Seven Valley Scoop: Cortland Area News

Man Kills Nephew in Hunting Accident, Recieves Probation (Reported in the Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin)
A Summerhill man pleaded guilty to manslaughter last week in the hunting death of nephew, Ricky Huffman of Cortland.
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Americorps Volunteers to Serve Cortland County (Reported in the Ithaca Journal)
Young people from around the the country are being recruited to devote a year to Cortland County nonprofits.
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Habitat for Humanit office Opens on East End (Reported in the Ithaca Journal)
New two-county headquarters on Elm Street will serve as a project planning and recruitment center
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Volunteers Serve Thanksgiving for Seventy (Reported in the Cortland Standard)
Over 50 volunteers cooked and served a formidable feast to needy locals at the annual Loaves and Fishes community Thanksgiving dinner at Grace Episcopal Church.
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Greek Peak is alive with skiers this weekend after a week of below-freezing temperatures and contant snowfall allowed the Virgil resort to open for the season, a week ahead of schedule.

The mountain currently has two lifts and four trails open with a two to 16-inch base depth and a machine groomed packed powder surface.

Staff at Labrador Mountain in Truxton project a November 28th opening.  Toggenburg Winter Sports Center in Fabius and Song Mountain in Tully are both making snow, although neither have projected an opening date.

Four other ski resorts in New York are also open for the season: Holiday Valley and Bristol Mountain in western New York and Hunter and Windham Mountains in the Catskills.

-CJC