HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Make Origami Snowflakes at Huntington Memorial Library CRAFT—6 p.m. Back by popular demand, come to the library to learn to create Origami snowflakes. Also include cookies, hot chocolate bar and music. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980 or visit facebook.com/hmloneonta/ TAX PREP—6-8 p.m. Get ready for tax season with the IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program. Hartwick College accounting students certified by the IRS, with their professor, will be available to…
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Do Blooms Also Like it Cold? Lake Superior Researcher, International Team of Scientists Help Communities Better Understand Harmful Algal Blooms By DARLA M. YOUNGS SUPERIOR, WI—Kiyoko Yokota, certified lake manager and associate professor of biology at SUNY Oneonta, co-authored a report released last week that challenges current understandings of harmful algae blooms and may help communities better prepare for them. The results of studies led by scientist Dr. Kait Reinl, research coordinator at the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Human Rights Film Screening at SUNY Oneonta PRESIDENTS DAY HUMAN RIGHTS—9-11 p.m. Enjoy a screening of “Clarissa’s Battle,” as seen at the 2023 Human Rights Film Festival, about single mother and organizer Clarissa Doutherd as she builds a coalition with other parents to lobby for child care and early education funds, desperately needed by low- and middle-income parents and children across the U.S. Free, open to all. Hunt Union Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. (607)…
Zachary German Lauded by NY Air National Guard NEWBURGHAn Oneonta resident, Capt. Zachary German, is one of two members of the 105th Airlift Wing to be named Airmen of the Year by the 5,880-member New York National Air Guard. German was named the Company Grade Officer of the Year for 2023, while Senior Master Sgt. Renea Turner, of Middletown, was selected as First Sergeant of the Year for 2023. The 105th Airlift Wing is based at Stewart Air National Guard…
Exhibit Featuring Photography of HoF Pitcher Randy Johnson Planned COOPERSTOWNHall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson will share his 40-year passion for photography in his first-ever solo exhibition at Fenimore Art Museum beginning April 1, 2023. “Randy Johnson: Storytelling with Photographs” features an array of images captured by Johnson during his treks across Africa. The work includes intimate shots of the people he engaged with and the abundance of wildlife he encountered. Johnson’s accompanying written account partners with the vibrant imagery,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Summertime in Winter Concert with the Oneonta Concert Band CONCERT—3 p.m. The Oneonta Community Concert Band presents the “Good Ol’ Summer in Winter” Concert, featuring Kerri L. Hogle conducting. Free. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, Oneonta. (607) 376-7485 or visit foothillspac.org LIBRARY LOVERS—Head down to the library for fun school-break activities, “Make/Do” cardboard crafts and much more. Village Library of Cooperstown. (607) 547-8344 or visit facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/…
Martha’s inspiration for the new venture was an old wooden mill she saw while visiting her grandfather in Hershey, Pennsylvania. She loved the post and beam structure, and how her grandfather had kept the original wood and built around it. Learning that the former general store was for sale, Martha knew it would be her next project. She fell in love with the woodwork and the history behind the building.…
Time Out February 16, 2023 ‘Summer’ Concert Set for February 19ONEONTA—The Oneonta Community Concert Band will perform its “Good Ol’ Summertime in Winter” concert at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center on Sunday, February 19 at 3 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public.Conductor Kerri L. Hogle said the subtheme of this concert—supported by a generous grant from the Dewar Foundation—is “Oh, the Places You Can Go!” and alludes to the similarly titled book by Dr.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Dueling Pianos at the Foothills COMEDY SHOW—6-9 p.m. Enjoy a fun show featuring the “Not Quite So Dueling Pianos” and Hartwick College alum Patrick Duffy. This is an all-request show where the audience picks the set list. Tickets, $20/person at the door. Presented at the Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org TAX PREP—10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. Get ready for tax season with the IRS Volunteer Income Tax…
Community Foundation Funds Warming Station Homeless Numbers on the Rise By TED MEBUSTCOOPERSTOWNThe Community Foundation of Otsego County announced its largest, most recent and final donation of the organization’s 2022 award cycle, giving $25,000.00 to help Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties support the Oneonta Warming Station. This is the second award the Oneonta Warming Station has received from CFOC, the first to the tune of $10,000.00 at the end of the 2021 award cycle. “Homelessness, as a…
