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Hey there, my name is Snoopy. I am a seven-year-old australian cattle dog/ mix. I'm a friendly guy who's looking for a loving home, so please come and visit me at the SPCA to see if i'm the right dog for you!

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When you read the title of this article, I wonder what you were thinking.  I’m thinking about water.  As I write this, in mid-July, I’m perspiring because a lightning strike knocked out the air conditioning system throughout my retirement community and the forecast is for temperature in the high 90s. That’s the bad news.  The good news is it gave me the idea to write a practical and, I hope helpful, article for you about staying hydrated.

Speaking of retirement communities, did you know that as we age our thirst-response system diminishes?  That means that even though we dehydrate, we may not feel thirsty. This can be dangerous. If we don’t drink enough fluids it can lead to balance problems and falls, urinary tract infections, kidney failure, constipation, and slower healing from ulcers, wounds and orthopedic injuries.

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Next month kids will learn to eat green at two 'Operation Eat Green' camp sessions offered by the Lansing Recreation Department.  Nutrition Counselor Tara Gross will teach campers how to understand food labels, choose healthy foods that are good for people and the Earth, and how to cook them.

"We're going to alk about things like what foods have the least amounts of toxins in them and why that is important to our bodies and to the Earth," Gross says.  "It will cover all aspects of eating green."

Hey there, my name is Aladdin. I am a one year old domestic short haired/ mix. I'm a handsome boy who's looking for a loving home, so please come and visit me at the SPCA to see if i'm the right cat for you!

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IPEI (Ithaca Public Education Initiative) and the Fine Arts Booster Group awarded summer music scholarships through the Rella and Barney Cohn Music Scholarship Fund, established by Abby Cohn in memory of her parents and in honor of the excellent music education available in the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) schools.  The fund provided nine scholarships for summer music study through the Ithaca Youth Bureau (IYB) Summer Band and Orchestra Program.

The Lansing Center Trail is a 2.4 mile trail that traces the perimeter of more than 150 acres of town land that will be the site of the new town center across the street from the Lansing Town Hall.  It's plan includes three smaller loops near the railroad bed left by the defunct Ithaca-Auburn Short Line.  This summer Eagle Scout candidate Dave Miller, 17, plans to clear a walking path along a half mile of the railroad bed to provide a shaded increment to the trail.

"There is a small, winding animal path along the railroad bed," Miller says.  "So we're not going to go through with hedge clippers and chain saws and just whack everything away.  We're going to be doing our best to try to follow the natural animal path.  Instead of just walking straight you'll make a turn here and there."

Consumer Reports has found Ithaca's Cayuga Medical Center is the safest hospital in New York State.  The popular consumer magazine rated the Ithaca hospital 61 on a scale of 100, the highest rating of any hospital in the state.

The magazine evaluated six categories when determining a safety rating.  They rated avoiding infections as a result of catheters and certain surgeries, readmissions within 30 days of his or her initial discharge from the facility, communicating medications and discharge planning, CT scanning a patient more than once, complications caused by treatments or their hospital stay, and patient mortality.  Cayuga Medical Center was rated average in infections and readmissions, less than average in communication, and better than average in scanning.

It's July, and that means free concerts in the Lansing parks.  Park Superintendent Steve Colt says the line-up this year is a mix of familiar bands and new ones.  The traditional series in Myers Park runs every Thursday night starting last night, and going through August 16th.  For the third year in a row the 'Ludlowville Unplugged series will be held at Ludlowville Park.  All the concerts begin at 6:30pm.

"Every year the concerts get bigger and more popular," Colt says.  "If the weather is good we should have good crowds.  Our crew takes a lot of pride in how they keep the park, and I think people notice that.  We don't have a backup site, so unless the weather gets really nasty we're going to go for it."

Hey there, my name is Little Bit. I'm a nine year old Chihuahua, short coat/ mix. I'm a friendly girl who is looking for a loving home, so please come and visit me at the SPCA today to see if i'm the right dog for you!

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Hey there, my name is Scarlett. I'm a three-year-old domestic shorthaired mix. I'm a friendly girl who is looking for a loving home, so please come and visit me at the SPCA to see if i'm the right cat for you!

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