IN MEMORIAM: Kurt A. Krueger, Sr., 83; Raised St. Bernards At Schenevus Kennel SCHENEVUS – Kurt A. Krueger, Sr., 83, who raised St. Bernards with his wife at the Rambling Creek Kennel passed away Oct. 10, 2019 at Cooperstown Center. He was born on June 13, 1936 in Jersey City, N.J., the son of Harry and Mary Lisa – Krueger. He married Janet Voss-Jindella on Oct. 22, 1955, in New Jersey. He moved to Schenevus more than 40 years ago,…
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IN MEMORIAM: Ronald Bouchard, 86; Over 25 Years, Foster Parent To Many MILFORD – Ronald E. Bouchard, 86, who with his wife Joyce was foster parent to 250 chidren over 25 years, finally went back home on Oct. 8, 2019, after a long struggle with Alzheimer’s. Born in New Brunswick, Canada, to Alfred and Leanne Bouchard, he moved to United States in late 1950s and became a U.S. citizen in 1968. Ron had many jobs over his life, from lumber-camp…
PRESIDENT MORRIS’ INSTALLATION Chancellor Installs SUNY Oneonta’s Eighth President BARBARA JEAN MORRIS PRAISED FOR GROUND-BREAKING CAREER By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Barbara Jean Morris’ installation as eighth SUNY Oneonta president Saturday, Oct. 5, revealed her lighter side. Longtime pal Noelle Norton, a dean at the University of San Diego, reported the two ladies stopping at the Boston Bloomingdale’s perfume counter two decades ago en route to a conference to present the first draft of their paper,…
WATSON TO LEAD CSO SATURDAY 2nd Conductor’s Concert Uses Spinoffs From Bach By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Carolyn Watson knows that among conductors, it’s a small world. “My conducting professor at the University of Sydney was Imre Palló,” she said. “He was the music director of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, so when I saw the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, I wondered if it was near where he used to be. And it was!” Watson, the second of the…
BOUND VOLUMES Oct. 10, 2019 200 YEARS AGO Advertisements: Evening School – Israel Day, will open an Evening School, the Monday evening after the Fair, at his school room in which will be taught Reading, Writing, Arithmetic, and English Grammar. Medical Meeting – Notice is given that an Annual Meeting of the Otsego Medical Society, will be held at the House of Joseph Griffin, in Cooperstown, on Monday, the 18th day of October next at one o’clock p.m. T. Pomeroy,…
PRESIDENT MORRIS’ INSTALLATION The Revolution’s Won Might Barbara Jean Morris, SUNY Oneonta (And Hartwick College) Create New Model? • “As chief executive officer, you are assigned all powers, duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.” KRISTINA M. JOHNSON • SUNY Chancellor • After the week that was, Barbara Jean Morris, SUNY Oneonta’s new president, must have heard those words with mixed feelings. Just three days before her Saturday, Oct. 5, installation, a threat to shoot up the campus – it turned…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Oct. 10-11, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK SUNY in SPOTLIGHT Chancellor Installs SUNY Oneonta’s 8th President Siren Silenced, Forum Planned After Emergency EDITORIAL: Revolution Won, Time To Normalize MORRIS: Feather, Circle, And A Better World MANY PHOTOS: Click On ISSUU Edition Below FRONT PAGE Hospice To Match Bassett Footprint 2nd Candidate To Conduct Bach With CSO Dunkin’ Proposal Riles Up Cooperstown ‘Pit,’ Canine Namesake, Joins Ricky’s Partner Grant In Hand, Cooperstown…
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER • Column POVERTY It’s All Around Us Editor’s Note: Larry Bennett of East Meredith, Brewery Ommegang’s recently retired creative director who is much active in community causes, joins The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown Oneonta in this edition as a regular columnist. By LARRY BENNETT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Last Saturday, Oct. 5, 200 people attended a forum in Oneonta, “Living with Dignity and the Crisis of Poverty in Otsego and Delaware Counties.” Over three hours,…
1,000 APPLAUD AT INAUGURAL Diverse Themes Welcome Morris To SUNY-O Helm SUNY Oneonta’s newly minted eighth president, Barbara Jean Morris, top photo, leads the recessional from the Dewar Arena’s platform shortly before 1 p.m. this afternoon after a two-hour ceremony that included an invocation by Mohawk spiritual leader Thomas Porter (behind Morris), and student performances by the college’s XClusive Dance Crew; and Gota, a traditional Ghanaian dance, and Luk Luk Lumbu, a Javanese dance, accompanied by the college’s World Chorus. …
IN MEMORIAM Donald O. Pollock, M.D., 89; Half-Century Village Mainstay COOPERSTOWN – Donald O. Pollock, M.D., who led a lifetime of service to others, including a distinguished and wide-ranging medical career with Bassett Hospital that spanned several decades, passed away peacefully in his home Sunday evening, Sept. 29, 2019, surrounded by family and listening to the final Red Sox game of the season. He was 89. He was born in 1930 in East Orange, N.J., the oldest son of J.…