Letter from Chip Northrup ‘HABsteria’ Imminent Without Planning Now To avoid another summer of HABsteria, I’d suggest the following: Coordinated Plan—Since Otsego is the largest New York lake in the Chesapeake Bay watershed (which starts in front of our house on the Susquehanna), funding for watershed mitigation can be obtained from the Chesapeake Bay watershed authority—to supplement, not replace—a state-approved plan. Although the DEC 9-E Plan is imperfect, it’s better than a repeat of last summer’s Dueling-Banjos of HABsteria. Since…
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Susquehanna Greenway, Foundation team up for trail upgrade Neahwa Park adds another attraction with a June 16 groundbreaking for updates to the Mill Race segment of the popular Oneonta Susquehanna Greenway – a transformational project that will see the section paved and accessible and, supporters hope, an attraction for residents and would-be residents alike. The new paved trail will connect Neawha Park, Catella Park, and the trails available on New Island – a “critical link,” said OSG’s Donna Vogler. “It’s…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAY 15 Spring Paddle on the Susquehanna River RIVER PADDLE – 9 – 11 a.m. Enjoy a leisurely paddle down the Susquehanna River with Rotary District 7170 Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG). All paddler levels welcome. Cost, $10 which covers both days. Starts at the Crumhorn Pond Fishing Access (Do NOT go to Crumhorn Lake), Susquehanna State Forest. 607-687-3263 or visit otsegooutdoors.org/event/susquehanna-river-paddle-organized-by-rotary-district-7170/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7 Public Utility Open House OPEN HOUSE – 2 p.m. Celebrate the completion of a 3 year project to improve the local Waste Water Treatment Plant. The public is invited to meet the operators, tour the facilities, and hear remarks from Mayor Tillapaugh and representatives of the state funding agencies. Delaware Engineering representatives will be on hand to discuss the upgrades made by the project to protect the Susquehanna River and expand capacity for the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUGUST 22 Ren Faire at Windfall Dutch Barn RENAISSANCE FAIR – 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Dress in you medieval/renaissance best and come out for performances by Celtic step dancers, The Happy Haggs, as well as vendors, crafters, and games for all ages at this years annual Ren Faire. Admission, $5. Windfall Dutch Barn, 2009 Clinton Rd., Cherry Valley. 518-774-0134 or visit www.windfalldutchbarn.com…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JANUARY 17 Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. MLK CELEBRATION – 3 p.m. Celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with the Oneonta Chapter of the NAACP. Visit www.facebook.com/OneontaAreaNAACP/ for info.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, MARCH 24 Emergency Blood Drive BLOOD DRIVE – Noon – 5 p.m. Due to unprecedented number of blood drive cancellations there is a major shortage of blood for hospitals. Healthy individuals are invited to donate life saving blood. Donate by APPOINTMENT ONLY! Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. www.foothillspac.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JUNE 29 Duck Derby For The Leo Club DUCK DERBY – 10 a.m. Help launch a flock of rubber duckies at the headwaters of the Susquehanna. Support Cooperstown Leo Club on day trip to the United Nations in NYC. Cost, $5/duck or $20/5-ducks at Otesaga, Mel’s @ 22, others. Finish line just South of Main St. Bridge, Cooperstown. 607-282-2956 or visit www.facebook.com/CooperstownLionsClub/…
ONAQUAGA REDISCOVERED • PART I Expert Believes He’s Discovered HQ Of Iroquois Buzz Hesse Also Found ‘Old Unadilla’ By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com WINDSOR – There’s an island, a mountain, a curve in the river, flatlands and, up the road, a site that’s long been reported as a mission/trading post set up by Sir William Johnson, Great Britain’s last governor general of the Province of New York. The flat land along the shore of the Susquehanna would be…
Lions’ Service Project Clears River Of Debris Butch Weir, Cooperstown, left, looks on as Matt Chisdock and Doug Perry haul an old 50-gallon drums aboard the Otsego Sailing Club work barge this morning during a Susquehanna River clean-up behind Bassett Hospital. The clean-up was a community service project headed by the Cooperstown Lions Club with help from the OCCA and the SUNY Biological Field Station volunteer dive team. At right, event organizer John Rowley brings ashore the first of over…