October 08, 2008 04:00 am Sport Tech in downtown Oneonta will have a fitness and health day starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. From 10 a.m. to noon, Dr. David Joseph, a podiatrist, will be available for foot consultations and advice. From noon to 2 p.m., Kristin Sloth, a massage therapist certified in Rolfing, will give free chair massages. She can answer questions and demonstrate how massage therapy and Rolfing can address carpal tunnel, migraines, sciatic pain, sports injuries, stress relief and more. The free sessions are open to the public, according to a media release, and no appointments are necessary. Also, Sport Tech will host Joey Adams from Intelligent Fitness, of Shelburne, Vt. He will conduct metabolic testing until 6 p.m., and appointments are available. Individuals can learn about their aerobic and anaerobic thresholds, resting metabolic rate and more, the release said. He will be at Sport Tech again March 14. Laura Delay from Optimal Fitness will conduct body composition analysis from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This test takes less than 15 minutes and is painless. Appointments and walk-ins will be accepted. There are fees for the above testing. For more information or an appointment, call Sport Tech at 432-1731, e-mail sports@dmcom.net or visit sportechonline.com. Open house set at Norwich dealership The Benedict Corp. in Norwich will have a Chamber "Business After Hours" event at its dealership from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Benedict Corp., located at the corner of East River Road and state Route 23, is a Pontiac, Cadillac, GMC and Subaru dealer. The business offers new and used vehicles, parts, repairs, an expanded body shop and detail center. Started in 1905, the Benedict Corp. is owned and operated by Noel ``Trip'' deCordova III. The event will offer demonstrations, such as an air-bag inflating, and a chance to win a free wheel alignment, organizers said in a media release. Chenango Chamber of Commerce members may register for this event by calling 334-1402 or by sending an e-mail to rcrandall@chenangony.org. Shareholder meeting Tuesday The FAM Fund of Cobleskill will hold its 22nd annual Shareholder Informational Meeting next week. The meeting will be in the Cobleskill-Richmondville High School auditorium from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, according to a media release, and is open to the public. Registration starts at 3:15 p.m. The meeting is an opportunity to learn more about FAM Funds holdings, ask questions and listen to a discussion with fund managers Tom Putnam, John Fox and Paul Hogan and research analysts Eric Elbell, Andrew Boord and Marc Roberts. Retired news anchor Jack Aernecke will moderate the discussion, the release said. For more information or to register, call (800) 932-3271, e-mail info@famfunds.com or visit www.famfunds.com. Gasoline discounts offered Price Chopper Supermarkets and Sunoco started a discount-gasoline program at local stores and gas stations last week. "Fuel AdvantEdge" will reward grocery purchases at stores in Oneonta, Delhi, Sidney and Norwich with discounts at eight area Sunoco stations, according to a media release. `Fuel AdvantEdge'' is an ongoing, cumulative reward program that gives consumers a discount of 10 cents per gallon on gasoline purchases for every $50 of groceries purchased. Consumers can accumulate points across a 90-day time frame and be rewarded with a gasoline discount for up to 20 gallons, the release said. Participating Sunoco stations are in Delhi, Oneonta, Sidney, Bainbridge and Norwich. Baseball cookies named a ``Fave'' "Everyday with Rachael Ray" named classic baseball shortbread cookies a "Fun Fave" in its October 2008 issue. ``Faves'' are the magazine's "shopping guide to this month's coolest finds." "We're delighted to be featured in Everyday with Rachael Ray,'" said Pati Drumm Grady, founder and president of the Cooperstown Cookie Co. Grady said that the cookies have been featured on Ray's television show, the Food Network's "Unwrapped" and in Family Circle and newspapers. Grady launched the company in October 2004. A Pride of New York company, the firm makes classic baseball shortbread cookies, chocolate baseball caps, baseball cookie gift towers and party favors. For more information, call (888) 269-7315 or visit www.CooperstownCookie.com. ____ To suggest a business story, announce a new business or changes to an existing one, e-mail drichardson@thedailystar.com or call Denise Richardson at 432-1000 or (800) 721-1000, ext. 213.
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