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2-07-2007 With the recent passing of long time Elm Street resident Frances MacIntyre we feel we have lost yet another valuable connection with the past. Frances worked for many years as the secretary for the Ob-Gyn Department in the hospital. One of her many jobs was to gather the necessary information for the birth certificate. We well remember, when we were expecting the wee-we, that we had both a male and female name picked out as we did not want to be one of those people who were not able to supply the baby's name in a timely fashion. We will never forget Frances' irritation with parents who sat around nine months pregnant and then acted like it was a complete surprise. We were ready. If it was a boy, it would be Christopher. If it was a girl it would be Caroline. And the baby wasn't even going to be born in Cooperstown. But we wanted to be ready, just in case. We always admired Frances for her unwavering interest in the world around her. She always wanted to stay connected to what was going on. And to that end, we understand that one of her last undertakings was to vote by absentee ballot in the New York State primary. We would not have expected less of her. To her family and friends, we extend our sympathy. We must admit that we did not realize the response we might get when we weighted in on the newly established CCS Athletic Hall of Fame. As we suspected, the problem with mentioning a few possibilities for the Hall, is that we didn't mention all the possibilities for the Hall. As a result we have received several inquiries as to why we did not mention this coach, this athlete or this team. We readily admit that our goal was not to compile a list of possibilities, but rather to champion the cause of Red Bursey. Therefore, we hasten to point out that anyone can make a nomination. And the easiest way to acquire a nomination form is to go online to www.coopertowncs. org and click, at the top right, on "Athletics." Then, after clicking on "Athletic Hall of Fame," which is in a list on the left, go to the bottom of the file and click on "Athletic Hall of Fame Form." The form and the instructions can then be printed. We understand, of course, that this will not work for those without computer access. And while the form is available at the school, we would also be most willing to send a copy to anyone who is not able to get to the school to pick one up. We strongly encourage anyone who would like to make a nomination to do so and thus are only too happy to help out with the process. We recently found ourselves in the position of having to re-order checks, something which we guess we have not done in a while. In the past we have found a form along with the checks which we could fill out and take to the bank. However, when we went searching for such a form all we found was a notice that we could order checks by either calling an 800 number or accessing a website online. We first tried the 800 number only to be told that we would have to order the checks online which we did. We were shocked, however, to discover that four boxes of checks, which now only seemed to have 120 checks instead of the 200 checks of old, would cost $66 plus another $15.85 for delivery and tax. That comes out to slightly over 17 cents a check. And, to add insult to injury, we also discovered that each box ordered is shipped separately. And, of course, not all the boxes arrived in the same mail delivery. We got boxes 1, 3 and 4 together but had to wait almost a week for box 2 to be delivered. Naturally we spent much of the week wondering if box 2 had fallen into the wrong hands and would prove even more problematic than the $81.85 price of the checks. None of this was helped by the wee-we regaling us with a story of someone he knew whose box of checks never arrived and whose credit was ruined as the checks were used by someone. All in all, we found ordering checking to be a less pleasant experience than we had anticipated. Not long ago someone told us that they had been told that we were into hooking rugs and wondered if we could help with a stalled rug hooking project. Alas, we have never hooked a rug. And everyone that we could think of who hooked rugs, Queenie Schultz, Bev Woolson and Frances MacInytre as well as our mother, is longer with us. However, we think there must be someone who might be able to help out. If you, or someone you know, is a rug hooker and would not mind sharing your expertise, please let us know so that one more of the world's unfinished projects can be finished. In closing, we tend not to make New Year's resolutions, but 2008 has proven to be the exception. For our birthday we received a lovely little 2008 date book which, unfortunately, did not seem to be big enough to actually use and yet much too nice to not use. This, of course, left us in a quandary until we hit upon what we think is an excellent solution. We would use the gift as a birthday book in which we could write down everyone's birthday. It was, we thought, a perfect solution, except for one little thing. Because we have always been awful at remembering anyone's birthday, we are unable to match very many people with their actual birth dates. The result is a very empty birthday book. Consequently, should anyone wish to become a part of our newly established birthday book we would greatly appreciate a call or email with all the pertinent information. And, although we may not have remembered a birthday this year, we will be able to in 2009, providing we can keep track of the book. We remain, In these Otsego hills, The Ellsworths The Ellsworths may be reached by mail at 105 Pioneer St., Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326, by telephone at 547- 8124 or by e-mail at cellsworth1@stny.rr.com. |
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