Publisher ENCA
Volume Number 2 Issue Number 24
November, 2005

Well, the Gazette for last month hit the local pick-up sites a little late, but hey, it has been such a fantastic Fall, that staying inside and puttering with the wiles of a computer has taken a back seat.

Here we are, almost to Thanksgiving and despite a bit of snow, the outdoor clime remains user friendly most of the time.

The ENCA Garden Club will be planting a bunch of daffodil bulbs on the Tuscarora Lake Dam this afternoon.

On a walk with my dog, Jake, this morning, it was pleasant to see several other walkers out enjoying the brisk morning. In the Hamlet of Erieville, it was heartening to see that several of the older properties are being given new life. Wonderful! This really is a very nice place. Just consider for a second, the goings on in the rest of the world, or even the South and Southwest in our own country. Yes, there is some individual craziness, but we are not challenged by gangs, or illegal aliens, or natures' furies in the form of hurricanes and tornados and forest fires, snakes, or other creepy crawlers. Yes, we are waiting for the cold, snowy season. So, hunker down. Knit, make soup, and write your memoirs. Put on extra sweaters, block off unused windows, and cope. Those bulbs will be coming up out of the ground soon enough.

The Citizen(s) of the Year award, celebration took place on November 6. Fay and Marge Lyon are especially deserving. This couple, who can trace their ancestry back to the original settlement of the Town of Nelson, in the1700's, is most fitting. To look at the Town in light of their various homes and undertakings is quite fascinating. So many of us transients in today's world have no idea what it is like to be connected to a particular era and place in just this way. How many people can go to a particular gravesite and commune with several generations of ancestors?

Check out some pictures and a little bio on the Town website. There's a big (little) disconnect in our town over the issue of place. The hamlet of Nelson "lost" its Post Office over 30 years ago. That is not a long time in the memory of people who have lived here for one or more generations, but, it means nothing to newcomers who have come here to settle in recent years. Bottom line, Nelson was Nelson. Erieville was Erieville (and it still is.) And, Cazenovia was Cazenovia. Except that now, although we still have a Town of Nelson, with a singular government, all those Nelsonians, have, as their mailing address, Cazenovia. Now, for a host of reasons, some people love this and others feel offended. In the scheme of the universe, does it make a difference? Probably, not. But to people who have lived here for a long time, it's important. They want to keep Nelson an entity, not, "Cazenovia East." Interesting controversy. Most local citizens, I expect are not even aware, nor could care less about such a concept. Nevertheless. There it is.

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