100 CELEBRATE ‘VOICE OF ONEONTA’ Joe Campbell ‘Changed A Lot Of Hearts,’ Many Recall At Today’s Rites By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Take heart. The 100 friends and admirers at “Voice of Oneonta” Joseph Campbell’s memorial service this morning certainly did, wife Judith reminded them of one of her husband’s favorite exhortations in good times and bad: “Life is just a bowl of cherries. Everything will be OK.” That wasn’t always the case for Campbell, you…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 27 Hot Dogs & Hot Air Balloons FUN DAY – Noon. Enjoy Hot Dogs, hamburgers, refreshments. Then ride the Hot Air Balloons starting at 6:30 for $10/person. Laurens Fire Department, 34 Main St., Laurens. 607-433-2906 or visit www.facebook.com/Laurens-Fire-Department-1487028371605581/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 Major’s Inn Benefit Concert Features Butternut Valley Boys CONCERT – 6:30 – 8 p.m. Local band The Butternut Valley Boys perform mix of country, gospel, bluegrass, more to benefit inn’s restoration. Major’s Inn, 104 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. 607-783-2967 or visit www.themajorsinn.com…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JULY 20 Reading: ‘The Big Fella: Ruth And The World He Created’ BASEBALL AUTHOR – 1 p.m. Reading by Jane Leavy, author “The Big Fella: Babe Ruth and the World He Created.” Discuss baseball history, ask questions, get your copy signed. Included with Museum admission. Grandstand Theater, Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/events…
Friends of Doubleday Past This Original ‘Friend Of Doubleday’ Might See Dream Come True Rudy: Even 25 Years Ago, Ballfield Was ‘Worn’ By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A lifelong love for everything baseball. That’s why a small group of men started the Friends of Doubleday in the early 1990s, according to John Rudy, a retired lawyer and now Cooperstown Baseball B&B proprietor, who was present at the creation. The story of the Friends’ founding began in…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 Dancing Bear Puppet Theater Presents ‘Race To The Moon’ FAMILY PROGRAM – 6 p.m. The Dancing Bear Puppet Theater with Melanie Zimmer presents “Race To The Moon” featuring Roquefort the Mouse. Front Lawn, Village Library, Cooperstown. 607-547-8344 or visit www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JULY 16 Make Block Letter Sculptures ART CLASS – 1 – 3 p.m. Kids make 3D block letters inspired by Robert Indiana’s “Love” sculpture. Great for kids who like working with their hands. Part 2 on Thursday. Cost, $35/day/non-member. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9777 or visit www.cooperstownart.com…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 14 Learn Local Legend At Summer Sunday Series SUMMER SUNDAY SERIES – 1 – 3 p.m. Learn about local legend with Jack Ewan presenting “Timothy Murphy: Fact & Fiction” Revolutionary war soldier, sharpshooter, area resident, tall tale hero. Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. 607-287-7011 or visit swartwilcoxhouse.wordpress.com/calendar/upcoming-events/…
MLB Stars Remember Former Oneonta Mayor Sam Nader On His 100th By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – What do you get Oneonta’s most beloved citizen, Sam Nader, for his 100th birthday? How about a birthday message from his favorite football team? “My father has held season tickets to the Giants since 1952,” said his son, John. “So my cousin’s husband got Eli Manning to record a video sending him a birthday message, thanking him for being such…
HAPPY 100TH, SAM! Birthday Party For Former Mayor Recaps Century Of Many Successes Editor’s Note: Today is former mayor Sam Nader’s 100th birthday, and this is reprinted from this week’s edition of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal. Further coverage of the celebration of the revered former mayor’s centennial will appear in the upcoming print editions and AllOTSEGO.com on Wednesday afternoon. By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Sam Nader’s life is one great story after another. Here’s a…
