Huge Crowd Turns Out For Polar Bear Auction An hour into today’s Chinese auction to benefit the Goodyear Lake Polar Bear Jump the crowd was still lined up down the hall from the Milford Central School gym to the door, waiting to buy tickets by the fistful and take a chance at getting a bargain on hundreds of donated items. In top photo, Lydia Garlick of Milford puts a ticket in one of the bags that lined the walls. At…
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Tony Mongillo’s Railroad Art Heralded At Exhibit Opening…
In 2008, Henry Cooper Toasted For His Gentleness, Sense Of Fun Editor’s Note: This is reprinted from The Freeman’s Journal edition of July 11, 2008, after Henry S.F. Cooper Jr., who passed away early today, was celebrated at a testimonial in his honor at The Otesaga, attended by 220 of his many admirers. By JIM KEVLIN • from The Freeman’s Journal COOPERSTOWN – Everybody agreed Bradley Goodyear Smith’s story best captured Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr.’s gentle personality. On her way to a party,…
160 Friends Hail Inge Roemer At Plains On Her 95th Birthday More than 160 family members and friends gathered today at the Plains at Parish Homestead to honor Inge Otten Roemer on her 95th birthday. At native of Hamburg, Germany, Mrs. Roemer and her husband, Martin, farmed in Unadilla, beginning in 1947. She obtained an bachelor’s in elementary education from SUNY Oneonta in 1959, and taught at Mount Upton Central School, retiring in 1982. She and her husband, who passed…
IN MEMORIAM Henry S.F. Cooper, Jr.; Writer, Environmentalist COOPERSTOWN – Henry S.F. Cooper Jr., noted environmentalist and a founder of what became Otsego 2000, as well as the Otsego Land Trust, passed away today at home in the Town of Middlefield’s Red Creek section. A retired writer for the New Yorker, where he covered the space program, Mr. Cooper was a fifth-generation descendant of novelist James Fenimore Cooper, and a sixth-generation descendant of William Cooper, Cooperstown’s founder. He was the…
Sledding, Survival Skills Highlight Cabin Fever Fest Night DeMarche rides on his father, Beau De Marche, both of Clinton, down the sledding hill during Five Star Subaru’s first Cabin Fever Fest at Gilbert Lake State Park this afternoon. Attendees could hike, snowshoe, cook s’mores and hot dogs, sled, mountain bike and learn winter wilderness survival skills. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)…
It Was Place To Be For Art Community SEE ‘INDEPENDENT SPIRIT’ SLIDE SHOW…
Drew Angus Off American Idol, But Sees ‘Excitement’ In Future ONEONTA – In Drew Angus’ own words, “tonight is where my idol trail ends,” he reported on his Facebook page after his appearance on Fox’s “American Idol” competition Friday evening. “But I’ve made some of the closest friends and had some of the most unreal experiences of my entire life. This is not the end by any means,” said the 2011 Hartwick College graduate. The Westport, Conn., native admitted to…
IN MEMORIAM: Rosanne Johnson, 77; Farmer Pursued Degree, Business Career ONEONTA – Rosanne Johnson, 77, who ran a farm with her husband, then obtained her college degree at age 52 and went on to a career in business, passed away Jan. 28, 2016, at Fox Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 4, 1938, in Brooklyn, the daughter of George and Rose (McCarthy) Brickwedde. Rosanne graduated from Millerton High School. She married Lloyd H. Johnson on Nov. 17, 1956, at St. Mary’s…
Guard Honors Bassett System For Making Doctors Available…
