In Memoriam Joshua S. Quinlan, 34 February 29, 1988 – January 21, 2023 ARDEN, NORTH CAROLINA—Joshua Stephen Quinlan, “Josh”, 34, of Arden, North Carolina died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 21, 2023. Josh was born in Southampton on February 29, 1988, to the Reverends Lin Grace Rohr of Massachusetts and Stephen J. Quinlan of Indiana. He married Christen Markwell in 2012. Their children, Theodore “Teddy,” age 9, Annastasia “Anna,” age 5, Timothy “Huckleberry”, age 3 and Joseph, age 1, were the…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Ice Cream with the Pride Alliance ICECREAM SOCIAL—7-8:30 p.m. Join the Otsego Pride Alliance to find out what goes on behind the scenes, offer suggestions, sign up to plan PrideFest 2023, meet community members, enjoy some ice cream and much more. 12 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 386-1508 or visit facebook.com/otsegopride/ BLOOD DRIVE—Noon-6 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. Register at redcrossblood.org…
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Forum Draws Large Crowd By DARLA M. YOUNGSONEONTAApproximately 80 people attended the Community Cat Forum on Thursday, February 9 at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center. They gathered to discuss the increasing numbers of unowned cats in Otsego County and share strategies which might curtail that growth. “Community cats” is a term used by the American SPCA to describe outdoor, unowned, free-roaming cats. They can be friendly, feral, adults, kittens, healthy, sick, altered and/or unaltered, and may or may…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Writers Salon Returns To Community Arts Network Of Oneonta WRITERS SALON—7:30 p.m. Stop by for open mic followed by a presentation/reading by featured poet Peter Murphy. Come out to hear new work, work-in-progress, and published work from “Underwater” (Human Error, 2021), a collection one reviewer describes as “sometimes folksy, sometimes bawdy, always lively and intelligent.” Free, open to the public. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-2070 or visit canoneonta.org…
Original Works By Collage Artist Jane Evelynne Higgins-Main Offered as Part of Village Improvement Society Auction By TERESA WINCHESTERGILBERTSVILLEEleven original pieces by the late collage artist Jane Evelynne Higgins-Main are up for bid in an online auction mounted through Lambrecht Auction Inc. to benefit Gilbertsville’s Village Improvement Society. Higgins-Main graduated from Sidney High School in 1976. She went on to study fine arts at SUNY Oneonta and the University of Siena, Italy, graduating with a BA in 1980. Shortly thereafter,…
Editorial Help Wanted First, a heartfelt thanks to our many readers who have reached out to us with praise and appreciation for the steps we have been taking to make our print and digital publications a more informative and engaging community resource. Now we are asking for your help in the next phase of our improvement efforts; please respond to a new survey designed to help us get a better sense of how our readers interact with our newspapers and…
Nosey Little Nelson MARYLAND—Nelson, curious little companion of Arlene Nygren and Judith Sobers, peeks out from behind a vase of tulips. Nelson is the first four-legged, furry and/or feathered subject to be featured in our new weekly photo series highlighting animals and the important role they play in our lives. We invite you to send your pictures to darlay@allotsego.com. Every week, we’ll select at least one photograph to be highlighted in the newspapers and online.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15 ‘The Scenery Has A Tale To Tell’ Presentation By The Susquehanna Adirondack Mountain Club POTLUCK & PRESENTATION—6 p.m. The Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club hosts its monthly meeting, starting with a potluck at 6 p.m. followed by a presentation at 7 p.m. of “The Scenery has a Tale to Tell” by Dr. P. Jay Fleisher, professor emeritus, geology, at SUNY Oneonta. Learn about the formation of the Leatherstocking Region over millions of years…
Bassett At 100 Stroke Awareness, Prevention Is Important By DR. TOMMY IBRAHIM Dear Friends, Neighbors and Colleagues, Since February is National Heart Health Month, I’d like to focus this column on cardiovascular health—specifically on stroke awareness and prevention. Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke, making it the most common cause of paralysis and the fifth leading cause of death in this country. What’s even more startling is that the stroke rate has gone up among…
