Van Buren Last Sitting President To Visit Here COOPERSTOWN Security surrounding the modern president may prevent what happened to Martin Van Buren, who, at the end of a “large evening reception” in his honor in 1839 at Woodside Hall, became lost in the Greek Revival mansion’s large gardens at 1 Main St. He “wandered about the grounds for a long time,” according to Birdsall’s “The Story of Cooperstown,” “finally coming back to the house just at the family were going to bed,…
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PRESIDENT OBAMA TO VISIT COOPERSTOWN 2 DAYS BEFORE HALL’S 75TH SEASON STARTS COOPERSTOWN President Obama will visit Cooperstown and the National Baseball Hall of Fame Thursday, May 22, he announced in his radio address to the national this morning. “I’ll be heading to Cooperstown, New York – home of the Baseball Hall of Fame – to talk about tourism,” he said. “Because believe it or not, tourism is an export. And if we make it easier for more foreign visitors…
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Barbara Jane Deitch,87; Breeder of Standard Poodles ONEONTA – Barbara Jane Deitch, 87, a professional dog breeder who specialized in standard poodles, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at her residence. An Oneonta resident who formerly lived in Westford, Barbara was born on March 12, 1927, the daughter of the late Raymond W. and Alva C. (Muller) Kurz. She married Stratford F. Deitch on Aug. 26, 1949. He predeceased her on Dec. 29, 2013. A member of the…
Newly Nominated, Astorino Visits Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, who accepted the Republican nomination for governor at his party’s convention in Rye Brook, Westchester County, earlier today, is escorted into The Otesaga this evening by Cooperstown’s Tony Casale, who is executive director of the state Republican Committee. Before keynoting the annual Otsego County Republican Dinner, Astorino mingled with the faithful on the veranda overlooking Otsego Lake. Astorino’s runningmate, Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss, center, who was nominated for…
Stolzer, Gurbo Galleries Add To City Of The Arts By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA It’s a pattern artist Michael Stolzer hopes to see replicated in downtown Oneonta. “I saw this over and over in The City,” he said. “Undesirable locations became desirable when galleries and restaurants moved in. Food for the body, food for the soul.” Stolzer, who opened his gallery at 97 Main St. in October, is gearing up for his first summer of Fabulous Friday openings and art walks…
Cooperstown Joins World in Celebrating Beethoven’s Ninth By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN Type “Ode to Joy” into the search engine of youtube.com and you won’t just find symphonies played in concert halls. You’ll find singers in Hartford, Conn., and Ukraine, inside an IKEA store and on the streets of Hong Kong, in small chamber ensembles and groups of thousands. And in each one, the reaction is always the same. People pause and smile. Cell phones and cameras come out to record…
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