IN MEMORIAM: Jean Jensen Field, 89; Ran Hartwick Farm With Husband Fred HARTWICK – Jean Elizabeth Jensen Field, 89, who with husband Fred ran a farm in Pleasant Valley, died at home Aug. 22, 2019. Six children survive. Born Oct. 4, 1930 in Merrickville, she was the middle child of Harold and Elizabeth Jensen of Otego. Raised in the Seventh Day Adventist faith, she graduated from South Lancaster Academy, South Lancaster, Mass. At age 21, she married Fred S. Field…
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Rte. 205 At Hartwick Renamed For Marine Who Died In Vietnam HARTWICK – Route 205 through Hartwick hamlet will be named in honor of Marine Corps Sgt. John Kempe Winslow under legislation signed into law today. The bill (S.3658/A.6670) sponsored by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Assemblyman John Salka, R-West Edmeston, pays tribute to the decorated patriot who was killed in action during the Vietnam War in 1969. The local soldier, a machine gunner, was assigned to Vietnam on…
IN MEMORIAM: Joan E. Fluke, 80; In Later Years, Coloradan Traveled HARTWICK – Joan (Joanie) Elizabeth (Thompson) Fluke, 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in her home in Hartwick, where she lived with her daughter Karen and family. She was born on Feb. 18, 1939, in Leesville, La., to Cecil Eugene and Edith May Thompson. She moved to Lamar, Colo., in her early years. She attended and graduated from Lamar High School in 1957, then attended Lamar…
Letter from R. SCOTT DUNCAN Take Care Of Yourself – Now; If You Get Sick, It’s Too Late To the Editor: Who in their right mind would want a one-payer healthcare system? That is not the root problem of the healthcare system. money is not the problem. Americans deserve a free healthcare system. Where does our ill health come from? Answer that and you know who should pay! Thanks to Kaiser and Nixon, healthcare was removed from non-profit status to…
HARTWICK COMMEMORATION 3 Founders Return For 50th Anniversary Of Firehouse, Squad…
IN MEMORIAM Frederick S. Veseley, 92; Former Farmer Tended Cooperstown Museums HARTWICK – Frederick S. Vesely, Sr., 92, former buildings and grounds superintendent at The Fenimore House and The Farmers’ Museum, passed away early this morning, June 28, 2019, at Fox Nursing Home. He lived in the Town of Burlington. He was born Feb. 24, 1927, in New Windsor, one of 10 children of Andrew and Matilda (Gaydos) Vesely. In his youth, Fred attended a one-room schoolhouse in Little Britain.…
IN MEMORIAM: Leon ‘Lee’ Preston, 77; Delhi Native Found Home In Hartwick HARTWICK – Leon “Lee” A. Preston, 77, of Hartwick, who attended a one-room school in Westville and went on to a career as head of maintenance at The Lake Front Hotel, passed away peacefully Monday evening, June 24, 2019, with his children at his side, at Fox Hospital. He was born Feb. 28, 1942, in Delhi, a son of Clara Tompkins. Clara married Charles Preston who adopted Lee…
Seward Legislation Seeks To Name Route 205 In Honor Of Fallen Marine Today the state Senate passed legislation, proposed by State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, to rename the Hamlet of Hartwick portion of Route 205 in honor of United States Marine Corps Sergeant John Kempe Winslow. “Every man and woman who dons a United States military uniform sacrifices for our nation and our way of life,” said Seward. “Sergeant Winslow made the ultimate sacrifice and we owe it to him…
IN MEMORIAM: James J. Carter, 80; Retired Salesman, Boy Scout Executive ONEONTA – James J. Carter, 80, passed away May 17, 2019, at Bassett Hospital. He was born March 19, 1939, in Manhattan, the son of James and Mary (Keaveney) Carter, and grew up in The Bronx, graduating from Mount St. Michael’s High School, and receiving an associate’s degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology. James married Verna Dingman in Yorktown Heights.…
DOT SURPRISES DRIVERS At Routes 205, 11 PAY ATTENTION! Long-time 2 Stop-Sign Junction Is Now A FOUR-WAY STOP!!! HARTWICK – Caution: Slow down – AND STOP! – on Route 205 through Hartwick hamlet. That means YOU! For decades, at the intersection of Route 205 and County Route 11 only east-west Route 11 traffic had stop signs. As of today, with no fanfare, the state DOT installed stop signs for drivers on north-south Route 205. TO MAKE THIS CLEAR: As of…