A Model for Creating that `Green` Home
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A Model for Creating that `Green` Home
www.tompkinsweekly.com Locally Owned & Operated Your source for local news & events By Patricia Brhel Peace Caravan targets the War on Drugs ....page 2 Addition recovery services agency expands its outreach efforts ..........page 3 Creating a better habitat for birds ............................page 4 County offers grants for wide array of communty celebrations ....................page 5 Letters, opinion ..........page 6 Sustainable living begins in the home ................page 8 “Watchful waiting” recognized as acceptable response to prostate cancer ..........................................page 9 FREE Cuomo Petitioned on Drilling Frustrated in their attempts to secure an audience with New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and with members of the State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), 11 local politicians, scientists and businessmen, concerned about the political process as it applies to gas drilling and fracking, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s methods and motives, have signed a letter sent to Cuomo. Those signing the letter express their “complete loss of faith in the Department of Environ-mental Conservation” and call for the resignation of Bradley Field, head of the DEC’s Division of Mineral Resources. They state, “We believe that ‘safe’ development of shale gas is not possible at this time using existing technologies. Were the DEC objective and inclusive of eveidence and facts, it would come to the same conclusion.” And, “The process as we know it is simply too unpredictable and dangerous to be allowed to go forward in our state.” After receiving the results of recent Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests, which revealed that gas industry representatives have had repeated meetings with D.E.C. officials, advance looks at the draft environmental impact statement related to gas drilling and same-day response to emailed requests, Caroline Town Supervisor Don Barber is among those signing the letter. “We’ve been trying for months to set up a meeting with the governor and/or his assistants and we’ve gotten nowhere. [Cuomo] says that he wants the science to rule, but he refuses to talk to any scientist who opposes fracking,” Barber says. PAUSE Party Photo by Kathy Morris ALSO IN THIS ISSUE… Volume 6, No. 41 • August 20-26 2012 Amara Steinkraus led her band Mutsu on the solar-powered stage set up for the PAUSE (People Advocating the Use of Sustainable Energy) benefit held at Littletree Orchards in Newfield on Aug. 11. Steinkraus coordinated eight bands, an art exhibition, and food by Sol Kitchen and Tellez, and other PAUSE members coordinated a silent auction and bake sale and info table. The group was founded by Newfield residents concerned about the impacts of shale gas extraction on the town and the region. “Meanwhile the gas industry gets their phone calls and emails returned the same day.” Barber contends that the environmental review for gas drilling in New York State has not been an open process. He notes that an advisory committee to discuss the issue formed in January, but when it became clear that it was skeptical of the claims of the gas industry the committee was shut down. “There’s no attempt to gather facts, no attempt to learn about the science involved and no reaching out to get any opinion other than that of the gas industry,” he says. Barber continues, “Does Governor Coumo really think that the best way to get information on a subject is to go to those who stand to make money off the process? The governor has not been true to his word and he’s lost integrity. He needs to do what he promised and protect the democratic process. The governor should welcome everyone into the discussion, get the advisory committee back up and running and insist that the DEC have a full blown public discussion of these issues.” Please turn to page 11 Grant Sought for City Housing By Matthew Peterson The goal of building additional housing units in Ithaca's downtown is one that many city officials share, and a recent effort to secure nearly $250,000 in state funding could help make that goal a reality. Last month the City of Ithaca formally applied for the grant funds through the New York Main Street program to help create new housing on the Ithaca Commons. The application, which was overseen by the Ithaca Downtown Alliance (IDA), a not-for-profit group charged with the revitalization, development, promotion and management of the city's downtown district, could potentially impact three prominent downtown properties. “It’s not a huge amount of money, and it can’t be used for a big project, as that kind of project’s size would be inappropriate for this amount ... but it provides a nice incentive to get some work done,” IDA Executive Director Gary Ferguson says. “And that’s the idea; if we are fortunate and can win this grant, then the city will have three midsize projects brought to life.” Ferguson is optimistic that the city can obtain the grant money, which is included as part of the 2012 Consolidated Funding Application request made by the city to the New York State Office of Community Renewal. The New York Main Street program, according to its mission statement, “provides financial resources and technical assistance to communities and not-for-profit organizations to strengthen the economic vitality of the state’s traditional Main Streets and neighborhoods.” “We’ve managed to secure two of these grants before,” says Ferguson, referring to money obtained in 2004 and 2008 that was primarily used to renovate the facades of 27 downtown buildings. “They have changed the application process a bit, and this time the focus is on building renovations. So we have identified key buildings that fit the criteria of the grant. It’s a competitive grant, and there is no guarantee we will get it, but we are hopeful.” According to Ferguson, the grant money would be used to build low- and moderate-income housing in the upper floors of the Outdoor Store building at 206 The Commons, the Homegrown Board Shop building at 104 The Commons and the Ithaca Journal building at 123 West State Street. A decision on the application is expected in the coming months, and Ferguson is hopeful the city will receive the full grant, although the state can grant a portion of the requested $250,000. Creating additional housing opportunities on the Ithaca Commons falls in line with the IDA’s goal to signifi- cantly increase the number of residents who live in Ithaca's downtown district. “We have a goal of creating 1,500 units of new housing in downtown. That’s a lot, and we are interested in putting in housing units wherever we can,” Ferguson says, adding that bringing more residents downtown could only be good for that sector’s vitality and longevity. This potential Commons development would compliment other housing-related projects being developed downtown, such as the 50-unit Breckenridge Place apartment project on the corner of Cayuga and Seneca streets and the Seneca Way project, a five-story mixed-use building proposed for the former Challenge Industries site on East Seneca Street. “It is highly desirable to have folks live in this area. People who live downtown will eat, shop and entertain themselves downtown,” Ferguson says. “If they live downtown, they will take advantage of it, and they will also feel motivated to take care of it. It is really crucial to have people live in your center city. It is a 'tried and true' recipe for a city's success.” Ferguson also believes that an influx of consumer dollars and activity would help encourage future development downtown and draw businesses to Ithaca from outside the area. These goals of development have been Please turn to page 11 Peace Caravan Calls for End to Drug War Sunday, Aug. 12, was the kickoff day in San Diego of the “Caravan for Peace with Justice and Dignity,” which is a month-long bus tour across the U.S. that will end in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 12. It calls for an International Day of Action for Peace in Mexico. Mexican peace activist Javier Sicilia, whose son was killed by drug-gang members last year, leads the effort. The Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR), housed at Cornell, is playing a key role in the caravan. According to information from CUSLAR, advisory board member Janice Gallagher and intern Kayla Kohlenberg will travel 6,000 miles with the caravan and visit 25 cities, accompanying families of victims from Mexico who will share stories of the human toll of the war on drugs. Gallagher, a Ph.D. student at Cornell, has been instrumental in the planning and implementation of the Caravan for Peace. The Caravan for Peace is calling for an end to the drug war, a halt to the illegal smuggling of weapons across the border to Mexico, the immediate suspension of U.S. assistance to Mexico’s armed forces, an end to the militarization of the border and the criminalization of immigrants and the adoption of policies that protect the dignity of every human being. “Drugs and arms trafficking have devastated communities and families on both sides of the U.S.Mexico border, and with the caravan we’re calling for an end to U.S. 2 Tompkins Weekly August 20 Photo by Eric Banford By Eric Banford Tim Shenk is director of CUSLAR, an organization that helped with planning and implementation of the Caravan for Peace. complicity in the deaths of so many innocent people,” says CUSLAR coordinator Tim Shenk. “CUSLAR is honored to send two of our best across the country to help raise our collective voice for policies based on human dignity.” Shenk says the Caravan for Peace is a call for the U.S. to revise its priorities in terms of the drug war and military aid to Mexico. “Every stop along the way will be events with local organizations, with people connecting and hearing each other’s stories. They’ll then put pressure on policy when they get to Washington,” he says. “Half the caravan is made up of victims of the drug wars,” says Kohlenberg, a May 2012 Ithaca College graduate with a degree in political science. “People who have lost family members—they’re really inspiring to be around as they tell their stories. The other half is people representing organizations, nonprofits, artists and people working for the cause. I’m seeing how I can help with interpretation support.” The caravan started in Tijuana, crossed the border to San Diego, and had festivities in Freedom Park right on the U.S.-Mexico border, Kohlenberg says. “We were at the fence between the two countries; there were people on both sides. The fence goes down the beach and right into the ocean. It was very powerful and symbolic, with speeches and music, and everyone ready to start on this journey,” she says. “We then had an event in Chicano Park, where people shared their testimonies, then mothers from San Diego who lost children to drugs told their stories. It was powerful to hear both sides of the drug war—how it affects families on both sides,” she adds. From San Diego, the caravan will travel to Los Angeles, then to cities in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, including Brownsville on the U.S.-Mexico border. After traveling east through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, it heads north through Louisville to Chicago, then east to Cleveland and New York. The final leg goes through Baltimore to Washington. The caravan’s goal is to engage in citizen diplomacy to put an end to the war on drugs and start a healing process from the national emergency that has devastated Mexico. At each stop from San Diego to New York, the caravan will be welcomed by local organizations that have planned rallies, marches, candlelight vigils, forums and performance art. Kohlenberg says that Sicilia inspired a lot of people to come together and start this movement. “He has helped a lot of families access authorities that they couldn’t reach before, or inspired them to keep searching for their loved ones,” she says. “I’ve translated a lot of the victims’ stories, and many of them said that the movement is now their family. I feel really honored to travel with and support them.” CUSLAR notes that since 2006, Mexico has experienced unprece Please turn to page 11 By Anne Marie Cummings While gearing up for its annual fundraising campaign, First Downs for Second Chances, Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (CARS) is expanding its services in the community. The first addition, a wellresearched and proven early-intervention model, is used for identifying and treating a percentage of those who abuse alcohol and drugs; it is called Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). In February, four individuals on staff at CARS were trained in SBIRT at the Boston University School of Public Health; they were also trained to train others. Thanks to a two-year, $10,000 grant from the Triad Foundation, which was awarded to CARS in May, CARS staff were able to offer free SBIRT training to a group of Finger Lakes area pastors. Soon they will be training staff at the Finger Lakes Independence Center, Kendal, New Roots Charter School and Ithaca High School. Starting in September, staff from CARS will also train Ithaca College resident assistants in SBIRT. “Resident assistants are the best people to train in college settings because they are most likely going to see the problem before it becomes serious,” says Bill Rusen, who recently celebrated 12 years as CEO of CARS. Research shows that in just one 20- to 30-minute SBIRT intervention, a behavior change often occurs and sticks. “There are times in your life when you’re a lot more ready to listen,” he says, “and this is one of those moments.” One moment that Rusen refers to is when the addicted individual is at the emergency room because of binge drinking. Those trained in SBIRT will have a conversation with the addicted individual then and there, asking straightforward questions and imparting information, such as: a 22-ounce cup at a fraternity party is not one drink, but five; and a bottle of beer, usually 12 ounces, has the same amount of alcohol as five ounces of wine. The national organization Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration defines a comprehensive SBIRT model to include the following characteristics: It’s brief but comprehensive, the screening is universal, one or more specific behaviors are targeted, the services occur in a public health setting or other non–substance abuse treatment setting, and strong research or substantial experiential evidence supports the model. “First we raise awareness by explaining what their level of use means so that the next time the addicted individual goes to a party, instead of drinking five drinks in one hour, he or she might just have one drink in one hour,” says Rusen. “Or maybe that person will eat a meal before going to a party or eat food in between drinks.” The final step for the individual trained in SBIRT is the prescription for change, which is getting the addicted individual to agree to take healthy actions the next time they’re in a setting that involves alcohol. Fulfilling a commitment to Photo by Anne Marie Cummings Cayuga Addiction Recovery Adds Services Bill Rusen with a group participating in the outpatient rehabilitation program. expand services within the community, at the start of 2012 CARS partnered with two local organizations, Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) and Challenge Industries (CI), to deliver 20 hours of programming per week for the outpatient rehabilitation program. CCE staff help plan the menu while CI staff offer life- and job-skills training. “By contracting with these agencies in town, they bring their expertise and years of experience to benefit our clients,” Rusen says. Also starting in September, CARS will, for a first time, offer structured family interventions. In March, an anonymous $2,000 donation supported Rusen in a weeklong training at the Betty Ford Center in California, in the clinical intervention model called Love First. This model was developed in 2002 by Jeff and Debra Jay and has been named by the Minnesotabased Hazelden Foundation as one of the best models for family intervention. Rusen explains that, typically, an intervention specialist is not called by accident but, rather, when circumstances are substantially difficult. “I’ve been a psychiatric social worker for 30-plus years, and I was also a family therapist, so I’m used to dealing with large groups of people who have competing agendas and ideas,” he says. There are wellmeaning people “who hang out their shingle and say they do interventions, but there is a difference between that and being a clinician trained in a research-based model,” he adds. According to Rusen, the $800 to $1,200 intervention is not nearly as entertaining as the reality show on cable television. First, it involves a phone call to Rusen (273-5500, ext. 40), who conducts an assessment of the situation. Second, Rusen brings Please turn to page 11 Tompkins Weekly August 20 3 Managing Bird Habitat, Yard by Yard You don’t need to be a bird watcher to appreciate the birds living in your neighborhood. In addition to their trills and warbles, birds provide an array of ecological services. They eat insects, prey on rodents and help pollinate plants. In orchards, birds seek out—and destroy —up to 98 percent of overwintering codling-moth larvae. They snap up 98 percent of budworms and 40 percent of other leaf-munching insects, an activity with an annual value of up to $5,000 per square mile of forest. Flycatchers, purple martins and others eat mosquitoes and other pests on the wing, while grouse snack on fleas and ticks. Hummingbirds pollinate wildflowers which help recolonize deforested areas and prevent erosion, and orioles pollinate some tree species. Birds also help disperse seeds; just one bluejay can carry 5,000 acorns, a few at a time, as far as two miles away. One of the problems facing birds is the continuing loss of habitat. Grasslands are developed and forests are fragmented as once-wild landscape is converted into homes and lawns. At the current rate, 21 million acres of land (an area the size of West Virginia and Maryland combined) are lost to residential landscape every decade. Most yards are small, maybe a third of an acre or so, but added together they total about 160 million acres of potential habitat across the continent. Rhiannon Crain, who heads the YardMap project at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, says the problem is that the average American yard is 60 percent lawn and 20 percent house and driveway. That leaves just 20 percent—a fraction of an acre—for bird habitat. Crain and her assistant Robyn Bailey want to know how small-scale habitats contribute to bird survival. That’s where YardMap comes in. It’s the world’s first interactive “citizen scientist” social network. Yard owners—even apartment dwellers with rooftop and balcony container gardens—can share valuable information about the kinds of plants they have growing around their homes. YardMap is just what it sounds like: an interactive point-and-click tool to create a digital map of the landscape. People don’t need to know a lot about birds or plants, says Crain. By comparing habitat information with bird sightings, scientists can learn more about the effects of different gardening practices on birds. In addition to mapping tools, the website (YardMap.org) has local resource tools to help gardeners learn more about the plants that sup- Photo by Sue Heavenrich By Sue Smith-Heavenrich Rhiannon Crain and Robyn Bailey talk about simple things gardeners can do to make their yards bird friendly. port birds and insect pollinators in their region. Native plants, says Bailey, provide the food that butterfly pollinators rely on—not so much for nectar but for the leaves that their larvae will eat. Birds depend on insects, particularly caterpillars, to feed their young. “There’s nothing wrong with lawns,” Crain explains. “And there’s nothing wrong with flowers and shrubs that aren’t native.” But she advocates for selecting native species when adding plants to the landscape. And you don’t need to transform the entire yard, she says. “A little bit of wild vegetation can attract more birds.” That might mean leaving the back edge to grow longer over the summer, or planting some trumpet creeper or elderberry shrubs. They not only add visual interest, but they also provide some diversity by adding vertical structure. And berries, says Crain, often produce just when the birds are migrating and need them as a food source. Crain’s goal is to encourage people to create bird habitat one yard at a time. She’s hoping that as people map their yards, they’ll begin to think about making their landscape more bird friendly. Every patch, no matter what size, helps birds. But imagine what could happen if people in a neighborhood collaborated, muses Crain. Most species of backyard birds use an area much larger than what you observe. For example, the average territory of a breeding Baltimore oriole is more than one-and-a-half acres, or the equivalent of four backyards. Crain and Bailey are developing ways to encourage neighbors to create larger patches of bird-friendly habitat. It could be as simple as leaving wild areas along a common fencerow, allowing fruit trees to branch over property boundaries, or planting native flowers in the strips between sidewalk and street. One of the barriers to habitat gardening is the social norm for what a yard looks like, says Crain. There are social norms for mowing, and some homeowner associations or city codes cite “overgrown yards” as violations. “If you want to include a wild space in your side or front yard, you need to mow the edges so it looks tidy and purposeful,” she says. She also suggests having a sign with your plantings to let people know that you are intentionally growing a native garden, or a “butterfly” garden. To encourage neighbors to work together, Crain and Bailey are looking for groups that are interested in working with landscape architects to design neighborhood habitats. They’ll collaborate with Cornell Cooperative Extension to identify interested gardeners. Before then, people should access the website and use the tools to map their yards, Crain says. Residents can also see who else in their neighborhood is on the map and perhaps encourage others. By late spring Cooperative Extension will be sending out information about the program. Fall is a great time to begin working on yard maps, says Crain. Once the leaves fall, it’s easier to take stock of what is in the yard and make plans for future planting. “You can see the woody structures, the shrubs and trees that provide high, middle and low vertical structure,” she says. And all those leaves? Just rake them up and push them under some of the shrubs as mulch, or run a mower over them and leave them on the lawn. That will keep the nutrients in the yard. “Leave a few seed heads in the flowers, too,” says Crain. Coneflowers, thistles, sunflowers and rosehips all provide food for birds through the fall migration. A few flowers in one yard, some water in the next, and yard by yard these additions create a place for birds. Trumansburg Optical Neil Henninger, O.D. Full Service Eye Care We Welcome Providing optical services for patients of all ages, contact lens services, and a wide selection of frames and accessories. Please call for an appointment 607-387-7327 11 East Main Street (Rte. 96), Trumansburg 4 Tompkins Weekly August 20 County Offers Community Events Grants By Nick Babel A strong community is often built on a foundation of its history and events that bring people together. Tompkins County has a 30-year history of funding celebrations that do just that. Thomas Knipe, senior planner and tourism coordinator for Tompkins County, recently discussed the goals of the Community Celebration Grants program. Tompkins Weekly (TW): What kind of events or programs are you looking for when selecting grant recipients? Thomas Knipe (TK): We are looking for events or programs that are endorsed by a municipality, that are free and open to all and planned by community members as a benefit to the community, especially including observances, commemorations, jubilations, inaugurations, presentations, or any other “red letter day” or salute that has meaning for the community. Communities that are eligible for the grants include municipalities within Tompkins County; traditional, cultural and ethnic organi- zations; and groups that hope to build on historical, architectural, musical, culinary, agricultural and/or cultural traditions by providing venues for local talent/performers and goods produced within the county. We encourage applicants to think of all the ways life here is made richer by the area’s history, folk life, architecture, ethnicity and historic events. TW: What are some of the past events/programs that have been selected, and how many years have these grants been given? TK: A variety of types of programs have been funded in the past, from historical celebrations in our rural towns, villages and hamlets, to events celebrating the ethnic inheritances of many diverse communities in Tompkins County and celebrations of interest-based communities. The grants have been distributed by the Tompkins County Legislature for at least 30 years. In the beginning the program was relatively small and was focused on helping municipalities in Tompkins County celebrate their founding. In the 1990s, the county's hotel-room occupancy tax began to pick up the tab for the Community Celebrations Grant program. The program has grown since then, and nearly $27,000 will be awarded to approximately 30 diverse celebrations in 2012. Some of the events funded by the spring 2012 grant included Groton Olde Home Days, Newfield Old Home Days, Lansing Harbor Festival, Danby Fun Day, Ithaca Greek Festival, Juneteenth, Streets Alive! Ithaca, First Peoples' Festival, Congo Square Market, Food Justice Summit, Ithaca Silent Movie Month, Rhiner Festival, Historic Dedication of the SSCC Gym, Dryden Lake Festival, McLean's Happening in the Hamlet and the East Shore Festival of the Arts. TW: Why do you think these community events/programs are important? Do you think these grants help build stronger communities? TK: The first question that the grant-review committee asks is always, “Is this event a real celebration that builds community?” Celebrations can help build strong communities by supporting volunteer efforts to celebrate an aspect of culture or history. In addition to bringing people together physically, community celebrations allow us to dig into our past, educate people in our community about our diverse cultural inheritances, understand and enjoy local culture, and expand contemporary local culture in ways that are informative, educational and just plain fun. If you are interested in applying for this grant, awards are made twice a year. People applying for celebrations taking place between May and December 2013 are encouraged to apply in the spring 2013 round; those applying for celebrations taking place between January and April 2013 should apply in the current grant round, with applications due Sept. 6. Guidelines and current grant applications are available on the Tompkins County Tourism Program’s website: www.tompkins-co.org/tourism. These grants are awarded by the Tompkins County Legislature and are funded entirely by county hotel room occupancy tax dollars. Hip Hop Pioneer Appointed Visiting Scholar at Cornell Hip Hop founding father, electro-funk pioneer, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominee DJ Afrika Bambaataa, has been appointed to a threeyear term as a visiting scholar at Cornell University. The appointment, made by Cornell University Library’s Hip Hop Collection in conjunction with Cornell’s Department of Music, marks the first such university distinction for a Hip Hop pioneer of Bambaataa’s stature. Bambaataa will visit Cornell’s campus several days each year to talk to classes, meet with student and community groups, and perform the music he helped create and expand, which grew from a phenomenon in the South Bronx to a globally celebrated culture. His first visit in this position will take place in November. “Bambaataa’s place in the history of hip hop is central and unquestioned,” said Steve Pond, chair of Cornell’s Department of Music, in a statement. “Cornell is honored to be his academic home for the next three years.” Cornell University Library is home to the largest national archive on Hip Hop culture, documenting its birth and growth by preserving thousands of recordings, flyers, photographs and other artifacts. “Our goals are to preserve Hip Hop’s historical artifacts and to make them available for education and outreach. We are committed to incorporating the voices of those who created and advanced this culture in all of our efforts,” stated Ben Ortiz, assistant curator of the collection. “QUIET ASYLUM” Tune in to watch “Art-o-tainment in beautiful downtown Ithaca!” Mondays at 7:00 p.m. PEGASYS Cable Channel 13 Brought to you by Traveling? Read us on-line at tompkinsweekly.com Tompkins Weekly August 20 5 For Journalists, Integrity is Everything By M. Tye Wolfe Jimmy’s world, as described in the eponymous newspaper article that won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing, is a harrowing place. Readers were brought into dark corners of drug-ravaged D.C., and were outraged to learn there was an eight-year-old on heroin. The reporter witnessed young Jimmy being shot up with a needle described, brilliantl,y as a straw sinking into a Twinkie. Soon the cops, led by that model of sobriety Mayor Marion Barry, were vowing to find the boy, and were furious with the Washington Post, which maintained that confidentiality agreements exempted the paper from revealing his whereabouts or true name. The reaction seemed like it might be a cautionary tale for journalists who might be accused of enabling dangerous behavior by witnessing it without intervening. There was a lesson all right—a much more painful one, for all involved— except “Jimmy.” The writer of that article, Janet Cooke, a Vassar graduate, was talented, good-looking, young and ambitious. Except she wasn't a Vassar grad. So the poor folks at the Washington Post realized after journalists reporting on her prize fact-checked her biographical information. Vassar had no alumna named Janet Cooke, despite the County Seat resume she submitted when applying for a job at the Post. But the resume would read like God’s truth compared to the aforementioned article, "Jimmy's World,” which features a boy and a place conjured up in the mind of Janet Cooke. (In his autobiography Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee gives one whole chapter to l’affaire Cooke.) This is the sine qua non of journalistic scandals. Cooke was under pressure and became overwhelmed, she said. But if so, it wasn’t a pressure that cared whether she totally sacrificed her integrity and sullied the paper just as it was gaining on the New York Times in prestige. It was the pressure of outsized, impatient ambition—until she realized she was terrified she would win the prize. Be careful what you wish for. Cooke is on my mind as we in the journalism world now contend with two surprising plagiarism scandals dogging writers for Time and the New Yorker. Fareed Zakaria, a writer held in so much esteem that he recently spoke at Harvard’s commencement, was caught lifting quotes unattributed from the New Yorker. He has been suspended by Time and by CNN. More troubling, what will happen to his $75,000 A Hard Lesson in Seeking Justice speaking fees? Meanwhile, the miniature publishing empire of Rhodes Scholar and wunderkind Jonah Lehrer, is crumbling. Lehrer was just about to release a third best seller, “Imagine: How Creativity Works,” another example in the horrible genre of Books By Dilettantes, where writers use their facile understandings of neuroscience to make unscientific conclusions. The lecture circuit also netted him thousands of dollars a pop, and journalists have wondered if the lecture circuit makes writers negligent. He is accused attributing quotes to Bob Dylan that he only heard in his mind. Bribing a juror gets a lawyer disbarred. Indiscriminate prescriptions of Vicodin to skinny men with track marks can deprive a doctor of his license to prescribe drugs. Inappropriate closeness to a student can cost the ability to teach (or, if you are Penn State, it can reward you with a retirement bonus). But journalists don’t even have to be criminals to tatter their reputations. Integrity is so important that even a genuinely unconscious paraphrasing of another’s ideas, while not a crime, might lead to a dis- Trumanburg Rotary Thanks Supporters Letters I’m an out-of-townie that recently received a dosage of Tompkins County justice. It was an amazing display of abuse of powers, unfairness, and down-right un-American justice. My unfortunate episode began with a proposed speeding ticket along highway 79 where a determined State Police claimed to have clocked me traveling over the speed limit of 45 mph. As is customary I requested a deposition and received one along with a pre-trial date that led to a trial with a local Town Judge. As I gave testimony to the Town Judge, I realized that the impartiality due from our justice system had been compromised between the Officer and Town Judge. At one point in the trial, both the Officer and the Town Judge were competing to tell me that I was at fault, no matter what I said. The two against one scene prompted an appeal with Tompkins County’s District Attorney. There, the course of events became equally as disturbing when I noted that the transcription of my hearings to be used by the Appeals Judge was potentially tainted, since it conveniently left out many of my key points. The Appeals Judge’s final decision was a contradiction in terms. It gave the Officer credence for his ability to visually determine my speed, while conveniently eliminating the evidence that he had operated his radar gun improperly. Radar manufacturers confirm that LIDAR missal or at least strong warning. One can survive such honest errors (maybe). But when journalists use indiscriminate use of the most dangerous tools at their disposal— “cut and paste” and their imaginations—they cannot go quietly when caught. Feeling our own integrity is besmirched, there is a pile-on by every journalist with an Internet connection, as they mine the writers’ whole oeuvre for veins of flagrant abuse. The virtual tarring and feathering may last months, to the point that ritual self-disembowelment seems like a good way to go. And that’s how it should be. I live in terror of betraying another writer, but far more I dread betraying myself. Say what you want, people believe what is written. The maxim that only important, truthful works are given the privilege of printing and mass distribution wasn’t even true when the Gutenberg Bible was printed. As harrowing as it is to read the stories of Lehrer and Zakaria, both Ivy League grads, it reminds me I have no inherent claim to integrity. It is given to me. And I believe that stories such as this, sad as they are, make me see that the lucrative lecture circuit can never pay enough to compensate for loss of membership to a club that can never be reinstated. M. Tye Wolfe is a Tompkins Weekly columnist. radar guns must be stationary to be accurate, and not used within a moving vehicle as the Officer had done. In the end I was both surprised and disappointed. If America’s judicial system is so easily rigged, then to what purpose does a duty to serve our country truly render? For those of us that uphold to high standards personally and professionally every day, these acts of injustice, small and insignificant as they may sound, could one day become the 'cancer cells' that will weaken our nation. I hope the appropriate authorities (if any are left) take heed of my hard lesson for seeking justice and issue a proper wake-up call. Tom Kadala Hastings on Hudson The Trumansburg Rotary Club celebrated another successful July golf tournament, this year raising $2,500 for the Tompkins Cortland Habitat for Humanity program, currently building a Habitat residence on Trumansburg’s Salo Drive. The generosity of our community makes this annual event especially fun and rewarding for our golfers, who come from all over the region. Thanks go to our hosts at the Trumansburg Golf Course, as well as to our many community sponsors and gift donors, including Gimme! Coffee, the Hangar Theater, C.S.P. Management, Stonecat Café, Red Newt Cellars Winery & Bistro, Cornell’s Robert Please turn to page 7 Letters Policy Published by Tompkins Weekly Inc. Publisher Managing Editor Office Manager Advertising Production Proofreading Calendar Photographer Web Design Cover Design Jim Graney Jay Wrolstad Theresa Sornberger Jim Graney, Adrienne Zornow, Hank Colón Dan Bruffey, Jim Graney, Heidi Lieb-Graney, Adrienne Zornow Robyn Bem Heidi Lieb-Graney & Theresa Sornberger Kathy Morris Dan Bruffey Kolleen Shallcross Contributors: Nick Babel, Eric Banford, Patricia Brhel, Anne Marie Cummings, Jennifer E. Moyer, Matthew Peterson, Sue Smith-Heavenrich, M. Tye Wolfe Tompkins Weekly publishes weekly on Mondays. Advertising and Editorial Deadline is Wednesday prior to 1 p.m. Member Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce. 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Trumansburg Market, Boatyard Grill, Ciao!, Cayuga Radio Group, Two Goats Brewery, Not My Dad’s Ice Cream, Hector Wine Company, Lakewood Winery, NAPA Auto Parts (Trumansburg), Trumansburg Liquor, Tompkins Trust Company, Ithaca League of Women Rollers, Pine Tree Farms, Chili’s, Island Health and Fitness, Wildflower Café, Suzanne’s Fine Cuisine, Wagner Valley Brewing Company, Ehrhart Propane, Cayuga Creamery, Mainesource Food & Party Warehouse, Glenora Winery, Lucas Vineyards, Silk Naturals, Monroe Payne Photography, Trumansburg Optical, Standing Stone Vineyards, and Life’s So Sweet Chocolates. Thanks go, as well, to the weatherman, who graced us with yet another spectacular summer day. Shelly Bullock President, Trumansburg Rotary Club Street Beat The word on the street from around Tompkins County. By Kathy Morris Question: What do you think of Mitt Romney’s running mate? “Based on his budget proposals for Medicare and Social Security, it will be tough for senior citizens. Seniors will look twice before they vote.” - Bill Worth, Dryden “I don’t know much about him, but he’s on my list of things to find out about.” - Jared Kaputkin, Ithaca “Excuse me, I have to take a call—and I don't have a cell phone.” - Mary Gilliland, Ithaca “He is a transparent product of Republican manufacturers and he should do very well in the used car business.” - Peter Fortunato, Ithaca Submit your question to S t re e t B e at . If we choose your question, you’ll receive a gift certificate to GreenStar Cooperative Market. Go to www.tompkinsweekly. com and click on S t re e t B e at to enter. Welcoming New Patients Radomir D. Stevanovic MD Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Hypertension “Competence and Compassion” Fluent in English, Spanish, French, German, Serbo-Croation & other Slavic languages 2343 N. Triphammer Rd., (in the rear of Lama Law Bldg., across from McDonald’s by the Mall) Mon-Fri 8am-5pm; Eves by appt on Tu and Th For appointments, please call 607-266-9100 Tompkins Weekly August 20 7 A Model for Creating that ‘Green’ Home By Shira Evergreen This is the latest installment in our Signs of Sustainability series, organized by Sustainable Tompkins. Visit them online at www.sustainabletompkins.org. When my partner and I moved to Ithaca from New York City in 2008, it was with a goal to live as sustainably as possible. We went on the Green Buildings Open House tour organized by Cornell Cooperative Extension. Inspired by what we saw, we started exploring the possibility of building our own ecofriendly home from scratch, using a combination of salvaged and natural materials such as wood, earth and straw. After months of investigation, we decided that we didn’t have the resources to buy both land and materials, not to mention the countless hours involved in planning and building. In our minds, the next best thing was to buy an existing house and make it as energy efficient as possible. While this would mean getting a mortgage, an idea that we resisted, we realized that this was the best path to homeownership for us. We found a great little one-story house on .79 acres and secured a mortgage with Alternatives Federal Credit Union and an additional smaller, low-interest loan from Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) that would be deferred for three years. We also took their first-time home buyer class (invaluable!) and applied for a forgivable grant that would mean we would get over $30,000 of work done to make improvements to the house. As long as we live in the house for eight years, we won’t have to pay a penny back. That’s a pretty amazing deal. During our house-buying process, we made the documentary “Empowered: Power from the People.” We were very keen to get into renewables but knew that the first step was making the house as energy efficient as possible. To that end, we invited Tompkins Community Action to perform a free energy audit. The full report they provided helped us understand where our house could use improvements. We used this information to help inform the work that INHS funded. INHS coordinated a group of amazing contractors, including Isaac Heating, Sparks Electric, Parrott Plumbing and others. They enhanced our humble house over the course of a year. The most important tasks, from a sustainability standpoint, included replacing single-paned windows with double-paned ones, installing weatherproof doors, adding blown cellulose insulation to our attic space, sealing areas of air leakage, and improving venting in areas “As summer starts to wind down, there’s still time to head out to Taughannock Falls State Park for a great end summer vacation day of hiking and a picnic. Before you go, make it a point to take a quick visit to T-Burg Shur Save’s deli. You’ll find delicious subs, pizza and deli favorites to statisfy. So come visit us today for great tasting picnic favories, all with prices so low you’re always Shur to save!” ~ Jake Garrison 8 Tompkins Weekly August 20 where moisture was getting trapped. They also replaced our old furnace and water heater with brand new, much more efficient models and replaced part of our roof that was in disrepair. We learned from our friends at the Ithaca Biodiesel Cooperative (featured in “Empowered”) that we could use biodiesel in our oil furnace. Biodiesel, which is created by filtering and processing waste vegetable oil with methanol and lye, is usually associated with use in cars, but it has the potential to significantly reduce the need for fossil fuels in home heating. We were able to get a 20 percent blend delivered to our house by Ehrhart Propane & Oil. We learned that any higher percentage would void the warranty on our new furnace, but we’re hoping this policy will change in the future so we can use 100 percent biodiesel. After all of these steps, our home is noticeably more energy efficient. It is remarkably cool inside during the hot summer months, running a fan only occasionally, and the thermostat can be set several degrees lower in the winter with much cozier results than before the additional insulation was added. Our goal is to get away entirely from fossil fuels. Our next step is having a solar-energy system installed to provide the electricity for all of our appliances, including our new electric hot-water heater and an electric stove we obtained through Freecycle so that we can replace our gas stove. A few months ago, we contacted Renovus Energy, the oldest local installer of renewables (also fea- tured in “Empowered”), and explained that we wanted to get photovoltaics installed but had no money to put down. Renovus amazingly navigates all the financing and rebate options on their customers’ behalf. They told us about a new lease-to-own option offered by SunPower, a national company based in Portland, Ore. We learned that we could pay about $70 per month for 20 years to have a system installed that would meet all of our energy needs. Alternatively, Renovus explained that SunPower offers an option to prepay our lease for about $9,000, which would save us $9,000 over the 20-year loan term. While we didn’t have that kind of cash, this seemed like too good a deal to pass up, so we applied to Alternatives for a homeimprovement loan for that amount. We will pay it off over five years for about $215 a month. This monthly cost will be significantly decreased by the energy bill we will no longer have to pay, and we are likely to overproduce electricity and actually get a credit from NYSEG at the end of each year. We have signed the paperwork and are looking forward to the installation of our system this fall. So, if you don’t think you have the means to lower your home’s carbon footprint, think again. There are amazing programs for low-to-moderate income families in this community. Going green is more accessible than ever! Shira Evergreen is a filmmaker and designer at Shirari Industries and a board member of Sustainable Tompkins. She can be contacted at www.shirari.com. Prostate Cancer and ‘Watchful Waiting’ By Jennifer E. Moyer Prostate cancer has always been difficult to diagnosis, and there are few options to fight the disease. The treatments are risky and the resulting complications can impair a person’s quality of life. Recently, men were warned that the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test should no longer be used to screen healthy men for prostate cancer. Now, men with the disease are being told to try “watchful waiting” or to do nothing instead of opting for medical intervention. Lately, there’s been a lot of controversy surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. When the United States Preventive Services Task Force released studies suggesting that the PSA test caused more problems than promise, the American Urological Association and other experts weren’t ready to throw the PSA test out the window. Some said it gave insurers a rationale to deny payment for a test that still has utility and has been proven to save lives. Opponents said the test caused more harm than good because men were found to have undergone unnecessary treatments, such as chemotherapy, surgery and radiation. Such procedures left some men with impotence, urinary incontinence and bowel dysfunction. The debilitating complications threatened a person’s quality of life and could be considered more trouble than they were worth. A recent “New England Journal of Medicine” study shows that men with early-stage prostate cancer who choose “watchful waiting” are just as likely to survive as men who undergo surgery. In the largest study of its kind, about 730 men with early-stage prostate cancer agreed to be randomly assigned to a surgery or a “watchful waiting” monitoring program. They were evaluated over a 15-year period. Surprisingly, the results showed that there was no statistical difference in the prostate mortality or overall death rate between the two groups. Most men survived the disease whether they had surgery or did nothing. Family and health-care providers have been known to protest the “watchful waiting” strategy, which involves frequent surveillance to measure the cancer’s progress. Yet the new study results may increase the 10 percent of men who choose to participate in “watchful waiting.” While doctors sometimes call such monitoring “active surveillance” or “expectant management,” they will provide pain relief for a minor procedure if the cancer has spread. Sometimes, when taking into account their patient’s age and the risks associated with invasive treatment, doctors do absolutely nothing. In younger men, healthcare providers will conduct a regular battery of PSA blood tests and biopsies to monitor the cancer. Most prostate cancers aren’t life threatening. And not all cancers are the same. It can be a particularly difficult cancer to live with—literally. Although being told to wait, watch, and live with prostate cancer can be psychologically stressful, some prostate cancers are slow growing. Depending on the man’s age, some people with the disease will have a greater chance of dying from another, unrelated cause and may want to consider abstaining from cancer treatment, which has its own health risks. Most cancer organizations discourage prostate screening for men with less than 10 years life expectancy or those who are 75 years old or older. Leading cancer organizations have had different recommendations about who should undergo prostate cancer screening before the report released. It is not an easy cancer to crack. About 240,000 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, and 30,000 men lose their lives each year to the disease, which is the second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths for men in the U.S. Prostate cancer is often silent, with vague symptoms in the early stages of the disease. Signs and symptoms often appear in the advanced stages of the disease when treatment options are limited and the prognosis appears bleak. Men should be aware of the warning signs of prostate disease. Difficulty with urination, blood in the urine or semen, leg swelling, bone pain and uncomfortable pressure in the pelvic area are signs and symptoms that should be investigated immediately by a doctor. In the meantime, men should know that there are more options for them when it comes to treating prostate cancer. Different cases require different strategies. Like the PSA test, some patients may still require more invasive intervention than others based on how aggressive the cancer is and how much it has spread in the body. Sometimes no treatment is also a viable option. Jennifer E. Moyer, BSN, RN, CBC, is a frequent contributor to Tompkins Weekly. 2-1-1 Information and Referral Adds Cortland Service Seven Valleys Health Coalition executive director Jacqueline M. Carlton, and Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County (HSC) executive director Kathleen Schlather have announced that Cortland County residents now join their neighbors in Tompkins County with access to 24-hour 2-1-1 Information and Referral telephone and website services. After three years of discussion, including many months of planning by staff at the Human Services and Seven Valleys Health Coalitions, the Tompkins Countybased call center is now fielding calls from both counties. Live Web chat services are also available from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tompkins call center staff coordinated development of the community services database for Cortland. Development of the Cortland database owes much to AmeriCorps/ VISTA worker Janeille Franzenburg working with Seven Valleys Health. 2-1-1 is part of the national N-1-1 system which includes 9-1-1, 4-1-1, and 3-1-1. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) assigns these numbers to important community purposes approved by the states. In New York State, providers of telephone services route calls to local or regional call centers where 2-1-1 community services specialists gather information on the caller's needs. Specialists search a database of services available in the service area, match the callers' needs to helping resources, and link or refer them directly to an agency or organization that can help. Robert Breiman M.D. Neil Shallish M.D. Sharon Ziegler M.D. Alan Midura M.D. Tina Hisdorf, RN, NP-C Lloyd Darlow M.D. Debra LaVigne, RN, NP-C Wallace Baker M.D. Judy Scherer, RN, FNP Tompkins Weekly August 20 9 Briefly... ‘Drawer Boy’ at CRT The Ithaca Garden Club is marking its 90th anniversary with an exhibit in the Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E. Green St. in Ithaca. The exhibit runs through Aug. 30 and highlights the Ithaca Garden Club’s contributions to public gardening and landscaping projects in and around Ithaca. The exhibit also includes a display of club members’ favorite gardening tools, conservation tips relevant to the public, and a map displaying the location of the club’s civic development projects around Ithaca. Recent projects include Sciencenter’s landscaping, the Ithaca Children’s Garden, the Museum of the Earth’s Gorge Garden, Hangar Theatre landscaping, the September 11th Memorial Garden at the Cayuga Heights Fire Station, the Stewart Park Memorial Flagpole Garden, Cayuga Medical Center landscaping and gardens, hardscaping for the front garden at Beech Tree Care Center, the Spiral Garden at Hospicare, the Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes garden and Alex Haley Pool landscaping. In addition, the Club has planted trees over many years throughout Ithaca as part of the annual Arbor Day celebration as well as hundreds of forsythia bushes. Southworth Library Receives Grant The Southworth Library Association is a 2011 grant recipient from the Conservation Treatment Grant Program, administered by the Greater Hudson Heritage Network (GHHN) in the New York State Council of the Arts (NYSCA). This grant program provides support for treatment procedures to aid in stabilizing and preserving objects in collections of museums, historical, and cultural organizations in New York State. The work must be performed by, or under direct supervision of a professional conservator. Applications are accepted from non profit museums and historical organizations or other institutions that own and care for and exhibit collections to the public. Funding from the grant has enabled the conservation of a photograph of John Dwight, U. S. Representative and library benefactor. Dwight worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln’s son, Robert, in procuring Congressional funding for the Lincoln Memorial. In return for his support, Mr. Dwight was gifted with the original handwritten re-election night speech given by Abraham Lincoln on election night 1864. At Dwight’s death, his family generously gave the speech to the Southworth Library Association. The speech, sold in 2009 on Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday at Christie’s Auction House, along with community donations and other grants, enabled the building of the Lincoln Center at the Southworth Library, which opened its doors in June, 2011. Environmental History Cruise Planned On Thursday, Aug. 23, the Cayuga Lake Floating Classroom will host an eco-cruise with a special focus on the historical impact of human activity on our lake and landscape. Ithaca College Professor Michael Smith will explore the environmental impact of human development on Cayuga Lake over the past 200 years, and participants will be invited to share stories of their own. Hands-on ecological sampling activities are also planned. The two-hour cruise will depart from the Ithaca Farmer’s Market dock 10 Tompkins Weekly August 20 Photo by David Blatchley Library Hosts Garden Club Exhibit Greg London, Kyle Kennedy and Dustin Charles are featured in Cortland Repertory Theatre’s production of “The Drawer Boy.” Performances of the comedic drama will run through Aug. 25, with evening performances at 7:30 p.m. Tickets may be purchased by calling (800) 427-6160 or in person at the CRT box office at 24 Port Watson St. in Cortland. Tickets are also available online at www.cortlandrep.org. at 4 p.m. and information may be found at floatingclassroom. blogspot.com. All fees and donations support science and youth education. “Community Access” coupons are available upon request at GIAC, Southside Community Center and the Ithaca Youth Bureau. Reservations are suggested. For more information email info@tioherotours.com, or call 697-0166. Longview to Hold Career Fair Longview, an Ithacare Community, will hold a Career Fair on Thursday, Aug. 23, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Longview staff will be conducting interviews on-site for Licensed Practical Nurses, resident aides, Certified Nurse Aides, home health aides, and housekeepers as well as a variety of dining services positions. Interested individuals are encouraged to call 375-6300 to reserve an interview space, but reservations are not required. Job-seekers should bring copies of their resume and will be required to complete an application. Longview is located at 1 Bella Vista Drive in Ithaca, near Ithaca College on Route 96B. Freeskool Announces Call for Classes Ithaca Freeskool sannounce its call for class submissions for the fall session. The Freeskool is a grassroots, all-volunteer community-building initiative that empowers people to teach and attend classes without cost. Primarily geared toward adults, anyone can teach and anyone can attend. Classes can take place in people’s homes, public spaces and businesses. The fall session runs from Oct. 1 to the end of December. Classes can be submitted online at http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com/getinvolved. The deadline for submissions is Sept. 1. Contracts Awarded for Airport Projects The Tompkins County Legislature earlier this month awarded contracts for two construction projects at Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. Bids were awarded for a $1.6 million rehabilitation of the terminal apron and associated runway and pavement work. DiFiore Construction Corporation of Rochester, is the general contractor. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will fund 90 percent of the basic project cost. Also included in the project is pavement overlay of one parking lot, which is not eligible for outside funding. Full local cost of this project is about $130,000, supported by the airport budget. Legislators also awarded contracts for an operations addition to the airport’s Crash Fire Rescue Building, LeChase Construction of Syracuse is the general contractor. The addition will allow operations technicians direct view of the runway, improving response time in bad weather conditions or in the event of an operational incident. The project cost of some $500,000 will be 90 percent supported by the Cuomo Continued from page 1 Barber, an engineer by training, speaks about those who believe in humankind’s ability to rule over nature. “They believe that man can overcome nature, that he can design safeguards that will take care of any potential problems, but look at last years floods and look at the oil well disaster in the gulf,” he says. “They teach you in engineering school that if there is a probability of something failing that sooner or later it will fail, and often it fails spectacularly. Sooner or later, with enough truck trips, materials handling and equipment used [in gas drilling] there will be an accident, and we’ll be the ones who have to deal with it.” The letter to Cuomo further states that, “Mr. Fields Is directly responsible for the scientific integrity of the document on which your decision will rest...the science, facts and information that will ilnform your decision to allow or disallow unconventional shale gas development in New York State is being supplied by a climate change contrarian who works within an agency whose senior officials openly collude with the gas industry and ignore the concerns of independent experts. You are being badly served.” Caroline Town Board Assistant Supervisor Dominic Frongillo also signed the letter. He says, “This issue is a rare opportunity to shape our community’s future for generations to come. We need to honor everyone's voice.” He adds, “Conservative values means protecting our water, land, and air. It's FAA, 5 percent by New York State, and the remaining 5 percent (about $26,000) local share through airline charges. R e c o rd s S t o r a g e A g r e e m e n t A 10-year lease agreement for underground records storage space at the Seneca Army Depot was approved at a cost of $720 per month ($8,640 per year). The sublease with Finger Lakes Technologies Real Estate Holdings, LLC takes effect on Oct. 1. The agreement, applying to storage of certain permanent original records the county must retain, stems from the need to relocate the Tompkins County Records Center to meet a directive to vacate the former library building in a timely manner. Nearly all county records have been digitally scanned, saving the county millions of dollars in anticipated cost that would have been needed to build a new records storage building. The legislature was scheduled to vote on another measure that would have allowed the former library’s other tenant, the Community just makes sense to ban this dangerous industry until we know it’s safe.We are waiting for Governor Cuomo’s leadership to protect New York. Until then, we must protect ourselves from fracking town by town. Others who have signed the letter to Coumo include Lou Allstadt, a former executive vice president of Mobile Oil; Robert Howarth, who has worked in this field for over three decades and was the chief consultant to the attorney general of Alaska follosing the Exxon Valdez oil spill; Anthony Ingraffea, a Cornell professor who has performed research on rock fractuire mechanics since 1975 and has worked on hydraulic fracturing, well drilling and gas pipeline safety for businesses such as Exxon, Schlumberger and the Gas Technology Institute and has briefed both the U.S. House and Senate staff on these issues. Dr. Adam Law, a local physician, signed, as did Deborah Rogers, a consultant on energy policy and financial issues regarding shale gas and renewable energy; Jannette Barth, an economics expert hired to assess the impacts of the 9/11 terrorist attacks; Larry Bennett, the public relations and creative services manager at the Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown; and Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan. Grant Continued from page 1 made difficult by the downtrend in the national economy, and Ferguson hopes to see that change. “If we could get these three projects moving forward, it could put Justice Center, to vacate, however a proposal to enter into a multi-year lease agreement within Center Ithaca for space to house the Day Reporting Program and Drug Treatment, as recommended by the Capital Plan Review Committee, was withdrawn. County Administrator Joe Mareane said he recently learned that the space in question has been leased to another tenant and that the county is resuming the search for an alternative site. Both Capital Program Review chairman Lane and legislator Jim Dennis expressed disappointment about the decision and how it was communicated to the County. I n o t h e r b u s i n e s s , lawmakers authorized the Sheriff ’s Office to accept $46,000 federal Homeland Security Grant on behalf of Cornell University to begin and maintain a regional K9 Explosive Detection Team, at no cost to the county. Under a mutual aid agreement, the team will assist Tompkins and neighboring counties with incidents that require explosive detection. some momentum behind development,” Ferguson says. “There seems to be a thaw happening in the economy in terms of projects moving forward, and Ithaca is lucky because a lot of the investment that was promised years ago is still there.” Aside from creating more housing, the Main Street grant could also fund a few aesthetic changes downtown. “The Main Street program allows for a limited amount of funding to be earmarked toward streetscape improvements,” Ferguson says. “[In our application] we targeted making some upgrades to Cayuga Street, a street that has not been previously targeted. We would mostly likely use funds for new trash receptacles, bike racks, art and other streetscape amenities,” he says. border. As Sicilia says in an open letter on www.caravanforpeace.org, “We believe that the solutions must emerge from within civil society and from a regional dialogue. For these reasons, we invite you to be our counterpart in an exercise of civilian diplomacy that can return peace, justice and dignity to the victims of this war. We hope we will be able to count on your valuable participation as an ally and partner in this historic event.” Shenk hopes to join the caravan in New York City on Sept. 6 and 7; anyone near Ithaca interested in going should contact him at (315) 706-6368 or cuslar@cornell.edu. Caravan together those who care about the addicted individual. Third, Rusen trains and rehearses what the group will say when they are in front of the addicted individual. Following the intervention itself, the final steps involve helping the addicted individual into treatment for 30 to 90 days and establishing the intervention team as the recovery team once the addicted individual completes recovery. “What I love about Love First,” Rusen says, “is that it’s first about love, meaning we will preserve the dignity and respect of the addicted individual at all costs, because if we don’t treat the addicted individual with respect and dignity, then they aren’t going to want to get help, but if we do, then hopefully shortly after our first attempt they may be ready for change.” Continued from page 2 dented pain: more than 70,000 people have been killed and more than 10,000 have disappeared in violence resulting largely from the failure of drug prohibition. The drug war has produced painful consequences in the U.S. as well, especially the mass incarceration of nonviolent people—overwhelmingly people of color. Bringing together victims of the drug war from both countries, the caravan aims to expose the root causes of violence in Mexico, to raise awareness about the effects of the drug war on communities in the U.S., and to inspire U.S. civil society to demand new policies that will foster peace, justice and human dignity on both sides of the Recovery Continued from page 3 Tompkins Weekly August 20 11 Tompkins County Community Calendar... 20 Monday Drawing through Time, 2pm, Museum of the Earth, Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca. Cool down with drawing through times ice age series. Info., www.museumoftheearth.org. Emergency Food Pantry, 1-3:30pm, Tompkins Community Action, 701 Spencer Rd., Ithaca. Provides individuals and families with 2-3 days worth of nutritious food and personal care items. Info. 273-8816. Environmental Exploration Days, is a five day program for youth, ages 12-14, to experience the area's unique natural beauty and get to know how they take part in its protection. We will spend each day at a different location taking part in hands-on activities, getting wet, and taking fun hikes (see schedule at: http://ccetompkins.org/4h/camps/environmentalexploration-days), Aug. 20-24, 2012, For information about this summer program, call or email Megan Tifft, 4-H Youth Development Team Coordinator at Cornell Cooperative Extension, (607) 272-2292, megan.tifft@cornell.edu. First Unitarian Society of Ithaca Recycle Sale, 10am-4pm, Aurora & Buffalo Streets in Downtown Ithaca. housewares, toys, children’s and adult clothing, tools, appliances, furniture, bric-a-brac, bikes & sports equipment, books, records, appliances, and much, much more. Sunday will feature all items half-priced; on Monday, most things will be 10 cents. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 78:30pm, Cayuga Medical Center, 101 Dates Dr., Ithaca, Fourth Floor North Conference Room. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating and bulimia. Info., 607-351-9504, Visit our website at www.foodaddicts.org. GIAC Teen Program 4-7pm, 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Trips. Harmony Falls Women's A Cappella Chorus, rehearsals 7- 9pm every Monday at TBurg Seneca Rd Baptist Church. Women of all ages and singing ability invited to their special Summer Sing program. www.HarmonyFallsChorus.com. Hatha Yoga in the Svaroopa® Style, 10:1511:45am, Finger Lakes Fitness Center, taught by Shelley Clark, Every Monday, Non-members welcome. Homesteading & The Lost Arts, 9am-4pm, 4-H Acres, 418 Lower Creek Road, Ithaca, Youth aged 10 to 16 will experience what it takes to develop a homestead, including building a shelter, gardening, cooking over a fire. Arts include: Primitive Pottery, Metal Forging/Branding, Weaving, Log Drum Making, Natural Dying, Gourd Containers and Walking Sticks. Try a little of everything! See what life was like many many years ago. Info., http://ccetompkins.org. Jazz Dance Classes with Nancy Gaspar, 7:15pm, Finger Lakes Fitness Center, 171 E. State St., Center Ithaca, Non-members & drop-ins welcome. Info 256-3532. Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 12Noon, St. John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all, no limitations or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. Mentor-Student Program Informational Meeting, 3PM-4:30PM at Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca (at Rte 13 & Dey St). Muffin Mondays, 8am 'til gone! Dryden Community Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St. Dryden. Different homemade, from scratch, muffins every week. Muffin Monday special $3.25 for a muffin & a 12oz. coffee. Info., 844-1500. Overeaters Anonymous, 7:30-8:30pm, Henry St. John Building, 301 S. Geneva St., #103, corner W. Clinton St., Speakers/Literature meeting, Meetings are free, confidential, no weigh-ins or diets, Info., 387-8253. Personal Defense, 7:30-8:30pm, World Seishi Karate, Catherwood Road, Ithaca, Info., www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or 277-1047. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Meeting, PTSD Ithaca is a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder support group for individuals in and around Ithaca, NY who have been diagnosed with (or think they may have) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Meetings are every Monday at 6:30 p.m. Please call 607-2790772 for more information. Pre-School Story Hour and Craft, 10am, The SPCA Annex at The Shops at Ithaca Mall. Tai-Chi, Increase your balance, sense of body awareness and well-being. Mondays 3:30-4:30pm. Registration required. www.ithacaymca.com. Town of Ithaca Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting, 7pm, 215 N. Tioga St., Ithaca. Workforce NY Workshop, 10-11am, Tompkins Workforce NY, 171 E. State Street, Center Ithaca Building, Room 241, Ithaca, How to Get Your Foot in the Civil Service Door, Info., (607) 272-7570 ext. 126, Email: Ramona.emery@labor.ny.gov. Yoga Classes, 5-6:15pm, Mindful Movement in Community Corners, 903 Hanshaw Rd., Suite 201, Info., 607-592-5493. 21 Tuesday Adult Karate, Seishi Honbu, 15 Catherwood Road, Ithaca. Formal, traditional, japanese discipline, Progressive noon time classes for men and women. Info., (607) 277-1047 Email seishihonbu@verizon.net. Al-Anon, 12noon, 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, Meeting open to anyone affected by another person’s drinking. Info., 387-5701. Amnesty International, Group 73, will meet at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, August 21, at Cornell's Kahin Centre, 640 Stewart Avenue. For information please call 273-8009. Candor Library Story Hour, 10:15am, Candor Free Library, Bank and Main St., Info. ,659-7258. Cayuga Club Toastmasters, 6-7pm, meets every Tuesday, 6th floor of Rhodes Hall, Conference Room #655, Cornell University, Ithaca. Info., http://cayuga.freetoasthost.us. Comic Book Club of Ithaca, 7pm, Tompkins County Public Library, Club meetings are the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. Info., www.comicbookclub.org. Community HU Song, 7-7:30pm, 101 East Green St., Borg Warner Room, Tompkins Public Library. Cortland Farmers Market, 8am-2pm, Main St., Downtown Cortland. Visit us on Facebook for up to 12 Tompkins Weekly August 20 date local fruits & vegetables when they are available at our market. Our Farmer's Market is celebrating 40 years on Main Street. Crown City Toastmasters Club, meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6:30-7:45pm, Caring Hospice Center of Cortland, 11 Kennedy Parkway. Info., http://crowncity.toastmastersclubs.org. Dewitt Park Farmers Market, 9am-2pm, Dewitt Park, Ithaca. Runs through 10/30/12. Eating Disorders Family & Friends Support Network, 6:30-8:30pm, Cooperative Ext., 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca, every 3rd Tuesday, interactive videoconference with local connections. Info., 272-2292. Emergency Food Pantry, 11:30am-2pm, Tompkins Community Action, 701 Spencer Rd., Ithaca. Provides individuals and families with 2-3 days worth of nutritious food and personal care items. Info. 273-8816. For a complete listing of daily pantries, see: www.211tompkins.org. Finger Lakes Gymnastics Unstructured PlayTime, 10:30-11:30am, Sept.-June, 215 Commercial Avenue, Ithaca, Ages 6mo-5yrs, Cost: 6 Mths - 1 Year - $3. 1 Year - 5 Years Old - $5 for current members, $7 for non-members; Info., 2735187, www.flga.net. GIAC Teen Program, 7-9pm, BJM, 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Trips, 272-3622. Grow Your Own Garden Class, 6:30-8pm, Dryden Community Cafe, Main St. Immaculate Conception Church Food Pantry, 1-1:45pm, Seneca near Geneva St., Ithaca, Free, fresh produce, breads, desserts, dairy and deli. For low to moderate incomes, limit 1 pantry per week. www.friendshipdonations.org. Insects Around Us, 6:30-8:30 pm, Join Cornell insect expert Carolyn Klass in this class that will explore the amazing insects that live around us. Think all insects are pests? Prepare to be amazed! Most insects are either beneficial or neutral. Carolyn will explain the fascinating biology and lives of our insect neighbors. Insects Around Us will take place Tues. Aug. 21, 6:30-8:30 pm at the Tompkins County Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca. Fee: $5; pre-registration requested. Please call 272-2292 for more information or registration. It's Not Easy Being Green: The Intersection of Sustainability & Spirituality, 12noon, Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell. Ithaca Gay Mens Chorus, 7-9pm, First Baptist Church, Ithaca, every Tuesday. Karate, 5:30-6:30, Kwon's Champion School, 123 Ithaca Commons, Martial arts classes for all ages, children and adults, Never too old or too young. Info., CJichi@Yahoo.com. Knowledge is Power, 6pm, group for those who have been in abusive relationships, For info., 277-3203. Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 5:30pm, St. John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all, no limitations or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. Local Foods & Using Your Garden Produce, 6:30-8:30pm, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca. This Gardens4Humanity training class will explore local foods, nutrition, eating seasonally and cooking from the garden, assignment of G4H volunteers to after school programss & Iron Chef. Class is open to the public at a suggested cost is $10. To sign up, call G4H at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County, (607) 272-2292. Meditation at Rasa Spa. 7:30-8:30pm, Tranquility Room, Shamatha, or “calm abiding”, meditation. $5 donation. Info., 273-1740, visit www.rasaspa.com. Music in the Hollow, 6-8pm, Ellis Hollow Community Center, Ithaca. Entertainment by The Jeff Love Band; Info., http://ellishollowcc.org. Next To Normal, 7:30pm, Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning powerhouse musical about one family's struggle to love one another and themselves. Info., 607-273-8588, http://www.hangartheatre.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 12:15-1:15pm, Henry St. John Building, 301 S. Geneva St., #103, corner W. Clinton St., 12 Steps & 12 Traditions meeting; 7-8pm, Watkins Glen Library; Meetings are free, confidential, no weigh-ins or diets. Info., 387-8253. Project Review Committee Meeting, 8:3010am, City Hall, 108 E. Green St., Ithaca. Qigong for Breast Wellness, every Tuesday through August 28th from 4-5pm at Ahimsa Studio, behind the DeWitt Mall in Ithaca. Learn 7 simple moves to support breast health & healing. Get relief from: Anger, Anxiety, Depression, PMS, and Menopausal Symptoms. Everyone is Welcome, $10-20 donation,trade or barter appreciated. For information contact Shawn Tubridy at (607) 2796543 or beewellest@yahoo.com. Sexual Compulsives Anonymous, 5:30pm, This is an anonymous 12-Step Group of men and women whose purpose is to recover from sexual compulsion. Info., scaithaca@gmail.com or www.scarecovery.org. Sciencenter Animal Time: Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea, 10:30am, Sciencenter, 601 1st St, Ithaca, Toddlers and preschoolers are invited to hear the story Sea Horse: The Shyest Fish in the Sea by Chris Butterworth and make sandpaper seahorses. Included with admission. Kids under three receive free admission. Info., www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600. Stories in the Park, 11:30-12noon, Dewitt Park Farmer’s Market. Children and their caregivers are invited to join library staff for stories, music and family fun, and stay for lunch and shopping at the Farmer’s Market. Stress Management Group, 11am, Starlight Center, 301 S. Geneva St., Ithaca, Suite 110, 277-7337. T'ai Chi Classes at Lansing Library, 11:30AM12:30PM, Lansing Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, John Burger - Instructor. T'ai Chi promotes balance, flexibility, coordination and can reduce pain. T'ai Chi is also been shown to lower the risk of falls, increase energy levels, enhance sleep, and reduce stress and anxiety. Using precise, fluid movements, T'ai Chi can dissolve tension, increase your strength and cardiovascular fitness, and leave you with a greater awareness, calmness, and overall sense of wholeness. Please wear loose, comfortable clothing. $5/class (Scholarships and reduced monthly payment options available through Lifelong - 607-273-1511 www.tclifelong.org and the Lansing Library). The Drawer Boy, 7:30pm, Cortland Repertory Theatre, Little York Pavillion, Preble, A comedy/drama by Michael Healy, Info., www.cortlandrep.org. Toddler Time Storytime, 10am, Groton Public Library, Enjoy stories with Mrs. Radford, September-May, Info., 898-5055. Tuesday Morning Art Classes for Children, 9:15-11:30am, Dryden Community Cafe, Main St., Dryden, Please come by to sign up, or email Leslie at robertcobb@frontiernet.net, or leave a note at the Cafe. Ulysses Philomathic Library Book Sale, books, music, movies, CD format audio books, puzzles, toys and games. Workforce NY Workshop, 9-11am, Tompkins Workforce NY, 171 E. State Street, Center Ithaca Building, Room 241, Ithaca, Employment Strategies for Jobseekers with Disabilities, Info., (607) 272-7570 ext. 126, Email: Ramona.emery@labor.ny.gov. 22 Wednesday Adult Children of Alcoholics and Dysfunctional Families Group, ACA Meets every Wednesday 7:308:30 pm at The Ithaca Community Recovery Bldg. 2nd floor of 518 W. Seneca St Ithaca, Info: www.adultchildren.org. Adult Summer Reading Program Raffle Party, 7-8pm, Newfield Public Library, 198 Main Street, Enjoy a chocolate tasting and a glass of wine as we draw names for the reading raffle prizes. Info., 564-3594. Auditions for Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers a capella Singing Group, We welcome singers to come audition for the Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers choir at 6pm, Wednesday, August 22nd at First Baptist Church, Ithaca, NY at 309 North Cayuga Street, Ithaca. We are a dedicated ensemble that sings Negro spirituals in 4-part harmony, a cappella. We welcome people regardless of race, religion, ethnicity, sexual preference, political or socio-economic views. Our singers share a common love of this amazing body of music and our fervent belief that this music still carries the power to bring social justice to our world. We wish to make positive changes by our community service, in Ithaca and beyond. We invite you to come audition. Just bring your voice. Ability to read music is desirable, but not required. For more information about us, please see: http://dorothycottonjubileesingers.wordpress.com. Belly Dance Class, 6:30-7:45pm, Finger Lakes Fitness Center, in the Lower Level of Center Ithaca, Info., www.tessadances.com. Books to Movies Family Movie Nights, 6PM, Thaler/Howell Programming Room, TC Public Library, Ithaca. Enjoy a family film, free popcorn and air conditioning, Visit: http://www.tcpl.org/kids/programs.php for a list of movies being shown. Bread of Life Food Pantry in Candor, Rt 96, across from Post Office, 3-6pm. For a complete listing of daily pantries, see: www.211tompkins.org. Dog Days of Summer, 2—3PM, Thaler/Howell Programming Room, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca. Children are invited to practice their reading skills while reading to the most nonjudgmental listener—a DOG! Co-sponsored by Cornell Companions. Dragon On, Wednesdays July 11th-August 28th, 12pm, Ahimsa Yoga Studio. Drop-in Class for participants who have completed the Dragon?s Way Program and want to continue to building their energy with a group. $10 a class or $60 for 8 classes. For info or to register contact Shawn at (607) 279-6543 or beewellest@yahoo.com. Evening Bereavement Support Group, 5:307pm, Nina K. Miller Hospicare Center, 172 East King Road, Ithaca. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, Free and open to adults who have experienced the loss of a loved one. For information, contact 272-0212 or dgeorge@hospicare.org or visit www.hospicare.org/grief-support-groups. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 78:30pm, The First Congregational Church, 309 Highland Rd., Ithaca, Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating and bulimia. Info., 607-3519504 or www. foodaddicts.org. Group Hypnosis For Weight Loss, 7pm, August 22 & 29 (NO Session on 8/15), Ithaca Community Acupuncture, 510 W. State St., Sliding Scale $15$35, Seating is limited. Preregistration is required. Call (607)483-3575, For information visit www.CommunityHypnosis.Info. Homer Farmer's Market, 4:30-7pm, The Green on Main Street in Homer. Cortland County's 'localonly' market. Dedicated to increased local production, access to healthy nutrition for all, and the promotion of a sustainable local economy through grassroots organization. Meet your neighbors, who just happen to be growing the best food you can buy! For more information e-mail tammie@homerfarmersmarket.com or visit www.homerfarmersmarket.com. Jazz Dance Classes with Nancy Gaspar, 5:45pm, Finger Lakes Fitness Center,171 E. State St., Center Ithaca, lower level, Non-members & drop-ins welcome, Info., 256-3532. Karate, progressive classes for all experience levels, teaching Demura-Ha Shito-Ryu Karate-Do. Mondays & Wednesdays 6:30-7:30pm (10 weeks session). Registration required. www.ithacaymca.com. Lansing Writers' Group, 7PM, Lansing Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Meetings are open to adults (18 years old and up) who strive to improve their writing skills and learn from each other. All genres, skill levels, and writing types are welcome. Additional information available at www.groups.yahoo.com/group/lansingwritersgroup. Free and open to the public. “Let’s take a walk” 8-9am, A low key walk for men and women with any type of cancer; enjoy a weekly walk and good conversation. Meets inside entrance to Border’s, The Shops at Ithaca Mall. Info, Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes. 612 W State St. 277-0960. Little Gather: Jim Byrnes, Corning Museum of Glass, Magic Show, Introduce little ones to the Museum at Little Gather events. Can you help the wizard find his rabbit? This comedy magic show for the whole family will bring lots of laughs. From trick glasses to iridescent glass to glass that looks like silver, there’s a lot more “magic” for you to discov- er in the galleries. 11:00 a.m. Little Gather admission is free for everyone. Adults must pay Museum admission if exploring the galleries after the show. For program details contact littlegather@cmog.org or (607) 438-5113. Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 12Noon, St. John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all, no limitations or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. Mindfulness Practice, 7:30-9pm, Hospicare, 172 E. King Rd., Ithaca, In times of stress, the present moment can seem anything but wonderful. The group meets each Wednesday to practice mindfulness as taught by Vietnamese Zen monk, Thich Nhat Hanh. This group is open to everyone, regardless of experience or spiritual affiliation. For more information, contact Pamela Goddard at 607-2738678 or Dr. Nancy Stewart at 607-277-0260. Next To Normal, 7:30pm, Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning powerhouse musical about one family's struggle to love one another and themselves. Info., 607-273-8588, http://www.hangartheatre.org. Play Mah Jongg!, 1PM-4PM, Lansing Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Play American Mah Jongg in an informal, relaxed setting. Free and open to the public. Qigong for Breast Wellness, Every Wednesday from 1-2pm at Ahimsa Studio, behind the DeWitt Mall in Ithaca. No class 11/23. For more information call Shawn at (607) 279-6543. Seidaiko “Taiko” Japanese Drum Classes, 78:30pm, World Seishi Karate, 15 Catherwood Rd., Ithaca, For beginning students. Info www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or 277-1047. Significant Elements WPEP Program Reception, 4-6pm, to showcase and sell the work of its 5 teens. The 6 six week program teaches teens about carpentry and entrepreneurship. The works are made from salvaged wood and other materials, and range from furniture to decorative art. Info., karen@historicithaca.org. Story Time, 3pm, Begins July 11th, Newfield Library, Main St., Newfield. Info., 564-3594, www.newfieldpubliclibrary.org. Summer Sprouts, 10-11am, Ithaca Children's Garden, Cass Park, Ithaca. Experience the wonders of gardening through stories and hands-on gardening projects, on Wednesdays from June 15 to September 14. Especially for young children ages 2-5 and their caregivers. Each session includes a story, hands-on activity, and gardening in the Growing Gardens. FREE and open to the public; donations welcome. For more information, contact Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo 272-2292 x186 or email: lam26@cornell.edu. Sundaes on Wednesday, 6:30pm, Danby Federated Church. 1859 Danby Rd., Ithaca. Music by Ithaca Pipe Band from 7-8:15pm. Teen Tech Club, 3:30-5pm, Newfield Public Library, Main St., Newfield. Teens, drop in after school to explore our new tablets and e-readers, and to share your favorite tips and apps. The Drawer Boy, 2pm & 7:30pm, Cortland Repertory Theatre, Little York Pavillion, Preble, A comedy/drama by Michael Healy, Info., www.cortlandrep.org. The Rotary Club of Ithaca Lunch Program with Dale Flinn, 12Noon, Holiday Inn in downtown Ithaca, The public is welcome to attend any or all of these sessions; cost is $12. Additional information about the Ithaca Rotary Club may be found online at www.clubrunner.ca/CPrg/home/homeC.asp?cid=2079. Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Classes, Wednesdays 7-8:15 pm, Moonlight Dance Studios 407 taughnnock Blvd., Ithaca, Info., www.tessadances.com. Trumansburg Farmers Market, 4-7pm, Every Wednesday, June through October, 4-7pm, corner of Rte 227 and Rte 96 in Tburg. Fresh, local seasonal fruits and vegetables, crafts, food vendors, and live music. More info, including a list of vendors, at www.trumansburg-ny.gov/farmersmarket.htm . Ulysses Philomathic Library Book Sale, books, music, movies, CD format audio books, puzzles, toys and games. Waffle Wednesdays, 9-11am, Dryden Community Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St., Dryden. Serving hot fresh waffles from scratch, served with either real New York maple syrup or fresh strawberries and whipped cream. Info., 844-1500. Western Square Dance, FREE classes will be held each Wednesday evening in the month of August from 7-8:30pm in the Temple Beth-El social hall (402 North Tioga Street, @ Court Street, in Ithaca). This activity can be enjoyed by people of all ages. No special dancing skills are required. We’ll have fun learning dance steps that are used worldwide. Interested? Please contact Richard Rosenfield at 607-257-1638 or rerosenfield@gmail.com. 23 Thursday AL-ANON Hope for Today, 7:30pm, 518 West Seneca St., Ithaca, main floor, Meeting open to anyone affected by another person’s drinking, Info., 844-4210. Anorexia Nervosa & Associated Disorders, 7pm, Cooperative Extension, 614 W. State St., for those in need of help & recovery. Info., 272-2292. Asperger's Support Group Meeting, 7pm, basement of St. Luke Lutheran Church at 109 Oak Avenue in Collegetown. If you have questions, please contact Robin L. Booth at rlmbooth@gmail.com. Career Fair at Longview, 4:30-6:30pm, Longview, 1 Bella Vista Drive, Ithaca, Route 96B. Longview staff will be conducting interviews on-site for Resident Aides, Certified Nurse Aides, Home Health Aides, and Housekeepers as well as a variety of dining services positions. Tours of the facilities will also be available along with light refreshments. Interested individuals are encouraged to call (607) 375-6300 to reserve an interview space, but reservations are not required. Job-seekers should bring copies of their resume and will be required to complete an application. Cornell Cinema, 7:30pm, URIS, Cornell. The Lorax, Free; The Avengers, URIS, 10pm. Depression Support Group, 5:30-7pm, Finger Lakes Independence Center, 215 Fifth Street, Ithaca. Every Thurs. The group is free, confidential and organized by people who have personal experience with depression. Info., 272-2433. Dewitt Park Farmers Market, 4pm-7pm, Dewitt Park, Ithaca. Runs through 10/30/12. Info., www.ithacamarket.com. Dooling O'Dey, 7-8:30pm, Six Mile Creek Vineyard, 1551 Slaterville Rd/79, Ithaca, Info., 607-272-9463. Downtown Ithaca Summer Concert Series, 6-8pm, Downtown Ithaca Commons, Entertainment by The Destination; Info., www.downtownithaca.com. Eco-Cruise Cayuga Lake, Environmental history with Prof. Michael Smith! Departing from Ithaca Farmers’ Market. 4-6pm, Floatingclassroom.blogspot.com. Call (607) 697-0166 for reservations. "Eldercare and Minfulness", 6:30pm, Lifelong, 119 W. Court St., Ithaca. The meeting is open to anyone caring for an elderly spouse, parent, other relative or friend. The group meets every week. For more information on the group, please contact Robert Levine at the Office for the Aging at (607) 274-5482 or at Rlevine1@binghamton.edu or view a flyer about the group on the Office for the Aging website: www.tompkins-co.org/cofa. Free Pasta Dinner, 5PM-6PM, Dryden Community Cafe, 1 West Main Street, Dryden, The first 30 people through the door will receive a free pasta dinner courtesy of Frontier. This is one of the many events Frontier will be hosting during Frontier Community Appreciation Week from August 20th ? 25th, in the New York and Pennsylvania communities where our employees live and work. This is Frontier?s way of giving back and showing these communities and the people who live in them how much Frontier appreciates them. For more information email community@ftr.com or visit frontier.com/community. Game Time, 3-5pm, Tompkins County Public Library, Children ages 6-13 are welcome to join in on Thursday afternoons for family-friendly board games! And come early or stay after to browse the shelves for summer reading ideas. GIAC Teen Program, 4-7pm, 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Trips, Info., 272-3622. Halsey Valley Pantry, 4–4:45pm, GAR building, Hamilton Rd, Halsey Valley, No pantry on the 3rd Thursday; Free, fresh produce, breads, desserts, dairy and deli. For low to moderate incomes, limit 1 pantry per week, Info., www.friendshipdonations.org. ICG Garden Chefs, Thursday August 23 & 30, 1011am, Ithaca Children's Garden, Rt. 89 at Cass Park, Ithaca. Gardening, cooking, and culture combine in this series of hands-on lessons. Harvest from the Garden, learn cooking skills, and prepare and eat snacks, salads, meals, and more. A new recipe each week. Ages 4+ with caregiver. $6-10 self-determined sliding scale. No need to register in advance – just drop in! For more information, contact Leigh MacDonald-Rizzo 272-2292 x186 or email: lam26@cornell.edu. Karate, 5:30-6:30, Kwon's Champion School, 123 Ithaca Commons, Martial arts classes for all ages, children and adults, Never too old or too young. Info., CJichi@Yahoo.com. L. Ron Lee, 5-7pm, Dryden Community Center Cafe, One West Main St., Dryden. Info., 844-1500, www.drydencafe.org. Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 5:30pm, Loaves & Fishes, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all, no limitations or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. Networking at Noon, 12noon-1:30pm, Kilpatrick’s Publick House. Next To Normal, 7:30pm, Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning powerhouse musical about one family's struggle to love one another and themselves. Info., 607-273-8588, http://www.hangartheatre.org. Out of Bounds Radio Show, hosted by TISH PEARLMAN will re-air our 2011 interview with Midwife/activist INA MAY GASKIN. 7pm: WEOS-FM ( 90.3 & 89.7 Geneva region), Live Stream: weos.org. Overeaters Anonymous, 6:15-7pm, Henry St. John Building, 301 S. Geneva St., #103, corner W. Clinton St., Just for Today/open sharing meeting. Meetings are free, confidential, no weigh-ins or diets. Info., 387-8253. Pickin in the Pasture, 2515 Covert Rd., Lodi, Info., www.pickininthepasture.com. Prenatal Yoga Classes 5:30-7pm. Diane Fine. Info., fineyoga@yahoo.com 564-3690 or dianefineyoga.com. Preschool Story Hour, 10:30AM, Lansing Community Library, 27 Auburn Road, Lansing, Join us for stories, songs, and fun! Different theme each week. Free and open to the public. Preschool Storytime. Tompkins County Public Library, 3-3:30pm, Thaler/Howell Programming Room. Pre-school-aged children (3-5years) are invited to join us for stories, songs, activities and fun, Info., 272-4557 ext. 275. Read Baby Read, 10am, Southworth Library, Main St., Dryden. Infant and toddler storytime with rhymes, songs, stories and fingerplays to delight our youngest library patrons. Reynoldsville Community Picnic, 1pm, Reynoldsville Community Club, Rt. 227, Meat, beverage, table service provided. Bring a dish to pass, and stories to share with friends and neighbors. Seishi Karate, Seishi Honbu, 15 Catherwood Road, Ithaca. Formal, traditional, japanese discipline, Progressive noon time classes for men and women. Info., (607) 277-1047 Email seishihonbu@verizon.net. Separated and Divorced Men's Group, 7pm, facilitated by Dr. Jerry Feist, Info., 277-4131. Seussical Jr., 10am & 12noon, Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, The Broadway musical that brings Dr. Seuss characters to wonderful. wubbulous life! Performed by the students of the Hangar's Next Generation Summer Theatre School., Info., 607-273-8588, http://www.hangartheatre.org. Taiiko Drumming, Seishi Honbu, 15 Catherwood Road, Ithaca. "Seidaiko" Taiko classes for adults and children. Pre-registration now open. Pleasure and or performance training. Info., 607-277-1047 Email seishihonbu@verizon.net. The Drawer Boy, 7:30pm, Cortland Repertory Theatre, Little York Pavillion, Preble, A comedy/drama by Michael Healy, Info., www.cortlandrep.org. The New York State Fair, Syracuse, Info., www.nysfair.org. Thursday Night Spaghetti Special, 5-7pm, Dryden Community Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St. Dryden. Our all -you-can-eat spaghetti dinner comes with a side salad & Italian bread for just $5.55, with meatballs just a little bit extra. Call for info., 844-1500. Toddler & Pre-School Storytime, 10:30-11AM every Thursday, Cortland Free Library, 32 Church St, Cortland, Info., 753-1042. Ulysses Philomathic Library Book Sale, books, music, movies, CD format audio books, puzzles, toys and games. Writing Classes, 6:30pm, Brooktondale Community Center's South Room, 522 Valley Rd., Thursdays, Come learn to express yourself and tell us about your life in the town of Caroline and it's hamlets, including Brooktondale. Call Prof. Berry at 200-4122 or Pat at 539-9928 for information or to register for the class. 24 Friday Al-Anon, Meeting open to anyone affected by another person’s drinking. 7pm. Dryden Methodist Church, Park in Rite-Aid lot. Info., 387-5701. Baby and Toddler Playtime, Fridays June 8 – August 31, 11AM, Thaler/Howell Programming Room, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca. Playtime is an hour-long unstructured play and social time for children and adults. It offers a warm, child-friendly play space with books, music and a variety of age-appropriate toys for learning and discovery. Bird Walk, 7:30am, Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca. Come for a leaisurely walk through the Sanctuary to look for birds. These 90 minute walks are aimed at beginner bird watchers. Birthday Parties, Seishi Honbu, 15 Catherwood Road, Ithaca. Karate, Taiko Drums or your own Theme. Info., 607-277-1047 Email seishihonbu@verizon.net. "Brown Bag Lunch" 12noon-1pm, Cancer Resource Center, 612 W. State St.; open to women with any type/stage of cancer, Info., 277-0960. Communities that Care Blood Drive, 12noon6pm, Ithaca Ramada, 2310 North Triphammer Road, Ithaca. Please make appointments at www.redcrossblood.org or 1-800-REDCROSS. Congo Square Market, 4-8pm, Southside Community Center, 305 Plain Street, Ithaca, The Market features a weekly fruit and vegetable stall with seasonal local produce and other produce that is in high demand in the community. Other local vendors offer prepared foods and handmade crafts, and a variety of musicians provide entertainment. Info., http://ccetompkins.org/community/whole-community-project/congo-square-market. Fall Creek Brass Band, 8-10pm, Dryden Community Center Cafe, drydencommunitycafe@yahoo.com, http://www.drydencafe.org. Finger Lakes Gymnastics Unstructured PlayTime, 10:30-11:30am, Sept.-June, 215 Commercial Avenue, Ithaca, Ages 6mo-5yrs, Cost: 6 Mths - 1 Year - $3. 1 Year - 5 Years Old - $5 for current members, $7 for non-members; Info., 2735187, www.flga.net. Frugal Friday, The Gemm Shop, Main St., Trumansburg. Every Friday all items with a yellow price tag are 1/2 price, Call 387-5678 for more information. GIAC Teen Program After Hours Spot 4-midnight, 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca. Movies, open gym, game room, video games, snacks, computers, skating & more, Info., 272-3622. Groundhog Comedy Presents Stand-Up OpenMic, 9pm, Pixel Lounge, Collegetown. Interlaken Reformed Church Pantry, 3–6pm, 8315 Main Street, Interlaken, Free, fresh produce, breads, desserts, dairy and deli. For low to moderate incomes, www.friendshipdonations.org. For a complete listing of daily pantries, see: www.211tompkins.org. James Potorti Interpretive Gorge Walks, 1011:30am, Taughannock Falls State Park, Learn about geology in our local state parks throughout August with special interpretive gorge walks led by Museum educators. You can journey into the rock at a different state park each Friday in August from 10-11:30am. No registration is required! Free for everyone! Meet at the parking lot near Lower Falls and start of the Gorge Trail. Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 12Noon, Loaves and Fishes, 210 N. Cayuga St., Open to all, no limitations or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. New England Contra and Square Dance, 811pm, Bethel Grove Community Center, NYS Rt. 79, about 4 miles east of Ithaca. For more information: Ted Crane, 607-273-8678 or visit www.tedcrane.com/TCCD. Next To Normal, 8pm, Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning powerhouse musical about one family's struggle to love one another and themselves. Info., 607-273-8588, http://www.hangartheatre.org. Pay What You Can Yoga Classes, 5-6pm, Fine Spirit Studio, Dey, St., above Hickey’s Music, All welcome, Bring a mat or rent one for $1. Recommended to bring a bottle of water and a small towel. More info about class and teacher: http://vidayoga.org/schedule. Pickin in the Pasture, 2515 Covert Rd., Lodi, Info., www.pickininthepasture.com. Preschool Story Time, 10am, Southworth Library, Dryden, For preschoolers and their caregivers. Come for stories, crafts and snacks. Info. 844-4782. Seishi Karate Classes, All-Belts 4PM, 5PM and 6pm, Green, Brown and Black Belts 6PM. and 7PM, Info., www.seishijuku.com. Seussical Jr., 10am & 12noon, Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, The Broadway musical that brings Dr. Seuss characters to wonderful. wubbulous life! Performed by the students of the Hangar's Next Generation Summer Theatre School., Info., 607-273-8588, http://www.hangartheatre.org. Southern Tier Antique Gas & Steam Engine Association Annual Show, 9am-6pm, Town Park, Rt 26, Maine, Shingle Mill, sawmill, drag saw, antique tractor parades, flea market, food, cake walks, kiddie peddle pull, chinese auction. Info., www.southern-tier-antique-engine.webnode.com. Take a Tour of the Museum, 11:30am, Museum of the Earth, 1259 Trumansburg Rd., The Museum of the Earth is pleased to offer exhibit tours included with admission. The tour is of the Museum’s permanent exhibition hall, A Journey through Time, share the story of the Earth and its life. Info., 273-6623. "Ten Thousand Villages Annual Rug Sale", August 24th - Sunday, August 26th Special Preview Night, Thursday, August 23rd from 6-8pm, St. Catherine of Siena Church, 302 St Catherine Circle (off Hanshaw Road) in Ithaca. Cornell Cinema, Cornell. The Avengers, URIS, 8pm. The Drawer Boy, 7:30pm, Cortland Repertory Theatre, Little York Pavillion, Preble, A comedy/drama by Michael Healy, Info., www.cortlandrep.org. The New York State Fair, Syracuse, Info., www.nysfair.org. The Works, 8-11pm, Wagner Vineyards, 9322 State Rt 414, Lodi, Info., 607-582-6450. Ulysses Philomathic Library Book Sale, books, music, movies, CD format audio books, puzzles, toys and games. Workforce NY Workshop, 10-11:30pm, Tompkins Workforce NY, 171 E. State Street, Center Ithaca Building, Room 241, Ithaca, Matrix and Prove It!, Info., (607) 272-7570 ext. 126, Email: Ramona.emery@labor.ny.gov. 25 Saturday A’maze’ing Acres, June-October, ($7.50 p/person, children 2 and under free, a fun outdoor adventure featuring a 7000 square foot arborvitae hedge maze w/ center tower, a classical stone labyrinth, pond w/ paddle boat/kyayk, Native American medicine wheel, trails to the Finger Lakes National Forrest. Wilderness camping and Hostel lodging available too. Call 607.592.5493 to inquire further. Animal Feeding, Cayuga Nature Center, 12Noon, Feel free to visit CNC as our animal volunteers feed our many animals, then hike one of our trails or visit the tree house. Free for members, low cost to visitors. Info www.cayuganaturecenter.org. Botanical Garden Highlight Tour, 1pm, Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center at the botanical garden, Cornell Plantations. Actual tour content will vary from week to week, depending on the plants, season, interests of the group, and whim of the docent. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Caroline Farmers Market, Saturdays 10-2, May-Oct, Old Fire Hall, 522 Valley Road, Brooktondale. Produce, Meat, Cheese, Baked Goods, Food, Art & Crafts. Compost with Confidence: Is It Done? & Compost Uses, 10-11am, at the NEW Compost Demonstration site, Ithaca Farmers' Market, 545 Third Street, Ithaca. Master Composter volunteers from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County provide information & hands-on demonstrations on how to set-up and manage a successful composting system. Each class covers composting basics in addition to rotating topics. This session also addresses how to know when your compost is ready to use, and some of the ways that we suggest using it. Questions? Contact Mila Fournier at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or ymf5@cornell.edu. Cortland Farmers Market, 8am-2pm, Main St., Downtown Cortland. Visit us on Facebook for up to date local fruits & vegetables when they are available at our market. Our Farmer's Market is celebrating 40 years on Main Street. Farmer's Market, 9am-12:30pm, 27-29 Auburn Rd., Lansing, between the Lansing Town Hall and the Lansing Community Library. Farm fresh, locally grown, organic vegetables, fruit, eggs, flowers, honey and homespun crafts. Info., www.lansingfarmersmarket.com. Finger Lakes Cheese Trail Open House, 10am5pm, Various locations in the Finger Lakes. Learn about the wonderful variety of cheeses produced here in the Finger Lakes by visiting local cheese producers and sampling their products. The Finger Lakes Cheese Trail is an organization of cheese producers from throughout the Finger Lakes who make artisan cheeses from milk produced at their family farms. Great cheeses are being made, ranging from English style raw milk cheddars, cheese curd, gouda and swiss types from dairy cow milk, to blue cheeses, chevre and feta from goats and sheep milk. Free! Find more information at ccetompkins.org/cheesetrail or visit http://flcheesetrail.com/ . For more information, call Monika Roth at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292 or email mr55@cornell.edu. GIAC Teen Program After Hours Spot 4-midnight. 318 N. Albany St.. Ithaca, Music, movies, open gym, game room, video games, computers, skating & more. Info., 272-3622. Guided Bird Walk, 7:30am, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, April-September, Meet in front of the Visitor Center, Info., (800) 843-BIRD, www.birds.cornell.edu. Hand Drumming for Humans Classes, 3-4pm, Soma Yoga & Living Arts, 409 West State St., Ithaca, Info., www.somayogaithaca.com. Homer Farmer's Market, 9am-1pm, The Green on Main Street in Homer. Cortland County's 'localonly' market. Dedicated to increased local production, access to healthy nutrition for all, and the promotion of a sustainable local economy through grassroots organization. Meet your neighbors, who just happen to be growing the best food you can buy! For more information e-mail tammie@homerfarmersmarket.com or visit www.homerfarmersmarket.com. Ithaca Farmers Market, 9am-3pm, Steamboat Landing, Ithaca. Runs through 10/27/12. Info., www.ithacamarket.com. Jazz Dance Class, 11am, Finger Lakes Fitness Center, 171 E. State St., Center Ithaca, lower level, Beginners. Non-members & drop-ins welcome. Info., 256-3532. J-Ville Jazzy Jumble Thrift Shop, Jacksonville Community United Methodist Church starting Saturday June 30th till end of Nov. Our Hours: Tuesdays: 4:30 PM to 7:30 PM , Saturdays:10AM1PM. Good quality used clean clothes, Good used clean gift items. Karate, 9-10am & 10-11am, Kwon's Champion School, 123 Ithaca Commons, Martial arts classes for all ages, children and adults, Never too old or too young. Info., CJichi@Yahoo.com. Merrifield Cobblestone House Concert Series Presents Julie Austin, 7pm, 2345 Center Rd., Scipio, $10adults, $5 for kids. Morning Story Time 10am. Caroline Community Library 2670 Slaterville Rd. Slaterville Springs. www.tcpl.org. Next To Normal, 3pm & 8pm, Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning powerhouse musical about one family's struggle to love one another and themselves. Info., 607-273-8588, http://www.hangartheatre.org. One Heart Community Drumming Circle, 3:30pm till done, Stewart Park, Ithaca. Info., www.oneheartcommunitydrumming.org. “Our Brothers, Our Sisters’ Table” hot cooked community meal, 12noon, served at the Salvation Army, 150 N. Albany St. Ithaca. All welcome, No income guidelines. Overeaters Anonymous, 11am-12:15pm, Henry St. John Building, 301 S. Geneva St., #103, corner W. Clinton St., 12 Steps & 12 Traditions meeting; 8-9am, Cortland Memorial Nursing Facility; Meetings are free, confidential, no weigh-ins or diets. Info., 387-8253. Pickin in the Pasture, 2515 Covert Rd., Lodi, Info., www.pickininthepasture.com. "Pockets", 8pm, Greenstar's "The Space", Ithaca. “Pockets” is an original physical theater piece, created collaboratively by the ensemble. What happens to a wish after you make it? This new, experimental play incorporates dance, original music and text from James Joyce's Ulysses. Student produced, directed and designed, the play is about the power of a wish, and what happens when you are trapped in the process of making other people’s wishes come true. Tickets are $5 with all profits going to support Running to Places student financial aid. The Space at Greenstar is located at 700 W Buffalo St, entrance at intersection of Court St and North Fulton St. To reserve tickets or for more information please email pocketsinfo@gmail.com. Qigong for Health, 10am, Ithaca Karate Harmony with Nature School, 120 E. King Rd., ancient energy practices, 273-8980. Secular Organizations for Sobriety Meeting, 2pm, Unitarian Church Offices, Basement at Aurora and Buffalo Streets, S.O.S offers a secular approach to recovery based on self-empowerment and individual responsibility for one's sobriety. Seidaiko “Taiko” Japanese Drum Classes, 4pm, World Seishi Karate, 15 Catherwood Rd., Ithaca, Info., www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or 277-1047. Seussical Jr., 10am & 12noon, Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, The Broadway musical that brings Dr. Seuss characters to wonderful. wubbulous life! Performed by the students of the Hangar's Next Generation Summer Theatre School.,Info., 607-273-8588, http://www.hangartheatre.org. Southern Tier Antique Gas & Steam Engine Association Annual Show, 9am-6pm, Town Park, Rt 26, Maine, Shingle Mill, sawmill, drag saw, antique tractor parades, flea market, food, cake walks, kiddie peddle pull, chinese auction. Chicken BBQ 12noon-2pm, Nightime entertainment by Cowanesque Boys & Kelly; Info., www.southern-tierantique-engine.webnode.com. Showtime! The Power of DNA, 2pm, Sciencenter, 601 First St., Ithaca. Join the Cornell Genetically Engineered Machines Team to learn about DNA and genes. Visitors will have the opportunity to make DNA necklaces and to use gene models to build craft bugs. Info., www.sciencenter.org. Taiiko Drumming, Seishi Honbu, 15 Catherwood Road, Ithaca. "Seidaiko" Taiko classes for adults and children. Pre-registration now open. Pleasure and or performance training. Info., 607-277-1047 Email seishihonbu@verizon.net. Take a Tour of the Museum, Museum of the Earth, 11am. The Museum of the Earth is pleased to offer exhibit tours included with admission. The tour is of the Museum’s permanent exhibition hall, A Journey through Time, share the story of the Earth and its life. Info 273-6623. 1259 Trumansburg Rd. The Drawer Boy, 7:30pm, Cortland Repertory Theatre, Little York Pavillion, Preble, A comedy/drama by Michael Healy, Info., www.cortlandrep.org. The New York State Fair, Syracuse, Info., www.nysfair.org. Toddlers Yoga, Namaste Montessori School, 11:45pm. Walkers-3. Info 273-1673 or littlebuddhasyoga@gmail.om. 1608 Trumansburg Rd. Trumansburg Rotary Club Chicken BBQ, Old Save-a-lot parking lot, near the Trumansburg post office. Starting at 11am we will have; dinners (a chicken half, coleslaw, salt potatoes, french bread) for $9, and chicken halves for $6 each. Ulysses Philomathic Library Book Sale, books, music, movies, CD format audio books, puzzles, toys and games. 26 Sunday A’maze’ing Acres, June-October, ($7.50 p/person, children 2 and under free, a fun outdoor adventure featuring a 7000 square foot arborvitae hedge maze w/ center tower, a classical stone labyrinth, pond w/ paddle boat/kyayk, Native American medicine wheel, trails to the Finger Lakes National Forrest. Wilderness camping and Hostel lodging available too. Call 607.592.5493 to inquire further. Arboretum Highlight Tours, Every Sunday from June 17 through September 30; 1pm, Enjoy a guided tour through the F.R. Newman Arboretum while visiting some of our stunning tree and shrub collections, and diverse ornamental garden plantings. Actual tour content will vary from week to week, depending on the plants, season, interests of the group, and whim of the docent. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Free; donations welcome. Meet at the Sculpture Garden in the F.R. Newman Arboretum. Bound For Glory Show, 8-11, Anabel Taylor Hall, Cornell, with live sets at 8:30, 9:30, and 10:30. All three sets are different. Kids are always welcome. Refreshments are available. For information, call Phil Shapiro at 844-4535, or e-mail pds10@cornell.edu or visit www.wvbr.com. Chicken Barbecue, 12Noon-until gone, Ithaca Elks Club #636, Coddington Road; Ithaca Elks Club #636 is holding a chicken barbecue. The barbecue will include chicken breast, baked beans, salt potatoes, roll and butter. The cost is $7.00 per person, carry out or eat at the Lodge. For more information, call 273-5891. Family Day on the Floating Classroom, All-Ages Lake Exploration Day aboard the M/V Haendel. Departing from Ithaca Farmers’ Market. 4-6pm, www.floatingclassroom.net. Call (607) 697-0166 for reservations. Food Addicts in Recovery, 4-5:30 pm, The 1st Congregational Church, 309 Highland Rd., Ithaca. Are you having trouble controlling the way you eat? Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating and bulimia. For info. 607-351-9504 Visit our website at www.foodaddicts.org. GIAC Teen Program 4-7pm, 318 N. Albany St., Ithaca, Game Room, Video Games, Open Gym & Field Trips. Harvest Dinner at Stick and Stone Farm, 59pm, Stick and Stone Farm, 1605 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca. Menu and wines from Red Newt Cellars Winery & Bistro. Visit Healthy Food for All for most recent updates. Proceeds benefit "Healthy Food for All", a collaboration between CCETompkins and local farms to provide CSA scholarship shares for 125 families with limited incomes in our community. Tickets are $75-$150/person all inclusive, and may be purchased online or by check. Visit: http://www.healthyfoodforall.org/ for more information or call Liz Karabinakis at Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County (607) 272-2292. Tompkins Weekly August 20 13 Healing Meditation, 7-8pm, Ahimsa Yoga Center, Dewitt Mall, Ithaca, $5 suggested donation, Info., www.ithacayoga.org. Ithaca Farmers Market, 10am-3pm, Steamboat Landing, Ithaca. Runs through 10/27/12. Info., www.ithacamarket.com. Next To Normal, 7:30pm, Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd Ithaca, The Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning powerhouse musical about one family's struggle to love one another and themselves. Info., 607-273-8588, http://www.hangartheatre.org. “Our Brothers, Our Sisters’ Table” hot cooked community meal, 3pm, served at the Salvation Army, 150 N. Albany St. Ithaca. All welcome, No income guidelines. Out of Bounds Radio Show, hosted by TISH PEARLMAN will re-air our 2011 interview with Midwife/activist INA MAY GASKIN. 11:30am: WSKG-FM (89.3 Binghamton, 90.9 Ithaca 91.7 Cooperstown/Oneonta, 91.1 Corning/Elmira, 88.7 Hornell/Alfred)Live Stream: wskg.org. Pickin in the Pasture, 2515 Covert Rd., Lodi, Info., www.pickininthepasture.com. "Pockets", 2pm & 8pm, Greenstar's "The Space", Ithaca. “Pockets” is an original physical theater piece, created collaboratively by the ensemble. What happens to a wish after you make it? This new, experimental play incorporates dance, original music and text from James Joyce's Ulysses. Student produced, directed and designed, the play is about the power of a wish, and what happens when you are trapped in the process of making other people’s wishes come true. Tickets are $5 with all profits going to support Running to Places student financial aid. The Space at Greenstar is located at 700 W Buffalo St, entrance at intersection of Court St and North Fulton St. To reserve tickets or for more information please email pocketsinfo@gmail.com. Reach Out to Christ Pantry and Outreach, Johnson Rd, Freeville. 12 to 2pm, alternating Sundays. For a complete listing of daily pantries, see: www.211tompkins.org. Recovering Couples Anonymous, 8pm, Downstairs @ 518 W. Seneca St., Ithaca, RCA is a 12-step group for couples wanting to restore commitment, communication & caring in their relationships. Open to all. Southern Tier Antique Gas & Steam Engine Association Annual Show, 9am-2pm, Town Park, Rt 26, Maine, Shingle Mill, sawmill, drag saw, antique tractor parades, flea market, food, cake walks, kiddie peddle pull, chinese auction. Info., www.southern-tier-antique-engine.webnode.com. The New York State Fair, Syracuse, Info., www.nysfair.org. The Tioga Region of the Antique Automobile Club of America Antique Car Show & Flea Market, 100 Elm St. (former OFA site), Owego, 9am-4pm, Donation at the gate $2pp, $5 carload. Registration forms can be found at www.tiogaregion.com or call 607-754-7400. West Village Apartments Food Pantry, alternating weeks, 150 West Village Place, Ithaca, 12:301:30pm. For a complete listing of daily pantries, see: www.211tompkins.org. Zumba Class, 6-7pm, Newfield Fire Station, First class is free, $8 drop in or $55 for 9 classes good for 3 months from date of sale. 27 Monday Board of Public Works, 4:45-6:45pm, City Hall, 108 E. Green St., Ithaca. Drawing through Time, 2pm, Museum of the Earth, Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca. Cool down with drawing through times ice age series. Info., www.museumoftheearth.org. Emergency Food Pantry, 1-3:30pm, Tompkins Community Action, 701 Spencer Rd., Ithaca. Provides individuals and families with 2-3 days worth of nutritious food and personal care items. Info. 273-8816. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous, 78:30pm, Cayuga Medical Center, 101 Dates Dr., Ithaca, Fourth Floor North Conference Room. Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous (FA) is a free Twelve Step recovery program for anyone suffering from food obsession, overeating, under-eating and bulimia. Info., 607-351-9504, Visit our website at www.foodaddicts.org. Loaves & Fishes Community Kitchen, 12Noon, St. John's Church, 210 N Cayuga St., Open to all, no limitations or requirements. Info., www.loaves.org. Mentor-Student Program Informational Meeting, 3PM-4:30PM at Cooperative Extension, 615 Willow Ave., Ithaca (at Rte 13 & Dey St). Dryden Muffin Mondays, 8am 'til gone! Community Center Cafe, 1 W. Main St. Dryden. Different homemade, from scratch, muffins every week. Muffin Monday special $3.25 for a muffin & a 12oz. coffee. Info., 844-1500. Overeaters Anonymous, 7:30-8:30pm, Henry St. John Building, 301 S. Geneva St., #103, corner W. Clinton St., Speakers/Literature meeting, Meetings are free, confidential, no weigh-ins or diets, Info., 387-8253. Personal Defense, 7:30-8:30pm, World Seishi Karate, Catherwood Road, Ithaca, Info., www.seishihonbu@verizon.net or 277-1047. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Meeting, PTSD Ithaca is a Post Traumatic Stress Disorder support group for individuals in and around Ithaca, NY who have been diagnosed with (or think they may have) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Meetings are every Monday at 6:30 p.m. Please call 607-2790772 for more information. Pre-School Story Hour and Craft, 10am, The SPCA Annex at The Shops at Ithaca Mall. Tai-Chi, Increase your balance, sense of body awareness and well-being. Mondays 3:30-4:30pm. Registration required. www.ithacaymca.com. The New York State Fair, Syracuse, Info., www.nysfair.org. Yoga Classes, 5-6:15pm, Mindful Movement in Community Corners, 903 Hanshaw Rd., Suite 201, Info., 607-592-5493. Everyday After School Care and Enrichment, MondayFriday, 3PM, Seishi Juku Karate, 15 Catherwood Rd., Ithaca, Youth programs, ages 4 thru teens, register for recreation and/or instruction daily , guitar, vocals, drumming, karate/judo, dendo, tumbling. Tuition rates for members and nonmembers. For information contact: 277-1047 www.seishijuku.com. Moving Sale-Sacrifice All Must GO! MANY ITEMS STILL NEW AND IN THE BOX. New Items - Make an Offer! 3/4 Size Hide-A-Bed Rotisserie Oven Antique Ceramic Table New Wave Oven Maple Butcher’s Table Clothing New Jack LaLanne Juicer New Wool Jackets Kitchen ware Leather Coats Cookware New - Never Used... Knives Tools & Equipment Stereo Equipment Handsaws, Chisels, Electric Yamaha Piano Drill Bits Rowing Exercise Machine Power Drills Brass Lamps New- Watches Ceiling and Closet Lights Marlin 22 Rifle Solar Lawn Lights Dehumidifiers Lots, Lot’s more! Vacuum Cleaners Buy Now So We Don’t Have To Move It! Call 379-6012, or Stop by Sat or Sun 628 Coddington Rd., Ithaca 1/2 mile past the back entrance to Ithaca College 14 Tompkins Weekly August 20 Arboretum Highlight Tour, 1pm, Cornell Plantations, 1 Plantations Rd., Ithaca. Daily tours Jun 17th, 2012 - Sep 30th, 2012. Enjoy a guided tour through the F.R. Newman Arboretum while visiting some of our stunning tree and shrub collections, and diverse ornamental garden plantings, free. Info., www.plantations.cornell.edu. Art Exhibit, The Ink Shop Gallery, September 7 October 26, Event Description: The 17th Mini Print International is a juried exhibition of prints no larger than 4?x4.? The Exhibition has been held bi-annually since 1985 to challenge artists and provide an affordable form in which international art can be brought together. The exhibitions have toured throughout the US and abroad. The Ink Shop was a host of the 16th exhibit and is now organizing the 17th and following exhibits. Bright Red Bookshelf Book Drive, The Family Reading Partnership, located in Ithaca, New York, is a coalition of organizations, individuals, schools, libraries and businesses that is working to create a "culture of literacy" by promoting family reading practices in the community and beyond. If you have gently used books to donate please contact: 607-2778602, Email: office@familyreading.org. Fitness Classes, Cycling, Y Dance, Simply Stretch, Step Intervals, Cardio Combo, Building Strength, Power Pump, Abs & Back, Zumba, Zumba Toning, Pilates & Yoga. Registration required. www.ithacaymca.com. Freeskool Classes, Calendars with complete class descriptions are being distributed throughout Ithaca and are available online at http://ithacafreeskool.wordpress.com/class-descriptions. Galaxy Golf, From May through early November, the Sciencenter’s 18-hole, science-themed miniature golf is open during regular museum hours (weather permitting). Individual game: $4 per person. 10-game Galaxy Golf discount cards are available: $20 for Sciencenter members (half price!) and $30 for nonmembers. Sciencenter, 601 First St, Ithaca, www.sciencenter.org or 607-272-0600. Group and individual Swim lessons, Swim Lessons are designed for all ages and ability levels. Whether you're 3 years old or 99, the Y offers a lesson to suit your needs. Registration required. www.ithacaymca.com. Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, Tuesdays to Sundays, 10am5pm, free admission, museum@cornell.edu, www.museum.cornell.edu. J.M. McDonald Sports Complex Ice Skating, 4292 Fairgrounds Dr, Cortland, come for Open skating, Skate n Shoot, Freestyle skating, Adult and youth hockey, Lunch skate and Rock n Skate sessions. Visit www.jmmcomplex.com for full list of times. Lansing Jazzercise Center, 3100 N. Triphammer Road, Lansing, for class times visit jazzercise.com or call 218-4221. Museum of the Earth, Trumansburg Rd., Ithaca, Hours: Monday, Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 11am-5pm, Closed Tuesday and Wednesday from Labor Day to Memorial Day, Closed Thanksgiving Day. Visit us on the web at www.museumoftheearth.org. Swim Team, The premier non-competitive swim team in Ithaca, The Barracudas Youth Swim Team is a developmental swim team designed to introduce kids 7-15 to life on a swim team. Kids are introduced to more advanced workouts with stroke enhancement and racing in mind. Registration required. www.ithacaymca.com. Tai Chi Classes, Monday-Saturday, Taoist Tai Chi Society 1201 N. Tioga St. (old Fall Creek Cinema building). For health, healing and fullness of life try Taoist Tai Chi. For listing of class times visit us at www.ithaca.newyork.usa.taoist.org, e-mail ithaca.ny@taoist.org or call 277-5491. Taiko Drum Lessons, Seishi Karate, 15 Catherwood Rd., Ithaca, with "SeiDaiko". Introduction through Advance Traditional Taiko Drumming and More, Registration now open. www.seishijuku.com, Call (607) 277-1047, email: seishihonbu@verizon.net. The State of the Art Gallery, 120 W. State St., Ithaca; it is open 12noon-6pm, Wednesday-Friday, 12noon-5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Vital Self-Defense For Moms and Teen Daughters, Seishi Karate, 15 Catherwood Rd., Ithaca, Beginner - Intermediate, Private and Group Lessons. Seishi Karate Honbu. Registration now open. www.seishijuku.com, Call: (607) 277-1047. email: seishihonbu@verizon.net. Volunteer Opportunities in Tompkins County, sign-up for various volunteer opportunities with flexible hours. Info., Toll-free: 1-877-211-8667, www.211tompkins.org. Women’s Opportunity Center Retail Training Program and women’s clothing boutique at 110 West Court St. Check us out for great prices on new and used clothing. Shop local, shop green, support your community and our program! Call 256-9957, www.secondsoncourt.com. “Writing Room Classes - Writing Through the Rough Spots”, with Ellen Schmidt. August through September 17, Writing can help to create clarity about challenging situations. Information & registration: www.WritingRoomWorkshops.com or 273-4489. YMCA After-school programs, One at the Y facility and two at offsite locations: Cassavant School in the Dryden district and Groton Elementary. Cassavant and Groton also offer a before school program. Registration required. www.ithacaymca.com. Submit Your Calendar Listing: • visit tompkinsweekly.com and click on submissions • email: jgraney@twcny.rr.com • fax 607-347-4302 • write: Tompkins Weekly PO Box 6404, Ithaca, NY 14851 Classifieds ReUse For Rent ReUse Center: Affordable furniture, housewares, building materials, computers, electronics, more. Open daily Triphammer Marketplace. www.fingerlakesreuse.org (607)257-9699. Donations welcome. Nonprofit organization . 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