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Flight Network, which flies veterans to Washington D.C. to tour war monuments and memorials at no cost to the veterans. ONEONTA “Somehow, they raise the money,” said Voris. “We didn’t have to pay a cent.” herever George Voris and Harold LamBoth Lamberton and Voris served in berton went, there were people waitWorld War II. Lamberton was a mechanic ing. “They had flags, signs welcoming in the CBI – China, Burma, India – Theus,” said Voris. “Everywhere we went, people ater, in 1943-46. “I didn’t see combat, were greeting us with banners.” but I was close to it,” he said. “I fixed “On the way to the airport, we had a motortheir trucks, equipment, and that’s where I cycle escort,” added Lamberton. “At the airport, learned to ride a motorcycle.” they had an honor guard waiting for us.” Voris, stationed in England, flew 30 Lamberton and Voris, both residents of missions as a navigator aboard the B-29 Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life Superfortress Bomber, “Paper Warrior.” “I St. James Manor, took part on Sept. 6 in the George Voris, left, and Harold LamLeatherstocking Honor Flight, a flight that got there just after D-Day and was done by berton, took the Honor Flight to included the effort’s 1,000th participant. The Thanksgiving,” he said. “After that, I Washington D.C. on Saturday Sept. 6 group is a local hub of the national Honor Please See FLIGHT, B3 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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Gradient, the Rockin’ Docs of Bassett Hospital, will perform at the Cooperstown Field Days on Saturday, Oct. 4.
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e part of the first Cooperstown Field Days, featuring live music, an art walk, a CNY cornhole tournament, music, food & beer pairings and more. Free. Noon-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownchamber.org
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ith four white and brown chickens quietly clucking and pecking in a sun-dappled yard, you might think that you’re on a country farm at harvest time. Nope – you’re in Cindy Falk’s backyard on Irish Hill. “We knew people had raised chickens in the village,” said Falk, a CGP professor who is also a village trustee. “My daughter Elizabeth wanted some, so we went down to ask.” In the City of Oneonta, raising chickens is banned, although there’s a push on to allow it. In Cooperstown, however, the Falks Cindy Falk exam- discovered no legal obstacle. ines Snowflake, one of the Silkie So they built a little Bantams her henhouse and got some family’s tending chickens – two white on Irish Hill. Silkie Bantams, Snowflake and Cupcake, and two Golden Comets, Nugget and Pip Pip. “The eggs from Snowflake and Cupcake are really good,” Falk said. “They’re lighter, they whip up well. Fresh eggs are the biggest benefit (of chickens), and they help in the garden with pest control.” And it’s a benefit she shares with the whole village. “Last year for the Harvest Fest” – the annual Community Dinner that was last Sunday, Sept. 28, this year – “we brought fresh deviled eggs,” she said. “And every year in the Halloween parade, Lizzie puts Snowflake and Cupcake in a baby stroller and walks them down Main Please See CHICKENS, B2
RUN FOR RICK: Annual 10k, 5k, and 2-mile stroll in Oneonta to benefit Ricky J. Parisian Memorial Scholarship Foundation. Post-race Brooks BBQ to follow. 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Info, www.pitrun.org. GET GROOVY: Gary Puckett and The Buckinghams headline a concert featuring the hits and sounds of the groovy 60s. Dr. Jason Leo Curley conducts the Hartwick Symphony Orchestra, and Christie Copeland shows off period costume and comic narrative. 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, the Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www. oneontatheatre.com COLLECTORS UNITE: Leatherstocking Stamp Club of Cooperstown and Tri-County Stamp of Sidney host a Stamp & Postcard Show & Sale. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, Holiday Inn, Route 23, Oneonta. Info, Ellen Tillapaugh, (607) 547-5646 or kuchtill@ gmail.com. THEATER FEST: Hartwick College presents a “Monologue Festival,” written, directed and performed by students and alumni. 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, Slade Theatre, Yager Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-4227 or www. hartwick.edu/theatre. GOODBYE, BOYS OF SUMMER: Play a vintage baseball game, make your own Hall of Fame plaque and celebrate the end of a historic summer with the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Community Day. Free to Otsego Residents 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www. baseballhall.org.
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