Rodric Little, a hairstylist for 35 years, is moving to Charlotte, N.C., this month. His last day at his Hair in Motion business will be Friday, May 16.
Hairstylists Pam Patten and Charles Lockwood will continue working with clients, Little said. The building, which is for sale, has three apartments, he said, and his sister-in-law, Patty Little, will manage it.
Little said plans to move were expedited when he and his wife, Donna, a dental hygienist, put their house at 1 Mountainview Drive in Oneonta on the market and it sold more quickly than expected. Little said they previously owned rental properties for eight years and enjoyed renting apartments to college students.
Little, a 1969 Unatego Central School graduate, said his daughter Kristen, a graduate of Oneonta High School and the State University College at Oneonta/Fashion Institute of Technology, works in Charlotte as a fashion merchandise manager for Dillard's department store.
Little said he hopes to teach advanced hair-design techniques and work in real estate after moving.
Great Outdoors Weekend set
Chocolate-N-Train will present Great Outdoors Weekend at the Southside Mall in Oneonta on Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18, according to a media release.
The event will feature Sportsman Adventure _ Hunting & Fishing, Eklund Family Farm Machinery, Diastole Home Decor and more.
Southside Mall officials said any business that showcases outdoor activities _ camping, hunting, fishing, boating or sports _ is invited to participate. Call the mall management office at 432-5478, ext. 201, for details and registration.
Magazine features local firm
The May issue of Family Circle highlights the "baseball-inspired treats" of the Cooperstown Cookie Co. Describing them as a "home run," the magazine cites the company's shortbread baseball cookies, chocolate baseball caps, gift towers and cookie mix, according to a media release.
"To kick off baseball season, we are excited to feature the Cooperstown Cookie Company _ makers of delicious treats inspired by America's favorite pastime. High-quality and festive, gift sets make giving easy, or grab the kids and whip up your own batch of tasty shortbread baseball cookies," Katie Kemple, food news editor at Family Circle, said in a prepared statement. The magazine has a circulation of 3.8 million.
Cooperstown Cookie Co. founder and President Pati Drumm Grady says Family Circle readers have been calling and ordering.
"We're so pleased for the opportunity to let more people know about our products,'' she said in the release.
Grady launched the Cooperstown Cookie Co. in October 2004 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. For more information about the Pride of New York-certified firm, call 435-5789 or visit www.CooperstownCookie.com.
NYSEG plans upgrades
NYSEG plans to install more than 8,000 energy-efficient distribution transformers this year, according to a media release issued from the corporate office in Rochester. Installation began in August on construction and to replace older units and was ahead of a schedule required by the U.S. Department of Energy.
Distribution transformers are the gray "cans" on utility poles _ or pad-mounted units where power lines are underground _ that reduce voltage to levels suitable for use in homes and businesses.
New York State Electric & Gas Corp. also is making the new transformers more environmentally friendly by using vegetable-based cooling oil in the units instead of the traditional petroleum-based oil, officials said. The new transformers reduce the amount of electricity "lost" as heat in the electricity-delivery system, making more electricity available for consumers.
About 850 energy efficient transformers have been installed to date, officials said. NYSEG serves 871,000 electricity customers and 256,000 natural-gas customers across more than 40 percent of upstate New York. In addition, NYSEG's parent company, Energy East Corp., has reduced its carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions from 200,000 tons in 1999 to a little more than 100,000 tons last year, a release said. The cut was the result of fuel-efficiency improvements, detecting leaks and making repairs and other measures, it said.
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