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David Hayes swings a viking ax as part of “The Twelve Days of Christmas” at the Catskill Choral Society’s Christmas Concert. The CCS will be performing Broadway hits at their first Foothills performance Friday, May 3.
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atskill Choral Society’s brings the songs of the Great White Way to Oneonta with “Walk on Broadway” featuring special guest artists reprising their Broadway roles in “Phantom of the Opera” Advance tickets: Adults $18 ($22 at door); seniors ($15 ($18); students $12’ children under twelve free. 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, at Foothills and Saturday, May 4, at the Walton Theatre.
Bruce Shipman looks over the frontispiece – The Leatherstocking at Leatherstocking Falls – in Hurd’s 1887 “History of Otsego County.”
Natty Bumppo’s Kin Keep Woodsman Tradition Alive By JIM KEVLIN COLUMBIA CENTER
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hen the hunters left camp that morning in the early ’70s, it warmed into a glorious fall Adirondack day. But by late afternoon, it began to rain, and by the time the men returned to the cabin snow covered the leafy ground. Looking like a Hawkeye from Darkness fell, and one of the Central Casting, Bruce shows companions hadn’t returned. off a deer he shot in the “He’ll be fine,” said another. 1960s. Bruce Shipman wasn’t sure. He trudged out again into the gathering snow. He fired his shotgun into the dark and heard a returning shot from the far side of the valley. He fired again; no response. (The lost hunter was out of shells.) Shipman cut through the woods, eventually arriving on the far ridge. Compass in hand, flashlight in the other, he worked his way along the high terrain, calling out, hearing nothing in return. But eventually he shouted, and a human cry came back. The two men connected. Together, they worked their way back to the camp through what was now six inches of snow, arriving at the roaring fire around midnight. “I’ve never been lost in the woods,” At her wedding, said Shipman tranquilly, sitting at the Bruce’s granddaughter kitchen table in the cozy knotty-pine Heather poses with interior of his home the other day. “I’ve a family heirloom, a 19th century shotgun. never been afraid in the woods. It must Please See HAWKEYE, B4
FIRST FRIDAY: The Greater Oneonta Historical Society will be holding a Cakewalk at the History Center (184 Main St.) and CANO will be hosting an opening reception for Linda Suskind’s paintings (Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave.) as part of downtown Oneonta’s new season of First Friday events. 5-8 p.m. Friday, May 3. ART OPENERS: The Cooperstown Art Association blooms with three new shows this Friday: “Essential Art: Regional Juried Art Show” opens in Gallery A; a solo show of mixed media and acrylic by Sandra Dovber in Gallery B; and an exhibition of student artwofk From Cooperstown Central School in Gallery C. 5-7 p.m., Friday, May 3 at 22 Main St., Cooperstown.
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Hawkeye, looking a lot like Uncle Raymond, surveys Glimmerglass from his perch on the James Fenimore Cooper memorial in Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown.
Charlotte’s Circle Helps Needy, And Founder Wins Accolades By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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hile some kids were saving their allowance for a new video game or a Barbie, 5-year-old Charlotte McKane was saving hers to help
those in need. “When I was little, I liked wrapping coins with my grandfather,” she said. “When I’d saved some up, my father, Timothy, was on the board of Family Services, and he suggested I buy something to donate.” She bought an assort-
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ment of toiletries, and her mother, Sandra, approached Eckerd – now Rite Aid – to ask if the company would match Charlotte’s funds. “They couldn’t because I was an individual, and they only matched funds for groups,” said Charlotte. So she founded her own non-profit,
Charlotte’s Circle. “I started getting supporters.” Now 18 and a senior at Oneonta High School, Charlotte this year became the youngest recipient of a Trailblazer Award from the city’s Commission on Community Relations & Human Rights. She, and co-honoree Sarah Patterson, were Please See CHARLOTTE, B2
SEASON OPENER: Richfield Springs Historical Association kicks off it’s 4th season with a reception highlighting extensive collection of Richfield Springs Central Sschool yearbooks and high school artifacts. 5-7 p.m. Friday, May 3. MYSTERY TRAIN: Oneonta World of Learning presents International Mystery Train Ride, where riders will use forensic science ot track down an international art thief in two hours. $10, 3 & under free. 1 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at the Milford Depot.
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