Student News August 5, 2021 Peter Weil of Cooperstown was named to the dean’s list at Bates College for the semester ending in May 2021. The distinction is earned by students whose grade point average is 3.88 or higher. SUNY Delhi announced its dean’s list for the spring 2021 semester, a recognition for students who earned a 3.5 or higher grade-point average for the semester. The local students who qualified include: Jacob Weiner of Oneonta; Travis Bookhout of Laurens; Lucas…
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Art Garage to host artist talk on ‘Roots’ Artist Marc Pelletier of Brooklyn and Pleasant Brook will informally discuss his paintings featured in the three-person show “Roots” at the Art Garage at 689 Beaver Meadow Road in the town of Middlefield at 4 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 11. The talk marks the finale of the show, which closes that evening. Pelletier’s work can be seen in advance from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday Aug. 7, and daily with a text…
Cooperstown & Around August 5, 2021 State grants include Coop Concert Series The Cooperstown Concert Series was awarded $10,000 through a state grant to support live music or theater performances. Other groups that got $10,000 include the Glimmerglass Festival, Chenango River Theatre, Franklin Stage Company and the Catskill Symphony Orchestra. CAA invites artists to submit for ‘Fine Arts on the Lawn’ Artists are invited to participate in the Cooperstown Art Associations’ Fine Arts on the Lawn event Labor Day weekend…
Life Sketches Letting go of the past is a challenge at any age My son Jonathan called me the other night to tell me he missed the old house in Brooklyn. He had lived there his whole life, as I did mine, except for the Army and my longest winter in Richfield Springs. I told him I missed the house, too, and described my last days there. We had sold to a builder, so I knew the old Victorian was…
COVID era brings new mental health issues By Kevin Limiti • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, and more recently with the emergence of the Delta variant, people have been forced to change their lifestyles in order to stay safe and healthy. While the prolonged effects of social distancing are unclear, in Otsego County there are clear statistics regarding the effects these changes have had on the mental health of its residents. According to the Otsego County Department of…
Bound Volumes August 5, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 210 YEARS AGO Wisdom for the Merchant – Are you a merchant? Enter on your day book everything you let go on credit at the moment you dispose of it; never put it off till another time. The memory is treacherous and you may forget the number or price. Post your books every Saturday. Look frequently at your accounts. He…
Staff Dining Picks August 5, 2021 Our Best Bets for Local Dining Larissa Ryan Business Manager SweetFrog Frozen Yogurt I went to SweetFrog Frozen Yogurt recently while doing errands. There were a variety of flavors of frozen yogurt available for self-serve, including mango and cookies and cream. I chose to get a mix of cookies and cream and cake batter. Then I added brownie bites, mini MnMs, hot fudge and gummy bears, to cookies, sprinkles and caramel. I literally cannot…
LETTER from MAUREEN DILL Why do we treat sick people so poorly? Recently, a friend and former colleague was diagnosed with cancer and subsequently hospitalized on Florida’s West Coast. Her initial surgical procedure was radical and she underwent many rounds of chemotherapy. She reached out to me by phone from her hospital bed two weeks ago to say she was anxious to obtain a second opinion regarding her condition and prognosis. Her physician and “hospitalist” were repeatedly rude and abrupt,…
Hartwick College announces 2021 athletic Hall of Fame class STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Hartwick College Athletics will induct seven of its former top athletes into its Hall of Fame on Saturday, Oct. 2, as a part of “True Blue Weekend.” The list includes Steve Long, class of 1979 (men’s soccer), Dick Cartwright, class of 1979 (men’s cross country/track and field), Jennifer Brassell, class of 1993, (field hockey/women’s lacrosse), Jay Kalbach class of 1997 (men’s swimming and diving), Greg Balcavage…
The AllOtsego Report, Ep. 10: A Very Classy Week Episode 10 of The AllOtsego Report looks at the Thursday, Aug. 5, editions of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, as well as this week’s news on AllOtsego.com. Click here to listen! In this week’s episode, Editor Greg Klein and Reporter Kevin Limiti discuss: Their respective trips to see arts outside, Greg at the Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater and Kevin at The Glimmerglass Festival. Delta makes national and local officials change…
