Archive: Around Town

Tobacco companies call them “replacement smokers.” You call them your children.  Either way, area kids are being targeted by cigarette makers with a massive amount of advertising in local stores according to a survey released today by Tobacco Free Tompkins (T-Free) and the American Cancer Society (ACS).

Stores were randomly selected from a list of retailers licensed to sell tobacco in Tompkins County and 20 were visited during October.

'Lessons I Learned from My Students' is the title of a keynote address delivered by Dr. Michael Bend of the ABeCeDarian Company, to the Tutor Institute, a one-day workshop sponsored by the Philadelphia Mayor’s Commission on Literacy, in Philadelphia, PA. Bend delivered the keynote on October 23, 2010, in Philadelphia and also conducted a workshop for 60 volunteer literacy tutors and officials with the Mayor’s Commission on Literacy.

Bend is the Founder and President of ABeCeDarian Company, www.abcdrp.com,  which was established in 2000, and publishes and distributes the ABeCeDarian Reading Program. The Program is a comprehensive, research-based step-by-step curriculum for students reading at kindergarten to 6th grade level. The ABeCeDarian Company also provides teacher workshops nationally and expert tutoring in reading, writing, and math locally.

On Wednesday, November 17th, Cayuga Radio Group honored a group of local teachers at the 20th Annual Apple for the Teacher Awards Banquet. The 2010 Apple for the Teacher Award winners include: Chris Bell (Fall Creek Elementary School), MaryTerese Pasquale Bowen (Ithaca High School), Beth Carsello (McGraw Elementary School), Suzanne Foote (East Ithaca Preschool), Maria Greenfield (Homer Intermediate School), Gail O'Donnell(Appleby Elementary School), Diane Pamel (Southworth Library), Trudy Parmarter (Nathan T Hall Elementary School), Mr. William Perks III (Marathon Junior-Senior High School), Melody Riker (TST BOCES), Elizabeth Spencer (Parker Elementary School), and David Syracuse (Groton High School).

Tops Friendly Markets, a leading full-service grocery retailer in upstate New York and northern Pennsylvania, along with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service offers Thanksgiving tips to assist in the selection and preparation of the center of every Thanksgiving meal - the turkey.

Shopping for, storing and preparing a turkey can be an overwhelming experience. Whether to choose fresh or frozen, a whole turkey or boneless turkey breast, selecting the right size bird, making sure it is properly cooked and storing leftovers are all common concerns when preparing a Thanksgiving meal.

Triphammer Wines & Spirits will host its 4th Annual "Evening to Remember" Gala at the Clarion Hotel on Wednesday, December 1st, from 6 to 9 PM. All proceeds will benefit the Alzheimer's Association of Central New York. Guests are invited to sample an extensive variety of world-renowned wines and spirits and gourmet tastings of signature dishes from local eateries.

New this year, Triphammer Wines & Spirits presents a Craft Beer Garden featuring world-class brews. Featured distributors include TJ Sheehan, Ithaca Beer, and Bandwagon Brewpub, Roosterfish of Watkins Glen, Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown, Sierra Nevada, Harpoon Brewery of Boston, and Sly Fox Brewing of PA.

On Sunday, November 21, 2010 auctioneer, Charlie Cuykendall will once again auction off delicious desserts made by Lansing’s finest bakers.  Serve them that night or freeze them for the holidays.  At 11:45, participants may taste all of the desserts for a five dollar donation.  Hot dogs and beverages will be available.  At 12:15 p.m., the auction begins with a fresh set of bake goods. Proceeds from the auction will support LUMC’s  missionary projects in Banique and Verrettes.  It’s a family event, it’s fun, and it supports two education programs in Haiti.


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Most high schools are lucky to have an auditorium that serves multiple purposes with limited off stage facilities double for multiple functions.  Ithaca school officials celebrated quite a different kind of facility Sunday when they hosted an open house to dedicate the new Ithaca High School Performing Arts Center.  The 40,000 square foot facility is certainly something to celebrate.  It adds a black box theater, rehearsal spaces, classrooms, and a scene shop and costume shop to create a facility that most colleges would be proud to have.

"We're really excited because this performance center is now almost double what it was before," says Ithaca City School Superintendent Judith Pastel.  "It's not just for children in the year 2010, but will be for generations.  20 years from now, 30 or 40 years from now many children will go through this facility and have an outstanding opportunity around the performing arts."

Most are familiar with the banners adorning Tompkins County buildings compelling us to “Read to me, anytime, anyplace.” They are the tip of the iceberg of family literacy-based programming the Family Reading Partnership infused into the community over the last decade or so.

The Family Reading Partnership’s mission is ‘to create a culture of literacy'. It grows with the support of a generous membership and donors who believe in that mission.

Hey there! My name is Stephania, I am a two-year-old domestic shorthair/mix. I'm a lovely girl who is looking for a loving home. So come and visit me at the SPCA to see if I'm the right cat for you!


Visit the SPCA Web Page

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The Ithaca Garden Club recently presented a "Garden-gating" event to benefit its Civic Development Fund. About $6,000 was raised through the efforts of over 50 club members and through the generosity of donors of supplies and services needed for the unique event.

The Garden Club's Civic Development activities feature ongoing projects such as holiday decorations for health care facilities, Arbor Day plantings, and recognition of gardeners; as well as major support of plantings at new or renovated buildings including the Hangar Theatre, Cancer Resource Center, Sciencenter, and Museum of the Earth.

Hey there, my name is Sapphire. I am a four-year-old domestic shorthaired/mix. I'm a gorgeous girl who is looking for a loving home, so please come and visit me at the SPCA soon to see if I'm the right cat for you.


Visit the SPCA Web Page

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The annual Lansing Boy Scout Troop 48's Haunted House scared local kids on the night before Halloween last weekend. 

"They love to do it," says Assistant Scout Master Rick Vaughan.  "The older scouts like to participate because they remember all the fun they had when they were younger, so you know it's a good activity."