Archive: Around Town

Wells College President Lisa Marsh Ryerson has announced that Gwen Webber-McLeod, founder and owner of Gwen Webber-McLeod, Inspiring People to New Levels of Leadership, will be keynote speaker at this year’s Commencement exercises. Commencement will be held on Saturday, May 29 at 10:00 a.m. Barring inclement weather, the ceremony will take place on the lakeside lawn immediately behind the Aurora Inn.

New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) Regional Director Carl F. Ford was joined today by State Police Lieutenant Philip T. Rougeux and Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) Regional Director Richard Anderson to highlight National Work Zone Awareness Week and the critical importance of driving safely and staying alert in highway construction and maintenance work zones. The officials gathered this morning at the Bartell Road bridge replacement work area in Brewerton, Town of Clay, in Onondaga County to commemorate the week, which runs from April 19th through April 23rd, coinciding with the beginning of the highway construction season in many locations.

Karen Frankel Blum, Wells College Class of 1967, will be honored June 5, 2010, by the Wells College Alumnae Association with an Alumnae Award for her contributions to the field of law, especially for her work in the area of Section 1983 civil rights litigation. The Wells College Alumnae Award is conferred annually to a graduate or graduates who have reached a degree of high achievement in their profession or career, in volunteer and community work, in service to their alma mater or a combination of these endeavors.

This year the Ithaca YMCA celebrates 22 years of Tri for the Y Triathlon, Sunday May 2,  2010. Started as a small fundraiser to provide scholarships for children, the Tri for the Y has become a 280 participant event that starts many athletes off for their competitive year.

The event is designed so the beginner and the expert can have an opportunity to do something great for themselves and for the kids of Tompkins County. The Ithaca YMCA policy is to never turn away children and families due to the inability to pay for membership. Our scholarship program is designed to help the individual or family to afford great health and wellness. The scholarship program is at it's highest request level ever and YMCA officials say they want to continue the service to the community.

Finger Lakes ReUse, Inc. announces a special three-day-only sale Friday April 30 through Sunday May 2 in downtown Ithaca with proceeds to benefit the Finger Lakes ReUse Deconstruction Services program. Hundreds of building and display materials donated by local businesses including tiles, tile samples, cabinets, display units, tile supplies, flooring, and more will be available for sale. Great quality items will be priced to sell quickly. A partial listing of available items can be viewed at fingerlakesreuse.org/springsale2010.shtml . The public is invited to shop on a first-come, first-served basis, beginning Friday at 8am. The sale will be held in the former "Class Act" space at 700 West Buffalo Street, with parking available in a lot at the intersection of Fulton Street and Court Street, across from Finger Lakes Fabricating. Sale hours are Friday 8am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm, and Sunday 11am to 3pm.

Deconstruction Services is an affordable, environmentally-friendly alternative to demolition where buildings are carefully disassembled by hand, allowing up to 70 percent of the materials to be salvaged rather than sent to landfills. The Deconstruction Services Program also provides job skills training to local at-risk youth in partnership with Tompkins Community Action. Finger Lakes ReUse is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization committed to improving community, economy, and environment through reuse. For detailed information on Finger Lakes ReUse programs visit www.fingerlakesreuse.org .

Hey there my name is Salazar. I am a one-year-old black cat. I'm a handsome fellow who's looking for a loving family who will take me home. So come and visit me at the SPCA to see if I'm the right cat for you.

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With the new voting process, voters simply mark their choices on a paper ballot and deposit it into a scanner. For voters with sight or manual dexterity challenges, there is another part of the voting machine that allows voting with complete privacy and independence. Voters use headphones to hear selections on the ballot, or look at an LCD screen with an image of the ballot that can be adjusted for size and contrast. Voters use a video game-type controller to mark a ballot, or a "Sip and Puff" device. Once the voter has made all of his or her choices, the ballot is printed out and deposited into the scanner.


DATE & TIME                                                 EVENT AND/OR LOCATION



Tues., 4/20, from 3-6pm                                          Lansing Community Library

                                                                                    27 Auburn Rd.


Tues., 5/11, from 11am-12pm                                Tompkins County Office for the Aging

                                                                                    35^th Annual Luncheon

                                                                                    Clarion Hotel

                                                                                    1 Sheraton Dr.

                                                                                    Ithaca, NY  14850


Tues., 5/18                                                                 Ithaca School Board Elections

Brief demos at poll sites:

            12-1:30 pm                                                    Enfield Elementary School

            2:30-4 pm                                                       Alternative Community School

            5-6:30 pm                                                       Caroline Elementary School

            7:30-9 pm                                                       Northeast Elementary School

 
Sat., 7/10, from 10am-2pm                                     Danby Fun Day

                                                                                    Danby Fire Station

                                                                                    1780 Danby Rd.

 
Tues., 8/10, from 10am-2pm                                   Dryden Community Cafe

 
Thurs., 8/12, from 10am-2pm                                 The Shops at Ithaca

                                                                                    (formerly Pyramid Mall)

 
Tues., 8/17, from 10am-2pm                                   Kendall at Ithaca

 
Sat., 8/21, from 11am-3 pm                                    Old Home Days

                                                                                    Groton Town Hall

                                                                                    101 Conger Blvd

 
Sat., 8/28, from 10am-2pm                                     Farmer's Market

                                                                                    Brooktondale Community Center

                                                                                    528 Valley Rd.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EVENTS, CONTACT THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS AT 274-5522

The Sciencenter will hold its 25th anniversary Egg Drop contest on April 18, now the longest-running egg drop in the world. The contest will be held at Center Ithaca on The Commons, and is free and open to the public. The event is made possible with the generous support of M&T Bank.

Jim Bell, Professor of Astronomy, will host the 11 a.m. drop, and Lara Estroff, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Kyle Shen, Assistant Professor of Physics, will co-host the 3 p.m. drop. All three teach at Cornell University.

Hey there my name is Captain Argus. I am a 3-year-old domestic shorthair/mix. I'm a handsome fellow who's looking for a loving home, so come and visit me at the SPCA to see if I'm the right cat for you!

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Residents got a second look at the future of Lansing when they gathered for a presentation by the Town Center Committee Tuesday.  Architects showed plans and pictures of ways the existing undefined town center strip along Route 34B could be transformed into an attractive town center with a central green, farmers market, a new park, walkways, and residential and commercial growth. 

"The (Town of Lansing) comprehensive plan talks about the importance of density and increasing the density and concentrating development as we go forward," said planner Miles Cigolle of Holt Architects.  "Mixed land uses -- commercial uses, recreational uses, housing -- these are things that all need to be brought in so the center becomes vibrant.  You need to be able to shop here, you need to be able to park safely.  All of these things need to reinforce each other, so the mixed use is very important."

Lansing revellers were rockin' and rollin' at the 'Party For the Park' Friday to raise money to construct a new playground in Myers Park.  The Myers Park Playground Project (MP3) steering committee and the Lansing Community Council hosted the event at the Lake Watch Inn rocked to the music of Reporter. 

The 'Party for the Park' was the third of a series of events planned to raise money for the playground, with the goal of actually building it between June 9th and 13th.  The first event was held on February 11th, so with nearly half the money accounted for organizers appear to be right on track.  But as summer comes closer they are stepping up efforts to meet monetary and time goals.

Members of the Cayuga Outrigger Club and Ithaca Kiwanis gathered at the Ithaca Youth Bureau Friday as Outrigger Club President PJ Rusello donated 24 paddles for youth paddling programs.  The two clubs partnered last August to host a luau and a demonstration of outrigger canoe paddling that raised the money for the paddles.  Rusello said that this is the first step in a partnership between this club and the Youth Bureau to support and expand paddling programs there as well as to grow interest in outrigger canoe paddling.

"We see it as a good way to broaden our audience and get some kids interested in it, he says.  "The Kiwanis helped us raise funds as part of the luau.  We're hoping to host the luau again on August 28th.  One of the missions of the Kiwanis is to support youth activities, so it works out well."