IN MEMORIAM: Florence E. Kespert, 86; Sullivan County Native Resided At Plains ONEONTA – Florence Emily Kespert, 86, who had lived the Plains at Parish Homestead for the past five years, passed away peacefully on Aug. 10, 2019, at Fox Hospital. Florence was born on July 19, 1933, in White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County. She was the daughter of Dorothy and Leo Bryan. She graduated from Liberty High School. On May 16, 1953, in Liberty, Florence married Harold Kespert. They…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, AUGUST 16 Revisit Civil War At The Hall CIVIL WAR WEEKEND – 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Experience civil war encampment complete with soldiers in authentic uniforms drilling/performing tactical maneuvers, performing period songs. Continue Saturday, Sunday. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. 607-547-5098 or visit hydehall.org/events-2/…
THINGS TO DO Lots To Do Outside, From Art By The Lake To R-boom Power Days By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The only thing better than art is Art By The Lake! The annual juried art exhibit celebrates the relationship between artists and landscape. Features artist demonstrations, food by Origins Cafe, music, more. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 17, back lawn, The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400. The annual Antique Power Days showcases tractors and farm vehicles…
HOMETOWN History Aug. 16, 2019 150 Years Ago The total eclipse of the sun which occurs this week Saturday, will not only be a most imposing spectacle, but also one of the most important of astronomical phenomena. Among barbarian tribes it ever excited apprehension, while among cultivated nations it is recognized from the exactness with which the time of occurrence and the various appearances answer to the prediction, as affording one of the proudest triumphs of astronomy. Although such an…
BOUND VOLUMES Aug. 15, 2019 200 YEARS AGO Agricultural Notice – A meeting of the Agricultural Society of the County of Otsego, will be held at the house of Joseph Munn in Cooperstown, on Thursday, the 26th day of August, inst., for the purpose of organizing the Society, agreeably to the Legislature of this state. Robert Campbell, Rec. Sec. Cooperstown, August 12, 1819. Welch Indians – It seems that a Society in the State of New York has sent out…
IN MEMORIAM: Beverly F. Moore, 86; Survivors Include Husband Of 73 Years UNADILLA – Beverly F. Moore, 86, a lifelong resident of Unadilla, passed away Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at the Norwich Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She was born on Nov. 4, 1932, to Arnold and Florence Schofell in Hermon, St. Lawrence County. She married Douglas R. Moore on Jan. 21, 1946, and was his bride of 73 years. Beverly was a retired motel manager of the Super 8 in…
100 Kittens, Adults At Discount Thru 8/17 With Shelter At Capacity, Cat Adoption Fees Halved COOPERSTOWN – With 100 cats and kittens in house, the SQSPCA is offering half-price on feline adoptions through Saturday, Aug. 17. For those that are on the fence about whether or not they should adopt a cat, check out some great information from websites like zooawesome.com. Knowing is half the battle to being a great pet owner. So study up on how much of a…
IN MEMORIAM: Joan E. Fluke, 80; In Later Years, Coloradan Traveled HARTWICK – Joan (Joanie) Elizabeth (Thompson) Fluke, 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in her home in Hartwick, where she lived with her daughter Karen and family. She was born on Feb. 18, 1939, in Leesville, La., to Cecil Eugene and Edith May Thompson. She moved to Lamar, Colo., in her early years. She attended and graduated from Lamar High School in 1957, then attended Lamar…
EDITORIAL Take Control! Consider Otsego Lake Association Annual Meeting at 9 a.m. This Saturday With so many areas of American life seemingly spinning out of control, there’s a contrary example in the Otsego Lake Association (OLA). Its “100-percent volunteers,” according to Jim Howarth, co-president with David Sanford, are focused on a common mission: “Protecting the health, beauty and wellbeing” of the lake. Listening to them, it’s clear: Local volunteers, working together, can get a lot done. There are larger non-profit,…
Razing Makes Way For Animal Shelter by LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to AllOTSEGO.com INDEX The Susquehanna SPCA is just over the halfway point. “We’ve received $1.9 million in our Shelter Us campaign,” said Stacie Haynes, executive director. The campaign will help build the SQSPCA’s new shelter, which will have a groundbreaking ceremony at the new site at noon on Saturday, Aug. 24. (The acronym was changed from SSPCA to avoid confusion with four other SPCAs.) Tweedie Construction, Walton, began the…