Principal Lewis, Student Decker Oneonta ‘Trailblazers’ For 2016 ONEONTA – The city Commission on Community Relations & Human Rights has named its Women’s Trailblazer honorees for 2016: • In the “Over 25” category, Coleen Lewis, principal, Oneonta Middle School. She was a founding member of 100 Women Who Care, which chooses a beneficiary a year and raises money for it, including $3,000 for St. James Food Pantry, $4,200 for Family Services Association, and $6,000 for Athelas Therapeutic Riding in Otego. The…
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State Education Commissioner Will Pay First Visit To County ONEONTA – State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced today that MaryEllen Elia, the new state education commissioner, will visit Laurens Central School on Thursday. Senator Seward and Commissioner Elia will join Laurens Central School Superintendent Romona Wenck for a tour, and will have a chance to talk with students, teachers, and administrators during her visit.…
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At Otesaga, Athletes Learn Power of Positive Leadership CCS students Molly Mooney, Mary Kennedy, Carson Haney, Sylvia Johnson and Liz Olmstead, center, with 200 other regional students, listen to keynote speaker Jess Jecko, SU Senior Field Hockey Captain, USA National Field Hockey Team, right, speak at the Otesaga Hotel. Her talk, which focused on leadership decisions throughout her field hockey career, was part of the Student-Athlete Leadership Conference, hosted by the CCS Leadership Training for Athletes Program. Other speakers included Brad Horn…
Otsego Olympian Takes Fourth In Boston Rowing Competition ONEONTA – Andrea Thies, the Oneonta rowing coach and two-time Olympian, finished fourth out of 47 competitors at the World Rowing Machine Competition in Boston on Sunday. She was accompanied by Abby Rodd. Thies, who coaches rowing at the Cooperstown Country Club, covered 1.24 miles in seven minutes, 17 seconds. She competed on the Olympic Rowing teams in 1992 and 1996.…
USA Today Reviews ‘Big Rewind’ Editor’s Note: This is a review by Charles Finch published today by USA Today, the nation’s largest newspaper, of AllOTSEGO.com reporter Libby Cudmore’s “The Big Rewind.” He gave the novel three out of four stars. A hipster cozy! That’s a pretty irresistible idea, and Libby Cudmore’s debut novel delivers on it — her broke Brooklynite heroine, Jett, moves in a world of impeccably cool vegans, wine drunk out of Pokémonglasses, and Psychedelic Furs songs, all the while,…
SECTION III CHAMPS SECOND YEAR IN ROW Lady Hawkeyes Win 54-30, Head To States…
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Felicia Weaver Arc’s Top Employee Of 2015 ONEONTA – The Arc Otsego has named Felicia Weaver, RN/Residential Services, as the 2015 Arc Otsego Employee of the Year. Weaver and the Arc Otsego 2015 Employees of the Month were honored Wednesday at a luncheon at Brooks BBQ. “Felicia’s work ethic embodies The Arc Otsego mission, vision and values,” said Executive Director Patricia Knuth in announcing Weaver’s selection. “Felicia supports people to be as healthy as they can so they can participate…