Editorial Joy returns to Mudville More joy came to Mudville this week, as the three talented baseball players — Derek Jeter, Ted Simmons and Larry Walker — who were elected to the Hall of Fame in 2020, journeyed to Cooperstown for their COVID-delayed, toned-down inductions. Marvin Miller, the first director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, who died in 2012, was also inducted.…
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Baseball Hall of Fame has new elected Board of Directors STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Jane Forbes Clark, chairman of the Baseball Hall of Fame, announced on Thursday, July 29, the new elected Board of Directors. Craig Biggio, Tom Glavine and Ken Griffey Jr. have all been elected to serve as Board of Directors. “We are thrilled to welcome Craig Biggio, Tom Glavine and Ken Griffey Jr. to the Board of Directors of the National Baseball Hall of Fame…
Michaels, Montgomery among Hall Award winners By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com SPRINGFIELD — The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum honored five men for their contributions to the game Saturday, July 24, in a ceremony held at The Glimmerglass Festival and aired Sunday, July 25, on the MLB Network and on social media. The Hall honored 2021 Ford C. Frick Award winner Al Michaels; 2020 Ford C. Frick Award winner Ken Harrelson; 2021 BBWAA Career Excellence Award…
Clark Foundation announces scholarship awards STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Clark Foundation announced the scholarship recipients for 2021 in a Tuesday, June 15, media release. The scholarships were awarded to 188 students, with a total of $742,600. “The board and I are pleased to recognize the accomplishments of this distinguished group of graduating seniors by assisting them in their undergraduate studies,” Janes Forbes Clark said in the release. “Despite having to navigate and manage the impact of the…
CEREMONY TO BE BROADCAST Hall Plans Indoor Induction On 7/25, TV Audience Only Cooperstown Classic Events Cancelled COOPERSTOWN – The Hall of Fame announced a few minutes ago that it still hopes to hold the annual Induction on July 25, but not the unticketed event in the Clark Sports Center fields that can attract tens of thousands of fans. “We have prepared alternative plans to conduct our annual Awards Presentation and Induction Ceremony as television events taking place indoors and…
CLICK FOR HALL OF FAME TRIBUTE Hank Aaron Praised For His ‘Legendary Accomplishments’ Jane Clark Also Cites ‘Generosity Of Spirit’ COOPERSTOWN – Hank Aaron’s “generosity of spirit and legendary accomplishments will live in Cooperstown forever,” Hall of Fame Chairman Jane Forbes Clark said in reaction to this morning’s passing of the baseball legend. “Hank Aaron’s incredible talent on the baseball field was only matched by his dignity and character, which shone brightly, not only here in Cooperstown, but with every…
Pioneer Patio, The Henricis, The Havliks Win Top Prizes In ’20 Beautification Contest Clark Foundation Continues 60-Year Tradition COOPERSTOWN – Clark Foundation President Jane Forbes Clark today announced the winners of its 2020 Cooperstown Beautification Contest, including three first-place winners: Most Attractive Floral Display in a Business Setting: Pioneer Patio, Richard and Kathryn Busse, 46 Pioneer St. JUDGES’ COMMENTS: An impressive multi-level floral display utilizing a wide variety of plant material. A lot of work, obviously a labor of love.…
Siracusa Marks 30 Years At Fenimore Art Museum O’Thuse, 5 Others Honored For Longevity…
CLICK TO DONATE TO ‘SHELTER US’ Ground Broken, And $2M Raised, For New Shelter With Success, ‘Shelter Us’ Finds $3M Will Be Needed, And Sets New Target By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com INDEX – There was plenty of good news, high spirits and benefactors aplenty at today’s groundbreaking on the new Susquehanna SPCA shelter on Route 28. Plus a new goal to strive for. First, it was announced the $250,000 matching grant from Staffworks President Anita Vitullo has…
JANE CLARK NAMED CITIZEN OF YEAR Mayor Details Advance Of Cooperstown’s Parks The feud between James Fenimore Cooper and Cooperstown over citizens’ unauthorized use of what today is the Three Mile Point village park went on four decades after the writer’s death in 1851, until Samuel Shaw, half-century editor/proprietor of The Freeman’s Journal, bought it from a Cooper heir in the 1890s and turn it over to the village. Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch recounted that controversy in discussing the history…