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Over 60 people attended a public information session on May 11 at Kendal at Ithaca to learn about Love Living at Home (LLH), a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit, recently opened in Tompkins County to help older adults live at home as long as possible. LLH follows a national model that seeks to improve access to services, increase socialization and civic engagement, and strengthen a sense of community among its participants. These virtual villages are a consumer driven strategy to support successful aging at home."Love Living at Home is not a place on a map - it is a gateway to relationships and resources for older adults who desire to live in the homes and neighborhoods they love. We are a welcoming network of people helping people. Our programs enrich life and forge connections for new friendships. When you need peace of mind, support is one phone call away," LLH board chair Kathleen M. Garner said.
The Village of Lansing may feel quite local, but Village trustee Gerry Monaghan says it is actually a global village. He means it quite literally. Monaghan has counted 26 languages spoken by residents of the Village and the immediately surrounding area. To bring attention to this phenomenon, he has spearheaded an art project with DeWitt Middle School students at the Lansing Village Community Park on Uptown Road.
The Rook restaurant, located on Ithaca's west end, and Madeline's Restaurant, an Ithaca commons mainstay, are participating in International Negroni Week to raise summer funds for the SPCA of Tompkins County this week.
Dear Margaret: I was widowed about a year ago, and my friend and daughter told me I should sign up on an online dating service, which I did. Almost immediately I had a date with a man that seemed such a gentleman, was charming, and in the process of a divorce. We had a lovely first date, after which I began receiving a barrage of texts and phone calls from him. After the second date, he was sending texts with pictures showing what dresses I would look good in and suggesting that for the third date he help with a drywall project in my house. I’m getting a sick feeling in my stomach just thinking about him. I don’t want to hurt his feelings. What should I do?
Lansing people look forward to events. The Lion's Club 4th of July picnic, the Community Council's fireworks. The weekly chicken massacre... er... barbecue. Twice a year it's Rummage Sale time. Lansing United Methodist Church (LUMC) has been running the sale for decades, and it has become the church's biggest fundraiser, grossing around $8,000 to $10,000, give or take, each time.
In a town with such a rich history as Lansing, Memorial Day is both a day of remembrance and a time to unofficially begin the summer season. Both of these ideas converged recently at the entrance to Myers Park where about a dozen gathered together in a ceremony to honor the fallen soldiers of the community.
Lansing 1st graders were greeted by a Coelophysis, stuck their hands in a glacier, and made their own fossils last month. Sounds dangerous, but in reality it was a field trip to the Museum of the Earth, part of the