Letter by Dr. Roger MacMillan Thanks to All Involved with CAA Flowerbeds While I wish to thank the Clark Foundation for their generous comments regarding the flower bed in front of the Cooperstown Art Association sign, I would be remiss if I failed to thank the many people who have aided me in this endeavor over the past years. One should note a large maple tree adjacent to this garden bed. Every spring, using forks and a mechanical tiller, the…
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Letter from Chip Northrup Carefree Gardens + Origins = Paradise As the days grow shorter and the nights grow colder, we begin to think of heading back to Texas. But we never leave before the closing event of the season: the plant auction at Carefree Gardens on October 10, Columbus Day. One of our great pleasures at Cooperstown is our time spent at Carefree and at Origins Café, where, if I’m lucky, I get to shoot the breeze with my…
In Memoriam Philip J. LaFratta, 72 June 15, 1950 – September 12, 2022 UNADILLA – Philip J. LaFratta, 72, of Unadilla passed away on September 12, 2022, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Philip was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to Savino and Lillian LaFratta on June 15, 1950. He worked as a truck driver for many years. He enjoyed spending time visiting with family and friends. He enjoyed joking and making people laugh. Most of all he loved the companionship…
News from the Noteworthy Building Homes, Community and Hope Habitat for Humanity of Otsego County is one of the local chapters, called affiliates, of Habitat for Humanity International. Our official mission is “seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope” with a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. In the early 1970s, on a community farm outside of Americus, Georgia, Linda and Millard…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 Public Night At The Planetarium PLANETARIUM NIGHT – 7 p.m. The public is invited to explore the cosmos with the powerful Digistar 6 digital planetarium system in a show hosted by SUNY O faculty, staff, and students. Free, open to the public. Registration REQUIRED. A. J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. Visit facebook.com/AJReadSDC/…
Waller Grandson Wins International Soccer Championship Charlie Waller, grandson of Bill and Carol Waller of Cooperstown and son of CCS graduate Scott Waller has won the IFA Futsal World Championship in Blanes, Spain. He played as a member of the U.S. team made up of members from across the country. His Under 14 team won every match, including the championship game against Scotland.…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta September 22, 2022 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Home, Home on the Range. Where the Deer and the Heifers Play? Weekly Medical Briefs: 09-22-22 Inside The Paper Glimmerglass Festival Guild Contributes $25,000 Cooperstown Community Harvest Supper Returns Grow with CCE Garden Project 6th Ward Receives Proclamation Waller Grandson Wins International Soccer Championship Raw. Real. Romance … and Giving Back. Hanford Mills Exploration Day Perspectives Editorial Re-Charge! Columns STERNBERG: Mr. President,…
Editorial Re-Charge! A little over a year ago The Freeman’s Journal put forth an editorial on the subject of electric vehicle chargers, which were at the time pretty scarce within the Village and, in fact, even outside the Village. The reason we explored the local availability of these chargers was, of course, that our tiny historic Village has been, and is, the destination of myriad urban baseball, sports, scenic and music explorers whose mode of transportation to Cooperstown is increasingly…
In Memoriam Barbara Steckler, 88 July 2, 1934 – September 8, 2022 RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Barbara Steckler, 88, native of Richfield Springs, passed away on September, 8, 2022. She was born on July 2, 1934, the youngest daughter of Reginald and Mary Louise Joslyn. Barbara spent the majority of her life in the Village of Richfield Springs. In her youth she was active in school, both academically and in athletics, as well as performing in band and chorus. Barbara graduated…
6th Ward Receives Proclamation The 6th Ward Booster Club Playground was recognized over the weekend with a proclamation presented by Assemblyman John Salka. Organized by Bill Shue (former Alderman), founding members, families and neighbors, there was a gathering at the 6th Ward Booster Club Playground Pavilion on Scramling Avenue in Oneonta. “We are recognizing the 75 years of commitment to the community of Oneonta,” Mr. Salka said. “We present this proclamation to Frank Russo, President of the 6th Ward Booster…
