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Phil Bresee – And Cribbage – Arrive

At 89, He Retires To Thanksgiving Home, And His Favorite Card Game Is The Rage kind� and “pegging.�

Then, the dealer picks up all the cards. “15-2,15-4 and a pair COOPERSTOWN is six,� and so on. Bresee pegs 12. The deal rotates to the other hil Bresee deals out a four player, and it starts all over again. of clubs, a four of hearts, That kind of back and forth has a six of diamonds, a nine become a regular feature of the of spades, a 10 of Clara Welch Thanksspades and a three of giving Home, since clubs. “Not a great Bresee, 89, moved in hand, but a good three months ago. one,� he said. “He’s been teachIn rotation, the two ing everybody,� said players start laying staffer Mary Butler, down their cards, one of his pupils and Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.seniority and you start hearing Phil Bresee pegs a cribbage regular at Grace Kull, the former Cooperstown village terms like “15-2� and around the cribbage Please See trsutee, is among Bresee’s students. “I beat him “15-4� and “two of a board.

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ONE OF THE BOYS Mayor Dick Miller joins Santa in bringing light to the 2012 Oneonta Christmas tree. The tree will once again light up on Thursday, Dec. 5.

Tree Lighting Brings Winter Wonderland To Oneonta

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owntown Oneonta turns into a winter wonderland with reindeer, Santa, dancing, gingerbread houses and more.

Join in caroling and gather around for the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree. 5-8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 5, Muller Plaza, Oneonta.

Info, www.mainstreetoneonta.com WINTER LIGHTS: The historic Hyde Hall covered bridge will be decorated for the first time as part of Glimmerglass State Park’s “Festival of Trees.� Reception to follow. 6:30-8:30 Friday, Dec. 6, Hyde Hall, Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8662.

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That’s Mike Klein, standing in the back. But he’s a standout: Oneonta Fire Chief Pat Pidgeon, left, an instructor in the Otsego County Firefighter Academy, believes Mike, a mere 57, may be the oldest volunteer to go through the program. For IDs on all the grads, see Page A3

Mike Klein (Finally) Follows In Granddad’s Footsteps

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he Westford Volunteer Fire Department is in Mike Klein’s blood. “My grandfather was a firefighter,� he said. “And my dad and his brother went to school in the building the fire department is now in.�

At 57, Klein was the oldest member in the latest graduating class of the Otsego County Fire Readying for action, Mike Klein his heavy fireTraining Academy – perhaps fighter’s coach.

the oldest to ever go through the academy, Oneonta Fire Chief Pat Pidgeon, one of the instructors, believes. “I was 20 years older than the oldest guy in the class,� Klein said. “Two of the kids were 17!�

A Cooperstown postman for 30 years, joining the Westford volunteer was a lifelong dream. “Growing up, I always thought fire trucks were cool,� he said. “When those guys pull up, they know exactly what to do.�

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SOUND OF THE SEASON: The Catskill Choral Society presents J.S. Bach’s “Magnificat� & Other Seasonal Selections, featuring soloists and the chamber orchestra. 8 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 6, 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7 First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.catskillchoralsociety.org, 431-6060.

HOLIDAY BASEBALL: Assure your place on Santa’s “nice� list and free admission to the Hall of Fame by bringing two non-perishable food items to this special day. Holiday crafts, a concert by the Pathfinder Village Handbell choir and a visit from St. Nick himself. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7., Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown.

Info, (607) 547-7200.

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your luminaires to light up Cooperstown at the Annual Garden Club greens sale and boutique.

12-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Dec 6-7, Louis Jones Center, Farmers Museum, Lake Rd, Cooperstown. Info, 547-9533.

CHRISTMAS PARTY: Join the Cooperstown Fire Department at their Children’s Christmas party. 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. Info, www.cooperstownfd.org, (607) 431-8826.

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Bresee Brings Cribbage Craze To New Home CRIBBAGE/From B1 the afternoon card games.

“I’m good at it and I like to play,” said Bresee, who brought his cribbage board and pack of cards with him.

Cribbage dates back to at least the 1600s, when writer John Aubrey in his “Brief Lives, Chiefly of Contemporaries,” credited it the English poet Sir John Suckling, who developed from a now-long-lost game called “noddy.” Cribbage was brought to America by the colonists.

Although Bresee can’t recall who taught him to play, he played often with his late wife, Ruth. “It’s a good game for two people,” he said. “You don’t need a group.” Son Mark isn’t a card player, his father said.

Some of his favorite memories involve the game.

“I used to go away skiing with Phil Wilder, the president of Hartwick College,” he said. “We’d ski all day, then come back and play cribbage in front of the fire,” he said. “He was a good cribbage player.”

Bresee uses a deck of vintage Jack Daniels playing cards and a “continuous track” cribbage board.

“They have ones where you move the pegs back and fourth, but I don’t like those,” he said.

A full game can take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour, in 60 turns or 120. “It depends on how fast you and your partner are,” he said.

The board is used for scorekeeping, and cards are dealt in six per turn, with two in the eponymous crib, with points scored by grouping cards in combinations of 15, pairs, flushes, and last card played. “Luck helps, but you also have to have a strategy for the cards you put in the crib,” he said.

“The best way to learn is by watching someone play.”

He also keeps a copy of “Hoyle’s Rules of the Game” – of “according to Hoyle fame” – on hand to help newcomers keep track of the somewhat intricate scoring system.

He’s good at the game, but these days, his partners are learning quickly. “I taught them, and now they can beat me!” he said.

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In First Weeks, Firefighter Klein At Garage Fire, Helps Removed Shot Hunter From Woods KLEIN/From B1 two years, county Emergency Service Coordinator Kevin Ritton, another instructor, got him a spot in the academy. He had to undergo the rigorous physical evaluation required of

all trainees over 40, including tests for hearing, vision, cholesterol and EKG. “The younger guys just breeze right through,” he said.

And once he got in, the tests got more rigorous, but at no point did he ever think

of giving up. “Experience is the best teacher,” he said.

“Chief Pidgeon and Kevin Ritton were really knowledgeable.”

He took two classes as night for five months on everything from hazard-

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ous material signage to live burns. “On my first burn, I went in with my full gear, but there was just a little bit of skin exposed between my gloves and my jacket – the fire burned so hot, that it blistered the skin, just that little fraction,” he said. “It was a good lesson in being prepared before you get in there – even a little skin will cook you up.”

But he fun in the training too. “During one of the search-and-rescue practices

with the smoke machine, they sent a guy in to lie on the couch,” he said. “I thought it was a practice dummy, so I handled him pretty roughly,” he said. “I realized he wasn’t a dummy when I flopped him on the floor!”

He received his certification at the academy’s Oct. 3 graduation in the Laurens Fire Department.

Two months in, he’s already been on the scene for a garage fire in the Town

of Westford’s Maple Valley neighborhood and was on hand to help remove the body of Charles Bruce, the victim of a Nov. 16 hunting accident, from the woods.

“That was sad,” he said.

And with retirement looming in the future, he’s looking forward to having more time to spend at the fire station. “I’ve been meaning to join for 30 years,” he said. “And I’ve been kicking myself for not doing it sooner.”

WHO ARE THOSE FIREFIGHTERS? In that photo on B1, The Otsego County Firefighters Academy class that graduated Oct. 3 at the Laurens Fire Department are: front row, from left, Brian Guzy, Cooperstown; Kyle Stickles, Hartwick; Keith Thayer, Fly Creek, and Timothy Norris, Gilbertsville. Back row, from left, Oneonta Fire Chief Patrick Pigeon, instructor; Richard Bartlett, Mount Vision; William Davidson, Cooperstown; Ronald Harrington, Schenevus; Nick Keever, East Worcester; Tim Gregory, Schenevus; Henry Stewart, Cooperstown; Kyle Branick, Gilbertsville; Michael Klein, Westford; Bart Clark, Otego; James Madden, Laurens; James Cone, West Laurens; Adam Feil, Westford; Jacob Smith, Fly Creek, and Fire Instructor Jeff Schoeberl, Worcester.

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HAT TREE -- Grange members encouraged to drop off knitted hats and pick up hats if in need.

The Hat Tree will be up through December. Gilbertsville Post Office. Info, (607) 783-2388.

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130 North St, Walton. Info, www. fpscny.org, (607) 432-2250.

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AL-ANON -- 7:30 p.m. Group meeting every Wednesday.

When you don’t know where to turn because someone drinks

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VIEWING -- 8 p.m. SUNY Oneonta Dept of Physics and Astronomy will hold a public observatory viewing. Info, www. oneonta.edu/observatory, (607) 436-2620, jason.smolinski@ oneonta.edu.

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COOP FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Bounty of seasonal fruits and veggies, local meats, fresh fowl, eggs, cheese, yogurt, honey, maple syrup, sweet treats.

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Info, (607) 547-6195, www. otsego2000.org ONEONTA FARMERS’ MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Christmas baskets, cakes and decor! Honey, maple products, preserves, apples, meat and poultry! Main St. Garage walkway. Info, www.

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CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. The Sacred Shakers share their acclaimed country gospel for Cooperstown Concert Series.

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CONTRADANCE – 8-11 p.m. Otsego Dance Society Contradance. Casey Mullaney calls; music by Ms. Marty & SGB. Suggested donation: $8 adults; $4 students, teens; free 12 & Under. Presbyterian Church, corner Pioneer and Church streets, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 9658232, www.otsegodancesociety. blogspot.com

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Christine Drake, 54; ‘Paid It Forward’ HARTWICK – Christine R. Drake, 54, a woman who will be remembered for her kind and selfless nature, passed away unexpectedly Sunday morning, Dec. 1, 2013.

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IN MEMORIAM Joseph L. Signor, 88; Bowling Champion Was a Hall of Famer ONEONTA – Joseph L. Signor, 88, a WWII veteran who was inducted into the Oneonta Bowling Hall of Fame, a passed away Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 at his home with his family.

He was born Nov. 11, 1925, in Oneonta, the son Leo F. and Jane (Woody) Signor.

He was a Navy veteran serving from 1943 to 1946.

Joe married Elizabeth A. Syron on Oct. 8, 1950 in Oneonta.

He worked for Jack Evan’s Plumbing before working for the State University College at Oneonta as a plumber for many years.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, where he served as an acolyte for funeral masses for many years; the Milford American Legion, Oneonta Country Club, Oneonta Breakfast Club; life member of The Oneonta Bowling Association; inducted into the Oneonta Bowling Hall of Fame; and was a SUNY Golden Alumni, serving as the president for many years.

Joe is survived by his daughter, Catherine

“Kitty” and husband, Barry Townsend of Oneonta; grandson, Scott Townsend of NYC; granddaughter, Becky Townsend of Webster; sister, Jane Wetmore of Oneonta; brothers-in-law, Joseph Syron of Schenectady, James (Rita) Syron of Binghamton and Michael Syron of Oneonta; sisters-inlaw, Barbara (Paul) Lambert of Cooperstown and Maryellen (Frank) Antonucci of Goodyear Lake; and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his wife, Elizabeth on Dec. 12, 2000; their daughter, Joanne Signor Braman in Aug. 1997 and his sister, Mary Klubko.

Calling hours will be 6 - 8 p.m. Dec. 10, 2013 at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.

The funeral mass will be 10:15 a.m., Dec. 11, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Oneonta. Interment with Military Honors will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Arrangements are entrusted to Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.

Antoinette Rose Williams, 92; ‘Nanette’ To Neighborhood Kids ONEONTA – Antoinette Rose Williams, 92, remembered as a caretaker of many neighborhood children, passed away on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013 at Fox Hospital in Oneonta.

Antoinette was born on Oct. 23, 1921 in Carbondale, Penn., the daughter of the late Anthony and Rose (Arcuri) Scavo. She married Harold Douglas Williams on Oct. 23, 1949. He predeceased her on Jan. 10, 1990. She was a member of St. Mary’s Church.

“Nanette,” as she was affectionately known, was an unofficial “nanny” to many neighborhood children.

During her working career she was employed as a cashier for several local businesses including Bruno’s Food Market, which was owned and operated by her brother. Nanette had a special love of baseball, pepperoni, scratch tickets

and playing the piano.

She is survived by her nieces and nephews, Gary (Jackie) Scavo, Tony (Cathie) Scavo, Kathy (Rich) Gravelin, Dorothy (David) Bentley, Carol Schimmerling, Jerry (Lori) Osterhoudt, Regina Miller, and many beloved grand nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her three brothers and three sisters, Bruno Scavo, Angelo Scavo, John Scavo, Kay Scavo, Nancy Osterhoudt, Mary Miller and her niece, Judy Molinari.

A funeral mass was offered Wednesday, Nov. 27 at St. Mary’s Church, Oneonta, with Rev. David Mickiewicz, pastor, officiating. Burial was in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, Oneonta.

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Frank Rollins, 96; Retired CCS Teacher, Photographer Was Fixture Of Local Life

COOPERSTOWN – Franklyn H. Rollins, 96, retired CCS music teacher equally well-known for his excellence in photography, “reached the end of the road” on Monday evening, Dec. 2, 2013. He died at Otsego Manor, but lived at The Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home, where he’d moved from his Linden Avenue home.

Born in Syracuse on Nov. 13, 1917, Frank was a son of Karl B. and Goldie (Holt) Rollins. One of his fondest possessions was a photo, taken when he was one year old, of five generations of his family, including a greatgrandfather who served in the Civil War. In 1931, when he was in sixth grade, Frank, his mother, and his two younger brothers, Eugene (“Doc”) and Tom, moved to Earlville to be near maternal relatives.

Frank started informal musical groups before the school hired its first band director, who lived in the Rollins’ home. Two other band directors also boarded with the Rollinses.

Frank attended Potsdam Normal School’s Crane School of Music; majoring in percussion, he graduated in 1941. In 1947, he received

a master’s from Columbia Teachers College, having studied there three summers.

For the next 33 Frank W. years, he Rollins taught band and choir at Oakfield, Cobleskill and Cooperstown schools, retiring from CCS in 1974.

He moved to Cooperstown in September 1957 to accept a vocal teaching position, first renting on Pine Boulevard before buying his first, and only, house on Linden Avenue.

Here, his interest in photography flowered. He’d learned the trade from Cliff Van Dervort, a professional photographer in Cobleskill, but his interest dated back to age 10 in Syracuse, when he redeemed a grocery-store punch card for a roll of film and a camera. His next camera was his mother’s boxed Brownie, that Kodak classic.

When Cooperstown High School moved to the new school building in February 1969, he conducted the pit orchestra in the first production, “Oklahoma!” He went on to conduct for five more

musicals, including “Guys and Dolls” and “South Pacific.”

For a time, he photographed dress rehearsals as well and productions of the fledgling Glimmerglass Opera Theatre, where several of his subjects went on to professional careers.

Through his business, Rollins Photos - he adopted Dervort’s motto, “a complete photographic service” – Frank stayed connected to the school even in retirement, taking almost all the sports-team photos and many senior pictures.

For nine years in the 1960s, he got the job of photographing the AT&T Data Communications training classes at The Otesaga. The school closed in 1969.

For 25 years, Frank photographed Bassett Hospital’s candy stripers. He was also official photographer for the Cooperstown Art Association and former Gallery 53 Artworks.

“In addition to being an amazing photographer and artist in his own right, he

did wonderful copy work of many people’s family photographs, to preserve them and enhance them,” said Sydney Waller, Gallery 53 proprietor. He also documented the village’s architecture.

“He had finger on pulse of the community,” she continued. “He was always there, documenting the whole range of arts and cultural and social happenings in this community, for decades.”

He also worked with other local photographers, including Lady Ostapeck and Leila Durkin. Much of his work is in NYSHA’s collection.

He was preceded in death by brothers Doc in 1985, and Thomas in 2011.

Survivors include a sisterin-law, Kathleen Rollins of Longview, Wash., and several nieces and nephews.

At Frank’s request there will be no calling hours or funeral. He will be laid to rest next spring in the family burial plot in Earlville Cemetery.

Arrangements are entrusted to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.

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p.m. Holiday exhibits at the History Center including dollhouse, Victorian village, model trains, and Santa’s chair and mail box from Bresee’s Dept. store. The Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Info, www.

OneontaHistory.org EXHIBIT -- 4-6 p.m. Opening reception, “Gifts Unwrapped: Celebrating Diversity through Creative Expression,” featuring artwork by artists of all abilities, ages, and backgrounds. Springbrook, 5588 St. Hwy. 7 (formerly St. Mary’s School). Info, (607) 286-7171, ext. 370.

TREE LIGHTING -- 5-8 p.m.

Downtown Oneonta becomes a winter wonderland with dance, reindeer, Santa, caroling and the lighting of the city’s Christmas tree. Muller Plaza, Main St., Oneonta. Info, www.mainstreetoneonta.com.

HOLIDAY ART -- 5:30-7 p.m.

Holiday Open House & Art Show.

Welcome the holiday season with friends and family. RSVP to Laura Battoni, (607) 286-7171, X-271, gattonil@springbrookny.org CONCERT -- 7-9 p.m.

Cooperstown Elementary Winter Concert. Sterling Auditorium, Cooperstown High School, 39 Linden Ave.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, DEC. 5-6, 2013

Friday, December 6 HOLIDAY BAZAAR -- 9 a.m.-6

p.m. Gifts, decorations, baked goods, chili lunch. Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-6552.

HOLIDAY SALE – 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Otsego Manor Christmas Sale. Also Sat., all proceeds benefit life enrichment activities, music at the Manor. Memory Angels currently for sale ($10 each) in memory of a loved one or current Manor resident. Quilt and tree raffle. Otsego Manor, 128 Phoenix Mills Cross Rd., Cooperstown. Info, Amy Rose, (607) 544-2699.

GARDEN SALE -- Noon-5 p.m.

Annual Garden Club greens sale and boutique. Louis Jones Center, Farmers Museum, Lake Rd., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-9533.

SANTA -- 3-6 p.m. Visit Santa in his Christmas cottage. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown.

TAJ GARAGE -- 5-8 p.m. Open house reception kicks off new Art Garage exhibit. 689 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown.

Info, (607) 547-5327, sydney. l.waller@gmail.com GIFT SHOW -- 5-7 p.m. Handmade ornaments, cards, jewelry, small paintings and more. Main View Gallery, 73 Main St.,

HOLIDAY CALENDAR Oneonta. Info, www.mainviewgallery.org.

FESTIVAL OF TREES -- 6:308 p.m. Covered bridge lighting ceremony, reception. Hyde Hall, Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478662.

DANCE -- 7 p.m. ARC Otsego’s winter dance with music by FLAME. Holiday Inn, 5206 St. Hwy. 28, Oneonta. Info, www. arcotsego.org, (607) 433-8428, sessionsl@arcotsego.org.

CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. Catskill Choral Society presents “J.S. Bach’s Magnificat & Other Seasonal Selections.” First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.catskillchoralsociety.org, 431-6060.

Saturday, December 7 HOLIDAY BREAKFAST -- 8

a.m.-noon. Pancakes, handmade crafts, a visit from Santa and silent auction at the PTA Holiday Marketplace. Cooperstown Elementary School, 21 Walnut St., Cooperstown.

BASEBALL HOLIDAY -- 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Holiday crafts, a visit from Santa and a concert

by the Pathfinder Village Hand bell Choir. Free admission with two non-perishable food items.

Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-7200.

HOLIDAY SALE – 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Otsego Manor Christmas Sale. Memory Angels, quilt and tree raffle. Otsego Manor, 128 Phoenix Mills Cross Rd., Cooperstown. Info, Amy Rose, (607) 544-2699.

SIT WITH SANTA -- 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Visit with Santa at his cottage. Muller Plaza, Main St., Oneonta. Info, www.mainstreetoneonta.com.

HISTORY CENTER -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Holiday exhibits at the History Center including dollhouse and model trains. Info, www.

OneontaHistory.org HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE -- 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The Old Blacksmith Shop Gallery Fine Art and Crafts holiday open house. Meet & greet artists, enjoy refreshments, shop for gifts. The Old Blacksmith Shop, 7347 NY State 28, Schuyler Lake. Info, (315) 858-7081.

OPEN HOUSE -- 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Door prizes, refreshments, and season’s best floral decorations and wreaths. A Rose is a Rose,

17 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 264-3100.

HOLIDAY BAZAAR --10 a.m.-4 p.m. Cookies & Crafts with a selection of artisans’ crafts, homemade treats, lunch at the cafe, and raffle prizes. Unitarian Universalist Society, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta.

SANTA -- Noon-4 p.m. Visit with Santa Claus. Southside Mall, Oneonta, State Hwy. 23, Oneonta. Info, www.shopsouthsidemall.com GARDEN SALE -- Noon-5 p.m.

Annual Garden Club greens sale and boutique. Louis Jones Center, Farmers Museum, Lake Rd., Cooperstown. Info, 547-9533.

FESTIVAL OF TREES -- Noon-6 p.m. Various events throughout the day including flutists Diane and Beck, wagon rides, crafts.

Glimmerglass State Park.

VISIT SANTA -- 1-5 p.m. Visit Santa in his Christmas cottage.

Pioneer Park, Cooperstown.

TEA & BAZAAR -- 1-4 p.m.

Christmas Memories Tea & Bazaar. Holiday tea in heirloom tea cups, cookies and baked good, needlework, holiday decorations, hand crafts, Grandma’s Attic.

Cooperstown United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St. (corner Glen Ave.), Cooperstown. (Handicapped accessible.)

SANTA TRAIN -- 2 p.m. Ride a decorated train with Santa and Mrs. Claus. Bring a small present printed with your child’s

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name for Santa to surprise them with. Milford Depot, 136 East Main St., Milford. Info, reservations, (607) 432-2429.

CONCERT -- 2:30 p.m. Otsego Manor’s annual holiday concerts now open to the public, along with sale to support Life Enrichment. Info, (607) 544-2699.

CONCERT -- 3 p.m. Catskill Choral Society presents “J.S. Bach’s Magnificat & Other Seasonal Selections.” First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, www.catskillchoralsociety.org, 431-6060.

Sunday, December 8 FESTIVAL OF TREES -- Noon-6

p.m. Various events throughout the day including crafts, visit from Santa, wagon rides, and raffle. Glimmerglass State Park.

BUS TRIP -- Catskill Symphony Orchestra is sponsoring a bus trip to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania on to enjoy the Bach Choir Christmas concert Chriskindlmarkt.

Tickets $88. Info, 436-2670 HISTORY CENTER -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Book signing 2 p.m. w/ Chuck D’Imperio. Holiday dollhouse and model trains. Info, www.OneontaHistory.org SANTA -- 1-5 p.m. Visit with Santa Claus. State Hwy. 23, Oneonta. Info, www.shopsouthsidemall.com