BY GREG KLEIN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The weather gives. The weather takes away. That wasn’t the actual theme of this year’s Cooperstown Winter Carnival, but maybe it should have been. Even a light dusting of snow overnight Friday couldn’t put a winter chill on the three-day event. However, the increase in temperatures may have increased the size of the crowds.
According to accuweather.com, temperatures reached a high 34 degrees Saturday and 20 degrees on Sunday.
“I don’t think anyone felt cheated by (the weather),” said event co-chair George Macaluso. “Everyone I talked tofelt like we had a nice weekend. Enthusiasm was pretty high andeverything was well attended.” Still several events did have to be cancelled.
“We couldn’t have sledding, because there wasn’t much snow,” Macaluso said. “We had to cancel the ice hockey game at Badger Park. I spent all day building a skating rink in the chamber parking lot for kids to ice skate, but then we couldn’t do it because we could never get the ice to freeze.”
On the other hand, crowds were large at the coronation on Friday and the parade on Saturday, both of which were highlights of the weekend, Macaluso said.
“It was the first time we had the coronation outside, at Lakefront Park, and we were very happy with it,” he said. “It was a neat change. And right after the coronation, we had the fireworks go off over the lake. It was great to see.”
“I thought the parade this year was great,” he added. “We had a wider variety than we have had in previous years. I was really happy with having the Oneonta First Night puppets in the parade. I felt like they added something different.”
Macaluso said some people have told him that the parade was the best one of all time.
He said he was also pleased with the turnout for the nighttime adult events at the old Agway building. “We had a packed house both nights,” he said. Overall, Macaluso said he felt like the carnival committee had done great work.
“I felt like everyone did a good job. Now we’re ready to turn it over to the next group,” he said.
SOME OF THE 2012 WINTER CARNIVAL CONTEST WINNERS
Raffle Prize Winners
$300: Holly Hren
$200: Diana Becker
$100: Mike Albin
Dinner for Two at the Hawkeye: Simon Thorpe
Two Tickets to the Glimmerglass Festival: Katie Nagelschmidt “Samba Dromo” Parade
1st Prize: Richfield Springs Community Center
2nd Prize: First Night Oneonta Puppets
3rd Prize: Studio North – A
Center for Dance “World Cup”
Dessert Lovers Contest
Audience Choice: Jack Rodgers
Best Youth: Jack Rodgers
Best Individual: Cooperstown
Graduate Program Bakes
Best Restaurant: Doubleday Café
Judges Choice: Brewery
Ommegang “Bayou Blast” Chili Contest
Best Restaurant: Cooleys Stonehouse Tavern
Best Individual: Nicholas Reyes and Samantha Axtell
“Diabo” Chicken Wing Contest
Best Restaurant: Cooleys Stonehouse Tavern
“Calypso Clash” Pub Crawl Drink Contest
Audience Choice: Alex and Ika
Lip Sync Show
1stPlace: The Salsas
2ndPlace: King Momo and the Brazil Nuts
3rdPlace: Cooperstown
Graduate Program Smullens Run
10K Mens Champion: Mike Hamilton, 24 (36:39)
10K Womens Champion: Nancy Potter, 52 (47:20)
5K Mens Champion: Brian Waters, 29 (18:30)
5K Womens Champion: Krista Sujanen, 27 (22:22) Coloring Contest Winners
Ages 0-3 Winner:Emily Ferrari
Ages 4-7 Winner:Melissa Schuerman
Ages 8-12 Winner:Sannyah Butler
2012 Winter Carnival Court
King: William Derouin
Queen: Katerine Marie Booan
Court: Ashley Bliss, Megan Vann, Julia Robin on, Jarrett Hotaling, Jack Lowenguth, and Jay Devine.
Medallion Contest
Michael Desimone
2012 Winter Carnival Bowling Tournament
1st - Kim and Kenny Stahl (1345 pins)
2nd - Dave Chase Sr. and Keith Thayer (1341 pins)
3rd - John and Jeremy Davidson (1280 pins)
Free Throw Contest
Boys Elementary - Tyler Bertram
Girls Elementary - Ashley Kiuber
Jr. High Boys - Dan Francis
Jr. High Girls - Mallory Arthurs
High School Boys - Jack Donnelly
High School Girls - Sarah June Morosko
Adult Three-point Contest
Mark Misiewicz
Adult Free Throw Contest
Brad Feik
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A handful of people gathered in the Cooperstown Middle/High School cafeteria for a public hearing on the district’s proposed budget. The district is proposing a $16,772,080 spending plan for the 2012-13 school year. Although this is a decrease of $140,907 (.83 percent), it was upped by nearly $58,000 before being adopted on April 4 by the school board.
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Six candidates vie for four seats on BOE
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Top four students named at CCS
On Sunday, June 24, 85 Cooperstown Central School seniors will put on caps and gowns to conclude one phase in their lives and prepare to embark on another.
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Not many attend Main Street meeting
Few people attended a meeting last week to learn more about a proposed project that would give Main Street a facelift. The board of trustees scheduled the town hall-style meeting in an effort to gauge public opinion about some design elements and material selections for the project.
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CCS graduate receives recognition
Cooperstown Central School graduate Phil Pohl has been shining on and off the field. He is among 10 finalist in the Lowe’s Senior Class Award, and Clemson University announced Friday that the College Sports Information Directors of America named Pohl First-Team Academic All-District IV for the second year in a row.
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Relay for Life cancer awareness event to focus on caregivers
The Cooperstown/Northern Otsego County Relay for Life is coming soon. The event, now in its 14th year, has raised more than $1 million to help the American Cancer Society create a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
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County hires firms for tax sale
Otsego County lawmakers agreed Wednesday to farm out the county’s annual auction of tax-delinquent properties to private firms already handling the same task for numerous other upstate counties.
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Cider Mill to host brochure exchange
On Thursday, May 17, the regional tourism industry will gather at the Fly Creek Cider Mill and Orchard to participate in a brochure exchange followed by a networking dinner, according to a media release from the mill.
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Character Education committee to propose programs
The Cooperstown Central School Character Education Research Committee is proposing two programs for consideration of the board of education. The two programs are Haptitudes and A World of Difference. A public presentation is scheduled for the June 13 board meeting.
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Exhibit to focus on Stewart’s photography
The New York State Historical Association Research Library and The Cooperstown Graduate Program announce the opening of a exhibition celebrating the late Milo Stewart’s work, titled “Reflections of Home: Photography by Milo Stewart,” according to a media release from NYSHA.
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BVA walk set for May 13
The Butternut Valley Alliance invites its members and the general public to participate in a wildflower walk to be held Sunday, May 13, according to a media release from the organization. The walk will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Elmwood, 133 Peet Road, approximately one mile south of Morris. Reservations are requested by calling Jack Maier at 263- 5411.
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CCS to present ‘Messiah’
The Catskill Choral Society, under the direction of G. Roberts Kolb, will present Handel’s Messiah May 11 and 12, according to a media release from the society.
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Village committee asks for no spraying
The village’s environmental conservation committee will recommend to the board of trustees that the village halt the use of chemical pesticides and herbicides on village property.
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Opera is not purely entertainment
Going to see an opera may not be No. 1 on your list of things to do. It may not even be on your list at all. However, before ruling it out, perhaps getting to know the history and background before attending one would create more enthusiasm.
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New Orleans trip is full of surprises
The Cooperstown Central School jazz band director said he would like to take his students on another trip to New Orleans some day, but is afraid he could never re-create the same experience. “It was really a charmed trip,” Tim Iversen said after returning from the birthplace of jazz.
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HOF employee tests baseball IQ
The MLB Network now has its first game show called “Baseball IQ. “ The show debuted Jan. 24 and wrapped up with a season championship at the end of February. Among those who competed in the recall-based trivia show was National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Director of Communications Craig Muder.
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Towns invited to decorate with purple
The Cooperstown/Northern Otsego County Relay For Life committee announced that Mayor Jeff Katz of Cooperstown and Mayor Ron Frohne of Richfield Springs have proclaimed Friday, May 11, as “Paint The Town Purple Day” in their villages. Purple balloons will festoon the Main Street in both communities.
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BFS volunteer divers declare Otsego Lake open
The Biological Field Station Volunteer Dive Team removed the no-wake zone buoys from their winter storage location and installed them in Otsego on Lake Saturday, according to a media release from Paul Lord.
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Otsego Regional Cycling sets Bike to Work day
Otsego Regional Cycling Advocates, a committee of the Otsego County Conservation Association, is planning its fourth annual Bike to Work Day for Wednesday, May 16.
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Hanford Mills to host Woodsmen’s Show
Hanford Mills Museum will bring 200 years of logging, sawing and woodworking history to life at the Woodsmen’s Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May 5, according to a media release from the museum.
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Public hearing gives one last look at proposed budget
