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an event in What’s Happening
should e-mail information
to crier@csdsl.net,
mail to The Town Crier, 21
Railroad Ave., Cooperstown,
NY, 13326, or fax to 547-1109
at least 10 days before the
event. More information
may be obtained by calling
547-9493.
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
PRESENTATION: The
Friends of the Village Library
will host the program ``Hiking
the John Muir Trail _ Slide
Show and Talk’’ by Barbara
and Bill Harman at 7:30 p.m.
at the Cooperstown Village
Library building downstairs
meeting room.
SATURDAY, FEB. 27
HIKE: A guided moonlight
snowshoe hike will be held
at Betty & Wilbur Davis State
Park in Westford. Participants
are being asked to meet at
7 p.m. sharp in the pavilion
parking lot and Joe Ritton,
park employee, will lead the
hike to Cabin No. 3 where
participants can warm up
and enjoy refreshments
provided by the Friends of
Glimmerglass State Park. Ritton
will then resume the hike
leading participants back to
the pavilion parking lot. For
more information contact
Glimmerglass State Park at
547-8662.
LUNCHEON: Fourth annual
Empty Bowls Luncheon
to benefit the Cooperstown
Food Bank from noon to 2
p.m. at the Hoffman Lane
Bistro, features fresh bread
and soup served in handthrown
pottery bowls. A $15
donation will be charged.
For additional information,
call Donna Bailey Mackie
547-9359.
BENEFIT: The Farmers’
Museum will host an
evening of music, food, and
activities called ``Heat Up
The Night’’ from 6 to 9 p.m. in
the museum’s Louis C. Jones
Center. The benefit will raise
funds needed to provide
museum programming for
area schools. Adult tickets
are $10 in advance and $12
at the door. Tickets for kids
ages 13 to 18 are $5 and kids
12 and under are free. For
more information or to order
tickets by phone, call Karen
Wyckoff at 547-1410.
FIELD TRIP: Delaware-Otsego
Audubon Society field
trip looking for Short-eared
Owls. Participants will meet
and leave from the Cooperative
Extension Building in
Cooperstown at 3:00 p.m.
The building is on Lake St
(NY 80) at the north edge
of the village. Dress appropriately
for the weather. Although
there will be minimal
walking, it can be windy. Any
questions, call Bob Donnelly
at 607-264-8156.
DINNER: The Fly Creek
United Methodist Church Annual
Indian Dinner. Seatings
will be at 6 and 8 pm. Reservations
are requested by calling
547-2133, 547-9746 or
email megk@oecblue.com.
Suggested donation $20. All
proceeds go toáthe Fly Creek
United Methodist Church.
MONDAY, MARCH 1
EVENT: The League of
Women Voters Meet the Candidates
Night at 7 p.m. in the
Otsego County courthouse.
Candidates for village mayor,
trustee and justice in March
election have been invited to
participate.
FRIDAY, MARCH 5
DANCE: The Otsego
Dance Society will hold a
contradance from 8 to 11
p.m. at the Presbyterian
Church in Cooperstown. Performing
will be The Russet
Band; Fern Marshall Bradley
will be calling. Dancing will
begin at 8 p.m. and continue
until 11 p.m. Suggested donation
is $8 for adults, $4 for
students and teen-agers and
free for children 12 and under.
The Presbyterian Church
is on the corner of Pioneer
and Church Streets. For more
information, call (607) 965-
8232 or (315) 272-6110.
DANCE: The Doubleday
Dancers Western Square
Dance Club of Cooperstown
will hold a St. Patrick’s Day
Dance at the Cooperstown
Elementary School on Walnut
Street. The event will be
held from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Ray
Taylor will call Mainstream
and Plus dances and Elma
Taylor will Cue. Admission
will be $10 per couple, which
is payable at the door. For
more information call, 547-
8665.
SAT., MARCH 6
FARMERS’ MARKET:
Cooperstown Farmers Market offers meats,
cheeses,
spices, crafts local apples,
honey, maple syrupá9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Located off Main
Street in Pioneer Alley,
Cooperstown. For info call
607-547-6195.
TUESDAY, MARCH 9
MEETING: The Women’s
Club of Cooperstown meeting
at 2:00 p.m. in the Christ
Church Parish House, 69
Fair Street. Following the
brief business meeting, the
afternoon’s program, ``A
Rose is a Rose Floral Arrangement,’’
will be presented by
Jackie Hull. The meeting is
open to members of the club
and their guests as well as
any community members
who are interested in this
month’s program. For more
information, contact Pat
Duncan, club president, at
607-264-3258.
