In Memoriam Gayle S. Ryan, 73 June 10, 1949 – December 17, 2022 ONEONTA – Gayle Salisbury Ryan, 73, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022 in her Oneonta home where she had lived for over 35 years. Gayle was born June 10, 1949 in Oneonta, New York, the daughter of the late Paul and Jean Salisbury. Gayle graduated from Oneonta High School in 1967 and kept in close touch with many of her classmates throughout her life. She worked at…
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In Memoriam Arleigh Fikes, 87 June 8, 1935 – December 20, 2022 BURLINGTON FLATS – Arleigh Fikes, 87, of Burlington Flats, passed away December 20, 2022 in Cooperstown, NY surrounded by his loving family. Arleigh was born on June 8, 1935 in Utica, NY the son of the late Charles and Cecilia (Lamanque) Fikes. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a brother Frederick Fikes. He is survived by his wife Janet Fikes of Burlington Flats, a son…
Bassett At 100 Reflections on Amazing Work by Caregivers, Recent Highlights Dear Friends, Neighbors and Colleagues,The holiday season is an excellent time for reflection. We look back on our blessings at Thanksgiving, look forward with resolutions to the New Year, and spend quality time with those most important to us. I’d like to do a little reflecting on Bassett Healthcare Network in this month’s column—starting with our people. Our caregivers are the greatest blessings of the year and our best…
Fly Creek Fire District Elects New Commissioners By CASPAR EWIG Keith Dickinson, Sam Hoskins and Edward Kuken-berger emerged as winners in a hotly contested election on Tuesday, December 13 for three seats on the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Fly Creek Fire District. Dickinson defeated Joan Kegelman, the sitting appointed chairman, for a full five-year term. Hoskins, who ran unopposed, will fill a vacant seat for a three-year term, and Kukenberger will rejoin the board for a one-year term,…
NYSEG, RG&E Preparing for Winter Storm BINGHAMTON—New York State Electric & Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric are preparing for high winds associated with the winter storm that is expected to move across New York State today. As a result of the forecast, the companies have pre-staged additional line and tree personnel across the state to assist with restoration efforts, if needed. The storm has the potential to impact all of NYSEG and RG&E’s service areas, which includes the Western…
Killdeer Trio, An Otsego Original, Finding Its Groove By IAN KENYON For Wyatt Ambrose, Sebastian Green and Evan Jagels, 2022 is a year nearly a decade in the making. In May, the trio—now officially the “Killdeer Trio”—sat down for their first rehearsal with the intent to perform as a band. Their debut performance followed in less than a month and since then has propelled Ambrose, Green and Jagels, all Otsego County residents, into back-to-back performances throughout the area. “This group…
In Memoriam Leonard Bridger, 86 1936 – 2022 Leonard (Hank) Bridger passed on December 18th in peace at 86 yrs old. He was son of Leonard & Martha (Wykoff) Bridger, born 1936 and graduated a native of Oneonta. He is survived by wife Jeanne (Mohar) Bridger, daughter Kelly Bridger, son Jim & wife Chrissy Bridger, grandsons Jack & Sawyer Bridger along with nieces and nephews. It’s an impossible task to sum up a lifetime of a man like Hank. He…
In Memoriam Sharon W. Sprague, 90 March 25, 1932 – December 17, 2022 WEST WINFIELD – Sharon W. Sprague, 90, of West Winfield, NY passed away at home on Saturday December 17, 2022. Sharon was born on March 25, 1932 in Walton, NY the son of the late Walter A. and Maude E Borden Sprague. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife Nellie in 2015, sisters Lu Anne Benjamin and Ellen Stephens, a son Joseph Sprague,…
Bound Volumes December 22, 2022 185 YEARS AGOIt is estimated that the population of the United States consume annually 18,000,000 barrels of flour, the product of 8,000,000 acres of wheat land, the average production being estimated at 25 bushels per acre. This gives 200,000,000 bushels of wheat as the aggregate production of the country the present year, which at five bushels to the barrel, makes a total of 40,000,000 barrels of flour – 22,000,000 more than the annual consumption of…
Hometown History December 22, 2022 135 Years AgoThe W.C.T.U. (Women’s Christian Temperance Union) of Otsego County held its first annual convention in the First Baptist Church on Tuesday afternoon and evening of this week. Above the platform at the back were the initial letters in white, “W.C.T.U.,” and beneath, a banner bearing the motto, “For God and Home and Native Land.” There were other banners with appropriate mottos, and the altar was made beautiful with flowers. The reports from the…
