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October 20, 2009

Anonymous The Daily Star Tue Oct 20, 2009, 07:32 AM EDT

Step Back in Time features community news items from The Daily Star 25 and 50 years ago.

25 years ago

Oct. 20, 1984

COOPERSTOWN _ Bassett Hospital will have an open house Sunday at its new Friendship Lodge, a facility that will provide overnight accommodations for outpatients and relatives of seriously-ill patients.

The event, at 3 Mill St., will be from 2 to 4 p.m.

Bassett has refurbished a single-family home, located near the hospital, in establishing the facility. It will offer five bedrooms, bathrooms with showers, a kitchen and a lounge area.

Temporary overnight facilities have been located since last March in Bassett Hall on Beaver Street, and hospitals say the service has been well received.

50 years ago

Oct. 20, 1959

SCHENEVUS _ The senior class of Draper Central School has chosen "Little Women" as its fall production on Nov. 20, with the following cast:

Rosemary Arnold, Twyla Banner, Sydney Lynes, Marian Bush, Joan Bostwick, Kenneth Palmer, Richard Ciliberti, Miriam Weil, Steve Collins, Richard Schutt.

Directors are Mrs. Mary Scott and Millard McCune.

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