Around Town

Stan 'Stosh' Burke Honored by Town

Around Town | Friday, October 18, 2019 | By Dan Veaner

Stanley 'Stosh' Burke (center) was honored Wednesday Mary Burke (left) holds a framed resolution that was presented by Councilman Doug Dake (right)

Stan 'Stosh' Burke was honored Wednesday at the October Lansing Town Board meeting when the Town Board unanimously passed a resolution acknowledging his military service and lifelong participation in the Lansing community. A lifelong Lansing resident, born in Ludlowville in 1932. Burke was a US Marine in the Korean war. Councilman Doug Dake read the resolution aloud before presenting a framed copy of it to Burk.

"I knew Stan and I want to thank Marion George for bringing up his name, as well as Gus Isaacs, as distinguished citizens of Lansing that not only fought in the Korean War, but also World War II," Dake said. "They are part of the greatest generation. Our right to speak freely now is partly their doing."

TRIVIA NIGHT at Tikkun v’Or

Around Town | Friday, October 11, 2019 | By Tikkun v’Or

A benefit to support The sanctuary space at the first Congregational Church

Saturday October 23
2559 N. Triphammer Rd.
6:30. Snack dessert or beverage to share

Suggested donation. $10 per person

Interfaith Dinner

Around Town | Friday, October 18, 2019 | By Interfaith Dinner

Orphaned Baby Turtles Rescued Thanks To Wildlife Team

Around Town | Friday, October 18, 2019 | By Lindsey Hadlock

Between May and July of this year, the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine rescued approximately 150 eggs from more than a dozen pregnant turtles who had been hit by cars in New York, and were too injured to survive and lay eggs on their own.

"Turtle populations are experiencing declines worldwide, including here in New York state," said Sara Childs-Sanford, D.V.M., chief of service at the wildlife hospital. "Egg incubation at the hospital and release of the hatchlings assist turtle conservation efforts by supporting population numbers."

New Board Member Joins Friends of the IYB

Around Town | Friday, October 18, 2019 | By Mary Grainger

Lindsay Glasner has joined the Friends of the Ithaca Youth Bureau (FIYB) board, according to Jeff Love, board president. A native of the Ithaca area, she currently works as the K-12 Outreach Coordinator for the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology. Glasner graduated from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell and recently completed a master's degree through the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. She has volunteered in the past at the Sciencenter, Floating Classroom and Trumansburg Elementary School.

Glasner considers Ithaca home and is "eager to support the community, especially with developing youth. What better way to give back then to become part of the FIYB team!"

Finger Lakes Food Business Incubation Program Expanding in 2020

Around Town | Friday, October 18, 2019 | By Martha Armstrong

The Finger Lakes Regional Prosperity Network in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, announced today the award of a USDA Rural Business Development Grant to support its Food Business Incubation Program (FoodBIP). FoodBIP is a technical support program for the Finger Lakes food and beverage manufacturing sector. FoodBIP launched in December of 2018 serving four counties.

The $86,500 award will provide industry-specific technical support to an expanded region including Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Yates counties. FoodBIP is developing the food sector's entrepreneurial ecosystem in the rural Finger Lakes through technical assistance, connecting local food manufacturers to wholesale markets, and coordinating the food-sector value chain. The funding supports the program through 2020.