ONEONTA VETERANS DAY Legion Leader Beth Akulin: ‘Vets Come In All Genders’ Veterans’ organizations still have a way to go in accepting women in their ranks, Beth Akulin, commander of VFW Post 1206 in Oneonta, inset at right, said during her address at Veterans Day ceremonies at the top of Neahwa Park’s Memorial Parkway at 11-11-11 this morning. While there are 1.3 million female veterans today, she said, “I have been yelled at for parking in a veterans parking place,…
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OCCB Salute To Veterans Prompts Poem Recital The Oneonta Community Concert Band, above, held its 18th annual Salute To Veterans Concert in the halls of the Foxcare Center this evening. One audience member, 90-year-old Leslie Collins, right, was so moved by their performance of “The Armed Forces Salute” by Bob Lowden, he approached director Andrew Pease to ask if he could recite the poem, “For The Fallen,” by Lawrence Binyon. Pease obliged. The poem, written in 1914, is often recited…
Treasures Abound At 13th GOHS Auction Hand-sewn quilts, sterling silver tea sets, maps, furniture and more were all up on the auction block at the 13th annual GOHS Auction held at the Quality Inn Friday evening. Above, Marcella Drago, left, and daughter-in-law Kathy Drago look over a Bible from 1847 that was part of the silent auction. At right, Grace Smith and Claire Smith show off some Hitchcock chairs to the crowd after the main auction got under way. (Ian…
2 Informational Meetings Set On County Manager One In Oneonta, Second In Cooperstown The first of two informational meetings on creating a county manager for Otsego County is at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at Oneonta City Hall, county Rep. Meg Kennedy, C-Hartwick, who chairs the county board’s Administration Committee, announced today. The second will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the Otsego County Courthouse in Cooperstown. The informational meetings will set the stage for the official public…
IN MEMORIAM: Donald Mitchell, 29; Musician, Lyricist Raised In Oneonta ONEONTA – Funeral services are Wednesday, Nov. 13, for Donald S. Mitchell, 29, of Oneonta, a musician and lyricist, earned his Heavenly reward Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. Born on Aug. 22, 1990, in Oneonta, to Sandra Layman and Donald Mitchell, Don was a beautiful baby and a shining star from the very beginning. He graduated from Oneonta High School, going on to work most recently at The Otesaga Hotel, of…
KEVIN HERRICK WIELDS GAVEL AT 6:30 GOHS’ Annual Auction, Main Fundraiser, Tonight…
IN MEMORIAM: Vickie Ellen Miskell, 63; Oneontan Worked At Springbrook For Years ONEONTA — Vickie Ellen Miskell, 63, an Oneonta native who worked at Springbrook for years, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at her home. She was born March 29, 1956, in Oneonta, daughter of the late Lynn and Gladys (Comstock) Baldwin. Vickie married Robert Miskell on June 19, 1976, in Oneonta.…
Double-OK Buoys Lofts On Dietz Plan After City Council Approves Site Sale, Planning Commission Backs Site Plan By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — The Lofts are rising. A day after Common Council, 7-1, authorized the sale of part of the Dietz Street parking lot to Kearney & Son Development for the 64-unit Lofts on Dietz, the city Planning Commission Wednesday evening unanimously approved the site plan application, clearing the way for the project to go forward. Prior…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Nov. 7-Nov. 8, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE New General Manager To Lead Otesaga Republicans Keep County Board Majority Debate: Was Clinton Expedition Genocide? Glimmerglass Film Days To Feature Youth 3 Foes: Write Letter To Keep Dunkin’ Away City Council OKs Selling Off Lots For Lofts EDITORIAL Reps Ready To Balance Credentials, Experience You Can Read County Manager Job Description COLUMNS BENNETT: Spend To Fight Internal Threat: Bad Health…
Republicans Keep County Board Majority By JIM KEVLIN & LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The Republicans rained on the Democrats’ parade on Election Night, Tuesday, Nov. 5. Republican Rick Brockway won Laurens-Otego’s District 3, 697-548, turning back a Democratic effort to take control of the county board for the first time in memory. “Otsego County is red,” declared a jubilant Republican County Chairman Vince Casale. “It has always been red. It will always be red. People in Otsego County…
