HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26 Film Screening & Discussion ‘Utica: The Last Refuge’ REFUGEE FILM – 6 – 8 p.m. The Otsego Refugee Resettlement Coalition presents screening of film ‘Utica: The Last Refuge’ following the journey of a Sudanese family settling in Utica, the resurgence of the city, and the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees which is a nationally acclaimed program. Film will be introduced by College President Alberto J.F. Cardelle and Deborah Marcus from the Otsego Refugee Resettlement…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 Carve Pumpkins for Oneonta Pumpkin Glow PUMPKIN CARVING – 5 -8 p.m. Join the group to carve pumpkins for display in the Oneonta Pumpkin Glow. Limited pumpkins available for free. First come, first served. Will be donated for the Pumpkin Glow contest in which People’s choice winner will receive a $50 gift card from Destination Oneonta. Held at The Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980 or visit facebook.com/hmloneonta/…
In Memoriam Phyllis J. Estes, 89 March 20, 1933 – October 19, 2022 ONEONTA – Phyllis Jane Estes, 89, of Oneonta, passed from this life on October 19, 2022. Phyllis was born on March 20, 1933 at Bassett Hospital the daughter of the late William and Ruth Johnson Smith. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by a son Michael Jackson on April 25, 1966, a granddaughter Jessica Bass on July 10, 2002 and a brother Bill. She is…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 George Takei Presents Lecture At SUNY Oneonta MILLS LECTURE – 7 p.m. George Takei returns to SUNY to present the Mills Distinguished Lecture. Takei has published a book ‘They Called Us Enemy’ about his experiences in the US internment camps in WWII and is also known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original Star Trek. Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. Visit connect.oneonta.edu/event/8195014…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23 Matinee Performance of Stephen King’s ‘Misery’ THEATER – 2 p.m. Bigger Dreams Productions presents ‘Misery’ adapted by William Goldman and based on the novel by Stephen King. General admission, $20/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Visit biggerdreamsproductions.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22 The Met Streams First Performance of ‘Medea’ PRE-OPERA TALK – Noon. Enjoy discussion of the Opera ‘Medea’ which was performed by the Glimmerglass festival in 2011 and is now being performed for the first time by The Metropolitan Opera House. Upstairs Theater, 2nd floor, Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. OPERA – 12:55 p.m. View live performance of the Metropolitan Opera, streaming live in Oneonta. This week the Met presents ‘Medea’ the story of the sorceress…
To Barn or Not to Barn … By Helen K. B. Rees The Swart-Wilcox Barn Committee met on Monday, October 3 to discuss the possibility of a barn for the Swart-Wilcox House Museum complex. There had been a barn on the property from the 1790s until 1968. At that time it was burned down by the City as a fire-fighting exercise. It is now felt that a barn would help tell the story of the early settlers, who were mainly…
Life Sketches by Terry Berkson Out On The Ice One bitterly cold morning, Joe Gravelding, my muskrat-trapping partner, didn’t come to call for me. It was the weekend, so I figured he slept in knowing he could count on me to go and check the line. When I left the house, my dog, Pinkie, began to follow me. I threw a few snowballs at him and yelled for him to go home, but he kept trailing me. Pinkie might sound…
In Memoriam Dorothy M. McLean, 81 January 26, 1941 – October 14, 2022 HARTWICK – Dorothy “Dot” M. McLean, 81, of Hartwick, passed away unexpectedly, Friday, October 14, 2022 in Cooperstown, NY. Dot was born January 26, 1941 in Hobart, NY, the second daughter of the late Leslie and Mary Jane (Whispell) Kelsey. Dot married Arnold “Cork” McLean on September 20, 1958, and together they raised their children in the Hartwick area. She was a great supporter of all family…
News from the Noteworthy Workforce Wellbeing Impacts Business Bottom Line The cost of doing business and staying in business is rising these days. It’s not just inflation, supply chain, COVID fallout and keeping the lights on. For most business owners and managers, that would be more than enough to contend with. We also know that it’s about the workforce and the overall wellbeing of the people we work with and work for. We are emerging from a dual pandemic (COVID…
