Peter Deysenroth, president of Cooperstown Lions Club, held a public interest gathering at Upstate Bar and Grill on Saturday, April 2. Winter Carnival 2023 was discussed, particularly the need for volunteers and committee members. The meeting was a success; more than 20 people attended and nine agreed to be on committee’s. Winter Carnival 2023 is now a reality! If you are interested in getting involved, contact Mr. Deysenroth at peterdeysenroth@hotmail.com.
FIBER ARTS GROUP – 3 – 4 p.m. Bring your knitting, crocheting or other fiber art to work with the group on your current project. Springfield Library, 129 Co. Rd. 29A, Springfield. 315-858-5802 or visit libraries.4cls.org/springfield/
2023 WINTER CARNIVAL – Last day to register for 4/2 planning committee public interest meeting. Call Lions Club president Peter Deysenroth at 607-547-8231 or email at peterdeysenroth@hotmail.com
COOPERTOWN – The Cooperstown Lions Club is sponsoring a youth Peace Poster Contest on the theme, “We’re All Connected,” in conjunction with the 2021 Cooperstown Winter Carnival.
The local winner will receive $250. Participants must be 11, 12 or 13 years old on Nov. 15, 2021. The winning poster will also be submitted to the Lions district for further judging and possible higher state and international level consideration and awards.
Lion Paul Weber and other club members manned a booth in Cooperstown’s Pioneer Park this morning, lining up sponsors – $20 per duck – for the Rubber Ducky Race coming up Saturday, June 29. The fundraiser will underwrite a trip by the Leo Club, the Lions’ youth arm at CCS, to the United Nations this fall. (Unfamiliar with writing a charter, U.N. organizers drew on the Lions Club’s experience in drafting theirs, Weber said.) On the day of the race, the contesting duck will be placed in the Susquehanna River at Council Rock, and will float into a “V” of buoys. The first 10 winners will receive $50; other gifts from sponsors will also be awarded. Ducks are also available at Ellsworth & Sill and Mel’s at 22. Meanwhile, the Bandelions, a combo of Weber and Lions Tom Hohensee and Doug Parry, will perform Friday, June 14, at Mel’s, which will be providing drink specials and other offerings to raise money for the Leo’s trip. (Jim Kevlin/www.AllOTSEGO.com)
“Rich McCaffrey told me there are already more people here than there were for Jeff Katz last year,” Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch said amid general hilarity as she officially opened the 2019 Winter Carnival in the warming tent in Pioneer Park a few minutes ago. While this is her first winter carnival as mayor, having succeeded Katz last April 1, she confessed to having been present at the first carnival back in 1967. McCaffrey, left, introduced other members of the Lions Club organizing committee, including Josh McMahon, John Saphier and Jim Donley, as well as Liz Callahan, the member from the general public. Enjoying the coffee and mulled cider were, inset, Chris and Terry Burns, visiting from Keyport, N.J. As it happens, the Burnses, who arrived in the village just a few hours ago, were Customer #1 to buy an online subscription to www.AllOTSEGO.com when they were first offered in early January. Chris first visited Cooperstown with his dad in the 1960s when he was 10; Terry’s grandfather was sports editor of the Syracuse Post Standard, and she grew up surrounded by lore about the Hall of Fame. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)
LIONS CLUB – 6:30 p.m. At this meeting Patricia Szarpa, Executive Director of the Otsego Land Trust, will speak. The Tunnicliff Inn, 34 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Visit www.facebook.com/CooperstownLionsClub/
HISTORY DISCUSSION – 6:30 – 8 p.m. Introductory Session of 6 discussions on “Making Sense of the Civil War” facilitated by SUNY Oneonta’s Susan Goodier. Readings available for loan while supplies last. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980 or visit hmloneonta.org/adult-programs/
Cooperstown Lions Club members were out in force today at a public reception at the Tunnicliff Inn to recruit volunteers for the 51st Cooperstown Winter Carnival, planned Feb. 9-11 at numerous venues in and around the village. Seated, from left, are Lions Jason Tabor, Deirdre Donley and Georgia Hren-Saphier. Standing, from left, Bill Senif, Claire Kepner, Jane Willis, Winter Carnival chair Rich McCaffery, John Rowley, Dennis Hascup, Tom Hohensee, Dave Pearlman and Josh McMahon. To volunteer to help with the carnival, called any of the Lions, which is the sponsoring organization. The first clue in the annual hunt for the Winter Carnival medallion and $500 prize will appear in the next editions of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta, on newsstands this Wednesday afternoon. (Jim Kevlin/AllOTSEGO.com)
FCAHS MEETING – 7 p.m. Tom Heitz presents “The Strong-Minded Women Are Coming,” about Susan B. Anthony’s visit to Cooperstown to meet the women and male supporters interested in forming a Woman’s Rights Committee and the reaction of local citizens. Fly Creek Area Historical Society, 210 Cemetery Rd, Fly Creek. fcahs.org
PLAINS PET DAY – 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Bring your 4 legged friends for a day of fun. Features a pet parade, pet photography, a dog kissing booth, vendors, music, food, silent auction/raffle, pet costume contest, the Binghamton zoomobile, and adoptable pets from the Susquehanna Animal Shelter. The Plains, 163 Heritage Cir., Oneonta. www.facebook.com/Susquehanna-Animal-Shelter-121696841223218/
MUSIC FESTIVAL – 8 p.m. Works by Mozart, Bach, Faure, De Falla, and Schumann performed by Kenneth Renshaw on violin and Yang Bao on piano. Honest Brook Music Festival, 1885 Honest Brook Rd., Delhi. Call (607)746-3770 or visit hbmf.org
VINYASA YOGA – 5:30-6:30 p.m. Practice a more flowing style of yoga. Open to all levels and age groups. Blocks and straps provided, mats available, wear comfortable clothing. Class is on the outdoor dance floor. Fee, $10 per class. West Kortright Centre, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. Info, westkc.org/event/vinyasa-flow-yoga-4/2017-06-07/
OPENING RECEPTION – 5:30-7 p.m. “Our Town” exhibit featuring works by the students of the Cooperstown High School. The Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 NY-80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/Our-Town
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS – 6-8 p.m. Come meet young professionals from the Otsego area. Allen Ruffles will host with representatives from local businesses like Bassett, NYSHA, NYCM, NY Life, and Otsego County. They will be giving resume and application tips, interviewing advice, and presenting about their businesses. Rustic Ridge Winery, 2805 St. Hwy. 80, Burlington Flats, Info, www.facebook.com/YoungProfessionalsNetworkYPN/
ART SHOW – 5-6:30 p.m. Art exhibit featuring works by students of the Oneonta City School District opens at Fox Care Center, Oneonta. Info, www.oneontacsd.org
CLIMATE CHANGE LECTURE – 7 p.m. “US Energy Transition: The Plight of Fossil Fuels and the Rise of Renewables.” A talk by Village Trustee Lou Alstadt on the urgent need to confront climate change by adopting a national carbon tax and dividend policy. Templeton Hall, 63 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Info, Adrian Kuzminski, moderator, Sustainable Otsego, adriankuzminski@gmail.com
THEATER – 8 p.m. “Peter and the Starcatcher” presented by SUNY Oneonta. Tells the backstory of JM Barrie’s ‘Peter Pan’ as imagined by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Info, oneonta.universitytickets.com/user_pages/event_listings.asp
AMAZING AMPHIBIANS – 10 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Get your elementary aged children out and learn about the amphibians that are waking up from winter and explore Thayer farm to learn which ones live there. Meet at Upland Interpretive Center at Thayer Farm, 7027 State Highway 80, Springfield. Info, occainfo.org/calendar/get-kids-amazing-amphibians/
