HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, JANUARY 17 Audubon Presentation ‘An Australian Adventure’ PRESENTATION – 7:30 p.m. Join Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society to hear from Kathryn Davino about the amazing birds on Heron Island & Lamington National Park on her 2018 trip to Australia. Free, open to public. Refreshments will be served. Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-397-3815 or visit www.facebook.com/DelawareOtsegoAudubonSociety/…
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IN MEMORIAM: Sonya Skoglund, 34; Home Health Aide; Daughter Survives SOUTH NEW BERLIN – Sonya Ann Skoglund, 34, a certified nursing assistant, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. Sonya was born on Aug. 14, 1985, in Oneonta and was a daughter of Peter Skoglund and Ann Marie Wright. She graduated from Sidney High School, Class of 2003, and went on to take a CNA course for certification. Sonya worked tirelessly as a CNA and Certified…
IN MEMORIAM: Merle A. Keller, 60; Worked At Denny’s, Brooks Bar-B-Q ONEONTA – Funeral services are tomorrow, Thursday, Jan. 16, Merle A. Keller, 60, of Oneonta, who worked at Denny’s and Brook’s House of Bar-B-Q. He passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 in the Cooperstown Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born Jan. 22, 1959, in Albany, the son of Raymond J. and Virginia M. (Prey) Keller. A lifelong Upstate resident, Merle lived in the Albany area, Otego, Morris…
IN MEMORIAM: Frances Gorney Wright, 76; Filled Many Roles At Richfield Springs School RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Frances “Fanny” Gorney Wright, 76, who filled many roles at Richfield Springs Central School, including district tax collector, passed away unexpectedly Saturday morning, Jan. 11, 2020, at Albany Medical Center, Albany. She was born on April 27, 1943, in Cooperstown, daughter of the late Alfred M. and Rosa Isenor Gorney. A lifelong Richfield Springs resident, she graduated from Richfield Springs High School with the…
IN MEMORIAM: Marguerite Hughes, 85; Worked At Upstate Home For Children ONEONTA – Marguerite G. Hughes, 85, who worked at Upstate Home for Children, now Springbrook, for 33 years, passed away, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born on Nov. 10, 1934, in Worcester, the daughter of Edward and Gladys (Knapp) Hollenbeck. Marguerite married Carl Lyle Hughes on April 29, 1967, in Worcester. He predeceased her on April 13, 2018.…
IN MEMORIAM: Ralph E. Pye, 96; Air Force Veteran Of World War II SCHENEVUS – Ralph E. Pye, 96, Town of Maryland, a World War II Air Force combat veteran, passed away Jan. 11, 2020, with his devoted family at his side, at the state Veterans Home at Oxford, where he received outstanding care. He was born March 29, 1923, in Dolgeville, son of the late Charles and Margaret (Hays) Pye. Following high school graduation, Ralph enlisted with the military. He…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 History Of Ice Harvesting LOCAL HISTORY – 1:15 p.m. Presentation “History On Ice” presented by Liz Callahan of Hanford Mills. Learn about past, present ice harvesting, and about the historic mill. Cooperstown Senior Center, behind St. Mary’s Church, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. coopseniorcenter@gmail.com…
Solar Developer Offering $1,000 Per Acre Of Land West Laurens Landowners Get Windfall From Project FULL REPORT IN THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL, HOMETOWN ONEONTA, ON NEWSSTANDS TODAY…
1,000 THANKS! Piper Seamon 5th CCS Girl To Hit High Mark The Cooperstown Central student section erupts as Piper Seamon scores her 1,000th career point in the Hawkeyes’ 57-39 win over Waterville at home last evening. Seamon becomes the fifth girl and only the 14th player in school history overall to score 1,000 points. Inset at right, Pipershares a hug with teammate Meagan Schuermann after the game was stopped to acknowledge her achievement. Seamon will play basketball next year at…
27 Professionals Attend Otsego Leadership Summit Otsego County Chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan recruited a bumper crop for the 2020 Otsego Leadership class, whose program got underway this morning at Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta. Over the next few weeks, the class – rising managers at local enterprises and institutions – will be visiting colleges, hospitals and other key county institutions, to “put them in the picture” as they move forward. The Class of 2020 includes, above, clockwise from…