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on Friday, Dec. 6, the Cazenovia community gathered downtown for the 47th Annual Cazenovia Christmas Walk and Village
tree lighting. organized by the Cazlife committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce, the event included
live performances, food, santa’s arrival, a photo opportunity with santa at Community bank, a Cazenovia Garden Club holiday sale, a library book sale, international santas, and an arts & crafts sale at Carpenter’s barn. the village tree was lit with newly purchased and strung colored lights, downtown shops were open late, and nonprofits lined the street with treats.
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Madison County tourism gives presentation
additional public hearing on draft comprehensive plan update 2030 set by kAtE hill staff Writer
This month, Cazenovia Town Supervisor Kyle Reger continued a new series promoting Madison County services by inviting Madison County Tourism (MCT) Executive Director Kaytlynn Lynch to present during the Dec. 9 Cazenovia Town Board meeting.
MCT, the county’s official tourism promotion agency, strives to strengthen economic activity in Madison County by strategically marketing its events, businesses, and organizations. According to Lynch, its goal is to bring people from outside the area
— and their spending dollars — to Madison County communities.
“We help our partners, which are tourism-related entities, with marketing resources that help drive visitors here, generating revenue for us and raising awareness of all of Madison County’s vibrant communities and amenities,” Lynch said.
She reported that in 2023, visitor spending at local businesses in Madison County totaled $138 million, as reported by Empire State Development, I LOVE NEW YORK & Tourism Economics.
Lynch broke the $138 million in spending down as follows: $52 million on food and beverages, $33 million on lodging and accommodations,
$24 million on retail goods and services, $21 million on vacation properties and second homes, $4 million on recreation and entertainment, and $4 million on local transportation.
According to Empire State Development, I LOVE NEW YORK & Tourism Economics, this visitor spending and increased economic activity generates $9.3 million in county tax revenue, reducing the tax burden on residents, and $61 million in local employment income.
Lynch next discussed how MCT is funded.
“To put it simply, when you stay at a hotel and have those additional fees at the bottom of your bill, we are essentially one of those fees,” she said. Town l Page 4
Public meeting set on Mill Street dam removal
In 2023, the Cazenovia Area Community Development Association (CACDA) secured funding from the Department of State for the Village of Cazenovia to begin an analysis of the potential removal of the Mill Street dam. The dam was originally built to help control water levels in the Erie Canal. The dam no longer serves a purpose, restricts fish passage, and contributes to backflows from Chittenango Creek into Cazenovia Lake several times per year. These backflows bring silt and nutrients into the lake, contributing to the growth of weeds and algae. The village, CACDA, and the Cazenovia Lake Association have been working over the past several years to identify possible solutions to this backflow issue. Removal of the dam and upstream remediation to a natural state will go a long way toward addressing this problem.
The current funding is being used to develop preliminary engineering plans for the dam removal. The initial findings, developed by Gomez & Sullivan Engineers, will be presented to the public on Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. in the Community Room at the Cazenovia Public Library.
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Lighting up Cazenovia
Local writer’s short story collection
by kAtE hill staff Writer
Over a century ago, former Cazenovia resident Martin H. Knapp launched a 25-year writing career that produced a body of work that captures many facets of Upstate New York life in a bygone era.
Twenty-seven of the author’s fictional short stories were recently published in a book titled “Tales from Upstate: The Collected Short Fiction of Martin H. Knapp, 1920-1945.”
“This collection of Martin H. Knapp’s fiction, both published and unpublished, brings to life memorable characters, ranging from Upstate New York country folk to the urban well-todo, sportsmen, hunters, and farmwives, smalltown functionaries and captains of industry, thieves and law-abiding citizens,” the book description states. “We are taken into their lives, hear them talk, interact, struggle, triumph, and sometimes fail. Cutting across class and gender, his stories exude a love of the outdoors and human idiosyncrasy, and an appreciation of life’s vicissitudes and complexity, tempered by a deep commitment to fairness, integrity, and compassion.”
Knapp was born in 1881 and raised on a farm
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The spirit of giving
Following Thanksgiving several days have taken on names and concepts all their own such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
But since 2012 the Tuesday after Thanksgiving has been a day that has taken on a different tone more in line with the spirit of the holiday season.
This has come to be known as GivingTuesday. According to givingtuesday.org, GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement that unleashes the power of radical generosity around the world.
GivingTuesday was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, this idea has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity.
The website goes on to say that GivingTuesday strives to build a world in which the catalytic power of generosity is at the heart of the society we build together, unlocking dignity, opportunity, and equity around the globe. GivingTuesday’s global network collaborates year-round to inspire generosity around the world, with a common mission to build a world where generosity is part of everyday life.
GivingTuesday espouses a concept that organization calls radical generosity.
While many call on philanthropists, policymakers and grantmakers to repair broken systems, GivingTuesday recognizes that we each can drive an enormous amount of positive change by rooting our everyday actions, decisions and behavior in radical generosity—the concept that the suffering of others should be as intolerable to us as our own suffering. Radical generosity invites people in to give what they can to create systemic change, the website says.
Whether it is presents under the tree or gathering with friends and family for a big meal many of us are fortunate to be able to enjoy these luxuries.
But we also know this time of year many will struggle to provide those things for their family and many more will struggle just to stay warm and fed and still many others will go without entirely. There are a number of things many of us can and often do take advantage of to lend even a little bit of help. This can come in the form of making a donation to the food pantry or local church that helps provide meals.
We can donate clothing items and hats and scarves to help others keep warm. We can donate gifts or get a name from a giving tree and give some extra presents to make Christmas a little merrier for children. We may give the extra few dollars at the checkout stand that will go to a charitable organization. All of these efforts are good and well worth doing and as the old saying goes; every little bit does indeed truly help.
Perhaps this time of year the most visible and audible reminder that there are people in need are the Red Kettle bell ringers associated with the Salvation Army.
Whether on the street or at the entrance of a store, these volunteers, the bells they are ringing and the red kettles they are using to collect are a common sight and have served as a friendly reminder for decades to give a little whether it was loose pocket change or a dollar or two.
With online shopping, many are out less than they once were and many of us now rarely if at all carry cash, instead using bank and credit cards for the majority of our purchases.
According to the Salvation Army, this has changed the manner in which it is able to raise the funds it uses through the year, much of which has traditionally come from these red kettles. Now donations can be made online. For our region anyone interested in making a donation can visit easternusa.salvationarmy.org/ eastern-territory/kettle/ and enter their zip code to make a local donation.
But this spirit of generosity does not have to be and should not be limited to one specific day.
And while the holiday season makes us a little more aware that there are many who will go without, the generosity often demonstrated during this time of year is something we can find ways to practice anytime of the year.
the avenues of my childhood
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n the Brooklyn of my youth there were two-way streets and one-way streets. The twoway streets were designated as avenues and each had its own collection of stores, theaters, schools - urban collections that supported a now vanished life style.
In England it would be called the High Street; in most American cities, it would be Main, but in our Brooklyn it was 5th Avenue. Not to be confused with 5th Avenue in Manhattan which would be a mistake of scale and prosperity. Yes, 5th Avenue has shopping in common with its similarly-named thoroughfare across the bay, but the type and degree of shopping in Brooklyn was miles different than what was available in the big apple.
Fifth Avenue was where we went to shop for most everything besides food. Lerner’s, AS Beck, Thom McCann, Woolworths, Kresge’s, Lofts and Florsheim’s led the list as famous outlets.
On Brooklyn’s 5th, there were many other, smaller, specialized, often “Mom and Pop” shops.
At the corner of 55th and 5th Avenue was a
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“[Of the] four percent tax that visitors pay when staying overnight at one of our hotels, motels, inns, etc., 90 percent of that money comes to our office to market what’s going on in the county. The other 10 percent is kept by the county for administering that specific tax collection.”
MCT participates in New York State’s Tourism Matching Funds Program, which provides funding to Tourism Promotion Agencies to market their destinations and increase the number of visitors and spending across NYS.
Madison County is in the NYS Division of Tourism’s Central New York region, one of the state’s eleven official vacation regions. The county works directly with seven neighboring counties — Oneida, Herkimer, Montgomery, Schoharie, Otsego, Chenango, and Broome — to promote CNY.
MCT’s tourism partners can participate in initiatives such as the CNY Cheese Trail, the Brew Central Trail, and CNY Fresh, as well as many seasonal promotions.
Lynch noted that Cazenovia’s Brae Loch Inn, right next door to the town offices, participates in another popular trail, the Haunted History Trail of NYS, through the inn’s “Ghostly Getaway” lodging package.
MCT also supports events such as Open Farm Day, Madison-Bouckville Antique Week, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame Induction Weekend.
“Since I started with the office, [we’ve been] actively building an updated asset library of photos and videos for new and more successful marketing initiatives,” said Lynch, who has been with MCT for a little over a year. “This library is actively and currently being shared with our partners and community organizations for use in their own marketing.”
This fall, the MCT office coordinated visits to Cazenovia by two professional social media influencers, one local and one national.
“Painting Caz through magical autumnal experiences and cozy holiday vibes via the personal perspectives of two professional social media influencers brings what I believe is an enhanced level of awareness to this area,” Lynch said. “In total, these reels have been played on Instagram more than 230,000 times and counting, with a total watch time so far of 552 hours, or the equivalent of 23 solid days.”
To conclude her presentation, Lynch said that MCT is proud to support the lively arts and culture scene, diverse dining options, attractions, unique retail shops, and outdoor and indoor recreational opportunities in Madison County that rely on visitor patronage.
For more information on MCT, email Lynch at kaytlynn@madisontourism.com or visit madison-
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cigar shop. I’m sure that cigars, newspapers and the kinds of merchandise that is associated with the nomenclature were in greater supply than were Tootsie Rolls, the big Tootsie Rolls. My Aunt Dorothy, while on our way to shop on 5th Avenue, would always stop in the cigar store to buy my sister Kathleen and I one of those huge confections. My mother did not approve … too many sweets. Lerner’s was the origin of my once-a-year new Easter outfit. Top to almost bottom, I was dressed in would-be Lerner’s haute couture. My younger sisters would have to be content to wear what I or my next younger sister had outgrown from previous Easter collections. My Mary Janes came from AS Beck, where my feet were measured with a fluoroscope. No Brannock device there.
Woolworths and Kresge’s were where I would spend the dollar that my mother gave me each Christmas season to spend on gifts for the family. You could purchase something for each of my siblings and my parents and keep it under or just at the dollar.
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Next month’s speaker is Ellen Bowe of Madison County Workforce Development. in other news
The town board held a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the town’s comprehensive plan, titled “Draft Town of Cazenovia Comprehensive Plan Update 2030.”
After receiving input from several community members, the board scheduled an additional public hearing on the proposed amendments for Jan. 13, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. at the town offices.
The board also authorized the engagement of SWB Consulting Services (Sara Wall Bollinger) of Fayetteville to study community-wide recreational opportunities in the Town of Cazenovia.
“The Town of Cazenovia Town Board previously determined that there is a need to obtain an assessment of community-wide recreational opportunities and gaps with the town’s goal to support the health, equity, and well-being of all residents,” the adopted resolution states.
The proposed cost of the asset evaluation project is $20,000.
Reger will hold his next monthly office hours on Sunday, Dec. 15 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the town offices. Community members are invited to sit down with him and discuss any town issue.
For more information on the Town of Cazenovia, visit towncazenovia.digitaltowpath.org or call the town offices at 315-655-9213. Village of Cazenovia Police Department reminder
The Village of Cazenovia Police Department (PD) would like to remind village residents that they are encouraged to report incidents or suspicious activity to the PD at any time. The best and fastest way to do so is by calling 911 as soon as possible. The PD can also be called directly for non-urgent matters at 315655-3276. An officer is on duty 24/7 but not always in the office, so it is best to call the 911 Center to make a report.
All residents should feel comfortable contacting the PD as needed. Residents often seek help for matters too long after an event, making it difficult for the PD to address the situation. Acting swiftly with as much information as possible increases the PD’s likelihood of being able to help. Multiple incidents should be reported as they occur to allow for documentation of possibly connected activities.
This service exists to be used and serves all residents equally.
Questions can be directed to Police Chief Michael A. Hayes at PoliceChief@villageofcazenoviany.gov and Police Commissioner/Village Trustee Jennifer Lutter at Lutter4caz@gmail.com.
Ramblings from the empty nest ann Ferro
What is sU football’s place?
Time had run out and, like almost any other time an unranked college football team knocks off someone in the top 10, here came the students pouring on to the field to celebrate with the players.
Only this was happening in Syracuse. The Orange had not just beat Miami and all but ruined their playoff hopes, but also erased a 21-point deficit for the first time in program history. Yeah, it was worth celebrating.
For much of the 21 st century the notion that the gridiron version of the Orange could sit at the table with the sport’s reigning powers was unthinkable. The rest of the time it was just laughable.
Oh sure, there was the occasional good season put up by Doug Marrone, and even a Dino Babers side won 10 before quickly slipping back into low mediocrity.
Now? Well, as great as this 9-3 season was, where SU goes depends a lot on the next season, the next set of players which shows up and, to at least some degree, how the rest of the country reacts to it.
The stores that had the big chain names were to the left of 55th Street from the perspective of my house. To the right were the smaller, locally owned shops. On the opposite side of Fifth was the haberdashery that was rumored to be connected in some way to the criminal element. At least that is what my aunts said, based on their knowledge of what they read in the Daily News or the Mirror newspapers.
In the summer, walking along this part of 5th avenue, I would experience the oh-so-seductive scents of vanilla and carbonation wafting out of the open doors of the soda shops. I so wished that I had the money to treat myself to some of the luscious ice cream treats inside those establishments. Money was always tight, though, and even a nickel was a lot to have for a child. The smell of leather was rife outside the shoe makers and the smell of fresh baked bread perfumed the air outside the bakeries. My father would stop at one of these bakeries on Sunday, after mass, to buy six Kaiser rolls for breakfast. My friend and classmate Nora Frers lived in a railroad flat above a shoe store on Fifth Avenue. Those apartments were entered through the kitchen. You had to walk through two bedrooms to get to the living room with its bay window that overlooked 5th Avenue. I can recall thinking how elegant her apartment was in comparison to the one where another classmate, Barbara Thomasewski, lived on 3rd Avenue. It was the same kind of floor plan but in a building that was dark and poorly maintained. Were the walls really painted ochre? Her living room overlooked the gloomy underside of the Belt Parkway. But if you looked hard enough you could see part of the bocce ball courts on the opposite side of the avenue. It did seem that the quality of housing changed as you went from the bay to higher numbered avenues.
Our parish church, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, was on 5th Avenue and 59th street. A large basilica, it covered the entire block between 59th and 60th street. We did not only visit on Sunday; as students in the school, my siblings and I went to daily mass at 7:30 a.m., a six-block walk in all weather. Mass was
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Thoughts Phil Blackwell
Start with the part for which the players and coaches were responsible. Fran Brown’s hiring raised eyebrows because of his youth (he’s only 42) and not having much experience as even a coordinator.
Yet AD Sean Wildhack took a chance on what Brown learned while part of a national championship at Georgia and gambled in a way few other colleges or pro franchises would with their tendency to hire lots of coaching retreads.
Brown did his best work before the season even kicked off. Not only did he help bring strong transfers like Kyle McCord, he made sure most of the best veterans (Oronde Gadsden, Marlowe Wax, Trebor Pena, Lequint Allen) stayed to provide a continuity rarely seen amid a coaching change.
Combine this with a greater embrace of SU’s football alumni and the traditions they established in earlier decades, and a great culture took hold, one that could withstand the ups and downs of a 12-game season.
And while there were slips, there was also strong wins over Georgia Tech, Virgnia Tech and Cal even before the
over before 8 and we would walk home for breakfast only to repeat the now sevenblock walk to school.
Third Avenue had a collection of small stores that sold food. There was the butcher, a fish monger, the green grocery, the banana store and the source of most of our clothing, the Goodwill, thanks to my mother and grandmother’s skills with a sewing machine. It also was the location of our candy store, Pops, at the corner of 55th and 3rd where you could buy a Mello Roll ice cream. Then there was Vinnies, a small grocery store where you told the man behind the counter what you wanted to purchase and he retrieved it for you. I can remember walking down the street past the vacant lot to Vinnies repeating over and the short list of what my mother needed while clutching the change in my hand. “Bread, Pet milk, baking powder and sugar” …over and over. “Don’t forget to get change, Ann.”
There were untold hours walking along 4th avenue, past small stores, coffee shops, bars and large apartment buildings on my way to the library. Also on Fourth Avenue was the Coliseum, the movie house where we spent eons of hours watching double features with this week’s episode of an exciting serial, Pathe news’ “Eyes and Ears of the World” as well as three cartoons. This is where I absorbed a vision of the world where houses had 12-foot ceilings and women had long blond hair, dark lipstick and clothes that sparkled…not anything like real life, but so palatable to a child. What a comparison between our house, my Mom, her housedresses and the palatial homes in movies and Diana Durban.
That Brooklyn was created by and for a heterogeneous mixture of blue collar, aspirational peoples who have long moved out to “better places,” replaced by what has been described as hipsters who prefer more upscale and certainly far more expensive pursuits.
I am sure that the current residents will gather their memories in the same way as I have … different memories for a different population, but nostalgia for a time when you played stick ball and potsie in the streets, going home when the street lights came on, where your block was family and your church a central part
big conquest of Miami. McCord was sensational start to finish, and don’t you think Ohio State may have used his skills against that Maize and Blue side they can’t beat?
All of this was exciting to watch, for the most part, something rarely said about an Orange team of recent vintage. You had to think recruits were paying attention, realizing that they could do something special here with far less pressure than in the football factories of the bloated Big Ten and SEC.
Something overshadows the whole narrative, though. Even a 10-2 SU side that reached the ACC title game but lost to SMU or Clemson may have not cracked the College Football Playoff for myriad reasons, from schedule strength to the fact that they’re not an Ohio State or Alabama which gets every benefit of every doubt.
We in Central New York are wellversed in the topic of college sports teams battling for post-season tournament spots from all the times SU basketball dealt with it in Jim Boeheim’s last years on the bench.
Seeing it unfold at the highest level of college football revealed its own troubles. Aside from the usual bias
toward the big-name teams, there was every side from every conference loudly lobbying for their cause and their teams, convinced that sinister forces were aligned against them.
While it might be fun that SU might enter these conversations, imagine working hard toward something and the moment you get within reach of it your every move is dissected, analyzed, praised and pilloried with equal volume to a point where you forget about all you did to get there.
At least for now, the Orange was spared this noise by never seriously threatening to join the CFP debate. But if Brown continues to excel and the players who follow McCord and company do the same, there’s a real chance Syracuse does enter a future conversation about its very worth.
Those who joined the players on the turf at the Dome joyfully reveled in a program’s milestone. In an era of 12 playoff teams, it’s not too crazy to dream about doing something more.
Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.
I truly believe 80% of golfers, male and female, would use the following words and phrases to describe the skills of the players on both tours; superior, exceptional, outstanding, superb, of the highest quality, magni cent, and let’s not forget the word Billy Crystal made famous, “marvelous”. e remaining 20% are not as engaged as you might think they are. ey don’t play as o en as we do, don’t watch as many tournaments as we do, don’t read as much and only watch the golf channel occasionally. ey are also the ones who use words such as; choke, stinks, amateurish, de cient, and unacceptable when describing a player who is having a “bad day” on the course. is article is being written for the 20% of golfers who need to be better educated about just how much better professional golfers are than the rest of us over the course of an entire season so that they will some day become one of us.
A FEW FACTS ABOUT THE 2024 PGA TOUR SEASON: e Money List
# 1 - Scottie Sche er……….$29,228,356
# 2 - Xander Schau ele…… $18,385,320
# 3 - Hideki Matsuyama…….$11,257,969
# 4 - Will Clark……………….$10,901,416
# 5 - Rory Mcllroy…………..$10,893,790
Tour Average…$2,109,985
Scoring Average
# 1 - Scottie Sche er………68.645
# 2 - Xander Schau ele……69.137
# 3 - Colin Morikowa……….69.794
Tour Average…71.140
Birdie Average
# 1 - Scottie Sche er………4.88
# 2 - Harry Hall………………4.52
# 3 - Keith Mitchell………….4.49 Tour Average…3.83
Tour Average…1.71
Other facts about Scottie Sche er’s “marvelous” golf season.
* He won 7 tournaments.
* He also had 16 Top “10” nishes.
* His approach shots to the green from 100-125 yards was 14 9in.
* His approach shots from 150-175 yards was 23 feet. Final oughts
* When you take in consideration that the average yardage played in tournaments was just over 7,200 yards and the average score per round was 71.140, as well the fact that they have to play well to make any money, you must conclude they are entitled to a “bad day” on the golf course a few times a year. I believe the “average” score of an “average” golfer in the U.S. would be 110-120 on a PGA Tour course.
* Next weeks article will be about Nelly Korda and the 2024 LPGA Tour season.
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Caz native graduates from flight school as a naval aviator
by kAtE hill staff Writer
On Nov. 22, Cazenovia native and United States Marine Corps (USMC) First Lieutenant Margaret Carpenter graduated as a naval aviator from the US Naval Air Station at Corpus Christi, Texas.
She has been assigned to a Marine Air Station in North Carolina, where she will spend the next several years flying the C-130 aircraft in support of Marine Operations.
Carpenter is a 2013 graduate of Cazenovia High School and a 2017 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
She attended USMC Officer Candidate School in 2021 and was commissioned a second lieutenant upon graduation.
Village of Cazenovia Mayor Kurt Wheeler taught Carpenter in high school and described his former student
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as an exceptional scholar, athlete, and leader.
Wheeler, a retired colonel in the USMC Reserve, said that as her former teacher and a Marine, he is extremely proud of Carpenter for completing flight school. He is also proud that such a talented person with infinite options has chosen to serve her country in the armed forces.
“Maggie was an ‘A’ stu-
dent in my AP US History and AP Government classes and a three-sport athlete who made major contributions to our field hockey, basketball, and golf teams,” Wheeler said. “Maggie also had a wonderful, dry sense of humor, which will serve her well during the rigors of military service. I got a second chance to work with Maggie when she participated [in] our commu-
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United states Marine Corps First lieutenant Margaret Carpenter, a Cazenovia native, recently graduated as a naval aviator from the Us naval Air station at Corpus Christi, texas.
Years Ago in History
by CinDy bEll tobEy
14 years Ago – Dec. 15, 2010
Frank Costello, of Fenner, received a Commander’s Award from the Cazenovia American Legion Post 88.
“Frank has always lived in this area and long ago established a place in his heart for the American Legion,” said Commander Jack Mott.
“Frank’s three brothers served in the armed forces.”
Mr. Costello owned The Nelson Inn for many years and served several times as the Fenner Town Supervisor.
His business skills and political background helped the American Legion in Cazenovia obtain funding and grants for improvements to their Post Home on Chenango Street.
He worked closely with Floyd Bennett and Nick Christakos to broker land purchases for the legion’s baseball/softball fields.
12 years Ago – Dec. 12, 2012
Cazenovia High School’s Agricultural Education Program was recently named as one of only six agricultural education programs nationwide to receive the National Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Middle/Secondary Agricultural Education Program Award.
The designation was given to the school on Nov. 28, during the NAAE annual convention in Atlanta.
Mandi Millen, the agriculture teacher at Cazenovia High School, was on hand to accept the award last month.
With 128 students in her program, Millen teaches 14 courses in the areas of agriculture science, animal science and agricultural mechanics.
“Every student is capable of learning and as teachers we are not only responsible for the specific content we teach but also the many life lessons and growth that comes along with that,” Millen said. “We believe that a strong agriculture program is a well-balanced agriculture program.”
8 years Ago – Dec. 14, 2016
Should there be a YMCA in Cazenovia? Efforts are currently underway to investigate the need and the desire of the community to have such a facility in either the village or town.
The idea, if wanted by residents, may not mean the construction of a massive new building within the community, however – there are concepts being considered to center it at Cazenovia Collage and offer YMCA programs at various existing satellite locations throughout the village, such as Common Grounds or Cazenovia district school buildings.
“The YMCA does not build YMCA’s, communities build YMCA’s. The YMCA is a locally owned charity – it is owned by the community that runs it – every YMCA is different, no two are alike, so it could take lots of forms,” said Chris Iven, executive director, East Area Family YMCA, who is part of the Cazenovia discussion.
4 years Ago – Dec. 9, 2020
On Dec. 4, Sara Pushlar of Amore Miniature Donkeys on Fenner Road invited families to drive or stop by her front pasture to wave to Santa, his elves, Mrs. Claus, and a number of animals.
The elves delivered candy to cars while wearing masks, and children had the opportunity to approach the fence and pet the donkeys while social distancing.
“With COVID and everything going on right now, I just thought it would be fun for the kids,” Pushlar said. “I want to try to make their Christmases as magical as I can.”
“Martin H. Knapp, Story-Teller: An Appreciation,” he received a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University, graduated from Syracuse University College of Law, and settled in Syracuse. After a brief stint in a law firm, he joined the Solvay Process Company, a large chemical manufacturer owned and managed by industrialist Frederick R. Hazard. As an executive of the company, Knapp was welcomed into the social circles of the well-to-do in Syracuse. His career trajectory changed abruptly in 1920 when the Solvay Process Company was absorbed into the Allied Chemical and Dye Corporation, and the entire Solvay management team, including Knapp, was fired. He dedicated the next 25 years to writing short stories, many of which appeared in popular generalinterest magazines of the time, such as “Collier’s,” “Ladies’ Home Journal,” and “The Country Gentleman.” Knapp’s retirement and final days were spent in Cazenovia on a large country estate off Rippleton Road called “Old Trees.”
Knapp’s connection to Cazenovia
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Worked in banking
Ross James Prossner, born on Feb. 4, 1948, in Rome, N.Y., passed away peacefully on Dec. 7, 2024, surrounded by family at his home, “Hidden Hill,” in Cazenovia. He was the youngest son of Leslie and Evelyn Prossner and brother to Terrance (deceased) and David.
Ross spent his formative years in Rome, New York, and attended Williston Academy in Northampton, MA, where he excelled in swimming, earning All-American honors in the 100-yard backstroke. He graduated in 1966 and continued his education at Syracuse University, where he was a dedicated member of the varsity swim team for four years and a proud member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity, Pi chapter, graduating in 1970.
Ross embarked on a career in banking, beginning with a brief tenure at Lincoln Bank before becoming president and CEO of Carrier Federal Credit Union. Under his leadership, the institution transitioned to Beacon Federal Credit Union and ultimately Beacon Federal Savings and Loan. His time at Beacon was marked by the formation of lasting friendships that continued into his retirement.
Ross embraced a variety of interests, including motorcycle riding, snowboarding, sailing, gardening, welding, reading, birdwatching and volunteering at The Boys and Girls Club. He was also a longtime board member and friend of The Abbey of the Genesee. Ross will be remembered by those closest to him as charismatic, creative, generous, and one of a kind.
Ross’s memory is lovingly carried on by his children, RJ and daughter-in-law Colleen, Whitney and son-in-law Jon, Samantha and special friend Justin, and Jake and special friend Erin; his grandchildren, James, Rosemary, Lia, Wyatt, and Grace; his brother, David; and his beloved canine companions, Sky and Bugsy.
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THROUGH DECEMBER
Pet Supply Drive
Assemblyman Stirpe launches drive to collect food, treats, and toys for cats and dogs as well as general supplies for Helping Hounds and Humane CNY. Visit www.nyassembly.gov for drop-off locations.
FRIDAY, DEC. 13
Silverwood Clarinet Choir Concert
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in St. James Church, 6 Green St. in Cazenovia, followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to The Boys and Girls Club of America online at bgca.org. Condolences for the Prossner family may be left at michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.
7 p.m. Community Library of Dewitt and Jamesville, 5110 Jamesville Rd. The Choir presents Winter Fantasy, which will include seasonal songs and arrangements.
SATURDAY, DEC. 14
Bones East Holiday Concert
2 p.m. Dewitt Community Church, 3600 Erie Blvd. Featuring a trombone ensemble playing holiday music. DEC. 20 & 21
Christmas Perogi and Bake Sale
Friday: 12 p.m.- 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Luke’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 3290 Warners Rd. Sale includes perogies, stuffed cabbage, babkas, and more. Email events@ stlukesuoc.org to preorder.
Blue Christmas Service
7 p.m. First United Methodist Church of Minoa, 246 E. Ave. A service for anyone dealing with loss this holiday season.
SATURDAY, DEC. 21
TACNY Junior Café Scientifique
9:30 a.m. The MOST, Downtown Syracuse. Continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. “Crush Course on Clinton’s Ditch”. Following the program, attendees are welcome to explore the museum. Free.
TUESDAY, DEC. 26
The Great Salt City Blues Concert
7:30 p.m. St. George Church Hall, 5083 Onondaga Rd., Syracuse. The area’s best musicians will pay tribute to Blues Hall of Fame members. Food and beverages available. #30 in advance, $40 at the door. www.brownpapertickets.com
SATURDAY, JAN. 18
TACNY Junior Café Scientifique
9:30 a.m. The MOST, Downtown Syracuse. Continental break-
began in 1911 when he married his boss’s daughter, Sarah Hazard. At that time, the Hazards owned what became Old Trees and had a vast hunting and vacation lodge on the property. Knapp and the family visited frequently.
In the 1930s, Knapp and his wife moved to Old Trees permanently, converting the hunting lodge into the stately house that stands today. Knapp also added a horse stable, a duplex for two workmen’s families, a free-standing garage and workshop, a pen for training hunting dogs, a chicken coop and yard, and a cabin for visiting family members.
Knapp continued to write short stories at Old Trees until his retirement in the 1940s, and he lived there for the rest of his life.
“Tales from Upstate” is edited by Michael S. Knapp and Katharine Auchincloss Lorr, two of Knapp’s grandchildren.
“Kathy and I got into the storytracking business about a decade ago, starting with some manuscripts her mother handed her,” said Michael, who wrote the book’s “An Appreciation” section. “I got in the act over time, and through contact with other
fast at 9:15 a.m. “Eco-Conscious and Eco-Friendly Production and Consumerism”. Following the program, attendees are welcome to explore the museum. Free.
SATURDAY, FEB. 8
TACNY Junior Café Scientifique
9:30 a.m. The MOST, Downtown Syracuse. Continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. “Exploring Packaging Science and Engineering”. Following the program, attendees are welcome to explore the museum. Free.
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
TACNY Junior Café Scientifique
9:30 a.m. The MOST, Downtown Syracuse. Continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. “Physics of Dimension and Perspective”. Following the program, attendees are welcome to explore the museum. Free.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
TACNY Junior Café Scientifique
9:30 a.m. The MOST, Downtown Syracuse. Continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. “Climate Change: a Focus on Carbon Footprints”. Following the program, attendees are welcome to explore the museum. Free.
SATURDAY, MAY 17
TACNY Junior Café Scientifique 9:30 a.m. The MOST, Downtown Syracuse. Continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. “Secret Messages with Encryption”. Following the program, attendees are welcome to explore the museum. Free.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21
TACNY Junior Café Scientifique 9:30 a.m. The MOST, Downtown Syracuse. Continental breakfast at 9:15 a.m. “STEAM Challenge Accepted!”. Following the program, attendees are welcome to explore the museum. Free.
relatives and checking out old magazines where stories were published, we were able to get a pretty complete set together by about a year ago. At that point, we [decided they deserved] to be in a collection, both the published and the unpublished ones, many of which were really good. And self-publishing makes that fairly easy these days.”
Although neither Michael nor Lorr resides locally, both visited Old Trees for significant lengths of time growing up and frequently returned to the estate as adults. Lorr and her sisters have a 1950s vacation house and property adjacent to the estate. Michael visited his parents, Robert and Faith Knapp, and his sister, Camilla, often at Old Trees in the decades following his grandfather’s death.
For the cousins, Knapp’s stories have offered them a glimpse of the Upstate New York world he knew and loved around a century ago. They have also brought to light a new dimension of their grandfather.
“They [reveal] his values, wit, comfort in many worlds, and sensitivity to the nuances of a wide range of human interactions and behaviors,” said Michael.
In the book’s foreword, Lorr writes that her grandfather’s stories introduced her to a man she knew only at the end of his life when he was solitary and somewhat reclusive after the sudden, tragic death of his wife.
“My grandfather died in 1959 when I was twelve,” she said. “I missed the largeness of his life, the personality of the handsome, suave, and gregarious ‘ladies’ man’ who loved to hunt birds with his dogs, ride in fox hunts with hounds, and taste all the possible textures of small-town life and big city living. These stories are evidence of that man. They paint pictures of the hills, valleys, and upstate New York countryside he loved in all their light, color, and fragility. They echo his passion for those views, his regret at the changes impinging on his rural roots, and his devotion to writing filled with astute observation, delight, and the serenity of his confidence and joyful contemplation.”
Paperback copies of “Tales from Upstate” are for sale at Amazon for $10. Several copies will also be available at the Cazenovia Public Library.
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SPORTS
Cazenovia boys basketball flies to 3-0 start
by Phil blACkWEll
A major transfer to a prep school has reordered area high school boys basketball and Cazenovia , who once was on the wrong end of a key transfer, now benefits from it.
It was the departure of Alex and Ryan Moesch to Chittenango that set back the Lakers and helped push the Bears to end a 46-year Section III championship drought.
Now Alex is in college at Hobart and Ryan has left for prep school, meaning Chittenango must rebuild. That’s not the case with a Cazenovia side which returns leading scorer Ben Bianco and several others starters from a squad which went 10-12 a season ago.
Roaring out of the gates last Tuesday night, the Lakers pummeled Canastota
77-26, the game turning into a rout when Cazenovia outscored the Raiders 22-5 in the second quarter.
More lopsided play followed in a 35-9 second half, Bianco working his total to 23 points and nearly matched by Edmond Richardson, who got 22 points. Kooper Wilmot had nine points, with Danny Bliss adding eight points and Kyle Caraher contributing seven points.
Now it was on to the Vernon-VeronaSherrill Tournament, where in last Friday’s opening round the Lakers faced the host VVS Red Devils and, with superb defense put away the Red Devils 50-32.
Cazenovia led most of the way, and even when it slumped in the second quarter it made sure VVS didn’t take advantage, surrendering just four
points in that frame and then going on a decisive 18-6 push through the third quarter.
Much of the offense again was generated by Bianco, who got 20 points, and Richardson, who earned 15 points.
Then, in Saturday’s championship game against Sherburne-Earlville, the Lakers won again, 55-43, and did it a bit differently, trailing 22-19 at halftime before grabbing the lead in the third quarter.
Closing strong, Cazenovia held S-E to eight points in the final period, while Richardson worked his total to 19 points and Bianco got 16 points, helped by nine points from Caraher and seven points from Bobby Livingston.
In girls basketball, Cazenovia won its season opener Saturday against Canastota, prevailing 45-24 as it used an
18-8 second-quarter surge to gain control.
Ella Baker, the Lakers’ top returning scorer, managed 16 points here, helped by Maria Vaccaro and Avaya Weismore, who got seven points apiece. Hayden Bubble’s six points came from a pair of 3-pointers.
Chittenango’s girls opened last Friday with a 61-39 defeat to Fulton, a game that was close until the Red Dragons picked up its pace in the second half, ultimately outscoring the Bears 23-11 in the fourth quarter.
Abby Scheidelman still finished with 12 points, with Persephone Rohrer adding 11 points and Ella Sylstra adding nine points. Gianna Thurlow led Fulton with 20 points, helped by 13 points from Allison Mainville and 12 points from Abbie Payment.
Cazenovia hockey plays back-to-back games
by Phil b l AC k WE ll
It would not take long for the Cazenovia ice hockey team to both demonstrate its resilience and then show that it could recover from an early setback.
The Lakers, still playing most of its home games at the Morrisville State College IcePlex, was there for its season opener against Whitesboro which featured a massive comeback –but still led to a 4-3 overtime defeat.
Cazenovia still remembered how the 2023-24 season ended – a 2-1 home defeat to Watertown IHC in
the Section III Division I playoffs –and had to deal with the departure of Jack Donlin (26 goals) and Rhiley Montoya (19 goals) from its attack.
Thus, it wasn’t that big a surprise to see the Lakers struggle to find offense early as Whitesboro bolted to a 3-0 lead by the end of the first period on goals by Kyle Parent, Gavin Aceto and Jake Hall.
Settling down, though, Cazenovia scored twice in the second to move within one, then tying it 3-3 in the third thanks to relentless pressure that eventually produced 41 shots on Whitesboro’s net, 38 of which were
turned back by Luke Balfe. Vinny Dinatale, Henry Miller and Jake Hightchew produced those goals for the Lakers, with Dylan George, Jack Frazee, Shamus Newcomb, Carson Spraker, Tucker Ives, Lorelei Bock and Henry Frazee each earning an assist.
In goal, Ezra Stahlberg recorded 37 saves, only to surrender an OT goal to Collin Aceto as the visitors, despite having six players still playing football for Whitesboro’s state Class A finalists, pulled it out.
At Utica’s Nexus Center 24 hours later, Cazenovia looked to rebound
in its league opener against Mohawk Valley, and would do so defeating the Raiders in another 4-3 decision. Led by Miller’s pair of goals along with goals from Hightchew and Newcomb, Cazenovia built a 4-2 advantage through two periods, then held on late, needing every one of Brayden Hull’s 21 saves. Henry Frazee earned two assists, with single assists going to Jack Casey and Dylan George. Now it was on to the Ontario Bay Tournament, where on Friday Cazenovia
Cazenovia wrestlers close to Canastota in opener
by Phil blACkWEll
By mat results alone, the Cazenovia wrestling team outperformed Canastota in last Wednesday night’s 2024-25 season opener at Buckley Gym.
Of the 11 contested bouts, the Lakers won six of them, but not having a
competitor at 101 or 108 pounds led to a pair of forfeits and those 12 points were a difference-maker in a 42-35 defeat. They opened at 131 pounds and Cazenovia got on the board at 138 thanks to Cullen Arnold, who pinned Wyatt Duffy early in the second period right
before Nate Chapman, at 145 pounds, got a 59-second fall over Evan Bixby.
Two more pins followed in the higher weight classes. Paolo Markey needed just 85 seconds in his 160-pound bout to pin Levi Case, while at 215 pounds Riley Fowler waited until the third period to pin Robert Raynore.
Amid all this, Canastota earned five pins of its own for 30 points and clinched it with the forfeits before Gryphon Foster, at 116 pounds, got a 16-1 technical fall over Will Soucia and Carter Sgouris (125 pounds) followed pinning Kyan Santana in the second period.
Crouse health board of Directors names tim kennedy
appoints brackens to board
The Crouse Health Board of Directors recently announced the appointment of Tim Kennedy as new chair of the board, effective Jan. 1, 2025. Kennedy succeeds Patrick A. Mannion, who has served as chair since 2012. Prior to that he served as vice chair for six years. Mannion will remain a member of the board.
“We are grateful to Patrick for his many years of dedicated leadership, service and support to the Crouse family and look forward to his continuing contributions to our organization as a valued member of the board,” said Crouse Health CEO Seth Kronenberg, MD. “Patrick has had a significant and lasting impact, not just on Crouse Health, but the community as well. Continuing to have him on the board ensures that his valuable insight, experience and passion for Crouse will help guide us into the future.”
“Being part of one of the most impactful boards in Central New York has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my professional career,” said Mannion. “I have always been impressed with the leadership and management team at Crouse as they have built one of the preeminent healthcare organizations in the region, and I look forward to Tim’s leadership as we continue to shape the future of Crouse Health.”
Kennedy is the President of Syracusebased Advance Media New York, the publisher of The Post-Standard newspaper and syracuse.com. He is also the Regional President for Advance Local’s media operations in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. He has been a member
of the Crouse Board since 2015 and currently serves as vice chair.
“It is an honor to be appointed board chair. For generations Crouse has cared for families across Central New York and stayed true to its mission. I look forward to building on that legacy with the support of our dedicated Board and in support of the exceptional people who are the heartbeat of the Crouse family,” said Kennedy.
“Over his nearly 10 years as a member of the board, we have come to rely on Tim’s steady leadership, thoughtful insight and unwavering support of the Crouse mission. In his new role as Chair he’ll bring valuable continuity and vision to our organization,” said Mannion. Vicki brackens, ChFC, appointed to board
Crouse Health Board of Directors Chair Patrick A. Mannion recently announced the appointment of Vicki Brackens, CHFC, to the board of directors.
President of Brackens Financial Solutions Network, Brackens has over 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur working in the area of financial education and financial services. She was cohost of Financial Fitness on PBS affiliate WCNY in Syracuse for a number of years. A Chartered Financial Consultant, Brackens can be heard providing strategic financial advice weekly on Inspiration for the Nation, hosted by George Kilpatrick.
Brackens is an active community leader, having served as Board member and on the Finance and Development Committees of the Central New York Community Foundation, as a Founda -
tion Board member of the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology, a member of The Raymond von Dran IDEA Board of Advisors (RvD IDEA), and as a member of the Syracuse Area Salvation Army Advisory Board. She continues to be involved with her community as a member of the Board of Directors and Investment Committee Chair of CenterState CEO. She proudly serves her community as a member of the Iota Nu Omega Chapter, Syracuse Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
In 2020, to address the need for greater diversity in the financial services industry, Brackens co-founded Heritage Financial Partners (HFP). As a management company HFP provides individual advisors and firms, particularly those founded by African American and Latino practitioners, affiliation under one
entity to provide the scale and support needed to consistently serve their marketplace.
“Vicki is an accomplished, highly regarded community leader. Her unwavering commitment to enhancing the wellbeing of our community aligns perfectly with Crouse Health’s mission. We are pleased to welcome her expertise and passion to the board and look forward to her contributions,” said Mannion.
Crouse Health is the only locally governed community hospital system in Central New York, comprised of 507 beds, more than 800 physicians and 3,500 employees with locations throughout the area. The Board of Directors, comprised of 17 local community leaders, provides all governance over the organization. Crouse Health was named ‘Business of the Year’ in 2024 by CenterStateCEO.
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