PREPARING FOR STORM HARPER At Bassett Hospital, ‘Virtual Command’ Center Activated Dialysis Patients Brought In Today, MDs, Staff On Alert, Generators Tested COOPERSTOWN – Bassett Healthcare Network has established a “virtual command” that will be on alert throughout Storm Harper to minimize impact on patient care in all five of its hospitals – Cooperstown, Oneonta, O’Connor in Delhi, Cobleskill and Little Falls. “We have been working to assure we are fully staffed throughout the storm’s duration,” said Brinton Muller, Bassett…
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Catskill Choral Society Plans First Open Audition In Awhile ONEONTA – For the first time in recent memory, the Catskill Choral Society is opening its rehearsal to the public at 7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 24, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 12 Ford Ave. “This is the perfect opportunity for anybody who loves to sing to try the group on for size. There is no cost and no obligation for the open rehearsal,” said David Hayes, performer and spokesman for the…
70-80 ATTENDEES FILL ROOM Energies Of Future Promoted At Forum Among Them, Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Pellets Seen As Fossil-Fuel Replacements By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Fossil fuels – gasoline, fuel oil, propane and natural gas – that power Otsego County today were like an unexpected inheritance, allowing the Industrial Revolution and the world as we know it. But 200 years later, Hartwick College Economics Professor Karl Seeley told 70-80 attendees at the Concerned Citizens of Oneonta…
United Way Drive Aims To Help Needy Stay Warm By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The season of giving may have officially ended, but United Way of Delaware & Otsego Counties is continuing it with a “Keeping You Warm Inside and Out!” donation drive. “The holidays when people donate a lot are over,” United Way Volunteer Coordinator Valerie Adams, who is overseeing the drive, said. “But there are still people who are hungry and need warm clothing,…
Oneonta Library To Get $200,000 In Renovations Work To Close Huntington For 3 Weeks By JENNIFER HILL…
Milford 3rd-Graders Study Trout By Raising Trout By LIBBY CUDMORE MILFORD – Call it a School of Fish. Kim Burkhart’s Milford Central School third-graders are raising 50 brown trout in their classroom, learning hands-on about the ecosystems of rivers and streams. If you feel inspired having read this article, then you may want to consider some fishy-y learning aids for your children at home. Consider looking at Odd Ball Fish online to get some innovative ideas for stocking a new…
City Hall Reminds Its Citizens: Don’t Park On Street In Storms ONEONTA – With the forecast still uncertain but containing the potential for a significant snowfall event over the weekend, City Hall is reminding citizens there is no parking on city streets after 2 1/2 inch of snow. The National Weather Service is predicting a winter storm will arrive Saturday.…
Susquehanna SPCA Raises Over $95K In ‘Save A Life’ Campaign COOPERSTOWN – Raising more than $75,000 in donations as part of the Staffworks “Save a Life” campaign, the Susquehanna Animal Shelter was one of the top performers of the fund drive, receiving an additional $10,000 towards their capital project on top of the $10,000 in matching funding for a total of $95,949.…
IN MEMORIAM: Ella Jean Baumgardner, 96; First Husband Killed During World War II ONEONTA – Ella Jane Baumgardner, 96, formerly of Oneonta, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at her home in Liverpool. She was born in Russia, Herkimer County, in 1922, the daughter of the late William and Helen Jones, and was raised on a farm in Milford. Jane was married to John “Sonny” Brienza, who was killed in World War II. In 1947, Jane married Edward P. Baumgardner…
IN MEMORIAM: Debbi M. Barnes, 65; Retired Payroll Director, Fox Hospital ONEONTA – Debbi M. Barnes, 65, retired payroll director at Fox Hospital, passed away peacefully surrounded by her treasured family and friends on Jan. 13, 2019, following a brief battle with cancer. She was born on Jan. 15, 1953, in Sidney, the daughter of Zane and Marguerite Raudibaugh. Debbi graduated from Oneonta High School in 1971. It was there in 1969 that Debbi, a member of the color guard,…
