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Garden Club plans spring plant sale Perennials, annuals and raffle tickets to be sold
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The Cazenovia Garden Club’s spring plant sale is scheduled for Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Telephone Park. The club is selling perennials from members’ gardens, silent raffle tickets for items from local businesses, and decorative pots filled with annuals. Proceeds will help support the club’s community beautification efforts. By kate Hill Staff Writer The Cazenovia Garden Club (CGC) is planning to hold its spring plant sale on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in Telephone Park, the strip of green along Albany Street in front of Kinney Drugs and Dave’s Diner.
The club will be selling a variety of perennials, silent raffle tickets for items from local businesses, and a wide array of decorative pots filled with annuals. All the perennial plants will be coming from CGC members’ home gardens. “It’s a wonderful way for the community to benefit from the
local gardeners who toil over their gardens from year to year,” said CGC member Connie Hasko, who is chairing the spring sale committee. “Many perennials can or need to be divided, and this division allows the CGC to use the plants for the sale. This is a great way for us to keep our Sale l Page 9
Local presentations to explore impact of railroad, WWII aviation stories
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The Cazenovia Public Library is hosting two local history presentations in May. On May 7, Gene Gissin will discuss Cazenovia’s historic train depot and the railroad’s impact on the community. On May 9, Central New York military aviation historian James Coulthart will present “Airplane Tales: The Homefront Edition 1941-1945.” By kate Hill Staff Writer In early May, Cazenovia Public Library will be hosting history presen-
tations exploring the local significance of railroads and aviation. On May 7 at 6 p.m., photographer Gene Gissin will share the story of Cazen-
ovia’s historic train depot on William Street and discuss the railroad’s impact on Cazenovia industry.
Constructed in 1894, the former depot is a one-anda-half story, rectangular, gable-roofed, largely clap-
board structure. Gissin has owned the building for over 40 years
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