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Doubleday Has A Friend

Friends Of Doubleday Present Doubleday Has A Friend MANY Friends Aim To Raise $800,000 To Complete Redo By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Where some people saw scraps, Jeff Katz and Quinton Hasak saw a fundraising opportunity. “When the demolition of the third-base bleachers started, the question arose about what we were going to do with them,” said former mayor Jeff Katz, now president of the Friends of Doubleday. “They’re not the original bleachers, but they’re still…

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Training Olympic Athletes, Kahanov Tutored In Diversity

SUNY ONEONTA’S NEW PROVOST Training Olympic Athletes, Kahanov Tutored In Diversity By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Before becoming a faculty trainer, Dr. Leamor Kahanov was a trainer of Olympic women athletes. But her first career with the U.S. volleyball, bicycle and archery teams in the mid to late 1990s helped inform her second one. “I got to see interesting parts of the world and the diversity of ideas in treating athletes,” said SUNY Oneonta’s new provost…

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HAIL TO THE CHIEF! Tim Mead New HoF President

Tim Mead New HoF President HAIL TO THE CHIEF! By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Tim Mead is anything if not approachable. Walking by that display board of standings in front of the Hall of Fame the other day, Glendaly Garcia of Hartford, Conn., called out to the new president of Baseball’s Mecca:  “Can you take our photo?” Unhesitatingly, he did, then posed with the family, now thrilled at meeting the man who holds one of the…

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Bill Ehmann Sees Potential In Generation Z’s Strivings

HARTWICK’S NEW PROVOST Bill Ehmann Sees Potential In Generation Z’s Strivings By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Bill Ehmann believes students will guide the school’s future as much as the faculty will guide theirs. “Students are always changing because economic forces are always changing,” said Hartwick College’s new provost and vice president/academic affairs, who arrived on campus July 1.  “We have to keep adapting to them.” To adapt quickly to change, Ehmann said, students need to have…

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Oneonta Baseball Fans Say Thank You, Sam!

HoF, Delgado Send Regards, Too Oneonta Baseball Fans Say Thank You, Sam! Outgoing National Baseball Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson, above, a speaker at this evening’s recognition at “Mr. Baseball” and “Mr. Oneonta” Sam Nader’s 100th birthday celebration at Damaschke Field, snaps a photo of Sam with fan PJ Harmer.  Former mayor Nader, who turned 100 on July 8, brought the Yankees minor league franchise to the City of the Hills 50 years ago, and both milestones were recognized…

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Fly Creek Society Ready To Unveil Historic Signs

5 Markers To Be Celebrated Sunday Fly Creek Society Ready To Unveil Historic Signs Mike Ainslie of Fly Creek starts unboxing the North Tin Shop, one of five new historical markers that will be on display tomorrow (Sunday, July 14) from mid-morning to mid-afternoon at the Fly Creek Historical Society’s annual BBQ at the old Grange Hall on Cemetery Road.  At noon, the society will also unveil a portrait of Diantha Cushman, being examine in photo at right by society…

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MLB Stars Remember  Sam Nader On 100th

MLB Stars Remember  Former Oneonta Mayor Sam Nader On His 100th By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – What do you get Oneonta’s most beloved citizen, Sam Nader, for his 100th birthday? How about a birthday message from his favorite football team? “My father has held season tickets to the Giants since 1952,” said his son, John. “So my cousin’s husband got Eli Manning to record a video sending him a birthday message, thanking him for being such…

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Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

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