Foothills’ 1st Distinguished Service Awards Honor Miller, Blazina Roles…
Foothills’ 1st Distinguished Service Awards Honor Miller, Blazina Roles…
IN MEMORIAM: Rev. David J. Born, 68; Spent Career in New York City Ministry WESTFORD – Rev. David J. Born, 68, who moved to Otsego County in his retirement and served on the Board of Directors of the Otsego Jail Ministry, died Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, at his home in Westford. Born in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 3, 1947 to Andrew E. and Hilda M. (Spiegelberg) Born, David made his career in the ministry in New York City. He graduated with…
Homemade Costumes Abound At Southside Mall-O-Ween…
Walton Baby Safe After Amber Alert WALTON – Cell-phone users through Otsego County received an Amber Alert at 8 p.m. Friday, and Oneonta Police today report the missing 2-day-old Walton baby girl the subject of the alert, was left by the mother, Edna Cering, 33, with a relative in the Town of Hancock. The baby, who reportedly was born without medical care, was found by Walton police at 12:48 a.m today. She appeared in good health and was taken to…
IN MEMORIAM: Arlene M. Woodin, 81; Nationally Recognized Creative Baker COOPERSTOWN – Arlene M. Woodin, a home-economics teacher nationally recognized for her creative baking, passed away Saturday morning, Oct. 10, 2015, at Fox Nursing Home in Oneonta. She was 81. Born on July 23, 1934, in Marseilles, Ill., Arlene Marie was the only child of Joseph and Lena née Veronda Viviani. Following her graduation from Marseilles High School in 1952 she attended Illinois State Normal University where she received a…
SUNY Professor Ford’s Short Story Receives Prestigious Pushcart Prize ONEONTA – SUNY Oneonta creative writing instructor April L. Ford has won a Pushcart Prize for her short story “Project Fumarase.” The story, which was published in New Madrid Journal in summer 2014, will appear in the 2016 Edition Pushcart Prize anthology, due out Nov. 2. The Pushcart Prize is a literary prize created by Pushcart Press to honor the best poetry, short fiction and essays published in non-commercial, small presses the…
IN MEMORIAM: Wilfred J. Ennis, Cooperstown COOPERSTOWN – Wilfred (Bill) J. Ennis, who retired from a career in insurance, passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, after a long battle with multiple chronic conditions. A cardiac condition forced Bill into early retirement and he moved to Cooperstown with his wife of almost 60 years, Mildred. Retirement provided more time to listen to jazz, read and discuss politics, and watch the Jets.…
IN MEMORIAM: Lyle N. Steere, 93; WWII Vet, Highway Superintendent CHRISTIAN HILL – Lyle N. Steere, 93, a World War II veteran and retired Otsego town highway superintendent, died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, in the house he built on Christian Hill with his family by his side. Born in Hartwick on March 15, 1922, he was the son of Kendrick and Mary Elwood Steere. He married Elsie Ruparshek on Sept. 25, 1948, in Cooperstown. They lived in Fly Creek and…
Stacie Haynes Executive Director Of Susquehanna Animal Shelter…
Let’s Go Mets! Says County Board Chair OTEGO – Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the Otsego Board of Representatives, may also be the New York Mets’ biggest local fan. She has been following the Mets since their first season in 1962. “At the age of 7, I went to my first Mets game,” said Clark. “My husband is a fan, he used to sell hotdogs at Shea Stadium.” It truly is a family affair for the Clarks. “All my kids…