SQSPCA to provide dental services to rescues STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Thanks to a grant application by the Rotary Club, the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals were able to purchase charts, dental equipment, dental models and other equipment for the purpose of dental procedures for animals at the shelter. Some of the items purchased included transparent canine and feline dental models, dental success kits including educational materials for clients, CLS solution to mask odors…
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The AllOtsego Report, Ep. 17: Protests and anti-tests In episode 17 of The AllOtsego Report, Greg and Kevin discuss the recent anti-mask, anti-vaccine protests in Otsego County. We debate if giving protests coverage is a good thing, weigh in on mask and vax mandates and question if people working in the health care industry should be refusing to get vaccinated. Opinions are offered, so be forewarned! Click here to listen!…
CVA announces Sculpture Trail winners Cherry Valley Artworks has awarded first prize for its 2021 Sculpture Trail to Richard Pitts of New Albany, Pennsylvania, for his piece “Windy Ribbon.” Pitts received a prize of $1,000 for his work, an eight-foot-high, bright-red piece, made of powder coated aluminum. Second prize of $500 was awarded to Bruce Gagnier, a Brooklyn artist, for a series of powerful life size bronze figures, “Yrsa, “May” and “Red.” The show’s judge, Ed Smith, a member of…
Richfield Springs to host Community Fun Night STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Richfield Springs Community Center will host Community Fun Night from 5 to 7 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 25 at the center at 6 Ann St. in Richfield Springs. There will be games and door prizes, as well as free hot dogs, chips and drinks. Local farmers and other vendors will be there selling products and there will be information about the 4-H, the Scouts BSA and youth…
TedxOneonta to return Friday By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com TedxOneonta returns for its fourth event in five years, with an evening of presentations beginning at 6 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24, at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center in Oneonta. This year’s theme, a holdover from the canceled 2020 event, is “Changing World.” “We basically have been planning this for two years,” said Dan Buttermann, TedxOneonta co-founder and executive director. The local version of Ted talks — the…
Opinion by Richard Sternberg M.D. Maybe God wants people to be vaccinated During Hurricane Katrina more than 1,800 people died primarily from flooding caused by the hurricane and by the levees breaking in New Orleans. Many of those who died lived in the city’s ninth ward. Initially a mandatory evacuation order was sent out but many people ignored it and stayed in their homes. A man, who we will call John and who was very religious, was at home. As…
Staff Picks Our best bets for local fall activities Bear Pond offers great wine Neahwa Park is an amazing place Kathleen Peters Graphic Designer Apple and Pumpkin picking It’s the perfect time to get out there and pick some apples or pumpkins. We have both growing on our property — from ancient apple trees and in The Husband’s garden — but there are plenty of local places where you can pick your own. Don’t go for all of those fake…
Best Bets by Larissa Ryan Walk to end Alzheimers Walk for a cause! The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is happening at Neahwa Park in Oneonta. Every walk around the country is planned with the health and safety of all participants. Get involved by either walking, volunteering or donating. For more information, go to www.act.alz.org/site.…
Opinion by Patricia Kennedy Service providers need more state support Springbrook, the organization I am proud to lead, has always found strength by looking to our mission and values. We are a nonprofit dedicated to supporting the most vulnerable people in our society. That mission hasn’t changed because we face a pandemic. We have learned on the fly, and with clarity, we continue to navigate this storm. Springbrook’s direct support professionals, who do the hand-to-hand work of supporting residents, students,…
Bound Volumes September 23, 2021 210 YEARS AGO Domestic Difficulty — Elopement — Whereas my wife Polly has refused to live with me and behaved herself in such a manner that I do not think proper to live with her — I therefore forbid all persons harboring or trusting her on my account as I will pay no debt of her contracting after this date. John Pringle, Jun. Absconded — From my father’s house and this country, the above-named John…
