HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 8 Happy Easter Weekend! DECORATING—11 a.m. Celebrate Easter and bring the kids in for a Cake Decorating Class. $60, supplies included. Chocolate or vanilla cake. King’s Kakery, 281 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 267-4343 or visit facebook.com/Kingskakery EASTER EXPRESS—Noon and 3:30 p.m. Catch the train with the Easter Bunny and friends for a fun afternoon featuring an Easter egg hunt, Easter games in the open air car, complimentary snacks, family photographs with the Eater bunny, and much…
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News Briefs: April 6, 2023 Taskforce Sets First Gathering ONEONTA—Mayor Mark Drnek’s new Welcome Taskforce seeks to ease newcomers’ transition to the Oneonta region, introducing them to all the resources, culture and opportunities available. Targeting those who have recently moved to Oneonta or are considering doing so, and students considering remaining in the area after graduation, the Welcome Taskforce will plan events allowing residents to quickly acclimate and fully integrate as members of the community while also allowing area businesses…
Cooperstown Food Pantry Saves 4.5 Tons of Chicken from Landfill COOPERSTOWN The Cooperstown Food Pantry provides food for those in need, directly serving the northern two-thirds portion of Otsego County, including the Village of Cooperstown and 18 other townships encompassed in its 680-square-mile service area. One recent Saturday, CFP Executive Director Will Kleffner received a call from a shipping dispatcher saying he had a load of chicken that was refused delivery at a store in Albany. If they couldn’t find…
The Partial Observer by Teresa Winchester A March Madness Memory for the Ages By Sunday of this past weekend, the 2023 NCAA basketball championship tournament—the month-long frenzy known as “March Madness”—was whittled down to four teams, having started at 68 on March 16. The mighty have fallen. Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue—all number one seeds—are out, as are all of the two and three seeds. Come Saturday, two “Cinderella” teams playing like Hercules, Florida Atlantic and San Diego State, will face…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 1 Visit With The Easter Bunny EASTER BUNNY—10 a.m. to noon. Bring the kids down to visit with the Easter Bunny, enter a coloring contest, get adorable pictures, take home some goodies (while supplies last), and enter to win an Easter basket raffle. Held by Destination Oneonta at Foothills Performing Arts and Civics Center, Oneonta. (607) 376-7599 or visit facebook.com/DestinationOneonta/…
News Briefs March 30, 2023 Recruiting Event Set for April OTSEGO COUNTY—Volunteer fire departments across the state will host the 14th annual RecruitNY weekend on Saturday, April 22 and Sunday, April 23. RecruitNY is a volunteer drive organized by the Firefighters Association of New York. “This year’s annual RecruitNY campaign comes at a time when we are in need of volunteer firefighters the most,” FASNY President Edward Tase Jr. said. The state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services estimates…
Talking It Over … with Jules Feiffer Artist Reflects on Illustrious Career By DANIEL FRANCISRICHFIELD SPRINGS I sat at a large sketching desk in a sundrenched studio, flipping through an endless pile of sketches and illustrations. Across the desk from me was Jules Feiffer, the man who had put these figures to paper. As I marveled at his creations, moving from one page to the next, Jules explained the idea, the meaning, behind each of the works laid out on…
Sports Snippets March 30, 2023 Compiled by Wriley Nelson CCS Softball Opens Season with 11-1 Win Over Sidney COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Central School softball team defeated Sidney 11-1 in their non-league season opener on Wednesday, March 29. According to the team Twitter page, senior Dani Seamon pitched a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts and went 4-for-4 at bat. Freshman Katie Crippen scored three runs.…
OHS Graduate Leads SUNY Morrisville to NCAA DIII Tourney By JOEL J. PLUEMORRISVILLE Taylor Colone-Microni of Oneonta was instrumental in the SUNY Morrisville Mustangs’ recent trip to the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. The Mustangs earned a berth in the tourney after defeating two seed Penn State Harrisburg to win the United East Championship on February 25, a game for which Colone-Microni received Most Valuable Player honors. Many young people aspire to follow their dreams. Colone-Microni chased hers.…
Two-Artist Mural ExhibitionEnds This Friday By WRILEY NELSONCOOPERSTOWN The Cooperstown Art Association Galleries will display the exhibit, “Community Murals: Spanning Generations,” through Friday, March 31. Max Jones, a Cooperstown High School senior, is showing his recent work on one side of Gallery A. The other side features murals by Frank M. Van Auken, a veteran and lifelong member of the local community, who passed away at the age of 102 in November of 2022. Jones, 17, has been developing his…