HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, MAY 3 Create Beautiful Origami Flowers with Huntington Memorial Library ART WORKSHOP—6-7 p.m. Spring has sprung. Learn to make beautiful origami book flowers from recycled books and colored paper. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980 or visit hmloneonta.org/adult-programs/…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MAY 2 Hike through Betty & Wilber Davis State Park with Susquehanna Adirondack Mountain Club COMMUNITY HIKE—9:45 a.m. All are invited for a group hike with the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club. Please bring appropriate clothing, gear and enough water to stay hydrated, and be aware of your level of fitness. Contact hike leader for more information. This week’s hike will be at Betty & Wilber Davis State Park, 133 Davis Road, Schenevus, with hike…
Coop Mayor Launching Welcome Initiative Tomorrow COOPERSTOWN—“Welcome Home Cooperstown,” a new initiative from Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, will kick off a series of monthly meet and greets on Tuesday, May 2 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Village Hall at 22 Main Street. The goal is to welcome area newcomers, assist them in building connections to established residents and institutions, and encourage them to make Cooperstown their permanent home. Information about community events will be available and refreshments will be served. All members of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, APRIL 30 Bike Rodeo & Open House at Clark Sports Center BIKE RODEO—9 a.m. to noon. Safe Kids of Otsego County presents an education event on bike safety. Get the kids’ helmets checked, sit them down to learn the rules of the road, challenge them with the obstacle course and much more. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2800 or visit facebook.com/clarksportscenter PARK CLEAN-UP—1 p.m. Help clean up a local park ahead of the summer season. Bring your rakes,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 29 Pink Floyd Tribute Concert at Foothills Performing Arts Center TRIBUTE CONCERT—6:30 p.m. Enjoy a performance by Dark Sarcasm, a tribute band to Pink Floyd, performing songs from “The Dark Side of the Moon” to “Wish You Were Here” and more. Admission, $30. Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org PARK CLEAN-UP—10 a.m. Break out your rakes and gloves, prepare to meet some neighbors, and come help the Friends of the Village…
SQSPCA Leads Dog Rescue Multiple Animal Welfare Organizations Assist Law Enforcementin Rescue of More Than 35 Dogs NEW BERLIN—The Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has put out a call for donations of blankets, towels and dog crates as staff works with law enforcement on the scene in New Berlin, where more than 35 dogs have been found living in deplorable conditions. SQSPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes said a law enforcement official from New Berlin reached out…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 28 The Oneonta Concert Association presents the Catalyst Quartet CONCERT—7:30 p.m. Enjoy a performance by the award-winning “Catalyst Quartet,” hailed as “invariably energetic and finely burnished… playing with earthy vigor,” by the “New York Times” for their Carnegie Hall debut. Presented by the Oneonta Concert Association at the First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1589 or visit oneontaconcertassociation.org CHICKEN DINNER—4-7 p.m. Support this local fire department and enjoy a meal of Brooks’ BBQ. Half…
Milford Grad Off to Strong Startwith Red Dragons Baseball By WRILEY NELSONONEONTA No one at Milford Central School is surprised by Martin Thorsland’s success pitching for SUNY Oneonta this season. Thorsland, a freshman right-hander from the Town of Maryland, has been part of an historic year for the Red Dragons. Oneonta’s 13-game winning streak in late March was the longest in program history. Their sweep against Fredonia on April 21 and 22 brought them to 22-9, their most regular-season wins…
Tracie Owen Martinetti is one of the organizers of Gilbertsville’s first ever Hullabaloo. Her vendor station will feature vintage planters with succulents, felted roses, and both tote bags and vintage flannel shirts with unique patching. (Photo provided) ‘Hullabaloo’ Happening in Gilbertsville GILBERTSVILLE Consecutive Sundays, April 30 and May 7, are the dates of the first-ever Gilbertsville Hullabaloo, which will feature live music, activities for all ages, and shopping opportunities in the Gilbert Block. The event will take place from 10…
Below the plaque of every Hall of Fame player who served in the military is a small medallion commemorating the particular military branch in which he served. (Photo by Caspar Ewig) Ship Honors HoFers Who Served By CASPAR EWIGCOOPERSTOWN As Cooperstown rep-resents the best of Americana, it also represents the best of baseball,” Jane Forbes Clark noted in her address that accompanied the christening of the USS Cooperstown in February 2022. And she continued, “Baseball is our national pastime, and…
