HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Auditions Open for Theatrical Production of ‘August: Osage County’ AUDITIONS – 7:30 – 9 p.m. Bigger Dreams productions is seeking community members who enjoy acting and the theater to audition for roles in the upcoming performance of ‘August: Osage County.’ Performances to take place February 3 through 12, 2023. Rehearsals begin week of November 7. Auditions held in the Production Center, Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Visit biggerdreamsproductions.org/auditions…
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In Memoriam Laura Lee Rous, 38 Enjoyed Four-Wheeling, worked at All Star Village Laura Lee Rous, 38, a life long resident of Otego, Laurens and Oneonta passed away recently. Laura was born on August 18, 1983, her fathers 25th birthday, in Oneonta, NY to Andrew and Valerie Rous. She was predeceased by grandparents Agnes and Leo Rous, John Hilsinger Sr, Winifred (Charlie) Varin, her father Andrew Rous, step father Brian Allmendinger, a fiancé Joshua Ellsworth, an uncle Tracy Rous, and…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 Visit Cooperstown Art Festivals FINE ARTS – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Art Association presents Fine Arts on the Lawn in which artists and crafts people display and sell their works. Cooperstown Art Assocaition, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9777 or visit cooperstownart.com ARTISAN FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Celebrate the creativity of our local crafts people with a fesitval featuring 50+ artisans from our region. Will also include music from local bands such as…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 Iroquois Museum Host Arts Fest IROQUOIS ARTS – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Celebrate modern Iroquois creativity and expression. The art market features traditional and contemporary arts and fine crafts, the Sky Dancers from Six Nations Reserve in Ontario will perform traditional Iroquois social dances (and the audience may be invited to participate), and Onondaga storyteller Perry Ground will return with dramatic tales of daring feats and astounding adventures. There will also be family activities,…
We’re All in This Together Grand plans and strategies. From the moment I rise ‘til I trundle off to bed, I’m generating notes, workflows, and timelines. There are people to call. Committees to fill. Problems to solve. Plans and strategies… they’re so important. Until they’re not. Last week, the tick-tock of my work-clock stopped. On Friday, I opted for a day away from City Hall. I wasn’t feeling well. But rest didn’t have its desired result and I grew increasingly…
Fifth Annual Cooperstown Artisan Festival Inspired by the Leatherstocking Brush and Palette Club’s ‘Cooperstown Arts & Crafts Show’, a Labor Day weekend tradition in the Village for approximately 50 years, the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce answered calls to revive the craft fair in 2017. “In its new incarnation, the ‘Cooperstown Artisan Festival’ celebrates the flourishing creative spirit of our region today, and provides a venue for over fifty select regional artists and craftspeople offering a vast range of unique handmade…
Column by Dr. Richard Sternberg West Nile Virus To add to all the other viruses that we have had to think about, COVID, monkeypox, polio, we can add West Nile Virus (WNV) which is now endemic in the New York City area. This is not yet affecting us in Otsego County and surrounding areas and probably won’t. While it is transmitted to humans by mosquitos, the reservoir, the source and reproduction site for the virus is various bird species. There…
September Is National Preparedness Month Last year roughly 130 million people, or 40% of Americans, lived in a county that was struck by a climate related disaster. ‘There have been more climate-related disasters in the nation over the past two decades than in any other country. It’s vital that everyone take steps to be prepared’ said Zachariah Riley, Executive Director, American Red Cross of Western New York Southern Tier chapter. Take these three steps: Build your emergency kit with a…
Editorial Looking an Aqua Pandemic in the Eye Recently, we at The Freeman’s Journal have become aware that some of our readers, and others who may not be our readers, still have questions about the toxic algae blooms that of late have been creeping up on us from the depths and edges of our beloved Otsego Lake. So here goes an effort to get it right. According to NOAA, whose satellites, along with those of the EPA, NASA and the…
$82 Million Grant Will Improve Access to Care, Increase Key Investments in Bassett Staff Bassett Medical Center is the recipient of an $82 million grant from The Scriven Foundation to make rapid improvements resulting in greater patient care access. The health system will also launch significant recruitment and retention initiatives for staff in key areas.…
