Stop the Silence

March 13-19, 2017 Keeping You Connected

Locally Owned & Operated TompkinsWeekly.com Vol. 12, No. 3 Stop the Silence

Photo by Pete Angie / Tompkins Weekly This billboard along Route 96 between Ithaca and Trumansburg is part of the campaign to educate residents that exploitation of children is happening in Tompkins County. Commercial exploitation of children is happening — in Tompkins County By Pete Angie homeless, seeking somewhere to stay. regularly we are hearing from CSEC youth services, homeless services, Tompkins Weekly That teen is taken in by someone who (commercial sexual exploitation of law enforcement, and social services soon requires sex to keep living there. children) victims, as it is very poorly become more aware of and responsive ver the past several months, Eventually that child is told they recognized,” Miller said. to the victims of sex trafficking. There billboards have been need to have sex with others in order are 28 Safe Harbor: NY counties, as displaying an important to keep a roof over their head. Recognition of the Issue well as the St. Regis Mohawk nation, message throughout Tompkins Those scenarios are happening ecognizing sexual exploitation and the boroughs of the Bronx, O here, according to Louise Miller, is complicated by the fact that Brooklyn and Queens. County – it features a simple graphic of a child and a blunt statement: director of the Advocacy Center Rmany victims do not see themselves Caitlin Weems is coordinator Commercial Sexual Exploitation of of Tompkins County, which helps as such. They may see their situation, of Safe Harbor: NY in Tompkins Children is Happening in Tompkins victims of sexual assault and domestic or engaging in prostitution, as County. She has been working with a County. violence. a choice. Or they could be in a team comprised of members from the Posters have also been placed “We have and are actively romantic relationship with their Probation Department, county Child throughout the county with the same providing services to trafficked teens,” exploiter. According to federal law, Protective and Children’s Services, message, asking people to “Listen to she said, “and as we as a community anyone under the age of 18 who Ithaca Police Department, Tompkins the Silence.” continue to educate ourselves, we engages in a commercial sex act Community Action, the Learning While the statement may not fit anticipate seeing an increase in those is a victim of human trafficking, Web, Open Doors, the Advocacy with the “10 square miles surrounded in need of supportive services.” regardless of whether they were Center of Tompkins County and by reality” impression portrayed for Housing is one means by which forced or coerced. Planned Parenthood. The billboards Ithaca, the reality is that children and children become exploited. Other The billboards and posters on were the brainchild of this group as young adults in Tompkins County teens and young adults in Ithaca also display are designed to highlight the part of a media campaign, and were are facing just what the message come under the control of pimps, and existence of what can be a hard to designed by local firm Iron Designs. indicates. The sex trade, and sexual others may be addicted to drugs like see problem. The signage came about Weems has also been providing exploitation is far more complicated heroin and rely on their exploiter to through funding granted by New trainings, called CSEC 101, to than the stereotypical street corner feed that addiction. York State when Tompkins County anyone who works with youth. They exchange, and is a problem locally. These things occur locally, stated became an official Safe Harbor: NY are designed to raise awareness of Take, for instance, a teenager Miller. Getting an estimate of just community in January. Safe Harbor: possible red flags for sex trafficking, who leaves home due to abuse or how often, or how many people are NY provides funds and support such as homelessness, school truancy, a dispute with a parent that goes victims, however, is not easy. for the development of resources tattoos they are reluctant to explain, unresolved, and finds themselves “It’s difficult to say exactly how to help community agencies like Continued on page 11

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2 Tompkins Weekly March 13-19, 2017 N e w s Spotlight On ... Golden Opportunity

By Rob Montana TW: How do you fulfill that Tompkins Weekly mission? KH: Our Team: We’re incredibly on-profit organizations grateful to have an amazing team are plentiful throughout of passionate tutors, most of whom Tompkins County, and make are retired educators with over 25 a big impact in our communities. years of teaching experience. Our N primary focus is on early academic Despite their contributions, area non- profits can sometimes go unnoticed intervention – working with students or unknown. In an effort to shine a as young as second grade – and spotlight on those who are making a helping them build skills in core difference in our county, Tompkins academic subjects such as reading, Weekly will be showcasing these writing and math. While we hope organizations on a regular basis. to tame the burden of homework, This week we are highlighting we certainly don’t want to become Golden Opportunity, a tutoring a “homework club.” Instead, we and mentorship non-profit based empower our students, bring them in Ithaca. To learn more about the to self-reward and help them organization, we interviewed its understand how talents and abilities executive director, Kolby Harrell. can be developed through hard work, patience and persistence. Photo by Jo Marcia Todd Our Culture: At GO we really Organization: Golden Opportunity have a culture of going above and Golden Opportunity tutor Joan Johnston, right, reads to a student. Founded: 2005 beyond for these kids. Our tutors Address: 505 Linn St., Ithaca conduct classroom observations, Our Impact: Each participating TW: What are the biggest challenges Website: www.GOTutors.org attend curriculum nights, sit in on student receives 60 hours of one-on- your organization faces? parent-teacher conferences and meet one tutoring support every academic KH: One of our biggest at least twice per year with their year. That’s really our core mission. challenges, which is the same for Tompkins Weekly: What is your student’s classroom teacher to set In addition, most students begin in other one-to-one programs, is mission? learning goals. In short, we improve second grade and continue with the expansion – how do we scale up? Kolby Harrell: We aim to make student outcomes by bridging same tutor throughout elementary We know there is an unmet need in quality academic support accessible expanded (after-school) learning school. This continuity of service the district, so we’re really working to all students in our community by with in-school learning. As a result, helps our tutor-student pairs build hard to diversify our funding sources providing free, one-on-one tutoring our tutors are able to meet students trust and foster relationships, which to ensure our ability to sustain and and mentorship to students from at their current academic level and creates a safe space for learning, expand upon our current reach. low-income families in the Ithaca create a plan that grows with the trying new things and advancing the Our tutoring and mentorship City School District. child. emerging interests of the students. program costs about $1,700 per Finally, to complement the academic participating student. While this piece, our tutors serve as mentors, might seem expensive, one can connecting students to enrichment think of it as a dramatic class-size History of Tompkins County opportunities. Whether it’s tickets reduction. It would be wildly more to a play, concert or sporting event; expensive to hire more teachers to visiting a museum; or receiving bring down the teacher-student sponsorship for swimming or music ratio and allow for more one-on-one lessons, this added level of support support in the classroom. Instead, we and opportunity transforms how rely on teachers to refer students to students feel about school and their our program who need a little extra community. support and offer that individualized attention for two hours per week, Continued on page 12 TOMPKINS WEEKLY Rob Montana,Keeping Managing You Editor, Connected [email protected] Dan Bruffey, Production ______Will LeBlond, Sports, [email protected] Kevin English, Account Manager, [email protected] Suzanne “Suzi” Powers, Account Manager, [email protected] Matt Clark, Account Manager, [email protected] Janice Streb, Project Manager, [email protected] ______Todd Mallinson, Advertising Director, [email protected] ______Todd Mallinson, Publisher, [email protected] Contributors: Pete Angie, Eric Banford,______E.C. Barrett, Charley Githler, Sue Henninger, Kristy Montana, Mariah Mottley ______Calendar Listing: [email protected] Letters and Commentary Policy Tompkins Weekly welcomes letters to the editor. 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March 13-19, 2017 Tompkins Weekly 3 N e w s Young Groton native makes her way to Special Olympics Winter Games

By Alyvia Covert found out she was going to Austria “Three years ago she The Ithaca Voice a year ago. “I’m excited – I think I’m started snowshoeing, ready to just go,” she said. just to try out something GROTON – A young Groton Kinsey’s father, Kevin Henry, said different,” Kevin said. “ native is gearing up to make her Kinsey’s special education teacher Kinsey is a runner, she likes way to compete in the 2017 Special suggested getting her into Special to do track and stuff like Olympics Winter World Games. Olympics five years ago, and her that.” Kinsey Henry, 17, will venture primary sport started out as bowling. Olympic snowshoeing to Austria this month to take part in But both Kinsey and her father events, which are similar the Olympic snowshoeing event. She agree she is a runner at heart. Kinsey to track and field events, is the only person from Tompkins said she takes part in numerous offer both sprints and County who will be competing. sports, including track and field, longer endurance races. Kinsey, who has been training in volleyball and soccer, in addition to Kinsey said she would snowshoeing for three years, said she snowshoeing and bowling. be competing in the 100-meter and the Your Hometown Grocery 200-meter events and Quality Products, Friendly Service, Everyday Low Prices expects to race against up to eight other people per CUSTOM MEAT DEPARTMENT heat. “I think I’m just Image from The Ithaca Voice / Provided by Kaitlyn Henry focusing on my training and making sure that I’m Kinsey Henry, a 17-year-old from Groton, will be competing at the 2017 Special Olympics Winter ready,” Kinsey said. World Games, which take place in Austria. However, both Kinsey and her father said training on snowshoes has been nearly happened in past years, since Kinsey’s impossible lately with the lack of competitors are often older and snow in Tompkins County. there aren’t many young women who “Right now we’re just walking compete in snowshoeing. “Kinsey is one of our youngest More Expansive, Less Expensive and running – that’s all we can do because there’s no snow right now,” members, so we are trying to Kinsey said. encourage more young people to get Local Groceries Delivered While the physical challenges of involved,” he said. “It’s a lot of work, preparing for the Winter Games has it’s a lot of commitment, so it’s a little Powered by been difficult, Kinsey said that what’s tough.” even more difficult has been dealing Kinsey was placed against five other young men in her snowshoeing Click, Shop and Send at with the attention that comes with her success as an athlete. events for the State Games – but she “What’s more amazing is where didn’t let that get her down. TBurgShurSave.com she came from, to be honest,” Kevin “If you’re going to do a sport “Ready to go and custom made said. “Kinsey is on the autism scale, in the Special Olympics, you have Now delivering to all of sandwiches, salads, hot foods and and doing interviews and everything. to put your heart and soul into it, pizza make lunch or dinner a breeze” That’s really amazing for her.” because if you don’t, and you don’t ~ Owen Baird Despite the lack of snow, Kinsey show up to all the practices you need, the 14850 zip code has been doing some intense you can’t go to states and then you training. Two weekends ago, she can’t compete,” she said. competed in the State Games in Kinsey left for Austria on Poughkeepsie, which presented its Saturday, March 11, for two weeks. own set of challenges – she was the To follow her and keep up to date only girl competitor in her heat. on the Winter Games, visit www. Kevin said this hasn’t often austria2017.org. Cayuga Heights, Dryden, Groton village elections coming up Tompkins Weekly Staff Christopher Neville is running for mayor on the Republican ballot n just 8 days, voters in the villages line, opposed by Faith Tyler on the of Cayuga Heights, Dryden and Democratic line. For two two-year Groton will head to the polls to trustee seats, incumbents Elizabeth Ichoose among the candidates vying Conger and Michael Holl are listed for mayor and trustee positions. on the Republican line and being Polls are open from noon to 9 challenged by David Dematteo and p.m. in all three municipalities on Jeffrey Toolan, who are listed on the Tuesday, March 21. Democratic line. All seats on the ballot in And Dryden offers a contested Cayuga Heights are unopposed; all race and an unopposed one – in fact, candidates are running on the New its unopposed incumbent mayor, Heights ballot line. Reba Taylor, is listed on both the Linda Woodard is running for Democratic and Republican lines for a one-year term to fill a vacancy at the two-year term of office. There are mayor. Jennifer Biloski, Richard three people running for two two- Robinson and Peter Salton are year trustee seats: Michael Murphy, running for three two-year trustee an incumbent trustee, and Thomas Prices Effective thru March 18th terms; Meloney McMurry is running Sinclair are listed on the Democratic Route 96 OPEN: 7-DAYS for a one-year trustee term to fill a and Protecting Dryden ballot lines, A WEEK vacancy. All of the candidates are while Christen Gibbons is running Trumansburg 7am to 10pm currently serving on the village board on the Republican line. in the respective positions for which For more election information, PHONE 607-387-3701 they are running. visit the Tompkins County On the flipside, Groton Board of Elections website at TBurgShurSave.com has contested races for all three TompkinsCountyNY.gov/boe. posts up for election. Incumbent 4 Tompkins Weekly March 13-19, 2017 N e w s Groton getting ready to kick off bicentennial celebrations

Tompkins Weekly Staff presented by Groton Town Historian n Groton Free Community crafts, vendors and animals. For Rosemarie Tucker and Groton Town Night-National Night Out – more information on Olde Home GROTON – Just like Tompkins Clerk April Scheffler on July 18; Presented by the Groton Girl Scouts, Days, visit its website at www. County, Groton is celebrating its “Ice Harvesting in the Groton Area, it will take place from 5:30-8:30 p.m. grotonoldehomedays.com. n bicentennial this year. “presented by Jamie Robinson on July at Memorial Park on Sykes Street. 9th Annual Verne Morton It will kick off the celebration 25; and “Interesting People in the n Groton Alumni Reunion – Memorial Photography Show & with an opening ceremony at 6:30 Early Years of McLean & Groton,” This event is scheduled from noon Contest – Coinciding with Groton p.m. Friday, April 7, in the Groton presented by Mike Totman on to 6 p.m. August 5 at the Groton Olde Home Days, the show and High School Auditorium. August 1. Admission is free and light Rod & Gun Club on Elm Street contest will have an opening gala There will be a formal posting of refreshments will be served. Extension. at the Groton Town Hall from 6-8 n the colors by the Groton American Groton Bicentennial n Groton Bicentennial Mystery/ p.m. August 25, and the work will be Legion; speakers will include Community Picnic – Groton History Series – This series of events on display at the Conger Boulevard state Sen. James Seward, state residents are invited to the event, will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesdays offices from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, which will take place from noon at various locations. It will include: August 26. The contest is open to Tompkins County legislators Michael to 4:30 p.m. July 22 at the Groton “History of the Groton City Church” everyone to enter original photos Lane and Glenn Morey, and several Rod & Gun Club on Elm Street at the Groton City Church on taken within the boundaries of others. Following the program, and Extension. Admission to the picnic Groton City Road on August 8, Groton. The deadline to enter, which music from the Groton school bands, is a donation to the food pantry and “History of Tompkins County” can be done by bringing photographs a reception will take place with light or Country Acres Pet Services, on August 15 at a location to be to the Town Clerk’s Office at 101 refreshments. Admission is free. and monetary donations to either announced. Programs are yet to be Conger Boulevard, is Wednesday, Other scheduled events include: organization also will be accepted. announced for August 22 and 29, and August 23. For more information, call n Happenin’ in the Hamlet – Hot dogs, beans, salt potatoes, September 19. (607) 898-5035 or email townclerk@ The annual community event in entertainment and music will be n Groton Olde Home Days grotontown.com. the Hamlet of McLean will take provided free of charge; water and – This annual event is scheduled – – – place May 4-6. This year’s festivities soda will be available for purchase at to take place August 24-26, and For more information about the include Cortland beer, carnival rides, the picnic. will feature a carnival, parade, Groton Bicentennial events, visit www. a 5K run, food, vendors and bands. music, entertainment, food, art, TownOfGrotonNY.org/bicentennial. n Treasure’s of Groton’s Past – This new event, which will take place June 10 on Conger Boulevard Ludlowville Falls in Groton, will be a giant “show and tell” where people are encouraged to display their special antique items related to Groton. Planned for the celebration – for which there is no cost to display or attend – are exhibits of toy trains, toy farm machinery, antique dolls, sleds, cars, tractors, buggies and sleighs, horse-drawn wagon rides, music, entertainment, a kids scavenger hunt, other activities for kids, an “antique parade” and food. Those who want to display items should contact the Groton Town Clerk’s Office by June 1 at 101 Conger Boulevard, (607) 898- 5035 or by email at townclerk@ grotontown.com. n Barnstormers Concert – This male, four-part choral group will perform at 7:30 p.m. July 8, at the Groton Community Church on East Cortland Street. Admission is free. n McLean’s Mystery/History Series – This series of events will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at the McLean Fire Station. The schedule includes: “Rural Schools in the 1800s,” presented by Kim and Photo by Rob Montana / Tompkins Weekly Karin LaMotte on July 11; “Verne A hint of a rainbow can be seen across Ludlowville Falls on this bright morning. The mist of the falls combined with the Morton, Photographer Who Made return of cooler temperatures creates an icy coating on the branches on trees across the water. the Commonplace Compelling,”

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March 13-19, 2017 Tompkins Weekly 5 O p i n i on Signs of Sustainability Go Solar bringing information, solutions to county residents

By Guillermo Metz Go Solar is adopting many of the Facebook at www.facebook.com/ that with a comparison of the solar Solarize principles that helped more GoSolarTompkinsCounty, or at potential maps for Germany and ebruary, 2017. Temperatures in than 400 county residents make ccetompkins.org. the Northeastern U.S. Germany the 50s, 60s and even 70s. More the switch to solar under the Solar Let’s explode three myths about gets about 25 percent less sun than sun than we’re accustomed to Tompkins program: Community solar right now – one of which has we do here in the Northeast and yet Fin upstate New York in February. It’s events to bring residents together several parts: 1) we don’t get enough produces vastly more energy from been pretty nice, but for those of us to learn about the many benefits of sun in upstate NY for solar to work, solar than the entire U.S.. We get working on energy issues and the going solar, as well as the incentives 2) solar is only for the very wealthy, plenty of sun here. underlying causes of climate change, and rebates available; working with and 3) I can’t go solar because a) my We’ve all been hearing that it’s been very alarming. trusted installer partners to ensure home is too shady or b) I don’t own the price of solar panels has been There is one thing you can do, quality products and installations at my house or c) I live in an apartment. dropping. It hasn’t just been though, to capitalize on all that discounted prices; and an enrollment Now, just about everyone can go solar dropping, it’s plummeted. From sun and address one of the primary process that supports participants all and cover all of their electricity needs. an installed cost of as much as $10 causes of climate change: Go solar. along the way. Upstate NY may feel cloudy per watt just 10 years ago, it’s now Transition as much of your energy as Officially launched with its and gray for much of the year, but possible to get quality systems for possible to clean electricity produced first two events in early March, in fact, we get plenty of sun to under $3 per watt installed. In fact, by your own solar panels. Go Solar runs through May, with supply all our power needs. You’ve the cost of electricity from solar Go Solar can help you. That’s the community events already planned probably seen the comparison by panels is now lower than the cost of name of a new campaign being led for downtown Ithaca, Enfield, now, but for those who haven’t, take retail electricity for most people. by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Lansing, Dryden, Danby and a side-by-side look sometime at how There’s even an option for those Tompkins County to bring affordable Brooktondale. More information and much solar electricity is produced who really aren’t able to spend a solar to as many people as possible. the complete schedule is available in Germany and how much is penny on solar right now. If you own Working with community partners, at www.GoSolarTompkins.org, on produced in the U.S. Then overlay your home and the roof is in good shape, it is possible to lease panels and get all the benefits of solar right away, with no money up-front. You simply allow a company to install panels on your roof, then buy your electricity from them, at a cost that’s less than you’re paying now. You won’t save a lot – not as much as if you owned the panels – but it’s a way to get your electricity from the sun without large upfront costs. In most cases, you can even buy the panels after a few years, at a much lower cost, and still expect to get plenty of electricity from them. And for those who live in an apartment, don’t own their homes, or who have a giant beloved oak tree shading their roof, there’s now an option for you: Community shared solar. It is now possible to own solar panels that sit on someone else’s property and get all the benefits of solar. By net metering back to your house, you get all the solar “credits” They’re Counting on You the panels produce to offset what you use at home, just as if the panels Be There for Them. were on your roof. You don’t get all the incentives, but the installed cost is Screening can detect colorectal cancer early — when it is most curable. lower, so it’s still cost-effective. By teaming with four local and Unfortunately, only a little more than half the people who should get regional installers – Renovus, Taitem, tested for colorectal cancer get the tests that they need. A colonoscopy is Twin Tier and Apex – Go Solar is recommended if you’re 50 years of age or older, or have a family history of able to offer every option available today to make going solar as simple colorectal cancer or polyps. and affordable as possible. The sun is shining and the planet For more information or to schedule your screening, call your primary care is warming – let’s all do something that makes the most of the former provider today or visit: www.Guthrie.org/GetScreened. to address the latter. Come learn all about solar, meet our installer partners, and sign up for a free There’s a lot to look forward to. And they’re counting on you to be there. assessment at a community event near you. For more information, visit Get screened today! the web sites previously listed or call Guillermo Metz at (607) 272-2292. *Those at increased risk for certain cancers may need to follow a different testing schedule, such as starting – – – at an earlier age or being tested more often. Discuss your risk factors with your health care provider. This is the latest installment of the Signs of Sustainability series produced by Sustainable Tompkins. For more information about the organization, visit its website at SustainableTompkins.org. Guillermo Metz is an Energy Team Leader for www.Guthrie.org Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County.

6 Tompkins Weekly March 13-19, 2017 O p i n i on treet East Hill Notes S eat TheB word on the street Town-gown work, and a new set of hats from around Tompkins County By Kristy Montana By Kate Supron with its connection to the East Hill Recreation Way, exemplifies another s I begin my work as type of town-gown success. Jointly uestion: What do you enjoy Campus Community Liaison funded by Tompkins County, Cornell about the month of March? for Cornell’s Office of University and the Town of Ithaca, Q CommunityA Relations, I contemplate with some state and federal backing, the inseparable relationship between the project supports Cornell’s Master the University and Tompkins County. Plan and the Town’s and County’s It’s an indisputable fact that for comprehensive plans, providing safe Cornell to succeed, the greater Ithaca pedestrian and bicycle access from area must as well, and vice-versa. East Hill Plaza to the southern Both campus and community help boundary of Cornell’s campus. make the other unique, prosperous, Partnerships, in part, make and world class. Tompkins County a great place I come to this position from the to call home. Area school districts community side of the coin, having provide quality education, and are key served seven years on the Village in recruiting and retaining Cornell of Cayuga Heights board, first as a Kate Supron faculty and staff, as do assets like “I like how the green starts trustee and then as mayor. My time The Discovery Trail, local theaters coming back in March. Everything gets a little prettier.” with the village allowed me to build visitor spending, $163 million in local and other entertainment venues. connections with municipalities and Cornellians, like all local residents, purchasing and construction, $6.6 — Jorge Rojas, Ithaca the county via the Tompkins County million in local contributions to local enjoy an array of local restaurants Council of Governments, and other governments, the Ithaca City School and shops, and landmarks like boards and committees. District, non-profits and TCAT, the Ithaca Farmers Market. State Tompkins County is a statewide and more than $6 million in local and local parks, Cornell’s Natural leader with its emphasis on property taxes and municipal fees. Areas, the Waterfront Trail, and a intermunicipal cooperation. This Still, those numbers do not come variety of other natural and man- includes the countywide assessment close to telling the entire town- made resources help showcase our office – a rarity in our state – the gown story, built through a variety of environment. Intermunicipal Health Insurance programs and relationships. In short, we are lucky. Consortium, and many shared service A handful of examples: I am honored to be in a position structures like the Bolton Point n Engaged Cornell grants to help support and build the positive Water System, the interconnected support projects with 24 local relationship between Cornell and Ithaca Area and Cayuga Heights partners to provide Cornell students its vibrant home communities. As wastewater treatment plants, and the with community-engaged learning always, you are welcome to contact “March is kind of my least favorite, Joint Youth Commission. experiences. me for additional information or Beyond these municipal n help in making campus-community honestly. I’m excited for spring and to Cornell’s Public Service fill up with kittens in here structures are a variety of businesses Center plays a pivotal role in connections. You can reach me at and non-profits, including higher [email protected] or (607) (SPCA Annex), which helping coordinate the 217,000 happens closer to May and June.” education. As captured in its recent annual student volunteer hours 255-5348. economic impact snapshot, the – – – and numerous service-learning — Chloe Winter, Ithaca university employs more than 9,300 partnerships. East Hill Notes are published area residents, with a $799 million n Among many other initiatives, the second and fourth Mondays in payroll. Other Cornell numbers of last year’s Pine Tree Road project, Tompkins Weekly. note: $283 million in student and Letters to the Editor

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Cornell Plantations smells Planned Parenthood of the Southern testing and treatment, teenagers pregnant and are seeking unbiased amazing in the spring. There will be so options counseling, and sexual assault many flowers out there! ” victims who don’t know where else where to go. These patients, along with all — Ann Harper, Cortland where the members of our community who rely on Planned Parenthood, deserve better than targeted attacks on their where health care. The political threats to Planned Parenthood are very real and will directly harm our communities. The bill being considered would only serve to deny care at Planned Parenthood to Medicaid patients, a DowntownTCATMuseums Nightlife Carshare low-income population that already struggles to afford and access care. In New York State, over half of the patients at Planned Parenthood rely 277-RIDE (7433) on Medicaid, and blocking them from care is cruel and defies common “It’s very close to my birthday month! www.tcatbus.com sense. I’ll be one year old in May.” Connect with us online: More than half of Planned Parenthood providers are in — Brysan McCord, Trumansburg TCATrides Everything TCAT (Answered for by his parents) Continued on page 12 where March 13-19, 2017 Tompkins Weekly 7 A g r i c u l t u r e Eye on Agriculture Fusion Farming: Blending old, new at Just A Few Acres Farm By Sue Henninger to find ways to minimize expenses Tompkins Weekly on the farm. Startup farmers often accrue debt by purchasing modern, LANSING – Pete Larson grew brand-new farming equipment. up in Lansing, on the land that he “Newer isn’t always better!” Pete and his wife, Hilarie Larson, now asserted. “Just because something is farm full-time. Though he left home older doesn’t mean it’s not valuable or to attend college and become an useful.” architect, Pete always dreamed of He buys a lot of his equipment being a “gentleman farmer” and at auctions, uses it for a year to see making a living off the 45-acres that how it performs, and then restores it. have been in his family for seven He’s able to fix the older machinery generations. himself, unlike some of the newer Eventually he, Hilarie, and their John Deere models which often children, Cora (14), Grace (11), require the farmer to hire outside and Henry (8), moved into the old help, resulting in an additional family farmhouse on Van Ostrand expense and time lost farming. Pete Road. Pete’s great-grandmother, who readily admitted that the internet managed the farm for decades, has makes things easier. been a source of inspiration to the “There’s so much knowledge on Larson’s. Photo by Sue Henninger / Tompkins Weekly there in terms of fixing things,” he “We model a lot of our farming noted. The Larson family — Henry (8), Pete, Grace (11), Hilarie and Cora (14) — at their Both Pete and Hilarie are practices on what she did,” Pete Just A Few Acres Farm in Lansing. explained. “She was frugal and always proud of their ability to do almost kept a low overhead.” everything on the grass-based With this in mind, the couple on the farm, they used these savings plan – years five through seven of farm themselves. This can be time chose a fairly uncommon business to pay for things they needed: Feed farm ownership – the Larson’s will consuming as a diet of intensive approach to making Just A Few for the animals, wood to build with, begin a gradual transition to self- grazing requires some animals to Acres the success it is today. 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8 Tompkins Weekly March 13-19, 2017 B u s i n e s s Rosie broadens food access, grocery store opportunity

By Rob Montana spend a lot of time at work, so it (the Tompkins Weekly culture) is important. Most people want to be inspired, and it feeds arger chain retailers with apps itself,” Nickitas said. “It also serves as give people the chance to a litmus test for new employees we peruse the offerings, quickly bring in. The first 30 people in the click a button to place an order and company defines the culture, and we L focus on finding the right people. then await delivery of their order. Online ordering affects locally “This is very impactful work owned and independent operations, we’re doing, helping retailers stay in making it difficult for them to business and compete. Rosie helps compete in the marketplace. That’s customers with the things we’re where Rosie comes into play, helping doing that are transformative to the to level the playing field. end user,” he added. “We think about And the Ithaca-based platform is being passionate for our customers, finding success with rapid growth in and you can see it throughout the its number of clients and employees. organization. I think a sub-quote for The company was honored for its this would be: ‘We believe a group of efforts last month, named Business passionate individuals can change the of the Year by the Tompkins County world.’” Chamber of Commerce. Makar said the cultural “Our company wouldn’t be here Photo Provided philosophy, identified by company without Ithaca,” said Nick Nickitas, Members of the team at Rosie, in the company’s downtown Ithaca offices. founders Nickitas, Jon Ambrose and chief executive officer and one of Mike Ryzewic, centers around the Rosie’s founders. “We had nothing core values of: Intellectual curiosity, when we started and this community “It really saves time and offers helps the grocery stores, noting that nothing is sacred, enthusiasm makes really embraced us. convenience,” Makar added. “For the between half and two-thirds of new ordinary people extraordinary and “When I reflect on our journey, mobility impaired, for seniors, college customers coming to stores find their personal responsibility. it was very intentional that we students – this allows them to shop way there online. “Nothing is sacred – from the picked an office in the center of the wherever they are and have their top to the newest employee, just Commons,” he added, saying the groceries delivered to them.” The Importance of Culture because we’ve always done something company wanted to be in the heart of Rosie has heard from people s Rosie’s staff members go a certain way doesn’t mean there isn’t the City of Ithaca. “To be recognized about how using the platform has around the circle talking about a better way,” Makar said, noting that in the infancy of our company is a improved their quality of life, Makar whatA they’ve worked on most there is an open forum monthly for great honor.” said, relaying one such interaction recently, what their coming day employees to share their thoughts Rosie’s Director of Marketing he had with a customer. He said a will be like and what, if anything, and a suggestion box allows for Dave Makar said that in the 47-year-old woman, who has been a is preventing them from moving anonymous contributions. “You can company’s infancy it was approached quadriplegic since she was 12 years forward in completing work, one can ask about anything, nothing is above to move to a new city, such as San old, told him that it wasn’t until she easily see the tight bonds that have being talked about. That’s had a Francisco or Boston. started using Rosie that she could formed. Though it’s a comfortable positive impact on our culture.” “People would ask, ‘why Ithaca?’ pick out her own food. and humor filled environment – a job He gave credit to Nickitas for the Ithaca has great, untapped potential “It creates a lot of food freedom candidate noted what was preventing enthusiasm visible in the employee in the students that come out of to have easy access to groceries,” him from moving forward was the interactions. Cornell and Ithaca College,” he said, Makar said. people who would be interviewing “It’s very impactful across adding other benefits of staying Access is available online as well him that day – work does not take a the board,” Makar said. “We hear local, include a lower cost of doing as through iOs and Android apps. backseat. mentions of it whenever we’re business and grants from places “People can shop online from In fact, the focus may be presenting. such as Tompkins County Area anywhere,” Makar said. augmented by the culture Rosie’s “And, personal responsibility – People can also sign up to “gift” Development, Rev: Ithaca Startup leaders have instilled in employees. Continued on page 11 Works and CenterState CEO. “We’re groceries to someone; Makar said “It binds the tribe together. We a company that is 95 percent owned he’s known parents to pay for their by its employees, and I think it’s all children’s groceries at college by using possible because we’re in Ithaca.” that feature of the platform. The platform has “strong” tools What is Rosie? for retailers, showing grocery items by he online platform – accessible aisle, making it easier for employees through the web, and iOs and to gather the order placed through AndroidT apps – allows people to Rosie. It also helps for deliveries, mapping out the most efficient route view the offerings at local grocery Complimentary Weekly Wine Tastings stores, place an order, and then for drivers to take. In addition to the have that order delivered or ready tools it provides clients, the company See Our Facebook Page For Schedule for pickup at the store. Currently, also offers wide support hours and the two Tompkins County options help with marketing activities. available through Rosie are P&C “One retailer just won two Fresh in Ithaca’s East Hill Plaza and national marketing awards for a YourYour St.St. Patrick'sPatrick's DayDay Trumansburg Shur-Save. campaign we worked with them In addition to the grocery bill, on,” Makar said. “The unique thing celebrationscelebrations startstart here!here! there is an additional charge for we’re doing is not just saying ‘Here’s customers ordering through Rosie. your software, good luck.’ We work P&C Fresh in Ithaca has an in-store with the retailers to help them have pickup charge of $1.99 and a delivery success.” fee of $3.99, while Trumansburg Rosie benefits retailers, Makar Shur-Save’s in-store pickup has a said, by “giving them the ability to charge of $3.99, while delivery is an compete with places from Amazon, additional $5.99. to Walmart, to Target.” Makar said that using the Approximately 100 retail platform helps save people time by outlets use Rosie’s platform across not having to walk through the store the country, including in the states to get their grocery items and money of Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, by sticking to a specific list. 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March 13-19, 2017 Tompkins Weekly 9 A r t s & E n t e r t a i n m e n t ‘Long Ride’ chronicles beginning of immigrant workers rights movement By Lori Sonken professor in Cornell’s Department California, including Valdez. He nation’s history, protest has been used Tompkins Weekly of Labor Relations, Law, and came to the United States from to right wrongs,” said Valdez. “As History, and Union Days committee Mexico with his parents when he was we fight back against the President’s ITHACA – A new documentary, chairperson. “This important and two. His parents were farmworkers attacks on immigrants and other “The Long Ride,” chronicling exciting film shows the power of picking grapes in Indio, California communities, it is useful to reflect the beginning of the civil rights social movements for immigrant in fields without shade, drinking upon earlier efforts of resistance.” movement for immigrant workers rights, civil rights, and labor rights water, or bathrooms. To this day, It’s not clear whether those in the United States, will screen at 7 joining together to fight for the the stressful conditions his parents participating in the Immigrant p.m. Monday, March 20, at Cornell human rights of immigrant workers worked in “boggle his mind.” Workers Freedom Ride were Cinema in Willard Straight Hall. in the U.S.” Now the director of organizing documented. They abided by what A question-and-answer session The documentary was filmed and a vice president at the United they called the “solidarity plan” – if with the film’s producer and director, in 2003, as 900 immigrant workers Food and Commercial Workers detained they promised to exercise Valerie Lapin and union organizer, and their allies traveled on 18 buses Local 770 in Los Angeles, Valdez their right to remain silent and Rigoberto Valdez, is planned from 10 cities over the course of 12 helps workers form unions so disclose nothing to authorities. following the showing. days to Flushing Meadows, New that they can have safe working The film includes an interview Free and open to the public, York, to attend the 100,000-person conditions and benefits, such as paid with Meheret Fikre-Selassie who the screening kicks off Union Days immigrants’ rights rally – the retirement. came to the U.S. from Ethiopia in activities at Cornell when labor largest ever at the time. Called These are “hard working people 1977 at the height of the Ethiopian leaders come to the Worker Institute the Immigrant Workers Freedom that put food on our table, that clean Red Terror, a violent political in the Industrial and Labor Relations Ride, the journey was inspired our office floors, and take out our campaign when more than 750,000 School to discuss strategies for by the Freedom Riders from the garbage, and care for us when we people were killed. She is grateful building a labor movement. 1960s when people rode on buses are sick, and care for our elderly, and to the missionaries who helped her, “The Long Ride exemplifies the to southern states to challenge care for our children,” he said. “They her brothers, sisters, and four cousins Union Days theme of ‘Fighting Back! segregation. deserve better.” escape to the U.S. Resisting, Organizing and Building The 77-minute-long film focuses Valdez was not a U.S. citizen “I have been very fortunate,” she Coalitions,’” said Risa Lieberwitz, on characters traveling in the bus during the bus ride but he is today. said. “I had an opportunity to go to with 106 riders from Northern “In the darkest hours of our school and to pursue everything I wanted to do here. I am very grateful for that. And I want that to be for others too.” Lapin points out that the immigration debate is not just about legal status. “The ride showed that immigrants don’t have the same rights in the workplace,” she said, as citizens do. For example, employers can get around compliance with the Immigration and Control Reform Act, by claiming not to know workers’ legal status and hiring them as independent contractors ineligible for unemployment or worker’s compensation benefits. The film includes historical film footage, including a debate in 1984 between presidential candidates Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale. Reagan said he believed “in the idea of amnesty for people who put down Get Back in the Game roots” in the U.S. The Freedom Ride helped to Guthrie now offers appointments within 24 hours. inspire the 2013 comprehensive immigration bill, Lapin sayid. The We are excellent in our field, so you can get U.S. Senate passed the legislature in 2013, but the measure died when back to yours. Our team is dedicated to our there was no action in the House of local athletes and getting them back in the Representatives. Jeffrey Brett Continued on page 11 game quickly. Alwine, DO Auerbach, DO

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10 Tompkins Weekly March 13-19, 2017 N e w s Silence Continued from page 1 care. in the community on creating long “We have our eyes peeled and “(A) lot of them age out of term success by getting a GED, we’re very conscious in trying to keep high numbers of sexual partners, the foster care and have no real applying to college, or finding work. our eyes peeled in the community,” unexplained possessions such as hotel connection to the foster care system The Learning Web provides an he said. room keys or expensive electronics, and the people they were living with,” apprenticeship program that partners A multidisciplinary team, and the presence of a controlling he said. with local businesses to provide part consisting of members from the adult, among others. There is also a Alvord sees sexual exploitation time employment experience, which Advocacy Center, Child Protective strong connection between runaway and sex trafficking as a growing could lead to full time work with that Services, local law enforcement and homeless youth and sexual problem among area youth. business, or build one’s resume on agencies, and the District Attorney’s exploitation. “I’d definitely say that’s more of the way to finding a job. All of these Office meets weekly to discuss “They are at high risk for an issue now days,” he said, and noted types of efforts work to build self any case of sexual abuse or assault, exploitation,” said Weems, “because that the internet and social media has sufficiency and options, and reduce including sex trafficking, and their other basic needs are not being made the problem more widespread. one’s potential need to rely on others potential cases and trends. met. They don’t have stable housing, The epidemic of heroin use in who might seek to use them. “There is an underworld of they don’t have positive relationships Tompkins County over the past Tompkins County,” said Van Houten, with the adults in their lives.” several years has also contributed, Enforcing the Law and that more than most other Vulnerability, to which according to Alvord, as addicted nd what of those who work crimes, this type of crime needs homelessness is one major youth are more vulnerable to the sex to apprehend and prosecute input from community members in contributor, is a highly common trade. theA people who exploit youth in order to be stopped. “I want to do denominator among victims of sex The Learning Web works with Tompkins County? things and pursue things that make trafficking. Other vulnerabilities homeless youth to reduce those “We have received information Tompkins County a better place to might include age, developmental vulnerabilities by assisting on a that child sexual exploitation has/is live.” disabilities or past trauma. According number of levels. Immediate needs occurring here in Ithaca,” said Officer Specifically in regard to to Miller, some estimates are like housing can be met for some Jamie Williamson of Ithaca Police commercial sexual exploitation of that more than 75 percent of with one of the 14 apartments Department. “We investigate these children, he feels that his office, commercially exploited youth the agency administers locally for complaints vigorously.” law enforcement, agencies like the were sexually abused as children. homeless youth ages 16-24, or by IPD does not comment in Learning Web, and community Transgender and gay youth are more helping connect them to county detail on open investigations, but members share a common goal. likely to find themselves homeless or housing assistance programs. The Williamson added that complaints “No one here thinks it’s disconnected from supportive adults Learning Web also makes referrals to have been in regard to teens, not acceptable,” he said, “regardless – and therefore more vulnerable to drug treatment for those in need. younger children, and that such of how they feel about law exploitation. When immediate needs are reports are “few and far between.” enforcement.” Families and caregivers may be met, staff work intensively with Williamson noted the importance An effective fight to end hostile toward them, or flat out tell participants to meet longer term of residents reporting when they see commercial sexual exploitation them to leave when they come out, needs, like finding employment or things out of the ordinary, or what of children and young adults in said Rick Alvord, of the Learning getting an education. Residents of seems like suspicious behavior when Tompkins County will need to be Web. Alvord has worked with the apartments get intensive help it comes to cracking these types of fought on many fronts. homeless youth in Ithaca for 13 years. and education in living skills like cases. – – – He said that many come from foster shopping, budgeting, cleaning and District Attorney Matthew Van For more information, visit www. cooking. They also work with youth Houten echoed the same sentiment. ListenForTheSigns.org. ‘Long Ride’ Continued from page 10 reform. On Tuesday, March 21, Sophorn address at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, “The broken immigration system Yang, president of the Cambodian March 22, in 105 Ives Hall. is infringing on people’s human and Alliance of Trade Unions and former A panel discussion, Social Justice Lapin hopes the film is used as civil rights; destroying families; and garment worker, will give a talk at Organization and Coalition Building a tool to build a movement, educate wreaking havoc on our economy,” she 4:30 p.m. in Ives 105, as part of the on Campus and in the Community, people about the immigration issue, said. United Students Against Sweatshops’ will take place at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, and ultimately get some kind of relief, Other activities are planned Women Workers Resist! nationwide March 23. such as comprehensive immigration at Cornell during Union Days. speaking tour. A complete list of Union Days Carmen Berkley, director of civil, events is available at events.cornell. Rosie human, and women’s rights at the edu/event/ilr_union_days_2017. “We’re really excited about our Continued from page 9 AFL-CIO will deliver the keynote future growth,” Makar said. Nickitas is hopeful Rosie will be each one of us is responsible for the a leader in the entrepreneurial spirit culture and reputation of the firm,” that exists in Ithaca. he added of the fourth core value. “I want people in our communityWe have “It’s important to not just rely on to think about the incredibleyou startup covered HOME OFFICE, BLOOMINGTON IL. somebody else to do it, I think that ecosystem we have here,” he said. AGENT part of our culture is general respect “Rosie is just the first of what I Lee Newhart, for all your 1011 West State St., Ithaca, NY 14850 for others.” expect to be many more to have As more retailers continue to success.” Holiday Party 607-273-6391 sign on with Rosie, projections for For more information about [email protected], www.leenewhart.com the company remain positive. 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We have provides scholarships for students intergenerational program. Helping teachers and families, we hope to since expanded to reach over 70 to participate in our program and us grow community awareness is use our position in the community students in every elementary and receive one-on-one tutoring and invaluable. to refer students and families to middle school in the district. mentorship from experienced Get Involved: We also encourage other resources and opportunities educators. The easiest way to give people to get involved. Whether that already exist in Ithaca to help TW: How can people best support is at gotutors.org/support-go or by you’re interested in helping organize students succeed in and out of the your mission? sending a check in the mail. We a fundraising campaign, serving as a classroom. Ideally, every student who KH: Sponsor a Student: believe this grassroots fundraising volunteer or intern, applying to be a needs additional academic support Donations are used to directly sends a strong message to students in tutor, or simply sharing this article will have access to that support and sponsor students by providing our community – we’re here for you, with friends and family, there are no child will “fall through the cracks.” our tutors a modest stipend. We we support you and we want to invest plenty of ways to get involved with always encourage community in your success in the classroom and GO. Visit gotutors.org/contact to members to engage their social beyond. start the conversation. Letter Continued from page 7 contraceptive services in 2006–2010 going anywhere else. We are the off from their trusted, irreplaceable considered Planned Parenthood their chosen provider of our patients and health care provider and life-saving usual source of medical care. Many of we provide fearless advocacy and care. I choose to work at Planned underserved areas. Rural communities our patients would not be receiving education to our communities, and Parenthood because I want to fight like ours particularly struggle with a any health care at all if it wasn’t for politics should not stand in the way for the people in my community, lack of accessible care. The idea that our health centers. of that. and I ask that our representatives in other providers could absorb Planned As a medical assistant at Planned Our leaders in Congress have the Congress choose to fight for them as Parenthood’s patients has been Parenthood, I want to make it very responsibility to keep Americans safe well. resoundingly dismissed by experts. clear: Planned Parenthood saves and healthy. Without a doubt, cutting In fact, Georges Benjamin, the lives and makes our communities access for Planned Parenthood Emma Miller executive director of the American better. We provide high-quality, patients on Medicaid will put Medical Associate, Public Health Association, has called nonjudgmental care to patients people’s lives at stake. Our elected Planned Parenthood of the the idea “ludicrous.” More than six who don’t have access to other leaders must reject this dangerous bill Southern Finger Lakes in 10 women who obtained care at providers, or don’t feel comfortable that would cut millions of patients Ithaca a publicly funded center providing Farming Continued from page 8 they’ve had to make. Pete doesn’t customers can make or break a and open-minded in their farming even mind working seven days a business, and Pete said they are practices, making choices they believe week. fortunate to have many repeat buyers. will provide the best cost-benefit than driving a car!” Hilarie, a nurse in “I love going out the back door The Larson’s agree that one of ratio for the family and Just a Few her previous life, observed. to work!” he noted. “And going to the biggest changes in agriculture has Acres. Acquiring new skills has allowed markets and handing people a high- been in the government regulations Pete is a member of the them to divide up responsibilities, quality product I’ve raised.” for farmers who sell meat. They Tompkins CCE’s Agricultural especially during the summer when The farm is home to Dexter have found internet resources, Advisory Committee. This is they often work dawn to dusk each cows (heritage Irish beef ), turkeys, particularly Cornell Cooperative important to him, he said, because day. The Larson’s have no employees pigs, and chickens (for meat and Extension of Tompkins County’s agriculture is at a crossroads, but Pete’s dad, who lives next door, eggs) which are sold at several local website useful in navigating these. particularly in the Lansing area. lends a hand when needed. farmer’s markets as well as through Their red meats are processed at the He sees the south end of the town The advantages of farming far the Larson’s CSA (Community Owasco Meat Company in Moravia expanding and developing while outweigh any financial sacrifices Supported Agriculture). Loyal and their poultry is butchered on the north end, where the Larson’s the farm. When their processing farm is located, continues to support room needed to be inspected to get farm families who have been there liability insurance for this, Pete noted for years. He’s also on the Town of that they must have made a good Lansing’s Agriculture and Farmland impression because the inspector Protection Plan Committee, which bought two chickens before he left. has been working on a comprehensive The couple observed that there plan to define the future of farming Vintage & New Farmhouse Decc seem to be two types of farmers in the town. They’re in the process in the Tompkins County area, the of creating a new zoning map that newer, progressive culture of the contains an “agriculture” classification farmer’s markets and CSAs, and the to protect its agricultural heritage. long-established farmers who farm Though time is a scarce in more time-honored ways, often commodity on Just a Few Acres, on a larger scale. The Larson’s find Pete is strongly committed to land themselves somewhere between. stewardship. “I can talk to both crowds and “We see development creeping see both points of view,” Pete said. up our road. I care about preserving Though his family has farmed farmland,” he emphasized. “Small in Lansing for more than 100 years, family farms are still viable today. he and Hilarie tend to be flexible They’re not a thing of the past.” Solutions to Page 14 puzzles

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12 Tompkins Weekly March 13-19, 2017 S p o r t s Curling Sound Bites Continued from page 16 surrounding area,” said Hazlitt. “We moved to the area 10 years ago and Interview with Newfield we’ve always been really interested in bringing curling here.” “The Roaring Game” has been an Olympic sport since 2006 and Boys Basketball Coach Chris Bubble Hazlitt is hopeful the clinic sessions generate interest locally for a league ecently on ESPN Ithaca’s he is forming for the fall of 2017. Between the Lines, host Hazlitt has a few challenges in Jeremy Menard spoke bringing the game to the area, but Rwith Newfield Basketball Coach he has a plan set. He comes from Chris Bubble and discussed playing at the Cape Cod Curling his team’s victory over Delhi Club in Massachusetts, which he in the Section IV Class “D” plans to use as a way to transplant the Championship. Here is a snippet game in Ithaca. of that conversation; to hear “One of the challenges in starting the full interview, visit ESPN a curling club is the equipment,” said Ithaca’s on-demand PodCenter Hazlitt. “I have a contact in Cape at ESPNIthaca.com. Cod that is helping up provide the rocks needed for the ‘Learn to Curl’ Jeremy Menard: Coach, as sessions.” the final seconds ticked off the clock With the plan in place, all the and your team came out victorious, club needs now is more members the celebration began. What do you to help it grow. Considering how remember from that moment? simple it is to get started in the sport, Chris Bubble: I remember Hazlitt is optimistic. being up three and Delhi “That’s one of the great things shooting a jump shot and I think about curling, you don’t need the it was Quintel (Clements) that Photo Provided thousands of dollars of equipment came down with the basketball needed to play, like hockey,” he said. and we were just really excited. The Newfield boys basketball team celebrates after wining the Section IV Class “D” Championship over Delhi. “Really what you need is warm, loose I think I even ran out on to the fitting clothing and soft-soled shoes court and just looked for one and we provide everything else. We of the kids to hug and I was so home? accomplished something. We’re provide the brooms, rock and sliders proud of everybody. Proud of CB: It was fun. You know we just going to take it one game at needed to slide down the ice.” the coaching staff, proud of the spent a lot of time on the court a time. It’s been a special year for For more information, visit www. kids who executed on the floor thanking our fans and players everybody involved. We’ll just fingerlakescurling.org. and proud of the fan base for the with their parents and their hope to keep it going. support they gave us. I just feel supportive network of family Unreserved like we accomplished something and friends and stuff. Then we JM: This is your first season as that is special and important. got down to the locker room and varsity head coach. You took over Real Estate and Contents did a little debrief as a team. On for long time head coach Duane JM: When you had a chance to the bus ride home the kids were Barrett when he resigned before the AUCTION finally speak with the players one- excited. To be honest, they were season. Have you had a chance to on-one in the locker room after the following what was going on speak with Duane about the game? Sat., April 1, 10 AM game, what did you say? with Ithaca, because they have CB: We text after the game CB: We told them we a lot of friends that play down and we touched base yesterday. were really proud of them. We at IHS. So, we were rooting for He was excited for us. He preached in the semifinal game them on the bus home. At one follows pretty closely what we leading up to it, but also the point I just told them, when they do and what we have going on. final game that they were in a felt the need to, get some rest. Yesterday, our conversation was spot that’s pretty special and you But, it was a nice celebration. It around what he remembered can’t take that for granted. There was a long bus ride, but it was from MLK when we played are a lot of people who play worth it. them, I guess it was about 10 basketball or certain sports for years ago now. But also, just his lots of years and put in hours and JM: You said not every player mindset on what he thinks that hours of time and don’t get the despite hard work and dedication we need to be focusing on and opportunity to play in a sectional gets to play in a championship making sure what we do, we take 230 Fall Creek Road (Rte. 366) semifinal game or sectional game, so to climb the mountain of his advice and match that up championship game let alone win Section IV, what does the title mean with what we’re trying to do and those games. We also played with to you and the team? accomplish. Our conversations Freeville, NY 13068 a bit of a chip on our shoulder, CB: I think it means a lot. have been good. He’s always because we felt like some people You know we won the Section been supportive. We’re just going 3 Bdrms. on were over looking us, but also IV title in Class “C” a couple to try and get after things at 115’ x 358’ +/- Lot! that we had to travel hours on of years back. Last year, we felt practice and see if we can prepare the bus and it was virtually a like we didn’t necessarily meet the best we can to win a game home game for Delhi. But, I the expectations, but I think it’s tomorrow night. Bidding Starts @ $1! like playing the underdog role. I important any time you win a think good things can happen if championship, you know, it feels – – – you play that card the right way. like you earned something. There Dir: Between Ed Hill Rd. & were 19 teams in Section IV Note: Newfield defeated Cady Ln. JM: You mentioned the long Class “D” that qualified for the Martin Luther King Jr. 53-36 in bus ride to SUNY Oneonta. What tournament and to be the best the New York State Class “D” Sub- was the celebration bus ride like of those 19, we feel like we really Regional on Tuesday, March 7. Open House: Sat., 3/18 & 3/25, 1-3 PM Scheffler Continued from page 16 takes the time to work with us and he “It’s great for them, they’ve put has a lot of patience, which is really in a lot of work,” said Scheffler. “It’s nice.” just rewarding to see that they’ve had all of us with training and working Despite the countless hours given success because they’ve trusted what REAL ESTATE AUCTION CO., INC. on technique,” said Kuramoto. “In to local athletes, the success they’ve I’ve been doing with them. It’s a great 80 Smokey Hollow Road preparing for the state meet, we had achieved that he’s been able to see has feeling.” Baldwinsville, NY 13027 practices outside and were able to made it all worth it. www.800-374-SELL.com vault in the nice weather, so he just

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By Will LeBlond “Honestly, I don’t Tompkins Weekly think there’s too much of a difference,” said Scheffler. he key to success “For some of the college in the pole vaulting vaulters that come in, they’ve world is building. been doing it for quite a Before an athlete can fly while, but sometimes it’s not T really the technique or form high up into the sky, a base is needed and there has been we’re looking for, so it can no one better at building take them some time to get bases in the Ithaca area for them to where I’d like them the past decade than Matt to be.” Scheffler. For his athletes at Scheffler, is a 2004 Lansing, it truly is a building graduate of Brockport, where from the ground up. he won state conference “I’m teaching the titles and set the indoor and technique right from the outdoor school record. He beginning,” said Scheffler. joined the Ithaca College “Sometimes it’s a little easier track and field programs with high school, because as a coach not long after they don’t have any bad graduation. Since Scheffler habits that they would have started coaching for the picked up elsewhere.” Bombers, he has not only The technique his trained a bevy of elite athletes learn has been Photo by Mitch White athletes in the collegiate paying dividends recently. ranks, but he has developed Matt Scheffler and Ithaca College senior Katherine Pitman were honored for their accomplish- Two of Scheffler’s athletes more at the high school level ments in 2016. Scheffler was named USTFCCCA National Women’s Assistant Coach of the Year, at Lansing, Miya Kuramoto as well. while Pitman received the Women’s Field Athlete of the Year Award; she won an outdoor pole vault- and Emily Gallagher, Scheffler doubles ing title and currently holds the Division III record in the event. recently placed in the up during the track and top-five in the state at the field season, serving as an For the middle school physical “After I’m done teaching at New York Indoor Track assistant on the IC team and as the education teacher at Lansing, there Lansing, we have practice here from Championships in Staten Island. head coach of the Lansing High is a lot to balance throughout the 3:30-5:30,” said Scheffler. “After that, Kuramoto ended up in third, with School track and field team. typical mid-season week. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I go over Gallagher fifth; the latter won a to IC to work with the pole vaulters state title last season. On South on their jumping.” Hill at Ithaca College, senior The weekends make things more Katherine Pitman and freshman interesting for Scheffler, which is Beth Cripps took part in the NCAA when meets take place for both of Championships in Naperville, his teams. He is typically able to find Illinois, this past weekend. Pitman time for both of his squads, but the already has an outdoor NCAA Title season can be a trying one. to her name and holds the Division “Meet wise, we rarely conflict, but III record with a vault of 4.25 meters. sometimes they do,” said Scheffler. Pitman and Scheffler were honored “It’s a thing that has to be balanced, by USA Track & Field in 2016; but it’s a little tricky at times.” Pitman received the Women’s Field Along with traversing across the Athlete of the Year award, while area to be with his teams, Scheffler Scheffler was named USTFCCCA has to go through the adjustment National Women’s Assistant Coach of switching from training college of the Year. athletes that may have more Buildup for the NCAA and state experience, to coaching high school championships both took a lot for athletes. Scheffler to get his athletes ready for Luckily for him, he said that peak performance, but the effort paid Photo by Rob Montana / Tompkins Weekly there are far more similarities than off. Lansing’s Miya Kuramoto clears the bar during a pole vault event. She finished one would think going from college “He’s worked really hard with third at the recently completed New York Indoor Track Championships. to high school practices. Continued on page 13

Finger Lakes Curling Club offering clinics What’s On ESPN Ithaca This Week Live Play-by-Play Schedule By Will LeBlond Ithaca. Other clinics will take place on Saturdays Tompkins Weekly as well – April 8, 22 and 29. Each two and a half NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament - First Four hour session will include a video introduction Tuesday, March 14th & Wednesday, March 15th very four years at the Winter Olympics, and on-ice training, followed by a real game; all 6:45, 9:00 PM - ESPN Ithaca (1160/107.1) the stones and brooms of curling come out equipment is provided. to fill the television screens of millions of As described by the club’s president, Dan viewers. Now, Tompkins County residents will Hazlitt, “curling is a fascinating sport that is open NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament - Round of 64 E to people of all physical abilities.” Thursday, March 15th & Friday, March 16th have the chance to play one of the world’s fastest- growing games. Hazlitt comes from great experience with Coverage starts at 12:00 PM - ESPN (1160/107.1) Starting with its first informational session curling, as he has played for many years, ranging

on Saturday, March 18, the Finger Lakes Curling from his native Canada now down into the Empire State. He thinks that the Finger Lakes area is a NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament - Round of 32 Club will offer “Learn to Curl” clinics to get those Saturday, March 18th & Sunday, March 19th interested immersed in the sport. The clinics great spot to expand the game. Coverage starts at 12:00 PM - ESPN (1160/107.1) will take place at The Rink at the Community “Curling is a great sport for the Ithaca and Recreation Center, located at 1767 E. Shore Dr. in Continued on page 13

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