HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 31 Happy Halloween! ONEONTA PARADE – 5 p.m. Bring the kids in their scariest, prettiest, or even weirdest costumes for the Oneonta Parade. Parade begins at 6 p.m. Line up is at 5 p.m. on Elm Street, Oneonta. Visit destinationoneonta.com COOPERSTOWN PARADE – 5 p.m. The gremlins, ghouls, fairies, and ghosties and everything in between take over the town for a fun parade down Main Street, Cooperstown.…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30 Coop Loop Halloween Costume Run COOP LOOP – 1 p.m. Fun 5K/10K race on moderately difficult course through scenic Cooperstown. Will include prizes for children and adults for costumes in categories Scariest, Funniest, Best Group, Most Creative, & Best Overall. Cost, $30/adult for the 5K. Begins & ends at The Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2800, ext. 111 or visit clarksportscenter.com/events/2022-coop-loop-5k-10k-race/…
Village Hydrants To Be Flushed Monday With Autumn more than half gone and winter almost here, the Village of Cooperstown will be conducting the annual maintenance on the village Fire Hydrants. On Monday, October 31, beginning at 5 a.m. the village will be flushing village fire hydrants in preparation for winter. The public is reminded they should never park directly next to a hydrant and it is a good idea to leave a good bit of space around the hydrant…
Eagle Returning to Brookwood For several years now, visitors to the Brookwood Point Conservation Area have enjoyed watching the nesting pair of bald eagles that have settled in the area. Many people have admired the protected birds as they soar over Otsego Lake or watch for prey from a nearby tree. Early one morning in August, Otsego Land Trust staff discovered the female bald eagle splayed on the ground, but with no visible injuries. Sergeant Mike Stalter of the Otsego…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29 Tick Or Treat Through Sleepy Hollow! TRICK OR TREAT – 1 – 4 p.m. Bring the kids for a Sleepy Hollow themed trick or treat through the Historic Village. Meet the headless horseman and Ichabod Crane from the classic tale and enjoy readings in the School house at 1:15, 2:15, & 3:15. Admission is free to children and accomanpying adults with donation. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1450 or visit farmersmuseum.org…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta October 27, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK Ready for Trick or Treating! FRONT PAGE C’town Trustees Ban Smoking,Vaping on Main Street Sidewalks FASNY: Practice Escape Routes Now to Save Lives Later Natural Burial Gaining Countywide Interest Inside The Paper Oneonta Boys and Girls Club Marks New Chapter, New Leadership Eagle Returning to Brookwood Community Gathers to Show Support for One of Its Own Winds Concert ‘a Musical Triumph’ Hawaiian Mission House…
WWII Greek Resistance Celebrated Shipboard with Oxi Day Program On Friday, October 28, millions around the world will commemorate Oxi (pronounced ō-hē) Day, honoring Greece’s courageous resistance during World War II. The day will be remembered by USS Slater and the Capital Region’s Hellenic Community with a brief program beginning at 10 a.m. aboard the ship, which is located in Downtown Albany at the intersection of Broadway and Quay streets. In 1940, Mussolini delivered an ultimatum to Greece’s prime minister…
Up On Hawthorne Hill by Richard DeRosa On Cutting Back This is the time of year when several things cross my mind. I think of those lines in Frost’s wonderful poem, “After-Apple Picking,” where he admits to being “… overtired /Of the great harvest I myself desired.” Not that we are burdened with a “great harvest” up here on the hill, but we do maintain a hefty assortment of gardens, among them two sizable vegetable gardens that meet most of…
Oneonta Boys and Girls Club Marks New Chapter, New Leadership By Ian Kenyon In November 1970, an 8-year-old Robert Escher dropped by the Oneonta Boys Club and became a member. Fifty-two years later he has stepped back through the door of the now Oneonta Boys and Girls Club—as the new Executive Director. Earlier this month, the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club announced Escher would lead the organization, now in its 75th year of operation. Growing up in Oneonta, the club…
Local Travelers Heed Call of Scotland’s Landscapes, History By Trista Haggerty Scotland had been calling to me for several years. Its moody skies and mist-shrouded lochs, meandering stone walls and wandering sheep all stirred a sense of returning home. As a tour guide to ancient sites, it’s the perfect place to bring a group because there is so much to discover—ancient ruins that predate Christianity by a few thousand years. And a landscape that invites you to explore its mysteries…
