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December 2017 - Page 5
At Focus, Resident Marks 102nd Birthday Local resident Asa Skaloud, who was born in Czechoslovakia in 1915, celebrated her 102nd birthday this afternoon at the Focus Nursing Home in the town of Otsego. Residents of the nursing home gathered in the auditorium to celebrate the milestone with cake and music. Dressed in purple to her left is her friend Louise Puylara, Activity Director Amy Rose, and to Asa’s right is her friend Claire Cardinale.…
Maverick James Johnson 1,000th Baby At Bassett COOPERSTOWN – Parents Paula Waffle, Eric Johnson and the staff at the Bassett Birthing Center welcomed Maverick James Johnson, the 1,000th baby born at the center in 2017, on Tuesday, Dec. 19. Maverick was born at 3:57 p.m. Tuesday, weighing 8 lbs, 10 oz, 21 inches long. Though born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, he was able to stay at the birthing center for the first few days of his…
Rig Knocks Down Pole, Power Lost In 295 Richfield Homes RICHFIELD SPRINGS – NYSEG is reporting power out in 295 homes in the Richfield Springs area after a tractor-trailer knocked down a power pole. Crews have been assigned and the company is reporting power will be back on by 10 a.m.…
IN MEMORIAM: Walter C. Eckler, 83; Business Owner Active In Community MIDDLEFIELD – Walter Charles Eckler, 83, a 45-year firefighter, co-founder of the local 40 & 8 veterans organization and co-owner of a former local Chevrolet dealership, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, at his home in Phoenix Mills, surrounded by his family, following a long illness. Walter was born on May 17, 1934, in Hyde Park (Otsego County), only two miles from his lifelong residence with his…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, DEC. 22 Open Auditions AUDITIONS – 7 p.m. Try out for a part in Orpheus Theater’s production of “Osage County,” premiering in August. All roles available. Rowe House, 31 Maple St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1800 or visit www.facebook.com/OrpheusTheatre/ DELIVERY – 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Items for the Friends of Christmas Dinner on 12/23 should be delivered. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 432-1283 to volunteer.…
Hall Of Fame Veteran Retires After 22 Years…
BULLETIN ‘Special Prosecutor’ Sought To Investigate Case Of Sheriff’s Son County Board Committee Issues Report On Devlin Father, Son By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A committee of the Otsego County Board of Representatives today recommended that the district attorney appoint a “special prosecutor” to investigate county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr., and his son Ros, suspended from his prison-guard job since January. CLICK HERE FOR FULL REPORT “An objective prosecutor is needed to properly evaluate whether criminal…
Glimmerglass’ ‘Little Prince’ Features Local Performers…
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