90 YEARS AGO: Denouncing the liquor traffic as “Public Enemy No. 1,” Mrs. Ella A. Boole, veteran dry crusader, called for its complete destruction and declared that not a single promise by repeal advocates has been kept. Looking back over twelve months of repeal, Mrs. Boole said it not only had “not changed the nature or effects of alcohol,” but had failed to live up to its financial and sociological promises. “Prohibition,” she predicted, “will return. How and when I…
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210 YEARS AGO: Martial Hymn by Wm. Ray—Arm! Sons of freedom arm! The British legions come! Blow loud the trumpet of alarm, And roll the thund’ring drum! Fly to repel the foe! Your dearest rights to save—Crush the dire monster at a blow, Ye spirits of the brave! Shall Britons, drunk with blood, Your peaceful shores invade? Shall the fell despots of the flood, Your conquerors be made? Forbid it mighty God! My country, O forbid! No, let us nail…
HOLIDAYS—9 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Annual Holiday Artisans Market.” Continues through 12/8. Butternut Valley Arts & Crafts Center, 124 Main Street, Morris. (607) 263-2150 or visit https://bvartscenter.org/…
FUNDRAISER—6-9 p.m. “Songwriter Supper Club.” Kick-off and fundraiser for Youth Artists Programming Initiative. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. https://www.canoneonta.org/…
MEET & GREET—4-7 p.m. “Stroll the Street: An Evening of Holiday Spirit and Community Celebration.” Presented by Welcome Home Cooperstown. Includes fire pit, hot chocolate, live music, decoration station, Santa visit, and candlelit path down Main Street. Meets at Village Library of Cooperstown, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8344 or visit https://www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/ …
HOLIDAYS—1 p.m. “Christmas Card Making.” Registration required; suggested donations apply. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main Street, Otego. (607) 988-6661 or visit https://www.facebook.com/harrislibrary/…
HOLIDAYS—1-4 p.m. “Christmas at the Schoolhouse.” Middlefield School House, 3698 County Highway 35, Middlefield. https://www.facebook.com/groups/764019071861759…
HOLIDAYS—11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Holiday Market Pop-up at CANO.” Local and handmade gifts. Also held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 12/7. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. https://www.canoneonta.org/…
HOLIDAYS—4 p.m. “Santa’s Arrival Night Parade.” Presented by the Cooperstown Community Christmas Committee. Main Street to Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. https://www.facebook.com/cooptownchristmas/…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta November 28, 2024 Front Page Viewing Platform Project Plans on Hold Residents Oppose Tax Hike, Request More Transparency Cemetery Gate Restoration Gets Underway This Week Inside Voices of Cooperstown Re-Sound Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist Speaks on Election Implications Hill City Celebrations Gearing Up for Festival of Lights, First Night Loeffler Receives 2024 Fetterman Award Fly Creek Cider Mill Raises $3365 In Support of Cancer Patient Services Helios Care ‘Chip in Fore Hospice’…