LANDMARK BIRTHDAY: Virginia “Ginny” Goddard Schneider, formerly Virginia Goddard Newman of Stonehouse Road, Fly Creek, celebrated her 95th birthday the weekend of May 31 in Burlington, Vt., with her sons, daughters-in-law, nieces, and grandchildren. Shown in the picture, front, from left, are Douglas Newman, Virginia, William Newman; back, from left, Paula Newman, Maggie Newman, Carol Hanlon, Maitland Newman, Judith Newman, George Daly, Janice Newman and Gail Daly. Cards may be sent to Virginia Schneider, Starr Farm Nursing Center, 98 Starr Farm Road, Burlington VT 05401.



The new president of the Otsego Lake Association, Wayne Bunn, center, poses with attendees at the annual meeting Sunday, June 22, at Thayer Farm. From left are Mary Clarke, outgoing secretary; Mickie Richtsmeier, director for Springfield; CCS Senior Ryan Davine, at large director; Scottie Baker, speaker, Lake Festival report; David Sanford, Town of Middlefield; Bunn, Carl Good, Cooperstown, Burr Southworth, Paul Lord, outgoing president.


COOPERSTOWN

Emily E. Cullings, daughter of Erin and Ned Cullings, Castleton, and granddaughter of Ellen and Bill Armstrong, Cooperstown, graduated summa cum laude from Colgate University on May 18, with a B.A. She majored in Spanish and Japanese, receiving
highest honors in the latter. She spent semesters in Japan and the Domican Republic, and summers interning in New York City at MTV and True Entertainment. She published
two research papers in Japanese Linguistics, presenting in Hawaii and, this August, in Japan. She works at Abrams Artist Agency, Manhattan.






COOPERSTOWN

Kara Rothermel of Oneonta, granddaughter of Mildred Lehman of Cooperstown, was among the riders with local connections winning laurels at the 12th annual Farmers’ Museum Horse Show Sunday June 8 at Iroquois Farm. On Kara’sMatic, she was Open Hunter champion and won the John Moffat Perpetual Trophy in the Equitation Division. The team won Adult Hunter Division, under-saddle category; Open Hunter Division, under-saddle and over-fences; Open Equitation Division, fl at and over-fences.
Kara and her horse also placed in other categories.

REENLISTS: Master Sgt. Andrew Hugos, Cooperstown, has reenlisted to continue service with the state Army National Guard Element Joint Force Headquarters, Latham.

SORACI SHINES: Lindsay Soraci, CCS 2007 and daughter of Ross and Sandra Soraci, is
on the Dean’s List at Sacred Heart University. Her major is physical therapy

300 DINE: The Glimmerglass Opera Guild hosted its annual “Eat & Greet” dinner Sunday, June 29, which attracted 300 attendees, including the whole of this year’s opera
company. Guild president Don Drake emceed, and introduced Glimmerglass General and
Artistic Director Michael MacLeod, who thanked the guild for its continuing support.

WYATT BORN: A son, Wyatt Kristopher, was born to Laurie and John Butts, Cooperstown,
at 11:39 a.m. June 10 at Bassett Healthcare. He weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, and was
22 inches long. His maternal grandparents are Tina Parks, Cooperstown, and James and
Audrey Warner, Schuyler Lake. Paternal grandparents are Carol and Thomas Butts, Cooperstown.

OFF TO CAMP: Timothy Griffin of Hartwick is among 17 students from Otsego County
attending the state Sheriff’s Association Institute’s 2008 Summer Camp in Penn Yan,
county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. announced.

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