HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, AUGUST 10 Family Fun At The Mills FAMILY SATURDAY – 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Bring kids for fun tour featuring hands-on activities for kids. Enjoy family concert by Dave Ruch featuring sing-a-longs, movement songs, more at 1. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. 607-278-5744 or visit www.hanfordmills.org/programs/events/family-saturdays/…
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August 2019 - Page 18
IN MEMORIAM: Bryson ‘Joe’ Farro, 90; Oneontan Lamplighter For D&H Railroad ONEONTA – Bryson A. “Joe” Farro. a former lamplighter on the D&H railroad, passed away Aug. 7, 2019. He was 90 years old. Joe was born to Hannah (Merrill) and Augustine Farro in Richmondville. The family moved to Oneonta when he was 4.…
Rte. 205 At Hartwick Renamed For Marine Who Died In Vietnam HARTWICK – Route 205 through Hartwick hamlet will be named in honor of Marine Corps Sgt. John Kempe Winslow under legislation signed into law today. The bill (S.3658/A.6670) sponsored by state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Assemblyman John Salka, R-West Edmeston, pays tribute to the decorated patriot who was killed in action during the Vietnam War in 1969. The local soldier, a machine gunner, was assigned to Vietnam on…
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IN MEMORIAM: Robert F. Sklenarik, 91; Twice Teacher Of Year At Unatego School UNADILLA – Robert F. Sklenarik, 91, twice Teacher of the Year at Unatego Central School and a community leader, passed away peacefully on Aug. 7, 2019 at the Oxford Veterans’ Home. He was born in Garfield, NJ, and in the early 1940s moved with his family to Deposit, where he graduated from high school in 1945. After high school Bob served for 13 months in the military.…
IN MEMORIAM: Joan E. Fluke, 80; In Later Years, Coloradan Traveled HARTWICK – Joan (Joanie) Elizabeth (Thompson) Fluke, 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, in her home in Hartwick, where she lived with her daughter Karen and family. She was born on Feb. 18, 1939, in Leesville, La., to Cecil Eugene and Edith May Thompson. She moved to Lamar, Colo., in her early years. She attended and graduated from Lamar High School in 1957, then attended Lamar…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for FRIDAY, AUGUST 9 Theatrical Performance ‘Billy Bishop Goes To War’ THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Performance “Billy Bishop Goes To War.” Set in 1914, follows journey of underachieving Billy Bishop on his journey to become a great fighter pilot. Explores complexities of heroism, cost of war, Britain’s colonial past. Free admission. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607-829-3700 or visit franklinstagecompany.org/events/billy-bishop-goes-to-war/…
IN MEMORIAM: Rev. George Goodwin, 84; Pastor In NY, Vt.; Ran Popular ‘Tent Meeting’ EAST WORCESTER – The Rev. Dr. George I. Goodwin, Jr. (aka “Rev”), 84, whose annual “Tent Meetings” in Pennsylvania drew hundreds of participants, has gone to be with the Lord on Aug. 1, 2019. Dr. Goodwin was born on March 4, 1935, in Newburgh, the son of the late Rev. George Goodwin Sr., and Emma B. (Jones) Goodwin. He was predeceased by his parents; a brother,…
IN MEMORIAM: Charles R. Blanchard, 91; WWII Veteran Drove OPT Bus Until Age 75 ONEONTA – One of Oneonta’s few remaining members of “The Greatest Generation” passed away today, Aug. 8, 2019, to be welcomed by his family and many friends in heaven. Charles R. Blanchard, 91, was born in Oneonta on May 25, 1928, the son of Merton and Emma (Roscoe) Blanchard. He attended Oneonta schools and then joined the war effort serving in the Merchant Marines and Navy.…
