Leaving Nature Behind, Earth Fest Goes Digital 5 Days Of Virtual Events Planned COOPERSTOWN – Due to the coronavirus threat, Otsego County Conservation Association is taking the annual Earth Festival online, the OCCA announced this afternoon. The event, originally scheduled for April 18, will instead be a five-day event taking place online. This is the 15th year the Earth Festival is showcasing local environmentally themed organizations and businesses. “We wanted to find a way to help people celebrate the earth,…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Learn To Ice Fish On Canadarago Lake FISHING CLINIC – 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. All ages are welcome to come learn basics of ice fishing with DEC. Bait & tackle provided. Experienced anglers encouraged to bring your own. Dress warmly. Free. Relocated to Canadarago Boat Launch, 135 Dennison Rd., Richfield Springs. 607-547-8662 or visit www.facebook.com/GlimmerglassStatePark/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 Kids Explore Trees Of Our Region COLUMBUS DAY KIDS HIKE – 10 – 11:30 a.m. Kids explore the world of trees, learn to identify the varieties using science/senses, learn the role trees play in our world. Mohican Farm, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-282-4087 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/get-the-kids-out-trees-2/…
Lanternfly, Other Invasives, Explored In OCCA Programs Three programs – one specifically on the lanternfly, another specifically on Japanese knotweed – are planned locally in the next few days to mark Invasive Species Awareness Week, the OCCA announced today. They are: Spotting the Lanternfly: Early Detection Training for our Newest Invader, 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, at Mohican Farm 7207 Route 80 (West Lake Road) Chop and Cheese, Japanese Knotweed Removal, 6 p.m., Wednesday, July 10, also at at Mohican…
Lions, Rotary Collaborate On Susquehanna Cleanup Lions, Rotarians, the OCCA and SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station are collaborating today in the annual cleanup of the Susquehanna River between Council Rock and the Mill Street bridge at Cooperstown. Conferring at the outset are, from left, Rotarian Mike Jerome, OCCA’s Jeff O’Handley, Lion John Rowley and Chris Maier of the BFS diving team. At right is Rev. Elsie Rhodes, a Rotarian. Inset, a crew begins by retrieving a tire and other material. …
HOMETOWN People Jan 30 – Feb 1, 2019 Winter Fest At Gilbert Lake Means Winter Fun OFO Selects 2019 Board of Directors ONEONTA – Sita Fey has been named as the president of the Opportunities for Otsego Board of Directors for 2019. In addition to Fey, Bryce Fredrick was elected vice president, Dr. Benjamin Friedell was elected secretary and David Merzig was elected treasurer. Members at Large include Katie Bottger, Dan Butterman, Fanny Clements, Alan Donovan, Catarinna Ferrara,…
The Snow Must Go On! OCCA Program Director Jeff O’Handley, right, leads Bridgette Hulbert, daughter Vivian, Jack and William Mokay, and Andrew Rock, all of Delhi, and Erin and Kathryn Dailey, both of Oneonta, on a snowshoeing hike at the annual Winter Fest at Gilbert Lake State Park this afternoon. At right, Tami-Lee Volgari, Oneonta, sleds down a hill with her daughter Eama-Lee. Visitors also enjoyed skiing, information sessions on winter camping and survival, as well as a bonfire. The…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 Kids Day At The Farm COLUMBUS DAY! GET KIDS OUT – 10 – 11:30 a.m. Bring kids out for Columbus day, explore world of trees. Kids explore property, learn tree identification, understand trees roles in world, have fun. Mohican Farm, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-4488 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/get-the-kids-out-trees/ GARDEN CLUB – 7 p.m. Presentation by Dr. Robinson, curator of The Jewell and Arline Moss Settle Herbarium containing specimens from the North East spanning 1898-2015. Learn…
Lions’ Service Project Clears River Of Debris Butch Weir, Cooperstown, left, looks on as Matt Chisdock and Doug Perry haul an old 50-gallon drums aboard the Otsego Sailing Club work barge this morning during a Susquehanna River clean-up behind Bassett Hospital. The clean-up was a community service project headed by the Cooperstown Lions Club with help from the OCCA and the SUNY Biological Field Station volunteer dive team. At right, event organizer John Rowley brings ashore the first of over…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 Civil War Camp, Battle, Concert REENACTMENT – 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Civil War encampment featuring soldiers in authentic uniforms drilling, performing maneuvers, singing period songs, more. Battle reenactment planned for afternoon followed by concert. Free, open to public. Lawn, Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. 607-547-5098 or visit hydehall.org/event/civil-war-weekend-saturday/ ART FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 11th annual juried art fest celebrating the relationship between artist, landscape. Fest features contest between…
