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Empire Carousel Creator Here For 10th Anniversary

Empire Carousel Creator Here For 10th Anniversary Gerry Holzman of Islip, L.I., reunes this afternoon with Freddie de Frogge, his favorite carving on The Farmers’ Museum’s Empire State Carousel in Cooperstown.  Holzman, who pursued the carousel’s creation for 20th years, then negotiated its move to Cooperstown, is back for the 10th anniversary of its installation here, to be commemorated with a ceremony at noon Saturday at the carousel.  Additionally, Holzman will be giving tours at 11 a.m., and 1, 2,…

Hundreds Of Young Handlers Compete At Jr. Livestock Show

Hundreds Of Young Handlers Compete At Jr. Livestock Show COOPERSTOWN – The Junior Livestock Show, featuring young farm-animal trainers from nine central New York counties, is underway through Tuesday evening at Iroquois Farm south of Cooperstown. More than 250 youth handlers and 750 animals are filling the showgrounds on County Highway 33, testing the skills of handlers from ages 8 to 18 as they present dairy cows, beef, swine, dairy goats and sheep of various breeds that they own, care…