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December 2017
First Night 2018 Underway At Foothills Above, Sensei Brooke Chilson, Oneonta, center, helps two of her students Oneonta’s Ethan Risley and Noah Harding, prepare for their demonstration this evening as they represent Harmony Martial Arts as part of the entertainment line-up at the 2018 First Night celebration at Foothills. At right, Raelyn Sinstack, Oneonta, dances with The Hill City Ice Queen to the sounds of the Realtime Dixieland Band in the mezzanine. Entertainment is ongoing throughout the building until the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JAN. 1 Happy New Year NEW YEAR MASS – 10 a.m. The Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God. Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, 39 Walnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-3920 or visit www.stmarysoneonta.org EARN AN ANIMAL PROGRAM – Application deadline for the 4-H Earn-an-Animal Program. Youth get the opportunity to raise and show an animal with Cornell Cooperative Extension. Call 607-547-2536 ext. 225 or visit cceschoharie-otsego.org/events/2017/12/20/earn-an-animal-information-night CLICK FOR MORE HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DEC. 31 ‘Here Comes The Sun’ NEW YEARS EVE CELEBRATION – 7 p.m. Enjoy a fantastic celebration with First Night Oneonta. The theme is “Here Comes The Sun.” Features bands, fireworks. Headlined by ALEX TORRES AND HIS LATIN ORCHESTRA! Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080 or visit www.firstnightoneonta.com 5K RACE – 1 p.m. Run through the City of the Hills in the Frostbite 5K. Registration from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Oneonta YMCA. Race begins near the Sidney…
Calling Hours For Paul Lambert 3-6 Jan. 19; Funeral On Jan. 20 COOPERSTOWN – Funeral arrangements have been announced for former Cooperstown Central Superintendent of Schools Paul J. Lambert. Calling hours will be 3-6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home. The funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church in Cooperstown. The former superintendent, who passed away Wednesday, Dec. 27, at Bassett Hospital,…
Chairman Leaving Otsego Now Board For Now, Hulse Succeeds Morgan ONEONTA – Devin Morgan, Otsego Now chairman during the tumult that led to the resignation of the organization’s president, Sandy Mathes, in June, has resigned. According to a letter sent to county representatives and fellow board members, his resignation is effective at the end of the year, and the current vice chair, Rick Hulse, will serve as acting chair until a decision on Morgan’s successor is made.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DEC. 30 Classic Rock Concert CONCERT – 6:30 p.m. Tom Golden presents a selection of classics ranging from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennet, Nat King Cole, and Elvis Presley. The Empire House & Restaurant, 136 Marion Ave., Gilberstville. Call 607-783-2859 or visit www.empirehousefinedining.com/ VIGIL – 5 p.m. The Feast of the Holy Family. Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, 39 Walnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-3920 or visit www.stmarysoneonta.org…
IN MEMORIAM Gerald D. ‘Jerry’ Starks, 72; EMT Locally For Half Century COOPERSTOWN – Gerald Donald “Jerry” Starks, 72, an active EMT for more than a half-century, passed away at his home Dec. 19, 2017, with his family by his side. He was born on Jan. 29, 1945, in Endicott to Donald A. and Vivian M. (Williamson) Starks. Jerry grew up in Ilion, and described his childhood as idyllic, complete with a paper route. He had numerous stories about friends, neighbors,…
IN MEMORIAM: Catherine Christiansen; Native Daughter Lived At Woodside Hall COOPERSTOWN – Catherine Emily (Davidson) Christiansen, 98, daughter of George and Ruby Davidson, passed away on Wednesday Dec. 27, 2017. She was born April 12, 1919 at the former Thanksgiving Hospital in Cooperstown. Catherine graduated from Cooperstown High School, Class of 1936, as well as Maryville College in Tennessee.…
