Lansing's Board of Education voted to go ahead with an energy performance contract that could save the district $2,817,549 over 18 years. Board President Anne Drake has signed a contract with Johnson Controls, a Syracuse firm, to install energy conservation equipment in the Lansing schools that will provide $9,118,190 in energy cost savings. The company will monitor the performance of the improvements they make, and if the district doesn't realize at least $5,671,049 in savings Johnson Controls will write a check for the difference.
"If you don't make your savings Johnson Controls writes you a check," Johnson Control's David Angelo said. "It all fits within the parameters of when you get your first check from the state and when your first payment is due. And most importantly when your first state aid check is due so there will be no outflow of cash from the district before all of this kicks in."
Over the month of August Lansing Principals Pettograsso, Thomas, and Brandtner and Director of Special Services and Grants Pam DiPaola reported to the Board Of Education on state wide tests and how Lansing students fared on them over the past three years. Test data came from 'No Child Left Behind' compliance tests, and also Regents and advanced placement tests.
While the data showed that there is room for improvement, the news was generally good for Lansing students. "At Lansing we're looking at more than just what you score on that test," said Superintendent Stephen Grimm. "If we helped them get onto that next phase of your life, we're preparing them for a good future."
Lansing's Cross Country team is starting strong this year. The team is lead by captains juniors Josh Barber and Luke Davis who are supported by teammates Jon Cleveland, George Wigston and Robin Hicks, Tim Shea, Dan Comisi, Nate Muka, Mike Monacelli, Alex Rogers, Tim Carlson, Shanna Swanson, Neila Thomas and Hannah Shea. Several members of the team raced at the annual Groton 5k on Labor day. Cleveland took 2nd with a time of 17:36, Barber placed 5th (18:38), followed by Davis (20:23) and Hicks(20:25), Muka (23:24). Swanson finihsed 3rd in her age group (24:59) and Thomas finished strong with a time of 27:17.
The team looks forward to a successful 2008 season.
How many times have you driven by the Federal House and wondered what it looks like inside? Or gone by the Rogue's Harbor Inn and wondered what the rooms look like on the upper floors? "People are just dying to have a look around," says Rogue's Harbor Inn owner Eileen Stout. "They're usually here during dinner and it's busy and all the rooms are full, so I can't show them. We do a virtual tour on our Web site, but it's just not the same as walking around and looking wherever you want. So it's really nice to open the place up once a year and let people have a look."
The chance to look will be part of the Local Flair & Flavor tour on Sunday, September 14. From 2 - 6 pm one ticket will give you the chance to tour nine Tompkins County inns and Bed & Breakfasts, including Lansing's Rogue's Harbor Inn and The Federal House, Ithaca's Thomas Farm B&B, Coddington Guest House, and Bostwick House, and in Trumansburg Taughannock Farms Inn, Juniper Hill B&B, Halsey House B&B, and Gothic Eves B&B.
The upstairs lounge at Lansing's Rogue's Harbor inn
Ray Reynolds has been having a love affair for 25 years that his wife actually encourages. Reynolds owns the One Of A Kind Apple Orchard on Buck Road in Lansing. "My orchard is the love of my life," he says. "It's a very comfortable thing. I enjoy it. There is history. There are varieties that 99% of the people around this area have never known or heard of."
And Reynolds is working on bringing many of them to Lansing. May, Pristine, Opalescent, Padukah, Sheet Nose, Margadale, Hudson's Golden Gem, Arkansas Black, Smokehouse, Yellow Transparent, Cox Orange Pippen, York Imperial, Gravenstein, and Nickojack are only a few of the 500 varieties in his orchard. Specializing in heirloom apples, he currently has 800 trees. His goal is to grow 1,000 varieties. To put this into perspective there are 7,000 apple varieties in the United States, with 17,000 around the world.
How many times have you driven by the Federal House and wondered what it looks like inside? Or gone by the Rogue's Harbor Inn and wondered what the rooms look like on the upper floors? "People are just dying to have a look around," says Rogue's Harbor Inn owner Eileen Stout. "They're usually here during dinner and it's busy and all the rooms are full, so I can't show them. We do a virtual tour on our Web site, but it's just not the same as walking around and looking wherever you want. So it's really nice to open the place up once a year and let people have a look."
Ray Reynolds has been having a love affair for 25 years that his wife actually encourages. Reynolds owns the One Of A Kind Apple Orchard on Buck Road in Lansing. "My orchard is the love of my life," he says. "It's a very comfortable thing. I enjoy it. There is history. There are varieties that 99% of the people around this area have never known or heard of."
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