For 30th Year, FOMA Raises Funds To Enhance Education
For 30th Year, FOMA Raises
Funds To Enhance Education
Cooperstown F.D. Hosts Kids At Christmas Party
Cooperstown F.D. Hosts
Kids At Christmas Party
Santa (Paul Bedworth) and Bob Cratchit (Bob Satriano) await the arrival of a couple of hundred youngsters Saturday afternoon at the Cooperstown fire hall on Chestnut. The firefighters annual Christmas party for local children also including county Correctional Officers Rich Mann and Lynda May, who were fingerprinting youngsters as part of the sheriff’s department Safe Children ID Program. (Patrick Wager/AllOTSEGO.com)
On Today, Cooperstown Native Recalls Work With George Bush
On Today, Cooperstown Native
Recalls Work With George Bush
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Nutcracker Dazzles On Opening Night
Nutcracker Dazzles
On Opening Night
The Fokine Ballet opened it’s 30th year this evening with it’s annual production of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic “The Nutcracker”. Above, dancers Sabrina Blacklock, Zherlin Ndudi, Sarah Vesterfelt, Chase Vining,Bel Pickering, Micheal Wozniak, Hilary Reiter, Joseph Oster, Natalia Chersia and Patrick Lennon fill the stage during one of the final numbers. Below, guests of the Silberhouse party marvel at the mechanical soldier dolls (Sariah Vesterfelt and Juliana Fauth). Performances continue tomorrow at 1pm & 7pm. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Ethics Board Chair Kim Muller Resigns
SO FAR, NO CASES HEARD
Ethics Board Chair
Kim Muller Resigns
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
ONEONTA – A year and a month since it was revived and with no cases heard yet, the Otsego County Board of Ethics has suffered another setback.
Its chairman, Kim Muller, the former Oneonta mayor who recently stepped down at Otsego County Democratic chair, has advised county board Chair David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, that she will depart when her term expired at the end of this month.
“My professional obligations are likely to become an impediment for scheduling Committee meetings moving forward,” she said in an e-mail to Bliss.
Merry And Bright
Merry & Bright
Tree Lighting Brings Out
Animals, Dancers, Food
Main Street was a flurry of activity as holiday revelers hit the streets to attend the annual Christmas Tree lighting this evening in Muller Plaza. Applause and cheers filed the air after a countdown by Mayor Gary Herzig, Town Supervisor Bob Wood and Santa Claus. Afterward, Santa, seen above giving a high-five to Oneonta’s Avalon Hermann and her parents Brian and Loren, met with children in his holiday house to discuss their wish lists. Dancers Chase Vining and Sariha Vestefeld, right, and other members of the Fokine Ballet, could be seen twirling in windows throughout downtown promoting this weekend’s presentation of “The Nutcracker.” While children from local schools searched for their ornaments on the tree, local organizations served refreshments, sang carols, gave horse-drawn carriage rides, and gave out hand warmers.(Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
County Treasurer Deployed In 2019
County Treasurer
Deployed In 2019
Ruffles Called To Horn of Africa
By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
COOPERSTOWN – Allen Ruffles, in his first year as county treasurer, has received word he will be deployed to the Horn of Africa early in 2019, perhaps for nine months.
As his predecessor Dan Crowell, he is in the Army Reserves, serving as an E5 sergeant in the 403rd Civil Affairs Delta Company. Crowell was also deployed for nine months during his term as treasurer.
Ruffles deputy, Andrew Crisman, formerly a longtime banker with NBT Bank, would handle county treasurer duties in his boss’s absence.
Common Council Votes To Name Airport In Sam Nader’s Honor
Council Names City Airport
After Ex-Mayor Sam Nader
“This was the single greatest point of pride in my dad’s life,” said former mayor John Nader, as he accepted a plaque this evening after Common Council unanimously voted to rename the Oneonta Municipal Airport as The Albert S. Nader Regional Airport. Nader, president of SUNY Farmington, who drove up for the event, read a statement from his father, who remarked, “I regret that I am unable to be with you tonight, but I want to thank each and every one of you for bestowing this honor on me.” The vote was broadcast on the city’s Facebook page, allowing Sam to watch from home. With Nader is Mayor Gary Herzig, who presented the idea to Council just before Thanksgiving. (Ian Austin/AllOTSEGO.com)
Ugly Sweaters, Good Humor Abound At Cooperstown 4K
Ugly Sweaters, Good Humor
Abound At Cooperstown 4K
Cookies, Crafts At Unitarian Universalist Society
Delicious Treats, Cool Wares
At Annual Cookies, Crafts Show
