Pastor Mel Collects 125 Christmas Hams ONEONTA – After the success of his annual Thanksgiving turkey give-away, retired pastor Mel Farmer hopes to provide a hearty Christmas ham for 125 Otsego and Delaware county residents and families. Farmer, the former pastor at the River Street Baptist Church and the host of the “Gospel Hymn Request Hour,” started the program four years ago, giving away 75 turkeys to needy families. But word got out and the donations flooded in, and two years ago, he…
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‘AN OLD FASHIONED THANKSGIVING’ Editor’s Note: Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), celebrated for the classic, “Little Women,” was the prolific author of 14 novels, dozens of short stories, and many other essays and tracts. Here, for the holiday, is “An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving.” By LOUISA MAY ALCOTT SIXTY YEARS AGO, up among the New Hampshire hills, lived Farmer Bassett, with a houseful of sturdy sons and daughters growing up about him. They were poor in money, but rich in land and love,…
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Oneonta’s Interfaith Thanksgiving Service 11/25 ONEONTA – This year’s Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 25 Walnut St., hosted by Father David Mickiewicz, pastor. Choir rehearsal at 6. All welcome to sing in interfaith choir, performing music by Mark Schweizer under the direction of organist/choirmaster John Jurgensen. Choir robes will not be worn.…