April 10, 2008 09:05 am
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Canvas grocery
bags great idea
Have you noticed that the
Cooperstown Great American
is selling reusable canvas
grocery bags for 99 cents,
to replace the traditional disposable
plastic and paper
grocery bags? This is a great
idea whose time has come.
Plastic bags are very unfriendly
to our environment;
they are petroleum-based
products that lay in our landfills
or wind up being windblown
into our lakes, rivers
and streams. It takes 100
years or so for a plastic bag
to decompose, so that every
single plastic bag that has
ever been produced in still on
our planet! And paper grocery
bags are no better.
Mary and I bought five of
the reusable canvas bags a
few weeks ago for $5.28 including
tax. We keep them in
our vehicle so they are handy
for our next trip to the Great
American. The checkout
clerks that I spoke with said
they are no more difficult to
deal with than the plastic or
paper bags. And I have found
that they make it much easier
to load the groceries into
the vehicle and then into the
house; they have sturdy
straps and hold their shape
better.
Thank you, Great American!
If we all get behind this,
we can make a difference.
Paul Kuhn
Cooperstown
Festival was
a success
We would like to take this
opportunity to thank all of
the people who supported
and volunteered to make our
first festival of Children’s
Authors and Illustrators in
Cooperstown a large success.
Our deepest gratitude goes
to Peg O’Dell whose support
was unwavering and steadfast.
We could not have done
the festival without her hard
work, support and focus.
Thank you, Peg!
Mary Tedesco has been a
tremendous support and
strength to help move the
festival forward and make it
happen. The financial support
from the Cooperstown
School Parent Teacher Organization
and the Friends of
the Village Library is greatly
appreciated. An immeasurable
thank you goes to all the
staff, teachers, parents and
students who gave their
time, energy and support to
make the festival run
smoothly and enjoyable for
all who attended the festival.
We would like to thank the
nine authors and illustrators
who spent their Saturday in
Cooperstown enriching are
minds and souls with literary
enthusiasm. And to all
who came to the festival in
support of inspiring and educating
ourselves and our
children in the art of writing,
illustrating, publishing and
reading books ... we thank
you for your support. We look
forward to the second annual
festival next spring.
Charlene and
Jim Vrooman
Cooperstown
Community help
appreciated
Thank you for all the calls
of concern, visits, food, cards,
monetary donations and
most of all the prayers after
my snowmobile accident and
during my continued recovery.
Words cannot express our
deep gratitude and appreciation
to the many businesses,
business associates, community
members, our many
friends and our loving family
for the most wonderful and
overwhelming show of support
with the fundraiser. It
truly touched our hearts
knowing our small community
and beyond was so willing
to aid us in so many ways.
We are very blessed and pray
that God will bless you greatly
in return.
Special thanks to our immediate
family who put in
many hours of work and
planning to bring this fundraiser
together. We are humbled.
-Grant and Joan Seamon
- Debbie and Dave
Bartlett
-Jodi and Les Phillips
- Tami and Mike Kucerak
and families.
Finally, thank you to our
wonderful children for all
their loving care, concern
and being there whenever
we needed anything. We love
you.
- Ella Cooler and Bill
Coveny and boys
- Tim Winslow
-Joni and Jeromie La-
Barge
God bless you,
Larry and Michele Winslow
Richfield Springs
Brookwood PTO
says thanks
The Brookwood School’s
PTO (Parent Teacher Organization)
would like to thank
Robert Fiorentino, LMT, of
Leatherstocking Massage,
Richfield Springs, and Diane
Ducey, LMT, Cooperstown
for their donations of head
and neck massages for the
Brookwood staff during Staff
Appreciation Week, March
10 through 14.
Wendy Ferguson
Co-facilitator, Brookwood
PTO
Play was
well done
“Arsenic and Old Lace,”
presented by the Senior
Class of 2008, was outstanding.
Everything about it was
outstanding. The casting was
perfect, with each cast member
taking on his/her character
with a professionalism
beyond their years.
The set was beautifully
done, and everything ran
like a well oiled machine,
showing that there was an
efficient group of people behind
the scenes doing an excellent
job. All of the adults
involved are to be commended.
Congratulations to all involved
in this production,
those on stage and those behind
the scenes. Thank you
for a most enjoyable and unforgettable
night at the theater.
Grace Kull
John Rathbun’s
proud grandmother
Cooperstown
Controlled fire
worked well
Dear Fly Creek Fire Chief
Mike Thayer,
Max and Donna Marie
would like to thank the Fly
Creek Fire Department for
doing a professional job in
carrying out the controlled
burn of the house at 469 Keating
Rd., Fly Creek on Saturday,
April 5.
We also would like to
thank everyone for saving
the evergreen trees, which
were so close to the house.
We greatly appreciate all
that was done.
Again, many thanks.
Max Lewis and
Donna Marie Loiacano
Fly Creek
Coop girls say
thank you
The CCS girls’ varsity
basketball team would like
to thank the community for
all their support throughout
the season, sectionals and
our trip to the state final
four.
We ended our season with
a team banquet on March 27
at the Baseball Hall of
Fame. A special thank you
goes to the organizers of the
event, Mrs. June Dolhun and
Mr. Ted Spencer. Thank you
to the custodial and security
staff at the Hall of Fame for
all their help.
We would also like to
thank Mr. and Mrs. Capozza
for being on standby just in
case we needed extra tables.
Thanks to Mr. Bennett and
our CCS custodial staff for
moving over extra chairs.
Thanks to Mohican Flowers
for a beautiful donated
centerpiece and to the General
Store for numerous discounted
tablecloths.
To Ted Spencer again:
thank you for the very special
DVD of our season. It
will be something we will always
treasure.
Last but not least, we
would like to thank our
coaches and our parents.
Without all of you none of
this would have been possible.
These last five months
have given us wonderful
memories that will last us a
lifetime.
CCS Varsity
Basketball Seniors:
Kristen Busse,
Katie Cring,
Katie Donley,
Abby Hull,
Sam Fox,
Jenny Potrikus,
Lindsay Valentine and
Jen Wehner
Concert series
a success
Cooperstown Concert Series
has just concluded its
38th season. A big thank you
is in order to all of our volunteers.
The Concert Series
could not exist without the
help of many, many people
who contribute in a variety
of ways. Volunteers offer
their time at the shows by
acting as ticket takers, ushers
and coordinators, and in
a year-long effort by attending
meetings, setting the
program, submitting grants,
distributing posters and paying
the bills.
We also wish to thank our
generous sponsors and donors
who help support our
efforts in bringing quality
music to Cooperstown. We
are grateful, as well, to the
Otesaga Hotel and Cooperstown
Middle/ High School
for being such gracious
hosts.
Yet, all of that work would
be in vain if not for those who
subscribe and buy tickets.
While we provide the concerts,
you, the audience, provide
the energy and enthusiasm
that makes it all
worthwhile. Nearly 2,900
tickets were purchased or donated
to local charity organizations
for the 2007-08 season
alone.
And now, on to next season,
when we will provide
seven shows, each different
from the other: from Rock
and Roll Hall of Famers like
Roger McGuinn of the Byrds,
to up and coming artists like
Eilen Jewell. We’ll have the
David Leonhardt Jazz Group
for our Holiday show, and
the Heavenly Echoes gospel
group in February. The
Bruce Katz Band (no relation)
will bring their blues/
funk sounds in January, and
the 25-member Indonesian
music group Gamelan Galak
Tika will hit Cooperstown in
March with a full-costume
spectacle never before seen
in our Village.
We will be supporting a
free show of hot bluegrass
music with the Lost Boys on
Pumpkinfest Sunday as a
Thank You to the community
for their support.
So we will see you again
on Sept. 27. Until then, check
out our website, cooperstownconcertseries.
org, for
updated information.
Jeff Katz and Rich Brown
Co-Directors
Let’s improve
children’s health
We have become a fast
food nation. Just like the
commercials say, “America
runs on Dunkin’.”
This is a problem, because
most schools do not give children
recess, gym only every
other day, and the fatty
grease ball burgers that they
eat pack on the pounds.
I am a senior at Cherry
Valley-Springfield Central
School. I have not had recess
since seventh grade, and I
only have gym every other
day. This does not allow me
or my peers to get enough exercise.
I have a friend from
another country, and when I
asked him what he thought
of American food, he said,
“At home, we don’t go to Mc-
Donald’s or have pizza every
day.” Obesity is a major problem,
and there are two causes.
One, you are what you eat,
and two, children do not get
enough exercise in school,
which shapes their idea
about exercise for later in
life.
Schools can and should
provide more healthy food.
Also, the schools should allow
all students to have at
least 20 minutes in the gymnasium
every day.Hopefully,
schools will realize that they
shape their students’ future,
and provide a more healthy
environment.
Blaze Cox
Roseboom
Cox is a senior at Cherry
Valley-Springfield Central
School.
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