Seven Valley Scoop: Cortland Area News

Cortland Native Becomes Nations First Female Four Star General (Reported by CNN 11/14/08)
This is not breaking news, however I feel it is important to post.  General Ann E. Dunwoody has put Cortland on the national news scene.  All Seven Valley residents should be very proud.
(Read the original story here.)

Many individuals and families have contacted Gen. Dunwoody to say her achievement is “a beacon of hope for their own daughters,” she said.  General Dunwoody finished her speech saying, “For me today is all about two simple words: thank you.”

The following is footage of the promotion ceremony and Gen. Dunwoody’s speech.  The video is provided by the Associated Press via YouTube.

-CJC

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