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In Cooperstown, Oneonta And Around, A Fabulous Fourth
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t’s the Fourth of July and Otsego County knows how to celebrate! From parades to old-fashioned games to fireworks and even a reading of the Declaration of Independence, there’s patriotic fun for everyone. • In Springfield, line the streets for one of the old-
est parades in the country, followed by a full day of family fun with games, a Brooks BBQ, a quilt show and more. 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, Springfield Community Center, 6 Ann St., Richfield Springs. Call (315) 217-1485. • And although it may be July, there’s a 100 percent
chance of Scattered Flurries – the rock band, that is – playing a show ahead of fireworks over Otsego Lake. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Co. Hwy. 31, Cooperstown. E-mail, Springfield. July4@gmail.com • In Oneonta, the parade, which will once again
feature World War II era militia muster, reading of the tanks and vehicles, will step Declaration of Independence off at Noon on Main Street. and traditional music. 10 And afterwards, head down a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, July to Neahwa Park for the 4, The Farmers’ Museum, Hometown Fourth of Cooperstown. Call things July music, ven(607) 547-1450. dors, a free Oneonta to do! • Outlaws game and You can also learn fireworks at dusk. about Edmeston’s Noon, Wednesday, involvement in the July 4, Main Street, early days of the Oneonta. Revolutionary War • with an exhibit on And parades aren’t Adam Helmer, who just for the streets. ran to warn the ConLIBBY Decorate your seatinental Army of an CUDMORE worthiest vessel for attack by Iroquois two different boat and Tories. 9 a.m.parades. In Cooperstown, Noon, Wednesday, July 4, the lineup is at Three Mile Edmeston Museum, 1 North Point at 2 p.m., on Monday, St., Edmeston. Call (607) July 2. And on Tuesday, July 293-6635. 3, head over to Canadarago ►ON THE COVER Lake to set sail by at 6 p.m. Debra and Jonathan • Miller of Springfield Center Immerse yourself in the decorated a float for sounds and sights of the first the nation’s third-oldest Independence Day at The Fourth of July Parade. Farmers’ Museum with a
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Bobby Thompson leads off The Farmers’ Museum contingent during last year’s Fourth of July parade in Springfield Center, the third oldest Independence Day cavalcade in the nation.
The Shriners were a new addition last year and will return again this year with their tiny cars and crazy SPRINGFIELD CENTER clown antics. “They said they had more fun here than the Utica parade!” eb Miller knows there’s only said Miller. “They asked to come one way to make a parade back! Anyone can be in the parade, float. “You just red, white as long as they have a positive mesand blue the heck out of it!” she said. sage.” And she would know: she’s the It’s such a renowned parade that it organizer of the 104th annual Spring- was written up in Parade, the national field Independence Day parade, one in-newspaper magazine, as third oldof the top three oldest est – after Bristol, R.I. in the country, kick(1785) and Ridgefield ►WHERE TO PARADE ing off at 11 a.m. on Park, N.J. (1894). It Wednesday, July 4. ON FOURTH OF JULY is the oldest, period, in “When I first put New York State. • Nation’s third oldest together a parade in It’s also the parade parade, 11 a.m., Springfield 1985, there were only of choice for anyone Center. Take West Lake 45 entries,” she said. running for local ofRoad 11 miles north of “Now, we have at fice. “I get calls and Cooperstown. least 70 every year, they say ‘I heard I have • City of Oneonta’s Homewith 16 floats, march- town Fourth of July begins to be here because with noon parade down ing bands and the Please See Main Street. Utica Shriners.” FOURTH, Pg.5
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SOME SAY!!! Best Pizza May Be Found In Otsego County Editor’s Note: Here are Summer Dreams’ staff picks of fun and fine places to eat while you’re in town.
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ew York City may get all the glory when it comes to pizza, but many argue the best slices are right here in Upstate. Some people say it’s the water used to make
the dough, others credit an abundance of college students at SUNY Oneonta, Hartwick and the Cooperstown Graduate Program, who crave a late-night slice. But whether you’re looking to eat your pizza with a knife and fork or on a greasy paper plate, there is a hot and cheesy pie waiting for you!
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hen I want really good pizza, I go to New York Pizzeria. That’s what they do, really good pizza. My husband always accuses me of going to a seafood restaurant and ordering chicken. No. You order seafood. You want pizza, you go to NYP. Depending on what kind
of a mood I’m in, I can • choose what type of crust hen your pizza I get – it’s usually the thin arrives with the crust loaded with peppersauce on top, oni and sausage with extra you may be confused, or cheese. A certain someone even tempted to send it back in my household likes to the kitchen. But at The anchovies; the staff at Depot Restaurant NYP actually knows FINE DINING, & Tavern, that’s the how to NOT make specialty. The first different ingredients FUN DINING pizza ever made in touch on the pizza! Staff Picks Oneonta, the Depot Specialty pizzas still uses the old are fun here too – try 1952 recipe, which the upside down pizza with starts with a Sicilian-style the sauce on the top—may golden, buttery crust and seem a little strange but then layers on the cheese, it’s really good! Or try the toppings and tops it all with square Sicilian pizza and put a sauce that is fragrant with anything or everything you basil, garlic and oregano. want on it. Add on a dozen of their There’s also a NYP in famous “garbage wingsâ€? Richfield Springs. Eat there – an Upstate specialty that and enjoy big screen TVs originated in the Depot’s or do take out. (New York kitchen – and you’ve got a Pizzeria, 75 Chestnut St. meal that’s as classically Cooperstown. (607) 547Oneonta as the railroad tracks 2930.) that run by the restaurant. (The TARA BARNWELL Please See PIZZA, Pg.6 General Manager
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Place To Be On The Fourth FOURTH/From Pg. 3 I’m running for office’,” said Miller. “They’ve figured out this is the place to be.” Both state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and his opponent, Democrat Joyce St. George of Sullivan County, will be walking, as will county Rep. Keith McCarty, R-East Springfield, 101sth Assemblyman Brian Miller, R-New Hartford, and his Democratic challenger, Chad McEvoy. But organizing a parade is not all fun. This year, “we have instructions for how to throw candy,” said Miller. “People can get hurt.” The best way to throw candy from a float, she said, is gentle, underhanded and far enough out of the street that kids aren’t running into the parade route to gather it up.
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Notable among the grownups, the Otsego Land Trust again will be handing out saplings, and the county’s Dairy Princess Hailey Seamon of Cooperstown will give out yogurt and cheese sticks to honor the county’s dairy heritage. “People are already calling Ian Austin/SUMMER DREAMS me asking if she’s handing out Preparing pies in the Presbyterian Church kitchen for the “famous pie sale” that follows the parade are, from left, last year’s parade marshal cheese sticks again,” said Please See FOURTH, Pg.. 8 Janet McCarty, this year’s marshal Jeanette Dorn, and Beverly Guifoyle.
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2 Sal’s Pizzeria Contributed To Varieties Of Italian Delicacy PIZZA/From Pg. 4 Depot Restaurant and Tavern, 4 1/2 Railroad Ave, Oneonta, 607-433-2074) LIBBY CUDMORE Managing Editor • personal favorite: Lasagna pizza at Sal’s Pizzeria in downtown Cooperstown. It must be the ricotta, but it
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does taste like that Italian favorite on a pizza crust. Not as fancy as funky pizzas, but unique and satisfying. This time of year, you’re likely to find Sal’s – it’s been operated for more than three decades by the Grigoli family – filled with young ballplayers and fans, but the line moves fast and it’s worth the wait.
If you’re in the pizza mood, try the actual lasagna, a Cooperstown favorite – eat in or take out. And, of course, don’t miss the back deck for dining or lunching al fresco. (Sal’s Pizzeria, 110 Main St., Cooperstown, open until 11 p.m. 607-5475721) JIM KEVLIN Editor & Publisher
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hen, family owned for over 40 years, there’s the OTHER Sal’s Pizzeria – in Oneonta. It’s one of the first names that locals will rattle off when asked where to get pizza in the City of the Hills, and for good reason. When it comes to their pizza, they seem to operate on the “Let’s put our favorite meal on a slice” mentality. And you know, it works! Just look at some of these offerings that their customers have loved over the years: honey BBQ, Philly cheesesteak, baked ziti, chicken bacon ranch, loaded French fries, brussels sprouts and bacon, meat lovers, grilled chicken parm or “the rodeo” (made with cheesesteak, onion rings and BBQ sauce). Yes, those are all toppings! (Although they do offer many of these as their own meals as well.) And all those deliciousness is not bogged down with too much crust. Their crust is the thinnest in town, allowing the flavor of the toppings to take center stage. I personally recommend any of their slices with an ice-cold root beer to complement it. Oh, and you night owls looking for a bite at those late hours? Sal’s has your back, usually closing
between 2-4 a.m. (Sal’s Pizzeria, 285 Main St, Oneonta. 607-432-6766) Ian Austin Staff Photographer
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ith an abundance of pizzerias in Oneonta, it can sometimes be difficult figuring out which pizza is the best, or even what sets one slice apart from another. But Tino’s Pizza has found a way to stand out among the sea of pizza shops, adding one unique topping to their pizzas to help them stand out from the crowd: cold cheese. It’s very simple, order whatever slice of pizza you desire from their wide array of specialty pizzas, then simply ask for cold cheese on top. The pizza, served hot, is loaded up with a mountain of freshly shredded mozzarella cheese to complement the already delicious slice. It might seem like an odd practice, but the pizza shop has been topping their slices with cold cheese for years. It has become famous among local residents, college students, and savvy tourists alike. Often imitated, but never duplicated. (Tino’s Pizza, 180 Main St, Oneonta. 607-432-0008.) PARKER FISH Staff Reporter
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Oneonta’s Hometown Fourth Of July Offers Alternative FOURTH/From Pg. 5 Miller. “We’ve gotten quite a reputation.” This year’s theme is “It’s a Grand Old Flag,” so expect plenty of floats draped in the colors of Old Glory. “People even get dressed up,” said Andrea House, a longtime member of the Fourth of July committee. “It’s going to be a super-flag parade.” But Springfield isn’t the only parade town in the county. Oneonta will hold its annual parade at noon on the Fourth, followed by the annual Hometown Fourth of July celebration in Neahwa Park, featuring food, music, vendors, games and fireworks at dusk. “The Fourth of July is a quintessential American
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holiday,” said Carol Mandigo, who organizes the event with First Night. “There’s a lot going on in the world that isn’t nice, so we have to celebrate that we are in a free country.” Though the Fourth of July parade has always been part of downtown Oneonta, First Night took over the event in 2011 and enhanced the park offerings, bringing in vendors and inviting visitors to make a day of it. “We try to make it better every year,” said Mandigo. “We want to create a real event.” And returning this year for the parade are the World War II era tanks. “They were such a hit last year that David Hayes and police chief Doug Brenner got them
back,” said Mandigo. But before the parade, you can show your colors – literally – with the 5k Color Run, where stations along the course splatter racers with colored powders, starting at 9 a.m. in Neahwa Park. The Oneonta Outlaws will play a free baseball game, and you can join in the music-making with a bluegrass jam. The event is familyfriendly and alcohol free. Miller credits the parade’s
popularity with the oldtimey nature of it. “It reminds people of the parades they went to when they were kids,” said House. “There’s Brooks barbeque, a quilt show, strawberry shortcake and a pie sale.” And, of course, it wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without fireworks over Otsego Lake. “Our fireworks top everyone else’s,” said Miller. “And that’s just what people tell me every year.”
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►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY ►FRIDAY, JUNE 29
HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops, followed by tour of hop yard, hop house. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. BENEFIT DINNER – 5-7 p.m. Enjoy fish fry dinner with coleslaw, french fries, cake, refreshments. $10. Proceeds benefit Greater Oneonta His-
torical Society’s Building Fund Challenge. Oneonta Vets Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0960. OPERA TALK – 5:30 p.m. “Reminisces & Reflections on West Side Story,” an hour-long talk featuring Maestro Charles Scneider at keyboard, singers. Free, open to public. Room 201, Fine Arts Center, SUNY Oneonta. 607-263-5230. MUSIC – 9 p.m.-Midnight. Enjoy favorite Jazz standards
with upbeat twist performed by Triple Play. The Hawkeye, The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931. CONCERT – 6:30-8:30 p.m. Return to swing music with the Small Town Big Band. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, a picnic. Free, open to the public. South Lawn, Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown, NY. Call 607-547-5098. FLOAT NIGHT – 6:45-8:30
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p.m. Summer Fun in the Pool. Guests must be accompanied by a member. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010. PERFORMANCE – 7:30 p.m. “An Evening of Dance” featuring world class dancers & choreographers & curated by Yung-Yung Tsuai. Cost, $28 at the door. Roxbury Arts Group, 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury. Call 607-326-7908. MUSIC– 9 p.m. Jeff Syman Quartet performs a mix of folk, blues, and light rock. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931.
►SATURDAY, JUNE 30
EARLY BOOK SALE – 7-8:30 a.m. Early bird sale for Friends of Village Library Book Sale. Continues during regular hours through July 8. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-434-3418.
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PADDLE – 10 a.m.-Noon. Enjoy relaxing, informative paddle over 4+ miles on scenic Butternut Creek. Bring own canoe/kayak, lunch, water. Departs from Bailey Road Bridge, Morris. Call 607-5474488. BOOK FAIR – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Find rare, interesting books, ephemera at Cooperstown Antiquarian Book Fair. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-2800. HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops, followed by tour of hop yard, hop house. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. THEATER – Noon. “A Case For Eviction,” Leatherstocking Stage, The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 10
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►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY FROM Pg. 9
►SATURDAY, JUNE 30
PICNIC – Noon - 3 p.m. Cherry Valley Democratic Committee’s annual 4th of July picnic. Hot dogs, refreshments, pie. All invited. Old Village Hall, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. CHARACTER TOUR – 1-2 p.m. Tour museum through the eyes of artists themselves. featuring a tour by Thomas Cole as portrayed by a Templeton Player. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400. VIGNETTES – 2 p.m. Guided tour showcasing three sitespecific performances by Templeton Players on struggle for Women’s Rights. Included with museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. ART HISTORY – 2 - 3:30 p.m. “More Than a Rock: Group f/64 and the Purification of Photography,” art history lecture with Douglas Zullo, Hartwick College associate professor of art history. The Fenimore Art Museum
auditorium, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400. ART OPENING – 5-7 p.m. “Collaborations” exhibit features art from Madeline Walker and Jonathan Stein, Elizabeth Nields and Lynne Tanner, Linda Suskind and John Kosmer, and Richard and Vanessa Saba. The Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Call (607) 264-9530. OPEN HOUSE – 5:30 p.m. Oneonta Teen Center open house for families to see space and meet staff. Teen Center, 4 Academy St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 441-3999. MUSIC – 6 - 9 p.m. The Kennesaw Mountain Dogs performs country, folk, rock, funk, Americana. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607547-9931. COMMUNITY DINNER – 6:30 p.m. Bring you appetite and a dish to pass. Enjoy a meal with your friends. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 852 Co. Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Call 607-547-9946. MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 11
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►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY FROM Pg. 10
►SATURDAY, JUNE 30
FIREWORKS VIEWING – 7 p.m. Watch fireworks from Brookwood Point. Free ice cream, food trucks, bring blanket or lawn chair. Suggested donation, $5 per person, under 14 free. Brookwood Point, Cooperstown. Call (607) 547-2236. FIREWORKS – Dusk. Celebrate Declaration of Independence. Lake Front Park, Cooperstown. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Megaweapon plays free rock show for teens. Oneonta Teen Center, 4 Academy St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 441-3999. CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Red Raville’s Big Band Sounds. Cost, $10. The Earlville Opera House, 18 East Main St., Call 315-691-3550.
►SUNDAY, JULY 1
CHARACTER TOUR – 1 p.m. Tour museum through the eyes of the artists themselves, featuring Edward Weston as portrayed by Templeton Player. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400. REENACTMENT – 1 p.m. Revolutionary War reenactor Peter Couser speaks on impact of war on region; in full regalia. Free, donations accepted. Richfield Springs Historical Society, 134 Main St., Richfield Springs. Email, mrbobhazelton@gmail.com PREVIEW – 3 p.m. Concert previewing 2018 season. Benefit for Springfield Center 4th of July Committee. Tickets available at Country Memories, Tom & Kelly’s. Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 St. Hwy 80, Cooperstown. Call 315-858-2691. MUSIC – 6 - 8:30 p.m. Enjoy your favorite Jazz standards with an upbeat twist performed by Triple Play. The Glimmerglass, The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-5479931.
►MONDAY, JULY 2
BOAT PARADE – 2 p.m. Decorate your boat and show your love for our lake. Starts, 3 mile point, proceeds along the west shore of the lake to Lake Front Park. Cooperstown. 518-542-6630.
MUSIC – 5:30 p.m. Enjoy the piano stylings of Mark Lubell in the Glimmerglass. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931. FIGURE DRAWING – 6:30 - 9 p.m. Non-instructional drawing with live model. Poses chosen by consensus. Cost $12/class. The Carriage House Art Studio, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-4358718. BASEBALL – 7 p.m. Support the Oneonta Outlaws against Jamestown Jammers. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-6326.
►TUESDAY, JULY 3
INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY – 3:30 p.m. Bring the kids to learn about the 4th of July, hear stories, make independence day crafts. Arkell Museum, 2 Eries Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518-6732314. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Small Town Big Band features 14 piece band performing music from the ‘30s to present in the style of the Big Band Era. Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-5256.
► WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 Independence Day!
Lecture – 9 a.m. - Noon. This Independence Day learn about Adam Helmers run to warn the colonial army of an attack by the Indians and Tories. Find this and more about Edmeston’s early settlers. Edmeston Museum, 1 North St., Edmeston. Call 607-293-6635. COLOR RUN – 9 a.m. Fun 5K run for all fitness levels, ages, backgrounds. No winners or runtimes. All welcome. Cost, $25. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Call 607-432-2031. CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Old-fashioned party features kids’ fishing derby, frog-jumping contest, homemade icecream (chilled with ice from the ice harvest festival), field day games, vendors, music, more. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Call 607-2785744.
MORE 4TH OF JULY ACTIVITIES, SEE Pg. 2
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