HISTORY COLUMN
By Tom Heitz |
35 Years Ago – May, 1971 Thirty-three students at RSCS, having achieved an average of at least 75 percent in all required subjects after 30 weeks of study in their senior year, have been certified for graduation on June 27. The certified students are: James Andela, Joan Armstrong, Marylon Barringer, Gary Chamberlain, Debbie Ciganenko, James Coe, Robert Dorr, Cindy Gage, Karen Garski, Robert Gogel, William Hecox, Deborah Helfand, Keith Johnson, Jeffrey Karker, Nicholas Kelly, Michael Kingsland, Brian Kreis, Charles Kreis, Linda Kurkowski, John Manion, Susan Maxson, Deborah Ostrander, Carolyn Palmer, Susanne Ryan, Patti St. John, Daniel Seamon, Juanita Smith, Gary Soule, Sandra Weaver, George West, Donna Wiltse, and Patsy Wiltse. 40 Years Ago – May, 1966
John Gallo, son of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gallo of Pray Hill, has been named valedictorian of the 1966 graduating class at RSCS. His grade average is 97.320. He was a National Merit finalist, has been a three-year member of the National Honor Society and its president as a senior. He will attend the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia where he will major in liberal arts. With an average of 94.308, Gail Patterson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Patterson, Richfield Springs, has been named salutatorian of the 1966 graduating class at RSCS. She has been a member of the National Honor Society for three years. She will study liberal arts at Smith College. 50 Years Ago – May, 1956
If all the projects proposed for the village materialize, this is going to be a busy summer in Richfield Springs. First, there is the National Guard Armory, estimated to cost in excess of $300,000, and the formation of a National Guard Company. The Victory grocery chain has planned a new store on the site of the former bus station. A new gas station has been projected for the corner of Main and River Streets. The addition to the school is actually in progress, and the store vacated by the Victory chain is being remodeled for a furniture sales room. 60 Years Ago – May, 1946
As a result of recent benefactions, Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown, will pass from private ownership and support to the status of a hospital operating its own facilities in its own buildings and within its own income. The gift of real estate, situated on the banks above the Susquehanna River at the corner of Beaver and River Streets in Cooperstown, by the Clark Foundation to the hospital corporation, and a gift of sufficient funds by the Clark and Scriven Foundations to insure the future operation of the hospital, was announced at a recent meeting of the hospital’s Board of Trustees by Stephen C. Clark. In making the announcement, Mr. Clark spoke of the remarkable development of the Bassett Hospital under the direction of Dr. George M. Mackenzie, and of the fact that it is probably the most widely known and highly regarded rural hospital in the country. 75 Years Ago – May, 1931
Rocco Curcio died last night at six o’clock, in Faxton Hospital, Utica. He had been ill several weeks from a complication of diseases. Rocco Curcio was born in Italy 59 years ago. He came to Richfield Springs about 35 years ago and started a fruit stand. Anxious to improve, he attended school here for some time. Later he conducted a bootblack stand in the corner of M. Tuller & Son’s store. He prospered, acquired property, and built the “Home of Sweets,” in Lake Street, now occupied by the Victory Chain, and, for a number of years conducted this as a fruit store and restaurant. Several years ago, in partnership with a boyhood friend, he purchased the Richfield Hotel. Rocco was somewhat of an inventor, having several patents on boot blacking devices. He also originated and manufactured a fig candy and authored a patriotic song. 100 Years Ago – May, 1906
The universal success and prosperity of this village demand that we join our neighbors in the great work that is being done to feed and care for 200,000 homeless people in San Francisco. Most of this army will have to be provided with necessities for many weeks to come before conditions will make it possible for them to be self-supporting. A benefit entertainment, well worth the price of admission, was given this past Tuesday evening and the entire receipts were turned over to the Red Cross for the San Francisco Fund. Resources for this column have been provided courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library.
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