Committee says thanks
The Cooperstown Athletic Hall of Fame Committee would like to thank all those who participated in the Third Annual CCS Athletic Hall of Fame Golf Tournament. It was a great success.
Next year the tournament will be held on Friday July 8 at Meadowlinks Golf Course.
In addition to the golfers, we would also like to thank the following businesses who supported us by sponsoring a hole: American Legion Post 579 _ Cooperstown, Cooperstown Diner, Cooperstown Field Hockey Club, Co-Optics of American Vision Group, Church & Scott, Inc., Gozigian, Washburn & Clinton Attorneys, In Memory of Jenny Peplinski Stevens _ 2009 Inductee, In Memory of Ken Kiser, NBT Bank, Pioneer Patio, Ray Holohan, Safe At Home Ballpark Collectibles, The Cooperstown Clubhouse, VFW Sgt. Walter P. Eggleston Post 7128 _ Cooperstown, W.L. Taylor & Son, Inc.
We appreciate everyone’s support _ businesses, golfers and Meadowlinks Golf Course.
Thank You.
CCS Athletic Hall of Fame Committee
Is it too much to ask?
Well over two years ago, Charlene and Jim Vrooman approached the Cooperstown Board of Trustees with an idea to beautify downtown Cooperstown by asking individuals/ store owners/groups to ``adopt’’ the plot of dirt around the trees on Main Street and Pioneer Street at the Main Street intersection.
The ``adoptors’’ would be responsible for planting, watering, weeding and keeping the areas neat and in good shape throughout the summer season. Each section was planted with perennial Hosta and Day Lily plants and were to be filled in with plants of the ``adoptors’’ choosing.
There were some regulations to be followed involving types and sizes of the plants.
The Trustees voted in favor of the idea and appointed the Vrooman’s Chairpersons of the ``Beautification Committee.’’
Each year since its inception in 2008, Rich McCaffery and I have faithfully tended to our assigned location around the tree in front of Wilber Bank on Main Street.
This required the expenditure ofáconsiderable money, time and energy. We were happy to do this and were proud of the results of our labors and expected to continue to do this each year.
It was most rewarding to be a part of this team spirit of volunteerism.
It was very disappointing to learn, on the street, that we had been relieved of our volunteer contributions to the Village by the Village Maintenance Committee. We were never notified of the planting day and only found out about it much later.If the focus of this year’s effort was to have selected volunteers only, than a simple notification that our services were no longer desired would have been appropriate...is that too much to ask?
It’s insensitive and divisive actions such as this that contribute to poor community morale. It’s not the end product that’s always important, but the process of involving village residents and merchants, in partnership, taking pride in projects that are mutually beneficial for all.
We’re sorry our efforts were no longer desired and would have appreciated advance notification that we were released of our involvement, as would other volunteers who were treated in this same manner.
Grace Kull
Cooperstown
Opinion
Your Opinion: July 22, 2010
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Our Opinion: Enjoy the carnival
It does not look like there will be much snow, if any at all for this year’s Cooperstown Winter Carnival. Although many events are weather-dependent, that will not spoil all the festivities. As far as getting out your hats and mittens, you might want to dig them out. At least it does not look like the weather will be as abnormally warm as it has been so far this winter.
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Our Opinion: Roses
Roses to Cooperstown sixth-grader Tom Knight, who once again might have the chance to compete in the state level geography bee. He won his school district’s competition for the second year in a row this year and will be taking a written test to see if he qualifies. One could wish him luck, but Tom said he feels more confident taking the test this time around the now knows what to expect. He also said he feels more comfortable answering questions on paper that out loud in front of an audience.
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Our Opinion: Buying locally is right
We are happy to report this week that buying locally made products appears to be on the upswing in the Cooperstown area. We have long been a proponent of shopping locally. It stimulates the local economy, returns more sales tax to the county and is more environmentally sound. Buying locally made or grown products takes it one step further.
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Our Opinion: Confused much?
As if figuring out one’s tax bill isn’t mind boggling enough. Now, with a two percent limit on property tax increases, there will be more brains flustered. It is not a simple calculation at all. In fact, the tax cap will affect each school district’s levy in various ways. So don’t think you will be able to take your bill from last year and just increase it by two percent. The process uses a much more complex formula eight steps, as a matter of fact.
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Our Opinion: We’ll miss Nicols
Cooperstown Police Chief Diana Nicols will be leaving her job shortly and will be missed by the community. She is being retired by the New York State and Local Retirement System that notified her last week that she is “permanently incapacitated for the performance of duties.” The incapacitation is the result of a knee injury she received in 2008 during a training class.
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Our Opinion: Roses and Raspberries
Roses to Cooperstown Central School graduate Molly Pearlman for putting off her college plans for a year to serve a 10-month term of service in the National Civilian Community Corps, an AmeriCorps program. She said her inspiration to participate in the program came from her father and brother.
Continued ... - Thursday, December 29, 2011
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Our Opinion: Looking forward
While many will spend the next few days reminiscing about 2011, we at the Crier are looking forward to next year. We are ready to ring in a new year and look forward to the events to come. Of course there are those events that happen annually such as the Cooperstown Winter Carnival,The Goodyear Polar Bear Jump, the Farmers’ Museum’s Junior Livestock Show, The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Father’s Day Classic and Induction weekend, the Pumpkin Festival and Regatta and many more.
Continued ... - Thursday, December 22, 2011
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Our Opinion: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus
At this holiday season, we take great pleasure in reprinting one of the classic newspaper editorials of all time − perhaps the best Christmas editorial ever written. It has survived the test of time and seems particularly fitting and poignant this year.
Continued ... - Monday, December 19, 2011
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DEC should not dismiss findings
Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the findings in a draft of a new federal report that links hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in Wyoming with groundwater pollution. Hydraulic fracturing is a process that pumps millions of gallons of chemically treated water into gas wells to fracture the rock and release the gas.
Continued ... - Thursday, December 8, 2011
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Our Opinion: Who would have guessed?
Much has been revealed during the baseball winter meeting in Dallas this past week. The Miami Marlins seem to be in hot pursuit of all the big name players to fill their new stadium, Manny Ramirez announced he would like to return to Major League Basbeall, Pedro Martínez announced he plans to officially retire, elections have been held and it appears former Red Sox manager Terry Francona is swapping places with the franchise’s new manager Bobby Valentine.
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Our Opinion: Enjoy the carnival
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