FOR THE CAUSE: Hartwick Seminary Fire Department volunteers are fundraising Friday evenings at the P&C Market in Cooperstown Commons, seeking to buy a command vehicle/personnel carrier for the company. Fire Chief Mike Basile is at right. From left are Mike’s wife Claudia, Laura Bryant, Chris Qua with his two daughters, Cassidy and Isabella (in his arms.) Right now, the chief said, the company’s trucks can only carry 7-8 volunteers to fires, even though 20 respond to most calls. The vehicle would allow another 6-7 volunteers to be transported, saving their personal vehicles and reducing the department’s insurance liability. If it raises enough, the company may buy a new vehicle; otherwise, a used one will have to do.

Local 4-Hers Win Livestock Ribbons

COOPERSTOWN

Two Otsego County handlers claimed Dairy Cattle Grand Champion ribbons at the 61st annual Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show, which ended Tuesday, July 15.
Other Otsego County ribbon-winners were:
• In the Brown Swiss division, Morgan VanAlstine, who showed Carpsdale Dallas Honey
• In the Holstein division, Sean Galley, who showed Silver Spoon Roy Maggy
In the Best Bred and Owned division, the award in the Jersey category went to Kyle Kraham, with Lentsville Kays Top Korley
In other dairy award divisions:
• Supreme Junior Dairy – Reserve Senior Champion: Nicholas Lasher, with Butternut Farms Ada
• Brown Swiss – Senior Champion: Morgan VanAlstine, with Carpsdale Dallas Honey
• Ayrshire – Reserve Senior Champion: Nicholas Lasher, with Butternut Farms Ada
• Brown Swiss – Senior Champion: Morgan VanAlstine, with Carpsdale Dallas Honey; Reserve Grand Champion: Sarah Rathbun, with Roseledge SS Banker
• Holstein – Senior Champion: Sean Galley, with Silver Spoon Roy Maggy
Jersey – Reserve Junior Champion: Mariah Goodwin, with SRF Taylor Jolly Java
In the Dairy Goat Division:
• Best Junior Doe – Katelyn Baker, with Kiddin U Not Sarina.
• LaMancha – Reserve Junior Champion: Daniel Card, with JD’s Homestead Comet
• Saanen – Reserve JuniorChampion: Kimberly Hribar, with Kiddin U Not Feba
• Oberhasli – Junior Champion and Grand Champion: Katelyn Baker, with Kiddin U Not Janea
• Recorded Grade – Junior Champion: Katelyn Baker, with Kiddin’ U Not Sarina
Other Livestock awards were presented in the following categories:
• Beef – Belted Galloway, Andrew Watson; Simmental, Nathan Truax; White Park, Ashton Wheeldon
• Sheep – Cheviot, Melody Youngs; Hampshire, Joan Attanasio; Natural Color, Dayle Dutcher; Tunis, Dayle cher; Best Fleece, Dayle Dutcher
• Swine – Yorkshire, Frank Murray
Local winners in the Sunday, July 13, Dairy Judging Contest included:
• Junior Individual – First, Courtney Baker; third, Nathan Truax; fourth, Andrew Baker; ninth, Sarah Baker, and 10th, Kaylyn Oliver.Cherry Valley 4x10

Erik Miller Featured In National Magazine

COOPERSTOWN

Erik Miller, Otsego County Conservation Association executive director, is featured in the summer 2008 edition of Outdoor America, published by The Izaak Walton League.
In March, Miller took part in a league-sponsored study tour of the Philippines to study if efforts to balance growth and conservation there provided lessons for sustainable development in the U.S.
He and other members of the league visited urban, rural and coastal development projects.
March 5-7, he participated in the Third National Conference on Population, Health, and Environment in Tagaytay City, leading a presentation on the impact of development, tourism and agriculture on water quality locally.

National Award Recognizes Bassett’s Academic Officer

COOPERSTOWN

Dr. Laura Schweitzer, Bassett Healthcare’s chief academic officer and Albany Medical College’s regional campus dean for Albany Medical College, has won the Women in Medicine Leadership Development Award winner for 2008 from the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Formerly vice president of academic affairs at SUNY Upstate and vice provost at Syracuse University, Schweitzer came to Bassett in 2007 to help develop a medical school program and campus.
Schweitzer successfully launched the program and, in June, Bassett announced its partnership with Albany Medical College in establishing a regional campus at Cooperstown for third-year medical students. The first six students are due to arrive Monday, Aug. 11.

HONOREE: Hartwick College has presented the Deborah M. Allen Brennan Award to Rebekah Searles, daughter of Greg and Linda Searles, East Springfield. The award is given by Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Allen in memory of their daughter to an outstanding junior biology student interested in research. At Hartwick, Rebekah, a graduate of Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School, has participated in the Student2Student Peer Mentoring Program and the honors program. She was recently named to the Dean’s List for the spring semester.

NEW POSITION: Jeanne L. Smith Struck, of Pearl River and Cooperstown, and previously proprietor and president of the JS Group, Inc., has joined the Epilepsy Society of Southern New York and Capabilities Partnership, Inc., in West Nyack as chief development officer. JS Group worked with municipalities on downtown revitalization plans, as well as with non-profits.

20TH REUNION: Jenny (Spencer) Victory, CCS Class of 1988, is seeking to alert classmates to their 20th reunion, planned noon-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, at Three Mile Point Park. For more information, check www.ccs1988.myevent.com or call Jenny at 547-1929.

ALL IN THE FAMILY: Three generations of Glimmerglass Opera Guild members, Gail Baden, Sarah Baden and Carol Robbins, are together at the final Glimmerglass Opera cast party following the opening performance of Bellini’s “I Capuleti e i Montecchi” on Saturday, July 26. Sarah Baden currently serves as co-chair of the Guild’s Hospitality Committee, following in the footsteps of both her mother and grandmother.

THREE HONORED: State Sen. James L. Seward, R-Milford, and the late Robert S. Kingsley and Rev. Canon George F. French, will be honored at Hyde Hall’s third annual gala, “A Night in Old Cuba,” from 7 p.m. to midnight Saturday, Aug. 16. For tickets, call 547-5098 or visit hydehall.org

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