Jim Catella

From Macy’s to 6th Ward Beloved Mechanical Skaters May Return By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – On their first date, Wayne Balnis introduced his girlfriend (and future wife), Carla Palmer, to a family tradition. “He took me to see the skaters on the Catellas’ lawn on Belmont Circle,” she said. “And there’d be a line of cars behind us, waiting to see them.” “My dad took me when I was a kid,” said Wayne. Part of former…