On Sunday, May 10th, The Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, NY will host their annual Mother’s Day Brunch from 11:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The cost will be a Prix Fixe of $39.95 per person, tax and service charge included; $19.98 for children 8 years and under.

May has been designated Older Americans Month. America’s seniors provide an example for younger generations, and during Older Americans Month, we reflect on the many contributions they have made and continue to make to our community. Started in 1963 by President Kennedy, the observance of Older Americans Month has become an annual tradition.

Sheep’s wool, pieces of harness and antique clothing aren’t typically found in a classroom, but they become valuable teaching tools in Barbara Linsley’s 5th-grade middle school class each spring.

Spring is here, and with it, a heightened level of excitement about the new organic garden that will come to life at the elementary school.

A high school girl sits quietly at the end of a long cafeteria table, the earpiece to an Apple iPod disappearing under a lock of hair. Opposite her, another girl appears to be staring at the floor. She shifts, revealing that a text-message conversation has her in its grip. Fingers fly in a blurred frenzy on her cell phone keypad. Elsewhere in the room, the view is mixed. Most tables are consumed by gaggles of laughing teenagers, but a growing number are inhabited by a less communicative bunch.

High school senior Andrea Wrobel was selected to perform with top-level student vocalists from 13 Eastern states and Washington, D.C., at the All-Eastern Music Conference in Providence R.I., this past March.

The public vote on Mount Markham Central School District’s proposed $24.3 million budget for the next school year will occur from 1 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 19, in the elementary school cafeteria on Fairground Road, West Winfield. The plan carries a tax levy increase of 1.92 percent.

Nicholas J. Savin, Superintendent of Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School, has announced the Valedictorian and Salutatorian for the Class of 2009.

Maggie Millner, daughter of Bob Millner and Barbara Sepp of Cherry Valley, is the Valedictorian of the Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School’s graduating Class of 2009.

RICHFIELD SPRINGS - Local residents Ron Sadlon and Ben Gotfried have entered into an unusual business venture they hope could help return Richfield Springs to the tourist Mecca it once was in the 19th century.

The West Winfield Fire Department is holding its Firemen’s Field Days on July 3, 4 and 5 in the Memorial Park, Route 20, West Winfield.

The Otsego County Chamber announced that the first Annual State-of-the-County breakfast, sponsored by New York Central Insurance of Edmeston, will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 at the Holiday Inn of Oneonta/Cooperstown area. The event will begin with a buffet breakfast at 7:30 am followed by a presentation by James P. Powers, Chair of the Otsego County Board of Representatives, at 8:00 am.

The Oneida County Soil and Water Conservation District has announced a Pasture walk at Groeslon Farm, hosted by Ray & Wanda Paddock, at 10941 Fairchild Rd., Remsen, NY on Tuesday, June 23rd from 10:00am-Noon.

The Board of Education of the Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School District announced the appointment of Robert Miller to the position of School District Superintendent at the Board of Education meeting held on Thursday, June 25, 2009. His responsibilities will resume on July 27, 2009.