Cazenovia Pilot

Cazenovia Girl Dies in DeRuyter Fire

Very sad news: 17-year-old Julia Parker of Cazenovia was killed in a fire this morning at a Spruce Lane summer house in DeRuyter. The other six people in the house escaped the building safely.

Update 4/28/08: Much more information is now available at Syracuse.com.

HELP WANTED: Part Time Office Cleaner in Cazenovia

My business needs somebody to keep our Cazenovia office clean for the next few months. Here are the details:

Part Time Office Cleaner:

Clean medium sized professional office in the village of Cazenovia once per week Mid May- Late August.

All necessary cleaning supplies provided. Approximately 2- 2.5 hours total per week, on weekends or evenings (flexible).

Pay: $15.00 per hour

Cleaning experience preferred but not required, trustworthy, dependable and thorough. Self starter, able to follow directions with little supervision. Please e-mail cover letter, resume and two references from previous employers to jobs@ravenglass.com by April 28, 2008. No phone calls please.

Thanks!

Merrill Bailey and Walter Clark, Cazenovia 1940

Cazenovia Pilot Reader "Heyst" writes:

That's Merrill Bailey(left) and Walter Clark(right). Taken in Cazenovia 1940. Perhaps add, for those unfamiliar with Bailey, that his work is what they have looked upon for years on the walls of the Seven Stone Steps while "bending the elbow."

For more information about the conversation that prompted Heyst to send this photo, please read The Ox-Bow Man in the Discussion area.

Live music in the P&C

At the P&C grand opening party on February 28, live music accompanied a really great event. Here's a camera-phone shot of the musicians in action:

Skate Sailing on Frozen Cazenovia Lake

I don't know what you call this sport, but on March 22 I saw two people with parachutes using the wind to "sail" (be dragged) across the frozen lake. Here's a photo of one of them; click to see a larger version in a new window.

This was taken with my abysmal camera phone, hence the poor quality.

Cazenovia Town Hall Meeting Tackles Underage Drinking

Town hall meetings are being held in Cazenovia to address the headline-making - and life-changing - phenomenon of underage drinking. See this story from News10Now for more information.