Published: August 21, 2008 09:30 am         

Killibrew to speak at museum

Hall of Famer Harmon Killebrew will share memories from his baseball career in a “Voices of the Game” event at 7 p.m. on Aug. 31 at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1984, Killebrew is a 13-time All- Star and the 1969 American League Most Valuable Player. Killebrew led the American League in home runs six times during his 22-year big league career with the Senators, Twins and Royals, finishing with a total of 573 home runs — a number that still ranks ninth on baseball’s all-time list.

During the program, Killebrew will discuss his baseball memories and participate in a question and answer session with the audience at the Hall of Fame’s Grandstand Theater.

A ticket is required for this event and costs $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12. Members may reserve tickets immediately, and any remaining tickets will be available to non-members on Monday, Aug. 25, by calling the Membership department at 547-0397.

In addition, Killibrew will be the celebrity host at the 26th Annual Otesaga Hotel Seniors Open and Pro-Am Golf Tournament, which will be held Sept. 2-5 at the Leatherstocking Golf Course in Cooperstown. The Pro-Am will be held Tuesday, Sept. 2, at which Killebrew will be the celebrity host.

The three-day 2008 Seniors Open runs Wednesday through Friday. The Seniors Open is one of the country’s premier non-PGA tournaments with a purse of $100,000 - including a first-place prize of $10,000 to be awarded to one of the 138 golfers registered. The presenting sponsors for the 2008 tournament are NBT Bank, Coca-Cola Enterprises and Strategic Financial Services, LLC, of Utica. Tuesday’s Pro-Am will feature approximately 32 teams. The staffing of the teams features four amateurs and one professional in a twoman, best-ball format that begins with an 11:30 a.m. shotgun start. Proceeds from this traditional post-Labor Day event benefit Pathfinder Village, located in nearby Edmeston, a residential community dedicated to children and adults with Down syndrome.