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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 19 May 2006 |
 Hearty, unusual and indigenous plants. That's what Dan Segal wants to offer at the Plantsmen Nursery on Peruville Road. Segal is the new owner, taking over the nursery that was established in 1994 to provide unusual, specialty plants. The nursery reopened on May 6th and Segal says he wants to continue offering unusual plants with an emphasis on native plants and unusual perennials and shrubs, as opposed to annuals and tropical annuals. "I'm still doing some fun annuals, things like bananas and elephant ears and coleus, all kinds of fun annuals," he says. "But I hope the nursery will eventually be known as a native and unusual hearty plant nursery."
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May
12
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by Reprinted with permission of Invstment Representative Celine Richardson of Ithaca's EdwardJones
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Late last year, something happened in this country that had not occurred since 1933: The nation's personal savings rate went negative. And we don't even have much company in our spendthrift ways: Our savings rate was the lowest in the industrialized world, according to the Organization of Economic Co-Operation and Development. Yikes! What's behind this lack of savings? Many factors are involved, but some experts say that last year's extreme situation was caused, in part, by skyrocketing housing prices. Apparently, as home values have increased rapidly, homeowners feel more comfortable spending money, assuming that, if they ever need to, they can tap into the equity of their homes.
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May
12
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 12 May 2006 |
 "I have a photograph of myself standing in front of the door to this little fort in our back yard and I had written 'Shreve Funeral Home' on a sign. Even as a kid I wanted my own funeral home."
That was Kirk Shreve's dream. At age 8 he was fascinated by the preparation of his Grandfather's body. Then he attended his Great Aunt's funeral at age 13. "There were eleven other people laid out the same night," he recalls. "I was totally entranced by the whole process. She looked amazing. Just perfect. I wanted to learn more. I wanted to know who did this and how they did it." Not long after that he was in his back yard and decided that was what he wanted to do. "I went inside and told my mom, 'I want to get a job this summer.' 'She said, 'Oh, what do you want to do?' I said 'I want to get a job in a funeral home.'
"She was doing dishes. She turned the water off and said, 'What did you say?'"
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May
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by Reprinted with permission of Invstment Representative Celine Richardson of Ithaca's EdwardJones
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Pension in Trouble? Take Steps to Replace Income In recent months, some well-known companies - including Verizon, Lockheed Martin, Motorola and IBM - have "frozen" their pension plans. If your company freezes its plan - or if you think it might do so in the future - you'll want to start thinking now of how to replace the potential lost income during your retirement years. When a company freezes its pension plan, contributions or additional benefits will be discontinued during the freeze. Additional benefits typically would have increased each year of continued employment. Generally, when you retire or if you become disabled and can no longer work, for example, distributions will be paid to you based on your plan's distribution options. |
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by June Martin
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Friday, 05 May 2006 |
 Some families share special holiday traditions, some share favorite foods and recipes, while others treasure family stories. For Amy Lin and her family, preparing and selling Taiwanese foods at the Ithaca Farmers’ Market is a family tradition that’s threaded through the generations.
Since its creation in 1973, the Ithaca Farmers’ Market has showcased the cultural diversity and talents of local people throughout the area. Currently located at Steamboat Landing on the scenic waterfront of Cayuga Lake on Saturdays, and in downtown Ithaca on Tuesdays, the Farmers’ Market is a cooperative venture of about 150 vendors who live within 30 miles of Ithaca. Visitors can buy a variety of locally grown fruits, vegetables and flowers, homemade baked goods, wines and ethnic foods as well as handcrafted items.
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