News Briefs: September 25, 2025

Tepee To Celebrate its 75th

CHERRY VALLEY—The Tepee, 7632 U.S. Route 20, will celebrate its 75th anniversary with a party in the parking lot from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 4. High on the Hog food truck will be available until 4 p.m. and Bug Country Radio will broadcast live from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Happy Haggs Dance Troupe will perform at 12:30 p.m. There will be door prizes, including the chance to win a $75.00 gift certificate, and the first 75 customers will receive a Tepee tote bag with a purchase. Cake will be served, and there will be authors, vendors and a palm reader onsite. The celebration will be held rain or shine.

Towershoot Set for Oct. 4

MARYLAND—Mountainview Preserve and Kennels will host its 14th annual 300-pheasant towershoot starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, October 4. There will be an onsite continental breakfast at the Preserve, 571 County Highway 36A in Schenevus, followed by a barbecue and raffle drawing at the Betty and Wilbur Davis State Park Pavilion. Registration is $250.00 per shooter, including meals, and there is a $25.00 discount for veterans. Admission to the barbecue is by suggested donation of $10.00. A $100.00 deposit is required and may be mailed directly to Mountainview. For more information, call (607) 638-9509 or (631) 793-7643, or visit mountainviewpreserve.com. All proceeds will support local veterans in need through the Catholic Charities of Delaware, Otsego and Schoharie Counties.

Swimmers Split First Meets

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown girls swimming took first place in 10 out of 12 events in a 106-55 rout of Rome Free Academy to open the season on Friday, September 12. Eighth-grader Jaeliana Chase qualified for sectionals in the 200m and 500m freestyles. Senior Arya Patel qualified with a first-place time of 1:20.45 in the 100m backstroke. The team collectively broke more than half a dozen personal records.

Cooperstown lost 98-73 to New Hartford in their first road meet of the season on Thursday, September 18. Emily Kane took second place in the 100m breaststroke and posted the third-best 200m IM time in Section III. Patel won the 100m backstroke and Shelby Haberbusch set new personal records in the 100m fly and 200m freestyle. The Hawkeyes will travel to Adirondack after press time on Tuesday, September 23.

CCS XC Boys Undefeated

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown’s cross country teams faced Herkimer, Sauquoit Valley and host West Canada Valley in their Center State Conference opener on Wednesday, September 20. The trail was more than a tenth of a mile longer than the standard cross country 5K, and the Cooperstown boys and girls teams brought home three wins each. It was the first time the Hawkeyes have fielded a full girls squad of five runners since before the outbreak of COVID-19. Evelyn Rhodes, Courtney McCarthy and Olivia Temp secured the top three places with respective times of 22:16, 23:36 and 24:59. Freshman Willow Burr finished tenth in her first 5K with a time of 30:34, followed by sophomore Ada MacLeish in 12th (31:39).