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At 6 a.m. Tomorrow, Bethany Begins Record-Breaking Quest By JIM KEVLIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com PAUL SMITHS – At 6 a.m. Saturday, Cherry Valley native Bethany Garretson departs on a trek with the goal of climbing all 46 of the tallest Adirondack peaks in eight days, which would be a record for a woman. “We’re going to be in the depth of the back country,” she said a few minutes ago, as she and husband Andrew Johnstone were about to begin laying…
Bethany Garretson To Climb All 46 High Peaks In 8 Days CHERRY VALLEY – Bethany Garretson, a 2004 graduate of Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School and now an instructor at Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks, is planning to climb all 46 of the Adirondack High Peaks in a span of eight days later this month. Bethany is attempting to become the first woman ever to complete an “unsupported thru-hike” of the High Peaks, which means she will be carrying everything she…
Cherry Valley Lumberjack To Vie In Germany In Fall Nathan Waterfield Third In U.S Competition CHERRY VALLEY – Two days of national wood-chopping competition in Tinley Park, Ill., is over, and Nathan Waterfield of Cherry Valley tied for third place in the in the STIHL® TIMBERSPORTS® 2016 U.S. Professional Championship last Saturday evening. Matt Cogar of Chillicothe, Ohio, was first, competing among the nation’s best lumberjack athletes at Tinley Park Convention Center in Chicago Southland. Arden Cogar, Jr. finished in…
IN MEMORIAM: Therese Moylan, 90, Cherry Valley; Retired AT&T Operator CHERRY VALLEY – Therese A. Moylan, 90, of Cherry Valley passed away peacefully on July 14, 2016. She was born on Sept. 9, 1925, in Brooklyn, the daughter of Joseph & Theresa Schneider. Her husband of 53 years, John R. Moylan, died in 1999.…
IN MEMORIAM Blake Dean Hayes, 66; Preservationist, Author CHERRY VALLEY – Blake Dean Hayes, 66, author and historic preservationist at nationally known museums and sites, passed away peacefully at his home in Cherry Valley, on July 7, 2016, among family and friends. He was born on March 28, 1950, to Gerald (Gerry) Hayes and Harriette Hayes, of Sidney. He graduated from Sidney High School (1968) and received a B.A. in history from SUNY Albany. He then studied preservation technology at…
IN MEMORIAM: Philip Ford, 84; Proprietor Of CV Burner Service CHERRY VALLEY – Philip Arthur Ford, 84, proprietor of Phil’s Burner Service for many years, passed away Monday, June 13, 2016, at the Palatine Nursing Home, with his wife by his side. He was born Feb. 28 1932, in Fairfield, Conn., to Arthur Ford and Helen (Lockwood) Ford.…
IN MEMORIAM: Everett Miller, 91; Professor, Researcher In Chemistry CHERRY VALLEY – Everett James Miller, 91, who spent 30 years as a SUNY Cobleskill chemistry professor after doing research for Colgate, Xerox and other corporations, passed away peacefully at his home in Cherry Valley on May 1, 2016, after a long and courageous battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Everett was born Jan. 27, 1925, in Wilmington, Del., the fourth child of Mary Agnes Durkin of County Mayo, Ireland, and William John Miller of…
IN MEMORIAM: Lois P. Young, 88; Active In Cherry Valley Community CHERRY VALLEY – Lois Irene Proper Young, 88, who ran her own snack bar here in the 1960s and was active in community lilfe, passed away peacefully in her sleep on March 8, 2016. She was born Dec. 28, 1927, in Roseboom, the daughter of Vernon H. and Bessie F. (Rathbun) Proper. She had siblings: Vernon Proper, Frances Patridge and Rhoda Young. She married Harold Young on April 14,…
IN MEMORIAM: Eileen M. Morton, 83; With Husband, Ran Cherry Valley Farm CHERRY VALLEY – Eileen Marie Morton, 83, passed away Nov. 5, 2015 at Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing, in Cooperstown where she was a resident since February. She was born on Aug. 22, 1932, in Sharon Springs, the only child of Millard and Eleanor(Herman) Burnside. She was a graduate of the Cherry Valley Central School and married her high school sweetheart, Richard Arnold Morton, on Oct. 15, 1950. at…
