Cazenovia Republican Digital Edition - March 22, 2023

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BY kate Hill Staff Writer

On Sunday, March 12, Charlie Prior, a sophomore at Cazenovia High School, placed first in the U18 New York State Ski Racing Association (NYSSRA) Giant Slalom Championship race at Bristol Mountain. Racing for the Labrador Mountain ski team against around 35 other girls, Prior was named champion after two disappointing days of competition.

On Friday, she decided to opt out of the super giant slalom (Super G) because she experienced an injury in the “super speed” event a few years ago.

During Saturday’s slalom event, she was unable to finish either of her runs.

Upset with herself for what she viewed as a lack of ability or giving up, Prior used her anger to propel her into Sunday’s success.

“Conditions on Friday and Saturday were really difficult racing conditions that required a lot of skill and energy to just make it down the run without falling, so when Sunday’s warmer temperatures rolled around, and we had a hard fresh track to ski down, it felt like a perfect day to really lay down your best skiing,” she said. “Usually, if I think too hard about results and winning during my runs, I get really tense, and in a sport where you have to be able to make adjustments in a split second going 40 miles per hour, being tense can slow you down or, in extreme cases, injure you.”

Prior recalled that her mindset going into

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Board of education approves transportation proposition for May 16 Annual Vote

BY kate Hill Staff Writer

On March 20, the Cazenovia Central School District Board of Education (BOE) adopted a resolution approving a “transportation proposition” to be submitted for voter approval at the annual budget vote and election.

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Recently, local skier Charlie Prior, 16, placed first in the U18 New York State Ski Racing Association Giant Slalom championship race at Bristol mountain.

the first run of the day was to “go as fast as humanly possible.”

“I saw the course set for us and just thought how much fun I would have if I was skiing as fast as I could without holding back at all,” she said.

After winning the first run, she struggled to not put pressure on herself to have a good second run.

Prior said that after speaking with her coach, Tyler Travis, she figured out the only way she could hold it together was to relax and have fun.

“I’m someone that loves the feeling of hurting muscles and being out of breath, so putting in as much effort as possible was the best way to spend the minute on that course that I had,”

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The district is proposing that the BOE be authorized to purchase and finance four 65-passenger replacement school buses, including necessary furnishings, fixtures, and equipment and “all other costs incidental thereto,” and to expend a total sum not to exceed $633,132. According to the resolution, the sum is to be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of the school district and collected in annual installments.

“At this time, the district is going with gas buses because we still need to invest in the infrastructure for electric,” explained Superintendent Christopher DiFulvio

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National Trust for Historic Preservation, architecture firm help plan for Art Park’s future

BY kate Hill Staff Writer

Stone Quarry Hill Art Park (SQAP) in Cazenovia was recently the focus of a pilot partnership between the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s “Where Women Made History” program and the Women’s Leadership Initiative at Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA).

Through the new partnership, the architecture and design firm is providing pro-bono design, planning, and technical services to organizations that are reimagining sites of women’s history for the 21st century.

SQAP, which is a member of the National Trust’s Artists’ Homes and Studios (HAHS) program, was selected for the initiative in early 2022.

The project resulted in a series of recommendations for taking advantage of underutilized buildings and landscape features at SQAP to benefit the park’s staff, artists and visitors.

“The primary focus was to develop a planning document for Stone Quarry’s buildings and grounds that would be responsive to the organization’s scale as well as flexible so the organization could phase projects over time as needs and available funding shifted,” said SQAP CEO Emily Zaengle. “We wanted to create a document that would address current challenges of the driveway/parking; make recommendations for how to draw focus or better orient visitors to the Dorothy Riester House and Studio (Hilltop House and Studio); and recommend improvements to existing buildings that would allow them to better meet the needs of the visiting artists, visiting public, and Stone Quarry staff.”

The project team consisted of Zaengle, HAHS Program Manager Valerie Balint, Christina Mor-

ris, manager of the Where Women Made History campaign, and a group of RAMSA staff members with diverse professional experiences.

“[An all-women team] wasn’t planned, but it ended up being a very rewarding component of the project,” said Zaengle.

The National Trust and RAMSA members began meeting with Zaengle over Zoom in February 2022 to develop an understanding of the historic site.

On June 3, 2022, the team gathered at SQAP. The site visit included a tour of the grounds and facilities and an art-making experience led by visiting artist Jessica Hyatt.

“She led the team through a series of writing and making activities that asked us to reflect on how we felt on the grounds of the park,” said Zaengle. “The feedback from the team was that this experience totally changed how they approached the project; it helped them experience the park as artists and visitors.”

The visit culminated in an evening reception and conversation with board members, artists, and community constituents.

“It was important to me that the project include feedback from visiting artists, park visitors, and Stone Quarry staff — the people that utilize the site on a daily basis,” said Zaengle.

According to Zaengle, the guide that the RAMSA team ultimately produced makes recommendations that would allow SQAP to further activate its outdoor spaces through its visiting artist program. The suggestions are low-impact and include ideas like hardscaping around buildings to create opportunities for artists to install interactive features that the public can gather around and engage with.

The guide also proposes flexible indoor spaces that can be

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Stone Quarry Hill art Park (SQaP) in Cazenovia was recently the focus of a pilot partnership between the National trust for Historic Preservation’s “Where Women Made History” program and the Women’s leadership initiative at Robert a.M. Stern architects. the project resulted in a series of recommendations for taking advantage of underutilized buildings and landscape features at SQaP to benefit the park’s staff, artists, and visitors.

configured to support artist studios and workspaces as well as a variety of artist-led happenings, including performances, talks, and open studios.

Acknowledging the site’s transition from private/residential use to its current use as an outdoor art space open to the public, the guide also includes recommendations for a more logical site arrival and parking sequence.

Located at 3883 Stone Quarry Rd., SQAP offers a unique environment for artists to create and exhibit their work in natural and gallery settings and provides a space for the community to explore and appreciate the natural world and interact with art and artists.

SQAP stewards the Dorothy Riester House and Studio (Hill-

top House and Studio), the former home of ceramicist, sculptor, author, and preservation activist Dorothy Riester (1916-2017) and her husband, Robert.

The Riesters designed and built their distinctive A-frame home with help from local contractors from the late 1950s to the early 1970s.

During their lifetimes, the couple transformed the site from their private residence into a contemporary outdoor art space, acquiring a total of 104 acres, establishing SQAP as a private, not-for-profit organization in 1991, and opening the site to artists and the public.

“The very first act of the newly formed arts organization was an invitation to other artists to come and display their work on the

grounds of Stone Quarry Hill,” said Zaengle. “Stone Quarry was not to be a monument or museum of Dorothy’s work; it was and remains an invitation to visiting artists and the visiting public. It was important to Dorothy and Bob that the land be open to the public.”

Zaengle added that as a notfor-profit, SQAP continues the Riesters’ legacy.

“The organization chooses to continue to open the grounds to the public every day of the year on a pay-what-you-wish admission model because we believe in the importance of public access to art and the outdoors,” she said. “[We also] continue the Riester legacy of inviting artists to engage with the land through our visiting art-

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Area DJ plays the hottest in traditional jazz

BY JaSoN klaiBeR Staff Writer

Roger DeVore’s weekly radio show was originally found on WVOA 87.7 FM, just below the old cutoff of 88.1, with a turn to the top of the dial—hence his adoption of Nina Simone’s “Under the Lowest” as his theme song.

With that station’s programs transplanted over to WSIV 106.3 FM in East Syracuse, however, DeVore’s voice can now be heard closer to the opposite end of the broadcast band.

Also at 1540 AM when it airs, his show runs from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on Mondays, shortened a bit from his previous two-hour time

slot on Thursday evenings. All throughout, the 83-year-old plays traditional jazz, ragtime, and rhythm and blues with a spiel about what he spun coming every few songs. Sometimes he even details his memories of interactions with such musicians as Ray Charles, pianist Dave McKenna and clarinetist Kenny Davern. DeVore said he refrains from incorporating contemporary music into his playlists partly because of his disinterest with modern smooth jazz and partly due to his view that record company influence and the practice of payola combined to hurt certain genres starting in the 1960s.

He opts instead to rely on everything from Jelly Roll Morton’s early 1900s piano rolls to uptempo favorites “from the heart” that date

“Roger’s list,” a show broadcast out of east Syracuse by Cazenovia resident Roger DeVore, airs Mondays from 1:30 to 3 p.m. on WSiV 106.3 FM.

back to the mid-20th century, along the way drawing from the likes of Oscar Peterson, Blossom Dearie, Pee Wee Russell and Louis Nelson.

“Good jazz is full of surprises,” DeVore said. “It’s fun, it’s rhythmic and it puts you in a good mood. You feel like dancing to lots of the music that I play.”

With his program transmitted from a double-wide, roadside trailer, the Cazenovia resident said he seeks to get people away from expletivefilled “downer” music in favor of the hot jazz he loves and the positive energy it conveys.

The show debuted in 2006 on the Cazenovia College campus and went untitled for about three months until the alliterative name “Drivetime Downbeat” was devised. After taking over the slot held by a faculty ad-

viser who went on sabbatical, DeVore made the move to the Colgate University airwaves around the turn of the following decade.

There he changed the name to “Roger’s List” at the suggestion of a group of students that tuned in and recorded his episodes in their dormitories.

Eventually he discovered WVOA The Voice, a station that has a Christian format but encompasses a variety of musical programs. Since then, he’s been given the freedom to play what he wishes in a customized order, and appointment listeners from the ages of three to 102 have been part of the fun.

Earlier in life, DeVore was an electronic data processing representative for IBM in Syracuse, an employee at the Young & Rubi-

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PTSA to present a family workshop on youth in the digital world

BY kate Hill Staff Writer

On Thursday, March 30, the Cazenovia High School Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) will present a family workshop aimed at facilitating meaningful technology discussions between teens and their parents/ caregivers.

The “Build Up & Belong” workshop, which will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Betsy Kennedy Community Room at the Cazenovia Public Library & Museum, is designed for parents, caregivers, and teenagers ages 13 and older.

The event will examine the use of technology as a communication and relationship tool, discuss ways to build belonging and positive communities in a digital world, teach how to navigate privacy and safety on digital platforms, and help families engage in interactive conversations about online scenarios, experiences, and expectations.

cam advertising agency on Madison Avenue, a bartender and lifeguard in Cape Cod, and a professional ski patroller at Vermont’s Sugarbush Resort, which once had the longeststretching gondola in the world.

A couple summers in a row back in the 1950s, he was tasked with digging up leaking

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The workshop will be facilitated by PTSA President and Fayetteville-Manlius High School Teacher Kathleen Benedict, Cazenovia Middle School Psychologist Micael Speirs, and Syracuse University Professor Jennifer Stromer-Galley.

According to the Syracuse University website, Stromer-Galley has been studying “social media” since before it was called social media, researching online interaction and strategic communication in a variety of contexts, including political forums and online games. She has published over 70 journal articles, proceedings, and book chapters, and received over $15 million in federal and corporate grants to support her research endeavors. Her book, “Presidential Campaigning in the Internet Age,” provides a history of presidential campaigns as they have adopted and adapted to digital communication technologies.

“There’s a lot to our workshop and a lot that both parents and teens can learn,” said Benedict. “The PTSA is asking that parents,

gas service lines in Syracuse. His knowledge of the area led him to the various jazz joints of the 15th Ward—The Penguin Club and The 800 Club included—and often enough he would be the only white person in the place.

With the United States Army in the early 1960s, DeVore was a Morse code and voice radio operator, which is how he first got into the realm of broadcasting.

caregivers, and teenagers ages 13 and up attend this workshop together as facilitators lead parents and teens through discussions of realistic scenarios that will both challenge and deepen our understanding of how our youth are interacting in today’s digital world.”

Food, including wraps and chips, will be provided starting at 6:45 p.m.

Register for the event by visiting cazhs. memberhub.com/w/buildupbelong.

The workshop is supported by a grant awarded by the National Parent Teacher Association (National PTA), the oldest and largest child advocacy association in America.

Cazenovia High School was one of 30 schools nationwide to receive funding last fall through the National PTA’s “PTA Connected: Build Up and Belong” program, sponsored by Discord, an online gaming chat app.

The PTSA was awarded $1,000 to facilitate meaningful conversations between teens and their caregivers about ways to work together to protect privacy, be safer, and support one

Over the years, he also advised the Jazz-NCaz concert series and sat on the board for the Jazz Appreciation Society of Syracuse.

another online. The goal of the program is to help families explore ways to foster positive relationships, navigate digital dilemmas, and build belonging in the digital world.

According to Benedict, the Build Up & Belong workshop will include an overview of Discord and other popular social media platforms for teens, like Snapchat, TikTok, and Instagram.

The PTSA is a member of both the National PTA and the New York State Parent Teacher Association Leatherstocking region.

According to the Cazenovia Central School District website, the mission of its parent teacher association programs is “to support and speak on behalf of children and youth in schools, to assist parents in developing skills they need to raise and protect their children, and to encourage parent and public involvement in the public schools.”

To learn more about the PTSA, visit cazhs. memberhub.com or email cazenovialakersPTSA@gmail.com.

To catch “Roger’s List” live on the air every Monday afternoon, visit wsiv1540.com and click the “Listen On-Line” tab.

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Never enough books

“I guess there are never enough books.”

This quote is attributed to John Steinbeck one of America’s most well known and prolific authors.

Many may remember him only from high school or college where works like “The Pearl,” “Of Mice and Men,” and “The Grapes of Wrath,” were often assigned reading. Others may have found his writing on their own or may have been inspired to read his other works that deal with the human condition, the rights and lives of workers, the political climate of America across decades from the 1930s and into the 1960s, war, hunger, romance and the struggles of individuals, families and even brother versus brother.

While this is subject matter Steinbeck tackled in his work, it is also subject matter that many other authors have explored in their writings from Charles Dickens to Jane Austen, from Stephen King to Kurt Vonnegut to Sylvia Plath, authors have tackled subject matter, explored varied ideas and concepts and tried to share a glimpse into their own world and experience on the microscopic scale and relate it back to the human experience as a whole on the macroscopic scale.

To paraphrase an old saying and a popular meme, by reading and reading widely, you have the opportunity to live many lives and explore many worlds with the opportunities books offer to readers.

The month of March, among many other things, is recognized as National Reading Month.

This is a time that can serve as a good reminder about the importance of reading as well as the magic of it, that feeling of getting lost in the pages of a good book that excites, entertains or even challenges us to think differently and look at the world from a different perspective.

According to nationaltoday.com, March was designated as National Reading Month to celebrate Dr. Suess. He was born on March 2, 1904. Interestingly enough, Dr. Suess was not a doctor at all, he was a writer and an illustrator of very popular children’s books including “The Cat in the Hat” and “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” He also wrote several books for beginner readers of which “One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish” (published in 1960) was the most notable one. He received a Pulitzer Prize in 1984 for his contribution to the education of America’s children and their parents.

Today we might take reading for granted but it has a very long history and there was a time when only a few people knew how to read. The first written communication did not happen until 3500 B.C., and the first books did not appear until around 23 B.C. in Rome. Around this time, books were also developed in some Asian countries and the Middle East. Before the printing press was introduced in the 15th century, books were quite expensive and rare but as printed books gained popularity, literacy rates began to rise. In 1892, the first book covers appeared and in the 19th century, publishers started printing books with hardbacks.

And now, while there are preferences and debates about it, we have almost unlimited access to the printed word. While some prefer a physical book, our phones, computers and other mobile devices also allow us to read almost anywhere and any time with access to digital editions of books and other publications.

So whether it is a classic, a sci-fi epic, a love story, a horror story, a hardcover book with a cup of coffee on a rainy day or an interesting article on your phone, take some time to catch up on some reading and find the joy the written word in its myriad forms has to offer.

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Alexa’s 7:30 a.m.

musical alarm awakened me in what could only be described as a morning fog. I lifted my head slowly to see the time. What? My eyes were glued semi-shut. Something my kids used to call “gookie eye.” Well, it was “gookie eye” and all it portended. I had a cold … or did I? One never knows these days.

That was the first question that came to mind - did I have Covid? If I did it was probably too soon to tell. My next step was to remedy up. Wiping away the exudate that had fastened my lashes together, I perused the first shelf in the medicine cabinet where I kept the nostrums for colds and such. I found a lot of tubes of antibiotic creams, a giant box of band aids, some baby nail scissors and finally a container of my “go to” for upper respiratory infections, Alka-Seltzer Plus.

“Voila,” I thought.

I had to put that voila away, since this particular box held the variety of Alka-Seltzer plus that contained aspirin. Another medicine that I take eschews the consumption of any NSAIDS. The only analgesic that is available to me is acetaminophen or Tylenol. As I told the doctor, I might as well eat a cupcake.

So downstairs I stumbled, and I should accent that last word since all my joints had joined the constellation of awfulness so that moving was an act of

heroism. I was heading to the kitchen, where I could at least have a cup of coffee… and a cupcake if there were one. There wasn’t.

I thought, “I’ll get through this in 10 days to two weeks.”

That afternoon, I called my spouse at work at told him to pick up some Chinese for dinner. I went back to bed and slept on and off for four days. In the off times, I took three Covid tests, all of which were negative. I clearly remember Sr. Sulik telling me that negative didn’t mean negative. So, what to do? Back to bed. I think I ate about four pieces of bread and some Chinese during that first week, thinking with my failing appetite that I might be losing weight. Not a chance.

I had to call my dentist to reschedule my appointment, allowed the work that I was doing on the income tax to pile up undone, which was also the situation for laundry and vacuuming. Now, to my credit, I did get dressed on several of those 10 to 14 days, as an attempt at fooling the offending virus and trying to put mind over matter. Matter won.

I didn’t often comb my hair, but I did shower every night, even on those when I was so wiped out that I thought I might drown.

The days passed and I had to call the dentist again to reschedule, apologizing for my inability to get better. The gal on the other end of the phone commis -

Making our voices heard

To the editor:

There has been a lot of talk about the banning of tobacco flavors including menthol and as students from Cazenovia HS and active Reality Check members it is time our voices be heard.

Getting everyone to understand what Big Tobacco is doing and how important it is to our generation is key to saving lives. The governor has proposed a ban on all flavors including menthol in all tobacco products.

Menthol is a chemical that is put in most tobacco products that helps remove the burning taste and replace it with a cooling pleasant feeling.

The harshness of menthol wasn’t counted originally as a flavor because it wasn’t a “significant taste” in tobacco products. This, along with the way the tobacco industry packages tobacco/vaping products in colorful packages such as: watermelon, pink, red, and cherry, makes the products seem more appealing to buy, especially to youth.

Reality Check members, like us, from across the state are educating their elected officials, peers and community members using key messaging so we can reduce the number of unnecessary deaths. Here are just a few that stand out to us.

Menthol makes cigarettes easier to smoke and harder to quit and more than half (54%) of youth ages 12-17 years who smoke use menthol cigarettes.

It is up to us to be the change. We want to continue to educate those we care about and create a tobacco free generation.

eMilY BeNeDiCt & kaRlY VaaS Cazenovia

Engagement is a tenet

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erated with me, telling me that her daughter had been sick for three weeks. I was coming up on the three week mark. Ten to fourteen days?

Then I began to coughjust a little, dry cough. My house, by this time, looked like dust was invented there and I thought my cough was the response to dust. It wasn’t. The little cough became bigger and looser, very much looser. I coughed, seemingly all the time. My head started to hurt and then my sinuses joined the chorus of complainants. I had bronchitis. More Covid testing to tell me that I was negative … or was I? I kept my spouse up at night as well as the four cats who sleep on our bed.

After a week of staying on the sofa with a box of tissues and some Tylenol, I began to try to concoct some cough medicine out of honey and lemon juice. You have to imagine this. There I was standing in front of the stove where I was heating the bottle of honey in some water. The honey had solidified in its plastic jar and refused to melt when standing in a cup of hot water. I was taking it to the next level.

While I was carefully watching the bottle of honey in the simmering water, I was rolling a lemon to extract the juice. The honey never really returned to its original state but it was loose enough to scoop some into the cup to join the lemon juice. I had to

oper to seek state approval for Fenner solar project, March 13) contains a quote from Town of Fenner Supervisor David Jones that grossly mischaracterizes Cypress Creek Renewables as negligent and dismissive of town residents and community members. This could not be further from the truth.

As a solar energy company serving communities across the state of New York - community engagement is a tenet of the work that we do at Cypress Creek. From day one, we’ve kept an open dialogue with the town of Fenner, requesting the establishment of a regularly scheduled status meeting to keep the community apprised of ongoing developments, and have posted all of our correspondence with the town on the Oxbow Hill Solar Project Webpage (ccrenew.com/projects/oxbow/).

We have sent newsletters to every residence in the town and held an open house at the Nichols Pond Park Pavilion. Currently, there are no outstanding information requests from the Town of Fenner.

We look forward to sharing an update on the Oxbow Hill Solar project permitting process, our interconnection with National Grid, our participation in the 2022 NYSERDA Renewable Energy Credit Auction, and the ways in which individual landowners and the town as a whole will benefit economically from our project at the April 12 town board meeting. We encourage those with questions or concerns to reach out to us any time. Our lines of communication are always open.

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add hot water and stir to make something drinkable. Honey and lemon have been touted as a great cough medicine. I must have gotten the proportions wrong because I coughed on for hours.

The cough continued for two weeks until a friend took pity on me and made me a cup of tea with her home-made concoction of Mullen, rose hips and spearmint. Amazingly, that worked. I was cough free for two hours. What a blessing.

I am back to standing up with washed and combed hair, clean clothes and an almost dust-free house. Lots to catch up on, though. I took another Covid test to be sure and I tested negative.

I thought that I should have suffered through something with a name for all the distasteful symptoms I and my spouse endured. I have had all my vaccines including the flu, but, alas, there is no vaccine for the common cold.

I fully intend to restock my medicine cabinet just in case and I am scheduled to get my dental work done next week. Just wanted you to know. Today I left the house for the first time in a month.

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.

hensive plan. Kudos to everyone who has worked hard developing it. It includes many great ideas. Here’s some thoughts on how to improve it.

First, make welcoming diversity central to the plan. To do this, the plan should make concrete commitments to diversity goals in hiring village staff and awarding contracts to vendors. Contractors with NYS currently are required to demonstrate efforts to support qualified, cost-effective vendors representing historically disadvantaged groups. We should do the same. As part of the housing goals, meaningful outreach to people of color should be included.

A more diverse Fayetteville will enrich our village. It will also act as a magnet for our children to want to live here. From what I experienced at the input sessions, folks want this diversity. We can make it happen, but only if we prioritize strategies to do so.

Traffic was identified as perhaps the biggest concern of residents. A goal should be to reduce it over the course of the plan (I’d suggest 10%). The other goals in the plan should then be linked/judged by how they contribute to this goal.

Zoning criteria should be more clearly established. I suggest: first, decreasing traffic/congestion; second, increasing ease for pedestrians/bikes; third, promoting recreation, cultural and entertainment opportunities; fourth, increasing youth friendly spaces/venues; and finally, promoting diversity. These criteria should be clearly identified and available to developers so that they won’t waste the planning committee’s time on developments that don’t mesh with our criteria. Reducing light pollution via the zoning plan should be for all buildings, not just for new buildings. The Greenway Corridor map provides a blueprint letters l Page 5

Ramblings from the empty nest Ann Ferro

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Ago in History

BY CindY Bell toBeY

30 Years Ago – march 24, 1993

The “white hurricane” of 1993 only stalled life in Cazenovia for a brief duration, as the dedicated town of village highway crews battled the elements to keep roads passible during the height of the storm.

Jim Brady, who has charge of the Village of Cazenovia highway department, said his men began the war in earnest about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 13, with five men working around the clock. It was 1:30 p.m. on Sunday before anyone was able to go home for a rest.

They concentrated on the streets first (never mind sidewalks, which became impossible to find).

“We did stop and have coffee at one point,” Brady said, “because the wind was blowing so hard, you couldn’t see the nose of the plow. I was right next to a car one moment and couldn’t see it. We kept all the main street open and then just started all over again. It took us three to four hours just to make one round. We couldn’t get in the dead end with the big plows.”

The snow was five feet deep in Park Street, for instance, and there was literally no place to push it in many instances.

25 Years Ago – march 25, 1998

Cazenovia golfer Dennis Colligan is coming back home to live out his

suBmitted BY lArkin Podsiedlik Cornell cooperative extension madison county agriculture and executive director

During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a temporary increase in SNAP, or food stamp, benefits. Those additional benefits ended across the country this month, leaving many families with less money to spend on food, as food prices remain high.

It is still possible to eat healthy on a limited budget and stretch your food dollar. Doing so can lighten your budget, reduce food waste, and help you get creative in the kitchen. Here are some tips from Cornell Cooperative Extension, which offers cooking and nutrition education programs locally and statewide:

In the grocery store, buy in bulk and aim for foods that are minimally processed. When you buy pre-cut meat, fruits, and vegetables, you are paying someone else to do the work for you. For example, a whole chicken or bone-in chicken breast will often cost less than boneless skinless chicken breast. Pre-cut melon is more expensive than a whole melon. Just make sure you have the right kitchen tools – like a sharp kitchen knife – to process foods yourself.

If your budget allows for it, shop in bulk, but only if you can use or freeze the food before it goes bad. The overall price will be higher up front, but it costs less per item, also known as the unit price. Buy things like apples and potatoes in bulk but steer clear of things that will go bad quickly.

Lean on beans! Dried and canned

dream of being a professional golfer. Colligan, who grew up on the Cazenovia Golf Club course, was named by club President Ed Ryan and the board as the new golf pro. Colligan’s father was a member of the club for 45 years and was a caddie there in the 1930s and 1940s.

By the time Colligan was old enough to begin swinging clubs, the club has switched from caddies to carts. Colligan said to become a golf pro for a club, one must pass a playing ability test by shooting a certain score over 36 holes.

The score is usually a couple strokes over par.

10 Years Ago – march 20, 2013

Our 4-H group, the Linklaen Shamrocks, have been very busy this month. We have all been making our public presentation posters and practicing our presentations, which were presented at the Morrisville Agricultural building. Judges scored our presentations to decide if they had good visual appeal and were performed well enough to be presented on the district level.

Our group also learned how to make duct tape wallets this month. It was a very fun experience, and the wallets looked very nice.

A few of our 4-H members went to an event called Teen Winter Weekend. It is a great experience because we got to meet new people from all around New York state.

As for community service we gathered gently used sneakers and had them sent to children in Haiti.

5 Years Ago - march 21, 2018

The Cazenovia High School Mock Trial Team bested West Genesee High School in the third round of competition.

The team now begins the suddendeath rounds that lead up to the finals in the Onondaga County Courthouse. The team is litigating a criminal case involving a charge of disorderly conduct.

In People v. Carson Conners, the defendant is a high school student with poor grades who is accused of “tumultuous and violent conduct and threatening behavior” in school.

The defendant asserts that the charge was merely a ruse to get her suspended during standardized testing so that she should not bring down the teacher’s class average.

Once again, the team represented the People with Zane Anthony, Eric Liddell and Megan Schwartz acting as the prosecutors.

In this round, Eva Salzman played the part of Ms. Smith, the teacher. Shea Flannery acted the part of Officer Jones, the school resource officer who rushed to the scene and arrested the defendant.

Glen Hartley was Dr. Crosby, the Assistant Principal who the defense argues has pressured the teachers to improve their test scores.

for expanded recreation; let’s set reasonable goals to implement what is feasible in the coming five years.

We don’t have to compromise our zoning criteria to developers who aren’t interested in our goals. We can have economic development that enhances our village. We don’t have to settle for whatever is proposed.

A governance section should be added to the plan. We can streamline government by partnering with the town and county using three criteria: saving money, improving services, and retaining village decision making. We can increase contracting transparency, ensuring contracts are procured/ publicized via a public competitive process that makes it easy to participate. The plan should implement strategies to achieve cost cutting goals. Perhaps convene an independent group annually to review spending and make suggestions for cost cutting. We can make the tax assessment formula less opaque. Let’s collaborate with the town to implement a clear, simple formula which that is easily accessible.

Fayetteville is a lovely village with great schools, parks, cool historic character, excellent services, and many recreational opportunities. Let’s build on our rich history, demonstrate leadership in promoting diversity, do our part to reverse climate change, and wisely marshal our cultural and recreational resources to make us a model for village living in Onondaga County and beyond.

Please join the discussion with your suggestions!

VAn CleArY-HAmmArstedt Fayetteville

Help can’t wait

To the editor:

Help can’t wait when emergencies strike — whether it’s for the family huddled on the street after a home fire, the patient needing a blood transfusion, or the military member deployed during a family crisis.

Local American Red Cross volunteers, blood donors and supporters provide relief and hope, helping to ensure that our neighbors never face these and countless other crises alone.

The Red Cross mission would not be possible without these community heroes, and we honor their dedication during our 80th annual Red Cross Month celebration in March.

In the past 12 months, volunteers in Central and Northern New York responded to nearly 300 home fires to provide comfort and support to displaced families; provided more than 3,300 case services to help members of the military, veterans and their families prepare for and cope with the challenges of military service; enrolled about 14,200 people in CPR, first aid, water safety and other lifesaving skills; and collected almost 50,000 units of blood from volunteer donors to support area hospitals and patients in need.

beans are an excellent budget-friendly staple and are one of the healthiest choices you can make. Beans are loaded with fiber, vitamins, and minerals, and are versatile enough to put in anything from black bean tacos to lentil sloppy joes. Rinse canned beans first to cut the sodium, or choose no salt added.

Once you are home from the grocery store, store your food safely so it lasts a long time. You can also get creative to stretch things farther – use stale bread or crackers as breadcrumbs by smashing them in a plastic bag or the food processor. Put fruit that is past its prime into smoothies or muffins or whip up a “must-go” vegetable soup or casserole.

There are plenty of resources avail-

able for stretching your food dollar. See if your children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch – school lunch is a great way to make sure your kids are getting a filling mid-day meal that meets nutritional guidelines, and many schools are engaged in Farm to School efforts to serve up yummy, locally-produced meals.

You can also find your local food pantry by calling 2-1-1, and visit SNAPEdNY.org or cookingmatters.org for recipes and tips for low-cost, healthy and, most importantly, delicious meals.

Call CCE Madison at 315-684-3001 if you need help accessing any of these resources.

The Central and Northern New York Chapter is proud to serve communities in Madison, Herkimer, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.

Local volunteers also deployed to regions throughout the country to help in communities impacted by large-scale disasters like Hurricane Ian and the Western Wildfires.

On behalf of those we serve, we thank everyone who makes our lifesaving work possible.

You can join in their commitment by visiting redcross.org to make a financial donation, schedule an appointment to give blood or platelets, become a Red Cross volunteer or take a class to learn lifesaving skills.

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Cornell Cooperative extension has some tips to help you get the most out of your food budget.

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she said. Now 16 years old, Prior started skiing at Toggenburg Mountain in Fabius at age eight following a failed snowboarding attempt the year prior.

“[I] learned everything I know at Toggenburg before its closing two years ago,” she said. “I started racing at 11, which is generally con-

sidered pretty late for this sport, but I loved it so much I don’t think the late start hindered me after a few years of hard work.”

According to Prior, her relative inexperience in ski racing contributed to her sense of shock at her victory in the giant slalom championship. “Since I started the sport late, I was so used to being beaten by girls with years of experience on me no matter how hard I worked,” she said. “. . . Between coming in fifth at states

last year and top 25 at Eastern Regionals, and [then] winning states this year, I think I was just really grateful for the work that I’ve put in over the years and the joy that came with that appreciation.”

Prior also expressed her appreciation for her teammates who come from other area school districts to practice at Labrador Mountain and race all over the state on weekends.

“It’s really nice having a group of people

with no affiliation to your school to spend time with every day and have a change [of] scenery of faces,” she said. Outside of skiing, the athlete also plays lacrosse year-round, participating on her high school’s varsity team and the Salt City Snipers club team.

“Being an athlete is part of my life, and I’m really grateful for the coaches and teams I have access to,” she said.

OBITUARIES

Frank J. Drehwing, 88

Founding member of Cazenovia Country Club

Frank John Drehwing, 88, of Hilton Head Island, SC, passed away on Feb. 4, 2023, peacefully at the home he loved in the Low Country, surrounded by family.

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THROUGH MARCH & APRIL

Dave Porter Art Show New Woodstock Free Library. View drawings, prints, and paintings.

THROUGH MARCH 31

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Hands-on workshop to learn how to turn sheep’s fleece into yarn. All materials included. $60.

SUNDAY, MARCH 26 10 Years of Treasures Book Sale

9 a.m.-1 p.m. Fayetteville Library. Shop rare, vintage, and specialty used books including box sets, new art books, signed copies, and collectables. All proceeds benefit the library.

MONDAY, MARCH 27

SATURDAY, APRIL 1

Grumbalina Party 10 a.m. H. Grey, Cazenovia. Join for a party based on the Grumbalina kids books. Meet the author and characters from the books and themed treats.

Maker Faire Syracuse 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Lemoyne College Athletic Center. An opportunity to celebrate all creative types. Email shostap@lemoyne.edu to learn how to participate.

Frank was born on April 13, 1934, to Carl and Antoinette Drehwing in the Bronx, N.Y. After attending St. Helena’s elementary school, he attended and graduated from Fordham Prep High School. He always knew from a young age that he wanted to become an engineer, and worked nights to pay his way through Manhattan College, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. He later attended and graduated top of his class at Syracuse University with a master’s degree in sanitary engineering. Frank was proud to be a licensed professional engineer and kept his license current to present day.

Emergence: a Wood Turning Journey

Cazenovia Artisans. Celebrating member John Volcko with an exhibition of his latest wood turning collection. John has been turning domestic and exotic woods for 38 years.

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Student Exhibition

Frank J. Drehwing

While at St. Helena’s, Frank met his future wife Eileen and love of his life in a church group. They were married in 1958 just days after Frank’s graduation from Manhattan College and enjoyed a wonderful 64 years of marriage together. Frank and Eileen moved to Cazenovia for his first engineering job. They had one daughter, Nancy, and lived in Cazenovia for 44 years. During this time, Frank was a founding member of the Cazenovia Country Club and served as member and president of the Cazenovia School Board for nearly a decade.

Over his distinguished career, Frank accrued more than 50 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering, including positions as vice president and senior vice president with nationally ranked firms O’Brien & Gere and Blasland, Bouck & Lee. During his career, Frank also designed and launched the research and laboratory division of O’Brien & Gere. He earned multiple awards in his industry, including the Water Pollution Control Federation Arthur Sydney Bedell Award and the New York Water Pollution Control Association John Chester Brigham Award. He further chaired the technology committee of the NYWPCA for 12 years.

Upon retiring to Hilton Head Island in 2002, Frank kept active in his community via his role as president of the Village North Association Board and served in an elected position as commissioner of the Hilton Head Public Service District No.1 for 17 years until November 2022.

Frank’s hobbies included golf, which he played with his wife and friends for many years (including hitting three holes-in-one,) the New York Times crossword puzzle (always in ink,) rooting for the New York Yankees and the Syracuse Orangemen and cooking. Frank was a lover of fine wine and dining, especially with family and friends. He was a man of deep faith, having been taught by Jesuits and relished conversation on intellectual and spiritual topics.

Frank was predeceased by his brother Carl (Chuck,) his father Carl, his mother Antoinette and his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Martin and Veronica Rowland. He is survived by his treasured wife Eileen (Rowland,) his beloved daughter Nancy (Drehwing Edwards) Cronin and husband John, his adored granddaughter Kylie Edwards, his step-grandchildren Jessica, Erin and Seth, and nieces and nephews on both the Drehwing side of the family (Karen, Kristine, Karl, Kyle, Michael, Kurt, Kristopher, Douglas) and Rowland side of the family (Tara, Kevin, Christine and Christopher,) all of whom Frank was proud, always looking forward to seeing news of the latest new babies in the family.

A funeral mass was held at St. Francis by the Sea on Hilton Head Island Monday, March 20, at 10 a.m., with a reception following.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that donations be made to Hospice Care of the Lowcountry, or the MDS Foundation. Keithfuneral.com

Cazenovia College Art Gallery. A reception will be held on Thursday, March 23 from 4 p.m.5:30 p.m.

SATURDAY, MARCH 25

Ukrainian Pysanka Egg Workshop

1 p.m.-5 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 116 West Grove St., Oneida. Sponsored by the Madison County Historical Society. $40 for members. $45 for non-members. Artist and educator Linda Evans will lead participants through steps used to decorate eggs in the pysanka tradition. For adults and children ages 13 and older. Call 315363-4136 to register.

From Farm to Yarn

1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. CazArts Carpenter’s Barn.

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ist program. Visiting artists create temporary art on the grounds. The public benefits by having access to art, and the program provides artists opportunities to experiment, test ideas, and work with new materials. The guide that RAMSA produced for Stone Quarry Art Park continues this idea of site-responsive, flexible spaces that can be activated and used in a myriad of ways by artists, by

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following the meeting. “We also are concerned about the cost [of] electric buses, which is double the amount of gas buses right now. Furthermore, the electric bus production is a year out still, and we need these buses now.”

The annual vote is scheduled for May 16, 2023, from 12 to 8 p.m., in the Middle School Auxiliary Gymnasium at 31 Emory Ave.

“[The transportation proposition] is its own vote,” said Assistant Superintendent/School Business Official Thomas Finnerty. “It is in essence a capital project because we are asking the voters to allow us to borrow funds to make a capital purchase.”

In addition to the transportation proposition, qualified voters in the district will be asked to consider a budget proposition to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of an amount that is anticipated to be determined by the BOE no later than April 24 for the 2023-2024 school year and to levy a tax on the taxable

Pine Plain Cemetery, North Manlius Annual Meeting

7 p.m. Minoa Village Center, Golden Age Room. All are welcome.

THURSDAY, MARCH 30

Positivity Under Pressure

8:15 a.m.-10 a.m. Virtual. CNY ATD will explore developing a growth mindset, gaining optimism, and reducing stress. Members: $25. Non-members: $40. Email info@cnyatd.org.

Cazenovia High School PTSA Build Up and Belong Workshop

7 p.m.-8 p.m. Cazenovia Library. This workshop for parents and teens discusses scenarios of online interactions. The program will help families explore the use of technology as communication tools, discuss ways to build belonging, and teach how to navigate privacy and safety. For teens 13 and older.

APRIL 1-APRIL 29 Associated Artists of CNY: Spring Fever Manlius Library. Open reception on Sunday, April 16 from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

visitors, by staff.”

In 2014, Hilltop House and Studio, along with the Riesters’ original 23-acre property, was placed on the National Register of Historic Places for its significance as a highly intact example of a mid-twentieth-century modern house and artist studio.

According to the register, “The building exemplifies mid-century house design with its use of common, ready-made materials and prominent front-gable massing, large expanses of windows, and open

property of the school district.

A third proposition calls for voters to elect two members to the BOE for three-year terms. The seats are currently held by Meghan Kelly and Dr. Jan Woodworth. Qualified voters of the district may obtain applications for absentee ballots from the district clerk’s office. Qualified voters may also apply for military ballots by requesting an application from the clerk at 315-6551317 or eayres@caz.cnyric.org.

In other news

The BOE adopted a resolution authorizing an amendment to the district’s special patrol officer agreement with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.

“This allows our school resource officers to take sick days just like the rest of our staff, but it doesn’t impact the overall amount of our contract,” said DiFulvio. “. . . It was up to each district if we wanted to allow it or not.”

Cazenovia High School Principal Molly Hagan reported that the High School Action Team is planning to make a recommendation to the BOE

SUNDAY, APRIL 2

Bones East Concert

2 p.m. Dewitt Community Church. Bones East is a trombone ensemble. Donations to benefit the music ministry program.

SATURDAY APRIL 8

Monster Jam Stadium Championship

JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse. The most unexpected, unscripted and unforgettable motorsports experience for families and fans in the world today returns to Syracuse for an adrenaline-charged weekend. Tickets will be available for purchase online at ticketmaster.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

APTD and CPTD Information Session

12 p.m. Virtual. CNY ATD will hold an informational session regarding the APTD (Associate Professional in Talent Development) certification credentials for talent development professionals. Email info@cnyatd.org.

interior plan. However, unlike a typical mid-century house, the building also incorporates elements of Dorothy Riester’s sculptural background and her desire to integrate nature into her art.”

In February 2021, the site was accepted into the HAHS program, which is a coalition of independent museums that were once the homes and working studios of American artists. For more information on SQAP, visit sqhap.org.

related to the start times of afterschool sports to allow students time to access teachers for extra help and participate in extracurriculars.

“We will be making that official recommendation at the June meeting,” said Hagan.

During a discussion on electric buses, Finnerty informed the board that the New York State Education Department is planning to develop a “roadmap” and another guiding document to help districts work through the process of transitioning to all-electric bus fleets by 2035.

“They recognize that so many districts and entities are just lacking information, so they are gathering information from other states who are ahead of us in the process — California for one — to help guide us in that process,” Finnerty said.

CCSD BOE meetings are usually held at 6:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month. Meeting dates are listed on the district website and the school calendar. For more information, visit cazenoviacsd.com/boardof-education.

Cazenovia Heritage, Inc., and Cornell University’s Graduate Program in Historic Preservation Planning have announced they will partner in a 2023 project to survey the architecture and socio-economic development of a neighborhood within the Village of Cazenovia Village.

Cazenovia Heritage will provide matching funds to support the efforts of a graduate student assigned to the project.

This project is intended to be a prototype of future projects within both the village and town to document historical architecture and the drivers of settlement within the neighborhoods of Cazenovia.

“We are excited that this year -- as Cazenovia celebrates Caz230 -- Cornell’s Preservation Planning Program will work with Cazenovia Heritage to undertake this long-desired project. Much of Cazenovia’s ability to survive successfully into the 20th century is due to the resilience of its middle-class neighborhoods,” said Anne Ferguson, president of Cazenovia Heritage.

“These neighborhoods played a significant

role in the evolution and transformation of Cazenovia during the entire 19th century,” Dr. Michael Tomlan, director of Historic Preservation Planning in Cornell’s College of Architecture, Art and Planning, said. “The architecture of a neighborhood is significant evidence of that past and continues to define the character of the community today.”

Preliminary meetings have been held to define the scope and physical boundaries of the study, resulting in a potential study area including Center Street and Farnham Street from Albany Street and north to Corwin Street. The study is intended to provide the architectural findings, social, and historical context of a geographic area by what is called a “reconnaissance survey,” rather than details of specific buildings.

Cazenovia Heritage volunteers will provide additional resources to aid in the research of socio-economic development factors.

The project will begin this June and be undertaken during the summer.

Findings will be presented to the public by the graduate student in November 2023.

“This is a significant part of Cazenovia’s architectural history that should be documented for future generations,” Tomlan said. “We are delighted to be a part of this ground-breaking work with Cazenovia Heritage.”

Cornell University, located in Ithaca, was one of the first institutions in the country to offer graduate-level preservation classes and is internationally recognized as a leader in the

field. Each year, employers throughout the world compete for graduates of the Historic Preservation Planning (HPP) program. Cazenovia Heritage is a 501 c3 organization dedicated to the protection and preservation of historic architecture, sites, and objects within the Cazenovia area. For additional information, visit cazheritage.org.

to control snow and ice conditions

Qualifications

Good knowledge of Standard, automotive repair methods, and of the terminology and tools of the trade.

Good knowledge of occupational hazards and safety precautions of the trade, skilled and use of tools, machines and test equipment

Ability to diagnose troubles in automotive and other mechanical equipment, and demonstrate ability to make difficult repairs to heavy automotive and other mechanical equipment

Familiarity with welding techniques, ability to work from plans and specifications and follow rough draft sketches and oral instructions

Ability to maintain simple written records and understand written manufacturer manuals

Minimum qualifications

Graduate from a regionally accredited or New York State register, college or university with associate degree or higher in automotive technology or diesel technology.

Or have two years full-time paid experience or part-time equivalent as a skilled automotive mechanic or completion of two years vocational educational program majoring in automotive technology, or diesel, technology, and one year of work experienced or a combination of training equivalent in scope to an automotive technology or diesel technology curriculum and experience

Special Requirements

Must obtain or possess a New York State commercial driver’s license CDL-B within 1 year of hire.

Physical Requirements

Must be able to perform medium work exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally.

Job Type: Full-time

Please send resume to Village of Cazenovia 90 Albany Street Cazenovia NY 13035 Attn: PWA