HOMETOWN HISTORY June 10, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 135 Years Ago The union temperance meeting at the Metropolitan theatre last Sunday evening was a decided success. Over 1,000 persons were present and from beginning to end manifested a deep interest in all the proceedings. Enthusiastic addresses were made by the pastors, Professor Bull and Dr. Morris. The object and aid of the Law and Order League was clearly…
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The Dog Charmer Making a crate into a den Hi Tom, I have a 15-week-old mini aussie doodle whom I adopted at 13 weeks. The first two weeks were fairly smooth until he developed what seems like a sudden fear of his crate. He won’t go in at bedtime he cries and screams like it’s the end of the world (he has a soft bed, puppy chew toys, a snuggle puppy in the crate, I’ve added a t-shirt with my…
In Memoriam Elfreda Watts Coss Beach, 93 Active in Sweet Adelines, West Oneonta Fire Department ONEONTA – Elfreda Watts Coss Beach, born May 15, 1927 in Bellshill, Scotland to Robert Edward and Edith McCombe Coss, raised in Glasgow, passed away May 4, 2021. She married Allan Rich Beach of Hobart, NY on June 2, 1945 in Glasgow, Scotland. After 71 years of marriage, he predeceased her on October 1, 2016. She lived in West Oneonta; Juno Beach, Fla.; New Holland,…
The Old Badger: Salvaging the Mohican Editor’s note: This column was first published in The Freeman’s Journal on April 7, 1976. The Steamboat Mohican went down more than 40 years ago, but bits and pieces of information about the boat and its times keep surfacing. Some are pertinent, some impertinent. The rudder of the Mohican was turned into a coffee table; the propeller shaft is still part of a lawn roller; and the wheel now decorates “someone’s” wall. The lake…
Cooperstown mourns community servant, Kuhn By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Cooperstown community found itself forced to consider life without Santa Claus when Paul Kuhn died Wednesday, June 2, at the age of 83. Kuhn was perhaps best known as Cooperstown’s Santa Claus, a post that he held with joy and authenticity for 20 years. According to Molly Myers, a Main Street Christmas helper from a young age, Kuhn’s listening skills and genuine care for people were a…
AllOtsego people Father-son climbing duo to take on Denali By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Father and son climbing team of Tim and Henry Horvath are on the go again, trying to conquer Denali Mountain in Alaska during June. The father-son team left for Alaska on Monday, June 7. “It was kind of my idea,” said Henry, 16, who just completed his sophomore year at Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts. “Kind of? I’ve done this before. I didn’t need…
Pandemic recovery period makes for some awkward encounters By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com In May, I watched baseball and softball games across the county. I saw a cross section of residents, from at least four local communities, most of whom I had not seen for at least 18 months, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some people I had not seen for much longer, because I had been away from sports. This is probably the least controversial statement I…
Student News June 10, 2021 Margie Knight of Cooperstown graduated from Colorado College with a degree in mathematics. Knight is a member of the Class of 2021, which was celebrated at an outdoor ceremony on Sunday, May 23, in downtown Colorado Springs. Samantha Jasso of Richfield Springs was named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Washburn University. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 graded credit hours and earn a semester grade point average of…
Zoning laws exist for a reason To ALL Cooperstown Villages Residents regarding the 10 Chestnut Street project: Zoning laws are to protect one’s investment and quality of life in a community. When zoning laws are allowed to be exceeded with “special permits,” it weakens the law. The 10 Chestnut Street project is zoned residential and historical. Does this project qualify for the quaint small town atmosphere that residents and visitors from around the world expect? The project exceeds the zoning…
Bound Volumes June 10, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 210 YEARS AGO Advertisement – Just received and for sale at the Book Store of H. & E. Phinney, The Christian Soldier: or Heaven Taken by Storm – Shewing the holy violence a Christian is put to in pursuit after glory. By Thomas Watson, Minister of the Gospel. June 8, 1811…
