4 In HoF Class of 2018 Chipper Jones, Thome, Guerrero, Hoffman Due In Cooperstown For Induction July 29 COOPERSTOWN – Chipper Jones, Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome and Trevor Hoffman have been announced as the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018. The four will be inducted into the Hall of Plaques in Cooperstown on Sunday, July 29. ESPN: Baseball Hall Adds 4 New Members…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JAN. 15 Museum Tours For MLK Day MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY – Visit www.thekingcenter.org/meaning-king-holiday to learn more. CELEBRATION – 9 a.m. Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the museum. Features guided tours, opportunity to learn about Jackie Robinson & Roberto Clemente. Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-7200 or visit baseballhall.org/node/15910?date=0 FILM & DISCUSSION – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Showing civil rights film “Martin Luther King, I Have A Dream,” with Harry Bradshaw Matthews as facilitator. Location TBA. Call 607-431-4428…
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Costas Wins Frick Award For Broadcast Excellence COOPERSTOWN – Bob Costas, a star of NBC Sports since the early 1960s and a presence at Hall of Fame Inductions for decades, has been selected as the 2018 recipient of the Hall’s Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting. Costas will be recognized during the Hall of Fame Awards Presentation on Saturday, July 28, as part of Hall of Fame Weekend 2018. Costas becomes the 42nd winner of the Frick Award,…
SERIES ARTIFACTS DONATED Bregman Glove, Verlander Jersey Due At Hall of Fame COOPERSTOWN – Artifacts from the Houston Astros’ World Series victory are on their way to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Donated after Game 7 Wednesday night in Los Angeles, they include: Glove used by Astros third baseman Alex Bregman, who made multiple highlight-reel defensive plays throughout the Series Jersey worn by Astros pitcher Justin Verlander in Game 6 Cap worn by Astros pitcher Charlie Morton in Game 7, when…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCT. 31 Happy Halloween!!! TRICK OR TREAT – 3 p.m. Kids can trick-or-treat at Main Street, Oneonta. Visit wzozfm.com/here-come-fun-halloween-events-in-oneonta-ny/ PARADE: 5 p.m. Cooperstown Halloween Parade. Cooper Park. Visit cooperstownchamber.org/calendar-of-events/#!event/2017/10/31/annual-halloween-parade PARADE: 7 p.m. Oneonta Halloween Parade. Line up on Elm St. 6:15 p.m. Costume contest judging at 6:45 p.m. Main Street, Oneonta. Visit wzozfm.com/here-come-fun-halloween-events-in-oneonta-ny/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCT. 28 Day Of The Dead In The Library LATINO HERITAGE – Noon-2 p.m. Celebrate Day of the Dead. Activities include games, sharing of stories and Mexican Cultural Traditions, coloring sugar skulls, building colorful displays to honor important people in your life. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/ ADOPTOBERFEST!!! – Noon-4 p.m. Celebrate Halloween with a pumpkin painting contest, children’s costume contest, face painting, shelter tour, more. Susquehanna Animal Shelter, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8111 or visit www.facebook.com/Susquehanna-Animal-Shelter-121696841223218/…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, OCT. 15 Dog Walk At Doubleday DOG WALK – 9 a.m. Animal lovers are invited for a walk around Doubleday Field and Cooperstown to support the Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Features music, activities, adoptable animals. Walk around Cooperstown leaves 10 a.m. Pre-registration preferred. Doubleday Field, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8111 or visit susquehannaanimalshelter.org/dogs-diamond-walk/ ONEONTA DEVELOPMENT – 1 p.m. GOHS presents the Albert E. Morris award to Kitchen Table Conversations for their work preserving Oneonta oral histories. Followed by discussion of past/present…
DEADLY DISEASE WEEKEND’S FOCUS Hall Honors Frates For Fight Vs. ALS Pete Frates‘ father John and brother Andrew pose with the full Boston College varsity baseball team after receiving mementos from the Baseball Hall of Fame this morning at the beginning of a weekend designed to highlight the fight against ALS. At 12:30 today, Frates family members and author Casey Sherman, who with Pete co-wrote “The Ice Bucket Challenge: Pete Frates and the Fight against ALS”, will be autographing books…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, OCT. 14 Festival Of Woodwork WOODSMENS FESTIVAL – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. A showcase of logging, sawing, and woodworking history. Includes lumberjack skill, and woodworking demonstrations, food, and music. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. www.hanfordmills.org or call (607)278-5744 or e-mail info@hanfordmills.org OPERA – 12:55 p.m. See Mozart’s “Die Zauberflote” streaming live from The Met. Tickets, $20/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org/index.php/shows/metropolitan-opera-in-hd/…