IN MEMORIAM: Eileen Balcom Barown, 86; Ran South Hartwick Farm With 1st Husband HARTWICK – Eileen Balcom Barown, who with her first husband operated Wileen Farm in South Hartwick before retiring in 1996, passed away on Feb. 4, 2021, at her home surrounded by her children, following a brief struggle with cancer. She was 86. Born Sept. 9, 1934, in Brooklyn, she was one of four daughters of Alexander “Allen” and Margaret F. (Murphy) Powers.…
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IN MEMORIAM: Bart Barown, 93; Served In Pacific In World War II HARTWICK – Bart Barown, 93, a World War II Army veteran, serving in the Pacific Theater, died peacefully on Jan. 2, 2021, at Cooperstown Center. Following completion of his military service he married Inge (Wappler) in 1949. They moved to and raised their three children on their farm in Hartwick. Inge predeceased Bart in 1988.…
Hartwick Kids (Of All Ages) Welcome Santa The crowd begins to wave in anticipation as Mr. and Mrs. Claus arrive in late afternoon at Beanie Ainslie Little League Field in the Hartwick hamlet. Above, from left, are the Murdocks – Brady, Olivia, dad Brent, Vivien on his shoulders, and Connor – and the Hotalings – Keltyn, mom Kerrie, dad Ken III and Kallen. The Clauses, aboard a white vintage fire truck, were escorted by a Hartwick Fire Company #1 engine…
IN MEMORIAM: Kenneth M. Dibble, 71; Carpenter, Local Sports Fan, Family Man HARTWICK – Kenneth Myron Dibble, Jr., 71, a retired union carpenter, local sports fan and family man, passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at his home in Hartwick. He was born Jan. 22, 1949, in Cooperstown, one of seven children of Kenneth Myron Dibble, Sr. and Marietta Tabor Dibble. After graduating from Cooperstown High School, Ken was employed in the construction/carpentry business for nearly…
IN MEMORIAM: JOHN KEMPE WINSLOW, 1947-1969 Ceremony Evokes Hartwick Boyhood Editor’s Note: K. Wayne Bunn recounted these boyhood memories at the rededication of Route 205 through Hartwick hamlet in honor of Marine Sgt. John Kempe Winslow Monday, Oct. 5. During the 1950s, I grew up two houses from Sgt. John Kempe Winslow, known back then as Johnny, on South Street in the hamlet of Hartwick. He was one year younger than I was, and one year below me in school,…
LETTER from SCOTT DUNCAN Come Together To Build Better U.S. To the Editor: I grew up in a small town in Upstate New York where the streets were lined with big maple trees. Some streets had still had slate sidewalks. There were many of those big beautiful old Victorian houses you see in villages across Central New York. I remember marching down the street in the parades. I was a Cub Scout and then a Boy Scout. I think I…
Route 205 Dedicated To Fallen Hartwick Marine By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com HARTWICK – The last weekend Michael Winslow spent with his brother, Marine Sgt. John Kempe Winslow, the two went hunting up on a hill overlooking their hometown of Hartwick. “We successfully hunted two bucks,” he said, pointing over his shoulder at the hill behind him. “We always enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping.” Now, in the valley below that hill, a sign dedicated to Winslow, who was…
Appreciative Hartwick Honors Fallen Marine Section Of Route 205 Rechristened In John Kempe Winslow’s Memory Pausing this afternoon after the unveiling of a road sign naming Route 205 through Hartwick in honor of Marine Corps Sgt. John Kempe Winslow, who was killed in action in Vietnam on July 30, 1979, are, from left. state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, who sponsored the necessary legislation; Christine and Michael Winslow, his brother and sister-in-law; sister Maria Winslow Folts,…
Dedication Of Rt. 205 Planned Monday In Honor Of Marine HARTWICK – The dedication of a section of Route 205 through Hartwick in honor of Marine Corps Sgt. John Kempe Winslow, who died in Vietnam, is planned at 2 p.m. Monday south of the hamlet. The dedication, which will be attended by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Assemblyman John Salka, R-Brookfield, had been planned last spring, but was delayed by the COVID-19 state of emergency. Seward and Salka introduced…
IN MEMORIAM: Johnelle Lea Griffith; Hartwick Woman, 30, Lost Long Battle HARTWICK – Johnelle Lea Griffith, 30, born Sept 20, 1989, died peacefully in her sleep on April 21, 2020, after a long battle of addiction. She was loved by her parents, John and Toni Griffith. She had such a love for animals so any donations may be made to the Susquehanna SPCA in her memory. To plant a tree in memory of Johnelle L. Griffith, please visit Westcott-Madden Funeral…