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A year after their new log cabin burned to the foundation, Rich and Loraine Tyler are back in their dream home atop Franklin Mountain.

The Tylers’ daughter Jessica surveys the re-mains of her parents’ home, destroyed by fire on March 26, 2012.

The Tylers look out from their expanded porch, one of the positive adjustments to come out of the reconstruction.

Rebounding From Fiery Blow,Couple Rebuilds Dream Home

By LIBBY CUDMORE

ATOP FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN

oraine and Rich Tyler really do prove that home

is where the heart is.“Having our

friends and family over for Thanksgiv-ing” – even sitting in rocking chairs and eating off paper plates – “those are the things that make it a home,” said Loraine.

As the first anni-versary nears of a stray ember sparking a fire that consumed their “dream home” on Franklin Mountain last March 26, the retired SUNY Oneonta professors are settling back into a rebuilt log house. They’d lived there for just 11 months.

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For ‘Romanticism’ Collaboration To Work,Everyone Must Understand Everyone Else

By LIBBY CUDMORE

COOPERSTOWN

One of the challenges of the three-location “Romanticism & The American Land-scape” – to effectively interpret it for

visitors, everybody has to know what everybody else is doing.

And so 75 staff members from The Fenimore Art Muse-um, The Glimmerglass Festival and Hyde Hall, the National Historic Landmark, gathered in The Fenimore’s auditorium Fri-day, March 15, to accomplish just that.

“Upstate New York was the heart and soul of the Romantic movement,” said Paul D’Ambrosio,

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Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.lifeNYSHA President Paul D’Ambrosio discusses Gignoux’s “Mammoth Cave,” due at The Fenimore.

Zambello on opera’s role.

Jean Fault and Marie “Boston” Mansfield Kelly tour the Hall’s Diamond Dreams” exhibit they helped inspire.

Hall’s CuratorHas ‘DiamondDreams’ Tour

ROCK AND ROLL: George “Bad To The Bone” Thorogood of The De-stroyers, 7 p.m., Saturday, March 23, Oneonta Theatre. Tickets, (607) 643-4022, or www.oneontatheatre.com

DESSERT THEATRE: Comic theatre, wine, deli-cious home-baked desserts, and candle-light await you at the ninth annual March Madness Dessert Theatre. Adults $15, Students $8. 7:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday March 22-23. Unitarian Universalist Church, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, Anne Ray, (607) 432-8575.

EASTER ON RAILS: Easter Bunny Express Trains on the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Rail-road. Adults $17, Seniors $16 Children 3-12 $14, 3 & Under free. Reservation required. 2 p.m, Saturday-Sunday, March 22-23. 136 E. Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 432-2429.

SYRUP SEASON: All-you-can eat pancake breakfast with homemade syrup fresh from the farm. $6 adults, $4 kids. 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, March 23-24. Ingles Hill Maple Farm, 382 St. Hwy. 28, Richfield Springs. Info, (315) 858-0368.

GARDEN GROW: The Franklin Garden Club’s lecture series continues with John Fitzpatrick’s talk on Low Maintenance Design. 7-9 p.m. Saturday, March 23. 307 Main St., Franklin. Info, (607) 829-6404.

IT’S SPRING: Regis-tration Friday, March 22, for men’s, women’s soft-ball leagues in Oneonta’s Neahwa Park. Info, (607) 432-0680.

The National Base-ball Hall of Fame’s Curator Spotlight

this month focuses on “Diamond Dreams,” the exhibit of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, inspiration for “A League of Their Own.” Guided tour free with admission. 11 a.m. Friday, March 22. 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, Stephen Light, (607) 547-0329.

Anti-Fracking PoetsExplore Nature LostIf Drilling Happens

By LIBBY CUDMORE

ONEONTA

Can poetry spread the anti-fracking move-ment?

Yes, SUNY Oneonta Eng-lish professor Roger Hecht believes. He organized “Poets Against Fracking,” Friday, March 15, at First United Methodist Church.

“We believe there’s a place for poetry in politics,” said Hecht. “We can get people who are interested in the anti-fracking movement into poetry, and vice versa.”

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POETS/From B1Hecht is part of the Binghamton-based “Band of Bards,” and Oneonta was the third stop in a five-city tour. “We started in February in Binghamton,” he said. “We had one in Ithaca last week, and we’ll be at the Albany Poetry Festival in April and Elmira in May.”

•Which herds will we sicken whenflowback & blowout spill spatter their

pastures? Which vineyards will we shutter when consumers boycott wines from the

gasland?Which school buses will be run off the

road byheavy truck traffic & out of state drivers?

Hecht’s “Questionnaire for the Governor”•

Seven of the eight bards read, including

founder Mario Moroni, who read his three poems in his native Italian and handed out packets of translations.

“The 20th century is full of poets re-sponding to environmental threats,” said George Hovis, Cooperstown, who emceed and read his own anti-fracking poem during the open mic. “There is a role for poetry in protecting the environment.”

For Jo Mish, resident artist in letterpress at Hartwick College, it’s a cautionary tale of a “Frankenstein” nature. “There’s a whole history of technologies gone amok,” he said, before reading poems printed and bound on his antique letterpress equipment. “Fracking is just one more technology I don’t understand.”

Teresa Winchester couldn’t make the event, but e-mailed a poem inspired by a trip to Dimock, Pa., to visit fracking sites in April 2011. “It takes a worried mind to

write a fracking poem,” she wrote in her introduction.

•Before the drillers came,We swilled Bud Lite, line-danced all nightat Red Robin Inn.My greatest care: what to wear?Yours? Would the Mets win again?

Winchester’s “The Great Divide”•

As did many of the poems, the entry Ber-tha Rogers of Bright Hill Press, Treadwell, focused on the natural beauty that will be lost rather than directly on fracking. “I moved up from New York and planted all these spruces,” she said. “They’re what I think of when I think of fracking.”

•I have taken up residence in the bear’s black body; the bear’s heart has devoured mine. I (all my thumping) am diminished.

And the bear grows bigger; his seething face

has absorbed all the day’s light, his clawed paws

are as turbulent as electricity at night. Heart, the sunflowers have been extin-

guished by hurled rays, and I am dead to the day.

Rogers’ “To the Heart”•

SUNY English professor Emily Vogel came with husband, SUNY Binghamton po-etry professor Joe Weil, and their 3-month-old daughter, Clare.

“I’m fascinated by how an object can be useful and harmful at the same time,” she said. “In Ireland, they believe a poet can kill with words,” said Weil. He read his poem over traditional Irish music.

Anti-Fracking Poems Explore Threats To Nature From Natural-Gas Drilling

Help for your Practical Training!

Biblical Counseling Training Conference

April 5-6, 2013This conference will help you in your

marriage and family, as well as equip you to help others who are struggling.Call the church for more information.

Community Bible Chapel 577 Greenough Road • Cooperstown • 607-547-9764

www.communitybiblechapel.com

Good FridayMarch 29, 2013

12-7pm - For All Ages

Experience the passion of Christ in a new and powerful way.

Take a self guided meditation through 7 rooms, set up to help you experience Jesus’ final hours.

Join us for our

Easter Worship Service“Jesus is our Hope”

Sunday March 31at 10:30 AM.

Community Bible Chapel577Greenough Rd. • Cooperstown •547-9764

Join Us for Easter Sunday

As We Celebrate the Resurrection of

Jesus Christ And May You Find The Answer You’ve Been Looking For

Easter Eve, Saturday, April 3rd

Easter Vigil 8:00 p.m.

Easter,Sunday, April 4th

Holy Eucharist8:00 a.m.

Solemn Festival Eucharist 10:00 a.m.

St. James’ Episcopal Church

305 Main Street,Oneonta, NY

607-432-1458

Join Us For Easter Sunday As we Celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. May You Find

The Answers You’ve Been Looking For!

Palm Sunday Services8 a.m. Holy Eucharist

10 a.m. Sung Holy Eucharist

Maundy Thursday, April 5thHoly Communion 7:00 p.m.

Good Friday, April 6th Good Friday Worship, 12 Noon

Tenebrae, 7:30 p.m.

Easter Vigil, April 7thThe Great Vigil of Easter 7:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 8thHoly Eucharist 8:00 a.m.

Solemn Festival Eucharist 10:00 a.m.

St. James’ Episcopal Church305 Main Street, Oneonta

607-432-1458If you’re not quite sure we have the answer

you’ve been seekingIf you’re not quite sure, we have the

answer you’ve been seeking.

March 24thPalm Sunday

Sunday of the Passion8 am Eucharist

10am Sung Holy EucharistDistribution of Palms

March 28thMaundy Thursday10am Holy Eucharist

7pm Holy Communion

March 29Good Friday

Noon Good Friday Worship7:30 pm Tenebrae

March 30Easter Vigil

7:30 pmThe Great Vigil of East

March 31Easter Sunday

8 am Holy Eucharist10 am Solemn Festival

Eucharist432-1458

Saint James Episcopal Church305 Main Street, Oneonta New York

Join us for Easter Sunday as we Celebrate the

Resurrection of Jesus Christ. May you find the answers you’ve been looking for!

First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown

25 Church Street607-547-1347

Palm/Passion SundayMarch 24 at 10 am

Outdoor Community Worship and ProcessionElm and Pioneer Streets

10:45 amWorship in Sanctuary

Maundy Thursday March 28 at 7 pm

Communion and TenebraeGood Friday

March 29 at 7 pmEcumenical Service at the United Methodist Church

Easter SundayMarch 31 at 6:45 am

Ecumenical Sunrise Service Pioneer Street by Lake Otsego

10:45 amWorship Service

“At Break of Dawn” The Rev. Elsie Rhodes

Main Street Baptist ChurchCorner of Main and Maple

Streets - Oneonta

Good Friday Service6:45 PM Prelude by Dr. Jonathan Sastic

“His Death, Our Life”Pastor Phil LivermoreCommunion Service

Easter Sunday Services7:00 AM Sunrise Service

Hartwick College Frisbee FieldBring your lawn chair

10:30 AM Easter Sunday Worship Service

“Christ, Our Hope”Pastor Gary BonebrakeNursery Care ProvidedNo Crossing Service

Leatherstocking Railway Historical SocietyThe Milford Depot 136 East Main Street, Milford, NY 607-432-2429www.lrhs.com

Easter Bunny Express

First Train of 2013!March 23, 24, 30 and 31 at 2 pm

$17 adults, $16 seniors$14 children (3-12) Kids under 3 FREE!

Reservations requiredTrain rides on the scenic and historic…

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Fun For the whole Family!

Easter CelebrationThe Easter Bunny arrives at the Southside Mall on March 22!

Saturday March 23 • Easter Egg Hunt 1 to 2 pmHave your picture taken with the Easter Bunny—$8

HOURSMarch 22 3 to 7 pmMarch 23 Noon to 4 pmMarch 24 1 to 5 pmMarch 29 3 to 7 pmMarch 30 Noon to 4 pm

Children age 10 and under are invited to take part in our FREE Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by Southside Mall.

Celebrate Easter Sunday, March 31

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COLLABORATE/From B1New York State Histori-cal Association president. He characterized The Fenimore’s signature show, “Nature & The American Vision,” as a “reunion” of Hudson River School artists.

“How could we not cel-ebrate the romantics in this amazingly beautiful place? It inspires us the way it inspired the Romantics,” said Francesca Zambello, ar-tistic & general director of The Glimmerglass Festival, where Richard Wag-ner’s opera, “The Flying Dutchman,” ties directly to Frederick Edwin Church’s painting, “The Wreck,” at The Fenimore.

Hyde Hall’s executive director, Jona-than Maney, described the mansion’s builder as “a tragic hero.” He created a paradise-like estate on Hyde Bay, across Otsego Lake from Glimmerglass and The Fenimore, but couldn’t escape his personal flaws.

The plan for this sum-mer’s “Romanticism” collaboration, assisted with a $100,000 grant from through the Mohawk Val-ley Economic Develop-ment Council, is for The Fenimore to provide the art, Glimmerglass the music, and Hyde Hall the literature, through readings ranging from Cooper to Poe.

There are two parts to the Fenimore’s romantic reunions; first, from May 25 through Sept. 2, “The Wyeths: A Family Legacy” will showcase one of the most successful families in art, including Carolyn and Henriette. “That’s some-thing that no Wyeth exhibit has ever done,” he said.

At The Fenimore, “The Hudson River School: Nature and the American Vision,” will offer visitors 45 19th century paintings, including Jasper Francis Cropsey’s “Sunset, Lake George,” Louisa Davis Minot’s “Niagara Falls From The American Side,” the entire five-painting series of Thomas Cole’s “The Course of Empire” and a series of Martin Johnson Heade’s orchids.

That will be supplement by “The Wyeths: A Family Legacy,” showcasing one of the nation’s most successful artistic families, from N.C. and Andrew to the family’s

women artists, Carolyn and Henriette. “That’s some-thing no Wyeth exhibit has ever done.”

“The Flying Dutchman,” the first in the Glimmerglass Festival’s 2013 season, tells of a ghostly vessel doomed to sail the seas for eternity, and the young woman who’s love redeems the tragic

captain. “Even if you’ve never seen an opera, you’ll recognize the overture from the Bugs Bunny cartoon, “What’s Op-era, Doc?” said Zambello to laughter.

The second opera, “King for a Day,” will cel-ebrate Giuseppe Verdi’s 200th birthday with his seldom-seen second opera, his first comedy, in a new English translation by Kelley Rourke.

The festival will also feature “Camelot,” star-ring Nathan Gunn, “The famous opera bara-hunk of the world.” “It fits into the romantic ideal,” said Zam-bello. “It’s also the 50th anniversary of JFK’s death, this was his favorite musical and he was one of the great American romantics.”

While the readings at Hyde Hall provided the literature piece, “George Clarke was kind of a ro-mantic hero,” Maney told the gathering, “despite the fact that he abandoned his wife in England, was hung in effigy in Middlefield and challenged Gov. Clinton to a duel after the governor called him a British scoun-drel.”

Maney went onto explain that, like the Romantics who wrote opera and depicted the Catskills, Clarke fit the description of the “sensitive, mysterious hero who es-caped from the hideousness of the world, hiding some-thing ugly inside himself.”

“He had unusual abilities, but he also had these tragic flaws,” said Maney. “He was an exceptional host, but he wasn’t well-liked.”

All three are hoping that the collaboration will renew interest in both the Roman-tics and in Otsego County. “This collaboration exists to promote the wonderful area and the wonderful talent here,” said Maney. “All the things that make life worth living.”

“I feel like we’re building these collaborations every year,” said Zambello.

HOME/From B1place,” said Rich. “I said, ‘Of course – that’s where the hole is’.”

“It went up fast,” added Loraine. “But there’s still lots to be done.”

You wouldn’t know it. Though Rich lost most of his 300 antique oil lamps in the fire, 30 new ones, polished and gleaming in sunlight coming through wide windows, sit a special-ly designed deco-beam.

Snowflakes, crocheted by

daughter Jessica, hang in the windows, and Loraine’s new snowmen stand proudly on cabinets and bookshelves. “I keep my snowmen out until there isn’t any snow left,” she said. “So I’ll probably take them down sometime in July.”

The home was furnished with garage-sale finds and items from Lettis Auc-tion Service in Oneonta. “This is exactly the table I wanted,” she said as she set out cups. “I got it at the Fly

Creek community yard sale – I mentioned I was looking for a table, and someone had this one.”

Though she lost her en-gagement and 25th anniver-sary rings, a chance stop by Zales’ annual diamond sale in Albany brought a seren-dipitous find. “I found my exact ring and it fit perfect-ly,” she said.

“I don’t like new things,” she added. “They’re fine, they look great, but they’re not mine – but we’ll get

used to them.”One piece did escape

– her great-grandmother’s clock was in the shop when the house burned. “We almost didn’t get it fixed,” said Rich. “But if we hadn’t, it wouldn’t be here today.”

Though they’re mostly settled, there are still days where they struggle with the loss. “Christmas was hard,” said Loraine. “I still have trouble when I think of the family pieces I lost. But we learned that if you put one foot in front of the other, the body follows.

“And the community was so supportive. We’d come back to our apartment” – the couple lived in Oneonta while the home was be-ing rebuilt – “to find boxes of supplies sitting on our porch.”

In the bedroom, she held up the corner of a quilt. “The Susquehanna Quilters make you a quilt when you lose everything,” she said.

Though the Tylers built the last home themselves, they admitted they didn’t have four years to build another. “But the contrac-tor let us help – staining the banister, little things like that – it helped make it ours.”

And posing once again on their porch, Loraine said, “It’s beginning to feel like home.”

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AllOTSEGO.lifeHyde Hall’s Jonathan Maney said Poe has been added to a line-up of literary read-ings that included Cooper, Whitman and Louisa May Alcott.

After Fire, Log Cabin Rebuilt, Couple Home

Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.lifeA clock Loraine inherited, above, was undergoing repairs during the March 2012 fire, or would have been destroyed.

Rich, right, lost his collection of 300 lamps in the blaze, but has rebuilt his collection to 30.

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Happenin’OTSEGO COUNTY

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO

WHAT’S FUN AROUND HERE

Thursday,March 21

NURSE WORKSHOP -- 9 a.m.-noon Morning workshop for practicing nurses and nurse educators “Building Inclusive Work Environments and Teams-Solutions.” Hartwick College, Dewar Union, Chesebro Room, 1 Hartwick Dr, Oneonta. Info Donna Decker, (607) 431-4790.

CHILD RESOURCES -- 9:30 a.m.-noon Parenting Resource Center “Nanny 911” workshop. Child care, refreshments provid-ed. . 277 Chestnut St, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2870.

BUDDHIST -- 6-7 p.m. Guided meditation aimed at relaxation. Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, 412 Glimmerglen Rd., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5051, rygcooper-stown@gmail.com.

PANEL -- 6:15 p.m. Victim Im-pact Panel. Meets requirements for people involved in crimes involving alcohol or drugs. $30. Council of the Arts Building 27 W. Main St., Norwich. Info, registra-tion, (607) 432-0061 ext. 102.

KLEZMER CONCERTO -- 7 p.m. Hartwick clarinet instruc-tor Robin Seletsky performs newly commissioned “Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet and Wind Ensemble” with the Hartwick Col-lege Symphonic Band. Hartwick College, Anderson Center for the Arts Theatre, 1 Hartwick Dr, Oneonta. Info Jason Curley, (607) 431-4802.

Friday,March 22

SOFTBALL -- Registration for men’s and women’s softball leagues start today. Registra-tions accepted in Neahwa Park recreation office. Players must be 18+. Play begins May 20th. $400 per team plus $92 refund-able forfeit bond. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0680.

BASEBALL EXHIBIT – 11-11:30 a.m. National Baseball Hall of Fame Curator Spotlight: Tour the Diamond Dreams exhibit with curator. Free with admis-sion. 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, Stephen Light, (607) 547-0329.

BUDDHIST – 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Guided meditation aimed at relaxation. Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, 412 Glimmerglen Rd, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5051, rygcooperstown@gmail.com.

RACE PRE-REGISTRATION -- noon-4 p.m. Otsego County Run/Walk event pre-registra-tion will take place at the Clark Sports Center. 124 Cty. Rd. 52, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-2800.

BOURBON -- 5:30-6:30 p.m. Otesaga Sommelier & Beverage Manager Chad Douglass hosts a Bourbon Tasting. 21+, $25 per person. Otesaga’s Fenimore Room, 60 Lake St, Cooperstown. Info Lori Patryn, (607) 544-2524.

CHAMBER DINNER -- 5:45 p.m. Otsego County Chamber celebrates Laurie Neander and Hugh Henderson. $80/per-son, $750/table. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Info, reservations, (607) 432-4500, X-207.

THEATER -- 7 - 9 p.m. “Charlie and the Chocolate Fac-tory,” directed by Jonah Groom. The Smithy, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8671.

DESSERT THEATRE -- 7:30 p.m. Comic theatre, wine, deli-cious home-baked desserts, and candle-light at 9th annual March Madness Dessert Theatre. Adults $15, students $8. Unitarian Church, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, Anne Ray, (607) 432-8575.

GIG -- 8 p.m. Brooke Annibale plays from her new EP “Words in Your Eeyes.” Dewar Union, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-4000.

Saturday,March 23

CIDER -- Fly Creek Cider Mill opens for the season. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. Goose St., Fly Creek. Info, www.flycreekcidermill.com

OPEN HOUSE -- 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Pancake breakfast with home-made syrup. $6 adults, $4 kids. Ingles Hill Maple Farm, 382 St. Hwy 28, Richfield Springs. Info, (315) 858-0368.

FLOWER CLASS -- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Recycle, Revamp, Refresh Challenge at Mohican Flowers, 207 Main St, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8822, mohicanflow-ers@aol.com.

OPERA -- 11 a.m. Verdi’s “Rigoletto” streamed live in HD from the Metropolitan Opera. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 21 Market St., Oneonta. Info, tickets, (607) 431-2080.

MAPLE WEEKEND -- Noon-6 p.m. Sap boiling, baby goats, free coffee and pastries. Roxbury

Mountain Maple, 750 Roxbury Mountain Rd., Hobart. Info, (607) 538-1500.

EASTER TRAIN -- 2 p.m. Eas-ter Bunny Express Trains on the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad. Adults $17 Seniors $16 Children 3-12 $14, 3 and under

free. Res-erva- tion Required. 136 E Main St, Milford. Info, (607) 432-2429.

CONCERT -- 7 p.m. John O’Connor performs in fundraiser for the Bright Hill Community Library. Refreshments served. Free will donation; contribu-tions of $15+ will receive a CD of O’Connor’s music. Bright Hill Literary Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. Info, (607) 829-5055.

LECTURE – 7-9 p.m. The Franklin Garden Club’s lecture series continues with John Fitzpatrick’s talk on Low Main-tenance Design. 307 Main St., Franklin. Info, (607) 829-6404.

CONCERT -- 7 p.m. Rock and roll legend George Thorogood and the Destroyers. Oneonta Theater, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, Tickets, (607) 643-4022.

DESSERT THEATRE -- 7:30 p.m. Comic theatre, wine, deli-cious home-baked desserts, and candle-light at the 9th annual March Madness Dessert The-atre. Adults $15, students $8. Unitarian Church, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, Anne Ray, (607) 432-8575.

Sunday,March 24

palm SundayOPEN HOUSE -- 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Pancake breakfast with home-made syrup. $6 adults, $4 kids. Ingles Hill Maple Farm, 382 St. Hwy. 28, Richfield Springs. Info, (315) 858-0368.

MAPLE WEEKEND -- Noon - 6

p.m. Sap boiling, baby goats, free coffee and pastries. Roxbury Mountain Maple, 750 Roxbury Mountain Rd., Hobart. Info, (607) 538-1500.

EASTER TRAIN -- 2 p.m. Easter Bun-

ny Express Trains on the Cooperstown &

Charlotte Valley Railroad. Adults $17, seniors $16, children 3-12 $14, 3 and under free. Reserva-tion required. 136 E. Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 432-2429.

CANTATA -- 3 p.m. Cherry Valley and area choir members perform the Easter cantata, “It is Finished.” Public invited. Voluntary donations accepted for Food Pantry and Emergency Fund. Refreshments follow. Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School Auditorium, 597 Cty.. Hwy. 54, Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 264-3069.

Monday,March 25

PRE-REGISTRATION -- 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Otsego County Run/Walk event pre-registration at Southside Mall. 5006 New York Rte. 23, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-5478.

Tuesday,March 26

passover BeginsBUDDHISM -- 5:15 p.m., “The

Buddhist View.” Every Tuesday. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 829-3702.

PORK DINNER -- 6 p.m. Spring Roast Pork Dinner. 1 seating only. Reservations are required. Take outs are available at 5:45. Middlefield Baptist Church, Middlefield.

WednesdayMarch 27

MEETING -- 7 p.m. Monthly meeting of Fly Creek Area Histori-

cal Society. Bring an antique or item for “Show and Tell.” Fly Creek Methodist Church, Fly Creek.

Thurs-dayMarch

28OPENING

-- Annutto’s Farm Stand opens for the season. 5396 St. Hwy 7, Rte. 7, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-7905.

SWING DANCE

– 6:30 p.m. First Night and LEAF host a swing dance. Lesson, music by Blues Maneu-ver. Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chest-nut St., Oneonta. Info, Carol Mandigo, (607) 432-0090.

Friday,March 29

Good FridayBUDDHIST – 11 a.m.-12:30

p.m. Guided meditation aimed at relaxation. Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, 412 Glimmerglen Rd, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5051, rygcooperstown@gmail.com.

Saturday,March 30

FENIMORE -- Fenimore Art Museum opens for the season. 5798 St. Hwy. 80 (Lake Rd.), Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-1400, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org

EGG HUNT -- 10 a.m.-noon Hyde Hall Annual Easter Egg Hunt! Easter basket raffles, goody bags, balloons and fun for all! Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. Info Jonathan Maney, (607) 547-5098.

EASTER PARADE -- Noon. Cooperstown Easter Parade and tea party. Lakefront Park and Tunnicliff Inn, Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-9983.

EASTER TRAIN -- 2 p.m. Eas-ter Bunny Express Trains on the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad. Adults $17, Seniors $16, Children 3-12 $14, 3 and under free. Reservation required. 136 E Main St, Milford. Info,

(607) 432-2429.Sunday,

March 31easter Sunday

WORKSHOP REGISTRATION -- Registration for the 19th An-nual Bright Hill Summer Literary Workshops for Kids begins today.

SUGAR SUNDAYS -- 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Final Sugaring Off Sundays pancake breakfast, with maple demonstrations and the opening of the Empire State Carousel. $9 adults, $5 under 13, under 6 free. The Farmer’s Museum, 5775 St. Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-1472

EASTER TRAIN -- 2 p.m. Eas-ter Bunny Express Trains on the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad. Adults $17 Seniors $16 Children 3-12 $14, 3 and under free. Reservation required. 136 E Main St, Milford. Info, (607) 432-2429.

BUDDHIST -- 6-7 p.m. Guided meditation aimed at relaxation. Rangjung Yeshe Gomde, 412 Glimmerglen Rd, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5051, rygcooper-stown@gmail.com.

Monday,april 1

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CHILD RESOURCES -- 6-8 p.m. Parenting Resource Center hosts on Living with 10-15 Year Olds. Child care, refreshments provided. Registration required. 277 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2870.

FILM SERIES -- 7 p.m. “Citizen Kane.” Friends of the Oneonta Theatre April film series. $6 at the door. The Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-4022.

Thursday,april 4

CHILD RESOURCES -- 9:30 a.m.-noon Parenting Resource Center “Nanny 911” workshop. Child care, refreshments pro-vided. Registration required. 277 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2870.

AFTER HOURS -- 5-7 p.m. Otsego Land Trust Business After Hours to welcome new Execu-tive Director, Virginia Kennedy. 101 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547- 2366.

Friday,april 5

PEEPS -- 2 p.m. Yearly Peep Show, artists submit works of art surrounding marshmallow Peeps. Entries due 9-noon. Judg-ing begins at 2. Refreshments available at 3; award ceremony at 4. 1 Hartwick Dr., Oneonta. Info, Betsy Ayer, (607) 431-4826, ayere@hartwick.edu.

BENEFIT -- 6 p.m. “Guy’s Night” benefit for Girls on the Run. Tastings, four-course din-ner, hot towel massages, brewery tours. Ommegang Brewery, 656 Cty. Hwy. 3 Cooperstown. Info, tickets, (607) 437-1985.

THEATER -- 8 p.m. Orpheus presents “Off The Hook.” $15 general, $10 students. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 21 Mar-ket St., Oneonta. Tickets, Info, (607) 432-9392.

Saturday,april 6

CRAFT SHOW -- Greater Plains Elementary School PTO craft show. Free, all welcome. Crafters may rent a table for $20. 60 West End Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 433-8272.

RUN/WALK EVENT -- 8 a.m. Otsego County Run/Walk Event. Registration opens at 8. Opening Ceremony at 9:45, run/walk begins at 10. Newha Park, Oneonta.

BOTTLE DRIVE -- 9 a.m. Boy Scout Troop 1254 will pick up Deposit Bottles and Cans at curb side. Call for special pickup. Info, (607) 547-1310.

MONSTER BENCH -- 9:30 a.m. Clark Sport Center Monster Bench competition. Men, women, and teams are invited. Weigh-ins and registration at 9:30, com-petition begins at 11. 124 Cty.Hwy. 52, Cooperstown. Info, Rich Jantzi, (607) 547-2800.

THEATER -- 2 p.m. Orpheus Theatre presents “Off The Hook.” $15 general, $10 students. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 21 Market St., Oneonta. Tickets, info, (607) 432-9392.

Sunday,april 7

BIRD WATCHING -- 7:30 a.m. The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society’s Annual Spring Trip. All day trip; bring lunch. Meet in Di-etz St. parking lot, Oneonta. Info,

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Marsalis Quartet with the Inter-Collegiate Jazz Band. $10 student, $35 silver, $45 gold. Foothills Performing Arts Center. 21 Market St., Oneonta. Info, tickets, (607) 431-2080.

Tuesday,april 9

BUDDHISM -- 5:15 p.m., “The Buddhist View.” Every Tuesday. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 829-3702.

Wednesday,april 10

GREEN WORKSHOP -- 4-7 p.m. Green Jobs, Green NY Work-shop shows homeowners how to make their homes as energy efficient as possi-ble. Registration requested. Morris Central School Auditorium, 65 W. Main St., Mor-ris. Info, (607) 723-0110, www.energywiseotsego.eventbrite.com.

CHILD RE-SOURCES -- 6-8 p.m. Parenting Resource Center workshop on Living with 10-15 Year Olds. Child care, refreshments provided. Registration required. 277 Chest-nut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2870.

FILM -- 7 p.m. “The Big Leb-owski.” Friends of the Oneonta Theatre April film series. $6 at the door. The Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-4022.

Fridayapril 12

LECTURE -- 4 p.m. “The Soviet Occupation of Russian Ortho-dox Iconography,” Doug Zullo, Ass. Prof. of Art & Art History. Hartwick College, Bresee Hall’s Eaton Lounge, 1 Hartwick Rd., Oneonta. Info, Matthew Voor-hees, (607) 431-4387, voor-heesm@hartwick.edu.

SQUARE DANCE-- 7:30 p.m. The Doubleday Dancers evening of square dancing at Cooperstown Elementary School. 21 Walnut St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 264-8128.

Saturday,april 13

EARTH FEST -- 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Otsego County Conservation As-sociation holds 8th Annual Earth Festival. Information and Vendor Fair 11-5 in the gym. Empire Recycling with ConfiData Shred-der from 11-2. Milford Central School, 42 W. Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 286-3349.

BANQUET -- 5:30 p.m. The 6th Ward Athletic Club of Oneonta 2nd annual Joe and Mary’s Memorial Banquet. Cocktails at 5:30, dinner 6:30. $35 Ticket includes dinner. Cash bar. Reser-vation required. 22 W. Broadway, Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-9136.

GARDENS – 7-9 p.m. The Franklin Garden Club’s lecture series welcomes Sondra Freck-elton’s on Freckelton Flowers and Garden Still-Lifes: Creating a Garden Using Basic Principles of Art. 307 Main St., Franklin. Info, (607) 829-6404.

Tuesday,april 16

BUDDHISM -- 5:15 p.m., “The

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Wednesday,april 17

CHILD RESOURCES -- 6-8 p.m. Parenting Resource Center work-shop on Living with 10-15 Year Olds. Child care, refreshments provided. Registration required. 277 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2870.

FILM -- 7 p.m. “Sunset Bou-levard.” Friends of the Oneonta Theatre April film series. $6 at the door. The Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-4022.

AUTHOR READING -- 8 p.m. Hartwick

College hosts novelist and essayist Marilynne Robin-son. Anderson Center for the Arts theatre, Hartwick campus. 1 Hartwick Dr., Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-4902, bensenr@hartwick.edu.

Saturday,april 20

GALA -- 2013 Springbrook Gala. “Promise of Tomorrow,” an elegant evening of dining and dancing. The Otesaga Hotel, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, SpringbrookNY.org

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BUDDHISM -- 5:15 p.m., “The Buddhist View.” Every Tuesday. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 829-3702.

Wednesday,april 24

FILM SERIES -- 7 p.m. “Dracu-la.” Friends of the Oneonta The-atre April film series. $6 at the door. 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-4022.

Thursday,april 25

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Saturday,april 27

CIDER RUN -- 8 a.m. Fly Creek Cider Run 5K Fun Run/3K Walk fundraiser benefits United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties. Registration begins at 8, race at 10. Adults $30, 12 and under $15. 288 Goose St, Fly Creek. Info, (607) 547-9692.

COOP FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Bounty of seasonal fruits and veggies, local meats, fresh fowl, eggs, cheese, yogurt, honey, maple syrup, sweet treats. Hand-made goods. Pioneer Alley (behind Key Bank), rain or shine. Info, (607) 547-6195, www.otsego2000.org

ONEONTA FARMERS’ MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Locally-grown fruits, vegetables, flowers, more. Weekly entertainment. Garage Walkway, Main St.

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GREEN WORKSHOP -- 4-7 p.m. Green Jobs, Green NY Work-shop shows homeowners how to make their homes as energy efficient. Registration requested. Edmeston Central School Audi-torium, 11 North St., Edmeston. Info, (607) 723-0110, www.ener-gywiseotsego.eventbrite.com.

CONCERT -- 7 p.m. Front Porch

Harmony with Donna and Renee entertain at the Terrace Heights Community Center. Terrace Heights, New Berlin. Info, Bonnie Jean Bauer, (607) 847-9747.

CATSKILL SYMPHONY CON-CERT -- 7:30 p.m. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Bach’s Branden-burg 3. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets, www.catskillsymphony.net.

Tuesday,april 30

BUDDHISM -- 5:15 p.m., “The Buddhist View.” Every Tuesday. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 829-3702.

Thursday,May 2

CHILD RESOURCES -- 6-8 p.m. Parenting Resource Center workshop, “Get Your Kids on Your Team.” Child care, refreshments provided. Registration required. 277 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2870.

Friday,May 3

LECTURE -- 4 p.m. “Under-standing the Dark Horse of Per-sonality: When will the Pessimist Win?” Justin Wellman, Ass. Prof. of Psychology. Hartwick College, Bresee Hall’s Eaton Lounge, 1 Hartwick Rd., Oneonta. Info, Mat-thew Voorhees, (607) 431-4387, voorheesm@hartwick.edu.

Saturday,May 4

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ONEONTA – James C. Vagliardo, 89, a decorated World War II veteran who was one of the last living repositories of the D&H railroad’s glory days here, passed away Sunday at his home after a long and coura-geous battle with cancer.

He was born on March 14, 1924, in Oneonta’s Sixth Ward, one of four sons of Giuseppe and Concetta (Sa-rano) Vagliardo.

He married Dominica “Mimi” Vaccaro on June 1, 1946; she predeceased him on May 16, 2005.

Jim served in the Army during World War II as a machine gunner in Central Europe, Northern France and the Rhineland, receiv-ing a commendation from Lt. Gen. George S. Patton

for his fortitude and con-spicuous bravery defending the field against a German attack of multiple aircraft.

Jim retired in 1985 after 43 years of service in on the crane of the D&H.

He lived on West Broad-way, abutting the D&H yards, and so had witnessed many of the significant de-velopments in the railroad’s history during the 20th cen-tury, which he recorded in notebooks and with photos. He was featured in the docu-mentary “All The Livelong

Day” and the crane he operated is now owned by the Cooperstown/Charlotte Valley Railroad.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Church, American Legion Post 259, and a for-mer member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 1260.

He is survived by his children, Joseph Vagliardo of Oneonta, John Vagliardo and his wife, Sherry, of Oneonta, Concetta Vagliar-do of Latham, and Louis Va-gliardo and his wife, Karen, of Oneonta; four grandsons, William, Vincent and Jared Vagliardo of Oneonta and Shane Vagliardo of Fla; a brother, Carmen Vagliardo, Sr. of Winter Haven, Fla., and a sister, Rosalie Sim-mons, of Oneonta, and many nieces and nephews.

Besides his wife, he was predeceased by a grandson, Jason; his brothers, Charles, Louis, Paul, and Joseph Vagliardo; a niece, and also his goddaughter, Charlene Vagliardo, and daughter-in-law, Debra Vagliardo.

A funeral mass was held Wednesday, March 20, at St. Mary’s Church, with the Rev. Bernard Ampong, officiating. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Emmons.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Catskill Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820.

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Born May 23, 1967 in Stamford, the daughter of Stanley and Beverly (Whit-beck) Drake, Susan received her Associates Degree in Nursing from SUNY Mor-risville. Nursing was her passion and she spent many years pursuing her dream of caring for others. Through-out her nursing career, she traveled to many homes with At Home Care, Inc.

She was also a dedicated and long-time employee of Bassett Hospital where her kind, patient and compas-sionate nature touched the lives of countless patients.

When spring rolled around you could always find her cheering for her girls at their softball games. During the off season, you could even find her playing catch in the backyard. Susan was also an avid reader. She could always be found with

her nose in a good book, even while watching her favorite NASCAR races!

She is survived by her mother Beverly Drake of Hartwick, NY; her husband, Edward Skillen, Jr. of Mil-ford; her daughters, Gabri-ella and Natasha Skillen of Milford; her brother, Doug-las Sargeant (Natalie) of Laurens; her sisters, Melody (Keith) Fritts of West Lau-rens, and Heather Drake of Raleigh, NC; as well as by several nieces and nephews.

Susan was predeceased by her father Stanley “Stub” Drake in 2010.

A graveside memorial service was held Monday, March 25 in the Hartwick Cemetery.

Memorial donations be made to a benefit account in the names of Gabri-ella and Natasha Skillen at the Leatherstocking Federal Credit Union in Cooperstown.

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ONEONTA – Enid S. Vila, 73, described as a “good mother and good friend” passed away March 3, 2013 at the Fox Nursing Home, Oneonta.

She was born September 14, 1939 in Decatur, the daughter of Earl and Ida (Weatherly) Miller.

Enid was a good mother and a good friend. She loved visiting with friends and family. She also loved going to church, reading, listening to music, cooking, candy and family gatherings.

She is survived by a sister, Elaine Andrews of Oneonta; children, Laura & Earl Fessenden of Walton, Jill and James Carmody of Treadwell, Tracy & Debra Vila of Las Vegas, NV; several grandchildren and

great grandchildren; a loving niece and caregiver, Cheryl Amo; and several nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by a brother, Eugene Miller and a sister, Earlene Illenberg.

A memorial service will be held 1 p.m., Sunday, March 24 at the West Dav-enport Free Baptist Church in West Davenport, with the pastor Stephen Estes, of-ficiating.

Interment at the West Oneonta Cemetery will be at a later date.

Donations may be made to the West Davenport Free Baptist Church, PO Box 31, West Davenport, NY 13860.

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WORCESTER – Mari-lyn S. Ryall, 66, a former Fox Hospital technician, passed away following a brief illness, Thursday, March 14, 2013, at Fox Hospital.

She was born June 18, 1946, in Cortland, the daughter of Howard and Helen (Taylor) Miller.

Marilyn grew up in Wa-tertown and graduated from Watertown High School. She then went on to earn a Medical Technician degree at SUNY Cobleskill and a degree in English at SUNY Oneonta.

She married William “Bill” R. Ryall on March 26, 1967, in Ithaca.

Prior to retirement, she worked at A.O. Fox Memo-rial Hospital in Oneonta, as a medical technician.

Marilyn was an avid reader and a quilter. She volunteered at the Worces-ter Free Library where she was a moderator for the evening reading group.

She and her husband, Bill loved traveling both domestically and abroad, especially enjoying their time in France.

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husband, Bill Ryall of Worcester; her son and daughter-in-law, Will and Allison Ryall of Raymond, Maine; her daughter, Erin Ryall Smith, and Doug Mosher of Westmoreland; her grandchildren, Sydney, Jessica, Joshua, Nick, Han-nah, Matt, Kelsey, Keegan and impending new ar-rival; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Don and Trish Ryall, Sue Ryall and Al Charsky; nieces, neph-ews and many wonderful friends.

Funeral services were held Sunday, March 17 at the Second Baptist Church, 132 Main St., Worcester, with the Rev. Judith A. Thistle, pastor, officiating. Interment in the Maple Grove Cemetery will be held at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, dona-tions may be made to the Worcester Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 191, Worcester, NY 12197 or to the Worcester Free Library, P.O. Box 461, Main Street, Worcester, NY 12197.

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