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Like Baseball, Humans Imperfect, Bishop Tells 175th Celebration HARTWICK SEMINARY – Human beings are imperfect, like baseball, the Most Rev. John S. Macholz, bishop of the Methodist Church’s Upstate Synod, at today’s 175th anniversary celebration of the Evangelical Lutheran Church here. “Life is a mixture of hits and errors,” Bishop Macholz told the congregation. “It’s not over ’til it’s over and there is grace in that. It means we get another chance. There is always time for redemption.” The church,…
Senator Seward: Mayor Miller Bettered City ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today described Mayor Dick Miller as “determined, tenacious” and tireless in working on behalf of the City of Oneonta. Here is Seward’s complete statement following the news of the mayor’s passing: “I was shocked and saddened by Dick Miller’s sudden and untimely death. Dick brought innovative ideas to Oneonta as college president at Hartwick College and later as mayor. He implemented those ideas in a determined, tenacious…
Mayor Dick Miller: Soldier, Executive, Leader In Academe, Friend To Oneonta Editor’s Note: This is a profile of Mayor Dick Miller that appeared in the Jan. 8, 2010, Hometown Oneonta, a few days after his swearing in. By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA – The first 20-some years, “I was living in Nirvana.” Dick Miller was raised in George Eastman’s golden Rochester, where Kodak’s 65,000 jobs were so good some people would routinely buy a new car every year when bonuses were…
TRIBUTE RICHARD P. MILLER, JR. Mayor of Oneonta, 2010-2014 VIEW PHOTO REMEMBRANCE OF CITY HALL’S MILLER YEARS PROFILE: SOLDIER, EXECUTIVE, ACADEMIC LEADER, MAYOR PLEASE SEND APPRECIATIONS OF MAYOR MILLER TO APPEAR IN THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN ONEONTA TO INFO@allotsego.com BY NOON TUESDAY…
City Hall Releases Statement On Mayor ONEONTA – This is the statement released by City Hall at 2:32 this afternoon: “The City of Oneonta and its common Council are deeply saddened to report that at approximately 10:25 a.m. Saturday, October 25, 2014 Mayor Richard P. Miller, Jr. died unexpectedly. On behalf of the Miller family, it is requested that during this difficult time the privacy of the family be respected.”…
$30,000 To Otsego County From Community Foundation Otsego County organizations received almost $30,000 in grants from the Community Foundation for South Central New York’s Community Fund, Women’s Fund and special funds, as follows: SUNY Oneonta’s Children’s Center, $6,138 to upgrade food services to code (Otsego) SUNY Oneonta’s Children’s Center, $15,000 for childcare subsidies (Otsego) Otego Community Food Pantry, $2,000 to help residents grow and use their own vegetables and greens (Otsego) Opportunities for Otsego, $6,000 for emergency counseling for victims…
IN MEMORIAM: Jim Georgeson, 95; Former Oneonta Mayor, Civic Leader ONEONTA – One of Oneonta’s foremost citizens, James Nicholas Georgeson, 95, a former mayor, businessman and SUNY Oneonta official, passed away Wednesday at Focus Otsego Manor. In recent years, he lived in Oneonta and Green Valley, Ariz. Jim was born Oct. 4, 1919, in Oneonta, the son of Christina Vlahos and Nicholas Georgeson, both natives of Greece. He married Charlotte Lunn of Oneonta in 1951. Jim was a lifetime resident…
Speech Therapist Joins Otsego Manor INDEX – Within a week of assuming ownership of Otsego Manor, The Focus Family of Companies has added a new program: A full-time speech therapist. Sarah Bruml, a speech-language pathologist since 2008, is already working with her first five patients at Focus – the first time in at least five years that the former Otsego Manor has been able to admit patients who need this kind of therapy.…
Rediscovered Tiffany Windows Go On Display Saturday at Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum…