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ew numbers released by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics this week show that average hourly wages in Ithaca exceed that of its neighboring metros – Elmira and Binghamton – by a significant margin.In May 2017, workers in Tompkins County averaged hourly wages of $27.90, with five occupational groups – community and social service; education workers; food preparation and; personal care and production jobs – averaging wages above national averages in their respective categories. Four groups – architecture and engineering; healthcare; life, physical, and social science jobs and sales professionals – had wages lower than national averages.

Looking at the latest BLS numbers, education contributed most to the high average wage numbers reported in the area. According to the numbers, Ithaca had 8,220 jobs in education-related sectors, amounting to an average annual wage of $93,370 and providing for 16.4 percent of local area employment – compared to the 6.1-percent nationally. However, there are still some members of that sector left in the dust: Substitute teachers (320 employees) and teacher assistants (720 employees) each averaged annual incomes under $30,000.Salespeople (average hourly wage $17.11 – more than $2 lower than the national average), life, physical and social science workers (a sizeable sector with more than 1,000 employees, wages were about $6 below the national average at around $29 per hour) and legal workers (who averaged $46 – 11 percent below the national average) were among those with wages reported significantly lower than their respective national averages.

While an imperfect measure due to the fact only the mean wages are considered here, more than 30 occupations accounting for 11,620 employees reported mean hourly wages less than the Tompkins County Living Wage of $15.11 an hour.

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n an overcast Sunday in early June, a father and son arrive for private lessons at Ithaca Archery, an indoor training “academy” founded earlier this year by Charles Rendleman, an easy-going Virginian with some serious bona fides.

Rendleman is a certified USA Archery Level 4 National Training System (NTS) coach; if that title is off-putting to the uninitiated, the man himself is anything but. His style is commanding yet elegant; having watched him coach several students, it is clear Rendleman is very much in his element. (A nationally ranked archer, he quit the competitive circuit to do just this: Teach).

Ithaca Archery opened in January at the Community Recreation Center in Lansing, also called The Rink. The 100-foot range is located adjacent to center’s indoor soccer fields. A window permits a peek into the inner sanctum; a somewhat rough-hewn interior that looks a little like an old-school dojo. Hanging in the window is an example of a “Robin Hood” – an arrow shot dead-center in another.

It’s fairly rare feat and those are Rendleman’s arrows you see.

The range is currently reserved for private lessons only – with plenty of room to grow, and, with the center’s backing, Rendleman intends to put Ithaca Archery on the map of go-to archery schools.

Summer Archery Classes for kids aged 10-16 are on offer and run from July to August.

“Charles was a good fit for our facility,” says Russell Johnson, Lansing center director. “We like his community-oriented approach and were impressed with his knowledge of the sport – and, adding archery to our traditional sports programs is a plus for all our athletes.”

Rendleman concurs.

“My coaching is strongly focused on teaching ‘mindset’ – the connection of the archer’s thought to the movement of the body,” he says. “It’s critical that the archer is mentally focused on every aspect of his-her movement – from setting their stance to followthrough. Those are transferrable skills for baseball and hockey players as well.”

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Joseph Husband, of Candor, NY, works on form with a practice bow in front of a mirror under the watchful gaze of Charles Rendleman (Photo: Franklin Crawford)

Not to mention golfers, surprisingly. “Archery and golf are both dynamic-motion sports,” says Rendleman. “There are parallels in terms of form with function.”

Rendleman’s pedigree makes him a rare bird in an area populated with dozens of top-notch outdoor archers and hunters who are no strangers to the wiles of the bow. A newcomer to Central New York (he moved here with his family in 2015), he searched for almost two years to find a space or even build one where he could pursue and share his passion.

“I finally lucked-out with the rec center," he says. "I mean, they created an archery range that wasn’t here before.”

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HELLO SUMMER. WHAT IS ON YOUR SUMMER 2018 BUCKET LIST?

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Views from the gallery at BOCES' Adult Education Program over the weekend.

Nearly 100 graduates made it through this year. (Photo: Casey Martin)

A Different Type Of Graduation Ceremony

“Kite Surf on Cayuga Lake!”

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“Move into a nice new place with my girl” -Massia Saunders

“See Peal Jam at Wrigley!”

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raduation day for the students of TST BOCES’ High School Equivalency program looked a lot like the typical ceremony we all remember from our high school days, replete with all the classic components that most graduations include: caps and gowns, speeches and awards, and supportive family members and friends.

But there was one marked difference from your typical ceremony, in that many of the candidates from graduation did not go through the struggles of achieving their high school equivalency together. The time table in which some completed their equivalency varied from less than a year to several years, some candidates achieving it while working full time, some while caring for small children, and some while also learning English as a second language.

Ninety-six graduates completed their high school equivalency this year, with twenty-eight of those graduates filing into the TST BOCES Smith School Gym on May 31st with smiles on, waving at cheerful supporters taking

pictures, many of whom were wiping tears from their faces.

This ceremony consisted less of speeches from administrators, and more from graduates, though influential BOCES faculty members expressed their pride in the students, as well as the program.

The ceremony began with short welcome and introductions

by Diahann Hesler, Director of Career and Tech Education. She thanked the educators in the room, and also introduced the administrators and coordinators who made not only the graduation, but the success of the high school equivalency program possible.

Next was Kathy Zahler, TST BOCES Board President, who spoke briefly about how graduation comes from the Latin word “gradus,” meaning “step,” and how graduation is not an ending but rather, the first step of a journey, and that learning will continue long after graduates and supporters leave their schooling. From there, some students were invited up to the stage to tell their stories of their struggles.

Shuai Feng told the crowd of his

Election 2018 “Finish school and move down south.”

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Local Seeking Democratic Nod For State Senate

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o most members of the political establishment here in New York’s 58th State Senate District, the name Amanda Kirchgessner – right now, at least – might not mean much. But on the streets of Ithaca, a place her family has lived in and around for generations now, Kirchgessner is a somebody.

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resident and Enfield native – has a sort of magnetism about her, a charisma honed through years of diner chatter at her waitressing job on State Street, her volunteerism and a lifelong devotion to community that shines evident with every interaction. On Friday afternoon, when she came to visit with The Ithaca Times to promote her candidacy for State Senate this September, she was

struggles accessing an education in China because it was too expensive for his family. Despite financial struggles, he completed his studies at TST BOCES. “It is up to us to make our dreams come true. It is up to us to keep pushing harder and harder,” Feng said.

Dawn Pierce, another graduate also capitalized on the opportunity to speak, and spoke about the challenges that she faced academically. To pass sections of the TASC, Test Assessing Secondary Completion, which replaced the GED exam in New York State in 2014, test takers need to score at least a 500. Once, upon getting her Mathematics test back Pierce found that she scored a 499, one point short of passing the section.

The TASC exam comprises of five separate portions which can be taken all at once, or at separate times. These sections are reading, writing, mathematics, science, and social studies.

Graduate Shane Ayers also took the opportunity to speak on stage, and spectators could not have known that he would be called up to the stage later to accept the most prestigious award of the night, The Cindy Wing Award. Wing, a past BOCES educator and influencer with the past GED and high school equivalency programs, left quite the legacy behind after departing the school, according to Susan Murphy, TASC Coordinator.

“Cindy absolutely loved every aspect of the GED program at BOCES, and honestly it is still such a wonderful program because of her,” Murphy said. “We are trying hard to continue her legacy and personally I am trying to carry on everything that she taught to me.”

All of Ayers’ teachers nominated him to be a recipient of this award, including Shannon Alvord of Tompkins Learning Partners and Susan Donatelli of TST BOCES, among others.

“With every challenge he has faced, he has risen to the challenge each and every time. He is able to persevere through selfdoubt and it is a complete joy to see his surprise himself time and again,” Alvord wrote of Ayers, who will take his talents, determination, and his degree to trade school following his graduation to pursue a future in carpentry.

After names of candidates were read and graduates crossed the stage with certificates in hand, the ceremony was capped by Dr. Jeffrey Matteson, District Superintendent. Ending the night with the subtle, alternative twists that the ceremony began with, Matteson congratulated the graduates in front of him. He asked them to stand to ceremoniously move their tassels from the left to the right, “Or from the right to the left, wherever it happens to be.”

immediately stopped by local handyman/do-it-all type Eric Lovett, who grabbed her by the shoulders and beamed through a layer of facepaint while offering what, to our ears, was a formal endorsement of her campaign.

“She’s a good person,” Lovett said.

Her young campaign just – officially – turning a few weeks old this week, endorsements like Lovett’s are the type Kirchgessner has sought out most. Where traditional campaigns often tout endorsements from pre-established community leaders – elected and appointed party officials, local luminaries and newspa-

per editorial boards – Kirchgessner, on social media, has solely touted the endorsements of folks cut from a different cloth. Her first came from a 95-year-old regular at the State Diner (where she works) who, according to a Facebook post, is a lifelong Republican.

(Kirchgessner will be running as a Democrat.) The next came from a woman at an ice cream shop in Corning, who works two jobs, and Adam Levine, a former livery driver both of which accompany more recent endorsements by a local teacher’s union member and a living wage certified small business

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often in his administration, he “prioritizes corporations over people.” She tied the discussion back to her proposal to institute a “polluters tax,” employing a fee beginning at $35 per ton of emisNixon ran through her slate of sions and increasing gradually, using the proceeds to transipositions, throwing in numerous tion to 100 percent renewable contrasts between the positions energy in New York State. The of herself and Governor Cuomo, discussion then turned to Nixon’s who she characterized throughstances on drug policy, facilitated out the evening as a figure by local medical practitioner favorable to large corporations Justine Waldman, whose clinic and who has done little to fight on Cayuga Street focuses largely economic inequality (though on harm reduction-associated her repeated claim throughout methods in treating opioid users. the evening he gave massive Nixon, prompted by Waldman’s tax breaks to corporations was complaints that the legalization recently rated ‘mostly false’ by of supervised injection facilities PolitiFact New York), combat in New York State has stalled plights like opioid addiction and under Cuomo’s watch, came out rising costs of living, and – imin clear support of portantly among the controversial her base – given away too much in "It's not like we don't know how sites, saying they the potential compromises to to spell 'Ithaca,'" she joked. have to save numerthe other side of the aisle, slowing "Everyone knows there's no 'i' ous lives and potentially lead progress toward to a breakthrough numerous proin Ithaca." in progressive gressive policy drug policy goals such as on a national the eliminascale. tion of cash "If we can bail and the show it's suclegalization of cessful here,” marijuana. she said, “it In the will explode dialogue that across the followed, country and Nixon was save thousands given an openof lives.” ing to dive into Cynthia Nixon.

County some of her Legislator positions in Deborah more detail.

Dawson, She began with talking about a discussion with Peter Keenan, a current can- constructing a county budget, broached the topic of burdendidate for the Chemung County some unfunded mandates such as Legislature and an alumnus of the local costs of Medicaid which the highly toxic Southside High are pushed onto municipalities School in Elmira, which he atto fund, which Nixon tied to an tributed to a near-deadly disease alleged $25 billion in revenues he has been living with since he graduated in the early-1990s. Say- forfeited by the governor in his leniency toward large corporaing this is a story she has heard tions. A local farmer, Liz Martin more and more often in her travof Muddy Fingers Farm in els around the state, Nixon used Hector, advocated for continued this example to attack the state’s funding of the local cooperative response to crises like that in extensions and more grant fundHoosick Falls, which discovered ing to support small farmers and pollutants in its water back in their infrastructure. But issues 2014 in an issue that, to this day, pertaining to Upstate New York has yet to be fully resolved.

– a region that has presented “We have to stop this when more questions for Nixon than it starts,” Nixon said. “We are all answers early on in a campaign paying such a price, whether it’s in conditions like yours or like that began with an eye toward after Superstorm Sandy… we’re New York City and its troubled paying millions and millions of mass transit system – in the press dollars for this and we need to gaggle after gave Nixon room to stop corporations from running attack current practices in place amok.” and suggest new reforms.

She transitioned into the But a big theme, at least for governor’s contradictory stances Nixon, is the universal appeal of toward natural gas and how, too her platform which, as of late, has

Nixon Woos Local Progressives

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ubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon hit all the right notes for a crowd of approximately 100 progressive voters from around the region on Sunday night.

Gathered in the swanky confines of the Argos Warehouse for a hastily-planned campaign event in one of the state’s most liberal cities, progressives heard everything they wanted to hear from the political newcomer, whose young campaign has already had a pronounced influence on the policies of the current administration in New York State. Endorsement of a plan for a universal, single payer healthcare system? Check. Harsher taxes on the top one percent of earners statewide for the benefit of the 99 percent? Check. A wholesale rejection of leniency toward corporate polluters, and even taking the bold step of taking on a wholesale endorsement of safe injection facilities – like the ones proposed in Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick’s harm reduction-based drug policy document known as the Ithaca Plan – to combat the opioid crisis? Check and check.

Replete with the venue’s open bar and the tasteful array of hor d'oeuvres served at the rear of the room (leftovers from a prior campaign event for Congressional candidate, Ian Golden), Nixon’s appearance in Ithaca – sponsored and organized by the local chapter of the New York Progressive Action Network – had all the makings of a raucous political rally. Nixon often elicited cheers from the crowd for her positions (and boos for those of her prospective opponent, incumbent Andrew Cuomo, who she hopes to join on the ballot in the primary elections on September 13th) in a fiery opening speech and, for the rest of the evening, she had the crowd in her hands throughout a roundtable discussion with four local progressives chosen by the organizers, who engaged the candidate in dialogues around topics from the opioid crisis to unfunded mandates from New York State. But not before she buttered up the crowd with the acknowledgement of the elephant in the room: the fact her campaign had mangled the spelling of “Ithaca” in a press release just days before the event.

"It's not like we don't know how to spell 'Ithaca,'" she joked.

"Everyone knows there's no 'i' in Ithaca."

been observed by the press to be pushing Cuomo to the left in an attempt to appeal to more voters.

“As I travel around the state, I hear so many of the same issues and the same concerns,” said Nixon. “Certainly, education is a major one, it’s been underfunded for so long, and certainly housing and gentrification – how expensive it is and how people are getting pushed out of their communities and how development needs to be much more community-based, rather than developers coming in from outside and pushing people out.

There’s a great desire for single payer healthcare and a transition to 100 percent renewable energy and health concerns around fossil fuels.”

She added that a rent control policy and a stance toward renter’s rights would be a key tenet of her policy slate if elected.

A question on job creation upstate – particularly around the Cuomo administration’s methods of job creation through his Regional Economic Development Councils – presented another opportunity for Nixon to take a jab at the governor.

“One of the greatest failings of the Cuomo administration is his economic development,” Nixon said. “Billions of dollars have been given away, so much of it to his own donors with no bidding system, no accountability for job creation… we just saw the New York Film Hub in Syracuse that cost $15 million to build sold for a dollar. The people who were supposed to be anchoring it were charlatans and crooks with really no film background, and it was just an example of an idea that sounded good on paper but the governor and his people didn’t bother investigating. What we really need to do is invest in our communities. We need to invest in education, we need to invest in transit, and when I travel to places like Buffalo, and when I speak to people in Syracuse and the Bronx, there is so much local activism around creating affordable housing, nurturing small business people… we don’t need this top-down economic development."

"We need to listen to the local residents," she added. "They’re the experts on this problem and often have the most valuable ideas on solving it. We need a governor who listens to the locals, rather than coming in with huge cash handouts to donors and not following up, assuming they’ll take care of it.”

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▶▶ Thumbs Up:To our newest batch of interns: Chloe Wray, Kathleen McAleese, Simon Rosenbluth, and returning veteran Austin Lamb, who’ll help us be better over the next few months and, with any luck, will stick around for a while after that too. ▶▶ Thumbs Up: Another year, another successful Ithaca Fest.

Congrats to all those who helped out and good on everybody who came out to the local spectacle. Even the silent disco seemed fun! And an additional round of applause to all the local music artists who kept us entertained all weekend.

IF YOU CARE TO RESPOND to something in this column, or publish your own grievances or plaudits, write upsanddowns@ithacatimes.com, with a subject head “U&D.”

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▶▶ More kids on the Commons Maybe: There’s a proposal to re-open the Commons playground that will be debated by Common Council this week. Merchants have been pleading for the reopening for months, but it will face a challenge from the city’s Planning Department and David Lubin, who’s developing the building under construction next to the playground. ▶▶ Top Stories On Ithaca.com This Week Are...

1. Local rapper sees a unique route to fame: Snapple 2. Former undersheriff running against Lansing for sheriff 3. VE Fire Dept. No Longer Responding to Calls 4. 97 photos from the 2018 Ithaca Festival Parade 5. Grocery Gap in Groton Grows

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Why Tom Reed Calls Us Liberals

Tweeters In Chief

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hen you see the advertisements Congressman Reed puts out in our communities, folks tend to notice that he continuously calls us Democrats many things.

Among them, he tends stigmatize to the word “liberal.” For as much as our Congressman will play the moderate in Washington, this Tea Party regressive outsourcer fears calling us progressives. But, why?

If Tom put out an ad attacking progressives across the district and called us progressives, it would backfire on him. If he does this, he is putting the time old populist mentality of working class struggle – one that isn’t defined

by Republican or Democrat – right in his crosshair. He’s targeting communities defined by class, and the majority of folks in our district are working class. It is about those at the top versus those at the bottom, and restoring those values that our greatest generation brought together: of party before country, and standing up for our communities no matter what were standing up against.

If Tom Reed called us progressives, it would force him to answer the fact our district voted for President Obama in 2008, and for Senator Bernie Sanders in his presidential campaign in 2016. Tom Reed knows that calling us progressives empowers our message in our communities from Ithaca to Jamestown, from Addison

to Cuba, and everywhere in between. He uses these words to write off our concerns, but also distract folks across the district from the negative things he is doing to our district on behalf of corporate greed.

On Tom Reed’s watch, hundreds of hardworking Southern Tier factory workers have lost their jobs as their factories have closed, and we have lost population districtwide.

We need to be the progressive voice to fight for the working people in our communities because everyone – from Ithaca to Jamestown – deserves economic dignity and the ability to prosper. Unfortunately, we have a bureaucrat who prefers to listen to party bosses than the people in his district and who constantly tells taxpayers that we have to cut social security by using phrases like “we need to live within our means.” In turn, he has no problem giving millions of tax dollars to oil companies and outsourcers that leave Southern Tier workers high and dry. This includes the 250 factory workers at Siemens in Olean who lost their jobs, and have no voice in Washington because they can’t afford to write Tom a check.

This is not about buzzwords of “progressive” or “Liberal,” this is about our communities. If Tom wants to play a game of buzzwords let him because it means he lacks a stronger platform.

Why is it okay that our communities have to chafe under high taxation for working people,

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hroughout history, our nation's leaders have felt it best to communicate their deepest thoughts on current events and policy to the American people in the most efficient way possible: via Twitter. While records for the earliest Tweets in our nation's history are buried under decades of mundane updates on the White House's decor and well wishes to foreign leaders, we decided to go deep down and find the most consequential presidential dispatches ever recorded.

My most sincere thanks to Lucinda Cornstarch, curator of the Smithsonian Institution’s Presidential Twitter Library.

June 10, 1801 @DeclarationWriter [Thomas Jefferson] The corrupt Fake Mainstream Media is working overtime to keep the Sally Hemings non-story alive. A total con job (but they know it). Sad. #FakeNewsAgain #DNAnotinventedyet May 28, 1830 @OldHickory [Andrew Jackson] Big legislation will be signed by me shortly. After many years, INDIAN R EMOVAL! Why didn’t Loser John Quincy Adams and the Crooked Whigs do something about border security and illegal residents? Sorry to the Fake News Media and “Haters,” but that’s the way it is!

June 15, 1845 @MrManifestDestiny [James K. Polk] Our Southern border is insecure. I am the only one that can fix it. Nobody else has the guts to talk about it. The people want ACTION. #seeyouinhellSantaAnna April 14, 1865 @HonestAbe [Abraham Lincoln] John Wilkes Booth, one of the WORST actors ever on the stage, loves to talk trash about me in boarding houses.

Going to Ford’s Theatre tonight to see some REAL performing…

October 23, 1929 @LaissezFaire4Me [Herbert Hoover] Retail sales at record numbers. Stock market setting records every day. We’ve got the economy going better than anyone ever dreamt – and you haven’t seen anything yet! Our country is WINNING! February 20, 1942 @realFranklinRoosevelt [Franklin D. Roosevelt] We’re having problems with the Japanese, and we’re having problems with the Japanese coming into our country.

People, the lawyers and the courts can call it whatever they want, but I am calling it what we need and what it is, an INTERNMENT CAMP! #MilitaryNecessity #YellowPeril April 10, 1951

YOUR LETTERS Deer Management Plan Lacks Compassion I read the recent article about the Town of Ithaca’s Deer Management Plan in the Ithaca Times with some dismay. I am an animal lover, and as I watch lands pushing out animals, insects and green space habitats for development, I have to wonder what will happen to nature.

The article was informative to a point.

Cornell has a questionable deer management program. I expect a lot more from a World Class Veterinary School & Animal Science Program. When I worked with the Cayuga Deer Organization, I gathered from our community many points of view. Many were sympathetic to the ornamental plants, many to the deer. People mentioned birth control targeting males being easier to practice than on females in the field. Australia is raising deer for consumption. The upshot of the article was the lack of

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compassion, which I was surprised to witness at different meetings I attended.

With scientists like Ann Duryan and the Park Foundation (A.Gomer) supporting a more humane approach to the Deer problem, I say keep trying a better approach and try not to be so one-sided.

–Patricia Shea, Ithaca

Tom Reed Just Doesn't Understand Constituent Needs Numerous self-professed pundits around NY23 have declared that a Democratic candidate from Tompkins County cannot beat Tom Reed in the upcoming November General Election.

I find this amusing, not least because this mantra seems to have been most vigorously promoted by a former Ithacan Congressional candidate who, herself, was unable to defeat Reed. Mr. Reed seems to have embraced this idea,

September 21, 1988 @GHWBush [George H.W. Bush] Sadly, the overwhelming amount of violent crime in our major cities is committed by blacks and Hispanics – a tough subject – must be discussed. Willie Horton not a fairy tale! #stooptowin

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@GiveEmHellHarry [Harry S. Truman] MacArthur never should have contradicted me, and if he was going to contradict me, he should have told me before he took the job and I would have picked someone else. DISGRACEFUL!

November 19, 1998 @LincolnBedroom4U [William J. Clinton] You are witnessing the single greatest and rigged WITCH HUNT in American political history – led by some very bad and conflicted people! #cantproveanything #ImpeachMeYouWont

August 2, 1964 @ThankYouLeeHarvey [Lyndon B. Johnson] Very important day spent with our very talented Generals and military leaders.

Many decisions made, including on Vietnam.

August 29, 1973 @NotACrook [Richard M. Nixon] The opinion of this so-called Judge Sirica, which essentially takes away executive privilege, is ridiculous and will be overturned!!! Not giving up the tapes!!!

November 10, 2000 @TheDecider [George W. Bush] In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct all the millions of people who voted illegally.

September 8, 1974 @JerryFord [Gerald R. Ford] Will be giving a Full Pardon to Richard Nixon today. He was treated very unfairly by our government!

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while Congressman Reed supports cabinet appointees who spend $50,000 on chartered planes and $30,000 on a table?

While the majority of folks in our district make less than $50,000 dollars a year, “Washington Tom” has no concept of how hard it is for folks to put food on the table. Yet, he tells the same people who fund his salary to take a paycut.

This is not about Republican or Democrat, this is about economic justice and our communities.

This is about making sure that towns like Elmira do not die, about resuscitating our economy districtwide, fighting for healthcare, and for good union jobs.

Charley Githler is a columnist with The Ithaca Times. His column, "Surrounded

By Reality," appears biweekly.

It's about fighting the opioid crisis, and ending student debt because, folks, if Tom really thinks the government should run its budget like a family, then he should acknowledge a family cares about is its own wellbeing first. This is about Tom Reed and those at the top versus the people of the Southern Tier.

That, my friends, is a progressive message for all of our district that will win.

Young Democrats across the district stand united to support our primary winner who, we feel, will be the next congressperson for the 23rd Congressional district of New York.

Paolo Cremidis is a Chemung County Resident and Chair of the New York State Young Democrats Rural Caucus

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painting (in psychedelic paisley) all his potential rivals as “Extreme Ithaca Liberals.”

But voters know we don’t need to pay attention to the punditry or the playground bullying. Conservative or liberal, we are farmers, teachers, laborers, academics — and we all want the same thing: a representative with integrity and honor, who will fight for the things that matter to us. Ian Golden is committed to serving everyone in this district regardless of their zip code or profession.

He’s fighting for healthcare for all, a living wage, strong educational opportunities for our children, a environment that will sustain healthy living, and returning prosperity to our district.

Ian is one of us. He has principles. He never changes his stance to suit his audience. And, maybe most importantly, considering Reed’s campaign style, Ian doesn’t lash back against the riling, something that some of the current and former candidates have done to their detriment. Ian is calm, collected, and resolute.

And he is ready to win against Tom Reed in November.

Our incumbent has failed us, and other candidates are more focused on winning than serving. We have the power to elect Ian Golden, the representative we deserve.

–Paula Cohen, Ithaca

Can We Unmarket Ithaca?

Dear Ithaca Times: In the last paper put out, there was a big article about marketing Ithaca. I would like to ask, can we UNmarket Ithaca? I remember when Ithaca was so quiet in the summer it was the best, traffic was not bad, and you could swim anyplace you want. (I love jumping at Buttermilk, we used to do it every day after school). I wish we could unmarket this town for the summer. I know it won’t happen, but I wanted my voice heard as I don’t like how big Ithaca has become. These buildings downtown are too much. I don’t want to live in a city, and I think I’ll be moving to Watkins Glen someday haha.

Thank you for your time and have a great day,

Tompkins County

Lansing To Run For Another Term As Sheriff

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en Lansing, seeking a third term as Tompkins County Sheriff, sees his campaign as selling the community on unfinished business he’s started and hopes to see through.

The former Cayuga Heights Police Chief and career lawman can rattle off numerous reforms that have taken place during his time at the helm: The 2015 institution of body cameras for all officers, which was accomplished in partnership with the Ithaca City Police Department. A K-9 Patrol Program, training for patrol officers to administer the life-saving drug Narcan to opioid addicts suffering overdose and numerous other

initiatives, including a gun buyback program, vivitrol treatment for substance abusesuffering inmates and improved relationships with IPD are all accomplishments Lansing, in an emailed response to questions from the Ithaca Times, rattles off as some of the successes he, in nearly eight years in office, has had. But there’s more left to be done, he said.

He wants to see through the implementation of a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion program, for which he serves on a policy committee to implement. He wants to continue and improve the type of training officers receive, and hopes to double down on new transparency efforts including a readily

–Jason Peter, Ithaca

available daily activity log on the county’s website and up-to-date numbers on the County Jail population, which came about due to efforts by the County’s Jail Study Committee, the meetings of which Lansing often attended during talks of implementing an Alternatives To Incarceration plan for some of those who commit crimes, as opposed to committing to an expansion of the chronically overcrowded facility.

That jail, and the public safety building attached to it, he wrote, will be a key focus for him or whoever takes the job this November as LaBella and Associates works out plans to renovate the jail to accommodate increased program space for much-needed job training and counseling services, adequate health care facilities and a reworking of the road patrol’s headquarters on Warren Road. All of this

Primary Poll Muddies Congressional Waters B y Va u g h n G o l d e n A poll of New York’s 23rd district has been met with both criticism and praise from the various camps as they approach the three-week stretch leading up to primary day.

The landline telephone poll was private sponsored by local activist and longshot candidate for U.S. Senate, Scott Noren and conducted by Florida polling company, Gravis Marketing. The poll gathered close to 600 responses to six questions pertaining to voters in the 23rd district and their voting tendencies for the upcoming Democratic primary.

Over 68 percent of respondents noted they were over the age of 65, a notion Noren admits is likely the result of conducting the poll via landline phones. Noren said he paid Gravis Marketing $750 to conduct the poll, but if he had more resources and could conduct the poll again, eliminating the skewed age of respondents would be a major consideration.

On May 30, Democratic contender, Max Della Pia’s campaign sent supporters a fundraising email which references the poll’s question about undecided voters reading, “These results show what we have known all along: this race is wide open.”

Della Pia Campaign Manager Aubrey Stuber told The Ithaca Times that the poll has validity compared with other metrics and showings of support other campaigns have been using in their releases and fundraising emails, but the undecided voter statistic was the reasoning for using the poll results.

“Where other campaigns have shared straw poll results, county committee endorsements, democratic club endorsements and things like that we think that the only narrative that should be coming out of the poll results-which we clearly defined in our email- is that this race is wide open and that is the only reason we shared that information,” Stuber said.

Fellow Democratic primary opponent Tracy Mitrano’s campaign also utilized the poll numbers in a campaign email, but differently than Della Pia’s. The Mitrano Campaign’s email prompts how the data was collected and then displays the poll results to the question. That's followed by an “internal campaign analysis” which displays Mitrano as receiving 32.56 percent of the votes of 215 respondents who favored a candidate. The section does not blatantly note the poll’s validity in asserting Mitrano’s claim as the “front runner,” but the next section of the email begins reading, "Tracy has been the presumptive front-runner - and for good reasons."

When asked if she was confident in using Noren’s polling numbers in a fundraising email, Mitrano campaign spokesperson Liz Hartman dodged the question saying in a statement, “Irrespective of any polling, Tracy Mitrano has been the presumptive front-runner in the race to go toe-to-toe with Tom Reed in November.”

The remainder of the statement touted Mitrano’s success at straw polls and notable endorsements from around the district.

Other democratic campaigns fired shots at both camps for utilizing the polling at all.

“Distributing skewed poll results is one thing, but to ignore any sort of disclosure of who was actually polled is an incredible disservice to the voters of our district and paints an inaccurate picture for political expediency," Ian Golden Campaign Manager Brian Batrowny said in a statement. (Read more online at Ithaca.com)

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An Uphill Cleanup

What Will It Take To Get Chainworks Tenant-Ready?

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By M att Bu tler he former Morse Chain site is primed to host one of the biggest development projects in the history of Ithaca, achieving goals for housing and industrial development the city has chased for years while picking up the endorsements of Ithaca and Tompkins County officials alike in the process.

But the “Sleeping Giant” on South Hill is in dire need of a clean up before all that to correct the sins of its manufacturing history.

Emerson Power and Transmission stopped Morse Chain’s South Aurora Street operations back in 2011, and the massive site has lain dormant since then, its pale tan buildings sprawling nearly a hundred acres across the face of South Hill. The interior of the site’s long, connected buildings resemble a carnival’s nightmarish funhouse: some rooms seem happy, well-lit and supported by thick pillars covered in brightly-colored paint peeling down the sides. Others are dank and dreary, illuminated only by a flourescent bulb in the room’s center, highlighting the grimy abandon of the long-vacant property in a garish light.

The contamination that rests throughout the site isn’t immediately evident on first inspection; there’s no cartoonish green goo seeping from the walls or bubbling geysers of oil.

But what it lacks in naked-eye appearance, the pollution makes up for in volume, advancing several feet underground at tens and hundreds of times the legal limits in certain spots, infiltrating soil, groundwater and portions of its immediate off-site surroundings.

Even when it was in operation, the last several decades have seen headline after headline decrying the site’s harmful effects on the environment and potentially the public’s health as well, even as the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation worked to

investigate and remediate the site as early as the mid-1980s and into the following decades, when the contamination found its way into the basements of homes at the base of South Hill.

Soon after Morse was shut down, the Chain Works District project idea appeared.

The ambitious proposal is one of the city’s oldest prospective projects, having been presented by L Enterprises, led by David Lubin, and conceptually approved by the Planning Board in 2011. Lubin, who’s already made his mark in Ithaca with the downtown Harold’s Square mixed-use housing building on the Commons, is an Elmira-based developer who has primarily built his business through hotel and retail development throughout central New York.

Even for Ithaca’s development boom, the size of the proposal is fairly jaw-dropping. Final numbers are not yet solidified, but it should include something around 915 apartment units, with redevelopment of the 800,000 square feet and 60 some acres of former warehouse and manufacturing space to take the form of residential, commercial and renewed industrial facilities. Early projections show the project costing between $150 and $200 million, and project consultant Vicki Brous said the development team would be asking for a tax abatement, although the size and length of said abatement request have not yet been determined.

As if it wasn’t indicated by its size, Lubin’s vision is something far, far more than a garden variety housing project. He wants to bring the site past its former identity as an industrial center, creating an entire community in the process that can both sustain itself with amenities while fueling downtown density and commerce. He said the goal is to incorporate other South Hill entities, with the obvious being Ithaca College and tenants at the South Hill Business Park, to make it a more “fruitful

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“The idea is not just to build an apartment complex, but to have a place you can work and live and play with benefits for the people who live there and work there, and it’s only four blocks from downtown,” Lubin said. “So it’s bringing a whole section of property that’s been isolated from downtown and reestablishing it not only as an apartment complex, which is the easy thing, but as a neighborhood.”

Though not yet statistically significant, there are inklings that the Ithaca housing market may be softening a tad, which could be an intimidating thought for a development team whose 900 or so units won’t be inhabitable for seven to ten years optimistically. But even a bit of market regression would only make the housing that does exist in Ithaca more accessible to people of all income levels, including those who commute in to work in the city but are forced to live further out in Tompkins County to afford a roof and four walls.

“We’re going to see some softening, so we become a normal place where supply and demand make for good quality housing and availability of housing,” Brous said. “We’re one of the few cities in upstate that’s really seeing growth, and I think we want to become a more desirable place for people to live and building places out like this that are urban and interesting will help us to retain people who are leaving the area to go to more urban centers and attract more talent to the area.”

The aspirations for the project are undeniably grand: Lubin and the rest of the development team talk about the project as if its a panacea for many of the pitfalls Ithaca’s faced in the last several years. It will attract young professionals as a business incubator location, and its on-site manufacturing components could entice them to stay here past a first round of start-up funding before fleeing

Photographer Casey Martin and reporter Matt Butler were the first journalists permitted to view the Morse Chain site since it was emptied out decades ago.

to a larger city. Its impact on the city’s housing stock will be one of the most profound in recent memory and would help stave off the creeping price push that has nudged residents outwards. Why wouldn’t the city and the citizens want to reinvent a site from basically standing rubble to a valuable asset that could raise nearby property values, add to the tax roll and bring in jobs and business?

But for all the starry-eyed optimism, the project still has a few major hurdles to conquer, starting with its ugly environmental background. While the Chain Works development would represent easily the largest single-project influx of housing in Ithaca’s history, and would provide a jolt to the city’s still-ailing housing market, the project is not devoid of skepticism. Ithaca is a community that prides itself on environmental awareness, or at least aspires to, particularly surrounding the robust development push the city’s seen over the last several years; this was highlighted most recently by the advancing Green Building Policy, which will be up for final approval later this year and will look to enforce strict but achievable energy usage requirements on all new construction.

The proposal is now moving concurrently through a few different city planning approval process: the Planning Board is studying its environmental impacts, while discussions still need to be had about what sort of zoning should be implemented under a Planned Unit Development zone customized for the site, along with a similar zoning process taking place in the Town of Ithaca, where part of the site also lies.

POLLUTION There are six “contaminants of concern” that have been identified by the DEC on the site, most notably cyanides, barium, oil residue and trichloroethene (TCE). Throughout the site, levels of contamination range from slightly to significantly above industrial and commercial-use limitations, to say nothing of the levels needed for approvable restricted residential use.

DEC investigations into the site over the last several years have detected a litany of troublesome chemicals. Unchained Properties administered their own investigation as well, enlisting a third-party environmental firm to conduct further testing to protect their investment.

In total, 16 Areas of Concern (AOC) were identified, showing figures of widespread contamination that required action to return them to Soil Contamination Objectives. Certain instances of contamination leakage off the site had been detected during the testing process, mostly through soil vapor intrusion, though the DEC believes these concerns have been addressed through Emerson’s voluntary installation of 59 vapor mitigation systems in nearby homes.

None of the involved parties are denying the obvious: the site merits significant cleanup. It’s classified as a Class “2” New York State Superfund site, which represents a “significant threat to public health or the environment.”

The question that faces Emerson and Unchained Properties is how much remediation can be done to satisfy two competing goals: ensuring the long-term health of the site, its residents and the surrounding neighbors, while maintaining economic feasibility for Emerson and making sure the goals are actually technically feasible. Emerson is financially responsible for the clean-up burden until the site meets DEC standards for residential, commercial and industrial use, after which Unchained Properties will assume ownership.

In turn, Unchained does have an incentive to make sure the clean-up is as rigorous as possible in hopes of avoiding having to conduct their own remediation in the future if more contamination is found.

REMEDIATION PLAN The level of pollution on the site is generally accepted. What needs to be done to address it, though, is the main source of tension now and the answer depends on who you ask.

There is a draft remediation proposal for the site on the table, for which the DEC holds the final call and is currently soliciting public comment on the topic. The agency is also holding an informal Availability Session on the Draft Interim Remedial Measures Work Plan Thursday, June 7 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at South Hill Elementary School to answer questions about the site’s future. Public comments are being accepted until June 18.

The Draft IRM Work Plan consists pri-

marily of excavation, which will be used to remove and dispose of approximately 3,600 cubic yards of contaminated soils as well as to collect samples to see if further remediation is necessary. In terms of individual areas, that equals out to about 3 feet of soil excavation in most Areas of Concern, though that fluctuate between one and 10 feet in certain places depending on groundwater protection concerns.

The excavated dirt would then be replaced with clean, uncontaminated soil, and there would be capping with asphalt or synthetic clay to mitigate migration and ongoing testing to monitor effectiveness.

Opponents of Chain Works, if they can be called that, aren’t actually opposed to the development in earnest; it’s probably too early to state positions while the proposal is still at this stage. The main point of contention, though, is the extent that the site will be cleaned up before Chain Works construction takes place.

The undeniable history of decades of contamination on the site will always accompany discussion of development on the site, and the two primary voices that have emerged so far calling for a more intensive clean-up process

forts have stopped and started to the detriment of the site as contamination migrates from the old Ithaca Gun Factory location down into the gorge. The DEC issued a “no further work” on part of the site last year, though the Environmental Protection Agency then seemed to contradict that finding in other parts of the site. Years of the “pumpand-treat” remediation method, they say, have proven unsatisfactory at bringing the site to acceptable levels of contamination.

“If they have an interest in cleaning up the site, then clean up the site,” Hang said. “Meet all the applicable standards, it’s as simple as that.”

The “interim” portion of interim remedial measures seems to be Hang’s primary sticking point. In his mind, the Chain Works project is a great bargaining chip to clean-up the site in its entirety, something he insists is possible.

With Emerson already on the hook to foot the bill for the clean-up, Hang wishes Unchained Properties would take advantage of the opportunity he sees.

“At Morse Chain, all they have to do is dig up the sources of pollution,” Hang said. They

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have been Common Council representative Cynthia Brock and local environmental activist Walter Hang of Toxics Targeting.

Both strike similar tunes on the remediation question, essentially saying that the redevelopment presents a golden opportunity for a full reset of the site’s environmental impact in the form of removing all the dirt possible to ensure soil and groundwater safety, going far beyond the three or so feet at most outlined in the current work plan (in some parts of the site, the contamination goes to around 19 feet). Brock said she would like to see all AOCs excavated until the bedrock layer beneath the soil.

Some of their arguments can be traced to a general trepidation at trusting the DEC’s ability to effectively assess the full scale of the clean-up needed on the site. Hang often cites examples like Ithaca Falls, where clean-up ef-

could do it if they wanted to, but all they’re going to do is remove some of the dirt, and I think that’s unconscionable.”

On the other hand, the Chain Works development team insists that the proposed work plan will sufficiently remediate the Morse Chain site, and that the demands of those objecting to the work plan can’t be realistically accomplished, particularly on a site of this size and topography. Lubin said while they aim to bring the area to safe levels for all the uses they intend for the site, taking out significant amounts of shale hillside – as well as digging out 19-feet of soil cover – isn’t a “practical idea,” and Paul Sylvestri, a Rochester-based lawyer working with Unchained Properties echoed that sentiment.

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not technically feasible,” Sylvestri said. “But what is technically feasible here at this site is to remove enough contamination to make it safe for re-use and to be protective of the environment, and that’s certainly doable.”

According to the work plan, the DEC and outside engineering firm WSP USA will monitor the IRMs effectiveness throughout the process, something Unchained Properties is relying on to monitor the measures’ progress.

There will also be a final report prepared and submitted after remediation is completed to see if more is required.

Since the property deal between Unchained and Emerson has not yet technically been finalized, pending the remediation, there’s a chance, albeit quite faint, the deal could fall through depending on the DEC’s final decision. But Sylvestri said they have no reason to suspect such a scenario and that Emerson has been cooperative during the lengthy process. For its part, Emerson, who would sink millions into remediation costs but would also stand to benefit financially from a sale of the property, sounds committed to handling whatever the final clean-up directive is, hopefully commencing this summer.

Sylvestri declined to expound on what the negotiated sale price of the site is.

“Emerson has been and continues to be fully-committed to a clean-up of the Ithaca site,” Emerson spokesperson David Baldridge wrote in an email. “We will fulfill the obligations the company has to the State of New York [...] The redevelopment of the site is an opportunity to see the stie returned to productive use while Emerson continues remediation of the environmental contamination.”

Baldridge stated that the company has not set a maximum dollar figure for clean-up expenditures. Emerson had been involved with a lawsuit against Borg Warner (the previous owner of Morse Chain and the site) to determine responsibility for the contamination, ending in the two companies agreeing to work together, Baldrige said. Emerson isn’t actually required to bring the site to mixed-use contamination standards, Baldridge noted, though they agreed to do so to move the redevelopment plan along.

Lubin reiterated that he feels Emerson is fulfilling its commitment to the city and its residents with its remediation plans, and that pushing for more would create undue financial burden and force delays in the project’s timeline. There’s no way to remove every molecule of contamination, he said, but even working within their limitations will enable them to create a safe site.

“This is industry paying for mistakes that were made, they thought they were doing best practices, but science has taught us you can’t just dump things on the ground,” Lubin said.

“The DEC is going to come back [...] If they find more problems we’re going to take more out. The idea is to bring it down to a safe level and then bury it.”

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“Everybody I call, once elected, is going to be thrilled to have their state senator call them,” she Contin u ed From Page 4 said. “I feel I could call up Seph Murtagh (Ithaca Common Council) and ask ‘hey, is this vote owner. They like her platform, which includes a going to help you or hinder you?’ I could call up conscious push for livable wages, increased effolks at INHS (Ithaca Neighborhood Housing forts toward affordable and public housing, supServices) and ask if it will benefit their ability port for a long-stalled universal health care plan to do what our community desperately needs. I at the state level, and they certainly like her as a want to know what people here think of all these person. But, as a political newcomer with modest programs.” experience seeking office against a deft and forMost importantly, she said, Kirchgessner repmidable Republican incumbent – Tom O’Mara resents a perspective few others serving on the – who defeated a talented Democratic opponent attorney-heavy State Senate can offer – one of an by nearly double digits in the 2016 election, one actual member of the working class those politimay find themselves wondering: Why the New cians look to for guidance in campaign season York State Senate? but may otherwise avoid.

“I’ve been an activist a few years, and I’ve “I may volunteer at the food pantry, but I also been a volunteer my whole life,” Kirchgessner take food home from it, because I need it” she said. “If there’s a need, somebody’s got to do it. said. “I’m trying to run for an office to actually I’m trying to remember if it was in late-January, represent the people who live here, the people early-February, I was at the Democratic Commitwho are struggling, the people who have been tee meeting in Ulysses, and one of the members left behind.” commented how Leslie Danks Burke wasn’t goThe key to her early support might be a result ing to run this year, and they suggested I should of her disarming disposition – a relatable front run. Which is funny, because the people I work Amanda Kirchgessner , candidate for New York’s 58th State Senate District, (Photo: Casey Martin) that seems less forced than more formal camwith at the diner have been telling me to run for paigns run in New York’s 58th District, a map office since the 2016 election cycle.” of which serves as the background image on her “And the people who I’d be running against New York Health Act, which she sees as a way to stoke phone. It helps she has a good conversation starter, somefor local office… I like them,” she added later. “I think economic development, offset unfunded mandates on thing she pulls out any time the opportunity presents they’re doing a decent job representing our community. I county tax rolls, and provide good, simple to understand itself: “Hey, are you registered to vote?” saw a need, and I decided to run with it.” healthcare for all. An activist who has spoken out against If she makes the ballot, she will likely face a primary, While raw as a candidate, Kirchgessner has a demeanwhat she sees as a rapid gentrification of Ithaca, she wants facing down Chemung County Legislator Michael Lausell. or chiseled by diner conversations, food pantry lines, and to reverse the trend of spending public money against the (On the other side, O’Mara will potentially be facing a park bench heart-to-hearts. Her anecdotes focus on the interests of the working class, seeking out mechanisms to working class among the community – the split shift life help counties and municipalities invest in public housing, primary against Republican Susan Beckley). She knows she’s a long shot, but believes, given her background and of the local bus drivers, the thankless work of a dishthe funding of which has traditionally been administered frame of mind, she stands a fighting chance to attract a washer in the back of the house, sweating over a hot sink by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Develcoalition of supporters that defies party lines in the interfor minimum wage as the plates keep coming – and her opment and allocated through the state. est of real, dramatic change. desire to get in a position where she can offer something By doing this, Kirchgessner said she wants housing “A lot of people have compared this race to David and better. funds put into the hands of people in poverty in order to Goliath,” she said. “But remember; David was an archer.

“Those are the people who need representation,” she help them build equity and receive a pathway out of their He knew exactly what he was doing.” said. “We all need it, but it’s the people who have no voice predicament, rather than being trapped in a hole they who really need it.” otherwise, have no support in leaving.

Learn more about the campaign at facebook.com/AmandaHer platform reflects that ethic: her father dying at the “Helping to build local housing for local people, I 4NY. Full audio of this interview is available on Ithaca.com. age of 13, she’s sold on the virtues of programs like social think, is exactly the type of stuff the state should be doing security, and their importance in saving families who – providing the money and greasing the gears,” she said.

–Nick Reynolds may otherwise find themselves on the brink. She – like To be an effective legislator, even while lacking experinumerous progressives across the state – supports the ence, is all about communication.

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Homeopathic Allergy Cures

Want The Relief Without The Side Effects? Here's Some Tips

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thaca’s been a hotbed for pollen this year, with nary a resident having made it through the spring months without awakening one morning with the familiar watery eyes and gushing nostrils of allergy season.

While some people are comfortable with picking up one of the conventional allergy medications like Claritin or Zyrtec to clear their sinuses, others aren’t so quick to take another pill that might bring with it drowsiness or other side-effects. There are homeopathic options available, and though their impacts can vary widely from individual to individual, they can also provide a solution free of the cost or negative side-effects of some typical pharmaceutical remedies.

Local doctor Amanda Fey, who works for Natural Integrated Medicine in Ithaca and Complementary Medicine and Healing Arts in Endicott, said this year has been particularly brutal in terms of allergy symptoms, with a bevy of patients visiting her practice who she’s never seen in years past. There’s a few alternatives patients can

choose between, though Fey said two are the most popular in particular.

“Natural anti-allergy supplement options would be things that have quercetin, which if a bioflavonoid found in bright-colored fruits,” Fey said. “But you also need an enzyme called bromelain in with the quercetin to activate it.

Those are two I use all the time for symptom relief.”

The crucial part though: this regimen only works when it’s begun a month or more prior to allergy season. While the supplements work reactively, Fey said her best homeopathic recommendation for allergy resistance is to focus on diet discipline and needs in advance of the pollen season.

“Most commonly, the best approach is a month prior to the patient’s allergy season, reducing dietary-inflammatory foods within the diet can help put the body at a better place of balance so they can ease through the allergy season more smoothly,” she said. “Sugar, corn syrups, wheat and dairy, those are common inflammatory foods for Georgia@ithacatimes.com 607-277-7000 x220 people. Those are the big ones, if you can keep those low you can do better Newspaper: during allergy season. But you have to start beforehand.”

For those who might not want to ingest their medicines, Fey suggested using a Neti Pot, a nasal flush system that can wash potentially troublesome pollen from the nostril’s membrane. Outside of just allergies, Fey said tea made from stinging nettle plants, which is somewhat common in organic markets, can be a good

antidote to insect bites and hay fever symptoms, other frequent summer maladies.

As with anything, people should be careful and retain a certain level of skepticism toward remedies they’re newly testing for themselves.

Everybody is different and can have disparate reactions to certain substances, and lower government oversight on homeopathic remedies can mean every once in a while, consumers are buying products that might just be a shady fugazi, or ones for which there isn’t enough information available to determine its effectiveness. For instance, bee pollen tablets are a fairly popular homeopathic remedy, though Fey noted that unless the pollen is locally sourced, it could be completely incapable of actually helping a person inoculate themselves against Ithaca’s pollen.

Overall, Fey said if someone is trying an alternative solution for the first time, doing a little personal research is always a good idea.

She said for her, looking at published medical research has proven a trustworthy venture, often visiting the National Library of Medicine’s website to check background on new treatments or medications she hears about, either for her practice or for personal use. There are common pitfalls that patients can make when dabbling in homeopathic Client: medicine as well, such as assuming that if something doesn’t work the first time, it’s wholly ineffective. Often, Fey said, it can just take another attempt or two to nail down the right amount to help someone.

“It’s trial and error sometimes, and also over-the-counter doses aren’t as high as they should be,” she said. “I feel like people come in and they’re on the right path, but they just aren’t doing the optimal dose to see a result.”

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Frank Welsh Retires

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of some very big moments in our nation’s history – the RFK and MLK assassinations, the election of Nixon, some of the big conflicts of the war in Vietnam – but Frank Welch remembers it as the year he started playing lacrosse at Ithaca High School.

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Frank graduated from IHS three years later, and he took his game to Ithaca College. After graduating from IC, Frank worked as an assistant coach for the Bombers before taking over the Little Red program. 43 years later, Welch has decided that the time has come to leave his coaching position.

Welch told me, “I knew at the beginning of the season that this would be it, and at sectionals I was talking to some guys I have coached against for many years, and I told them ‘It’s time.’”

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Welch had already been the Little Red’s coach for many years when I took over this column in 1992, and on more than one occasion I tracked him down to talk about his teams. He would always make time to help his players get the recognition they deserved, and I was always amazed that Frank knew virtually everything every player had ever done. He had been watching them and helping them develop

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their lacrosse game since they started in the youth leagues, and he worked on assembling the building blocks of his teams well before they got to the varsity level.

He knew his own team, he knew the opponents, and he knew how to adjust his game plan from season to season, game to game and play to play. He sent countless players to all levels of collegiate lacrosse, and Ithaca College’s Jeff Long – who has known Welch for four decades, if not longer – told me in an interview earlier this year, “…the players coming out of Frank Welch’s program have a great lacrosse IQ. Frank challenges them to be bigger, stronger and faster, and he provides a great foundation.”

Another coach who knows a thing or two about lacrosse – Hall of Fame coach Richie Moran – said, “Frank has done a remarkable job over the years. His contributions to the game are extensive, and he has done a great job in preparing his players for the future. Athletically, academically, his players are prepared.”

Frank appreciates the accolades, and he’s grateful to the coaches that put their time into helping him over the years. “I appreciate Jeff Long’s kind words,” Frank stated. “He’s one of the greatest players ever, and he’s a great coach too.” He mentioned Tommy Carmean, who is now coaching at Guilford in North Carolina, and he appreciates the guidance from Tommy Harkness, whose father, Ned, was the legendary lacrosse and hockey coach at Cornell. Frank recalls the times the elder Harkness showed up, and he says, “It was like God coming down from the hills!”

No conversation about Welch’s development as a coach would be complete without mentioning the two men he considers his primary mentors. “It was Bob and Terry Cullen that got me started,” Welch offered.

Frank was forthcoming in conveying that he hopes that his assistant, Pat Hovey, is seriously considered as his successor. “I hope he gets it,” Welch said. “The kids love him, and he deserves it.”

I also asked Frank if he planned to play in any senior leagues or tournaments, and he said, “I haven’t lost a step in 20 years, but then again, 20 years ago I could barely move.”

••• I’d like to congratulate the Little Red girl’s lacrosse team on taking down Corning twice this season (after having not beaten them in nine years) and winning the Sectional championship. Senior midfielder Danielle Hemley (who will play at SUNY Brockport next year) told me, “When we beat Corning on their home field, we knew going into the Sectional final that we could beat them again. We put it all out there.”

Her mother, Diane, added, “This was Danielle’s fourth year on varsity, and after 3 years of heartbreak, beating Corning was very emotional. It was well-deserved.”

••• Those who have planned to buy Richie Moran’s autobiography will have another chance, as he will be doing a book signing from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday at the Cornell Bookstore.

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taking place while the potential consolidation of the area’s law enforcement agencies floats as a distant, but visible option for the County.

His tenure has included some tumultuous times. A wild standoff in Danby led to one man dead and a new distrust for the office at the start of his second term, something his opponent in this year’s race, former Tompkins County Undersheriff Derek Osborne, cited in his decision to run. (A report issued after the incident, on Hornbrook Road, report admitted the sheriff should have been directly involved in the incident command earlier in the process, having not arrived on the scene of the three-day standoff until the second day. However in his remarks at a March 2015 meeting of the legislature’s Public Safety Committee, Lansing held Osborne responsible for failing to contact him immediately, and that Osborne “knew that he had a landline at his home and he also knew that the sheriff did not have cell phone service there,” according to reporting by The Ithaca Times.)

There were the ensuing conspiracy theories, a September 2015 article in The New York Daily News chronicling numerous issues including one of his officers falling under investigation by the New York Attorney General for filing false time cards, a corrections officer kissing an inmate at the Tompkins County Jail (whom his office offered not to charge) and the revelation he was keeping secret files on political enemies, which then-County Legislator Jim Dennis was quoted in the NYDN describing as “pretty Nixonian.” There were also several officer indictments during his tenure, most notably that of officer Jeremy Vann on numerous felony counts stemming from a domestic violence incident in 2015 (he was found guilty on three out of 14 charges, and was sentenced to time served), and most recently, a December rape charge levied on a Sheriff ’s Deputy, Scott Walters, dating back to an incident in 2013.

Beyond those controversies, the years since Hornbrook have been relatively tame.

Beyond the implementation of LEAD and a new jail, the prospect of a potential merger with the Ithaca Police Department floats on the horizon for whoever takes the helm, and the prospect of working around increased politicism around law enforcement – including compliance with Mayor Svante Myrick’s Sanctuary City measures in the wake of heightened federal enforcement and safe injection facilities – remain as gray areas. While Lansing, at a recent meeting of the PSC, revealed the Sheriff ’s Office has little to no involvement with the actions of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement in the area, he has remained skeptical of Safe Injection Facilities, which are a key tenet of the mayor’s ambitious drug policy slate known as The Ithaca Plan.

“My job is to uphold the law,” Lansing, who serves on the board of Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services, wrote in a Facebook response to a constituent who asked about his stance on the measure last week.

"The one thing that I have learned in dealing with those situations," he added, "is that if you are looking to help an addict recover, giving them what they are addicted to is not a long term solution.”

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A Look Ahead At The Annual Fiddler's Gathering In Watkins Glen

By Nick Reynolds

W

hen we think of the rich folk music tradition of the United States, we tend to think of its origins along the coastal spine of the Appalachian Mountain range, our memories mired in the influences of Tennessee's black banjo musicians of the late 1800s or the traditions of the ballads of the Western Carolinas, where folk music’s roots are at their deepest and richest.

But here in Upstate New York and particularly, in the Southern Tier of the state, we have our own form of folk music distinctive from those dotting the rest of the mountain range, a legacy which, since 1989, has been celebrated each summer in a festival on the southern shore of Seneca Lake.

Beginning at noon on Saturday, June 16 at Watkins Glen’s Lakewood Vineyards, the Arts Council Of The Southern Finger Lakes will be hosting its 39th Annual Fiddler’s Gathering, a celebration of the of the region’s distinct identity and musical tradition. A derivative form of modern country music, the form personifies a the story of America itself, with respect to the heritage of a young nation of immigrants finding their voice in a new world in the rapid westward settlement of New York State after the Revolutionary War. The form combines a variety of styles from assorted European and African influences, including English ballads, Irish and Scottish traditional music, AfricanAmerican blues and more religious songs. However in New York State, traditional folk music here is tied to a more danceable style, popularized in the barn dances and grange gatherings of several centuries ago which derive from the traditions carried to the New World by British settlers in the 19th Century.

According to an essay on the subject by American folklorist Simon Bronner, favorite dances included jigs, reels, contra dances,

cotillions (forerunner of the square dance), quadrilles, minuets and hornpipes – universally known tunes among the new crop that could easily be led by a fiddle-playing bandleader among the monotonous labors of harvest season or the work bees of the era. The British fiddle tune, wrote Bronner, was “almost free of syncopation” with the notes of the melody “brief and distinct” with a “clear, lilting quality.”

“Although many of the tunes used in America came from British sources, American musicians did put their own stylistic stamp on them,” Bronner wrote. “American performances tended to take away the ornamentation common to the British originals. Americans also regularized the beat and gave the music a bounciness in place of the drones common in many British tunes.

In the numerous repetitions of the tune, with perhaps slight variations around the melody in each strain, fiddlers drew praise for their precision and consistency. The style lent itself to the demands of performing country dances through a long winter's night and to duets with a fife or another fiddle.” (For further reading, check out James Kimball’s 2003 article in the Journal of New York Folklore, which outlines the history of the genre’s evolution quite efficiently.)

It’s a tradition that the Arts Council has, for nearly four decades now, been a reliable steward of.

When it started in 1989, the Fiddler’s Gathering was a smaller fair of traditional upstate New York fiddlers, held at Watkins Glen State Park with just a few hundred people attending. Since moving to Lakewood Vineyard several years ago, the event has blossomed into a calendarmarking event for nearly 1,400 attendees over the weekend. Though it was started specifically to celebrate New York’s distinct folk heritage, the festival has since opened the door to all types of folk music, representing all styles from Irish folk to more modern iterations of classic styles.

“We try to make room for all of them,”

Scenes from last year's Fiddler's Gathering, held at Lakewood Vineyard.

Maria Kennedy, the council’s folklorist and the festival’s organizer said. “But we still feature that more traditional Upstate New York style.”

While the preservation of the region’s cultural identity is the primary focus, cultural diffusion is encouraged there as well, and a jam tent will be open on-premises for anyone with any musical inclinations to join in. There, the musicians will often crossing boundaries to bring new elements to otherwise concrete musical traditions, offering up hybrids of the old world with influences as diverse as Nordic folk music to the salsas and tangos more familiar to the populations of Latin America.

“We want people to come and play themselves,” said Kennedy. “It’s not just a festival about coming to watch other people. We encourage people to come and play in the jam tent, listen to music and make new, like-minded friends and really participate.”

Beyond the area’s musical traditions, Kennedy notes organizers have been trying to get more arts and crafts as well as cultural demonstrations incorporated throughout the weekend, including the Corning-based group Seven Generations – a Southern Tier Native American cultural group named for the Iroquois philosophy to live several generations ahead of the present when making decisions – and a banjo luthier on-site to demonstrate the construction of one of these instruments. The festival’s central aim is to acknowledge and honor the art forms that make everyone’s everyday lives significant and special, she said, solidifying the traditions that lend themselves to an area’s identity and culture and helping to amplify their practitioners who may otherwise fall under the radar.

Beyond the traditional amenities – wine tasting on-site as well as numerous food vendors – the original perk is in the cost of the event: The event is free and anyone can come (though a $5 donation is suggested). For a full schedule, visit earts.org/programs/music-performance/ fiddlers-gathering-2017 J u ne

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By K ate ly n L ebof f Start Making Sense: Talking Heads Tribute w/ Ruby Dear | Friday, June 8 at 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. | The Haunt | 702 Willow Ave | All Ages (Minors Under 18 With Parent or Legal Guardian) $12.50 adv, $15 doors

which still features live music and entertainment seven days a week. Many of the band members performed together doing covers and original music at the Funhouse for more than 15 years when the owner suggested putting together a group of local musicians to perform Talking Heads material for one night.

One night resulted in the birth of Start Making Sense and, after 10 years together, more than 200 packed the house for what would be their first of many Talking Heads tribute performances.

Brothers Jon and Jesse Braun were inspired by their musician father (a professional drummer for many years) but, despite having played music growing up, the Braun brothers had never performed together before Start Making Sense came to be. Jon was a natural David Byrne with his milky skin, lankiness, and sleek, black hair, and so Jesse took on the drums and supporting guitar. Jon is about as close to a David Byrne reincarnation as one could get with his looks, quirkiness, unpredictable and jerking stage moves, over exaggerated guitar strumming, and his vocal range able to cover that iconic yelping.

“Once Start Making Sense took off, and we were going to do it for real, I started studying

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on Braun is bringing the Byrne to The Haunt this Friday, June 8, on lead vocals and guitar for Talking Heads tribute band, Start Making Sense. With their energy and dedication to the performance, Start Making Sense nails the style, atmosphere, and sound that new wave, avant-garde pop rock group the Talking Heads brought to the stage in the ‘80s. You can genuinely see and feel how much this group, as did the Talking Heads, enjoy performing as much as their fans enjoy being there.

“We're only doing this to share the joy that this music brings us with the people who love it as much as we do,” said Jon. “We’ve all been big fans since we were teenagers. The band is made up of a bunch of musicians and friends who have either known or worked with each other for a very, very long time. There’s a bond both musically and offstage that allows us to truly share a love for what we’re doing.”

The story of Start Making Sense began at the Funhouse, a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania bar

David Byrne, watching more hours of him performing than is humanly necessary. I was never an actor or in theater but I try it with that kind of concept and perspective – as a character,” said Jon. The two Braun brothers will be accompanied this Friday night by Brian Davis on guitar and backing vocals, Ryan Berg on percussion and backing vocals, bassist Michael Davidson, back up vocalist Jenny Founds, and Eric Svalgard on the keyboard.

Four or five members of the band, said Braun, have been involved since the beginning, and some have gotten off the road in recent years. The band’s roster, now 20 to 25 players strong, rotates in and out quite frequently, keeping the group’s songs and arrangements very close to those of the originals – the Talking Heads’ live versions – while each musician brings their own personal interpretation of the performance and their own flavor.

“So, depending on the night, some songs may sound slightly different to the fan who is listening for subtle nuances and sounds,” said

Jon. Many of the band members have their own original projects open for Start Making Sense as is the case in this week’s show, with Ruby Dear as the opening act. Ruby Dear is all original music written by Jenny Founds, who takes the lead on guitar and vocals, and is joined by Jon on guitar and Jesse on bass. Ruby Dear came into fruition at the end of December, but is already finishing up its debut album which should release by the end of the summer.

Start Making Sense has performed all over the United States, Canada and, most recently, Cuba. The Talking Heads tribute band has been coming to Ithaca for about five years now, usually two times a year. They started playing at the Dock and in the last years moved over to the Haunt.

“We love the town of Ithaca – the vibe, the people, the food, the natural beauty surrounding it, the relaxed approach to living and just about everything about it!” Jon said. “A lot of us have been coming here to perform or visit for much longer than Start Making Sense has been around.”

Start Making Sense is booked into the Spring of 2019 right now performing at shows and festivals across the country. After having had wild success doing so in their hometown a few years ago, Start Making Sense will be doing another live recreation of the Stop Making Sense film this December in the NYC area.

“Fans say that since the Talking Heads doesn’t play anymore, we’re as close as you can get to that experience,” said Jon. “So, it’s worth coming to check us out if you’re into the Talking Heads, and if you’re not, it’s still worth it because you might find you are!”

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Matt & Ben A Rare Misfire The play made sense. The execution did not.

By Ros s Hars ta a d Matt & Ben by Brenda Withers & Mindy Kaling; Kitchen Theatre through June 17 ell, I totally forgot that Gwyneth Paltrow and Brad Pitt were a hot item. Hell, I didn’t recall the Ben and Gwyneth romance, either.

I guess it’s a matter of the zeitgeist. Matt & Ben, a comic sketch in which two women played the famous Cambridge-to-Hollywood friends Matt Damon and Ben Affleck was a cult hit in 2002, performed by its co-writers.

Its central conceit is that the script of Good Will Hunting literally falls into the boys’ laps.

Until then, Ben supposedly had been working on a Catcher in the Rye adaptation.

Maybe it was hilarious in 2002, it certainly got raves. But the script is less play than sketch, very much in the SNL mode, with not enough substance to make it to its 80-minute length.

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bro satire — does allow for some interesting postures, and actors Caitlin Nasme Cassidy (Matt) and Lilli Hokama gamely go the full distance.

(A caveat: Gozansky’s go-for-broke pacing and cartoonish exaggeration could work to great effect with other texts; but it only serves to emphasize this script’s weaknesses.)

Where are the build-ups? (Every time I see a ‘comedy’ that opens with an actor wound-up to 11 on a scale of 10, virtually in my face with ‘isn’t this funny?’ — I pull back.

No, I want to say, how can it be? Nothing has happened yet. Funny is earned.)

More importantly, where is the intimacy?

The only drama in the play revolves around the question will this friendship survive success. Yet that requires grounding the action in the actual love and need between the two.

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“THAT ONE CORNER, By Matt Butler: Outstanding piece of local journalism. The kind of in-depth, balanced reporting that tells more than just a surface story (whowhat-where when) about an issue, but that literally gets into the gutter to probe the “whys” and “hows” and “what’s next?” The lede set the mood and the personalities provided the color. The only criticism I have is for the last sentence: I would have preferred to have read a quote from someone saying essentially the same thing.

Other than that, this is the kind of journalism every community needs. Excellent job.”

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“A very interesting, informative mix of stories ranging from an info war on global warming, the evolution of apples, the impact of a food pantry closing on local residents and projected impact of global warming on the Finger Lakes area. Well-thought out and written with local connections in mind.”

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Over 15 years later, in the fast-moving world of celebrity chit-chat and scandal, its central view of smart-Matt, dumb-Ben has also fallen to the wayside, as has the slightly homophobic interest in the intimacy of their bromance.

Yet here it is, capping off M. Bevin O’Gara’s inaugural season as Kitchen Theatre’s new Artistic Director.

On paper, it makes some sense: two well-known personalities, the womenplaying-boys switch-up, and the star value of co-writer Kaling. Perhaps it had sentimental value to O’Gara as a veteran of the Boston theatre scene. And, granted, the Kitchen pitched it as a ridiculous, feel-good lark.

I’m afraid not only is the play a dud; the production, under Shana Gozansky’s direction, tries to amp the comedy by hitting it over the head. The whole evening is over-loud, over-played and one note. Now that note — a magnified version of slacker/

satire, but especially in a play, like this one, which chooses a sentimental ending after all the shenanigans.)

Anna Grigo’s realistic shabby apartment set, set on an angle, fills the Kitchen space without overwhelming it, which evinces a sharp eye. Anna Wiegend (Brahman/i at the Kitchen) returns to light it, adding a few riffs in the fantasy segments; Megan Parker takes point on costumes and props. The very busy hellzapoppin sound design is by Pornchanok Kanchanabanka (here’s hoping she’s back to design future Kitchen shows.)

But, hey, one-and-a-half misfires in a really powerful first season. (Brawlers also didn’t really work, but as a new work, it was in process, and I always welcome the chance for Ithacans to be part of that.) The high points have been incredible, as has the diversity in casting this year; I can’t wait to be back in the audience for O’Gara’s wonderful line-up for next season.

“Matt Butler and Isabella Grullón Paz Immigration is such a relevant topic right now. The author’s extra effort to dig into what it’s like to live in the shadows just to make a decent living was appreciated. Community gardens are popping up all over and this well-written story highlights their importance.”

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“This website’s story layout was an excellent way to showcase photos and draw the reader in (the way a photo flows through a story). It was also nice to see print editions being teased on the site. The site was easy to navigate and served as a good guide for the local area as well.”

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Pennsylvania's Family Ties Celebrate New Record In New York State

By K ate ly n L ebof f The Family Ties NY ALBUM Release Party | Sunday, June 24 at 4 PM - 7 PM | Two Goats Brewing | 5027 State Route 414, Hector, New York 14818 | Cover: Free!, $10 for CDs or The Family Ties, there is more than just creating and playing music tying together this five piece indie-rock group hailing from Williamsport, PA. The five who bring this indie/alt rock, experimental, grunge sound reminiscent of the ‘90s and early 2000s includes singer songwriter Michael Caschera lll on guitar and vocals, drummer and percussionist Gino Caschera, Mike Caschera on keyboard and saxophone, bassist Nick Laylon, and Mike Steppe on lead guitar.

Two years ago, The Family Ties broke into the Upstate New York scene performing at venues in and around the big three Finger Lakes, including The Range. The band released its debut album, Holding on to the Earth, on May 25 but will be performing a special album release show at the Two Goats Brewing, a brewpub on Seneca Lake, with “good beer, good beef, and good people” and, on June 24, some great music. Michael Caschera III and his brother Gino Caschera started play-

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ing music together as kids inspired by their father, Mike Caschera, a lifelong musician who performed with the ‘70s American pop band The Spiral Staircase, most famous for hit single “More Today than Yesterday.” The Caschera brothers played on through high school and started performing professionally in 2012.

“I had been out of school for a few years and doing a lot of solo gigs, and he [Gino] was a senior or junior in high school… but

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we started doing a lot of duo gigs and just had a ton of fun,” said Michael. “This started to create a decent buzz in our city. I think that's when we realized we definitely wanted to keep doing this.”

Michael and Gino played locally for a while as a duo before deciding to bring in their father who brought more dynamics, energy, and dimension to the group with his growling sax lines and atmospheric synth. With the joining of the three Cascheras, The Family Ties was born.

“What’s really great is that I know that no matter what, regardless of the money, the crowd, the venue, the travel or whatever else, I’ll always have guys to play music with. That goes for all five of us,” said Michael.

Bassist Nick Laylon joined The Family Ties in 2012 when Michael started his search for a bass player in the time after Gino moved from a cajon to a full drum kit. Nick and Michael knew of one another from occasionally crossing paths over the years, both from playing music and having been on the same bill at shows here and there. After just one rehearsal, Nick became part of the family.

Mike Steppe became a member of The Family Ties’ family in 2014 on lead guitar.

Mike was the media tacher to the Caschera brothers in high school and ran a singer and songwriters club where they really got to know him. “... around November of 2014 [Mike] was going through some rough stuff so we invited him to play a show with us just as a sit in…

We really weren’t looking to add another member to the band. Well, we played one gig with Mike and ended up really liking the vibe that the electric [guitar] brought to our sound, and pretty much right after the gig, Mike

joined,” said Michael.

The Family Ties put on an energetic and emotional live show. The five strive to deliver that same passion and intensity on stage that they bring to their songs when creating and rehearsing. The chemistry between the three Cascheras, Mike Steppe, and Nick Layland is strong, and each has a deep understanding on how to control the ebb and flow of their music with emotion versus volume.

“If a song has a dramatic vocal change or soft, emotional part, we all know how to effectively pull back,” Michael said. “If a part is heavy and powerful, we can up the intensity without ramping up the volume.”

At the June 24 show at Two Goats Brewing, the Upstate NY fans will get the chance to see The Family Ties performing their newly released album in its entirety – all nine tracks on this 54-minute album packed with melodic harmonies, descriptive lyrics, acoustic singer songwriter esc sections, and then heavy, pulsing band riffs.

“Our sound has evolved, and you can really hear it on this album, from a more acoustic, ‘coffee shop’ vibe to something much heavier and fuller,” Michael said.

Holding on to the Earth is so relatable as its theme is that of overcoming one’s inner struggles, insecurities, and anxieties and understanding who you are and learning from your mistakes. The inspiration for the album revolves around dealing with life and life’s pressures. Michael writes lyrics and music as a way to lessen life’s burdens; it is as therapeutic for him much as it is for those who listen.

While he writes about moments – positive and negative – in his life, he crafts each song with the help of his band so that other can relate and apply the songs to their own lives.

pool was a comedy. Imagine going to a revival of Young Frankenstein and not laughing.)

Sequels like this are so tough to get right. The fun and filthy surprise of the first film is not to be topped, but boy, they sure tried. No one rested on their laurels, and the new story, involving a time-travelling antagonist called

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Ryan Reynolds and company keep pushing, for sure. I heard about a credit cookie shot for the sequel that was never used; apparently, there are some things too extreme for Deadpool. Now everyone thinks they know how a Deadpool movie should go, and it’s imperative that these movies keep trying, keep up the outrage, keep trying to top themselves. The second they become formula, it’s over.

And don’t let anyone tell you all the best jokes before you go.

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Solo, directed by Ron Howard; Deadpool 2, directed by David Leitch; Avengers: Infinity War, directed by Joe and Anthony Russo.

Ron Howard’s Solo – I’m calling it When Han Met Chewie – is the fastest and most furious thing Howard has made since his 1977 debut, a little Roger Corman drive-in classic called Grand Theft Auto, which just happened to open a month after the first Star Wars. (See how it all comes around?) It’s Howard’s most entertaining picture since Apollo 13 (1995), and for a guy who seemed to have lost his talent for comedy making chintz like EdTV and his awful, bloated Grinch remake, Solo has the right swaggering sense of humor for a prequel about Han Solo’s formative years.

I don’t usually like this kind of backtrack storytelling – Rogue One and TV’s “Gotham” particularly – but somehow, everything works here. Alden Ehrenreich isn’t Harrison Ford, but he’s so good and confident in the role that you forget that in minutes and just hunker down and enjoy the adventure. Equal credit goes to Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca. You really sense the formation of a great friendship here that’s the spine for all the action and space capers. And really, wouldn’t every movie be better if Chewbacca were in it?

••• Taken as a standalone film, Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War makes absolutely no sense.

But if you’ve been in on the Marvel Cinematic Universe since Iron Man, this is the ultimate culmination – and ultimate cliffhanger – of everything that’s been building since 2008.

Thanos (Josh Brolin) wants his Infinity Stones, and now more than 30 characters in the MCU are out to stop him.

It’s impressive how well directors Joe and Anthony Russo traffic-cop all the different characters, storylines and tones; certainly, credit goes to the screenwriters for capturing the different voices, but the Russos get why Robert Downey Jr’s funny is different from Chris Hemsworth’s funny. And I love the way this film finally connects the “real” world with the “cosmic” world. I’m not sure how I feel about Spider-Man’s new high tech suit, but I’m old school. By the time the Guardians of the Galaxy showed up, grooving to “Rubber Band Man”, I was in for the ride.

As for the ending… avoid all spoilers if you can.

Solo and Deadpool at Regal Cinemas this week

••• I went to the Deadpool-Deadpool 2 double feature a day before the sequel opened. It’s a great way to go, because the first film is fresh in your memory as the new film starts up.

(Weird, though in one aspect: very few laughs during the first film. it’s as if in the last two years, the audience had forgotten that Dead-

Cable (Josh Brolin, also killing it literally in Avengers Infinity War), is just as bugnuts crazy in its way as the first movie. (It does for Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” what Juice Newton’s

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6/6 Wednesday Djug Django | 6:00 PM, | Lot 10 Lounge, Ithaca Folk ‘n’ Kava | 7:30 PM, | Sacred Root Kava Lounge & Tea Bar, Ithaca Jesse Collins & Molly MacMillan | 6:00 PM, | Monks on the Commons, Ithaca Open Jam Session | 7:00 PM, | Canaan Institute, Brooktondale Open Mic with Marty Flynn and his Good Time Band | 7:00 PM, | Flynn’s Roadhouse Cafe, Lansing Reggae Night w/ the Crucial Reggae Social Club & DJ Mike Judah | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca | $5

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6/7 Thursday Immortal Jellyfish | 6:00 PM, | Six Mile Creek Vineyard, Ithaca Raised on Radio | 6:00 PM, | Three Bear Inn, Marathon

6/8 Friday Diana Jacobs Band | 6:00 PM, | King Ferry Winery Treleaven Wines, King Ferry Rosie Newton and Steve Selin Happy Hour | 5:00 PM, | Red Newt Bistro, Hector The Funky Blu Roots | 7:00 PM, | Boathouse Beer Garden, Romulus The Hilltoppers | 6:00 PM, | Hopshire Farm & Brewery, Freeville

Iron Horse | 3:00 PM, | Cortland Beer Company, Cortland Ithaca Folk Song Swap | 2:00 PM, | Tompkins County Workers’ Center, Ithaca Ithaca Jazz and Blues Jam | 4:00 PM, | Mix Kitchen and Bar, Ithaca Open Mic | 9:00 PM, | The Nines, Ithaca Rob Ervin | 5:00 PM, | Wolffy’s Grill & Marina, Seneca Falls The Hilltoppers Bluegrass Band | 2:00 PM, | Country Music Park & Campground, Cortland

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CCO Youth Orchestra Season Finale Concert | 4:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Ithaca High School, 1401 N Cayuga St., Ithaca | The Cayuga Chamber Orchestra Youth Orchestra will be performing the season finale of its inaugural year. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com | $10

Charlie Ellis Guitar | 1:00 PM, | King Ferry Winery Treleaven Wines, King Ferry Diana Leigh & Jesse Collins with Zack Knewstub | 11:00 AM, | Stonecat CafÈ, Hector

The Willing | 12:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca

Rukus | 6:00 PM, | Boathouse Beer Garden, Romulus

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The Tarps | 9:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca UpSouth with Mac Benford | 6:00 PM, | Felicia’s Atomic Brewhouse and Bakery, Trumansburg

Gerard Burke | 9:00 PM, | Agava, Ithaca Live Music at Buttonwood Grove | 1:30 PM, | Buttonwood Grove Winery, Romulus

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6/11 Monday Open Mic | 8:30 PM, | Agava, Ithaca Open Mic hosted by Benny T | 7:00 PM, | Flynn’s Roadhouse Cafe, Lansing

6/12 Tuesday I-Town Jazz Jam w/ Prof. Greg Evans | 9:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca Irish Session with members of Traonach | 7:00 PM, | Argos Inn, Ithaca

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Tuesday Bluesday with Danny P & friends | 6:00 PM, | The Haunt, Ithaca Concerts/Recitals

6/7 Thursday Geneva Music Festival: “Blues and Spirituals” | 7:30 PM, 6/7 Thursday | Gearan Center for Performing Arts, 327 Pulteney Street, Geneva | Internationally known pianist Michelle Cann makes her GMF debut, performing with Eliot Heaton, Geoffrey Herd, Shawn Moore, Colin Brookes and Max Geissler. The program features Dvo?·kís ìAmericanî String Quartet as well as David Bakerís piano trio Roots II and other works inspired by African American music.| 25 Kenny Chesney | 7:30 PM, 6/7 Thursday | Lakeview Amphitheater, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse | | 35-127

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Geneva Music Festival: “Lena: A Moment with a Lady” | 7:30 PM, 6/8 Friday | Gearan Center for Performing Arts, 327 Pulteney Street, Geneva | Broadway and TV star Syndee Winters performs her one-woman show depicting the life and career of Lena Horne. Accompanied by a jazz quintet, Syndee will perform many of Lenaís most popular tunes in her telling of this wonderful artist and civil rights leaderís story | 25 Gin Blossoms w/ Tonic and Vertical Horizon | 8:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | Tag’s, 3037 State Route 352, Big Flats | 90’s Rock! | 19.75-229; +$5 day of show Mary Lambert | 8:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | Smith Center for the Arts, 82 Seneca St, Geneva | Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, poet | $22/$32

for adults, free 18 and under Concert of Operatic Selections | 11:00 AM, 6/9 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Soprano Elena Galvn and Tenor Daniel Bates will perform a showcase of Italian operatic selections.

Geneva Music Festival: “TS Monk: A Centennial Celebration of the Great Thelonius Monk with Special Guest Syndee Winters” | 7:30 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Smith Opera House, 82 Seneca St., Geneva | Come be a part of our Thelonious Monk centennial celebration. TS, his son and international jazz sensation, leads a riveting night of jazz from the drum set. Syndee Winters makes a special appearance to open the show. | 25 T.S. MONK | 7:30 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Smith Center for the Arts, 82 Seneca St, Geneva | A centennial celebration of the great Thelonious Monk w/

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6/10 Sunday Esperanza Spalding | 7:00 PM, 6/10 Sunday | Forum Theatre, 236 Washington St, Binghamton | Geneva Music Festival: “Blues and Spirituals” | 7:30 PM, 6/10 Sunday | First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles, 97 E Genesee Street, Skaneateles | Internationally known pianist Michelle Cann makes her GMF debut. | 25

6/11 Monday Imagine Dragons | 7:00 PM, 6/11 Monday | Lakeview Amphitheater, 490 Restoration Way, Syracuse | w/ Special Guest Grace VanDerwaal

6/12 Tuesday Geneva Music Festival: “Organ Recital featuring Raymond Nagem” | 7:30 PM, 6/12 Tuesday | Westminster Presbyterian Church, 17 William Street, Auburn | Raymond Nagem, associate music director at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in NYC, will showcase the regions magnificent

organs performing great works by Bach, Mozart and others.| 25 Kabir singers from India | 4:30 PM, 6/12 Tuesday | Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall, Cornell, | Kahat Kabira -- The Kabir Experience: Prahlad Singh Tipaniya 2018 US Satsang Tour. Prahlad Singh Tipanya is one of the most compelling folk voices in India today.

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6/6 Wednesday Salsa Dance Night | 10:00 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | Agava, 381 Pine Tree Rd, Ithaca | Includes free dance lesson from 10-10:30 | $5

6/9 Saturday Salsa at The Range | 7:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | The Range, Ithaca Commons, Ithaca | Salsa night is every second Saturday of the month. | $ $5 before 10pm, $7 after

6/10 Sunday Trivia Night | 9:00 PM, 6/10 Sunday | Rulloff’s, 411 College Ave, Ithaca |

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6/11 Monday Karaoke w/ DJ Dale | 9:00 PM, 6/11 Monday | The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave, Ithaca | Tango Night | 8:00 PM, 6/11 Monday | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | Tango Milonga, featuring local dancers and DJs! Come out and join the dance floor, new dancers welcome!

Trivia Night w/ Herman Nugent | 7:00 PM, 6/11 Monday | The Haunt, 702 Willow Ave, Ithaca |

Stage Mamma Mia! | 7:30 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 E Lake Rd, Auburn | A mother.A daughter.Three possible dads.And a trip down memory lane youíll never forget!A heartfelt, funny and vibrant musical about family and following your heart. This enchanting musical about love, laughter and friendship is set against the gorgeous backdrop of the Greek islands and underscored by ABBAís timeless songs.

Matt and Ben | 7:30 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | Kitchen Theatre, 417 W State St, Ithaca | Written by

Mindy Kalingand Brenda Withers, the gender-bending Off-Broadway hit Matt & Ben is a sharp skewering of celebrity culture and an affectionate look at favorite one of Hollywoodís favorite bromances. Running thru 6/17. Wed/Th @ 7:30; Fri/Sat @ 8pm & Thurs matinee @ 2pm. | $39 Rough Crossing | 7:30 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | Cortland Repertory Theatre, Dwyer Memorial Park Pavilion, Preble | A comedy by Tom Stoppard.

All is not smooth sailing in this hilarious shipboard farce!

Drag Show with The House of Merlot | 9:00 PM, 6/7 Thursday | The Range, 119 E State St, Ithaca | 3rd Annual Playwrights of Color Summit | 7:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | Quick Silver Theater Company presents new works by emerging playwrights as staged readings. Plays will be staged at three different locations in the Geneva area. See www.quicksilvertheater.com for details.

3rd Annual Playwrights of Color Summit | 7:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Quick Silver Theater Company presents new works by emerging playwrights as staged readings. Plays will be staged at three different locations in the Geneva area. See www.quicksilvertheater.com for details.

Art Reception | 5:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | State Of The Art, 120 W State St Ste 2, Ithaca | “Rachel Philipson & Michael Sampson” a two-person show of Rachel’s photographs of Puerto Rico, Cuba, San Francisco and New York City and Michael’s paintings abstracted from the figure. Show runs through July 1, 2018.

Friday Art Night-Jim Harper | 5:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | Museum Of The Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca | Visit the Museum of the Earth on Friday Art Night, June 8, 2018, from 5-8 pm, to see the vibrant Flora paintings, and unique photos of everyday objects, by Ithaca artist Jim Harper. The Museum will be open for extended evening hours for this show.

Gallery Night at the CAP ArtSpace | 5:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | CAP ArtsSpace, 171 The Commons, Ithaca | “WHY I DID IT,”is a group exhibit with over 45 artists. We asked the artists to write up an answer to the question “Why Did You Make this Piece?”

Molotov Cocktail by Paul Van Atta | 5:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | Ink Shop Printmaking Center The, 330 E State St Ste 2, Ithaca | Screen printing, drawing, painting and the byproducts of retail displays, sometimes overlayed with his everyman characters in a state of befuddlement or general consumer distress.

The World Bewitchíd: Visions of Witchcraft from the Cornell Collections | All Day 6/8 Friday | Hirshland Exhibition Gallery, Kroch Library, Cornell University, Ithaca | Features rare and unique books and documents and examines themes such as gendered stereotypes, belief in

Who Is Me? | All Day 6/8 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Curated by x rance, Who Is Me? caresses the tongue of AAVE (African American Vernacular English) to tackle the biggest existential question of all: Who am I? This April through June , x rance curates their first exhibition.

Keuka Arts Festival | 10:00 AM, 6/9 Saturday | Keuka Outlet Park, Liberty Street, Penn Yann | Works from more than 100 artists in a wide variety of artistic mediums will be for sale at the two-day event, which will also include entertainment and food vendors as well as beer and wine tastings.

World Cinema Thursday at TCPL | 5:30 PM, 6/7 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Yasukiro Ozuís film Floating Weeds (Japan, 1959). Discussion following the film will be led by Ron Kreig

Special Events 2018 CNY Fraud Conference | 8:00 AM, 6/6 Wednesday | DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Syracuse, 6301 Carrier Parkway, East Syracuse | This conference features presentations from Certified Fraud Examiners and other industry experts who have years of experience with fraud prevention, financial crimes, HR policies and cybersecurity. CPE credit will be offered.

History & Science of Craft Beverages: The History of New York State Cider | 5:30 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | History Center, 401 E State St, Ithaca | Guided cider and food pairing reception Interfaith LGBTQ Pride Worship Service | 6:00 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | First Baptist Church, 309 N Cayuga St, Ithaca | Ithaca’s welcoming congregations invite all LGBTQ people and straight supporters to a service of inclusion for all faith traditions and expressions.

Downtown Ithaca Food Tour | 11:30 AM, 6/9 Saturday | Various locations, Ithaca | Enjoy local cuisine on a guided walking tour of Ithaca’s unique res-

"A TIME FOR YOU": CELEBRATION OF CAREGIVERS TOMPKINS COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING

FRIDAY JUNE 8 AT 6:30 AND ITHACA HS ON SATURDAY JUNE 9TH AT 4PM |

Performing their final two concerts of their successful inaugural year led by conductor Kirsten Marshall.

Established in September 2017, the CCO Youth Orchestra’s mission is to provide a high-quality symphony orchestra experience for youth in Ithaca and the Finger Lakes Region of New York State.

SATURDAY, 6/9 AT 1PM

Many of you spend countless hours caring for others.

This is a day for you! Music, poetry, chair massages, mindfulness/yoga and other wellness topics and activities, and info tables! Light refreshments will be served.

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Beautiful Botanicals painting class | 6:00 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | Nevin Welcome Center, Cornell Botanic Gardens, 124 Comstock Knoll Drive, Ithaca | An introduction to painting the flora of our gardens.

Explore black and white, color pencil, pen and ink, and go into greater depth with watercolor. Pre-registration is required. | $200 O Susquehanna O Finger Lakes Exhibition | All Day 6/6 Wednesday | North Star Art Gallery, 743 Snyder Hill Road, Ithaca | An Artistic Homage

by Brian Keeler to the Susquehanna Region and The Finger Lakes.

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taurants. During a three-hour culinary adventure, satisfy your appetite for inventive and delicious food while getting a taste for our town’s history, culture, and architecture. Call 607272-4830. | $57 Hands Four Dancers of Ithaca:Ice cream social, annual meeting, and contra dance | 6:30 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Beverly J. Martin Elementary School, 302 W Buffalo St, Ithaca | w/ Center Street and Luke Donforth. No need to bring a partner, but please bring clean, soft-soled shoes to protect the floor. Info: www. hands4dancers.org. | $8-$10 Taste of Summer | 12:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Deauville Island, Auburn | Food, Vendors, Live Music | $10 Civil War weekend | All Day 6/10 Sunday | Homeville Museum, 4386 US Route 11, Cortland | Live historyósee skirmishes, infantry and artillery drills, including formation movements, loading and firing.Watch cavalry, blacksmith and period medical demonstrations.| $5-$10 Wounded Warriors in Action Benefit Antique Car Show and BBQ Lunch | 9:00 AM, 6/10 Sunday | American Legion Post 770, 4431 Seneca Road, Trumansburg | Antique Car Show from 9 to 5.Car registration is $25, which includes BBQ lunch. Vendor show and raffles too! For tickets or more information, please contact Carol at cbc1@hughes.net.

Greening Your Home | 6:00 PM, 6/11 Monday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | A 3-part series. Participants will learn how to improve their home’s energy footprint, be environmentally friendly, and save money. Topics will be Energy and Water Conservation, Green Cleaning, and Recycling and Composting.

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Kids After School Movie: “Peter Rabbit” | 3:30 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | Van Etten Library, 83 Main St. , Van Etten | Rated PG Sciencenter Science Together | All Day 6/6 Wednesday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca | Join us with your little ones (2 thru 5 years old) for hands-on science discovery! T/Th at 10:30 am and Wed/Fri at 3PM. Forensic Club | 4:00 PM, 6/7 Thursday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | Who done it?? Use science and forensics to solve the mystery at the library! Recommended kids ages 7-12. Enrollment required!

Lego Literacy | 3:00 PM, 6/7 Thursday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | A fun weekly event combining literacy and a fun lego project! Older children read for younger children, modeling success for their peers. Build a fun project out of one of our 1,000-piece kits while you have a snack.

Comic Creation Workshop Series for Teens | 4:15 PM, 6/8 Friday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Teens will learn to use the skills they already have to tell stories with art. Attendance at all classes is not required, but each week

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Book Talk: “What a Swell Party It Was!” | 6:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | History Center, 401 E State St, Ithaca | Author Michael Turback will discuss his book, about a slice of nearly forgotten culinary history - an era that followed the Great Depression and prohibition’s repeal, when America boomed and the nightclub scene flourished.

Meet the Author and Illustrator | 5:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | Buffalo Street Books, 215 N. Cayuga Street, Ithaca |

Meet the Author and Illustrator of the new illustrated Finger Lakes Alphabet Book : W is for Waterfall.Get your copy signed. Enjoy baked goods and refreshments.

Book Talk: Pennsylvania Farming: A History in Landscapes | 2:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | History Center, 401 E State St, Ithaca | The author Sally McMurry will give a presentation related to her book, followed

by Q&A and book signing. After the talk, Monika Roth, recently retired Agriculture Issues Leader with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, will speak briefly to discuss comparisons with New York State farming landscapes.

Meet the Author and Illustrator | 12:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Sunny Days of Ithaca, 123 S Cayuga Street, Ithaca | Meet the Author and Illustrator of the new Finger Lakes Illustrated Book: W is for Waterfall.Get your copy signed.

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HeadsUp: Before Our Time Youth Film Festival which is taught by Michael Reiff.

B y C h l o e Wr ay In addition to their current selection of films, Cinemapolis will be showing four films this weekend under the banner of the Before Our Time Youth Film Festival. The festival will begin on Friday, June 8 with Amelie at 4:30 p.m. and Stand By Me at 8 p.m. On Saturday, June 9 the festival will continue with Do the Right Thing at 4:30 p.m. and will end with a showing of the Hitchcock classic, Psycho, at 8 p.m.

Sponsored by Purity Ice Cream, the festival is a collaboration between Cinemapolis’ Family and Educational

Programming committee and a team of Ithaca High School students. Inspired by the success of the Family Classics Picture Show series, the festival provides an opportunity to engage adolescents with cinema.

The team of students was comprised of Quin Demarest, Tad Donovan, Charlotte Littell, Annabella Mead-VanCort, Geneva Moreland, and Miya Scully, some of whom took the Film Studies course offered at Ithaca High School,

participants will learn new techniques to build upon.

Movie Night at Southworth Library | 7:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | Southworth Library, 24 W. Main Street, Dryden | Teen Takeovers go back to the movies with A Wrinkle in Time.

Outdoor Movie | 9:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | South Seneca Elementary School, Main Street, Rt 96, Interlaken | Enjoy a free family-friendly movie the night before Olde Home Day. Hosted at the Interlaken Elementary School lawn.

Free and ample parking, free popcorn, free fun! Bring a blanket or lawn chair.

Chemical Reactions | 1:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca | Families will explore the colorful world of Chemistry and chemical reactions.

They will be able to perform different chemical reactions and observe what happens. Space is limited. To register, email ccmr_outreach@cornell.edu.

Fossil ID Day | 10:00 AM, 6/9 Saturday | The Museum of the Earth will identify a fossil you bring in.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 6/9 AND 6/10

Sciencenter Showtime! | 2:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca | Take part in a lively presentation about different science concepts each week with local scientists, educators, and students. Topics range from chemistry to rockets and more.

Fatherís Day Projects | All Day 6/11 Monday | Van Etten Library, 83 Main St. , Van Etten | Also occurs on 6/13 & 6/15 Monday Storytime | 10:30 AM, 6/11 Monday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | Early literacy education thru reading, writing, talking, singing and playing, combined with a healthy snack and a quick hello to our resident turtle Ted, prepare your child for success in school.

Comic Book Club | 4:00 PM, 6/12 Tuesday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | Kids ages 7-12 come make your very own comic book! All the supplies are provided, just bring your creativity!

See history come to life with skirmishes, infantry and artillery drills, including formation movements, loading and firing. Watch cavalry, blacksmith and period medical demonstrations.

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as cinematic classics on the big screen.

“Psycho is way more than just a shower scene,” said Mead-VanCort. “I think that pop culture is very telling of the times, and it is important for young people to understand the history and culture that came before us. Along with that the movies are fun and it’s a good opportunity for kids to see movies they may not have seen otherwise.”

Weekend passes are $15 and tickets to the individual showings are $5; both are available in advance at cinemapolis.org or in person at the box office.

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Given the loose guideline to choose films first shown on the big screen before they were born, the team curated their selection of films by asking other students “What movie do you really like that you think no one else has seen?” Initially, the Family and Educational Programming committee suggested that the group choose different films, however the students stood by their choices, which they felt were important for young adults to experience

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Family Story Time | 10:30 AM, 6/12 Tuesday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St. , Newfield | Join us every Tuesday for stories, songs and fun.

There is a different theme each week.

Stories in the Park | 10:30 AM, 6/12 Tuesday | DeWitt Park, Cayuga St., | Children and families meet at Dewitt Park for stories, music and family fun.

Health Chair Yoga | All Day 6/6 Wednesday | Various locations, Ithaca | Using breathing techniques, basic yoga postures, relaxation, and focus, you will become more in tune with your body, and improve your breath awareness and control. Classes held in Ithaca and T-burg. Contact Lifelong for times and locations.

S.A.I.L. Into Fitness | All Day 6/6 Wednesday | Various locations, Ithaca | Classes focus on stretching, flexibility, balance, low-impact aerobics, strength training, and deep breathing

exercises. Personal progress is measured through comparison of level of achievement in three simple exercises over time. Classes held in T-burg, Brooktondale and Ithaca. Contact Lifelong for days and times.

Tai Chi | All Day 6/6 Wednesday | Varying Locations, | Using precise, fluid movement, dissolve tension, increase your strength, cardiovascular fitness, and overall sense of wholeness. Classes held in Brooktondale and Lansing. Contact Lifelong for days and times.

Exercise Class for Seniors | 8:30 AM, 6/7 Thursday | Newfield Public Library, 198 Main St. , Newfield | Local fitness instructor Stephanie Wright leads this exercise class for seniors. Increase fitness and strength while having fun.

Meets weekly on Tu/Th. Take off Pounds Sensibly | 6:00 PM, 6/7 Thursday | Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Road, Candor | Contact Jean Dewey 659-9969 or jmdewey@ frontiernet.net

ESPERANZA SPALDING |BROOME COUNTY FORUM THEATRE, BINGHAMTON SUNDAY, 6/10 AT 7PM

The multiple Grammy-winning bassist, singersongwriter, bandleader and composer will be performing a benefit for the Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra.

Yoga Farm presents BLISS NIGHT: A Community Healing Event | 7:00 PM, 6/7 Thursday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | Bliss Night is an invitation for you finally gift yourself the opportunity to nourish yourself, cherish yourself, and love yourself in this relaxing and enriching environment. | Donation Accepted Celebration of Caregivers | 1:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Tompkins County Office for the Aging, 214 W. State St., Ithaca | Music, poetry, chair massages, mindfulness/yoga and other wellness topics and activities, and info tables!

Light refreshments will be served.Cosponsored by the Tompkins Co. Office for the Aging and the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes.

Saturday Sweat Yoga | 9:00 AM, 6/9 Saturday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | Start your weekend off with our intermediate vinyasa flow yoga class.

Open Meditation | 10:30 AM, 6/10 Sunday | Foundation of Light, 391 Turkey Hill Road, Ithaca | All are welcome to meditate according to their own practice. 20 minutes of silent meditation, reading and discussion, then 20 minutes of silent or guided meditation. Beginners are welcome and instruction in basic meditation will be provided.

Sacred Sunday Community at Yoga Farm | 9:00 AM, 6/10 Sunday | Yoga Farm, 404 Conlon Rd, Lansing | All are Welcome. Discover Your Self & Awaken Your Kindest Humanity. Pray.

Move. Sit. Connect.

Overeaters Anonymous 12-Step meeting | 7:00 PM, 6/11 Monday | Just Be Cause Center, 1013 W State St, Ithaca | Open “Big Book” OA 12-Step meeting. Contact Leigh 379-4858. No matter what your problem with food ó compulsive overeating, under-eating, food addiction, anorexia, bulimia, binge eating, or overexercising ó we have a solution. No dues, fees, weigh-ins.

Chair Yoga | 11:45 AM, 6/12 Tuesday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | Join us for our popular chair yoga class on Tuesdays before the library opens. No experience necessary!

Ithaca Bipolar Support Group Meeting | 7:00 PM, 6/12 Tuesday | Lifelong, 119 West Court St., Ithaca | The group is peer-run without supervision by any medical expert. We

share knowledge and experience in an attempt to help each other deal with the issues of bipolar disorder including medications, life management, therapy and anything else that might help us to live more successfully.

Notices Ithaca Rotary Luncheon Speakers | 12:15 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | Ramada Inn, N Triphammer Rd, Ithaca | Dennis Gray will speak on the Water and Sanitation Rotary Action Group. | $15 Ithaca Sociable Singles | 6:00 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | Bravo, 17 Railroad Street, Freeville | Dinner. Host: Loisanne P., RSVP: wlfd66@zoho.com Open Hearts Dinner | 5:00 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | McKendree UMC, 224 Owego St., Candor | Come and join in the fun. Whether you are looking for fellowship or a free meal this one’s for you. Contact: Denice Peckins denicepeckins@hotmail.com Wednesday Night Ithaca Women’s Basketball Association | 7:00 PM, 6/6 Wednesday | Lehman Alternative Community School, 111 Chestnut St, Ithaca | The league is non-competitive and fun and involves pick-up style playing. Check out the league’s website for more information.

Candor Farmer’s Market | 3:30 PM, 6/7 Thursday | Candor Town Hall, 101 Owego Rd, Candor | Fresh local garden produce, cheeses, meats, eggs, baked goods, handcrafts and more Home Buyer Education Class | 6:30 PM, 6/7 Thursday | Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS), 115 W Clinton St., Ithaca | Learn the steps to buying a home. Participants get a free copy of their credit report and will meet housing professionals including lenders, attorneys, real estate agents and home inspectors. INHS offers down payment and closing cost assistance to first-time buyers in Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties!

Libraries Rock! DJ & Game Night | 6:30 PM, 6/7 Thursday | The Lost Kingdom Brewery, Main St, Ovid | Bring your device, vinyl, or 8-tracks and spin tunes for the crowd. Sign up for date at Ford Library in Ovid. 6/7-Board games (bring your fave); 6/14 D&D; 6/21 Kubb (Viking chess); 6/28 Lego Night - literary theme.

START MAKING SENSE: TALKING HEADS TRIBUTE The Haunt | Friday, June 8 at 8pm | The weather promises to be more cooperative this time as the musicians in this 6-piece tribute band return to make up the show that was postponed back in March. Take in many of the aspects of the Heads unique live show and a rockin’, funkin’, and dancin’ evening of music covering the band’s entire career.

Is the Bible Reliable? | 7:00 PM, 6/8 Friday | Groton High School Cafeteria, 400 Peru Road, Groton | Come investigate this discussion with us. Video: ìI Can’t Believe in a God Who Picked a Faulty Bible to Communicate with Usî. Question and answer forum.

Questions can be pre-submitted to: darcyks1000@gmail.com.

32nd Annual Candorís Canduckie Derby | 12:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Candor American Legion, 90 Spencer Ave, Candor | Fundraising for the Candor July 4 Celebrations for 2018! Tickets are available for the Canduckie Derby for $5.00 per duck! Payout for 1st place is $1,000 and continues down to 25 places. 50/50 Raffle, Concessions, Silent Auction.

Book Sale! | All Day 6/9 Saturday | Interlaken Public Library, 8390 Main Street, Interlaken | The Interlaken Public Library will hold their annual book sale during the Olde Home Day event in downtown Interlaken, NY. Come support your local library and tour our newly renovated interior!

Brooktondale Community Yard Sale | All Day 6/9 Saturday | Brooktondale Community Center, 524 Valley Rd, Brooktondale | Maps and sale descriptions available at 8:30 at the BCC and at 389 Brooktondale Road.

Brooktondale is a short ride from Ithaca. just off Route 79 East of Ithaca.

Come and find treasures!

Dryden Dairy Day 2018 | 9:30 AM, 6/9 Saturday | Montgomery Park, Elm Street, Dryden | Parade begins

at 9:30 am Festivities continue at Montgomery Park until 3 pm. Learn about our local dairy industry. Food, entertainment, exhibits, animals - fun for all ages!

Get To Know Pollinators! | 11:00 AM, 6/9 Saturday | Lansing Town Hall, 29 Auburn Rd (Rt 34B), Lansing | Meet outside, near the Lansing Library.

Make a butterfly out of a coffee filter, make a bee--become friends with a pollinator, and learn how to create a hotel to invite pollinators to your garden. Hear from researchers and experts on honeybees, native plants, and pollinator gardens.

Moth Night | 9:00 PM, 6/9 Saturday | Roy H. Park Nature Preserve, Irish Settlement Rd., Freeville | Several lights will be set up for moth and other insect observation led by Jason Dombroskie, Manager of the Cornell University Insect Collection and Coordinator of the Insect Diagnostic Lab. Directions and more info at fllt. org/events.

Mushroom Farm Walk | 10:00 AM, 6/9 Saturday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid | Steve Sierigk will give a tour of the commercial mushroom yard at Hawk Meadow Farm. Registration required.

Tree Identification Walk | 10:00 AM, 6/9 Saturday | Genung Nature Preserve, Freeville | Join Akiva Silver of Twisted Tree Farm for a walk that will focus on identification, natural history, wildlife value, the role of invasive plants, as well as survival uses of trees

and shrubs. Directions and more info at fllt.org/events.

Knitters and Crocheters | 3:00 PM, 6/10 Sunday | Varna United Methodist Church, 965 Dryden Rd, Ithaca | Come meet other fiber artists and share skills with one another.

Sunday Night Alive | 6:00 PM, 6/10 Sunday | McGrawville Church, McGraw | Come sing with the SNA praise band and hear an encouraging word. More details on Facebook. Bring a friend to this upbeat, rockin’ service that honors Christ.

Tour Lake View: The Hidden Cemetery | 1:00 PM, 6/10 Sunday | Lakeview Cemetery, 605 East Shore Drive, Ithaca | An opportunity to explore and learn about this unique hidden cemetery. Stations will be set up across the cemetery so you can learn about the people and families buried in this landscape treasure.

Turkey Dinner | 12:00 PM, 6/10 Sunday | Ledyard United Methodist Church, 1069 Route 34B, King Ferry | | $5-$10 D&D Adventure | 4:30 PM, 6/11 Monday | Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, 7169 N Main St, Ovid | Join Luke for an adventure of epic proportions. Registration appreciated. All ages welcome.

Meet at the library.

Dryden Senior Citizens Lunch | 12:15 PM, 6/11 Monday | Dryden VFW, 2272 Dryden Rd, Dryden | Table service will be provided. Entertainment by Ben Williams who will do a singalong.

Bring your favorite clean jokes or

poems and join the fun. This will be our last Spring Luncheon. Anyone 55 or older in the area is most welcome. | $7-$8 Tablet Talk | 1:30 PM, 6/11 Monday | Van Etten Library, 83 Main St. , Van Etten | Learn to use your device!

Brooktondale Farmers Market | 4:00 PM, 6/12 Tuesday | Brooktondale Community Center, 522 Valley Road, Brooktondale | Flowering baskets, flowers and veggie starts and lots of fruits and veggies as the season progresses. Local cheese, beef, micro greens, fresh baked breads and pastries, eggs, mushrooms, honey, maple syrup, fresh pasta, olives, olive oil, vinegars, olive oil soap, herbal medicinals, and nature photography.

Community Shared Solar for Tompkins County: Information Sessions | 4:00 PM, 6/12 Tuesday | Newfield Town Hall, 166 Main Street, Newfield | Additional session at ?7 pm.?Residents of Newfield and throughout Tompkins County now have the opportunity to save on their electricity costs through solar power without putting panels on their roof!?

You?can subscribe to a share of the community solar farm being built on Millard Hill Road.

Summer Musical Theatre Workshop REGISTRATION | All Day 6/12 Tuesday | Dryden Middle/High School, 118 Freeville Rd., Dryden | June 25-29: Week-long immersion into musical theatre. Students will experience a coached audition and then rehearse a musical theatre revue culminating in a performance the final afternoon of the workshop. For students 12-18.

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Multiple matinee and evening performances | Do the opening chords to “Dancing Queen” make your feet start moving?

This show will have you dancing in your seat by the end. You can dance, You can jive, Having the time of your life…

Meet the Author and Illustrator of the new illustrated Finger Lakes Alphabet Book: W is for Waterfall. This children’s book is an alphabet of the Finger Lakes and also may serve as a travel guide to all the wonderful attractions we are so lucky to have all around us.

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CONFIDENTIAL SECRETARY to CSE CHAIR

Southern Cayuga Schools announces an opening for a Confidential Secretary to CSE Chair; salary depends on experience,; effective July 1, 2018; minimum Associate’s degree in secretarial science or two years of clerical experience or equivalent combination of training and experience; apply online with the Support Staff Application; go to southerncayuga.org/644. click on the application in the right column; Deadline June 15, 2018; SCCS EOE

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Southern Cayuga Schools seeks a School Tax Collector, august 15, 2018 to November 30, 2018; hours will vary; $$ spends on experience; minimum high school diploma and three years general business experience, with at least one year involving keeping or auditing accounts; apply online with the Support Staff Application; go to southerncayuga. org/644, click on the application in the right column; deadline June 15, 2018; SCCS EOE

Southern Cayuga Schools

seeks a Computer Systems Technician a Classified Cayuga County Civil Service position, must take &pass exam. Salary to depend on experience.

Minimum Qualifications: EITHER: (A) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Resource Management, Computer Technology or related field AND one (1) year of experience in the operation and maintenance of micro-and mini-computer equipment, which shall have involved local area network, administration and the installation and maintenance of software programs; OR (B) Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with an associate’s degree in one of the areas mentioned in “A” above AND three (3) years of experience as described in “A” above; OR (C) An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of “A” and “B” above. NOTE: Successful completion of the three (3) credit hour course beyond the requirements in (A) in management information systems, computer science, information technology, or a closely related field may be substituted for three (3) months of appropriate experience. ANTICIPATED ELIGIBILITY (EDUCATION): If you expect to complete the educational requirement by January 1, 2019, you can be admitted to the examination. If successful on the examination, you will not be certified for appointment until have submitted proof of completion of the requirements to the Cayuga County Civil Service Commission. Proof must be submitted by March 1, 2019. Failure to do so will result in removal of your name from the eligible list. Job description available on request; contact 315-364-8711, ext 1103. Apply online with the Support Staff Application; go to southerncayuga.org/644, click on the application in the right column.

Deadline Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Loretta Van Horn, Business Administrator, Southern Cayuga Central School, 2384 Route 34B, Aurora, NY 13026.

SCCS EOE

HARVARD, MAneeds 2 temporary workers 6/18/218 to 11/1/2018, work tools, supplies, equipment provided without cost to worker. Housing will be available without cost to workers who cannot reasonably return to their permanent residence at the end of the work day. Transportation reimbursement and subsistence is provided upon completion of 15 days or 50% of the work contract. Work is guaranteed for 3/4 of the workdays during the contract period. $12.83 per hr. or applicable piece rate.

Applicants apply at North central Career Center 978-534-1481 or apply for the job at the nearest local office of the SWA. Job order #10441588. May perform any combination of tasks related to the planting, cultivating, and processing of fruit and vegetable crops. Including, but not limited to, driving or operating farm machines, maintaining buildings, preparing soil, planting, pruning, weeding, thinning, spraying, irrigating, mowing and harvesting. May use hand tools such as shovel, pruning saw, and hoe. 1 month experience in duties listed required.

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SERVICES Vocalist/Musician

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Keegan’s Tree Service

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MOTORCOACH OPERATORS

Martz Trailways is accepting applications for Full Time Motorcoach Operators for Ithaca, NY. Candidates will have a CDL, the ability to be away from home 2 nights/week, clean driving record and strong interpersonal skills. Previous Motorcoach experience helpful but not required.

We offer $21.15/hr. for all drive time.

Martz offers a comprehensive benefit plan including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, 401k savings plan and more.

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CATTARAUGUS COUNTY

Tax Foreclosed Real Estate Auction 150+ Parcels Available!

Saturday, June 16, 2018

Registration: 8:00AM • Auction Start: 10:00AM Location: Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School Auditorium 25 N Franklin St., Cattaraugus, NY 14719 Pre-Auction Bidders Meeting: Thursday, June 7, 2018 • 6:00PM

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TOMPKINS COUNTY REAL PROPERTY TAX FORECLOSURES

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OPEN SUNDAY 6/10 FROM 1-3PM

Auction - Monday, June 18 at 7:00 PM Info. Session - Monday, June 11 at 7:00 PM

AUCTION & Info. Session Location: The Space @ Greenstar, 700 W Buffalo St, Ithaca, NY. Ordered by the Tompkins County Board of Representatives to sell at Public Auction, several parcels of real property. SINGLE FAMILY: Ithaca 175 Culver Rd, Danby 359 S Danby Rd; Dryden 202 Sweetland Rd, 1933 Slaterville Rd; Lansing 447 Auburn Rd; Newfield 74 Fishkill Rd; VACANT LAND: Danby Bald Hill Rd; Dryden Spring Run Rd & Virgil Rd; Enfield Hayts Rd; Groton Main St S & Pleasant Valley Rd; COMMERCIAL VACANT: Ithaca City lot Stewart Rd; Property list subject to redemption! Details & photos reynoldsauction.com. BRIEF

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