HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12 Holiday Sculpture Show HOLIDAY SHOW – 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. View works of pottery and sculpture by local artists Marcus Villagran, originally of Los Angeles, and Elizabeth Nields. Dunderberg Gallery, 118 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. 607-783-2010 or visit www.facebook.com/dunderberggallery/…
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Stuff the Ambulance Food Drive at Price Chopper The Stuff The Ambulance Food drive is back for the 5th year running at the Cooperstown Price Chopper. Beginning at 9 this morning and continuing to 5 tonight they are looking for non-perishable foods like peanut butter, pasta or toiletries for local families in need. All food will be accepted, as well as monetary donations which are being matched by the Scriven foundation.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11 Christmas Lights at Otsego County Fair ground HOLIDAY LIGHTS – 6 – 9 p.m. The Otsego County Fair presents their 3rd annual drive thru holiday lights event. Cost, $10/car. Otsego County Fair Grounds, 469 Mill St,, Morris. 607-263-5289 or visit www.facebook.com/otsegocountyfair/…
Count the local birds with the Audubon Society The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society holds its annual Christmas Bird Count for the 53rd year, with counts scheduled for different days during a three-week period. Oneonta is up first, scheduled for December 18; Fort Plain follows on December 26, and Delaware County on January 2. There are two ways to participate in the Christmas Bird Count — either out in the field or watching feeders from a stationary location. Those wishing to participate…
Readers give Christmas to families in need for the 100th year For 100 years now, The Freeman’s Journal has worked with the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree initiative to provide gifts for families less fortunate. This year the newspaper sponsored 13 families, and because of the generosity of our readers, we were able to fill the back of the van with gifts. Many thanks to our readers and our communities, and many thanks to the Salvation Army for doing this event…
Dad, daughter authors set signing Local father and daughter authors will sign their books together on Sunday, December 12, at the Apple Barrel, Route 30A in Schoharie. Dana Cudmore will sign copies of his new book, Underground Empires: Two Centuries of Exploration, Adventure and Enterprise in NY’s Cave Country. The book, from Black Dome Press of Catskill, documents the wonder, drama, and history of the region’s caves and describes the remarkable personal and engineering accomplishments that turned some into popular…
Hi-def Met Opera back at Foothills By Patrick Dewey Opera fans can wait out the long winter before next summer’s Glimmerglass Festival and head to the Foothills Performing Arts Center at 24 Market Street in Oneonta for high-definition streams of productions from New York City’s Metropolitan Opera. This year’s premier performance comes at 1 p.m. on Saturday, December 11, with a production of Matthew Aucoin’s “Eurydice.” The opera is a modern take on the Greek legend of Orpheus, who uses…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta December 9, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Board weighs opt out, referendum as state’s deadline approaches County’s farmers push back on overtime Bassett chief reflects on a busy first year at helm Inside The Paper Hall of Fame welcomes six new ‘era’ inductees State DOH temporarily halts Fox electives Main Street mainstay turns 100 Count the local birds with the Audubon Society Dad, daughter authors set signing Hi-def Met…
Writer calls for more domestic production to stop reliance on China To The Editor, Shipping from China is backed up and will affect the economy this year and in the future. America should produce these products at home, reducing the need for goods to be shipped and reducing our alarming dependency on China. Gerry Welch Cooperstown…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10 Lantern Tour Through Historic Village HOLIDAY TOUR – 3 – 8 p.m. Tour the historic village by lantern. See it dressed in its winter finery, learn about winter celebration including Christmas and how they were celebrated in Upstate New York in years past. Cost, $20/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/event/holiday-lantern-tours/2021-12-03/…
