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Going Green: Paper or Just a Bunch of Hot Air

By Jim Bona
The other day I was making a visit to the bathroom and noticed some one pulling about eight feet of paper towel off the roller to dry their hands. I very easily could have – and probably should have – mentioned to him the error of his ways, but I didn’t. But a [...]

Gas Drilling, Hydrofracking Informational Meeting Planned

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Organizations Partner for Presentation
Submitted by Anne Redfern
(Cazenovia, NY) The League of Women Voters of Cazenovia and the Cazenovia Preservation Foundation will host an informational meeting Wednesday, April 7.
Bill Kappel, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Science Center, in Ithaca will speak on the science of gas drilling and hydrofracking in the Marcellus Shale.
Kappel [...]

Morrisville State College Renewable Energy Training Center Schedules First of Four-Part Wind Technician Workshop Series

By Franci Valenzano, Public Relations Associate
(Morrisville, NY) Morrisville State College’s Renewable Energy Training Center (RETC) is hosting two sessions of a four-part series of wind technician workshops to prepare workers for site assessment, installation, and maintenance of small wind turbines at the residential and farm scale.
Small Wind Energy Technician Training (SWETT) —I. Safety Training, will [...]

Going Green: Try Composting

By Jim Bona
There is a person here at work that is saving used coffee grounds from the coffee pots in his department. He is taking the grounds home with him every day and putting them into his compost. Coffee grounds are one of the best things you can put into your compost.
There are tons of [...]

Going Green: ‘Recyclemania’ Latest College Competition

Competition is the lifeblood of any college or university, whether it be academic competition for grades and honors, or athletic competition between various teams and clubs. These competitions can be within each institution or they can be against various schools. The prizes garnered show the prowess and capabilities of the students of each institution and [...]

Leonardsville Volunteer Fire Company News

Department Gets Grant, Reminds Residents About Carbon Monoxide
Submitted by Michael Jones
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced a $35,053 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program award to the Leonardsville Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., Feb. 13. The grant will allow the fire company to purchase a backup generator for the fire hall, two small portable generators, a [...]

‘Fourth Saturday’ Winter Farmers’ Market Planned

Circa Restaurant in Cazenovia to Host Indoor Ag Event
Just because it’s winter doesn’t mean that Central New Yorkers can’t enjoy locally-produced foods. Meadowood Farms and Circa Restaurant of Cazenovia have organized a “Fourth Saturday” Winter Farmers’ Market.
On Saturday Feb. 27, from 9 a.m. to noon, a group of local producers will gather at Circa Restaurant [...]

Sportsmen’s Dinner (women, too!)

Calling all anglers, hunters, and anyone with an interest in the outdoors: a potluck dinner and presentation is planned for 7 p.m. March 13 at CrossRoads Community Church, 1751 Fyler Road (corner of Lakeport and Fyler Roads), Chittenango.
Special speaker is Todd Avery from the Madison County Conservation Club. Come for an evening out, and be prepared [...]

Winter Hibernation Festival this Weekend

Submitted by Rusty Patane
The Great Swamp Conservancy, will hold its “Winter Hibernation Festival” Saturday, Feb. 27 from 3 to 7 p.m. It’s time for central New Yorkers to shake off the winter blahs, cool down their cabin fever and come out of hibernation to play in the snow before our winter wonderland gives way to spring.
Outdoor [...]

Three Non-Profits to Benefit Saturday

Signing Event to Help Pantry, CAP and Bookstore
(Hamilton) Readers and collectors alike who missed receiving a copy of the inaugural edition of the Madison County Courier will now have the opportunity to get one, signed by the publisher, editors and some contributors of Madison County’s newest publication.
On Saturday, Feb. 20, from 1 to 3 p.m., [...]

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