IN MEMORIAM: Bertha H. Johnson, 85; Active In Salvation Army; 2 Sons Survive ONEONTA – Bertha Johnson, 85, active in the Salvation Army here and in Michigan, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at the Chestnut Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born April 21, 1934, to the late George P. and Anna Bell (Short) Harris.…
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Philo Vance Home Safe For Now Historians Say Literary Mecca Out Of Danger By LIBBY CUDMORE• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The River Street birthplace of detective Philo Vance may still be saved. On Monday, June 10, Bob Brzozowski, Greater Oneonta Historical Society executive director, went through the 31 River St. home where William Huntington Wright – aka S.S. Van Dyne – wrote parts of his debut novel, “A Man of Promise.” Later, while recovering from a cocaine addiction, is believed to…
DIAL ‘O’ FOR MURDER S.S. Van Dine’s Philo Vance Books Took Him From Here To Hollywood By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – For a time, S.S. Van Dine was the biggest thing in detective fiction. “He got famous fast,” said Michael Sharp, a Binghamton University English professor who specializes in American Crime Fiction. “He writes his first book and he immediately becomes a best-seller.” That first novel, “The Benson Murder Case,” published in 1926, is believed to…
Farewell, Mrs. Claus! By IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The end of the Christmas season will mark the end of an era for a Southside Mall mainstay. For over two decades, Vera Stewart, aka Mrs. Claus, has been volunteering for the Salvation Army by ringing bells and holding doors at her station outside of JCPenney, spreading cheer to holiday shoppers. Dressed in red velvet with white trim, the Southside Mrs. Claus has become a mainstay of the Christmas…
Gold Coin Auction Raises $510 For Salvation Army By IAN AUSTIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – One single small coin will help to make many people’s Christmas a little merrier this year, thanks to three anonymous benefactors, who donated an 1899 gold coin to Lettis Auctions, which auctioned it off for $510 to once again benefit the Salvation Army. The 1899 coin is made from 97 percent gold and is considered in extra fine condition. “The coin itself is not…
Salvation Army Needs Help Statewide, Not Just Locally ONEONTA – The local Salvation Army post falling behind on its kettle drive is part of a larger challenge. With just 10 ringing days left in this year’s campaign, the kettles are trending short of the statewide goal, Maj. Ivan Rock, commander of the Syracuse-based Empire Division, reported today. With 13 days to go, the Oneonta post that serves Otsego County reported it was $3,000 short at that point compared to last…
BELL RINGERS ALSO NEEDED Kettle Drive Running $3,000 Behind 2017 With two weeks left, Otsego County’s Salvation Army 2018 Red Kettle Campaign has raised $24,411 of the $57,000 goal. The drive is running about $3,000 behind last year at this time, according to Maj. Sharon Harford, commander of the Oneonta post.…
Salvation Army Bellringers On The Job, More Needed Groups, Clubs, Individual Welcome To Volunteer ONEONTA – The Oneonta Salvation Army kicked off its 2018 Red Kettle Campaign today. The campaign will continue through Dec. 24. The fundraising goal is $57,000, said Maj. Sharon Harford, the local commanding officer. The funds raised will help with Christmas assistance, but also the Army’s 2019 operating budget. More bellringers are needed to help with the campaign, and groups, clubs, families and individuals are welcome. Call…
Salvation Army Bell Ringers Sought For Christmas 2018 ONEONTA – The Salvation Army is taking applications for bell ringers for the 2018 Red Kettle Campaign, which has a $57,000 goal. The campaign starts on Saturday, Nov. 10. and concludes Monday, Dec. 24. There will be a Bell Ringer Orientation Meeting at noon Monday, Nov. 5 at The Salvation Army, 25 River St., Oneonta.…
IN MEMORIAM: Dolores A. Cahill; Spent 50 Years With Salvation Army SIDNEY – Dolores A. Cahill, who spent a half-century with the Salvation Army, passed away peacefully at home on April 3, 2018 in Sidney. She was born in Queens, the daughter of Paul and Eleanor (Shields) Patane. Dolores attended Julia Richman High School in New York City.…