood out because the municipality has credibility based on its prior projects completed with funding from the Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation. Additionally, she noted, the village has invested significant funds toward the stabilization and repair of the park’s lake and canal walls.

The village has also been awarded $65,000 from the New York State Department of State’s Local Waterfront Revital-

Dean A. Coe

to those who have o ered such kindness, support, and messages of sympathy and comfort in our bereavement. e donations given in Dean’s name to CAVAC and Nelson Church were greatly appreciated, along with the food and owers. We also send our gratitude and appreciation to CAVAC, pastor Lori Wyman, Brown’s Funeral Home, Caz Sports Bowl, Tom Davies and Chip McEvers.

May the New Year bring happiness, God bless you.

Patricia Coe and Family

Kate hill

in December, the Cazenovia Area Community Development Association was successful in obtaining three New york State-funded grants on behalf of the Village of Cazenovia for the following initiatives: the redevelopment of 99/103 Albany St., improvements to the lakeland Park pier and beach, and preliminary engineering design and permitting for the partial removal of the Mill Street dam and Chittenango Creek restoration.

Pictured: Mill Street dam.

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Pictured: the former Napa store at 99 Albany St. and the former gas station at 103 Albany St.

WHAt’S MiSSiNG? Tree-cycling

While Christmas is over, the process of taking down the tree may just be beginning for many of us.

Some of us like to leave them up and enjoy the lights for a few days into the new year, taking in the light they offer on these cold, dark days.

Others enjoy the fresh pine smell a tree brings to the house.

And still others of us, if we are honest with ourselves, are just dreading the process of taking the tree down, putting all the lights and ornaments away, untangling cords and dealing with all the needles that will fall as we wrestle the tree out of the house.

But aside from the work it entails, as we get ready to take those trees down, it is also time to consider what to do with them.

In many communities the garbage removal services will offer pickup or the community may offer a recycling drop off location and often times the trees that are picked up or dropped off are recycled and put to use in other forms.

In some communities trees will be put through chippers and turned into mulch that will be used in community parks and other locations.

But if these kinds of pickups are not an option for you, there is also plenty you can do on your own to repurpose the tree and make the most effective use of its materials.

If you should have your own chipper, you can of course make your own mulch for use this spring.

But a chipper is not the most common of items in most garages.

So perhaps some of these other options will be viable for you.

Some game and fishery departments will offer a drop off service for trees that they will then use in community lakes and ponds.

Check with your local departments to see if they are interested in collection trees before dropping them off.

The decomposing trees offer a habitat for fish and other wildlife.

Just remember to remove all ornaments, hooks, and decorations before dropping it off.

Perhaps some of the most convenient options however are things that most of us can do around our own home and property to put the tree to use.

For those who are creative or interested in crafting, the trees, along with some sawing, offer plenty of materials to work with to make items like drink coasters and other decorative items for around the house.

The trees needles also make easy to use mulch.

By removing the branches and shaking the needles off, they offer a quick mulch.

The needles are slow to decompose and don’t collect mold.

And of course the tree can be used as a source for fire wood.

Whether it is heating the house or stocking up for backyard fires this spring and summer, that old Christmas tree can provide plenty of logs that can be put to good use in the future.

These are just a few ideas and there are plenty of other options to recycle your tree.

We hope this may inspire a few ideas and that you will get the most you possibly can out the tree that brought joy this holiday season and continue to do so in other ways in the months ahead.

Marcellus is missing a coffee shop. Today, with its overhanging drear, a coffee shop would be a wonderful place to go to look for some sunshine.

I loved First Cup, a cozy coffee shop nestled in what was once Orr’s Hardware and later Bill’s Books.

There was a magical kind of intimacy of place that encouraged conversation.

Locals knew about First Cup and filled the tables and couches with debates and gossip that moved people along in knowledge or questions, a place to exchange ideas, a modern “cracker barrel.”

But it and a few others that succeeded it in other places with other vibes are gone.

I miss not only that friendly familiarity, that ability to be who you are without guile, a place to discuss and converse and move through discourse about things like crocheting patterns or Truman’s problem with unions at the end of WWII.

There was another gathering spot, a place where I found like minded people who would debate with each other, laugh

with each other and work through complicated problems. Like First Cup it isn’t there any more. It has been gobbled up by the expansion of the middle school cafeteria.

I can so easily recall, the walk down the hallway passed the art room, Roger Friski’s math room, the classroom where John Dalton taught social studies and art Scotti taught English. Only few feet more to the teacher’s room.

It was a small room, with a few old Stickley pieces and four cafeteria tables. It was the teacher’s place to eat lunch or go during a free period.

The conversation was always high, whether about golf courses, alternate sources of income, how and/or where to get materials for a unit, or parsing out the ways to approach teaching a particular student and so much more.

Over the years, the hours in that room, the conversations that unfolded became as in-

Years Ago in History

By CiNDy BEll tOBEy

30 Years Ago – Jan. 13, 1993

After a one-year hiatus for needed renovations, the mansion at Lorenzo welcomed visitors once again this past Christmas to share in the ambience of a Colonial country holiday. A new arrangement this year was the use of a shuttle bus from the center of the village. The vehicle was part of the fleet from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and was used to spare the grounds at the historic site from damage by parking cars. The shuttle was a success, according to site manager Russell Grills and interpretive programs assistant Sharon Cooney. Instead of hampering attendance, the shuttle kept the figure at or slightly above the number visitors recorded for Christmas 1990. Total attendance this year was 1,560 persons over a five-day stretch.

25 years ago – Jan. 14, 1998

Glenys and Richard Williams, who own a tree farm on Lyon Road in Nelson, donated the Christmas tree for the IEDOS program. The EIDOS program is an alter-

valuable as hours spent in formal preparation for teaching.

I treasure a pattern for double knitted mittens that one of the aids shared with me and the cross-curriculum unit that we were able to create about the Civil War…all around those cafeteria tables in that room a bit down from Mr. Dalton’s and Mr. Scotti’s room.

Don’t we all need that place where we feel safe to be who we are with others who identify with and grant that status to others and themselves?

Pop culture has recognized the need for such places, not only in sitcoms like Frazer where Frazer, Niels and friends solved their problems or created more for the pleasure of the viewers, but also as a method to move the plot along in staff lounges and “Cop” bars in medical and crime shows.

When I worked at Catholic Charities, I found a number of churches that organized coffee hours after morning mass. The coffee and the stale donuts were free as were the conversations.

These little informal groups were refuges and doorways

native high school program of the Idyllic Foundation located on the Cazenovia College campus. The Williams donate the proceeds from their tree sales each year to a charitable organization. This year, they raised and donated over $1,000 to the Central New York Muscular Dystrophy Association. The Idyllic Foundation provides educational, counseling and employment programs for your throughout Central New York. EIDOS is in its 21st year of operation.

10 Years Ago – Jan. 9, 2013

Last year, a fourth grader at Burton Street Elementary School spent her extracurricular time raising money in hopes of donating to Wanderers’ Rest Humane Association in Canastota. Helen Rose Bonavita, of Cazenovia, decided to draw and color pictures of animals and sell them to her family, friends and teachers for $1 a piece. On Friday, Dec. 21, 2021, Bonavita and her parents visited the nearby animal shelter and presented Executive Director Mark Christensen with a check for $225 –just in time for the holidays. Bonavita said she decided to undertake this effort after

Hamlin, a human story

Whatever you might have been doing on the second night of 2023, sooner or later you heard about it. Or if asleep, when you woke up it was unavoidable.

By “it”, we all know what it entails – a football field in Cincinnati, 65,000 in attendance, millions more watching, a routine play, a few moments pass, then a young man, 23, wearing Buffalo Bills colors, collapses to the turf.

In much of what follows, you don’t see Damar Hamlin. There’s a wall of Bills and Cincinnati Bengals players, coaches and medical personnel shielding the scene from a crowd that went from 100-plus decibels of noise to absolute silence.

What is shown of the players is of sheer, absolute anguish, prayers offered, tears shed. In an instant, one of the most important games of the NFL season turned into an insanely trivial matter.

They had to make sure the ambulance which left the stadium drove the two miles to the medical center at the University of Cincinnati without interruption, along with Hamlin’s mother in attendance.

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Though it’s reported that players were told (as in previous instances of long injury delays) that they would get five minutes to warm up, no one, anywhere, wanted any part of any contest on this night – at least no one with a heart, anyway.

Much will need to get sorted out in the days that follow, but all that really counted was making sure that this young man who grew up in tough circumstances near Pittsburgh, stayed at home to go to college at Pitt and had started a modest charity to bring toys to kids in his neighborhood would live again.

At first, this was not a given. CPR was issued at the stadium and again at the hospital. It took days for Hamiln to come off a ventilator and breathe on his own.

Only the best medical care, applied immediately and with great professionalism, saved Hamilin’s life, leaving an en-

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for the lonely, the seekers of discussion, one to one and in groups that helped unravel the knotty problems of everyday life.

Rides to the doctors, where the best sales were, who could you hire for a specific project … a gift of resources for the participants.

There are no digital coffee shops or groups that can equal the human connection that face to face groups provide. Zoom meetings are riding on the edge of deception.They are, no matter how gussied up, cold, a bit like amateur AI leaving you with that “something’s off” feeling.

These meeting places, coffee shops, workplace break rooms and such perform real human service.

They may go about under other titles, other names, but in reality, they are, like the bar in Cheers, a place where “everybody knows your name”.

Ann Ferro is a mother, a grandmother and a retired social studies teacher. While still figuring out what she wants to be when she grows up, she lives in Marcellus with lots of books, a spouse and a large orange cat.

seeing stray dogs wandering in her neighborhood during Thanksgiving weekend. “I felt bad that these animals that didn’t have homes and weren’t loved,” she said.

5 Years Ago – Jan. 10, 2018

A 60-acre property containing a twotiered waterfall and vast natural beauty that lies within the town of Cazenovia will become Madison County’s newest park, thanks to the hard work of county officials and generosity of a local philanthropist. The Madison County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 2 voted to accept ownership of the property off Cardner Road from Harold Jones, a retired Syracuse University professor who lives in Manlius, who is purchasing the property from the current owner, Doreen Allen. Jones said after his retirement from SU he wanted to give back to the community. Last year, he donated a 130-piece Audubon gallery collection to the Manlius Library, and also purchased 120 acres of land at Three Falls Woods in Manlius and donated it to the CNY Land Trust to be made into a public area.

tire sports world still shaken and trying, in vain, to face the uncomfortable truths his story has raised.

One of the best parts of this was seeing how all 32 NFL teams, plenty of teams and individuals in other sports, and figures all the way up to President Joe Biden offered heartfelt and total support toward Hamlin and his family.

Yet the extreme irony of this is that 99.9 percent of the time Hamlin is, in the way we cover and follow the NFL, just another guy in a helmet, jersey and pads, interchangeable with the 1,500 or so other men who are elite athletes, but make the mistake of being someone other than a quarterback.

Would we even care about him, or his family, or his future, if he hadn’t nearly died on the field? If one byproduct of this situation is that we newly understand just how important every single person is in an interconnected world, then all the trauma may have proved worthwhile.

That said, we could all take quite a valuable lesson in the way people unified during a clear crisis. This didn’t happen,

at least to the extent it should, a few years ago when COVID-19 arrived. If we all attacked the pandemic together, then perhaps we don’t have the volume of cases still around.

It’s not too difficult to see each other, in general, as human beings who, for the most part, do the best they can to navigate the challenges life throws at them, and to do so at all times, not just when it’s difficult.

Some would interpret this as a religious approach. Maybe, if that is what you believe, but showing love, care and concern for another is a universal aspiration without a descent into any kind of dogma.

You see, an NFL locker room has all kinds of people from all kinds of backgrounds, rich and poor, Black and White, and across a vast political spectrum. On many different issues they’ll argue, bicker, perhaps agree to disagree.

Their human heart, though, is quite evident once the tough surfaces melt away, as they did when Demar Hamlin collapsed. The way they rallied around him, as one, is something to emulate, in every aspect of our lives.

Ramblings from the empty nest Ann Ferro

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Marcia Helbig, 94 Longtime teacher involved in many

With great sadness we share the passing of Marcia Helbig of Cazenovia, N.Y., on December 31, 2022. She was born on April 19, 1928 in King Ferry, N.Y. to Kathleen and Samuel Fessenden. Marcia was the valedictorian of her high school class and the first in her family to attend and graduate from college. She earned her Bachelor of Arts from Cornell’s College of Home Economics and Master’s in Education from SUNY Cortland.

Marcia met her husband Richard Helbig while teaching in Hamilton, N.Y. They were married in 1951 and remained together until his sudden death in 1982. They made their home in Cazenovia, N.Y. where Marcia taught child studies and fashion merchandising at Cazenovia College, supervised the college’s nursery school, was a beloved kindergarten teacher for 12 years with Cazenovia Schools and retired in 1990 after overseeing the district’s Gifted and Talented Program. Retirement presented the opportunity to travel with friends and family all over the world. Trips included visits in the Caribbean, China, Egypt, Europe, Morocco and more.

Rising out of retirement, she began teaching again when she relocated to Avon, CT in 1999. After a second retirement at age 85, Marcia resided near her daughters, on Cape Cod and then returned to Central

Michael James Oeinck, 66 Loved outdoors, family and animals

Michael James Oeinck, 66, of Cazenovia, N.Y. passed away on December 27, 2022. Michael was born on April 30, 1956 in Utica, N.Y., the son of the late G. William and Catherine Oeinck. Michael graduated from U.F.A. and BOCES in Utica, N.Y. and began his career as a brakeman, then later as a conductor with the New York Central Railroad, which then became Conrail and then CSX, taking his retirement in 2015 after 40 years of service. Upon his railroad retirement, Michael was employed operating the spotlight at Colgate University for their hockey games.

Michael loved and enjoyed spending time with his kids, his grandkids and his great grandbabies. He was happiest outdoors, hiking, visiting parks and trails and following his favorite bands and the Colgate Women’s Hockey team. He loved animals and dogs because they loved him. His Spirit was light and fun, he really enjoyed making people laugh and for them to have a good

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On a sparkling Christmas morning we awoke early to find we had no water pressure. A glance out the window revealed an assemblage of Cazenovia Village vehicles just up Burton Street and a stalwart crew working over a gaping hole in the frigid temperatures. A few hours later service was restored.

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She was a volunteer with Cazenovia’s Garden Club, Friends of Lorenzo, the Village Zoning Board of Appeals, CAVAC and the Public Libraries in Cazenovia and Avon. She was a past member of the Cazenovia Golf Club and Willow Bank Yacht Club, a communicant of St. James Church in Cazenovia and St. Mary’s Church in Unionville, CT.

Marcia is survived by her daughters Amy (Dave) Swords and Sarah Webster; her granddaughters, Emily Swords Hill (Mike) and Kyle Swords Herald (Andrew); her grandsons, Peter (Rachel) and Sam Webster; a great granddaughter Caroline Herald as well as several nieces and nephews. Marcia was predeceased by her husband Richard, her brother Edwin and son-in-law David Webster.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at St. James Church, 6 Green Street, Cazenovia, NY. Burial will be in Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery, King Ferry. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Marcia’s memory may be made to CAVAC, 106 Nelson St., Cazenovia, NY 13035 or Cazenovia Public Library, 100 Albany Street, Cazenovia, NY 13035. Condolences for Marcia’s family may be left at www.michaelebrownfuneralservices.com

Fayetteville applies for bronze Climate Smart designation

By JaSOn KlaiBer

The Village of Fayetteville submitted an application to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) on Dec. 23 to achieve bronze designation as a Climate Smart Community.

As stated on climatesmart.ny.gov, bronze is the initial level of certification for local governments that have acted upon a commitment to climate action and taken steps to implement policies and projects resilient and counteractive to the effects of climate change.

To qualify for and reach a certain tier of certification, a municipality is required to complete and document a series of environmentally conscious priority actions until a minimal number of points is earned.

The specified amount of required points for the bronze designation is 120. Along with that, the applicants must note the completion of the two mandatory actions, three priority actions, and at least one action under four different pledge elements.

The accomplished mandatory actions came in the form of creating a Climate Smart Communities task force and appointing a Climate Smart Communities coordinator, a pair of goals that are together worth 30 points.

Renewable Fayetteville, the sevenperson task force responsible for carrying the village through the Climate Smart certification process, has completed actions across not just four but

seven pledge areas related to climate change. Those elements pertain to forming teams, setting goals, energy use, solid waste management, land-use policies, supporting a green economy and public engagement.

In part, the priority actions completed so far have involved the development of greenhouse gas inventories summarizing the day-to-day emissions resulting from consumption of energy and materials by the local government and the broader community.

The village has also developed climate action plans that set goals and outline initiatives meant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its governmental operations and the community.

The Village of Fayetteville was further able to check off the category of “Alternative-fuel Infrastructure” thanks to the construction of its electric vehicle charging stations.

Other actions achieved in Fayetteville include the replacement of existing street lights and decorative lights with LEDs, the implementation of an organic waste program that offers drop-off or curbside pickup, and the utilization of a social media platform to both engage with residents about climate efforts and distribute information.

Overall the village had racked up 149 points by the time the application was submitted to NYSDEC, which administers the Climate Smart program. The other certification levels with their own point and action requirements are silver and gold.

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time. He could be a joker and was loved by so many. He would make friends wherever he went and would keep mementos of his travels.

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Michael is survived by his beloved family, his children, Jennifer Hare, of DeRuyter, Michael F. Oeinck, of Oneida and Cara L. Oeinck of North Syracuse, his grandchildren, Danielle Dumoulin, Breanna Hare, Amanda Hare, Alexis Hare and William Meyers, his great grandchildren, Annalicia, Mavrick, Ronan and Elaine, his sister and brother-in-law, Cathy and Ronald Jubis and brother, William Oeinck and several nieces and nephews.

Michael’s final resting place will be the Mt. Olivet Cemetery. A celebration of Michael’s life will be held at the American Legion, 110 Main Street, Whitesboro, NY on Wednesday, January 4th from 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Arrangements were made by Ayer & Zimmer Funeral Home, Cazenovia, 315-655-8101.

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the 2022 Annual Mad Cow 5k through the town of Nelson was presented in conjunction with the first annual Nelson Corners Festival, a post-race celebration that supported local businesses. On Aug. 21, the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce presented the fifth annual Caz Block Fest on lincklaen Street. the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce and CazCares partnered to support local families in need during the holiday season through the Giving tree initiative.

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invited to the Nelson Farms parking lot for a celebration featuring live music and food/beverages from local vendors, including Nelson Farms, Mad Tacos, Erieville Fire Department, Margie’s Hot Dog Cart, Meier’s Creek Brewing Company, Good Nature Brewing, Foothill Hops Farm Brewery, Grow Brewing Co., and ONCO Fermentations.

This year’s race shirts, which were designed by Mad Tacos General Manager Jonny Haines, were inspired by the “Four Corners” formed at the intersection of Nelson Road, Erieville Road, and Route 20 East.

“[There’s also] a playful cow crossing the street,” said Haines on July 19. “We show the logos of the Nelson-based businesses on the front to pay homage to the people who are helping to make Nelson a great place to live and work.”

Block Fest weekend a hit

On the third weekend of August, the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce (GCACC) presented its fifth annual Caz Block Fest weekend to show its support for local businesses and the community.

Leading up to the celebration, Block Fest Chairperson Barbara Houghton said the celebration would kick off on Saturday with the traditional Farmers’ Market on the Village Green, sidewalk sales (held throughout the weekend), “Shred Fest,” and “Rock Fest.” Block Fest, the main event of the weekend, was held on Sunday on Lincklaen Street between Albany Street and the post office.

“We live in such a great community, and the chamber appreciates all the local businesses and how hard the last couple of years have been for everyone,” said Houghton before the event. “We want people to come out and enjoy a weekend of fun events, good food, great music, and, most of all, our neighbors.”

Businesses giving back

Throughout the past year, members of the local business community have welcomed new establishments, expanded their operations, received regional and national recognition, given back to the Cazenovia area and beyond, and demonstrated determination when faced with the news of Cazenovia College’s upcoming closure.

On Feb. 12 and 13, Pewter Spoon Café and Eatery in Cazenovia presented a weekend fundraiser to benefit Médecins Sans Frontières (aka Doctors Without Borders).

The business donated 50 percent of all

drink sales directly to the international, independent medical humanitarian organization, which is best known for providing medical assistance to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from healthcare.

Located at 87 Albany St., Pewter Spoon is owned by Pat Carmeli and managed by her daughters Ava and Dana.

According to Dana, the café raised $571 for Médecins Sans Frontières through its fundraiser.

“During Covid, we weren’t able to do our weekend fundraisers as we have in the past, but we’re very excited to be able to get back into it and give back to other communities,” said Dana on Feb. 9.

The Carmelis organized their first weekend fundraiser several years ago. Since then, they have raised money for multiple organizations, including UNICEF and Campaign Zero, a project of the non-profit organization WeTheProtesters.

In October, Pewter Spoon celebrated 10 years of business.

Scholars landscaping focuses on developing young entrepreneurs

Matthew Maggio launched the Cazenovia-based landscaping company Scholars Landscaping, LLC, with a unique mission to support and fund young entrepreneurs and tradespeople in their pursuits of owning their own businesses.

The startup completed its first season in business in 2022.

Rather than own the company by himself and hire employees, Maggio has opted to partner with young adults and highschool students and make them shareholders in the business.

“They share in the profits [of] the business as an owner,” Maggio said. “. . . They don’t work for me; they work for themselves. They have the right to sell their shares back to the company at the end of the year or continue on as an owner into the future.”

According to Maggio, the partners gain many of the skills required to own a business, such as setting schedules, managing time and expenses, communicating and forming interpersonal and customer relationships

In addition to mentoring and providing opportunities to young people, the business is also donating 25 percent of its profits to a school district within its service area each year to help fund business classes and scholarships.

On Nov. 17, Scholars Landscaping made its first donation, totaling $1,000, to the Cazenovia Central School District (CCSD). According to Maggio, the donation to CCSD will be put toward a scholarship for a high school graduate pursuing education in the trades and entering a career path

lion was awarded to 23 communities. The awards, which were announced on Dec. 29, are funded through the EPF.

outside that of the traditional collegiate route.

Mad tacos supports the Class of ‘24

At the start of the school year, Mad Tacos at Nelson Corners teamed up with Cazenovia High School students to raise funds for the Class of 2024. The business is sponsoring a taco fundraiser on the 24th day of every month through June 2024.

For every taco purchased at the restaurant from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Mad Tacos will donate $1 to the class.

According to Claire Marris, vice president of the Class of 2024, the funds raised will go towards Junior Prom and some other events for the class and high school.

“After reaching out to Mad Tacos for a possible partnership for a fundraiser, we met in person with Jonny to discuss the details,” said Marris. “He came up with the long-term fundraising plan that benefited both our class and Mad Tacos.”

The first fundraiser was held on Sept. 24. “We kicked it off strong, making $375 our first night,” said Marris. “We loved how many teachers and fellow students came out to support us.”

Giving tree continues to provide during holiday season

In preparation for the holiday season, the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce (GCACC) and CazCares food pantry and clothing closet teamed up once again to support local families in need through the “Giving Tree” initiative.

Giving Trees were positioned at 11 participating businesses throughout the village. Each tree featured ornaments labeled with gift requests from children of all ages. Customers were encouraged to select an ornament, purchase the listed item, and donate it to help make a holiday wish come true.

Gift tags were available at 20|EAST, AmeriCU Credit Union, The Brae Loch Inn, Cazenovia Abroad, Cazenovia Jewelry, the Cazenovia Public Library & Museum, Community Bank, Lillie Bean, Miori Martial Arts, The Brewster Inn, and the GCACC Office.

Each year, the donated items are delivered to CazCares for distribution to local families.

“I know I say [it] every year, but this is my favorite event I volunteer for,” said Community Bank Senior District Manager and GCACC Giving Tree Chair Barbara Houghton on Nov. 8. “I feel like with the world the way it is, our community pulls together and makes a difference for local families. I am very proud to be a part of this.”

ization Program (LWRP). The grant will support preliminary engineering design and permitting for the partial removal of the Mill Street dam and restoration of a section of Chittenango Creek between the two dams downstream of the lake outlet.

The lake dam (upper dam), which controls the level of the lake, is located near Carpenter’s Pond. Mill Street dam (lower dam or creek dam), which was originally built to serve the Erie Canal system, is a little further downstream.

The goal of the restoration project is to return the creek to its natural, pre-Erie Canal state and eliminate harmful backflow of nutrients and pollutants into

Cazenovia Lake. The project is also intended to advance the village’s LWRP goals of improving water quality and restoring fish habitat to support tourism and recreation.

The LWRP provides matching grants to communities to develop a plan with a vision for the future of their waterfront, guided by several environmental policies to ensure projects work in harmony with waterfront natural resources and ecosystems. Projects funded through the program are intended to help local communities expand public access and protect the environment, while also boosting tourism and economic development opportunities.

This year, a total of $16.4 mil-

“The Mill Street dam project is the result of years of working toward project funding under the Local Waterfront Revitalization Program,” said Lines. “Back in 2018, the state legislature designated Cazenovia Lake and Chittenango Creek as inland waterways. This was required before we could apply for funds to create a Local Waterfront Revitalization Plan, which is a requirement to apply for project funds. The plan is in the final stages of development, but we were able to apply for project funding because we have a plan underway. I’m hopeful that this program will also be a source of funding for future phases of this project.”

Funding for both the EPF Grant Program for Parks,

Heritage and Preservation and the LWRP was included in Round XII of the Regional Economic Development Council Initiative. Applicants utilized the Consolidated Funding Application, the state’s single application for state resources, which includes programs from numerous agencies.

“All three of these [grant awards] were team efforts,” said Lines. “[There was] a lot of planning and thought and meetings. It was not all CACDA. It was a lot of effort just to be prepared to apply for these things.”

According to Lines, the funds from all three grant programs are provided only through reimbursement after the money has been spent and the projects are complete or at least underway.

“Planning for Lakeland is likely to be in 2023 with construction in 2024,” said Lines. “Mill Street

dam preliminary engineering design will start as soon as we have a contract with the state — likely this spring.”

Lines also pointed out that the grant for Lakeland Park requires a 50 percent match, the grant for Mill Street dam has a 25 percent match, and the Restore NY grant for 99/103 Albany St. has a 10 percent match, which the developer is expected to far exceed.

“The great news from this year’s round of grants is just the latest chapter in the growing body of evidence as to what an exceptional asset CACDA, and especially Lauren, is to our community,” said Wheeler. “Her knowledge, commitment, and creativity were instrumental to receiving these awards that will have a tremendous positive impact on Cazenovia.”

For more information, visit cacda.net/index.html.

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On Nov. 17, Scholars landscaping, llC, a new Cazenovia-based landscaping company, donated $1,000 to the Cazenovia Central School District to help fund business classes and scholarships.

hockey goes 1-1, edges

By PHil BlACkWEll

Following its secondplace finish in the Dec. 28-29 Cortland-Homer Holiday Tournament, the Cazenovia ice hockey team looked to climb the Division I standings in the early days of 2023.

Going to Meachem Rink last Tuesday night, the Lakers met 1-7 Syracuse, but did so just as the Cougars’ best player, Jameson Bucktooth, returned to the lineup and helped his side prevail 5-4.

Cazenovia got single goals in each of the first two periods to match tallies by Bucktooth, and in the third the Lakers converted twice as Logan Hull earned his way to a hat trick.

Despite this, Bucktooth continued to hurt the Lak-

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ers, completing his own hat trick and adding two more goals to pull it out and overcome Tucker Ives’ 19 saves.

Jack Donlin amassed three assists, with Forrest Ives getting one goal and one assist. Single assists went to Jacob Grevelding and Shamus Newcomb.

Stepping out of league play again two nights later, Cazenovia went to Whitesboro, where in a wild, backand-forth battle, the Lakers had another one-goal decision, but won it this time, edging the Warriors 6-5.

Cazenovia built a 3-1 advantage in the first period thanks to goals by Donlin, Newcomb and Braden Carnahan, whose tally was his first in a Lakers uniform.

When Hull scored on

the power play in the second, the margin grew to 4-1, and all of it was needed since Whitesboro, led by Kaeden Wood and Santino Pedulla (two goals each), made a furious third-period charge.

But the Lakers held on, Hull tacking on a second goal and Forrest Ives also converting in the late stages. Nat Gale and Tyler Frederiksen joined Hull, Donlin and Ives in the assist column and Ezra Stahlberg made each of his 25 saves count.

Halfway through the regular season, Cazenovia is 5-5, and after a week to rest it will travel Friday to Lysander to take on Baldwinsville. Faceoff is at 7:20.

Cazenovia girls beat strong field at Arcaro Memorial

By kuRt WHEElER

The Cazenovia girls indoor track team scored in every event as they piled up 107 points to outdistance Baldwinsville and Jamesville-Dewitt (80 each) and 15 other teams to win the morning session of last Saturday’s John Arcaro Memorial Invitational at SRC Arena.

The contest was the final “relay” meet of the season where the top two finishers from each team combine their performances for a relay score.

Cazenovia’s winning total of 107 points out of a possible 150 during the 15-event competition included three first-place and three second-place finishes.

Susie Pittman led the team as she earned their top individual finish of the day, clearing a season-best of 8 feet 6 inches in the pole vault to combine with Caitlyn Smithers (7’6”) for first place as a team. Faith Wheeler was close behind at 7 feet as the Lakers took three of the top six places in the event.

Pittman (4’6”) also teamed with Meghan Mehlbaum (4’8”) for second in the high jump relay and ran 45.21 seconds in the 300-meter dash to partner with Izzy Stromer-Galley (46.57) for second.

Smithers contributed to another winning effort as she ran a season best time of 7.80 in the 55-meter dash to combine with Riley Knapp’s best ever time of 7.75 for first place. Grace Dolan also clocked a 7.99 as the Lakers dominated the event.

Knapp, Dolan and Stromer-Galley also teamed up with Maura Philips to take second in the 4x200 meter relay in time of 1:55.50.

Wheeler anchored the Lakers’ final winning event of the day as she ran a season best split of 2:37.4 to lead Maeve

McGreevy, Sally Hughes and Julia Reff to first place in the 4x800 relay in their fastest time of the season at 10:47.24, 23 seconds off their previous best.

Also, Wheeler and McGreevy took third in the 1,000-meter event with their best times yet while Reff (sectional time of 1:49.36) and Bonnie Pittman (season best of 1:55.71) earned second in the 600-meter run relay.

Dinah Gifford and Zoey Gagne led the team’s distance effort as the duo teamed up to place third in the 3,000-meter run and fifth in the 1,500-meter run. StromeryGalley earned her third score of the day as she anchored the 4x400 to third place with her fastest 400 meter yet (1:04.7).

Phillips, Reid McMurtrie and Natalie Dolan all ran season bests as well, as the foursome finished in 4:29.58, more than six seconds faster than their previous best time.

Bonnie Pittman (10.99) and Corinne Albicker (10.33) earned the Cazenovia’s final points on the track as they teamed up for fourth in the 55 meter hurdle relay.

Albicker continued to lead the team’s horizontal jumps as she triple-jumped 30’11 ¾” to partner with McMurtrie for third place and long jumped a season best 14’10 ¾” to combine with Haylee Stearns for sixth place in that event.

Maddie Rothfeld led the Lakers’ throwers again to continue her sensational first season. She hit 29’2 ¼” in the weight throw to combine with Karly Vaas and Olivia Morse (tied at 23’5 ½”) for fourth place and reached 25’10 ½” in the shot to partner with Vass (24’ ¼”) for fifth.

Caz goes 1-1, beats LaFayette

By PHil BlACkWEll

Unlike many area high school girls basketball teams, Cazenovia rested during the holiday break, having gone 4-4 in its first eight games of the season.

But the Lakers faced quite a test when its 12-day layoff ended last Tuesday against Mexico at Buckley Gym, and perhaps that long break played a factor in a 47-39 loss to the Tigers.

Fresh off winning a holiday tournament at Chittenango the week before, Mexico, with a 7-1 record, took full advantage of Cazenovia’s rust, grabbing a 17-3 lead by the end of the first quarter.

From there, the Lakers vastly improved and, in the final period, made up a lot of ground, seeing Katie Rajkowski get 10 points as Ella Baker and Olivia Ruddy had nine points apiece, Ruddy hitting on a trio of 3-pointers. Bess Johnson added six points.

Still, the Tigers pulled through, led by

the duo of Anyssia Ingersoll and Emma Lawler as Ingersoll picked up 21 points and Lawler finished with 13 points.

Two nights later, Cazenovia hosted LaFayette and, after a slow start, let its defense seize control of the game on the way to defeating the Lancers 32-25.

LaFayette had an 11-4 advantage through one period, but from there the Lakers barely allowed that total the rest of the night, inching in front by the end of the third and then holding the Lancers to just two points in the fourth quarter.

Earning a double-double, Baker augmented her 13 points with 10 rebounds, three assists and four steals. Seven of Rajkowski’s nine points came at the freethrow line as Lucy Bliss grabbed six rebounds and Johnson five rebounds.

This Friday night, Chittenango takes on Cazenovia after the Lakers are challenged by reigning sectional Class A champion Bishop Ludden on Monday.

Paced by Kaplan, Caz boys indoor track fourth at Arcaro meet

By PHil BlACkWEll

Strong out of the gate in 2023, the Cazenovia boys indoor track and field team held up quite well against large-school competition in last Saturday’s morning session of the John Arcaro Memorial Invitational at SRC Arena.

Connor Frisbie topped in the 55-meter hurdles, where he finished fourth in 8.75, not far from Syracuse Academy of Science’s Amir Taylor’s winning 8.63.

lay in 10:02.12.

Ethan Burry had a ninth-place weight throw of 39’3” and Scott was ninth in the 300-meter dash in 39.74 seconds.

The win was Cazenovia’s fourth in their five invitational outings so far this winter. They will be in action again this Saturday at OCC.

Caz bested by CBA on historic night

By PHil BlACkWEll

Cazenovia took its 3-3 record to Christian Brothers Academy, where it was overwhelmed in a 66-32 loss to the Brothers that proved historic.

It was CBA head coach Buddy Wlekinski’s 550th career victory. Among active Section III coaches, only Bob McKenney (630) and Tom Blackford (592) have more, and Wleklinski is fifth all-time in the sectional ranks.

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By meet’s end, the Lakers had 57 points, good for third place. Only three large schools – Baldwinsville, Jamesville-DeWitt and Fayetteville-Manlius – did better.

Connor Frisbie nearly won the triple jump, his best attempt of 40 feet ¼ inch only trailing the 40’11 1/2” from Cortland’s Jack Phelan as Wyatt Scott was seventh with 35’2 1/2”. Branden McColm took sixth in the 1,600meter run, going 4:59.44 to break the five-minute mark to go with an 11 th in the 3,200-meter run.

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Ben Bianco led Cazenovia with 12 points and Jack Byrnes added seven points. Braeden Burns, with 14 points, led a wellbalanced CBA attack. Luke Boule got 10 points and 12 different Brothes picked up a field goal by game’s end.

And no one would outrun Jaden Kaplan in the 600-meter event as the Cazenovia sophomore went one minute, 29.43 seconds to claim a thriller over Auburn’s Chris Howard (1:29.44) by onehundredth of a second. Tristan Field-Bradley finished ninth in 1:37.60.

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Name: IRWIN JS, LLC.

Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on June 15, 2022. Office Location: Madison County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: P.O Box 4, Erieville, NY 13061. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law.

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TOWN OF CAZENOVIA OFFICIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Zoning Board of Appeals

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Town of Cazenovia will be held on January 23, 2023 at 7:30 PM, at the Town Office Building, 7 Albany Street, Cazenovia, to consider the application of Marc Packard. Property is located at East Road, Cazenovia. Tax Map Number 131.-11.14. Zoned Rural A ZBA File # 22-1451.

Proposed area varianceRequesting 22.6' of south side yard setback relief for an existing 48' X 60' garage. All interested parties wishing to appear at said hearing may do so in person or by other representative. Communications in writing relating thereto may be filed with the Zoning Board of Appeals prior to, or at said hearing.

Copies of the application of area variance are available for public inspection at the Town Of-

All interested parties wishing to appear at said hearing may do so in person or by other representative. Communications in writing relating thereto may be filed with the Zoning Board of Appeals prior to, or at said hearing.

Rebounding on Friday night, Cazenovia topped Phoenix 50-45, getting back to the .500 mark (4-4) before it hosted South Jefferson less than 24 hours later.

Copies of the application of area variance are available for public inspection at the Town Offices during business hours.

Thomas Pratt, Chairman Zoning Board of Appeals Town of Cazenovia Dated: December 22 2022 CR-303142

Kaplan also was sixth in the 55-meter dash in 7.08 seconds, an effort that

Killian Blouin was third in the pole vault, clearing 9’6”, while Frisbie got to fifth place in the high jump by topping 5’4”. Blouin, Scott, Finn Worthington and Matt Tugaw were sixth in the 4x200 relay in 1:44.78. Will Austin, Caleb Gilmore, Chris Kelly and Robbie Dorus were seventh in the 4x800 re -

Chittenango was also in the morning session at the Arcaro meet, getting 29 points for ninth place in the girls meet as Jordan Wagner was third in the long jump, leaping 15’3 1/4” after an eighth (46.89 seconds) in the 300.

NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION

Napoleon Cafe Mw L.L.C. Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/28/22, Madison Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Myranda Wimett 5248 Cooper St Vernon, NY 13476 General Purpose.

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Notice of Formation of

NAME OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (the "Company"): Passion Nails of Oneida LLC DATE OF FILING OF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION: December 5, 2022 COUNTY OF COMPANY'S OFFICE: Madison County AGENT: The Secretary of State of the State of New York has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and 403 Lenox Avenue, Oneida New York 13421 is the address to which the Secretary of State of the State of New York shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon him or her. PURPOSE: The Company is formed for any lawful business purpose CR-302426

CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cazenovia Central School District will hold a public hearing on the District;s proposed Smart Schools Bond Act

CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT LEGAL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Cazenovia Central School District will hold a public hearing on the District;s proposed Smart Schools Bond Act Preliminary Investment Plan - Phase 3, pursuant to The Smart Schools Bond Act (SSBA) of 2014, at the Cazenovia Central School District, District Office, 31 Emory Ave, Cazenovia, New York on the 23rd day of January, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Districts pro �posed Smart Schools Bond Act Preliminary Investment Plan - Phase 3 is available on the District website at https://www.cazenoviacsd.com/districtpage.cfm?pageid=3645 and community members are welcomed to submit comments on the proposed Plan via email to jraux@caz.cnyric.org prior to the Public Hearing.

Sophia DiGennaro got seventh in the 600 in 1:49.49 as she helped Wagner, Abby Horning and Brooke Walters take fourth in the 4x400 in 4:36.99, the boys Bears finishing seventh in 4:13.11. Allie Bartoszek was seventh in the 55 hurdles in 10.11 seconds.

The Owl's Nest Cafe & Bake Shop LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/13/2022. Cty: Madison. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 3399 Erieville Rd., Erieville, NY 13061 General Purpose. CR-303571

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CAZENOVIA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT By Cazenovia Central School District, District Clerk

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TDR Properties LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 11/21/2022. Cty: Madison. SSNY desig as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 10 Castle St. Oneida, NY 13421. General Purpose. CR-301793

Notice of Formation of Windy Knoll Farms, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/7/22. Office location: Madison County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 5100 Temperance Hill Road, Cazenovia, NY 13035. Purpose: any lawful activity. CR-302589

NOTICE OF SUBSTANCE OF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION OF PASSION NAILS OF ONEIDA LLC

NAME OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (the Company"): Passion Nails of Oneida LLC DATE OF FILING OF ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION: December 5, 2022 COUNTY OF COMPANY'S OFFICE: Madison County AGENT: The Secretary of State of the State of New York has been designated as agent of the Company upon whom process against it may be served and 403 Lenox Avenue, Oneida, New York 13421 is the address to which the

Preliminary Investment Plan - Phase 3, pursuant to The Smart Schools Bond Act (SSBA) of 2014, at the Cazenovia Central School District, District Office, 31 Emory Ave, Cazenovia, New York on the 23rd day of January, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The Districts pro �posed Smart Schools Bond Act Preliminary Investment Plan - Phase 3 is available on the District website at https://www.cazenoviacsd.com/districtpage.cfm?pageid=3645 and community members are welcomed to submit comments on the proposed Plan via email to jraux@caz.cnyric.org prior to the Public Hearing.

Madison Co SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to John Testone 960 James St Syracuse, NY 13203 General Purpose. CR-302467

The Owl's Nest Cafe & Bake Shop LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 10/13/2022. Cty: Madison. SSNY desig as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 3399 Erieville Rd., Erieville, NY 13061. General Purpose.

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Notice of Formation of WISCH, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/28/2022 (date). Office location: County of Madison SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: PO Box 142, 118 South Peterboro Street, Canastota, NY 13032. Purpose : any lawful purpose. CR-303436

AHEAD OF THE FIELD: Cazenovia girls indoor track and field runner Susie Pittman finished third in the 300-meter dash and scored in two other events during the lakers’ victory at last Saturday’s John Arcaro Memorial invitational at SRC Arena.

Caz wrestlers fall to APW/Pulaski

By PHil BlACkWEll

In the first days of 2023, the Cazenovia wrestling team resumed its season with a pair of events, starting with last Wednesday’s match at APW/Pulaski.

Despite four different pins, the Lakers lost every other bout and fell 48-24, APW/ Pulaski sealing things by taking eight of the first 10 contests.

The lone interruptions in that run was Exazander Simzer, at 215 pounds, pinning Joe Richards early in the second period and Cullen Arnold (110 pounds) getting his own second-period fall over Logan Zimmer.

Later in the meet, Gabriel Sanchez, at

145 pounds, pinned Rosa Curry in 96 seconds before a 70-second fall by Broden Enders in his 152-pound bout with Gary Dupont.

Two other bouts were close. At 138 pounds, Bryce Enders had a 5-3 defeat to Ethan Purdy, with Finn Tobin, in the 160pound finale, taking a 6-1 loss to Abarham Yeardon.

In last Saturday’s Port Byron Mid-Winter Classic, Cazenovia finished 11th out of 17 teams, with Broden Enders clinching a third-place finish at 152 when he pinned Phoenix’s Avery Larobardiere in 84 seconds. Sanchez reached the semifinals at 145.

police news

Caz man arrested on felony weapons charges

On Jan. 6 State Police arrested Thomas R. Butts, age 37 from Cazenovia for the following charges: one count Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd degree, a class “C” felony, 15 counts Criminal Possession of a Weapon 3rd degree, a class “D” felony and 22 counts Failure to Safely Store Firearms 1st degree, a class “A” misdemeanor. The arrest is the result of an investigation into an illegal narcotics complaint inside his residence on South Road in the town of Fenner.

During the investigation, drug paraphernalia, including syringes and numerous glassine envelopes, were located in the area of numerous handguns, assault rifles, assault pistols, and high-capacity magazines.

In total 12 handguns, six assault rifles, two assault pistols, four shotguns, five rifles, 18 high-capacity magazines, and several compliant magazines were seized.

Butts was arraigned in the town of Fenner Court and released on $35,000 bail.

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thomas R. Butts, 37, of South Road in Fenner, was arrested last week and charged with multiple weapons felonies. Police seized the weapons shown above.

CELEBRATING 230

YEARS

Jan 21

Feb 11

Mar 18

Apr 22

May 6

May 21

May 1-31

June 3

OF ARC HITE C TURE

Early Settlement Architecture - Center Chimney Homes, 2:00 PM, Cazenovia Public Library

The Architecture of Cazenovia, Part I: Federal to Mid-Victorian, 2:00 PM, Cazenovia Public Library

The Architecture of Cazenovia, Part II: Late Victorian to Post-Modern, 2:00 PM, Cazenovia Public Library

Walking Tour: The Architecture of Cazenovia Churches, 2:00 PM

Happy Birthday Cazenovia! Founding Day Celebration and Special Guest plus Tour of The Owanghena, 2:00 PM

Walking Tour: The Architecture of Albany Street, 2:00 PM

Art & Architecture: Gallery Exhibit at Cazenovia Public Library

Architecture in a Cemetery: Tombstone Raising, 10:00 AM, Farnham/Grassy Lane Cemetery

Jul 15-31 The Architecture of Cazenovia Homes: Self-Guided Tour

Jul 29

Aug 5

Aug 12

Cazenovia Day at the Gustav Stickley House, Columbus Ave, Syracuse, 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM Private Tours

Architecture in the Classroom – Children’s Program, 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM, Cazenovia Public Library

The Architecture of Schoolhouses & Self-Guided Tour of Schoolhouses, 2:00 PM, Kick-off at Lorenzo Schoolhouse

Sept The Architecture of Barns, On-Site TBD

Oct 14

Nov 4

Dec 9

Walking Tour: The Architecture of Porches & Porticos, 2:00 PM

Social Development & Architecture of 19th Century Working-Class Neighborhoods, Cazenovia Public Library

Arts & Crafts Architecture in Central New York, 2:00 PM, Cazenovia Public Library

Visit www.cazheritage.org for details and updates