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Sporting News’ College Basketball Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse

The Sporting News has named Syracuse University

Sporting News’ College Basketball Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse – Mike DeCourcy – College Basketball – Sporting News.

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Interviews with mayor, trustee

From News10Now:

A new law in the Village of Cazenovia serves up a stiff punishment: a maximum $500 fine for hosting an underage drinking party. The second offense could mean two weeks in jail.

via Cazenovia enacts Social Host Law – News10Now.com.

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Tough course, big field of competitors helped make snowshoe championships at Highland Forest a success

Cazenovian Chary Griffin was the local race directory for the U.S. National Snowshoe Championships, held yesterday at Highland Forest county park in Fabius. The Post-Standard has a good article and lots of nice photos; see the link below for the whole thing.

Sunny skies, lots of snow and a big turnout helped make the 10th Annual Powersox U.S. National Snowshoe Championships at Highland Forest in Fabius a success Saturday.

It helped, many competitors said, that the course was among the most difficult they had ever seen. Race organizers laid out a 10K course for both the men and women’s senior championship races (ages 20 and up) that featured a number of hills and varying snow conditions — finishing with a 300-yard uphill stretch leading to the finish line.

via Tough course, big field of competitors helped make snowshoe championships at Highland Forest a success.

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DOG SAYINGS Invites Artists and Dog Lovers around the World to Participate with Favorite Dog Photographs and Artwork

The following press release was provided to the Pilot and is being republished as-is.

March 6, 2010, Cazenovia, NY –Today, BookCollaborative.com announced an exciting program and call for artists to contribute their photographs and artwork inspired by dogs. “DOG SAYINGS: wit & wisdom from man’s best friend,” to be released Fall 2010, is an art book which will showcase artwork and the most funny, insightful, and heart warming quotations about dogs. This collaborative publication has two goals in mind: first, to honor and highlight man’s best friend though text and artwork, and secondly, to showcase the talents and thereby promote new and emerging artists.

Continue reading DOG SAYINGS Invites Artists and Dog Lovers around the World to Participate with Favorite Dog Photographs and Artwork

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Guest Restaurant Review: Poolville Country Store

Today we have a first here on the Pilot; my daughter (age 10) reviews the place that she, her mother, and I went for brunch today. It was the Poolville Country Store, less than ten minutes from Hamilton, NY.

Today, our family was escorted to a dressy eatery in the calm village of Poolville in New York state. The eatery has a fireplace which is located inside of the dining room. The dining is intimate, which indicates that small groups of customers arrive at a time. To sip on, we had hot wintertime beverages for example, hot chocolate.

For our primary course, or ”appetizer”, my mother and I had the soup du jour, cream of mushroom. My father had crab cakes.

For our secondary course, I had french toast with warm berry compote and breakfast potatoes. My mother had an omelette with breakfast potatoes and orange juice. My father had pork curry.

For our finishing course, we had bittersweet chocolate ice cream. The food was phenomenal. Overall, it was a wonderful meal, so if I were a food critic, I would rate it 5 stars.

Wondering where it is? Here’s a Google Street View (requires Adobe Flash) with an integrated map:


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Cazenovia-based Stolor Organics participates in NOFA-NY conference

The following is a press release; we are republishing it but did not write it.

Stolor Organics, LLC partners John Stoker, Jennifer Stoker and Michael Taylor spent the weekend of January 22nd-24th in Saratoga Springs, NY at the 28th Annual NOFA-NY Organic Farming & Gardening Conference. It was the first trade show for the start up organic food company who specializes in cold pressed, unrefined, non-GMO certified organic oil. Their first public event was Harvest Fest in Syracuse, NY in November, 2009, which was a big success for the introduction of their Organic Sunflower Oil. “The NOFA Conference was a great opportunity to connect with important retailers, distributors, restaurants, farmers and customers who are passionate about organic food.” said Stolor Organics partner, Michael Taylor. Stolor Partner, Jennifer Stoker agreed. “It was a great opportunity to network.” “We talked to a lot of people and made several good contacts. Overall, it was a great experience!”

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Syracuse improves to 28-2, win Big East regular season championship

Syracuse improves to 28-2 and players take it all in stride | syracuse.com.

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Cazenovia developer could apply for state grant funding for $10 million complex

From the Syracuse Post-Standard:

The developers of a $10 million medical and senior housing facility in downtown Cazenovia may need to apply for state grant funding to help make the project financially feasible.

Village leaders gave the proposed 73,000-square-foot complex on Riverside Drive conceptual approval last month after developers revised their plans to include more parking spaces and a look that mimic’s the community’s historic business district.

The facility would include include professional office space, up to 34 two-bedroom apartments and an underground parking garage.

via Cazenovia developer could apply for state grant funding for $10 million complex |.

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Cazenovia village leaders approve area's first social host law to combat underage drinking |

Here’s the latest on the new Social Host law in Cazenovia, direct from the Syracuse Post-Standard:

The debate has divided the small Madison County community, drawing standing-room-only crowds of parents, school officials and students to public hearings since November.

Advocates armed with statistics have pointed to a survey taken last spring in which 55 percent of Cazenovia High School juniors and seniors reported using alcohol in the past 30 days. The national average is 43 percent.

Opponents have questioned how the law will be enforced. Before the vote, a representative from the Cazenovia College Democrats presented board members with a petition signed by 89 students living within town limits who were against the legislation.

Caz Action has been working on awareness initiatives and other projects for the past two years, including a directory of district families who pledged to observe parties and not serve alcohol in their homes.

Implementation of the law in Cazenovia will be closely watched by other districts including Fayetteville-Manlius, Camillus and Marcellus, where student-parent partnerships are considering similar legislation.

via Cazenovia village leaders approve area’s first social host law to combat underage drinking.

Here’s NewsChannel9’s article about the new law.

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Village of Cazenovia passes

Tonight, the village of Cazenovia’s board made “Social Host” a law. The law says that any property owner will be ticketed if he/she knowingly allows consumption of alcohol on his/her property by any person under the age of 21. A first offense is punishable by a fine. Subsequent offenses will result in higher penalties. I will make the full text of the law available here when I get it from the village.

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