Archive: Around Town

The intermittent mid-morning rain showers on June 4th had absolutely no effect of dampening the enthusiasm to break ground for Lansing’s newest house of worship adjacent to the Fellowship Hall of All Saints Roman Catholic Church, 347 Ridge Road.

A sanctuary overflowing with parishioners spilled out onto the parking lot after the 10 o’clock service, to be joined by even more members, neighbors, invited guests, community members and representatives of the press who wanted to join in the joyful ceremony of breaking ground for their new church. The “old” building, erected in the 1930’s, will remain standing and continue to serve the congregation in various ways.

On June 1, 2006 the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office conducted a traffic enforcement detail resulting in the following traffic summons being issued:

26-Speeding Violations (School Zones)

1-Speeding Violation/45mph zone

6-Cellular Telephone Violations

3-Seat Belt Violations

On Friday, 05-26-06, and Saturday, 05-27-06, four unknown suspects entered the Lansing Extra Mart and made off with over $3,000 worth of cigarettes. The suspects are described as two black males and two black females. The two males and one of the females is shown in the picture below. The suspects may be operating a black Honda Accord and a purple Dodge Stratus or Plymouth Breeze.

Anyone with information leading to the identities of these people are asked to contact Investigators at (607) 257-1345.

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A small group of interested souls braved the rain Saturday to take a walking tour of Salt Point and learn about changes that will be made when the Town begins transforming the facility.  Salt Point is an area on the north side of Salmon Creek, across the creek from from Myers Park.  The DEC has granted the Town of Lansing a 25 year lease to manage the property.  "At this point I think they're pretty happy with what's going on," says Town Supervisor Steve Farkas.  "This has been a sore thumb for them for a while, and it's going to take a big load off of their back that we're willing to take this on."

Lansing's Community Awareness Group wants to know what you think.  One of two committees formed to build a new school district capital project, its purpose is to get information to and from the community at large, and to transmit it to and from the Facilities Group that is putting together the specific proposal.  The idea is that if the community builds the project it is more likely to vote for it.

In keeping with that mission the group recently released a survey.    "It's the capital project survey," says Maureen Bell, a member of the Community Awareness Group.  "It presents the issues in the facilities.  There are several problems, both with the structures and with the programs for the kids.  We're asking people for their solutions to those problems, that are not necessarily monetary solutions."

Lansing's Middle School Principal John Gizzi is leaving the district after three s in the position.  The district has already begun advertising for a new principal, hoping to find a permanent replacement before the next school year.  A letter was mailed yesterday notify parents that he is leaving.

Use "Odometer" - Not "Ruler" - To Track Financial Journey

When you're on a long driving trip, how do you check your progress? Do you stop every few feet, pull out a ruler and measure your progress from Point A to Point B? Of course not. You drive for miles and miles and then, every so often, you look at your odometer. And this same method of evaluating how far you have come is valid for another type of trip - your financial journey through life.

Unfortunately, too many people, when evaluating how well their investments are doing, choose the "ruler" over the "odometer." And the "ruler" they choose is their monthly investment statement. Too often, they get nervous, upset - and even panicky - if this month's statement shows a drop in value from last month's statement. And if they don't like this "measurement," they may well take hasty, ill-advised actions, such as purchasing investments they shouldn't buy and selling investments they shouldn't sell.

Ask IMOAsk IMO

 Lansing's Advice Column

Dear IMO,

How can we get our neighbors to act like neighbors? Our neighbors will wave at us when they leave or arrive, but there is no real feeling of a neighborhood. Can you think of any ways to get our neighbors to act neighborly?

Sincerely,
Keith and Rita

Were you at the carnival last weekend?  We'll let these pictures tell the story.

All Saints Catholic Church of Lansing will be celebrating the beginning of construction of a new church with a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday, June 4, at 11:30am. The Reverend Scott Kubinski, Pastor of All Saints, will lead the celebration.

The 5,800 square foot church was designed by Thomas Schickel of Schickel Architecture and the general contractor will be McPherson Builders of Ithaca. The new church will seat up to 450, almost double the seating capacity of the existing church, and is designed to be expandable to more than 600. The new church will be located north of the Parish Center and a future expansion of the Center will connect with the new church.

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