The Freeman's Journal 07-23-26

Watershed Committee Reviews Ongoing Wakeboard Boat Concerns, Septic Progress

By JOSHUA YOUNGQUIST

COOPERSTOWN

The Otsego Watershed Supervisory Committee moved through a wide-ranging agenda last week, addressing renewed concerns over wakeboard boat activity, steady progress on septic inspections, ongoing confusion surrounding the Willow Brook dredging project, and questions about the manner in which harmful algal bloom alerts should be shared with the public. The meeting on July 15 underscored how several long-running issues continue to evolve, often in

ways that complicate earlier assumptions.

Wakeboard boat activity dominated early discussion, with committee members noting that misinformation continues to circulate on social media. To counter that, Village of Cooperstown staff plan to distribute a verified graphic and explanation through both social media channels and the “Village Voices” newsletter.

The most striking update came from committee member Paul Lord, who described two recent incidents he observed in which wakeboard boats generated unexpectedly large waves despite appearing to operate well

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Renaissance Man Bill White Among Baseball Greats To Be Honored

By CHARLIE VASCELLARO

COOPERSTOWN

This year’s Hall of Fame

Induction Class and awardwinners includes a potpourri of former players, broadcasters, and one baseball-lifer, representing a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences leading to their shared destination at the National Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend.

In a multi-faceted career spanning five decades, Bill White—this year’s recipient of the Hall of Fame’s Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award— is a true baseball renaissance man.

“Bill White’s lifetime of service made him one of the most respected figures in baseball, and the National Baseball Hall of Fame is proud to present him with the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award,” said Jane Forbes Clark, chair of the board of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “His work as an AllStar player, pioneering executive and beloved broadcaster built a legacy of

excellence that we are honored to celebrate in Cooperstown.”

A six-time All-Star and seventime Gold Glove Award-winning first baseman during his 13-year Major League career, White—who turned 92 this past January—is equally wellknown as a longtime play-by-play broadcaster for the New York Yankees and as the first Black president of the National League.

While attending Hiram College in Ohio, where he played on the baseball team while enrolled in the school’s premed program, White was signed by the New York Giants prior to the 1953 season. He joined the team for spring training in Phoenix and was assigned to the team’s Class B minor league affiliate in Danville, Virginia, where he was the second Black player to desegregate the Carolina League.

He made his major league debut with the Giants on May 7, 1956 and hit 22 home runs with 59 RBI and a .256 batting average in 138 games. After missing the 1957 season while serving in the military, White returned in July

Sixth Ward Prepping for Friday’s Tennis Court Dance

By PEYTON CARTER

or one evening each summer, the tennis court in Oneonta’s Sixth Ward becomes more than just a playing surface in need of repair, bringing together generations of current and former residents to celebrate the neighborhood’s history and the community spirit that has defined the enclave for decades.

The annual “Sixth Ward Shindig”—set for Friday, July 24 and now in its second year since being revived in 2025—traces its roots back to the 1960s, when neighborhood volunteers organized dances to raise money for community projects.

Those events helped fund the construction of lights for the softball field and supported the creation of the Sixth Ward Athletic Club. According to organizers of the revival, proceeds from those early dances also contributed to the purchase of the former River Street School property, which was later sold to help finance the athletic club.

The original series of tennis court dances ended in July 1967, becoming a cherished memory for generations of Sixth Ward

Photo by Maria Griswold

Frank Russo, Becky Thomas and Dr. John Nader pose in front of the main banner during last year’s Sixth Ward Shindig.

of 1958 and saw limited action with the team, participating in 26 games. At the end of spring training in 1959, he was traded to the St. Louis Cardinals in a life-altering move that would define

the rest of his playing career. White immediately excelled in St. Louis and was selected to the first of six straight All-Star teams. Perhaps

Photo by Rich Pilling/MLB Photos

Baseball player, broadcaster and executive Bill White is this year’s Buck O’Neil Award winner. He and others will be honored in a ceremony on Saturday, July 25.

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Frazier’s Rural Book Club Builds Conversation, Connection

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By jOSHUA YOUNGQUIST

hen Michele Frazier launched her Backroads Book Club this summer, she wasn’t trying to create a political forum or a campaign event. She was trying to create a space where rural residents could sit together, talk together and think together; a space rooted in curiosity rather than division. For Frazier, a longtime educator and former SUNY Delhi professor born and raised in Oneonta, the idea grew naturally out of her academic life and her lived experience in rural New York.

“This probably goes back to my academic world,” Frazier said. “I was a professor for 15 years at SUNY Delhi, and for me, these kinds of conversations are important.” The book club began with a question someone asked her early on: “Do rural people read?” The implication struck her.

“That’s the misconception around rural communities,” she said. “We actually are very thoughtful.”

Frazier, a Democrat running for New York State’s 51st Senate District seat, said she often hears people ask how rural communities arrived at this moment politically, socially and economically.

“I wanted to answer that question for myself and for others,” she said.

She began searching for books that explored rural identity and found “The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America,” by Nicholas F. jacobs and Daniel M. Shea. Shea is an Oneonta High School graduate.

“This is a book that’s about us,” she said. “It doesn’t talk down to rural communities. It assumes that we are thinkers, people who are questioning, who are asking, who are seeking out answers.”

Her goal, she said, is to bridge her academic background with the questions she hears on the campaign trail—“I’m kind of trying to bring together the learner in me, the professor in me and the questions I’ve gotten along the way.”

Frazier believes rural communities are often misunderstood or undervalued.

“I think we have looked down upon rural people,” she said. “It’s been my personal experience, and it’s been the experience of so many people I talk to.”

She said people often react with surprise when they hear about her academic background.

“They’re not actually asking me a question,” she said. “They’re saying something about rural communities.”

Frazier’s Backroads Book Club aims to counter that narrative by creating a space where people can talk with one another, not at one another.

“Talking with means listening to understand, not listening to respond,” she said. “It’s conversation, not speeches.”

Frazier said her rural upbringing shapes how she approaches these conversations.

“I get it,” she said. “I’m driving an hour for my kid to get his medical appointments. I’m helping my mom navigate Medicare changes. We have one choice for Medicare here in Otsego

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Beltrán and jones: Parallel Lines Converge in Cooperstown

By CHARLIE VASCELLARO COOPERSTOWN

Running almost concurrently, the lives and careers of Carlos Beltrán and Andruw jones reached their apex together with their election to the Baseball Hall of Fame as the only members of the 2026 Induction Class to be elected on the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballot.

Born one day apart respectively on April 23 and April 24 of 1977, jones made his major league debut in 1996, while Beltran arrived two years later.

jones, the first Hall of Famer to be born on the island nation of Curaçao, was a teenage sensation bursting on the scene with the Atlanta Braves in August of 1996. Two months later he became the youngest player to hit a home run in a World Series, connecting twice against the New York Yankees in the six-game series, won by the Yankees 4-2.

Beltrán made his debut with the Kansas City Royals in September of 1998 and promptly won the American League Rookie of the Year Award in 1999, hitting 22 home runs with 108 RBI and a .293 batting average.

jones finished fifth in Rookie of the Year voting in 1997 and won the first of 10 straight Gold Glove Awards in 1998, establishing himself as the National League’s premier defensive center fielder of the decade. At the time he looked like a sure-fire candidate for the Hall of Fame.

After six-and-a-half seasons in Kansas City, Beltrán was traded in june of 2024 to the Houston Astros in a three-team deal with the Oakland A’s involving the

exchange of five players. Beltrán put on a spectacular performance in the 2004 post season hitting four home runs in the Astros fivegame National League Division Series victory over jones’s Braves and four more in the Astros sevengame loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS. Beltrán parlayed his postseason heroics into a sevenyear, $119 million contract with the New York Mets.

After 12 years with the Braves, jones signed as a free agent with the Dodgers in 2007 and was never the same player that he was in Atlanta. In his first year of eligibility in 2018, jones was selected on just 7.3 percent of the ballots, the lowest debut percentage of anyone eventually elected by the BBWAA. In his ninth and penultimate year on the ballot, jones eclipsed the necessary 75 percent, appearing on 78.4 percent of ballots.

Beltrán enjoyed the most productive years of his 20-year career in New York—being named to five All-Star teams in seven seasons— and gained admittance to the Hall of Fame in his fourth year on the ballot, garnering 84.2 percent of the votes. He is the third player to enter the Hall of Fame with a Mets cap on his plaque, joining Tom Seaver and Mike Piazza.

Photo provided

Michele Frazier with Matthew Goldman from the Common Good bookstore in Ellenville.

Photos by Nancy L. Ford/National Baesball Hall of Fame and Museum

Carlos Beltrán will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, July 26.

ANDRUW JONES

Police Clear Barricades after Easement Standoff at Doubleday Court

By JOSHUA YOUNGQUIST

COOPERSTOWN

For decades, the narrow 20 foot right of way connecting Chestnut Street to the small parking lot behind Doubleday Court in the Village of Cooperstown has quietly served as the only access point for customers, employees and delivery vehicles. In recent months, that routine passage has become the center of an escalating dispute between the owners of Cooperstown Coworks and the Cooperstown Batting Range, whose properties share the driveway.

Dan and Molly Hernandez—owners of Cooperstown Coworks, a coworking office space with shared amenities—say the conflict began shortly after they purchased and renovated their two unit property in October 2023. The coworking space opened for business in June 2024. According to Hernandez, employees of the batting range, owned by Matt Kent, began parking along the easement soon after Coworks opened, narrowing the lane to the point where larger vehicles could not pass.

Hernandez said he initially tried to resolve the issue quietly. He left notes on cars asking drivers not to block the right of way. The next morning, he said, a blockade appeared.

Over the past year, Hernandez said Kent has repeatedly threatened to block the access entirely or construct a fence across the shared driveway. Kent has also filed two requests with the Village of Cooperstown—one for maintenance work on the shared space and another to install fencing—without notifying Coworks, despite the shared nature of the easement.

Past issues have added to the tension. Hernandez cited incidents in which batting cage nets broke and balls struck Coworks’ windows. He said the batting range never reimbursed him for the damage.

“We’ve learned more about Matt Kent since,” Hernandez added. “He’s been sued multiple times for things like this and lost.”

While the dispute has simmered since Coworks opened just over a year ago, it escalated sharply this past week on July 15, when concrete barricades were placed across the right of way, completely blocking access to the parking lot. Hernandez contacted police, who arrived to the scene where there was skid-steer equipment loaded on a tow truck which was used to place concrete barriers to block the egress. Officers remained on scene until the village attorney Martin Tillapaugh determined how to proceed. Police authorized the barricade’s removal and the towing of a vehicle blocking the lane. That vehicle was taken Unadilla; Hernandez said it cost the owner $1,200.00 to retrieve it.

Hernandez said Cooperstown Police Chief Jess Lanza made it clear that the lane cannot—and should not—be blocked under any circumstances, given its role as the only access point to the parking lot and the businesses that rely on it.

Despite the police intervention, Hernandez said additional barricades have been placed since then, and

officers are aware of the ongoing situation. He said police may assist in removing any new obstructions. He also said he has heard that the batting range owners may attempt to dig a trench across the easement, an action he believes would be difficult for police to enforce against. He is now in contact with Otsego County Code Enforcement officials to prevent that possibility.

Hernandez said he is also trying to confirm whether the right of way qualifies as a fire lane, noting that emergency vehicles would not be able to pass if cars continue parking along the easement. That concern has become more pressing as the dispute continues.

“I just want people to have access to the parking lot,” Hernandez said. “I’m trying to solve the problem without creating more issues.”

AllOtsego could not verify by press time whether the driveway is a fire lane or not. An Otsego County Codes official said they “could not say.”

The right of way serves roughly a dozen parking spaces behind Doubleday Court, used by customers of Cooper Country Crafts—one of the village’s longest running businesses, having celebrated its 50th anniversary in May 2024—Coworks members and other nearby businesses. Hernandez said the goal is simply to preserve access that has existed for generations.

As the dispute continues, Coworks is working with village officials, police and county code enforcement to ensure the easement remains open. Hernandez said he hopes the matter can be resolved without further escalation, but recent actions have made that uncertain.

For now, the right of way remains open under police authority, and Coworks continues to monitor the situation daily.

Matt Kent is also the owner of The Wood Bat Factory. Although AllOtsego reached out to Kent on multiple occasions this past week, he did not respond as of press time.

Like Father, Like Son: Joe Buck Follows in Dad’s Footsteps to Hall of Fame

By CHARLIE VASCELLARO

COOPERSTOWN

In an interview following notification of receiving the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award, Bill White acknowledged the people who had assisted him in his second career as a broadcaster. Among those mentioned by White was former St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster who received the Hall of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for broadcasting excellence in 1987. Following in his father’s footsteps is the year’s Frick Award

winner, Joe Buck.

Buck began his broadcasting career in 1989 as a play-by-play announcer for the Louisville Redbirds minor league affiliate of the St. Louis

Cardinals and covered the AAA All-Star Game for ESPN during the season. He got his start in big league baseball two years later covering the Cardinals for the local CBS affiliate KMOV television station and KMOX radio in 1991, substituting when his father was working the national CBS broadcast.

Equally adept at calling football and baseball, Buck worked for Fox Sports as lead playby-play announcer for the network’s national NFL and MLB coverage from 1994-2022.

Living a dream come true at the age of 27,

Buck made the first of his 23 World Series broadcasts in 1996, becoming the youngest voice to call the Fall Classic since 25-year-old Vin Scully in 1953. Together with broadcast partner Tim McArver, the pair called a record 15 straight AllStar games.

More recently Buck portrayed a self-effacing version of himself on the Amazon Prime television series sitcom “Brockmire” from 2017-2020.

When he was notified in December 2025 that he would be the recipient of the 2026 Frick Award, Buck’s thoughts imme-

HoF Expecting Record Number of Baseball Legends

COOPERSTOWN

Arecord 58 past-inducted Hall of Fame members are expected to return to Cooperstown July 24-27 to celebrate the induction of the Hall of Fame Class of 2026. As of July 17, 61 total Hall of Famers— including 2026 electees Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent—are scheduled to be a part of Hall of Fame Weekend festivities in Cooperstown, according to officials.

The previous record for Hall

of Famers in one place was set at the 2019 Induction Weekend, when 58 Hall of Famers were in Cooperstown.

The Class of 2026 will be inducted on Sunday, July 26, with

the Induction Ceremony beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET. The 2026 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will air live on MLB Network, which has televised every Induction Ceremony since its launch in 2009.

Admission to the July 26 Induction Ceremony is free.

On Saturday, July 25, the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation will be held at 3 p.m. at the Alice Busch Opera Theater in Cooperstown. Joe Buck will receive the Hall

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diately returned to his father. In an interview for MLB.com he reflected on his father’s legacy.

“My best memory of my father as a broadcaster was in 1987 in Cooperstown, N.Y., and what that meant to him, meant to our family and to see the joy and pride he had,” Buck said. “I come in [to broadcasting] as the luckiest guy in the world. I was lucky to call Jack Buck my dad and my best friend. I’m lucky I’m Carol Buck’s son.

Jack and Joe Buck are the first father and son to be honored with the Frick Award.

“Joe Buck authored

his own historic legacy while following in the footsteps of his father on a path to Cooperstown,” said Josh Rawitch, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. “During an era of unprecedented audience growth throughout the game, Joe was the voice of the World Series and the All-Star Game, calling the biggest moments in baseball for more than a quarter of a century. He was a Saturday staple in homes across America while still serving as the voice of his hometown St. Louis Cardinals.”

Photo courtesy of Dan Hernandez

Tensions are ongoing between Cooperstown Coworks and the Cooperstown Batting Range regarding barriers placed in a shared easement by the latter.

Photo courtesy of ESPN JOE BUCK

Perspectives

GUEST EDITORIAL

SPAULA DIPERnA

Glimmerglass: It Takes a Village

omething for everyone” is a tall order, but this season’s Glimmerglass Festival surely has it. What a season so far—spectacular sets, first-class storytelling, all-out dramatic performance and, above all, hauntingly beautiful singing that rings out across all the splendid arc of human emotion. This season celebrates love in its many forms—romantic, parental, platonic, patriotic—as well it should because, after all, the world can never have enough of that!

Or so say I. In the meantime, though, the shows themselves. Here too, an angle for all.

This season has revived “Oklahoma!” the landmark American musical that kicked off the legendary partnership of Rodgers and Hammerstein, here brought to vivid life in a stunning palette of color, song and dance. The central characters are terrific—Shereen Pimentel, Michael Adams, Eric Nordstrom, and Holly Twyford—their acting pulling us into the tunes so many already know by heart and tend to hum. “Don’t throw bouquets at me…” sings Pimentel as Laurie, as if she did not want them, ha ha, in the irresistibly charming duet “People Will Say We’re in Love,” to which Adams as Curly, replies, “Don’t smile and gaze at me.” Ha ha again. They know they’re in love and we do too and yet, here we all are walking that playful thread of amorous suspense. Stand-outs too are Nordstrom as Jud, who brilliantly bares the tragedy in his isolated and yearning heart, and Twyford as Aunt Eller, whose timing is truly perfect, her witty lines and well-lived wisdom knitting the whole frontier community and the show itself together. When she auctions off the goodies in the picnic baskets at the famous box social, who among us did not want to bid? And the dream sequence? Ooh la la. Off on the clouds we are. I know every inch of this score, since I played first clarinet in my junior-high school orchestra when we put on this show and yet, the Glimmerglass production this year shines it up as new. A don’t miss, I’d say, for anyone eager for a summer lift and reflection.

Then there is Mozart and his “Cosi,” this time set among students in a college dorm that looks 100 percent real, down to the tinny vents in the doors, sung in English we can all get, thanks to a wry and rhythmic brand-new translation by Kelley Rourke, resident dramaturg of Glimmerglass. Mozart himself would have had to “bravo” at how she shaped her words to his music, carrying us along as if the opera were written just yesterday. I hope this production can tour every college campus in America, if not the world, for it’s the perfect example of how the opera form can offer us new relevance and vitality, and does not, as we can fear at times, fly above reach.

Again, what voices—Keely Futterer as Despina, the haughty dorm resident advisor, could steal the show with her climbing vocals and hilarious constant cameos but she does not. This “Cosi” is ensemble perfection, ranging from Kevin Burdette as Alfonso, the curmudgeonly but softhearted-in-the-end janitor, to Amanda Batista and Michaelle Mariposa, the irresistible objects of affection of their smitten but crafty beaus, Travon Walker and Gregory Feldman. When this cast sings—individually, all together, or in pairs mixed-and-matched—what a musical feast. It’s true that operatic voices can seem alien, even screechy at times, but I as one who once avoided the soprano voice at all costs can attest that, on balance, listening to well-done opera leads to craving it more and more. Another don’t miss—welcomingly fresh and hilarious.

My own personal favorite, because I am a nut for the gorgeous music of Puccini, is this year’s “Madame Butterfly,” so breathtaking I left immediately after the show to hold on to the mood, rather than lingering a bit as usual to chit-chat with friends. This piece brings forth every passion and agony of the human heart, set boldly against the chilling realities of an empire in distant lands. It’s epic, and this season’s Glimmerglass version truly touches the soul. Eri Nakamura’s magnificent performance as Butterfly seemed like a crystal vase slowly cracking, while Eric Taylor’s Pinkerton throbbed with the ambivalence of his ardor and guilt.

As I write, I have not yet seen “Fellow Travelers,” but I expect it to be equally thrilling and involving, a modern opera illuminating a trench in our history known as the Lavender Scare, when the prevailing political poison then drank itself drunk on homophobia. Again, along with the classics, Glimmerglass breaks new ground—thank you.

Of course, there are countless others to herald—conductors, directors, designers, administrators, ushers, donors, parking attendants, ticket sellers, janitors, volunteers—all under the versatile virtuoso leadership of Artistic and General Director Rob Ainsley and the tirelessly dedicated Board of Trustees. As the miracle-stage maker Abby Rodd, director of production, said modestly to me when I complimented her: “It takes a village.” And so it does—our village and well beyond.

This Glimmerglass season is arty, fun and all-around excellent. There are discounts on tickets for Otsego County residents and other groups and, adding to baseball and BBQ, the curtains rise for all.

Paula DiPerna is the author of “Pricing the Priceless...” (Wiley) among other books, who lives in Cooperstown and travels the world.

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State’s Net-Zero Promise Meets Rural Reality

New York looks like a climate leader on paper, but when you run the numbers the way energy analyst Roger Pielke Jr. does, our state’s legally mandated “net zero” goal starts to look less like a plan and more like a slogan. That tension matters Upstate, where people live at the sharp end of Albany’s policies—in their electric bills, on their farms and in the landscape itself.

In 2019, the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act established a New York “Net Zero” target (85 percent reduction in GHG emissions and 15 percent offset of emissions) by 2050. This year some of the components of the act were modified, but there still are requirements that eventually require a “zero emissions” electric system with a net zero target.

To test how realistic that trajectory is, I used Pielke’s Kaya Identity framework, which breaks emissions down into population, economic output, energy use and technology. His analysis, based on the Energy Institute’s 2026 Statistical Review of World Energy, provides a consistent way to compare global and regional progress. I adapted his methods to New York using data from NYSERDA’s “Patterns and Trends” reports for 1990–2023, allowing a direct comparison between New York and the rest of the world on the share of carbon free energy, fossil fuel consumption, and the carbon intensity of the economy.

On one level, New York compares favorably. The carbon free share of our energy—driven by hydropower and nuclear—rose from about 16 percent in 1990 to roughly 25 percent in 2023, but there is no change in the trend since 2019 that would suggest the CLCPA had an effect. Fossil fuel use in New York has fallen, yet that decline began well before the Climate Act, reflecting fuel switching in power plants and industry as coal and oil gave way to cheaper natural gas, along with the reduction in emissions associated with industry.

By Pielke’s preferred metric—carbon dioxide per unit of economic output—New York is a decarbonization “winner.” Between 2015 and 2025, the state’s carbon intensity of GDP fell by about 31.9 percent, a drop that would rank second among the G 20 economies in his comparison. In 2023, normalized to a 1992 baseline, New York’s carbon intensity index sits around 48, compared with about 58 for the global economy, meaning we emit less carbon per dollar than most of the world. Crucially, this is driven both by a less energy intensive economy and by cleaner fuels—largely because we shifted to natural gas, not because of state policy.

The problem comes when you translate the CLCPA’s net zero language into physical infrastructure. Pielke calculates that to drive global fossil fuel use to zero by 2050, the world would need to retire about 21 exajoules of fossil energy every year from now on—more than the total annual energy use of most countries—and replace it with carbon free sources. That’s the energy equivalent of building one 1.75 gigawatt nuclear plant every day, or installing roughly 2,000 three megawatt wind turbines per

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR … In THEIR OPInIOn

Becky Welsh Will Be Missed

I was very disappointed to read in “The Freeman’s Journal” that Becky Welsh is no longer with the Price Chopper as a greeter and assistant at the self-checkout stations.

While I was not in the store often, she always greeted me with “Hello, Mr. Dean” even when I did not see her first. She often helped me when I had a problem with checking myself out.

She worked very hard, she was always moving and was always very pleasant. I admired her discipline and fortitude.

I would sometimes tease her by saying, “Have you captured any criminals today?”

I do not know the circumstances of Becky being let go, but if it was possibly for age alone, then this may not be the end of the story. James R. Dean Cooperstown

We Need More Medical Research

Imagine you are a woman like me, late 50s, with a 13year history of taking birth control to ensure you and your husband didn’t have 13 children. Your uterus is scarred with fibroids, some as wide as 5 cm, which prevents the ultrasound tech from being able to measure the lining reliably; therefore, they cannot tell if you have cancer without taking a biopsy. Now imagine a pair of extremely sharp, sterilized scissors, 12 inches long. No local anesthesia is given while those very pointed scissors enter your body, are used to pry open the cervix muscle and applied against the back of your uterus wall—holding it in place so the biopsy can be taken. Barbaric. Extremely painful during the procedure. During the following eight hours, ibuprofen could not erase the burning injury that my body was trying to

repair. Simply standing up was torture. This procedure was only necessary because women’s healthcare is understudied and my doctor required a cancer free report before prescribing hormone replacement therapy. We don’t even know how to prevent fibroids. The ability to detect uterine cancer should have progressed beyond this method. Have better instruments been devised for bonsai growing than women’s health? You should have seen the delicately curved ends of the scissors I saw at garden club this week, just to protect the bark of the mini tree. Ideally a blood test should detect it. Do we have that here? No, but the UK does.

Please, people, vote the Democrats back into office. We all need to support scientific research, which leads to better healthcare.

Dana Shoenhard Cooperstown

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July 20, 1866

135 YEARS AGO

Training of Children – It is expected that the offspring of vicious parents, encouraged in evil habits by both precept and example, will grow up into a life of shame. And, the children whose parents do not belong to the criminal class, but who are left to roam the streets without restraint and to form companionships with the vile, will of necessity gravitate in the same direction.

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The Grove will be a certified Passive House building, which means that it uses 90 percent less energy than conventional buildings and has superior indoor air quality, project officials say.

Rent at ‘The Grove’ Apartments Will Start at $1,700 Per Month, Including Utilities

By DEBRA MOFFITT COOPERSTOWN

Eleven new apartments at “The Grove” at Glen Avenue and Grove Street will be ready for their first tenants on September 1, with monthly rents ranging from $1,700.00 to $1,875.00, according to the website for the $5 million project in the village.

As per thegrovecoop.com, all apartments have their own washer/dryer unit and will be assigned one parking space. Monthly rent will include all utilities—heat, A/C, water, sewer, Internet, trash and recycling. Pets are not accepted, no exceptions.

Meanwhile, construction continues on the four studios

By MERL REAGLE

Wild in the City…

60 YEARS AGO

Some 10,000 fans will jam Doubleday Field next Monday afternoon to see the World Champion Minnesota Twins take on the 1964 World Champion St. Louis Cardinals in the 24th renewal of the Hall of Fame Game. In morning ceremonies in Cooper Park behind the Hall of Fame on Main Street, Ted Williams and Casey Stengel will be formally inducted into the diamond pantheon as members 103 and 104.

July 20, 1966

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YEARS AGO

“Why is Cooperstown so special?” NBC Today Show anchor Faith Daniels asked teen AIDS-victim Henry Nicols in a live broadcast with Henry and his father on the morning ofjuly 19. Young Nicols, a 17year-old boy scout, contracted AIDS through a blood transfusion. Last March, young Nicols shared his story with the public and launched his own campaign to inform the general public about the disease and why it threatens everyone’s health. On the Today Show, son and father discussed the decision to “go public” and its ramifications in the community. “We’re proud of the community – we live in an informed community,” the elder Nicols told Daniels. Having shared knowledge that he was an AIDS victim locally, Henry Nicols found acceptance and support in the schools and in the community before the news went national.

July 24, 1991

20 YEARS AGO

During the summer of 1999, one week into Dale Petroskey’s rookie season as president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame pitcher Don Sutton put his arm around Petroskey and said, “You know, they’ve just handed you the keys to the Vatican.” Seven years later, Petroskey, still holding the keys to baseball’s version of the Vatican, couldn’t agree more. “Cooperstown really is the spiritual home of the game,” Petroskey said.

July 14, 2006

and seven one-bedroom apartments, part of a project to bring more housing to Cooperstown’s Railroad Avenue Business District. The units range from 475 square feet to 583 square feet of living space.

The Grove received a $1.3 million New York State grant through NY Forward, a program created to improve downtowns in small and rural communities. Creating diverse and affordable housing ranked as a top priority in Cooperstown’s NY Forward Strategic Investment Plan though The Grove is not, strictly speaking, affordable housing, which typically has tiered pricing aligned to local median income.

Interviewed injune,josh Edmonds of the construction firm Simple Integrity said the state grant funding

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Hops for History Scheduled

ONEONTA—The Greater Oneonta Historical Society will host its annual Hops for History bar crawl fundraiser from 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, August 15. Participants can pick up their wristbands from the History Center between 2-4 p.m. before sampling local food and beer and progressing to six favorite downtown bars. The evening will end with live music by Andrew Carrington and Friends at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale at the History Center and Eventbrite, with discounted options for GOHS members, large groups, and non-alcoholic beverages. The price includes a commemorative beer tasting glass and all proceeds support GOHS.

Antonucci To Discuss Brant

ONEONTA—Frank Antonucci will present a discussion of Haudenosaunee leader and key figure of the American Revolution Joseph Brant at the Swart-Wilcox Museum’s next Summer Sunday event from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday, July 26. The talk is free and open to the public. Lawn chairs or blankets are recommended.

Art Day Event Is Saturday

VAN HORNESVILLE—The Van Hornesville Community Center will host a free Art Day from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. There will be guided drawing, watercolor and crafting classes in addition to open studio with supplies. A barbecue to support local programming will be held from 4-6 p.m.

Danielski To Host Art Pop-up

COOPERSTOWN—The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, will host a three-day open studio residency for international artist Lewis Danielski from noon to 4 p.m., July 24-26. He will create and display an assortment of salvaged-metal sculptures and discuss his artistic process. Several will be available for purchase. The Art Garage is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays and daily by appointment; contact (315) 941-9607 or visit their Facebook or Instagram pages for more information.

Smith Exhibition Now Open

COOPERSTOWN—The Smithy Gallery’s summer exhibition, “Cultivated,” is on display through Saturday, August 29. The invitational and member exhibit examines the many meanings of gardens and is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The Smithy will be closed on Saturday, July 25 for Induction Weekend.

‘Figure

This’ Has Summer Hours

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown Art Association’s popular “Figure This!” live model drawing sessions will not be held on July 22 or August 12 while the CAA Kids Summer Camps are running. It will return at 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday evenings on July 29 and August 5, 19, and 26. For more information, contact gallery@cooperstownart.com or (607) 547-9777.

Dance Company To Perform

FRANKLIN—Franklin Stage Company will present a dance concert with New York-based company Dual Rivet Dance at Chapel Hall, 25 Institute Street, July 31 through August 2. Show times start at 7:30 p.m. on July 31 and August 1 and at 5 p.m. on August 2. Admission is free, with a suggested donation of $25.00. For more information or to reserve seats, visit franklinstagecompany.org.

Parade of Legends Returns

COOPERSTOWN—The Hall of Fame Induction Weekend Parade of Legends will kick off on Main Street, Cooperstown at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. Featuring more than four dozen returning Hall of Famers in addition to the new inductees, the parade will begin at Lake and Chestnut streets before progressing to the Hall of Fame. It is expected to last about 75 minutes and will be livestreamed at mlb.com.

Seaver Collection on Display

COOPERSTOWN—The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will exhibit its Tom Seaver collection in a new display for Induction Weekend, July 24-27. The Class of 1992 inductee left much of his personal collection to the museum when he passed away in 2020. For a full schedule of Induction Weekend events and attractions, visit https://baseballhall.org/visit/hof-2026?mc_ cid=67314b489d&mc_eid=7ff7b2a7d0.

Pathfinder Hosts Big Rig Event

EDMESTON—Pathfinder Village will bring together a massive collection of big rigs and vintage automobiles for a day of family fun from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4. In addition to the vehicles, the evening will feature free Gilligan’s ice cream, face painting, food trucks, live music and a balloon lift-off, weather permitting. The event is free and open to the public. Local households, businesses, farms and collectors are encouraged to bring their classic car or working vehicle to display; visit pathfindervillage.org or its Facebook events page for more information or to sign up.

Bassett Lauded for Stroke Care

COOPERSTOWN—Bassett Healthcare Network earned the American Heart Association’s 2026 Get With The Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus quality achievement award for timely, researchbased stroke care. Get With The Guidelines is a nationwide program that brings the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s expertise to bear in hospitals, alongside the most recent research.

“We are proud to recognize Bassett Medical Center for its commitment to caring for people experiencing stroke,” said Steven Messe, MD, volunteer chair of the American Heart Association Stroke System of Care Advisory Group. “Participation in Get With The Guidelines is associated with improved patient outcomes, including greater likelihood of being discharged home, fewer readmissions, and lower mortality rates—a meaningful benefit for healthcare systems, families, and communities.” For more information, visit heart.org.

25 Main Hosts Art Exhibit

CHERRY VALLEY—25 Main Collective’s “Artists of Glimmerglass” exhibition, featuring work by artists working in all stages of Glimmerglass Festival productions, will be on view through August 2. There will be an artists’ talk to discuss their work and life behind the scenes at the opera at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 29.

4-H Alumni Photos Requested

COBLESKILL—Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties extended its deadline for 4-H alumni, family, and volunteers to submit photos for their “Traveling Down Memory Lane” display at the Schoharie County Sunshine

Fair on August 11-16. Photos of past 4-H members, events, projects, groups and trips may be submitted by Friday, July 24. Visit https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8limiBRpWqeKEwm or the CCE office at 173 S Grand Street, Suite 1 in Cobleskill to submit a photo.

Library Offers Garden Tour

GILBERTSVILLE—Gilbertsville Free Library, 17 Commercial Street, will host self-guided tours of 10 community gardens from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 25. Tickets are available for $15.00 at the library starting at 9:30 a.m. All proceeds will support library programming. For more information, contact (607) 783-2677.

Fenimore Events Planned

COOPERSTOWN—Glimmer Globe Theatre will present Shakespeare’s comedy “As You Like It” at the Fenimore Art Museum’s Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater at 7 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday evenings through August 13. Seating is outdoors and attendees are encouraged to arrive early and bring a blanket or chair. In case of rain, the show will be moved to the Fenimore auditorium.

Museum Senior Vice President Joshua Torrance will discuss the work of 19th-century American painter Edward Lamson Henry and the broader Colonial Revival movement at the Fenimore’s next Deep Dive event at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28. The 19th Annual Art by the Lake sale and show will take place on the lawn from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, August 8. For more information or to view a full calendar of upcoming events, visit https://fenimoreartmuseum.org/calendar-a-4.

Friends Swim Set for July 31

COOPERSTOWN—The Friends of the Parks of Cooperstown will hold a swim, dog paddle race and breakfast at 7 a.m. on Friday, July 31. Held at Fairy Spring Park, 221 County Road 31 in Cooperstown, the event is free and open to the public.

Ying Quartet To Close Festival

COOPERSTOWN—Cooperstown Summer Music Festival’s final concert of the 2026 season will be held at Fenimore Farm and Country Village at 7 p.m. on Monday, August 17. It will feature the Grammy-winning Ying Quartet and CSMF Music Director and flutist Linda Chesis for a program of chamber music from Haydn to Dvořák. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit cooperstownmusicfest.org/new-events.

Gas Rises as War Resumes

UTICA—The average price of gas in New York State rose seven cents to $4.14 over the week ending Monday, July 20, AAA Northeast announced. Crude oil prices rose more than $11.00 per barrel over the course of last week as the makeshift ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran broke down. Despite strong refinery production, constraints on oil inputs and high but not spectacular demand have driven domestic gasoline stocks to 12-year lows. Market conditions going forward are highly unpredictable due to the conflict in the Persian Gulf. New York’s current price is 11 cents lower than a month ago and 97 cents higher than this week last year. To view the full report, visit gasprices.aaa.com.

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‘As You Like It’: Peace, Love and Shakespeare on Otsego Lake

There was a professor at the University of Rochester named Russell Peck who gave his students a piece of advice that Michael Tamburrino has never forgotten. When you find yourself living through difficult times, Peck told them, it’s time to revisit “As You Like It,” because that’s probably what you and the world need right now.

Michael took that advice to heart and is directing “As You Like It” for the Glimmer Globe Theatre at the Fenimore Art Museum’s lakeside Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater.

“In spite of the little bit of violence that happens toward the beginning,” he told me, “it is Shakespeare’s most peaceful, elegant play. It feels like a vacation to me, which is kind of what I need right now. And I think it’s what a lot of people need right now.”

There is a lot that Michael clearly loves about “As You Like It,” as do Victoriana Alfonso, who plays Rosalind, and Tanner Griffin, who plays Orlando. I interviewed all three of them on a hot day at the end of June, curious how the production was going. Our conversation ranged from the uniqueness of this Shakespeare play, to how Michael has envisioned this production, to Victoriana and Tanner’s involvement, and how they are all enjoying the challenge of this Shakespeare play.

As the director, Michael chose to set the play in 1969 with a Woodstock-style festival. The themes

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The free, familyfriendly event will give visitors one of the first opportunities to experience the redesigned 2026 Subaru Outback while enjoying entertainment, food, giveaways and exclusive event offers, officials said.

Guests can enjoy a complimentary barbecue lunch, refreshments, face painting and a balloon artist. Subaru product specialists will be available throughout the event to answer questions, demonstrate the Outback’s latest technology, and highlight the vehicle’s new features and capabilities.

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that he wanted to draw out of the play—environmental stewardship, the feminist revolution, resistance to a repressive political climate—map, as Michael puts it, “really, really well” onto the late 1960s.

Michael also likes, he told me, to give a nod to other things happening at the Fenimore, and currently there is a stunning collection of Linda McCartney’s photography on show there. Linda and Paul McCartney, as it happens, met in 1969.

“It’s interesting to plug in Linda McCartney too, because she was a famous vegetarian. There’s a famous vegetarian in this show, Jaques [the char-

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acter who gives the famous “All the world’s a stage” speech]. Linda was also an environmental activist, and the show is full of that kind of stuff, too; the trees are the thing in our production,” Michael explained.

“So, instead of the play starting in a royal court, our production is starting in a logging camp with a billboard in the back, and Duke Frederick is kicking out his brother and taking control because he’s bitter and resentful,” he continued. “He’s pinning up a sign that says ‘Under New Management’ to the billboard, and the trees are all in the process of being chopped to bits on the stage, and so Duke Frederick, instead of ruling over a kingdom, he’s the CEO of this big logging company, and once Orlando and Rosalind are exiled for paranoiac Nixonian reasons, we go out into the forest, the trees will come alive, and everyone comes in when the music starts.”

The show features original music composed and performed by Carl Loewenguth, who plays the musician Amiens in the production—a rock star headlining the Arden Festival of Music, the festival in the last scene of the play that invokes the Woodstock vibe.

Michael makes the case persuasively that “As You Like It” may be the closest thing Shakespeare ever wrote to a musical: It is a romantic comedy,

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Photo by Kevin Gray

Victoriana Alfonso (Rosalind) and Tanner Griffin (Orlando).

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dwellers.

Nearly 60 years later, modern-day organizers Becky Thomas, Frank Russo and Dr. John Nader—all members of the Sixth Ward Booster Club and lifelong ward residents—say the overwhelming response last summer confirmed that the neighborhood’s sense of identity remains as strong as ever.

“We’re all natives of that neighborhood and wanted to bring everyone together,” Nader said, noting that the trio’s desire to reconnect the community is what continues to motivate their efforts.

“The Sixth Ward is the most distinctive neighborhood in Oneonta,” Nader added. “There’s a great neighborhood pride and spirit.”

On July 25 of last year, the City of Oneonta’s first historical marker recognizing the historical significance of a neighborhood was unveiled by the Greater Oneonta Historical Society, recognizing the Sixth Ward’s history and diverse ethnic community.

“This marker is the first we have commissioned for a neighborhood in Oneonta, and for great reason,” Dr. Marcela Micucci, executive director of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society, told AllOtsego when the marker was placed.

“The Sixth Ward has a rich history, rooted in Oneonta’s emergence as a railroad town. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Oneonta’s immigrant community settled this neighborhood and created a wide array of social and civic institutions, businesses, and clubs,” Micucci explained.

“Many of Oneonta’s D&H employees and trolley line workers lived and worked in the Sixth Ward. The ethnic enclave was largely selfcontained, and self-sufficient, with their own schools, shops, gardens, dairies, grocery stores, churches, and industries,” she continued. “By 1915, nearly half of Oneonta’s 635 Italian, Russian, Polish and Lebanese residents lived in the Sixth Ward.”

The descendants of many of these diverse families from the early 1900s still call the Sixth Ward home today and refer to themselves as the “Lower Deckers.”

Donations from last year’s event helped pay

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for tennis court upgrades to improve the staging area for this upcoming celebration. This year’s shindig will feature new additions including contributions from Golden Guernsey Ice Cream and Stewart’s Shops, which are graciously donating ice cream and supplies for complimentary root beer floats, Nader said.

Despite the event drawing hundreds of attendees last July, organizers said planning remains relatively simple.

“There are only three people” organizing the dance, Nader said, noting that the event continues to be offered free of charge and that he, Thomas, and Russo do what they do out of love for the community.

The biggest challenge, the trio admits, has been making sure people know about it. “Getting the word out” has been the primary obstacle, Nader told AllOtsego.

Organizers believe the dance resonates because it offers people an opportunity to reconnect with the neighborhood they grew up in.

“Mostly older people are in attendance, or people that return to show their neighborhood pride,” Nader noted. “People that used to live in the Sixth Ward come to show their support for their current or past neighborhood.”

For Nader, Thomas and Russo, watching those reunions unfold each summer has become the most rewarding part of the Sixth Ward Shindig.

“My favorite thing is seeing people come back and take pride in their roots,” Nader said. “It’s getting harder to get people together and we wanted to continue the tradition so people still felt a sense of the community coming together.”

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beyond the proposed 1,500 foot buffer.

Lord said that on two occasions last week, waves “came barreling in and took our [SUNY Oneonta Biological Field Station] boathouse docks and rocked them up and down.” During the second incident, he said, a wave lifted a 22 foot pontoon boat and shoved one pontoon up onto the dock before it rolled back.

Lord emphasized that the boat responsible was “well outside 1,500 feet,” running between Sunken Island and Peggs Point— an area previously consid-

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ered a safer mid lake zone for wake activity.

Committee members agreed that these incidents complicate earlier assumptions about where wakeboard boats might be safely accommodated. Springfield’s proposed wake zone regulation, which had been expected to come up for a vote this week, was also reported to be on hold.

From wake activity, the committee shifted to septic system inspections, which accounted for a significant portion of the meeting. Fifteen properties were reviewed, and no major issues were reported.

Watershed Coordinator Jacob Gillette, who led the inspections, reported there were “no substantial issues with anybody on this list.” Several systems were pumped during inspection, while others showed minimal buildup or low seasonal usage. A few lids or components will need replacement in future years, but nothing was deemed urgent, according to Gillette.

Gillette also presented an update on a new enhanced treatment unit system with phosphorus removal currently being installed at the McAuliffe residence. He explained that the system uses electrically charged plates to remove phosphorus and that a well used home would likely need those plates replaced annually, while seasonal homes may require less frequent maintenance.

Committee members discussed how ETU and aerobic treatment unit systems should be monitored going forward. Annual inspections by certified technicians are required, and homeowners must maintain a three year service contract. Members debated whether technician documentation could replace physical site visits in some cases, particularly for systems that consistently show stable performance.

The meeting then turned to the Willow Brook dredging and sediment removal effort, a topic that has lingered for months without clear direction.

OWSC Chair Dr. Bertine McKenna voiced uncertainty, saying, “I remain confused about Willow Brook. Concerned and confused. I don’t know what the next steps are.”

Willow Brook is a small but important tributary originating near Moe Pond, northwest of the Village of Cooperstown. It feeds into Otsego Lake, carrying runoff, nutrients and sediment from the surrounding watershed. In recent years, the brook’s pond/ impoundment area has accumulated a significant amount of sediment. This prompted discussions about whether dredging or sediment removal would be best to restore proper flow and reduce nutrient loading. Willow Brook is consistently identified as a high-phosphorus tributary, making it a focus for long-term, lake health management.

Committee members said they are waiting for a Request for Proposals that fits the project, though such RFPs are rare for dredging work of this

type. Funding remains a significant challenge.

OWSC member Christos Galanopoulos, Otsego County Soil and Water Conservation District manager, noted that the project does not meet typical state grant criteria such as aquatic connectivity or floodplain restoration.

“It’d be a very hard ask to find funding to remove those sediment materials because we’re not improving aquatic connectivity…we’re not doing any of those things,” Galanopoulos said.

Without a clear funding pathway, those present acknowledged that Willow Brook may remain stalled until a suitable RFP or alternative funding source emerges.

The meeting closed with a discussion on HAB alerts and how they are shared with the community. Currently, notifications go to the watershed e-mail list, but members questioned whether they should also be sent to the Otsego County Conservation Association’s broader distribution list to ensure wider reach.

Committee members stated that they would check with OCCA staff about whether emergency notifications could be added to their system. It was also announced that OCCA Program Director Jeff O’Handley has been appointed as that organization’s interim executive director.

It was agreed that broader communication could help ensure that residents—and their pets—are aware of HAB risks, especially during peak summer recreation months. Several noted that HAB alerts often reach only those already engaged with watershed updates, leaving many lake users unaware of potential hazards.

As the meeting concluded, committee members acknowledged that while progress continues on septic inspections and HAB communication, wakeboard boat impacts and the Willow Brook dredging project remain unresolved. Both issues are expected to return to the agenda in the coming weeks as new information becomes available.

The OWSC meets next on Wednesday, August 5. Meetings can be viewed in their entirety at https://www.youtube. com/@villageofcooperstown7215/streams.

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day for 25 years.

Scaling that math down to New York’s 85 percent reduction mandate requires retiring and replacing about 0.5 exajoules of fossil energy annually. On Pielke’s nuclear equivalent, that means building about nine 1.75 gigawatt nuclear plants every five years—48 new plants by 2050—or, alternatively, more than 3,000 wind turbines each year for a cumulative total exceeding 83,000 turbines. New York City needs the power, but these facilities will have to be built Upstate. The

build out would demand large scale projects in rural counties and massive new transmission to NYC at great additional cost at a time when affordability is a crisis.

This is no longer an abstract problem. New York’s experience fits Pielke’s broader conclusion: Worldwide decarbonization has been steady but slow, driven more by efficiency and economic change than by climate policy, and the “low hanging fruit” of fuel switching is mostly gone. New York’s net zero aspiration may not be literally impossible, but considering the scale of infrastructure it would demand, it is, in my view, impractical— and perhaps unfair—to promise Upstate communities that it will happen on schedule without serious consequences.

Born in Cooperstown and a graduate of Oneonta High School, Roger Caiazza holds a bachelor’s in meteorology from SUNY Oneonta and a master’s in meteorology from the University of Alberta, Edmonton. Before his retirement in 2018, he was a certified consulting meteorologist and worked in the air quality industry for more than 40 years.

The goal of Caiazza’s blog, “Pragmatic Environmentalist of New York,” is to explain the importance of balancing risks and benefits of both sides of environmental issues.

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more significantly, White became a team leader and vocal proponent of equal treatment and accommodations for all Black players in the major leagues.

Two years after retiring as a player, White became the first Black broadcaster for a major league team, joining Phil Rizzuto in the New York Yankees booth where the pair became one of the most beloved broadcast teams.

In 1989, White retired from broadcasting and was elected to replace Bart Giamatti as president of the National League after Giamatti was promoted to the role of commissioner of baseball. White served as president of the NL through the strike-shortened 1994 season and became a member of the Hall of Fame’s Veterans Committee shortly thereafter.

White published his memoir, “Uppity: My Untold Story about the Games People Play” in 2011.

“I use ‘uppity’ as a point of pride,” White said in an interview for the “Philadelphia Post.”

“I demanded to be recognized for what I accomplished, nothing more. If people thought that was uppity—and many did—so be it,” he said.

White is the seventh recipient of the Buck O’Neil Award, which was established in 2007 “to honor an individual whose extraordinary efforts enhanced base-

ball’s positive impact on society, broadened the game’s appeal, and whose character, integrity and dignity are comparable to the qualities exhibited by O’Neil.”

The broad-sweeping criteria are culled from O’Neil’s remarkable playing and coaching career in baseball as well as from his role as Black Baseball’s foremost oral historian.

O’Neil died in 2006 and was honored as the first recipient of the award in 2008, followed by Roland Hemond (2011), Joe Garagiola (2014), Rachel Robinson (2017), David Montgomery (2020), and Carl Erskine (2023).

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would help developer ZAED Properties set rents lower than market rate. Edmonds is a partner in ZAED Properties, which built Cooperstown’s Chestnut Crossing apartments that opened in 2023.

In addition to the rental apartments, The Grove includes four new townhomes that will be sold. The two-bedroom units have garages and layouts that enable first-floor living. ZAED has not yet shared the asking price for the townhomes and is accepting names for a waitlist it will share with a realtor, the website says. The homes, to be available by year’s end, will operate under a homeowners’ association.

Like at Chestnut Crossing, Simple Integrity built The Grove complex to meet “Passive House” standards for energy efficiency and air quality, defined as using 90 percent less energy than conventional buildings, according to thegrovecoop.com. The Grove construction project involved moving a historic property at 36 Grove Street, which will be incorporated into the design about 10 feet from its original spot. A portion of the Grove Street home, known as the Phinney house, dates back to 1873. When Simple Integrity moved the structure in late June, they posted a video on Instagram under the headline “Not something you see every day.” The village’s NY Forward plan included other projects, among them adding sidewalks near The Grove development as well as pedestrian and ADA improvements to other downtown streets. These include Pioneer Alley, the pedestrian route that leads to the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and other businesses and shops. In November, the Village of Cooperstown Board of Trustees said it would sign a $220,800.00 project proposal with a company to do the work.

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Velcro: Inspired by the Common Burdock

As one of four brothers within five years of age, we all knew about burdock. Most importantly, we knew how to gather the burrs into baseball-sized clumps and hurl them at each other. These missiles were pretty harmless but clung to sweatshirts, sweaters and long hair. I suspect that our family alone is responsible for a great deal of the spread of “common burdock” in the Midwest where we were raised.

Common burdock, Arctium minus, often locally called “wild rhubarb,” is native to Eurasia as are many of our other local invasive plant species. Burdock was likely an early invasive carried by livestock owned by European immigrants. Sheep’s wool was a likely means of transport. Even today, burdock burrs find their way onto sheep where they diminish the quality and the value of the wool.

Burdock is a biennial. The first year it appears as a floret of heart-shaped leaves low to the ground. Some leaves can be over a foot long. The second year, the plant sends up a stalk as high as five feet with clusters of pink and purple flowers. These mature into the barbed burrs that contain seeds. One plant can produce as many as 15,000 seeds. Burdock can

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episodic in structure, full of physical and verbal humor, with a large cast of young performers and more individually-sung songs than any other Shakespeare play.

“It feels like Shakespeare imagining a genre that doesn’t quite exist yet,” Michael said, “pushing at the boundaries.”

The original music in this production leans into that quality, and the festival setting gives it room to breathe.

Now, into the forest we go. For those coming to the play fresh: When Rosalind flees into the forest, she does so in the disguise of a young man she names Ganymede. Once there, she encounters Orlando—who has also fled, and who is hopelessly in love with Rosalind—but he doesn’t recognize her as Ganymede. She then proposes, still as Ganymede, to cure Orlando of his lovesickness by having him practice wooing Ganymede, pretending that Ganymede is Rosalind. Which means that for much of the play, Victoriana is a woman playing a man playing a woman, while the man she loves has no idea any of this is happening.

“Rosalind is the largest role Shakespeare ever wrote for a female character,” Victoriana told me. “I was so excited to be able to work on something so large.”

But it’s not the sheer volume of text that has pushed her; it’s the dizzying layering Rosalind requires. And, she needs to do this using Shakespeare’s script in a 1969 setting!

“She’s a woman [Rosalind] pretending to be a man [Ganymede] who then pretends to be Rosalind—that layer is the hardest and most fun,” Victoriana admitted.

Playing Ganymede, Rosalind’s male persona, has forced Victoriana to find a new physical and vocal ease.

“I have to find my chill dude,” she laughed. Victoriana graduated from SUNY Oneonta in 2025, and after a stint downstate trying to break into the theater there, she returned upstate, took work in Oneonta and reconnected with regional theater networks—a route that led directly to the Fenimore production. Her lived experience as she seeks to make a life for herself in theater, she said, helps inform Rosalind’s interior life: it’s not just that Rosalind hides her identity, but that exile offers her a chance to strip away courtly expectations.

“She gets to really revel in the fact that, okay, this is a man’s world, so now it’s my world,” Victoriana said. “When it’s a scene, for example, where Rosalind’s with Orlando, I kind of shift throughout the dialog between Rosalind and Ganymede. There are moments where I can let Rosalind shine through

Ganymede’s persona, which is fun. So I think it’s really just about having fun playing with it, seeing the moments where there’s room for humor in playing up Ganymede or playing down Ganymede, and letting Rosalind come out.”

Opposite her, Tanner—a current student at SUNY Oneonta and a familiar face to local audience members who attend those productions—is Orlando, the play’s romantic center. Tanner admits the role carries the burden of centuries of idealized male heroes: “It’s one of those Shakespeare men who are supposed to be charming and perfect,” he said.

His strategy has been honesty: “You don’t have to do everything right, you just have to mean what you do,” he observed. The 1969 setting helps, he told me.

“It makes a huge difference. It takes away a lot of the sense of propriety that comes with playing characters in Shakespeare, and strips all that away. Especially with the hippie-esque kind of people, and the sense of freedom that they encourage. I think Orlando’s inner self wants to express all of this love that he has, and just live his life as he wants to live it, not by someone else’s rules. I think that character fits perfectly in with the 60s and how people were acting back then. I think it makes the character easier to play than it would be in the original

setting,” Tanner said.

As we talked about bringing this show to life, the three I was interviewing reflected on the work required to make Shakespeare’s work accessible. They talked about the wit of Ganymede’s “snail speech” to Orlando, the brilliance of the “all the world’s a stage” speech, and how the meaning of Shakespeare’s language in these speeches can be understood and best conveyed to a modern audience.

It brought to mind a recent, very expensive, and very disappointing experience I had when I attended “Othello” on Broadway. [If you follow Broadway news, you’ll guess I’m talking about the production with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, which broke records for the top-grossing Broadway play in history.] In that show, I felt the actors fell far short of the mark of conveying both the beauty and meaning of the play’s language; and, for the record, I love “Othello” and both those actors. Now, having seen all three of my interviewees’ stage work (Victoriana and Tanner at SUNY Oneonta, and Michael at Hartwick College and the Fenimore), I am confident I’ll have a very different experience at the Fenimore, at a fraction the cost!

I look forward to having my love of Shakespeare revived with this production of “As You Like It.” Given that Michael’s hope is for the show to

often be found on roadsides, in disturbed soils, and in feed lots and pastures where it crowds out native grasses.

Removing burdock plants can be a three-part process. During the first year of life, when the plant is small, hand pulling may work if the soil is moist. Second-year plants can be removed by severing the taproot with a spade several inches below the soil. I find using a round shovel is most effective since my soil is very rocky. And lastly, flowers and burrs can be cut and burned; do not put them in your compost pile as they may germinate.

Burdock has some positive uses. Its roots have been used in herbal preparations as a diuretic and for some skin problems. Some East Asian cuisines use the tap root in food preparation. The Velcro inspiration, huh? The next time you encounter burdock burrs, look very closely. The end of each of the many tiny spines is curved back on itself, just waiting to affix itself to some fabric or animal fur. This was noted by George de Mestral in 1941, when he examined burrs on him and his dog. Yup! Early Velcro!

Chris Kjolhede, MD, MPH, is an emeritus pediatrician at Bassett Healthcare Network.

be a small vacation—“a breath of fresh air” after a heavy stretch of politics and headlines—the production’s mix of reclamation and revelry aims to deliver just that. The Arden at the Fenimore will be less a literal forest than a gathering: trees rebuilt, songs sung and a Rosalind trying on agency in the guise of a man’s jacket. All this plus original music by another local community member? That’s my kind of rom-com! William Shakespeare’s “As You

Like It,” directed by Michael Tamburrino with original music by Carl Loewenguth, runs from July 15 through August 13 at the Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater with performances every Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. Tickets are available online or at the Fenimore Art Museum. Cost: $20.00, adult; $12.00 for juniors (7-17 years old); $18.00 for seniors and members; those under 6 admitted free. Run time: three hours.

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Burdock has some positive uses. Its roots have been used in herbal preparations as a diuretic and for some skin problems. some east asian cuisines use the tap root in food preparation.

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of Fame’s Ford C. Frick Award for major contributions to baseball broadcasting, Paul Hoynes will receive the Baseball Writers’ Association of America Career Excellence Award for meritorious contributions to baseball writing and Bill White will be honored with the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award. Rick Monday will also be honored on the 50th

anniversary of his rescue of the American flag at Dodger Stadium. For a complete list of Hall of Fame members expected to return to Cooperstown to honor the Class of 2026, and the complete schedule for Hall of Fame Weekend, visit https://baseballhall. org/visit/hof-2026.

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EDWARD J. DOMION, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSALIE SHIPMAN; KRISTINE MARIE DOMION A/K/A KRISTINE MARIE MONDORE, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSALIE SHIPMAN; CANDICE J. DOMION, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSALIE SHIPMAN; BRYAN KENNETH GARNER A/K/A BRYAN KENNETH GARNER, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ROSALIE SHIPMAN; CHLOE MELISSA DOMION A/K/A CHLOE

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raffle prizes will include a kayak, camping chairs, children’s bicycles, Five Star Subaru gift certificates and Subaru merchandise. No purchase is necessary to enter or win, and winners do not need to be present to claim their prizes.

“The Subaru Outback has always represented adventure, safety, and capability, and we’re excited to introduce the all-new 2026 Outback

to our community in a fun, family-friendly atmosphere,” said Ben Guenther, owner of Five Star Subaru. “This event is about more than showcasing a new vehicle,” Guenther said. “It’s about bringing people together to celebrate everything that makes Subaru special. Whether you’ve been driving a Subaru for years or are considering one for the first time, we invite everyone to join us and experience the excitement firsthand.”

EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, BENEFICIARIES, TRUSTEES, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST AND GENERALLY ALL PERSONS AND PARTIES HAVING OR CLAIMING, UNDER, BY OR THROUGH THE DECEDENT ROSALIE SHIPMAN, BY PURCHASE, INHERITANCE, LIEN OR OTHERWISE, ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE PREMISES DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (NORTHERN DISTRICT); FRED R. GILLETTE; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants

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Plaintiff Designates Otsego County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject premises is situated in Otsego County.

To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service

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Rotary Scholarships Honor Service, Trades, Community Roots

By JOSHUA YOUNGQUIST COOPERSTOWN

The Rotary Club of Cooperstown’s annual scholarship luncheon is one of those gatherings where the room itself tells the story; families proud enough to beam, students nervous enough to blush and Rotarians who have spent decades building a tradition of service that stretches far beyond the awards handed out each July.

This year’s luncheon on July 7 offered not only recognition for local students but also a window into the values that have shaped the club’s scholarship program for generations.

Longtime Rotarians Margaret Savoie and Bill Waller spoke to AllOtsego at length about the history behind the awards, the criteria used to select recipients, and the impact these scholarships have on students and families.

As Waller, the club’s membership chair, put it, the program is designed not to change a student’s life outright, but to “support the choices that they’re making.”

The scholarships presented at the luncheon are awarded by the Cooperstown Rotary Foundation, a separate 501c3 charitable entity that manages scholarship funds, donor trusts, and long term endowments, according to Waller.

While the foundation oversees the financial administration and selection process, the awards are traditionally given out during a regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Cooperstown, the service organization whose members serve on the foundation board and committees.

In practice, the two bodies work closely together, Waller said. The foundation provides the funding and governance, and the Rotary Club provides the community setting in which the students and families are recognized.

Several of the local Rotary scholarships come from long-standing trusts and memorials, each with its own purpose. The John Ramsey Scholarship, one of the most substantial awards, is aimed specifically at students pursuing vocational training.

“John rewarded people who wished to go into vocational training,” Waller said. “It didn’t necessarily have to be in further learning in an education program anywhere, to learn a trade.”

Ramsey, a local figure known for his generosity and his belief in hands-on work, created a trust that continues to fund scholarships for students entering fields such as welding, electrical contracting, nursing, aircraft mechanics and culinary arts.

One student this year noted that he “would not have been able to go to college without this award,” Waller said.

The Ramsey scholarship, he added, was $7,000.00, far more than the typical $250.00 or $500.00 awards many students receive elsewhere.

“Any amount that you can help to defray that helps you to fulfill your goals,” club Secretary Savoie said, reflecting on the rising cost of education.

Another award, the Michael Mayne Scholarship, is reserved for students entering military service. It honors a young man from Edmeston who was killed in Baghdad in 2009.

“Those two young men this year, one going in the Marines and one going in the Air Force… those funds were given to them for whatever their needs are with those careers that they’ve chosen,” Waller said.

The Catherine Black Scholarship, named for Rotary’s first woman president and former

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County. That’s different than an urban community.”

Those differences, she said, matter. “Policies have to be different than theirs. Public education doesn’t look the same in urban communities as it does in rural communities.”

She said the book club’s openness, welcoming people from any background or political perspective, is one of its strengths.

“When you have those perspectives come together, more understanding happens,” she said. “We can argue the argument, not the person.”

Frazier said she sees the book club as part of a broader effort to strengthen rural communities by fostering connection.

“I grew up working at my family’s business,” she said. “You learn that you’re talking with people, not at them.” Rural communities, she added, have a deep tradition of showing up for one another. “That is a rural value,” she said. “We take care of each other. We show up.” Throughout the summer, Frazier has been asking resi-

district governor, supports students entering early education or music. Black, remembered as “very elegant” and deeply committed to service, once auctioned off her piano to seed the scholarship fund.

“She was our first woman president,” Savoie said. “She decided that this was something she wanted to do.”

Across all scholarships, the club prioritizes leadership, service and commitment to community.

“We look for people who have served in doing different things,” Waller said.

The application process includes essays, and the committee, made up of former teachers, superintendents, and scholarship foundation directors, reviews them carefully.

“We do check to see if it looks like it’s AI,” Waller added with a laugh. “One of my members of the committee is very good at doing it.”

The Rotary’s role, Savoie said, extends beyond financial support. The luncheon itself is a moment of connection.

“All those people who came today were so full of pride,” she said. “One mother was moved to tears… it was beautiful.”

The event also gives families a chance to see Rotary’s work firsthand.

“It broadens our scope within a community where people see that Rotary isn’t just old people sitting around smoking cigars,” Waller said. “They had a lovely time today.”

Rotary’s commitment to neutrality—no politics, no religious doctrine—is part of what makes the space welcoming.

“You may not under any circumstance discuss anything political,” Waller said. “It’s a space for everyone and you have to keep it on that neutral ground.”

The Cooperstown club’s broader work reinforces that mission. Rotarians support the Cooperstown Food Pantry, the Angel Network, children’s programs, Bassett’s Food Is Medicine initiative, and numerous community organizations.

“Rotarians are people of action,” Waller said. “We’re creating change within our community, within ourselves.”

The scholarship program has grown over the years, shaped by changing needs and the legacy of donors like Ramsey and Black. In some cases, the club has even petitioned the New York State Supreme Court to adjust trust terms so more students can qualify.

“We opened it up to all of Otsego County BOCES,” Waller said, noting that the original trust was too narrow for modern vocational pathways.

Still, the heart of the program remains the same: helping young people pursue meaningful careers, often rooted in the trades, and encouraging them to bring those skills back home.

“John always dreamed that these people would be trained and come back here and start businesses and help the county out,” Waller said.

One past scholarship recipient now runs a welding shop in Schoharie County that employs many local residents.

The luncheon, the scholarships, and the stories behind them all point to a simple truth: Rotary’s work is not just about financial support, it’s about continuity, community, and the belief that service can shape a life.

As Savoie put it, “We’re hoping that when we do that, these students will learn through what they’ve received to give back later in their lives so there’s a continuum of service.”

dents what they love about their communities and what they worry might not be here for the next generation.

“The themes are around food, water, trees, farming—the essentials we need,” she said. “New York has been the bread basket. There’s a good chance we’re heading back toward being the bread basket. We have the basic resources required for success: water, land and know-how.”

Frazier said community itself is another theme she hears repeatedly.

“These communities are serving each other,” she said. “They’re resilient, and they’re concerned that that won’t be there for the next generation.”

Healthcare and education also come up frequently.

“We’re at a serious, critical moment,” Frazier said. “In Sullivan County, they don’t have an OBGYN. I hear story after story of people who didn’t get care and then died of cancer because they didn’t catch it. Or people who have to ride a bus for two hours to get to an appointment.” Housing shortages, she added, make it harder to recruit doctors and teachers. “It’s the whole piece of this together

Sheldon, Harding Receive Rotary

Mayne Scholarships

COOPERSTOWN

The Cooperstown Rotary Foundation’s Michael L. Mayne Scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate of ONC BOCES who will be entering U.S. military service.

This year, for the very first time in the 17-year history of this scholarship, the award was given to two Cooperstown Central School graduates entering military service— Ryles Sheldon (U.S. Marines) and Noah Harding (U.S. Air Force). Each student was awarded $1,000.00 during the Rotary Club of Cooperstown’s July 7 luncheon meeting at the Clark Sports Center.

According to a press release, Corporal Michael L. Mayne of Burlington Flats was the son of Lee and Cathy (Francisco) Mayne. He was a 2006 graduate of Edmeston Central School and ONC BOCES. An active member of scouting, Michael became an Eagle Scout in his senior year of high school. For his Eagle project, he installed and dedicated poles and flags for each branch of the U.S. armed forces on the Burlington Flats Veterans Memorial Park.

Michael joined the United States Army in July of 2006. He was stationed at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, the home base of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team of the 25th Infantry Division. The brigade deployed to Diyala Province in Iraq in the fall of 2008 for a year-long tour of duty. Michael was killed on February 23, 2009 at the age of 21 during combat northeast of Baghdad. Among his numerous military awards, Michael received the Bronze Star and Purple Heart posthumously. The Cooperstown Rotary Foundation was established in February 2009. According to the press release, Lyn Edinger, Rotarian and charter member of the CRF, coordinated the foundation’s very first action in March 2009—the establishment of the Michael J. Mayne Scholarship.

“Ever since 2009, CRF funds this scholarship via the annual Lyn Edinger Golf Tournament supported by the Rotary Club of Cooperstown and its many sponsors,” officials said.

Rawitch Earns Catherine Davis Black Scholarship

COOPERSTOWN

The Cooperstown Rotary Foundation awarded the Catherine Davis Black Scholarship to 2026 Cooperstown Central School graduate Emily Rawitch on July 7. Rawitch was also acknowledged at this year’s CCS Commencement Ceremony on June 21, at which she was one of four featured speakers.

that’s really important.”

As summer winds down, Frazier hopes the book club leaves participants with a deeper appreciation for rural communities.

“I hope it’s a better understanding of rural people and a better vision of them,” she said. “We have some really great things. Maybe our approach should not be to talk down, but talk with.”

Frazier said she would love to continue the program next year.

“It would be so much fun,” she said. “I think it’s a great thing for our community. As a legislator, my goal is to be very accessible, and this is one of the ways to make that happen.”

For now, she’s grateful for the conversations already underway.

“Even if you skim the book,” she said with a laugh, “you still have something. You have a conversation starter. And that’s where the conversation happens.”

Those interested in learning more about the Backroads Book Club can do so at https://www.michelefrazier. com/backroadsbookclub.

According to a press release, this scholarship, created in 2015 by the foundation, is in memory of Catherine Davis Black, a Charter Member and founder of the local Rotary Club’s tax-deductible charity. Black was the first female president of the Cooperstown club and went on to be one of the first female district governors. Scholarship criteria include community service and an interest in music or education. While at CCS, Emily served as president of the Leo Club and in leadership roles with Identity Alliance, Student Council, Honor Society and as a student representative to the Board of Education. She also excelled musically, performing in New York State School Music Association All-County and All-State ensembles and in the CCS vocal jazz ensemble and musicals. Rawitch will be pursuing a degree in public policy/education policy at the University of Wisconsin.

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►Friday, July 24

HALL OF FAME

8 a.m. “Turn Two” with Ozzie Smith and Hall of Fame guests Billy Wagner and Robin Yount. Tickets required. Held at the Plaque Gallery at the Hall of Fame and on the field at Doubleday Field, Cooperstown. baseballhall.org/visit.

OUTDOORS

10 a.m. “Bear Cub Club: Plants and Pollinators.”

For ages 4-6. Parents welcome. Free; registration required. Meet at the Nature Center at Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Road 31, Cooperstown. (607) 5478662.

SENIOR ART

10-11 a.m. “Oil Painting for Seniors.” Held Fridays through 8/28. Worcester Schenevus Library, 170 Main Street, Worcester. (607) 397-7309.

OPEN STUDIO Noon to 4 p.m. Pop-up Open Studio with Lewis Danielski. Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26. Demo and display. Observe the artist at work and chat informally. Drop-by visitors welcome. Watch FB/Instagram @ArtGarageCooperstown. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown.

POTTERY

1:30-4:30 p.m. Open Studio. Experienced potters work on personal projects. No instruction provided. Fees apply. Held 1:30-4:30 p.m. on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and 6:30-9:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Gallery@ SmithyArts.org.

CHANGEOVER DAY

2-3:30 p.m. If traveling south on State Route 28 from Cooperstown, seek an alternate route. Cooperstown Dreams Park, Cooperstown. wegootsego.com/changeover LIVE MUSIC

5:30 p.m. The Barnyard Saints. The Al Gallodoro Memorial Stage, Muller

Things To Do In and Around Otsego County

Plaza, Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 4348458.

LIVE MUSIC

6-10 p.m. Ready to Strike. Includes food truck, outdoor/indoor bar and bonfire. Brewery Ommegang, 656 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. info@ ommegang.com.

CONCERT 7 p.m. Cooperstown Community Band. Pioneer Park, Main Street, Cooperstown. (607) 267-9051.

MAGIC SHOW 7 p.m.

“Confessions of an Itinerant Magician on Four Continents.” Presented by The Amazing Great, Brian Foley. All proceeds benefit the Oneonta Veteran’s Outreach Center. Fundraising event held at 354 Main Street, Otego. bill@354main.com.

FUNDRAISER 7 p.m.

“Sixth Ward Shindig.” Tennis court dance to support the playground. Free; donations accepted. Tennis court, Scramling Avenue, Oneonta.

THEATER 7:30 p.m.

“Annie Jr.” Presented by Orpheus Theatre’s Startstruck Players. Tickets required. Also showing at 7:30 p.m. on 7/25 and at 3 p.m. on 7/26. Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, 24 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 4321800.

THEATER 7:30 p.m.

“Home? A Palestinian Woman’s Search for Life, Liberty and Happiness.” Free; suggested donation appreciated. Also showing at 7:30 p.m. on 7/25 and at 5 p.m. on 7/26. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute Street, Franklin. (607) 829-3700.

PERFORMANCE

7:30 p.m.; garden reception at 6:45 p.m. “An Evening with Toby and Azalea Twining.” 19th-century German music, jazz standards and original vocal music. Tickets required. Old School Baptist Church, intersection of Route 36 and Cartwright Road, Denver. (607) 3267908.

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Things To Do In and Around Otsego County

►Saturday, July 25

AMERICA250 All day. Laurens Day Celebration. Town wide garage sales, Utica Zoo animal booth, bubble show, grab-and-go breakfast at the Laurens Firehouse, screening of documentaries on the history of the Laurens Township. Parade at 5 p.m., live music and much more. Main Street Laurens. yreckert@yahoo. com.

FAMILY HIKE 9 a.m. Moms and Little Pathfinders Hiking Group: Canadarago Lake Overlook Loop. Families bring small children to explore a beautiful trail. Each parent is responsible for their own children. Bring proper footwear, water, snacks, weather-appropriate layers, towels, tick prevention, sunscreen, etc. Fetterly Forest Conservation Area, 302 Roses Hill Road, Richfield.

FIELD DAY 9 a.m. Fireman Field Day and Tractor Pull. Hartwick Town Park. (607) 2937741.

GARDEN TOUR

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Selfguided tour of local gardens to support the Gilbertsville Free Library. Purchase a map as your ticket, starting at 9:30 a.m. Gilbertsville Free Library, 17 Commercial Street, Gilbertsville. (607) 783-2677.

CONSERVATION

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “Paddle & Pull: Water Chestnut at Canadarago Lake.” Presented by the Otsego County Conservation Association. Bring your own watercraft, water, snacks, sunscreen, etc. for a five-mile paddle on easy water. Meet at the Canadarago Lake Boat Launch, 135 Dennison Road, Richfield Springs. (607) 547-4488.

CLEAN-UP 10 a.m. Otsego County Fair

Grounds Clean-up. Get ready for the fair. Includes potluck lunch. Meet at Martin Hall, Otsego County Fair Grounds, Morris.

FUNDRAISER

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Feral Flea Market and Vendor Fair.” Supports the Friends of the Feral-TNR Medical Fund for sick and injured cats. Laurens Recreation Center, 178 Balantic Hill Road, Laurens. (607) 242-4734.

FREEDOM RIDE

10 a.m. “3rd Annual Freedom Ride 2026.” Friends of Recovery Dedicated to Others, 22 Elm Street, Oneonta. (607) 2674435.

TAI CHI

10:30-11:30 a.m. Slow meditative movement that helps improve range of motion and balance. Led by Wanda Hunt. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main Street, Richfield Springs. (315) 858-0230.

PLANETARIUM Family-friendly show open to the public. Fees apply.

SUNY Oneonta Planetarium, Perna Science Building, Room 018A, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Parkway, Oneonta. (607) 436-2011.

• 10:30 a.m. “Mars: The Ultimate Voyage.”

• 11:30 a.m. “The Sky Tonight.”

LEGO CLUB 11 a.m. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 County Highway 11, Hartwick. (607) 2936600.

FUNDRAISER 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Dine Out for a Cause.” A percentage of the proceeds of your visit benefit hospice and palliative care patients of Helios Care. Feel Good Smoothie Bar and Café, 4 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta. (607) 386-4079.

EXERCISE Noon. “Let’s Move: Come Play Capoeira.” Unique Brazilian practice that blends martial arts, dance,

music and culture. All welcome. Held each Saturday. Green Earth Health Market, 4 Market Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-6600.

CAR SHOW Noon to 4 p.m. “7th Annual Antique Car Show Cruise-In.” 50/50 raffle, vendors, refreshments and more. Free to the public; fees apply for cars. Windfall Dutch Barn, 2009-2019 County Highway 80, Fort Plain. (607) 263-5230.

ANNIVERSARY Noon to 4 p.m. Free community barbecue to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Pine Lake Campus. Includes yard games, rock painting, water games and more. Pine Lake Campus of Hartwick College, 1894 Charlotte Creek Road, Oneonta. (607) 431-4520.

FUNDRAISER

12:30 p.m. until sold out. Chicken BBQ and Rib Dinner. Proceeds benefit the new village welcome sign by the Sharon Springs Chamber of Commerce. NBT Bank, 105 Main Street, Sharon Springs. (716) 472-4098.

WRITING 1-3 p.m.

“Writing in Response: An Ekphrastic Workshop with Julene Waffle.” The Gatehouse, 130 Main Street, Morris. (607) 285-4111.

WORKSHOP 1-4 p.m.

“Gelli Plate Printmaking Workshop.” Fees apply; registration required. All materials included. Eagle Street Studio, 20 Eagle Street, Cooperstown. bjluhmann@me.com.

CHICKEN BBQ 2:30-4:30 p.m. or sold out. Laurens American Auxiliary Chicken BBQ. Eat in or take out. Fees apply. Laurens American Legion Auxiliary, 11 Main Street, Laurens. (607) 432-6314.

HALL OF FAME

3 p.m. Awards presentation featuring the Ford C. Frick Award to Joe Buck, the play-by-play voice of ESPN and FOX; the BBWAA Career Excellence Award to Paul Hoynes of the “Cleveland Plain Dealer”; and the Buck O’Neil Lifetime Achievement Award to Bill White. Rick Monday will also be honored on the 50th anniversary of his rescue of the American flag. Tickets required. Alice Busch Opera Theater, Cooperstown. baseballhall.org/visit.

LIVE MUSIC 4 p.m. Wyatt Ambrose. The Al Gallodoro Memorial Stage, Muller Plaza, Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 434-8458.

HALL OF FAME

6 p.m. “Parade of Legends.” Baseball Hall of Famers ride down Main Street to a private reception at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Main Street, Cooperstown. baseballhall.org/visit.

OUTDOORS

6:30-8:30 p.m. “Bingo, Bonfire and S’mores.” Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Road, Laurens. (607) 432-2114.

BASEBALL 7 p.m. Oneonta Outlaws vs. Amsterdam Mohawks. Damaschke Field, Neahwa Park, 15 James Georgeson Avenue, Oneonta. (607) 433-0545.

FILM 7-9 p.m. “Film Festival: Great Expectations (1946).” An orphan of 1810s Kent rises to gentlemanly status with help from a mysterious benefactor. Tickets required. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. (607) 5475098.

OPEN MIC 7-9 p.m. “Coffee House.” Singers, writers, musicians, and more are invited to share works. 10-20 minute slots. Light refreshments available. Free, open to the public. Held each 4th Saturday. Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church, 128 Church Street, Schuyler Lake. (315) 8582523.

LIVE MUSIC 7-10 p.m.

The Lake House Summer Concert Series: Past Prime. Lakeside Stage, The Lake House, 2521 County Highway 22, Richfield Springs. (720) 940-8377.

THEATER 7:30 p.m.

“Home? A Palestinian Woman’s Search for Life, Liberty and Happiness.” Free; suggested donation appreciated. Also showing at 5 p.m. on 7/26. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute Street, Franklin. (607) 829-3700.

SHOOTING 8:30 p.m. “Shoot for the Moon.” Blacklight shooting event. All welcome to join or just watch. Fees apply. Milford Fish and Game Club, 432 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. (607) 3226118.

►Sunday, July 26

ANNIVERSARY Noon to 4 p.m. Wolf Mountain’s 20th Anniversary Celebration. Includes volunteer appreciation, food truck and more. Fees apply. Wolf Mountain Nature Center, 562 Hopkins Crandall Road, Smyrna. (607) 627-6784.

ARTSY WORKSHOP Noon to 2 p.m. “Nature Collage.” Nature Center at Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Road 31, Cooperstown. (607) 547-8662.

FUNDRAISER 1 p.m.; brunch at noon. “Dog (and Cat) Days of Summer Bingo!” $10 food purchase to play. Featuring raffles and prizes. Super Heroes Humane Society at Brew U, 99 Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 441-3227.

SUNDAY SERIES

1-3 p.m. “Joseph Brant.” Presented by Frank Antonucci. Free and open to the public. Bring your own folding lawn chair. Front lawn, Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Avenue, Oneonta.

HALL OF FAME

1:30 p.m. 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent. On the grounds of the Clark Sports Center, 124 County Highway 52, Cooperstown. baseballhall.org/visit.

WORKSHOP 2 p.m. “Collage Workshop with Mark Mastroianni.” Learn to work with various 2D materials with the help of an acclaimed mixedmedia artist. Cherry Valley Artworks, The Star Theater at The Foundry, 44 Main Street, Cherry Valley. (607) 264-3080. DRUM CIRCLE 5-7 p.m. Cherry Valley Drum Circle and Potluck. All welcome. Held at 5 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the warm months. Presented by The Telegraph School and The Tepee. Held at the Cherry Valley Gazebo near the stoplight, Cherry Valley. (607) 264-3785.

HALL OF FAME

9 p.m. Fireworks to celebrate the 2026 Hall of Fame induction. Originating from Fairy Spring Park on Otsego Lake, Cooperstown.

►Monday, July 27

BREAKFAST WITH THE BOARD 8-9 a.m. Casual meet and greet with Village of Cooperstown trustees to discuss local projects, agenda items, more. Includes coffee and donuts. All welcome. Held fourth Monday of each month. Village Board Room, Village Hall, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown.

HALL OF FAME 10:30 a.m. “The Road to Cooperstown.” Live taping featuring Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones and Jeff Kent. Tickets required. Doubleday Field, Cooperstown. baseballhall.org/visit.