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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 18-19, 2013

Sean Volpetti fronts Scarab, the Journey tribute band due Friday, April 19, at Foothills.

Scarab Brings Journey Hits To Foothills

Photos provided by Rick Miller show workers posing in front of the Clintonville Cotton Mill, left; the iron-truss bridge that washed out in 1913 flooding, center; and the home local legend says was occupied for a while by Wild Bill Cody.

GHOST TOWN!

Rick Miller, one of the handful of living people who remains in Clintonville, shows off the sluice tunnel.

Water from the nearby Susquehanna was diverted through the tunnel to the turbine that powered the Clintonville Cotton Mill.

FINAL READING: A reading by Pulitzer-winning novelist Marilynne Robinson, author of “Housekeeping” and “Gilead,” concludes the Hartwick Writer’s Series at 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 18, at the Anderson Center Theatre. Reception and signing to follow.

SPRING CLEANING: Cooperstown Art Association welcomes spring with deep discounts on art, ceramics, textiles and spring wreathes all made by local artists. The Friday, April 19, preview party includes music, champagne and prizes.

Preview tickets $25, or stop by 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday or Sunday at 22 Main, Cooperstown.

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ou may not know where Clintonville is, but once you would have.

“Clintonville was a thriving community with homes” – 27, according to Rick and Lisa Miller, two of three people still in the neighborhood – “two boarding houses,

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a store (the upstairs of which was used for a church), a community hall, school, blacksmith shop, cooper shop and sawmill,” Hilda Augur reported in the Clintonville chapter in the Town of Hartwick’s bicentennial history.

And its history went back to 1813, when

a Samuel Crafts received permission to build a dam here, about six miles south of Cooperstown. By 1815, the Susquehanna Cotton & Woolen Mill was functioning, managed

by Samuel Budlong on behalf of a Joseph Phelon. For a time, John Crockett owned the mill – at one point, it employed four dozen workers and produced 624,000 yards of cloth annually, Augur reports – and he named the community Crockettville.

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For 80th, Twins Try NASCAR

Oneonta’s John Spence displays photo of his dad Don and uncle Doug that appeared in the Daytona Beach (Fla.) News Journal after the two 80-year-old fulfilled a lifelong dream in March, to race each other in NASCAR cars.

Oneontans Don, Doug Spence Cross Item Off ‘Bucket List’

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win Oneontans Don and Doug Spence celebrated their birthday in the fast lane.

The twins, who moved to Daytona Beach, Fla., in 1962, celebrated their OTSEGO.life 80th birthday March 28 by fulfill-

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he ’80s will be around forever with Journey tribute band Scarab performing the hits of the legendary rock band, including “Faithfully” and “Don’t Stop Believing.” 8 p.m. Saturday, April 20, at Oneonta’s Foothills Performing Arts Center.

ing one of the items on their “bucket list.” “For their birthday, they wanted to race each other in a NASCAR stock car,” said Don’s son, John.

Doug’s son, Andy, is also an Oneonta resident.

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‘PROMISE’ GALA: Springbrook’s 2013 Gala, “Promise of Tomorrow,” celebrates the achievements of Springbrook staff and residents with an elegant evening of dining and dancing at The Otesaga Saturday, April 20.

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At 80, Oneonta-Born Twins Scratch ‘NASCAR’ Off Their ‘Bucket List’ TWINS/From B1 to work for General Electric on the Apollo 11 moon mission. They got hooked on NASCAR after watching their first Firecracker 400 at the Daytona Speedway, and for a while, Don even drove the tram shuttle from the speedway parking lot.

“We’ve been race bums for 50 years,” said Doug.

The Richard Petty Driving Experience offers race experience packages, including ride-alongs with a driver and driving a car itself. Don and Doug chose to drive the car, a $550 package that included a driving lesson and a safety class. “The instructor rides alongside you,” said Doug.

“He talks through a radio in your helmet. He says, ‘Go faster! Go faster!’ even up on those high banks, where your instinct is to slow down.”

They started at 8 a.m. and, after a day of classes, raced at 9 p.m., said John.

“We all went down to

The Spence twins are suited up for action.

watch.”

Doug got out on the track first in the No. 43 Ford, with Don close behind in the No. 28 Charger. “It’s funny, watching two older guys trying to get into the race car,” John said. “You have to climb in through the window, and they strap you in so you can’t even move your head.”

The twins drove eight laps on the on the Daytona Beach International Speedway’s 2.5-mile course.

“They were arguing over who beat who in time and

speed,” said John. “Hate to say it, but my uncle beat my father.”

Don’s top speed was 143 mph, while Doug’s was 145.

“One guy in their class went 167!” said John.

“When we see those races, they got 43 cars doing 200 mph, three-four cars wide. I can’t imagine what those drivers are going through,” said Doug.

The twins’ adventure made headlines in their hometown paper, the Daytona Beach News Journal: “Twins Mark 80th Birthday With a Quick Drive.” Doug used to work in the paper’s printing department.

All the family’s pictures showed the race as “just a blur,” said John. Luckily, family friend (and former Hartwick College photographer) Eddie Clough was on hand with his professional camera to capture all the action in over 200 photos.

“It was a fantastic 80th birthday for the twins,” said Doug.

The Richard Petty Driving Experience provided the Spences this souvenir of their experience.

But don’t expect to see them at the Daytona 500 next year. “They had their fun,” said John. “They don’t feel any need to do it again.”

“We’re still trying to

recover from this one,” said Doug. “But so many people say they want to do it, and I say, just do it!”

Though he isn’t sure what’s on his uncle Doug’s list, John said his father

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took one more item off his. “He’s always wanted to walk the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco,” he said. “I just got a postcard from him saying he walked it last week.”

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Clintonville Dam Generated Cooperstown’s First Electricity DESERTED/From B1 “Wanted: Throttle spinners, card drawing and speed tenders,” a 1834 classified ad in The Freeman’s Journal declared. “Also, power loom weaver and dresser hands. Either families or single hands will find constant employment and liberal wages by applying at the cotton mill two miles south of Hartwick Seminary; learners will also be employed.”

William Clinton bought the mill in 1840, when the community got its present name.

Today, though, once-thriving Clintonville is a ghost town.

On the west side, where the old mill was located, only two homes remain.

One is occupied by the Millers and the second, across Clintonville Road,

by Lisa’s mother, Phyllis Jerlat, who bought the former mill property in 1962 with her late husband, William.

She would summer here with the three Jerlat three children – Lisa, her sister, now Diane Meyerhoff of Milford, Pa., and brother Bill “Bucky,” who

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The Millers enjoy the riverfront with Max, their pit bull. The old bridge abutment is across the Suquehanna.

now lives in Middletown – while dad commuted on weekends from Bergen County, N.J. For want of a bridge…

When Route 11C’s Compton Bridge, five miles to the north, was knocked down March 20, county Highway Superintendent Ron Tiderencel remembered the Phoenix Mills bridge being closed in the 1970s, but said

the Clintonville one was long gone by then. With the 11C bridge out, there is no bridge between Cooperstown and Milford, where once there were three.

Inadvertently, modernity – the turbines that powered the mill were converted to produce electricity; in 1897, they provided the first electricity to the Village of Cooperstown – was the beginning of the end to the riverside community.

In 1887, The Otsego Farmer (according to the Augur account) reported the mill had been sold to Short & Luther, who “rebuilt the dam and are repairing the saw, grist and shingle mills. The yard is well filled with logs and looks like business again on the Middlefield side. Some talk of starting the factory.”

On Oct. 30, 1896, however, the newspaper was reporting “the workmen finished the dam at Clintonville Mills this week. At present, a force is at work tearing down a portion of the old knitting mill. Only the basement Please See DESERTED, B4

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Thursday, April 18

SALE -- 7 a.m.-4 p.m. Uniform Concepts. Levine Hall, Fox Hospital, 1 Norton Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2000.

HEALTH INS. -- 8 a.m. Health Benefit Exchange Countdown, presentation with Benefit Specialists of NY and Excellus.. Free and open to the public. Please RSVP. Space is limited. Templeton hall, Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-9983.

AUTHOR -- 8 p.m. Hartwick College hosts novelist and essayist Marilynne Robinson. Anderson Center for the Arts theatre, Hartwick campus. 1 Hartwick Dr., Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-4902, bensenr@hartwick.edu.

Friday, April 19

SALE -- 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. Uniform Concepts. Levine Hall, Fox Hospital, 1 Norton Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2000.

RUMMAGE SALE -- Noon-5 p.m. Rummage and bake sale.

Fly Creek United Methodist Church. Main St., Fly Creek.

MOVIE -- 5:30 p.m. Movie Night at Bassett featuring romantic comedy “Return to Me.” Event is free; refreshments will be served. Bassett Medical Center, Clark Auditorium, 1 Atwell Rd., Cooperstown.

ROAST BEEF -- 6 p.m. Middlefield Baptist Church hosts Spring Roast Beef Dinner. Reservations required. Take outs available at 5:45. Donation basis. Middlefield Baptist Church, Rezen Rd., Middlefield. Info, (607) 547-9093.

OMMEGANG -- 7 p.m. Cafe Ommegang hosts Great Beer Deserves Great Food dinner. Meal includes a happy hour antipasto followed by 5-course dinner. $75. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Co. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 280-4090.

Saturday, April 20

GALA -- 2013 Springbrook Gala. “Promise of Tomorrow,” an elegant evening of dining and dancing. The Otesaga Hotel, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, SpringbrookNY.org COMPUTER RECYCLING -- 8 a.m.-noon 5th Annual Free

Grand Opening!

April 26

Friday 5 to 10 pm • Saturday 11 am to 10 pm Sunday 11 am to 4 pm 4874 State Hwy 28, Cooperstown Now hiring wait-staff, line cooks, etc.

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Featuring soloists from the Broadway production of Phantom of the Opera COLBY THOMAS & KYLE GONYEA

Computer Recycling Day held at the Red Door Church. No TVs or Microwaves. Oneonta First United Presbyterian Church, 318 Main S., Oneonta. Info, (607) 4327520.

RUMMAGE SALE -- 9 a.m.

- noon. $2 bag sale. Fly Creek United Methodist Church. Main St., Fly Creek.

RETREAT -- 9 a.m.-noon.

First Presbyterian Church holds mini-retreat “Honest to God Prayer: Being Still While in Motion” on the subject of balancing work and family, self-care and service. $10. 25 Church St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478401.

WRITERS -- 10:30 a.m.

Oneonta Freewriters. Capresso Coffee Bar, 215 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 433-5233.

ART BAZAAR -- 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cooperstown Art Association annual Spring Cleaning Art Bazaar.

22 Main St. #2, Cooperstown.

Info, (607) 547-9777.

BEER TASTING -- 1-3 p.m.

Hops for the Oneonta Theatre presents “10 Beer Tastings: The Pale Ale Edition.” Tickets $20.

Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 6434022.

JAZZ FEST -- 4:15 p.m. Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist Brad Leali plays with the Oneonta Jazz Orchestra and Jazz Octet. $10, free for SUNY. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Info, (917) 817-7251.

KEYNOTE -- 4:30 p.m. Jonathan Culler, literary critic and theorist, gives the Keynote address for the New Critics Undergraduate Literature and Composition Conference. Craven Lounge, Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-2395.

DINNER THEATRE -- 5:30 p.m.

“Murder is Par for the Course” Mystery Dinner Theatre. Cash bar 5:30-6:30; dinner, 6:30. Chinese Auction. $20 per person. Please reserve tickets. Hartwick Community Center, 450 Cty. Rd. 11, Hartwick. Info, (607) 293-6602.

Sunday, April 21

PANCAKES -- 8-11:30 a.m. Fly Creek Volunteer Fire Co. hosts a pancake breakfast to benefit the family of 12 yr. old Robin Pashley, daughter of firefighter Leonard Pashley. Fly Creek Firehouse, Rte. 26 at blinking light. Info, (607) 547-1275.

ART BAZAAR -- 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Cooperstown Art Association annual Spring Cleaning Art Bazaar.

22 Main St. #2, Cooperstown.

Info, (607) 547-9777.

NEPAL -- 4 p.m. Cooperstown Meditation Center hosts “A Trip to Nepal: Buddhist and NonBuddhist Perspectives” with Mike Stein & Doris Motta. Light refreshments served. 412 Glimmerglen Rd, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5051.

Monday, April 22 Earth Day

HEALTH CARE PLANNING -- 1-3 p.m. Basset experts will be on hand to discuss health care planning such as a care proxy, power of attorney, and medical orders for life-sustaining treatment. 1 Atwell Rd, Cooperstown.

Info, (607) 547-3373.

Tuesday, April 23

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CHEESE -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Country Pride Cheese. FCC, Fox Hospital, 1 Norton Ave., Oneonta.

Info, (607) 432-2000.

OPEN HOUSE -- 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Open House of the Clara Welch Thanksgiving Home. 48 Grove St, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478844.

BUDDHISM -- 5:15 p.m., “The Buddhist View.” The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta.

Info, (607) 829-3702.

Wednesday, April 24

Friday, May 3, 2013 ~ 7:30 pm Foothills Performing Arts Center, Market St., Oneonta & Saturday, May 4, 2013 ~ 7:30 pm Walton Theatre, 31 Gardiner Place, Walton

A Trip to Nepal: Buddhist and Non-Buddhist Perspectives Mike Stein & Doris Motta

Advanced Tickets: $18 Adults/ $15 Seniors/ $12 Students, Under 12 Free Tickets at the Door: $22 Adults/ $18 Seniors/ $12 Students, Under 12 Free Ticket Outlets: Cooperstown: Augur’s Corner Book Store Oneonta: Artware, Green Earth, Plains at Parish Homestead Unadilla: Country Computers & Publishing Sidney: Corky’s Wine & Spirits All branches of the National Bank of Delaware County Available also online at www.catskillchoralsociety.org and from members of the Catskill Choral Society.

For more information: 607-431-6060 This program is made possible with public funds administered by the Chenango Arts Council, and is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with support from Governor Andrew Cuomo and the NYS Legislature.

Sunday, April 21, 2013 4:00 p.m.

Rangjung Yeshe Gomde Cooperstown Meditation Center 412 Glimmerglen Road • Cooperstown, NY Light Refreshments Served

DOG OBEDIENCE -- 6:30 p.m.

Schoharie County 4-H Dog Obedience Class. Dog must be at least 6 mo. old and have current rabies vaccination. Pre-registration required.$55. 173 S Grand St, Cobleskill. Info, (518) 234-4303.

LECTURE -- 7 p.m. Fly Creek Area Historical Society brings historian and author Dominick Reisen to lecture on “Slavery and Abolition in Otsego County.”

Refreshments served. Fly Creek Grange, 208 Cemetery Rd., Fly Creek. Info, (607) 547-2501.

FILM SERIES -- 7 p.m. The Friends of the Oneonta Theatre film series. This week: “Dracula.” $6 at the door. 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-4022.

Thursday, April 25

CHEESE -- 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Country Pride Cheese. Skylight Dr., Fox Hospital, 1 Norton Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2000.

SALE -- 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Rummage, Book, & Bake Sale. Proceeds benefit the mission projects of United Methodist Women.

First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-4102.

CHILD RESOURCES -- 6-8 p.m. Parenting Resource Center hosts workshop “Get Your Kids on Your Team. Child care and refreshments provided. Registration required. 277 Chestnut St, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2870.

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New Jersey Couple Discovered Tranquil Refuged From Cold War DESERTED/From B3 walls are left and roofed over for a power house in which will be placed the dynamos.�

That year, according to Augur, the Village of Cooperstown was given the chance to buy the operation, but the idea was rejected in a public vote. It remained in the hands of George Brooks, and the next year, the Clinton Mills Power Co. began providing enough electricity to power “2,500 incandescent lamps� in Cooperstown the first year alone, according to Augur.

In 1897, Clinton Power also won the contract to light the county poor house in Phoenix Mills for three years, at $1,050 a year.

And in 1911, consolidation struck: The Oneonta Herald reported Clinton Power and the Cooperstown Gas Co. had been taken over by “New York City interests� that planned to consolidate them with Hartwick Power Co., which owned a plant in Colliersville and powered Hartwick and Richfield Springs.

But in 1913, nature foiled man, not in the form of a truck driver carrying empty bottles to Brewery Ommegang (he allegedly was focusing on his GPS instead of the road), but flooding: “The high water of the river lifted the big iron bridge at Clintonville from its foundations and dropped it in the river, with the piers apparently intact,�

The Freeman’s Journal reported. A hurricane two years later finished Clintonville: “Practically all of the houses about the Clinton

The Millers old photos of Clintonville evoke a more tranquil time.

Mill site were more or less damaged.�

Today, for the apple trees and underbrush, you can’t even see the Susquehanna from the end of Clintonville Road on the river’s west side. In the summer, except for a path Rick Miller keeps clear, brambles grow so thick the hilly riverside between the houses and the water is impenetrable.

In early spring, however, Miller was able to wend his way off the path and, suddenly, a hidden tunnel opened to view. It is some 100-feet long, the original sluiceway that diverted water from the Susquehanna to turn the mill’s turbines.

About 12-foot tall, the tunnel is constructed of closely laid flat stone. No mortar is evident, the guide reported,

and he surmises the engineering feat was constructed around a keystone.

At the far end, the tunnel opens up on a shallow pond.

You can see circular impressions of the turbines on the pond’s floor. The mill was set on an elevation to the right, but little can be found there to indicate a sizeable building employed dozens of people there almost two centuries ago. Beyond the mill site are a few depressions, indicating cellar holes of the homes that once dotted the landscape.

Across the way in a modern modular home, Phyllis Jerlat recalls her husband finding the property listed in the real-estate section of the Sunday New York Times a half-century ago. It was at the height of the Cold War. “If they ever dropped an atom bomb,� her husband

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 18-19, 2013 reasoned, “at least in the country, we could live.�

The summer of 1962 was the family’s first, living in a house that, local legend has it, was occupied for a period

by Buffalo Bill Cody. But it was so crooked, the Jerlats eventually replaced it with the modern one.

Phyllis Jerlat moved up

fulltime in 1981, and she worked for the county for a decade before retiring; Lisa works for the county now.

The daughter remembers learning to swim in the nearby Susquehanna. “My, our kids had a lot of fun,�

Mrs. Jerlat remembered. “He loved it too, my fatherin-law,� added Rick.

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HEALTH FAIR -- 7 p.m. Diabetes Support Group celebrates 10 years with a mini health fair, prizes, refreshments. Free, public welcome. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, Sharon Wheeler, (607) 432-7052.

Friday, April 26 Arbor Day

SOFTBALL -- Registration for men’s and women’s softball leagues ends today. Registrations are accepted in the Neahwa Park recreation office.

Players must be 18+. Play begins on May 20th. $400 per team plus $92 refundable forfeit bond.

Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0680.

SALE -- 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Rummage, Book, & Bake Sale. $1a-bag sale held today. Proceeds benefit the mission projects of United Methodist Women. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-4102.

ROCK ORCHESTRA -- 8 p.m. concert; 6 p.m. pre-party, 8 p.m.

Rock orchestra. Works of Ozzy Osborne, The Boss, heat, The Band, Billy Joel, U2, Steven Word, Rocky Horror. Tickets $7-$21.

Family-friendly Event! Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-2080, www. foothillspac.org

Saturday, April 27

CIDER RUN -- 8 a.m. Fly Creek

Cider Run 5K Fun Run/3K Walk fundraiser for the United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties.

Registration begins at 8, race at 10. Adults $30, 12&Under $15.

288 Goose St, Fly Creek. Info, (607) 547-9692.

COOP FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Bounty of seasonal fruits and veggies, local meats, fresh fowl, eggs, cheese, yogurt, honey, maple syrup, sweet treats.

Handmade goods. Pioneer Alley (behind Key Bank), rain or shine.

Info, (607) 547-6195, www. otsego2000.org ONEONTA FARMERS’ MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Locally-grown fruits, vegetables, flowers, more.

Weekly entertainment. Garage Walkway, Main St. Plaza (in front of Clarion Hotel). Info, www.

Oneontafarmersmarket.com WRITERS -- 10:30 a.m.

Oneonta Freewriters. Capresso Coffee Bar, 215 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 433-5233.

OPERA -- Noon. Metropolitan Opera in High Def. Handel’s Giulio Cesare. 2012-13 Season finale. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta.

Info, (607) 431-2080, www. foothillspac.org ZUMBA -- 1-4 p.m. Zumbathon and silent auction to benefit May 17 Relay for Life. 25 vendors including 31 Gifts, Pampered Chef, Lindt Chocolates, and many more donate door prizes. $5 per person. Holiday Inn, 5206 NY 23, Oneonta. Info, Jamie Moxham, jamielee101@hotmail.com.

GREEN WORKSHOP -- 4-7 p.m. Green Jobs Green NY Workshop shows home owners how to make their homes as energy efficient as possible. Registration

requested. Edmeston Central School Auditorium, 11 North St, Edmeston. Info, (607) 723-0110, www.energywiseotsego.eventbrite.com.

CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Bach’s 3rd Brandenburg. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Info, tickets, www.catskillsymphony.net.

JAZZ -- 9:30 p.m. Jazz quartet, Compass will play at the Autumn Cafe. $5 cover charge.

244 Main St #1, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-6845.

Sunday, April 28

SHOOT & DINNER -- 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Turkey shoot & spaghetti dinner, $8. Shoot from 10-noon.

Dinner from noon-2. Hartwick Rod & Gun Club, Rte. 205, south of hamlet. Info, (607) 293-8841.

OPEN MIC -- 6-9 p.m. Community Open Mic Night sponsored by students of Milford Ed. Foundation. Music, dance, comedy and poetry. Free, all welcome -- no charge to perform. Open to all, Refreshments served and show of student artwork on display.

The Upper Susquehanna Cultural Center. Rte. 28, Milford. Info, to register to perform, contact Kerri Hogle, (607) 286-7721.

CONCERT -- 6 p.m. West African Dance Showcase with Artist-in-Residence Godwin Abotsi.

Performances by Godwin Abotsi, SUNY Oneonta World Percussion Ensemble, & Riverside Elementary School 3rd Graders. Suggested donation $3. SUNY Oneonta, Hunt Union Ballroom, 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info Julie Licata, (607) 436-3441.

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Monday, April 29

AUTISM AWARENESS -- 7 p.m.

The Family Resource Network & SUNY Oneonta Autism Awareness Club celebrate Autism Awareness Month at the Red Dragon Theatre. Free admission, refreshments available. Registration Requested. Hunt Union, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Pkwy., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-0001.

Wednesday, May 1

ROUNDTABLE -- 5 p.m. Dr. Adrian Kuzminski, Philosophy scholar at Hartwick College, leads roundtable discussion on “Why Money Matters: How Modern Finance Created the Modern World, for Better and Worse.”

Dewar Hall, Hartwick College, 1 Hartwick Dr., Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-4587.

Thursday, May 2

COOKING CLASS -- 5:30-8 p.m. “Put Spring into Your Step”.

Spring time offers a bounty of foods that are perfectly designed to help us crowd out winter’s heavier foods. Join us to create and indulge in some spring-fresh recipes. Learn about gluten-free grains, how to sprout beans, and create a refreshing supper from recipes that include asparagus, garlic scapes, and early/young greens, onions, peas and berries.

Feast on everything we make!

Held Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School. $10. Info, registration, please contact: PJ Johnson, (607) 264-3265, ext.

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LEGALS Legal notice Notice of formation of Earth’s Harvest Farm, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/29/13. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 2835 State Hwy. 51, Morris, NY 13808 .

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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and liquor at retail in a retaurant establishment under the Alcohol Beverage Control Law at 4874 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York.

Hickey Golf, Inc., d/b/a Kelli Jean’s Steakhouse 4874 State Highway 28 Cooperstown, NY 13326 2LegalApr18 Legal notice

GPH HOLDINGS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/10/13. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 519 Robert Williams Rd., Unadilla, NY 13849. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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OUTLAW FAMILY FUN, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/14/13. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Mr. Gary Laing, 5 Susquehanna St., Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION of 188 BISSELL LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/19/2013.

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.

6LegalMay16 Legal notice Notice of Publication Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending for a seasonal on premise liquor license has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine

Notice of Formation of HealthTV LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/5/13. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: Stuart Schultz, 2624 State Hwy 80, Burlington Flats, NY 13315, also the registered agent and the principal office address. Purpose: any lawful activities.

6 LegalApr25 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER THE NEW YORK

LIMITED LIABILITY LAW Name: ALMEDA CHANCE, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March 6, 2013.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to P.O. Box 602, Morris, NY 13808.

Purpose: To engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC Law. 6LegalMay2 Legal notice Notice of formation of Simple Integrity LLC. Articles of organization filed with SSNY on 2/14/13. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Simple Integrity LLC, 7613 State Highway 80, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: All lawful purposes.

6Legal May2 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Name: Mihulka Farms, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on March 18,2013.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 210 Patterson Road, Richfield Springs, NY 13439. Purpose : For agricultural production and sales.

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Legal notice Americasxtreme, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/21/13. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2898 County Route 8, Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6legalMay9 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The name of the entity is Home Farm at Leatherstocking Falls LLC, for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on February 6, 2013. The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County, New York.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company, upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address within this State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon her is P.O. Box 1171, Cooperstown, NY, 13326. The purpose of the business of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act of activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 6legalMay9 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The name of the entity is 010 Main St, LLC, for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on March

27, 2013. The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company, upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address within this State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon her is P.O. Box 431, Cooperstown, NY, 13326. The purpose of the business of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act of activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 6legalMay9 Legal notice NOTICE, is hereby given that license for beer, liquor and/or wine, NYS Code 252, has been applied for by the Redneck Bar-BQue, LLC, to sell beer, liquor and/or wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 4938 State Highway #28, Cooperstown, Town of Hartwick, Otsego County, New York for on-premises consumption.

2LegalApr26 Legal notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Public Notice is hereby given Under Sec. 182 NYS Lien Law, that property described as Contents of Storage Unit, will be sold at public acution at 12:03 p.m., on April 27, 2013 at Southside Self Storage, 7352 State Hwy. 23, Oneonta, NY. The sale of such property is to satisfy the lien of Southside Self Storage on property stored for the accounts of: Unit # B-5: Melissa Bevins

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United #I-1: Mary Cottone Unite# G-1: Michael Jones United # G-1: Theresa Bush Unit # I-4: Carmen Parrish Unit # B-3: James Langley Unit # H-10: Theresa Bellissimo 2LegalApril19 Legal notice Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on May 16, 2013 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 WOLF RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE 1CM, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read.

A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing 25% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www.bidx. com). NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Electronic documents can be obtained from the NYSDOT Plan Sales Unit,50 Wolf Road, 1st Floor, Suite 1PS, Albany, NY 12232, (518)457-2124);the Region of record; or Bid Express.

No Amendments are included on the CD. Amendments are posted at www. dot.ny. gov/doingbusiness/opportunities/const-notices and Bid Express.

The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made

with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to, D/W/MBEs. The Contractor must comply with the Regulation relative to non-discrimination in federally-assisted programs of the USDOT 49 CFR 21.

Please call (518) 457-3583 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

BIDDERS SHOULD BE ADVISED THAT AWARD OF THESE CONTRACTS MAY BE CONTINGENT UPON THE PASSAGE OF A BUDGET APPROPRIATION BILL

BY THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Reg. 09, Jack Williams, Regional Director, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 D262189, PIN 9806.61, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie & Sullivan Cos.,Job Order Contract - Highway Maintenance Bid Deposit $75,000.00, NO PLANS, Proposals on CDs $10, plus $8 Postage. A PREBID MEETING IS SCHEDULED. SEE PROPOSAL FOR DETAILS. BIDDERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO ATTEND. Goals: MBE/WBE 13 - 7% 2LegalApr26

Legal notice COUNTY OF OTSEGO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2013 NYS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM The County of Otsego will hold a series of public hearings on the 2013 NYS Community Development Block Grant Programs. This pubic will focus on Housing and Community Renewal Projects to assist with housing rehabilitation, public infrastructure, public facilities and economic development, primarily for the benefit of low to moderate income individuals.

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is a federally funded program authorized by Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. The Office of Community Renewal is New York State’s administrative agency for the CDBG Program. The CDBG Program provides grants to smaller communities in order to: ensure decent, affordable housing for all; provide services to the most vulnerable in our communities; create jobs and expand business opportunities for implementing a variety of community and economic development activities directed toward neighborhood revitalization and economic development; and to provide improved community facilities and services. Under the 2013 CDBG Program, $8 million of funding has been made available to the Mohawk Valley Region.

On April 3, 2013, the Otsego County Board of Representatives authorized the submission of application to the NYS Community

Development Block Grant Program in support of housing, and economic development.

The hearing will be held on April 30th as follows: Date: April 30, 2013 Time: 9:00 a.m.

Place: 242 Main Street, Oneonta, NY 13820 Program: Housing Rehabilitation Assistance – $360,000 to County of Otsego for mobile home repair, renovations, energy improvements and disability-related improvements. The County of Otsego would collaborate with Otsego Rural Housing Authority to be the sub recipient of these funds.

Program: Small Business Assistance – $100,000 to Brooks Bottling Co., LLC Program: Economic Development Assistance – $105,000 to Custom Electronics, Inc. Program: Economic Development Assistance – $206,000 to Ioxus, Inc. Program: MicroEnterprise Assistance – $200,000 to create a grant program to assist business with 5 or fewer employees.

The County would collaborate with City of Oneotna to be the sub recipient for these funds.

The County of Otsego encourages the use of MBE and WBE businesses for their services, supplies and products. The County of Otsego is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Written comments may be submitted to the County as follows: Carolyn A. Lewis, Economic Developer

Otsego County Economic Development Department

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House for rent: Newly remodeled 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Country setting, great views, 3 acres. Laundry. No smoking. Pet possible.

Cooperstown schools. $1,400 a month.

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House for Rent: 4 bedroom, 2 bath, 2000 sq. ft, laundry, walk to everything, hospital, grocery stores, main st. Available now through May 31, ‘13, $1,000/mon. plus heat. Contact Rob at 607 434-5177, Benson Real Estate.

high speed internet and power connections spread throughout the space. Electric, Heat and Garbage are included in the asking price of $1800 per month. Offered by John Mitchell Real Estate. Contact Michael Swatling (607) 264-3954

Central Cooperstown Village House for Rent: 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath, laundry, garage, large lawn area, walk to everything. $1600/ month plus util. Contact Rob Lee, 607434-5177, Benson Agency Real Estate.

Commercial rental; Near the only stop light in Cooperstown. Plenty of off street parking for clients and employees. Newly renovated. 1/2 bath. 1,400 sq ft. Call Hubbell’s Real Estate for details. 607-547-5740.

Lovely three bedroom home in immaculate condition with top of the line appliances, attached one car garage, fireplace, two bathrooms, excellent closet and storage space, in the Village near the lake with spectacular lake views. For lease at $1900. per month plus utilities, snow removal, garbage removal and lawn care. References required.

Please call Ashley-Connor Realty at 607547-4045.

FOR RENT: Main Street business location in the village of Cooperstown........525 square feet of space....$750.00 per month..... includes heat, water, trash removal. Two year lease required. Call Lamb Realty at 607-547—8145 for additional information.

RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT 2000 SQ FT COMMERCIAL SPACE FOR RENT. Located in Cooperstown on Railroad Avenue. Wide open floor plan with phone,

Turn-key Greek/American restaurant at busy State Routes 7/23 location. Seating for 20 and brisk takeout and delivery in place now. Lease will be $1,200 per month with tenant purchase of equipment. Plenty of storage space. Low overhead. Contact Rodger Moran at Benson Agency Real Estate.

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Friday, May 3

HEALTH CARE PLANNING -- 10 a.m.-noon. Bassett experts on health care planning issues including care proxy, power of attorney, and medical orders for life-sustaining treatment. 125 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 433-1790.

LECTURE -- 4 p.m. “Understanding the Dark Horse of Personality: When will the Pessimist Win?” Justin Wellman, Ass. Prof. of Psychology. Hartwick College, Bresee Hall’s Eaton Lounge, 1 Hartwick Rd., Oneonta. Info, Matthew Voorhees, (607) 431-4387, voorheesm@hartwick.edu.

ART OPENING -- 5-8 p.m.

Opening reception for the Linda Suskind Paintings display at the Community Arts Network of Oneonta. Through May 24. CANO, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2070.

BROADWAY! -- 7:30 p.m.

Catskill Choral Society’s “Walk on Broadway.” Enjoy hits by Lerner & Loewe, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Cole Porter, Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim, and a British invasion form Time Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Special guest artist reprise their Broadway roles in “Phantom.”

Advance tickets: adults $18 ($22 at door); seniors ($15 ($18); students $12 children under twelve free. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-2080, www. foothillspac.org Also Sat., 7:30 p.m. at the Walton Theatre. Info, (607) 431-6060, www.catskillchoralsociety.org CONTRADANCE – 8-11 p.m.

Otsego Dance Society. Katy Heine calls; music by Fancy That!

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 18-19, 2013 Suggested donation: $8 adults; $4 students, teens; free 12&Under. Presbyterian Church, corner Pioneer and Church streets, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 9658232, www.otsegodancesociety. blogspot.com

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Wednesday, May 8

MYSTERY TRAIN -- 1 p.m.

Oneonta World of Learning presents International Mystery Train Ride where riders will use forensic science to track down an international art thief in two hours. $10, 3 and under free.

Milford Depot, 136 E. Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 432-2429.

GARDENING – 7-9 p.m. The Franklin Garden Club’s lecture series continues with Deborah Banks’s talk on Designing for Four Seasons of Interest. 307 Main St., Franklin. Info, (607) 829-6404.

FLOWER SHOW -- The Lake & Valley Garden Club’s 2013 Annual Flower Show’s theme is “Artistic Impressions,” displays based on 19th century Impressionists.

Smithy Gallery, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. Also Thursday. Info Lucy, (607) 547-8877.

CHILD RESOURCES -- 6-8 p.m.

Parenting Resource Center hosts workshop on Kids in the Middle.

Child care and refreshments provided. Registration required.

277 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2870.

Sunday, May 5

MS WALK -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

National MS Society’s Walk MS takes place in different locations across the US to support people living with MS. Neahwa Park, Neahwa Place, Oneonta. Info, Brendan Fallon, (607) 723-9498.

ART OPENING -- 5 p.m. Cherry Branch Gallery opens Lutz Sherneck “Paintings at an Appropriate Distance.” 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 264-9530.

Tuesday, May 7

The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 829-3702.

DOG CLUB - 6:30 p.m.

Del-Otse-Nango Kennel Club (DONKC) monthly meeting. AKC chapter meeting, prospective members welcome. Hampton Inn, 225 River St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 621-3582, susqudilla@ stny.rr.com

AFTER HOURS -- 5-6:30 p.m.

The Inn at Cooperstown hosts Business After Hours. 16 Chestnut St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5756.

BUDDHISM -- 5:15 p.m., “The Buddhist View.” Every Tuesday.

Friday, May 10

SQUARE DANCE -- 7:30 p.m. The Doubleday Dancers evening of square dancing at Cooperstown Elementary School.

21 Walnut St., Cooperstown.

Info, (607) 264-8128.

Saturday, May 11

AUCTION -- 6 p.m. Cherry Valley Community Facilities Corp holds Silent Auction & party featuring 30 creatively redesigned chairs by local artists. Auction begins at 7. Bids start at $20. Live Music, cash bar, free refreshments. Cherry Valley Old School Cafe, 2 Genesee St, Cherry Valley. Info, (607) 435-9306.

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OBITUARIES Griffin Allen Brooks, 94; Founded Brooks’ House of Bar-B-Q STAMFORD – Griffin Allen Brooks, 94, of Stamford, who founded Brooks’ House of Bar-B-Q, passed away April 13, 2013.

He was born on a dairy farm April 7, 1919, in Meshoppen, Pa., to Ethel and Walter Brooks.

He graduated from high school in Springville, Pa., in 1937, attended Scranton Keystone Junior College for one year, then moved on to Delhi Tech, where he graduated with a degree in animal husbandry in 1940. He was a member and president of the Theta Gamma Fraternity.

While at Delhi there, Griffin met Frances McClelland, a 1941 graduate in institutional management, and married her on Nov. 1, 1941, at the Stamford Presbyterian Church.

The couple purchased her father’s chicken farm to raise and process poultry and sell eggs to the locals and local businesses. After a decline in poultry farming in Upstate New York, the couple began to search for other sources of income and started barbecuing chicken halves at the farm on the weekends.

From there, they opened a concession stand at the DEL-SEGO Drive-In, where Emmons’ Price Chopper Plaza is today, along with a driving range and miniature

golf course.

This location was shortlived. As the business evolved, the Brookses opened their first restauGriffin rant near Brooks the present location.

Little did they know at the time, they were setting the foundation for what Brooks’ House of Bar-B-Q has become today, a successful three-generation family-owned and familyoperated business.

Besides the passion for the business and love and pride for his family, Griffin was a true outdoorsman and conservationist.

He enjoyed teaching others about hunting just as much as he enjoyed hunting.

He was always the first one to go out in the woods and the last to come in at the end of the day. Griffin hunted most all of the local areas, including Stamford and his son’s hunting camp in Middlefield, as well as areas in the Adirondacks at their camp. He was a member of the Cross Brook Hunting Club. He had also hunted in North Dakota, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, Idaho and British Columbia, Canada.

He enjoyed all aspects of

hunting, but most enjoyed hunting game birds (turkey and pheasant) with his dogs, Sweetie, Katie, Ginger and Briar.

Along with hunting in the Adirondacks, Griffin enjoyed their camp in Ohio.

There they enjoyed snowmobiling with friends and family and created many great traditions that are still active today, such as frying livers and gizzards on the trail and taking the entire family to the Ohio Hotel for New Year’s Eve dinners.

In keeping with the outdoor theme, Griffin had a passion for his garden, fruit trees and his prized roses. He also enjoyed his fruit trees at their home in Lehigh Acres, Fla. Although Griffin thoroughly enjoyed growing and maintaining all of his fruits, vegetables and roses, there was nothing more rewarding to him than sharing them with family and friends.

Along with his fruit trees, vegetable garden and rose garden, Griffin also crafted his beautiful Cyprus clocks and made over 100 of them, which can be found in local homes and even in other states.

Griffin also enjoyed golfing and was a member of the Stamford Golf Club as well as the Lehigh Acres Florida Golf Club.

He was a member of the

Griffin Brooks serves barbecued chicken to Gov. Nelson Rockefeller in Neahwa Park in 1968.

Stamford Central School Board of Education, and served as president. A Boy Scout leader in Stamford, and a member and leader of the Otschodela Council.

He was a deacon and elder at First Presbyterian Church of Stamford, raising funds with chicken barbecues, turkey dinners and more.

He was active member of the Stamford Rotary Club since 1945, and honorary member the last five years.

He was president for a term, received a Paul Harris Fellow Award and was honored as Stamford Citizen of the Year. Griffin and Frances

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were named Mr. and Mrs. Oneonta, and he received Delhi College’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1992, the Alumni Association’s highest honor.

Griffin and Frances enjoyed traveling together and spent 25 winters down in Lehigh Acres, Fla. In addition to Frances, his wife of 71 years, he is survived by four children, Phyllis (Steve) O’Sullivan, John (Joan) Brooks, Becky (Rich) Myers and Sharon (Wally) Dawson; nine grandchildren, Kelly, Colleen, Stevie, Ryan, Griffin, Kim, Brian, Jennifer and Stacy; 13 great-grandchildren, Lizette, Keenan, Carter, Abigail, Brandon, Kinsey, Karlyn, Kendall, Peyton, Brooks, Dawson, Ethan and Taylor; and many nieces, nephews and very close friends.

He was predeceased by his brother, Dean; sister, Marguerite; parents, Ethel

and Walter; and son-in-law Dick Gillette.

Calling hours are 6-8 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the MacArthur Funeral Home, Hobart, at which time the family will be in attendance.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 20, at the First Presbyterian Church of Stamford, with the Rev. Jerod Stephens officiating.

A private graveside service will take place at the convenience of the family in Stamford Cemetery.

Memorial donations in Griff’s name may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, Stamford NY 12167, or Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Arrangements are with the MacArthur Funeral Home, Hobart, where memories and condolences may be shared online at www.macarthurfh.com.

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