Lansing's County Legislator Pat Pryor asked the Lansing Town Board to pass a resolution urging Congress not to pass a new bill that would change the way public transportation is funded.  Pryor said the bill would threaten the way Tompkins County Area Transit plans finances and possibly threaten its actual funding.

"I don't know how much you know about our local transportation system," Pryor said.  "It's a good one.  For a city and county of our size it's considered to be the best in the nation.  Right now there is a proposal before Congress that would change the way TCAT and public transportation systems across the country are funded."

The Lansing Wrestling Team is sending a record four wrestlers to the State Wrestling Tournament.  William Koll, Connor Lapresi, and Ryan Todd punched their tickets to States last Saturday evening, winning their respective weight classes at the Section4 finals. Corey Dake lost in the finals, but at 5:00 pm Wednesday was named as the 1st At-large Bid at 126 pounds.

William Koll dominated the 113 pound field, pinning his way to the finals. Koll met Windsor's Nate Hayes for the second year in a row and beat him 8-0 for a major decision.  Connor Lapresi wrestled the best tournament of his life, upsetting the #1 seed, Windsor's Jessy Williams 7-1.  Ryan Todd won his 3rd consecutive Section 4 title, pinning BGA's Mark Vivianno in just 1:02.  These three titles matched last year's three section titles as the most in Lansing wrestling history.

Cub Scouts from Lansing Pack 48 along with their parents, held their annual Pinewood Derby Race.  This is one of the highlights of the Cub Scout Pack.  It was held on Saturday, January 28 at Lansing’s R.C. Buckley Elementary School Cafeteria.

Cub Scouts received their pinewood derby kit at a Pack meeting in December.  The kit consists of a block of pine, four axles and four wheels.  It is up to individuals to come up with some creativity, and creativity they came up with.  There were cars resembling all sorts of themes, such as stock cars, hot dogs even a submarine.

Beechtree Care Center has spent the last few years morphing from a nursing home to a home where living assistance takes place.  The South Albany Street facility stresses 'person centered' care, designating the floors of the facility as neighborhoods, moving away from institutional interior decoration, and giving residents a say in how they live their lives there.

"We're so happy to be able to offer low to moderate income people a choice that's a good choice for those people who can't buy good care when they're aging," says Director of Development & Community Relations Ellie Hall Minnis.  "We really are pleased to be that place in this community."