Letters

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With the closure of FoxCare Fitness, you can be assured you’ll have more patient care. I implore you to look more closely at who this gym actually serves; spend some time talking to your members that are working hard to avoid being your “patients.” If we’re after long-term resiliency, a fitness center with such high numbers of middle-aged people and senior citizens is a good place to start. I get it, post-COVID outlooks for hospitals are bleak, but I don’t think this is the place to pull the purse strings. It may be more costly to close it than the network was anticipating.

As a citizen of this area, I genuinely hope that the network can reconsider or at least investigate their approach with a focus on what they may be saving despite the monetary losses.

Christopher Witzenburg Oneonta

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Continued from page 1 near Otsego County. Participating in Otsego Outdoors Octet Challenges, people have completed more than 5,400 hikes, bike rides and paddles since February 2021. The Octet Challenge is offered four times a year. The Winter Octet runs through march 19, the Spring Octet is march 20June 20, the Summer Octet is June 21 – September 22 and the Fall Octet is September 23– December 20. macKenzie Waro of Hartwick recently completed the Winter Octet Challenge: “my favorite part was being able to explore trails with my dog and a friend. I had no idea these trails were available until I saw this challenge. This was super fun and I look forward to more in the future.”

“We also promote outdoor events in and near Otsego County, like the guided hikes held each Tuesday led by the Susquehanna Chapter of the Adirondack m ountain Club—which are free and open to the public—or last weekend’s Full m oon Celebration at Gilbert Lake State Park. People get credit toward the Otsego Octet Challenge for attending an outdoor event,” Pope added. For more information, see otsegooutdoors.org, e-mail outdoors@otsego2000.org, or call Peg Odell at Otsego 2000, (607) 547-8881.

Orchestra

Continued from page 7 of community support came with the recent opportunity that FCO had to purchase a much-needed harpsichord.

“Four of our angels got together and made the harpsichord an anonymous gift to the orchestra. This is just wonderful!” Wolf said. “To be able to engender this kind of support and appreciation from the community is truly gratifying.

“Undoubtedly, a large measure of this support is due to the energetic presence of maestro maciej Żółtowski,” continued Wolf. “He has a gift for making each person he deals with, be they musician or supporter, feel individually appreciated. People appreciate that kind of generous attention and respond to it.”

FCO’s mission includes a dedication to educational outreach.

“We have begun reaching out to area schools, offering programs ranging from inschool concerts to full-scale residencies. We are working with the SUNY system and discussing the types of mentoring that young artists need as they make their first steps into the professional world,” Wolf added.

FCO is also scheduling what are known in the concert world as “run-out” performances.

“That is when an organization presents a concert program in a venue other than its normal home base which, in our case, is the beautiful and historic Christ Church in Cooperstown. We already have agreements with presenters in Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie counties to repeat concert programs that we are planning for the 2023-2024 season.”

The current season of Fenimore Chamber Orchestra continues with a program titled “Powdered Wigs,” to be performed at Christ Church on march 18 at 3 p.m. “Souvenir de Florence” concludes the debut season on June 17. more information may be found at fenimoreco.org.

Girls Win Big on Saturday

SYRACUSE—The number two-seeded Cooperstown girls basketball team secured a Section III Class C title on Saturday, march 4, beating top-seeded Weedsport by a score of 6459 at Onondaga Community College. While Weedsport enjoyed a 21-point surge in the second quarter, the Hawkeyes paced themselves, racking up 15, 15, 16 and 18 points in the quarters to ensure the win. This Saturday, march 11, Cooperstown (195) will play Section IV Class C champ Union Springs (230) at noon in Binghamton for a Central Region title.

Tai Chi for Arthritis

• Increase strength, balance & posture

• Prevent falls

• Improve mind, body & spirit

• Reduce stress, increase relaxation

Otsego County Office for the Aging is offering Tai Chi for Arthritis series in Oneonta, Worcester/Schenevus, Gilbertsville and Edmeston. Classes will be led by a certified instructor with warm-up and cool -down exercises, one or two movements per lesson, breathing techniques and Tai Chi principles that relate to improving physical and mental balance.

Oneonta Boys & Girls Club, 70 River St. Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:30-11:30 am, begins Feb. 27th

Kazak, Nain, Harati, Prayer Rugs, Hunting, Tree of Life, Long Runners, etc... including a Palace Carpet.

Terms: Cash, Check 10% buyers premium. Credit Cards 12% buyers premium. No admission charge. No liens, encumbrances or outstanding charges. No delivery, goods released only for immediate disposal, payment and removal. In accordance with US government laws, each carpet labelled with country of origin, fiber content and Certified genuine handmade. For more info please call 1-301-762-6981.

Worcester-Schenevus Library, 168 Main. St. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00-11:00 am, begins Mar. 2nd

Gilbertsville Baptist Church, Commercial St. Mondays and Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am, begins Mar. 27th

Edmeston Central School, 11 North St. Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:00-5:00 pm, begins Mar. 21st Must pre-register • Must be able to participate in at least 11 classes to join Open and free to Otsego County residents Age 60+

For more info, call 607-547-4232 | email aginginfo@otsegocounty.com