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LIBBY’S BEST BETS What A Weekend Of Festivals, Picnics, Music, Drama, Art! By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com Festivals for music, for beer, for Classical music abound this weekend around Otsego County! Start at the first annual Summer Fest as the Red Shed Brewery celebrates good weather, good friends and, most importantly, good beer! Cornhole tournaments, food trucks, karaoke and beer marionette planned. 12 p.m. Friday-Sunday, Aug. 2-4, 709 County Highway 33, Cooperstown. Info, redshedbrewing.com Oneonta is alive as…
FINE FOOD, FUN FOOD Indian Food Back In Oneonta; Plus, Bomber’s Burrito Bar Indian food has finally returned to Oneonta for the first time in nearly 20 years and I cannot be more excited. The thing I love about Indian food is that when you smell it, it’s like a warm hug. When I walk past Noor Indian Restaurant in Oneonta, you can smell the curry in the air wafting out from the kitchen, beckoning you to come in. Recently…
HOMETOWN History Aug. 2, 2019 150 Years Ago Excerpts from a letter submitted Mrs. Dr. Bassett, mother of Mary Imogene Bassett, then practicing medicine with her husband in Mt. Vision – “We maintain there is nothing in the study or practice of medicine to unsex the sexes; nothing unwomanly, or un-Christian in responding to the calls of suffering humanity; that it is truly woman’s nature and province to practice the healing art; that it is a necessity of the age…
IN APPRECIATION • Joe Campbell Sr. Of Many Oneonta Greats, Joe Left A Big Footprint Editor’s Note: “Big Chuck” D’Imperio, radio personality and author, assess Joe Campbell’s impact on Oneonta at the “Voice of Oneonta’s” memorial service Saturday. This is an excerpt. By CHUCK D’IMPERIO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com When I joined WDOS in 1989 I was a fairly young guy, not even 40-years-old yet. And the station was filled with young people, from sales to administrative to on-air and…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Aug. 1-2, 2019 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Buffalo Herd Escapes, Roams In County SUNY-O President Atop Kilimanjaro Vendor: Selling Stars & Bars = Freedom Pride Flag Will Fly Over Village Hall At Town Hall, Delgado Touts Moderation Campbell Memorial Evokes Old Oneonta EDITORIAL What Is It About Flags, Anyhow? Marijuana Law May Be Just Enough COLUMNS CAMPBELL: Dad Loved Teaching, Coaching, Radio D’IMPERIO: Campbell Loved Life, Was Loved ATWELL: …
EDITORIAL Marijuana Law Prudent Step. Maybe, Just Maybe, Enough This year’s wild and crazy one-party bloc in Albany may have, by failing to reach it’s ultimate goal, achieved a sensible outcome in one area. Governor Cuomo Monday, July 29, signed legislation that reduces the penalty for unlawful possession of marijuana under 2 ounces from felony to violation. The penalty: a $50 fine for less than an ounce to a maximum of $200 for one to 2 ounces. (Above that, dealing’s…
SUNY-O President Says Reaching African Summit Tribute To Friend Who Died By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com FROM TANZANIA – For Barbara Jean Morris, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro was the fulfillment of a promise made to a friend. “A high school dear friend had decided to summit on his birthday three years ago,” the SUNY Oneonta president said over email. “But he unexpectedly passed away, so the trip was canceled. I decided that it would be special to summit on my…
EDITORIAL What Is It About Flags, Anyhow? The First Amendment is pretty clear: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” Operative phrase: “No law.” The devil, of course, is in the details, beginning with “shouting fire in a crowded theater,” the metaphor…
IN MEMORIAM: Christina Schermerhorn, 69; Lifelong Oneontan Hairdresser, Office Clerk ONEONTA – Christina L. (Burdick) Schermerhorn, 69, a lifelong Oneontan, passed away July 28, 2019, at Bassett Hospital, after a lengthy illness. She was born March 19, 1950, in Oneonta, the daughter of Zina Ervin Burdick, Jr. and Lois J. (Yates) Burdick. Christina was a retired hairdresser and clerical assistant. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer Schermerhorn; her son, Bryan Schermerhorn (Andrea); grandchildren, Kyle William Schermerhorn and Anna Christina…
