Editorial Goodbye Columbus? On October 8, 2021, President Joe Biden proclaimed October 11 as Indigenous Peoples’ Day. At the same time, he acknowledged Columbus Day as a federal holiday that would continue to recognize the contributions of Italian-Americans. This exercise was, in part, designed to placate a growing constituency in a widening “cancel culture” that opposes a celebration for a man who was nothing short of beastly to the indigenous populations that he and his Spanish patrons conquered and enslaved.…
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Letter from Chip Northrup Carefree Gardens + Origins = Paradise As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder, we begin to think of heading back to Texas. But we never leave before the closing event of the season: the plant auction at Carefree Gardens on October 10, Columbus Day. One of our great pleasures at Cooperstown is our time spent at Carefree and at Origins Café, where, if I’m lucky, I get to shoot the breeze with my…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 11 Make a Wreath with the Garden Club Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples Day BIRD SEED WREATH – 7 – 8:30 p.m. Join the Oneonta Federated Garden Club to learn a fun craft to help the birds. Sally Lane and Sabrina Beckerink will demonstrate how to make bird seed wreaths to hang in the garden or give as a gift. A fun hands on program for the first Club meeting of the year. All are…
GUEST COLUMN from CLAUDIA TENNEY Don’t Topple Columbus; Improve, Appreciate U.S. Editor’s Note: Claudia Tenney, former Republican Congressman from the Utica area, is running to unseat U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-22, on Nov. 3. The iconoclasts are back. Teddy Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Francis Scott Key and dozens more must be canceled – centuries after they died. A strange hubris has descended on a segment of our American society ― that they are the ultimate arbiter of truth, righteousness…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 12 Ice Cream For Columbus Day COLUMBUS DAY ICE CREAM – 1 – 7 p.m. Enjoy homemade ice cream in fall flavors. Also find fresh Apple Cider donuts, deep fried Pumpkin Pie. Features lots of indoor & outdoor seating for social distancing. Come enjoy scenic views with playhouses for the kids this Columbus Day. Polar Bear Homemade Ice Cream & More!, 5212 St. Hwy. 28 S., Oneonta. 607-434-0148 or visit www.facebook.com/Polar-Bear-Homemade-Ice-Cream-More-538187663021144/ CLICK HERE FOR THE LIST…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 Kids Explore Trees Of Our Region COLUMBUS DAY KIDS HIKE – 10 – 11:30 a.m. Kids explore the world of trees, learn to identify the varieties using science/senses, learn the role trees play in our world. Mohican Farm, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-282-4087 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/get-the-kids-out-trees-2/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 Kids Day At The Farm COLUMBUS DAY! GET KIDS OUT – 10 – 11:30 a.m. Bring kids out for Columbus day, explore world of trees. Kids explore property, learn tree identification, understand trees roles in world, have fun. Mohican Farm, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/get-the-kids-out-trees/ GARDEN CLUB – 7 p.m. Presentation by Dr. Robinson, curator of The Jewell and Arline Moss Settle Herbarium containing specimens from the North East spanning 1898-2015. Learn…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCT. 9 Orchids Around The World COLUMBUS DAY GARDEN CLUB – 7 p.m. Orchid expert Glen Decker presents to the Oneonta Federated Garden Club on his experiences traveling the world in search of orchid species and his work to reproduce his findings. Refreshments served. All welcome. St. James Episcopal Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta. E-mail Angie.Eichler@oneonta.edu for info. DRAWING GROUP – 7-9 p.m. Come practice drawing with a live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association,…