From know-it-All to uninFormEd

No one likes a know-it-all, leastwise those of us who were raised to be just that. I speak from deep personal experience.

I am the oldest of four children and the recipient of my father’s directive to be a leader rather than a follower. My siblings fought hard against such hubris but somewhere along the line, either individually or in collusion, they let me think that I was the leader and one with superior skills. I mean, who could do the housework better than me, or the dishes or cook the evening meals or mow the lawn?

Any effort at these tasks by two of my siblings was carefully scrutinized by my hyper-critical eye, and if their work was poorly executed, I simply redid it. I can remember repeating that phrase, “If you want something done right…”

It was amazing, though, that my youngest sister, so poorly adapted to household work, could whip up a new outfit on the sewing machine in a trice or that my brother, all thumbs at just about anything around the house, could learn any musical instrument and start up several bands. Seems that one of the things that this know-it-all didn’t know was when she was being, what is the current word … played?

My other sister didn’t even try to do things poorly, she just hid out in the bathroom until I went to college. Amazingly, they survived their seeming lack of skills and have prospered in their own ways with homes that are organized and clean. But, as the eldest, I still hold the scepter of know-it-all and have been known to Type A it through many an assignment. Most know-it-alls aren’t aware of their situation until they come in contact with another similarly-trained annoyance. And so it came to pass that I met up with not one but two of this genera. It seemed that no matter what I said, there was always a contradiction to be made, always a comment about how they had more experience, knew more people, had preferred and, of course, more effective ways of getting things done. One would even do my work for me. Even when they were dead wrong, they were right and could convince me that I had erred. That was a lesson to be learned! Enduring the dynamic of the paramount font of perfectionism is really a pain in the neck … only a lot lower in the anatomy. And how did I deal with this epiphany? I didn’t. I saved my ego by simply separating myself from them. I changed jobs. I continued smug in my know-itall world, until a higher power pointedly intervened.

God drew me up short with the ultimate antidote ... motherhood. Having children just about drained my psyche of any trace of belief in my sense of competency or control. I should have suspected this early on

From the CLA: Cazenovia Lake needs your help

We need your help preventing new invasive species from coming into Cazenovia Lake.

An invasive species, whether plant or animal, is a species new to an environment that can become overpopulated and extremely harmful to its new ecosystem. One example of this, one we are all familiar with, is Eurasian Milfoil.

We know the most common way a new invasive species can enter our lake is by way of boats, bait wells and especially boat trailers going from one body of water to another.

There are two new invasive species we are increasingly concerned about getting into our lake.

These species have been found already in bodies of water in Central New York and have been found to be extremely invasive.

The first and most concerning is Hydrilla.

This plant grows unchecked by native plants, grows to the surface choking waterways and is not responsive to the herbicides we currently use to control milfoil.

The second is the Gobie fish.

This bait fish has been inadvertently released into waterways from bilge or live wells and has been shown to significantly change the entire fish ecosystem of the affected water.

The Village and Town of Cazenovia have committed significant resources to provide an inspection station at Lakeside Park for boats and trailers entering our lake.

Lake stewards are on duty any time the launch site is open. Their entire goal is to prevent potential contamination of the lake.

There are, however, still too many entry points on the lake where inspection is not taking place.

The Cazenovia Lake Association is reaching out to implore people who might be using a non inspection site to use only the village launch.

This is the only protection we have for stopping the next invasive species Lakeside Park on East Lake Road in Cazenovia provides an inspection station for boats and a launch area.

Annual permits can be obtained at the village offices at 90 Albany St. during business hours and are free for village and town residents.

There is a fee for non-residents.

As residents and visitors to the lake we have a duty to protect our lake so that it continues to benefit all of us for years to come.

The Village of Cazenovia is now requiring all contractors who work from a boat or barge on the lake to obtain a permit and fill out an additional form that identifies the scope of work, length of the project, location and other pertinent data.

The contractors often use a trailered barge which is just as prone to carrying invasives as a recreational boat.

The boat launch is a privilege for all and any contractor that is uncooperative or disrespectful to our lake or personnel will have their permit revoked.

Residents should be mindful of this when hiring a waterfront contractor.

If you have questions, comments or concerns please contact the Cazenovia Lake Association at cazlake.org.

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Creative director: Gordon Bigelow, ext 331, art@eaglenewsonline com when nausea interrupted my plans in graduate school to become a world-renowned anthropologist, but that passed and, armed with books on childrearing, I mapped out how I would maintain my home, develop extraordinary culinary capabilities, take a few more graduate courses and become the model of young motherhood.

I even wrote these plans down, you know, to pass on to those not as well informed as I. I posted them on the door of what was to be the nursery.

God’s lesson revealed itself in all its power somewhere in the first hours of the first night after I brought my first born home from the hospital. There he was, my darling baby boy. Why weren’t the neighbors bringing gifts to celebrate his arrival? I lay my child, freshly bathed, changed and fed in his fashionably appointed crib, cleverly situated under his educational mobile. I smiled and began a lullaby that was interrupted by colicky screaming that lasted for three months. The section in Dr. Spock that dealt with colic was ragged in a few weeks, but not more so than the reader who was alternately stumbling around the house trying to implement her naïve plans for housekeeping while caring for a very unhappy baby or simply crying copious tears at her inadequacy.

I walked the floor for hours every night, rocked him, sang to him, tried all kinds of folk remedies recommended by older, more experienced mothers. I read somewhere that colicky in- fants don’t cry when you use the vacuum. My floors were immaculate and my child continued to cry. We drove over the county roads at all hours of the night, child in the back seat, hoping that something we read about babies liking the rocking motion of the car would work. To this day, I associate some roads in the area with the hair-raising sound of a baby taken from his bed by his rookie parents, miserable in the back seat.

Nothing got done around the house. I tried, but beyond the vacuuming, dishes piled up in the sink, laundry was done on an emergency-only basis and I don’t think I combed my hair for weeks. At the end of six months, only one of the tasks that I had taped to the door of the nursery had been accomplished on a regular basis: vacuuming the floors.

Finally, exasperated beyond anything I could have imagined, I took the screaming child next door to my neighbor who was also my family doctor and held the child out to him saying, “I give up. He just won’t stop crying.” Doc Daly smiled, as those who are in the know often do, and said, “Well, I’ll bet he has a milk allergy. Try some soy formula and see what happens.”

Screaming child in tow, I raced to the store and bought Isomil. I spent the entire first night after his formula change checking my quiet, sleeping child to see if he was still alive. Equipped with all of this

Years Ago in History

by Cindy bEll tobEy

14 Years Ago – Aug.12, 2009

For many students, the perfect school day might include classes on orienteering, myth busting, walking and snacking, lego robotics, making comic books, jewelry design, choreography, singing and baking “caramel crumble squares.”

This perfect dream was realized for about 100 participants in the summer’s “Discovery University” program held at Cazenovia High School and Middle School.

The program is held every year for graduates of third through sixth grades. Students in the Myth Busting class used science to test every questions: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop? Can you tell the difference between Skittle flavors in a blind taste test?

“Everything starts to taste the same after five,” said one Skittle-eating scientist. Maureen Carroll and Patricia Chiarello, who both work for the school, run the weeklong program.

“At least 90-percent of kids come back for the next year,” Chiarello said.

10 Years Ago – Aug. 7, 2013

Cazenovia is a gem of a historic village whose streets are lined with 18th and 19th century homes. Rarely do these homes come up for sale, especially the ones that are renovated, updated and fronting the main street through the village. Such, however, is the case with the historic Greek Revival-style home at 9 Albany St., also known as “White Lilacs.”

This 6,570-square-foot building on approximately .90 acres is located on land originally owned by Cazenovia founder John Lincklaen, with the original structure believed to have been built around 1815.

In 1833, the property was sold the John D. Ledyard, an agent of the Holland Land Company, to the president and directors of the Madison County Bank.

The building is Greek Revival architecture with a Federal-style influence. It is distinguished with four iconic pillars fronting the building (the largest in town), which interestingly, are made of solid logs – not pieced together as was most common at the time – with handcarved fluting.

The front of the house is brick and originally there was a wing on the northwest side.

6 Years Ago – Aug. 9, 2017

The massive July 1 storm that hit Cazenovia may have been one month ago, but its effects are still being felt.

The Gorge Trail that runs from Clark Street in the village to Bingley Road in Fenner is still closed to hikers after suffering three washouts during the storm.

The trail, which is owned and maintained by the Ca History l Page 5 l

Lavender Blue said that networking is key.

“Reach out for advice. Talk about what you would like to do. Be willing to open up and be receptive,” she said.

Warburton is concerned that young people are despondent and distracted by their cell phones, but she has some advice to offer.

“I would really love it if young people knew there are opportunities out there. They should investigate when opportunities come up,” Warburton said.

While 20 years has moved quickly,

Lowe and Warburton are grateful for the support they have recevied from the community.

“We are really grateful to the community for a lot of support . . . It has been a gift in my life to experience all the people we’ve met,” Warburton said. “Twenty years has gone quickly but has brought magical moments and has, hopefully, added many memories as families sit and gather around a table set on a Provencal tablecloth.”

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BettyAnn Kram, a retired executive for INFICON, a multinational manufacturer of instrumentation, took time off from sailing because of an injury.

“When I was able to rig and launch my Sunfish once again, I felt everyone’s care and awareness of my new beginnings,” she said. “As it happened, when I tried to climb into my boat very near our launch area, I tipped it over and grabbed to hold on to it. I was fine, but I heard someone say, ‘Where’s BettyAnn?!’ and Eileen Lowe appeared immediately in the water beside me.”

For 92-year old Arlene Abend, a metalwork artist whose work has been exhibited at the Everson Museum, WOW is a tool for challenging gender norms.

Before joining WOW, Abend was crew for her ex-husband on a large sailboat. She wasn’t allowed to make any decisions, but that changed during a regatta on Skaneateles Lake–they were in the lead, then the wind stopped.

Abend knew the captain needed to loosen the sails to catch as much wind as possible, so she told him just that. He got angry, she jumped ship (even though she couldn’t swim), and he got disqualified for not finishing with the crew he started with. Shortly thereafter, she filed for divorce.

“I found that I couldn’t go by [his] rules anymore or someone else’s decision . . . In my divorce, my husband got our large sailing boat, and I ended up with a little Sunfish. [With the WOWs] I could put my hand on the tiller, and I could be the skipper . . . And the people around me–who gave me a sense of tomorrow–[were] just beautiful,” Abend said.

One such beauty is Jean Doering, a WOW of 27 years and a Sunfish racer.

Having won the Spirit Award for her passion for sailing, she’s taught lots of WOWs how to sail. Doering didn’t start with a Sunfish though; she was a windsurfer who was “excited by its simplicity, sail, board, boom, and speed!” She joined WBYC with her husband Eugene in 1993; by 1996 she was intrigued with the WOWs.

“I hung around at 4 p.m. launching time when everyone rigged their boats and sailed away,” Doering said. “Our most senior WOW member, Pat Crosby, volunteered to take me on board. By the end of the season, I had bought my own boat and was hooked on sailing.” Then she tried racing.

“I [started] by hanging behind out of the way of the ferocious competitors,” she said. “I soon got tired of being behind the fleet, so I got a new boat with a racing rig, and started to catch up, and then to overtake!”

New members are always welcome.

“As a recent member of WOW, I am so excited to join this wonderful group of women, and push myself to learn a new skill,” Kathleen Muldoon, who joined the group this summer, said,

“I love the way this group encourages women to sail,” said Ruth Bates, who has been in a leadership role for the WOWs for six years and sailing for over 50 years.

As a co-captain with Graham, she leads drills such as planned capsizing and knot tying, skills that are crucial to feel confident on the water.

But the WOWs aren’t just about sailing; lots of women spend Wednesday evenings watching the sunset over the lake and enjoying hors d’oeuvres together.

“Our social hour is a wonderful time to share and create friendships,” Graham said. “I would say that every one of us cherishes their WOW experience.”