The cover picture was taken by one of my dive buddies – Roland Hilke – while a group of us from KAUST went near Cape Town, South Africa to do get in a shark cage with some great white sharks. I was very impressed with the educational component as part of the experience and the conservation efforts of the company hosting the shark cage encounters. The cover picture shows me in the cage holding up my camera to grab a shot of that beautiful great white shark. My dive buddy was on the top deck watching and caught the moment perfectly!
I wanted to share this picture as it was one of the first images I posted on the Cayuga County Sharks webpage. I put up that webpage specifically for the children of Cayuga County, NY to try to encourage them to report abusers. Specifically I am going after the drug dealing and child molestation ring that is working hand in hand with some of the counties corrupt and unethical government employees and legal professionals. I have been following these stories over the last two years and have a collection on the Cayuga County News webpage. I also happen to live next door to David A. Hewitt, the former Wells College Campus Safety Sergeant charged with sexually abusing young teen for four years. David A. Hewitt was also Boy Wonder’s next door neighbor for a very long time. After Mr. Hewitt was arrested, a large group of other individuals were also caught up in a sting operation. However, just before the cases were to go to court, the charges were thrown out by the Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office. I have not researched any more information on this situation or whatever happened. It would make for an interesting topic to explore as part of a broader investigation.
Despite the very difficult topics of corruption, drug dealing, and child molestation, I have been trying to have fun and be creative with the Cayuga County Sharks webpage. It has been a creative outlet, and again, my target audience for that webpage was to encourage the children of Cayuga County to report abusers. Here is what I used with the cover picture on the Cayuga County Sharks webpage….
…ABUSERS want to keep you in a CAGE…
…UNETHICAL legal professionals who PROTECT the ABUSERS…want to keep you in a CAGE…
…You DON’T have to be in the CAGE anymore…
…YOU don’t have to let THEM be the SHARKS…
…You already have the strength of the SHARK…
…You are a SURVIVOR…
…You are not a TURTLE…you are a SHARK…like ME…
…Now be the SHARK…and ATTACK…
…REPORT THE ABUSERS AND THOSE WHO PROTECT THEM…
I have no idea if any of my efforts to date have resulted in any tips being given to either the Cayuga County Sheriff or to the National Center For Missing and Exploited Children CyberTipLine….however…the march will continue forward….regardless.
For anyone looking for an excellent career opportunity in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region, the Auburn City Council is beginning the process of hiring a new Auburn City Manager. The current, long-term Auburn City Manager announced this summer that he would not be renewing his contract when it expires in 2025. Besides the corruption, drug dealing, and child molestation issues….there are also those financial problems due to the corruption that the NYS Comptroller is looking at…and don’t forget about that little “vermiculite” problem that still needs to be dealt with…without raising taxes? Really? I looked forward to meeting and working very closely with whoever the next Auburn City Manager is going to be…
On a separate note, considering I used to live directly across the street from the Southern Cayuga Central School…personally….I think the new mascot name should be the “Southern Cayuga Sharks”….not the “Southern Cayuga Falcons” or “Southern Cayuga Knights”, neither of those names has a cool ring to it considering how awesome those student athletes are at that school!!! The Southern Cayuga School District is holding a new mascot vote, so hopefully someone will suggest “Sharks” for the new mascot name!