All About Racing By Ed & Betty Biittig Fonda’s practice session on Saturday was a big success for the 105 cars and racers that came and for the fans that came for a chance to see cars on the track for the first time. After a bit of grooming the track came up fast and…
Delgado Involved in Schoharie County Events ALBANY / SCHOHARIE — The Lieutenant Governor of New York State is coming to Schoharie County on May 11 to honor our business community and the local Democrats working in the redistricted Congressional District 21. Antonio Delgado has long been interested in helping our rural communities; during his…
DEC stocks millions of trout statewide as harvest season opens By Jennifer Patterson Trout fishing season opened on April 1, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is stocking nearly 1.9 million catchable brown and rainbow trout in waters across the state – music to anglers’ ears. The first of the month also…
April skies full of celestial wonders By Jennifer Patterson As winter gives way to spring, April is the month to look toward the night sky. With Mercury reaching its highest point in the evening sky for the year, the Moon is also making its monthly rounds and will pair up with several planets later in…
From left: Mark Schroeder, NY State Commissioner DMV; Indy Jaycox, Schoharie County Clerk; Aisha Tator, Executive Director of Donate Life NYS; Holly Tanner, Columbia County Clerk SCHOHARIE- Schoharie County Clerk Indy Jaycox is proud to announce that the Schoharie County Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is teaming up with Donate Life NYS in observance of…
THE CATSKILL GEOLOGISTS BY PROFESSORS ROBERT AND JOHANNA TITUS Creepy Crawlers at Opus 40 When you are a geologist and are exploring a new location, you can expect to find something remarkable, even exciting things. That was the case with our visit to Opus 40. Take a look at our photo. That is one very…
Boating Season Has Begun Its that time of year again. Boaters with crafts of all types and sizes are getting them ready to launch. There are important reminders for all those who operate everything from a kayak or canoe to larger motorized vessels; NYS law requires anyone aboard vessels less than 21 feet in length…
A STORM of Controversy Opinions Mixed but Most Schoharie Alumni Not Happy with Choice for New Mascot By David Avitabile SCHOHARIE – Now that the Storm has been chosen as the new mascot for Schoharie Central School, what does the public feel about the name? In a very unscientific Facebook poll conducted by the Mountain…
Fishermen Turn Out for Opening Day By Liz PageBLOOMVILLE – The fishermen were few and far between first thing Saturday morning, butthose who stuck it out were treated to a beautiful, sunshiny day, after midmorning.Tara Fairbairn, of Stamford, has been going out on opening day since she was a kid and herpartner, Kenny Palmatier, is…
THE CATSKILL GEOLOGISTS BY PROFESSORS ROBERT AND JOHANNA TITUS Opus 40, A Devonian Home? We always look into a sedimentary rock and see the sediment that lies within. At the Opus 40 quarry most of that sediment was sand. It has been cemented and thus petrified into the Catskill bluestone that we see all over…
