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Boosters Announce New Project

“The plan you see is not official, but an architectural rough sketch,” Klein explained. “The concession stand roof would be expanded to cover two ADA-compliant bathrooms and a large storage area for the boosters and sports teams to use at Lambert Field in fall and spring.”…
March 14, 2024
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William J. Ubner, 90; Played On ‘Red’ Bursey’s Unbeaten ’47 Team

IN MEMORIAM William J. Ubner, 90; Played On ‘Red’ Bursey’s Unbeaten ’47 Team FLY CREEK – William J. Ubner, who played on legendary Cooperstown football coach Lester G. “Red” Bursey’s 1947 undefeated team, passed away in his sleep Monday evening, Nov. 23, 2020, at his home in Fly Creek Valley. He was 90. A true outdoorsman, animal lover and almost 30-year employee of the Otsego County Highway Department, he was born on Dec. 16, 1929, at home on the family…
November 27, 2020
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George W. Smith, Jr.,; Quarterback On Bursey’s 1947 Undefeated Team

George W. Smith, Jr.; Quarterback On Bursey’s 1947 Undefeated Team COOPERSTOWN – George W. Smith, Jr., 85, quarterback on legendary coach “Red” Bursey’s 1947 undefeated football team, died peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., after a brief illness.  George was born March 10, 1930, in Delhi, to George W. Smith and Viola Freidenstine Smith.  He spent his early years in Delaware County, and  began his education in the Rock Valley and Goulds schools where…
December 28, 2015

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