HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, MAY 25 Discuss Opera ‘Candide’ with Glimmerglass Festival Music Director TALKING OPERA—7 p.m. Join Glimmerglass Festival Music Director Joseph Colaneri for a discussion on “Candide,” which he is conducting. Held at Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. E-mail guild.of.glimmerglass.festival@gmail.com or visit glimmerglassguild.org…
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In Memoriam Stephen L. Sheldon, 67 July 1, 1955 – May 17, 2023 HARTWICK—Stephen Lee Sheldon, a lifelong area resident, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. He was 67. Born July 1, 1955 in Cooperstown, Steve was one of four sons of William Lee and Grace Patricia (Davidson) Sheldon. He attended Cooperstown Central School and graduated with the Class of 1973. On November 10, 1979, he was joined in marriage to Jane Marie Morris…
In Memoriam Jeffrey R. Smith, 60 February 26, 1963 – March 1, 2023 COOPERSTOWN—Jeffrey Richard Smith of Cooperstown and Venice, Florida, son of Gayle and Jack Smith of Cooperstown, entered into eternal rest Wednesday night, March 1, 2023, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in North Venice, Florida following an extended illness. He was 60. Born February 26, 1963 in Little Falls, Jeff graduated from Cooperstown Central School where he was a proud “Redskin” participating in many sports. He then attended Fordham…
Sports Snippets: May 8, 2023 Compiled by WRILEY NELSON Oneonta Lacrosse Teams Fall to New Paltz ONEONTA—SUNY Oneonta men’s and women’s lacrosse each dropped a game against New Paltz on April 26. Coincidentally, both games ended 14-13 after New Paltz scored in overtime. The Oneonta women secured the sixth seed in the upcoming SUNYAC tournament. The men have one regular-season game remaining. Red Dragons Baseball Drops Shootout to Cobleskill COBLESKILL—The SUNY Oneonta baseball team made five errors and fell to…
Coop Mayor Launching Welcome Initiative Tomorrow COOPERSTOWN—“Welcome Home Cooperstown,” a new initiative from Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, will kick off a series of monthly meet and greets on Tuesday, May 2 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Village Hall at 22 Main Street. The goal is to welcome area newcomers, assist them in building connections to established residents and institutions, and encourage them to make Cooperstown their permanent home. Information about community events will be available and refreshments will be served. All members of…
Mike Lowery has illustrated more than 80 children’s books, including “The Gingerbread Man Loose in the School” by Laura Murray. Above, Lochlan Murray (no relation to Laura of which we are aware) pulls a face for the camera as Lowery autographs a book. (Photos by Emily Gibson) Local Schools Host ‘New York Times’ Best-selling Illustrator Mike Lowery OTSEGO COUNTY Three local schools welcomed acclaimed author and illustrator Mike Lowery last month. Lowery, a “New York Times” best-selling artist, visited Cooperstown…
Letter from Anthony Scalici To Oberacker: Please Oppose Bus Mandate I am a long-time member of the Cooperstown Central School Board of Education but writing this letter as an individual. Please reconsider the mandate for electric school buses placed on public schools. It imposes an impossible burden on annual operating finance, transportation management and long-term debt to taxpayers. It is detrimental to classroom education in the threat it poses of losses to staffing and programs from the inordinate increase to…
Sports Snippets March 30, 2023 Compiled by Wriley Nelson CCS Softball Opens Season with 11-1 Win Over Sidney COOPERSTOWN—The Cooperstown Central School softball team defeated Sidney 11-1 in their non-league season opener on Wednesday, March 29. According to the team Twitter page, senior Dani Seamon pitched a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts and went 4-for-4 at bat. Freshman Katie Crippen scored three runs.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, MARCH 17 CCS Thespians Present ‘Sister Act’ THEATER—7 p.m. The CCS Thespians present “Sister Act.” Tickets, $12/adult. Auditorium, Cooperstown High School. (607) 547-8181 or visit cooperstowncs.org BLOOD DRIVE—10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Worcester Central School, 198 Main Street, Worcester. Register at redcrossblood.org…
CCS Releases National History Day Top Honors; Two Headed to Regionals By TED MEBUSTCOOPERSTOWNCooperstown Central School hosted its annual National History Day competition, organized by NHD Club Co-advisors Michelle Hitchcock and John Brotherton, at the Cooperstown Junior/Senior High School on February 8. This year’s student-led projects, ranging in subject from “The First Crusade” to “Robotic Surgery,” took a variety of forms, including websites, exhibits, documentaries and papers. In total, there were 40 projects completed by 7th and 8th grade-participants from…