Chamber Seeks HOF Nominations For 2021 Induction The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce has announced that it is taking nominations for its 2021 Chamber Hall of Fame Award. The award recognizes a business or organization that has been in operation for more than 10 years and is a pillar in the community, demonstrating excellence and impact beyond their own walls. The Freeman’s Journal, which was founded in 1808, was an inaugural Hall of Fame member, inducted in 2017. Other businesses who…
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EDITORIAL Here’s Evidence That The Arts Can Be Entrepreneurial, Too When the going gets tough, the entrepreneurs get going. A corollary: The entrepreneurial spirit isn’t limited to entrepreneurs. (Per Merriam-Webster: “A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater-than-normal financial risks in order to do so.”) So it was telling to watch the Cooperstown Chamber’s first “Coffee With Coop” panel discussion via Zoom last Friday, March 19. Kudos to the Chamber, and Executive Director Tara Burke,…
Youth Has Its Day At Village Hall Benton, Now Bergene, Trustees Under Age 30 By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Newly elected Village Trustee Hannah Bergene was already sold on Cooperstown. But her first Induction Weekend working for the Chamber of Commerce – in 2015, the Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez year – she got sold all over again. Baseball fans were jammed onto the front steps of Chamber headquarters in that yellow-and-white cottage at 31 Chestnut St., trying…
LETTER from MATT HAZZARD Bergene Supported Businesses To the Editor: It is a true honor to write to you today and encourage residents to get out and support Hanna Bergene as trustee for the Village of Cooperstown. I had the distinct privilege to work alongside Hanna during her tenure at the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce. For more than three years, Hanna worked diligently on behalf of both the businesses and residents of our community. On a daily basis her tireless…
LETTER from SUSAN GREEN Candidate Sees Bigger Picture To the Editor: It is with great enthusiasm that I write this letter of endorsement for Hanna Bergene, candidate for Trustee for the Village of Cooperstown. I have known Hanna for over six years, first when I was a board member for the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce while she was the director of marketing and events. Hanna’s work ethic and dedication impressed me in all of our interactions; she was prepared and…
After Oneonta, He Visits Cooperstown Delgado Seeks Advice From Local Merchants…
JESS LANZA CO-OWNS KATE’S UPSTATE New Chamber President Has Main Street’s Pulse By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – During down times at Kate’s Upstate, Jess Lanza, new president of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce board of directors, sits on one of the turquoise chairs out front, chatting with tourists, customers and other businesspeople who happen to walk by. “We’re right in the center,” said Lanza, the first merchant to lead the Cooperstown chamber board since 2007, when…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 26 Voices Of The Game To Honor Hall of Fame Inductee Derek Jeter BASEBALL – Noon. Virtual Voices of the Game to honor Hall of Fame 2020 inductee Derek Jeter. Learn more about how the Yankees 5 world series titles with Jeter as the shortstop in every season. Jeter will be joined by fellow Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera, Joe Torre reflecting on their teams and the moments that shaped a dynasty. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-legends-of-the-game-Ted-Simmons?date=0 for…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JULY 24 Voices Of The Game To Honor Hall of Fame Inductee Larry Walker BASEBALL – Noon. Virtual Voices of the Game to honor Hall of Fame 2020 inductee Larry Walker, the second Canadian to be inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Will also feature Fergie Jenkins, the first Canadian inductee, to discuss playing ball in Canada and earning their place in Cooperstown. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-legends-of-the-game-Larry-Walker?date=0 for details.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 5 Music At Pioneer Park MUSIC ON MAIN – 2 – 4 p.m. Get out of the house and enjoy rock music with the Council Rock Band at Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983 or visit www.facebook.com/cooperstownchamber/…
