Rowing gains popularity on Otsego Lake by PHOEBE SMITH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Rowing opportunities have been expanding on Otsego Lake the past few years and a two-time Olympian has been a big part of bringing the sport to Cooperstown and Otsego County. The Otsego Area Rowing program, under the guidance of Oneonta’s two-time Olympian, Andrea Thies, has been expanding for several summers now as people take up the water sport. A rower from her collegiate years at Cornell University,…
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AllOtsego People Coop group to take on biking challenge By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A group of Otsego County residents have been training for the ride of their lives in the Leadville 100 MTB. The annual “race across the sky” in the Rocky Mountains near Leadville, Colorado, is considered one of the most grueling endurance races in the world. Whether people do the ultramarathon or the mountain bike race, the competitors are embarking on a challenge that breaks…
For Oneonta’s Catan, one last high school title is a dream denied By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Last week, while section champions accepted their awards, and athletes across the region expressed thanks for being able to get back to competing for championships, the mood was different for one local player. Arguably the best tennis player in the region, Oneonta senior Chris Catan watched as his classmates played playoff games and his peers on the court won titles. Section…
Cooperstown sixth graders get move-up parade STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Cooperstown Elementary School held a car parade through the village Wednesday, June 23, as part of the sixth-grade graduation. Dozens of parents drove their kids down Main Street, around the village and back to the school, where the remainder of the students were waiting to cheer on the Class of 2027. CES Principal Tracy Durkee said the school has made an effort during the coronavirus pandemic to show…
Father’s Day summit: Horvaths reach peak of Denali, fundraising for Otsego Outdoors continues STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Otsego County residents Tim and Henry Horvath reached the summit of Denali over the weekend, about two weeks into their Alaskan journey, according to Ellen Pope of Otsego 2000. “So excited to report that Henry and Tim reached the summit of Denali yesterday, on Father’s Day,” Pope said. “So far, they’ve raised ($2,275) for improving trails in Otsego County, with a…
Missing Roseboom girl safe, back at home STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A missing teen from Roseboom, whom police had been looking for for the past few days, was located Saturday, June 19. State Police say 14-year-old Anjelia Sturtevant was located Saturday morning after a 911 tip came in about her whereabouts. Before being located, police said she was last seen at her home in Roseboom the night of Monday, June 14. No other information about where she has…
Correction of May 27 edition of The Freeman’s Journal Professor of Biology Dr. Mary Allen received the 2020 Bunn Award for Outstanding Teaching from Hartwick College. Because of a reporter’s error, the wrong person was credited with the award in the May 27 edition of The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta.…
Place resigns as Milford superintendent STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Milford Central School will be looking for a new superintendent after the school’s Board of Education and Superintendent Mark Place came to a “mutual agreement” to part ways, according to statements from Place and Milford BOE President Marion Mossman that were posted Thursday, June 10, on the school’s website. “This evening, the Milford Central School Board of Education and I reached an amicable separation agreement which will be effective…
Cooperstown mourns community servant, Kuhn By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Cooperstown community found itself forced to consider life without Santa Claus when Paul Kuhn died Wednesday, June 2, at the age of 83. Kuhn was perhaps best known as Cooperstown’s Santa Claus, a post that he held with joy and authenticity for 20 years. According to Molly Myers, a Main Street Christmas helper from a young age, Kuhn’s listening skills and genuine care for people were a…
AllOtsego people Father-son climbing duo to take on Denali By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Father and son climbing team of Tim and Henry Horvath are on the go again, trying to conquer Denali Mountain in Alaska during June. The father-son team left for Alaska on Monday, June 7. “It was kind of my idea,” said Henry, 16, who just completed his sophomore year at Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts. “Kind of? I’ve done this before. I didn’t need…
