GARDEN—5-6:30 p.m.; doors open at 4:30 p.m. “Evenings in the Garden: Seed Saving Demonstration and Harvesting Potatoes.” Learn with the Otsego County Master Gardeners. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 123 Lake Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2536 ext. 235 or https://cceschoharie-otsego.org/events/2025/09/24/seed-saving-the-art-and-science…
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Anne Dewell, 82, of Cooperstown, New York passed away peacefully on August 12at her home on Fish Road, surrounded by beloved friends, family and flower gardens. Her husband, Robert, was by her side. Anne was born May 27, 1943 at The Princeton Hospital in Princeton, New Jersey, daughter of Gerhard and Erna (Koestler) Fankhauser. She was a devoted daughter, sister, mother, aunt and grandmother. She grew up in Princeton, graduated from Princeton High School, and earned a degree in French…
OPEN HOUSE—4:30-6:30 p.m. “All-American Selections Open House.” See the new plant varieties that have been designated as All-American Selections. Cornell Cooperative Extension Education Center, 123 Lake Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2536 or https://cceschoharie-otsego.org/events/2024/07/23/all-america-selections-garden-tour…
GARDEN CLUB—2 p.m. “A Gardener Reflects: A Talk by Page Dickey.” Presented by the Lake and Valley Garden Club. Talk by the author of “Uprooted: A Gardener Reflects on Beginning Again.” Tickets required. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 State Highway 80, Cooperstown. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=24438996562369850&set=gm.9916621465063975&idorvanity=321873527872198…
Edith M. Croft, 97, passed away peacefully at home in Hartwick surrounded by her family on Wednesday morning, April 2, 2025. Born November 6, 1927 in Utica, to Dorothy Mae Roberts, she grew up and attended school in the Utica area. At 16 she set out on her own and got a job at a sewing mill, where she mastered the art of sewing anything and everything.…
GARDEN—6 p.m. Master Gardener presentation sponsored by The Rotary Club of Unadilla. Learn about garden-based education in the community and get tips/resources for your garden. Free and open to the public. William Bauer Community Center, 246 Main Street, Unadilla. 607-547-2536 ext. 235 or https://www.facebook.com/CCEOtsegoMG…
GARDEN—2 p.m. Fall gathering of garden enthusiasts featuring bulb exchange, talk on compositing, special guest from the Richfield Springs Garden Club and the ongoing seed exchange. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Road 11, Hartwick. (607) 293-6600 or visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/955766744568040…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 Musical Celebration of the New Year NEW YEAR—6 p.m. “Bringing in the New Year with Music.” Country, pop and rock music performed by singer/guitarist/fiddle player Craig Hawkins. Free, open to the public. Memorial Room, Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main Street, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-0230 or visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064602523166 GARDEN—Last day to register for the “Winter Sowing Workshop” to be held Saturday, January 6 from 10 a.m. to noon. Get spring sowing started with help from Mother…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Learn About Central New York Fairs HISTORY MEETING—6:30 p.m. Former NYSHA Librarian Wayne Wright will discuss the history of Central New York fairs. Presented by Otsego County Historical Association. Meets each 2nd Thursday of the month for discussions and presentations on local history. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Road 11, Hartwick. (607) 547-8070 or visit https://www.facebook.com/OtsegoCountyHistorical/…
Up On Hawthorne Hill by Richard DeRosa Kale and Gladiola Thoughts Lead to Reflections on Humankind From my study window I can just make out the withered, bedraggled remains of one of our kale plants. Otherwise, all is snow-mantled and covered up and tucked in for the winter. Down in the barn, where I hung out for a few minutes yesterday staring at the bundled glad bulbs drooping from nails in the rafter, my thoughts turned to, well, the indescribably…
