COOPERSTOWN VETERANS DAY On 11-11-11, We Remember Framed in a flag held by Juliet Cunnington, CCS Marching Band Director Kerri Hogle, in top photo, directs the National Anthem at annual ceremonies next to Cooperstown’s Doughboy Statue today at 11-11-11, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, signifying the day and time of the Armistice that ended World War I. In front of the statue, which commemorates local men who died in the Great War, are…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Veterans Day Tribute Concert TRIBUTE CONCERT – 5:30 p.m. Celebrate our nations veterans with featured performer Jerrod Niemann. Features VIP veterans reception in Wright-Wilber Bank Atrium. Show begins at 7 p.m. Cost, $25 at door. Free to vets, active duty military personnel. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Benefit Auction For Oneonta History Center BENEFIT AUCTION – 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Find hundreds of items including jewelry, gift certificates, art, more available at live & silent auctions. Refreshments available. Support Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Quality Inn, 5206 NY-23, Oneonta. 607-433-2452 or visit www.oneontahistory.org…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Nov. 7-Nov. 8, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE New General Manager To Lead Otesaga Republicans Keep County Board Majority Debate: Was Clinton Expedition Genocide? Glimmerglass Film Days To Feature Youth 3 Foes: Write Letter To Keep Dunkin’ Away City Council OKs Selling Off Lots For Lofts EDITORIAL Reps Ready To Balance Credentials, Experience You Can Read County Manager Job Description COLUMNS BENNETT: Spend To Fight Internal Threat: Bad Health…
Couples Grew Closer By Working For Legion By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com GILBERTSVILLE – They might have attended rival high schools, but it didn’t mean they couldn’t be friends. Veterans Ralph Wright and Andrew Sebeck first met one another at the Gilbertsville American Legion Post 1339 in 1971, when Sebeck and wife Anne moved to the area. They found camaraderie in Gilbertsville through volunteering with the local fire department and socializing at events such as the annual Fourth…
Glimmerglass Film Days To Feature Local Youth By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – This year, Glimmerglass Film Days wants to make sure that they’re reaching the next generation of filmmakers. “We have a brand-new program at the high school for young students interested in filmmaking,” said curator Peggy Parsons. “Directors Bill Morrison and Aube Giroux will spend the whole afternoon answering questions about their careers in filmmaking.” “Joanne Gardner has been a volunteer with Film Days and…
DRY RUN Vets’ Riders Seek To Ride Soberly By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Chris Chase, son and grandson of veterans, just wants to make sure that all veterans can enjoy the ride safely. “We were concerned that many of our motorcycle runs involved a lot of alcohol,” said Chase, assistant director of Oneonta Post 259’s American Legion Riders. “We’d stop at a Legion, people would have a few beers. And then we’d stop at the next…
At SUNY, Delgado Hears Student Veteran Struggles SUNY Oneonta student Matthew Williams, an Army veteran who served for five and a half years and recently enrolled at the college, addresses his financial struggles at a meeting with Congressman Antonio Delgado, D-19. Delgado met with student veterans today at the Morris Conference Center on campus to discuss methods to support them, both financially and in legislature. “My main grievances are with the V.A.,” said Williams, who told the Congressman he was…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Pancakes For Election Day ELECTION DAY PANCAKE FEAST – 7 a.m. – 2 p.m. & 4 – 7 p.m. Enjoy hot pancakes, apple cider, sausage, & more served by Cooperstown Rotary club on election day. Cost, $6/adult. Veterans Club, 60 Main St., Cooperstown.…
3 Bidders Seek To Buy Vacant School Oneonta Christian Academy Pleads For Otego Elementary By JAMES CUMMINGS • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com OTEGO – The Oneonta Christian Academy is running out of room. “We are only limited by our size,” Elizabeth Cook, director of programming and 12th-grade English teacher, told the Unatego Central School Board Monday, Oct. 28. The OCA was one of three bidders trying to convince the school board to sell them the Otego Elementary School, which it closed…
