Best Bets by Larissa Ryan: Ride for Sept. 11 To commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, ride your motorcycle with the Legion and the Red Knights, Chapter 44. All proceeds go to scholarships for the children of veterans since the 9/11 attacks. Cost is $20/participant. At the American Legion, Post 259, 279 Chestnut St. in Oneonta. Registration is from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m., with kickstands up at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11. For info: 607-547-0494 or visit https://www.alrpost259.org/legacy.…
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Former Congressional candidate, Van De Water, dies unexpectedly Staff Report • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Kyle Van De Water, the Army veteran and Millbrook lawyer who unsuccessfully challenged Rep. Antonio Delgado in the 2020 election, died Tuesday, Sept. 7, according to multiple news reports. Van De Water, a Republican, announced last week he had reconsidered his plan and would not challenge Delgado again. He lost by about 40,000 votes, or 11.5%, in New York’s 19th Congressional district. Delgado expressed his condolences…
5K in honor of 9/11 first responders takes place at Fly Creek Fire Department By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FLY CREEK — With American flags flying all around, runners took off at the Fly Creek Fire Department for the annual run in honor of 9/11 first responders, Saturday, Sept. 4. There was about 100 people in Fly Creek to see the memorial event, including State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Maryland, who greeted the runners and their families prior to the start…
The Baseball Lifer by Charlie Vascellaro Ortiz tops list of eligible candidates on 2022 Hall of Fame ballot With a hopeful return to normalcy and an eye on the 2022 Hall of Fame Induction, there is a possibility for another first ballot inductee and an outside chance for the inclusion of a controversial last chance carry over candidate. Considering the strength of the returning field of nominees and newly eligible candidates, the prospect also exists that no one will be…
The Baseball Lifer A recognition long overdue for one of the game’s good stewards Legendary comedian Groucho Marx once famously quipped, “I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member.” Perhaps the most reluctant inductee among the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s 333 members, Marvin Miller, former executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association (1966-1983), gained election to the Hall posthumously. Miller, who died in 2012 at the age of 95, previously…
Miller changed baseball in ways that improve players’ lives By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Marvin Miller, the first director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, was elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Modern Era Committee, along with catcher Ted Simmons in December 2019. The cancellation of the Hall’s 2020 Induction ceremony because of the coronavirus pandemic postponed their inductions, along with Baseball Writers’ Association of America selections Derek Jeter and Larry Walker, all four…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUGUST 7 Truck Pull, Karaoke competition, livestock show parade, more at County Fair OTSEGO COUNTY FAIR – 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Come out for the 6 best days of summer featuring livestock shows, rides, games, food, fair truck and semi pull, Karaoke finale, 4-H Dog Demo, Livestock parade of champions, Open gymkhana, much more. Otsego County Fairgrounds, 469 Mill St., Morris. 607-263-5289 or visit www.otsegocountyfair.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 18 Benefit Run/Walk SUNDAE RUN/WALK – 8 a.m. Support local community center and get outside for 5k, 10k run, or a 2 mile walk followed by opportunity to make your own ice cream sundae, 50/50 raffle, more. Cost, $25/person. Register the day of from 7 – 8 a.m. Richfield Springs Veterans Club, 13 Lake St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-3200 or visit runsignup.com/Race/NY/RichfieldSprings/RSCCRunWalk…
Best Bets July 15, 2021 Susquehanna SPCA opens new shelter building, Shakespeare at the Fenimore, more Celebrate the opening of the Susquehanna SPCA’s new building. After three years of intense fundraising in the ShelterUs Campaign, the shelter is ready to welcome the community to tour the new facilities, participate in a ribbon-cutting (reservations required) and meet the volunteers. At 5082-5088 State Route 28 in the town of Otsego, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, July 17. Call 607-547-8111 or…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 11 4-H Junior Livestock Show LIVESTOCK SHOW – 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. 4-H youth present the animals they have been raising to show. Today will be the shows for Dairy Goats and Sheep (10 a.m.), and Meat Goats (2 p.m.). Iroquois Farm Showgrounds, 1659 Co. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Visit cceschoharie-otsego.org/events/2021/07/11/the-farmers-museum-junior-livestock-show…
