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Edmonds Wins Smullens 5.6K Run But This Time It’s Caleb, Not Josh

Edmonds Wins Smullens 5.6K Run. But This Time It’s Caleb, Not Josh COOPERSTOWN – A younger Edmonds brothers, Caleb, 22, took the baton from older brother Josh, 27, this afternoon, in the 5.6K Smullens Run, an annual high point of the Cooperstown Winter Carnival, (which wraps up with the Roald Dahl Carnival Closer at Mel’s, 22 Chestnut, beginning at 3.) Josh, who has dominated 5K runs for the past couple of years, finished the run, from the flagpole, up East…

Land Trust, Landowners Protect 222 Acres In Decatur, Franklin

Land Trust, Landowners Protect 222 Acres In Decatur, Franklin COOPERSTOWN – Otsego Land Trust announced today it is working with landowner Gail Sondergaard to protect 83 acres in Decatur, and with landowners Marjorie Kellogg and Barbara Newman for another 140 in Franklin, 222 acres in all. The Sondergaard property fronts on Decatur Creek, a trout stream that empties into Schenevus Creek and eventually the Susquehanna River.  Working agricultural lands and stands of hemlock and northern hardwoods make this property an ecologically…

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IN MEMORIAM: Bill Bowes, 89, Survived WWII Kamikaze Attack

IN MEMORIAM: Bill Bowes, 89, Survived WWII Kamikaze Attack COOPERSTOWN – William Morris Bowes, 89, who witnessed a kamikaze attack on the USS Santee during World War II, died Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 3, 2015, at Fulton Center for Rehabilitation & Healthcare in Gloversville. Born May 12, 1925, in Albany, he was the son of Thomas C. and Margaret (Dilts) Bowes. Raised in Oneonta, he attended St. Mary’s Catholic School and graduated from Oneonta High School.  On May 8, 1943, he entered the…

Soup’s On, Chili’s On, Meaning Winter Carnival Now Underway

Soup’s On, Chili’s On, Meaning Winter Carnival Now Underway COOPERSTOWN – You know when the Cooperstown Winter Carnival is officially underway when the aroma of chili and soup starts wafting from the basement of Cooperstown Baptist Church on Elm Street, as it did leading up to 11 a.m. today.   If you missed the Soup ‘R Chili Luncheon today, it’s on again Saturday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. In what’s becoming a tradition, the gang from Glimmerglass Festival drove down the lake from the…