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Eckmair was specifically acknowledged for her involvement in a research project which ultimately quashed an Army Corps of Engineers plan to install a series of dams in the Butternut Valley. According to the citation, these dams would have created a 7-mile-long lake, thus “flooding the entire village and most of the Butternut Valley and over 4,000 years of Native American civilization.” Congress deauthorized the monies appropriated for the plan in 1979.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, APRIL 12 Dinner to Benefit Gilbertsville Free Library STOP EVERYTHING AND READ DAY! FUNDRAISER—5-6:30 p.m. Spring fundraising dinner to benefit the Gilbertsville Free Library. Includes meatloaf, baked potato, string bean casserole, rolls, dessert and beverages. Tickets, $15/adult. Gilbertsville Baptist Church, New Life Fellowship Hall, Commercial Street, Gilbertsville. (607) 783-2463 or visit https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089345194772…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 Oneonta Harvest Party HARVEST PARTY – Noon – 6 p.m. Join Destination Oneonta for free celebration of all things autumn. Includes themed activities, treats, games, and vendors of all sorts. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. 607-432-2941 or visit www.facebook.com/DestinationOneonta/…