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15TH ANNUAL BANQUET & CELEBRATION OF SMALL BUSINESS 5:45 P.M. THURSDAY, OCT. 16, AT THE OTESAGA • RESERVATIONS 432-4500 The team that built Lutz Feed over more than a halfcentury include Founding Grandfather Richard Lutz, his son Steve Lutz, left, and his grandsons Blake, right, and Nick. Missing from the photo, but not the legacy, is Steve’s brother Bob.
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Musicians from Marlboro will perform locally through the Oneonta Concert Association.
Musicians from Marlboro Play Beethoven, Debussy
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neonta Concert Association presents Vermont ensemble Musicians from Marlboro, with OCA Young Artist Jonathan Fenwick opening on violin. $25 adults, $6 students. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontaconcertassociation.org.
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3 Generations Tending Lutz Feed By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA
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t’s not a castle on the Rhine, or a grand cathedral. But Lutz Feed’s complex on Lower River Street feels like one. The plant is massive, complex, towering. And it’s the work of three men from two generations, and a third generation that’s moving into place now, whose accom-
plishment will be recogSMALL nized Thursday, Oct. 16, BUSINESS when Lutz Feed receives the annual Key Bank Small AWARD Business Award at the Otsego County Chamber’s annual Small Business of Year Banquet at The Otesaga. Hugh Henderson, the Chamber’s 2013 Citizen of the Year, served on the Special Projects Committee that selected this year’s honorees and nominated Lutz for the honor.
RACE TO HEALTH: Bassett Cupola 5K Run/Walk promotes healthy living and well-being. $20 includes T-shirt. 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, Clark Sports Center, Susquehanna Avenue, Cooperstown. Info, www.bassett.org/cupola5k.
“I’ve known them for 30 years,” said Henderson, a former county representative who was a Lutz customer when farming on Oneonta’s Southside. “They’re a hardworking family and doing great. They’re honest people; they put out a good product, and people know them. That’s the key to a successful business.” Henderson said he was also impressed that “there’s three generations, and there’s young blood there.” “Everything you see here, they built,” Please See LUTZ, B3
LUMBERJACK FEST: See lumber production, from logs to boards and tour authentic sawmill and gristmill. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Rte. 12, East Meredith. Info, www.hanfordmills.org
‘Gold Standard of Care’ Strategy Prepare Fox Hospital For Future By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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ox Hospital President John Remillard was the last get the news. John BREAKTHROUGH Remillard, president of AWARD Fox Hospital, was the last to know that the hospital had been chosen for the Otsego County
Chamber’s Breakthrough Business Award. “I was in my office, talking to a colleague when Kathy Webster came in and said someone needed to Remillard see me,” said Remillard. “She never interrupts me, but I said she could send them in.” Enter Barbara Ann Heegan, Please See FOX, B5
OLD TIME TRACTORS: Over 50 antique tractors, wagon rides, kiddie tractor pull, and demonstrations. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 11-12, Farmers Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org/tractorfest. DINNER THEATER: Charity dinner for Athelas Therapeutic Riding, featuring entertainment by Too Many Divas, Dorsey & Jackie Gibson, and more. $50 includes dinner, dessert and cash bar. 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, Elks Club, 8486 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, athelastherapeuticriding.org.
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Alyssa Patterson, a Fox telemetry technician, monitors screens to any signs of patient distress, an improvement in care made possible by the hospital’s $10.2 million “Gold Standard of Patient Care” renovations.
VIOLIN CONCERTO: Michael Emery plays a concerto, Catskill Symphony performs Prokofieff and Tchaikowsky. $30; adults with kids free. 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Info, www. catskillsymphony.net.
PAST CHAMBER/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS HONOREES
Five Star Subaru (2013) • Benson Agency Real Estate (2012) • Gruver Zweifel & Scott, LLP (2011) Hometown Oneonta/The Freeman’s Journal (2010) • James Jordan Associates, Architects (2009) • The Shipping Room (2008) ISD (2007) • Eastman Associates (2006) • H.W. Naylor Co. (2005) • Gordon B. Roberts Agency (2004) Cooperstown Bat Co. (2003) • Ultimate Broadcasting (2002) • Sport Tech (2001) • Fly Creek Cider Mill (2000)
EVERYBODY POLKA: Clevelandstyle polka dancing with live music and full turkey dinner, sponsored by the Farmers’ Independent Benevolent Society. $20. 12:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 12, Cornfield Hall, Co. Rte. 26, Fly Creek. Reservations, (607) 547-8055.
PAST CHAMBER/Excellus BREAKTHROUGH AWARD HONOREES
Brooks BBQ (2013) • Green Earth (2012) • Cleinman Performance Partners (2011) • Green Toad Bookstore (2010) Ioxus (2009) • Cooperstown Cookie (2008) • GrafiQa Creative Services (now Vibrant Creative) (2007) • T.S. Pink Corp. (2006)
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