Farmers’ Market In Chamber Hall Of Fame By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN – For Ellen Pope, Otsego 2000 executive director, The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market isn’t just a place to pick up some fresh produce for dinner. It’s a piece of the community. “Having it here has added to our quality of life,” she said. “It gives people a reason to come downtown on the weekends.” The Farmers’ Market is one of six businesses that will be inducted into the 2019 class…
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IN MEMORIAM: Valerie VanValkenburgh, 34, Stamford; Keyboard Specialist At ONC BOCES STAMFORD – Valerie A. VanValkenburgh, 34, ONC BOCES keyboard specialist here, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Feb. 15, 2019. Valerie was born on Dec. 24, 1984 in Cobleskill, and was the only daughter of Vance and Georgianna (VanValkenburgh) Wetmore. On July 1, 2006 Valerie married Robin VanValkenburgh in the Hobart United Methodist Church.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 ‘The Great Lithuanian Bake-Off’ PLAY READINGS – 3 – 5:30 p.m. NEXT! Readings of New Works by Regional Playwrights. Plays to be announced January. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400 or visit www.fenimoreartmuseum.org…
IN MEMORIAM: Gregory L. Hext; Vietnam Vet Worked At Remington RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Gregory L. Hext, 74, a Vietnam veteran who worked for Remington Arms, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, Feb. 12, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. Greg was born Sept. 28, 1944, in Herkimer, a son to the late Gerald and Florence Price Hext. He was raised in educated in Richfield Springs. After high school, he served in the Navy during Vietnam.…
IN MEMORIAM: Carolyn Williams, 88; Longtime Farmer In Town of Maryland MARYLAND – Carolyn Beverly Ross Williams, 88, of Maryland, a lifelong farmer and lover of animals, passed away Feb. 11, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta. She was born on Oct. 13, 1039. A graduate of A.S. Draper High School, Schenevus; Carolyn married Thomas H. Williams in 1949 and spent time in Florida and Indiana before they returned to New York. …
Six Named To Chamber Hall of Fame Six business, including the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and Stagecoach Coffee were selected from 25 finalists to be the 2019 inductees into the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce’s 2019 Chamber Business Hall of Fame.…
Obama Stirred Excitement On Visiting Hall Of Fame In ’14 By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN – The Friday before Thursday, May 22, 2014, then-mayor Jeff Katz was hanging out in the kitchen of his Chestnut Street home with son Robbie, who had just gotten home from SUNY Oswego, when the phone rang. It was Police Chief Mike Covert. With his son just having arrived, the mayor ignored it. The chief called “twice, three times… It had to be important for him…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Hike Through Winter Woods SNOWSHOE HIKE – 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Strap on showshoes, look for signs of animal life in snow-covered woods. Limited number of snowshoes available. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/making-tracks-and-finding-tracks/…
IN MEMORIAM: MarcAnthony J. Yonnone Leaves Family Mourning After 10 Weeks ONEONTA – MarcAnthony Jack Yonnone was born on Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, at 9:49 a.m. to his loving parents, Carmine Yonnone IV and Heather Romeo. He weighed 6.5 pounds and was 18.5 inches long. MarcAnthony’s family was blessed to have spent 10 weeks with him before he went to his heavenly home the morning of Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019. Although he wasn’t here for long, MarcAnthony touched so many…
Village: Vote Firemen Into Chamber Hall COOPERSTOWN – The Village of Cooperstown is encouraging residents to vote for the Cooperstown Fire Department for the 2019 Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame. The Fire Department is one of 25 candidates on the ballot, which also includes Bruce Hall, the Cooperstown Farmers Market and the Cooperstown Food Pantry. Voting open to public at www.AllOTSEGO.com. ►THE FENIMORE ART MUSEUM has received a $186,330 grant for a comprehensive catalog of the…