Archive: Around Town

Lansing Funeral Home Renews Membership in Program That Has Planted Over 42,439 Trees in New York

Bethlehem, NH -- Lansing Funeral Home of Lansing has renewed its affiliation with Lofty Oaks Association, a New Hampshire organization dedicated to restoration and conservation efforts in New York.

The firm arranges to have a tree planted for each service that they perform, to provide a living memorial in honor of the deceased and to renew the forest life of New York.

Lansing Village Mayor Donald Hartill reported that all the base paving on Triphammer Road is now complete, and with luck the final coat will be applied before the end of September.  "I've been promised that within two weeks they'll do the final coat," Hartill said in a Village Trustees meeting Monday.

The paving project requires at least two warm and dry days, which is never a certainty in Ithaca.  But once the paving is complete, finishing touches will be all that is left.  Installing and hooking up street lights and landscaping are planned, including at least beginning to plant trees later this year.  "It's actually a good time to do it, because they will be dormant at that point," Hartill said.  "The grass may not be seeded, but we will be in good shape for the winter."

Talk Like a Pirate DayAvast ye Lansing Mateys!  Today is Talk Like a Pirate Day!  So practice saying 'Arrrrr!' and scrape yer barnacles, because only land lubbers neglect to talk like a pirate on this day!

(Pictured at right are Sam Foley and Lyle Wadell, Lansing's own pirates, who were photographed participating at the Lansing Community Library Center's Summer Reading program, which had a pirate theme this year).

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Go up the hill past Bill Cook's dealership behind the Triphammer Mall, and follow Uptown Road to the right and you will come upon the Village of Lansing's two parks.  A small park for children is on the right, and on the left is Philip R. Dankert Park.  While many such municipal landmarks are named posthumously, Phil Dankert is very much alive, continuing to give back to his community after almost 30 years of volunteerism.

Pet of the WeekHi I’m Scout. I am a young energetic 2-3 year old puppy. I am a neutered male who loves to play run and just plain have fun. I also get along with most other dogs so come and meet me at the SPCA.

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Ask IMOAsk IMO

 Lansing's Advice Column

Dear IMO,

My grandmother volunteers at a local senior citizens center. They often receive baked goods, bread, canned fruit and vegetables and seasonal items that are approaching or have past the expiration date. These foodstuffs are placed out on tables for the seniors to choose from and take home. After everyone has gotten their chance at the stuff, the seniors have a second go round and are allowed to take an extra helping. This is permitted since anything left over goes into the dumpster. Grandma often drops off a “goodie bag” at our home. Is it ethical for her to do this? Should we tell her not to drop off these items since they are not intended for our use?

Just wondering,

Lucky

ITHACA, NY – Bryan H. Warren, President of Warren Real Estate of Ithaca Inc., has officially announced the completion of their new office building at Community Corners. The state-of-the-art Energy Star compliant building will allow Warren Real Estate to adapt to the growing demand for its local Real Estate services. The 8400 square foot building includes many new amenities such as: full handicapped accessibility, an elevator, multi use conference and meeting rooms, a high speed Internet communications system, convenient parking and individual agent/team offices. In keeping with Warren’s belief in strong local tradition, the custom facility was built according to the historical architectural style of the surrounding area.

A Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting ceremony will take place today, Friday, September 15 at 12 noon at 830 Hanshaw Road, Ithaca, NY.

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State of the Art Cancer Screening Device, used in Ithaca, NY Dentist Office

Mortality rates associated with oral cancer have remained unchanged for over 30 years, partly due to the limitations of white light examination of the oral mucosa. This has created a dire need for an improved oral mucosal screening procedure that would make it possible for clinicians to accurately identify tissue changes at and below the surface before they become apparent under white light examination.

Last Saturday it was hard to find a parking space on Town Barn Road as buyers swarmed into Lansing for the 10^th annual municipal auction.  Or is it the 15^th?  Nobody can remember.  Auctioneer Roy Teitsworth does know he's been bringing his operation here for a long time.  "This is a neat, well attended local auction," he says.  "We like coming here."

Mahogany GrillReview

Sometimes the best things are the silver lining of a failed intention. Our review of the Mahogany occurred because of just such a fateful event. My husband Matthew and I were returning from a trip to my mother’s house in Connecticut. It was our anniversary and we hoped to find a delicious dinner somewhere at the end of this tiring day. Discussing the options, we finally agreed to return to The Blue Stone Café, because we knew we would find the level of quality that we were looking for (I had also had had a steak craving for a month). We drove downtown to Blue Stone only to find it closed for the day (Ah yes… Monday), what to do now?

There are many good options downtown, quite a few excellent options, but we were too tired to take more than a couple of steps. The Mahogany Grill? The menu looked right for our needs, interesting pasta dishes and beef in various forms, but what about that horrible dining experience we had had there 3 years ago?.. Matthew had eaten some decent business lunches there since that time, proximity won the argument- in we went. From the first moment we entered The Mahogany Grill, it was a premier dining experience.

Kirk D. ShreveThis past couple of weeks has been a very sad week in Lansing.  Marion Thompson passed away on August 24th, followed by 22 year old Charlie Moon.  Both funerals were handled by Kirk Shreve, owner of Lansing Funeral Home.  Then last Saturday morning the 49 year old Shreve himself passed away, leaving the Lansing community in shock.

Hundreds of friends payed their respect at Lansing Funeral Home Tuesday, with lines of people stretching along the side of the building and a Sheriff's Deputy directing traffic well into the night.  On Wednesday more than 200 family, including his partner and companion of 26 years, Dr. Alexander Wood, and extended family members from his church and the Rotary and Lions clubs packed Lansing United Methodist Church for the funeral, to say their last goodbye to a man who has become so ingrained in the community that many wondered aloud how Lansing will recover from his loss.  Click here for his obituary,  here for this week's editorial about Kirk,  and here for our May story on Shreve.

Pet of the WeekHi my name is Nixie! I am a gray tabby with white and I am a spayed female. I am a beautiful tabby so please come and visit me at the SPCA.

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