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INVERNESS, FL—Alfred Lee Shaver passed away on July 31, 2023 in Inverness, Florida. Al was born on Jackson Hill in Treadwell in a two-story farmhouse to Charles and Thelma (Pelham) Shaver on December 16, 1939. He graduated from Franklin Central School in 1959, where he was a standout athlete who excelled in football, basketball and baseball. He attended Delhi Ag & Tech, where he competed in cross country and played baseball. Al graduated in 1961 with an AAS degree in…
COOPERSTOWN—Caroline Dobbs was a loving mother, friend and wife. She was born in Chicago on July 25, 1935, in the heart of the Great Depression, to Worthley and Margaret Burbank. Caroline and her brother, Worth, grew up spending most of their time in Chicago with a few years in St. Louis and long summers visiting their father’s relatives in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Caroline graduated from Kelvyn Park High School in 1953 and went on to follow her passion…
Fred McGriff and Scott Rolen spent the weekend in Cooperstown with permanent grins on their faces, thrilled at the prospect of joining baseball’s greatest team and scarcely believing they were now among the greatest legends of the game. Years from now, electees will feel the same about McGriff and Rolen, whose humility is surpassed only by their success on the field…
Passages: Creatures & Curiosities,” the high summer show of the Art Garage season, will kick off on Thursday, July 20 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. with a reception to celebrate the art of Petey Brown, Ava Fedorov, and Helen Quinn. All three artists have regional roots: Brown divides her time between studios in Gilbertsville and SoHo; Fedorov grew up in Schenevus and now teaches in Boston; and Quinn divides her life between Jamaica, Queens and, in the summer, Treadwell.…
Meadow Links Golf Pavilion will host free family-friendly concerts at 7 p.m. on Mondays in July and August. They will be held, rain or shine, at 476 County Road 27. The series kicked off on July 10 with banjo virtuoso Drew French, a former U.S. Open National Banjo Champion and concert violinist who spoke briefly about his original renditions of early jazz on vintage banjos.…
BAINBRIDGE—Susan Elizabeth Neidlinger ("Moma"), 60, of Bainbridge, New York passed away on Saturday July 1, 2023 in Cooperstown. Susan was born in Sidney, New York to Earl and Paula Neidlinger on July 9, 1962. She went to high school at Bainbridge Guilford High and graduated in 1980. She went on to additional education in accounting and computer skills. She retired from New York State Police Troop C after 28 years.…
In addition to helping bring entertainment industry shoots to Otsego County and the surrounding area, the region’s new film commission, Film Otsego, also provides support for local high-school students pursuing film or art studies in college.…
Rosemary Ann Rogers of Cooperstown passed peacefully in her home in Suffield, Connecticut on April 15, 2023. She was born on November 18, 1942 to parents Donald J. Washburn and Mazie L. Washburn.…
Kirkby Keeps Coop in Sectionals Tournament By WRILEY NELSONCOOPERSTOWN The Cooperstown Central School softball team put up a balanced performance in an exciting extra-inning win over Thousand Islands on Thursday, May 25 to advance to the Section III Class C semifinals. Each member of the lineup held their own against an intimidating Thousand Islands pitcher and senior Dani Seamon recorded an impressive full game in the circle, but it was senior Savannah Kirkby who stole the show. The Hawkeyes scored…
In Memoriam Ronald G. Peters May 28, 1944-February 01, 2023 ONEONTA—Ronald G. Peters, 78, passed away unexpectedly at home on February 1, 2023. Ron was born on May 28, 1944 to William J. and Evelyn M. Peters in NYC. He attended Great Neck High School, where he acquired a band of lifelong friends and graduated in the Class of 1962. He spent the summer after graduation on the Hospital Ship SS Hope on its mission to Peru. He was so interested…