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 Reitzs Welcome New GrandchildMary and Kenneth Reitz of Cooperstown announce the birth of their grandson, Leonhard Alexander, born Feb. 21, 2010. Leo, son of Drs. Elizabeth and Alexander Schwall, weighed 9 pounds and was 22.5 inches long. Labels: 03-11-10, Locals |
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
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State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and other officials planned to express support for mayoral candidate Joe Booan at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 4, on the steps of 22 Main.
WEHNER SHINES: Jen Wehner, CCS ‘08, a sophomore at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, has been named MASCAC player of the week for the second time this season and tournament MVP for the 2010 women’s basketball championships. Vegetarian Times: Local Cereal Great The March issue of Vegetarian Times has recognized Mu Mu Muesli, a European style breakfast cereal developed by Lisa Zaccaglini and Mike Shuster of Sharon Springs, as one of the five most “scrumptious” cereals in the U.S. The couple started their “breakfast revolution” only 14 months ago, and still hand mix every batch and hand stamp the 100 percent biodegradable bags.
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Thursday, February 18, 2010
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Jess Harman, Evan Guiney Plan August Wedding At Thayer Farm  Barbara and Bill Harman of Cooperstown are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Jess to Evan Lloyd Guiney, also of Cooperstown. Evan is the son of Dr. Katharine Lloyd and the late Dr. William Guiney. Both Jess and Evan graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 2002. Jess then attended The Maryland Institute College of Art, graduating in 2006. She completed her M.A. in art education in 2007. Evan graduated from Amherst College in 2006 and is now pursuing his Ph. D. in molecular biology at Stanford University while Jess teaches in Palo Alto. The couple is enjoying their time in California, but plan to return to the northeast after Evan finishes his degree. An outdoor wedding is planned at the Thayer Farm above Lake Otsego on Aug. 14. DELAWARE GRAD: Michael Newell of Cooperstown, a senior health and physical education major, graduated from the University of Delaware at mid-year commencement ceremonies Jan. 9 at the Newark campus. Newell was also on the Dean’s List for the fall semester. HIGH HONOR: Sophomore Marissa Szwejbka of Cooperstown has received a Dean’s Special Distinction at Canisius College, where she is an early childhood/childhood dual major. Brian Wrubleski
Named Bassett Ambassador Brian Wrubleski, director of food service, has been named the latest Bassett Healthcare Ambassador, in recognition of staff members who “consistently demonstrate core values of quality, respect, service, integrity and friendliness.” A former police officer and troubled-youth counselor, Wrubleski went back to school, graduating summa cum laude from Johnson & Wales Culinary School in 1988. Wrubleski and his wife Mel (Bassett nurse practitioner in cardiac surgery who has returned to school for training as a nurse anesthetist), live in Cooperstown and have two daughters, Alexandra, 20, is studying nursing, and Natalie, 17, is a CCS senior. His hobbies include running: He has completed three Boston Marathons. He plays basketball on an over-50 league at the Clark Sports Center, and is getting into outdoor cycling.
BOWLING: Cynthia McCartney won the series 450 and over with a score of 555 and game 170 and over with games of 216 and 184 when the Ladies Tuesday Night Individiual Bowling League met at the Clark Sports Center on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Sharon Cucio placed second in series 450 with a total of 513, and Sandy Tabor Hunkins followed in third with 506. Labels: 02-25-10, Locals |
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
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Universal Taps Tom Lieber For Hit TV Shows
Tom Lieber, formerly of Cooperstown, has been promoted to director, development and current programming, at Univesral Cable Productions, Los Angeles.
Since moving to the Coast, Lieber spearheaded the final season of “Battlestar Galactica, BSG: The Plan,” and, currently, the new series “Caprica.”
Lieber is a past president of the Cooperstown Rotary Club.
NEW COOKIES: Pati Drumm Grady, president and founder, The Cooperstown Cookie Company, was at the Washington, D.C., International Wine & Food Festival February 13-14 to launch Camden Yard Stadium tins filled with Baltimore Orioles baseball cookies.
MELLOR CITED: Lucille E. Mellor, Fly Creek, is on St. Lawrence University’s Dean’s List for the fall semester. The freshman graduated from Emma Willard School, Troy.
ON DEAN’S LIST: Liam Heiland, son of Susan Cataffo-Heiland and Scott Heiland, Milford, is on the Hartwick College Dean’s List for the fall semester. The freshman is majoring in biology. Labels: 02-18-10, Locals |
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Thursday, February 4, 2010
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ARC EMPLOYEE OF QUARTER:
Cesily Secoolish, Community Job Coach, has been named The Arc Otsego Employee of the first quarter for 2010. Secoolish has worked for The Arc Otsego for several years, first as a day habilitation site coordinator, now as a community job coach in the Community Employment Services Division. As community job coach, Cesily works with clients and employers to find jobs for people with disabilities and support them in their positions.
DEAN’S LIST:
Lindsey Potrinkus CCS ‘06, daughter of Kris and Mike Potrinkus of Cooperstown, was named to the Dean’s List at SUNY Cortland for the fall of 2009. She is studying education there.
STALEY CITED:
Spencer E. Staley, son of David and Cynthia Staley, Springfield Center, is on the Dean's List at Colgate University for the fall semester. A freshman physics major, he was salutatorian of Cherry Valley-Springfield's Class of 2009.
THANKSGIVING HOME BIRTHDAYS:
Eleven of Dot Gardner's family members joined her in the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home's Alcove Dining Room on Dec. 18 to celebrate her 92nd birthday. Margaret Rees marked her 95th birthday on Jan. 6, and Peg Hage celebrated her 90th the day after Christmas.Labels: 02-11-10, Locals |
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
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  IN LONDON:
Kelsey Brodersen, daughter of Bruce and Rosemay Broderson and a junior at Boston University majoring in art history, is spending this semester in London, taking classes and interning at the Royal Academy of Art. She was also named to BU’s Dean’s List for the fall semester.
GRAHAM CITED:
Rebekah Graham, a first-year psychology major at Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, Va., was named to the fall semester Dean’s List. She is the daughter of Stephen and Karen Graham of Cooperstown.
IN ROCHESTER:
Ron Bishop, Fly Creek, who teaches biology at SUNY Oneonta, will discuss hydro-fracking practices at the Great Lakes Water Conservation Workshop Friday, March 26, at the Rochester Museum & Science Center. The workshop focuses on best practices in water conservation.
Dwyer Appointed First
Hospice Medical DirectorPatrick N. Dwyer has been appointed as Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care’s first full-time medical director, as well as its chief medical officer.
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Friday, January 22, 2010
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ELEVATED TO EAGLES
NYCM Executive Heads County ChamberMark Grygiel, assistant vice president at New York Central Mutual Insurance, Edmeston, is new chairman of the Otsego County Chamber. New directors are Carolyn Lewis, Cooperstown, the county’s economic developer; Nick Savin, Springfield Center, BOCES superintendent; Steve Sinniger, Otego, county Farm Bureau, and attorney Eric Jervis, Oneonta.
County Names Shields To MOSA
RICHFIELD SPRINGSAlex Shields, the Oneonta native and retired county representative from Richfield Springs, has been reappointed to the MOSA board he served on in the 1990s. The county Board of Representatives made the appointment at its reorganizational meeting Wednesday, Jan. 20. He replaces Martha Clarvoe of Hartwick. Shields rejoins the MOSA board – his first meeting was Tuesday, Jan. 28 – at a critical time: With the three-county solid-waste contract due to expire in 2014, the member counties are considering dismantling the authority and finding another garbage disposal option. Ethington To Conduct Easter CantataSusan Ethington, Springfield Presbyterian Church organist, will directed an area choir now being formed in the Easter cantata, “Forsaken.”
Singers are now being sought for the performance, planned Palm Sunday afternoon, March 28, at Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School.
Anyone interested in singing is invited to the first rehearsal at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Cherry Valley Methodist Church. All future rehearsal dates will be decided that evening.
For details, call Mrs. Ethington, 264-3000, or organist Irene Fassett, 264-3795.
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It was late afternoon on Friday, Jan. 22, and Mike Toulson and son Emerson had been scouting Lakefront Park in search of the “Golden Horseshoe.”
Where could it be? About to give up, Mike focused on an ancient tree on the east side of the parking lot at the top of the park, just off Lake Street.
Between two trunks that branched off, 7-8 feet above the ground, there appeared to be a hole, or at least the hint of a hole.
A long shot, thought the CCS math teacher, but why not?
Dad and son walked half a block to borrow a ladder from Martin Tillapaugh, mom Molly’s dad and Mike’s father-in-law.
Mike leaned it against the tree, climbed up and peered in, but couldn’t see anything. Gingerly, he stuck his hand, then his arm, into the dark hole, and into debris – wood chips, leaves – at the bottom.
Nothing yet. He pressed on, into the muck. Suddenly, he felt something, not wooden. A few more seconds rooting around, and Mike Poulson pulled the sought-after prize into the dwindling light.
By finding the horseshoe – object of the 44th annual Cooperstown Winter Carnival’s treasure hunt – the Toulson’s will win a $500 check, provided by The Freeman’s Journal & Richfield Springs NEWSPAPER, and its sister publication, Hometown Oneonta.
The check will be presented at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7 – the three-day carnival’s last day – at closing ceremonies in Hoffman Lane Bistro.Labels: 01-28-10, Locals |
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Friday, January 15, 2010
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DISTANT CLIMES Inn, Krazy Tom’s Aid Homeless Marc Kingsley, proprietor of The Inn at Cooperstown, has donated 10 twin mattresses and 15 pillows to Opportunities for Otsego’s emergency housing shelter in Oneonta.
Then Charles Contro of Krazy Tom’s Floor Store & Sleep Shop, Hartwick Seminary, delivered the bedding free of charge.
“It’s literally a bedtime story with a happy ending,” said Liane Hirabayashi, OFO’s housing and employment manager. “We greatly appreciate this collaboration ... to support the homeless .”
Cooperstown CookieWins Retailing PrizeThe Cooperstown Cookie Company was selected as a Rising Star Retailer by the Sports Licensing & Tailgate Show.
The award honors sports-related businesses, one from each state, for the ability to “rise to the challenges of a complex and dynamic marketplace.”
Pati Drumm Grady, Cooperstown Cookie founder, was to receive the award during the Sports Licensing & Tailgate Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 20-22.
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Friday, January 8, 2010
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LAKE ASSOCIATION
HONORS DIVE TEAM The Otsego Lake Association President Wayne Bunn, Cooperstown, third from left, presents the association’s 2009 Lake Citizen Award to the SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station’s Volunteer Dive Team. Receiving the award Dec. 12 on the docks at Cooperstown are, from left, Bjorn (BJ) Eilertsen, Oneonta; Ed Lentz, New Lisbon; Jim Vogler, Oneonta; Brian Benjamin, Oneonta; dive master Paul Lord, Pierstown; Lee Ferrara, Oneonta, and Pakawat “Pat” Sunpituksaree, a SUNY Oneonta student from Thailand.
SUNY Graduate Returns As Bassett M.D.COOPERSTOWN
Reginald Q. Knight, M.D., who became familiar with Otsego County as an undergradute at SUNY Oneonta, has returned as director of Bassett Healthcare’s Center for Spine Care. Board certified in orthopedic surgery and fellowship trained in advanced spine surgery, Dr. Knight will specialize in spine disorders and work in collaboration with other medical providers in treating patients. Immediately prior to joining Bassett, Dr. Knight was member of a private practice, Orthopedics International, in Seattle, Wash., with privileges athospitals in Seattle, Kirkland and Bellevue. He has held academic positions at the universities of Nebraska, Washington and Rochester, Creighton University and New York Medical College. After completing his undergraduate studies in Oneonta, he received his medical degree at SUNY’s Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse. His internships and residencies were at New York Medical. He will complete a master’s in health-care administration this year through Capella University. Labels: 01-15-10, Locals |
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Friday, January 1, 2010
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 Garden Club Selects Top Decorations COOPERSTOWN The Lake and Valley Garden Club has announced the winners Of the 2009 LVGC Christmas Decorating Contest:
Overall Daytime Residence
First – James and Eileen Anania, 94 Pioneer St.
Second – William and Carol Waller, 88 Beaver St.
Honorable Mention – Andrew and Felicia Blum, 16 Main St.
Overall Nighttime Residence
First – William and Jeanette Weldon, 13 Main St.
Second – David and Nancy Russell, 63 Chestnut St.
Honorable Mention – Theodore P. Feury, 4 Chestnut St.
Best Wreath
First – Mark and Tara Barnwell, 48 Susquehanna Ave.
Second – Stan and Jewel Hall, 1 Elm St.
Honorable Mention – Martin and Tillapaugh, 24, Pioneer St.
Best Doorway
First – John and Gayle Smith, 8 Pine Blvd.
Second – Roger and Carla MacMillan, 12 Main St.
Honorable Mention –
Robert and Suzie Schneider, 22 Pioneer St.
Overall Daytime Business
First – Don Olin Realty, 37 Chestnut St.,
Second – Connell Dow & Deysenroth, Inc. 82 Chestnut St.
Honorable Mention – The Inn at Cooperstown, 16 Chestnut St.
Overall Nighttime Business
First Place – The Whitehouse Inn, Edward Landers, 46 Chestnut St.
Second – Danny’s Market, Sergio and Alice Gavaria, 92 Main St.
Honorable Mention – Cooperstown Bat Company, Tim and Connie Haney, 118 Main St.
ARTIST GRANT: Artist Charlie Bremer has won a Creative Partnership Grant through the Upper Catskill Community Council for the Arts to work CCS teachers Amy Parr, Diana Garcia, Eileen Murphy, Bruce Clinton and Marcie Schwartzman to engage the students in the project, "Creating New Pathways."
BRING QUILTS: Registration for the Fenimore Quilt Club 2010 Show is 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Cooperstown Art Association. The show will be Feb. 6-21. Labels: 01-08-10, Locals |
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Friday, December 25, 2009
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 BOCES HONOREES: Richard Bartlett III and Kyle Manley, both of Milford, are on the honor roll at the Otsego Area Occupational Center, Milford, for the fall semester.
LEADER AWARD: Pamela Hernandez, Hartwick, eceived the Competent Leader Award from Toastmasters International. She works at Golden Artist Colors, New Berlin.
TOP SITE: Cooperstown KOA Campground in Springfield, owned by Michael and Kathleen McClure, is one of the “best of the best” of 470 sites in Kampgrounds of America.Labels: 01-01-10, Locals |
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
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Hornets Donate B-ball, Big Shoes To Laurens Raffle
The New Orleans Hornets have donated a basketball signed by all team members and a pair of Dave West’s size 17 Nikes to the Laurens’ Sports Boosters annual raffle.
The Hornets’ GM and head coach, Jeff Bower, is married to Lisa Bower, a Laurens Central School grad and a member of its Sports Hall of Fame, according to the Boosters’ Jim Laing.
The $3 raffle tickets are available by calling Laurens Central School, 432-2050.
The winning ticket will be drawn Tuesday, Dec. 29, during the Pat Grasso Basketball Tournament. Labels: 12-25-09, Locals |
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Friday, December 11, 2009
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‘REAL DEAL’ DEMANDED
 Heart Surgeon Joins BassettCOOPERSTOWN John Kelley has joined the staff at the Bassett Heart Care Institute as a cardiothoracic surgeon.
Previously, he was chief of cardiac surgery at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Utica, and medical director of the Mohawk Valley Heart Institute.
Dr. Kelley is certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. His special interests are valve repair, thoracic aneurysms and minimally invasive surgery for atrial fibrillation.
A graduate of Duke, he received his medical degree at University of Vermont, then completed his internship and residency at the Medical College Hospital of Vermont, where he was chief resident in surgery between 1991-1992.
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Friday, December 4, 2009
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KEANU RUNS INTO HARRIET
 GRADUATE:David Eldridge, son of Dianne and John Eldridge, originally of Ballston Spa and now residing in Fly Creek, graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on May 16, 2009 with a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and Management.
LEADER TRAINED: Lorraina Smith-Zuba, director of perioperative services at Bassett Healthcare, has completed the Cornell-HANYS Academy for Healthcare Leadership Advancement. He finished in the top 5% of his class of 1147 students, and earned the highest honor of Summa Cum Laude with an overall grade point average of 3.92. While at RPI Eldrighe was a member of two honor societies, Tau Beta Pi and Pi Tau Sigma. David started his new job at GE Energy in Schenectady, NY this summer. He is working on the Renewable Energy team in a brand new program created this year, called the Renewable Energy Development Program (REDP).
BOWLING:
Betty Staffin (609), Cynthia McCartney (568), Helen McLaughlin (531), Sandy Dunn (514), Sharon Curcio (509), Laura Lister (482), Marion Madison (470), Becky Milford (453), Janice Eichler (450) all bowled a series score of 450 or over when the Ladies Tuesday Bowling met at the Clark Sports Center on Dec.1. In addition to those listen above, Eileen Barown (173) scored an individual game of 170 or over.
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Friday, November 27, 2009
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Lori Solensten and her daughter Lia, Milford, check out Nancy Angerer’s wreath from The Clay Cafe in the Adorn-A-Door Wreath Auction at the Cooperstown Art Association Saturday, Nov. 28. 
Kristin Minasi, Michael Senchyshyn To Wed
 Kristin Minasi and Michael Senchyshyn have announced their engagement and forthcoming marriage. Kristine is the daughter of Raymond and Beth Minasi of Washingtonville. She is a graduate of Washingtonville High School and Binghamton University. She received a master’s in occupational therapy from Sage Graduate School in 2008, and is employed art Elderwood Health Care at Birchwood in Liverpool as an Occupational Therapist. Michael is the son of Joe and Donna Senchyshyn of Cooperstown. He graduated from Cooperstown Central School, and received a bachelor’s in computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2006. Michael is employed at SRC in North Syracuse as a digital design engineer. A fall 2010 wedding is planned.
Arica Priem, Christopher UlrichWed In Montego Bay, Jamaica Lou and Brigitte Priem of Cooperstown announce the marriage of their daughter, Arica, to Christopher Ulrich of Norton, Ohio. The ceremony was Nov. 14, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Arica is attending the University of Akron’s School of Business and is a sergeant in the Ohio National Guard. She will be deployed to Afganistan in the spring of 2010. Christopher is a graduate of Walsh University and employed by Carter Lumber. The newlyweds are residing in Sheffield Lake, Ohio. Neil Weiller Wins Quilt In SSPCA Fundraiser COOPERSTOWN Neil Weiller, the Cooperstown village trustee, won a quilt, “Into The Wild,” in the SSPCA fundraiser. Kerry Lynn, shelter volunteer from Pathfinder Village, drew the ticket on Tuesday, Dec. 1. The 91-inch by 91-inch quilt was hand made by Patricia Ball of Worcester. It features a leopard head surrounded by intricate patchwork panels of green, black and gold. “This is a beautiful work of art,” said Weiller. “ I will be pleased to display it in my home, and am very excited to have won.”LEADER TRAINED:
Lorraina Smith-Zuba, director of perioperative services at Bassett Healthcare, has completed the Cornell-HANYS Academy for Healthcare Leadership Advancement. Labels: 12-04-09, Locals |
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The 2009 Leadership Otsego class spent Thursday, Nov. 19, at The Otesaga, focusing on history and communications. Front row, from left, are Michael Perrino, Milford, New York Central Mutual Insurance Co.; Pam Conklin, Davenport, Sidney Federal Credit Union, and moderator Tim Hayes, director of SUNY Oneonta’s Center for Community and Economic Development. Back row, from left, are Beth Goetz, Oneonta, Sidney Federal Credit Union; Catherine LaFontaine, Oneonta, SUNY Oneonta’s Milne Library; Denise Raggi, Cooperstown, Bassett Healthcare; John Rafter, Oneonta, Opportunities for Otsego; Julianne Roseboom, Laurens, SUNY Oneonta; Heather Van Cleef, Maryland, Opportunities for Otsego; Ann E. McMahon, Cooperstown, Bassett Healthcare.Labels: 11-27-09, Locals |
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Friday, November 13, 2009
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OCCA CONSERVATIONISTS OF YEAR
ELMIRA HONOREE:
Tia Van Winkler, ‘13, has received a $72,000 four-year Founder Scholarship from Elmira College, where she is a freshman majoring in biology. She is the daughter of Mitchell and Lisa Van Winkler, Richfield Springs.
Dr. Dutkowsky On Ladder To Become
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Dr. Joseph Dutkowsky, pediatric orthopedist at Bassett Healthcare, has been elected second vice president of the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine.
He will be first vice president next year and president in 2011.
“This is the high point of my professional career,” said Dr. Dutkowsky. “I am honored beyond belief and will have the opportunity to help change the way cerebral palsy is viewed in the world.”
As second vice president of AACPDM, Dutkowsky will manage the organization’s committee system. Next year, he will and run the annual meeting.
CV-S Folk Music Study Advances
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The Cherry Valley-Springfield High School Chorus has completed 16 interviews, essays and articles on the interviews, and collected 17 songs and tunes in the first phase of its study of northern Catskills folk music.
Two students, Alexis Gonzales-Jusino and Ashley Van Avery helped consolidate the interviews into anecdotal form. Ms. Jusino in particular did large amounts of writing and research.
Interviewers were Justina Farris, Maggie Millner, Aaron Leentjes, Tasha Patterson, Nadine Guernsey, Mikaela Tripp, Shawna Guardi, Nick Carson, Erin Lamouret, Emily Searles, Michelle Jones, Aaron Myatt, Anna Myatt, Savannah Crowley and Ashley Miles.
In addition to Jusino, researchers were Felicia Anderson, Chad Rachon, Alexis Evans, Ashley Van Avery, Lizzie Fedourich, Shawna Guardi, Ketura Lyon, Joseph Supp and Anna VanDerkrake.
Liza DiSavino, CV-S general and vocal music teacher, is coordinator.
TOP GOLFERS: The Leatherstocking Womens Golf Association foursome – Donna Thomson (captain), Lee Stockwell, Dottie Gebbia and Pat Grillo – prevailed at the Saratoga Invitational. With 10 pars and 8 bogies the foursome captured second place in their flight, with a score of 67.
MARATHON ACE:Melissa Raddatz, daughter of Kathy and Dr. Don Raddatz of Cooperstown, completed the New York City Marathon Saturday, Nov. 7, in 3:19:02. She ranked 261 among women contestants.
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 Rebecca Bradley Additon and Anthony Joseph Veltri were married by state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma on Sept. 12, 2009, at home of Tom and Kathy Chase on Otsego Lake. The hillside ceremony was laced with Hawaiian traditions, significant because the couple met when they were living on Oahu.
The bride is the daughter of Kay and Keith Additon of Cooperstown. The groom is the son of Sally and Tony Veltri of Smithfield, R.I.
The bride wore a tea-length organza gown and carried a bouquet of white gladiolas. She wore an orchid haku (a traditional Hawaiian headpiece) and family members wore orchid leis, all flown in for the occasion from Honolulu.
The groom wore a white-on-white Hawaiian shirt and a maile lei (long, open-ended lei).
The bride was escorted down the aisle by her father. Maid of honor was her sister, Emily.
The groom’s best man was his father.
Courtney Graham, a high school friend of the bride’s, did a reading during the ceremony.
An informal outdoor reception with Hawaiian touches followed the nuptials. Chris Hymas played his ukulele, and other music was provided by disc jockey Patrick Dewey.
The couple departed by boat for The Otesaga, where they spent their wedding night. They continued their honeymoon in the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
The bride graduated from Cooperstown Central School in 2001 and from Boston University in 2005 with a bachelor of science in health studies. She earned a Ph.D. in physical therapy from BU in 2007. She is currently a physical therapist at the Chesapeake Children’s Therapy Center, Springfield, Va.
The groom graduated from Smithfield High School in 1996 and from the University of Rhode Island in 2000 with a bachelor of science in Geology. In 2004, he earned two masters, one in remote sensing and one in geographic information systems. He is a scientist with the federal government.
The couple lives Fairfax, Va.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Springbrook Appoints Deputy Executive DirectorSpringbrook has named Seth Haight deputy executive director for programs, a new position, effective Nov. 9.
As deputy executive director, Haight will oversee Springbrook’s three major program areas – the School at Springbrook, Community Homes and Community Services.
He comes to Springbrook from Hartwick College, where he has been on the development staff since 2004, most recently as Vice President for Institutional Advancement.
Previously, he worked for Tyco International as Global Business development manager.
He is a Hartwick graduate with an MBA from Boston University.
A native of Delhi, he currently lives in Oneonta with his wife and three children.
NURSING AWARD:Connie Jastremski, Bassett Healthcare’s chief nursing officer and vice president of patient services, was awarded the Nursing Service Administration award by the New York State Nurses Association at its biennial convention on Oct. 10.
NEW LIONS:John Brotherton and Bill Senif joined the Cooperstown Lions Club in October.
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BASSETT SURGEON:
Raul Monzon, M.D., has joined Bassett Healthcare’s Department of Surgery as a general surgeon, having recently completed a residency in colon and rectal surgery. Board certified in surgery, he earned his medical degree at Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala.
He completed an internship and general surgery residency at Bassett Hospital and a residency in colon and rectal surgery at Christus Santa Rosa/San Antonio Colon and Rectal Clinic, in Texas.
Dr. Monzon is married to Bassett anesthesiologist Dr. Bridget O’Mara.
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 Youngsters at The Fenimore Art Museum’s "Night at the Museum" are mystified by a frozen artist John Linton Chapman (Andrew Gaerte), who is about to come to life and explain the background his paintings in the "America’s Rome" exhibit. "Uncle Rock" on the guitar performed in the auditorium, and kids painted art-glass like Christmas decorations under the stairs on the evening of Saturday, Nov. 7.
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SSPCA WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Joyce, George Ehrmann Mark 55th
 George and Joyce Ehrmann, Richfield Springs, marked their 55th wedding anniversary on June 5 in Albany, where he marked his 55th reunion from Albany College of Pharmacy.
They were married in St. Alphonse Catholic Church, Tupper Lake.
After George’s graduation, the couple moved to Richfield Springs, where they have lived since. He was employed in his father’s pharmacy until 1983, when he closed it and joined Delaware Valley Hospital, Walton, as director of pharmacy, retiring in 2006. Since, he has worked per diem. He is also a jazz musician.
Joyce graduate from Albany Business College, then worked at the National Savings Bank in Albany. In Richfield Springs, she was a teaching assistant, retiring in 1999 after 29 years.
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EAGLE SCOUT:
Christopher Talevi, Roanoke, Va., grandson of Vera and Bruno Talevi, Cooperstown, has achieved the rank of Eagle Scout. Christopher raised $2,500 to build a 10- by 12-foot shed for his city’s recreation department. It took 400 manhours. His dad, Steven, and uncle, Robert, are also Eagles.
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Friday, October 23, 2009
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Rotarian Exchange Student Back, 44 Years Later
COOPERSTOWN
What was that?  Andrew Lovitt, a Rotary exchange student from Tasmania in 1965-66 who was playing for the Unatego varsity football team, had just executed a drop kick. Was it a kick, fans wondered. Or had Andrew just dropped the ball? That was one of the happenings Lovitt, now a past president of Rotary’s Monday Lunch Club, one of six in Launceston, Tasmania, is in Otsego County this week visiting members of some of the 11 families he stayed with 44 years ago. One of those family’s was Judy Steiner’s in Otego. Now living in Fly Creek, Judy is an artist, a CCS elementary teacher, and a SUNY Oneonta lecturer. Lovitt, operations manager for the Hertz operation in Tasmania, spoke to the Cooperstown Rotary Tuesday, Oct. 27, where Rotarian Tim Wiles introduced him as coming from the land of down under Down Under. The visitor – three of his children have participated in Rotary exchanges, and he hopes the fourth will too – called the program “horizons opening” and a “cultural adventure.” “The people here are just the same,” he discovered to his astonishment all those year ago. “...There’s an expectation of difference and a joy, if not surprise, at the similarities.” Another football story: The Unatego coach had told his players, if you’re late for practice, you’ll have to run from Otego to Unadilla, where the high school is. Andrew was late, and so he ran all 10 miles. Arriving at practice, the coach said, you’re late, Lovitt, run six laps around the field. It was only when someone watching from the stands who, on his way to practice, had passed Lovitt running and told the coach that the added punishment was set aside. _____________________________________________________________________
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Friday, October 16, 2009
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 Oliver Ozro Horvath was born Aug. 26, 2009, at Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown; he weighed in at 8 pounds and was 21 inches long. His brother Henry, 4, and his parents Elizabeth and Tim are delighted to welcome him into the family.
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Friday, October 9, 2009
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National Resorts Committee Places John Irvin On Ladder To Presidency
 John D. Irvin, The Otesaga’s general manager, has been named vice chairman of the American Hotel & Lodging Association’s prestigious Resorts Committee.
The surprise announcement was made Tuesday evening, Oct. 6, at the black-tie dinner that traditionally wraps up the committee’s annual conference, which occurred this year at The Otesaga on the resort hotel’s 100th birthday.
Irvin called the development “very exciting,” saying past committee chairmen meet the Sunday morning of the conference to select the next vice chairman, and the result is confidential until the announcement at the final dinner.
The appointment means Irvin will be elevated to chairman at the committee’s conference next year at the Hershey Hotel.Labels: 10-16-09, Locals |
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Friday, October 2, 2009
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COOPERSTOWN
Josh Truman is the new director of development for Bassett Healthcare and the Friends of Bassett.
At Hartwick College, he helped manage the college’s major gifts program and Hartwick Golf Classic fund-raisers.
Previously, he was Leatherstocking Golf Club assistant pro, Summerbrooke Golf Club’s director of golf in Tallahassee, and a competitor in numerous pro golf tournamants.
He earned his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, at Hartwick College.
He lives in Maryland.Labels: 10-09-09, Locals |
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Lindsay V. Phillips, Jeffery J. Prendergast Wed In Connecticut
Lindsay Victoria Phillips and Jeffery John Prendergast, were married on May 29, 2009, at Riverview, in Simsbury, Conn. The Rev. Dr. Gerald Fritz, a family friend, officiated at the double-ring ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Cheryl and Craig Phillips of Herkimer. The groom is the son of Gloria and John Prendergast of Cromwell, Conn. Both Lindsay and Jeffery were raised in Cooperstown.
Kristi Bergeron, college friend, was maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Kristen Burger, Sara Franco, Erin Kovatchitch and Kristin Cochrane. Junior bridesmaid was Kayla Cinnamon, cousin of the groom, the flower girl was Baylie Dow, cousin of the bride.
Marc Prendergast, brother of the groom, was best man. Groomsmen were Daniel Bonelli, Michael Bonelli, Brian Callahan, Brian Cota and Aaron Cinnamon, a cousin of the groom.
Special readings were given by Susan Barnes Kovacs, and bride’s Godmother; Linda Costello, the groom’s aunt, and Nicki Pisarsky, a friend of the bride.
A reception immediately followed at Riverview with out of town guests from Alaska, Washington, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Vermont.
The bride is a graduate of Herkimer Central School and Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., with a masters in physical therapy. Lindsay is presently employed at Salmon Brook Rehab in Glastonbury, Conn.
The groom is a graduate of Xavier High School in Connecticut and New England Technical Institute. Jeffery is presently employed as a licensed electrician with Dana DePercio Electric Inc. in Rocky Hill, Conn.
The couple honeymooned in Cancun, Mexico, and reside in Middletown, Conn.
Lisa Andela, Jonathan Miedema Plan Wedding In August 2010
RICHFIELD SPRINGS
Lisa Dawn Andela and Jonathan David Miedema are pleased to announce their engagement.
Lisa is the daughter of James and Cynthia Andela of Richfield Springs. Jonathan is the son of John and Martha Jane Miedema of Sherburne.
The future bride, a 2006 graduate of Richfield Springs High School, is attending Calvin College in Michigan, studying environmental engineering. She expects to graduate in May 2010.
In addition to pursuing a career in her field, she plans to in an artisan goat cheese business, Krugerrand Farms, located near Richfield Springs. Her sister Karla Andela will be maid of honor.
The future groom, a 2004 graduate of Valley Heights Christian Academy in Norwich, is a partner in Dutch Lane Dairy Farms, an organic dairy farm, located in Sherburne. His best man will be his friend Cory Vincent.
Lisa and Jonathan are planning an Aug. 14, 2010, wedding. They are planning to reside in Sherburne.Labels: 10-09-09, Locals |
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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Pa. Fruit Wins Pumpkinfest; Sundstroms Third This Year
COOPERSTOWN
Dave Hilstoski, Wyoming, Pa., won the $2,500 first-place prize for the largest pumpkin at the sixth annual Cooperstown Pumpkinfest Saturday, Sept. 26, in the Doubleday Field parking lot. The winning entry weighed 1,557 pounds.
Winner of the Otsego County contest was John Elliott, Cooperstown, with an 880-pound entry. Linda Selover, Cooperstown, was second with a 201-pound entry. Megan Lohan, Town of Middlefield, was third (160) .
Deb and Randy Sundstrom, Walton, who won last year, took third place and $750 this year with a 1,382-pound entry. Last year, the Sundstroms winner weighed 1,248.
Tom and Kim Privatera, Poughkeepsie, took second and $1,500 at 1,410 pounds.
The next day at the regatta, Matt Aldrich, New Lisbon, paddling for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, took first in the sponsors’ race.
Courtney Yonce, paddling for Howard Johnson Inn & Suites, was second, and Dave Weaver, Gordon B. Roberts Agency, third.
In the growers’ race, John Lohan, paddling for Steven Short, Whitney Point, was first.
Alison Weber, paddling for Matt Verschneider, was second and Deb Miller, for David Lansing, Essex, was third.
Former Candidate Abbate Named Chairman Of Village’s Democrats
COOPERSTOWN
With village elections coming up in March, Richard D. Abbate has become chairman of Cooperstown’s Democratic Committee, replacing Richard Campbell.
Abbate, who ran for village trustee last March, was active in local, state and national Democratic campaigns while in Staten Island. He also served as state committeeman. He said he will be seeking candidates for mayor, trustee posts and justice.
He, wife Rosemarie, and sons Dominick, 10, and Richie, 8, moved here in 2002.
Signs Of Life Emerge In One Unlikely Place
 HARTWICK
To her surprise, Shirley Walrath of Cooperstown has found herself with a living reminder of her husband, George, who died on Christmas Eve 2004.
Make that 10 reminders.
Last Halloween, Mrs. Walrath decorated her husband’s grave in Hartwick Cemetery with hardy mums and a pumpkin.
“...and a little stuffed kitty cat,” she said, “because he loved cats.”
She continued, “We left it there. Six months later we went back and took it away.”
During a recent visit to the grave, the widow was in for a surprise: Her husband’s plot was covered with a flourishing vine, which turned out to be a pumpkin plant.
It would have tickled his sense of humor, she reasoned, so she left it there.
Returning the other day, she discovered 10 pumpkins growing there ... just in time for Pumpkin Fest.
AT THE FAIR: Molly Watson, Cooperstown, and Sharla Woodrow, Milford, won dairy cattle ribbons at the 163rd New York State Fair. Molly also won a swine show ribbon. Michael Jicha, Cherry Valley, showed in the Youth BuildingLabels: 10-02-09, Locals |
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009
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Maureen Elizabeth Barrow, Roger H. Davidson, Jr. Wed
Maureen Elizabeth Barrow and Roger Harold Davidson, Jr., were married on May 23, 2009 at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Walton. Father Matthew Frisoni celebrated the nuptial mass, and Father Edward Ryan was in attendance.
The bride is the daughter of Marilyn and Donald Rimbach and granddaughter of Rita Monett, all of Farmington, all formerly of Walton.
The groom is the son of Gladys Davidson and the late Roger Davidson, Sr., of Cooperstown.
The bride wore an A-line, corset-back Maggie Sottero gown with a lace overlay and cap sleeves. She carried a cascade of soft pink and ivory roses. Her sister, Carol Maddalena, Farmington, was the matron of honor.
The bridesmaids were Anne Rimbach, sister of the bride, Emily Davidson, daughter of the groom, Marissa Olsen, fiancée of the groom’s son, and Brigid Maguire, good friend of the bride. They carried pink bouquets of Asian lilies and wore tea length, indigo satin dresses.
The flower girl was Emma Lynn Yakalis, 5, friend of the bride.
The bride was escorted down the aisle by her step-father, Donald Rimbach.
The groom’s best man was his son, William Davidson of Burlington, Vt. Groomsmen were Frank Huber, Dan Coons and Doug Newman, all friends of the groom, and Michael Barrow, son of the bride.
The ring bearer was Thomas Maguire, friend of the bride. The honorary usher was Ryan Barrow, son of the bride.
An afternoon reception followed at the Schoolhouse Inn in Downsville.
The bride graduated from Walton Central School, The College of St. Rose and Binghamton University. She holds a master’s in education and is employed by the Richfield Springs Central School District.
The groom graduated from Cooperstown High School, the University of Rochester, and SUNY Oneonta. He also holds a master’s in education. He is a licensed jeweler for and co-owner of Davidson’s Jewelry/Augur’s Books in Cooperstown and also works for ONC BOCES, Milford.
The couple honeymooned on the island of Vieques, Puerto Rico and in Old San Juan and live in Hartwick.
12 Receive Longevity Awards From Otesaga, Cooper Inn
Three employees were honored for 25 years of service to The Otesaga and Cooper Inn at a recognition breakfast Wednesday, Sept. 9: Nancy Tallman, executive administrative assistant; Catherine Tallman, Cooper Inn front desk, and  Peggy Schilling, executive housekeeper.
Tammy Edick, beverage, and Bernard Banas, golf course superintendent, were honored for 20 years; Thomas Leach, golf maintenance, and John Rivas, dining room, for 15 years, and to Barry Ellis, Security, Leonard Jackson, golf maintenance, Geoffrey Rudloff, dining room, Bryna Merritt, laundry, and Mary Wilkinson, steward, for 10.
Jane Forbes Clark, president and owner, and John Irvin, general manager, presented the awards.
Trinity Barbour, Brad Welden Wed In Double-Ring Ceremony
Trinity Barbour and Brad Belden were united in marriage July 25, 2009, at the First Baptist Church, West Edmeston. The Rev. Donald Buck officiated at the double-ring ceremony.
Trinity is the daughter of John and Sylvia Chesebrough of Edmeston and the late Mitchell Barbour of North Carolina.
Bradley is the son of Darren and Brenda Belden of West Edmeston. His grandparents are Warren and Arlyn Belden and Tom and Gail Van Brink, and his great-grandmother is Una Van Brink, all. All are of West Edmeston.
The bride wore a strapless ivory-café-silver bodice gown, accented with a fingertip veil. The groom wore a black tux with camo vest.
Maid of honor Jessica Norton, New York City, wore a chocolate floor-length gown with an ivory waist band. The bridesmaids wore floor-length chocolate gowns: Erica Belden and Amanda Belden, sisters of the groom, and Erika Johnson and Melissa Beck, friends of the bride. The flower girl was Quinn Schoonover, Edmeston. The ring bearer was Logan Jordan, Pennsylvania.
Christopher Belden, North Carolina, the groom’s brother, was best man. Groomsmen were Jason Ruffles, Joshua Bowen, Barrett Hawes and Todd Homer.
Eric Barbour, brother of the bride, and Jordan Barbour, North Carolina, nephew of the bride, served as honorary groomsmen.
A reception, on the theme “Wildlife,” was at Twin Ponds of New York Mills.
Both are Edmeston Central School graduates.
She received her LPN in 2008 from ONC Boces. She is employed at Dick’s Sporting Goods.
A graduate of Western Pennsylvania School of Taxidermy, Brad is partner of Wildlife Taxidermy and works for the post office.
CGP Director Gretchen Sorin Wins Top Honor
The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museum will give its top honor, the Katherine Coffey Award, to Gretchen S. Sorin, director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program in Museum Studies.
The award will be presented Oct. 20 at the National Museum of Racing, Saratoga.
Sorin, who is a SUNY distinguished service professor, has been in her field for 35 years, 14 as CGP director.
Sorin, who holds a master’s from CGP, has been a consultant to more than 200 museums and historical organizations as a scholar, exhibit curator, and education and interpretive program planner and developer.
REITZ GRANDBABY: Mary and Kenneth Reitz, Cooperstown, are happy to announce the birth of their granddaughter, Abigail Marie. Abigail, daughter of Katherine and Jeffrey Anderson, was born Aug. 20, 2009. She weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces.Labels: 9-18-09, Locals |
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Wednesday, September 9, 2009
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2 Orthopedic Surgeons Join Bassett Ranks
COOPERTOWN
Karl Siebuhr and Richard J. Sternberg have joined Bassett Healthcare’s Orthopedic Surgery Division.
Dr. Siebuhr has a special interest in joint reconstruction. Dr. Sternberg’s principle interest is orthopedic trauma.
Siebuhr graduated from the University of Nebraska, received an M.S. in physical therapy at University of Evansville, and his M.D. at Wright State in Dayton, Ohio.
Sternberg worked in private and group practice in Delaware and Virginia, moving here from Noyes Memorial Hospital, Dansville. A graduate of MIT, he earned his M.D. at SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine.Labels: 9-11-09, Locals |
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Busses Shine Again in Beautification Contest
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The Busse family took multiple honors again in The Clark Foundation’s Beautification Contest for 2009, according to results announced by Jane Forbes Clark, foundation president.
Richard and Kathryn Busse’s establishments took first (Christmas Shoppe) and second place (Pioneer Patio) in Category I, Most Attractive Floral Display In A Business Setting. Both are at 46 Pioneer St.
Judges Joan and George Schaeffer of Schaeffer’s Gardens, Triangle, a wholesale greenhouse family-owned since 1934, praised the “All American” colors on the Christmas Shoppe and the “abundance of color” at the Patio.
The Silver Fox, the Busses’ new gift shop at 43 Pioneer, won an honorable mention in that category.
Other first place winners were:
• In Category II, Most Effective Overall Planting Which Enhances A Residential Property, As Seen From The Street, the Richmond Hulses’ at 9 Pioneer St. took the honors again. “Comfortable combination of perennials,” the judges said. “Well planned and interesting.”
• In Category III, Most Appropriate Residential or Business Window Box or Boxes and/or Hanging Basket or Baskets, Joan Wilbur, 12 Grove St., took first. “Just plain beautiful,” the judges said.
Miss Clark’s grandmother, Susan Vanderpoel Clark, founded the annual contest more than 50 years ago, and “would be so happy by the many wonderful properties considered by the judges this year,” her granddaughter said. “The tremendous efforts of all of the participants help make our beautiful Village even more so!”
The other Category I winner was: third, Gail McManus, Straws & Sweets, 81 Main. Honorable mentions went to: Steven and Patricia D’Esposito, Rose & Thistle Bed & Breakfast, 132 Chestnut St.; C.J. Dimick, Sherman’s Tavern/Pratt Hotel, 50 Pioneer, and Mr. Neil Weiller, Muskrat Hill, 139 Main.
Other Category II winners were: second, Linda Parmalee, 16 Glen Ave., and third, Paul and Mary Kuhn, 51 Chestnut. Honorable mentions went to: John and Frances LeRoux, 72 Fair; Jeff and Karen Katz, 79 Chestnut, and Marjorie Schellhammer, 26 Maple.
Other Category III winners were: Catherine Black, 16 Mill, and John and Linda Smink, 88 Chestnut. Honorable mentions went to Martin Tillapaugh, Tillapaugh Funeral Home, 28 Pioneer, Kevin Grady, Doubleday Café, 93 Main, Lee Malone, 5 Susquehanna, Gerald and Anne Evans, 30 Fair, and Bill and Carol Waller, 66 Beaver.Labels: 9-11-09, Locals |
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
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Class of 1944 Planning 65th CCS Reunion
COOPERSTOWN
The 18 remaining members of the CCS Class of 1944 – its motto, “To be rather than to seem” – have been invited to the class’s 65th reunion, planned Saturday, Sept. 19, at The Otesaga.
They include John Lavante, president; Marilyn Dulin Dewey, vice president; David McGown, treasurer, and Jeanette Krisch Karosec, secretary.
Of the 18 – out of a class of 40 – eight live within the school district.
Cardiologist Joins Bassett
Lawrence Laifer, M.D., assistant professor at Columbia’s College of Physicians and Surgeons, has joined Bassett Healthcare’s Division of Cardiology.
An interventional cardiologist, Dr. Laifer specializes in performing invasive and interventional procedures, including cardiac catheterization, coronary angioplasty and coronary stenting.
He graduated from Yeshiva, magna cum lauded, and earned his medical degree and did his residency at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
He later did fellowships at Albert Einstein and Yale, and held positions in Boston and New York.
4 Generations Of Reeses Gather
COOPERSTOWN
Margaret Rees, a resident of Cooperstown since 1950 and now at the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home, hosted four generations of her family Saturday, Aug. 8.
They included her son, David Rees of Oneonta, a part-time resident of Cooperstown; his daughter, Patricia Rees (Mrs. Richard) Cross of Metairie, La., and her two sons Cody and Dylan Cross.
They took a brief tour of Cooperstown during their visit.
COMMUNICATOR: Peter Mateunas, Hartwick, received the Advanced Communicator Silver Award at Preferred Toastmasters’ Aug. 5 meeting in New Berlin. A research and development analyst at Preferred Mutual Insurance, New Berlin, Mateunas joined Toastmasters in 1998.
INDUCTED: Evan Johnson, son of Ron and Maureen Johnson, Cooperstown, has been inducted into Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society. The CCS graduate is a students at SUNY Canton, major in alternative and renewable energy systems.
GARDEN REDO: Cooperative Extension’s Master Gardener Volunteers have redesigned the William Gengenbach Memorial Garden at extension’s Cooperstown offices on Lake Street. The memorial garden was planted seven years ago when Bill Gengenbach, an agricultural agent for many years, passed away.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
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MOHICAN TOURNEY WINNERS: Winners of the Mohican Club’s 10th annual Captain & Crew Tournament were, from left, Ron Streek, Bob Schlather, Bill Adsit Jr. (captain) and Doug Wilson. Second at the Leatherstocking Golf Course event on Sunday, Aug. 23, were Brad Badgley (captain), Steve Fountain, Bruce Hall and Mike Pokorny. Third were Dave Peplinski (captain), Chris Grady, Willie Pijenberg and George Raddatz. Brad Badgley’s 322-yard drive was the longest. Closest-to-the-pole winners were Paul Lambert, Peter Severud, Ed Tripp and Steve Fountain. The traditional steakroast followed at the clubhouse.
ORIGINAL MUSIC: Brahja Waldman, Cherry Valley native, McGill grad now living in New York City, and quartet will perform his own compositions 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at the Hoffman Lane Bistro, and 8 p.m. Saturday at Old School Cafe, Cherry Valley.Labels: 08-28-09, Locals |
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
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Carly Goettel, Mark Bonthrone Marry In Hyde Hall Ceremony
On July 28, 2009, Carly Alicia Goettel, 26, and Mark Alastair Bonthrone, 29, were married at historic Hyde Hall overlooking Lake Otsego.
Carly, daughter of Philip and Susan Goettel of Syracuse and Cooperstown, graduated from Nottingham High School and Binghamton University. She is employed as a development manager at the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan.
Mark, son of Allan and Sandra Bonthrone of Edinburgh, Scotland, graduated from George Heriots’ School and Napier University, both in Edinburgh. Formerly employed as a sports journalist for the Edinburgh Evening News, he is currently employed in publishing in Manhattan.
The couple lives in Brooklyn.
Genevieve Marino, John Rudy Wed At St. Mary’s, Cooperstown
Genevieve Marino and John Laurent Rudy were married Saturday, Aug. 15, in Cooperstown.
The Rev. John P. Rosson performed the ceremony at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Lake.
The bride, 27, is a compensation manager at the Ratner Companies, a Vienna, Va., concern that operates the Hair Cuttery chain and several hundred other hair-styling salons. She graduated with distinction from the University of Michigan.
She is the daughter of Mary Marino and William Marino of West Nyack. The bride’s father is the president of Sync Sound, a sound production business in Manhattan. Her mother is a teaching assistant at Tappan Zee High School in Orangeburg.
The groom, 30, was until June an associate in the London office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, the Manhattan law firm; he is on sabbatical from the firm. He graduated from Emory and received his law degree cum laude from SUNY Buffalo.
He is a son of Suzanne M. Rudy and John A. Rudy of Cooperstown. The bridegroom’s mother retired as a music teacher at Public School 5 in Manhattan. His father retired as a partner in the Manhattan law firm then known as LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae.
SCHOLARSHIP: Santana Juhl, of Milford, was the recipient of the 2009 Otsego County Women’s Republican Club $500 competetive scholarship. A 2009 graduate of Milford Central School, Juhl will attend Elmira College and is interested in entering the field of nursing. To win, she had to write an essay on the topic: Why every American should exercise the right to vote.” She was recognized at the club’s 47th Annual Fasion Show on Wednesday, Aug. 5, at The Otesaga.
GOLF: Winners of the Otsego Golf Club Championship, which took place on Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 1-2 include: First Flight, R.J. Peplinski; Second Flight, Tom Cantwell; Third Flight, Peter NelsonLabels: 08-21-09, Locals |
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
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MISSION CARE PACKAGES ACCOMPLISHED: Operation Homefront packed 300 care packages for service members and 200 backpacks for military children with the help of baseball fans, volunteers and Cooperstown students from the Class of 2012 during Induction Weekend.
VIP VISIT TO ROTARIANS: Oneonta’s Sam Koury, Rotary District 7170 governor, will visit all the clubs in the district during his year in office. Tuesday, Aug. 11, accompanied by Katrina Truesdale, assistant district governor and immediate past president of the Oneonta club, he addressed Cooperstown Rotarians at The Otesaga, where he was welcomed by former district governors Catherine Black and Jim High.Labels: 08-14-09, Locals |
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
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Kristina Lee and Bradley Hill To Wed
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen C. Arnold of Wolfeboro, N.H., and Mr. Robert K. Lee of Cooperstown are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina Hope Lee, to Bradley Joseph Hill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hill of Cooperstown.
Kristina is a 2000 graduate of Cooperstown Central School and attended SUNY Cortland. She is office manager for Spencer Hughes Prudential Real Estate in Wolfeboro.
Bradley is a 2002 graduate of Cooperstown Central School, and attended SUNY Alfred and St. Vincent College in Latrobe, Pa. He is employed by Dubee Construction of Wolfeboro.
A September wedding is planned.
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sterling Tarr, grandson of Sally Tarr of Cooperstown and the late Jack Tarr was recently named ”Player of the Week” by the Holly Springs N.C. High School JV Lacrosse Head Coach Richard Weber. Sterling is a freshman and resides with his parents Jonathan (Jack ) Tarr and Jennifer Tarr in Holly Springs, N.C.
DR. PEPPER: On Tuesday, Aug. 4, the members of the Leatherstocking Women’s Golf Association participated in a game called “Dr Pepper.” Each player threw out holes 2,4, and 10 before subtracting her total handicap from her score. The winners and their resulting “net” scores were: first, Denise Nagy (50); second, Judy Ryan (51); third, Carol Taylor (54); fourth, L.J. Alexander (55), and fifth, Jane Adsit, Martha Harausz, Andrea Johson and Donna Thompson (56)
LECTURE AND A MEAL: Bassett Healthcare Chef Brian Wrubleski and assistant Melissa Rathbun whipped up a great tasting heart -healthy meal recently for people who attended the August Cardiac Lecture sponsored by the Bassett Heart Care Institute. Angela McClelland, from the Bassett dietary department, also discussed how diet can play a role in controlling high blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes.The next installment of the Cardiac Lecture Series is Sept. 17 and will discuss paying for your medical care and prescriptions.
TOP TEACHERS: Four Brookwood School lead teachers have earned a Child Development Associate credential: Elizabeth Daley, Sylvia Landers, Barbara Belknap and Maria Reisen.
NEW SURGEON: Craig Henson, M.D., has joined Bassett Healthcare’s Department of Surgery and will see patients in Surgical Clinic in Cooperstown and O’Connor Hospital in Delhi. He had been chief surgical resident at Bassett Hospital in 2007-2008.
BACK AT BASSETT: Jesse Cone, M.D., former chief resident of internal medicine at Bassett Hospital, has returned to join the Bassett Heart Care Institute as an attending physician in cardiology. Dr. Cone completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Buffalo, and earned his medical degree at University of Buffalo Medical School. He completed his internal medicine residency at Bassett, where he was chief resident in 2005-2006. Dr. Cone recently finished a fellowship in cardiology at Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse.
TRI-ATHLETE: Janna Bellantoni Baldwin completed the Tinman Triathlon July 26, in Honolulu. She finished the 800-meter swim, 24.9-mile bike ride and 6.2-mile run with a time of 3 hours and 6 minutes. Janna, a 1984 graduate of Cooperstown Central School, lives in Hawaii with her husband Walt, a Marine who is now deployed in Iraq. They have two children: Dustin, 13, and Berkley, 11. Janna is daughter of John and Jean Finch of Toddsville.
AT ITHACA: Kendra Burst, daughter of Springfield Center resident James Burst, was named to the Dean’s List at Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance for the spring 2009 term with a GPA of 3.5.
AT CANTON: Evan Johnson of Cooperstown made the Dean’s List at SUNY Canton for the spring semester. Johnson is a Undeclared major who is a 2003 graduate of Cooperstown Central School.Labels: 08-07-09, Locals |
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Thursday, July 16, 2009
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 EXCHANGE OVER, EXCHANGE BEGINS
Outgoing Rotary students seated, from left, are Emily Davidson (Belgium), Julia Nelson (France) and Chelsea Moakler (Argentina). Incoming exchange students are, from left, Anna Snell (Peru), Kaitlyn Breiten (Poland), Erin Sullivan (Czech Republic), Jonathan Birch (Brazil) and Caitlyn Murphy (India). The Cooperstown Rotary Club hosted 150 people at a picnic for exchange students and their families Friday, July 10, at Barnyard Swing in Hartwick Seminary.
NEW FACES AT THE SMITHY
 Ariell Ahearn, left, Unadilla native, Fulbright scholar and recent Cornell grad with a master’s in public communication, has taken over as executive director of the Smith Pioneer Gallery.
Helping her this summer are, from left, Jennifer Smith, Cherry Valley, a student at Alfred; Daniel Intriligator, a Hartwick College student, and Alyssa Kosmer, a recent Cooper Union grad who returned for a second summer as assistant director.
A SHAGGY CHAMP
 Toby Harmon’s Shaggy won best of breed for Belted Galloway at The Farmers’ Museum Junior Livestock Show, which ended a three-day run with the Parade of Champions Tuesday, July 14. Toby, 9, is from Milford.
LIFEGUARDS HONORED
 Three Mile Point lifeguards Ryan Davine, with plaque at left, and Todd Mayton, at right, were honored with citations from the state Senate and the Cooperstown village board on Monday, July 13, at a ceremony in the park’s pavilion. Ryan and Todd were credited with saving the lives of an out-of-area couple who had capsized their canoe off the village park in Otsego Lake on the Fourth of July Weekend. Family members and other well-wishers included, from left, Jan Kerr, Jack Kerr, state Sen. Jim Seward, Grant Davine, Ryan’s mother Kate, Ryan, his father Mark, Todd’s mother Polly Smith, Todd, Mayor Carol B. Waller, Todd’s stepfather Alex Thomas. In front, from left, are Alisa Davine and Lila Kerr.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
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  CERTIFIED: Dennis Savoie, M.D., Cooperstown, has earned the prestigious certification of League Cycling Instructor (LCI) from the League of American Bicyclists (LAB), a 125-year-old national bicycling organization. He completed in-depth training on teaching skills for cycling in traffic, on trails and with groups of riders and will now be able to train all levels of riders how to confidently and effectively cycle for fun, fitness and transportation. Savoie is an experienced cyclist with more than 100,000 miles biked.
AWARDS: Special Senior Athletic Awards were given to the following Cherry Valley-Springfield students at their athletic banquet on Friday, June 19: Kenneth E. Young Sportsmanship Award: Adam Halay; Barry Prill Outstanding Senior Athlete: Courtney VanBrink; Adam Yerdon Memorial Athlete Award: Scott Sheldon; Hank Misiewicz Memorial Athlete of the Year: David Adams; Girls Sportsmanship Award: Morgan Shuster
POEM: Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School fifth-grader Zachariah O’Connor will give a reading of his poem, titled “The Thoughts of the Changing Water,” to commemorate Lake Appreciation Day, as a prelude to the pot-luck lunch beginning at 12 p.m. on Saturday, July 11 at Glimmerglass State Park.
SCRAMBLE WINNERS: The team of Liz Darling, Linda Kehoe, Hetty Adams and Barbara LaCava who finished with a first-place score of 63 at the Leatherstocking Women’s Golf Association shotgun scramble Thursday, June 23. The annual opening luncheon followed. Second place went to Anne O’Connell, Maureen Kuhn, Martha Vaules and Dottie Gebbie who scored a 66. Two teams tied for third place. Lennie MacArthur, Martha Harausz, Carol Steigelman and Kathryn Ahearn scored 68 as did the team which included Pattee Carrier, Geri Brose, Sue Miller and Christine Brasitis.
JORDAN IN LEED: James Jordan Associates, Architects of Richfield Springs has renewed its membership for the fifth year in the US Green Building Council. The Council is the nation’s foremost coalition of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live and work. LEED (Leadership and Energy in Environmental Design) Green Building rating system is a voluntary, consensus-based national standard for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings.
PHOTOS: First-, second- and third-place awards went to Liesl Schanz, Elizabeth Miller and Maureen Culbert respectively in the Springfield Center Fourth of July Photography Contest.
FANCY FOOD: Patsy Smith, and her daughter, Wendy, President of SchoolHouse Kitchen, had a booth in the New York State Aisle at the Fancy Food Show in the Javits Center in New York City June 28-30, after launching a Dill-Horseradish Mustard, a Squadrilla Chutney (orange chili), and a Ginger-Lime Dressing and Marinade. Pati Drumm Grady of Cooperstown Cookies had a booth across the aisle.
DISTINCTION: Ethan W. Ayres graduated with distinction on May 24 from St. George’s School in Newport, R.I. He is the son of John and Ruthe Ayres of Cooperstown and will attend Hamilton College this fall.
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