HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9 Explore Oneonta Main Street Historic District WALKING TOUR – 5 p.m. “Historic Main Street Walking Tour” with Bob Brzozowski, Steve Yerly, and Otsego 2000 Executive Director Ellen Pope. Admission by donation. Walk-ins welcome. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-0960 or visit https://oneontahistory.org/events-programs/ DINE OUT – Eat out at local restaurants to support Helios Care. Bella Michael’s, 57 River Street, Oneonta. (607) 431-9166 or visit https://www.helioscare.org/all-events/dine-out-for-a-cause/?sd=1672531200&ed=1703980800…
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News from the Noteworthy from Helios Care Examining the ‘Good Death,’ End-of-Life Needs What does it mean to have “a good death?” This isn’t a question many of us proactively ask ourselves. In fact, most people don’t really like to talk about endings, let alone dying. As a culture, we are often uncomfortable using the words “dying” or “died,” often substituting phrases like “passed away” or “lost.” So it makes sense that reflecting on what we and our loved ones…
In a recent press release from Helios Care, Kate Sullivan was inadvertently misidentified as Karen Sullivan. Kate and husband Mike are the organizers of the recent Lucky Duck golf tournament fund raiser, held on behalf of the Helios Care Camp Forget-Me-Not Program.…
Helios Care will hold a support group for caregivers of people with severe or chronic illness. The group will provide connections, identify local resources and help create strategies for self-care. It will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. on Thursdays from July 20 to August 17 at Southside Mall in Oneonta. The group is free but registration is required; call Jessica Weeden at (607) 432-5525.…
ONEONTA—David Wightman of Wightman Specialty Woods will present his encyclopedic knowledge of trees and forests at the Swart-Wilcox House Museum at 1 p.m. on Sunday, July 9. The talk will cover the history and value of Otsego County’s wooded areas.…
In late May, Michael Jerome, a member of the Rotary E-Club of Global Trekkers, was joined by other volunteers in planting trees and shrubs on a parcel of land bordering the Susquehanna River just below Otsego Lake. The plantings included black willow, ninebark, red osier dogwood and silky dogwood…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JUNE 5 Learn To Paint In Water Colors ART CLASS – 6-8 p.m. Learn “Water Color Fundamentals” with artist Emily Falco. Registration required. Class held Mondays through June 19. Cost, $90/non-member. Held in the studio behind the Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 432-2070 or visit facebook.com/CANOneonta DINE FOR A CAUSE—Each Monday and Tuesday through June 6, eat out at Eighty Main and a percentage of the proceeds will go to raise…
News Briefs: June 1, 2023 Popular Duck Derby Returns This Weekend ONEONTA—The Family Resource Network has announced the post-COVID return of its annual Duck Derby, to be held on Saturday, June 3 from noon to 3 p.m. The derby features multiple heats of rubber duck racing on Mill Creek, face painting, music, and make-and-take crafts. There will be cash prizes for the top finishers in each race. Ducks can be purchased on the day of the event or ahead of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MAY 23 Otsego ReUse Center presents College Move-Out Day Sale MOVEOUT DAY SALE—9 a.m. to noon. The public is invited to browse items donated by SUNY Oneonta students on move-out day. Held at the Otsego ReUse Center, 23 Duane Street, Oneonta. (607) 353-7831 or visit facebook.com/OtsegoReUseCenter DINE FOR A CAUSE—Each Tuesday through May 31, eat out at Social Eats Project 607 and a percentage of the proceeds will go to support local non-profit, Helios Care. Social Eats Project…
News from the Noteworthy by Helios Care Hospice Nurses Are Innovators in a Changing Field As we close out National Nurses Week, I would like to recognize a very special discipline of nursing, hospice nurses. While all nurses are special—I know, I’m married to one—I think hospice nurses are special in many unique ways.I often tout that Helios Care has innovation in our DNA, and that is because of the way our nurses approach each and every day. Not unlike…