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ou know it’s Christmas when Santa Claus parades down Main Street and pulls up his sleigh in front of Pioneer Park! Enjoy cookies, cocoa and music and visiting at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28 at the Christmas Cottage in Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. WORK UP AN APPETITE: The Turkey Trot 5K and 2.5K walk helps benefit Catskill Area Hospice. $27 registration fee. 7:30 a.m. registration, 9 a.m. start, Thursday, Nov. 27, Oneonta Boys & Girls Club, 70 River St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-6773, roll careers start with these drums.” One customer bought three sets, and another, worried that they might sell out, picked up one for under her tree. Also selling out were bubble guns, which Rick had picked up at the toy expo in New York City earlier this year. “We were filling the streets with bubbles on Induction Weekend,” said Please See TOYS, B4

THANKSGIVING AT THE FARM: Go down on the farm to experience oldfashioned Thanksgiving traditions! 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday-Saturday, Nov. 2829, The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org.

Riverwood’s Todd Gibbons, above, tries out a Bubble Gun. At left, Monkey Barrel’s Kristian House, left, shows off his shelves of classic toys.

HISTORY CRAFTS: Holiday gift vendors at the Oneonta History Center. Free. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29, Oneonta History Center, 183 Main, Oneonta. Info, www.oneontahistory.org WREATHS-A-PLENTY: Admire and bid on over 100 wreaths decorated by local artisans and businesses at the AdornA-Door festival. $2. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 29, Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownart.com

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AUTHOR AUTOGRAPHS: Get autographed books from Marly Youmans, the Beekman Boys (11 a.m.-noon only) and other local authors at a Book Signing Day. $2 plus regular admission. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 28, Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org

Cheryl Shackleton, Oneonta town clerk. “It’s more flavorful than a domestic turkey like you’d buy at the store,” said Schiat’s Thanksgiving, and that means turkey vone. “Store-bought turkey is pretty bland. – but not just on your plate. That’s why we have to do so much to it.” Take a drive anywhere in Otsego County But it wasn’t always so easy to spot – or and chances are you’ll see a few wild turhunt – a tasty turkey Upstate, although they keys waddling across harvested field pecking may have pre-dated human settlers. Still, leftover corn. “They’re a popular bird,” said for nearly 100 years, they were extinct from Michael Schiavone, a wildlife biologist with Binghamton to Lake Placid. the state Department of Environmental Conser“It started with the European settlers vation. “People really enjoy seeing them.” clearing land and destroying the turkeys’ They’re also a popular treat on the dinner habitat,” Schiavone said. “There were no Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life hunting regulations or season and settlers table, with 100,000 hunters statewide purchasIn 1962, 30 turkeys were reintroing permits and licenses. “They’re still huntbrought over domestic poultry diseases, so duced to Milford, and they’re still ing turkeys around here, that’s for sure,” said Please See TURKEYS, B4 By LIBBY CUDMORE

HOLIDAY CONCERT: Catskill Symphony Orchestra presents Cherish the Ladies, a quintet offering traditional Irish music and festive holiday tunes. $30, children free. 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets, www.catskillsymphony.net.

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Wild Turkeys Find Home In Milford TURKEYS/From B1 by 1850, there were no wild turkeys left.” And it stayed that way until 1940, when a small flock of turkeys was discovered in the mountains of northern Pennsylvania. “The terrain wasn’t easy to clear for timber, so they sought refuge there,” said the biologist. In 1948, the Conservation Department, DEC’s predecessor, began netting and relocating the birds to different areas in New York. And in 1961, the first turkey, brought in from Schoharie County, was released in Worcester. The following year, 30 more were released in Milford. They thrived. By 2001, the statewide population peaked at 300,000 birds. Turkeys favor “mixed terrain,” seeking lightly forested areas to dig their nests and old fields to find insects, acorns and grain to eat. “That’s where you’ll find the best

turkey densities,” Schiavone said. And though they seem plentiful, the population statewide is actually on a decline. Cold, wet springs have upset the breeding and nesting cycle and predators, including skunks, raccoons and foxes, have arisen to eat eggs and birds. “Everybody likes the taste of turkey,” he said. But it’s no cause for worry, he said. “They’re still abundant – it’s just natural population contraction.” He estimates that between 160,000 and 180,000 turkeys roam New York State today. And while it is legal to hunt turkeys in the spring and fall, the DEC is working on amending hunting regulations for hens in the fall, in light of the below-average spring nest production. “We want to modify the hunting schedule to keep the population in line,” he said.

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TOYS/From B1 Gibbons. “Some people drum, some people bubble – we need both.” For the young scientists in the family, House has plenty in stock to keep them experimenting and building. “I was a math and science teacher before I opened the store, so I’m really interested in science and building kits.” He’s got catapults and Crazy Forts, but his favorite toys are the new Goldie Blox kits, aimed at getting girls interested in science and technology. “They’ve really taken off,” he said. “They come with a storybook that tells of a problem Goldie has and what she has to build to solve it, then you build that project using different engineering concepts.” Some of the kits include a conveyor belt, a parade float and a 13-foot zipline with a Goldie Blox action figure. And what both are finding is that toys that were popular when they were kids are coming back into favor with the next generation. “We’ve got Lite Brites, the original-issue Candy Land and Shrinky Dinks,” said House. “When I see those, it harkens back to when I was a kid.” “We always carry the classic toys,” said Gibbons. And classically styled, with a modern twist, is Gibbons new favorite, the Cubebot, a wooden action figure that also doubles as a puzzle. “You unfurl it into

a robot, then you have to get it back into a cube,” he said. “You can give it to a six year old to play with, then the parents can try to figure out how to get it back into a square!” And even Santa has a favorite toy, a mini snowman

that kids can not only build out of the included putty, but watch melt. “It’s right in line with ‘Frozen’,” said the Jolly Old Elf. “We’re always looking for wacky toys,” said Gibbons. “We’re just wacky kids ourselves.”

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The Oneonta City School District announces an opening for the position of Personnel Assistant Trainee effective January 5, 2015. The position may be filled as a provisional appointment. A Civil Service Exam that will be given in the near future will result in a permanent appointment. Interested candidates may pick up an application and job specification at the City of Oneonta Personnel Department, 258 Main St., Oneonta, NY or download from our website at www.oneonta.ny.us/personnel. Application deadline: December 5, 2014

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THANKSGIVING AT THE FARM – 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. (Also Nov. 29). Experience Thanksgiving traditions of past. $12 adults; $10.50 seniors; $6 ages 7-12. Farmer’s Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org. BOOK SIGNING – 11 a.m.-2 p.m. A dozen regional authors (including the Beekman Boys, 11 a.m.-noon only) visit for Booksigning Day. Also Dorothea Lange character tours at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Fri. and Sat. $2 plus regular admission. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org SANTA TRAIN – 2 p.m. (Also Nov. 29 & Dec. 6, 7, 13 & 14. Also “Christmas Lights” trains Dec. 6 & 13 at 6:30 p.m.) LRHS and Cooperstown & Charlotte

www.farmersmuseum.org. VISIT WITH SANTA – 10 a.m.3 p.m. (also Saturdays through Dec. 20 and Thursdays Dec. 11 & 20 4-6 p.m.). Santa’s Cottage, Muller Plaza, Main St., Oneonta. ADORN--A-DOOR – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Silent auction of over 100 wreaths by local artisans and businesses to benefit Cooperstown Art Assoc. Refreshments, music, kids crafts, raffle. $2 suggested family donation. Show & sale through Dec. 22. CAA, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info www.cooperstownart.com. HISTORY CRAFTS – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Holiday gift vendors at the Oneonta History Center. Free. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main, Oneonta. Info, www.OneontaHistory.org TREE SALE – 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Cooperstown Lions Club kicks off annual Christmas Tree sale. Sales continue Mon.-Fri. 5–6:30

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PHOTOS WITH SANTA - Noon4 p.m. (with pets noon-2 p.m.) Christmas Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. SOUTHSIDE SANTA - 1-5 p.m. Visit with Santa at the Southside Mall, Saturdays noon-4 p.m.; Sundays 1-5 p.m., and Christmas eve 9 a.m.-noon. Southside Mall, Rte 23, Oneonta. CONCERT - 4 p.m. Catskill Symphony Orchestra presents Cherish the Ladies quintet, of-

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IN MEMORIAM Bertha E. Richards, 94; Ran Cinemas In Oneonta, Sidney

ONEONTA – Bertha E. (nee Baldwin) Richards, 94, who in 1959-61 managed the Palace Theater with her husband, Jim, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She was born on Feb. 8, 1920, in Ashe County, N.C., daughter of William and Viola (Marsh) Baldwin. She graduated from Fleetwood, N.C. High School in 1938, and from Brevard College in North Carolina in 1942. She was a substitute teacher at her alma mater for several years then worked for several years as a pre-school teacher in Baltimore, Md. In August 1954, she married James B. Richards in Baltimore and they

lived there until coming to Oneonta in 1959 to manage the now-demolished Palace on the site of the Community Bank offices Main and Ford. In 1961, they moved to Sidney and bought the Sidney Theater, which they operated until 1978, then returning to Baltimore. Jim predeceased her in 1996 after 44 years of marriage; she remained in Baltimore until 2005, when she moved back Upstate, living at Hampshire House in Oneonta before moving to Chestnut Park in 2008. Bertha is survived by her son, Dr. David S. Richards and his wife, Julie, of Franklin; stepson Mark Richards and his wife, Linda, of Fairfax, Va., and grandchildren.

Frances E. Koutnik, 95, Wantagh; Mother Of County Representative

ONEONTA – Frances E. Koutnik, 95, mother of County Rep. Gary Koutnik, D-Oneonta, died peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, in St. Joseph’s Hospital on Long Island. She lived in Wantagh. Frances was born before TV and radio, when women did not yet have the vote,

and lived to see a landing on a comet. She grew up in Richmond Hill, and graduated from Hunter College in 1940. She married George R. Koutnik in 1940, and had a really wonderful life with him until he died in 2000.

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Richard W. Cross, 44; Deputy Honored By Louisiana Sheriff Richard Wade Cross, 44, 2013 Deputy Sheriff of the Year in the Jefferson Parish (La.) Sheriff’s Department, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, while jogging. He is the son-in-law of David Rees of Oneonta and Town of Otsego. His aunt, Peggy Rees Smith, lives in Cherry Valley, and his grandmother-in-law, Margaret Rees, Cooperstown, now resides in Valley Health Services, Herkimer. Richard was born March 17, 1970, in Houston, Texas, the son of Carl and Martha Cross. He grew up playing sports for the C.E. King High School where he was also a member of the National Honor Society and attended the American Legion Boys State. He went to San Jacinto Junior College and Abilene Christian College. He served in the Army (1991-94) as a gunner, with overseas duty in Germany. He married Patricia Gayle

Rees in 1995. The couple lived in Tennessee and Colorado before settling in the New Orleans area. As JefRichard ferson Parish W. Cross deputy, he served on the department’s SWAT team and worked security at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport. In addition to local relatives, his wife and their two sons, Cody and Dylan Cross, survivors include his parents, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews, and numerous in-laws from Maine to California. A memorial service was Tuesday, Nov. 18, at St. Matthews United Methodist Church, Metairie La. Memorial contributions may be send to “Cross College Fund,” Box 3016, Slidell, LA 70459.

Frances E. Koutnik, 95, Wantagh; Mother Of County Representative ONEONTA – Frances E. Koutnik, 95, mother of County Rep. Gary Koutnik, D-Oneonta, died peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, in St. Joseph’s Hospital on Long Island. She lived in Wantagh. Frances was born before TV and radio, when women did not yet have the vote, and lived to see a landing on a comet. She grew up in Richmond Hill, and gradu-

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Cheering on a dance troupe from the back of the Body by Stacy float during Oneonta’s Holiday Parade Saturday, Nov. 22, are, from left, Morgan Jipson, Donna Mitchell, Chloe Cicerone and Izzie Martinez.

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Oneonta Outlaws Head Coach Joe Hughes, above, receives cheers from the crowd as GM Steve Pindar drives the Outlaw mobile. At left, Junior Idol Ethan Harris is embraced by fan Trinity Appell, Oneonta. Fresh off his sleigh, the most popular guy in town is hugged by Fokine Ballet Nutcracker mice Malina and Sebastyan Dukaczewicz, Oneonta.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2014

Photos Take Cooperstown Down Memory Lane ROLLINS/From A1 she grew into a beautiful young lady and eventually went off to pursue a career in art. Now, married and a mother, she is living in Tucson, far, far from hearth and home. So imagine her mom’s surprise and delight Saturday, Nov. 22, as she sorted through the “portraits” table in the second-floor ballroom at Village Hall, where an estimated 8,000 Milo V. Stewart Jr. found an im- Rollins’ images age of wife Jenn. were there for the asking (and 25 cents). There were several stunning portraits, almost life-size, of her faraway daughter. The distribution of Rollins’ remaining photos -- NYSHA had already archived images they found to be most historically significant -- was organized by county Treasurer Dan Crowell, executor of the estate; Rollins, at 95, died last Dec. 9 and a sister-in-law on the West Coast is the beneficiary. Crowell, who sorted the images along with Janet Erway, the Cooperstown Art Association executive director, and CGP volunteers, estimates there were 10,000 images, and 8,000 were sold over two days, netting $2,000 for the estate. More than 200 people took advantage of the opportunity, he said, and everyone seemed to have made a discovery. Of a buxom Thomas “Stretch” Redding, dressed in drag one Halloween when he worked at the post office. Tim and Dianne Feury found their wedding day portrait. Margaret Savoie came across many photos of husband Dr. Denny, now retired, posing with his racing bike, Otsego Lake as a backdrop. “I’ve have enough copies to wallpaper a wall,” she said.

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Tim and Dianne Feury discovered a photo from their wedding day among the 10,000 images from photographer Frank Rollins’ estate made available to the public Saturday, Nov. 22, in the 22 Main ballroom.

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Frank Rollins snapped this one of then-postal clerk Stretch Redding on a Halloween past.

dent, began going through the remaining photos Tuesday evening, Nov. 25, seeing how many people they could identify. They are looking for volunMargaret Savoie shows off a photo of husband Denny, an avid teers to help. “We’re going to try to idencyclist. She’s been inspired to tify what’s there,” she said, “and let continue to place Rollins people know they have this wonderful photos with local families. photo of their family.” Margaret was also inspired to keep She called Frank Rollins’ opus the remaining images from the trash “Cooperstown’s photographic history. bin. She and Shirley Rathbone, the It’s a tribute to him, to his work, and Town of Otsego co-historian and Fly also to the community. We can’t just Creek Area Historical Society presisay, let it go.”

Two bedroom, two bath, LR, DR, one car garage, W&D hook-up, Rt.31, furnished, $850. per mo plus utilities, plowing, lawn care & garbage removal. No pets. References required. Call Patti at (607) 547-4045. House. 3 bed, 1.5 bath, lease. Close to village. Call for details. Dave LaDuke, John Mitchell Real Estate, (607) 547-8551. Fly Creek 3 or 4 Bedroom, 2 Bath, Fireplace, Sun Porch, Patio, Garage, Yard & Woods, $1500. plus utilities 607-267-2683 Kathy Fistrowicz Broker Associate RealtyUSA Cooperstown APARTMENTS FOR RENT 3br ½ house – bottom floor (40 Cedar St.) ½ house located near Oneonta’s Wilber park. Remodeled inside and out. 3 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths. DR, LR, private patio, garage space. Wood floors and basement laundry. Perfect for professionals or small family. No smoking, no pets. $1000 per month plus utilities. Available Immediately. Please contact Patricia at 431-1001. 3ClassDec4 Cooperstown 2 bedroom, first floor, edge of village $950.00 with heat and electric included. Lease. No pets. Dave LaDuke, John Mitchell Real Estate, (607) 547-8551. Spacious 2 bedroom apt, Fly Creek, off street park, 5 min to Cooperstown, totally renovated, new bathroom, Heat, snow removal, lawn care and trash removal included. No smoking, no pets, Avail. 1/1 $775/month. Robert K. Lee, Benson Agency Real Estate, 607 434-5177 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in Fly Creek, new private deck off apartment, off street park, new flooring, Quiet area, 5 min to Cooperstown, no smoking, no pets. Heat, snow removal, lawn care and trash removal included. Available 1/1. $750/month.. Robert K. Lee, Benson Agency Real Estate, 607 434 5177 TFN

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LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 62 Old Country Rd, Melville, NY 11747. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, AND ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE OR UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, EXCEPT AS HEREIN STATED, AURELlA OSBORN FOX MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING THROUGH THE IRS, JOHN DOE (being fictitious, the names unknown to Plaintiff intended to be tenants, occupants, person or corporations having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the property described in the complaint or their heirs at law, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors.), Defendant(s).

Cooperstown. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by Jeannette Yodice dated the 25th day of October, 2007 to secure the sum of $100,000.00, and recorded at Book 1538 of Mortgages at Page 1064 in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk on the 14th day of November, 2007; Said mortgage was duly assigned by an Assignment executed September 2, 2011, and recorded on December 1, 2011, in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk at Instrument No. 2011-5575; The property in question is described as follows: 133 OLD SOUTHSIDE DRIVE, ONEONTA, NY 13820 SEE FOLLOWING LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Oneonta, County of Otsego, State of New York, bounded and described as follows: LYING on the Northerly side of the highway leading from the Old Benedict Blacksmith shop up the Northerly side of the Susquehanna River to and past the premises of John Youngman, and it lies between said highway and the river flat meadow land of said John Youngman and begins for the boundary of the same at a stake and stones at or near the Southwest corner of the said meadow land, at or near the foot of the hill, and also near the roadway leading from the highway aforesaid to said meadowland; RUNNING THENCE on a Southerly course up the hill along the land of D.C. White to the Northerly side of the highway; THENCE Easterly along said highway to the Westerly line or Southwest corner of the house lot sold by said Horace Sessions to John Hackett; THENCE on a Northerly course down the hill along said line of said Hackett house lot and the Westerly line of land lastly deeded by said Horace Sessions of Christian Gonzer to the Southerly line of the meadowland; THENCE Westerly along said line of the meadowland to the place of BEGINNING. EXCEPTING from the above-described premises and the lands heretofore conveyed by Jesse C. Shepard & Luella B. Shepard to Leland S. Benedict by warranty deed dated August 11, 1948 and recorded August 12, 1948 in the Otsego County Clerk’s Office in Liber 435 of Deeds at Page 196.

Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: Dum-Dee-DumDum, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 09 October 2014. Office location: Otsego County. First Artists Associates has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and First Artists Associates shall mail copy of process to 639 Vandervort Road, Unadilla, New York, 13849. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company (LLC). Name: DRI 2, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 10 November 2014. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 10 Market Street, Suite 11, New York, 13820. Purpose: any lawful activity. Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: Oneonta Jiu Jitsu Academy, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 10/03/2014. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 130 Taylor Road, Morris, New York, 13808. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: BD SPRINGFIELD PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 6 November 2014. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of

Legal notice Finding Truth Legal Nurse Consultants, LLC Articles of Organization filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 11/17/2014. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY design Agent of LLC upon whom Process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 218 Main Street, Suite 14, Cooperstown, New York 13326. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose. Legal notice Notice of Formation of Coop Diamonds IP Holdings LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/17/2014 Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 23 3rd St., Manhasset, New York 11030. Purpose: Any lawful activity. Legal notice Innovative Images LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/17/14. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Walter G Schliermann, Jr., 175 Valley View Estate Rd, Maryland, NY 12116. Purpose: General. Legal notice SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO. 20130157 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. JEANNETTE YODICE, AND ALL THE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS, NEXT OF KIN, DlSTRIBUTEES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF ANY OF THE

MORTGAGED PREMISES: 133 Old Southside Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820 SECTION 300.14, BLOCK 1, LOT 20.00 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Otsego. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 10th day of November, 2014, Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s), 25 Northpointe Parkway, Suite 25, Amherst, NY 14228 TO: JEANNETTE YODICE, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Michael V. Coccoma of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 20th day of October, 2014 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Otsego, in the City of

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FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877226-5697) or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW. DFS.NY.GOV. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. §1303 NOTICE NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who has filed this foreclo-

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sure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: November 10, 2014 Gross Polowy, LLC, Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s) 25 Northpointe Parkway, Suite 25 Amherst, NY 14228. The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 300810 4LegalDec18 Legal notice OTSEGO INDEX NO.: 206/12 FILED: 10/29/14 -SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff Designates OTSEGO County as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map Section 20, Block 2, Lot 12 West Winfield, NY, County of Otsego. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-NC3 ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, Plaintiff, against- SHERRY KNECHT, MARLIN KNECHT, if living and if he be dead, his respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in and to the real property described in the complaint herein, and, MARY IMOGENE BASSETT HOSPITAL, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint,

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Defendant(s). YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered against you and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Michael V. Coccoma, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated August 29, 2012 and filed with the Otsego County Clerk on September 18, 2012, together with the supporting papers thereon, as extended by subsequent orders. This is an action to foreclosure a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Section 20, Block 2, Lot 12, West Winfield, NY, County of OTSEGO, as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 237 FROST HILL ROAD, West Winfield, NY 13491. Dated: Syosset, New York October 20, 2014 Peter T. Roach & Associates, P.C. attorney for Plaintiff 125 Michael Drive, Suite 105, Syosset, NY 11791 516-9383100 P#1120364 11/27, 12/4, 12/11, 12/18/2014 4LegalDec18