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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO: Stories from Upstate New York 08-29-21

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 Stories from Upstate New York SUMMER SUNDAYS – 1 – 3 p.m. Favorite local author, Chuck D’Imperio, returns to share stories from his books on the charms of Upstate New York. Masks required. Bring your own lawn chair. Front lawn, Swart Wilcox House Museum, Oneonta. Visit swartwilcoxhouse.wordpress.com/2021-summer-sunday-series/…

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AllOtsego People: Local radio legend announces retirement

AllOtsego People Local radio legend announces retirement By PATRICK DEWEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com After 32 years, local radio legend Chuck D’Imperio turned off the microphone on his WDOS morning show for the last time Tuesday, June 29. The retiring radio host got his start in 1988 at what was then Hastings Broadcasting in Oneonta. The best offer owner Gordon Hastings had for D’Imperio was an unpaid position changing tape reels and monitoring the station during three-hour broadcasts for the…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO: Voices Of The Game To Honor Hall of Fame Inductee Derek Jeter 07-26-20

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JULY 26 Voices Of The Game To Honor Hall of Fame Inductee Derek Jeter BASEBALL – Noon. Virtual Voices of the Game to honor Hall of Fame 2020 inductee Derek Jeter. Learn more about how the Yankees 5 world series titles with Jeter as the shortstop in every season. Jeter will be joined by fellow Hall of Famers Mariano Rivera, Joe Torre reflecting on their teams and the moments that shaped a dynasty. Visit baseballhall.org/events/virtual-legends-of-the-game-Ted-Simmons?date=0 for…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2019

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 Holiday Market In Heated Green House ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how. HOLIDAY MARKET – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Find holiday gifts from 50+ vendors selling textiles, herbal products, jewelry, wreaths, more in heated greenhouse. Includes food/wine tasting, hot apple cider donuts, pies more. Sunnycrest Orchards, 7869 St. Rt. 10, Sharon Springs. 518-284-2256 or visit www.sunnycrestorchards.com…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2019

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15 Chuck D’Imperio Presents  ‘Taste Of New York’ Stories UPSTATE STORIES – 1:30 p.m. Local radio host Chuck D’Imperio will be sharing stories from best selling book “A Taste of Upstate New York,” which features 40 food favorites from across the upstate. Free, public welcome. St. James Manor, 9 St. James Place, Oneonta. 607-436-9974 or visit www.stjamesmanor.com…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2019

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 Pit Run Through Oneonta PIT RUN – 10:45 a.m. Run or walk 6.2 miles through scenic Oneonta, passing through SUNY Oneonta campus, ending at Neahwa Park. Also includes 5k race, 2 mile stroll, or kids fun run. In memory of Ricky J. “Pit” Parisian NYS Police Investigator killed in Line of Duty. Start at Main Street Bridge, Oneonta. 607-432-8068 or visit pitrun.org…

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COLUMN: Of Many Oneonta Greats, Joe Left A Big Footprint

IN APPRECIATION • Joe Campbell Sr. Of Many Oneonta Greats, Joe  Left A Big Footprint Editor’s Note: “Big Chuck” D’Imperio, radio personality and author, assess Joe Campbell’s impact on Oneonta at the “Voice of Oneonta’s” memorial service Saturday.  This is an excerpt. By CHUCK D’IMPERIO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com When I joined WDOS in 1989 I was a fairly young guy, not even 40-years-old yet. And the station was filled with young people, from sales to administrative to on-air and…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JANUARY 26

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JANUARY 26 Winter Fest At Gilbert Lake State Park WINTERFEST – 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Beat cabin fever with fun activities from snowshoeing to skiing, sledding, camping demonstrations, more. Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Rd., Laurens. Visit www.fivestarcars.com/cabin-fever-winter-fest.htm…

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JUNE 24

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, JUNE 24 Tour The World In Music CONCERT – 3 p.m. Oneonta Community Concert Band presents a World Tour in Music featuring the “Star Spangled Banner,” “King Cotton March,” “Marche des Parachutists Belges,” “Amparito Roca,” more. Wilber Park, Oneonta. Call 607-437-0152. GRADUATION – 1:30 p.m. CCS Seniors receive their diplomas. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8181 or visit www.cooperstowncs.org…

Putting the Community Back Into the Newspaper

Now through March 30, new annual subscribers to “The Freeman’s Journal” and AllOtsego.com (or subscribers who have lapsed for two or more years) have an opportunity to help their choice of one of four Otsego County charitable organizations.

$5.00 of your subscription will be donated to the nonprofit of your choice:

Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Cooperstown Food Pantry, Greater Oneonta Historical Society or Super Heroes Humane Society.