IN MEMORIAM: Laura ‘Lucy’ Mayne, 86; Corporal’s Grandmother Active In Church RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Laura Lucille “Lucy” Blowers Mayne, 86, of Richfield Springs, grandmother of Cpl. Michael Lee Mayne and Sunday School superintendent at Burlington Flats Baptist Church for two decades, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 10, 2018, in Cooperstown. Lucy was born in Fairfield, Herkimer County, on Nov. 24, 1931, the daughter of the late George and Evelyn Bacon Blowers. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased…
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IN MEMORIAM: Janet Owens White, 77; Helpmate To Husband, Revered CCS Coach COOPERSTOWN – Janet O. White, 77, of Cooperstown, helpmate to her husband, Dick, during the many years he coached the CCS varsity basketball team, died following a brief illness Monday night, June 4, 2018, at Albany Medical Center. She was born Janet Linquist Owens on Sept. 1, 1940, in Plainfield, N.J., a daughter of E. Alder and Dorothy (Conway) Owens.…
Twelve Tribes Investigated For Child-Labor Practices ONEONTA – An investigation into child-labor practices has been opened by the state Department of Labor into the local sect of the Twelve Tribes group following a report by Inside Edition that showed children working in a cosmetics factory on the Common Sense Farm in Cambridge. An “Inside Edition” investigative report, which used hidden camera footage gathered by a former member of the Twelve Tribes, aired Friday, June 1. In it, children as young…
OH Fest Dominates City Council Meeting By PARKER FISH • Special To www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In the ongoing debate over the behavior of college students in Oneonta, specifically pertaining to OH-Fest, the annual joint college festival, Common Council members still cannot come to an agreement as to what needs to happen, or how to solve the issue of binge drinking in residential areas in the city. Concerned citizens petitioned once again, pleading for council members to work together to solve the…
IN MEMORIAM Ernest W. Chase, 98, Cooperstown; Ran Farm Machinery Dealership COOPERSTOWN – Ernest Wilson Chase, 98, who operated a farm machinery dealership in Cooperstown of decades, passed away Friday night, June 1, 2018, at Dogwood Forest Assisted Living Community in Acworth, Georgia. Born December 13, 1919, in Cooperstown, Ernest was one of three sons of Earl Campbell and Lulu Belle (Wilson) Chase. Raised on the family dairy farm in Whig Corners, he graduated from Cooperstown High School with the…
IN MEMORIAM: Daniel S. Phillips, 68; Auto Dealer, Past Hartwick Town Clerk HARTWICK – Daniel S. Phillips Sr., 68, a former Hartwick town clerk who operated Phillips & Sons car dealership in Oneonta for many years, passed away on May 24, 2018, at home in Hartwick. He was born on June 4, 1949, in Cooperstown, the son of Stanley R. and Audrey J. (Lane) Phillips. A graduate of Cooperstown High School, Dan went on to attend Herkimer Community College.…
IN MEMORIAM: Gunleif Jacobsen, 83; Wall Street Retiree Active In County Life ONEONTA – Gunleif Jacobsen, of Oneonta and New York City, active in the county’s civic life since retiring from Wall Street in 1996, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018, at home in Oneonta at age 83. Gunleif was born in Brooklyn, the eldest son of Elias and Olena Jacobsen, who had recently emigrated from Karmoy, Norway. He graduated from Fort Hamilton High School in Brooklyn, and Baruch College,…
IN MEMORIAM: O’Dell Ray, 88; School Official Retired To Otsego Lake Home COOPERSTOWN – O’Dell Ray, 88, of Cooperstown, retired business administrator at public schools in the region, passed away peacefully on Monday May 28, 2018 at Cooperstown Center. O’Dell was born in Jonesboro, Tenn., on June 16, 1929, the son of the late Jacob and Flossie Story Ray. O’Dell was a graduate of Paul Smith’s College Class of 1950, and spent over 42 years as a business administrator, first…
IN MEMORIAM: Douglas Robertson, 67; Army Veteran, Bassett X-Ray Technician HARTWICK – Douglas W. Robertson, Sr., 67, an X-ray technician at Bassett Hospital for three decades, died Saturday evening, May 26, 2018, at his home on East Hill. The third of five children, he was born Feb. 13, 19511, in Herkimer, the son of Donald C. and Eleanor (Landfried) Robertson. Although he was raised and attended school in Herkimer, he spent most days in Cooperstown or at his family’s camp…
Column by Mike Zagata, May 25, 2018 ‘Big Brother’ May Be As Close As Your Next New Automobile If you haven’t read George Orwell’s book “1984”, now would be a good time to read it. In the book, Winston Smith wrestles with oppression in Oceania, a place where the Party (Big Brother) scrutinizes human actions with ever-watchful eyes. Winston chooses to defy a ban on individuality by daring to express his thoughts in a diary and pursues a relationship with…
