CITY OF THE HILLS:

INPUT SOUGHT:  The city’s Zoning Task Force will present its proposed revisions to the city code to the public at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan 31, at Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center.

GAMBLING FOES: LEAF Inc. is sponsoring a Fine Arts Contest with prizes of  $1,000, $500 and $250 for striking images dramatizing the growth of problem gambling in Otsego County.  For details, check Facebook under “LEAF Art Contest.”  (See B7)

OPERA VISIT:  Francesca Zambello, Glimmerglass Opera’s new general & artistic director, planned to conduct a master class at SUNY Oneonta Wednesday, Jan. 26, followed by a panel discussion.  (For details on the season, see B1)

ELEVEN RULES: This year we will experience four unusual dates –  1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11 and 11/11/11.  Now, figure this out:  Take the last two digits of the year you were born plus the age you will be this year and see what you get.  Spooky!

E. Lawrence Budro/ HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Art Cotter, director of the Main Street Baptist Church choir, accepts the prize coffee pot after winning the second annual Choir Challenge at The Otesaga.  The event raised $1,400 for local food banks.