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Jan
06
2006
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 06 January 2006 |
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Lansing's Town Board took care of business in their first meeting of 2006 Thursday evening, and then got a status report on the sewer project. Town Supervisor Steve Farkas started off by congratulating Councilmen Bud Shattuck, who kept his seat in the last election and is beginning his seventh year on the Town board. He also congratulated Matt Besemer, who won the seat vacated by Doug McEver. It was Besemer's first meeting as a Councilman. The board voted on a number of resolutions that will allow the Town to function this year. They ranged from approving their own salaries, to appointing the Fire Wardens, Town attorney and banks the Town uses. They voted on authorizations for representatives and liaisons to various committees, who can issue handicapped parking permits, and appointing the Tompkins County SPCA the official dog control officer. |
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Jan
04
2006
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by Dan Veaner
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Wednesday, 04 January 2006 |
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Chief Scott Purcell reported that while the number of calls to the Lansing Fire Department has remained about the same, the number of calls not responded to has been cut by two thirds this year. He told the Fire Commissioners in their Tuesday meeting that he attributes the drop in "no responses" calls to the use of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) duty vehicle the department used this year. Ironically, the total number of emergency calls this year was 911, the same as the number you dial when you have an emergency. All the "no responses" were EMS calls, mainly in the Village of Lansing and all on week days during normal work hours. During these times Bangs Ambulance responds. "They don't go because they know Bangs is there," explains Purcell. "By the time they get to the station and get en route they're going to get half way there and get turned around unless it's serious." The Department responded to all night and weekend calls this year.
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Jan
01
2006
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by Dan Veaner
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Sunday, 01 January 2006 |
 Dale Christopher has nominated his brother, Marty, for Star of the Month. Marty was born and raised in Lansing, the oldest of four children. His father is the well known sports writer Matt Christopher, author of about 125 books on sports and players, so he grew up in a sports oriented family. Marty lettered in three sports himself, including football, basketball and baseball, and was the captain of all three teams in his Senior year. He graduated in 1960.
He attended St. Bonaventure to earn a degree in business administration, and became a lifelong Cleveland browns fan. He has been married to his wife Margaret for 32 years. They have two grown children and one grandson. In 2000 Marty was inducted into the Lansing Athletic Hall of Fame, and he and Matt are the only father-son to have been inducted to date. He now chairs the Hall of Fame committee.
At a Town Board Meeting
In 2002 Marty was elected to the Lansing Town Board, where he continues to serve. He is the Board's liaison to the Office of Children and Family Services Advisory Board, Lansing Park and the Recreation Commission. In 2004 he approached the Lansing Library board about donating his complete collection of his father's books to the library. This was his own personal collection, with inscriptions from his father to himself and his family was officially donated to the library on November 19th in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Town Hall. He said, "When you have this many books and you start thinking about the legacy, why not give them to some place here in the community?" He decided that the Town's library is the perfect home for this valuable collection of books that were written by a Lansing author and continue to be among the most popular sports books for kids. 
Cutting the ribbon, donating the books
The next day his brother Dale sent us this message: "I would like to nominate my brother Marty Christopher for this weekend (11/19) donating his entire set of my Dad's (Matt Christopher) books to the Lansing Library." The Lansing Star Online is proud to make Marty Christopher the Star of January 2006.
Read More about the Matt Christopher Collection donation.
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Dec
24
2005
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by Dan Veaner
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Saturday, 24 December 2005 |
 The Town of Lansing has its very own star in the sky. The Lansing Star Online will officially present the star to the Town on January 5th at 5:00pm at the Town Hall. Come see us do that and listen to Casey Steven's show Wednesday 12/28 during the 7 o'clock hour to hear all about it. For information on finding the star in the night sky, you can always go to http://www.lansingstar.com/thestar/ Note: The date of the Town meeting was changed from the 4th to the 5th. |
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Dec
23
2005
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by Christina Espey-Sundt
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Friday, 23 December 2005 |
It all came down to this... a loud hot gym packed with spirit-filled students. Countless hours of work and planning had resulted in one simple phrase, "and the winner is..."
Spirit Week 2005 is said to have broken records, and has caused many emotions.
The winner of both the hall decorating and theme days was the junior class of 2007. Many people have said that this is the first time that the seniors have lost since the year Lansing's own Lucas Hibbard, the middle school music teacher, graduated from high school.
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