Cooperstown Summer Music Festival Returns
Cooperstown, N.Y. – After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival returns for its 24th season with five shows throughout the month of August.
“This season, we are offering the Cooperstown community a collection of performances spanning an exceptionally wide range of musical styles and traditions,” says Festival Founder and Artistic Director Linda Chesis.
This season’s Cooperstown Summer Music Festival lineup includes:
Tickets for these shows are $30 for adults and $15 for students and children (except for “Musical Kaleidoscope” by the Caroga Arts Ensemble, where tickets are by suggested donation). Tickets for all events must be purchased in advance either online at www.cooperstownmusicfest.
For more information about the Cooperstown Summer Music Festival, visit www.
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Cooperstown Summer Music Festival Returns
Written By Editor on 6/28/22 | 6/28/22
Bids Wanted - Roxbury Fire District
Take notice:
Up for bid: 2000 International pumper. 4x4, two door. 4800 DT-466 manual transmission. 1250 hale pump with 500 gallon water tank and 20 gallon foam. Poly tank and electric drop down ladder rack. 11,564 miles. 1063 hours. Runs and pumps. SOLD AS IS. Taking sealed bids until July 14th 2022 @ 6pm. Mail or hand deliver to:
Roxbury Fire Dept.
ATTN: Chief James Bouton
PO BOX 514
Roxbury, NY 12474
Any questions contact Chief Bouton (607)-267-2917 or roxburyfd23@gmail.com no calls after 8pm.Step Back in Time to a Traditional 1840s Independence Day Celebration at The Farmers’ Museum
Written By Editor on 6/27/22 | 6/27/22
Talk & Community Discussion on NYS Climate Action Plan, July 7 at Bushel
Bassett Healthcare Network Announces Appointment of Chief Nurse Executive, Leadership Changes
Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, President and CEO of Bassett Healthcare Network, announces the appointment of Dr. Angela Belmont as chief nurse executive.
Dr. Belmont, who will begin her tenure at Bassett in August, brings more than 30 years of experience in nursing administration to the organization. Most recently, she served as chief nursing officer and vice president of patient care services at Cooley Dickenson Health Care, a member of the Mass General Brigham Health System in Massachusetts.
Dr. Belmont has deep roots in Central New York, having served from 2014 to 2017 as vice president of nursing for Mohawk Valley Health system, where she led efforts to significantly improve patient care services and outcomes across the system’s two hospital campuses. She has also worked in various positions at Faxton-St. Luke’s Hospital in Utica for more than 20 years.
“Dr. Belmont will be a wonderful addition to Bassett,” says Dr. Ibrahim. “She is a highly accomplished nurse and administrator, and her expertise, energy, and vision will help propel Bassett forward in many ways, including on its journey to Magnet designation and work to become a national leader in creating healthy rural communities.”
Dr. Belmont earned both her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing Administration degrees at the SUNY Institute of Technology – now SUNY Polytechnic Institute. She completed her Doctorate in Nursing Practice in System Leadership from Rush University in Chicago.
In addition to Dr. Belmont’s appointment, Bassett Healthcare Network announces several key leadership changes as the organization continues initiatives surrounding strategic integration and growth.
First, Dr. Reginald Q. Knight, who currently serves as chief hospital executive of A.O. Fox Hospital, has accepted a new position as chief integration officer. In this capacity, Dr. Knight will continue to serve as an important member of Bassett’s executive leadership team to lead large-scale strategic initiatives that drive network integration and growth.
As a result of Dr. Knight transitioning into his new chief integration officer role, Jeff Joyner, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Bassett Healthcare Network, will return to A.O. Fox Hospital to serve as chief hospital executive. Joyner, who served as president of A.O. Fox Hospital from 2016 to 2020, will resume leadership responsibilities in Oneonta. Bassett’s Critical Access Hospital (CAH) division (Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Little Falls Hospital, and O’Connor Hospital in Delhi) will continue to be led by Eric Stein, chief hospital executive of CAHs. Leadership at both A.O. Fox Hospital and CAHs will report to Paul Swinko, executive vice president, chief financial and administrative officer.
Additionally, Dr. Henry Weil, senior vice president, chief clinical and academic officer, will take on the supplemental role of chief operating officer of Bassett Medical Center. Dr. Weil will be assisted by Henry Knoop, PA, who has been named associate chief clinical officer for the network in addition to his duties as chief advanced practice officer.
Finally, Deanna Charles, who currently serves as vice president of operations for Bassett Medical Group, has been promoted to senior vice president, chief ambulatory and transformation officer for the network.
“I am energized by the great things that are happening at Bassett,” says Dr. Ibrahim. “While our leadership structure continues to evolve as it should, one thing that remains constant throughout is our focus on our people and creating the very best workplace environment possible. Bassett continues to advance its more than century-long legacy of innovative and exceptional patient care. Every day, we strive to exemplify Dr. Mary Imogene Bassett’s vision for rural care excellence.”
Bassett Medical Center Offering Free Community “Stop the Bleed” Course on June 30
Written By Editor on 6/22/22 | 6/22/22
Cooperstown, N.Y. – Bassett Medical Center’s Trauma Program is proud to offer a “Stop the Bleed” course for interested members of the public.
Stop the Bleed Course
Thursday, June 30, 2022
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Bassett Hall Auditorium
31 Beaver Street (large building on the corner of Beaver and Pioneer Streets).
Cooperstown, NY 13326
Training consists of a brief lecture, supplemented with video clips, followed by hands-on practice of the newly-acquired skills. Training takes an hour to complete.
Attendance to this event is limited. Please pre-register by calling Becky-Ann Sears at 607-547-4812. If this class fills up and there is sufficient additional interest, we will offer additional classes in the future.
It takes as little as five minutes of uncontrolled bleeding for a person to lose their life. That timeline makes it very difficult for emergency medical technicians to arrive soon enough to control the bleeding and save lives—especially in our rural communities. According to the Stop the Bleed Coalition, 35% of pre-hospital deaths are a result of bleeding. Bystanders, often the first on the scene of an event, can be instrumental when properly trained and equipped in controlling major bleeding until first responders arrive.
The White House and the Department of Homeland Security started the national “Stop the Bleed” campaign in 2015. Its goal is simple: improving survival rates from life-threatening bleeding by training bystanders in the steps to control it. It was created in response to the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School and other mass casualty and gun violence events. The tragic shootings of the last two months underscore how important this training still is today.
ONEONTA WORLD OF LEARNING AND DANDELION STAGE PRESENT THE FAMILY SUMMER INTERACTIVE THEATRE ADVENTURE DINOSAUR INVASION
ONEOTNA, NY — Families must help save the world from time-traveling dinosaurs in Dandelion Stage’s interactive outdoor theatre performance, Dinosaur Invasion. In this mash-up between a “choose your own adventure” and a giant game of pretend, audiences take on the role of Time & Space agents who must save the world from Vortex’s dastardly plot to destroy the whole of time and space. Performances are presented at OWL’s children’s museum,167 Youngs Road in Fortin Park, Saturdays and Sundays in July, at 11:00 am & 1:00 pm. Tickets for all ages are $10. Children must be accompanied by an adult for this “free-range” theatre adventure. Performance capacity is 10 children maximum with no adult attendance cap. Call 607-353-9502 for information. To purchase tickets, visit OWL’s Eventbrite page at: Dinosaur Invasion.
This imagination powered event, geared toward ages 5-12, includes a dino-themed workshop at OWL and pre-adventure craft workshop for audiences build their very own Time-Trap used in the performance. Coming to a Dandelion Stage outdoor summer theatre performance is always an adventure, so audiences are advised to come prepared for the changeability of Oneonta weather.
Dinosaur Invasion is the result of an earlier creative collaboration between OWL and Dandelion Stage founding Artistic Director and playwright, Malissa Kano-White. “Several years ago, OWL and I collaborated to create a dinosaur themed imagination
trail around the OWL museum and Fortin Park. Last year, when COVID closed all the theatres I was inspired to reimagine that earlier project as an interactive outdoor theatre adventure for families to enjoy playing and creating their own dinosaur adventure. Needless to say, I was thrilled when OWL board member Rachel Rissberger agreed this latest creative partnership.”
OWL is a museum dedicated to learning through play. Dandelion Stage creates innovative community-based theatre to enrich learning and empower creativity.
Dinosaur Invasion will be performed at OWL, in Fortin Park, Saturdays and Sundays in July, at 11:00 am & 1:00 pm. For more information contact Dandelion Stage at 607- 353-9503.
WALTON FARMERS’ MARKET SEASON OPENS
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County is sponsoring the Walton Farmers’ Market which has been established for the convenience of all local residents and participants in the Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (FMNP) through WIC and Delaware County Office for the Aging. WIC clients and income eligible senior citizens may redeem their farmers’ market nutrition program coupons at the Walton Farmers’ Market. Participants in the Produce Prescription Program may also redeem their coupons at the market.
Walton Farmers’ Market
Veteran’s Plaza, 181 Delaware St, Walton, NY 13856
Every Friday, July 1-Sept 30, 11am-4pm
There will be music and events each week at the market this year and weekly Produce Spotlights with recipes. We will also have free Chobani yogurt for visitors every week. The full schedule of events can be found on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WaltonFarmersMarket/.
This year we welcome back East Brook Community Farm, Brookside Maple & Farm, Butterfly Whispers Farm, Green Sun Orchard & Cidery, Olive Greene Naturals, Rock Rift Farm and introduce Moonwell Bake Shop. The market will feature fresh baked bread and pastries, fresh produce including beets, strawberries, blueberries, chard, herbs, kohlrabi, microgreens, melons, onions, peppers, spinach, cabbage, beans, squash, tomatoes and other fresh fruits and vegetables. Meat, poultry and eggs will also be available.
If you would like to be a vendor at the Walton Farmers’ Market contact Cornell Cooperative Extension of Delaware County at 607-865-6531 or e-mail Valerie at vsd22@cornell.edu. We welcome customers, farmers, vendors, and musicians to our farmers’ market in Walton on Fridays July through September during the market season.
Cornell Cooperative Extension is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities.
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Written By Editor on 6/21/22 | 6/21/22
Bassett Research Institute Receives Grant to Investigate Telehealth in Rural Areas
This past January, Bassett Research Institute (BRI) launched an investigation surrounding health care access and the use of telemedicine within Bassett Healthcare Network. The project, funded by a $50,000 grant from the National Institute for Health Care Management (NIHCM) Foundation, is an extension of digital health research BRI started in 2021.
“When COVID hit, Bassett had to move all our Living Well programs online,” explains Kristin Pullyblank, nurse scientist, at Bassett’s Center for Rural Community Health, a part of BRI. “Then we saw a sudden shift in the participants’ demographics—they tended to be younger and more educated. That sets off alarm bells for us. Are we leaving those other people behind?”
Last year, Pullyblank and Wendy Brunner, director of the Center for Rural Community Health, surveyed hundreds of patients to learn more. They asked about their experiences with telehealth, as well as about related issues like home internet access and the challenges they faced during the pandemic.
The results gave them a rough outline of what they hope to learn, but also raised more questions for investigation. For example, their survey data found that over 40 percent of participants reported that it was difficult to pay for essentials like food, housing, or medicine during the pandemic. That seems significant—but why?
“How does this financial hardship connect with telehealth?” wonders Brunner. “Is it a matter of not being able to afford the technology? Or maybe people who are emotionally drained by financial stress don’t have energy to figure out how to set up a telehealth visit in their home. Or maybe they are unrelated.”
The NIHCM grant allows them to dig deeper to hopefully tease out some of these whys. “With the grant, we’re following up the survey with key informant interviews,” says Brunner. “We are following up with patients who gave surprising answers and saying: ‘Tell us more about this answer. What does it really mean?’”
These concerns are not unique to Bassett. Telemedicine has grown common in many health systems during the pandemic. Researchers throughout the country are concerned with making sure patients don’t fall through the cracks. As a result, besides helping Bassett better serve its patients, BRI will be contributing to this growing body of research.
“NIHCM is interested in policy and practice implications,” says Pullyblank. “We hope, for the good of our patients, that our work has a null finding—that these differences in telehealth use are just preferences and no one is being underserved. But if we find that age, or broadband access, or finances, or concerns about data security, or any number of other factors is impacting access, it could have large implications for us and for rural health care as a whole.”
“We are really honored to be selected and to get this grant,” says Brunner. “This is what’s really satisfying about doing research. You observe a pattern and start to wonder what caused it. That turns into an idea about how to learn more. Then you find others at a funding agency who are just as interested. In the end you satisfy your curiosity, partner with others, and solve problems.”
To learn more about this and other studies happening at Bassett Research Institute, visit the BRI webpage. If you struggle with a chronic condition, visit our Living Well page to learn about that support program.
Unmasking Venice Film Series Begins June 24 at Fenimore Art Museum with "The Comfort of Strangers"
The film is free to the public with a recommended donation of $5.00.
Film: The Comfort of Strangers
Friday, June 24, 7:00 p.m.
Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, NY, Auditorium
Free admission. (Recommended donation: $5.00)
Cooperstown, New York – Fenimore Art Museum is thrilled to announce the "Unmasking Venice Film Series", a series of free film screenings showcasing the many sides of this uniquely cinematic 'city of water.' The series complements the Museum’s current exhibition Unmasking Venice: American Artists in the City of Water on view through September 5. The introductory film, "The Comfort of Strangers," is a riveting, ravishing, darkly romantic tour-de-force, featuring sensational performances by Christopher Walken, Hellen Mirren, Rupert Everett, and Natasha Richardson. The film will be screened on Friday, June 24 at 7:00 p.m. and is free to the public, with a recommended donation of $5.00. Light concessions will be provided. This film is recommended for mature audiences only (rated R). More films to be announced shortly.
Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.
Fenimore Art Museum is located at 5798 State Route 80, less than one mile from the center of Cooperstown. For more information visit FenimoreArt.org.
Film Synopsis: A beautiful British couple (Rupert Everett and Natasha Richardson) are working on their relationship while on holiday in Venice when they fall under the spell of an older couple (Christopher Walken and Helen Mirren) who draw them into the sinister web of their opulent, old-world palazzo. Written by Nobel laureate Harold Pinter and directed by Paul Schrader (American Gigolo, First Reformed), this seductive, unsettling romantic thriller is imbued with an atmosphere of sumptuous dread by elegant gliding tracking shots filmed in location in Venice's most evocative locations.
Fenimore Art Museum Presents a Three–Day Workshop: The Life and Landscapes of Susan Fenimore Cooper
Fenimore Art Museum Presents a Three–Day Workshop: The Life and Landscapes of Susan Fenimore Cooper
The workshop explores Susan Fenimore Cooper’s life and some of the specific landscapes around Cooperstown that informed her vision of landscape.
The program is led by noted researcher and professor Rochelle Johnson.
Three-Day Workshop: The Life and Landscapes of Susan Fenimore Cooper
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday • June 28, 29, & 30 • 5:30–7:30 p.m.
Registration is required, visit FenimoreArt.org’s calendar or go directly to Eventbrite.com.
$160 Members; $185 Non-Members
Cooperstown, New York – Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown presents The Life and Landscapes of Susan Fenimore Cooper—a three-day workshop with noted scholar Rochelle L. Johnson on June 28, 29, and 30 from 5:30–7:30 p.m. The workshop explores Cooper’s life and some of the specific landscapes around Cooperstown that informed her vision of landscape. In each session, we will discuss aspects of her life experience, read selections from her writing, and discuss how her writing reflects her place-based understanding.
Cooper was a naturalist, author, artist, and the daughter of James Fenimore Cooper. Her 1850 book Rural Hours was the first major work of environmental nonfiction written by a woman.
The three-day workshop takes place June 28, 29, & 30 (Tuesday–Thursday) from 5:30–7:30 p.m. The first class will be held on the Fenimore’s lake-view terrace and the other two days will be held at various locations around Cooperstown. Moderate walking required. Adults and teenagers are welcome. Registration is required: $160 Members; $185 Non-Members. To register, visit FenimoreArt.org’s calendar or go directly to Eventbrite.com. (Direct link: tinyurl.com/bdetz7h5)
About Rochelle L. Johnson
Rochelle L. Johnson is a leading scholar of Susan Fenimore Cooper and, with her co-editor, has made Cooper’s environmental writings available to today’s readers. The current president of the Thoreau Society and a past president of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment, her work has been supported by grants from several organizations, including the National Endowment for the Humanities. She is professor of American literature and environmental humanities, and director of the honors program, at the College of Idaho. Her lecture is from a book in progress. Learn more at: https://www.
Musicians of Ma'alwyck Concert Thursday
SUNY Cobleskill Fighting Tigers Weekly Recap
The National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) announced that six members of the SUNY Cobleskill softball team have been named to the 2021-22 Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athlete Team. Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athletes must have earned a minimum grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.0 scale in order to receive recognition. The Fighting Tiger team members earning Easton/NFCA All-American Scholar-Athletes Team recognition were: senior Noelle Bisignano, Cranston, R.I., Cranston High School East High School, junior Ashley Covert, Castile, N.Y., Letchworth High School, senior Maya Davies, Binghamton, N.Y., Chenango Valley High School/Onondaga Community College, junior Emma Duarte, Dighton, Mass., senior Jillian Nitchman, Ballston Spa, N.Y., and sophomore Abigail Scheurich, Oxford, Conn., Nonnewaug High School.
The Fighting Tiger Athletic Department will be hosting a full slate of youth summer camps this year beginning with the: Tiger Tails activity camp from Jun 27th thru July 1st, followed by the Boys & Gils Youth Summer Basketball Camp from July 11th thru July 14th, the Boys Varsity Basketball Skills Camp from July 25th thru July 28th and the Girls Youth Basketball Camp from August 5th thru August 7th. For more camp information regarding cost, registration information and contact information, interested parties can go on-line to the camp section of the Fighting Tiger website at: fightingtigers.cobleskill.edu/
The American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) announced that three members of the SUNY Cobleskill baseball team have been named to the ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division III Region 1 All-Region Team. Senior shortstop Eddy Garcia, Bronx, N.Y., World View High School, was named to the Division III Region 1 All-Region First Team while senior outfielder/designated hitter Samuel Gutierrez, Bayside, N.Y., Martin Van Buren High School/Queensborough Community College, and junior pitcher Wyatt Palmer, Camden, N.Y., Camden High School/Cayuga Community College, were both named to the Division III Region 1 All-Region Third Team.
UPCOMING HOME CONTESTS
Men’s Soccer vs. MCLA 9/1, Alfred State 9/10, Utica College 9/11, Paul Smith’s 9/27
Women’s Soccer vs. SUNY Purchase 9/3, MCLA 9/10, SUNY Polytechnic Institute 10/1
Volleyball vs. Utica University 9/7, SUNY Polytechnic Institute 10/13, SUNY Canton 10/15
Men’s & Women’s Cross Country hosts Steven A. Warde Invitational 9/10
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