Sign Of The Season
Sign Of The Season
Sign Of The Season
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 13
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, APRIL 13
Celebrate The Planet
EARTH FEST – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Annual Earth Festival features a clothing swap, an art contest, free paper shredding, workshops and more. Milford Central School, 42 West Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 547-4488. occainfo.org/earth-festival/
Southside May Become Center of Renewable Energy
Town May Follow City’s Suit
Southside Could Become
Geothermal Energy Center
Jay Egg, CEO, Geo Egg, inset photo, speaks about heating Southside Mall with geothermal energy at a packed Oneonta Town Board meeting this evening in West Oneonta, as Town Board member Randal Mowers listens. “The writing is on the wall,” Egg said about future energy use. Municipalities and counties like Westchester are already declaring moratoriums on expanding natural-gas use while the state is green-lighting renewable energy. The Town of Oneonta is considering installing a geothermal heating system in Southside and other parts of the municipality, while the City of Oneoneta this week contracted with Geo Egg for a feasibility study on retrofitting a geothermal heating system in South Main Street. (Jennifer Hill/AllOTSEGO.com)
Annual Canstruction Event Yields Over 1 Ton of Food
Canstruction Construction
Yields Over Ton Of Food
What Are They Building In There?
Can Creations Rise
At Southside Mall
Stores May Come, Go, Southside Mall Endures
Stores May
Come, Go,
Southside Mall Endures
With 36 Tenants, Manager Montanti Says Entertainment Will Invigorate County’s Largest Warm, Covered Space
By JIM KEVLIN
ONEONTA – On Feb. 19, the national chain, Payless Shoesource, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and announced it is closing its 2,500 North American stores, including one in Southside Mall.
That made it a local news story.
But right down the marble-tiled mezzanine, the expansive Shoe Department is doing so well it’s looking to expand, Mall Manager Luisa Montanti will tell you.
Tom & Doug’s Cruise-In Opens At Southside Mall
Tom & Doug’s Cruise-In
Opens At Southside Mall
Payless Shoes Is Closing 21,00 Stores Nationwide
Payless Shoes Is Closing
2,100 Stores Nationwide
Chain Operates Outlet In Southside Mall
ONEONTA – Payless ShoeSource, which operates a store in Southside Mall, confirmed it will close all of its 2,100 stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. It started liquidation sales Sunday.
The company is also shuttering its e-commerce operations, according to a report in USA Today.
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30
Find Future Career
At Southside Job Fair
CAREER FAIR – 2 – 4:30 p.m. Join New York State Department of Labor meet with local businesses, explore options for your future. Bring updated resume, dress for success. Southside Mall, Oneonta. 607-432-4800 or visit www.cdoworkforce.org/news/southside-mall-job-fair
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JANUARY 17
Renewable Energy & Economic
Development Panel Discussion
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – 7 – 9 p.m. Join panel to discuss Economic development, renewable energy possibilities, existing conservation/renewable energy programs, more with Karl Seeley professor of economics at Hartwick, Dan Butterman candidate for NYS Assembly district 121, Leslie Orzetti executive director Otsego County Conservation Association. Followed by Q&A session. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Visit www.facebook.com/Concerned-Citizens-of-Oneonta-196346611258936/
Farewell, Mrs. Claus!
Farewell, Mrs. Claus!
By IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – The end of the Christmas season will mark the end of an era for a Southside Mall mainstay.
For over two decades, Vera Stewart, aka Mrs. Claus, has been volunteering for the Salvation Army by ringing bells and holding doors at her station outside of JCPenney, spreading cheer to holiday shoppers. Dressed in red velvet with white trim, the Southside Mrs. Claus has become a mainstay of the Christmas season to many visitors young and old.
“When they first asked me to be a bell ringer for the Salvation Army, I decided to try it.” said Stewart, “I began doing it only on weekends, then I went to five days a week.”
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23
Potluck For Christmas
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – 6:30 p.m. Bring a dish to pass, table service for potluck dinner, followed by candlelight service. United Methodist Church, 2878 St. Hwy. 28, Portlandville.
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22
Inaugural Otego Tree Lighting
TREE LIGHTING – 4:30 – 6 p.m. Inaugural ceremony with Otego Mayor Ernie Kroll followed by Christmas tree lighting at the library, then caroling. Bring non-perishable food for Otego Food Bank. Begins at Otego Firehouse, 5 River St., Otego. 607-988-6661 or visit www.facebook.com/harrislibrary/
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16
Performance Of ‘A Christmas Carol’
A CHRISTMAS CAROL – 3 – 5 p.m. Live performance of Charles Dicken’s classic tale featuring local performers. Tickets, $15/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org/A-Christmas-Carol
THEATER – 2 p.m. Musical performance of Charles Dicken’s “A Christmas Carol” by Orpheus Theater. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. 607-432-1800 or visit www.facebook.com/OrpheusTheatre/
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
Holiday Celebration
HOLIDAY FUN – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Begin the day with Home for the Holidays Parade down Main St., followed by 3rd annual Gingerbread Jubilee, 2nd annual Festival of Trees, Community Cookie Swap 11:30-3, photo opportunity with Anna & Elsa of Arendelle in Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-432-2941 or visit www.facebook.com/DestinationOneonta/
UGLY SWEATER RUN – Noon. Run through Cooperstown rocking your ugliest holiday sweater, Followed by free beverages from Stagecoach cafe, Ommegang. Proceeds benefit Catskill Area Hospice. Begins at Santa’s House, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-2800 or visit www.clarksportscenter.com/events/2018-rockin-around-cooperstown-ugly-sweater-runwalk/