HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 13 Celebrate The Planet EARTH FEST – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Annual Earth Festival features a clothing swap, an art contest, free paper shredding, workshops and more. Milford Central School, 42 West Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 547-4488. occainfo.org/earth-festival/…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 6 ‘The Great Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley Fishing Derby’ Staged THEATER – 8 p.m. The Catskill Community Players present “The Great Kooshog Lake Hollis McCauley Fishing Derby.” The Weiting Theatre, 168 Main St., Worcester. Info, www.catskillplayers.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MARCH 30 Upstate New York Music, Folklore LECTURE – 7:30 p.m. George Ward presents 2019 Bruce Buckley lecture “‘MY Little Mohee’ – Lawrence Older: The Songs, Tunes, Tales and Life Journey of an Adirondack Singer.” Featuring a night of music celebrating history, traditions of Upstate New York. Free, open to public. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.…
American Legion Turns 100; Hall Collaborates With Vets By LIBBY CUDMORE • The Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta COOPERSTOWN – The American Legion, especially through American Legion Baseball, and The National Baseball Hall of have had a special relationship for over four decades. “American Legion Baseball was founded in 1925 to further citizenship through sportsmanship,” said Jeremy Field, director of communication at American Legion’s HQ in Indianapolis. “Every year our player of the year is honored at the Hall of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MARCH 23 Tesla Quartet Performance CONCERT – 8 p.m. The Tesla Quartet performs as part of the Honest Brook Music Festival. $30. Stamford Methodist Church, 88 Main St, Stamford. Info, tickets, (607) 746-3770, hbmf.org…
IN MEMORIAM: Pamela Kise, 61; Jersey Native Settled In Pittsfield PITTSFIELD – Pamela Kise, 61, of Pittsfield, passed away on Monday, March 18, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Pam was born in Somerville, N.J., the daughter of Grace (Mercadante) and Richard Johnson. Pam married Roger Kise Sr. On Dec. 22, 1997, in Long Valley N.J. In her spare time, Pam enjoyed going to yard sales, where she would often purchase items and resell them on eBay, collecting Wizard of Oz memorabilia,…
Saturday’s Triple OT Braces Hawkeyes For Sunday Win By LIBBY CUDMORE • The Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta COOPERSTOWN – Longtime CCS basketball fan Fred Lemister knows a championship team when he sees one. “I have seen remarkable teams and remarkable talent on that floor,” he said. “But I have never seen the cohesion, the camaRAderie that I saw in this team.” The Cooperstown varsity basketball team took home its first Class C Championship ever – as Hawkeyes or Redskins…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, MARCH 16 Corned Beef & Cabbage With Irish Step Dancers IRISH DINNER – 4-7 p.m. The Knights of Columbus Tekakwitha Council 10968 host a corned beef & cabbage dinner with Irish step dancers performing. Free, donations accepted. St. Mary’s Parish Center, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8519.…
IN MEMORIAM: James E. Wightman, 80; Oswego Native Pursued Insurance Career COOPERSTOWN – James E. Wightman, 80, died Monday, March 11, 2019, at Cooperstown Center. Jim was born May 25, 1938, in Colosse Hamlet, Oswego County, to Charles and Marie Wightman. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School, Class of 1956. Jim married Carol Payne of Watertown in 1963 and Linda Cartin in 1975. Both marriages ended in divorce, but the three of them remained lifelong friends.…