135 YEARS AGO
Corn is still and probably always will be our staple commodity. Last year we produced 2,000,000,000 bushels. The average price paid was only 23 cents per bushel, but even at this low price the commercial value of the crop was $74,000,000. This is almost equal to the value of all the gold, silver and lead mined in the United States in 1887, which was worth $87,535,000. Corn is our greatest crop. It makes hogs and cattle and alcohol,…
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The computer is going to summer camp. James LeMonn, a spokesman for the American Camping Association said his organization’s “Parents Guide” for 1984 lists 180 camps with computer instruction programs. The fad started about two years ago, he said. “We view it as a temporary phenomenon,” LeMonn said. He pointed out that camps providing foreign language classes were very popular in the 1950s. When schools started including more complete language programs, the camps faded. He predicts the same…
The Town of Richfield and the Village of Boonville have each been awarded $4.5 million in state funding and investments to revitalize their downtown neighborhoods and generate new opportunities for long-term growth following the local planning process.…
Milford senior and wrestling star T.J. O’Connor will return to the state tournament after placing second in the 152-pound class at the Section III Division II tournament on Saturday, February 10.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22 History of Women’s Suffrage at the Village Library LIBRARY—6 p.m. “Lecture: History of Women’s Suffrage.” Village Library of Cooperstown, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8344 or visit https://www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/ FIRST AID—6 p.m. “CPR Certification Course.” Milford Fire Department, 64 South Main Street, Milford. (607) 547-4328 or visit https://www.facebook.com/OtsegoCountyEmergencyServices…
A new arts grant program, performances by Lily Soleil and Nerve Damage, Cooperstown girls basketball, and National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee Francisco Marcos.…
ONEONTA—In Loving Memory of Dorothy Bennett Carrington. It is with very heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Dorothy. She was an extraordinary woman, a dedicated teacher, a loving wife, a devoted mother, a proud grandmother and great-grandmother; and a cherished friend to many. Her kindness, grace, wisdom and faith inspired all who knew her.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Free Fishing Day Clinic at Glimmerglass State Park OUTDOORS—9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. “DEC Free Fishing Day Clinic.” Learn to fish with staff of NYS Parks and NYS DEC “I Fish NY.” Gear and bait provided. Learn about winter ecology and how to fillet a fish. No entrance fees. Pre-registration required. Rain date, 3/2. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Route 31, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8662 or visit https://www.facebook.com/GlimmerglassStatePark FIRST AID—6 p.m. “CPR Certification Course.” Laurens Fire Department,…
Dr. Ricardo Nazario y Colón, SUNY’s senior vice chancellor for diversity, equity and inclusion, will deliver a keynote speech titled “On Whose Shoulders We Stand.” Dr. Nazario y Colón is an accomplished administrator with more than 30 years of experience in various industries, including higher education, business, the U.S. military and state government.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 Winter Break Program at the Yager Museum MUSEUM PROGRAM—12:30-3:30 p.m. “World of Water” program held through 2/23. Week of activities for families and children in partnership with Hanford Mills Museum. Water-related games, crafts, more. Free and open to the public. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments served. Yager Museum of Art and Culture, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Drive, Oneonta. (607) 431-4480 or visit https://www.facebook.com/yagermuseum/…