The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” are partnering with The Salvation Army again this year to help ensure a joyful Christmas for area families through the Angel Tree Program.…
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Editorial The 101st Year Since 1921, “The Freeman’s Journal” has sponsored a Christmas Fund drive to help our local families in need, assisting them in putting clothes on their children, food on their tables and presents under their trees at a time when it seemed the holiday season would leave them bereft and out of the festive swirl of things. The fund was created by Rowan D. Spraker, Sr., then the editor and publisher of “The Freeman’s Journal,” and it…
Santa’s Helpers Convene on Railroad Avenue COOPERSTOWN—It looked like a winter wonderland when the Salvation Army came to The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta’s office to pick up the toys and other gifts that were donated for the Angel Tree Program. Fifteen families will have a happier holiday thanks to the generosity of our readers. Shown above are Salvation Army Director Margie Aitken, The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta Office Manager Larissa Ryan and Angel Tree Coordinator Kyanne Clark.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, DECEMBER 12 Bring the Kids for a Visit with Santa SANTA VISIT—11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring the kids to visit with Santa and get the holiday shopping done at the Southside Mall, Oneonta. (607) 432-4401 or visit facebook.com/southsidemall/ BLOOD DRIVE—1-6 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Christ Episcopal Church, Marion Avenue, Gilbertsville. Register at redcrossblood.org BLOOD DRIVE—2:30-6:30 p.m. Save up to three lives with the American Red Cross. Richfield Springs Community Center, 6…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 Holiday Concert with the Catskill Brass Ensemble CONCERT—4 p.m. Enjoy your holiday favorites with the Catskill Brass Ensemble. Concert is presented by the Catskill Conservatory. Free, open to the public. Walk-ins welcome. Millpond Community Center, Route 80, VanHornesville. Contact Carleton Clay at (607) 263-5230 or e-mail claycc@oneonta.edu BE AN ANGEL – The community is invited to adopt a family and then find Christmas gifts for each of the children listed. Gifts are due unwrapped and without…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 Enjoy Holiday Evening at the Historic Village CANDLELIGHT EVENING—1-7 p.m. Bring the kids for the expanded Candlelight Evening, featuring holiday crafts, a visit from St. Nick, and a reading of “The Night Before Christmas.” The museum is decorated for the season with holiday greenery and aglow with luminaries. Take a ride through the grounds on the horse-drawn sleigh with jingle bells and warm up with a cup of complimentary wassail around the bonfire on the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 Cabaret at Foothills CABARET—6:30-9 p.m. Enjoy an evening of fun, music, dancing and holiday cheer with the Stan Fox Trio. The FUNdraiser is to support the community activities held at Foothills. Party is in the Production Center of The Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center, Oneonta. (607) 431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org BE AN ANGEL – The community is invited to adopt a family and then find Christmas gifts for each of the children listed. Gifts are…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8 Oneonta Holiday Festivities HOLIDAY PARADE—5 p.m. Get into your holiday finery and welcome Santa Claus to Oneonta at the holiday parade. Followed by tree lighting and other holiday festivities. Main Street, Oneonta. (607) 376-7599 or visit facebook.com/DestinationOneonta/ ONEONTA TREE LIGHTING—5:30-7:30 p.m. Celebrate the lighting of the Onoenta Christmas Tree (at 6 p.m.). Includes horsedrawn carriage rides, Nutcraker Dancers in the windows of downtown businesses, and much more. Muller Plaza, Oneonta. (607) 376-7599 or visit destinationoneonta.com/holiday-fun SANTA VISIT—5:30-7:30…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6 Celebrate Relocation & Re-Opening REOPENING—10 a.m.-4 p.m. Join the Helios Care Thirft Shop and Boutique to celebrate their reopening at their new location. At this thrift shop 100% of the proceeds go to support local hospice families in their time of personal need. The shop is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at 5626 State Highway 7, Price Chopper Plaza, Oneonta. (607) 432-6773 or visit facebook.com/helioscarehospice/ BE AN ANGEL – The…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, December 5 Book Signing & Discussion At Huntington Library BOOK DISCUSSION—1:30 p.m. Author Joanne Tubbs Kelly, an Oneonta Native, will be sign her book “Walking Him Home: Helping My Husband Die with Dignity” about her and her husband’s experience with receiving medical aid in dying in Colorado. All are invited for the potentially lively discussion. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut Street, Oneonta. (607) 432-1980 or visit facebook.com/hmloneonta/ BLOOD DRIVE—Noon to 5 p.m. Save up to three lives with…