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CACDA: College campus strategic plan underway By kate Hill Staff Writer
In December 2022, the Cazenovia College Board of Trustees announced that the historic institution would permanently close following the spring 2023 semester due to financial concerns. Founded in 1824, Cazenovia College was the eighth-oldest private, independent college in New York State and the 28th-oldest independent college/university in the United States. Shortly after the closure announcement, the Cazenovia Area Community Development (CACDA), in partnership with the Village of Cazenovia, applied for and was awarded state and federal funding to conduct a strategic plan for the future use of the campus. “CACDA applied on behalf of the village, and we were awarded $40,000 from Empire State Development under the Strategic Planning and Feasibility Studies Working Capital Grant Program and $166,000 from the federal Economic Development Administration under the Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance program,” said Lauren Lines, CACDA’s executive director. According to a July 15 CACDA press release, the organization believes that moving forward with a deliberate planning process is an important next step Campus l Page 13
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CACDA announced it has received a grant to help explore the future of Cazenovia College.
Chittenango’s Jim Marshall Farms Foundation hosts free therapy sessions Founder supports people suffering from depression By kate Hill Staff Writer The Jim Marshall Farms Foundation, Inc. in Chittenango is hosting free onehour mental health therapy sessions once a month through October 2024. Dr. James “Doc” Marshall, a now 90-year-old retired Fayetteville veterinarian, established the notfor-profit foundation to help people suffering from depression and other emotional struggles. Set on a working horse farm previously owned by Marshall, the foundation’s events and activities integrate animal therapy, education, professional counseling, volunteer support, and “Mother Nature’s magic.” The upcoming therapy sessions are scheduled for 11 a.m. on Aug. 18, Sept. 15, and Oct. 20. They will be led by professional counselor Mary Sorrendino, LMHC, CASAC, BCPC, who specializes in mood/ anxiety disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, addiction, and anger management. Registration is not required, and walk-ins are welcome. “The mental health [therapy] just started this year,” said Marshall. “. . . We have [a few] more ses-
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The Jim Marshall Farms Foundation, Inc. in Chittenango will host free one-hour mental health therapy sessions with a professional therapist at 11 a.m. on Aug. 18, Sept. 15, and Oct. 20. sions this year. We will see how it goes. We might extend it over the winter or pick it up again in the spring.” After each session, participants are invited to join a friend for a “Walk &Talk” on the ¾-mile walking path surrounding the farm’s horse training track. Benches are positioned every 100 yards along the flat path for walkers to take a break or enjoy the farm scenery. “We call [the path] the People Track, and it’s the best walking track in Central New York,” said Marshall.
Visitors can then head to the foundation’s indoor meeting hall for a free mental health-related lecture from 1 to 2 p.m. The upcoming topics and speakers of the 2024 Kathryn Fish Lecture Series are “Horses I’ve Known” by Marshall on Aug. 18, “Are You Happy?” by Dr. Christina Michaelson on Sept. 15, and “Cognitive Therapy – A Spiritual Connection #2” by Sorrendino on Oct 20. The Jim Marshall Farms Foundation is located at 1978 New Boston Rd., Chittenango.
About Marshall
Marshall documents his life, shares the story of his recovery from suicidal depression, and explains the mission and work of his foundation in his memoir, “Where Animals Help People: Surviving Suicidal Depression.” Marshall was born and raised on a dairy farm in Munnsville, New York. He graduated from Cornell with a degree in veterinary medicine in 1957. In 1962, he started the Fayetteville Veterinary Hospital, where he treated farm animals and companion pets for nearly 30
years. Marshall and his wife, Ruth, raised their four children in the back section of the hospital building. Today, Marshall lives in a house the couple built behind the hospital in 1980. In 1984, Marshall purchased a large farm on New Boston Road to pursue his interest in Standardbred horses and harness racing. He named his operation Jim Marshall Farms and built a main stable, a five-eighths-mile training track, a training pond, and numerous paddocks. Marshall battled depression for 23 years, beginning
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in 1977 at age 43. “During this period, I would take 25 different antidepressant drugs, be hospitalized in four different hospitals, attempt suicide twice, and be seen by over a dozen psychiatrists or psychologists,” he recounted in his book. “Despite all this care, a brain tumor and a serious sleep disorder were overlooked.” As a result of his struggle, Marshall sold his veterinary practice in 1990 and gifted 84 acres of his farm to the non-profit organization ARISE in 1999 for the use of people with Farms l Page 13
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