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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, DEC. 10 Holiday Open House & Food Drive OPEN HOUSE – 3-5 p.m. Holiday event featuring baked goods, refreshments, a performance by Gerry Falco, Steve Fabrizio & Friends. Also collecting non-perishable items for the food pantry & Susquehanna Animal Shelter. St. James Manor, 9 St. James Pl., Oneonta. Call 607-436-9974 or visit www.facebook.com/St-James-Manor-Retirement-Community-394485027409541/ MEET & GREET – 3-5 p.m. Congressional Candidate Patrick Ryan presents a brief outline of his positions, followed by Q&A session, followed by a meet&greet…
IN MEMORIAM: Helen ‘Hedy’ Warncke, 90; Worked At Greater Plains, SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA – Helen “Hedy” M. Warncke, 90, a retired educator, died Dec. 8, 2017, in Oneonta. She was born in 1927 in Stroudsburg, Pa., the daughter of Carl and Esther Ainpac. She worked in the Media Center at Greater Plains Elementary School and at the Instructional Resource Center in the Technical Services Area at SUNY Oneonta, retiring in 1994.…
Youngsters Make Crafts For Family’s Presents Laurie Layman, Cherry Valley, right, and Jackie Graves, Oneonta, left, helps Jaden Lee, Oneonta, front, make a star-shaped yarn ornament at the volunteer with Jail Ministries of Otsego County’s third annual Angel Tree Christmas Party at St. Mary’s in Oneonta this afternoon. The event, for children who have an incarcerated parent, features tables of crafts for youngsters to make for their families, a gift selection table, free mittens and scarves, Bible teachings and holiday…
On WAMC’s ‘Morning Headlines’, Editor Previews ‘County Manager v. County Exec’ In today’s weekly report, “Morning Headlines,” on WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, Jim Kevlin, editor/publisher of www.AllOTSEGO.com (and Hometown Oneonta & the Freeman’s Journal), previewed Thursday’s presentation by Dr. Gerald Benjamin, “County Manager v. County Executive.” CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO WAMC REPORT…
IN MEMORIAM: Alexandrina Fonseca, 101; Was Seamstress In Baystate For Many Years ONEONTA – Alexandrina Fonseca, 101, for many years a seamstress in New Bedford, Mass., who moved here to be near family, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at A.O. Fox Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 14, 1916, in New Bedford, Mass., the daughter of Edward and Alexandrina (Aguiar) Vieira.…
IN MEMORIAM Sheila Wiedeman, 90; WWII War Bride Raised 6 Children, Lost Son In Vietnam ONEONTA – Sheila R. Wiedeman, 90, who came to Oneonta as a war bride after World War II and lost a son in the Vietnam War, passed away Thursday, Dec. 7, 201,7 in Oneonta after an extended illness. She was born in London, England on Oct. 8, 1927, the daughter of Charles and Grace (Pettengell) Lack. She was a World War II bride, marrying Staff…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DEC. 9 Holiday Evening At The Museum CANDLELIGHT EVENING – 3-7 p.m. Experience the magic of the holidays with tasty holiday treats, performances by the Catskill Chamber Singers, Snowflight, others performing holiday favorites. Tickets, $12/adult, $10.50/senior, $6/junior. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org BEATLES MUSIC – 8 p.m. Enjoy music from the 60’s by the Beatles. Tickets, $15. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080 or visit foothillspac.org…
Fenimore To Finance Book On 35 Hamilton-Burr Letters $50K Grant Will Also Be Use To Digitize, Publicize Collection That Inspired ‘Your Obedient Servant’ COOPERTOWN – The 35 letters between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr leading up to the fatal duel, owned by The Fenimore Art Museum, have been well-known to historians. The song, “Your Obedient Servant,” in the hit Broadway museum “Hamilton,” made their content familiar to the general public. Now, with $70,000 in grants from the Robert David Lion…
Hundreds Brave Snow As Santa Lights Oneonta Tree With Oneonta Town Supervisor Bob Wood to his left, and Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig to his right, Santa Claus admires the City of Oneonta’s Christmas Tree just after it was lit this evening in Muller Plaza. As if scripted in a movie, snow began to fall just as the tree’s lights came on for the very first time. Christopher Brashear, pictured at right, and the Klipnocky Clangers handbell choir played holiday tunes…
