Cazenovia Pilot

Annual Christmas Walk is this Friday, November 30

The annual Cazenovia Christmas Walk, presented by the Historic Cazenovia Business District Committee of the Greater Cazenovia Area Chamber of Commerce, will take place this Friday, November 30.

This is the 30th annual Christmas walk. It features a tree lighting (at 6:30 PM in front of the Presbyterian Church) followed by a holiday stroll through the holiday-decorated village. Shops will be open late for your shopping and browsing convenience, and local community organizations will be selling food and drinks from sidewalk stands.

Come out and participate in this excellent holiday tradition!

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is upon us! I hope all of you have many things to be thankful for this year. I certainly do: my daughter, my wife, my wonderful complicated families, my pets, my friends, and of course, my community of Cazenovia! Have a great day and a great weekend - enjoy the turkey, football, and hopefully a little snooze on the couch before the day is out!

-- Jim

400,000 Hits - Thank you!

Hi everyone - I just wanted to say Thank You for reading the Cazenovia Pilot web site. We just recorded our 400,000th hit on the web site since I implemented tracking in July 2005; 354,000 of those have been within the last year. Thank you all so much!

Town and Village to hold joint comprehensive planning meeting this Thursday, November 15

The Cazenovia Town and Village Boards will convene a public information meeting to discuss their comprehensive planning progress with a focus on Route 20 East. The meeting will be held Thursday, November 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the Cazenovia High School Auditorium. Meeting attendees are encouraged to share their thoughts in public or in writing. This is the fourth in a series of public meetings since 2006 regarding comprehensive planning.

Interested parties may also send their comments in writing via the Town's website at www.townofcazenovia.org by clicking Comments on the left hand navigation panel.

For more information call the Town of Cazenovia at 655-9213 or go to www.townofcazenovia.org.

Erieville Couple Planning Camp for Deaf People

Bill and Beverly Campbell are planning a recreational camp for the deaf on 130 acres in Erieville. The site doesn't have any more information than that, but it sounds like a cool idea.

Thank you, Veterans

Today is Veterans Day, when we reflect on the contributions and sacrifices made by members of our country's armed forces. Thank you to all who are serving and who have served.

Lakers fall to Chenango Forks in State Football Quarterfinal

The Cazenovia high school football team - Section III Class B Champions - today dropped their state quarterfinal contest to perennial Section IV powerhouse Chenango Forks, 12-7. The Post-Standard also has a few photos of the Cazenovia-Chenango Forks game available on its web site.

Congratulations to the Lakers on another great season and to Chenango Forks on their victory.

Strange Bedfellows

As if I didn't already think Rudy Giuliani was sleazy.

Town of Cazenovia Election Results

Results of the contested 2007 race for the board of the Town of Cazenovia are in. From News10Now:

Re-elected - in unopposed races - were Supervisor Liz Moran, Highway Supervisor Tim Hunt, and Clerk Linda Mather.

The proposition to change the Highway Supervisor position from elected to appointed by the town board passed by a narrow margin (735-690).

The detailed percentage report can be found in this PDF document on the Madison County Board of Elections web site.

Remember to vote tomorrow!

Town elections are tomorrow; please remember to vote for your representatives in town government!

Cazenovia Defeats Westhill to win Class B Football Crown Again

Cazenovia defeated Westhill last night, 44-34, to win the Section III Class B football title. Congratulations Lakers! Next up is Section IV Champion Chenango Forks, who ended Cazenovia's state title hopes last season.

Lorenzo Visit Brings Memories for Post-Standard Columnist

Post-Standard columnit recently visited Lorenzo State Historic Site, the home built 200 years ago by Cazenovia's founder, John Lincklaen. The visit stirred memories for Case of his 1966 visit to the home when it was still a private residence. He tells about the visit - with some nice tie-ins to the current state of the mansion - in his column.

Elections Tuesday, November 6

Town of Cazenovia elections will be held on Tuesday, November 6. If you don't know your polling place, make sure you check the Madison County Board of Elections Polling Places (pdf document) web site. Good luck to the candidates for town board, supervisor, highway supervisor, and clerk.