HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JANUARY 1 First Day Hikes FIRST DAY HIKE—9 a.m. to noon. Start the new year right with a guided hike around a beautiful lake, then warm up by the fire at Briggs Pavilion. Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Road, Laurens. (607) 432-2114 or visit otsegooutdoors.org/event/first-day-hike-at-gilbert-lake-state-park-2/ FIRST DAY HIKE—10 a.m. to 5 p.m. First day of 2023, enjoy a self-guided hike through the woods and on the shoreline of Otsego Lake. First 100 hikers will receive a First…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31 Celebrate New Years Eve! FROSTBITE 5K—Noon. Get out on the last day of the 2022 for this fun run, walk, or stroll through frost-biting temperatures. This year will be held in honor of John Haven, who was the area ugly sweater fashionista and a fixture at the Oneonta YMCA. Race will begin from the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center and finish in front of the Oneonta YMCA at 20-26 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-0010…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30 Teens Holiday Party TEEN NIGHT—7-10 p.m. Teens are invited for a fun party presented by the Otsego Pride Alliance. (Rescheduled from 12/23.) Hosted by the Oneonta Teen Center, 4 Academy Street, Oneonta. (607) 441-3999 or visit facebook.com/oneonta.teencenter…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29 Kids Christmas Science Workshop CHRISTMAS SCIENCE—1 p.m. Bring the kids to enjoy a morning of holiday break fun featuring a workshop to make Santa’s Magic Milk and Exploding Cookie Cutters. Springfield Library, 129 County Road 29A, Springfield Center. (315) 858-5802 or visit http://libraries.4cls.org/springfield/ BLOOD DRIVE—Noon to 5 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Register at redcrossblood.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28 Senior Social at Southside SENIOR SOCIAL—10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Seniors are invited for a fun time with the Oneonta Family YMCA featuring bingo, chair yoga, lunch, a mall walk and much more. Free to seniors, register by 12/23. Held in the Community Room at the Southside Mall, Oneonta. (607) 432-0010 ext. 9 or visit facebook.com/southsidemall/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 27 CCS Presents The Dick White Basketball Tournament BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT—9 a.m. Cooperstown Central School Sports Booster Club presents the 37th Dick White Basketball Tournament. The tournament will include JV and varsity boys and girls basketball teams competing against Hamilton, Unatego, Whitesboro, Notre Dame (Utica), Oxford, and Richfield Springs. Come support the home teams. Consolation and championship games will be played Wednesday. Admission is $3/adult/game. Games will be played in the Red Bursey Gymnasium, Cooperstown High School.…
Column by Dr. Richard Sternberg Thermal Nuclear Fusion: A Christmas Hope The most important news item of the 21st century occurred on Tuesday, December 13. It was not about the war in Ukraine. It was not about the U.S. political crisis or political crises anywhere else in the world. It had nothing to do with the ongoing three-year pandemic that we’ve gone through and which is now being exacerbated by epidemics of influenza, respiratory syncytial virus, and other diseases. The…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 Merry Christmas! CHRISTMAS DINNER—Noon- to 3 p.m. The St. Mary’s Friends of Christmas, in partnership with the Bandera Family and Community Alliance, have teamed up to provide free Christmas dinners to those in need. Home delivery is available with a sit-down dinner being held at the American Legion, 279 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 226-1785 or visit hunthalloween.com/event/friends-of-christmas-dinner-2022-eid4a7bjm4cjg…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24 Celebrate The Night Before Christmas CHRISTMAS EVE PARTY—6-7:30 p.m. Bring your family and friends for a fun community celebration of Christmas Eve. Includes candlelight Christmas songs with the New Life Band, a message of Christmas, an HD depiction of an account of the birth of Jesus as well as Christmas cookies/coffee/cocoa, and photos with your family and friends. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or visit destinationoneonta.com/calendar…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 Explore The Holiday Lights at Neahwa Park FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS—5 to 10 p.m. Drive through beautifully decorated Neahwa Park, featuring more than 40 displays from local businesses, individuals and organizations celebrating the holidays. Open evenings 12/18 through 1/1. Neahwa Park, 1 Neahwa Place, Oneonta. (607) 376-7599 or visit https://www.destinationoneonta.com/calendar BLOOD DRIVE—10 a.m.-3 p.m. Save up to 3 lives with the American Red Cross. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Register at redcrossblood.org BLOOD DRIVE—1-6:30 p.m. Save up to…
