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Highland Forest hosts ‘Valentine’s in the Forest’

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The Highland Forest Nordic Ski Patrol is presenting its annual “Valentine’s in the Forest” fundraiser on Friday, Feb. 9, and Saturday, Feb. 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. The event, which will be held at Highland Forest’s Skyline Lodge, will feature a catered dinner, dessert, drinks, music, dancing, a photo booth, and complimentary horse-drawn sleigh or carriage rides through the luminary-lit forest.

By kate hill Staff writer

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his winter, the Highland Forest Nordic Ski Patrol is inviting couples, friends, and individuals to celebrate Valentine’s Day a few days early at Highland Forest’s Skyline Lodge.

The park’s annual “Valentine’s in the Forest” event will be held on Friday, Feb. 9, and Saturday, Feb. 10 from 6 to 9 p.m. and will feature a four-course meal, dessert, a one-hour open bar, musical entertainment, dancing, a photo booth, and complimentary horse-drawn sleigh or carriage rides through the luminary-lit forest. Catering is provided by White Linen Hospitality.

All proceeds will go to the county park’s all-volunteer Nordic ski patrol.

The local patrol is part of the National Ski Patrol, one of the largest outdoor safety organizations in the

country.

“Since this is a volunteer patrol, we try to cover most of the required expenses of patrolling for our members,” said Highland Forest Nordic Ski Patrol Director Jennifer Jones. “[If sufficient funds are available,] the patrol pays the annual dues to the National Ski Patrol, including regional dues, for members who complete a required amount of patrolling and training each year. This is the patrol’s most significant regular expenditure. The patrol also purchases the bandages, gloves, splints, and other emergency supplies used by the patrol, including many of the basics that patrollers are expected to have in their patrol packs.”

According to patroller Kerstin McKay, the Valentine’s in the Forest fundraiser has been an annual tradition since at least 1996.

“In the past, [Onondaga] County would host this event and proceeds would go to the patrol,” McKay said. “But in recent years, the patrol has

put on the event.”

The primary responsibility of the Highland Forest Nordic Ski Patrol is to ensure the safety of visitors who use the park’s 20-plus miles of hiking/snowshoeing, crosscountry skiing, and skate skiing trails each winter.

“Highland Forest is a gem of a park for cross-country skiing, and it’s right in our backyard,” said McKay, who lives in Cazenovia.

The park currently has about 20 to 25 patrollers who typically volunteer their time at least several times a month — often more frequently when the snow conditions are good — and attend monthly meetings in the fall and spring.

“We patrol mainly on weekends but also at various times during the week,”

said McKay. “We help with medical emergencies, search and rescue, directions, and more.”

To become a patroller, volunteers must take a course in outdoor emergency care as well as a course in Nordic skills, such as fire and shelter building, navigation, orienteering, and GPS use.

“For me personally, it is a great way to be active outside in the winter,” said McKay. “I’ve also learned so many wonderful ‘life skills’ about how to survive and be comfortable outside, especially in the cold. The patrol is filled with people with a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, and everyone is willing to share what they know.

It’s a very friendly group.”

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BOE: More info needed before considering merger exploration By kate hill Staff writer

On Jan. 16, the Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education (CCSD BOE) had a lengthy discussion on the hot-button topic of school district mergers.

The conversation was prompted by a Jan. 10 joint retreat attended by the board at the invitation of the Morrisville-Eaton Central School District (MECS).

During the retreat, David Elliott from the New York State Education Department (NYSED) provided the CCSD and MECS boards with some general information about reorganizations between neighboring districts. Following a question-and-answer period, the boards were presented with data and information that was collected by MECS Superintendent Gregory Molloy and was previously shared with the Morrisville-Eaton community. According to Molloy, that information was supplemented with considerations of the financial challenges facing CCSD, as identified by CCSD Superintendent Christopher DiFulvio. The boards also

heard from Rural Schools Association of NYS Executive Director Dave Little, who served as school board president during a merger exploration in his district years ago. He weaved his experiences into a discussion on the impact a merger would have on CCSD and MECS, including the potential pros and cons. The specific merger concept that was brainstormed and presented involves sharing central services and programs while operating the current buildings as is.

The minutes from the joint retreat are available on the district website.

The retreat was held for informational purposes only, and CCSD has no plans to take any steps in the direction of initiating a merger with MECS or any other neighboring district at this time.

If, at some point, the CCSD board and the board of a bordering district were to agree that the idea of merging presents sufficient potential benefits to warrant a formal exploration, the next step in a lengthy process would be for both boards to resolve to undertake a comprehensive merger feasibility study with guidance

from NYSED.

CCSD board responds to retreat

During CCSD’s Jan. 16 follow-up discussion, the board acknowledged that MECS is far ahead of CCSD in terms of the number of steps it has taken in exploring reorganization as a potential path forward.

BOE President JoAnne Race commented that MECS has already researched the potential merger compatibility of each of its bordering districts; CCSD’s invitation to the Jan. 10 informational presentation was based on those findings.

BOE member David Mehlbaum stated that the material presented at the retreat gave him the impression that the two districts were “at two completely different places” in terms of information.

“My opinion is we are not even close to being able to answer the question about whether or not we want to embark on a study with Morrisville,” Mehlbaum said. “I would say there are many steps that [would] have to be taken before we got to that point with any district,

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not just one.”

The first step, according to Mehlbaum, would be for the board to get more information about the different types of reorganization and the pros and cons of mergers generally.

The next step would be a conversation about whether the CCSD board wants to entertain the idea of dedicating time, money, and other resources to exploring the concept of a merger. “[That’s] before we get started having a conversation about [whether] we want to investigate other districts,” he said. “To my knowledge, we have not had any of those discussions yet, so we would have to almost pretend like that meeting didn’t happen on Wednesday and say, ‘Do we even want to talk about the word merger?’”

He added that if the board were to decide it would be worthwhile to research the merger potential of each of CCSD’s seven bordering districts, the board would then need to have a big conversation about whether any of those options seem remotely palatable enough for BOE l Page 5

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Local poet explores the ups and downs of romantic love in her first book By kate hill Staff writer

On Sunday, Jan. 21, local poet, writer, and content creator Brynn Ellen celebrated the release of her first book, “Poems About You,” with a launch event at the Lincklaen House.

The poetry collection, which Ellen described as “a scrapbook of love lost and found,” was published by Tiny Newt Press, a female-founded hybrid book publisher based in Buffalo.

The launch event included a toast to the book’s release, a light brunch spread, a reading of selections from the collection, and a book signing for guests who purchased copies.

Ellen, who is known locally as Brynn Semeraro, is a 2004 graduate of Cazenovia High School and a former youth services assistant at the Cazenovia Public Library.

She currently resides just outside Cazenovia in Chittenango and works as a site coordinator for the Book Buddies early literacy program with the United Way. Ellen has been writing since she was a child. While majoring in education and English at SUNY Oswego, she took several creative writing classes and had a poem selected for publication in the school’s literary journal, “Great Lake Review.”

In 2022, on her 36th birthday, she decided to start a poetry writing project as a form of daily journaling.

“I wrote so much that following year and a half that publishing seemed like the next obvious step,” she said.

She connected with her publisher, who was a former acquaintance from college, on Instagram.

As the pair went through all her material, they identified love as a connecting theme that many people would relate to.

“I had lots of poems around that theme to pull from too,” said Ellen. “I could probably do two or three more whole collections on that theme.”

She started pulling the “Poems About You” collection together in June 2023 and submitted it in December 2023.

The resulting book, which the publisher’s website praises as “an ode to unrequited love, fleeting romance, love lost, and everything in between,” is 140 pages long and contains about 100 poems.

“My publisher has become my dear friend through this process,” said Ellen.

“She’s a master editor, a perfectionist, and she makes the whole process painless. It would have been impossible for me to do this on my own.”

According to Ellen, choosing her favorite poem from the collection would be as impossible as choosing a favorite child.

However, there are several works that she finds particularly impactful. One such poem is “A Darling Dares to Dream.”

“It is an allusion to the Peter Pan story on the surface, a commentary on the starcrossed love between Peter and Wendy,” she said. “But it’s also an allegory for relationships that are just impossible to sustain. There is a stanza that reads, ‘But Peter can’t stay, and Wendy can’t leave, and a fairy can’t fix this, no matter how hard you believe.’ Every time I get to that line, I choke. No one believes in fairies or love more than I do, and the fact that that still isn’t enough is heartbreaking sometimes.”

Ellen is currently curating a follow-up collection and planning a novel for the

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On Jan. 21, Cazenovia High School graduate Brynn Ellen released “Poems About You.” coming years.

“At every turn, I plan to make Cazenovia the first stop on my book tours and the launchpad for every project,” she said.

To learn more about Ellen and her debut work, visit brynnellenpoet.squarespace. com or tinynewtpress.org/books, or follow her at brynnellen_poet on Instagram.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Waters named Crouse Health Foundation executive director

Heather A. Waters was recently named executive director of the Crouse Health Foundation.

A community leader and accomplished development executive, Waters most recently served as head of impact for Akili Ventures, Nairobi, Kenya, responsible for raising capital for infrastructure development. Prior to that, she was consulting co-executive director for the Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation in Fayetteville, where she directed operations and fundraising for the foundation and

historic home. From 2013 to 2021 Waters was assistant dean for advancement for Syracuse University’s School of Education, where she increased annual fundraising from $700K to $4M and raised over $30M in gifts and grants.

In her role as Crouse Health Foundation executive director, and working with the foundation team, Waters will provide leadership and strategic direction for all foundation activities and operations in support of the Crouse Health mission, including donor stewardship, major gifts,

Heather A. Waters planned giving, cultivation and solicitation of major gift prospects, capital campaign oversight and special events.

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OBITUARIES Timothy M. Mantell, 40

By Cindy Bell Tobey

Enjoyed sports, being outdoors Timothy M. Mantell, 40, of West Park Street, Canastota, passed away on Jan. 16, 2024 in Florida, while visiting family and friends.

Born in Oneida on Sept. 19, 1983, he was the son of Michael Mantell and Cindy Kraft. A lifelong resident of Cazenovia and Canastota, Timothy was educated in Cazenovia Central School.

Timothy was currently employed by K & L Auto Sales in Rome as a manager.

He was a sports enthusiast and was a great fan of the New York Giants. Timothy participated in many sports including football, kickball, bowling, volleyball, corn hole and basketball.

He enjoyed being outdoors and loved to go camping and fishing.

Surviving are: his mother, Cindy Kraft of Canastota; his sisters, Paula Kraft of Chittenango and Sierra Jackson of Canastota; brother, Christopher Mantell of Norwich; niece, Lynze; nephews, Landon, Hunter and Harper; aunts and uncles, Mike (Tammy) Hayes of Cazenovia, Steve (Penny) Hastings of Florida, Jeff (Sally) Mantell of Florida, Leslie Kraft of Peterboro, Randy (Todd Tarzia) Kraft of Wellsley Island and Wayne Mantell of Florida; several cousins and his beloved canine companion, Freddy.

He was predeceased by his father, Michael Mantell; an aunt, Deb Schoonmaker and a cousin, Troy Hastings.

130 Years Ago – Jan. 25, 1894

As has been previously announced in these columns, the town of Cazenovia has decided to try the experiment of voting with the Myers ballot cabinet at the ensuing town election. Two of the machines have been ordered, and each will have knobs labeled “for” or “against” their purchase.

Every voter will have the opportunity of recording his will on the subject, and by the terms of the contract entered into with the makers of the machine, if at the close of voting it shows a majority in favor of itself, it is purchased. Payment must be made within 10 days after the election.

As there are now no funds available for the purchase of the machines, it becomes a matter of moment how the obligation is to be met, in case the town decides to buy.

There seems to be only one way, and that is for the supervisor to give his note as supervisor of the town, for one year, and have the amount of the purchase price of the two machines added to the town abstract for the coming year.

As the two machines will cost $960, it will make an addition to the taxes that will be felt.

100 Years Ago – Jan. 24, 1924 Timothy M. Mantell Funeral services will be held 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, from the Campbell-Dean Funeral Home, Inc., 300 South Peterboro St., Canastota, with the Reverend Donna Chapman, officiating.

Spring interment will be made in Peterboro Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, prior to the funeral service.

Contributions may be made to Helping Hounds, 7268 Caswell Avenue, North Syracuse, NY 13212.

To leave a message of condolence.

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by Donna Newman photo supplied by the CNYSPCA Sasuke (pronounced “Suss Kay”) is named after an anime character.

The name means “helper,” and now Sasuke needs your help to find a home! Sasuke is a wonderful dog; he’s 58 pounds and about a year old, and he came to the shelter as a stray in November. He’s been a shelter ambassador and was the perfect gentleman. He’s very fun-loving and enjoys walks, treats, attention, and playing with toys. He’s a proud member of the doggy playgroup. He would make a great companion to almost any family. In order to adopt, you must fill out an application, pay an adoption fee and have your pets up to date on their rabies vaccines. All adopted cats and dogs are spayed or neutered, microchipped and up-to-date on their vaccinations before they go home. The CNY SPCA is located at 5878 East Molloy Road, Syracuse. For more information about adoption, call 315-4544479, email frontdesk1@cnyspca. org or visit cnyspca.org.

Jim Fitch has a flying squirrel which he is taming, and although it is full grown he hopes to teach it some simple tricks.

It was caught in the house in a “catch-‘em-alive” trap by W. K. Ayer who lives on the west side of the lake.

This is the third squirrel Mr. Fitch has trained, the other two being red squirrels.

The first one was caught by a cat. The second, Dickie, which had quite a repertoire of tricks, escaped last October, going under the porch at Dr. Ellsworth Eliot’s summer home, at the head of Sullivan Street where he has set up his headquarters and refuses to turn it to his former master.

70 Years Ago – Jan. 21, 1954

Lack of sufficient precipitation to make up for the past dry months has created a serious situation in the area outside of Cazenovia village. Many farmers who have never had to do so before are hauling water for their cattle because wells and springs have gone dry. Some have been hauling water since late in the summer. Residents using New Woodstock water have received letters from the water commissioners there asking them to eliminate all unnecessary use of water because of supply is very short.

One of the New Woodstock commissioners, Walter Mann, reports, “The water supply here is definitely lower than ever before and the situation is serious.”

The commissioners urge all users to take steps to conserve the remaining supply.

50 Years Ago – Jan. 23, 1974

Creation of an environmental conservation commission has been proposed for the Town of Cazenovia, to work with the planning board and the town board in protecting the natural and manmade environment of the community.

They are volunteer boards that advise “on matters affecting the preservation, development and use of the natural and man-made features and conditions of the town, insofar as beauty, biologic integrity and other environmental factors are concerned, and, in the case of man’s activities and developments, with regard to any major threats posed to environmental quality, so as to enhance the long range value of the environment to the people.”

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Keep warm safely

While compared to other years this winter so far has been relatively mild, we have still have had some fairly cold days and even if it hasn’t been the bone chilling cold that often defines this season for long periods of time, it is still cold enough we have to take extra measures to keep our homes warm.

Whether this effort involves a fire place, gas or electric heating systems or other kinds of heaters it is important to make the effort to be safe.

According to the Firefighters Association of the State of New York, FASNY, winter is a time when fire departments usually see an increase in home fires.

According to the organization nearly half of all home heating equipment fires occur during December, January and February. Carbon monoxide (CO) exposure and poisonings also increase during these months.

“There is an increased risk of home fires and carbon monoxide poisoning this time of year as residents use space heaters, portable heating sources, gas furnaces, and fireplaces to heat their homes,” FASNY President Edward Tase, Jr., said in a press release.

“We encourage New Yorkers to take proper precautions when they heat their homes this season.”

According to the National Fire Prevention Association, heating equipment is the second leading cause of US home fires and the third leading cause of home fire deaths. Space heaters are the type of equipment most often involved in home heating equipment fires, accounting for more than two of every five fires (44%), as well as the vast majority of deaths and injuries in home fires caused by heating equipment.

Homeowners should keep space heaters a safe distance from combustible materials, such as curtains, bedding, and upholstered furniture. To prevent CO exposure and poisoning, avoid the indoor use of unvented gasburning appliances, unvented gas or wood-burning stoves, and unvented fireplaces.

“Homeowners should check that all heating equipment is functioning properly and that furnace and dryer vents are clear of ice and other debris,” Tase said. “As we turn up the heat, it is crucial to ensure that there are working smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors on each floor of the home and outside of sleeping areas.

These devices can be the difference between life and death. We want all New Yorkers to be fire-safe this winter and remember— if there is a fire: get out, stay out, and call 911.”

Here are some home heating tips from FASNY and the NFPA: Keep anything that can burn at least three feet away from heating equipment.

Have a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires and space heaters.

Never use your oven to heat your home.

Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating equipment, water heaters or central heating equipment according to the local codes and manufacturer’s instructions.

Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected every year by a qualified professional.

Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving the room or going to bed.

Always use the right kind of fuel specified by the manufacturer, for fuel-burning space heaters.

All fuel-burning equipment should be vented to the outside to avoid carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.

Make sure the fireplace has a sturdy screen to stop sparks from flying into the room. Ashes should be cool before putting them in a metal container. Keep the container a safe distance away from your home.

Test smoke alarms at least once a month.

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Structure is important

The article folthey feel safe … they Ramblings lowing the headline thrive and they don’t from the described youngsters, look elsewhere for that empty nest some as young as 11, structure and belongAnn Ferro taking automobiles, not ing, belonging that only from individuals emphasizes mutual but also auto dealerships, the stolen respect and care. vehicles often used to commit other Where are children supposed to felonious acts. find structure and belonging? In Instead of doing their homework, their families. When families don’t playing baseball, football, soccer, provide structure and belonging, etc., these youths found their glory children will seek it out. Friends on in criminal behavior. the street who promise validation by Among the questions arising from stealing cars is not a great substitute this: What causes this behavior? for loving, caring parents, but it will Who or what is to blame? do.

Well, let’s think about this. First, Do we blame the families, or what who is to blame? I am putting my passes for families, for not providmoney on the perpetrators theming what all families should provide? selves. Being young is not an excuse Yes. for wrong behavior. While there are You can blame this failure of many areas where we find “extenufamilies on many things, economic ating” circumstances, stealing cars poverty being one, but many families is wrong. There is no sliding scale live in less-than-sustainable circumof wrongness based on age when it stances and their children do well. involves knowing how to and impleBeing able to breed does not mean menting stealing automobiles. They that you can become a responsible made the choice to steal, to vandalparent, and an irresponsible parize, etc., but what is the precipitating ent breeds kids that steal cars, etc. factor that would encourage young as well as providing a broken role people to engage in what is clearly model for future generations. wrong?

Parenting is not instinctive. It is I remember when, about 40 years learned from your parents. “Things ago, a local group out here in the change” but the structure of a family, wilds of Marcellus proposed that we the protective influence of predictuse a local barn to set up a program ability, rules of right and wrong are of activities so that our youth had the basic building blocks of a stable “somewhere to go, something to do, society even when “things change.” someone who would help them when The family is the teacher and the they had problems.” community surrounding the famAnd there lies the crux of this ily enforce that teaching and shared matter. Somewhere to go, something beliefs. to do …

This is not only a problem of Anyone who has taught will tell urban America, you can find it in you that children thrive on structure the suburbs and in rural areas, too. and belonging. When a child feels When there are no regular meals, that he or she belongs, that someone no regular hours for sleep, no one cares about them. When they can to cherish the innocence and needs predict when they will eat their next of a child, no one to establish and meal, when bedtime occurs, when enforce rules that tell a child what is

right or wrong, then we see stealing cars, using drugs, gun violence, etc. become the where-with-all with which a child finds meaning for his or her life.

It is easy to say that the “system” is responsible. Society has provided layer upon layer of resources to help individuals and families in trouble, but the basic ‘system” that underlies it all is family. When family fails, the other “system” steps in, often too late, a weak and often ineffective substitute.

So? Hold the parents of children who commit crimes responsible?

Absolutely. But the parent or parents … too often only one parent … are part of a societal change that sees individual rights, privacy, children as “private property” conflicting with the ancient model of a community. That model had little to do with economic poverty.

A child, myself, growing up in a large urban area, was parented by my mother and father and my aunts and uncles and our neighbors as well as the teachers at our school. Right and wrong were defined not only in rules but in the enforcement of them.

Get out of line and all of the above would step in. That doesn’t happen anymore.

We mind our own business as if right and wrong behavior was not our business, as if children and parenting didn’t matter, the latter two being the system’s responsibility.

We used to be the system. The poverty now is a social poverty, the coin of which is a devastating loneliness and the loss of community … a frightening anomie.

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.

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At the border

To the editor: Recent polls indicate that a substantial number of Americans agree with the sentiments of the former president, who says immigrants are “poisoning the blood” of this country.

If you are among those who agree with those words, I have two questions for you: 1. How many immigrants have you actually met?

2. How many recent migrants or asylum seekers have you taken the time to get to know as human beings?

These are important questions, because they force you to reckon with your conscience and your heart, to question the very beliefs that guide your day-to-day existence. Ah, but are they truly beliefs based on vast experience, or just vague, unexamined feelings rooted in fear or a lack of exposure to people who don’t look like you?

Those two questions also force you acknowledge whether you see migrants, asylum seekers and refugees as human beings, or as mere abstractions and stereotypes.

How many migrants have I met, you ask?

Hundreds, actually, in my nine trips to the US-Mexico border since 2019 and in my volunteer work with farm workers and other laborers who live among us in Central New York. I have had the privilege of welcoming and befriending many immigrants and asylum seekers who have fled unspeakable horrors in their home countries.

What are “they” like?

They are human beings just like us.

They just didn’t win the birthplace lottery like you and I did.

If you agree with the dangerous “poisoning” rhetoric, and if this letter has raised your blood pressure, I challenge you to do one of two things: Either go to the US-Mexico border and see for yourself the humanity of these people, or simply allow me to share my experiences with you.

I have given presentations in libraries, churches and art galleries. I don’t care if it’s just your family and some neighbors in your living room, I will come and do my

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To the editor: I read the Jan. 16 article about the proposed Morrisville Eaton Central School District (MECSD) merger with Cazenovia Central School District (CCSD) and attended (remotely) the Cazenovia Board of Education meeting on the same day.

It was clear from the meeting and the article that this is an idea that has been discussed in the background between the CCSD Superintendent Chris DiFulvio, and the MECSD Superintendent Greg Molloy, for many months, without any knowledge of the CCSD board.

There had been no previous discussions of any merger by the CCSD board.

Our board has done a great job being fiscally responsible, and CCSD is in relatively good shape. The board seemed surprised that this is now suddenly a topic.

I think the way Superintendent DiFulvio has sprung this idea on the CCSD board and the community has been very reckless.

If a merger were to be considered, it would be a very lengthy process of researching the different types of mergers, getting community input, selecting the most compatible school district (not necessarily MECSD), and bringing it up for a vote.

However, why divert time and money away from real, existing issues?

This idea of “merging but really not changing anything” is pure marketing talk and entirely unbelievable. I have been involved in two mergers in my career, and each time a culture was lost, jobs were eliminated, and people left.

For our community, it could be even worse. It was mentioned in the board meeting that after any merger took place, there would be a new board that sets the agenda.

Imagine if this new board decides to

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Anyone who says this cannot happen is naive.

I believe the state is offering merger incentives not because it results in better education for our children, but because larger school districts are better aligned with policies like the 0-emission bus mandate. It requires a certain tax base to afford the equipment and infrastructure.

The economics of these policies made in Albany don’t make any sense for the CNY school districts.

I have seen these large county-wide school systems in the south. I moved my family back to Cazenovia for this very reason. Yes, taxes are lower, but no one wants to send their kids to the local school. Anyone of means sends their kids to private school or home schools, draining the schools of the most motivated students/families. The end result is a local school that is low-performing and entirely disconnected from many in the community.

I believe that is why, despite the incentives (which go away over time, leaving budget gaps) there have been very few mergers.

Hamilton wisely voted this idea down when they were approached by MECSD a few years ago.

I suggest we don’t even let this idea get that far. If you feel the same, please let the CCSD board know (boe@caz.cnyric. org) that this idea is a non-starter and not something we should be spending time/ money on.

Mike Millson Cazenovia

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Luteran also said he thinks CCSD did “a terrible job” of communicating with the community leading up to the Jan. 10 retreat, and he thinks the board should have talked about the situation a lot more in a public setting and done a better job of providing information to the newspaper.

Woodworth then commented that although the big changes associated with a merger are frightening, she has observed firsthand, during visits to a couple of merged/merging districts, that it does not take students long to adjust.

“In the ones that have merged, the first year it’s kind of weird, there are weird dynamics,” she said.

“But it doesn’t take kids nearly as long as it takes adults to get over the impact of the change.”

Race said she worries that agreeing to do a comprehensive merger feasibility study with MECS could generate hard feelings within the Cazenovia community, especially if the exploration is ultimately for naught.

“Mergers fail,” she said. “There is strong evidence that merging is not popular with [communities]. . . . There are a lot of people that identify with this community and have really strong ties and feelings, so this is a very, very sensitive topic. Those aren’t even strong enough words, so I just really worry about our voters — every individual voter that is there supporting us — and how this will affect them.”

Race suggested that the district consider putting out a survey or doing some sort of study to gauge the community’s interest.

“If there is overwhelmingly negative [feedback], then why waste our efforts?” she said.

Woodworth argued that if the board does not gather concrete information about the benefits and drawbacks of merging, the community won’t be able to form objective, educated opinions.

She emphasized her point by sharing that when she first discussed merging with her husband, whose family has been in Cazenovia “forever,” he initially reacted from a place of emotion. “[He said,] ‘This is Cazenovia; we need to keep it Cazenovia,’” Woodworth recalled. “Then I mentioned the $50 million and the other $50 million, and he said, ‘Wow, you could do a lot with that.

Maybe it’s not all bad.’ . . . That’s just him, but what I’m saying is that if we just present it out there as, ‘Do you want to merge with someone or [not?],’ I can guarantee that would fail.”

Luteran commented that he thinks the board should avoid throwing around specific numbers when discussing the potential financial benefits of a merger because the actual numbers could be nowhere near those presented at the Jan. 10 retreat. He later said he had “a lot of questions about the money.” He also said he didn’t fully agree with the list of merger pros and cons presented at the retreat.

Race agreed with Luteran about the financial benefits and said that, in her opinion, the situation is not quite as black and white as some of Woodworth’s comments made it seem.

DiFulvio then spoke up to say he was not sure that the MECS board was prepared to take the next step of a merger feasibility study either.

teach the board more about reorganization and answer questions.

Kelly said she feels strongly that the board should at least learn more about reorganization.

She said the board has a fiscal responsibility to ensure it is making decisions that are in the best interest of the district, and she believes that not pursuing all possible options would be doing a disservice to the people the board represents as an elected body.

Several other board members said they would also be interested in learning more about mergers.

Woodworth said she thinks it will also be important to provide the community with an opportunity to learn more and ask questions at some form of a town hall.

Mehlbaum expressed that he is not personally interested in continuing to talk about mergers at this time.

“If we say, ‘We just don’t have the bandwidth to study this right now, and we don’t really think we are in a bad enough position to need to merge with anyone right now,’ it would be okay to [then] say, ‘Today, we’re not going to have this conversation,’” he said. “We could change our minds a month later or a year later.”

The board wrapped up its discussion by determining that its next move would be to invite experts to present and respond to questions.

DiFulvio proposed that before bringing someone in to talk generally about mergers and before holding a town hall, it might be helpful for the board to meet with Sipple to learn about things like birthrate and enrollment projections for the area.

“Those are, I think, things that might help you better understand where you want to go with this,” he said.

The board also brainstormed how to better communicate information to the community, particularly to individuals who do not use computers.

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CCSD to approach another district.

“And then if we approach somebody, they are most likely going to say the same thing we did, ‘We’ve got to go back and look at all these steps [you’ve taken] and have these conversations and investigate that,’” Mehlbaum said.

In response to Mehlbaum’s comment about the different types of mergers, BOE member Dr. Jan Woodworth said it was her understanding that the only reorganization options that could be pursued are centralization, wherein a new school district is created encompassing the entire area of the school districts to be merged, and annexation, wherein the district to be annexed is dissolved and becomes part of the annexing district.

“If we absorbed Morrisville, for instance, this board would stay the same, the administration would stay the same,” Woodworth said when explaining annexation. “Morrisville would be dissolved, and we would assimilate them into our district.”

Woodworth and Race both commented that, based on the Jan. 10 presentation, they thought MECS was not interested in exploring annexation.

In response, DiFulvio announced that Molloy reached out to him to say that if the CCSD board was willing to listen to a presentation on annexation, the MECS board would be willing to as well, even though exploring annexation was not MECS’s original intent.

Woodworth then expressed her opinion that if the CCSD and MECS boards do not move forward with pursuing a merger feasibility study, there is no way to determine the exact amount of money that would come into a combined district, or any other benefits and possible pitfalls.

“We got a few numbers from them that were kind of rough numbers,” she said. “My [feeling] is that we could sit here and talk until we are blue in the face, but we don’t have that information. Until we do some sort of study, or have it done, we won’t have the information to make any decisions. And I don’t think that I personally could even make a decision about whether I’d entertain the idea of merging until I had more of that information. I don’t want to say, ‘No, I don’t want to merge,’ because if their numbers were accurate and there is $50 million at stake over the next five years and another $50 million over the next nine, I think we would be irresponsible not to discuss it — discuss it, not do it necessarily.”

She added that even if it got to the point where the board put a merger proposal in front of the voters, it would be up to the community to make the final decision.

BOE Vice President Meghan Kelly commented that there is a lot of misinformation circulating in the community, and a formal merger study would provide facts that would clear up a lot of that confusion, enabling the public to make informed decisions about whether merging makes financial sense for CCSD and is the right choice for students.

BOE member Ron Luteran and BOE member Judith Hight both said they felt uncomfortable during the Jan. 10 presentation.

Hight pointed to the disparity in the amount of information the two boards had going into the meeting.

“We’ve got to get into a position where we are taking charge of ourselves [and] generating some data about what the facts are [and] what we’re looking for, so we’re not just reacting to other people,” she said.

Luteran explained that his discomfort was due in part to feeling rushed into considering something huge that could alter Cazenovia’s legacy and impact the district forever. He acknowledged that a merger might be a great idea, but the board needs a lot more information.

“I don’t know that we’ve ever asked the question, ‘Do we need to merge with another school?’ here,” he said. “And we are talking about moving into a step where we’re going to do a study to see if we should merge with Morrisville.”

Learning more about reorganization

DiFulvio also informed the board that the information Molloy compiled in advance of the retreat was gathered with help from John Sipple, Ph.D., a Cornell professor whose research focuses on the responses of public school districts and communities to changes in state and federal policy.

According to DiFulvio, Sipple has developed a “District Reorganizer Simulation Tool” on Cornell’s website that calculates what the reorganization incentive operating aid would look like between two neighboring districts if they were to merge.

The superintendent said he could invite Sipple to present to the board.

He also noted that the firm Castallo & Silky does a variety of consulting work for districts interested in gathering information related to potential mergers.

The board then discussed bringing in a NYSED representative with merger experience/expertise to

In other news

CCSD’s Universal Prekindergarten (UPK) program was recently featured in the NYSED Office of Early Learning’s Winter 2023-24 UPK Newsletter.

The district currently has two UPK classrooms housed within Burton Street Elementary School, and it is considering adding a third classroom for next year.

NYSED’s “UPK Classroom Spotlight” recognizes CCSD’s commitment to the instruction of reading foundational skills using both the Fundations and Heggerty programs, and it highlights the role of Cazenovia’s UPK program in ensuring continuity of instruction.

“UPK teachers Mrs. Jenny Bailey and Ms. Tracy Ryan have implemented each of these programs with their prekindergarten students,” the newsletter states. “Students will continue instruction with Fundations and Heggerty through second grade. Such continuity of instruction helps to ensure students are meeting the NYS Next Generation ELA standards related to foundational skills.”

The newsletter continues by explaining that the Fundations and Heggerty programs both follow a developmental sequence and allow for opportunities to address the needs of individual students.

“Mrs. Bailey and Ms. Ryan have common planning time each day [that] allows for the review of curricular content, collaboration, and goal setting,” the article adds. “Mrs. Bailey and Ms. Ryan are excited by the progress students are making and look forward to continued growth this year as the group prepares for kindergarten!”

CCSD Board of Education meeting dates are listed on the district website and the school calendar. For more information on the school board, visit cazenoviacsd.com.

Anyone not directly affiliated with CCSD can sign up for the recently launched ParentSquare Community Group to receive newsletters and other information, such as public notices of building projects and budget votes. Sign up at parentsquare.com/ community_signups/94dc9c19-0570-4ecd-bd7a868cb499bc46/new.

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ment of 99 and 103 Albany St. and lifeguard needs.

There has been no shortage of opinions about how our village Christmas tree in front of the Presbyterian Church has looked the past two years. I encourage continued feedback, but the consensus seems clear to return to multi-colored lights and more of them.

Lighting the tree is expensive and I may need to solicit donations later in the season so that it can be done in a way that makes us all proud. On a related note, the adjacent crabapple will be taken down this winter to allow more sunlight on the spruce. This is something I have publicly noted for several years.

According to Ben Lockwood, President and CEO of Housing Visions, Burke Meadows on Burton Street is a bit more than 65% complete.

All buildings are closed in and will be actively worked on through the winter. Some of the buildings may be occupied as soon as late spring/ early summer. I presented Mr. Lockwood with a proposal for a vegetative and fencing buffer to improve privacy for some abutting neighbors and hope to hear of their decision this spring.

The proposal by Berkley Properties for the development of 99 and 103 Albany St. is still in the early stages. According to Berkley Properties owner Mr. Michael Silberberg, it is their intention to present revised plans that reflect some of the constructive feedback from the community, village planning board, and the Historic Preservation/Architectural Review Committee. The Village of Cazenovia Planning Board typically meets the second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the village office and the Historic Preservation/ Architectural Review Committee typically meets the fourth Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the village office.

Attendance is encouraged and thoughtful and productive feedback sought at the appropriate times during the process.

And finally, lifeguards!

Probably the last thing you are thinking of during this cold stretch, but we are actively seeking qualified individuals to serve in this critically important role at Lakeland Park this summer. For more information, please contact me at the number or e-mail provided below.

This update in no way reflects all that is before us at the village. If you have questions, concerns, or ideas for making our community better please feel free to call me at 315-6570473 or e-mail me at ttait@ twcny.rr.com. With kindness and good communication, we can tackle anything.

Thomas Tait Cazenovia Village Trustee

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Cornell in the Community: Ag Literacy Week Did you know that less than 2% of our population actually produces food on farms? And that nearly 20% of our nation’s workforce is in some way, shape, or form involved in the processing, marketing, distribution, and sales of food and

fiber products? We all rely on agriculture every day.

When considering these facts, it is critical to educate as many agriculturallyliterate youth and adults as possible.

New York Agriculture in the Classroom

(NYAITC) is once again coordinating New York Agricultural Literacy Week being held from March 18-22.

Cornell Cooperative Extension Madison County seeks volunteers to read the selected book and complete a related activity in elementary classrooms throughout the county.

According to New York Agriculture in the Classrooms goals, NYAITC envisions a day when educators, students, and communities in New York: Recognize the connection between agricultural production and the daily consumption of food and fiber products; Appreciate the economic, social, historical, and scientific significance of agriculture in our local and global society; Understand the complexity of today’s agriculture and food systems; and Explore the many career opportunities in all areas of agriculture and food systems.

This year’s AITC book is “I LOVE Strawberries” by Shannon Anderson.

This book will be donated to the school library for students and teachers to reference throughout the school year.

Through the character’s comical scrapbook-style journal entries, young readers will learn how she convinces the “old people” (aka her parents) to let her grow her own strawberries.

Growing strawberries is a lot of work and responsibility, but Jolie is ready with the help of her faithful rabbit Munchy!

Together they find out just how delicious, rewarding, and sometimes complicated it can be to grow your own food.

As a volunteer, you’ll read the story then guide students through a pre-written strawberry lifecycle activity. Each student will receive a guided worksheet and stickers with steps of the strawberry lifecycle.

Volunteers will then guide them to think about the seed to fruit sequence and place their stickers accordingly. Students then have the optional activity extension

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LEGAL NOTICE FOR APPLICATION OF FRANCHISE RENEWAL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Spectrum Northeast, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Charter Communications, has filed an application for renewal of its Cable Television Franchise in the Town of Nelson, Madison County, New York.

The application and all comments filed relative LEGALS thereto are available for public inspection at the Town of Nelson office during normal business hours. Interested persons may file comments on the application with the Town of Nelson clerk and with the New York State Public Service Commission within 10 days of publication.

Comments may be addressed to Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, New York State Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of a LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 938 Water Street, LLC Arts of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/03/2024.

Office location: Madison County. Princ. Office of LLC: 8848 Lake Road, Canastota, New York 13032. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Chlad Welding, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/5/2024. Cty: Madison. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to Matthew Chlad, 5679 Hill Rd, Hamilton, NY 13346. General Purpose.

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NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION Farrier Ave LLC. Filed with SSNY on 12/29/2023.

Office: Madison County. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: Po Box 417, Oneida, NY 13421. Purpose: any lawful.

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Notice of Formation of Amaya Chic, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on October 5th, 2023. 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: 570 Main St, Oneida, NY 13421. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

CR-324729 NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION CHICKORY LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/9/24, Madison Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Zenbusiness Inc. 41 State St #112 Albany, NY 12207 General Purpose .

CR-324883 NOTICE OF LLC23148004 FORMATION Chitty Bang Bang LLC. Filed 10/21/16. Cty: Madison. SSNY desig. for process & shall mail 16 Oswego St, Baldwinsville, NY 13027.

Purp: any lawful.

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TOWN OF CAZENOVIA TOWN BOARD NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town Board of the Town of Cazenovia will meet at the Cazenovia Town Hall, 7 Albany Street, Cazenovia, Madison County, New York, on Wednesday, the seventh day of February 2024 at 7:00 p.m., for the purpose of conducting a work session. Notice is further given that the Town Board in the form of a special meeting shall consider such other business that may be brought before it at said time and place.

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Notice of Formation of Diehl Trucking LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on December 3 2023. 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: 7304 Valley RD, Madison, NY 13402. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION FERENS HOLDINGS LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 12/19/23, Madison Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Zenbusiness Inc. 41 State St #112 Albany, NY 12207 General Purpose.

CR-323985 Notice of Formation of Foster Denny Properties LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on November 13 2023. 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: 100 E WashingSt. Unit 47 ton Greenville, SC 29601.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

CR-323186 LEGAL NOTICE FOR APPLICATION OF FRANCHISE RENEWAL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Spectrum Northeast, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Charter has Communications, filed an application for renewal of its Cable Television Franchise in the Town of Nelson, Madison County, New York.

The application and all comments filed relative thereto are available for public inspection at the Town of Nelson office during normal business hours. Interested persons may file comments on the application with the Town of Nelson clerk and with the New York State Public Service Commission within 10 days of publication.

Comments may be addressed to Hon. Michelle L. Phillips, Secretary, New York State Public Service Commission, 3 Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12223.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of HAMILTON FORWARD LLC. Art. of Org. filed with NY Secretary of State (SSNY) 01/16/2024. Office location: Madison County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 11 Payne St, Hamilton, NY 13346. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

CR-324884 NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION KG SEPTIC & SEWER LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 1/3/24, Madison Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Zenbusiness Inc. 41 State St #112 Albany, NY 12207 General Purpose.

CR-324556 NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION KOVA GENETICS LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/27/23, Madison Co. SSNY design agent for process & shall mail to Zenbusiness Inc. 41 State St #112 Albany, NY 12207 General Purpose .

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LEGALS KW Appraisal Group, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 09/26/2023.

Office: Madison County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC at 4008 Brick Kiln Dr, Chittenango, NY 13037. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

CR-324120 Notice of Formation of Kyong-Hwa Amy Moon, DMD, PLLC, Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on January 8, 2024. Office location: Madison County. SSNY is designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The PLLC at 11674 SW Wilton Ave., Portland, OR 97223. Purpose: any lawful activity.

CR-324424 Notice of Formation of Lucas Garden and Landscape L.L.C., a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/16/24. 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: 2626 Fenner Cazenovia, NY, Rd, 13035. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

CR-324925 Notice of Formation of Nene's Cafe LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/06/2023.

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: 155 Madison St, Oneida, NY 13421. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Nene's Cafe LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC). Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/06/2023.

LEGALS 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: 155 Madison St, Oneida, NY 13421. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Onondaga, Cortland and Madison Counties, as Administrative Participant under the Municipal Cooperation Agreement For Energy Purchasing Services, which organizes a municipal cooperative pursuant to Article 5-G of the New York General Municipal Law among municipal corporations (“Participants”) on behalf of itself and the participating members, collectively as the New York School and Municipal Energy Consortium (“NYSMEC”), issues these Request for Bids (each a “RFB”) for retail electricity and natural gas supply and other energy services, in accordance with Section 103 of the General Municipal Law, for supply commencing May 1, 2024 through the negotiated contract period.

Name of Bids: NYSMEC - Electricity, RFB-22443; and NYSMEC - Natural Gas RFB-224-44 Bid Opening: March 1, 2024, 1:30 P.M., at 110 Elwood Davis Road, Liverpool, NY 13088 Anticipated Date of Award: March 15, 2024 Contact for more information and to obtain bid documents: Steven Levine, Encap Development LLC, 1337 Massachusetts Ave., #133, Arlington, MA 02476, Phone: 978-8444623, Email: slevine@encapdevelopment.com CR-324945

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Cornell Cooperative Extension encourages people to take part in this year’s Agricultural Literacy Week. to journal about how and where they would grow strawberries or draw their own strawberry patch.

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dance with Section 103 of the General Municipal Law, for supply commencing May 1, 2024 through the negotiated contract period.

Name of Bids: NYSMEC - Electricity, RFB-22443; and NYSMEC - Natural Gas RFB-224-44 Bid Opening: March 1, 2024, 1:30 P.M., at 110 Elwood Davis Road, Liverpool, NY 13088 Anticipated Date of Award: March 15, 2024 Contact for more information and to obtain bid documents: Steven Levine, Encap Development LLC, 1337 Massachusetts LEGALS Ave., #133, Arlington, MA 02476, Phone: 978-8444623, Email: slevine@encapdevelopment.com CR-324945

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE VILLAGE OF CAZENOVIA PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cazenovia will hold a continued public hearing on February 5, 2024 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, at the Village Municipal Building, 90 Albany Street, to consider a local law to amend Chapter LEGALS 28 of the Cazenovia Village Code Section 180-47 and 180117. This proposed local law has been revised since being presented at the initial public hearing held on January 2, 2024.

All interested parties will be heard at this time and place. A complete copy of the proposed local law is available for review at the Office of the Village Clerk during the Clerk's normal business hours.

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Notice of Formation of Papa's Tree Farm LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC).

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/28/2023 (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: 1490 Kinderhook Rd, Chittenango, NY 13037.

Purpose: any lawful purpose.

CR-322995 Notice of Formation of Plank Hamillton, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC).

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/ 3/2023 (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: 100 Utica Street, Hamilton, NY 13346. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

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All interested parties will be heard at this time and place. A complete copy of the proposed local law is available for review at the Office of the Village Clerk during the Clerk's normal business hours.

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Notice of Formation of Soup'R Smash Bros, LLC, a Domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC).

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/11/2023.

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: 7591 Lakeport Rd, Chittenango, NY 13037. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

CR-324250 NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION SP Convenience, LLC. Filed 11/27/23. Cty: Madison. SSNY desig. for process & shall mail 423 S Peterboro St, Canastota, NY 13032.

Purp: any lawful.

CR-323199 NOTICE OF LLC FORMATION TNN Holdings, LLC. Filed 12/4/23. Office: Madison Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 418 Broadway, Ste Y, Albany, NY 12207. Purpose: General.

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Lakers’ Pitman breaks pole vault record again

by PHil Blackwell

Susie Pitman again provided the headlines, smashing her own school record in the pole vault as part of the Cazenovia girls indoor track team’s latest explosive performance. The Lakers closed out the regular season last Thursday by finishing third in a 21-team field in the Bob Grieve Memorial at SRC Arena, scoring 71 points, which only Cicero-North Syracuse (157) and Baldwinsville (84) managed to top.

Pittman reached the new height of 10 feet 2 inches in the pole vault She hit the state meet standard of 10 feet on her first attempt and went on to clear a new record of 10’2”, tops among all Section III pole vaulters. Ella Gale (7 feet) and Tara Pratt (6’6”) also earned personal best vaults during the competition.

Aside from her record effort, Pittman scored in the high jump (clearing 4’8” for sixth place) along with teammate Meghan Mehlbaum

(also 4’8”) and also ran a 26.3 second split on the 4x200 meter relay. She was joined by Izzy Stromer-Galley (26.7), Claire Marris (28.3) and Caroline Mehlbaum (28.3) as the group ran their fastest time of the season. Their clocking of 1:49.76 was good for second place and ranks fourth in Section III this season.

Stromer-Galley was also sensational in the 300, hitting a personal best time of 44.60 for fifth place to take the lead among Class B2 runners in the event. She also took seventh in the 55-meter dash at 7.84 with Audie Spring claiming a person best of 7.94 in the event. Reid McMurtie was sixth the 300 in 45.29 seconds and also led off the Lakers third place effort in the 4x400 meter relay, combining with Megan Mehlbaum, Margaret Huftalen and Maura Phillips for a time of 4:23.16.

Olivia Ruddy ran three hard races to lead Cazenovia’s distance runners. She earned a career best in the 1,000 with

a time of 3:15.81 for fifth place with teammates Lily Kogut (3:21.70) and Maeve McGreevy (3:23.0) also running season bests.

Ruddy also led the Lakers in the 1,500, taking fifth in 5:29.42 with Abby Comeau one step behind in 5:29.64.

She returned to anchor the 4x800 to a third-place finish, passing Westhill at the finish to prevail by five-hundredths of a second at 10:34.21 to Westhill’s 10:34.26. Kogut, McGreevy and Phillips also contributed to the successful relay. Dinah Gifford (12:03.18) and Zoey Gagne (12:11.18) earned season best performances in the 3,000meter run for Cazenovia to cap the team’s distance effort.

Claire Marris led a trio of personal best times in the 55meter hurdles to wrap up the Lakers’ scoring on the track.

She recorded a time of 9.19 seconds, second best in Class B-2 this season. Caroline Mehlbaum (10.26) and Angela Moskvich (11.04) also ran their

Caz boys indoor track second at meet

by Phil Blackwell

Even without some key contributors, the Cazenovia boys indoor track and field team nearly added to its win total during Thursday night’s first session of the Bob Grieve Memorial at SRC Arena.

The Lakers picked up 94 points, still ahead of Cicero-North Syracuse’s 92 and topping everyone in the 16-team field except Baldwinsville, who finished in front with 139 points.

Killian Blouin registered Cazenovia’s lone win in the pole vault. Clearing 11 feet to set a new season mark, Blouin beat out the 10’6” from Onondaga’s Ben Nett as Caleb Gilmore, with a new season mark of 9’6”, got fourth place.

Cazenovia earned 17 more points in the high jump, where Eliot Comeau cleared 5’8” for second place to Henninger’s Yor Yal (6’4”).

Finn Worthington also topped 5’8” (a season best) to finish fourth and Connor Frisbie, topping 5’6”, gained fifth place.

Frisbie also went 42’6 1/4” in the triple jump, was a close second to the 42’9 1/2” from Cortland’s Jack Phelan, and also was fifth in the 55-meter hurdles in 8.62 seconds, with Braden Carnahan ninth in 8.88. Carnahan, contending in the long jump, rose to third place with 20’5”, not far from the winning 21’8 1/4” from Hen-

ninger’s Alex Acevedo.

Nearly winning the 600-meter run, Tristan Field-Bradley’s 1:30.22 trailed only the 1:28.73 from B’ville’s Zach Arria, while Worthington got third place in the 300-meter dash in 38.42 seconds as Field-Bradley (39.37) gained ninth place.

Jake Woolbert went 10:14.85 for third place in the 3,200-meter run, with Will Galton getting 10th place in 11:25.15 as Woolbert added a ninth in the 1,600-meter run in 4:48.25.

Jonathan Sweet’s weight throw of 49’2 3/4” was third to Cortland’s Bryan Honan (54’11”) and Skaneateles’ Will Feeney (52’11”). Gilmore was seventh in the 1,000-meter run in 2:51.16, just ahead of Eddie Comeau, ninth in a seasonbest 2:54.22.

Field-Bradley, Worthington, Eliot Comeau and Jaden Kaplan’s 3:37.49 in the 4x400 relay was a close second to B’ville’s Auburn’s 3:35.15.

The 4x800 quartet of Kaplan, Gilmore, Eliot Comeau and Eddie Comeau got third place in 8:46.56 as, in the 4x200, Blouin, Eli Royer, Charlie Compeau and Aidan Jurgens were seventh in 1:43.32.

Cazenovia will return to Onondaga Community College Jan. 31 as the heavy favorite in the Onondaga High School League Liberty division championships, a prelude to the Feb. 7 Section III Class B-2 meet.

Caz hockey beats Syracuse, B’ville

by Phil Blackwell

An exciting season for the Cazenovia ice hockey team continued with an overtime conquest and a rare victory over a traditional local power.

The Lakers led for most of last Monday’s game against Syracuse at the Morrisville State IcePlex, but was able to get the game to OT and, once there, prevailed 4-3 over the Cougars.

Having surrendered a two-goal lead late in regulation, Cazenovia resumed its attack in the extra period, which paid off when, with 1:27 left in the OT, Jack Donlin put the game-winner past Syracuse goalie Conor Rose. This was Donlin’s 16th goal of the season and second of the night, but the fact that it even got to overtime was a bit surprising, given how Cazenovia seemed to take control in the game’s middle stages. A first-period exchange saw Dylan George get the Lakers on the board and Will Glass do the same for the Cougars. During the second, though, Cazenovia clamped down on defense. On the other end, Donlin hit for his 15th goal and Henry Miller converted, too, but the 3-1 margin didn’t hold, despite Ezra Stahlberg working his way to 25 saves.

Rose’s 37 saves kept the Cougars within

range, and in the third Owen Etoll and Nick Rayfield were both successful in finding the net to tie it, 3-3. Stahlberg finished his night with 25 saves as Donlin, Miller, Elijah Meyers and Rhiley Montoya each earned one assist.

Two nights later, Cazenovia shifted to Colgate University to host Baldwinsville, and played brilliant hockey for two periods before hanging on late and, in yet another one-goal decision, defeating the Bees 4-3. Much of the game’s story was written in the opening period.

Cazenovia and B’ville each took 12 shots, but Stahlberg turned back everything and on the other end, Miller, Donlin and George took turns converting. That 3-0 lead grew in the second when Donlin returned for his 17th goal of the season, and it would prove the game-winner when B’ville would convert twice early in the third period and again in the final seconds.

Still, finishing with 32 saves, Stahlberg and the Lakers hung on, improved to 9-4 overall and found itself in fourth place in the Division I standings, set to host a sectional playoff game if that position held the rest of the way.

A crucial game this Tuesday would pit Cazenovia against Fayetteville-Manlius at the Cicero Twin Rinks, which the Hornets are using this year as a home facility.

Boys basketball reaches .500 mark

by Phil Blackwell

Cazenovia boys basketball found that the confidence it gained rallying for a road win at Phoenix on Jan. 12 had not dissipated by the time it returned to the court last Wednesday to face Mount Markham.

Instead, the Lakers subdued the Mustangs 77-59, steadily producing throughout the first half on the way to a 37-23 lead and offering an emphatic answer when Mount Markham tried to rally in the second half.

Ben Bianco found some of his early-season form, hitting on six 3-pointers to account for most of his 24 points. Tanner Lawson put in 19 points, with Edmond Richardson earning 15 points. Alex Kuper and James London had six points apiece.

Two nights later, at Solvay, Cazenovia kept it going with an impressive 69-52 win where it outscored the Bearcats in every single quarter and, leading 39-33 at halftime, improved on defense during the last two quarters to pull further away.Remaining steady, Bianco finished with 23 points, helped a great deal by Richardson and his four 3-pointers that accounted for most of his 18 points. Lawson gained nine points, with Kuper and Izaak Gilbert each earning seven points.

All this brought Cazenovia back to the .500 mark (6-6) as it took a four-game win streak to Tuesday’s game with Skaneateles before visiting state Class B no. 1-ranked Marcellus on Friday. Chittenango would host East Syracuse Minoa on Tuesday and travels to Mexico Friday night.

best personal times. Maddy Rothfeld led an outstanding effort by the Cazenovia throwers, tossing the shot 31 feet for third place and the 20 pound weight 34’7” for fourth place.

Alayna Berson was second for the Lakers in the shot with 26’ ½” while Lucy Bliss (27’11 ¾”) and Becca Brooks (27’4”) each recorded personal bests in the weight throw. Audie Spring led Cazenovia in both the long jump (15 feet for eighth place) and triple jump (31’3 ½”) to cap the team’s scoring in the field.

Cazenovia gets nearly two weeks to train for the league championship meet, slated for Jan. 31 back at OCC, striving to win here before returning for the sectional meet less than a week later.

Cazenovia girls indoor track runners Zoey Gagne (left) and Dinah Gifford each up their best times of the winter in the 3,000-meter run during last Thursday’s Bob Grieve Memorial at SRC Arena.

Caz wrestler continues strong season

by Phil Blackwell

A winning month for Cazenovia wrestler Broden Enders continued, even as the Lakers fell 54-14 to Marcellus in last Tuesday night’s Onondaga High School League Liberty division match at Buckley Gym. First, Enders won the 152-pound title during the Jan. 6 Port Byron Invitational, surviving a tough bout with APW/Pulaski’s Ethan Purdy in a 2-0 decision to claim that crown.

A week later, in the Cazenovia Invitational, Enders not only took the 152-pound title, he walked away with Most Outstanding Wrestler honors. Improving to 20-2 on the season against Marcellus, Enders needed five minutes, 38 seconds to earn a technical fall against the Mustangs’ Anthony DeCapio in an 18-3 score.

Not to be left out, Bryce Enders, improving to 12-5 this winter, pinned 160-pound opponent Kingston Walzer late in the first period as Gryphon Foster (101 pounds) topped Brayden Borst 5-2. Another close bout, at 124 pounds, had Cullen Arnold dropping a 6-5 decision to Jack Burton, while at 145 pounds Gabriel Sanchez nearly won against Trevor Rankin, but had to settle for a 6-4 defeat.

The Cazenovia girls wrestling team took part last Monday in the Section III Girls Ranking Invitational at Fulton, where it finished 13th out of 20 sides entirely due to Jenissa Santiago’s victory at 152 pounds. Santiago pinned Astro Johnson (Camden) in 79 seconds to reach the final, where against Phoenix’s Gabrielle Gonzales she got her pin with 19 seconds left in the bout.

Overall, Santiago’s record this winter is 5-4.

Caz basketball goes 1-1, beats Solvay

by Phil Blackwell

All through this winter, and even when games were close, the Cazenovia and Chittenango girls basketball teams each found wins to be quite elusive.

Against the same Hannibal side the Bears beat less than a week earlier, the Lakers had its own opportunity, yet could not fully seize it, ultimately leading to a 47-42 defeat. Trailing 1514 after one quarter, Cazenovia appeared to get control when it outscored Hannibal 17-7 the rest of the half, only to see things reverse when the Lakers were held to four points in the third quarter. Hannibal caught up, then fought off Cazenovia late led by Payton Browngardt’s career night as, helped by four 3-pointers, she

had 23 points after not even reaching double figures in any previous game this season.

By contrast, the Lakers’ top scorer, Ella Baker, had just 12 points, with Jocelyn Szalach close behind thanks to her 11 points. Sophie Rheaume added seven points.

At least Solvay was next for the Lakers on Thursday night, the same Bearcats side that was held to three total points and kept from earning a single field goal by Jordan-Elbridge in a 53-3 loss in its last outing.

It wasn’t as lopsided here and the Bearcats would get some shots to fall, but Cazenovia still won 58-23, with Bess Johnson hitting four 3-pointers on her way to 17 points and Baker contributing 16 points as Rheaume stepped up, too, earning 13 points.

2024 Changes to…

World Handicap System The first revision to the 2020 World Handicap System is in effect this month. As you may recall, in 2020, the original World Handicap System was based on “3” key principles: BE INCLUSIVE…PROVIDE A CONSISTENT MEASURE OF ABILITY… and REMAIN MODERN. I believe the United States Golf Association (USGA) & the Royal & Ancient (R&A) did a great job four years ago accomplishing their goals.

Ironically, those same “3” principles, apply to the “3” new changes that are currently in effect.

1. COURSE RATING & SHORTER COURSES - Courses as short as 750 yards for 9 holes and 1,500 yards for 18 holes are eligible for a Course Rating & Slope Rating - enhancing the portability of a Handicap Index to make the system more accommodating for all players.

2. 10-17-HOLE SCORES - The use of expected “Score Differential” applies when playing 10-17 holes, introducing more flexibility to score posting. In this scenario, you’re asked to post your score hole-byhole.

3. 9-HOLE SCORES - No more waiting on 9-hole scores to combine. They will count toward your Handicap Index the very next day. A premium is placed on the holes you played…combined with an “expected” Score Differential for consistency and fairness.

Please don’t worry about “how” the technology is used to come up with the conclusions, just try to understand “why” they are doing it… BE INCLUSIVE… PROVIDE A CONSISTENT MEASURE OF ABILITY…REMAIN MODERN…for EVERY GOLFER IN THE WORLD. Other things you should know: * If you are new to the system and posting your initial “three” scores to establish your

Perry Noun is the former executive director of the Northeastern NY PGA as well as a competitive amateur golfer and winner of the New York State Super Senior Amateur Championship.

Perry Noun can be heard on “Tee Time With The Pronoun” on... News Radio 570 WSYR and 106.9FM.

Handicap Index, the maximum hole score you can post is par + 5. * Once your Handicap Index has been established, the maximum hole score for posting purposes is a net “double bogey”, equal to double bogey + any handicap strokes you receive based on your Course Handicap. * If you post your scores using the “holeby-hole” option available within your score posting app, the net double bogey adjustment is applied automatically.

For Your Information: The USGA partners with 58 state and regional associations (Allied Golf Associations) to best serve the game of golf by increasing participation with existing golfers and introducing the game to new golfers and improving the golf experience for everyone.

The USGA - AGA partnership allows you to: * Get a Handicap Index to track your performance. * Find opportunities to play and engage with the sport. * Learn about the game, its Rules, history and impact. * Participate in local, state, regional and national events.

All of the information in this article was taken from “3” principle sources …just to keep things consistant for 2024.

Isn’t it about time you established your “golf handicap”?

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