from NICHOLAS CUNNINGHAM Take Heart: Make Capitalism Work For Us To the Editor: Adrian Kuzminski (May 30-31, 2019) recalls Garrett Hardin’s classic 1968 “Tragedy of the Commons” with appreciation, but closes with a rather forlorn, indeed hopeless take-home message. As I recall, Harden pointed out that, faced with exploitation of “the commons,” rationing provided a workable solution: for example, if “free” parking becomes scarce and is being exploited by the powerful or the feckless, parking meters offer a simple practical…
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IN MEMORIAM: Grace Mae Robertson, 88; Farmed In Springfield Center, West Laurens SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Grace Mae Robertson, who for decades with her husband James operated farms here and in West Laurens, died peacefully in her sleep on Jan. 1, 2019. Always known as Mae, she was the daughter of Grace and Leonard Murphy, born in Oneonta on May 3, 1926.…
Brass, Carols Fill Church At Annual Franklin Concert Carleton Clay, Oneonta, director of the Catskill Brass, begins last evening’s Hometown Christmas Concert, the 21st sponsored by Tom Morgan and Erna Morgan McReyolds in St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Franklin. Al Fedak conducts. This year, the concert was co-sponsored by Kathleen and Dan Grasmeder, who operate the Table Rock Group at Morgan Stanley, Oneonta. At right in top photo are Matthew Baniewicz, trumpet, new music director at Oneonta Middle School and a…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Glimmerglass Film Days Opening Night Party OPENING NIGHT PARTY – 8 – 10 p.m. Traditional opening night bash for Glimmerglass film days. Features buffet, complimentary beverage, cash bar, chance to meet artists, filmmakers. Enjoy video, sculpture exhibit by Ted Lott and Yeon Jin Kim. The Smithy, Cooperstown. 607-547-8881 or visit www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org/films-events-01/opening-night-party-and-companion-exhibition VISITING WRITERS – 7 p.m. Kick off writers series with fiction writer Stephanie King, interim coordinator of Hartwick’s Writing Center, award winning author. Celebration Room,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 Par For Paws Golf Fundraiser GOLF TOURNAMENT – 8:30 a.m. Par for Paws 18-hole tournament invites players, sponsors to support the Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Great for golfers who love the game, animals, historic setting. Registration, $300/team. Otsego Golf Club, 144 Pro Shop Dr., Springfield Center. 607-547-8111 or visit www.facebook.com/Susquehanna-Animal-Shelter-121696841223218/ FESTIVAL OF COLORS – 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. 24th annual quilt show features works by area quilting clubs Fenimore quilt club, “Winter Wonderland” quilt guild, “It’s…
IN MEMORIAM Dr. Bruce Harris, 79, Springfield; Neurosurgeon, Farmer, Musician SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Dr. Bruce S. Harris, physician, farmer and musician, died on March 31, 2018, at home, where he had been cared for by hospice and his family. The cause of death was metastatic prostate cancer. His death brought closure to a life of professionalism and service, of cultivation and propagation of a love of the arts, most especially music, and of commitment to a way of life that…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, NOV. 9 Kick Off Glimmerglass Film Days OPENING RECEPTION – 7:30-9:15 p.m. Celebrate the beginning of Glimmerglass Film Days. Meet filmmakers, artists, experts in their fields. Includes the companion exhibition “On Arrival.” Village Hall Ballroom, Cooperstown. Visit www.glimmerglassfilmdays.org/films-events/opening-party2017 HISTORY PROGRAM – 6:30 p.m. John Bowers, the Director of Marketing at Hyde Hall, presents “Lights of Hyde Hall.” Kinney Memorial Library, Co. Hwy. 11, Hartwick. www.facebook.com/OtsegoIsHistory/ or call Deb Mackenzie @ (607)293-6635 or Harriett Geywits @ (315)858-2575…
IN MEMORIAM: Roxanne Ellis, Springfield Center SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Roxanne Ellis, who retired here after a teaching career, passed unexpectedly on Sept. 1, 2017. She was born April 13, 1943, Cortland. Growing up in Springfield Center, she loved horseback riding, softball and swimming at Public Landing, where she was also a lifeguard. She enjoyed the Fourth of July parade here all her life.…
2 FIREWORKS THIS EVENING Crowds Head To Springfield For Fourth Of July Festivities SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Crowds are headed to Springfield Center from the county and around the country this morning for the 103rd Springfield Fourth of July Parade, one of the oldest in the nation, which begins at 11 a.m. But that’s not all the Independence Day activity. The parade ends a bit after noon at the Springfield Community Center, where patriot exercises, a Cooperstown Community Band concert, Brooks…
IN MEMORIAM Leslie Gray, 92, Springfield Center; Nationally Recognized Appraiser SPRINGFIELD CENTER – Leslie B. Gray, 92, a nationally recognized real-estate appraiser, passed away at home with his family at his side on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 22, 2017. Les was born in April 1924 in East Springfield to Harold S. and Gladys B. Gray. He graduated from Springfield Central School in 1941 and attended Morrisville Ag & Tech, earning an associate degree in 1943. After attending Cornell University, he returned…