Bassett Healthcare’s chief of radiation oncology, Dr. Timothy Campbell, has begun seeing cancer patients needing radiation therapy at the FoxCare Center.
Dr. Campbell and Bassett assumed the responsibility with the Dec. 31 retirement of Dr. Henry Keys.
Renovations are underway that will allow the Bassett Cancer Institute to move its Oneonta cancer services from 7 Associate Drive to the FoxCare no later than March.
Dr. Yoshiro Matsuo, Bassett hematologist and oncologist, will then see cancer patients at the new location.
In addition, Dr. James Leonardo and Patty Jacob, family nurse practitioner, will work alongside Dr. Matsuo and continue to see cancer patients in Oneonta.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
City Council Fills Commission Vacancies
Common Council appointed or reappointed the following to city boards and commissions at its Tuesday, Jan. 18, meeting:
• Board of Public Service (through Jan. 14, 2012) – David Ashe, Margery Merzig, Louis Tisenchek, Peter Friedman, David Hayes
• Planning Commission (through Jan. 14, 2014) – Dennis Finn, Eugene Betterley, Michelle Eastman (new)
• Environmental Board (through Jan. 14, 2014) – Richard Denicore
• Parks & Recreation Board (through Jan. 14, 1012) – Jane Grastorf, Cynthia McCarthy, Geoffrey Davis, Stephen Pindar, Tim Catella (new)
• Human Rights Commission (through Jan. 14, 2014) – Sita Fey, Teressa Sivers, Jeffrey Pegram
• Zoning/Housing Board of Appeals (through Jan. 14, 2014) – Edmond Overbey, John Rafter, Stanley “Chip” Holmes
• Americans with Disabilities Committee (through Jan. 14, 2012) – Christine Zachmayer, Seth Haight
• Examining Board of Electricians (through Dec. 31, 2013) – Art Rorick (new), Edward Dower, Arthur Masucci
• Library Board of Trustees (through Jan. 14, 2016) – Susan Kurkowski
• Board of Public Service (through Jan. 14, 2012) – David Ashe, Margery Merzig, Louis Tisenchek, Peter Friedman, David Hayes
• Planning Commission (through Jan. 14, 2014) – Dennis Finn, Eugene Betterley, Michelle Eastman (new)
• Environmental Board (through Jan. 14, 2014) – Richard Denicore
• Parks & Recreation Board (through Jan. 14, 1012) – Jane Grastorf, Cynthia McCarthy, Geoffrey Davis, Stephen Pindar, Tim Catella (new)
• Human Rights Commission (through Jan. 14, 2014) – Sita Fey, Teressa Sivers, Jeffrey Pegram
• Zoning/Housing Board of Appeals (through Jan. 14, 2014) – Edmond Overbey, John Rafter, Stanley “Chip” Holmes
• Americans with Disabilities Committee (through Jan. 14, 2012) – Christine Zachmayer, Seth Haight
• Examining Board of Electricians (through Dec. 31, 2013) – Art Rorick (new), Edward Dower, Arthur Masucci
• Library Board of Trustees (through Jan. 14, 2016) – Susan Kurkowski
Chorus Elects Jo Melmer Sweet Adeline Of 2010
The entire City of the Hills Chorus has chosen Jo Melmer as 2010 Sweet Adeline of the Year for her contribution to the singing group.
Jo, a baritone, joined the local group in 1981, four years before it was chartered with Sweet Adelines International.
In 2010, Jo began in January to plan the 25th Anniversary Concert in September, chairing the Planning Committee, selling ads for the program and handling the publicity.
She also handled publicity generally, during a year when the Sweet Adelines performed more concerts in local towns than ever before.
She helped developed the chorus’ Web site, www.harmonize.com/chc, and put the group on Facebook.
Over 28 years, Jo has chaired the Costume Committee and the Choreography Committee, and has served as treasurer.
An avid quartet member, she and three other women would meet an extra evening of the week to perfect their musical craft. She has participated in three quartets: Crystal Chords, Fancy That! and Caprice.
For the past several years, she has taken a lead role in the Singing Valentines program, lining up the singers and promoting the activity.
A retired Laurens Central School teacher, Jo lives in Oneonta with husband Bob. In retirement she plays bridge, line dances at Elm Park Methodist, and has traveled to Europe and to visit her son Arizona.
Jo, a baritone, joined the local group in 1981, four years before it was chartered with Sweet Adelines International.
In 2010, Jo began in January to plan the 25th Anniversary Concert in September, chairing the Planning Committee, selling ads for the program and handling the publicity.
She also handled publicity generally, during a year when the Sweet Adelines performed more concerts in local towns than ever before.
She helped developed the chorus’ Web site, www.harmonize.com/chc, and put the group on Facebook.
Over 28 years, Jo has chaired the Costume Committee and the Choreography Committee, and has served as treasurer.
An avid quartet member, she and three other women would meet an extra evening of the week to perfect their musical craft. She has participated in three quartets: Crystal Chords, Fancy That! and Caprice.
For the past several years, she has taken a lead role in the Singing Valentines program, lining up the singers and promoting the activity.
A retired Laurens Central School teacher, Jo lives in Oneonta with husband Bob. In retirement she plays bridge, line dances at Elm Park Methodist, and has traveled to Europe and to visit her son Arizona.
JAMES HERMANS: Might County Become Dish, Texas, Of North?
I had the pleasure of spending time with Mayor Calvin Tillman of Dish, Texas, when I drove him to speak with local officials Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010, during the day and in the evening to a public event at Oneonta’s Unitarian Universalist Church.
Dish receives emissions from 11 natural-gas compressor stations and many pipelines. The results are seen in serious health issues for quite a few residents of this little town. High levels of carcinogenic and neurotoxin compounds have been recorded which are above safe levels.
My most poignant personal experience with Mayor Tillman occurred driving up Route 205 to Cooperstown.
Calvin looking out at a cornfield says: “In Texas you could not drive straight through at 55-60 mph on a road like this.”
I ask why not?
“Because there would be so much heavy-duty tanker-truck traffic from the gas wells. These corn fields would make perfect well sites.”
The Marcellus Shale (one of several target strata for the gas companies) in New York State alone is over 3.5 times the size of its relative, the Texas Barnett shale.
It suddenly hit me how much my life will change if natural gas drilling proceeds. Like many people in Otsego County, I travel Routes 205 and 28 many times in a month. A lot of gas leases border both 205 and 28.
Just imagine Route 28 with the 350,000+/- tourists a summer traveling to Cooperstown and waiting on the massive tankers carrying water, toxic chemicals and heavy-duty equipment.
There can be little doubt that traffic congestion, road deterioration, accidents and pollution will result. What will this mean to tourism in Cooperstown?
What happens when a tanker carrying toxic waste water from the wells has a spill on the road? Is Otsego County or New York State ready to pay for the clean up? Spills are the most common accident in natural gas production. Colorado recorded 1,549 spills between 2003 to 2008, about one a day. (Source: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission)
Mayor Tillman later stated that, to handle the heavy equipment and tanker traffic, roads must have a gravel base with 8 inches of asphalt on top. Presently state highways like 205 and 28 have about 2 inches of asphalt. (Delta Engineering will be performing a road assessment in several towns in 2011-12)
That would be a very expensive highway, especially if tourists just get disgusted with the industrial level traffic and decide to go elsewhere.
Jim Herman, who lives in Hartwick, is OCCA Conservationist of the Year.
Dish receives emissions from 11 natural-gas compressor stations and many pipelines. The results are seen in serious health issues for quite a few residents of this little town. High levels of carcinogenic and neurotoxin compounds have been recorded which are above safe levels.
My most poignant personal experience with Mayor Tillman occurred driving up Route 205 to Cooperstown.
Calvin looking out at a cornfield says: “In Texas you could not drive straight through at 55-60 mph on a road like this.”
I ask why not?
“Because there would be so much heavy-duty tanker-truck traffic from the gas wells. These corn fields would make perfect well sites.”
The Marcellus Shale (one of several target strata for the gas companies) in New York State alone is over 3.5 times the size of its relative, the Texas Barnett shale.
It suddenly hit me how much my life will change if natural gas drilling proceeds. Like many people in Otsego County, I travel Routes 205 and 28 many times in a month. A lot of gas leases border both 205 and 28.
Just imagine Route 28 with the 350,000+/- tourists a summer traveling to Cooperstown and waiting on the massive tankers carrying water, toxic chemicals and heavy-duty equipment.
There can be little doubt that traffic congestion, road deterioration, accidents and pollution will result. What will this mean to tourism in Cooperstown?
What happens when a tanker carrying toxic waste water from the wells has a spill on the road? Is Otsego County or New York State ready to pay for the clean up? Spills are the most common accident in natural gas production. Colorado recorded 1,549 spills between 2003 to 2008, about one a day. (Source: Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission)
Mayor Tillman later stated that, to handle the heavy equipment and tanker traffic, roads must have a gravel base with 8 inches of asphalt on top. Presently state highways like 205 and 28 have about 2 inches of asphalt. (Delta Engineering will be performing a road assessment in several towns in 2011-12)
That would be a very expensive highway, especially if tourists just get disgusted with the industrial level traffic and decide to go elsewhere.
Jim Herman, who lives in Hartwick, is OCCA Conservationist of the Year.
Last Call For Comedy At Foothills
There’s limited seating and tickets are going fast for “The Not Too Far From Home Comedy Tour,” which plays at 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, at Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center.
Features are Aaron David Ward, of TV’s “The Glenn Slingerland Situation?” and Boston Comedy Festival, and Deric Harrington, of Chicago and Tampa Improv comedy clubs, “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Jokes” and “The Comedy Thesaurus.”
Tickets are $15. Call 431-2080. Cash bar and refreshments available.
Features are Aaron David Ward, of TV’s “The Glenn Slingerland Situation?” and Boston Comedy Festival, and Deric Harrington, of Chicago and Tampa Improv comedy clubs, “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Jokes” and “The Comedy Thesaurus.”
Tickets are $15. Call 431-2080. Cash bar and refreshments available.
HARTWICK COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
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| Dr. Gilbert Howlett Smith, a 1959 Hartwick College graduate and chief senior investigator of mammary stem cell biology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., will be commencement speaker at graduation ceremonies this year at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 28, on Elmore Field. He is seen here with Hartwick President Margaret L. Drugovich. |
It’s Chili Bowl Time Again At Wilber Mansion
It’s that Super Bowl time of year and, in Oneonta, that means Chili Bowl, too.
Organized by the UCCCA, all the chili you can eat in a hand-made bowl will be offered again this year, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave. Price just $10.
If you’re interested in making chili and competing in the contest, call 432.2070. The judging will be done by Oneonta firefighters.
Music will be by Jammin in the Mansion. Beer will be by Ommegang Brewery. And a quilt exhibition will be under way in the galleries.
Organized by the UCCCA, all the chili you can eat in a hand-made bowl will be offered again this year, noon-4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at the Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave. Price just $10.
If you’re interested in making chili and competing in the contest, call 432.2070. The judging will be done by Oneonta firefighters.
Music will be by Jammin in the Mansion. Beer will be by Ommegang Brewery. And a quilt exhibition will be under way in the galleries.
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