HIT: To the recent string of rainstorms that swept through the area.
Yes, we know it interfered with some people's outdoors plans on Saturday and Monday, but anybody trying to grow anything - especially area farmers - needed a little moisture to get planting season off to a good start.
Additionally, Cayuga County was able to rescind its state of emergency related to wildfire danger. A lack of precipitation earlier in the month made for a dangerous brush-fire season and kept area firefighters busy dowsing flames.
HIT: To the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse as it prepares to celebrate its 50th season.
Tracing its humble beginning to the Auburn Children's Theatre in 1958, the playhouse now boasts a reputation as a top-notch theater. A $2.5 million makeover in 2004 helped solidify and expand the aging Emerson Park infrastructure, and the theater's annual revenues soared above $3 million last year.
The summer season at the theater is set to begin in June.
MISS: To Cayuga County's 5.9 percent unemployment rate, which exceeded the state average for March at a full percentage point higher than at the same time a year ago.
Statewide, unemployment stood at 5.1 in March, up from 4.4 percent at the same time in 2007.
The most recent figures available show that there are about 2,400 unemployed people in the county.
HIT: To a free legal-advice program sponsored locally by the Cayuga County Office for the Aging.
On Saturday, seven local attorneys volunteered their time to answer questions from area seniors and children concerned about their legal issues regarding their aging parents.
Local members of the New York State Bar Association should be commended for making time to provide their professional services free of charge.
Additionally, Cayuga County was able to rescind its state of emergency related to wildfire danger. A lack of precipitation earlier in the month made for a dangerous brush-fire season and kept area firefighters busy dowsing flames.
HIT: To the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse as it prepares to celebrate its 50th season.
Tracing its humble beginning to the Auburn Children's Theatre in 1958, the playhouse now boasts a reputation as a top-notch theater. A $2.5 million makeover in 2004 helped solidify and expand the aging Emerson Park infrastructure, and the theater's annual revenues soared above $3 million last year.
The summer season at the theater is set to begin in June.
MISS: To Cayuga County's 5.9 percent unemployment rate, which exceeded the state average for March at a full percentage point higher than at the same time a year ago.
Statewide, unemployment stood at 5.1 in March, up from 4.4 percent at the same time in 2007.
The most recent figures available show that there are about 2,400 unemployed people in the county.
HIT: To a free legal-advice program sponsored locally by the Cayuga County Office for the Aging.
On Saturday, seven local attorneys volunteered their time to answer questions from area seniors and children concerned about their legal issues regarding their aging parents.
Local members of the New York State Bar Association should be commended for making time to provide their professional services free of charge.
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