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City of The Hills
& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch
Scarf Samaritans Surface
Lacey Layton and her family have been tieing scarves to trees and fences downtown to help people who are cold.
First 50 Gone, Family Replenishes Supply, For Free By LIBBY CUDMORE
Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Vintage snowsled fan Bruce Hinkley, Colliersville, photographs a rare Mercury snowmobile from the 1970s at the Milford Trekkers vintage snowsled outing Sunday, Feb. 22, that departed from Milford to Dino’s in Mount Vision/MORE PHOTOS, B7
Top Realtor To Speak At Graduation
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tephen L. Green, ’59, founder and chairman of S.L. Green Realty Corp., New York City’s largest office landlord, will be the commencement speaker at Hartwick College’s Saturday, May 23, Green graduation on Oyaron Hill, the college has announced. S.L. Green controls 96 Manhattan building totaling 44.1 million square feet, as well as properties in New Jersey. MOE’S OPENING: The grand opening for Moe’s Southwest Grill on Oneonta’s Southside is 11 a.m. Friday, 27, across from the Southside Mall entrance. Moe’s will plan three preopening events Wednesday and Thursday.
Complimentary
Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, February 27, 2015
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acey Layton doesn’t like seeing others go without. “I cry when I think about people who are in need,” she
said. “We know people are cold, and I feel for them.” While browsing Facebook, she saw a story about someone who hung scarves all over their city, and decided she would Please See SCARFS, A7
Wounded Warriors Due Here On Memorial Day Team Will Play Police, Firemen At Damaschke
20TH POLAR BEAR JUMP
THE COLDEST AND GOLDEST
By LIBBY CUDMORE
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n Memorial Day Weekend, a dream of Oneonta Outlaws Manager Steve Pindar will come true: The Wounded Warriors Amputee Softball Team will play at Damaschke Field. “I’ve been trying to book them for years,” said Pindar. This time, he teamed up with Becky Davidson of Council Rock Brewery who, representing the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce in 2012, brought the Wounded Warriors to Doubleday Field. Please See WARRIORS, A7
In record cold, Mataiah Waters, left, and Hannah Saggese, Milford, take the leap at the 20th annual Polar Bear Jump Saturday, Feb. 21, at Goodyear Lake. In upper left, Oneonta’s Amanda Pelosi is helped from the waters by EMS volunteer Jason Harvey.
SU’s ‘Kiss Cam’ Captures County Couple’s Pledge By LIBBY CUDMORE Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
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etting caught on the Syracuse Orangeman “Kiss Cam” started as running joke be2 SEATS OPEN: The tween Jason Tabor and Emily Dedeadline is 5 p.m. WednesSantis, but on Saturday, Feb. 21, that day, April 29, to file petitions joke became a proposal. for two vacancies on the “I had the ring, but she had no Oneonta City School Board clue,” said Jason, former Hartwick that will be filled in the May College assistant admissions director 19 budget vote/school elecwho is now represents the Principal tions. Petitions are availabe Please See PROPOSAL, A7 at the District Office.
Record 300+ Jumpers, Record $127,000 By LIBBY CUDMORE GOODYEAR LAKE
DJ Jennifer Insetta of Oneonta soldiers on against the cold.
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ot wind, nor snow, nor coldest ice could keep over 300 of the bravest Polar Bears from taking the plunge into Good-
year Lake on Saturday, Feb. 21. “You are all so brave I can’t even stand it!” announced Milford’s Brenda Waters, Jump co-founder with her husband Jamie. “I’m just in awe of all of you.” The 20th annual swim share proceeds of the jump with a record 16 Please See JUMP, A3
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