Published: March 17, 2009 12:00 am      

Area News Roundup: Seward to attend Rotary meeting in C'town today

{"headline18"/}Seward to attend Rotary meeting in C'town today

COOPERSTOWN _ State Sen. James L. Seward will attend a meeting of the Cooperstown Rotary Club today to update members on the state budget and other state issues affecting Otsego County.

The club meets at noon at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown.

{"headline18"/}DOT repairs planned

WORCESTER _ The state Department of Transportation will perform guide rail repair Wednesday on Interstate 88 eastbound and westbound between exit 19 (Worcester) and exit 20 (Richmondville).

The work will begin at 8 a.m. in the town of Richmondville. Motorists will encounter alternating lane closures in both directions within the work zone. This work is expected to be completed Thursday, weather permitting.

Motorists are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone.

{"headline18"/}Professor to give bird talk

ONEONTA "" Hartwick College Assistant Professor of Art Joseph Von Stengel will be presenting an art installation titled "Bird Watching" at Pine Lake Environmental Campus until April 9. An opening reception will be held in Robertson Lodge at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

According to Von Stengel, "Bird Watching" is a multimedia installation which utilizes the activity of bird-watching to focus on the environmental factors that affect the well-being of bird populations in urban areas.

"Much like the miner bird, whose death indicates a dangerous lack of air purity in a mine, these birds may be signs of environmental issues within the very spaces we live and work," he explained.

Von Stengel's most recent artworks include digital media performances, a new book of patterns and a show that questions the role of toys in culture, according to a media release. His work can be seen online at www.culturerecycling.com.

Partial funding for the installation comes from a Hartwick College Faculty Research Grant.

{"headline18"/}Ag and Energy Expo set

COBLESKILL _ SUNY Cobleskill and Schoharie County Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) are partnering to host the 2009 Ag and Energy Expo from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday in the college's Bouck Hall Iorio Gymnasium.

New York State Commissioner of Agriculture and Markets Patrick Hooker will deliver a State of Agriculture address at 12:30 p.m.

SUNY Cobleskill faculty, CCE educators and industry experts will present 12 workshops for aspiring, new and experienced farm producers and land owners.

Sessions will provide resources on small animal production; meat processing; vegetable production and marketing; farm and home energy production and usage; opportunities for open space utilization; agro-forestry and more.

Admission includes workshop sessions, materials and handouts, and refreshments. The cost is $10 per person; $15 per family; and preregistration is not required.

Participants can bring their own lunch or purchase a box lunch for $6.95 prepared by SUNY Cobleskill Auxiliary Services. For exhibitor and/or program information, contact David Cox at Schoharie County Cornell Cooperative Extension at (518) 234-4303 or dgc23@cornell.edu, or Mike McCaskey at SUNY Cobleskill at (518) 255-5323 or mccaskmj@cobleskilll.edu.

To view a complete schedule of events, visit http://news.cobleskill.edu/2009agenergyexpo.php.