HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MAR. 27 Workshop On Annexation WORKSHOP – 6 p.m. “Annexation” presented by NY Conference of Mayors Attorney Wade Beltramo. Focus for the city will be the reservoir and airport properties. Common Council Chambers, City Hall, 258 Main St., Oneonta. Info, City Clerk (607)432-6450 STRESSBUSTERS – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monthly class giving you the tools for self-care and empowerment. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, hmloneonta.org/calendar/…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAR. 26 CANO Benefit Auction ART AUCTION – 1-4 p.m. Bid for artwork from the collection of Dorothy Caswell. Benefit for the Catskill Choral Society. Auction begins at 2 p.m. final bids at 3:30 p.m. Wine and hors d’ourves served by Dietz & Wall Wines. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, www.canoneonta.org SUGARING-OFF SUNDAY – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Historical and contemporary maple sugaring demonstrations with a pancake breakfast and fun activities for…
Creative Kids, Crafts At Crayon Carnival COOPERSTOWN – Kids and their families enjoyed a day of fun at the Cooperstown Central School District PTA’s annual Crayon Carnival, held this afternoon in the middle school gym. Above, Gillian Spencer, Cooperstown, helps Avni Pattel and Meara Foster decorate flower posts with beads and paint at the station hosted by the Cooperstown Farmer’s Market and Carefree Gardens. Right, Peter Doyle, Worcester, displays his architect skills as he builds a tower from blocks at the Oneonta…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MAR. 25 Creating Natural Remedies WORKSHOP – 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Learn about plants and how to create natural remedies from your spice rack or what’s in your backyard. Registration required. Cost, members $40, non-members $50, juniors $30. Materials included. In the Creamery Classroom, The Farmers’ Museum. Info, (607) 547-1461, www.farmersmuseum.org/programs/%5Bfield_program_type-raw%5D/americana_academy_workshop_balms_salves PLAY READING – 6:30 p.m. Reading of “SAPE” by local playwright Karen Butler. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 NY-80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
Southside McDonald’s Manager Wins Top Honors For Restaurant ONEONTA “ John Crotts, General Manager of the McDonald’s on Southside, knows that it’s all about service with a smile. “I enjoy my job,” he said. “We have a good time here.” And last week, Crotts was once again given the McDonald’s Outstanding Restaurant Managers award for the Philadelphia Region, which spans from Pennsylvania to Watertown, as well as parts of New Jersey and Delaware. “It goes to the top 10 percent…
Oneonta Schools Propose $22 Million Upgrade Energy, Track and Classroom Space A Priority, Says Yelich ONEONTA – New boilers, turf for the athletic fields and a completely new design of the arts, music, technology and family sciences classrooms are just part of a $22 million dollar upgrade to be put before the voters on May 16. “So many projects we do are inside the walls, where no one can see them,” said Superintendent Joseph Yelich during a special Board of…
IN MEMORIAM: Montanna Wilber, 69; Army Veteran Retired From Post Office MERIDALE – Oneonta native Montanna Fay Wilber, Sr., 69, of Meridale, passed away suddenly at his home on Saturday, March 18, 2017. Born on Aug. 18, 1947 in Oneonta, he was the son of the late Leland J. and Hazel (Stilson) Wilber. Mr. Wilber proudly served in the Army from 1965 to 1968.…
IN MEMORIAM Helen Tabor Halbert, 75; Active In Business, Grange GILBERTSVILLE – Helen Tabor Halbert, secretary to top executives and an officer in the state Grange, passed from this earthly life in the quietness of her Gilbertsville home that she loved so much in the early evening hours on March 20, 2017. Her struggle with cancer the past year ended with her husband, sister-in-law and pastor by her side. Born on June 5, 1941, in Schenevus to parents Howard and…
IN MEMORIAM: Janna Wiedemann, 66, Oneonta ONEONTA – Janna Darlene Wiedemann, 66, of Oneonta passed away unexpectedly Monday, March 20, 2017, at Fox Hospital. She was born Aug. 17, 1950, in Port Jervis, the daughter of the late George Earl and Janna (Lange) Cummings. For several years, Janna was a greeter at Walmart.…
IN MEMORIAM J. Mason Reynolds, 90; Fortune 500 Executive From Scintilla, Career Took Him Worldwide COOPERSTOWN – J. Mason “Mace” Reynolds passed on, with his wife and children beside him, in Stuart, Florida on March 14, 2017. He was 90. A thoroughly gregarious man of exuberance, business acumen, impeccable honesty, and generous spirit, Mr. Reynolds was utterly devoted to Rhea, his wife of 68 years, their three children, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Mr. Reynolds retired from Allied-Signal, Inc. in 1989,…