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Cemetery, Hop-House Tours In Oneonta This Week
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Monday, June 22, 2009
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Attention, local history buffs!
Historian Lynn Bissell will conduct a walking tour of Riverside Cemetery, which contains the graves of many of Oneonta's founding families, at 6 p.m. this Wednesday, sponsored by the Greater Oneonta Historical Society.
Meet behind First Presbyterian Church, 296 Main St. (Part II, focusing on more recent families, is planned the following Wednesday.)
At 4 p.m. Saturday, hop historian Al Bullard will conduct a hop-house tour. Meet at 4 p.m. at 252 Lower Reservoir Road, the home of GOHS members Bill and Molly Swain.
Tours at $2 for historical society members.
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posted by The Freeman's Journal @ 12:23 PM   |
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Tigers Win Opener; Will Play Again Tonight
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Sunday, June 21, 2009
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The Oneonta Tigers won their season opener 2-0 versus the Tri-City Valley Cats. The Friday night game opened with a 6:30 p.m. celebration of the time former owners Sam Nader and Sid Levine put into the game and was punctuated with a fireworks display.
The tigers are under the new ownership of Miles Prentice, a lawyer from New York City and a group of investors, many of whom were present to watch the opening game.
The Tigers will take on the Valley Cats again tonight at 6 p.m. at Damaschke Field in Neawha Park. Last night's away game versus the Cats was postponed due to weather.
CAPTION: Oneonta Jr. Idol winner Devon Champen sings the National Anthem at the Oneonta Tigers opening game on Friday, June 19. |
| posted by The Freeman's Journal @ 4:30 PM |
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Instant 'Classic' Born This Afternoon In Doubleday
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 COOPERSTOWN
There's an inning left in the instant "Classic" that was born in Doubleday Field this afternoon.
The National Baseball Hall of Fame "Hall of Fame Classic," featuring five Hall of Famers and 25 former Major Leaguers and designed to replace the Hall of Fame Game that ended last year, nearly filled the venerable ball park.
The first- and third-base stands were filled -- mostly packed -- all the way to the outfield field, and a few hundred fans peppered the outfield bleachers.
HoF President Jeff Idelson, in the stand with his family after the opening ceremonies, said the estimate he had at that point was 7,000 ticketholders in the 10,000 seat field. But by the fifth inning, people were still buying tickets.
"I thought it was fun," said Jackie Gregory of Burlington Flats, who was there with husband Dan and her daughter's family from Syracuse. "There were some great stories, and everybody was having a good time.
TOP CAPTION: The fathers and sons in the Doubleday Field grandstand this afternoon included Rob Robinson of Oneonta with sons Rich, left, and Scott, right. At right is the lady of the house, Elisabeth.
BOTTOM CAPTION: The crowd behind Bill Waller of Cooperstown, who was shooting Phil Niekro signing autographs in the grandstand, stretch along the first-base line all the way to the outfield fence. |
| posted by The Freeman's Journal @ 3:40 PM |
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Thousands Cheer Hall of Famers Before 'Classic'
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Thousands of people lined Main Street for the noon-time parade kicking off the first National Baseball Hall of Fame's "Hall of Fame Classic."
Fans young and old cheered the five Hall of Famers who will be playing in the 2 p.m. game in Doubleday Field. A home-run-hitting contest begins at 1, so there's still time to partake in the fun.
The skies were threatening and there is a chance of rain through the afternoon, but the CCS HIgh School graduation was still on for an outdoor ceremony at 1:30 p.m. on the lower lawn of the Fenimore Art Museum.
CAPTION: Mike Welch, general manager of Smith Ford, and son Chad, the dealership's director of marketing, pass the flagpole at Main and Pioneer in an antique Ford roadster in today's Classic parade. |
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| posted by The Freeman's Journal @ 12:48 PM |
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