CONGRATULATIONS! OHS Class Of ‘12 Graduates 10:45 A.M. Saturday, June 23/SEE A6
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Volume 4, No. 40
City of The Hills
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Little League Mainstay Honored By LIBBY CUDMORE
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rom May to October, I didn’t cook,” said Nancy Jester, Little League coach Bruce Jester’s wife. “We ate pizza
or Little League food – and even if he didn’t have a game, he was taking care of the field, umping or watching the kids play.” On Tuesday, June 19, the Oneonta Little League honored Jester’s commitment
Nancy Jester and her husband Bruce, namesake of the newly named Jester Award, to be given annually to the city’s Little League championship team.
with the Jester Award, to be given annual to the city’s championship team. “He was central to running the league,” said Rich Murphy, manager of the Community Bank team. Please See JESTER, A7
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YELLOWJACKETS Acclaimed Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Caregivers Elli Anderson, back to camera, and Jess De Boer of the SFCU team share a tearful embrace at the start of the 10th annual Oneonta Relay for Life Saturday, June 16, in Fortin Park, Emmons/ MORE PHOTOS, A2
City To Honor State Champs At Damaschke
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ayor Miller and Common Council will honor the OHS Yellowjackets’ Class B state baseball champs in a ceremony at 7 p.m. Friday, June 22, at Damaschke Field prior to the Outlaws game. Despite OHS’ many state titles, this achievement is a first for the city’s scholastic baseball team. KIDDY PAGEANT: The Oneonta City Stallions’ first kiddy pageant is at 1 p.m. Sunday, June 24, at the Southside Mall. Kids 2-13 will be judged in sports and formal wear. To enter, call 334-9556, e-mail stallionspageant@gmail.com or stop by the mall office. HAIL, LIBERTY: The History Center will operate out of the Red Caboose noon-6 p.m. during Neahwa Park Fourth of July celebrations. Learn about the Statue of Liberty replica and more. DINE WITH STARS: To dine with NFL stars at Milford Academy’s annual dinner at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 21, at Foothills, call 847-9260 for reservations. TRY OPERA: The Glimmerglass Festival is offering $20 tickets for the July 7 and 13 performances of “Aida” to Otsego County residents.
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he Class B state champion OHS Yellowjackets stand at attention in historic Doubleday Field’s grandstand in Cooperstown at the start of the third annual Hall of Fame Father’s Day Classic Saturday, June 15. From left are Ben Moxley, David Wright, Mark Giallanzo, Zach King and Mason Montgomery. The boys were cheered by more than 5,000 fans. In photo at left, Deb Kiser, right, and mom and daughter Peg and Taryn Wilson, all of Cooperstown, shout their support for Otsego County’s champs as they passed the flagpole at Main and Pioneer. The Oneonta team joined Major Leaguers in the annual Classic parade/MORE PHOTOS, B1
$62M In Work Starts At SUNY By LIBBY CUDMORE
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om Rathbone can’t confirm any SUNY Oneonta student has ever cooked a turkey in the rehabbed Golding Hall kitchen, but Littell Hall would-be chefs may now do so, too. “The students had a very favorable
opinion of Golding,” said Rathbone, the college’s associate vice president for facilities & safety, who is overseeing the start of $62 million in building upgrades this summer and next. “Now we’re duplicating that project.” The Littell Hall rehab will add 25 rooms in a new central section and modernize the Please See WORK, A7
Interim Superintendent Returns To OHS’ Roots By ADRIAN ADAMO
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or the new interim superintendent of Oneonta City Schools David Rowley, an Oneonta boyhood gave him the experience he’ll need for the job. “I grew up on Dietz Street,” said Rowley, who retired Please See ROWLEY, A7
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