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The City of the Hills Chapter of Sweet Adelines has announced that Bettie Bennett has been chosen “Sweet Adeline of the Year” by members of the Oneonta organization.
This annual award is given to a member who has gone out of her way to promote the  goals of the chorus and has demonstrated her care and concern for  other women with whom she sings.
Bettie is the chapter’s co-president. In this position, her vision  for the chorus’s future plans and her natural leadership skills have become very evident.  Bettie has been very active in seeking  performance engagements for the City of the Hills chapter.  Her positive, “cheerleader” attitude makes her fun to be with.
Bettie lives in Otego with her husband Bob. Their son Scott is a sophomore at Alfred University. Bettie has been the Clerk-Treasurer for the village of Otego for 22 years.
A favorite pastime for Bettie  is riding horses---she has three. She also enjoys target-shooting and  boating. Other than singing with the Sweet Adelines, she sometimes  sings solos at the Sand Hill United Methodist in Unadilla Church where 
she also teaches Sunday School.

ROTARY CLUB: Morris Rotary Club has launched a new website to promote the club’s activities and events in Morris and the Butternut Valley. The site, which has been under development and testing for a couple months, can be accessed by the public at www.morrisrotaryclub.org.

BOULANGER AT USC:  Sara Boulanger, Oneonta, has joined USC The Business College in the admissions department of its Oneonta campus.  She holds a B.A. in history from SUNY Cortland and a master's from Indiana University.  She is an adjunct instructor at SUNY Delhi and previously worked for the Oneida County Workforce Development Board as a summer youth counselor.

HAT-TRICK: Hamilton College's Madie Harlem '13, of Oneonta, was selected the Liberty League women's basketball rookie of the week on Jan. 11  for the third time this season. Harlem ranks seventh in the league with 12.6 points per game, third with 2.89 steals per game, first with a 3-point field goal percentage of .405 and sixth with 1.67 3-point field goals made per game.