Cooperstown Joins Nation Honoring Those Who Died Past Cooperstown Vets Club Commander Doug Walker, left, and current Commander John Famulare place a wreath on the monument to Cooperstown’s veterans at the top of Pine Boulevard. The village’s Memorial Day commemoration took place the Soldiers & Sailors monument in front of county Courthouse with Dr. Paul Russo, Bassett Hospital optometrist who served in the Army’s 101st Airborne and, more recently, the state Air National guard, gave the address. At right, Jack…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MAY 28 Memorial Day Regatta & Parades CANOE REGATTA – 6 a.m. Professional, recreational paddlers race 70 miles down the Susquehanna River. Launch at Brookwood Point, 6000 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. Finish at General Clinton Park, 2507 Hinkley Ln., Bainbridge. Call 607-386-1351 or visit www.canoeregatta.org/6_00am_C4.html PARADE – 11 a.m. Cooperstown Vets Club remembers the fallen soldiers. Main St., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8282.…
Drop-Off Point For Proper Flag Disposal Set Up Locally, Part Of Statewide Effort ONEONTA – With Memorial Day around the corner, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, today took advantage of the Office of General Services drop-off location at the Homer Folks Facility to properly retire a used American flag. He encourages others to do the same. “The Stars and Stripes represent the sacrifices made by our service members in defense of our rights and freedoms,” said Senator Seward. “I appreciate…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, MAY 29 Memorial Day Parades, Plus Clinton Canoe Regatta ONEONTA MEMORIAL DAY PARADE – 10 a.m. Line up on Market St., members of the armed services, and many more organizations will proceed down Main St. to Neahwa Park for memorial services by the American Legion. Info, Vic Bronner, (607) 263-5349, vicjbronner@frontiernet.net COOPERSTOWN MEMORIAL DAY PARADE – 11 a.m., from the Cooperstown Vets Club up Main Street to the Soldiers & Sailor Monument in front of the…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAY 28 Wounded Warrior Softball Double Header DOUBLE HEADER – 12:30 p.m. The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team face off against 1st the Cooperstown Fire Dept. and then a team of representatives from the sponsors of the game. Doubleday Field, Cooperstown. Info, woundedwarrioramputeesoftballteam.org/event/cooperstown-ny/ PADDLE BOARD DEMOS – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. If you’ve ever wanted to try stand-up paddling, here’s your chance. Free. General Clinton Park, 2507 Hinkley Ln., Bainbridge. Info, www.canoeregatta.org/SUP.html…
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Memorial Day Commemorations Bring Gibson To Burlington Flats Congressman Chris Gibson, R-19, will attended Memorial Day ceremonies at 1:30 p.m. Monday in Burlington Flats, home of Cpl. Michael Mayne, who died in battle in Iraq on Feb. 23, 2009. In Oneonta, the Memorial Day parade will march down Main Street at 10 a.m. Monday. At 11 a.m., commemorations are planned at the monument at the top of the Veterans Memorial Walkway in Neahwa Park. In Cooperstown, the parade will leave…
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