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BANTA DAUGHTER RECOUNTS FOCUS ORDEAL
Bob Banta and wife Shirley on their 50th anniversary with children, from left, Marilyn, Katherine and Nicholas.
‘After Killing My Father, They Thumbed Their Noses At Me’ Banta, 91, as he was settling into his room at Focus Otsego Nursing & Rehabilitation. “He was thrilled to be out of rehab,” she said. “He knew he had to go to Focus, but he was hopeful that he would be able to go home someday. He was doing well, he could walk with
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t 3 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, 2015, Kathryn Reinhardt talked to her father, Robert
Dawn Minette won the top prize at the Oneonta Garden Club’s annual Art in Bloom show at CANO on Friday, June 15, with her arrangement inspired by artist David Ross’ piece “Something Fishy”
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emocrats have a chance to chose between seven candidates seeking to replace Congressman John Faso, R-Kinderhook, in a Tuesday, June 26, 19th District primary. Polls will be open from noon to 9 p.m. The candidates are Woodstock teacher Jeff Beals, Cooperstown’s Erin Collier, lawyers David Clegg and Antonio Delgado, investor Brian Flynn, former Cuomo aide Gareth Rhodes and tech exec Pat Ryan. CARSON OUT: Despite encouragement in an editorial last week, former county Rep. Len Carson, Oneonta, said he won’t run for sheriff this year/SEE LETTER, A4 TEEN DROWNS: Dustin Groat, 19, Jordanville, drowned in Canadarago Lake on Monday, June 18 after his kayak capsized during the storm. For details, see
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FOUNDER DIES: Betty Jane Harder, one of the founders of the City of the Hills Sweet Adelines Chorus, died Sunday, June 17. LONGEST DAY: The summer solstice is at 6:07 a.m. Thursday, June 21, the longest day of the year.
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assistance. He was healthy.” But five days later, on June 24, Banta was dead, after twice falling out of bed and hitting his head on the concrete floor during his first night in his new home. “They put him in a twin bed Please See BANTA, A13
LENIEWSKI ERA AT END
What’s Best For Students Guided SUNY Oneonta President’s Strategies By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA
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NANCY KLENIEWSKI’S ‘FOUR WISHES’
fter 10 years as for SUNY undergraduates SUNY Oneonta’s seventh president, 1. Study something you love Nancy Kleniewski is leavand become ing the City of the Hills this good at it Friday, June 22, in a flurry 2. Grow as of accolades. people, be“She was a terrific presicoming more dent,” said Tom Rathbone, thoughtful, confident, now retired, who oversaw creative, $200 million in construcenthusiastic tion as her associate vice 3. Graduate president for facilities. on time with “She was a great leader. the least possible debt In emergencies, she always 4.Begin a successful career, had a sense of calm about or go on to graduate study her that spoke highly of her leadership, in my book.” “She was consistent. She was fair. She was decisive,” said Todd Foreman, her financial vice president who Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA moved up to a similar position at SUNY Albany last spring. As tens of thousands of departing undergraduates have done before her, “Those are qualities you want in a college leader. She SUNY Oneonta President Nancy Kleniewski will be passing through the Please See PRESIDENT, A11 pillars of Old Main for a final time as president on Friday, June 22.
Wife, Dead Husband Fought, Police Report
CITY COUNCIL MAY STILL SEEK $230K FUNDING
Grant For Nick’s Diner Draws Fire
Laurens Man’s Remains ID’d In Fire Pit By LIBBY CUDMORE LAURENS
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n Sept. 4, 2014, Lake County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a call from Laurie Shaver at 9850 Sandy Pines Road, Clermont, Fla. Her husband, Michael Shaver, had pushed her into
the wall and threatened her with a .40-caliber Ruger, she reported. She had bruises on her arms Shaver and back and told deputies that she intended to prosecute. Please See REMAINS, A13
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ith the historic Nick’s Diner in line for a $230,000 loan to reopen after a five-year hiatus, Common Council was told Tuesday, June 19: We don’t need it. “Oneonta has lots of great restaurants and we don’t need another one,” resident Hans Joseph told the city fathers. “I’m also opposed because Oneonta’s employParker Fish/HOMELAND ONEONTA ment rate is as low as it has ever been, and Rod Thorsland hopes to reopen Please See NICK’S, A2 Nick’s Diner with a CDBG grant.
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