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Julie and Tom Huntsman got all glammed up for their performance in the 2012 Fly Creek Philharmonic show, “Money Matters.� This year, the theme is “Location, Location, Location�
2013 ANNUAL DINNER & CELEBRATION OF BUSINESS
5:45 p.m., Friday, March 22, SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom
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POETRY POWER!: “Poets Against Fracking� featuring Band of Bards. $5 donation. 7-9 p.m. Friday, March 15. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 279-6116.
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The Second Empire mansion (inset) on Oneonta’s Elm Street that houses At Home Care is deceptive. CEO Laurie Neander gives a tour of a modern addition on the back, where high-tech is everywhere. Without TeleHealth, a system that allows monitoring of 900 patients across five counties, At Home Care’s mission would be nigh impossible.
Friday, March 22, Neander’s At Home Care will be honored with the Otsego County Chamber’s NBT Distinguished Business Award at the Annual
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Banquet & Celebration of Business at SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom. You don’t tend to think about home care until you have to, until you or a loved
one, recuperating from a serious health setback, must call on the 200 professionals headquartered at 25 Elm St. Please See AT HOME, B3
In Changing World, Hugh Henderson Steady By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA
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ugh Henderson was raised on Oneonta’s isolated Southside – yes, isolated – and it wasn’t that long ago. When Henderson and his brother, Bob, were milking 40 Holsteins (where Lowe’s is today), there was Simonson’s Southside Dairy, processing milk from the neighboring dairy farms. Christopher’s was Johnson’s Dairy. There was
the Maple Motel, HUGH HENDERSON Shade (across from EUGENE A. today’s entry BETTIOL JR. to Walmart.) DISTINGUISHED Did you CITIZEN ever pick up a soft ice cream at McKillop’s Igloo? That was about it. When Hugh and Betty Henderson’s four children were growing up, there was no Lettis Highway. To get to school, Betty would drive the kids down Please See HENDERSON, B2
Hugh and Betty Henderson with Tessa, their peppy companion, a Jack Russell/ beagle mix.
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For reservations, call Shelly Giangrant, Otsego County Chamber, (607) 432-4500 ext. 207 or e-mail shelly@otsegocountychamber.com • $77.50 per person • $750 for table of 10
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he Fly Creek Philharmonic performs its 18th show, “Location, Location, Location� featuring songs about place, to benefit the Cooperstown Food Bank. 8 p.m. FridaySaturday March 15-16. Fly Creek Methodist Church.
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ne weekend, Laurie Neander, RN, was called to a home to administer pain control to a young boy who was dying, in a familiar setting, surrounded by loving family members. Before the era of organizations like At Home Care, “this child would have been in the hospital,� she recalled. “This little guy deserved that weekend� – his final one – “at home.� That weekend turned a profession into a vocation for Neander, an OHS graduate with training at Albany Medical’s School of Nursing and degrees from American and Catholic universities in Washington, D.C. Today, she is CEO of the Bassett Healthcare $10 million affiliate, serving almost 1,000 patients in five counties at any one time.
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BEER FOR KINGS: Ommegang launches Iron Ale, inspired by HBO’s “Game of Thrones,� at a wild game Great Beer Deserves Great Food dinner. 7 p.m. Friday, March 15. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Cnty Hwy 33, Cooperstown. Info, tickets, www. ommegang.com. PETER PAN: CCS Senior Class presents Peter Pan and Wendy. Adults $10, Students $5. 7 p.m. Friday, March 15, 3:15 and 7 p.m. Saturday, March 16. 39 Linden Ave, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8181. CRAYON CREATION: Inflatable bounce houses, slides, games, and food and the Stroll of Nations where kids “visit� different countries through music, games, and more. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, March 16. Cooperstown Middle/High School, 39 Linden Ave, Cooperstown. Info, Alicia Chase, (607) 267-1483, achase@stny.rr.com. ST. PADDY’S FEAST The Knights of Columbus of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha will have their annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner of corned beef & cabbage. Donations accepted. No charge. Noon-4 p.m. Sunday, March 17. St. Mary’s Parish Center, 31 Elm St, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-7524.
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