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I County Rep. Craig Gelbsman, R-Oneonta, addresses a packed meeting room in Oneonta Town Hall New Year’s Day as 16 candidates from both parties who won election Nov. 5 were sworn in. Daughter Reese, 6, and son Aidan, 8, had held the Bible for their dad/MORE PHOTOS, B5 Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA

f you live in Oneonta, you’ve eaten at the Neptune Diner – and so have many folks who have simply visited here. “A few years ago, they had a rap concert at SUNY Oneonta,” said Tasi Karabinis,

who owned and operated the 24-hour diner with his father, Paul. “The night manager looked out into the parking lot, and there were all these white stretch limos. “The whole entourage came in, with their gold chains and gold teeth, and the manager said, ‘You’re not from around here, are Please See NEPTUNE, A6

The Neptune, usually packed at 8 a.m. on a Monday, was vacant on the 30th as hostess Jan Baroni readied boxes for packing.

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‘Discipline’ A COSMIC FIRST NIGHT Took Bowler To The Top

By LIBBY CUDMORE aryn Balnis didn’t choose bowling – bowling chose Caryn Balnis. “My parents knew I was good, but I didn’t grow to like it until this last year,” she said. “It used to frustrate me a lot.” Since, discipline that paid off. Caryn, an OHS senior, daughIan Austin ter of Carla and HOMETOWN ONEONTA Wayne Balnis, and Caryn Balnis, granddaughter of OHS’ top bowler, Common Council shows her winmember Madolyn ning form. O. Palmer, just set a new record for bowling with a 686 game against Susquehanna Valley on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Holiday Lanes. The previous Please See BOWLER, A6

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he OWL’s Nest, a children’s museum, will open temporarily for four months on Saturday, Jan. 18, in the former Palace Cigar, 277 Main St. It will feature a “reading corner,” build-and-play sets, and prepacked boxes of activities for parents and their children, according to Aaron Sorensen, an organizer.

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county Rep. Rich Murphy, D-Town of Oneonta, was unable to attended the New Year’s Day swearings-in at Oneonta Town Hall because he is undergoing tests at Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, Town Supervisor Bob Wood announced.

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Always a crowd-stunner, the Cosmic Karma Fire troupe did it again at the First Night parade down Main Street on New Year’s Eve. After the parade, the crowd dispersed to music, dance and fun around the downtown/MORE PHOTOS, A3

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Premium Frozen Yogurt, featuring 20 flavors and extensive toppings, is opening a shop by the end of January in the building that houses Panera Bread in the Southside Mall parking lot.

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Main Street Mall, New Condos Attest To City’s Vitality Peter Clark Is Duplicating Shops At Ford & Main

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Gaisfords Ease Housing Crunch For Professionals

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Phillips, 23, Oneonta, took first place in the Oneonta Family’s YMCA’s Frostbite 5K on Tuesday, Dec. 31 with a time of 16:46.1.

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ollowing on the success of the Shops at Ford & Main, real-estate investor Peter Clark is duplicating the downtown mini-mall concept kitty-corner at

250 Main St. “We’re putting in these big shop windows right now” on the building’s South Main side, he said. “It’ll be just like Macy’s.” Though much of the building is still under construction, several Please See SHOPS, A7

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he Gaisford family can vouch for the River Street neighborhood where their new Maple Court Townhouses are rising. “We grew up here,” said

Darren. “We went to the Boys & Girls Club, Riverside School, playing Little League.” Darren and his brother Frank, plus dad Ed and mom Emily, make up Better Home Improvement, a contracting company that has been Please CONDOS, A7

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Father Paul Hunter Accepts Position Ministering to Albany’s Impoverished named Canon Missioner at the Cathedral of All Saints in Albany. The cathedral is located between the state government buildings and Arbor Hill, one of Albany’s poorest neighborhoods. Hunter will be in charge of organizing outreach programs to the community. It’s a position that hasn’t been filled in decades, recently brought back to help minister to Albany’s most underserved population. “We need to be ministering in this area,” Rev. Paul said Hunter. Hunter “We need to figure out how we can get the gospel to these people.” Following in his father’s footsteps, Hunter was ordained at Christ Church on July 20, 2013. In addition to his duties at Christ Church, Hunter had been volunteering at the church’s Oaks of Righteousness safe space café in Albany. He will begin work at the Cathedral on Monday, Jan. 6. VANERIO WINS: Lucas Vanerio, a member of the Hartwick College class of 2016, won first place for his photo “Pumpkin Spice Latte” in the college’s 2013 “Exploration” photo contest.

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OHS 10th grader Jordan Nessinger commanded the moment, leading the Elite Dance Centre troupe in a rap routine across from Muller Plaza during the First Night Parade Tuesday, Dec. 31 – New Year’s Eve.

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HOMETOWN Views return from their winter breaks and January Terms, and before the Cooperstown Winter Carnival starts the commercial juices flowing again – when buying local is most needed. Sure, you probably can’t buy EVERYTHING in Otsego County, but if you think about it, you’d be surprised how varied our local market is. Szarpa had some telling numbers: If you spend $100 with a local business, $68 stays in the county economy, (and passes from local hand to local hand two and a half times in a year). If you spend $100 with a national chair store, only $43 stays in the county. “If you spend outside the area completely,” said Szarpa, “nothing comes back to the county.” • Not to be a Luddite, but – if we value small-town living, and want that small town to be prosperous – we need to act in the self-interest of our communities. For all its glories, the Internet can work against that. If, for instance, instead of renewing your license and registration at the Otsego County Clerk’s local DMV offices – at 16 South Main, Oneonta, or 195 Main, Cooperstown – you do it via the Internet, the county loses its share – 12.7 percent – of the transaction. The average cost of renewing a registration is $60, but that can go up to $100. The average cost of a license is $64.50, of which the county gets $8.15. Renew online, the county gets a relative pittance. “How greedy are they that they take away our eight dollars and 15 cents?” asked County Clerk Kathy Sinnot Gardner, who serves on the DMV committee of the state As-

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Keep Your Small Town Prosperous: Buy Stuff There local web interface: You can order online, then pick up your order locally. How convenient is that? Other panelists talked about how local purchases created an ascending cycle. Scott White, Bank of Cooperstown president, talked about making local loans, which are then paid back, then reloaned. “The dollars go round and round,” he said. “$100 becomes $1,000 pretty quickly.” Said Chad Welch of Smith Ford, Cooperstown: “Doing business with businesses that do business with you is vital to the county economy. Then I can pay my employees, and they can spend it with everyone in this room.” • There are many dimensions to the issue. In 2012, Hartwick College invited Michael Shuman, author of “Local Dollars, Local Sense,” to deliver the Rasmussen Lecture, and he gave several examples of how local investing can help communities prosper. In one case, a local bank dedicated a fund exclusively to local enterprises; and, when you deposited money, you could request it go into that fund. In another case, a popular coffee shop in Oakland, Calif., needed $40,000 to open a second shop; the proprietor offered $1,200 in coffee to anyone willing to invest $1,000, and soon had his money. This is all good stuff. Individually, let’s keep “thinking local first” front of mind: At this darkest time of year, we can light a candle for Otsego County’s prosperity. Before, as Szarpa says, you “push the Amazon button,” think: Can you walk down the street – good exercise, incidentally – and buy it locally? If you can, do so. You benefit, and all of your neighbors do, too.

ith our nation pursuing unpopular wars for a decade now... With not a single ranking Wall Street banker in jail yet for fast practices that ruined the national and global economies five years ago now... With our Congress allowing the federal government to shut down contrary to the wishes of the vast majority of Americans... Well, you get the idea: It’s easy to sometimes think the world is spinning out of our control as individuals, citizens or taxpayers. As customers, though, we can take control. Which is why the “Think Local First” campaign, organized by the Otsego County and Cooperstown chambers of commerce, not only makes sense, but is, in a larger sense, reassuring. Each of us can retake control. “It does get personal,” Pat Szarpa, Cooperstown chamber executive director, declared at the panel discussion in mid-December at Springbrook that launched the local effort. “This is a personal choice we all make.” The choice is whether to help ourselves and our neighbors in multiple ways by spending our hard-earned dollars within Otsego County’s boundaries, or – as Szarpa put it – “push the Amazon button.” • It made a lot of sense for the two chambers to launch “Think Local First” two weeks before Christmas, when spending money on was on most people’s minds. But now come the economic doldrums – before SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College’s students

Patricia Kennedy, Springbrook executive director, welcomes local businesspeople to the “Think Local First Kickoff” panel Wednesday, Dec. 11. Panelists, seated from left, are Bob Harlem, Oneonta Block; Chad Welch, Smith Ford, Cooperstown; Scott White, Bank of Cooperstown; Rebecca Llloyd, Pickett Lumber; Jeff Haggerty, Haggerty Ace Hardware, Cooperstown, Delhi and Walton. Not seen is panelist Betsy Westad Cunningham, Artware, Oneonta. At right are Otsego Chamber President/CEO Barbara Ann Heegan, Cooperstown Chamber Executive Director Pat Szarpa and Shelly Giangrant, Otsego chamber vice president/member services.

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sociation of County Clerks and is quite expert in this matter. Last year, she continued, the state DMV received $523,618 in fees from online registrations and license renewals that originated in Otsego County. The county received 4 percent of everything over $429,000, the county’s threshold, or about $3,000. If the $532,618 had been processed locally, the county would have received $66,500, Sinnot Gardner said, or $63,500 more. Some two dozen services the county clerk provides are free – for instance, you can turn in your license plates locally – and the state’s not interested in those.

But, the county clerk asked, will the county Board of Representatives be willing to keep the DMV offices open if they don’t generate any revenues? Same goes with post offices. If you buy stamps on the Internet, your local post office doesn’t get credited for revenues and, thus, is more likely to be on the chopping block when the inevitable next round of closings occur. Use it or lose it. • This doesn’t have to be an either/or. Local firms are using the Internet, too. One of the chamber panelists, Rebecca Lloyd, reported her Pickett Lumber has a

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peaking of “Think Local First,” who is going to replace the Neptune Diner’s BLT? It always included a chunk of crunchy iceberg lettuce and, even in deepest winter, tomato slices that actually tasted like a tomato. The bacon was as you might expect: crisp and savory. White toast was fine: You wouldn’t want to impinge on that perfect combination of texture and flavor. Mayo on the side, to ensure the final touch is just to your taste. A cup of cole The Freeman’s Journal slaw on the side. The sign in The Neptune Monday, Ah! Just right. Meet me at The Neptune! Dec. 30, read “section closed” – it didn’t say “forever.” Alas, no more. • the minds of the thousands of fans of the These kinds of happy memories and Neptune Diner, which closed its doors for mournful thoughts are, no doubt, filling good at midnight Sunday, Dec. 29. LETTERS

Proprietor Paul Karabinis – either he or son Tasi, it seems, were always there, 24-7 – is nearing his 65th birthday and ready to scale back. Father and son will continue to operate B&K Coffee, so retirement is relative. (If you are one of the few folks who haven’t tried B&K, do yourself a favor.) The Neptune was one of those amazing modern diners – hundreds of selections, all ready promptly – that were mainstays across America this past half-century, but are _rarer and rarer these days. An amazing diner, but The Neptune was much more than that. How many hundreds of times a day did local folks say, “Meet me at The Neptune” or “How about The Neptune?” It was a county institution and a regional magnet but, foremost, it was an Oneonta

unifier, showing how meaningless is the “town-city” divide, (a debate that has traction in political circles, but nowhere else.) • The Neptune was Oneonta. Not the only such institution, certainly – Brooks, The Autumn and Morey’s come to mind, among others – but an important contributor to daily life in the City of the Hills that can’t be easily replaced. But replaced? Perhaps. The Karabinises proved the need – the demand, if you will – for such a full-service establishment, and perhaps some savvy entrepreneur will pick up the baton and carry it forward. Don’t “college town” and “24-7 diner” go hand in hand? The Neptune II? Yes, certainly, somebody out there should go for it. Please.

Here’s What We Can Do About Global Warming To the Editor: It is apparent Global Warming can’t be stopped, only slowed down at best. Here are some thoughts regarding the rising seas. Balancing Act: The polar ice is melting! The damming of the Strait of Gibraltar to protect the Mediterranean from rising sea levels is one step towards heading problems off at the pass. The “Atlantropa” is a gigantic engineering project that was intended to be used for the generation of hydroelectricity and lower the sea level of the Mediterranean. Conceived by German Architect Herman Sorgel, an important additional purpose would be to control the rising oceans. Other steps that should be taken are to divert water to deserts and arid lands: Huge desalinization projects. Increase the availability and promote the use of fuel cells to slowly diminish H20. Store water in lands below sea level. Slow down taking water from aquifers. Preserving the rain forests. Here’s some other research I’ve done in regards to projects already proposed: • The building of a canal to the Qattura Depression in the Sahara from the Mediterranean. This project has also been proposed. Byproduct: hydroelectricity. • Adding a series of canals with glass covers, the water could be distilled and transferred to parallel canals. Byproducts: fresh water, salt and hydroelectricity. Another suggestion made years ago and a little more drastic. Nuke a passage through mountain ranges to allow moist air to reach arid lands. Maybe some of these or all of them. Of course, continue to try and control the release of green house gasses. GERRY WELCH Cooperstown

Stammel: Democracy Works; Continue To Give Feedback To the Editor: I’ve had an opportunity to reflect on my recent run for Oneonta Town Board and would like to share some thoughts with readers. First, thank you to everyone who supported me throughout the campaign. I truly appreciate your contributions, whether it took the form of a small monetary donation, volunteering your time to campaign, organizing a candidate debate, or contributing baked goods to our sale. This was my first campaign and it confirmed for me that our democratic process, despite its flaws, still works. The residents with whom I spoke genuinely wanted to participate in improving our town. They wanted reliable information about where the candidates stood on the issues and what they would do if elected. Voters want a government where officials represent their views and work together to get things done. I have no doubt we can achieve this at the local level. Some of my observations have caused me concern and I want to caution voters to be wary about the influence of big money and special interests in our elections. One of the local parties this year embraced the use of glossy mass mailings, attack ads, and robotic phone calls and polling. Although those tactics have become common in Albany and Washington politics, residents don’t want Please See LETTER, A6

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HOMETOWN 125 Years Ago The Local News – The colored ball last Thursday evening was largely attended by white people who were interested spectators until a late hour. The dancers were not as numerous as expected, although Norwich, Delhi and other towns were represented. The ball was orderly and well-arranged. John McCard, the good-natured young stonecutter who was arrested by Detective Moore on suspicion of being the murderer of two sheriffs out in Idaho Territory, was released on Saturday by order of Judge Nelson, before whom he was brought on a writ of habeas corpus. McCard was dead broke when arrested, and could not telegraph for facts to prove an alibi. But, after he had reposed in the lock-up for two or three days, others did so for him. The answer soon came that he was working in Kingston, Pennsylvania at the time of the crime of which he was suspected was committed. January 1889

History Hartwick College, welcomed the members of the faculty and student body of the institution at the opening Chapel exercises of 1934 held at the college building yesterday morning. “I trust,” he said, “that you have all had a happy and delightful Christmas season, and I wish you a happy and successful new year. I pledge you the best that is in me that this may be the most successful year in the history of the college. I think that one of the emotions that ought to be in each of our hearts as we go into the New Year is a feeling of dissatisfaction. There are, there can be, but few who are truly satisfied with the accomplishments in the past year. If there are any, I feel sorry for them, for theirs is a miserable plight. We should always remember that no matter how well we do a thing, it could have been done better. By trying to attain that better standard, the product which results from our toil will be much nearer perfection.” January 1934 Federal Reserve Board said its measure of the dollar weighted on the basis of international trade with ten nations, climbed nearly two percent in the first two trading days of 1984 to match its all-time high. The only currency to gain ground on the dollar was the Japanese yen. As the dollar rose, the price of gold fell, winding up the day at $377 a troy ounce, off $1.50 from the late bid Tuesday, and far below its peak of $875 an ounce in January 1980. January 1984 Contributions to the United Way of Delaware and Otsego Counties reached an all-time high during the 1993 fundraising campaign which netted a record-breaking $333,412. “The support from United Way volunteers and the many people who contributed demonstrates a strong sense of community. People care about each other and that makes this area a good place to live,” Mary Ellen Duncan, campaign chairwoman, said. Beating the $290,000 goal by more than $40,000 was the result of increased contributions from employee campaigns, new donors and more money raised at special events, according to Kathy Lindberg, the chapter’s executive director. January 1994

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Like a ray of brightest sunshine in a dark alley came the members of the Salvation Army Wednesday to those whose prospect for a Merry Christmas was indeed small; and they did not come empty-handed. A capacious basket simply overflowing with Christmas cheer was the gift of these tireless workers to those who, in many cases, had scant promise of a holiday feast. Over 60 of the baskets were distributed, and in every case to some family where there was need indeed. School Hygiene – Should lunches be provided by the public schools? Shall the openair classroom replace the closed room? Should school janitors be trained sanitarians? Do we need dental clinics for all school children? These are a few of many phases of health supervision discussed pro and con in a bulletin on school hygiene just issued by the United States Bureau of Education. In another bulletin issued by the bureau, Henry S. Curtis declares that every Douglas H.

President Eisenhower solemnly assured the American people tonight that “every legitimate means” is being used to maintain the “nation’s prosperity” and will continue to be used “as necessary.” But, the President said, he does not intend to deal in “pie-in-the-sky promises to all, or in bribes to a few, nor in threats to any.” December 1933 In a nationwide television-radio talk, Eisenhower hit out at “self-appointed city school building should have at least one peddlers of gloom and doom” and said his full block of ground, whether the block is the usual city block of two or three acres, or administration will not tolerate a “boom and bust” America, dependent on war or threats one of ten acres as in Salt Lake City, Utah. of war for prosperity. The high school needs at least 10 acres, he January 1954 asserts. As for the country school, it ought never to have less than three acres of play space, and could profitably make use of 10 acres, provided the grass is kept mowed. The U.S. dollar reached new heights January 1914 in hectic trading Wednesday against the currencies of France, Italy, Norway and Finland, a posted a ten-year high against the once-mighty West German mark. The Dr. Charles W. Letizell, President of

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City Police Chief John Donadio requested five to seven more officers at an Oneonta Board of Public Safety meeting, but Sean Farrell, Seventh Ward alderman and board chair, said the $300,000 to $500,000 price tag was too expensive. Donadio wants to establish a crimes prevention unit that patrols where known drug dealers operate. Beside the crime prevention unit, Donadio wants to add a patrol officer that would allow him to increase the detective division’s size. Farrell said that request might win approval. “I’d love to have 10 more police officers and 10 more firemen, but we need to keep a balance,” Farrell said. “A significant part of the city’s budget goes to police and fire already.” January 2004

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‘Discipline’ Takes Bowler To The Top BOWLER/From A1 record, 671, was set in 1998 by Crystal Ingalls. As she tells it, it was just another game. She used her red, yellow and orange “lucky” ball. “Afterwards, my mom suggested we look up the records, and sure enough, I had beaten both of them!” Her parents were part of a league at Holiday Lanes, and the family would often bowl together since Caryn was 5. “My average was 207 and Wayne’s was 220,” said Carla. “I wouldn’t even go on a lane with her right now; she would kill us out there!” In 2006, Caryn, then 11, won a $250 scholarship in a bowling tournament Pepsi sponsored in Albany. “I bowled in a league every Saturday until I was 13, then I joined the varsity team” at total of 900 in three separate matches,” she said. “That means we’re all averaging 180 every game. That’s phenomenal. It brought a tear to my eye. They’re a great group of girls.” The team won 5-0 against Otego on Monday, Dec. 16. “It was a good game, not my best, not my worst,” she said. The bowling season closes at the end of January, but Caryn is hoping that she’ll make states, either as an individual or with her team. “My team is my favorite part of the sport,” she said, HOMETOWN ONEONTA “…and we’re doing really well this year.” In a very short time, “The bowling program is Caryn Balnis has bealways on the bubble when come OHS’ top bowler. they start to make cuts,” OHS, she said. said Carla. “If she takes And she’s in good comthis team to states, it’ll be pany. “When we bowled hard for the school to take it against Chenango Valley away.” last year, our team bowled a

In All, 3 Million Tasted Neptune Diner Delights NEPTUNE/From A1 you?’” A staple of Oneonta dining since 1996, the Neptune Diner served its last meal at 10 p.m. Sunday night, Dec. 29, and closed its doors at midnight for good. On Monday morning, potential diners seeking a stack of pancakes or coffee and one of the oversized homemade Danishes were turned away by the enormous LED sign out front on Route 23, once a welcoming series of delicious-looking meals and tempting desserts, now lit only with a thank you message to staff and customers. “We served 200,000 people every year,” said Paul. “Three million people have come through those doors.” Yankees owner George Steinbrenner was a fan of the homemade chicken and biscuits. “Deal or No Deal” host Howie Mandel ate there, as did baseball stars Dwight Gooden and Daryl Strawberry. But all the locals ate there too. “We had a group of retired Hartwick professors that met every Wednesday morning,” said David Hutchison. “It was a nice little get-together.” Paul got his start in the LETTERS

The parking lot at the Neptune Diner has always been packed at 8 a.m. It wasn’t Monday, Dec. 23. The owners, Paul Karabinis and his son Tasi had closed the establishment for good the night before.

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restaurant business as a dishwasher at a Newburgh diner in 1966. In 1973, he bought the Old King’s Diner in Saugerties and another diner in Bedford Hills. “Then I got involved with the B&K coffee and moved up here.” The original diner was much smaller, and in 2000, was expanded to the ’50sstyle chrome-plated diner that became a Southside landmark. “The area started to grow, with the baseball and the soccer camps,” said Paul. “We didn’t close for lack of business — you have to retire someday.”

“It’s the end of an era,” said hostess Jan Baroni as she taped up boxes of dishes. It won’t be a full retirement, said Paul. They’ll still keep busy with the coffee business and are hoping to find a buyer for the restaurant. Despite widespread rumors that the diner is destined to become a Red Lobster or a Moe’s franchise, no deal has been inked. “We’ll put something in here,” said Paul. “I’ve got some interest.” “I’ve been doing this for 40 years,” he added. “I’ll miss it too.”

Election Poll Watchers Trained, Supervised To the Editor: I am concerned about a statement made by Otsego County Democratic Chairman Richard Abbate that it has been a long-standing practice not to collect pollwatcher certificates in rural counties such as Otsego County. I am not sure where he got his information but all counties in New York State, Upstate or Downstate, must follow the law. I worked at the Board of Elections as Republican deputy commissioner of election for 13 years, as the commissioner for the last five years, and I was the county chairman for six years. As the county chair I personally would never recommend that a candidate be a poll watcher. Is it illegal? No. A candidate can be a poll watcher per the election law, but they, like all poll watchers, need a poll watcher’s certificate. “Election Law 8-500, paragraph 3: The appointment of watchers for any election shall be by a certificate in writing issued by the chairman or secretary of the political party or independent body, or the candidates. Such certificate shall be delivered to an inspector at the election district.” Election inspectors must attend a class and pass a test each year to be certified. In class, they are trained on everything they will need to know to do their job, and that includes how to handle poll watchers and to ask for their watchers certificate. Election inspectors are at the polls from 5:30 a.m. until approximately 9:30 p.m. and they all try to do their best to make the elections run as smoothly as possible. I, as a commissioner, truly appreciate the work that the inspectors do for the voters of this county and I am also aware that this can be a thankless job. Remember it is also the responsibility of the watcher to deliver their watcher’s certificate to the inspectors. SHEILA M. ROSS County Republican Elections Commissioner

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Please Keep The Advice Coming New Cooperstown Offering – In the heart of the village, this delightful 2,034+/- sq ft Victorian is in move-in condition. Side porch entry opens to a charming hallway w/open staircase to upper level. Large front room is currently first-floor BR. The living/sitting room has full bath and laundry adjacent. Formal DR has some original built-ins. Kitchen has been redone w/new cabinets, tile, appliances. Enclosed back porch acts as a mudroom entrance as well as entry to the fenced backyard. Upstairs are 3 BRs, newly painted and papered, and renovated full bath. Plantation shutters, ceiling fans, wood and tile floors, new heating system, new wiring, roof, storm windows, hardware, etc. This very nice home is tastefully renovated and ready for its next owner. Offered Co-Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $325,000 Visit us on the Web at www.ashleyconnorrealty.com Contact us at info@ashleyconnorrealty.com For APPoiNtmeNt: Patti Ashley, Broker, 607-544-1077 • Jack Foster, Sales LETTER/From A4 that at the local level. We can do better. Nothing can replace knocking on doors, meeting people face to face, and learning their concerns. I’ve tried to represent residents during the campaign and will continue as I take office. Please feel free to call me at 607-2221591 or email me at adstammel@gmail.com if you have questions or concerns. We can start the New Year with a spirit of collaboration and bi-partisanship and bring the progress our residents want to see. Merry Christmas and happy holidays. ANDREW STAMMEL Oneonta

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Peter Clark’s Second Downtown Mall To Feature Stores, Barbershop, More SHOPS/From A1 shops have already opened up, including the Oneonta Coin Co., Casey’s Barber Shop, Literacy Volunteers of Otsego County, a counselor’s office and, new to the area, Capt’n Cook’s Seafood Market. “We’ve owned it two months and we’ve got eight businesses ready to move in,” he said. “We work at it.” The project, which Clark anticipates will be completed in late 2014, will have spaces for 25 shops and offices, plus a 100-vendor antique mall on the bottom floor, which can be entered at ground level from South Main. He also acquired display cases from Stevens Hardware, the downtown’s oldest store when it closed in 2012 on the death of its thirdgeneration owner, John O. Stevens. “We bought all the cases for the stores out of Stevens Hardware,” said Clark. own flavors, like Rosemary Ginger Ale.” If that’s a little adventurous for your tastes, Laidlaw said they’ll also keep classics like Coke and root beer on hand. Clark owns some of the Bresee’s Health Bar stools, and plans to incorporate them into the décor. “They made the best ice cream,” he said. “And hopefully, this will help keep shoppers around all afternoon.” The ice cream parlor will even have an old-fashioned outhouse, indoors, of course. “Complete with half-moon on the door and everything!” said Lisabeth Rose, general manager of Peter Clark Student Rentals. It’s all part of reviving downtown, said Clark. “There are people who say they haven’t realized there are so many neat shops in Oneonta,” said Clark. “And they’re thrilled to shop here.”

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Peter Clark is converting that block at Main and South Main into a second downtown mall.

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With 34 Main St. being demolished to make way for the new Bank of Cooperstown branch, Tom Casey has moved Casey’s Barber Shop to Peter Clark’s new venue. A coin shop and fish store have also moved in.

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CONDOS/From A1 building homes and additions in the area since 1972. Townhouse number two is being built where the old workshop once stood, and later, duplexes will go where the old family homestead now stands as a rental property. “We’ve built a lot of houses and additions,” said Darren. “But this is our first project for ourselves.” “There will be six buildings total, with Emile and two apartTed Gaisford are partners ments each,” in the proj- said Darren. “There’ll be ect. two buildings here, and four more on Van Woert Avenue.” The properties, which will rent for $1,000 and $1,200 a month, are intended to meet what’s been identified as a shortage of housing for young professionals and small families in Oneonta. “There’s not a lot of new, updated, affordable rental properties,” said Darren, “and there’s a lot of young professionals in the area.” “People who work at Ioxus, Chobani, Springbrook, they need places to live,” added Emily. The apartments will feature radiant heat, spray-foam insulation and high-efficiency boilers, making them energy efficient. “I live in one just like this now,” said Frank. “My highest utility bill has been $140.” The two-bedroom apartments will also have eat-in kitchens with granite countertops, and plenty of closet space. “You can never have too much closet space,” said Darren. Three of the four apartments in the first complex are already rented, two to families, one to a senior, who will each pick up the keys in April 2014. “There’s a lot of interest,” said Darren. “So after we finish these, it’s onto the next one.”

“They’re 129 years old – we’re hoping they’ll bring us a little luck.” A centerpiece of project will be an old-fashioned ice cream parlor, manned by Wiley Laidlaw, formerly of Cooperstown, who moved back to the county after working in restaurants in South Carolina and Colorado. “It will look like an 1880s soda fountain,” said Laidlaw. “We’ll make all our own syrups and make our

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MLS#86798 - Villa Isidoro Restaurant, Bar and B&B in Richfield Springs. Start your new business today! $575,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS#84923 - Renovated 3BR, 2½ bath farmhouse on 3.2 acres. Country kitchen w/SS appliances, LR and formal DR w/fireplaces, large master suite. Fencing, run-in shed and barn for horses or livestock $250,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603

MLS#90345 - Great location close to I-88. Turn-ofthe-century classic farmette offers hardwood floors, woodstove, and the craftsmanship of yesteryear. Large outbuilding was once a wood-working shop. $142,500 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS#91047 - Move-in condition, 4 BR, 2 bath home on over 12 acres in Fly Creek. Large LR w/wood floors, family room w/pocket doors. Entry room w/wood stove leads to DR and kitchen. Large landing w/built-in shelves. Spacious master w/private entry to balcony, all BRs have nice closets. Perennials, covered porches, fire pit, large barn, open fields going to Oaks Creek. $369,900 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS#90624 - Amazing opportunity! Don’t miss out! Buy now for future investment on this prime location on the busy Southside corridor. This quickly growing area is full of opportunity. $495,000 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS#87366 – 3 BR, 1 bath 19th-century farmhouse w/some renovations. 18 acres w/trout stream and pond. Close to Baseball Hall of Fame and Otsego Lake. Cooperstown Schools. Large rooms, woodshed, detached garage, barn w/lrg horse enclosure. $142,500 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS#89145 - Historic Victorian Italianate limestone mansion features 14’ ceilings, deep moldings, hardwood floors, large windows and 9 fireplaces. 7 BRs, formal DR, library, solarium, country kitchen w/butler’s and storage pantry, 2 parlors, servants’ wing and housing in attic. More acreage available. $875,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

MLS#85578 – Perfectly situated on over 26 acres this solid contemporary home is within minutes of Cooperstown Village. Hot tub, deck. Property also includes 200’ additional road frontage and well on County Rte 33. Poured concrete foundation could be finished for additional living space. $189,000 Call Adam Karns @ 607-244-9633 (cell)

MLS#89912 – 104 acres w/panoramic views of the Mohawk Valley and Adirondack Mountains. Fields for livestock or crops, woods for hunting and recreation, excellent sites to build your dream home. Easy commute to Albany or Cooperstown. $249,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell) MLS#91066 - Charming 6+ BR, 3 bath farmhouse 3 miles from Cooperstown. Eat in kitchen has maple floors and solid butcher-block countertops. Great room w/2 sets of French doors. Double-sided fireplace in kitchen/great room. Large formal DR. $269,999 Call Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)

MLS#84525 - 2 BR, 1 bath quaint cottage! Country living! New roof, new kitchen. $69,900 Call Gabriella Vasta @ 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS#92238 - Spacious center-city 4-5 BR home has updated kitchen and bath. Beautiful family room leads to private yard. Competitively priced! $139,900 Call David Brower @ 607-435-4800 (cell) MLS#91760 - Renovated 1880s farmhouse on 11+ acres w/pond, trails. Newer 2-car garage, guest house w/private bath, spacious back deck. Renovated kitchen w/granite countertops, cherry cabinets. Open concept LR/DR, maple floors, pellet stove. Master suite w/private bath, cathedral ceiling, gas stove. New roof, new windows, high-efficiency gas furnace, on-demand hot water, blown-in insulation. Cooperstown schools. Priced below assessed value! $364,000 Call James Vrooman @ 603-247-0506 (cell)

MLS#84430 - Some of the last vacant lots available on Gifford Hill Rd! Includes 4 other parcels to be sold together. Close to Oneonta and Cooperstown. Enough road frontage for 10 lots if subdivided. $199,900 Call Linda Wheeler @ 607-434-2125 (cell)

MLS#92185 - 3 BR, 1 bath renovated home on a double lot in Burlington Flats. Radiant floor heat, updated kitchen, new sheetrock, vinyl siding and windows. Wood floors, nice-sized first-floor BR, 2 BRs upstairs, and nice hall area for office. $95,000 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS#91517 - Queen Anne Victorian in Cooperstown is tastefully renovated. 5 BRs, 4 baths, foyer, grand staircase, formal parlor, and library. Eat-in kitchen w/butler’s pantry, laundry area. Large master BR w/fireplace, bath w/Jacuzzi, radiant floor heat. Full basement, wrap-around deck, carriage barn w/storage area and 2 BR, 1 bath apt. above. $797,000 Call Kristi J. Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell) or Donna A. Anderson @ 607-267-3232 (cell)

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MLS#87502 - 4 BR, 1 bath move-in condition ranch is perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway. Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails. $99,900 Call Gabriella Vasta @ 607-267-1792 (cell)

MLS#91996 - Energy-efficient 3 BR, 1½ bath Greek Revival on 31 acres w/pond. Spacious rooms, country kitchen w/breakfast room, formal LR and DR, family room. Solar electric, 3-zone oil or coal heat, replacement windows, new well, vinyl siding, wood trim. Can be purchased w/less acreage. $250,000 Call Michelle A. Curran @ 518-469-5603 (cell)

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Village Home Exclusively offered at $154,900 Centrally located village home on a large corner lot. LR, DR, large kitchen and family room. 3 BRs and 1½ baths. Nice front porch. House needs some TLC , inside and out. Walk to school and the hospital. Owner anxious.

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’ Happenin Y T N U O C O G OTSE TO E ID U G E T E L P M A CO OUND R A N U F ’S T A H W Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-8662. AMAHL – 3 and 6 p.m. Two performances, Patrick Calleo presents “Amahl & the Night Visitors,� an opera by Gian Carlo Menotti. Staging “Amahl� with cast of local children and talented musicians has become a holiday tradition for the area. Don’t miss this performance. All welcome. Children free. Suggested donation $20. Church of Christ Uniting, 22 Church St., Richfield Springs. CANTATA -- 3-4:30 p.m. Davenport Community Choir performs its Christmas Cantata. Free, open to the public. St. James Manor, 9 St. James Place, Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-9974.

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VET REGISTRATION -- 4-H offers 5 week Veterinary Science series starting Jan. 29. $20, for members, $30 non-members. Class size limited to 15, registration deadline Jan. 10. Info, registration, (607) 547-2536.

MEDITATION -- 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Matthew Zalichin teaches on the life of Marpa, 11th Century yogi and teacher. Ranhung Yeshe Gomde Mediation Center, 412 Glimmerglen Rd. Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5051. FREE FILM -- 7 p.m. “Girl With the Pearl Earring� (PG-13) Cabin Fever Film Series. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rt. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (888) 5471400. CONTRADANCE – 8-11 p.m. Music by Bernie Neumann, Carol Mandigo and Liz Brown, Peter Blue calls. Suggested donation: $8 adults; $4 students, teens; free 12 and under. Presbyterian Church, corner Pioneer and Church streets., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 965-8232, www.otsegodancesociety.blogspot.com.

Friday, January 3

FITNESS -- 8 a.m.-noon. “Commit to be Fit� registration. Bonus points and prizes. $10. Conference Room, Clark Sports Center, 124 Cty. Hwy. 52, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-2800, X-116. BOTTLE DRIVE – 9 a.m. Cooperstown Scout Troop 1254 monthly bottle drive. Please leave deposit bottles and cans curbside. For special pickup, call (607) 547-5237. ROBOTS! -- 10:15 a.m. 4-H Robokronos Annual kickoff. Join otsego Co.’s award-winning robotics team to annual kickoff session. Watch NASA simulcast with high school teams around the world to get 2014 game assignment, kicking off 6-wk race to design and build best competition robot. Masonic Temple, corner Grand and Main streets, Oneonta Continues Sun. at 1 p.m. for brainstorming session #2. RSVP to Bruce Van Buren, RoboKronos mentor, (607) 4357767, bruce@delsegosystems. com SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Snow tubing at Glimmerglass. Warming tent, tubes provided. $5. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Cty. Hwy. 31, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478662. BONFIRE -- Noon-5 p.m. Retire your Christmas tree to Ommegang bonfire and receive a free Ommegang glass. “Worst Gift� swap, prizes and giveaways. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Cty. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Info, John Tuchowski, (607) 544-1800 X-813.

Saturday, January 4

STATE OF THE STATE – 8-10 a.m. Networking with elected county, state and federal officials 8 a.m.; 8:30 a.m. breakfast. Learn of Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s public policy agenda and the call to action. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-4500, shelly@otsegocc.com PASTA! -- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Spaghetti and meatballs with salad and bread. Eat in or take out. 6th Ward Athletic Club, 22 West Broadway, Oneonta. Info, (607) 436-9136. LINE DANCING -- 6.30-8.30 p.m. Weekly Tues. line dances, new beginner class also. First United Presbyterian (Red Door) Church, 2 Walling Ave., Oneonta. Approach upper room from bridge on Roosevelt Ave.. Info, Bonnie Gale, (607) 336-9031, bonwillow@frontiernet.net

Tuesday, January 7

For the first time, Oneonta Town Supervisor Bob Wood issued an invitation to candidates countywide to a swearing-in ceremony New Year’s Day at town hall in West Oneonta, and 16 accepted. Front row, from left, are Town Board member Pat Jacob, Wood, county Rep. Janet Quackenbush, R-Oneonta; county Judge Brian Burns, who administered the oaths, City Mayor Dick Miller, and county Reps. Kay Stuligross and Linda Rowinski, both D-Oneonta. Back row, from left, are Oneonta Town Clerk Cheryl Shackelton, county Rep. Gary Koutnik, D-Oneonta; New Lisbon Town Supervisor Bob Taylor, county Rep. Ed Lentz, D-Garrattsville; Town Board member Andrew Stammel, Town Highway Superintendent Jim Hurtibise; Town Justice Bruce Smith; county Treasurer Dan Crowell, Town Justice Sean Farrell, and county Rep. Craig Gelbsman, R-Oneonta.

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DEADLINE -- Last day to register for 4-H Veterinary Science series starting Jan. 29. $20, for members, $30 non-members. Class size is limited to 15. Info, registration, (607) 547-2536. PIZZA & POTTERY -- 6-9 p.m. Make and glaze bowls for the CANO chili bowl. Pizza, snacks provided; BYOB optional. Carriage House, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 435-8718, www.canoneonta.com FREE FILM -- 7 p.m. “A Place in the Sun� (NR). Cabin Fever Film Series. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (888) 547-1400. SQUARE DANCE – 7:30-10 p.m., Doubleday Dancers Western Square Dance Club Winter Dance. Ray Taylor calls Mainstream and Plus dances; Elma Taylor cues. $5 per person, payable at the door. At Cooperstown Elementary School, Walnut St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 2648128, (607) 547-8665.

Friday, January 10

Son Eric Smith and his fiance, Katherine Townsend, were on hand to observe Daughter Noelle Forbes holds the Bible for her mom, Pat veteran Town Justice Bruce Smith enter another term. The justice’s wife Janice Jacob, who joins the Oneonta Town Board. Daughter (Eric’s mom) holds the Bible. Chelsea Nattrass looks on. Oneonta Town Supervisor Bob Wood, left, welcomes Oneonta City Mayor Dick Miller, who took the oath at town hall, a first, perhaps, in the sister communities’ history. Daughter Brynn helps county Rep. Janet Hurley Quackenbush, R-Oneonta, take the oath.

SNOW TUBING -- 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Snow tubing at Glimmerglass. Warming tent, tubes provided. $5. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Cty. Hwy. 31,

Sunday, January 5

SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Snow tubing at Glimmerglass. Warming tent, tubes provided. $5. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Cty. Hwy. 31, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5478662.

Saturday, January 11

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IN MEMORIAM Elizabeth B. Greene, 88; Teacher Wrote Children’s Stories ONEONTA – Elizabeth B. “Betty” Greene, 88, a former teacher at St. Mary’s passed away Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013 at Fox Hospital. Betty was born in Oneonta on March 13, 1925, the daughter of Ernest and Iva Barton. She attended local schools and graduated from Draper Central school in Schenevus in 1942. In 1946, she received a Bachelor of Education degree from Oneonta State Teachers College. During college she was a member of the Kappa Delta Pi Honor Society, Arethusa Sorority and the Dramatics Club. On August 18, 1948 she married the love of her life Thomas H. Greene. They were married for 59 years. Before getting married she taught in Saugerties and Norwich. After marriage, she taught a year in Worcester before temporarily retiring to bring up her three sons. In 1956 the family moved to Lakeland, FL when Tom became the Athletic Director and basketball coach at Florida Southern College. She resumed teaching in 1963 for ten years in the public school system there before they moved to Williamstown, Mass. in 1972. In 1977, they came back to Oneonta as Tom became the Athletic Director at Hartwick College until his retirement. Betty substituted in the Oneonta Elementary schools, BOCES and taught at St. Mary’s School. Betty was an active member in the Methodist Church most of her life where ever she lived. In her spare time she wrote children stories as a hobby. In her retirement years she loved going to the local auctions to buy and sell antiques. She is survived by her sons, Daniel G. Greene of Newburyport, Mass.and William P. Greene of Otego; a brother, Robert Barton of Schenevus; grandchildren, Keean, Connor and Patrick; great-grandchildren, Breanna and Khloe. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas H. Greene who passed away on June 4, 2008 and her oldest son, Thomas K. Greene. A memorial service will be announced at a later date in January. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.

Thomas G. Brennan, 87; Air Force Vet WEST ONEONTA He is survived by his – Thomas G. Brennan, 87, daughter, Sandra Brennan; an Air Force Veteran, passed his son, Thomas B. and away Thursday, wife, Doris Brennan; Dec. 26, 2013 at granddaughter, Kim home. and husband, Randy He was born Butts; great-grandOctober 15, 1926 children, Kyler and in Bronx, the son Kaden Butts; sisters, of Harry & Virginia Patty and husband, Brennan. Charlie Scaringella Tom married and Virginia Ostling Thomas Olive Anderson on and several nieces Brennan March 5, 1948 in and nephews. Yonkers. She preIn addition to his deceased him June 17, 2012. wife, he was predeceased by He was a Air Force vethis brother, Harry Brennan. eran and obtained the rank Calling hours will be 6-8 of Staff Sergeant. p.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at the Tom worked for Pepsi Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Cola Co. in Mt. Vernon for Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., many years. He moved Oneonta. to the Oneonta area and Arrangements are entrustthen worked for Spaulding ed to the Lewis, Hurley & Bakery and retired from Pietrobono Funeral Home. Stroehmann’s Bakeries.

Monica Wilber, 59; Home Health Aid Practiced Reiki Healing FRANKLIN – Monica Wilber, who devoted her life to caring for and healing others, passed away Saturday, Dec. 28, after a brief illness. She was 59. She was born in Troy, daughter of Robert and Jane Gibeault of Stillwater, and attended Stillwater High School. Besides being a caring mother to her children, she often helped other children with their troubles. She was a home healthcare aide, nurse’s aide for Delaware County Public Health, and an aide for Catskill Area Hospice for over 20 years. She volunteered briefly as an EMT trainee with the Franklin Emergency Squad. She established Spiritual Creations, selling jewelry and offering Reiki healing. She was a member of Franklin Garden Club and Christian Motorcycle Association (CMA). She attended Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Sidney, and was a member Monica of Sacred Wilber Heart Rosary Society and served as a Eucharistic minister. Survivors include her husband of 43 years, Tom Wilber, and her son, Tom Jr., wife Lucia and only grandson Diego Wilber of Virginia Beach, Va., and daughter Melanie and her husband Sasha Sandow of Nyack. Also, sister Mary Marchand of Franklin, brother Robert Daniel (Debra) Gibeault of Stillwater, brother-in-law Mark (Cindy) Wilber of Kirkwood, and nephews and nieces. An ecumenical funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, in the Franklin United Methodist Church, with the Revs. John Hill and Gordon Polenz officiating. Burial will be in the Ouleout Valley Cemetery, Franklin. Calling hours are 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 2, at the Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home, Franklin. Memorial contributions may be made to Catskill Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820.

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