WALKIN’ OFF…. …The Coronavirus Blahs For Sheltering Folks, Strolling A Safe, Healthy, Growing Habit By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Shelter-in-place is no excuse to be a couch potato. “It feels good to get some exercise,” said Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig. “People are respecting the social distancing, but you can see people and wave hello across the street. And these days, seeing someone smile and wave means a lot!” Herzig, along with many others, have made getting outside every…
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LIBBY’S BEST BETS Clark, Y At Home, Yoga For The Kids And Dance Parties By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com If the weather is lousy or you just don’t feel like going outside, there are plenty of low-cost (or free!) online fitness classes, from Zumba and yoga to chair workouts and cardio, from kids to grandparents. • The Clark Sports Center offers Pound classes, chair and at-home workouts and even a series for kids on their YouTube channel, all…
Samaritans Work ‘Round Clock To Fill Need Desperate Callers Spur Fast-Tracking Of A Better Visor By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com UTICA – Every day, Ivan Potocnik gets calls from people across the state, begging him for help. “The head of nursing from a hospital on Long Island just broke down crying,” he said. “She was telling me that there’s just not enough personal protective equipment, and it’s contributing to the spread. I wish that was uncommon, but we…
HOMETOWN History April 10, 2020 50 Years Ago The changes taking place on the surface of our Earth with which the hand of man has nothing to do are very remarkable. The Islands of Jersey and Guernsey are slowly sinking. People anxious to see them need not be in a hurry, but their places will, perhaps someday, be marked with lightships anchored to what is now fertile soil. Meanwhile, new islands rise in another hemisphere and Chile and Sweden are…
BOUND VOLUMES April 9, 2020 200 YEARS AGO Newbern, North Carolina – An alligator, weighing 900 pounds, measuring 12 feet in length, and pronounced to be 33 years old, was recently killed in this vicinity, brought to town, and exhibited as a curiosity. This hideous monster had been assailed…upwards of 100 buck shot were found in his carcass which had hardly penetrated his “coat of mail” and seemed to have caused him no inconvenience. When last discovered, the old offender…
3 HEALTHCARE WORKERS ILL They May Not Be Working At Bassett Hospital, Though By ELIZABETH COOPER • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Three of the 33 in-county people who tested positive in Otsego County are healthcare workers, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond announced for the first time in her Tuesday, April 7, tally. However, where they worked and how they became infected with coronavirus is, for now, unknown. Bassett spokeswoman Karen Huxtable-Hooker would not confirm or deny that the individuals…
LETTER from FRANK WINKLER Trump Undid What Obama Did, Including Pandemic Responders To the Editor: Mike Zagata (column, 3/26-27) wants to defend President Trump and pass the blame to others on ending the Pandemic Response Team. This (like everything else President Obama did), Trump has gone out of his way to destroy. Trump has never accepted any responsibility for actions under his control. The Trump administration fired the U.S. Pandemic Response Team in 2018 to cut costs. As editor do…
Otsego County’s Wheels Of Justice Grind – Virtually Judges, Lawyers Operating On Skype By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Even the courtroom has gone virtual in the age of COVID-19. “If the arraignment is essential, like a felony arraignment, we’ve got Skype set up in the courtroom,” said District Attorney John Muehl. “An email gets sent around with the information, then the judge, myself and the lawyers can all be present, but nobody has to appear.” With…
EASTER SUNDAY SPECIAL Resurrection Guides Pastors’ Reflections On The Coronavirus Let Emergency’s Lessons Strengthen Our Humanity This disease has not been sent as a punishment from God. The sacred scriptures have shown us repeatedly that God, while not causing an event, can use an event to teach us, to bring us closer to God’s very self that we might experience God’s mercy and compassion. And might this lesson be found in a curious parallel in Matthew’s Passion? There are two…
BE AFRAID, BUT TO IT ANYWAY What’s In A Name? Now, If It Were Erina… Is it nature? Or is it nurture? My friend is a twin. Her sister is totally her opposite. They look different. My friend is a beautiful woman whom you can tell has been to the best boarding schools, finishing school and universities. Traveled the world, lived in high society. Meanwhile, her twin who grew up with the same parents, in the same room, same school…
