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ARENA Art Group at Cazenovia College Art Gallery in July

ARENA Art Group provided this press release:

ARENA Art Group, of Rochester, exhibits in Cazenovia College Art Gallery, July 18-27, 2008. Free and open to the public, the opening reception is Friday, July 18, 6-8pm. Gallery hours: Monday-Thursday, by appointment (call 315-655-7378/7108); Friday, 6-8pm; Saturday-Sunday, 1-4pm. Location: Art & Design Bldg., corner of Sullivan and Seminary streets, one block from Albany St./Rte. 20. For more info: cgoss@cazenovia.edu, www.cazenovia.edu/art-gallery. For more info on ARENA Art Group: www.arenaartgroup.org.

Nice Video of Chittenango Falls

The Post-Standard has a nice video clip of Chittenango Falls State Park; those of you reading from out of town will appreciate this clip for the way it shows our early-spring weather as the trees start to sprout their leaves.

Unfortunately linking to the article is not working, so here is a copy of the video until Syracuse.com fixes the links.

Thank you, Readers / Writers!

Today the Pilot hit 500,000 page views since I started tracking hits a couple of years ago. Many thanks to everyone who stops by - sorry it hasn't been as frequently updated lately. Please keep reading and contributing in the Discussion and Classified areas - and thanks again!

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.