In Memoriam: Betty Davis, 79; Retired Otego Elementary Teacher OTEGO – Elizabeth “Betty” Davis, 79, who was raised in Oneonta, then spent a career teaching first and second grade at Otego Elementary School, passed away on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Francis House in Syracuse. Most recently, she had lived in Liverpool.…
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The Weird Emptiness Of It All Editor’s Note: Adrian Kuzminski, Sustainable Otsego moderator, distributed these observations on the President’s visit to Cooperstown through various listserves. The most fascinating thing to me about Obama’s visit to Cooperstown and the Baseball Hall of Fame was the wierd emptiness of it all, which I think says a lot about our current public political culture, or the lack thereof. The organizers of the anti-fracking rally I was part of anticipated (hoped for) large crowds,…
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OBAMA MENTIONS ‘COOPERSTOWN’ MULTIPLE TIMES IN NATIONAL SPEECH LISTEN TO OBAMA’S COOPERSTOWN SPEECH…
OBAMA ARRIVES AT HALL President Obama has just arrived at the Baseball Hall of Fame, where he will take a short tour before beginning his remarks at 3:55 p.m. The address, which focuses on tourism, can be streamed live here.…
OBAMA LANDS AT GRIFFISS ROME President Obama has just landed at Griffiss International Airport in Rome and will be departing shortly for Cooperstown, where he is scheduled to arrive at the Baseball Hall of Fame at 3:25 p.m.…
Bliss To Sing National Anthem For Obama COOPERSTOWN Eric Bliss, son of Town of Middlefield supervisor David Bliss, will sing “The Star Spangled Banner” for President Obama’s arrival at the Hall of Fame this afternoon. As a senior at Elmira College in 2009, he sang the National Anthem at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas and later reprised his performance at that year’s Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony.…
Schedule of Obama’s Cooperstown Tour President Obama will arrive in Cooperstown for a private tour of the Baseball Hall of Fame at 3:25 p.m. this afternoon, according to the official schedule released this morning by the White House. At 3:55, the president will deliver a speech promoting tourism from the Hall’s plaque gallery. The speech will be streamed live and can be viewed here.…