SPOOKY DAY IS MONDAY, OCT. 31 Plan HALLOWEEN Fun With Special Calendar (Printed Version in Hometown Oneonta, Freeman’s Journal) FRIDAY, October 28 SUNY CARNIVAL – 5-6 p.m. Halloween Carnival. Order of Omega honor society hosts family carnival & dorm trick or treat. Info, (607) 436-2514. Hunt Union, 108 Ravine Pkwy., SUNY Oneonta. FRIGHT FEST 2016 – 5 p.m. performance by They sent the Followers, 7 p.m. Haunted House,. $10 per ticket includes snacks, beer, wine. Body by Stacy, 5514 State Hwy.…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, OCT. 27 Try Halloween Kickboxing At Oneonta Family YMCA HALLOWEEN KICKBOXING – 7:15 p.m. Halloween Kickboxing. Halloween music, goodies, prize drawing and a SCARY good workout. Oneonta YMCA, 20 Ford Ave., Oneonta. BONE MARROW REGISTRATION DRIVE – Noon-5 p.m. Hunt College Union, SUNY Oneonta. Info, giftoflife.org…
Vigil Brings Together Oneonta, Cooperstown Standing-Room-Only Crowd Seeks Meaning In Violent Deaths Of 7 Men By LIBBY CUDMORE • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – At the end of the Community Candlelight Vigil, the Rev. Cynthia Walton-Leavitt, pastor of Oneonta’s “Red Door” Presbyterian Church, implored those in attendance to acknowledge their neighbors. “In my church, we do what’s called the ‘Passing of the Peace’,” she said. “Let’s do that here today.” Everyone – there was standing room only in the Temple Beth El on…
Vigil To Honor Gun-Violence Victims ONEONTA – A candlelight vigil to honor victims in the latest acts of gun violence, including Philando Castile, Alton Sterling and Dallas police officers, is planned at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 14, in Muller Plaza. “The focus of the vigil will be to mourn the recent unnecessary loss of lives of police officers and young black men and to respect their memory,” said NAACP leader Regina Betts. “We stand with loved ones, friends and colleagues…
Herzig: Fear Will Not Divide Us Community Holds Vigil In Response To Orlando Shooting By IAN AUSTIN • for www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Before the candles were lit, and the names of the dead were read aloud in Muller Plaza, Rev. Craig Schwalenberg opened his sanctuary at the Unitarian Universalist Church to anyone who wanted to talk about the Sunday shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando, Fla. “I was raised to be homophobic” Schwalenberg tearfully admitted during his turn to speak.…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, APRIL 19 SUNY Oneonta Students To ‘Take Back The Night’ CITIZEN VOICES MEET — 8 a.m. Citizen Voices meeting on “Regional Job Growth: Opportunities and Impediments.” Carriage House, 790 Southside Dr., Oneonta. RSVP to citizenvoices@hotmail.com MOBILE LIBRARY – 9:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. Various locations, Tuesdays & Thursdays monthly. Cybermobile visits West Oneonta, Oneonta, Fly Creek, Schuyler Lake, Mount Vision & Wells Bridge Tues. April 19, May 17 & June 21. Info, (607) 723-8236.…
Hartwick Students Gather To Remember Dante Crump By LIBBY CUDMORE • for allotsego.com ONEONTA – When Dante Crump approached Penny Wightman, chair of Hartwick College’s Business Administration and Accounting department, for extra credit at the end of last semester, she gave him what she called “The biggest challenge of his life.” She asked him to knit a Hartwick scarf, keeping track of the cost of materials. “When he walked into my office with it, I never saw a more proud kid,”…
Thursday Night Vigil For Dante Crump, Hartwick Senior Who Died In Car Crash ONEONTA – A candlelight vigil for Dante Crump, the Hartwick College football player who died in a car crash just days before the semester started, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3 on the college’s Frisbee Field. His favorite music will be played, and college President Margaret Drugovich, as well as friends, coaches and teachers, will say a few words in his memory. People will then have…
HARTWICK FOOTBALL STAR DIES IN SAUGERTIES CRASH SAUGERTIES – Dante Crump, 22, a senior at Hartwick College and a member of the Hartwick Hawks football team, died Wednesday morning after the car he was riding in slid down an embankment at 11:30 a.m. in the Village of Saugerties. “The Hartwick College community, and the football family especially, is devastated by the loss of Dante Crump. He was a valued member of our squad the past three seasons, and beloved by his teammates and…
God’s Wish: Loving World The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Thursday-Friday Dec. 25-26, 2014 Ah, this wondrous and magical time of year! The joyous and festive sounds of Christmas Carols; excitement and anticipation in shopping for, wrapping, and then giving and receiving gifts; Christmas Trees resplendent in lights, tinsel, ornaments and star; Candlelight Services on Christmas Eve; friends and family gathered together, with the aromas and tastes we love so much – I do love Christmas! Joy to the world,…