In Memoriam John E. McCrea, Sr, 95 October 17, 1926 – July 15, 2022 Oneonta – John E. McCrea Sr., 95, passed away July 15, 2022 at the NYS Veteran’s Home in Oxford. He was born October 17, 1926 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, the son of James and Alice (Reilly) McCrea. In 1943 he moved to his family farm in Laurens, where he attended Laurens Central School. At the age of 17 John enlisted in the United States Navy serving…
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READ THIS WEEK’S HOMETOWN, JOURNAL ONLINE General’s 1st Mission: Can He Raise Enough? Oneonta’s German Challenge To Delgado Intrigues Former Congressmen Gibson, Faso Congressional candidate and Maj. Gen. (ret.) Anthony German and wife Diana pose with family, from left, Josh, 32, Zach, 24, Becca, 21, (a spring SUNY Oneonta grad, soon to be married) and Ben, 29. The sons followed their father into military service. By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – After 36 years in the New…
GERMAN V. DELGADO General’s 1st Mission: Can He Raise Enough? Oneontan’s Run Intrigues Gibson, Faso By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.ALLOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – After 36 years in the New York State National Guard, retiring Feb. 2 at adjutant general, the top commander, Tony German’s career was guided by a set of values: Integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do. That’s the code of the U.S. Air Force, he explained. “I’m not going to change now,”…
10th Mountain Division Band Plays Free Show For Veterans by LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA Gene Schmidt, the father of Neahwa Park’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial, believes you shouldn’t just honor our nation’s defenders on Memorial Day and Veterans Day. “We can’t honor our veterans enough,” he said. “We owe so much of what we have to what they did for us.” So now, Schmidt has arranged for the Army’s 10th Mountain Division Jazz Band to play a free…
ISD’S ROXANA HULBURT STEPS UP With Foothills Fortunes Rising, New President At Board’s Helm By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA In 2017, 18,983 fans walked through Foothills’ doors. In 2018, that rose to 28,128, just shy of a 50-percent increase.In 2017, Foothills Performing Arts Center hosted 271 events. In the year just ended, that rose to 321, an 18 percent increase. “There’s something for everyone,” Roxana Hurlburt explains cheerfully. The vice president of ISD, the tech consulting firm, Hurlburt became president of the…
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…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 Theatrical Performance ‘A Raisin In The Sun’ THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Performance of “A Raisin In The Sun” following the Youngers, a black family in a Chicago apartment, as matriarch awaits an insurance check and family debates what to do with it. General admission, $5. Hamblin Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Visit oneonta.campuslabs.com/engage/event/2805226 WORD THURSDAY – 7 – 10 p.m. Writers are invited to share works at open mic followed by refreshments & featured author Kelly Bean,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JULY 26 Presentation On Hall Of Famers ROUNDTABLE – 7 – 8 p.m. Presenting TV personality who hosted “One on One,” author Jane Mitchell discusses Hall of Famers Trevor Hoffman and Alan Trammell, other sports celebrities from Ted Williams to Dick Enberg. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344 or visit www.facebook.com/VillageLibraryOfCooperstown/ DEBUT – 7:30 p.m. Midwest A Cappella group “No Promises” makes NY Debut/release album. Performance features innovative arrangements, harmonization of jazz, motown, contemporary music. Admission, $10. The Star Theater,…
IN MEMORIAM • FULL OBITUARY Paul J. Lambert, 87, Cooperstown; Former Principal, Superintendent COOPERSTOWN – Paul J. Lambert, former Cooperstown Central School principal and superintendent of schools and later director of the Clark Foundation Scholarship Program, as well as a coach and well-respected member of the community, passed away late Wednesday night, Dec. 27, 2017, at Bassett Hospital. A loving and supportive husband, father and grandfather, he was 87. Born March 24, 1930, in Sayre, Pa., he was one of…
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…