Robert Badger Seaver: The Badger Bob Seaver was born in Boston in 1924 and spent his childhood summers on Otsego Lake in his grandfather’s camp, Wranglehurst, now called Highview, near Hickory Grove and, for reasons no one knows, across the lake at Camp Chenango. His mother was from Springfield Center and his father was a pilot from WWI who was recuperating in Cooperstown. Bob attended Phillips Andover Academy and Amherst College, graduating in 1946 as an English major, then joined…
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IN MEMORIAM Albert L. Colone, 76 Oneonta Native, Veteran, Musician, Developer, Dreamer Albert L. Colone was born July 8, 1944 in Oneonta the son of the late Ani Pasquale and Eva Gloria (Jerome) Colone. He grew up on River Street, in his beloved 6th Ward, playing sandlot sports and generally tormenting the Wilcox’s and others with his older brother, Frank. Albert ultimately ended up a life-long resident of 6th Ward and helped to establish the 6th Ward Athletic Club and…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 Hartwick College Presents Visiting Writers Series WRITER SERIES – 7 p.m. Hartwick college presents its visiting writers series featuring novelist C.L. Clark, who will read from her debut novel ‘The Unbroken,’ the first in her ‘magic of the lost’ trilogy. Free, registration for Zoom meeting required. Next presentation held 4/28. Presented by Hartwick College. 607-431-4921 or visit www.hartwick.edu/academics/academic-departments/english-department/visiting-writers-series/…
LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP While U.S. Soldiers Fought, Families Confined At Home To the Editor: Racial animus against Asians, including snide remarks about the “Kung Flu,” has no place in America. My father-in-law, Al Prather, was a lieutenant in the 442nd Infantry Regiment during World War II. Most of the enlisted men were Japanese Americans, most of the officers were not. Many of the families of the Japanese-American soldiers were imprisoned in detention camps, as a form of racial profiling…
The Wisdom Of Sam Nader Emerging From Depression, World War II, Ex-Mayor’s Generation Focused On Family, Hard Work, Community By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com At the time Sam Nader’s Oneonta Athletic Association was affiliated with the Detroit Tigers, the MLB team allocated a certain number of baseballs per season to its Minor League teams. Anything over was a local team’s responsibility. At the end of the Oneonta Tigers first season, Sam Nader tallied baseballs used, and mailed a…
In Memoriam Arthur H. Kiser Sr., 100; Served In CCC, Marines COOPERSTOWN – Arthur “Art” Henry Kiser Sr., 100 years and five days old, who served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Marines during World War II, then spent a career with NYSEG, passed peacefully away Nov. 23, 2020, at home, in his own bed, just as he wished. His loving daughter, Teresa, was by his side. Art was born Henry Alvin Kiser Nov. 18, 1920, in Ohio, a…
A House Full Of Heroes Survived By TERRY BERKSON • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – At a Vets’ Club dinner several years ago, Jim Andrecheck, who lives in South Columbia just outside of Richfield Springs, began to tell stories about his combat experiences during World War II. What was amazing to hear was that he had four more brothers who had comparable harrowing experiences – and they all lived to tell about them. • ► THOMAS, AIRPLANE MECHANIC IN…
ONEONTA FOLLOWS NYS LIMITS Legion Honors Fallen – From Safe Distance There was no parade, and the crowds that usually cluster around the Memorial Walkway in Oneonta’s Neahwa Park were noticeably absent during the annual Memorial Day Celebration this morning. Above, Master of Ceremonies Les Grummons salutes as “Taps” is played for attendees, who brought wreathes and listened to a short speech from Mayor Gary Herzig. Following the ceremony, some members of the legion stopped by the home of John…
71 Years After World War II, Oneonta Vet Receives Medals…
