News Briefs: January 18, 2024
Welcome Home Cooperstown Will Resume
COOPERSTOWN—Welcome Home Cooperstown monthly meet and greets at the Village Hall are returning for 2024. The events, intended to welcome newcomers to the community and to share information and make connections, take place on the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The first meet and greet of the year will take place on Tuesday, February 6 at 22 Main Street, and all members of the community are welcome to attend.
The February 6 event will include general information about the Cooperstown area and institutions, as well as a celebration of Library Lovers Month. There will be a bookmark craft for families and a story read by Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh. Local musician Luke Gheen will provide entertainment and refreshments will be served.
Members of the Welcome Home Cooperstown committee include interested citizens and representatives from the Village of Cooperstown, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown Central School, and the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, with support from the Friends of the Village Library and the Community Foundation of Otsego County. All are welcome to attend and participate in the work of building a stronger, more diverse, and welcoming community.
Input Sought for Waterfront Revitalization
ONEONTA—The City and Town of Oneonta are developing a joint Local Waterfront Revitalization Program to establish community goals and strategies for future waterfront and downtown development. The public is invited to share what types of waterfront and economic development projects they deem most important. The survey will be available between January 15 and February 26 at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/W2TJM8Z.
Middle School Musical Is This Weekend
COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Central School Thespians will present Roald Dahl’s “Willie Wonka Jr.” at 7 p.m. on Saturday, January 20 and again on Sunday, January 21 at 2 p.m. in the N.J. Sterling Auditorium at the Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School. All are welcome to attend this wonderful family show, told entirely by seventh- and eighth-graders. Tickets will be available at the door: $25.00/family ticket; $10.00/adult ticket; $5.00/student ticket. Senior citizens are admitted free of charge.
Beekeeping Short Course Set for Feb. 24th
COOPERSTOWN—The Leatherstocking Beekeepers’ Association will conduct its annual “Introduction to Beekeeping Short Course” for beginners from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 24 at the Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, just outside the village of Cooperstown.
According to a media release, local beekeepers will discuss honey bee biology, needed equipment, tools, clothing, diseases, pests, seasonal management, how to work the bees, starting out, siting an apiary, hive products, and origins and history of beekeeping. The $45.00 course fee includes a beekeeping book, lunch and snacks. Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to decide if managing bees is a craft they wish to pursue.
The required registration may be completed by e-mailing beekeepers2023@gmail.com or calling Mike at (518) 390-0068.
