In Memoriam Ruth Schweinfurth, 83 Passionate volunteer with local food bank, Susquehanna SPCA, others. COOPERSTOWN – Long-time Cooperstown resident Ruth Schweinfurth passed away on June 23, 2021, after a brief struggle with cancer. She passed peacefully at her home, comforted by her loving daughters and her beloved dogs. She was 83 years young. Ruth’s life’s work focused on improving the lives of others. She was passionate about nursing, her first calling, and equally passionate about her volunteer work in the…
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Food Pantry’s Co-Director Charged In Theft Of $18K By LIBBY CUDMORE • The Freeman’s Journal & Hometown Oneonta COOPERSTOWN – The smallest check was for $825. The largest was for $4,997.90. In all, Antoine Bourbon-Parme, 59, the former co-director of the Cooperstown Food Pantry, allegedly stole $18,579 from the organization’s accounts over 16 months, beginning in October 2017 and ending in late January. According to the court documents filed in Otsego Town Court on Tuesday, April 2, Bourbon-Parme forged the names…
Scriven Foundation To Match Donations To Coop Food Bank COOPERSTOWN – During the months of November and December, the Scriven Foundation will match donations made to the Cooperstown Food Pantry up to a total of $7,500. Donations can be made online at cooperstownfoodpantry.org, or sent to the Food Pantry at 25 Church St., Cooperstown NY 13326. Checks may be made out to Cooperstown Food Pantry. …
Big Crowd, Bowls Aplenty At Annual Benefit Luncheon Cooperstown Art Association President Cheryl Wright, flanked by Mary Ann Dietz, left, and Cindy Hill, presides over distribution of the original pottery at today’s annual Empty Bowls Luncheon, underway until 2 p.m. at the Christ Church Hall, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown, to benefit the Cooperstown Food Bank. For $15, participants buy bowls (many created in Smithy Pioneer Gallery pottery classes), then fill them from a selection soups in the nearby hall, where…