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Caz teacher named ‘Outstanding Business Educator’ By kate hill Staff writer
The Business Teachers Association of New York State (BTANYS) recently named Christina New of Cazenovia High School (CHS) as the 2022-23 Clinton A. Reed Outstanding Business Educator Award recipient. The award recognizes a business teacher who has made significant contributions to his or her school district as well as the profession of business education. New, who has been teaching in the Cazenovia Central School District (CCSD) since 2006, is the CHS Career & Technical Education (CTE) Department leader and the school’s certified Work-Based Learning (WBL) coordinator. Through the WBL program, which New launched in 2020, eligible seniors spend part of the school week working in local businesses that align with their career interests and learning from industry mentors. During the 2022-23 school year, New also taught personal finance,
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Cazenovia High School Business Teacher Christina New was recently named the 2022-23 Clinton A. Reed Outstanding Business Educator Award recipient by the Business Teachers Association of New York State. leadership, accounting, entrepreneurship, and a seventh-grade business exploratory class. This coming school year, she will also offer a career and financial management class. Throughout her time at CCSD, New has launched several new class-
es, district events, and programs, many of which involve collaborations with the local business community. She introduced the Burton Street Elementary School “Dollar Dog” savings program, Shark Tank Night,
the Mr. Caz pageant, the Empower “Mad City Money” financial simulation, the EVERFI financial simulation, the STEM-based extracurricular club Caz Creates, guest speakers from AmeriCU Credit Union, the middle school leadership mentoring
program, and a unique partnership with Cazenovia-based landscaping company Scholars Landscaping. Additionally, New and CTE teacher Sara McDowell started a CTE National Technical Honor SoTeacher l Page 13
Town mulls aquatic invasive Cazenovia veterinarian offers peaceful, species prevention options at-home end-of-life services for pets By Kate Hill Staff Writer
On Aug. 14, the Cazenovia Town Board considered a couple of potential options to help prevent the introduction of aquatic invasive species and other pollutants into Cazenovia Lake from other bodies of water. The discussion focused specifically on what the town could do legally to prevent waterfront owners from launching uninspected boats into the lake from their private land. During his report, Town Attorney John Langey informed the board that one option would be to adopt a law requiring any boat launched from a private landowner’s property to be inspected before it enters the water. “Up in the Adirondacks, they have these places on a separate piece of land where you stop in and they inspect [your boat], and you go somewhere else to launch it,” he said. “I’m sure there is a stickering process.” The challenge, according to Langey, would be enforcing such a law, even with a sticker system in place to indicate whether a boat has been inspected. Langey also reported that he investigated whether there are towns with laws requiring all boats to be launched at a public inspection site. “We couldn’t find a specific example of a town that passed a law that says, ‘Even if you are a waterfront owner, you must go to this location and [put] your boat in and take your boat out from that particular site,’” he said. “We didn’t see that.” He added that even though he didn’t identify another municipality with such a law, the Town of Cazenovia would have the authority to adopt one under its police powers. The Lakeside Park Boat Launch, which is run by the Village of Cazenovia, is currently the only inspection site on the lake. Langey suggested that the town have a conversation with the village regarding potential collaboration and the best path forward. Following the attorney’s report, Councilor Jimmy Golub reported on a Cazenovia Lake Association community outreach event that he recently held at his home.
One of the big discussions of the evening, according to Golub, was focused on invasive weeds. “Just speaking for myself, I think we should try to do something to try to safeguard the lake,” he said. “. . . We’ve got to do all we can.” Earlier in the meeting, the board authorized the appointment of two temporary laborers to continue to address the presence of the invasive species European Frog-bit in the lake and surrounding areas. According to the adopted resolution, the town has determined that the eradication of the species can be accomplished through a combination of specially trained temporary workers and volunteers who hand-pull the plants from the lake. The two laborers will be paid $14.29 per hour for a maximum of 70 hours each.
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During the public comment period, Rebecca Garden, a member of the AntiRacism Coalition of Cazenovia (ARC-C), announced plans for the first annual “Abolition Day” in commemoration of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law Convention. Garden informed the board that the remembrance would be held at “The 1850” property on Sullivan Street on Sunday, Aug. 20. The convention, which was held in Cazenovia on Aug. 21–22, started out in a church at the site of the Catherine Cummings Theatre on Lincklaen St. To accommodate the crowds, the gathering was moved the second day to Grace Wilson’s apple orchard, which is now the site of “The 1850” property on Sullivan Street. Participants included notable abolitionists Frederick Douglass, Jermain Wesley Loguen, Mary and Emily Edmonson, Angelina Grimké, and Gerrit Smith. “I think it’s going to be a really modest gathering,” Garden said of the first Abolition Day. “. . . It’s almost symbolic more than anything else this year, but we hope that over time it does build. You are all invited; we would love to have you.” For more information on ARC-C, visit arc-c.org. The Cazenovia Town Board typically meets on the second Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. For more information, visit towncazenovia.digitaltowpath.org or call the town office at 315-655-9213.
By kate hill Staff writer
Cazenovia resident and veterinarian Barbara Roach, DVM, CHPV, recently launched a new business, Gentle Goodbye Animal Hospice, to help individuals and families navigate the hardest part of having a pet — saying goodbye. Gentle Goodbye provides “peaceful & compassionate” end-of-life services, including in-home pet euthanasia, telemedicine consults regarding end-of-life concerns and decisions, and cremation and memorialization options provided by Forever Meadows Pet Memorialization and Cremation Services in combination with Gentle Goodbye. Roach started her career in veterinary medicine at age 16 as the kennel assistant and manager of a small animal clinic on Long Island where she grew up. She went directly from high school to SUNY Delhi where she received her veterinary technician degree at age 19. “This allowed me to work in the field of veterinary medicine while pursuing my bachelor’s degree from SUNY Binghamton,” Roach wrote in her biography on the Gentle Goodbye website. She graduated from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and has been a practicing veterinarian since 1996. Roach has worked in private practice for 27 years in addition to serving as a state and federal veterinarian for 10 years. She has been an associate at Village Veterinary Hospital in Canastota since 2000 and has resided in Cazenovia since 2017. The veterinarian said that ever since she started working in private practice, she has had a great desire to assist owners and their pets during the animals’ senior years in the comfort of
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Veterinarian Barbara Roach, DVM, CHPV, recently opened Gentle Goodbye Animal Hospice in Cazenovia. their own homes. In 2020, she completed an 18-month certification program through the International Association for Animal Hospice and Palliative Care. “I have always understood the need and desire of my clients to minimize the stress that veterinary procedures cause for their pets,” she wrote in her bio. “My ability to help pets at the end of their life, at a time of need, in a non-stressful environment brings me peace and fulfillment. In addition, I hope it will bring you, as a pet owner, a peaceful lasting memory of your very special family member at a crucial time in [your] and their lives.” This past spring, Gentle Goodbye provided its services to local resident Jane LaSure and her smooth-coated collie, Alexander, who was a beloved therapy dog and champion show dog. “Alexander’s diagnosis was sudden and shocking, [and] his remaining quality time was limited,” said LaSure.
“His final weeks were happy and normal. We were at a loss as to when or where things would take a turn. In a matter of hours, his condition became grave. Through a referral, Gentle Goodbye came to his side right here at home and gave him peace. Every emotional and logistical detail was handled with class and grace. Dr. Roach was his angel.” Roach officially opened her business in April 2023. “I have already helped about 60 families all over Central New York,” she said on Aug. 15. “. . . I still work as a general practitioner and do this in my free time. My husband has been helping me some. We enjoy hearing all the stories of how they [acquired] the pets, how long they’ve had them, [and] how much they mean to them. It’s very quaint helping them in their own home.” To learn more about the new business, visit gentlegoodbye.net or the “Gentle Goodbye Animal Hospice” Facebook page.
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