lAfter months of waiting, Spurbeck’s Grocery has finally reopened! Proprietor Mike Swatling, center right, assisted by his aunt, Kristi Swatling, and Ashley Young of Cherry Valley, foreground, take sandwich orders over the noon hour. The venerable landmark at Railroad and Leatherstocking opened today after months of extensive interior renovations. Lining up to be served are Jeremiah Parr, Lucas Busse and Matt Kehoe, who work for BTS, installing fiberoptic cable for Middleburgh Telephone’s new downtown Internet “hotspots.” The new Spurbeck’s has tables and chairs if you want to lunch in, and a beer cave is being added in the basement. (AllOTSEGO.com)
Daughter Vivi Born To Danielle,
Michael Henrici, Brother Dash
Vivienne Celeste (Vivi) Henrici was born at 11:38 pm at Bassett Hospital on Sunday, March 17, 2019 to Danielle, above, and Michael Henrici, 7 lbs 13 oz. 20 inches. She joins her brother Dash, and, Danielle reports. “The family is blissfully complete.”
Danielle and Michael are are Founding Co-Artistic Directors of Glimmer Globe Theatre and Danielle teaches acting as an adjunct professor for SUNY Oneonta, as well as serves as President of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce. Michael is the Democratic Commissioner of Elections for Otsego County.
Harrison Kessler Celebrates Bar Mitzvah
Harrison Sanford Kessler, second from left, son of Richard and Jeryl Anne (Bellantoni) Kessler, recently made his Bar Mitzvah on his 13th birthday. The celebration was held at Temple Solei in Encinitas, Cali. Mother Jeryl Anne, a graduate of CCS, 1982, is the daughter of John and Jean Finch of Toddsville.
COLUMN VIEW FROM THE GAME It’s All We Need To Know: Home Plate 17 Inches Wide Editor’s Note: Tim Mead, incoming Baseball Hall of Fame president, cited John Scolinos, baseball coach at his alma mater, Cal Poly Pomona, as a lifelong inspiration, particularly Scolinos’ famous speech “17 Inches.” Chris Sperry, who published sperrybaseballlife.com, heard Scolinos deliver a version in 1996 at the American Baseball Coaches Association in Nashville, and wrote this reminiscence in 1916 in his “Baseball Thoughts” column. By CHRIS SPERRY • from www.sperrybaseballlife.com In 1996, Coach Scolinos was 78 years old and five years retired from a college coaching…
1,000 THANKS! Piper Seamon 5th CCS Girl To Hit High Mark The Cooperstown Central student section erupts as Piper Seamon scores her 1,000th career point in the Hawkeyes’ 57-39 win over Waterville at home last evening. Seamon becomes the fifth girl and only the 14th player in school history overall to score 1,000 points. Inset at right, Pipershares a hug with teammate Meagan Schuermann after the game was stopped to acknowledge her achievement. Seamon will play basketball next year at Hamilton College. (Cheryl Clough/AllOTSEGO.com) …
CLICK HERE FOR MEMO TO SCHOOLS Sports Can Resume, Superintendents Told COOPERSTOWN – In a memo released Friday evening, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond advised local school superintendents that sports can resume as early as Monday. “Effective Feb. 1, participants in higher-risk sports may participate in individual or distanced group training and organized no/low-contact group training,” Bond wrote, “…including competitions and tournaments, if permitted by local health authorities.”…
Vivienne Celeste (Vivi) Henrici was born at 11:38 pm at Bassett Hospital on Sunday, March 17, 2019 to Danielle, above, and Michael Henrici, 7 lbs 13 oz. 20 inches. She joins her brother Dash, and, Danielle reports. “The family is blissfully complete.”