Upcoming performances by Orpheus Theatre and the Catskill Community Players, a blood drive at Cooperstown Central School and the City of Oneonta's holiday schedule are among the topics covered in this week's news briefs.…
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Owen D. Young
Life Sketches by Terry Berkson Forever Young: The ‘Home Farm’ Family Dance Goes On For several years, up until 2019 when COVID cut in, my wife Alice and I attended an August square dance on the sprawling Young “Home Farm,” just outside of the village of Van Hornsville, New York. It was a family affair but, by way of a close friend, we were invited to participate. The dance was held in the carriage house, one of the original farm…
GALA WEDNESDAY IN NEW YORK CITY Consumer Hall Of Fame To Induct Owen D. Young Almost 60 years after his death, Owen D. Young is still receiving kudos. The Van Hornesville native, who rose to found RCA and preside as president and chairman of the nation’s first radio company, will be inducted into the Consumer Technology Hall of Fame Wednesday at an awards banquet in New York City. Young, who was Time magazine’s “Man of the Year” in 1929 and…