LANSING UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will hold its Annual Spring Rummage Sale Friday, May 4, 8 a.m. (outside) 9 a.m. (inside) to 6 p.m.; and Saturday, May 5, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. The location is on Route 34B and Brickyard Road, six miles north of Ithaca, one mile north of the light in South Lansing. The sale features clothing and accessories for all ages, furniture, tools, housewares, crafts, costumes, toys, games, sports equipment, books, computers, and lots more. Bargains abound in this long running community recycling project. $1.00/ bag clearance on Saturday! Come and bring your friends for truckloads of treasures!

 DonationsDonations of gently-used, resellable items may be dropped off Sunday, April 30 at 3 p.m. through Tuesday, May 1 at 6 p.m. Please do not drop off televisions, stuffed chair/sofas, appliances, sleeper sofas, mattresses, pillows, magazines, infant/toddlers car seats, exercise equipment encyclopedias or broken items.

Lee Rayburn, host of WHCU's Morning Newswatch, tweeted Wednesday that his job has been eliminated.  His post was characteristically upbeat and gracious, with great praise for his colleagues at Cayuga Radio Group, and humble appreciation for the community and his opportunity to serve it.  He also posted on Facebook, where, less than 24 hours later 168 people had reacted, and 152 replied, mourning his loss to the community.  At Wednesday's Lansing Town Board meeting Tompkins County Legislator Mike Sigler paid tribute to Rayburn.

"It's really a huge loss.  I want to thank him personally for all the work he's done for the last six years," Sigler said. "He has everything on from Frank Towner at the Y to the Hangar Theatre, and all the local news.  I feel that's a giant loss to the community.  I really appreciate his work."

The Lansing United Methodist Church (LUMC) was filled with celebration Thursday as the congregation and Reverend Alison Schmied were joined by Bishop Mark J. Webb, District Superintendent Reverend Jeff McDowell, and five pastors who previously led the church from 1969 to 2016.  They gathered to dedicate a new building addition and renovation that adds five new classrooms, a nursery, administrative offices, and expanded youth rooms, an expanded adult classroom, upgrades to the kitchen and fellowship hall, and a wealth of other improvements.  The new wing adds 3,000 square feet of ADA compliant classroom and administrative space.

The Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) was recently awarded a Member and Community Health Improvement grant from Excellus BlueCross BlueShield to improve childhood lead testing rates for the years 2018-2020.

"The grant funds will be used to purchase lead testing equipment for six local provider offices, so that lead testing is available at the same time as the child's appointment," states Frank Kruppa, Public Health Director.

Did you know that 41% of our youth feel our community needs more youth programs and activities?

The Joint Youth Commission (JYC) pools resources from the Town of Ithaca, Town of Caroline, and Village of Lansing to provide first-time youth employment, employment training and career exploration, apprenticeships, youth development and life skills programs for youth aged 10-18.

I've been struggling with the concept of forgiveness for a very long time. I get all kinds of advice from all kinds of people, none of which is very helpful. Some say you can forgive but not forget, but that doesn't seem like you've truly forgiven. Others say that it will just take time, but much time has gone by, and I'm still at the same place. Still others talk about forgiveness in terms of religion, which doesn't do it for me. I'm the one that is hurting. The one who offended me probably is living life free of hurt or guilt. Can you offer any advice on this subject?
Forgiveness Beyond Reach