THRONG CHEERS HALL OF FAMERS “Mi Tierra! Mi Tierra!” – Raymon Garcia leads the cheers for a group of friends from the Dominican Republican, here to cheer Vladimir Guerrero and other members of the Class of 2018 in the Parade of Legends, which ended a few minutes ago in downtown Cooperstown. It was too much excitement for Nolan Peet, a baseball fan for 6 months, who attended the parade with dad Steve and mom Marybeth. The Lewes, Del., family has…
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IN MEMORIAM: Donald Bush, 74; Vietnam Veteran, Laurens Mayor LAURENS – Donald R. Bush, a decorated Vietnam War veteran and former mayor of Laurens, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2018, at Bassett Hospital after an extended illness. Born, July 25, 1944, he was the son of Walter K. Bush and Olive (Spoor) Bush. Born and raised in Laurens, Don graduated from Laurens Central School in 1961. After graduating high school, Don worked at Phillips Buick in Oneonta.…
INDUCTION WEEKEND 2018 Hall Opens Pop-Up Shop In Former General Store The Hall of Fame gift shop has opened a pop-up store this weekend next door to 25 Main St. in the former Cooperstown General Store, which closed in the spring. Available are caps, shirts and other memorabilia related to this weekend’s Class of 2018 inductees. Here, supervisor Kristy Hoos of Sloansville rings up customers. Inset, twins Emma and Ella of Greenwood, S.C., peruse the offerings. The girls are Braves…
INDUCTION WEEKEND 2018 Main Street Crowds Starting To Gather As of noon today, some fans were thinking ahead to 6 p.m. Saturday and Induction Weekend’s Parade of Legends: They had already set up their chairs across from the Hall of Fame entrance on the post office’s sidewalk to get the best view of the game’s best players entering a VIP reception at 25 Main St. From left are Stephen Burnett, Brooklyn, Angels fan; Claudia and Glenn Kay, Hauppauge, L.I., Mets…
IN MEMORIAM: Betty P. Ingalls, 95; Worked In Family’s Printing Business COOPERSTOWN – Betty P. Ingalls, 95, passed away Wednesday morning, July 25, 2018, at her home in the Cooper Lane Apartments in Cooperstown with her son and daughter-in-law at her side. She was born Dec. 20, 1922, in Binghamton, a daughter of Walter F. and Beatrice (Marvin) Niles. After graduating from high school, she attended Wheaton College, where she received a bachelor’s degree. She then attended the SUNY Oneonta,…
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READ BIOGRAPHIES OF 2018 INDUCTEES CHIPPER JONES JIM THOME VLADIMIR GUERRERO TREVOR HOFFMAN JACK MORRIS ALAN TRAMMELL…
Phil Bresee Dies; Executive At Oneonta Department Store ONEONTA – Word has been received that Phil Bresee, one of three brothers who operated Oneonta’s landmark Bresee Department Store in its final decades, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at the Thanksgiving Home in Cooperstown, where he had resided in recent years. A full obituary will be forthcoming later today from the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, which is handling the arrangements.…
Hall Of Fame Posts Homer’s 1939 Photos See Babe Ruth, Other Baseball Legends COOPERSTOWN – In a tribute to its most enduring fan, the Hall of Fame has created a digital archive of photos Homer Osterhoudt took in 1939 of Babe Ruth and the other honorees at the first Induction Weekend – and they are available for viewing this weekend. “We will miss Homer and hope this will be one small way to continue to remember his legacy, especially this Induction…
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