As part of the partnership, BVACC will host art classes taught by Timothy Atticus, co-owner of The Gatehouse and a nationally recognized artist. In addition, the partnership will fund scholarships for creative projects that involve local youth, thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Otsego County.…
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Otsego County Election Commissioners Michael Henrici and Lori Lehenbauer will describe how registration, voting, and ballot counting are carried out by Otsego County’s Board of Elections.…
John is the quintessential “local boy who made good.” He founded and operated his own business, providing very well for himself and his family. He moved a few miles away from the family homestead to Wileytown Road, where he raised his family: one son and two daughters. Over the years, he added onto his property on and around Wileytown Road.…
Tracking of HABs, the opening reception for The Smithy Gallery's "Music and Movement" exhibit, Friday's Sixth Ward Shindig and a grant received by the Oneonta Community Concert Band are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
Much of what has been accomplished to date has been “below the surface,” but we are now entering the public outreach phase and encourage everyone to attend the first public meeting later this summer to learn more about what is being done and, most importantly, what you can do. In the interim, and to that end, we also encourage you to attend the 2nd Annual BFS Open House at 4 p.m. on July 31, join the Otsego Lake Association, and…
“The many arts organizations in Otsego County contribute tremendously to our quality of life here,” said CFOC Executive Director Jeff Katz. “We are thrilled to be able to support their work and to have developed this round of funding based on input we received from the arts community.”…
When the presence of harmful algae blooms was first detected in Lake Otsego, many of the locals, myself included, did their best impersonations of headless chickens in a one-act play, titled “The Sky Is Falling.” No one seemed to know how to respond. Not so Rhonda and Doug Willies.…
The goal is to complete and open the Children’s Library to the public by the end of summer 2025. In addition to creating a vibrant new space for young readers, the satellite location will also provide expanded opportunities and access for adult patrons at the main library branch.…
The Ryersons’ Titanic story began a week before the ship hit the iceberg. Arthur Ryerson and his wife, Emily, were traveling in Europe with three of their children when they were dealt the hardest blow a parent can face—their son, Arthur Jr., had been killed in a car accident near Philadelphia.…
According to a press release, the funding, which is from CFOC’s 2025 Spring Awards Cycle, will pay for the festival’s opening reception, awards and awards brunch, publicity, and the rental fee and staffing costs for two days at Foothills.…
