Cazenovia Republican Digital Edition - March 8, 2023

sweet saranac

Cazenovia canine gets attention in national competition

By JAson GABAk Editor

There is a lot to be said about what pets bring to our lives.

Pets can bring companionship and a feeling of love and being loved, but studies have even shown that pets can have benefits on our mental and physical health.

This connection between pets and their human companions can be intangible, but when it clicks, there is something special about it that just feels right.

When Phillip and Audrey Hamilton met their dog Saranac, Audrey said the connection was just there and everything felt just right and they were ready to bring Saranac into their home.

“We acquired Saranac when she was nine weeks old from a breeder in Syracuse,” Audrey said. “I have grown up with German Shepherds and really wanted one to join our family. When we saw how smart Saranac was, we knew she was the one for us. She was also adorable with the exact coloring I wanted.”

The puppy that the Hamiltons brought home at nine weeks is now 18 months and the Hamiltons have only come to love her all the more.

Currently the Hamiltons are seeing that many others love Saranac almost as much as they do.

Saranac is among the dogs competing across the country in the online contest to find America’s Favor-

ite Pet, held through PAWS.org. PAWS.org is a charitable, non profit entity that raises money and profiles the plight of rescue animals and the shelters that house them.

Given the love the Hamiltons have for Saranac they decided to enter her in the contest and see what would happen.

“The contest was online, and we thought it would be a great way to support our local pet shelter, Wanders Rest, in the event that Saranac wins,” Audrey said. “We plan on donating the prize to this charity. Even though our puppy is a pure-bred German Shepherd; my husband and I wholeheartedly support pet adoptions.”

And while the Hamiltons know how special their dog is, they weren’t sure what to expect going into this contest.

“I didn’t know what to expect, however, it seems to be going well and Saranac has been consistently first or second up to now,” Audrey said. “She has made it to the quarterfinals, and it is feeling more challenging.”

Audrey said this achievement feels good, but she said admits it is unexpected.

This success has come from votes across the country, but Saranac has also received a great deal of local support to earn a spot in the quarterfinals.

“This means she is in the top 1% of the animals who entered this contest nationally,” Phillip wrote. “Over

the past month or so, we have consistently solicited community support and received it plenty. In fact, it is doubtful that Saranac would have lasted in the contest this far with the considerable Cazenovia community support she has received, both in the form of daily votes and philanthropic financial giving.”

Audrey said the Hamiltons have worked to draw attention to Saranac in this competition, using social media and reaching out friends and family to garner support.

Seeing this support has meant a lot to the Hamiltons.

“We are very appreciative of all the local support and that of our families and friends,” Audrey said. “We have emailed friends and made posts daily on Facebook. Our community seems to find Saranac as beautiful as we do.”

If Saranac should win, as the

Cazenovia College announces commencement speaker

Cazenovia College recently announced Dr. John Robert Greene as the keynote speaker for its 198th commencement on Saturday, May 13. This will be the last commencement for the college which announced it would be closing prior to the start of the fall 2023 semester.

Greene served as the Paul J. Schupf Professor of History and Humanities at Cazenovia College prior to his retirement this January. Greene was known as “the national face of Cazenovia College,” exemplifying its ideals, goals, and mission. For alumni, he represents a fixture of their time at the college as a supportive but challenging professor.

Greene marked his 42nd year of teaching at the college in 2022.

He began at Cazenovia as a part-time instructor in September 1979 while also serving as manager of the campus radio station. He became a full-time faculty member in 1984, was tenured in 1987, and was named Distinguished Faculty Member in 1993.

He was awarded the college’s first endowed chair, the Paul J. Schupf Chair in History and Humanities, in 2000 and a Distinguished Service Award in 2021. Upon his retirement in

January, Greene was awarded the title of professor emeritus.

Aside from his teaching, Greene fulfilled several additional roles at the college.

He was the program director of the history program, co-directed the dual major program in History and Social Science, and served several terms as chair of the social and behavioral sciences division.

Greene was also director of the Wheler Conference on World Affairs and director of the Washburn Junior Research and Teaching Fellowship Programs. He was the advisor to the Alpha Chi Honor Society and the college archivist, publishing the book, “Generations of Excellence: An Illustrated Biography of Cazenovia College” in 2000.

Known nationally as a leading scholar of the American presidency, Greene has edited or written 20 books. They include works on Dwight D. Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush. He is a sought-after subject matter expert for national and local print and broadcast media outlets and appeared for 17 years as a regular faculty panelist on WCNYTV’s “The Ivory Tower” political

Dr. John Robert Greene

and public affairs talk show.

“Dr. Greene has been a teacher and mentor to students as well as colleagues,” College President Dr. David Bergh said. “He encompasses so much of what Cazenovia College has stood for and his dedication to the college made it most fitting that he be the one to address the college and our graduates in the last commencement ceremony.”

The commencement ceremony will be held on the Cazenovia College campus quad on Saturday, May 13 starting at 10:30 a.m.

Further details, including an alumni speaker, will be provided at a later date.

Hamiltons noted, they plan to show their support for Wanders Rest, an organizations they believe is well worth supporting.

The prize for wining the competition is $5,000.

“Wander’s Rest is a local humane society and we know what an important asset it is for the community,” Audrey said. “My husband and I have always had a pet growing up and know that there are many pets out there that need love and a forever home. We have two kitties which

are from humane societies and love them so much.”

Voting will continue until March 23.

Voting is free through Facebook and voters can also pay $1 which goes as a donation to PAWS.org.

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Village board updated on post-college planning process

By kAtE Hill Staff WritEr

During the March 6 Village of Cazenovia Board of Trustees meeting, Mayor Kurt Wheeler and Lauren Lines, executive director of the Cazenovia Area Community Development Association, Inc. (CACDA), provided an update on the community’s ongoing planning for the future of the Cazenovia College campus.

On Dec. 7, 2022, Cazenovia College announced its decision to permanently close following the spring 2023 semester due to financial difficulties.

Within days of the announcement, a team of local leaders/stakeholders began meeting to analyze the challenge facing the community and to discuss potential paths forward for the campus.

According to Wheeler, the group aims to identify and pursue a holistic future use for the majority of the campus that will recreate the substantial economic and cultural impact of the college on the community.

Wheeler began his update by reporting that the college, at the behest of the bondholders, has engaged a broker, A&G Real Estate Partners.

The mayor said he and Lines recently met with two representatives of the national real estate firm while they were in town familiarizing themselves with the college property.

“It was a very positive engagement,” Wheeler said. “We offered our help to them. . . At this point, it’s a team effort to get the best possible buyer for any part of the college property or, we hope, a big chunk of it all at once. They were very receptive to that. It was not an adversarial meeting at all. It was very positive, very collegial, and cooperative, I thought.”

On Feb. 6, the village board authorized the hiring of commercial realtor Joshua Podkaminer, of JWP Commercial, to serve as a consultant to the village and the broader community during the post-college planning process and the transition of the college’s real estate assets to new uses.

According to Wheeler, Podkaminer has been an “outstanding” advisor so far.

Lines stated that Podkaminer was a valuable addition to a recent working group session.

“We had a variety of expertise around the table, but not necessarily in real estate,” she said. “He mostly sat back and listened but knew when to inject a creative idea or think about things a little differently from a real estate perspective. He was really, really helpful.”

Lines then announced that CACDA has launched a new website, futureofcazenovia.org, to create a place for sharing news, information, and ideas about the Village l Page 12

SubmittEd photoS saranac, a German shepherd belonging to Audrey and Phillip Hamilton of Cazenovia, has been doing well in PAWs.org’s America’s Favorite Pet contest.

Summit seeks participants for children’s Easter play

By JAson klAiBER Staff WritEr

Summit Church is putting out a call for children who are willing and able to participate in its upcoming Easter-themed production.

The church is planning to pull off a dramatic program titled “An Easter Play: A Child’s Perspective,” which will take place on Sunday, April 9 starting at 11:15 a.m. as a segment of the parish’s Easter morning services. After worship time upstairs with their families, the children will gather and perform in the downstairs community room.

The church, located at 21 Lincklaen St. in Cazenovia, is asking for local parents and other adults to assist in recruiting cast members by informing their own kids of the play and by sharing the word with neighborhood children.

The suggested age range for kids wanting to get involved is kindergarten through sixth grade, but they will need to find proper transportation to the roughly hour-long

11:15 a.m. rehearsals that are held during Sunday school sessions between now and the Passion Week performance.

Theresa Roberts, the children’s ministry director, said the participating kids can be residents of any area as long as they can be available to rehearse.

Though the roles for most of the main characters are already filled at this point, the church intends to create enough speaking and non-speaking parts in the ensemble to match the interest level. Roberts said shyer children not used to being “front and center” can portray angels in the background or members of a crowd in period-appropriate costumes if they wish.

“The word ‘audition’ makes it sound like you have to have skills as a thespian and that you’re fighting for a spot, but we’re not requiring Broadway experience and we’re looking at it as all are welcome,” she said.

Roberts said the children do not need to be Summit churchgoers to join in on the play or even attendees of any church for

SubmittEd photoS summit Church in Cazenovia is looking for participants for its children’s Easter production.

that matter.

“It’s not a lifelong commitment to the church, but you’d be helping us out for the Easter season and we hope you get something out of it,” she said.

The play retells the traditional account of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the viewpoint of a child of Mary Magdalene. As the events unfold—from the discovery that Jesus’ body was missing from the tomb to his rise from the grave and his appearance in front of the disciples— the story adopts a perspective of “preciousness and innocence” while being

stripped down to its essence according to Roberts.

“It’s in the eyes of a young child following his mother around and observing what has happened and experiencing secondhand the emotions his mother experienced,” Roberts said. “The message is powerful, and we’re hoping that you’ll go away taking on a renewed point of view.”

Andrew LaTeer, a pastor at Summit Church and another leader of the production, said the play will stress the importance of having the humble faith

of a child as the Bible says in the Gospel of Matthew. LaTeer said inviting more children to partake in the play will draw more families to see their young ones perform as well, thus a

broader impact while expressing the Easter resurrection story.

On top of writing the material for the program, LaTeer has been directing

*Registration fee includes a CYSA game T-shirt and a soccer ball. Scholarships are available and kept strictly confidential. Open to kids in the Cazenovia School District. This is being distributed as a community service, and is not in any way affiliated with Cazenovia School district.

*Must be in Kindergarten or eligible to enter for the 2023/2024 school year.

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the rehearsals. He has also made an effort to create comfortable parts for newcomers to the cast while pitching a selection of ideas to the Sunday school class to incor-

porate their input. “I think that helped tremendously because the kids are excited about it,” Roberts said. “That’s all thanks to Andrew and his way with working with the children.”

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Concert Series presents an Organ Recital with Organist

Augustine Sobeng, Sunday, March 19th at 3pm

Summit Kids, the children’s ministry at the church, is the group at the center of the production. That ministry is devoted to Bible-based teaching by way of methods like object lessons. Anyone willing to help out for the

church’s Easter production can contact Theresa Roberts at 716-269-4112 and theresa@summitchurchny.com or Andrew LaTeer at 607-371-3411 and mrajlateer@ gmail.com.

Ghanaian born organist, Augustine Sobeng, was named The Diapason’s 2021 class of 20 under 30. A graduate of Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University, he is now a DMA candidate in Organ Performance at Eastman School of Music.

Program includes works by: Bach, Dupre, H. H. Parry, Franck etc. Admission is free, Donations are welcomed.

Loving God and Loving Neighbors since 1844, 12 Mill Street, Cazenovia, NY stpeterscaz.org

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Daylight saving time

Between March 11 and 12 our clocks will click ahead an hour as we spring ahead to observe daylight saving time.

Almost as long as the tradition of springing ahead and falling behind an hour has been observed in the United States it has been a topic that people have had mixed opinions about.

Some will argue that they like the way these changes adjust when the sun rises and sets and the length of the days these changes offer.

Others have argued it is an outdated and illogical practice that actually has negative effects that studies indicate have a negative impact on health.

Some argue that these changes disrupt circadian rhythms which can last for weeks and even have a negative affect on heart health and sleep patterns and its efficiency.

Connections have also been found connecting these changes to increased traffic accidents.

While days inherently get longer and shorter due to the tilt of the Earth relative to the sun, it is believed people have long adjusted how they utilize the daylight hours according to the season.

A popular story goes that Ben Franklin first proposed the idea in 1784, when he served as envoy to France, when he wrote a satirical article suggesting waking up earlier would save on the usage of candles in the summer and gave rise to his proverb that being early to bed and early to rise makes people healthy, wealth and wise.

Other versions of the origins of the practice indicate the changes are beneficial to farmers. Though some sources indicate these stories don’t hold much truth and in some instances farmers lobbied against the practice.

Still others say the changes have an impact on commerce and some studies do indicate that with longer daylight hours more shopping does take place. But in the age of online shopping this may have less bearing than it once did.

In 1918 the United States adopted the practice as did many other countries around the world.

By the 1960s it was common practice in many places and was believed to help conserve energy with longer daylight hours into the evening resulting in less electrical usage for lighting. Though even this has its nay sayers with some studies indicating the energy savings are negligible.

But since then the practice has seen many changes, adjustments and even repeals in some countries including the U.S., with even the date when clocks move forward of backward changing over time.

During the Nixon presidency, the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Act was put in place to address the energy crisis at the time.

This received a great deal of backlash as people complained of commuting and kids going to school in the dark during the winter months and the act was repealed in 1974.

Other countries have also abandoned the practice at various times and Hawaii and Arizona do not observe it at all.

While it is easy to observe that the U.S. Senate rarely agrees on any issue unanimously, a recent proposal to move to making daylight time permanent has received a rare bit of unanimous support. But it must first pass the house and be signed by the president.

If adopted the United States would observe daylight time all year.

As it has throughout its history, no matter if this proposal is signed into law or not, it will likely have its supporters and detractors, but as the world changes and the way we work and shop and live our lives changes, it is at least worth having the discussion about considering other changes such as these to see how practices best fit out lives today.

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Today I wonder about all of the people who have lived in this house. What were their lives like? What sadness, what joys were parts of their lives? What memories remain of their time here?

The ghosts of family dinners, school dances, weddings, baptisms, comings and goings, the voices of the old and the laughter of the young, heartbreak and great happiness must remain somewhere.

I clearly remember the 1968 back yard, when young, inexperienced, relatively poor and so hopeful, we moved in with our homemade sofa and refinished dressers and a set of white dinner ware that I had bought at Grants. There were two Rose of Sharon bushes on the hill and four peonies where the hill touched the black top that covered the area that was once the floor of a garage. According to our neighbor, Mr. Woodford, it had to be taken down because of the springs coming out of that hill that undermined its foundations.

We opened up an uninsulated three season porch to the rest of the house with

French doors, flooding the dining room with borrowed light. There was nothing in the yard to filter the sun that streamed in the windows. I dug garden beds and planted flowers in what seemed to be a vast backyard. Some were remembrances of the gardens of my youth, flowers that my mother loved and gooseberries that were a staple in my grandmother’s jams and pies.

When our son was born, the photos show gooseberries in the background behind the little wading pool or the sandbox that sat just outside the backdoor. When he was four, we built an addition to the house, moving out from that porch into most of what was our yard. The four o’clocks and the gooseberries were sacrificed.

When our daughter was born, there was still room for the tiny pools, the child sized wheel barrows and such. How many picnic lunches did we eat on the square redwood table? How many games did we play, snow forts did we build? If I listen hard enough, can I hear adolescent voices calling for sugar and spice cookies or chocolate pudding?

Supports Henry for Manlius trustee

To the editor:

Anny Henry is a brave woman ready to voice the concerns of neighbors who do not see the village of Manlius working smart enough in a fast-changing world. As a first-time candidate for village trustee, Anny faces long-term incumbents who are well-connected and well-funded. Never content to just sit back, she will speak up for those who cannot, and, for those who have given up hope of the village ever changing. Anny knows the village can do better.

Anny is both a real estate agent and a manager of federallyfunded housing for seniors and disabled adults. She is a housing specialist eager to increase the tax base and welcome families relocating here for a job with Micron. More people attract more entrepreneurs. Anny will focus on the empty storefronts which demoralize village residents. She has the expertise to create change.

As a two-income family raising four children, Anny knows very few village of Manlius recreation programs are designed for children with working parents.

Two of the most popular programs, Open Gym and Playground, are just a few hours long. They start at 9-10 a.m. and end at 12:30, 3 or 4 p.m. depending on the day. Children blocked from recreation programs feel excluded. Anny plans to evaluate recreation resources with fresh eyes to ensure equal opportunities for children who do not have someone to transport them during those hours.

Do you know that women hold only two of 15 Trustee positions in the three villages of the town? Combined. Two!

When Anny is elected, there will be three. Still a long way to go, guys. All elected village trustees should evaluate what

They are long gone, like the flowers and berries, existing only in photos and my memory. I wonder who will care about such pedestrian thoughts? Will they live on as ghosts in the masonry, the woodwork, the everyday life of this house, adding to the power of home and family.

Now, looking through the kitchen window, I see the result of almost fifty years of change. The little patio is no longer shaded by blue spruce, planted as seedlings on the hill where the Rose of Sharon and peonies once lived. They grew in their majestic blue beauty and died in less. The aging birch has spread its branches and taken over for the spruce. The branches dip and sway in the wind, reminding me to be as flexible. Underplantings of ivy, Bishop’s weed and sprinklings of Astilbe have fashioned a woodland-like setting. The area exists in the dappled sunlight that makes its way through the delicate green leaves of the birch. The blacktop is covered with running bond brick softened by mosses and dragon’s blood sedum. A strip of cement that must have been

they do that prevents gender equity - such as blatant voter and candidate suppression.

You are in good company if it comes as news to you that elections will happen on March 21 st from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the villages of Manlius and Fayetteville. Countless villagers are surprised to find out that their elections are held in the winter – they’ve never heard of them before. Check the home pages of both villages – no election notices yet, less than a month to go. Manlius does not even have the election on its calendar!

Power hoards power. Incumbents hoard power by suppressing voter turnout. Every village board could change its election to any other season, but village incumbents benefit from elections being in the winter, and, nearly invisible.

Seniors head to the south for winter and are not available to vote. Incumbents know well that a blustery winter day will discourage turnout.

Winter elections also discourage candidates from running. It is so cold, icy and windy, voters do not want to open their doors for bundled up strangers. The best way of earning a person’s vote is at their door. Who knows that best? Incumbents. Their choice to hold March elections is dangerous because walkways and steps are often not shoveled and daylight is shorter than in other seasons. Vote for brave Anny Henry – for a change.

CAsEy ClEARy fayEttEvillE

Mayor supports Chapman and McGrew

To the editor:

I would like to urge every village of Manlius resident to get out and vote to re-elect Scott McGrew and Hank Chapman on March 21 st . This election is very important to continue all the progress we have made.

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part of the foundation of that long ago garage marks the outside of a slender garden that casts roses up and over the neighbor’s fence.

Those wild roses have found the small metal pergola and bench in the northwest corner of the patio and will no doubt fill its arches with blossoms in early July. The new bird feeder, which has successfully thwarted the squirrels’ attempts at larceny, is host to tens of small avian bodies every day. But the squirrels have to eat too, so we’ve tacked a feeder for the family that lives under the neighbor’s playhouse to the trunk of a spruce on the back edge of the yard. It’s lovely place, a garden of a settled older family, a busy life without children in tow.

I wonder too if my daughter will look out on a garden somewhere on some future date, reminiscing as I have about those who have gone before and the memories that still remain. The circle turns.

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.

projects going on; Main Street Revitalization, Mill Run Park and Swan Pond Improvements, Village Centre Pond, Amphitheater and Sports Complex enhancements, Rt. 92 and Rt. 173 repaving along with pedestrian and bicycle paths throughout the village. Scott and Hank are a vital part of all these projects.

Scott is my deputy mayor and has been liaison to all the village’s biggest departments – Fire, DPW and a crucial member of the inter-municipal Police Committee. Scott has been instrumental in keeping these departments functioning to deliver the great services you expect as taxpayers.

Hank and I work together on the Main Street Revitalization Committee where we have applied for and received grants to improve our main street businesses, pedestrian safety and walkability, village beautification, and highway safety. We have recently received our second Main Street Grant and are currently waiting to hear on the NY Forward Grant that we applied for in the Fall.

Hank also chairs our Parks and Rec Board and has recently completed a Parks Improvement Plan to enhance our village parks.

He sits on our Finance and Budget Committee, where we are proud that to say our tax rate has gone down in recent years and our fund balance that is set aside for emergencies is at a very comfortable level.

I hope you will join me in voting for Scott and Hank on March 21 st . They are such a big part of all the great things we have going on, and I need them to continue on our village board.

If you have any questions about Scott or Hank, please call me at 315-345-6530.

PAul WHoRRAll mayor, villagE of manliuS

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Ramblings from the empty nest ann Ferro

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Picking uP the Pace

October, post-season baseball. You can just imagine it.

Every pitch, every at-bat, means something. Capacity crowds stand and cheer. Tension is built into every single action and decision.

Now it’s late in a game. Maybe tied, maybe a team down one with the tying and winning runs on base. Maybe a pitcher takes a bit more time than usual, or perhaps a hitter strays outside the batter’s box to gather his thoughts.

If so, in 2023 that could mean a ball or strike is tacked on to the count, depending on the offender. Or if there’s too many throws to first, the runner automatically advances.

Imagine the uproar, the controversy, should such a move alter the course of a game or series.

Well, maybe you don’t need to imagine it. In the early days of spring training, we’ve already seen a few instances of umpires

penalizing hitters for stepping outside the box more than once or pitchers who take more than 15 seconds in between pitches.

This is jarring to some lifelong fans who cling to baseball’s traditions, one of which is the notion that there isn’t a clock, that you get four balls, three strikes and 27 outs in a nineinning game, however long it takes.

Yeah, about that length. Once games were routinely over in under two hours. In 2022, it took an average of more than three hours to traverse nine innings.

It wasn’t because the commercial breaks got longer. It was because hitters and pitchers took……their……time trying to make sure everything was perfect, and wasted the time of those watching, both in the ballpark and at home.

Knowing this, Major League Baseball began, a few years ago, experimenting with pitch clocks

Concerned with woke movement

To the editor:

Being very much concerned about the growth of the woke movement in our country, I very much wish to offer my opinion as to how to best combat this movement.

First of all, the woke movement needs definition. Google tells us it began in the 2010s wishing to encompass a broader awareness of sexual inequalities such as sexism. It also has been used as American left ideas in involving identity politics and social justice, such as a nation of white privilege and making slavery reparations for African Americans.

The most visible examples of it are when we see woke students on TV verbally attacking a recognized conservative on a college campus spouting out the social injustices mentioned above. These students do all the accusing and attacking.

My strongest wish is that, in these confrontations, the conservative insist that he finally be heard. Given the chance, he voiced something similar to the following.

“I wish, most of all, to tell you who I am. I vow to you I firmly believe, like the founders in our Declaration of Independence, we all have been created equal by our creator and it is he alone who has endowed us with our precious inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Furthermore, I firmly believe he has told us in the Bible and scripture we find enduring happiness when we choose to love and care for others as we would wish to be loved and cared for. This is what I believe and this is who I am.”

After saying this, the conservative should ask his accuser to tell us of his/her feelings about our creator,

and other time-saving methods in the minor leagues, to great success and reviews.

Everyone associated with the sport knows that its biggest problem is the aging of its fan base. Simply put, anyone under 50 is accustomed to having things done in a hurry, and baseball, safe to say, wasn’t changing to adapt to that reality.

In fact, a good segment of the fan base took pride in all the delays and dawdles, noting how some of the game’s most dramatic moments (think Kirk Gibson, 1988) were enhanced by the length of the confrontation. Needless to say, they haven’t taken the pick-up-the-pace ideas well, deeming it yet another lame attempt to cater to the short-attention-span crowd who might never get converted to baseball.

Yet that also reflects something else. Because so many of the game’s traditions go back to the 19 th or early 20 th century, any

where our equality stems from, and the importance of loving and caring for others. My guess is, in most cases, the woke accuser would be stunned and not know what to say. The bottom line – he/she would no longer feel the need to accuse.

It is my foremost hope all woke proponents reading this opinion take another serious look at the movement. To their surprise, they may find this movement is actually a godless movement. charles Mirucki Fayetteville

Chapman asks for Manlius residents’ support

To the editor:

Election Day in the Village of Manlius is March 21st. I humbly ask for your vote to continue in my role as village trustee.

I have lived in the village of Manlius for most of my 58 years since my family moved here in 1970. My wife and I live in the Memory Lane neighborhood with our three Bernese Mountain Dogs and an amazing group of neighbors.

During my five years on the board, we have accomplished a great deal. Some of the things I’m most proud of include:

- The Village tax rate is LOWER than it was when I first joined the board five years ago. In addition, we have increased our fund balance to a comfortable level. This helps us to stabilize the tax rate so you don’t see wild swings in the tax rate.

- We have made significant investments in our personnel. We hired a new recreation director who is providing great programs for children and adults. We hired the first ever paid fire chief who has done a great job leading the department that is out there keeping us all safe. We hired a full-time code enforcement officer who is aggressively

alteration, small or large, is met with far greater resistance than in other sports. Whether it was the shift from single divisions to two (and later three), an expansion of the playoffs one (and later two) rounds or concepts like the designated hitter, each of these initiatives garnered the same reaction from the same circles, but once they were in place, a general acceptance took hold.

Really, though, everyone who loves baseball should welcome a faster-paced game. As with music, anything with rhythm and pace is just more enjoyable than endless (long) stops and (short) starts.

What’s more, the pitch and hitter clocks, along with a ban in shifts, ought to swing the balance toward hitters, something long needed. Having the league’s leading hitters land closer to .300 than .350, and having sluggers go deep 40 times and strike out 200, makes for a game with

working to get nuisance properties cleaned up and is working with developers on some of the exciting projects we have coming to our village. We hired a terrific new village clerk who is keeping our office running and providing stellar service to our residents. And, our DPW is the best around and keeps our roads maintained year round.

- I am currently Chair of our Parks and Recreation Board. This board recently completed a Parks Improvement Plan to recommend short terms and long term improvements to five of our village parks. Some of those will be implemented soon with some of the grant money we have received.

Finally, in 2019, I approached Mayor Whorrall about the condition of our Main Street corridor with several vacant buildings and some in disrepair. He and I formed the Main Street Revitalization Committee that has so far:

- Received a $300,000 grant from the county to put Stickley-style benches, tables and planters along the 100 block of East Seneca Street, a new clock and provided matching grants to businesses to improve their facades and signage. That grant and significant investment from some of the business owners has made that block an anchor for our village and future improvements.

- Received a grant from the county to put welcome signs at the main entry points to the village. These signs, along with a new electronic sign at the point, will also be done in the craftsman/Stickley style.

- Recently received another $1,000,000 grant from County Executive McMahon’s Main Street improvement program to do more public/private improvements to our Main Street and some of our parks.

It is an exciting time in the village and I’d appreciate your vote on

far fewer variables.

Also, it works both day and night. Afternoon games are done long before dinner. Evening games, especially if they have a first pitch at 6:30 and not 7:30, could end around 9:00, a sane bedtime for kids.

Ultimately, it’s about seeing a sport rich and deep in history remain relevant and strong for those born in the 21 century who have found basketball, soccer and other sports all doing well because they don’t take too long to complete.

And the hope here is that all of those clock violations dotted throughout March in exhibitions in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues are mostly out of their system by the time the games count. Once used to a faster pace, it’s doubtful anyone will go back to the long slog.

Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.

March 21 to help continue the progress! Please call me with any questions or concerns: 315-439-1356.

hank chaPMan Manlius

Supports Chapman, McGrew

To the editor:

As mayor of the village of Fayetteville, working with our fellow villages and town is important to all of us. I have had the pleasure of working with Trustees Chapman and McGrew over the last few years on several projects that have benefited both the villages of Fayetteville and Manlius. Hank and Scott are always looking for ways to make the village of Manlius better while always thinking of our village and how we can continue to improve and work together.

I have worked with them on transportation projects, park projects, village entrance sign project as well as always reaching out to learn more about fire and EMS in our communities. Their dedication as well as experience makes them a perfect choice to be re-elected for trustee in this years election. Hank and Scott understands first hand that elected officials from villages are the closest form of government to the residents we serve, both of them understand the importance of keeping our election independent from national politics. I’m proud to endorse Trustees Chapman and McGrew for reelection and hope you will join me and support them in the upcoming election.

Mark OlsOn Mayor, Fayetteville

Fayetteville-Manlius Schools Accounts Payable Clerk

James F. Evans iii, 69

Lifelong Cazenovia resident

James Frederick Evans III, 69, a lifelong resident of Cazenovia, passed away from heart failure on Jan. 16, 2023.

The eldest child of James Frederick Evans, Jr., and Barbara Bradshaw Evans, Jim was born April 8, 1953.

After graduation from Cazenovia High School in 1971, he attended Harvard University where he earned his A.B. (cum laude) in 1973.

Crossing the Charles River, he received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Boston College in 1980. While in law school, he was editor of the Uniform Code Digest from 1979 to 1980. Following law school, Jim joined Robert P. Rothman P.C. in Syracuse. He bought the firm in 2015.

In 1981, he married Mary Selden Metz, whom he met at Harvard. They were married in St. Mary’s by the Sea, Northeast Harbor, Maine. They returned to Maine for many years to celebrate their anniversary. Jim and Mary achieved a rich fulfillment together and rarely has a couple been so perfectly matched. Jim had a riotous and contagious laugh. It was memorably displayed when he played Friar Tuck in a Harvard stage production of Robin Hood and remained a lifelong trait.

Jim had a lifelong passion for music and the piano. He performed his original compositions in recitals for family and friends and made annual trips to Middlebury, Vermont to play for his godmother, Phyllis Demong. In recent years he expanded his repertoire to include the harpsichord. Jim had a wideranging intellect and love of stimulating conversation, music, literature and theater. He was a natural and highly impressive polymath whose enthusiasms included Hegel, opera, Keats, P. G. Wo -

Jerome J. Malinowski, 83

Brother, uncle, cousin

Jerome J. Malinowski, 83 years old, passed away on Feb. 22, 2023, after struggling with Parkinson’s disease. Born in Cleveland, OH, to the late Joe and Lottie (nee Piotrkowski).

He is survived by his long-time partner Dorothy Hauk of Erieville N.Y.; brother Ron (Noreen), sister Chris (Ron) Meis -

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dehouse, The Avengers and high-end British and American comedy films. He loved attending Glimmerglass with Mary in the summer for opera and Broadway musicals. He also attended numerous Van Cliburn competitions with his friend and piano teacher, Pat DeAngelis.

Jim spent his summers at Mariaville Lake, Mariaville, N.Y. Those summers were filled with laughter and fun with his family, grandparents and 11 cousins at their multigenerational summer house.

His love of Cazenovia and its environs was central to Jim. His long service to the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation, including a stint as president, was the best expression of this dedication. Jim was also a member of The Cazenovia Club, Willow Bank Yacht Club and the Harvard Club.

Jim is survived by Mary, his wife of 41 years; sister Margaret Evans Lane of Cazenovia; brother Bradshaw Allen Evans (Shawna) of Barrington, Rhode Island; nieces Elizabeth Lane (Richard Fraschilla); Emily Lane-Meija (Piero); Samantha Evans; nephews Christopher Lane and Bradshaw Evans; and two great nieces Lucie Charlotte Mejia and Madeline Evans Fraschilla; Mary’s sisters, Helen Winchester Metz and Grace Chapin Metz (Christopher Hunton).

The family suggests that those who wish to make donations in Jim’s memory kindly consider the Cazenovia Volunteer Ambulance Corps (CAVAC), cavacambulance.org/donate.

A celebration of Jim’s life will be held at a later date. Condolences for Jim’s family may be left at michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.

ter; nephews Ron, Joe, Mark, David, Matt Meister, Eric Meister; great-niece Hayley (Cory) Langhoff, great-nephew Michael; and many cousins and friends.

A memorial service will be announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Casimir Church, 8223 Sowinski Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44103. Arrangements entrusted to DeJohn Funeral Home, Willoughby Hills, OH. Online obituary and guestbook at DeJohnCares.com

Alfred l. Marshall, 60 Loved Cazenovia, the great outdoors

Alfred L. Marshall, beloved husband, father, brother, son, uncle and friend, passed away unexpectedly Feb. 23, 2023.

He was 60. Al is survived by his wife of almost 27 years, Elaine; his sons, Alexander J. Marshall of South Carolina and Ian N. Marshall of California; his mother, Ann M. Marshall of Cazenovia; his sister, Bindy (Nathaniel) Dain of Cazenovia as well as several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his father, James Rush Marshall. His family and friends meant everything to him.

Born Sept. 12, 1962, in Syracuse, he grew up in Cazenovia and graduated from Cazenovia High School in 1980.

He then went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J., in 1984.

He worked in the radar industry for most of his career, first at Hughes/Raytheon in California on military aircraft radar and lastly at Saab in Syracuse on airport ground control radar systems.

Robert C. Cowherd, 94

Loved antique cars, fishing

Robert C. Cowherd, 94, of Cazenovia died peacefully the morning of Feb. 11, 2023. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and graduated from Colgate University in 1950.

He had a love of baseball from a young age. In 1946 he played in the “Brooklyn against the World Series” and played for the Colgate team. He was a Brooklyn Dodgers fan and then a New York Yankees fan.

Following graduation from Colgate he moved to Syracuse and eventually settled in Cazenovia with his wife Janet, where they raised their five children and have resided the past 68 years.

He owned Robert C. Cowherd Insurance Agency in Cazenovia.

He had a love of antique cars, restoring many cars and dealing in parts for many years. He was a member of many antique car clubs across the country. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Ja-

Al loved Cazenovia and the great outdoors.

He was a past board member of the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation and a two time past Commodore of Willow Bank Yacht Club. He loved to sail and race his Finn and he enjoyed his annual sailing excursion out of Mystic Seaport on the schooner Brilliant. He also enjoyed hiking, camping, snowboarding, traveling including a trip to Nepal, and riding his bike which included him riding his bike from the state of Washington to New York. Bike racing was his passion in his younger days.

A celebration of life party will be held in early summer. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Al’s memory may be made to Willow Bank Youth Sailing, C/O Bindy Marshall Dain, 57 Chenango St. Cazenovia, NY 13035. Contributions will be used to establish a special fund to benefit young sailors.

Condolences for the Marshall family may be left at michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.

net; children, Robert (Wendie), Leslie (Karen), Susan Volz (John Bianchini), Daniel and Brian (George); grandchildren, Robert (Sarah) Cowherd, Linsey (Michael) Gordon, Kevin (Mary) Volz, Kyle (Bridget) Volz, Kendra Volz (Josh Kimber), Tyler (Jocelyn) Cowherd, Morgan (John) Trush; great-grandchildren, Ruby, Clayton, Storey, Silas, Hunter, Barret, Mirra and Everet, Mila and Charlie.

A funeral mass will be offered at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023 at St. James Church, 6 Green St., Cazenovia. Burial will be in St. James Cemetery in Cazenovia. Contributions may be made to CAVAC, 106 Nelson St., Cazenovia, NY 13035 or Wanderers Rest, P.O. Box 535, Canastota, NY 13032. For guest book, please visit scheppfamily.com.

James F. Evans iii

Alfred l. Marshall

Robert C. Cowherd

Years Ago in History

By CinDy BEll toBEy

25 years Ago – March 4, 1998

Cazenovia area residents who call the Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps (CAVAC) in an emergency shouldn’t be surprised if the phone is answered by a 911 dispatcher in Wampsville.

Even though the person on the other end may have changed, CAVAC President Brian Tait said, the service is still as good and as fast as ever.

Up until November 1997, Tait said, dispatchers answered emergency calls and dispatched the ambulances from CAVAC’s base on Forman Street, across from Carpenter’s Pond.

With the coming of the countywide 911 service which was recently officially opened, Tait said, and its goal of making the system universal – covering fire, medical and police emergencies – the decision was made to route incoming emergency calls to the 911 center at the Madison County Office Complex.

15

years Ago – March 5, 2008

The Cazenovia Chamber of Commerce has announced a bold new initiative: Think globally, buy locally. It could be the foundation of a whole new wave of consciousness and a blueprint for survival in the future.

“Many of us take what the greater Cazenovia area has to offer for granted,” said Chamber Manager Rich Borsellino. Consider the three points that many real estate agents use to “sell” Cazenovia: The lake, the schools and the downtown shopping area.

“What we have here is what we need to protect and green thinking will protect it,” said Dave Eldridge, chairman of the Historical Cazenovia Business District.

The idea is to shrink the carbon footprint left on the earth from generation to generation and to also keep the sales tax dollars within the county.

“The sales tax dollars that stay in Cazenovia are essential to the maintenance of our town and county tax,” Eldridge said. “If the sales tax dollars are spent in other counties they never return.”

10 years

Ago – March 6, 2013

After more than 40 years of renting various buildings and locations around Cazenovia in which to teach its students, Cazenovia Community Preschool soon will have its own facility. The Cazenovia Village Planning Board last week unanimously approved a special use permit for CCP, which will allow them to purchase property at 49 Burton St. and permanently move the preschool to that location.

“This is going to happen,” said CCP Director Stefanie Lints “We are very, very excited. This is a very big step for the school.”

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years Ago – March 7, 2018

When one of Central New York’s most prominent artists passed away last year, her estate named the Central New York Community Foundation the recipient of more than $1.6 million to preserve the local public art space that she considered her brightest accomplishment. Dorothy Riester was 100 years old when she passed away in July.

Over the course of her long career as a freelance sculptor-designer, she created major original artwork on commission, both locally and nationally. But she was arguably most proud of the establishment of the Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, an informal sculpture garden and art exhibit venue in Cazenovia where she lived with her husband, Bob.

“Dorothy’s vision for Stone Quarry Hill Art Park has come true – a place where art, landscape and people connect,” said Kelli Johnson, the park’s interim executive director. “Dorothy once asked, ‘How can I make my life useful to others?’ Now, thanks to her long-range generosity, the answer to that question will be in plain sight to park visitors for generations to come.”

Lions Club honors students

Raeanne Thompson, an 11thgrader at Cazenovia High School, was honored as September 2022’s student of the month.

She is the daughter of Kevin and Rosemary Thompson of Cazenovia.

Thompson was nominated by faculty members Julie Frear, Christine Brenneck and Joe Schettine.

In their nominaiton they wrote the following:

“Raeanne is an exemplary student athlete and an amazing baker. Every morning she is welcoming teachers and other students. She is a talented artist taking independent study. She often uses her creativity to make gifts and cards for fellow classmates and teachers. She loves to cheer people up and will bake treats to share on many occasions. Raeny is a leader in the Friends of Rachel Club and the Caz Crew where she mentors eighth grade students. She is also in student government representing her class. This eleventh grader is also an athlete involved in soccer as both a varsity player and a community referee for younger players. Finally, Raeny always has a smiling face at student activities.”

Tara Pratt is a ninth grader at Cazenovia High School.

She has been selected as the Cazenovia Lions Club October 2022 student of the month.

Pratt is the daughter of Teresa and Nathan Pratt of Canastota.

She was nominated by faculty member Kara Stauffer.

Stauffer wrote of Pratt: “Tara is actively involved in the Cazenovia Community Preschool. In October, she helped organize the Trunk or Treat community Halloween event. It was held on October 30th at the Sean Googin Memorial Sports Complex. She solicited volunteers at the high school and helped run the event, which also included face painting, crafts, and games. The event was well-attended and was a very successful fundraiser for the Preschool. In addition to her dedication serving the Cazenovia community, Tara also serves her school community. This fall, she was unable to play on the girls’ soccer

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the Cazenovia lions Club recently honored the students of the month for september, october, november and December of 2022.

team since she was rehabilitating from a significant knee injury, she sustained this past year. However, she stayed involved by volunteering to run the clock at the JV team’s soccer games.”

Alayna Berson is a ninth grader at Cazenovia High School.

She was selected as the Cazenovia Lions Club November 2022 student of the month.

Berson is the daughter of Robert and Lisa Berson of Cazenovia. She was nomniated by faculty members Marty Kelly and Lisa Senehi.

They wrote the follwing; “Alayna worked with her advisors and Tara Pratt to plan, organize, and lead a community service project. She recognized that the ninth grade class needed more events throughout the year to grow closer and more active. A free Christmas wrapping event was planned and held in the high school on a Saturday morning thanks to her efforts. About 15 class members showed up to complete some community service hours as well as wrap presents, listen to music, decorate some of the school, and enjoy refreshments of hot cocoa and doughnuts. Alayna’s efforts organizing the group, generating publicity, and garnering donations from parents made the event a total success and will now be held each year.”

Erin Kuhn is a 12th grader at Cazenovia High School.

Developed with assistance from local resident Matt Cashatt, the website provides opportunities for the public to ask questions, submit an idea, or sign up to get involved in a focus group.

“Our goal is to keep the public informed as this complex process moves forward and to harness the ideas, creativity, contacts and resources of our community in pursuit of optimum outcomes,” said Wheeler in a statement on the website’s homepage. “The purpose of this website is to enable that process by creating a forum to answer questions, share ideas and provide accurate information for potential future uses of the campus.”

According to the mayor, the New York State Police are currently considering the campus as a location for a temporary, secondary training academy.

“The state police have a significant shortfall of troopers right now and are under I think a certain degree of pressure from the state government to catch up,” said Wheeler. “it’s more than they can train in their normal training pipeline at their primary facility, so they are looking for a facility. I think Cazenovia would be their

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She has been selected as the Cazenovia Lions Club December 2022 student of the month.

Kuhm is the daughter of Michael and MaryBeth Kuhn of Cazenovia.

She was nominated by faculty member Kurt Wheeler.

Wheller wrote the follwing: “Erin has had an exemplary record of community service during her Senior year. As an officer in Project CAFÉ, she helped coordinate all of our fall projects, including the 9/11 observance, Mill Street Park Clean-up, assistance with Veteran’s Day, and preparation of our annual newsletter. As the student delegate to Cazenovia Welcomes Refugees, she organized a joint event with Project CAFÉ at the Christmas Walk to raise awareness about immigration history and refugees. She has also displayed outstanding leadership as a Student Council Officer and active participant in two varsity sports so far this year. Her positive attitude, selflessness, and willingness to step up to help others are all worthy of recognition with the Lions Club Award.”

The Cazenovia Lions Club is proud to recognize these students and present them with an award in recognition of their leadership, service work, and efforts to help make Cazenovia a welcoming community to others. They are exemplary representatives of the Cazenovia High School.

preferred location. I think they like the campus. They like the fact that it functioned as a police academy in the past. Those negotiations are ongoing.”

Wheeler added that while that particular use would keep the campus occupied and would be compatible with the property’s existing educational use, it would not be a permanent solution. “It would be a bridge solution, but most of the viable long-term options that we are looking at are going to take probably a couple of years to really develop and bring to fruition anyway,” he said.

Lines concluded the college discussion by informing the board that the village applied for funds from Empire State Development to support the ongoing planning for the future of the campus. She also said that someone from regional planning just informed her of a U.S. Economic Development Administration grant that the village could apply for.

“That particular grant is for communities that have lost a major employer, so we fit that category and they seem to think we have pretty good chances,” Lines said. “That can be up to $250,000.”

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.

By kuRt WHEElER

The Cazenovia girls indoor track team gathered recently to celebrate their successful 2022-23 campaign and had lots to cheer about, highlighted by the Section III Class B-2 championship banner, the program’s ninth sectional title earned since 2011.

Overall, the girls won five multi-school meets during the season and came in second place in the remaining four contests for a win-loss equivalent of 151-4.

Only Class AA powers Cicero-North Syracuse, Liverpool and Rome Free Academy and eventual Class B-1 champion Westhill topped the Lakers over the course of the season.

Cazenovia athletes also earned an unprecedented number of individual honors, highlighted by 11 individual sectional championship medals, 10 first team allleague honors and eight second team allleague awards. Eighteen of the girls advanced to the elite state qualifying meet in February.

The Lady Lakers were equally successful in the classroom over the winter with 33 of their 43 athletes earning individual NYSPHSAA Scholar-Athlete awards by achieving a grade point average of at last 90 during the season.

Overall, the top three quarters of their roster earned an average of 94.88 in the state-wide scholarship competition during the winter season.

Given this, it was a challenge to recog-

The Cazenovia girls indoor track and field team had another exceptional season in 2022-23 winning five multi-school meets, including the section iii Class B-2 championship.

nize only a small number of individuals for team awards on a squad with so much talent and depth.

Susie Pittman, league and sectional champion in the pole vault and an allleague honoree in high and triple as well, was chosen as the most valuable field athlete.

Riley Knapp (sectional champion in two events) and Grace Dolan (all-league in three events) were selected as co-recipients of the most valuable track athlete honor.

Izzy Stromer-Galley, who was a sectional champion in two events and all league in two in her first season of track, earned Rookie of the Year honors.

The team gave special recognition to its 10 seniors who played a pivotal role in leading the team throughout the championship season.

Captains Corinne Albicker, Grace Dolan, Bonnie Pittman and Faith Wheeler also praised the underclass members of the squad for their positive attitude, work ethic and enthusiasm throughout the winter.

Despite the pending graduation of so many stellar athletes, the future remains bright for the Lakers, who will look forward to 33 returning athletes, including 15 sectional qualifiers, next season.

Lakers’ McColm runs at state meet

By PHil BlACkWEll

A championship season for the Cazenovia boys indoor track and field team culminated with one of its seniors competing in the biggest meet of the winter.

Branden McColm joined Section III’s all-star team that ran in the 3,400-meter distance medley relay during last Saturday’s New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships at Staten Island’s Ocean Breeze Complex.

A team captain in 2022-23, McColm, according to head coach Mark Tugaw, “embodies the term ‘leader’ on and off the track, on the streets and in the classroom”, earning accolades as a top scholar-athlete.

Aside from all of his leadership attributes, McColm was also a top distance runner, putting up strong times at 600, 1,000, 1,600 and 3,200 meters and also helping the Lakers in the 4x800 relay.

It was at 1,000 meters that McColm was chosen to take part in the medley relay, joining a Section III quartet that included Auburn’s Chris Howard, Badwinsville’s Brandon Levin and Fayetteville-Manlius’ Mason Weires.

McColm ran the first leg in two minutes, 42.55 seconds, and Section III ultimately placed eighth in 9:07.24. Section XI’s team from Suffolk County, Long Island won in 8:50.59.

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Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten registration in the Cazenovia Central School District is scheduled for Monday, March 27 through Thursday, March 30 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. (no appointment necessary). There will also be a limited number of evening appointments available on Tuesday, March 28 from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. by appointment only (first come, first serve basis) for those parents who cannot make it during the regular daytime registration hours. Tuesday evening appointments may be made by calling/emailing Mrs. Richer in the Burton Street

Office at 655- 1325 or dricher@caz.cnyric.org. New York State mandated screening will be scheduled during registration.

New entrants must be 5 years old on or before December 1, 2023.

Parents/Guardians should bring the child’s proof of age (birth certificate or passport) and proof of residency (driver’s license, tax bill, rental agreement, utility bill, etc.) to registration. In the case of a child living with only one parent, a copy of the custody agreement is requested stating which parent has primary physical custody of the child.

Certified immunization records to-date are also required at registration.

For students whose names appear on the school census, the necessary forms will be mailed out at the beginning of March. Parents who have not received forms and have an eligible child are asked to contact Mrs. Richer as soon as possible.

Any parent who has a child eligible to attend kindergarten and is not planning to enter the child in kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year is also asked to contact Mrs. Richer.

The wisdom of Harvey Penick…

In 1995, Ben Crenshaw, PGA Tour player, sank a putt on the last hole of a golf tournament for a one-shot victory. A er his putt dropped in the hole, he buried his face in his hands and cried like a baby while in the arms of his caddie. I remember the scene like it was yesterday. And yes, I also shed a few tears because Ben’s great friend, mentor and teacher, Harvey Penick had passed away almost exactly one week before. Oh, by the way, the tournament he won was the Masters. It was almost as if Crenshaw was telling every golfer and every lover of the game that this was his memorial…his legacy…to Mr. Penick and he was giving thanks to, “the greatest golf teacher of all time”.

Harvey Penick’s life in golf began when he started caddying at the Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas at the tender age of eight. Over the next 80 plus years, he delighted the members of the club with his “insights, into golf and life”. In 1992, at the age of eighty-seven, he decided to write a book about his insights. He called it, Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book. He wrote a total of six books, all “Best Sellers” and lled with his thoughts, stories, and golf advise that has stood the test of time. e Wisdom of Harvey Penick, his last book, contains a treasure of personal photos from the “most beloved teacher in all of golf”.

“ is book is written not only to help all golfers with their own games but to help club pros and teachers with their teaching”….

Harvey Penick, Austin Country Club, Austin,Texas, 1992

Following is a series of excerpts from his book: My Little Red Book… An old pro told me that originality does not consist of saying what has never been said before; it consists of saying what you have to say that you know to be the truth.

Golf Medicine… When I ask you to take an aspirin, please don’t take the whole bottle. In the golf swing a tiny change can make a huge di erence. e natural inclination is to begin to overdo the tiny change that had brought success, so you exaggerate in an e ort to improve even more, and soon you are lost and confused again. Lessons are not to take the place of practice but to make practice worthwhile.

Looking Up… Looking up is the biggest alibi invented to explain a terrible shot. By the time you look up, you’ve already made the mistake that caused the bad shot. When I tell a student to keep their eye on the ball, it is usually to give them something to think about that won’t do any harm.

Hand Position… I like to see the hands toward the inside of your le thigh (for right handed golfers) on every shot except the driver. With the

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driver, I like to see your hands at your zipper. If this moves them slightly behind the ball at address, that is ne. It encourages hitting on the upswing.

Do You Need Help? If you play poorly one day… forget it! If you play poorly the next time out, review your grip, stance, aim, and ball position . Most mistakes are made before the club is swung. If you play poorly for a third time in a row… go see your Golf Professional.

A Very Bad Habit… Watching the club head go back as you start your swing will probably ruin any chance of hitting a good shot. Anything you do wrong taking the club head back is not s bad as watching it. It is amazing how many golfers get into this bad habit.

Kids and Carts… In my opinion, no young player can develop their game to its highest potential if they ride around the course on a golf cart.

e Sexes… No pretty women can miss a single shot without a man giving her some poor advice. A husband should never try to teach his wife how to play golf or drive a car. A wife should never try to teach her husband how to play bridge.

An Irony… In golf your strengths and weaknesses will always be there. If you could improve your weaknesses, you would improve your game. e irony is that people prefer to practice their strengths.

Children… I don’t try to teach golf to children. What they need is someone who will guide their learning. Let them play, then help them when they want you to, or when you see something that demands a teacher’s attention.

e Basic Shot…Learn one basic shot that you can hit under pressure and stick with it. If you have a good basic shot, you will rarely ever have to hit a fancy one.

When To O er Advice To Your Spouse…

Only when they ask!

Google Harvey Penick. You will feel a wonderful connection to this truly remarkable golf teacher and life coach.

milestone celebrations!

NOTICE - Parents of students attending Non Public School

Pursuant to Section 3635 Education Law:

Residents of the Cazenovia Central School District - it is necessary to request transportation to NON PUBLIC SCHOOLS each school year. The request is to be in writing by April 1, 2023, to the Cazenovia Central School District, for the 2023-2024 school year.

The request must include the full name of the student, the residence address, including street or road name and house number, date of birth of the student, grade level of the student, name of the school to which attendance is requested. Most non public schools provide forms for this purpose.

Requests should be mailed directly to the Cazenovia Central School District, Transportation Department, 31 Emory Avenue, Cazenovia, NY 13035 post marked by April 1, 2023.

Cazenovia Central School District

Karen Cowherd

Transportation Supervisor

Email: kcowherd@caz.cnyric.org

Phone: 315-655-1326 Fax: 315-655-1368

cazenovia musicians attend all-county festival

Caz musicians perform at All state

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the Madison County Music Educators Association (MCMEA) held the Winter All County Festival this past weekend at Chittenango High school. the top music students in Madison county participated in over seven hours of rehearsal in preparation for their saturday afternoon concerts. Congratulations to the following students who represented Cazenovia at this festival: For High school Band: Macie Decker, Angela Moskvich, Mesi stevens, Aidan Prial. For Jr High Band: nolan Campagna For 7-9 orchestra: Rachel schierer, Ben Etringer, nora Berg, Evan Malloy, Quinn Holdren, nathaniel Chapman, Eleanore Mangeau, Maddie Caraher. For 6th Grade Chorus: Adelaide Ayres, Abigail Brooks, Edward Hollman, Maya Jenkins, teagan kelly, sophia Maggio, Zoe Patane, Ruby Patterson, Maggie Putnam, Alyssa scott, tenley sherman, Adelynn skeele and oliver synborski.

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Despite the cold a group of Cazenovia musicians traveled to ithaca College to compete in an abridged Area All state Music Festival. With only three hours of rehearsal they were able to pull off some very challenging music. the students were Dylan shepard, olivia Morse, Meghan Mehlbaum, Maren smith, ilsa Denton, Corinne Albicker, Maeve kelly, nathan scheierer, Ethan Coburn, olivia Wong, iris Casey, nat Gale, Ben Decker and Jack Coburn.