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Network Enhances Sign-On Bonuses for New Workers
Rotary Hitting the Road with Rally, Scavenger Hunt
COOPERSTOWN assett Healthcare Network announced Monday, October 2 that it has significantly enhanced sign-on bonuses for a variety of open job positions for the next 90 days. Bonus increases took effect on October 1, including up to $35,000.00 for registered nurses. “Attracting new talent to Bassett Healthcare Network continues to be a top priority,” said Dr. Tommy Ibrahim, president and chief executive officer of Bassett Healthcare Network. “We have made excellent hiring progress over the last year, with nearly 2,000 new employees joining our network. More than 180 of these caregivers are nurses. Still, Bassett has many open positions in a variety of disciplines. Adding more caregivers to our team is critically needed for the many thousands of patients who depend on us for care every day.” Key open job positions with increased sign-on bonuses include those in nursing, radiology, laboratory, physical and occupational therapy, operating rooms, and emergency departments, among other areas. Sign-on bonus amounts include: • Up to $35,000.00 for registered nurses (RNs) • Up to $20,000.00 for licensed practical nurses (LPNs), clinical laboratory technicians, ultrasound technologists, radiology technologists, MRI technologists, CT technologists, cardiovascular technicians, physical therapists, and occupational therapists • Up to $15,000.00 for nursing assistants, emergency department technicians, operating room scrub technicians, physical therapy assistants, and certified occupational therapy Continued on page 13
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ONEONTA n Sunday, October 15, participants in the Oneonta Rotary Club’s second Road Rally Scavenger Hunt will follow clues, answer riddles and stop to take photos while driving along 30-plus miles of Otsego County’s beautiful country roads, in hopes of winning one of seven prizes. According to Oneonta Rotary member and Public Relations Chair Lynne Sessions, the first Road Rally was held in October 2020 and was designed to specifically address fundraising during COVID. Sessions is cochair of the event, along with Fundraising Chair Meghan Sheehy. When asked whose idea that first rally was, Sessions said, “I think it was me. It seems like such a long time ago. I had been looking online for things that we could do outside and came across the rally idea. Then we found out that the Ithaca Rotary Club did an August Road Rally. Several of us attended the event to see how it was run. We had a blast!” Sessions described the Ithaca club as being incredibly generous in helping Oneonta Rotary iron out the procedural aspects of the event. “This is one of the nice things about Rotary—we all have the goal of making a positive difference in our communities and the world, and we all help each other,” she said. The first Oneonta Road Rally and Scavenger Hunt was outdoors, including registration. People only interacted with their own “car pod,” masks were required, and every team got a brand new clipboard, pen, bottle of hand sanitizer, and snacks in their hospitality bag, Sessions recalled.
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Many Hands... COOPERSTOWN—You’ve heard the saying, “Many hands make light work.” Last Sunday’s eagerly anticipated Growing Community Harvest Potluck Supper was made possible by many hands, including (but by no means limited to), clockwise from left: Kristen Leonard, Kristen Griger, Rebecca Weil, Anna Meyerhoff, Ellen Pope, Maureen Murray, Karen Katz and MJ Harris (in the middle). This year’s supper was well attended and plans are already underway for 2024. Organizers and those who shared food and conversation should be congratulated for their community spirit and a job well done.
Eco-theater Performance Kicks Off ‘WATER’ Exhibit Friday CHERRY VALLEY ater Dreams,” an experimental site-specific, eco-theater performance, will be presented by The Telegraph School on Friday, October 6 at 6 p.m. This Cherry Valley Water Project Performance will take place along the Cherry Valley Creek behind the Old School, 2 Genesee Street. It will be followed by the 25 Main Collective gallery opening for “WATER” from 7-9 p.m. According to organizer Angelica Dzeli Palmer, the “Water Dreams” performance blends myth, magic, and history, and draws from the Continued on page 12
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Local Musican and Teacher Performs in Italy, Czechia
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lent group,” he said. “I’ve been playing with them a few times a year for the past five years or so. I PRAGUE, CZECHIA couldn’t turn down the invitation to ocal musician and teacher perform in Italy.” Timothy Iversen recently Central Winds spent four to five returned from a marathon of nights each in Rome, Florence, and work and travel in Europe. The longVenice, playing to packed crowds in serving Cooperstown High School some of the most historic and scenic music teacher and performer spent venues in the world. They spent two nearly six weeks practicing his craft nights playing across the street from for a variety of audiences in Italy and the Coliseum. Iversen made a point the Czech Republic, working all night of spending every available minute and exploring the accumulated centuexploring the cultural heritage sites. ries of history and culture by day. The “Italy is so staggeringly full of schedule was grueling but fulfilling; history. You could live a lifetime Iversen spent just under two weeks Photo by Alena Krug touring Italy with the Syracuse- Cooperstown musician and teacher Timothy Iversen explores there and still not get it all. It’s just too much,” he recalled. based jazz ensemble Central Winds, Roman historic sites during a tour of Italy. The group got a private tour of the then served as musical director and Coliseum, including many underSummer Intensive. composer for a performance at the Continued on page 13 prestigious Prague Shakespeare Company “The jazz ensemble is a very solid, excelBy WRILEY NELSON
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