Letter from Gerry Welch Hurricane Proof Mobile Homes Ian’s devastating toll on mobile homes suggests that mobile home building codes need to be upgraded to be hurricane-resistant. It would be easier to manufacture mobile homes more safely than conventionally-built homes. Reinforced framing with impact-resistant siding and windows should be code. To counter storm surge or rising water, design the chassis to attach to four steel poles, ground secured, with hydraulic lifts to raise and lower the home. Safe haven in…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta October 6, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Cooperstown Rotary Readies for Fall Fling SQSPCA Kicks Off ‘Subaru Loves Pets’ Adoption Special ‘Ponies, Pumpkins and Puppies: Oh, My!’ Inside The Paper National Baseball Hall of Fame announces World Series Gala DOAS Announces Bird Seed Sale Helios Care Receives Excellus BCBS Community Health Award Hartwick Resident Publishes Debut Novel, Reflects on Recent Storm Perspectives Editorial Goodbye Columbus? Columns STERNBERG: COVID’S Silver…
Column by Richard Sternberg COVID’S Silver Lining Sometimes, out of the worst experiences something good happens. At the end of my column on MASH last week, I mentioned that I have learned about creating family where you found it. Amazingly, because of COVID, I found my family that I wasn’t even aware of for the past 45 years. At the very beginning of the COVID epidemic in March 2020, a friend of mine from college who lived on the same…
Otsego 2000 Energy Statement September 2022 We at Otsego 2000 applaud the progress that has been made at local, state, and federal levels with regard to clean, renewable, and carbon-free energy production and we hope that this is only the beginning for serious, thoughtful, and timely policies to protect our environment. At the local level, leaders in Cooperstown have contracted with solar power producers in the North Country region to offset 100 percent of the electrical demand for municipal buildings…
Southside Sanitorium ‘It’s Not for the Faint of Heart’ Southside Mall and Luncheons and Dragons, located within the mall, have teamed up to bring Southside Sanitorium —a haunted house experience — to Southside Mall. “Keith and Celeste Gray, owners of Luncheons and Dragons, came up with a nice community event for Halloween,” said Luisa Montanti, general manager of the mall. “They are the masterminds behind the creativity of the actual venue and how it will run through.”…
SQSPCA Kicks Off ‘Subaru Loves Pets’ Adoption Special By Darla M. Youngs In partnership with Five Star Subaru and Subaru of America, the Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be offering half-price adoptions this month and adoption fees for shelter animals with special needs will be waived entirely. During the month of October, the Subaru Loves Pets initiative showcases Subaru’s belief that all animals deserve a loving home and reinforces their commitment to support the health,…
Bound Volumes October 6, 2022 185 YEARS AGOThe Common Schools’ Curriculum Questioned – How much of the practical business of life do the children learn in the common schools? Does the young farmer in the district school learn anything of Agriculture — and of the nature of sods and manures? — Anything that teaches him to distinguish the different earths, and their peculiar adaptations to the different grains and grasses? Does he learn anything of the best breeds of stock…
National Baseball Hall of Fame announces World Series Gala As baseball’s brightest lights shine on its biggest stars, one of Cooperstown’s most beloved events returns to the Hall of Fame. After a two-year absence due to the pandemic, the World Series Gala will be held at the Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday, October 29 in the Grandstand Theater. The World Series Gala features a family-friendly evening packed with complimentary ballpark food and soft drinks, trivia, raffles, prizes, and a…
DOAS Announces Bird Seed Sale The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society is accepting pre-orders now through 5 p.m. on October 23 for its Fall Bird Seed Sale. Proceeds support speaker fees for DOAS meetings, field trips, programs, and special events, as well as youth summer programs and the Franklin Mountain Hawkwatch. Product pick-up is set for Saturday, November 5 from 9 – 11 a.m. at VP Supply Corp., 69 Country Club Rd., Oneonta. Product details and the online order form are available…
Cooperstown Rotary Readies for Fall Fling By Richard Sternberg On Saturday, October 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Rotary Club of Cooperstown will hold its popular Fall Fling—a family-friendly event—on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center, 124 County Road 52 (Susquehanna Avenue), Cooperstown. According to Fall Fling Co-Chair Sydney Sheehan, “Like Fall and Spring Fling in years past, Rotary is planning an event that brings our community together for a fun-filled day with local vendors, music, food,…
