The SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station volunteer diving team held an ice-dive training February 12 for the first time this winter with the ice one foot thick and air temperatures in the 40s. The dive team works with the field station and the Village of Cooperstown to maintain buoys, science instruments, and study the ecosystem of Otsego Lake. Pictured from left to right Ed Lentz, Lucas LaTarte (holding the safety line), Kari Minissale (noting the divers’ direction), Wayne Bunn, Tiffany Valenti, and PADI Master SCUBA Diver Trainer Paul Lord. Diving are Noel Odell and David Turner. Photo for AllOtsego.com by Larissa Ryan.
A call for blood and platelet donations, the Makers Market on Saturday at the Southside Mall and the Major's Inn Holiday Bazaar are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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October 22, 2026
PUTTING THE COMMUNITY BACK INTO THE NEWSPAPER
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