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City of The Hills
Oneonta Christmas
& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch Complimentary
Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, December 13, 2013
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RESEE’S CHRISTMAS SPIRIT LIVES ON AT ST. JAMES MANOR
Plan: Consultant To Oversee Shift To ‘Pro-Activity’
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Janice Curry rings a bell to attract grad Cheryl Parisian’s attention to her cheering section at SUNY Oneonta’s December Candidate Recognition on Sunday the 8th in Dewar Arena/MORE PHO-
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Illness Delays Transfer Show Until March 9
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ue to illness of two of its members, the Manhattan Transfer concert scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 8, at Foothills Performing Arts Center, has been rescheduled for March 9. Ticketholders will be able to simply keep their tickets for March 9, or get a refund by contacting Foothills at 431-2080.
Seward Ec-Dev Strategy Adopted
Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
Kathy Clarkson, St. James Manor manager, surveys decorations from the former Bresee’s that grace the retirement home’s dining room.
Elaine Bresee. “Just like they did Macy’s down in New York City.” anta Claus isn’t “If you grew up the only Father here, you remember Christmas. In seeing them in the Oneonta, at least, window,” said Kathy there was also Charles Clarkson, manager of Vechtold. St. James Manor, Town Vechtold, the of Oneonta. “I used MEANWHILE... Footdisplay manager of to like seeing the girl hills’ “Day of Giving,” Bresee’s Department with the iron; she was planned in conjunction with Store in 1942-65, was always in the window, the concert, went on, and responsible for build- A smiling ironing away.” Santa’s two trucks plus a stationwag- ing and mechanizSince 2004, St. James helper from on of non-perishable food ing the stores famed Manor has decorated its Bresee’s. were collected and donated Christmas window lobby with the mechanto St. James’ and St. Mary’s displays. “People used ical carolers, reindeer food pantries/SEE PHOTO, A3. to come from everywhere to and elves that once filled the look at those windows,” said Please See BRESEE’S, B6 ONLINE STAR: SUNY Oneonta, with five graduate programs with online IF YOU GO: Take a look at the Bresee’s components, is No. 7 on the Christmas decorations 3-5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, list of the 37 “Most Affordduring a holiday open house at St. James Manor. able Online Colleges in New York” compiled by AC Online. According to AC Online founder Dan Schuessler, the rankings recognize colleges that offer students “quality, flexibility and affordability.” By LIBBY CUDMORE
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he economic-development community is about to go after and seek to bring home jobs from outside Otsego County’s boundaries. That newly “proactive” stance came out of a Thursday, Dec. 5, morning-long meeting in Old City Hall between state Seward Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and key economic-development players. They included the boards of the county IDA (industrial development agency) and OCDC (Otsego County Development Corp.), as well as Kathy Clark, R-Otsego, chair of the county Board of Representatives, and Mayor Dick Miller and Town Supervisor Bob Wood. Please See EC-DEV, B6
CUOMO WILL ANNOUNCE LOCAL EC-DEV FUNDING
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overnor Cuomo will announce the next round of successful CFAs (consolidated funding applications) Wednesday, Dec. 11, at The Egg in Albany. For a list of local economic-development grant winners, go later in the day to:
Jerry Reed, Whitesboro, who was raised in Oneonta, provided this photo of his years-ago visit to Santa at Bresee’s.
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Can YMCA Help City Hall? Skateboard Shop Is Part Museum, Too By LIBBY CUDMORE Decision May Come Dec. 17
FREE PAINT: Five-gallon pails of remixed exterior latex paint are available to non-profit agencies and county residents, first-come, first serve, including light tan, dark tan, light green, grey, white and cream. Call 547-4225.
By LIBBY CUDMORE
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hen Mayor Dick Miller approached the YMCA in midOctober about the possibility of sharing recreation services, the Y’s Frank Russo and Kristy
Lawson began putting together a proposal. “We wanted to offer what we could do best,” said Lawson. “And that’s aquatics and childcare.” “We’ve been discussing sharing services for a few years,” said Russo, executive director, Please See YMCA, A6
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he sign in the Main Street storefront read: “The Museum: Don’t Skate Bored. Coming soon.” You may have wondered what that was all about. The mystery is solved: Monday, Dec. 9, Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Anthony Robinson cut the ribbon – actualAnthony Robinson sells ly, a hiking cord – at 200 Main St. on what skateboards and promotes the sport’s history. Please See SKATES, B6
HOMETOWN ONEONTA, OTSEGO COUNTY’S LARGEST CIRCULATION NEWSPAPER 2010 WINNER OF The Otsego County Chamber/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD
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