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Oneonta Christian School Looks At Otego Elementary Unatego Central Board Also Considers Housing, IT Firm For School It Closed OTEGO – Three new plans for the former Otego Elementary School building, including one from the Oneonta Christian Academy, will be presented to the Unatego Central school board at a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28. The entire board will hear the presentations, ask questions, and then make a decision at a Nov. 4 meeting on which proposal to…
Veterans Enjoy OCCB’s Salute Veterans, families and friends gathered to enjoy selections of historical patriotic music performed this afternoon by the Oneonta Community Concert Band at it’s 17th annual Salute To Veterans Concert at the Foxcare Center. Above, local veterans Tony Drago, Army, and John Brooks, Air Corps, applaud as the band finishes “Hail To The Spirit of Liberty” by John Philip Sousa. At right, Gretchen Becker, Walton, on tuba, and percussionists Ben Wendrow, Oneonta, and Dave Geasey, Oneonta, perform “The Official…
CLICK HERE FOR SLIDE SHOW Oneonta Veterans Honor Service At Icy Ceremony…
Faso, LeCates Discuss Doing More For Veterans At Bassett…
IN MEMORIAM Jerry Shannon, 92; SUNY Oneonta Professor, Decorated WWII Veteran ONEONTA – Jerry A Shannon, Jr., SUNY Oneonta professor emeritus in science education and a decorated World War II veteran, died peacefully on May 30, 2017, at Fox Nursing Home, a day before his 93 birthday. He was born March 31, 1924, on Shannon Hill in Meshoppen, Pa., the son of Jeremiah (Jerry) A. Shannon and Grace Roach Shannon. He graduated from Meshoppen High School. In 1942, he enlisted…
Oneonta Veterans Brave Rain For Parade In Oneonta, the rain broke just in time for the Memorial Day parade and service in Neahwa Park this morning. Here, Color Guard members Gary Ballard, Gary Walters, and Wayne Gregory, all of Oneonta, and Chris Proctor and Harry Martin, both of Otego, await the start of the service. At right, Cliff Eaglefeathers, Bloomville, who served in the Army from 1967-69, wore his headdress as he marched in the parade to honor his Native…
Crowd Honors Vets At Wall That Heals…
COUNTY BOARD TO VOTE ON CHAIR Carson Offers Plan Of 2017 Priorities COOPERSTOWN – In asking his colleagues to elect him chairman of the county Board of Representatives, county Rep. Len Carson, R-Oneonta, laid out a detail plan of goals to strive for in 2017. The county board is scheduled to vote on the chairmanship at its reorganizational meeting at 10 a.m. today. Here is a copy of the the Carson plan.…
Political Candidates Speak Out: Backgrounds, Goals Explained Meet the Candidates for Member of Assembly, 122nd District Publisher’s Note: Last week we sent out an e-mail asking the candidates for the major political races in November to share information about themselves, so our readers can get to know them a little better. We asked them: A. Please tell us about yourself. B. If you were elected to office, what are your top priorities and why? We will run these answers over…