IN MEMORIAM: Blanche H. Blacksmith, 88 COOPERSTOWN – Blanche H. Blacksmith, the former owner of Straws & Sweets in Cooperstown, died Thursday evening, May 5, 2016, at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Otsego. She was 88. The obituary will be forthcoming.…
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BONFIRE AT 7 TONIGHT Copes Corner Park Opening Celebrated With Spring Fest By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com COPES CORNERS – In the 1940s, there were only two rules for visitors to Copes Corners. “My grandfather, Walker R.R. Cope, told people that they were always welcome on his land, as long as they closed the gate so the cows didn’t get out,” said Fred Johnson. “The other rule was watch where you step!” The cows are long gone, but Copes Corners…
Third-Grader’s Art Wins Spot On Casella Calendar…
Mock-DWI Crash Sobering For Hartwick Undergrads Rain only added to the sinking feeling of unease as Hartwick College students observed a mock drunk driving accident staged by students, Oneonta police and firefighters, and representatives of the Lester Grummons Funeral Home. Here, OFD Capt. Brad Smith, Firefighters Mark DeGraw and Erik Johnson and Assistant Chief Jim Maloney work with Grummons’ Stephen Fournier and Ryan Walsh in loading the “body” of Rahpheal Duncan, a Hartwick senior, onto a stretcher and into a…
Stricken Student Awake, Recuperating At Bassett COOPERSTOWN – Kristin Ratliff, the CCS senior who collapsed at a track meet Wednesday night, is awake and alert at Bassett Hospital, High School Principal/Athletic Director Mike Cring reported moments ago. “I’ve been told by her parents that she’s alert, talking and reading,” he said. “We’re all very relieved.”…
At Home Care’s Laurie Neander Wins State Group’s Top Award ONEONTA – The Home Care Association (HCA) of New York State has named At Home Care, Inc., CEO Laurie Neander the recipient of its highest honor – the Ruth F. Wilson Award. In making the announcement at the organization’s annual conference in Saratoga Springs this week, HCA President Joanne Cunningham called Neander one of the most innovative and talented contributors to improving the vital practice of home care.…
Annie Stewart Funeral Planned At The Farmers’ Museum Church COOPERSTOWN – The site of the memorial service for Anne Louise Stewart, 60, at 11 a.m. Sunday, May 15, has been changed to the Cornwallville Church on the grounds of The Farmers’ Museum. A reception will follow at the Cooperstown Graduate Program.…
Bill Would Rename Roadway In Franklin Marine’s Memory ALBANY – The state Senate has passed legislation renaming a portion of State Route 357 in Delaware County in honor of Marine Corps Cpl. Nicholas K. Uzenski. The bill (S.6955), sponsored by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, pays tribute to the decorated young patriot who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010. “Every man and woman who dons a United States military uniform sacrifices for our nation and our way of life,” said…
Sister Butler’s 50 Years With OES Recognized…
‘American Pickers’ Plan Another Upstate Swing The History Channel’s “American Pickers” show is planning another Upstate New York swing this month and in June, and is looking for “junkyards, basements, garages and barns” to “pick.” The “pickers” – they interviewed Cooperstown’s Michael and Cory Moffat in 2013 for an episode – are Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz. “‘American Pickers’ follows them as they scour the country for hidden gems…, meeting quirky characters and hearing their amazing stories,” is how the…