- By Dan Veaner
- Around Town
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On August 14th Myers Park will fill up with people looking for good music, good food, events, and a good time. But Lansing Harbor Festival is organized entirely by Lansing Community Council volunteers who are busiest from January through August putting together the festival. Each year there is a major new element, as well as tweaks to existing pieces, and this year is no exception. This year's big new piece is a Fishing Derby competition. The music, vendors, food, contests, and great day at the park will be better than ever in the festival's fourth year.The bands are always the big draw for the festival, and this year has a stellar lineup. Starting the day will be the Lansing High School Cabaret directed by Bob Keefe. John Rawlins was last year's Z95.5's singing contest winner, and he'll be at Harbor Festival this year to perform. The Rochester-based dance rock band Reporter, which features Lansing's School Superintendent Steve Grimm on bass, is on the bill, as is a repeat performance by the Po' Boys Brass Band, a New Orleans-style brass/funk/rock band. Finishing the festival with the countrified pop-rock stylings of the Burns Sisters has become a tradition that will be maintained this year as well.
Hey there my name is Peanut. I am a six-year-old domestic medium hair/mix. I'm a beautiful girl who is looking for a loving home, so come and visit me at the SPCA to see if I'm the right girl for you.
It has been just over two months since the first day of the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that occurred on April 20, 2010. In addition to the surface slick and tar balls washing ashore, a deep-water oil plume, being carried by a clockwise Loop Current, now threatens the third largest coral reef and marine ecosystem in the world and endangers thousands of invertebrate species indigenous to the Gulf and Florida Keys.
112 seniors graduated from Lansing High School last Friday. With perfect weather the Lansing track stands were filled with family and well-wishers as the seniors filed onto the field as the Lansing High School Band played 'Pomp and Circumstance.'
Hey there my name is Nichol Fritz. I am a 3-year-old domestic shorthair/mix. I'm a handsome fellow who is looking for a loving home, so come and visit me at the SPCA to see if I'm the right cat for you.
The Lansing Lions 4th of July Barbecue in Myers Park has been part of the local landscape for countless years. This isn't just any chicken barbecue -- it's the Mother of All Chicken Barbecues. The Lions will be grilling 1,600 chicken halves to eat at the park or take home. Tents will house local groups like the Lansing Historical Association and Cub Scouts as well as a flea market. This year the DixieKats will be playing Dixieland Jazz.
TCAT is participating in the Ithaca City School District’s Summer Read & Share Program by giving every district fifth grader a free summer fun pass to get them to Tompkins County Public Library or other places where they can curl up with a good book.
Aurora, New York – June 28, 2010- The Committee for the Velma Van Buskirk Memorial Prize for the Creative and Performing Arts is pleased to announce the 2010 winners. Sarah Zakour, a Southern Cayuga eighth grade student won the Creative Arts prize and Nina Lindberg, an eleventh grader from Lansing, won the Performing Arts Prize.
Hello, my name is Tallie; I am a seven-year-old domestic shorthair/mix. I'm a beautiful girl who is looking for a loving home, so come and visit me at the SPCA to see if I'm the right cat for you.
Dunkin’ Donuts, America’s all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, will celebrate the grand opening of its first restaurant in Lansing, NY, at 32 Peruville Road. The highly anticipated restaurant will offer customers hot and iced coffee, espresso drinks, breakfast sandwiches and baked goods to fuel the local community.
It didn't matter whether it was raining or hot or sunny. The excitement and positive attitude was palpable as volunteers came together to build the 
Six employees were honored Tuesday for a collective 116 years of service to the Lansing School District. Each was presented a golden apple and an aerial photograph of the Lansing campus to mark their retirement from the district. Margaret Christopher, Georgia Eastman, Cynthia 'Sam' Foley, Lisa Livigne, Judy McDermott, and Karen Tucker were joined by colleagues and family for cake and a warm send off at the Lansing Middle School.