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…
Online home of The Freeman's Journal and Hometown Oneonta
Advertisement
Macy's
IN MEMORIAM: Donald Sternberg, 91; Moved To Cooperstown To Be Near Son COOPERSTOWN – Donald D. Sternberg, 91, father of Dr. Richard J. Sternberg, the retired Bassett orthopedic surgeon, passed away this morning, Feb. 10, 2018, at Centers Health Care, the former Otsego Manor Nursing Home. He was born on March 4, 1926, in New York City, son of Morton and Jeanette Sternberg, and attended Dewitt Clinton High School. He enlisted during World War II, and served as a pharmacist’s…