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America’s First Black Fraternity

Cases Spike Omicron is here

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Legislation paused for legal opinion

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Cornell Alpha Phi Alpha Members: Paul Agbaje, Cameron Shaw, Mar’Quon Frederick, and Lassan Bagayoko standing on the porch of the original fraternity house on N. Albany St. in Ithaca (photo: Casey Martin)

History

First Black fraternity, founded at Cornell, celebrates 115 years

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iding within the walls of the gray, condemned house at 421 N. Albany St. is an important piece of history. The house was the original home of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first-ever Black fraternity, founded on Dec. 4, 1906 at Cornell University. The seven founders, now known as the “Jewels” of the fraternity, are Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle and Vertner Woodson Tandy.

What began as a literary and social club on N Albany Street evolved into a fraternity shortly after.

Now, 115 years later, there are 730 active chapters across the Americas, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. Some of its most famous alumni include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall, W. E. B. Dubois, Duke Ellington and Jesse Owens.

Paul Agbaje is the current president of the original chapter in Cornell and said the fraternity has proven to be extremely meaningful for Black men studying at the school.

“It was Black men provid-

ing a united front in terms of their willingness to thrive academically here at Cornell,” Agbaje said. “Historically, [the fraternity] has been a catalyst for encouraging other Black groups here at Cornell.”

On Saturday, Dec. 4, brothers around the country reflected on the creation of Alpha Phi Alpha. In Ithaca, Agbaje said they had a brunch with the local alumni chapter at the Statler on campus, and then went to the centennial monument on campus where brothers talked about their experience in the fraternity.

At noon, the fraternity’s hymn was played on the clocktower.

“It was really cool to experience that,” Agbaje said.

When talking about the

creation of the fraternity, Agbaje is quick to point out that 1906 wasn’t all that far off from the end of slavery, which was abolished at the end of 1865, just 41 years earlier. It was also a long way off from the civil rights movement of the 1960s.

“Our founders were seven men devoted to brotherhood amid racist conditions and amid hardships,” Agbaje said.

“From that experience they came up with the idea of fraternity.”

The fraternity’s goals are manly deeds, scholarships and love for all mankind, while its motto is “First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All.” “All of that, you can see, is an inclination toward service,” Agbaje said.

That dedication to service manifests in a variety of

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ways, including campus tours, assisting with move-in, and hosting Halloween festivities at Southside Community Center.

The fraternity also works closely with Vice President of Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi, and recently met with him to advocate for more Black spaces on campus.

As the fraternity has grown and changed over the past 115 years, the support system the organization creates has remained the same.

“All the brothers are inclined to push each other. The goal is to graduate and do well here and make an impact,” Agbaje said. “It’s a really cool, supportive and stimulating space […] Being the Alpha chapter, we really have a cool network that’s willing to show young guys the ropes. It inspires a level of ease knowing there are people to rely on in the case you need an opportunity or experience or someone to reach out to. I think that’s one of the coolest parts of it — and Black men don’t have that type of thing holistically.

So once you realize that’s there, you feel like the sky is the limit.”

As for that old house on N Albany Street where it all started? Agbaje said it remains an important part of the fraternity, with brothers visiting from out of town making the pilgrimage to take a photo in front of it. There’s also hope that eventually the owner will decide to sell the house to the Jewels Heritage Project so they can fundraise to repair the dilapidated piece of history.

“It’s condemned but it’s really cool that it’s still standing,” Agbaje said.

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spread from large gatherings and parties where precautions are not observed, and spread from holiday gatherings and travel. The Health Department is also experiencing delays in case investigation calls for some positive cases and is prioritizing calls to those who are over 65 years of age and children in K-12 settings. If you receive a positive

test result through a patient portal, follow isolation guidance on the Health Department’s website until you are contacted. If you receive a positive test through an at-home test, isolate yourself from others and get a PCR test at the mall site. Tests are free for Tompkins County residents. For more information, visit www. tompkinscountyny.gov/health.

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INQUIRING

N e w s l i n e

County Leg

PHOTOGRAPHER Sales tax bounces back in 2021 in Tompkins County

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SANTA CLAUS JUST WELCOMED HIS 10TH REINDEER TO THE NORTH POLE. WHAT WOULD YOU NAME IT?

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ompkins County officials expect an uptick in sales tax collections to close out a year in which monthly sales tax reports have mostly outpaced figures factored into 2021’s county budget, according to a report from the county’s Finance Department.

County financial officers expect to finish the year having collected anywhere from $38 million to $39 million in sales tax, according to a presentation from Finance Director Rick Snyder during the first County Legislature meeting in December (Dec. 14). Sales tax is a source of revenue counties use to bridge shortfalls in local spending plans. In Tompkins County, sales tax revenue is a “major budget driver,” and has been used in the past by the towns of Caroline, Danby, Groton, Enfield, Newfield, and Dryden to offset potential increases to property tax bills.

“Sales tax is the second largest revenue in the county budget after property tax,” Interim County Administrator Lisa Holmes said during a special County Legislature meeting earlier this fall.

As of October, Snyder said,

the county has raised approximately $33.7 million in sales tax. If the strong monthly averages in sales tax collections stay consistent, the county could be surpassing their own projections for the year.

Last year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn that ensued after shelter-in-place orders from political leaders forced businesses to shut down, some counties across New York decided to opt for a more fiscally conservative approach to projecting revenues stemming from sales tax for municipalities’ budgets. In 2020, former Tompkins County Administrator Jason Molino and the County Legislature devised and approved a $182.6 million budget that projects the county would collect $34.8 million in sales tax.

“The shortfall in sales tax is millions of dollars,” Molino said at the time. “It’s significantly less than usual.”

In the county’s 2022 budget message, issued earlier this fall, Holmes said the county’s 2021 sales tax revenues are expected to match or exceed the $38.7 million in sales tax collected

R ight to R enew

PEDC pauses Right to Renew conversation, discusses lease renewal requirements

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he Right to Renew legislation (or Good Cause legislation) discourse has come to a pause in Ithaca — for now. After months of conversation between members of the Planning and Economic Development Committee and the public, the committee decided that it makes the most sense to wait and hear what the state and attorney general’s office decides regarding similar legislation in Beacon, New York in the Hudson Valley.

Back in September, the city of Beacon’s mayor Lee

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Kyriacou said the city’s attorney didn’t believe the city has the authority to adopt the legislation as the state has pre-emptive control over tenant-landlord agreements and regulations. Beacon put in for an opinion from the attorney general but has yet to hear back.

“It makes sense at this time to wait for that opinion,” committee member Cynthia Brock said. “If it’s determined the power is vested in the state, those of us who support Good Cause would reach out to state

in 2019.

“The current rebound in sales tax revenues are likely the result of several factors, including pent up consumer demand and bolstered by additional savings after pandemic related shutdown,” Holmes said.

Despite the projected uptick in revenue, the county is budgeting for $35.8 million in sales tax for their 2022 budget.

“Following the 2021 rebound from 2020, it may seem intuitive to weight predictions for 2022 toward picking up where 2019 left off,” Holmes said. “However, a positive but more careful approach is necessary. Simply put, there are too many variables impacting the current economic outlook to confidently forecast a full swing back to the year before the COVID-19 pandemic.”

This August, the county collected its highest total funds in sales tax in a month since at least 2019, according to Snyder’s report. The state started collecting sales tax on internet purchases, which officials have touted as a huge financial boon that has beefed up monthly totals.

“Even if we collect the monthly average amount ($3.36 million) the next two months, it looks like we will be $5.5 million over the sales tax budgeted,” County Legislator Martha Robertson, D-Dryden, said during the County Legislature meeting in Decem-

ber. “That is remarkable. The fact that the state passed the internet sales tax when it did certainly saved our bacon. This is terrific news.”

Snyder said he has held conversations with officials from the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC) regarding the relative sales tax rebound.

“The internet sales tax has drastically changed the whole complexion of what is being purchased and sold in Tompkins County,” Snyder said, noting that online purchases saw an uptick during the New York on-pause orders.

A county-wide sales tax rate of 4 percent is applicable to localities in Tompkins County, in addition to the 4 percent New York sales tax, according to the SalesTax Handbook. The maximum sales tax rate of 8% in Tompkins County is higher than that of 69% of New York counties, and higher than that of 69% of counties nationwide.

Snyder noted there are other factors that influence the sales tax uptick in recent years..

“Another factor is the higher cost of fuel and gasoline. Even though it is unfortunate for our residents who have to pay increased energy costs — whether it is for your car, or in your home — these cycles seem to always beef up the sales tax receipts,” Snyder said.

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legislators and urge adoption […] If local municipalities do have the power to enact laws of this nature, that would be the opportune time to engage in a vacancy study and provide a foundation to indicate to our landlords and community that the purpose of enacting Good Cause legislation would enable the city to achieve our larger societal goal, which is the opportunity to expand rent stabilization and reduce housing instability.”

Committee Chair Seph Murtagh, who will no longer be a member when his term expires Jan. 1, agreed that it made the most sense to wait for that opinion.

In other, but related, business, committee member Patrick Mehler proposed a bill that would eliminate landlords’ and tenants’ abilities to waive the 60-day minimum waiting period to offer and sign

a lease renewal. The bill also increases that minimum to 180 days, which Mehler said he came up with because it’s the most amount of time he could give renters without hurting a landlord’s ability to rent out to students. There has been much discussion around the fact that many Collegetown landlords ask for lease renewals just weeks into a student’s tenancy.

Committee member Donna Fleming said they had tried to fix this issue years ago, but allowing the waiver of the clause had “made things crazy.”

“We need to make things stricter so landlords cannot pressure tenants to renew their lease two months in,” Fleming said.

Brock added that she didn’t think the language in the legislation should be geared toward students in particular. continued on page 24

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Health Dept. encourages vaccinations, boosters as omicron appears in Tompkins County

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he Tompkins County Health Department hosted a COVID Town Hall on Dec. 9, during which leaders talked about the cause of the uptick in cases, the COVID vaccine and the omicron variant.

There are currently 886 active cases in Tompkins County (as of Dec. 14), a sharp uptick from the 340 cases reported a week prior on Dec. 7, and the 175 cases reported a week before that on Nov. 29.

“A large impact has been from the holiday travel and folks either leaving the area and/or gathering together for the holidays,” Public Health Director Frank Kruppa said.

Claire Espey, the Tompkins County director of community health, said that the county is considered high transmission

by CDC standards, as there are more than 100 total new cases per 100,000 people within a seven-day span.

At the Town Hall, Kruppa said the county is not planning on using mandates as a tool for addressing COVID anymore, however Gov. Kathy Hochul instituted a mask mandate that went into effect on Monday, Dec. 13. Kruppa said he believes the most important thing remains getting vaccinated.

“We need everyone who can be vaccinated to get vaccinated,” he said. “We’re obviously reporting cases in vaccinated individuals, but you’re less likely to get COVID if you’re vaccinated. And if you’re under 65 or 70, you’re less likely to need hospital care if you get COVID. All those things are extremely important to limit

spread.”

Espey said transmission has predominantly from household exposure in people who live together and an uptick in cases in higher education. Cornell University announced they would be moving to alert level red on Dec. 14 after more than 400 cases were identified over the weekend.

Despite the high number of cases, hospitalizations have remained low. As of Dec. 14, 10 people were hospitalized. Dr. Marty Stallone, CEO of Cayuga Medical Center, said the hospital is seeing less severe illness in vaccinated individuals, and almost all of the young people who are sick are unvaccinated.

“The protection [from the vaccine] is overwhelmingly obvious,” he said.

Cayuga Medical Center isn’t immune from the staffing shortages going on in healthcare around the state and country.

“We’re trying super hard to maintain staffing at the level the community deserves,” Stallone said. “The good news is we’re fully operational at this point.”

The panelists also addressed

the omicron variant, which is the newest variant taking over the world. Very preliminary reports suggest the variant is much more transmissible, but generally results in milder symptoms, especially in those who are vaccinated. Kruppa said there’s still much more studying of the variant that needs to be done before they can make any recommendations.

“It’s going to take some time to understand,” he said. “One thing I would say is it doesn’t change our treatment protocols in hospital or healthcare settings, and it doesn’t change any recommendations we would make. Get vaccinated, wear a mask indoors and avoid large gatherings. Everything remains the same.”

There have been confirmed cases of the omicron variant in Tompkins County since the COVID Town Hall, with the Health Department confirming as much and Cornell stating that there have been quite a few cases on campus as well.

The PCR tests at the mall site can detect the hallmark “Sgene dropout” of the omicron variant, but confirmation has to be made through sequencing at Cornell University, which does take time. Kruppa said sequencing is not a diagnostic tool, but a health and research tool to understand the disease that’s prevalent in the community.

Kruppa and Stallone also encouraged those who are already vaccinated to get booster shots, as “vaccine effectiveness does wane over time,” according to Stallone.

“To regain a higher level of protection over time, there does need to be a reinvigoration of the immune system,” he said.

Kruppa noted this was common in vaccines, as many vaccines you get as a child are done in series, plus people need to get a flu shot every year.

They also encouraged everyone to get tested if they have any symptoms at all.

“If there are any potential COVID symptoms, go get tested and follow public health instruction,” Stallone said.

Stay up to date with all COVID news at www.tompkinscountyny.gov/health.

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Ups The Ithaca Chill Challenge is back on New Year’s Day. Take a quick dip in Cayuga Lake — or don’t — to support fundraising efforts for Ithaca Community Recovery. Learn more at https://ithacachillchallenge.org/home.

Downs Gov. Kathy Hochul has instituted a new mask mandate, Cornell and Ithaca College have raised their threat levels and COVID cases in Tompkins County have jumped dramatically.

Sigh. Stay safe, everyone.

HEARD&SEEN Heard Common Council members have been saying their goodbyes to colleagues Deb Mohlenhoff, Seph Murtagh, Donna Fleming and Graham Kerslick as they finish up their final meetings as members of council.

Seen A holiday classic, Ithaca Ballet’s “The Nutcracker” is back at the State Theatre this coming weekend after a virtual performance last year. Visit https://ithacaballet.org/ for tickets and more information.

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Rebekah Carpenter: Store your Solar Energy in Case of an Electrical Power Outage T

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wenty years ago, Rebekah Carpenter was offered a deal: Travel through Mali and Western Africa, while she learns to install off-grid solar systems.

She took the deal, and “20 years later, solar power is a huge part of who I am,” Rebekah said.

Along the way, Rebekah tells us she has ridden Rebekah Carpenter the “solar coaster” through subsidy changes, tax incentives, hikes and drops, technological advancements and “plain old knuckle-

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busting hard work.”

Her lifestyle, she says, follows her business plan in its off-grid, somewhat unconventional homestead with critters, experiments and travels.

“Some of the major benefits of having stuck through with business ownership and contracting have included opportunities to travel to, volunteer in and teach in Canada, Puerto Rico and, continued on page 7

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Don’t trust anyone over 30” was a glib slogan of the youth movement of the 1960s and ‘70s.

Tempus fugit: The most significant offshoot of that era in Ithaca, the GreenStar Cooperative Food Market, turns 50 this year, as reported in a cover story in last week’s Ithaca Times by Bill Chaisson.

Well: “Forget ‘em if they can’t take a joke,” as Jerry Garcia once said (roughly) about his band’s status in and beyond the counterculture, from its inception and as it aged. GreenStar lives on and is still growing.

As Chaisson described, GreenStar’s growth over the years has come in big steps.

First it was a buying club, mainly for produce purchased each week at a wholesale market in Syracuse and distributed at neighborhood hubs throughout Ithaca.

Next came a small store in a cinder block building on a dead end street off Route 13. A more central location came a few years later on Cayuga Street in Fall Creek.

That building burned down and a site in the West End, once a small supermarket, was leased. Finally in 2020 a completely new facility was built on Cascadilla Street, about four times bigger than the last.

There are small satellite stores in the Dewitt Building and in Collegetown.

From an enterprise that for years had no physical location and was run by volunteer members, GreenStar has become one of the largest 30 employers in Tompkins County.

With growth comes change. GreenStar has been both proactive and reactive regarding changing concerns about food that encompass politics as well as nutrition. Whether for better or worse sometimes depends on personal views.

Of uncontentious positivity is the presence of organic foods in stores everywhere now. For years organic food was considered the purview of zealots and crackpots.

Then in 1989 a story on “60 Minutes” reported that alar, a chemical widely used on apples, was increasing cancer risks in children hundreds of times over. It set off a so-called “organic panic” in the food industry.

GreenStar, like many food co-ops, was well positioned to address the concern, with a significant portion of its produce grown organically. At the time it was about 50 percent. Today it is closer to 90 percent, and every department in the store is well represented by organic options.

Another positive development in food production where GreenStar has been a leader, like many co-ops, small retailers and eateries, is in the emphasis on local foods.

A longtime worker at GreenStar and

similar businesses recalls the time of the organic panic and a sense of dissatisfaction then despite the increased demand for organics.

“I was setting out produce with another staffer and said, you know, it’s great that we’re selling all these CalOrganic carrots, but they’re from California. How much fossil fuel does it take to ship these things across the country?

I said, I hope someday we’ll be selling organic carrots from thirty miles up the road.” That era arrived at GreenStar some time ago, with now over a thousand locally sourced items sold in the store.

A contested development in the store was the arrival of beer, hard cider, and especially meats. For its first 30 years none of these were sold. With changing tastes came a referendum and store-wide vote among GreenStar’s thousands of members to sell these products. A compromise stipulated that anything offered had to be locally produced or organic: a condition that, as noted in the Ithaca Times article last week, has since somewhat weakened in concern and practice, but is still largely observed.

Another area of conflict is the store’s array of take out (“grab and go”) foods.

The offerings are exemplary, both in taste and nutritional quality, but the plastic packaging is a detrimental feature that some members think should prohibit their sale.

As prepared foods are among the best selling items in the store, they seem positioned to stay, although opponents say if we condone GreenStar selling environmentally harmful products because of their popularity and profitability, how can we condemn anyone else (the fossil fuel industry, for example) for doing the same?

Along with denouncing the profusion of plastics, ecologically-minded members some years ago proposed that GreenStar reduce paper waste by charging for paper bags at the checkout. At the time a novel idea, it was rejected by management as punitive and uncompetitive. When members gathered enough signatures for a referendum, one manager threatened to resign if it passed.

It passed resoundingly. The fact that Wegmans and other competitors did not charge for bags did not drive shoppers from GreenStar, and of course charging for bags is no longer a controversial practice, but an almost universal one.

Concerns and opinions differ, but GreenStar, and by extension its hometown, have long been terrains of questions and change. The store and city seem inextricably linked. As one member recently said, you can love GreenStar or not, support it or not, but wouldn’t Ithaca be a very different place without it?

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most recently, Haiti, where I have shared my skills with those who have, almost literally, nothing to their names,” Rebekah said.

She has also maintained relationships with the folks she met in 2001 at her first distributor’s festival at the Real Good’s campus in Hopland, CA. “Integrating new relationships with old ties, brings new insights, better understanding of technology and an ongoing love of our work,” Rebekah said. “This has fueled my drive to maintain a commitment to this oft-stressful industry.”

Folks for whom Rebekah has designed, installed, and serviced solar systems rave about Rebekah, and her sidekick Louis Russell-Cook. The only glitch? Rebekah and her team are in high demand. But all who have worked with her business, Fingerlakes Renewable, insist the wait is worth it.

Recently Rebekah and Louis took a look at an arbor roofed by “two-faced solar panels” (bifacial — powered by sunlight from above and below the panels). For many years, the arbor panels had powered the family’s electrical needs via generation into the NYSEG grid. But now, the elderly owners wanted to be able to shelter in place in case of an electrical outage were the utility grid to lose power.

Two years after contacting Fingerlakes Renewables, Rebekah enthusiastically informed the couple that the timing was perfect. “Battery integration is much, much easier than it was two years ago.”

After a lively, informative and hilarious conversation, the plan was outlined: Rebekah and her team could add a lithium battery via a hybrid inverter to the current system.

The new battery would supply electricity to the essential home outlets (furnace, a few lights and refrigerator) in case of a power outage.

“The energy storage system (ESS) using a hybrid inverter and lithium storage will transfer seamlessly to a dedicated load panel, which will then stay on in the case of a utility/grid failure,” Rebekah explained. “The dedicated loads are

designated by the homeowner as the essential items needed to maintain lights, heat, water, and safety until the power is restored. During a grid outage, the backup battery will continue to be charged by the solar panels, so long as the sun is up! As soon as power is restored, there is a seamless, automatic switch back to full house power. Sometimes, homeowners are never even aware there was a power outage! In a straight grid-tied solar system, the safety checks in place only allow production of power when the utility grid is functional; the solar panels sit idle otherwise. Until recently, unless you had initially installed a battery backup system, the costs and rework of the system to add batteries was steep. With the advancement of inverter technology and the development of and deployment of lithium ferro-phosphate batteries, it is now possible to add back-up to existing systems with relative ease.”

Rebekah advised that the back-up battery would refill or “recharge” itself to power the essential outlets as more sunlight was collected.

“In backup mode, the panel will still charge and run the loads,” she said.

How safe is a storage battery in a basement?

“Lithium Technology is very safe. It contains no lead, and therefore, no lead acid to leak out. Lithium batteries do not require venting and there is no thermal runaway.”

Rebekah and Louis had to mosey on to their next appointment, but before they left they mentioned their 10-year 6,000 cycle warranty, along with a Wi-Fi connection to observe what’s going on in “real time” with the backup battery and hybrid inverter system.

As Rebekah and Louis waved goodbye, Rebekah called out: “Store your solar energy in case of an electrical power outage! A great idea!”

To reach Rebekah and her team, visit Fingerlakes Renewables website at www. flenergy.com or call 607-327-0053.

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We need to seriously consider how this single vote, the impeachment vote following the January 6th insurrection, no matter what else Reed has lately supported, proves Reed’s softness on the most crooked president that we have ever suffered under. As a “chameleon congressman”, do you believe in “petting the chameleon” for a bill backing infrastructure reform when Reed followed the cult of Trump for four long years? Let’s think again--Reed failed us on the most important vote of his career.

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IN OR OUT?

Municipalities are making their choices about whether or not to opt-out of cannabis sales and on-site consumption.

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t the end of March, New York state became the 15th state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana when former Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed bill S.854-A/A. 1248-A on March 31. The bill allows for adult use of marijuana and fulfills a “key component” of Cuomo’s 2021 State of the State agenda.

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You can now legally possess up to three ounces of marijuana, or have up to five pounds of marijuana stored securely in your home, but no home cultivation is allowed as of yet. Eventually, when people are allowed to grow at home, they will be able to grow up to six plants for personal use (three mature plants and three immature plants) and a maximum of 12 plants per household (six mature and six immature), if there are three or more adults aged 21 or over in the residence. This marijuana cannot be sold and must be used for personal use only.

Smoking marijuana is allowed anywhere cigarette smoking is allowed. You can’t yet purchase marijuana without a prescription or sell it without a license until state regulators finish writing up rules.

The bill established the Office of Cannabis Management, whose role is to design and implement framework for regulating medical and adult-use marijuana and licensing for marijuana producers, distributors and retailers.

In the months since, the Cannabis Control Board has been meeting regularly to discuss things like cannibinoid hemp regulations and regulations for the cultivation of medical cannabis — both of which have been passed.

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terested in opening dispensaries when it’s possible. Things were still in preliminary stages at the time as the city awaited state regulations, and Knipe said this month that there’s not much of an update.

At the meeting in May there was some discussion about zoning regulations, with Alderperson Cyntha Brock saying she supported keeping retail cannabis shops in commercial zones and keeping a buffer between dispensaries to create a saturation limit.

Knipe said they’d continue doing research and would bring legislation to Common Council when the timing was right.

There will be four new faces on Council in January, and Knipe said he hopes to give a presentation to them in January or Februrary 2022.

There were no people who spoke publicly in that meeting for or against cannabis retail, but from Knipe’s comments it appears the response has been mostly positve, if not apathetic from the general public.

The town of Ithaca will also not be opting out of marijuana sales or consumption licenses, with little to no discussion being had about the issue.

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their next steps. The Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act enacted in March gives cities, towns and villages until Dec. 31 of this year to pass a local law that makes a request to the state’s Cannabis Control Board to opt out of hosting retail and/or on-site cannabis consumption licenses. These local laws are then subject to public referendums, though they may take place after the Dec. 31 deadline.

Localities that opt-out by Dec. 31 can always opt back in, but localities that don’t opt-out cannot opt-out at a later time. Licensing likely won’t begin until mid-way

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The discussion around marijuana retail has been fairly quiet in the city of Ithaca, and it is assumed Ithaca City will not opt out.

Back in May, Tom Knipe, deputy director of economic development for the city, met with the Planning and Economic Development Committee to discuss it and it hasn’t been brought up since. At the time he said he had already heard from locals in-

In Newfield the Town Board nearly voted to opt out, but at the last minute Joanne James, Newfield Town Board member, was swayed by fellow board members Casey Powers and Heather McCarty to opt in instead.

“I was the swing vote,” James told the Newfield News Dec 13. She said she was confident in her decision to opt out when she walked into the Dec. 9 town board meeting.

“I had convinced myself we were going to opt out and spend a little more time researching and a little bit more time talking about it,” she said, “but I actively listened

and came to the conclusion we should opt in.”

Newfield Town Board Members Mike Allinger and Christine Laughlin voted to opt out.

James believes the spread of legal marijuana sales is inevitable, especially given that surrounding municipalities like Enfield, Ulysses and Ithaca have decided to not to opt out.

“I felt like, why should Newfield lose out on an opportunity and lose out on some sales tax revenue?” she said.

James said she believes the regulations that will be instituted will make the products in dispensaries safer than their illegally purchased counterparts.

Members of the public have not been clamoring to convince the board one way or the other, according to James, who said she can recall no more than two people stating their opinion, both speaking to the board during one of their meetings. She said she believes they were both were in favor of retail legalization in Newfield.

The Newfield Town Planning Board sent the Newfield Town Board a letter with its official stance, which is that the town board should opt out to give more time for research and continued discussion, James said, adding that the board “does absolutely fabulous work,” despite the fact the town board ultimately voted another way.

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In Trumansburg, Village Mayor Rordan Hart said the village board decided back in September not to opt out and has not given much thought to the matter since — nor has the board heard a peep out of the public for or against it, he added.

There was no desire among any members of the Trumansburg Village Board of Trustees to discuss the possibility of opting out — they decided the board’s time would be better spent on other issues, Hart said.

The sales tax revenue could be meaningful for the village, Hart said, and the legalization of dispensaries could be addressed in the village’s site plan, which is currently under review and revision.

Hindsight is 20/20, the mayor said. “If we opt out without much public input and year-one sales see a massive tax number, in hindsight we’ll say, ‘why did we opt out and miss out,’” he explained. “If sales are paltry and there are problems everywhere, people will ask, ‘why didn’t we opt out?’”

“The reality is, Trumansburg has a significant number of bars and restaurants, and that’s part of what makes it as vibrant as it is, so we’re not strangers to regulat-

ing that kind of establishment through our zoning. I’m confident we’ll be able to,” Hart added. He also said he believes it will be two years at the minimum before New York State sets all of its regulations and dispensaries start popping up in small communities.

He said marijuana dispensaries may likely be treated similarly to bars, in which case would-be establishments would have to go through the regulatory equivalent of the the State Liquor Authority, where “the rules are well formed,” Hart said, “and that authority has a lot of teeth to it.”

Surrounding Town of Ulysses recently joined Trumansburg in its decision, choosing not to opt out as well.

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The Village of Spencer joined the towns of Spencer and Van Etten in opting out of the New York State cannabis law to permit cannabis sales or on-site use, known as cannabis lounges.

Prior to the Dec. 6 meeting, the board held a public hearing to hear from the citizens their views on the cannabis law and what the village should do. More than a dozen residents came out for the public hearing to share their views, an unusually large number compared to the average public hearing.

Many of the citizens spoke in favor of allowing sales and many were also in favor of on-site usage establishments. A few voices spoke up in support of the proposed optout law stating they did not personally care about people buying or using marijuana but they recommended waiting to see how it will go in other municipalities first. In the end the board largely agreed with the dissident voices stating that the regulations and rules about cannabis businesses are not yet published by the governing board of the state. They chose not to opt-in until they are clear on what they are choosing.

The viewpoint in favor of opting in believes that the village is losing an important revenue stream for the village taxpayers.

Village resident Jeff Luciano, who owns a cannabis processing business in Waverly and advocates for Tioga County jobs and prosperity, told the board that he planned to circulate a petition to put a permissive referendum on the next general election in March.

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Village of Lansing trustees voted Nov. 15 to opt-in to cannabis retail dispensaries and opt-out of on-site consumption. According to Ronny Hardaway, Village of Lansing

Mayor, “A majority of our trustees felt that retail establishments for cannabis products would be much like retail establishments for alcohol and they would not be disruptive to the Village of Lansing community.” He said that the on-site consumption guidelines were ambiguous and trustees “felt that these establishments would not be beneficial or welcomed in the Village.”

Hardaway believes residents’ reactions to the plan have been mostly positive. Before voting, the village held two public hearings to solicit resident input. Hardaway said that the retail spaces near Route 13 and Triphammer Road would be a convenient location for a licensed dispensary. He is not aware of any business plans to operate. “I suspect that potential businesses are waiting to see how New York State will license cannabis dispensaries,” said Hardaway.

“Overall, I feel that cannabis legalization is a positive development,” he said.

“The licensing and regulation of cannabis products and sales will guarantee the quality and safety of consumed cannabis. Also, legalization allows individuals with medical needs for cannabis to easily obtain and maintain their required dosages. Hopefully, legalized cannabis will promote research and development of new cannabisbased medications to expand treatments for physical and mental illnesses.”

The Town of Lansing has not yet voted on retail dispensaries or cannabis consumption establishments. A public hearing is planned at the next town board meeting on Dec. 15. The Town will likely make a decision on the two proposed laws after the hearing.

Ed Lavigne, Town of Lansing Supervisor, did not want to answer any questions about cannabis until after the public hearing.

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Both the Town and Village of Groton voted early on this fall to opt-out of both proposed laws. At a public hearing on the two laws on Sept. 14, Town Supervisor Don Scheffler said he was not comfortable with opting in because the fine details of the laws still needed to be hashed out.

“As [of] yet, the rules and regulations are not finalized and municipalities only have until Dec. 31 to pass a law subject to permissive referendum to prohibit this to happen, otherwise ‘opting out,’” Scheffler said at the meeting. “This is our only chance ever to opt out. We can rescind the law and opt back in at any time in the future. Since we don’t really have the regulations and rules yet, and we don’t know how De c e mb e r

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The Village Board of Trustees made the decision to opt out of both laws back in midOctober. Similar to Groton’s municipalities, Mayor Mike Murphy said the village board preferred to step back for the time being in order to make an informed decision.

“We really don’t know what’s going to happen,” Murphy said. “We’re not sure how [much] our citizens are going to be happy with it one way or the other, because it’s unknown. We think the best thing is to wait-and[-see] approach and evaluate it, and then at that point we consider the villagers – what do they think. But right now, you’re making a decision without any real information other than it will be legal and that there will be places that it will be sold.

What it does to the community – [whether it] has an effect or not – we don’t know.”

The town, on the other hand, has decided to opt-in to both laws. Deputy Supervisor Dan Lamb said the town council made its decision based on the success of legalizing cannabis in other states.

“We’re aware that other states have done this and not had problems,” Lamb said.

“Colorado is nine years into their program, and they haven’t suffered deleterious setbacks that so many people are saying are going to happen here. We’re seeing a lot of community — well, I don’t want to say a lot — but some community members come forward and say it’s going to create all these problems, and that just hasn’t been the case in the states that have already done this.”

Even though the specific rules and regulations — licensing processes, for instance — the council still thought it was a good idea to opt-in from the get go.

“I guess municipalities have a choice — they can sit on the sidelines and let other municipalities try it and see how it works,” Lamb said. “The experiences from other states like Colorado, the municipalities that opted out changed their mind in a few short years and started opting in. It hasn’t — in Colorado — you didn’t see more municipalities opt-out; they had a certain number opt-out and then slowly they’ve been opting in as they see the sky didn’t fall and that this is not the threat that it was made out to be.”

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Even Higher Ground

By Ste ve L aw re nc e

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ack in 2017, I wrote a story entitled “Higher Ground,” in which I profiled Nick John, a high school pole vaulter attempting to make a comeback after a hip injury. I wrote that Nick – then a senior at Ithaca High – came from an athletic family that had provided me with plenty of material over the course of many years, and I asked him if his hip injury would potentially thwart his longtime dream of pole vaulting in college. At that time, Nick said (referencing his junior year), “Last year was a bust, so I haven’t really gotten many looks from college coaches, but I’ll keep working.”

Keep working he did, and when he vaulted 14’4” in high school, it earned him a spot at the Nationals at The Armory in Manhattan.

Fast forward to last week... a news story came across my radar that highlighted the results from the Nazareth Alumni Opener, held at the Golisano Training Center in Rochester. The story was released by the Sports Information Department at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and it

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stated that “The R.I.T. men were led by three individual winners and a first-place relay. Senior Matthew Funicelli won the weight throw (15.59m) while also finishing second in the shot put (14.90m). Fresh-

man Ben Sheehan won the long jump (6.73m), while senior Nick John won the pole vault (4.40m).”

The step up onto the podium was just the latest of many for Nick, as he also won the Houghton December Classic earlier this month. The spring 2021 season was also a productive one, as he finished third at the Atlantic Region Track and Field Conference championship, and second at the Liberty League West Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

I talked to Nick after he won the Nazareth event last week, and I asked him if he had been able to get through his collegiate career without any additional injuries. He laughed and answered, “Well... I have had some injuries. My Achilles, my knee, my back...”

Asked about the indoor track and field season, Nick said, “We have two meets in December, and then we have the indoor season in the spring semester.”

We talked about the specialization of the event, and I pointed out that while a distance runner can lace up a pair of shoes and take off from his or her front porch, a pole vaulter cannot just do that.

Nick said, “When I’m in Ithaca, I still train with Matt Scheffler, who has been coaching me since I was a freshman in high school. We train at the High School in Lansing, where he is the coach.”

Next, I asked if pole vaulters are like, say, tennis players or softball players who have that special racquet, or bat that they take with them to competitions.

“Some coaches have their own poles,” Nick stated, “but I usually use a pole belonging to a school.”

A pole, he pointed out, “Can be between 10 and 16-feet long — depending on one’s ability — and depending on how stiff and how much recoil a pole has, it can support athletes from under 100 to over 200 pounds.”

In the 2017 article, Nick’s dad pointed out that colleges are always looking for athletes who appear to have potential for improvement, and I asked Nick how his college results stack up with his high school days. “My personal best has improved by about a foot since I have been in college,” he said, “and I have become a lot more consistent. That’s just as important.”

Nick also said that his goal heading into his final season is “Nothing too specific — just to keep improving on my personal best and not get injured!”

Asked what he plans to do after getting his degree in applied mathematics in May, and whether he will be able to continue pole vaulting, Nick answered, “Depending on where you are, there are clubs that offer opportunities to keep pole vaulting after college, and I hope to find those opportunities.”

As for his plans regarding the rest of the opportunities — like jobs, or grad school — out there in the world, Nick laughed and added, “Oh, yeah... I hope to find them too.”

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ISLAND HEALTH’S COMMUNITY CORNERS LOCATION ADDS A NEW FITNESS CLUB TO ITS GYM.

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sland Health and Fitness is reopening its Community Corners location, but with a new addition. The new fitness club IGNITE at Island is focused on three core pillars — build, burn and breathe.

“The approach is to make sure members get everything they need for a comprehensive fitness plan,” program manager Stephanie Wright said.

Wright said IGNITE is a “gym within a gym” model that adds a premier club to the main fitness facility.

“IGNITE is its own brand under Island Health, with highly programmed and specialized classes,” she said. “It’s very focused and very specific.”

The classes are led by personal trainers and expert yoga instructors who also work with physical therapists to create more sciencebased, comprehensive workouts.

The “build” pillar will be anchored with a high intensity interval training (HIIT) class, while “burn” is a cyclingbased class and “breathe” is a recovery class for rest day that focuses on flexibility and mobility training through yoga.

“The classes we’re doing are for everyone,” Wright said. “It’s to make everyone’s life easier and better. It’s going to be great for anyone who needs to build strength or wants to deal with weight management.”

She said beginners and experts alike will find the classes scalable to their level, and added they especially want beginners who have never been in a gym to feel welcome.

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“The classes are not hard to do, but they’re very efficient and functional,” Wright said. “As someone who has worked in the fitness industry, I’ve found in my experience that you need to have a more well-rounded approach. If you’re only doing cardio or strength training or yoga, you’re going to miss something. We want to make sure we’re taking care of the whole person.”

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“We want to make sure our members leave feeling good,” she said. “The cycling class will be like a club vibe […] What sets us apart is the atmosphere we’ve taken the time to create.”

Along with the specialized classes, IGNITE members also get access to the main gym floor for personal workouts.

IGNITE is hosting a “Sneak Peek Week” with free, 55-minute classes this week. All classes begin at 5:45 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 15: Student Night Thursday, Dec. 16: Island Member Night Friday, Dec. 17: P.O.C. (People Of Color) Night, sponsored by Stephanie Wright, Ms. Harmony Malone and Cayuga Health’s chief diversity officer Herb Alexander Monday, Dec. 20: Ladies Night, Age 25+ Tuesday, Dec. 21: Cayuga Medical Center Employees Night, sponsored by Kristen Verrill Wednesday, Dec. 22: Open Breathe Night All Sneak Peek classes, except Dec. 22, will feature 20 minutes of Burn (cycling) and 24 minutes of Build (HIIT). Dec. 22 will be a Breathe (yoga) class. Register by calling the front desk at 607-2773861 or by stopping by the downtown location at 310 Taughannock Blvd. The Community Corners location is at 903 Hanshaw Rd. The full fitness center will reopen in January after closing in early summer, and Wright said members seem excited so far.

“They’re excited to try new classes,” she said. “It’s all been a positive reaction.”

When the gym opens back up, there will be IGNITE classes in the early morning, a lunchtime class, two in the evening and on Saturdays. Memberships are $39 per month for gym access, or $99 per month for gym access and unlimited IGNITE access.

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“Our goal was 150,000 passengers in 2020,” Noble said. “We could have done that, but the pandemic hit.

We’re still down passenger wise, and still not back up to the number we

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oxan Noble was unanimously appointed as the new director of the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport by County Legislature on Nov. 16 — a move that was a long time coming.

Noble started working with the county in 1989, and has been at the airport since 1995. She began as an administrative assistant and said something just clicked.

“I enjoyed the people I worked with, I enjoyed doing something different every day,” she said.

Since then, she’s worked her way up to the top. In 2010 she decided to further her education by earning an associate’s degree at Tompkins Cortland Community College. She said that was a big help when she took on the deputy director role a few

years back under the leadership of former director Roxan Noble Mike Hall. She was then named the interim director on Oct. 1 following Hall’s retirement. hoped to be.”

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On Dec. 9, Sen. Chuck Schumer announced the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport would receive $93,596 in federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act to go toward “small concessions and large concessions.”

“That can help the concessions we have here, whether rental cars or café,” Noble said. “It helps fund and keep those operational.”

A new restaurant has also moved into the airport. It’s called Legacy, and it’s run by a “family full of chefs” from Ithaca who previously worked at different local establishments.

“It’s been wonderful,” Noble said. “The food is amazing, it’s very family oriented, the customer service is great, they have great values.”

Going forward, maintaining things like Legacy and fostering a welcoming environment is of the utmost importance to Noble.

“I want to make sure we take care of staff and employees and make sure we’re Client: ” she said. taking care of customers, Noble said she’s also grateful to her staff, whom she credits for her success.

“I have an amazing staff, they are unbelievable,” she said. “They’re highly trained, and Deputy Director Josh Nalley — I couldn’t do this without him. […] It’s a small staff but definitely like a family here.

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REX DAVID S. GIDO, DO, CAQSM Guthrie Sports Medicine Corning, Cortland, Ithaca Q: What causes a concussion?

A: A concussion is a type of traumatic brain injury caused by a bump, blow, or jolt to the head, or by a hit to the body that causes the head and brain to move rapidly back and forth. The sudden movement can cause chemical and metabolic changes in the brain. Concussions can be from a sport, a car accident, a fall, or various other incidents. As a sports medicine physician, I focus heavily on sports concussions, but I treat concussions caused by other incidents as well.

Q: What are the symptoms of a concussion?

A: Most people are aware of the more common symptoms of concussions, including headache, dizziness and confusion, but there are also other symptoms that

Common questions about sports concussions, answered by an expert from Guthrie. may not be as obvious. Sensitivity to light, memory complaints, personality changes, depression and sleep disturbance are all signs of concussions as well.

Perhaps most importantly, understand that symptoms can linger, so the sooner you get evaluated and treated, the sooner you can return to play and your daily life.

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A: First, remove yourself from the activity that caused the concussion. As an athlete, you must be your own biggest advocate.

Tell your coach and guardian you think you may have a concussion and remove yourself from play. Next, seek an evaluation by an athletic trainer or a doctor (either a sports medicine physician or someone with concussion treatment experience).

During your evaluation, be honest in your answers. Let them know if you had any loss of consciousness, are experiencing memory loss, a headache that is worsening, or if you have had a previous concussion.

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A: Concussion diagnoses are typically made by a physician, often with the assistance of an athletic trainer. We’ll assess your memory abilities, reaction times, and brain processing speed, among other factors.

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A: Typical concussion treatment plans consist of rest, school or work accommodations, and closely following

your doctor’s recommendations for exercise. Depending on the severity of the concussion, meeting with an occupational therapist, physical therapist, neuropsychologist and/or neuro-optometrist may be beneficial. Each patient is different, so your sports medicine physician will create a concussion management plan specific to your needs.

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A: On average, concussions can resolve in 7 to 14 days, but can last longer depending on the athlete, which is why prompt diagnosis and treatment is crucial. If you think you may have a concussion, make an appointment right away so we can get you back in the game as quickly and safely as possible.

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Business Lending Manager since 2017. In his new role, Earl will be responsible for business development and portfolio management efforts in the commercial lending arena, which will entail managing a book of business and working directly with existing and prospective clients. His duties will also include generating commercial loans and uncovering referral opportunities to Tompkins Insurance and Tompkins Financial Advisor business partners, along with deposits and consumer and residential loans at the branch level.

Regarding Earl’s promotion, Tompkins Trust Company’s Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking Karen Parkes

Tompkins Trust Company Promotes Justin Earl to Commercial Banking Relationship Manager Tompkins Trust Company has promoted Justin Earl to Commercial Banking Relationship Manager.

With eight years of experience in the financial industry, Earl has worked with Tompkins Trust Company as AVP, Small

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After Two Generations, Bangs Funeral Home has new local owners.

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e are proud to announce that Joe and Karen Bowers, the owners of Perkins Funeral Home in Dryden, are the new owners of Bangs Funeral Home.

The Bowers completed the purchase of the Ithaca business a few months ago. This sale enables Perkins and Bangs to merge their family businesses to further serve the Tompkins County community from either location.

The names of the funeral homes will remain the same and staff will be shared across locations, allowing families to choose whichever location will better support their needs.

By merging the businesses, the Bowers will be able to accommodate any service with the largest staff of funeral directors in the county. Besides Joe and Karen, Kevin Bangs, Brad Perkins, Gary Tyrrell, and Jake Iglthaler will be available to serve all of Tompkins County and surrounding communities.

Jeff and Kevin Bangs continued a legacy their father John started nearly 80 years ago. We are very appreciative to them for allowing us to carry on their family’s legacy of compassion and competence. We plan to continue serving

the community with the same high-quality standards families have come to rely on in their time of need.

Many families in Tompkins County have prearranged and pre-paid funeral services with the Perkins Funeral Home and the Bangs Funeral Home. These trust fund accounts will remain intact and are not impacted by the merger. If you have prepaid funeral arrangements at another funeral home they can easily be transferred to one of our locations. Those with prearrangements can telephone either the Perkins Funeral Home or the Bangs Funeral Home to get answers to questions concerning their arrangements.

Bangs Ambulance Service will continue to be owned and operated by Tim Bangs and his daughters, Megan Teeter and Courtney Bangs.

Joe and Karen Bowers have over twenty-five years of experience in the funeral business and are looking forward to serving families, putting forth our best effort to ensure the quality care of these businesses will continue. We look forward to meeting and learning about the families in these communities we serve.

Thank You A heartfelt thank-you to our brothers Jeff and Kevin Bangs for their combined commitment of over ninety years to the legacy that is Bangs Funeral Home. While we all grew up at 209 West Green Street and were familiar with daily life there, we can never fully appreciate the effort and sacrifice it took by our parents, John and Rita and our brothers, Jeff and Kevin, to make that endeavor the highly respected establishment that it is today. As you move on to well deserved retirement we thank you for all that you have done to uphold the family name.

Your Grateful Brothers and Sisters, Jack, Danny, Patty, Sue, and Tim.

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shared, “We’re so excited to have Justin continue his Tompkins career as he assumes his new role. His many years of experience in banking make him a true asset to our organization.

Earl, who lives in Whitney Point, NY with his wife, earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego. He was previously employed by General Motors Financial.

Founded in 1836, Tompkins Trust Company has 12 locations in Tompkins County, Cortland, Auburn and Syracuse.

Bank services include complete lines of consumer deposit accounts and loans, business accounts and loans, as well as trust and investment services and leasing.

Insurance services are offered through Tompkins Insurance Agencies, and wealth management services are offered through Tompkins Financial Advisors. Further information about the bank is available at www.tompkinstrust.com.

Tompkins Connect Raises Over $1,600 for SPCA of Tompkins County

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Tompkins Connect has announced its signature autumn event, Ales for Tails, raised over $1,600 for the SPCA of Tompkins County. More than 200 people attended the networking event and fundraiser, held on October 27 at The Westy in collaboration with Ithaca Beer Co. Katie Shaw, Tompkins Connect Planning Committee Chair, shared, “We are thrilled to be able to donate these funds to the SPCA of Tompkins County.” Shaw added, “We would like to thank the attendees, those who donated, and of course our partners for helping us host such a successful fundraiser and look forward to next year’s Ales for Tails.”

“We are so incredibly grateful to Tompkins Connect, Ithaca Beer, and the Westy for raising funds for the SPCA of Tompkins County,” shared Jim Bouderau, Executive Director of SPCA of Tompkins County. “Since 1902, the SPCA has relied on our local community to make our work possible. Fundraisers like these are essential in providing much-needed supplies, food, and medical care for our animals.”

Tompkins Connect is a local young professional organization, which was

B usiness T imes formed in 2010 and currently has over 700 members. Tompkins Connect is housed within the Tompkins Chamber. Their mission is to connect young professionals and emerging leaders through networking, community building, and volunteerism in Tompkins County.

Historic Cayuga Lake Property Reopens as Wedding Venue and Retreat Center Under New Ownership A historic lakeside property on the western shore of Cayuga Lake, formerly home to the Busy Bee Market, has recently been renovated by a new local owner and launched as a wedding venue and retreat center under the name of Cayuga Shoreline.

Joe Sliker, President and CEO of Renovus Solar, bought the commercial property in 2019 with an immediate vision to create a wedding and event venue; however, the COVID-19 pandemic delayed that process and forced him to pivot. The space he intended for weddings and parties was instead temporarily occupied by a renowned New York City wine bar that operated a pop-up restaurant called Supernatural Lake in 2020.

“Supernatural Lake was a fun detour and an interesting experience, but ultimately it was always intended to be temporary. Since their departure and the

reopening of much of the world, I’ve been all kinds. Reservations for 2022 are now able to work through many of the transfor- available. To learn more, visit: www.cayumations I had originally envisioned, and gashoreline.com. though the list is too long to share here, Located in the heart of the Finger suffice to say the property has received a Lakes, the Cayuga Shoreline offers a laketon of love to get it to where it is today,” side event center and luxury onsite lodgshared Sliker. ing, renovated and launched in 2021.

The property, which includes a large indoor banquet hall, commercial kitchen, lodging, and more, has undergone significant renovation since Sliker’s acquisition from the former owners, who ran the Busy Joe and Karen Bowers, the owners of Bee Market, a seasonal grocery store and Perkins Funeral Home in Dryden, are café, for many years. the new owners The onsite of Bangs Funeral lodging includes a Home. farmhouse that was The Bowers once home to Capcompleted the purtain Jim Quick of chase of the Ithaca the Busy Bee Ferry business a few in the late 1800s months ago. This and four lakeside sale enables Perkins cottages; all newly and Bangs to merge renovated and intheir family busitended for vacation nesses to further rental and event serve the Tompkins guests. In addition County community to the 2,500 square Bangs Funeral Home from either locafoot banquet hall, tion. The names of the property also the funeral homes features a courtwill remain the same and staff will be yard, two covered porches, a large deck, a shared across locations, allowing families lakefront lawn, beach, a stage, and docks. to choose whichever location will better In addition to weddings and other formal events, Sliker intends the Shoreline support their needs. to be used for parties and gatherings of

After two generations, Bangs Funeral Home has new local owners

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By merging the businesses, the Bowers will be able to accommodate any service with the largest staff of funeral directors in the county. Besides Joe and Karen, Kevin Bangs, Brad Perkins, Gary Tyrrell, and Jake Iglthaler will be available to serve all of Tompkins County and surrounding communities.

Jeff and Kevin Bangs continued a legacy their father John started nearly 80 years ago. We are very appreciative to them for allowing us to carry on their family’s legacy of compassion and competence.

We plan to continue serving the community with the same high-quality standards families have come to rely on in their time of need.

Many families in Tompkins County have prearranged and pre-paid funeral services with the Perkins Funeral Home and the Bangs Funeral Home. These trust fund accounts will remain intact and are not impacted by the merger. If you have prepaid funeral arrangements at another funeral home they can easily be transferred to one of our locations. Those with prearrangements can telephone either the Perkins Funeral Home or the Bangs Funeral Home to get answers to questions concerning their arrangements.

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2021 Ithaca College Student Media Awards The outstanding student media organizations at Ithaca College are annually recognized at the state and national levels for the high-quality work produced by the students comprising their staff. This past academic year was no exception.

“The students who work at ICTV, The Ithacan, and WICB and VIC should be commended for these awards,” said Jack Powers, interim dean of the Roy H. Park School of Communications. “Our cocurriculars are student-run and what the staff members have done in this past year is nothing short of extraordinary. These awards validate what we have known for a long time--the Park School is one of the best media schools in the country.”

Associated Collegiate Press (ACP) Best of Show Awards at the Fall National College Media Convention - Second Place Columbia Scholastic Press Association at the virtual Spring National College Media Convention Silver Crown Award for overall excellence in 2019-20 Third Place - Best in Show, Newspaper Category Fourth Place - Best in Show, Website Category Columbia Scholastic Press Association Annual College Newspaper Critique Gold Medalist Award and All-Columbian Honors for 2019-20 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2020 Mark of Excellence Awards – Region 1 Mark of Excellence Award Finalist Award for Best Affiliated Website New York Press Association Better College Newspaper Competition, Spring 2021

Best College Newspaper in New York State for 2020 Best Sports Coverage for 2020 Best Use of Social Media for 2020 First Place for Best Photography for 2020 — Jill Ruthauser ’21 Second Place for General Excellence for 2020 Second Place for Editorial Writing for 2020 Second Place for Design for 2020 Second Place for Best Website for 2020 Second Place for Best Photography for 2020 — Mikayla Rovenolt ’22 Second Place for News Story for 2020 — Caitlin Holtzman ’23 Third Place for News Story for 2020 — Ashley Stalnecker ’21 “The ACP’s recognition of the work of our student-journalists is an incredible honor any year, but is particularly so now, given everything the students have experienced over the past nearly 20 months,” said Casey Musarra, advisor for The Ithacan. “Their dedication to putting out a paper and having an online presence during a global pandemic, despite all of the hurdles that come with that, is impressive.”

Musarra also offered praise for Michael Serino, who retired this past spring after three decades as the advisor for the paper.

“I’m proud to have played just a small role in the students’ success, but it’s Michael Serino, who was The Ithacan’s advisor for almost 30 years, who deserves recognition in everything he’s done to help make The Ithacan what it is today, which is one of the best college newspapers in the country,” she said.

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Local Labor IDA APPROVES POLICY TO REQUIRE 75% LOCAL LABOR FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

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he Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (TCIDA) voted unanimously to approve revisions to its local labor utilization policy, which was first adopted in 2016. The revised policy creates a 75% construction labor requirement for workers residing in Tompkins County and the six adjacent counties, Cayuga, Seneca, Schuyler, Chemung, Tioga and Cortland. The policy also requires notifying the Building Trades Council and soliciting bids from local contractors. Affordable housing projects are exempt from the policy.

According to Ithaca Area Economic Development President Heather McDaniel, the labor policy “builds on data gathered from recent projects that have received financial incentives from the TCIDA.” The revisions strengthen the original policy that was enacted to gather that data and better understand the local labor capacity, particularly when it comes to large, multi-story development projects.

“The TCIDA, developers, labor representatives, general contractors and elected officials rolled up our sleeves and developed a policy that will provide construction jobs for local workers and continue to support growth and investment in Ithaca and Tompkins County,” McDaniel said.

County Legislator Rich John agreed, and emphasized the importance of using local labor.

“This local labor policy is the product of a lot of careful thinking, discussion, and compromise to reach agreement on how to encourage developers to build here while also using our homegrown talent to get these projects done,” he said. “I want to thank the IDA members and IAED staff that helped us get to the finish line,” said TCIDA Chairperson, Rich John.

Brian Noteboom, a representative from Carpenters Local 277, called it a “win for everybody, especially tradespeople.”

“This policy will help keep local wages in the hands of local workers, leading to an increase in homeownership and apprentice programs, and ultimately a stronger and more vibrant community,” Noteboom said.

Local labor has long been a point of contention in larger development projects, with many developers claiming there’s not enough labor to meet their needs in Tompkins County.

The fact-finding of the 2016 policy required that all IDA applicants must solicit construction bids from local subcontractors and submit monthly construction labor reports. If no bid was solicited from a local firm, the applicant must submit a written explanation.

Applicants were also required to submit monthly payroll reports, to show proof of contractor’s residency in Tompkins County or any of the six adjacent ones.

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Johnson Museum curator’s final show celebrates the contribution of women in art.

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ired by Cornell in 1985, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art’s Gale and Ira Drukier Curator of European and American Art, Prints & Drawings, 1800-1945, Nancy E. Green will be retiring at the end of this semester. During the 15 years that I have been writing art criticism for this paper, her diverse but intertwined historical interests, scholarly acumen, and keen aesthetic sense have all become clear. Particularly memorable have been her small, focused exhibitions of contemporary artists’ works on paper as well as expansive historical shows such as 2009’s “A Room of Their Own: The Bloomsbury Artists in American Collections” and 2016’s “JapanAmerica: Points of Contact, 1876-1970.”

On view through this Sunday (Dec. 19), “Women Making Their Mark” is Green’s final curatorial effort for the museum. It was originally intended for last year, meant to mark the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment – granting American women the right to vote – the exhibition features female U.S. artists of appropriately diverse backgrounds and artistic approaches. Of course, like the rest of the Johnson’s calendar, the pandemic necessitated its rescheduling.

Occupying the Johnson’s bottom level wing and Opatrny Galleries, “Mark” incorporates a substantial range of work in both textiles and printmaking. It also takes in painting, drawing, ceramics, metalwork, books and illustration. Its various historical divagations are sketchy and somewhat jumbled, calling for a more expansive and considered production — hard to come by, alas, in a smaller museum.

The show gains weight, however, as a collection of individual standout pieces. Particularly striking here is Green’s inclusion of a handful of strong contemporary works that enliven what could have otherwise been an overly dutiful historical account. Works on — and sometimes of — paper are particularly memorable in this regard.

Both Claire Falkenstein (1908-1997) and Sarah Brayer (born 1957) stand out here for their use of paper itself as a medium. Falkenstein, known for her abstract sculpture and unconventional jewelry, was also an innovative printmaker. “Struttura Grafica” (1972), an embossed collagraph, features a circular cluster of white cell-like forms emerging from a gray background. The title is apposite: struttura (Italian for “structure”) was the artists’ term for sculpture — the piece is literally a printed relief.

Brayer, a Rochester, New York native currently active in Kyoto, has become known for her inventive combination of traditional Japanese washi papermaking and Western printmaking techniques. In works like this show’s “Crescent Glow” (2017), she combines celestial forms, fibrous texture, and nocturnal color with areas of luminescent pigment — alas, the glow-in-the-dark quality is not on display here.

The feminist art movement of the 1970s, as well as the allied Pattern and Decoration

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school, are represented here with leading artists, working in fabric and other mediums.

Both movements sought to open the space of formal gallery art to techniques, styles, iconography and cultural identities previously outside of the mainstream. Whatever the ultimate historical value of the work itself — perhaps not represented at its best here — these artists opened up lasting possibilities for contemporary artists, female and otherwise.

Although best known for her narrative quilts, Faith Ringgold (born 1934) is a wideranging artist, having worked in painting, sculpture, performance and books. Drawing nourishment from her Harlem Renaissance childhood, her work imagines urban African American life with impressive verve. Accompanying a children’s book (behind glass) “Seven Passages to a Flight” (1998) is a quilted autobiography. Surrounded by square shaped border areas featuring tacky florals and solidcolor geometric facets, page-like rectangles bear printed images portraying incidents from the artist’s early life.

As co-founders in the early ‘70s of the Feminist Art Program — the first educational program of its kind — Miriam Schapiro (1923-2015) and Judy Chicago (born Judith Cohen in 1939) are acknowledged leaders of the movement. Painted and beaded on an oversized fan shaped sheet of paper, Schapiro’s “Another Spring” (1985) is a stately combination of modern art and “women’s” craft.

Chicago, known for her collaborations with women artisans, completed “The Birth Project” in the early ‘80s. Work samples from the LoBiondo Family (1981) and Candis Duncan Pomykala (born 1960, piece 1984), in needlepoint and painting and embroidery respectively, portray stylized female genitalia.

It’s a vision of feminism that many now would regard as entailing an exclusionary biological “essentialism.”

More traditional textiles, in the form of wall-mounted quilts and rugs, form one anchor for this unabashedly eclectic show.

Traditional European-American quilting is represented with an overscaled, “Album/ friendship quilt” (1847), covered in a grid of botanical and patriotic insignia, and a hectic, garish “Crazy quilt with Baby Block Pattern” (1884).

A contemporary approach is represented in “Triangles” (2005), a color intaglio print by Louisiana Bendolph (born 1960). The piece recalls geometric abstract painting (or collage) but in fact draws upon Bendolph’s work in the African American women’s quilting tradition of her native Gee’s Bend, Alabama.

A pair of geometrically patterned Navajo (Diné) wool rugs (both displayed upright here) represent yet another distinctly American tradition. A 1963 piece by Susie Clah, a near unknown, is a high point of the show with its wobbly, not-quite symmetrical rhythm and stark, earthy colors plus black. Using similar colors — plus a rich red — “Storm pattern rug” (mid-20th century) by Susie Neztsosie (1926-2007) elaborates a mythic view of nature in abstract, blocky and zig-zag shapes.

Although outside the competence of this male art critic, a set of three wedding gowns, borrowed from Cornell’s Fashion + Textile Collection, are another highlight of the show.

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Western Standard Time Jaymes Samuel’s Western features a talented cast and a hip-hop influence.

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rowing up, I saw a few Westerns: “True Grit” (1969) and “Jeremiah Johnson” (1972), but my favorite — and my dad’s — was Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles” (1974). But “Deadwood” aside, I never liked TV Westerns, and didn’t really start to appreciate the genre until I was on the job and seeing Clint Eastwood pictures like “Pale Rider” (1986). Back then, if Eastwood wasn’t involved, you got some pretty wonky oaters, like “Bad Girls” (1994), and the genre was considered niche — you couldn’t sell a Western in Europe unless it had Michael J. Fox and a time-traveling DeLorean on the poster. It’s been gratifying to see filmmakers like Tarantino and the Coens make their mark on the horse opera.

Jeymes Samuel’s debut film “The Harder They Fall” (Netflix-Overbrook Entertainment, 2021, 139 min.), which he co-wrote with Boaz Yakin (“Fresh”), is a much more successful take on Mario Van

Peebles’ Black revisionist Western “Posse” (1993). Samuel aims for a big target here: “The Harder They Fall” plays out like a modern Sergio Leone spaghetti Western with an all-Black cast and a heavy hip-hop influence, both on the soundtrack and the whole feel of the film in terms of cinematography and editing.

The film opens with a father, mother and son sitting down to supper when a band of bad guys led by Rufus Buck (Idris Elba) shows up, kills mom and dad and leaves the kid, Nat Love, with a scar on his forehead. We then pick up with Nat (Jonathan Majors), all grown up and on the trail of the gang that killed his parents. He has his own gang, including Mary Fields (Zazie Beetz), who runs a string of saloons.

Meanwhile, Regina King (“Watchmen”) and Elba’s gang spring Elba during an exciting and bloody train robbery, and the stage is set for the inevitable third act confrontation. In this testosterone fest, King

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pretty well steals the whole picture, and for once, when the movie sets up her character for a sequel, I was all in. The rest of the cast includes icons like Delroy Lindo, and younger talent like Edi Cathegi (“X-Men First Class”) and Deon Cole (“Conan”) “The Harder They Fall” is co-produced

by Tarantino’s early partner Lawrence Bender, and the film definitely has that cineaste flavor; you can feel Samuel throwing all kinds of stylistic stuff at the screen, as if it’s the only movie he’s ever going to get made. I think he’s a big Brian DePalma fan — part of the train robbery is shot in split-screen.

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large gingerbread house, glowing and stunningly detailed, greeted audiences in the lobby of Cinemapolis last weekend. Courtesy of Dolce Delight’s Maria Solina, the confection was one of the several stars of “Hansel and Gretel,” Opera Ithaca’s newest production. A classic seasonal favorite, Engelbert Humperdinck’s 1893 fairy-tale opera has been professionally filmed; after the recent three screenings it becomes available Dec. 19 in streaming format at OperaIthaca.org.

The choice to film the opera was prompted not only by pandemic restrictions but by the success of last year’s streamed movie, “Gianni Schicchi” –– just named by the German magazine Opernwelt as one of the best productions of the pandemic. Under the artistic direction of Ben Robinson, the company hopes to continue reaching a wider audience online.

Robinson, who co-directed this show with filmmaker David Kossack, collaborated with PhotoSynthesis Productions, Resonance Works Pittsburgh, Raylynmor Opera, and the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus.

Longer and more ambitious than “Gianni Schicchi” –– with an astonishing cast of 44 –– this opera is handsomely shot and designed, covering both interior and exterior locations. The camera soars over

forests and fields as well as roams the wellappointed kitchen. (Side note: the family’s elegantly crafted bungalow belies their ostensible “poverty.”)

The concept here is that of a cooking show gone awry, the nurturer turned weird. Hansel and Gretel, hungry as always, are hunkered down watching the program on tv, where we see the friendly celebrity chef who’ll later appear as an equally cheerful witch. When mother returns from a hard day’s work and the rowdy kids are underfoot, she sends them off to collect strawberries) As we know, the wandering children stuff themselves with fruit, get lost, and thanks to the Sandman’s visit, fall asleep in a clearing in the woods (where sprightly green fairies dance) surrounded by the protective spirits of many angels (relatives whose portraits we’ve seen in the house).

After a night’s sound sleep, the children are awakened by the Dew Fairy and set off to explore, arriving at a quaint cottage where they discover and begin to nibble away at a marvelous gingerbread house.

But of course the sorceress-chef arrives, binds them in spells with her magic spoon, and orders Gretel to fatten up Hansel.

“You’ve come for a visit, how divine! The question’s how you’ll both pair with wine!”

Meanwhile, back at their home, father has returned and become alarmed, so the worried parents head out to find their missing offspring.

Thanks to his sister, Hansel doesn’t end up as “kinder brulée” after all. In this adaptation, it’s Gretel’s cleverness that turns the witch’s own charms against her; once popped into the oven, she emerges as a luscious chocolate cake.

There are plenty of topical cooking show jokes tucked in here, thanks to Robinson’s clever English libretto. Culinary rhymes and wordplay abound: “jiggly custard, tangy mustard,” “sausage, cheese and butter makes one’s heart flutter.” His amusing new lines so perfectly match the music that you can’t imagine how the original German must have fit (or for that matter, what it said; just as well to avoid the religious pieties of the original).

As always, Opera Ithaca attracts excellent singers, and seeing them so close up makes the aural experience explode. Father is Mario Diaz-Moresco, and Mother is Meghan Kasanders (who doubles splendidly as the chef-witch). Sandman Mariya Kaganskaya and Dew Fairy Megnot Toggia are lovely in their roles (though somewhat anachronistic for this modern version; the fairy/angel presence in general lacks the resonance it might have had a century ago).

But the kids are center stage: Enormous energy and fun emanate from Annie Rosen’s Hansel and Marlen Nahhas’s Gretel –– the most compelling scenes

are of them bickering, dancing, horsing around. (Seeing adults behave like children is intrinsically funny, and Elizabeth Kitney’s crisp costumes add to the humor.)

As Gretel, feeding her doll strawberries or marching robotically under a spell, Nahhas is especially expressive, a live wire –– and when she pairs off with Kasanders’ ebullient witch, the two of them set the screen ablaze.

The music, conducted by Maria Sense Sellner, is as rich as the sugary treats; the vast children’s chorus is equally sweet, astonished and grateful when set free from their enchantment.

In every respect, this production bursts with talent. But whereas theatre is illusionistic, capable of evoking a cathedral from a hint of an arch, photography is often hyper-realistic. This innate quality works well in the interior scenes, but once we’re out of doors, nature starts competing with the storyline. National Geographicesque shots of birds and forest creatures, striking as they are, seem too literal –– as if nature for its own sake, not the narrative’s. As the siblings meander in the wood, so does our attention.

But apart from this, “Hansel and Gretel” is appealing entertainment (and chefs from Julia Child to Rachael Ray would doubtless approve).

Barbara Adams, a regional arts journalist, teaches writing at Ithaca College.

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rian Wilson: Long Promised Road is a significant documentary of a strangely inspirational sort. As Elton John states, the former Beach Boy “doesn’t deserve accolades just for his music, but also for persevering in life.” Two of his Beach Boy brothers passed away a while ago. Dennis drowned in Marina del Rey, CA, in 1983. Carl succumbed to cancer in 1998. At a reflective moment in the film, Brian fondly recalls that, in the closing phase of his life, Dennis would carry around a water bottle which contained a mixture of juice, water & vodka. “This kept him drunk all day.”

Brian is highly regarded as an innovative composer, particularly due to his “Pet Sounds” album which has been compared to the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” The interviews note that Brian Wilson’s bouts with depression and self-destructive tendencies may have been mitigated by the intensive oversight of a controversial therapist who was eventually stripped of his credentials by medical authorities in California. A probable cause for said act was the use of controversial drugs, perhaps LSD, in treatment.

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simple.” This discovery contributes to their stature “as works of genius.”

We also see footage of the Beach Boys talking about how, as their popularity and income grew, the fissures between them and their manager father led to a rupture.

Eventually, “he got so overbearing we had to fire him, “ Dennis stated.

On the other side of the culture coin, Brian describes an impressive number of “A-List” visitors to the Malibu house and other homes where the brothers lived.

Little Richard, The Mommas & The Poppas, as well as Sly & the Family Stone, were among the rock luminaries who stopped by to socialize. Fast forwarding to a few years ago, Brian Wilson put together a substantial ensemble of musicians for a packed Hollywood Bowl production.

Director Brent Wilson noted, “Everybody on that stage loves that guy and his music.

It brings back the past but lets us feel the future.”

An impressively analytical Springsteen notes that a lot of people in the music business “are crazy,” and many of them “are lonely.” Also, once you establish yourself as an artist, you feel a need to excel. So, when Brian Wilson tapped into spiritual sources, “his music was transcendent.”

“Long Promised Road” is available to rent on YouTube or Amazon Video.

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hen I think of Simeon’s the word “iconic” comes to mind. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines iconic as “widely recognized and well established.” It opened as a soda shop about 50 years ago and after an incarnation as a men’s clothing store, morphed into a restaurant with several owners, including a former Ithaca mayor. The current owners bought it in 2007.

As for location, the restaurant, which is named for a founder of Ithaca, Simeon Dewitt, is conveniently located on the corner of Aurora Street and The Commons in downtown Ithaca. The building, itself, is about 150 years old, built in 1871.

Their soups are terrific. I recently had a spectacular cream of broccoli and butternut squash soup as a “special” not on the menu. Rich and creamy, and covered with Pepita’s, Mexican pumpkin seeds. Be sure to try their wonderful, award-winning New England clam chowder.

Among the “Main Events” (entrées), I’ve enjoyed the salmon romesco ($29) which was a roasted filet of salmon, served warm, and accompanied by a room temperature romesco sauce, a classic tomatobased accompaniment to fish in the Catalonia area of Spain. Chefs at Simeon’s take a welcome liberty with the traditional ingredients and add several of their own.

The couscous and broccoli rabe struck me as appropriate sides. My server assured me the salmon were wild caught in Alaska.

A long-standing entrée is an unremarkable chicken parmesan: a pounded-flat (plate covering) breast, breaded, and covered with mozzarella and parmesan cheese atop linguine and greens, and surrounded by cherry tomato halves.

I don’t think of Simeon’s when I think of burgers, which is appropriate as almost 40% of their total offerings include seafood in some form. There are only four sandwich items and only one of these is made with red meat. It’s a combination of short rib, brisket, and chuck called Simeon’s Butcher BIend which sounded intriguing, however I didn’t enjoy it. It was topped

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with sharp cheddar cheese, lettuce and tomato. That combination of meat was quite lean and didn’t have a lot of flavor. It wasn’t helped by the fact that I ordered it rare and received it medium.

Another of the four sandwiches is a portabella mushroom, which was excellent: two large mushrooms served on halved slabs of Ithaca Bakery ciabatta. The plump mushrooms were perfectly cooked, bringing out their natural juicy flavor.

They were further enhanced by sweet-andsour slaw mustard barbecue along with fries or salad. I chose the salad which was a generous portion of fresh field greens and cherry tomatoes.

Another lunch — or dinner — item I really like is Bar Harbor Maine mussels.

Last time I counted there were 23, and they were succulent and served in a sauce that managed to be flavorful yet mild at the same time.

Simeon’s is one of the few restaurants in Ithaca where we can get raw oysters on the half shell. Theirs come from Massachusetts and Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and are served on ice accompanied by the three normal dipping sauces.

They’re delivered fresh three times a week and Simeon’s goes through about 1,200 each week.

The wine menu is complete with a good selection of all the major grape categories.

By the glass they range from $8-$15 and by the bottle from $29-$199. Descriptions on the menu are clear and helpful.

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Dresses representing the taste of the ‘30s, ‘70s, and today are unabashedly feminine and stunning. Particularly striking is a 2013 gown by Cornell alumna and influential fashion designer Gizelle Begler (born 1986). Drawing on her Middle Eastern cultural heritage, the piece incorporates gold embroidery and lace as well as a profusion of rhinestones and pearls.

These are intriguingly complemented by a piece from the “fine art” world. In her “Poem Dress of Circulation” (1994), contemporary artist Lesley Dill (born 1950) combines the poetry of Emily Dickinson — a longstanding source — with cartographic and anatomical imagery painted, printed, and stitched onto a warm gray stained paper dress. Indicated in indigo blue, a realistic heart and blue lettering.

Following branching rivers, the text of the poem flows down and out from the top of the bodice: “The Heart has narrow Banks…”

Green has a longstanding background as a curator and scholar of works on paper, with a particular focus on early American modernism. As well, the Johnson — particularly as a smaller, regional museum — has long placed great value on prints as a tool for representing eras of Western art history impossible to represent comprehensively in oil painting or sculpture.

Blanche Lazzell (1878-1956) is perhaps the most significant of a cohort of early 20th-century printmakers represented here. Lazzell is best known for her refinement of the “white line” color woodcut technique in which a single block is carved into discrete areas that are inked individually in different colors. The borders separating these areas are left unprinted — hence the “white lines.” Showing a waterside scene from her longtime base of Provincetown, Massachusettes, “The Seine Boat” (1927) translates lessons from French Cubism into a faded yet vibranthued mosaic-like space.

Also significant are the several memorable images of African American history in graphic black-and-white. Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784), born in West Africa and held as a slave in Boston, became a

published poet before being freed — a previously unheard of accomplishment.

A 1938 edition of her poems and memoir is opened to reveal a traditional engraved illustration of the author — thought by some to be the work of contemporaneous Black painter Scipio Moorhead. Margaret T. Burroughs (1915-2010), also African American, used the illustration as the basis for a gestural, slightly cartoonish linocut portrait in “Phillis Wheatley” (2002). In each image, we see her portrayed as a writer with quill and paper.

As with many shows at the Johnson with a historical or thematic bent, the inclusion here of three paintings on canvas feels like something of a formality. (Or perhaps this reflects an untoward bias on my part — perhaps the expectation that such work be a focal point rather than part of a crowded decorative setting.)

One puts up with a lot of secondrate-at-best art as a provincial critic. If Georgia O’Keeffe (1887-1986) were a contemporary Ithaca painter, I would have to congratulate her for having a distinctive imaginative vision and the technical accomplishment to execute decades worth of variations upon it. Of course, as it is, she is regarded, particularly by a popular audience, as one of the great American modern artists — even apart from her sex.

“Pink Hills” (1937), characteristic of her middle period, portrays her beloved New Mexican desert in simplified but traditionally modeled forms that evoke the human body in an abstract way. Like Edward Weston’s contemporaneous photographs of peppers and other natural objects, O’Keeffe’s works tease figurative allusions in a way that is clever and cloying.

Although not widely considered as fine art until after World War II, ceramics is yet another field in which the participation of women has traditionally been marginalized in this country (and elsewhere).

Betty Woodman (1930-2018) was one of the great innovators of American studio ceramics. In her later work, she brought expressionist surfaces and playful distortions of shape to the tradition of the vessel. “Pillow pitcher” (1981) combines an irregular, oblong main body with an extroverted, comically Baroque spout and wavy ribbon-like handle. Chaotically

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splattered and dripped glaze — in emerald green, inky black, pale yellow, and rose — adds to the writhing, dissolving feel of the piece.

Modern pottery of a very different sort was developed by Maria Martinez (18861980), a Tewa Native of the San Ildefonso Pueblo in New Mexico. Reinventing Native American blackware traditions of the region, Martinez combined traditional motifs with a shiny, streamlined aesthetic well-suited to the Art Deco era.

In an interesting reversal, her husband Julian, who initially painted her pots, did not at first sign their work as pottery was traditionally considered a female practice.

The presence of his signature allows an approximate dating (1925-1943) of the two bowls on show here: one small with an upturned lip around the opening, the other larger with a wider opening.

The experience of Clara Driscoll (18611944) is indicative of the challenges faced by women entering traditionally male dominated fields. Designed for Tiffany and Co. (and originally attributed to Louis Comfort Tiffany himself) her famous “Dragonfly lamp” (here a 1912 version) is an impressive — if relatively sober — example of Art Nouveau. The stained glass shade and bronze base, while traditional in basic form, evoke something of the color and feel of the insect world.

As an anonymous “Tiffany girl,” Driscoll was denied recognition for the lamp design, which won the grand prize at the 1900 World’s Fair in Paris. She was also prevented from employment at the company during periods in which she was engaged or married.

Contemporary art is a wide open space for both male and female artists — at least in modern liberal societies such as ours.

Although sexism and de facto marginalization remain evident, women are no longer excluded, at least in principle, from full participation in the professional art world. As well, the boundaries between fine art and the traditional “craft” mediums have become more permeable. If there is any lesson to be gleaned from this eclectic, unfocused show, it is that it took us a long time to get here.

The Johnson reopened to the general public back in late August after a year-

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and-a-half of pandemic-forced closure.

(The museum also completed a spate of substantial building renovations this summer.) They will be concluding their fall exhibition programs at the end of this week.

In addition to “Mark,” the program includes the contemporary eco-art show “Art and Environmental Struggle”; the self-examining “Recollecting Southeast Asian Art at Cornell”; the eclectic, sprawling “Visions of Dante”; as well as substantially reconceived permanent collection galleries. All of these shows merit a visit — or revisit — from any committed local art viewer.

The museum is free and open to the general public Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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She added that while she agrees with giving tenants the opportunity to live in a place in earnest before asking for a lease renewal, she worried that 180 days would be cutting it too tight for the leases that are less than a full year.

“If you have a nine-month lease but can’t show the property for the first six months, that leaves only three months for the landlord to do that,” Brock said. “We need to be sensitive to the fact there are nine-month leases and 10-month leases.

We could have a tiered system, maybe.”

Murtagh expressed concern that the legislation could force lease renewals into a more narrow window which would drive competition, but Mehler said that’s what is already happening.

Ultimately, the committee decided to circulate the legislation to solicit feedback.

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Nightmare Alley | 12/17 Friday | Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green Street. | An ambitious carny with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist who is even more dangerous than he is. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. With Toni Collette, Rooney Mara, Cate Blanchett, Bradley Cooper The French Dispatch | 12/18 Saturday | Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green Street. | The latest film from Wes Anderson. Shows daily thru 12/30.

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Advent-Christmas Organ Recital | 12 p.m. | The Park Church, 208 W Gray St, Elmira | Free

PaceSetter’s Luncheon | 5 p.m. | Community Wesleyan Church, 2095 Grand Central Ave

The Ted Walsh Family Christmas Concert & CD Release Party | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd Christmas with Iron Horse | 8 p.m. | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd.

Sophistafunk with People People and Gary Carpentier | 6 p.m. | Rose Hall, 64 Main Street, Cortland

12/18 Saturday Live Music feat. Amber Martin | 1 p.m. | Treleaven Wines, 658 Lake Road The Frank White Experience: Tribute to The Notorious B.I.G. | 8 p.m. | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd.

12/21 Tuesday Tuesday Bluesday: Open Jam | 6 p.m. | The Dock, 415 Taughannock Blvd

12/22 Wednesday Solo Guitar Music at Monks | 7 p.m. | Monks on the Commons, 120 S. Aurora St. Ithaca, NY 14850

12/18 Saturday A Carpenters Christmas | 2 p.m.& 7:00pm | Cortland Repetroty Theater, 24 Port Watson Street Opus Ithaca School of Music Faculty Concert and Celebration - Joy! | 4 p.m. | St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 402 N. Aurora St. | Free

12/19 Sunday A Carpenters Christmas | 2 p.m. | Cortland Repetroty Theater, 24 Port Watson Street Christmas with BRIO Vocal Ensemble and Friends | 3 p.m. | Endwell United Methodist Church, 3301 Watson Boulevard | Free Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers streams holiday concert Dec. 19 at 3 pm | 3 p.m. | Virtual, Ithaca College | Free

Stage ComedyFLOPs Presents All You Can Eat Improv To Support Mutual Aid Tompkins | 7 p.m., 12/17 Friday | Virtual, Not Applicable | Virtual improv show in support of Mutual Aid Tompkins.

Ithaca Ballet: Nutcracker Ballet | 7:30 p.m., 12/17 Friday & 3pm on Saturday, 12/18 | State Theatre of Ithaca, 107 West State St | IThe Holiday tradition returns to the State theatre with The Nutcracker ballet. | $10.00 - $22.00 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight | 7:30 p.m., 12/18 Saturday | Cherry Artspace, 102 Cherry Street | A boar hunt, a raven-queen, and a wilderness of bedrooms: it’s the story of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming and musician Tenzin Chopak. | $5.00 - $25.00

Art Our Annual Juried Show Is Back! | 12 p.m., 12/16 Thursday | State of

the Art Gallery, 120 West State Street | Juried art show of all media except photography.

The Gallery at South Hill presents The Small Works Invitational | 4:30 p.m., 12/17 Friday; Noon, 12/18 Saturday | The Gallery at South Hill, 950 Danby Road | The Gallery at South Hill presents The Small Works Invitational featuring artwork fourteen inches or less by local artists. | Free Liminal space : taxidermy by Rachel Rohwer | 11 p.m., 12/19 Sunday | corners gallery + the living room, 903 Hanshaw Road | Liminal space: taxidermy by Rachel Rohwer. On view through December 30.

Film NT Live: War Horse | 6:30 p.m., 12/16 Thursday | Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green Street. | At the outbreak of World War One, Albert’s beloved horse, Joey, is sold to the Cavalry and shipped to France. Though still not old enough to enlist he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home. Two showings only! 2nd show on 12/18 at 1:30.

Belfast | 12/17 Friday | Cinemapolis, 120 E. Green Street. | Shows daily thru 12/2. A young boy and his working class family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. Ends 12/9.

YA Book Club | 4:30 p.m., 12/15 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street |

Kids Notices Alchemy Sound Bath | 6 p.m., 12/15 Wednesday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Rd | An evening of deep relaxation and meditation through the sounds of alchemy crystal bowls, chimes, tuning forks, harp, gong and more! | $22.22 American Red Cross Blood Drive | 10 a.m., 12/16 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Tompkins Connect Ugly Sweater and GIAC Toy Drive Holiday Party | 6 p.m., 12/16 Thursday | Ithaca Beer, 122 Ithaca Beer Drive | Come ring in the holiday season at Ithaca Beer Co. for Tompkins Connect’s signature Ugly Sweater Party and GIAC Toy Drive on Thursday, December 16 from 6:00PM9:00PM. | Free Homer Community Blood Drive | 8 a.m., 12/18 Saturday | Homer First United Methodist Church, 16 Cayuga Street | The Homer Community Blood Drive will be held Saturday, December 18th, from 8am to 1:00pm, at the

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Corners Gallery & the living room, 903 Hanshaw Road, Ithaca | In the mood for something a little different this weekend? Rachel Rohwer translates the rituals of scientific preparation and explores the thresholds of traditional taxidermy with skeletal, research, and fluid forms alongside mounted displays. (Photo:Facebook)

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Holiday Open Farm Days At Shepherds Creek Alpacas | 10 a.m., 12/18 Saturday | Shepherds Creek Alpacas, 5797 Stilwell Rd | Visit the Alpacas during our open Holiday Farm Days at Shepherds Creek Alpaca Farm & Shop!

Lots of unique and local alpaca gifts alpaca products available for your Holiday shopping. | Free Restorative Tompkins: Community Practice | 1:30 p.m., 12/18 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | The discussions will be led by Jeff Godowski of Cornell University, and anyone who is interested in restorative practices is welcome to attend. The meetings will take place in-person in the Library’s Digital Lab, but will also be made available via Zoom.

Sunday Morning Meditation | 10 a.m., 12/19 Sunday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road | Sunday morning meditation, free and open to all.

Journey to Bethlehem | 4 p.m., 12/19 Sunday | Dewitt Park, 108 Aster Lane 309 | A magical, candlelit stroll through the park following Mary and Joseph’s journey to Bethlehem, visiting seven stations of the Nativity. | Free Drive-through Live Nativity | 4 p.m., 12/19 Sunday | Lansing United Methodist Church, 32 Brickyard Road | Drive-through Live Nativity -experience scenes from the Christmas Story | Free Nutrition Workshop Series Changes that Feel Good | 12 p.m., 12/21 Tuesday | This event is online | Stop by and join SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator Sarah Curless in collaboration with Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) to learn about how to make simple changes in your food repertoire, try new | Free Winter Solstice Market at Press Bay | 3:30 p.m., 12/21 Tuesday | Press Bay Alley, Green Street | The market will feature local farm produce and goods to celebrate the holidays. LIVE MUSIC: Bluesman Raedwald HowlandBolton and folk fave Travis Knapp.

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OCM BOCES has an immediate need for per diem Substitute Teachers for Innovative Education programs located at the Seven Valleys New Tech Academy in Cortland, NY. Duties include but not limited to providing individual programming and support to alternative education students in grades 9-12. $115/per day. Bachelor Degree required. Register and apply at: www.olasjobs.org/ central. For more information, visit our website at: www.ocmboces.org EOE

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