Renowned Portrait Artist Brings Photo Exhibit to Richfield Springs By TED MEBUST RICHFIELD SPRINGS – After two years of living in Otsego County, Dmitri Kasterine, a photographer whose work hangs in both the Smithsonian and London’s National Portrait Gallery, is opening a free exhibit of his work to the surrounding community. Located at 1441 County Highway 23 in Richfield Springs, the event will feature a vast portrait collection from throughout the artist’s career—subjects ranging from Queen Elizabeth II to Jean…
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In Memoriam Bruce D. Andrews, 65 December 1, 1956 – October 1, 2022 SCHUYLER LAKE – Bruce D. Andrews, born in Cooperstown on December 1,1956, died unexpectedly on October 1, 2022. He was the son of Margaret (Marge) and Arthur Andrews, of Fly Creek. In his youth and throughout his high school years, Bruce was a proud member of the Boy Scouts of America in the Cooperstown and Fly Creek areas and earned all 21 of the Merit Badges required…
In Memoriam Helen Winne Mulligan, 101 Apr. 13, 1919 – Mar. 15, 2021 Helen Winne Mulligan passed away on March 15, 2021 at the age of 101 after a full and healthy life. Helen was born Helen Smith, on April 13th, 1919 in the Town of Exeter, New York. She was the daughter of E. Frank Smith and Hazel Pratt Smith, the fifth of six children. She grew up in Schuyler Lake. Helen had three older brothers, an older sister,…
LETTER from TERRY BERKSON Lady With Horse I heard about Lady Ostapeck about 20 years ago at my friend Buddy Crist’s house on Angel Hill outside of Schuyler Lake. There was a picture hanging on his living room wall. It was of a man dressed in a Tolstoy-like shirt standing in the doorway of a weathered cabin. When I took a closer look I realized it was Buddy, appearing very authentic in clothes I never saw him wear before. “Who…
TO REGISTER, CALL 607-547-4279 Free COVID Testing Offered To Residents SCHUYLER LAKE – The county Health Department is offering free COVID-19 testing for people who are NOT sick but want to be tested. Pre-registration required. Call 607-547-4279 to register. The testing, for Otsego County residents only, will be offered 9-noon Friday at the Exeter Town Barn on Route 28 on the north end of this hamlet.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 20 Reading: ‘The Big Fella: Ruth And The World He Created’ BASEBALL AUTHOR – 1 p.m. Reading by Jane Leavy, author “The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.” Discuss baseball history, ask questions, get your copy signed. Included with Museum admission. Grandstand Theater, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JUNE 9 Exhibit ‘Broadway Revealed’ EXHIBIT – 3 p.m. The exhibit, “Broadway Revealed: Behind the Theater Curtain,” showcases Broadway productions in photographs by Greater Oneonta Historical Society’s members. Free. Anderson’s Foreman Gallery at Hartwick College. 1 Hartwick Dr, Oneonta, Info, www.oneontahistory.org.…
IN MEMORIAM: Earl A. Duncan, 60; Golden Gloves Boxer Raised In Richfield WEST WINFIELD – Earl A. Duncan, 60, a Golden Gloves boxer in his youth, and later a boxing coach, passed away Monday evening, April 22, 2019, in Bassett Hospital. Earl was born on May 8, 1958, in Herkimer, a son to the late Edward and Rosetta Mondore Duncan. He was raised and educated in Schuyler Lake and Richfield Springs. At one time he worked for the Village of…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, APRIL 14 Sunday Soup SOUP! – 11 a.m.-2 p.m., “Second Sunday Soup,” serving homemade hot soup every 2nd Sunday of month. Takeout available. All welcome, donations appreciated. At the Polly House (next to the Fire House), Schuyler Lake. CLICK FOR MORE HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO…
IN MEMORIAM: Eleanor L. Wightman, 78; Worked For Pathfinder Village SCHUYLER LAKE – Eleanor L. Wightman, 78, a former home health assistant at Pathfinder Village and an active member of the Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church, passed away Monday, February 25, 2019 at Valley Health Services, Herkimer, with the loving support of her family at her side. She was born on July 22, 1940 in the town of New Lisbon, a daughter of the late Norman and Zida Underwood Chase.…