Archive: Around Town

Ithaca, NY: On Monday, March 23, 2009 Executive Director Abigail Smith was contacted by a representative from Lifelong regarding two pets stranded in Florida after their owner, a local senior citizen, was forced to return to NY without them over three months ago.  One week later, the pets are safe and sound at the SPCA of Tompkins County after a late night flight from Miami to Syracuse last Monday.

Hey there my name is Angus. I am a male neutered black cat. I am 7 years old and am an awesome feline. I'm a great cat to have around the house all I need is a great family to take me in and take good care of me. So please come and visit me at the SPCA.

Visit the SPCA Web Page

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When the Lansing Community Council was re-formed in 2006 it was funnelling about $10,000 to The Lansing Recreation Program, Drop-in Center, Lansing Youth Services, and Lansing Older Adults program, with a bit left over for residents in emergency need.  Since then the council has reached for the sky, establishing the Lansing Harbor Festival , and raising additional money for the schools and other local programs.  Now Community Council President Ed LaVigne says the group is looking for new projects to fund.

"As we evolve we are finding out what our next mission is," he says.  "We've stabilized the grant funding, we've moved on to the Harbor Festival, which seems to be stabilized.  And now we're looking for a new project for the next year."

On March 31 mysteriously masked perpetrators left a large camel outside Lansing United Methodist Church Pastor Bill Gottschalk-Fielding's house next to the church.  The camel had been spirited away after it appeared in Lansing High School Production of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat' a few weeks ago.  Gottschalk-Fielding often uses a camel puppet named Leopold in sermons to children.  The masked mystery perps left a smaller camel in the Pastor's office with a note saying that 'Leopold said it was OK to drop by any time."  Gottschalk-Fielding has no idea who deposited the beast.


"The camel has a single hump; The dromedary , two; Or else the other way around. I'm never sure. Are you?" -- Ogden Nash.

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American Mathematics Contest

Students at Lansing High School participated in the 60th annual American Mathematics Contest 12, or the 10th annual American Mathematics Contest 10. The contests were held on Tuesday, February 10, 2009.  The students competed for local, regional and national student and school awards. The contest, which covers high school mathematics, is given in participating schools.

Its purpose is to spur interest in mathematics and develop talent through the excitement of friendly competition at problem solving in a timed format. In 2008 over 250,000 students from 4,200 schools participated in the AMC 10 & AMC 12 contest Top scorers at Lansing were  freshman,, Cristian Zaloj (AMC 10 winner) and senior Brendan Hammond (AMC 12 winner).  AMC 12 team members (students with the highest scores) included Hammond, Katrina Mehringer, Ashley McDonald and Erik Rasmussen.

Dates are tentative

Town of Lansing begins May 4^th
Village of Lansing begins May 11^th

To assist the work crews please:

• Place brush/limbs at roadside before 6:00 a.m. Monday.

• Limb diameter 8 inches or less, length 8 feet or less.

• Pile loosely, no bags, no ties, no leaves please.

Any questions direct to the Highway Superintendent at 533-4328.

When kids are in hopeless situations they may just go along and do what they are told even if what they are told is the wrong thing to do.  But some kids rise to the challenge and do the right thing.  That's what interests award winning author Susan Campbell Bartoletti , who spent three days in the Lansing schools this week.

"It comes out of my teaching and working with 13 and 14 year olds," she says.  "Yes, they can be brainwashed, and yes they can be indoctrinated.  But I want to give them hope.  I want to tell them that yes, you can also be courageous and brave.  You can make a decision that will make a difference."

After retiring most people want to spend what money they have to pursue other interests, or maybe travel a little.  But after a successful career as a youth librarian Susan Rosenkoetter wanted to continue sharing her love of books with children.  For most people that might mean volunteering at their local school or library.  While Rosenkoetter does those things she has also funded trips for Lansing teachers to national reading conferences, donated books, and for the past four years she has paid to bring renowned authors to speak and work with Lansing school students.

This week she hosted award-winning author Susan Campbell Bartoletti, a Newbury Honor writer who has published 14 works of fiction and non-fiction.  Bartoletti says Rosenkoetter was a major factor in her decision to speak here.  "What made me choose Lansing was, first of all, Susan Rosenkoetter's passion about books," she says.

Fran Maguire of Covert was given the Girl Scouts’ highest honor for adults, the Thanks Badge, Saturday at the awards luncheon of the Girl Scouts – Seven Lakes Council in Watkins Glen. The Thanks Badge is given to adults whose service is so extraordinary, no other award is appropriate.
           
Linda Mizer of Groton received the Girl Scout Honor Pin, given to adults with service to two or more areas.  Several volunteers received the Girl Scout Appreciation Pin, honoring outstanding service to Girl Scouting in one or more geographic areas. Appreciation Pins were awarded to Tracey Bachner of Dryden; Cheryl Baker, Susan Durnford, Ruth Howell, and Denise Righetti of Ithaca; Janet Caccia of Newfield; and Sharon Tuttle of Freeville. Nominations are made to the council’s volunteer Adult Awards Task Group.

Lansing High School SADD Murder Mystery Dinner April 4th
A full meal and a murder to solve. Come join Detective Dwight Kemper and try your best to uncover the mystery behind a death in the building while watching a master of magic perform right before your eyes!
Tickets are available in the High School main office NOW!

Call 533-4652

 

Come and support the SADD fundraiser for the After-Prom Party, Mock Car Crash, Grim Reaper Day, and Lock-In.

 

No tickets will be available at the door!

 

Hey there my name is Bagel. I am a seven-month-old black and white cat. I am a domestic and short hair mix and I am also neutered. I am a great boy who wants to come and brighten up your 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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Next Wednesday (March 25th) Rogue's Harbor Inn is opening its ballroom to help build a house in Lansing.  The Inn is mixing fun and giving in a ballroom benefit for the Habitat for Humanity home that is scheduled to begin construction in North Lansing this summer.

"The fund raiser at Rouge's Harbor is really a dual purpose event," says Construction Coordinator Ed Siemon.  "The first is to raise awareness of Habitat for Humanity's presence in Tompkins County.  The second is to raise funds.  The money will be used for the construction of the Breed Road house and toward future building in Tompkins County."