🌱 Can Trumansburg knock off Lansing in the race for IAC supremacy?

Hello Lansing! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Trumansburg knock off Lansing in the race for IAC supremacy?

Also on today's calendar: Phestivus V w/ Nectar & Space Carnival - DEEP DIVE - Ithaca NY and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Windy, with a high of 46 and low of 39 degrees.
• Friday: Showers of rain and snow, temps: high: 51, low: 22.
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 34 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Trumansburg Girls Basketball Off to Winning Start (tompkinsweekly.com) — Trumansburg’s girls basketball team is eyeing an IAC division title in a race that runs directly through league rivals like Lansing and Dryden. With a tight seven-player roster, strong team chemistry, and several returning All-Stars, the Blue Raiders have opened 2–0 and are pushing to return to sectionals after last year’s disappointing season.
   

📸 Around Lansing

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Lansing

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• 420 at 402: A space for cannabis enthusiasts, & 420-friendly connections!
  NRE Space, 402 W State St, Ithaca
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Christmas Carol Cocktail Experience
  Hangar Theatre , 801 Taughannock Blvd , Ithaca
• Fall Creek Friday Morning Program
  Ithaca City School District Ithaca, NY 14851
  8:00 am
• Learning Celebration
  Ithaca City School District Ithaca, NY 14851
  8:30 am
• IHS Jazz Cabaret
  Ithaca High School , 1401 N Cayuga St , Ithaca
  7:30 pm
• Phestivus V w/ Nectar & Space Carnival - DEEP DIVE - Ithaca NY
  Deep Dive , 415 Old Taughannock Blvd , Ithaca
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Rutabaga Curl
  Ithaca Farmers Market , Steamboat Landing , 545 3rd St , Ithaca
  10:00 am

Sunday December 21

• Learn to Curl
  1767 E Shore Dr , Ithaca
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• RESCHEDULED: Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) Board Meeting (in-person)
  Ithaca, NY Calendar , 108 E. Green St. , Ithaca
  9:00 am
• DEI Series - Accessibility and Inclusion for Businesses
  Tompkins Chamber , 124 Brindley Street , Ithaca
  12:00 pm
• Winter Crafternoon 2025!
  Tompkins County Public Library , 101 E Green St , Ithaca
  4:00 pm
• Healthy Eating Support Community
  Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County , 615 Willow Ave , Ithaca
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• This time of year, it's hard to get out and explore.
  But the New York State Office for the Aging is working with our partners at Discover LIVE to bring the world to you through virtual, LIVE world tours… (Nextdoor )
• Just announced: NYSOFA and Selfhelp Community Services are providing free access to the Virtual Senior Center for any older adult in New York State.
  Read our press release to learn more about this great platform to help older adults stay connected — which is especially important and timely during… (Nextdoor )

• Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda UFSD posted a job opening for Custodial Worker in Ithaca. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Ithaca. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lansing here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ithaca

• Ithaca Peace Activism Promotes World Peace (tompkinsweekly.com)
• TCAT Accessibility in Ithaca Needs Improvement (tompkinsweekly.com)
• The Kitchen Theatre Company puts a spin on holiday festivities in new play (theithacan.org)

Groton

• Town-Gown Awards Honor Housing, Child Care Partnerships (tompkinsweekly.com)

Ok Lansing! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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