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A new mural at Burton Street Elementary School painted by Katie McGinnis, a librarian, with design ideas submitted by students, was recently completed. By Jason Gabak Editor As the new school year approaches, students and families alike will
notice a new mural on a wall at Burton Street Elementary School to welcome them in to the new year. The mural is the product of stu-
dent ideas combined with the artistic talents of Katie McGinnis, a library media specialist and artist. Mural l Page 13 Submitted photo
Cazenovia’s Griffin headed to world championships
Cazenovia Village Associate Judge Rhonda Youngs launched a write-in campaign for Madison County Judge in the Nov. 8 election.
On the weekend of Aug. 6 and 7, Cazenovia resident Chary Griffin was in the thick of competition in Milwaukee competing against a field of other top athletes in the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships. Griffin competed in two events that weekend, the Olympic Distance and the Super Sprint distance with 6,000 other athletes where she qualified to compete in the world championships which will be held next year in Spain and Germany. “If you are wondering about my age, I’ll be racing in Europe as a 75 year old,” Griffin said. For Griffin earning the chance to compete in Spain and Germany are achievements she is proud of and ones she has worked hard to earn. “I was pleased to do so well,” Griffin said. “I have consistently trained six days a week since Easter for these races. I have been training the distances both in the pool and open water as well as on the bike trainer and open roads and trail running as well as on the Caz high school track. So, I have a very good sense of where I am, and what I am capable of. There are many variables – heat, hills, bad weather, stress etc. I wear a heart rate monitor when I compete – so I know what range to stay in so I can anticipate my finishing time and not burn out early – my philosophy is a steady output of energy throughout the event saving some ‘gas in the tank’ for the finish. I have to tell you though, I train all year – dividing the seasons up – starting in October.” This latest competition is one in a long series of competitions Griffin has taken part in dating back to the 1980s. Griffin began with marathons. “My family, at first, was amazed that I trained for a marathon by myself and finished it,” Griffin said. “It was the 1991 New York City Marathon and my extended family all came to watch. I completed in nine more marathons and had some age group awards before I decided I like the training method of using snowshoe races and triathlons better than the marathons themselves. Triathlons broke up the monotony of just doing long runs for three to four hours. Similar aerobic output but different skill sets for the same timeframe.”
On Aug. 19 local attorney and Cazenovia Village Associate Judge Rhonda Youngs launched a writein campaign for Madison County Judge in the Nov. 8, election. She made the announcement following an alleged overdose involving Brad Moses, who is the only candidate whose name will appear on the ballot. “The people who come into Madison County Court deserve a judge with unquestioned integrity and character,” said Youngs. “I have the experience and qualifications to serve, and am asking the voters of Madison County to write in my name on their ballots in November.” In her statement Youngs commented on the alleged situation involving Moses. “Brad Moses has been a fellow attorney who I’ve considered a friend. My heart truly goes out to him and his family during this tough time,” Youngs said. “But the shocking reports from law enforcement and the media regarding the use of illegal drugs and overdoses at his home, as well as his own admissions regarding substance abuse, show that he is unfit to serve as county judge. His actions reflect a dangerous lack of judgment and a complete disregard for the law. Such behavior from a judicial candidate is disrespectful to the voters and to anyone who may appear in the courtroom over the next ten years.” As previously reported, on Friday, Aug. 5, Madison County District Attorney (DA) William Gabor announced in a statement that a member of his office had offered his resignation following “a life-threatening incident” in the Town of Nelson on July 30, 2022. According to a statement issued by the Madison County Sheriff ’s Office on Aug. 5, deputies and the Cazenovia Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps (CAVAC) were dis-
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Chary Griffin recently competed in the USA Triathlon Age Group National Championships, earning a chance to compete in Spain and Germany in 2023. As Griffin said, she began taking an interest in triathlons both from a competitive point of view as well as to change the way she was training. “I have been running and doing triathlons since the late 1980s,” she said. “I had been doing marathons and found that mixing up the training helped ease the wear and tear and boredom that came with marathon training runs. Triathlons for me lasted about the same time as doing a marathon. When I first started there were perhaps three women total in the event. Entry fees were $10-$25, and you wore a bathing suit, shorts and a shorty wetsuit. Since those days, triathlon has grown – I have attended many Age Group National Championships and in 2009 qualified for my first World Championship in Surfer’s Paradise, Australia. My family was amazed.” Since getting started in triathlons and competing in Australia, Griffin has had the opportunity to travel the world in competitions. “I have competed in Budapest, London, New Zealand, Chicago, Edmonton, and qualified for Bermuda and a second trip to Edmonton – both canceled due to COVID,” Griffin said. “This past weekend I competed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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schools: David Bergh installed as president of Cazenovia College.
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in both the Olympic distance (1 mile swim, 24 mile bike, and 6.3 mile run) and the Super Sprint (1/4 mile swim, 6 mile bike and 2 mile run). I placed high enough to qualify to race an Olympic distance next year in Pontevedra, Spain and a Sprint distance in Frankfort, Germany.” Along the way Griffin has earned an impressive series of accomplishments. “Some personal highlights are finishing in the top 10 of the age group,” Griffin said. “I did this in Budapest after an injury and also last year in Milwaukee. I have been top 10 in a few Snowshoe National Championships, enjoyed Snowshoe World’s in Italy and Quebec and also have been an All American twice. I am going to put in a plug for training on snow – it’s free, a soft landing if you fall and an excellent aerobic conditioning tool.” While Griffin is dedicated to her training she said equally important is her support system. “I’ve had great support from my family and my coach, Kristen Roe,” Griffin said. “I find Cazenovia a great place to train both in the fair weather for triathlon and in the winter for snowshoe racing. The Cazenovia Griffin l Page 14
sports: Fall sports schedules announced.
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patched to a Nelson residence — later determined to be that of Assistant District Attorney Bradley J. Moses, 44 — at approximately 8:55 p.m. regarding a possible overdose. The 911 caller advised the responders that two individuals were unconscious and unresponsive inside the residence, the sheriff ’s office said. Upon arrival, deputies found two subjects inside who were unconscious with agonal breathing — a medical term used to describe struggling to breathe or gasping for air. The sheriff ’s office reported that both individuals were given multiple doses of Narcan by the deputies and CAVAC personnel and then transported to Syracuse area hospitals for treatment. Both subjects were treated and released. Narcan is a brand name of naloxone, which is designed to rapidly reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. According to the sheriff ’s office, witnesses advised the responders that the two victims had ingested a substance purported to be cocaine prior to becoming unconscious and unresponsive. The sheriff ’s office also said deputies recovered a sample of the purported narcotics during the execution of a search warrant. The sample field tested positive for fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times more potent than heroin and, according to the United States Drug Enforcement Administration, 50-100 times stronger than morphine. In his Aug. 5 statement, Gabor reported that the DA’s office was aware of “a lifethreatening incident” that occurred on July 30 in Nelson. “The Madison County Sheriff ’s Office responded and is completing its investigation,” Gabor said. “One of the individuals involved was a Judge l Page 14
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