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Otsego Chamber Honors Sam Nader, Lou Hager’s Northern Eagle
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
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Sam Nader, Lou Hager Honored
Oneonta’s Sam Nader and Cooperstown’s Lou Hager’s Northern Eagle Beverage have been selected for two of the Otsego County Chamber’s most prestigious awards.
• Nader, former Oneonta mayor and partner in the Oneonta Tigers, will receive the Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr., Distinguished Citizen Award.
• Northern Eagle Beverage, which Hager, a member of the Busch beer family, founded in 1986, will receive the NBT Distinguished Business Award.
The awards will be presented at the chamber’s annual Banquet and Celebration of Business Saturday, April 10. Tickets are $77.50 a person or $750 for a table of 10. For reservations, e-mail pam@otsegocountychamber.com or call 432-4500, extension 201.
“Each has made our region a better place to live and prosper,” said Mark Grygiel, chairman of the chamber board.
Nader, a lifelong area resident and multi-faceted civic leader, formed the Oneonta Athletic Corp. in 1968 and operated a Yankee Class A minor league team, then a Detroit Tigers affiliated until 2009, when the franchise was sold.
Nader has also been honored by Opportunities for Otsego, LEAF Counsel on Alcoholism and Addictions, Wilber National Bank, and many more. SUNY Oneonta presents the Albert S. and Alice H. Nader Scholarship annually.
Northern Eagle Beverage, located on Railroad Avenue in Oneonta, currently employs 33 people, supplying beer and soda throughout Otsego, Delaware and Chenango counties.
Northern Eagle has also provided support to the Friends of Bassett, the Foothills Performing Arts Center, Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, the United Way and others community undertakings.
IF YOU GO: Banquet & Celebration of Business, 5:45 p.m. Saturday, April 10, SUNY Oneonta Hunt Union Ballroom. For reservations, pam@otsegocounty chamber.com or 432-4500, extension 201Labels: 03-11-10, 03-12-10, allotsego |
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