HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13 Comedy at the College COMEDY—9-10 p.m. Enjoy a fun show with Paul Conyers, whose highlights include performing all over California, winning the 2020 World Series of Comedy Main Event in Las Vegas, and he once rode a saddled triceratops at the Creation Museum in Boone County, Kentucky.Tickets, $6/person. Hunt Union Waterfront, SUNY Oneonta. (607) 436-3012 or visit connect.oneonta.edu/organization/activities TAX PREP—6-8 p.m. Get ready for tax season with the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Hartwick College…
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Local Agencies Partner to Form Innovation, Acceleration Center ONEONTAOtsego Now, the umbrella organization of the Otsego County Industrial Development Agency and the Otsego County Capital Resource Corporation, is set to launch the county’s first Innovation and Acceleration Center, the primary focus of which will be bringing a booming tech and manufacturing industry to the region. According to a recent press release, during the COVID-19 Pandemic, the IDA witnessed a devastating economic loss due to the lack of tourism. The hospitality…
SUNY Oneonta Soccer Accolades Mark Prolonged Run of Success By TED MEBUSTONEONTAThe SUNY Oneonta Men’s Soccer program continued its winning ways this past season, and they have the awards to prove it. Their coaching staff, led by veteran Head Coach Iain Byrne, received Division III Region III Staff of the Year commendations for 2022 by the United Soccer Coaches, an American organization of coaches made up of over 30,000 members, the largest association of soccer coaches in the world. “This…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JANUARY 30 Comedy Show At SUNY Oneonta COMEDY—9-10 p.m. Enjoy a fun show with the quick-witted Derrick Knopsnyder, who encourages audience participation and will keep you engaged and laughing throughout the night! Tickets, $6/person. Hunt Union Waterfront, SUNY Oneonta. (607) 436-3012 or visit https://connect.oneonta.edu/organization/activities BLOOD DRIVE—12:30-5:30 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Bassett Medical Center, 1 Atwell Drive, Cooperstown. Register at redcrossblood.org/ BLOOD DRIVE—1-6 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red…
Chamber Kicks Off 2023 with ‘State of the State’ Breakfast Event By CASPAR EWIGONEONTA It was a sellout crowd last Friday, January 20, as the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual “State of the State” networking breakfast. The conference, which took place in the Otsego Grille of SUNY Oneonta’s Morris Hall, was introduced by Sean Lewis, president and chief executive officer of the chamber, as a vehicle to “allow the panelists a chance to express their view of…
Student Photo Project Highlights West Oneonta Fire Department By TED MEBUSTONEONTA August Heminway, a SUNY Oneonta senior currently pursuing a degree in political science and criminal justice, recently introduced an individual photojournalism project documenting the West Oneonta Fire Department. In addition to his extracurricular activities as president of the college’s Taekwondo Club, Heminway serves as president of the Photo Society. The scope of his project, Heminway noted, combined his academic and personal interests to display an aspect of local life…
In Memoriam Meghan E. Woodbeck, 39 January 12, 1984 – January 13, 2023 EDMESTON – Meghan Elizabeth (Lum) Woodbeck, age 39, passed away at her home on Friday, January 13, 2023. She was born January 12, 1984 at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown to her parents, Edwin and Susan (Pentzien) Lum. She is a graduate of Edmeston Central School in 2002 and moved on to receive an Associate’s and Bachelor’s degree in Communications from Sullivan County Community College in 2004 and…
News from the Noteworthy Nonprofit Breakfast the Template for Networking in 2023 On November 9, the Community Foundation of Otsego County, in collaboration with SUNY-Oneonta, brought 50 nonprofit organizations together in one room for its first “Nonprofit Breakfast” networking opportunity. The goal of the breakfast was to engage a diverse group in conversation about the future of Otsego County. After an introduction from SUNY President Alberto Cardelle that highlighted the significance of our countywide charitable organizations—and an update from Danielle…
Former OHS Hooper Returns to Oneonta By TED MEBUST “Anytime I get on the court, I’m happy,” said Graham Wooden, a former Section 4 basketball star for Oneonta High School. After recently transferring to SUNY Oneonta from Mansfield University of Pennsylvania this fall, he has hit the ground running. “We’re happy to have him in the program,” said Red Dragons coach Cameron Conover. According to Conover, SUNY Oneonta had been recruiting Wooden during his time at OHS, telling the 5’11”…
Letter from Chip Northrup Kudos to ‘A-Team’ for Lake Protection Glimmerglass Lake (aka Otsego) faces its biggest ecological challenge since the last Ice Age in the form of harmful algae blooms, “HABs,” which can make lake water not only unpotable, but un-swimmable, un-skiable, un-rowable and unpopular. Fortunately, we have the A-Team on the job: The new incoming president of the North American Lake Management Society, none other than our own Dr. Kiyoko Yokota of SUNY Oneonta, and Mr. Doug Willies,…
