News Briefs: August 15, 2024
FCAHS Serves Lunch on Yard Sale Day
FLY CREEK—The Fly Creek Area Historical Society will serve lunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. during the Fly Creek Community Yard Sale Day on Saturday, August 24. There will be ham-burgers, hot dogs, chips and dessert with a suggested donation of $8.00. Lunch will be served at the Grange building, 208 Cemetery Road.
Movie Filmed in Coop To Open
COOPERSTOWN—“Stream,” a horror film partially shot in Cooperstown, will premiere with a limited run in theaters on Wednesday, August 21. It features horror icons including Jeffrey Combs (“Re-Animator”) and Danielle Harris (“Halloween”). For more information or to find a screening, visit the Stream Movie Franchise Facebook page.
SQSPCA Forum Is Thursday
ONEONTA—Susquehanna Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will hold a Community Forum at Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 15. The event will highlight recent action by the SQSPCA and other animal welfare organizations in the area, such as Friends of the Feral. There will also be an extended period for community questions, comments and discussion. For more information or to make a donation, visit www.sqspca.org.
Walsh Completes 360-Mile Fundraising Hike
NEW YORK—Tom Walsh of Worcester, a 66-year-old hiker, trail volunteer and cancer survivor, completed the 360-mile Long Path from Thacher State Park in Voorheesville to 175th Street in Manhattan in 37 days. He raised more than $5,000.00 for patient services at Bassett Cancer Institute and for Otsego Outdoors, with donations still coming in. Visit otsegooutdoors.org to donate. “It was beautiful and brutal,” Walsh told Otsego Outdoors. “I saw amazing things and met amazing people.” He hiked the trail northbound in 2020, making him the first known person to complete it in both directions in single trips according to the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. This was Walsh’s fifth charity hike; he has walked more than 1,360 miles and raised more than $25,000.00. He plans to continue next year.
