LaFrance memorial service: A memorial service for Ron LaFrance, former director of the Cornell University American Indian Program, will be held at Cornell on Friday, Oct. 4. The service will be in Sage Chapel from 2 to 3 p.m., followed by a reception at Akwe:kon at 3:30 p.m. Among those speaking at the service will be David L. Call, the Ronald P. Lynch Dean Emeritus of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Daniel Usner, associate professor of American history; Donald J. Barr, professor of human service studies; and Ramona Connors, Akwe:kon residence hall director. LaFrance, 51, died July 29 at his home on the Akwesasne Reservation near Hogansburg, N.Y.
Area farm tour: On Saturday, Sept. 21, the public is invited take a bus tour of area farms to experience the diversity of farming in this region. The tour, co-sponsored by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County and the Ithaca Farmers' Market, will visit farms along Route 34B, north of Ithaca, in Lansing and King Ferry. Tour stops include the Melon Foundation, Ridge House Garden, Treleaven King Ferry Winery, Cornell's Lansing Orchard and Fessenden Dairy Farm. The hosts will provide an overview and tour of their operation, as well as samples of the products they produce. The tour leaves at l p.m. from the Ithaca Farmers' Market parking lot, at Steamboat Landing, and it will return by 7 p.m. For a tour brochure and a seat on the bus, call Cooperative Extension at 272-2292. The cost per adult is $12, children from 6-17, $5, under 6 free. Preregistration is required.