HOMETOWN History Aug. 30, 2019 150 Years Ago Delaware Academy – The fall term of this institution opened very favorably last week. The gentlemen in charge are men of large experience in teaching, and we can assure parents and scholars that an opportunity is now offered for a thorough and complete course of education. The corps of teachers in the Academy excel in scholarship, and are fully prepared to give scholars a full and complete Academic course. The buildings have…
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BOUND VOLUMES Aug, 29, 2019 200 YEARS AGO Cattle Show and Fair – The Bye-Laws of the Otsego County Agricultural Society declare that “there shall be an Annual Cattle Show and Fair at Cooperstown, on the first Tuesday of October, to continue that and the succeeding day.” It is important that candidates for premiums should be made acquainted with the conditions upon which they will be entitled to the rewards of the Society. To effect this object, permit me to…
SUMMER DREAMS Hyde Hall Offers Peak Into Elegance, Music By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ON HYDE BAY – Jon Maney wants Hyde Hall to be more than just a house museum – (although, what a house!) He wants it to be a destination for music and arts. “We’ve done a lot of classical music, but we need more contemporary music,” said the National Landmark’s executive director. “George Clarke loved jazz, so we want to start having a whole…
SUMMER DREAMS Oneonta, Cooperstown Mayors Both Anticipate Glimmerglass In Autumn By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Not one, but two Otsego County mayors highly recommend boating on Glimmerglass this – or any – fall. Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh and Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig have long loved boating on the lake – motor, sail, kayak, paddleboard – you name it. And while summer is peak boating time, both go out on Lake Otsego through autumn – Herzig and…
SUMMER DREAMS From Hot Dog Stand, Moffats Grew Blue Mingo Restaurant Into Mecca For Fine Dining By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – There are plenty of places in Otsego County to get drive-thru food. But the Blue Mingo is the only place to get boat-thru food. “On busy nights, we’ll come and serve you on your boat!” said owner Michael Moffat. “We have a lot of people who come and order while they’re out on the lake –…
Glimmerglass Queen Dream Comes True For Captain Paula At 18, She Bore Witness As The Paula Lee ‘Burned To Water Line,’ Had To Replace It By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – It’s kismet. Or so it seems, that Paula Wikoff was born to be captain of The Glimmerglass Queen. Her grandfather, Alfred Engelman, built the original Lakefront Hotel & Restaurant from Quonset huts he bought at an auction of surplus World War II materiel. At the same…
FENIMORE EXHIBIT ENDING This Is Last Weekend For Rock, Roll Photos By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – “Herb Ritts: The Rock Portraits” was a game-changer for The Fenimore Art Museum. “Our admissions at The Fenimore were up 13 percent from last year,” said Paul D’Ambrosio, president. “This tells us that we need to keep appealing to a broader, younger audience.” The portraits – Monday, Sept. 2, is the exhibit’s last day – include Madonna, David Bowie, Prince…
COLUMN Some Indicators Suggest Recession Not Looming By TOM MORGAN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Are we staring at a recession? You have surely seen or heard reports, opinion and speculation to that effect. Gloom has been a mini-rage lately. A few questions are in order. Are economists able to accurately predict recessions? No. If their accuracy percentages were batting averages you would bench them. Why is the subject of recessions in the air so much lately? The Left salivates at…
By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Call it Oneonta’s “Next Top Conductor.” Silus Nathanial Huff, Carolyn Watson and Maciej Żółtowski will each conduct one of three concerts in the Catskill Symphony Orchestra’s search for their new conductor, following the retirement of Maestro Charles Schneider last year. “Our search for the new conductor started last September,” Laurie Zimniewicz, search committee chair. “We had 73 local, national and international candidates apply. We narrowed it down to 12, then nine,…
EDITORIAL How Often Can We Help Something 1st-Rate Happen? Solicitations, by phone, mail, email or in person, are a pesky part of 21st century life. The advantages the Susquehanna SPCA’s “Shelter Us” campaign for $3 million to build a new animal shelter are: one, the people who are running it are our neighors – we know them. And, two, everything about it is first rate. Anita Vitullo of Clinton, Staffworks’ president and philanthropist to the pet world, underscored the many ways…
