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Delilah Shultes delivers her Valedictorian Speech “The Most Important Lessons” to the Middleburgh Central School Class of 2026 and a packed auditorium.

The Schoharie Central School picked a beautiful day for their Community Festival, an annual summer kick-off event held outside on their sports fields and around the school grounds. The free community-wide celebration featured student club expositions, interactive games, live music performances, a pickleball tournament, fire truck and heavy equipment displays, a college fair, and family-friendly activities like a basketball free throw contest, Zumba and yoga classes, story hour, a bicycle safety course, and wildlife exhibits. There were free hot dogs, free ice cream and free strawberry shortcake, and a variety of local food trucks. Dozens of local organizations, civic groups, and regional resources set up booths to connect with students and families.

The 59th Annual Gas Up filled two weekends with antique engines, tractors, demonstrations, great food, live music, homemade ice cream, and family fun along with a celebration of Flag Day, Father's Day, and the First Day of Summer. The show was presented by the HUDSON-MOHAWK CHAPTER of the PIONEER GAS ENGINE ASSOCIATION, Inc. The show is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of mechanical means of a bygone era.

MIDDLEBURGH — Generations of Middleburgh school children just connected, although most have never met. Thursday, June 18, members of the Class of 2038 were on hand as the district opened the seal on a time capsule prepared by elementary school children in 2001. They were surprised to find the time capsule also linked back to 1976. The 2001 time capsule had almost been forgotten. By chance, it resurfaced during an office cleanout. Its faded instructions came just in time for the district to fulfill the directive to break the seal on June 18, 2026.

Schoharie’s college bound athletes signed agreements with their various institutions Wednesday evening—Jayden Maitland who is going to SUNY Cobleskill for Track and Field; Jameson Bixby, going to SUNY Cobleskill for Track and Field; Reid Starks-Swotkewicz, going to Franklin Pierce University for Cross Country, Indoor Track and Outdoor Track; Maxwell Kenny will be going to SUNY Cortland for Track and Field; Grace Reinhart, going to Keuka College and playing Softball; Madison Reinhart, going to Keuka College for Softball; and Briana Repscher who is going to SUNY Morrisville to play Women’s Soccer.

Visitors filled the lawn and tents in front of the Schoharie Library as the Rubber Band warmed up on the porch at the start of last Thursday’s Summer Reading & Arts Kickoff Party. Photos by Scott Keidong.

The Windham-Ashland-Jewett Warriors won Tuesday’s first round Section IV Softball Tournament Class “D” game, beating Cherry Valley-Springfield/Sharon Spring 3-0.

SCHOHARIE - Those who gave their all were remembered in a classic Memorial Day parade Thursday in Schoharie. There was a brief ceremony before the parade began at 6pm on Main Street. After Marty Pierce of the Schoharie Fire Department welcomed everyone, state Assemblyman Chris Tague was the guest speaker. Under clear skies, the parade included fire trucks, Little Leaguers, Scouts, old cars, and much more