Full orchEstrA rEturns
care facilities to public parks, churches, museums, and its home venue, the CrouseHinds Theater at the Civic Center.
Lorenzo last hosted the full orchestra in 2016.
By kAtE hill Staff Writer
The Lorenzo State Historic Site in Cazenovia will host The Syracuse Orchestra, formerly Symphoria, on Thursday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m.
The orchestra will perform classical and popular music, including compositions by Smetana, Bernstein, and Copland, plus music from “Harry Potter” and “The Legend of Zelda.”
Spectators are invited to bring picnics and set up their chairs on the mansion’s front lawn at 17 Rippleton Rd. The rain location is the Cazenovia High School gymnasium.
Admission to the event is free.
“We are so pleased to have the full orchestra on the front lawn of Lorenzo once again, and we are grateful to The Syracuse Orchestra board, staff, and generous donors who have made this free community event possible,” said NYS Parks Historic Site Regional Supervisor Michael Roets.
The non-profit Symphoria was formed in late 2012 as a musician-led cooperative orchestra — one of only two in the United States — after the long-running Syracuse Symphony Orchestra filed for bankruptcy in 2011.
In February 2024, Symphoria announced that its name would be changed to The Syracuse Orchestra.
The orchestra presents over 50 concerts and reaches 100,000 people annually in venues ranging from libraries and health
“Most years between 1989 and 2016, Lorenzo hosted the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra and later Symphoria,” said Roets. “These concerts [featured] a full symphony orchestra on the front lawn [and were] free to the public. Due to changes in funding at Lorenzo, the concerts were not possible for a few years. [As] restrictions were easing from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, Symphoria planned to return with a wind quintet in the garden at Lorenzo. Although rain forced the concert into the First Presbyterian Church, it was still a lovely event, and it left Symphoria and Lorenzo both interested in getting the full orchestra back to Cazenovia. This year, Symphoria changed its name [and] offered to come back to Lorenzo once again with the full orchestra.”
According to Roets, Lorenzo hopes to make The Syracuse Orchestra concert an annual event.
To learn more about the orchestra, visit syracuseorchestra.org.
Pre-concert fundraiser dinner
The Friends of Lorenzo (FOL) will hold a fundraiser dinner on the front lawn of Lorenzo before the concert.
Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served from 5:30 to 6:15 p.m., with dinner and dessert from 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.
The buffet dinner will include carved beef tenderloin, chicken marsala, Chantilly potatoes, and penne with vodka cream sauce.
The dinner will be held under a tent,
rain or shine.
Proceeds will go to the non-profit FOL to support the continued preservation and promotion of the Lorenzo State Historic Site.
“The Friends’ fundraising goes first to support the maintenance of the formal gardens and the Christmas at Lorenzo event,” said Roets. “Additional funds raised in recent years have been instrumental in restoring the Dark Aisle Arboretum and the West Woods to their historic evergreen appearance. Future projects that funds will be used for include reproducing and installing the wallpaper in the Office, [upgrading] the collection storage facility, and updating the carriage house exhibit.”
To learn more about the fundraiser, to purchase tickets, or to become a member, visit friendsoflorenzo.org.
Lorenzo is the 1807 Federal-style home of John Lincklaen, Holland Land Company agent and founder of Cazenovia. The Lincklaen/Ledyard family continually occupied Lorenzo until the property and the mansion’s contents were conveyed to New York State in 1968.
The site is operated by the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation and supported with help from the FOL.
To learn more about the site, call 315655-3200 or visit parks.ny.gov/historicsites/Lorenzo.
Mad Cow 5K returns with option of Nelson Swamp boardwalk and trail run
By kAtE hill Staff Writer
The Mad Cow 5K race is returning to the Town of Nelson with a new twist.
The race will be held on Saturday, Aug. 3, starting at 8:30 a.m.
“It’s our 15th year of doing the fundraising race,” said Mad Cow Race Director John Dunkle.
“We are excited this year
to allow runners the option to finish the race on [the] boardwalk and trail through Nelson Swamp.”
Runners will start in the hamlet of Nelson, proceed up Nelson Road, and then loop down Putnam Road to historic US Route 20, where they will have two path options. To reach the finish line at the Nelson Town Hall, participants can take the tra -
ditional Route 20/Nelson Road route or run the final 3/4 mile on the ADAcompliant boardwalk trail through the Nelson Swamp Unique Area.
Refreshments, door prizes, and awards will be given in the Nelson Town Hall Park immediately following the race. The town hall is located at 4085 Nelson Rd., Cazenovia.
According to Dunkle,
proceeds from this year’s Mad Cow 5K will benefit the Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps (CAVAC).
“CAVAC has provided emergency support for this race every year, and we wanted to show our appreciation for the essential service they give to our community,” Dunkle said.
Runners can register for the Mad Cow 5K at runsignup.com/Race/ NY/Cazenovia/Mad -
Cow5KRun. Additional race information is available at madcowrace.com and facebook.com/ madcow5k. Questions can be directed to Dunkle at jdunkle@dunnandsgromo.co m To learn more about Nelson Swamp Unique Area, visit dec. ny.gov/places/nelsonswamp-unique-area.
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lorenzo state historic site will host the syracuse orchestra, formerly symphoria, for an evening of music on thursday, July 25. the Friends of lorenzo will hold a fundraiser dinner on the front lawn of lorenzo before the concert. Pictured: symphoria at lorenzo state historic site.
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the 15th annual Mad cow 5k in nelson is scheduled for saturday, Aug. 3. to reach the finish line, runners can take the traditional Route 20/Nelson Road route or run the final 3/4 mile on the boardwalk and trail through Nelson Swamp.
Mary l. sterle, 82
Loved animals, flowers
Mary Lee Sterle, 82, of Bradley Brook Road, passed away Thursday evening, July 4, 2024, in the Siegenthaler Center, New Hartford, where she had been under the care of Hospice for the past five days.
Born in Detroit, Michigan on Sept. 8, 1941, she was the daughter of George and Lorena Higgins Lee.
A resident of New York since early childhood, Mary was a graduate of Morrisville-Eaton High School. She married Robert Sterle in Spencer on Aug. 7, 1959.
Prior to her retirement, Mary was employed at Morrisville State College with food services. She had previously been employed in farming and had raised five children.
thomas E. snyder Vietnam veteran, loved his family
“Oy Vey!” “Holy Balls!” “Shoot!”
These frequently used expressions during the last weeks of his illness seem fitting when sharing the news of the passing of Thomas Edward Snyder on July 1, 2024, in Cazenovia.
Tom was born on Oct. 7, 1949, in Ft. Dodge, IA, but home was Algona, where he was raised. After graduating high school, he enrolled at the University of Northern Iowa. Tom, (or was it the college), decided it was not a good fit. He withdrew and enlisted in the Army when he knew his high lottery number guaranteed he would be drafted. He served two tours in Vietnam. He rarely discussed this time until his later years when he proudly wore his Vietnam Veteran baseball cap. Thank you for your service.
Tom loved to reminisce about his early employment bagging groceries at the Fareway grocery store and working on the railroad. He settled in management with the rent-to-own industry for most of his career. Job transfers had him living in California, Minnesota and Washington state, finally settling in New York, where he resided for the past 28 years. His final employment before retirement was managing the Brooklyn Pickle, the landmark Syracuse deli, where he was beloved by employees and customers alike.
If you asked those who knew Tom for one word to describe him, it would be “funny.” His humor and quick wit are legendary. It’s what first attracted his wife, Melissa, when they met in the hot tub at their shared apartment complex in California. They married in 1980 and he continued to make her laugh for
Mary had a great love for all animals, especially her cats. She enjoyed flowers. Surviving besides her husband of more than 64 years, Robert are: daughters, Penny (Jim Dickson) Sterle of Mechanicville
the next 44 years.
Tom’s proudest accomplishment is his children. He was a heck of a father - patient, loving, fair, compassionate, stern when needed, and he knew how to toe that line perfectly. He built out of wood a princess wand for a Halloween costume, swords for a pirate-themed birthday party and skateboard ramps (with trips to urgent care when ambition exceeded talent.) He passed along his taste in music through listening to his favorite traveling tunes on road trips. Treasured memories for Lindsey include his Swift Wind rides to bed and slipping her extra spending money during college while warning her not to tell her mother. Dylan fondly recalls the time he smuggled our new puppy from Canada into the U.S., telling the border crossing agents, “We have nothing to declare.” He describes his dad as competitive but in a fun way, whether it was shooting hoops or declaring his intent to reenlist in the Army when Dylan made Sergeant and he couldn’t have his son outrank him. Without a doubt, they were blessed with one of the best.
and Katherine (Chris) Fischer of Cazenovia; sons, Robert (Susan) Sterle of Oneida, John (Lydia) Sterle of Clifton Park and Dannie (Jenn Hynes) Sterle of Eaton; six grandchildren, Danielle DeCristo, Victoria (Corey) Burdin, Maxwell Fischer, Devin Dickson, JT Sterle and Rachel Sterle and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers, Bob Lee and Paul Lee.
In keeping with Mary’s wishes, there will be no public hours of visitation or services.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Campbell- Dean Funeral Home, Inc., 260 Main St., Oneida. Contributions may be made to an animal shelter of your choice.
To leave a message of condolence, please visit campbell-dean.com.
Tom’s favorite season was summer when he could putter in the garage and yard and share a beer with his neighbor. He enjoyed NASCAR racing (although it was never the same without Dale Earnhardt) and cheering on Syracuse University basketball and the New York Yankees. He loved a good road trip which always included his Rand McNally Road Atlas in lieu of GPS. He had a talent for DIY building projects and an awesome collection of tools. He was the fun grandpa to his six grandchildren, with lawnmower rides and s’mores on the grill. He was the World’s Greatest Quilt Holder and has the mug to prove it. For years, Tom was a Friday night regular at the Seven Stones Step tavern and had great affection for Frank, the bartender, before his passing. He was a great storyteller and could talk with anyone about anything. He was a good man - genuine, kind, easy-going, generous, (did we mention funny?) and will forever be loved and greatly missed by his family and friends.
Tom is survived by his wife, Melissa (Knerl) and his faithful pups, Zoey and Scout; daughter and son-in-law, Lindsey and Matthew Schuck and grandchildren, Jackson and Griffin; son and daughter-in-law, Dylan and Jacqualyn (Oddson) Snyder and grandchildren, Sadee, Wilfred, Norman and Betty; siblings John, Mark, Sara and Laurie (Hickok); numerous brothers and sisters-in-law and nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents, Louis Laverne Snyder and Shirley Ann (Cheetham) and his father and motherin-law, Jack and Betty (Mahr) Knerl.
Good-bye for now, Tom. “Peace love a goat.”
A celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, welcome home a Vietnam Vet, drink a cold beer and listen to John Prine. To share memories or leave a message of sympathy, please visit michaelebrownfuneralservices.com.
nancie J. love, 93 Wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother
Nancie Jane (Allan) Love, 93, passed away on July 2, 2024.
Most recently, she was a resident of Elderwood Liverpool, after living most of her retired years with her late husband, the Rev. Jack Love, in the village of Cazenovia.
Nancie was born in Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania to Ewen M. and Grace (Houck) Allan on Dec. 23, 1930, and was a graduate of Turtle Creek High School and Miss Conley’s Secretarial School.
She met and married the love of her life, Jack, while working at summer youth camps together at Jumonville and Epworth Woods outside of Pittsburgh, PA.
Together, as the family moved to many communities throughout Central New York where Jack served as a pastor and district superintendent for the United Methodist Church, Nancie worked as a secretary for Prudential, Cornell University, Syracuse University, Sterns and Wheeler of Cazenovia and the Synod of the Presbyterian Church, while raising five children and two AFS students: Patricia Love (James Zifchock) of Trumansburg, N.Y.; Ewen Scott Love (Judy) of Jamesville; Wendy Love of Syracuse; Karen Love of Syracuse; John “Lanny” Love (Betsy) of Victor, N.Y.; Elling Homse (Marta) of Norway; and Anna Berkius Kolte of Sweden.
Nancie and Jack were avid Syracuse University sports fans and together enjoyed traveling to support the Syracuse Orange while remaining true to their Pittsburgh Steelers, Pirates and Penguins.
Nancie was predeceased by her parents and her sister, Doris Spears (Bill), her grandson Stephen Zifchock and nephews, Rick and Terry Spears.
Left to keep her memory alive are her grandchildren, Jason Love, Caitlin Klossner (Greg), Paula Melester (Sam), Oliver Love (Lauren), Brooke Love, Graham Love, Camryn and Logan Allaire and Jim Zifchock, Jr. and her great-grandchildren Elly Zifchock, Jack Love, Maura and Abigail Klossner and newborn Malichi Love.
She is also survived by her beloved niece and nephews, Heather Whipkey (Mark), David Spears and James Spears (Ella). There are no services planned at this time.
Ayer & Zimmer Funeral Home, Cazenovia, has arrangements.
nancie J. love
Mary l sterle
thomas E. snyder
Local educators awarded by New York Association of Agricultural Educators
By kAtE hill Staff Writer
Local agricultural educators Mandi Millen and Dr. Jan Woodworth were recently recognized at the New York Association of Agricultural Educators (NYAAE) Professional Development Conference in Auburn.
During the June 16 awards banquet, both teachers received “Years of Service Awards” for their longtime leadership and service in agricultural education in New York State.
Woodworth was recog-
nized for 35 years of service. She is currently a member of the Cazenovia Central School District (CCSD) Board of Education.
The Cazenovia Republican contacted Woodworth regarding her NYAAE award but did not receive a response by press time.
Millen is an agricultural science teacher at Cazenovia High School (CHS) and an advisor to the Cazenovia Aggies FFA.
She has been an agricultural educator for 25 years. Her first five years were spent in the Gouverneur Central School District,
and she has been teaching at CCSD for the past 20 years.
NYAAE also recognized Millen as the 2024 Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher.
The outstanding teacher program distinguishes NYAAE members conducting the highest quality agricultural education programs and recognizes leadership in civic, agriculture, and professional activities. The award recipients are recognized as innovators and catalysts for student success in agricultural education.
Hanging Baskets: Many Varieties!
8 Varieties of Vines -Clematis -Sweet Pea -Trumpet -Honeysuckle
Cazenovia F&M Lodge 616 Fundraiser
Saturday, July 20, 2024 11am til gone
(Includes 1/2 chicken, cole slaw & salt potatoes)
We will be cooking no matter the weather!
2836 Route 20 East, Cazenovia
(We are located next to Automatic Utilities)
To learn more about us, please check out our website: http://cazenovia.cortland-madison-masons.org
All proceeds will be donated to the Cazenovia Boy Scouts.
“New York is full of outstanding agriculture teachers, so it is a great feeling to be recognized by your peers as one of them,” said Millen.
NYAAE recognized Millen’s accomplishments in a June 26 Facebook post.
“[Mandi] has worked to create a program that projects a belief that every student is capable of learning and that teachers are not only responsible for the specific content they teach, but also for the many life lessons and growth that [come] along with that in-
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GARAGE SALE
Friday, July 19 • Saturday, July 20 • Sunday, July 21 9am-5pm
Downsizing to retirement housing
Primarily household & decorative items. Some antiques. No clothing or toys.
Lincklaen Drive, Cazenovia
Submitted photo on June 16, Mandi Millen and Dr. Jan Woodworth were recognized at the New York Association of Agricultural Educators Professional Development conference in Auburn. Educators
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An urgent need
According to the American Red Cross, it is vital that people consider making an appointment to donate blood or platelets and that people also keep the appointments they make.
The Red Cross goes on to say that when a donor makes and keeps an appointment to give blood or platelets in the weeks ahead, they can help ensure trauma patients, those undergoing cancer treatment, and people with lifelong blood disorders can get the blood they count on.
According to redcrossblood.org, every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. Blood is essential for surgeries, cancer treatment, chronic illnesses, and traumatic injuries. Whether a patient receives whole blood, red cells, platelets or plasma, this lifesaving care starts with one person making a donation.
The Red Cross shared some statistics that are worth keeping in mind when considering donating blood.
According to the Red Cross, approximately 29,000 units of red blood cells are needed every day in the U. S. and nearly 5,000 units of platelets and 6,500 units of plasma are needed daily in the U.S. and nearly 16 million blood component s are transfused each year in the U.S.
Sickle cell disease affects 90,000 to 100,000 people in the U.S. About 1,000 babies are born with the disease each year. Sickle cell patient s can require blood transfusion s throughout their lives.
The average red blood cell transfusion is approximately three units and a single car accident victim can require as many as 100 units of blood as a frame of reference.
Blood and platelets cannot be manufactured; they can only come from volunteer donors and the blood typ e most often requested by hospitals is type O and one donation can help save more than one life.
According to the American Cancer Society, more than 1.8 million people are expected to be diagnosed with cancer.
Many of them will need blood, sometimes daily, during their chemotherapy treatmen t
Each year, an estimated 6.8 million people in the U.S. donate blood and 13.6 million units of whole blood and red blood cells are collected in the U.S. in a year.
About 45% of people in the U.S. have Group O (positive or negative) blood; the proportion is higher among Hispanics (57%) and African Americans (51%).
Type O negative red cells can be given to patients of all blood types. Because only 7% of people in the U.S. are type O negative, it’s always in great demand and often in short supply.
Type AB plasma can be transfused to patients of all blood types. Since only 4% of people in the U.S. have type AB blood, this plasma is usually in short supply. Red blood cells must be used within 42 days or less and platelets must be used within just five days, the Red Cross said.
A few things to keep in mind according to the Red Cross as far as eligibility to donate is concerned include for whole blood donations this can be done every 56 days up to six times per year and donors must be in good health and 16 in most states and weigh at least 110 pounds.
For platelet donations this can be once every seven days up to 24 times per year and also requires donors be feeling well and most states require donors to be at least 17 and weigh at least 110 pounds.
Right now, the Red Cross especially needs type O negative, type O positive and type B negative blood donors, as well as platelet donors.
Donors of all blood types can schedule an appointment to give by downloading the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visiting RedCrossBlood.org or calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
chilDhooD connEctions
I watched my two youngest grandsons play in a puddle, stomping their feet in a joyous dance of giggles and smiles.
Ramblings from the empty nest ann Ferro
I thought of another youngster, then a bit older than the boys; her ability to find joy in her play seemed to be endless.
She was at her grandmother’s bungalow, looking across the road called the “back lane,” over the stream where she hunted for pollywogs to the side of the hill that rose up from the lake.
She had spent hours by that stream, still more hours exploring the flora and fauna on both sides of the water but never venturing beyond.
It was the beyond that captured her at fancy. Somewhere, on that hill, if she could climb it, she would find the castles, the princes and princesses, the wee folk that she read about. Her imagination soared with anticipation.
So it was during those summers when I was given the freedom to imagine, to perhaps reconnect with who I was when I was born, when we were one with the world, as the poet says:
…trailing clouds of glory do we come
From God, who is our home:
Heaven lies about us in our infancy
That same poet, William Wordsworth, tells that too soon the world interferes, molds us into what it wants and we lose that innocent bond with the universe, being redefined by what we need to connect as we are directed.
There is no longer a “oneness” but rather a cautiousness, a restraint, a separateness which compels us to find oneness again.
How do we preserve that innocent connection that sees all life, all things as one, the essence of being, able to create fairies, castles, forts and such with just a thought while at the same time how do we prepare the growing child for the realities of the world in which he or she will live?
Fire will heat and fire will burn, friends will warm as well as break your heart, some will harm you, some will protect you, love but be wary…on and on as the years pass and the child grows toward his mortality.
That safety, the peace of childhood departs. I remember being that child who spent hours
building a village with twigs and small stones in the sandpile behind my grandmother’s bungalow.
I wore part of a curtain and a daisy chain headdress when I became the princess who lived in the woods behind the village who dreamt that the fireflies were tiny fairies who come out at night to dance over the strawberries and I remember my father telling me that I couldn’t wander into the woods behind my grandmother’s house without an adult … but why?
Don’t touch the fire! Don’t walk on the roads. Don’t talk to strangers. …on and on … the lessons becoming more and more so that that early freedom was less and less.
Wordsworth’s poem, “Ode on the Intimations of Immortality,”admittedly a mouthful and sometimes a bit difficult for the modern reader, makes the point that there was a time when, as a child, we possessed a link to reality substantially different from that which we experience as adults and that lost link has value.
Our culture molds us of necessity, directs that which we bring with us and leaves that wonderment of childhood behind.
Still there are times when the air is right, a song conjures a memory, when the light moves shadows, when we feel, connect with others, empathize and we can be that innocent for a while, a respite from the must do and should be to treasure the things that are not important in the “world,” the place where the artist, the poet, the mystic peeks through.
I am not a poet, but Wordsworth is and I share another part of this wonderful “Ode:”
Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind.
There are childhood memories, of course, but there are also puddles and grandsons and the unfolding of lives that add another kind of richness without equal.
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.
Years Ago in History
By cinDy BEll toBEy
30 Years Ago – July 20, 1994
After dispensing with a few routine applications, the Cazenovia village planning board devoted most of its July 11 meeting to discussing whether or not pot-bellied pigs should be kept as pets within the village confines.
At issue was a request made by Pat Trusselle at the board’s June meeting for a clarification to whether a pot-bellied pig is considered a domestic or farm animal.
Her daughter currently has two as pets in the Sims Lane home, and the family is hoping to build a small, fenced-in area for them in their backyard.
Jim Ryan, planning board chairman, read from the village ordinance, which state, “No animals but domestic animals may be housed or maintained in the village of Cazenovia.”
The problem the planning board faced was determining if pot-bellied pigs should be considered domestic animals or not.
25 Years Ago – July 14, 1999
The Cazenovia Town Board voted unanimously Monday night to deny a zoning request made by Wal-Mart.
The world’s largest retailer has optioned land just outside the village of Cazenovia on Route 20. The land is zoned residential.
After warning spectators there would be “no clapping, no booing, no outbursts,” Town Supervisor Pat Costello announced he would not recommend an alteration to current ordinances.
“My opinion is that this would just not be good for us,” said Councilman Jack Altmeyer. He listed several reasons for his opinion, including what he perceives as a decline in the number of people who would support a Wal-Mart.
The resolution was unanimously approved, producing applause and cheers from the audience.
Only Councilman Gordon Bowers hesitated before voting to approve the resolution.
“I think the question at this time is more does the town board want to re-zone at this time, not, does the town board want Wal-Mart?,” he said during a recess.
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“I don’t think now is the time because of the planning process, and I was trying to separate those issues in my own mind before I agreed.”
15 years Ago – July 15, 2009
Before the backyard barbecues and fireworks began, nearly 900 runners from 26 states participated in Cazenovia’s 37th Annual Fourth of July Foot Races.
“We had a great turnout this year,” Chary Griffin, one of the race sponsors and coordinators said. “Around 1,000 people registered, 75 to 85 percent of which are from the Syracuse area.”
Recording a respectable time of 21:50, Cazenovia celebrity Mark Evans – gym teacher and varsity girls lacrosse coach for the Lakers – considers the race to be part of his Independence Day traditions.
“I’ve done the race for 10 years,” Evans said. “Sometimes I run the 5K, other times the 10mile. Every time, though, I just want to be competitive, and do the best I can.”
10 Years Ago – July 16, 2014
The village of Cazenovia recently received four federally-funded speed monitoring devices that have been placed around the village in order to elevate the safety of Cazenovia students as they walk or ride bicycles to school and around the community.
In 2012, the Cazenovia school district, police department and Cazenovia Area Community Development Association (CACDA) collaborated to apply for the Safe Routes to School Program grant, administered by the New York State Department of Transportation.
The grant paid for three speed monitoring signs to be permanently installed near the Cazenovia school district buildings and one moveable trailer to be placed in various locations around the village.
“The trailers collect data on speeds and times that cars go by.
There aren’t photos taken and no way to tell who the individual driver is, but it does give the police department then times of day that the most number of cars go by,” said Lauren Lines, CACDA’s executive director.
Thanks from the Rowing Club
To the editor:
I am writing on behalf of the Cazenovia Rowing Club. We wish to express our heartfelt gratitude to the community of Cazenovia and for their overwhelming support of our annual Fourth of July Pancake Breakfast fundraiser at Lakeland Park.
The club would also like to extend a special thank you to the many local businesses that donated items, ranging from food and drink to beautiful raffle prizes. Each one of these businesses, and individuals, made this breakfast a success for both the community and our club. 20/East, Amanda Bury Antiques, By Kelly, Café Jarosz, Cazenovia Abroad, Cazenovia Community Fitness, Cazenovia Jewelry by Ralph Monforte, Caz Pizza, Cindy Haaf-Murphy, Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway, Décor & More, Farmstead1868, First Presbyterian Church, ink & paper, J.S. Hight & Sons, JMA Wireless, Mark Barbuto, Linda Moriarty, Manlius Cinema, McDonalds of Cazenovia, Meier’s Creek, Nelson Creamery, SingleCut Barn at The Yard, The Brae Loch Inn, The Brewster Inn, Tops Market, Cazenovia, Town of Cazenovia, Wegmans, Young Life.
Once again, thank you to everyone who attended, donated or assisted at our annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser. Your support means the world to us, and we are honored to be a part of this amazing community.
Mark your calendars for the 2025 Learn to Row program, Saturday June 7, at Gypsy Bay!
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Thanks from the Foot Race
To the editor:
On behalf of all those who organized
and took part in the 2024 Cazenovia July 4th Foot Races, we would like to thank the many people and groups who helped to make it possible.
On a very humid Fourth of July morning, we had more than 1000 runners participate in either the 10-mile race around the lake, 5 kilometer run, or kids one mile fun run. This included visitors from more than 25 states.
We would like to thank our generous race and prize sponsors: The Syracuse Chargers Track Club, Fleet Feet, Cazenovia Community Fitness, McIntosh Box and Pallet Company, and Cazenovia Jewelry by Ralph Monforte, The Brewster Inn, Carter’s Creamery and The Lincklaen House for helping ensure this race was a success.=
Thanks also to River Valley Foods for their generous donation of granola and other runner friendly snacks, Dewitt Wegmans for helping coordinate a seamless bulk food order for the finish line and $200.00 food contribution, the Cazenovia McDonalds for waterstop cups and to CazLife and the Cazenovia Republican for their continued support publicizing the race.
We also appreciate the continued support of CAVAC, Cazenovia Fire Department Rescue Squad, Cazenovia Village Police Department, the Madison County Sheriff’s Department, National Grid, Cazenovia Central Schools and the Town and Village of Cazenovia.
Also our thanks and appreciation of our key volunteers/coordinators - most of whom have been a part of the organizing committee for many years: Brian Ellithorpe, Jason Hyatt, and Sean Satchwell make a terrific team of co-race directors which I was proud to serve alongside.
Mike Millson has spent the last six years effortlessly coordinating our volunteer road marshalls. We extend our sincere gratitude to him for always executing this task with precision. We will certainly miss
Mike next year. We are also grateful for JT Hall and Paul Winkler’s assistance with the finish line. As always, we appreciate having Leone Timing Services (Pat and his crew) handling the race timing. Ilsa Denton is also appreciated and recognized for singing the national anthem before the start of the race. We are also appreciative to Julie Hagan, Lucy Hagan and David Arnsby for driving sweeper vehicles throughout the races. I would personally like to extend my gratitude to Kurt Wheeler for his mentorship as I took over as a first time co-race director this year. Kurt has been integral in making this race a success over the years. Happy retirement, Kurt!
Lastly, thank you to the community members who volunteered to be road marshals, cheered on the competitors, crafted their own water stops and hung patriotic decor along the course. And, most importantly, our sincere appreciation to the amazing runners who came out for a great patriotic morning race. We hope to see you all next year for the 52nd Cazenovia July 4th Foot Races!
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Co-raCe direCtor
Time to replace Williams
To the editor:
The letter from George Radford published in the 07/23/2024 edition of the Eagle Bulletin captioned “The Right Candidate” is a fullthroated endorsement of incumbent Representative Brandon Williams for reelection in his contest against Democratic candidate John Mannion for the 22nd Congressional District seat. After examining the two candidates’ election website to which Radford refers, I beg to differ for the following reasons: Williams is a Texas born carpetbagger who has not even had the consideration to move into and become a resident of the district which purports to represent.
Mannion cites at least four legislative or constituent driven concrete accomplishments in his New York Senate service. Williams has “no” such accomplishments from his time in Washington.
Williams’ 13 positions on issues represent platitudes which while seemingly reasonable and rational fail to demonstrate a comprehension of the complexity and at times divisiveness of such issues and misrepresent his Congressional voting record on such issues.
None of the in person or telephone town halls which Williams conducted provided any opportunity of attending constituents to verbalize questions in a give and take format where Williams would have had to defend his positions and record. Instead, written questions had to be submitted in advance and could be screened for controversial subjects or criticism. The result was selfserving censorship.
A reliable analysis of Congressional voting records revealed that Williams’ voting has followed the dictates of Republican MAGA hyper-conservative leadership and has been more conservative than the records of both extremely conservative Republicans Claudia Tenney and Elize Stefanik, representatives of neighboring congressional districts.
Given the foregoing, the politically broad profile of the voter base in the competitive 22 Congressional District and the superior credentials of Democratic candidate and native Central New Yorker John Mannion, it is time to remove Williams and replace him with progressive moderate John Mannion, candidate of proven intelligence, compassion, character and motivation.
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For a sport tied so much to history and traditions, the latest editions of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game missed the best possible chance to maintain one of them.
Up until a few years ago, players wore special All-Star jerseys for the practice sessions and Home Run Derby, but for the game itself wore their own team uniforms. It gave every fan their own rooting interest even if league affiliations carried far less importance than in generations past.
Now, though, they all have to wear specific National League and American League threads. All for the jersey sales, I suppose, but why make the best players in the world generic when they’re supposed
to stand out?
Which brings me to the main point of this piece. Every now and then baseball followers talk about having a “face of the game”, someone who truly represents the sport outside of its usual circles.
At times that chatter centered around Mike Trout, when he wasn’t injured. Or Aaron Judge. Or Bryce Harper. Or Shohei Ohtani. All of them great yet counted on to be more, to transcend and reach the nonbaseball crowd.
This is noble, yet narrow-minded.
Why should a sport, any sport, have a single face? Especially when it comes to team sports where any success is a collective effort, why insist on narrowing the spotlight
to an individual, no matter how great?
Baseball already has difficulty attracting young fans and is far from the first choice of sports among Black athletes who see far more opportunity in basketball, football, even soccer.
And while MLB attendance has gone up the last couple of years, there’s still some places where there’s thousands of empty seats beyond the abandonment of Oakland. High prices of tickets, parking, concessions and souvenirs is an easy way to drive away families
Given those realities, why narrow the focus? The best thing baseball can do is acknowledge its wide array of talent, which is the best way to draw in a wide array of curious bystanders.
It’s a shame that Trout’s career is marked by injuries and mediocre Angels
teams. Credit him for the loyalty he has shown to the franchise yet imagine his career without all the trips to the DL and on a contender.
Judge is in the perfect setting with the perfect franchise to eclipse all others and has made enough history to merit his spot at baseball’s summit. With the Yankees, though, only championships count and the longer he goes without one the more his career might go unappreciated.
Harper was making national magazine covers as a teenager back when that was still a big deal. Like Trout and Judge, he has just missed out on winning it all. Still, emerging as Philadelphia’s most popular athlete is no small feat.
Ohtani just turned 30 and still has the best chance to break lots of barriers due
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struction,” the post states. “She has created a student-centered, balanced agricultural education program that serves more than 200 students throughout the year with well-established five-unit course sequences in agricultural science, animal science, and agricultural mechanics. It is clear that under her leadership, the agricultural education program at Cazenovia has become intentional, rigorous, and relevant.”
NYAAE also commended the CHS program for offering students learning opportunities outside the classroom.
According to the post, the program
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to the unique combination of his heritage and one-of-a-kind talent. The best pitcher/ hitter combo since Babe Ruth has kept on raking with the Dodgers while getting closer to a return to the mound. Once he does, the rocket could really take off.
Look beyond the established stars, though. There’s Elly De La Cruz in Cincinnati with his ridiculous base-stealing ability and sneaky-good power. Paul Skenes has arrived in Pittsburgh with a
works with multiple local horse farms and equine facilities, studies the ecosystems of three local fresh water sources, and partners with the local food pantry to operate a student food pantry to serve students in need.
“The Cazenovia program showcases that everything that happens in the classroom is applicable to the real world students live in, now and in their future,” the post states.
Millen has been recognized as a 3-star National Chapter Award Winner at the National FFA Convention four times throughout her career.
Through Aggies FFA, her students ac-
100 mph fastball that he throws 70 times every start and in two months dominated enough to earn an All-Star nod.
Add to it Gunnar Henderson leading the young corps in Baltimore and Jose Ramirez pacing Cleveland’s unlikely rise.
Oh, and don’t forget Juan Soto, currently a rampaging Yankee but a free agent-to-be that will net high nine figures.
In short, there’s plenty to promote and plenty to celebrate all over the baseball map. What makes it crazier is that I didn’t even mention either of last year’s World
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tively compete, serve, and engage in agriculture year-round. According to the post, Millen has served as the state coordinator for the Agricultural Communications and NurseryLandscape Career Development Events for 15 years and helped lead other competitions as a coordinator, coach, and host of multiple FFA events. Additionally, she has represented New York State in multiple career and technical education roles on state and national levels.
When she received her award, Millen was the professional development chair and finance chair for NYAAE and the fi-
Series teams, Texas and Arizona, where young standouts helped fuel unlikely 2023 runs.
With so many stories to tell and so many great players at the heart of these narratives, it’s actually exciting to consider the next 10 to 15 years and where baseball might go. It’s just too bad that, when mil-
nance chair for the New York FFA Association. “I have served as the professional development chair for NYAAE for the past six years, in addition to being a board member,” Millen said. “As of July 1, I now serve as the finance chair and a member of the executive council for both NYAAE and NYS FFA Association.”
Millen’s outstanding teacher application will now move on to compete for the Regional National Association of Agricultural Educators Award. For more information on NYAAE, visit nysffa.org/nyaae
lions were watching the All-Star Game, they went out of their way to make them all look the same.
Phil Blackwell is sports editor at Eagle News. He can be reached at pblackwell@ eaglenewsonline.com.
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