THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta July 8, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Veterans dispose of tattered flags in ceremony Otsego School helped imprisoned Japanese-Americans during WWII OHS graduates celebrate overcoming adversity Cooperstown & Around City of the Hills Inside The Paper Independence Day Celebration 2021 Art Garage to open new shows over weekend Soto sentenced to eight years for role in 2019 Robinson murder case Perspectives Editorial The speech I did not give to…
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LETTER from ROGER LANSING A tribute to local journalism, journalists Editor’s Note: This speech was given Friday, June 25, to honor Editor Greg Klein at the 2020-2021 Cooperstown Central School Athletic Awards Banquet. In the fall of 2005, the Cooperstown community lost a piece of its soul with the unexpected passing of Ken Kiser. Kenny was a devoted husband and dad, a man who thought the best of each person he met, enjoying the beauty in life, every minute of…
Best Bets Celebrate Independence Day with concert, fireworks, parade! Start your Independence Day celebrations with the Hometown Heroes kick-off concert dedicated to the essential workers who have given so much during the pandemic. The concert will feature the Michael Christopher country band performing their greatest hits. Free admission. Presented by Hometown 4th at 7:30 p.m., Friday, July 2, at Neahwa Park in Oneonta. Visit facebook.com/FNOneonta/ for information.…
‘Starting Nine’ turns museum into personal scavenger hunts By CHARLIE VASCELLARO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN — Like Dorothy taking her first steps on the Yellow Brick Road in the Land of Oz, first time visitors to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum are often advised that “it’s always best to start at the beginning” moving in a linear and chronological fashion through the game’s formative years and early history. Returning visitors to the museum and more seasoned…
In Memoriam Stephen A. Rudloff, 76 Feb. 19, 1945 – May 31, 2021 COOPERSTOWN – Stephen Anthony Rudloff, Commander, United States Navy (Retired) who survived 323 days in captivity as a POW during the Vietnam War, passed away peacefully following a long illness the evening of Memorial Day, May 31, 2021, at his home on Nelson Avenue surrounded by family. He was 76. Born February 19, 1945, in Brooklyn, he was a son of Ernest and Mary (Camarro) Rudloff. After…
HOMETOWN HISTORY June 3, 2021 Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library 135 Years Ago The board of trustees has effected a settlement with Harvey Baker whereby Mr. Baker releases the village from the contract made by the board of trustees of two years ago to grade Main Street from Grove Street to the railroad crossing, to give Mechanic Street a true grade from Main Street to the easterly limits of Mr.…
Oneonta’s Memorial Day Parade honors vets despite cold weather By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Despite the occasional rain and cold weather, hundreds came out for the Memorial Day parade and a wreath laying ceremony Monday, May 31, in Neahwa Park to honor the country’s veterans who died in service. Participants in the parade included the Oneonta Fire Department, the Oneonta PD, the American Legion, the Rotary Club, the Boy Scouts and the VFW. Fred Hicken, a…
Big crowd honors fallen soldiers in Cooperstown By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Several hundred people attended Cooperstown’s Memorial Day Parade and gathered at the Civil War Memorial on Monday, May 31, to hear speeches honoring military members who have died in service to the United States. The guest speaker, David Reiss said the number of Americans who have given their lives in service is about .3% of the population. All Americans have an obligation to those…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MAY 31 Otsego County Parades MEMORIAL DAY! ONEONTA PARADE – 10 a.m. Come out to remember our fallen soldier. Followed by solemn ceremony of remembrance guided by Lester Grummons. Parade will leave from Foothills PAC and progress down Main Street Oneonta to Neahwa Park, Oneonta. RICHFIELD SPRINGS PARADE – 10:30 a.m. Parade will form on Johnson St. and proceed down Main St., Richfield Springs. COOPERSTOWN PARADE – 11 a.m. Memorial day parade including Cooperstown Fire Department,…
Cooperstown & Around Village to hold Memorial Day parade Monday The Cooperstown Memorial Day Parade will start at 11 a.m., Monday, May 31. The parade will begin at the Cooperstown Veterans Club and make its way up Main St. to the Otsego County Courthouse. Masks and social distancing will be required. VFW dedication at Pierstown Grange There will be a dedication by the Cooperstown VFW of World War I and World War II memorial plaques at 2 p.m. on Saturday…
