Editorial It’s Not Johnny’s Bench,But He Can Sit On It Early in the freezing morning of Saturday, November 11, 1961, a terrible fire began in a building on the northwest corner of Main and Pioneer streets in Cooperstown. Fires had long been a part of the history of the village, with some big enough to threaten its very existence, and others ending the existence of a plethora of shops, restaurants, and houses. One killed a resident; John Lippitt lost his…
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Lake Front Buffer Strip Spruced Up Take a leisurely stroll down to Lake Front Park in Cooperstown and take in the beauty of the Buffer Strip Garden along the shore of Otsego Lake. Over 15 years ago, the Otsego Lake Association helped to introduce the concept of the lakeside buffer strip to the Otsego Lake community. “This Buffer Strip was created in 2005. It’s a conservation garden that buffers the water that comes from the village into the lake so…
In Memoriam Doris E. Reiss, 88 Partner Reiss Car Wash COOPERSTOWN – Doris Elaine Reiss of Cooperstown passed away peacefully at home January 1, 2022, with her beloved husband Howard at her bedside. She was born in 1933, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, to Mildred (Ritts) and Louis Fredericks. They moved to the Mohawk Valley where she attended Mohawk and Ilion schools. Doris was employed at the New York State Historical Association as the personal secretary for Dr. Louis C. Jones.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 Sunrise, Sunset Photography with the Lake & Valley Garden Club FLOWER & PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Come out to appreciate the photographs and flowers of the Lake & Valley Garden club photography show. The theme this year is on Sunrise, Sunset. Showing thru 8/13. Free, open to public. Templeton Hall, 63 Pioneer St., Cooperstown.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4 Holiday Decorations At The Fenimore ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Thank you to all the Christmas Angels who have sponsored a family this holiday season. FOOD FOR THOUGHT – 12:30 p.m. Join members of Lake & Valley Garden club for lunch followed by tour of this years holiday decorations, discuss how they are chose, what plants are used, how they work with the museum to introduce the holiday spirit. Cost, $32/non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400…
Garden Clubs Decorate Fenimore Museum …