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EMEMBERING JFK’S LAST DAY

She Was There When Cronkite Cried

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO

Morris Woman Was CBS Researcher By TERESA WINCHESTER MORRIS

I In this famed TV image, CBS anchor Walter Cronkite teared up on announcing the news that John F. Kennedy had died.

t was around 1:20 Eastern Standard Time, Nov. 22, 1963. Felice Marlier, who now lives in Morris, was in the elevator of CBS, 485 Madison Ave., New York City. At 24, she was a CBS Special Projects television researcher. She was leaving early that day to spend a week at her parents’ home in Stone Ridge, in

Ulster County. Suddenly, an announcement came over the loudspeaker ordering all CBS news staff to report immediately to their desks. “What’s going on?” she asked others Marlier in the elevator. No one had the answer because such a thing had never happened before. At her desk, she was informed that Please See JFK, B2

Thanksgiving Sampler

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Santa, pictured here with Don Decker, Laurens, in last year’s Oneonta Christmas Parade, will be back at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23.

Get Out Your Lists, Santa Claus Comin’ to Oneonta

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olly ol’ Saint Nick makes his grand appearance during the annual Oneonta holiday parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, along Main Street. Afterwards, Santa will greet guests at his cabin in Muller Plaza. Info, www.mainstreetoneonta.com. GREAT & POWERFUL: Richard Mickelson reads “Wizard of Oz – Where Is He Now?” for kids 9 and up. 2-4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, The Green Toad Bookstore, 198 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 433-8898. SHOP EARLY: Browse a wide array of gifts for children, home and Christmas decorations at the Harvest Festival Bazaar, a unique showcase of creative items! 10 a.m.-4 p.m,. Saturday, Nov. 23, Cooperstown Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown.

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Oneonta and Cooperstown’s farmers’ markets are fonts of inspiration for Thanksgiving dinner planners. Ilyssa Berg, left, of Painted Goat Farm, Garrattsville, suggests a baked cheese treat; Larry Roseboom, center, Breezy Maple Farm, Westford, loves sweet potatoes with maple syrup, and Patrick Henneberry, Berry Brook Farm, Hamden, is partial to turnips and sharp radishes.

Most Unusual? Debbie Heller’s 200-Year-Old Family Recipes By LIBBY CUDMORE

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here’s nothing as inviting as the smell of a roasting turkey, the soft orange of squash in candlelight or the taste of sugar and cinnamon in a still-warm apple pie. But you don’t have to spend the day in an over-lit grocery aisle fighting for the last frozen pumpkin pie, nor do you have to be confined to the same tired menu. Both Oneonta and the Cooperstown Farmers’ Markets offer Thanksgiving staples and a little taste of something different for the holiday. “You have to be a little organized and

Willie Bruneau, Middlefield Orchard, suggests...apples.

order in advance, but you can make a Thanksgiving dinner with what’s at our farmer’s markets,” said Dana LaCroix, Oneonta Farmers’ Market manager.

Ilyssa Berg of Painted Goat Farm, Garrattsville, offers up her recipe for an unusual appetizer. “You brush the cheese with egg wash and bread crumbs, then bake it. The outside gets totally crusty and inside is warm and gooey. You can serve it with cranberries, apples and pears — anything sweet and savory.” The cheese also goes well on a salad with greens from Patrick Henneberry of Berry Brook Farm, Hamden. “We have salad turnips, which you use like radishes,” he said. “But they have a sweet flavor, not that sharpness like radishes do. You can use them in a salad or a soup.” At Hare & Feather Farm, Laurens, Valerie Adams had some fresh ideas for Please See SAMPLER, B3

ANTIQUE SHOW: Greater Oneonta Historical Society holiday antique show featuring jewelry, textiles, pottery, tools, furniture, or bring some of your own antiques to get an appraisal! $4 admission, $5 clinic. 10 a.m., appraisal at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, Holiday Inn, Route 23, Oneonta. Info, www. oneontahistory.org. COMIC OPERA: Dmitri Shostakovich’s satirical opera “The Nose” presented live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera. 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-2080. GIVE THANKS: Join in thanks at the interfaith community Thanksgiving service and help local food pantries by bringing a canned or non-perishable food item. A collection will also be taken for Typhoon relief. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26. First Baptist Church, 71 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, Ric Chrislip (607) 431-4189. THANKSGIVING MEAL: Sit down with neighbors at the free Community Thanksgiving dinner. Delivery of meals and transportation to the dinner available. 12:30-2:30 Thursday, Nov. 28, Oneonta Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 433-5739.

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