RAIN DOESN’T DETER ONEONTA CROWD 38 Special Rocks At Y Fundraiser A heavy downpour didn’t keep throngs of music lovers from cramming the tents to support the Oneonta YMCA at the fundraising concert featuring 38 Special at the Sixth Ward Athletic Field Thursday evening. Above, guitar and vocalist Don Barnes, left, and guitarists Jerry Riggs performing their hit, “Hold On Loosely”, after they took to the stage. Special guests Jackson Michaelson and Dylan Schneider warmed up the crowd. Rndy Mowers,…
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With 2 Eagles Overhead, Oneonta Honors Veterans As two eagles circled, Oneonta’s Memorial Day celebration was conducted this morning at the memorial at the end of Veterans’ Memorial Walkway before the start of the parade. American Legion Commander Gary Ballard, top photo, oversees Troop 23 Boy Scouts Giovanni Hromada, Ben Casola, Kaleb Bergeron, Andrew Pierce, Caneb Casey and Noah Miller as they place wreaths at stations marking the different branches of the military. At right, OHS Valedictorian Aben Carrington recites…
80 New Trees Planted Near Oneonta High School Volunteers Steve Londner and Dave Hutchison work together planting a sapling in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Conservation’s “Trees for Tributaries” initiative which planted 80 small trees and shrubs along the S-curve near Oneonta Hugh School this morning. Founded in 2007, the goal of the program is to plant young trees and shrubs along stream corridors to prevent erosion, increase flood water retention, improve wildlife and stream habitat, and protect water quality…
Animal Friends Visit A.O Fox Nursing Home…
Annual R.I.F Event Delights Young Readers…
‘WE REFUSE’ RESOLUTION PASSES First UM Votes No On ‘Traditional Plan’ By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Members of Oneonta’s First United Methodist congregation tonight approved a “We Refuse” resolution that rejects the United Methodist Church’s reaffirmation of prohibitions against gay marriage and gay pastors. The “We Refuse” resolution says the “Traditional Plan,” approved, 53 percent to 47 percent, at the UMC’s General Conference last February in St. Louis, is “incompatible with God’s all-inclusive love of and…
THERE WILL BE PLENTY AT PRIDE FEST Everyone Needs A Mom’s Hug By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.COM ONEONTA – Mother’s Day is a time to celebrate our moms for loving us unconditionally, regardless of our faults. Sadly, some LGBTQIA+ youth may not find support from their parents because of their sexual and/or gender identification. A group of local moms aim to give LGBTQIA+ youth by doing what moms give best – hugs, planning a “Mom Hugs” booth at…
Orpheus Theatre Brings ‘Mamma Mia!’ To Goodrich…
FIERY SPEAKER APPLAUDED First UM Plans Vote On Whether To Reject Church’s Ban On Gays In February, Worldwide Church Council Affirmed Bar To Gay Marriage, Pastors By JENNIFER HILL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – A resolution, “We Refuse,” objecting to the international United Methodist Church’s reassertion of its prohibition on gay marriage and gay pastors, was inserted into today’s Sunday Service program at Oneonta’s First UM. The local resolution calls the church’s “Traditional Plan,” which reaffirmed its ban and…
Sobriety Celebrated at LEAF Poetry & Art Show…
