🌱 Where Lansing residents can cool off during this week’s dangerous heat wave
Lansing, New York Patch AM: a 3 min readGreetings Lansing! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Where Lansing residents can cool off during this week’s dangerous heat wave
Also on today's calendar: French Fry Eating Contest! and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you fit 10 horses in 9 stables? You cannot add any stables, you cannot put 2 horses in one stable. (Draw 9 boxes to help you figure this out) 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Lots of sun; very hot, humid, with a high of 97 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A gusty t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 67.
- Saturday: Warm with a heavy t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Heat Advisory, Extreme Heat Watch Issued for Tompkins County as It Nears 100 Degrees Fahrenheit Heat (cornellsun.com) — Tompkins County is bracing for dangerous heat this week, with temperatures and heat index values potentially topping 100 degrees and an extreme heat watch in effect. Lansing residents can cool off at the Lansing Community Library, listed among several official county cooling centers, while state and local officials urge people to stay hydrated, limit outdoor activity, and check on vulnerable neighbors. 
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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French Fry Eating Contest! →
Cassavant Elementary School,
9:00 pm
Sunday July 5
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Other local events
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CLOSED for Independence Day
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
4:00 am -
Food Preservation: Fermentation
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
1:30 pm -
PS: It Works! Parenting Skills Workshop Series - Summer' 26
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
8:00 am -
Business After Hours w/ 1 Step Coaching and Consulting →
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Loaves & Fishes 210 N Cayuga Street (inside St. John's Episcopal Church) Ithaca, NY 14850
4:30 pm -
2026 Business After Hours Annual Pass
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Various
4:30 pm -
Mediterranean Eating Made Simple
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
12:00 pm -
Custard the Dragon
Hangar Theatre Outdoor Stage, 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, NY, 14850, United States
Friday July 3
Tuesday July 7
Wednesday July 8
Thursday July 9
Friday July 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Beginnings Summer Concert Series →
Ithaca, NY Calendar Ithaca, NY 14850
5:00 pm -
City Hall Closed for Independence Day Holiday →
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CLOSED for Independence Day
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
4:00 am -
July Worship Service →
Ithaca, NY Calendar Ithaca, NY 14850
10:00 am -
Special Committee on Coordinated Unhoused Services Planning Meeting →
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2:00 pm
Thursday July 2
Friday July 3
Sunday July 5
Monday July 6
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. posted a job opening for Meat Clerk Part Time in Ithaca. Apply here.
- Cornell University posted a job opening for Assistant Director of Student Services, Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management in Ithaca. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lansing here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ithaca
- On Womanhood, Humanity, & Chance: 'Lucky To Have You' Launched At Buffalo Street Books (ithaca.com)
- New York Awards $106 Million To Expand Childcare Across The State (981thehawk.com)
- England vs. DR Congo: World Cup Fan Fest photos outside Atlanta Stadium (ithacajournal.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: [T] [E] [N] [H] [O] [R] [S] [E] [S] (Thank you Lisa K. for sending it in!)
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