In many ways, it was a busy year for baseball in our area during 2006.

In addition to the game, there was a growing business aspect to it, as The Daily Star of Oct. 4, 2006 reported, “The Common Council approved an ordinance…designed to regulate short-term summer rentals and punish landlords who rent illegally to the families of baseball campers.

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Oneonta City Historian Mark Simonson’s column appears twice weekly. On Saturdays, his column focuses on the area before 1950. His Tuesday columns address local history 1950 and later. If you have feedback or ideas about the column, write to him at The Daily Star, or email him at simmark@stny.rr.com. His website is oneontanyhistorian.com. His columns can be found at www.thedailystar.com/opinion/columns.