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Building Manager Tim Gargash looks over the damage caused to apartment 114 in the main building at the Plains At Parish, after a resident lost control of a car and crashed into the building.

Car Crashes Into Plains At Parish; No Ticket Issued ONEONTA

car crashing into the Plains at Parish caused “extensive damage” to the exterior wall of the building, but no injuries were reported by state police. Janet A. Humphreys, 83, was parked facing north when she allegedly hit the gas instead of the brake on her 2000 Honda Accord while in reverse, causing her to cross Heritage Circle and strike the building near Apartment 114. State police, West Oneonta Fire Department, Oneonta Town code enforcement and structural engineers responded. Humphreys was not issued a ticket. CLEMENS RITES: A memorial service for John K. Clemens, will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 27 at the First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Following the service, a reception will be held in Foreman Gallery in the Anderson Center for the Arts, Hartwick College. FAREWELL PARTY: The First Baptist Church of Oneonta will have a final gathering to bring closure to the end of their church life together at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, at the First United Methodist Church, Oneonta.

UNY, where she will become president of the Oneonta campus July 1, was Dr. Barbara Jean Morris’ destiny, it seems. “One of my mentors was Dr. Virginia Horvath, president of SUNY Fredo-

nia, always talked about the program there,” she said in an exclusive interview. “And Dr. Lisa Snyder, my associate vice president for academic affairs, graduated from SUNY New Paltz and did her grad work at SUNY Albany.” Morris, the provost of Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., will succeed Dr. Nancy Kleniewski,

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president since 2008. Morris’ appointment was announced Tuesday, Jan. 23, by the SUNY trustees. “Early in September, the email announcing the opening came across my desk,” she said, speaking from Albany the evening of her appointment. “I immediately recognized some of my own touch points, how SUNY Oneonta aligned with my per-

sonal values, and I applied.” A native of San Diego, she boasts that she is a product of “all public institutions,” receiving her bachelor of arts in political science from San Diego State University, and a master of arts and doctorate in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara. “I come from a workingPlease See MORRIS, B3

ARSON SUSPECT CONFINED FOR 5 YEARS

By PARKER FISH COOPERSTOWN

ith 54.5 percent of the ballots reporting, Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones falls just short of a unanimous decision, with 98.3 percent of the votes, in the Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018. “It’s pretty exciting stuff,” said Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz the CLASS OF 2018 day before the Hall’s inductees’ anClass of 2018 was to nouncement at be announced at 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Wednes- Wednesday, Jan. 24. day, Jan. 24, on “There’s an enormous the MLB chanamount of worthy guys nel. on the ballot, and that makes the election process really interesting.” Jones and Jim Thome, a “power hitter” best known for his time with the Cleveland Indians, are topping the ballot on their first year of eligibility, joining Please See INDUCTEES, B3

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Pastor Forgives, Seeks Accountability Pastor Barrett and church Trustee Bob Moore listen to Althiser’s plea.

Althiser Fined $1M, Undergoes Treatment

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he Hall of Fame plans to expand – its gift shop, probably – into the former Cooperstown General Store, Jane

Forbes Clark told a gathering of Chamber of Commerce members at the Fenimore Museum’s auditorium Monday, Jan. 22. On downtown Cooperstown generally, store rents – as much as $7,000 a month – are “too high” to achieve mixed retail offerings, and there are too many

impact statement on how his arson had affected her Milford United Methodist congregation, Rev. Sylvia Barrett paused, then walked over to Gerald E. Althiser, 21, and held out her hand. Please See ARSON, B6

By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

escending down from the witness stand, where she had just delivered an

Jane Clark Says: Succession Assured By JIM KEVLIN

Pastor Sylvia Barrett shakes hands with convicted arsonist Gerald Althiser after his sentencing for the March 12, 2017, fire at her Milford church.

baseball stores, she said. The solution, in part, is adopting the chamber 2018 theme, “Togetherness,” she said noting: “We all need to act for the good of all of us,” she said. In response to a question, she said Otsego Lake’s eastern shore, Please See JANE CLARK, B3

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ollowing the retirement of Deb Taylor at the end of a 30-year career, Cassandra Harrington, former executive director of the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, has joined Destination Marketing of Otsego County as executive director. “The county has an incredible amount of tourism assets that make it a must-visit for everyone,” she said. “The history, the arts, and the food and beverage scene are astounding and I

am delighted to be here and to have the opportunity to share that with the world”, While with the Wine Trail, she lead the rebranding campaign, launched a wayfinding mobile Harrington application and saw a significant increase in event traffic. She’s a graduate of Keuka College and grew up in the heart of the Finger

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Lakes Region. Also new to the organization is Executive Assistant Jacqueline White. White enters with a recent history in tourism promotion and tour coordination with Erie Canal Cruises (ECC) out of Herkimer. As General Manager of ECC for the last four seasons, White was responsible for creating and marketing a variety of exciting cruise options for each season, planning and coordinating weddings, and overall sales.

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1. WHERE: Medallion will only be hidden on Village Public Property. a. Medallion will NOT be hidden on private property. b. Medallion will NOT be hidden on Doubleday Field. c. Medallion will NOT be hidden in any construction sites. ** No Village property will be dug up or destroyed during the Medallion Hunt.

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2. WHO: Anyone can participate in the Medallion Hunt, EXCEPT: a. Immediate family members of the Winter Carnival Committee are INELIGIBLE to win the Medallion Hunt prize. b. All contestants under the age of 18 must have permission of a parent or guardian to participate. c. All contestants agree that the Freeman’s Journal and the Cooperstown Winter Carnival Committee, their advertisers and agents, and the Village of Cooperstown and town of Otsego

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will have no liability whatsoever, and will be held harmless by contestants of any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind resulting in whole, in part, directly or indirectly, from acceptance, possession, misuse or use of the prizes or participation in contest. 3. WHEN: Clues about the location will be published by the Freeman’s Journal for three weeks prior to Winter Carnival. a. When the medallion is found, the finder must immediately notify the Cooperstown Winter Carnival Committee, by calling 607-547-9983. b. The winner will be required to execute and return a CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY and GENERAL RELEASE FORM within 14 days of notification. If winner is under the age of 18, the Certificate must be signed by his or her parent or guardian. Non-compliance may result in disqualification. More Info: CooperstownWinter Carnival.com Safety Warning: No Climbing Necessary.

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EDITORIALS

Bliss Acts Sensibly, With Transparency

THE RIGHT DECISION, MADE COLLABORATIVELY

Good Government, Logical Bipartisanship

here will be bumps in the roads and missteps, of course, as in every human endeavor. But if the general approach that Dave Bliss has been staking out in his first month as chairman is any indication, the county Board of Representatives will actually function productively. This is a little wonky, but we’ll try to make it interesting – or, at least, clear. One of Bliss’ first moves had first been sketched out by his fellow county rep for Cooperstown, Andrew Marietta of Fly Creek, in his debate with challenger Tim Walker before the Nov. 7 election. Meetings of the county board’s Administration Committee – sort of a Ways & Means, it reviews all resolutions before they go before the full board on the first Wednesday of each month – had expanded to intolerable lengths. A famous one convened at 10 a.m. and extended past 5, with depart-

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With camaraderie and a laugh, county Rep. Meg Kennedy calls the first Admin Committee meeting of the year to order Tuesday, Jan. 23. At left is Chairman Bliss.

ment heads waiting for hours in the hall to be called in and grilled. Marietta suggested that the Admin Committee be made up of the chairs of the other standing committees: Health & Education (Andrew Stammel, D, chair), Human

Services (Gary Koutnik, D, chair), Public Safety & Legal Affairs (Ed Frazier, R, chair), Public Works (Peter Oberacker, R, chair), and Solid Waste & Environmental Affairs (Keith McCarty, R, chair). Meg Kennedy, C, who chairs Intergovernmental Affairs, also chairs Admin. • Marietta’s idea was that, since committee chairs have already discussed resolutions in their individual committees, and digested department-head inputs, they can speak authoritatively to fellow Admin members, avoiding duplication and, the hope is, streamlining decision making. The department heads can be called back if an issue requires further debate and digestion, or they can go about their regular duties. This puts more responsibility on the standing committee chairs, which is good. If committee membership remains, not static, but generally stable, that will allow members over time to gain helpful expertise in their specific areas. Please See EDITORIAL, A5

uring the public-comment period at the county board’s reorganization meeting Jan. 3, Richard Sternberg of Cooperstown stood and reported not only was he required to file a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to see the rules of the board, he was charged a $4 copy fee. The chairman, David Bliss, elected moments before, turned to Clerk of the Board Carol McGovern. You could read his lips: “Is that true?” McGovern looked a little sheepish and shrugged her shoulders. In the next day or two, Bliss called Sternberg and told him, as soon as it can be done, the board’s rules and county laws generally will be put on the county’s website – www.otsegocounty.com – for citizens to review as they wish, conveniently and at no cost. As much as anything, that signaled how Bliss intends to operate: sensibly and with transparency. After all, county government belongs to all Otsego County citizens, who bear its cost and benefit, or not, depending on the quality of its services. Well done.

JOE MORGAN DRAWS LINE IN SAND

Steroid Cheaters Shouldn’t Enter Baseball’s Hallowed Hall Editor’s Note: In December, Hall of Fame Vice Chairman Joe Morgan caused a stir in America’s Game on sending a letter, excerpted here, to C. Trent Rosencrans, the Cincinnati Inquirer’s baseball writer, urging that no Steroid Stars be admitted to the Hall of Fame. This year’s class was due to be announced at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24, on the MLB Network.

ver the years, I have been approached by many Hall of Fame members telling me we needed to do something to speak out about the possibility of steroid users entering the Hall of Fame. This issue has been bubbling below the surface for quite a while. I hope you don’t mind if I bring

‘I

was a full-blown cheater, and I knew it. You didn’t need a written rule ... I understood I was violating implicit principles.”

Dan Naulty, as quoted by Joe Morgan

to your attention what I’m hearing. Please keep in mind I don’t speak for every single member of the Hall of Fame. I don’t know how everyone feels, but I do know how many of the Hall of Famers feel. I, along with other Hall of Fame Baseball players, have the deepest respect for you and all the writers who vote to decide who enters baseball’s most hallowed shrine, the National Baseball Hall of Fame. For some 80 years, the men

and women of the BBWAA have cast ballots that have made the Hall into the wonderful place it is. I think the Hall of Fame is special. There is a sanctity to being elected to the Hall. It is revered. It is the hardest Hall of Fame to enter, of any sport in America. But times change, and a day we all knew was coming has now arrived. Players who played during the steroid era have become eligible for entry into the Hall of Fame.

The more we Hall of Famers talk about this – and we talk about it a lot – we realize we can no longer sit silent. Many of us have come to think that silence will be considered complicity. Or that fans might think we are OK if the standards of election to the Hall of Fame are relaxed, at least relaxed enough for steroid users to enter and become members of the most sacred place in baseball. We don’t want fans ever to think that. We hope the day never comes when known steroid users are voted into the Hall of Fame. They cheated. Steroid users don’t belong here. Players who failed drug tests, admitted using steroids, or were identified as users in Major Please See STEROIDS, A5

Hall of Famer Joe Morgan, a former Cincinnati Red, has been on the Hall’s board since 1994, and vice chairman since 2000.

LETTERS

Downtown Hotel? Fine. But What’s Really Needed Is Affordable Housing To the Editor: Last week’s newspaper features the controversy about a hotel on Main Street, Cooperstown, as one of the major issues confronting our village. The powers that be in Cooperstown (our duly elected trustees and the Clark interests) are ignoring

a much more major problem that has been festering for years, and that is the lack of affordable housing. Yes, a hotel on Main Street, the recently opened Railroad Inn, the restoration of 22 Main St., are all worthy of note, but nobody lives there year ’round. The

HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch James C. Kevlin Editor & Publisher

article makes an oblique reference to “market-rate housing in the upper floors of downtown buildings.” Phase II of the village Comprehensive Plan (Sept. 27, 2016) makes similar references. The problem with such housing is the lack of parking necessary to accommodate additional downtown apartments of a limited number at best. The Comprehensive Plan also mentions the “need for affordable housing,” “senior housing,” as well as a goal to “create more workforce

housing.” Those proposals seem to be gathering dust in the archives of the Village Trustees’ basement. What Cooperstown desperately needs is affordable housing for the people who want to work here and retire here. There are more employees on the Cooperstown campus of Bassett (2,510) than there are year-round residents of Cooperstown (1,856). The winter residency may be even less than that when the B&B owners go south. A lack of affordable

Tara Barnwell

Libby Cudmore

Revive Main Street? Sure. But A Hotel?

ver the years we have come to the conclusion that writing a weekly newspaper column quite often becomes a real juggling act. Thom Rhodes Parker Fish Ian Austin Each week, one carefully compiles a Advertising Consultant Reporter Photographer list of possible topics to be included in Kathleen Peters & Andree Baillargeon • Graphics & Production the upcoming column. And normally, it is a process which works quite Judith Bartow Tom Heitz well. And then there are the weeks Billing Consultant when suddenly one is presented with IN MEMORIAM: Mary Joan Kevlin, Co-Publisher, 2006-17 an issue which leaps to the forefront, knocking every other topic off the MEMBER OF drawing board. New York Press Association • The Otsego County Chamber And such was the case this past Published weekly by Iron String Press, Inc. week. In spite of our carefully crafted 21 Railroad Ave., Cooperstown NY 13326 Telephone: (607) 547-6103. Fax: (607) 547-6080. list, when we read in last week’s paper E-mail: info@allotsego.com • www.allotsego.com the headline “Downtown Hotel, Round Amanda E. Willsey Business Manager

Larissa Ryan Office Manager/Circulation

Of course, zoning and availability of land are major considerations, as well as finding investors. The Clark interests could be influential with both of the latter. A mixed-use complex of individual homes and garden apartments would benefit both potential home owners and renters. Cooperstown, rather than being a “village of museums” is becoming a “museum village”; worse yet, a Potemkin village. WILLIAM W. DORNBURGH Cooperstown

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housing is a problem for employee recruitment and retention for both Bassett and the nursing home. The village trustees should appoint a commission to address the need for affordable housing with the objective of resolving that pressing need. It is the elephant in the room, so to speak, and the reason that Main Street has become little more than a tourist destination, especially with the relocation of CVS and the loss of the General Store.

2” and the accompanying editorial, “Getting Downtown Hotel ‘Right’ Important To All,” we could not resist the temptation to revisit the Main Street hotel issue. CATHERINE • In the article, it LAKE was pointed out ELLSWORTH that one of the questions to be resolved when it comes to the possibility of floating the concept of a new Main Street hotel has to be “... is there a de-

mand for a hotel in the downtown area of Cooperstown?” And we would quite agree that this is indeed an important question to answer. Based on rather hasty research, we have come to the conclusion that there are already five different businesses within the Main Street business district that offer tourist accommodations. And, if we are correct, they also all offer the always-needed off-street parking. Thus, it would make sense to us to survey these businesses in order to get a sense of what their occupancy rates might be throughout the year. And, of course, in addition to these Please See COLUMN, A5

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History

Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library

150 Years Ago

The annual meeting of the Teachers’ Association of the 2nd Assembly District of Otsego County, met at Otego on January 17. Friday afternoon was devoted to organization, reading and debate. Miss C.N. Wright read a select poem, subject “Mary Queen of Scots,” Y.B. Smith read a comic stump speech entitled “That’s what’s the matter.” The following resolution was called up for discussion: Resolved, that a law should be passed by our legislature, compelling parents and guardians to send those under their charge to school.” Also: “Resolved, that as teachers and friends of education, we rejoice that the age of new and better school houses for the children of the people has at last dawned – may it go on to perfection.” Resolved, that we welcome the new Free School Law as the best possible means of enlarging the Common Schools of our State and of realizing their true idea.” Resolved, that we entreat our fellow teachers to cultivate more spirit and enthusiasm in the profession so dear to our hearts, and so vital to the welfare of the whole people. January 1868

60 Years Ago

cially in New York City, who are not Americans, and whose ideals are not American,” he asserted. Mr. Cheney paid tribute to the great majority of the state’s public school teachers and declared, “Ninety percent of them are not interested so much in salary, as in what they can do for their pupils.” Mr. Cheney, a past president of the New York State School Board Association, is an advocate for continuing the state’s policy of centralized schools. He stated that pupils benefit more by being in classes with others their own age than in small rural schools with children of varying ages. However, of the 9,000 one-room schools that existed in New York in 1925, 6,000 are still in operation. January 1938

40 Years Ago

125 Years Ago

The photographic Society of Philadelphia has bestowed a gold medal upon one of its members, Frederic S. Ives, as a special recognition of his scientific labors. To Mr. Ives is due the honor of solving the problem of reproducing the natural colors by photography. He has named his invention of a triple photograph made by a single exposure on a single, sensitive plate, a camera for its production, and a “Helio-chromoscope” for re-combining the three images. An investigating committee report states that his reproductions of colors are “so perfect that it is difficult to realize that one is not looking at a recent reflection of the object itself, instead of a photograph. Mr. Ives is a brother of W. H. Ives, the Oneonta Jeweler, and is quite well known here. January 1893

100 Years Ago

The United States has seized millions in stocks and bonds owned in this country by two former American girls, now the wives of alien enemies of the United States. The properties seized are those of the Countess Laszio Szechenyi, formerly Gladys Vanderbilt, and of the Countess Anton Sigray, who was Miss Harriet Daly. Miss Daly is the sister of Mrs. James W. Gerard, wife of the former ambassador to Germany. The securities and other property belonging to Countess Szechenyi amount to more than $8,000,000. The value of the property taken from the

Does Hotel Help Locals? COLUMN/From A4 five businesses, there are other hotels and B&Bs as well as a motel within the village limits. Beyond that there are many other tourist accommodations within the area. Consequently, it makes us wonder just how many rooms are available in the area and just what their occupancy rates might be. We do know that a long-time B&B owner told us a number of years ago now, that the number of rooms available was fast outpacing the number of visitors to the area. In fact, this past summer was the first time in over 30 years that the B&B of which we speak was only rented for seven weeks of the Dreams Park season. • Of course, the paper’s editorial “Getting Downtown Hotel ‘Right’ Important To All” suggests a most positive view of having a new hotel on Main Street. The editorial explains that “Foremost, the loss of the two biggest 12month magnets – CVS and the Cooperstown General Store – threatens to make downtown a tourist ghetto, the worst fear of everyone who loved Cooperstown’s completeness as a community and mourns the erosion of that former reality.” In fact, it quotes longtime resident, Homer Osterhoudt, when he noted that at one time Main Street was an “...intact downtown of groceries, hardware stores, jewelries, a produce stand, haberdashers and, not just a shoe store, but a shoe-repair shop!” And, although most of us have not been around as long as Homer, there are still many of us who remember that of which he speaks. In response to all of this the editorial concludes that “The only solution (to a tourist ghetto) is to bring more people downtown year ‘round.” And we could not agree more. However, we must say we do not understand exactly

how all the solutions offered by the editorial are going to result in more locals making their way downtown. • As we understand it, the thinking is that the goal of getting more locals downtown can be achieved by the use of the newly redone ballroom at the Village Library Building, increasing housing on the upper floors of downtown buildings and having a first-rate hotel on Main Street. And while we might agree that the first two suggestions, we fail to see just how having another downtown hotel will result in more locals frequenting Main Street. For the most part, we suspect locals do not make use of tourist accommodations on a regular basis, if at all. And thus, we do not quite see how adding another tourist accommodation will draw more locals to Main Street. But perhaps we are missing something. Of course, we also do not understand, when it was pointed out that those individuals who originally proposed a hotel for Main Street, are evidently going to meet to discuss four things: “...whether or not we want to put in stores on the bottom; if we want to put on long-rentals or not; whether or not we want to put in a hotel; and if we do, whether or not we’ll work to comply with the zoning laws.” It quite makes one wonder if nothing was learned by the Round One application to open a new hotel on Main Street. PLEASE NOTE: Comments regarding this column may be made by mail to 105 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326, by telephone at 607-547-8124 or by e-mail at cellsworth1@stny.rr.com. Or, for more thoughts about the comings and goings of Cooperstown, visit the website, cooperstowntoday.com

January 1958 Countess Sigray is about $2,000,000. Both are the wives of Austrian noblemen. America will have an army of half a million men in France early this year with a million more trained and equipped and ready to follow as quickly as ships can be provided to carry them – and the outlook for ships is not unpromising. Thirty-two National Guard and National Army units are now ready. Secretary of War Baker gave this information to the nation and to the world today in a statement to the U.S. Senate military committee. January 1918

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“As long as I am a member of the educational committee of the New York State Assembly, the Teachers’ Oath is going to stay,” Assemblyman Guy W. Cheney of Corning told 200 members and guests of the Woman’s Club of Oneonta in his address at the high school auditorium yesterday afternoon. “This oath must be taken and lived up to because there are many communistically inclined teachers, espe-

An analysis of the Federal Budget Dollar looking ahead to 1979 breaks down as follows: Income: Individual income tax revenue: 38 cents; Social insurance receipts: 28 cents; Corporation income taxes: 13 cents; Government borrowing: 12 cents; Excise Taxes: 5 cents; Other: 4 cents. Expense: Direct benefit payment to individuals: 37 cents; National Defense: 24 cents; Grants to States and Localities: 17 cents; Other Federal Operations: 14 cents; Net Interest Payments: 8 cents. After 29 years of operation, Bruno’s Market will become nothing more than a memory. Even the building it occupies will disappear, buried under a new road. Bruno J. and Clara Scavo, who have owned and managed the store since 1949 will no longer be counted among the city’s grocery merchants. January 1978

20 Years Ago

John Elway did some throwing in Oneonta years before he ever put on an orange Denver Broncos football uniform. Elway, who played in his fourth Super Bowl on Sunday, started his professional career wearing the pinstripes of the Oneonta Yankees for about two months during the summer of 1982. “He’s still one of our guys,” said O-Yanks President Sam Nader, with a laugh. “We helped make a lot of millionaires. A lot of guys have left Oneonta and made millions.” January 1998

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Captain James H. Small of the SUCO Police has resigned as Director of the Otsego County Law Enforcement Academy in order to take over the recertified Delaware County Law Enforcement Academy. January 2008

More Expert Admin Streamlines Decisionmaking EDITORIAL/From A4 Bliss liked the idea, and acted on it, and included Marietta, who chairs Strategic Planning, (a Special Committee, not a standing one). Here’s the twist. The newly constituted Admin Committee had seven members, half the 14 county reps. But with the county board’s odd (but in Upstate New York, not unheard of) weighted-voting system, it now comprised a majority of the full board. Thus, each Admin Committee decision would have had the authority of the full board, rendering the monthly meeting meaningless and eliminating

Admin’s review function. • Democrat Marietta, fully supportive of the Republican chairman’s embracing his idea, agreed to fall on his sword. Bliss then scheduled a full midmonth board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 23, prior to Admin, where the sufficient two-thirds quorum was achieved to officially remove Marietta from Admin. All went off without a hitch; Marietta actually made the motion. Two good things happened here: • One, Bliss championed and achieved an initiative that, we can hope, will make county government

Body-Altering Chemicals Cheat The Game We Love

STEROIDS/From A4 League Baseball’s investigation into steroid abuse, known as the Mitchell Report, should not get in. Those are the three criteria that many of the players and I think are right. Now, I recognize there are players identified as users on the Mitchell Report who deny they were users. That’s why this is a tricky issue. Not everything is black and white – there are shades of gray here. It’s why your job as a voter is and has always been a difficult and important job. I have faith in your judgment and know that ultimately, this is your call. But it still occurs to me that anyone who took body-altering chemicals in a deliberate effort to cheat the game we love, not to mention they cheated current and former players, and fans too, doesn’t belong in the Hall of Fame. By cheating, they put up huge numbers, and they made great players who didn’t cheat look smaller by comparison, taking away from their achievements and consideration for the Hall of Fame. That’s not right. And that’s why I, and other Hall of Famers, feel so strongly about this. It’s gotten to the point where Hall of Famers are saying that if steroid users get in, they’ll no longer come to Cooperstown for Induction ceremonies or other

events. Some feel they can’t share a stage with players who did steroids. The cheating that tainted an era now risks tainting the Hall of Fame too. The Hall of Fame means too much to us to ever see that happen. If steroid users get in, it will divide and diminish the Hall, something we couldn’t bear. Section 5 of the Rules for Election states, “Voting shall be based upon the player’s record, playing ability, integrity, sportsmanship, character, and contributions to the team(s) on which the player played.” I care about how good a player was or what kind of numbers he put up; but if a player did steroids, his integrity is suspect; he lacks sportsmanship; his character is flawed; and, whatever contribution he made to his team is now dwarfed by his selfishness. ...Steroid users knew they were taking a drug that physically improved how they played. Taking steroids is a decision. It’s the deliberate act of using chemistry to change how hard you hit and throw by changing what your body is made of. I and other Hall of Famers played hard all our lives to achieve what we did. I love this game and am proud of it. I hope the Hall of Fame’s standards won’t be lowered with the passage of time.

more efficient. • Two, the Republican did so with the collaboration of a Democrat. Bi-partisan collaboration in the pursuit of good government – no Republican potholes; no Democratic snowplows: Not a bad start to the Bliss Administration. A quick aside: Whereas access to expertise has been limited to the chair, seven county reps are attending the NYSAC annual meeting in Albany on the 29th. This will put those reps in touch with the best thinking on county governance statewide, which will build the aforementioned expertise that is so desired.

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Why Does County Need Professional Manager? To the Editor: Some county Representatives think the county needs a county manager/executive. Look at the City of Oneonta. It is on its third manager in a short period of time. The county is much larger with a lot more different departments, and covers many more miles than the city has. You have county representative who knows what their towns/wards need. Look at Decatur and Plainfield; they are much different than the towns of Otsego and Oneonta. If the county was to go with a county manager/ executive, that is another layer of government. I would guess the budget for that department would be over $200,000. The first thing the county board needs to do is to give the department heads a raise. They do not get a raise each year like the union people do. Look at other counties, compare the jobs. You will see that Otsego County department heads are paid less than other counties about the size of Otsego. I was a department head in the Board of Elections the state BOE requested all 62 counties send information about the county BOE, like salaries of commissioners, full time or part time, deputies’ and clerks’ salary, number of voters, total amount of our budget, and so on. This is done every year. Of all 62 counties, Otsego employees were the lowest paid for our size, and some smaller-size counties too. Where would you find a person who would know all about all of the departments in the Otsego County? The department heads know the laws that apply to their departments, if the manager/executive needs that information, he or she will get it from the department heads. I feel the county board has done a good job keeping our taxes down with all the unfunded mandates from New York State. SHEILA ROSS Fly Creek

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As daughter Skylar, 10, looks on, dad Tim Gargash describes the gown he’s sewing for their fourth appearance at the Family Y’s annual Daddy-Daughter Valentine’s Dance, planned Feb. 3 this year. Below, the Gargashes dance at last year’s event.

CABARET NIGHT: Enjoy FOMA’S evening of music, dance featuring CCS talent. Brooks BBQ, auction, 50/50 raffle, . Tickets, $15/adult. 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan.18 Cooperstown High. Call 607-547-8181. CHARITY AUCTION: Support the 2018 Polar Bear Jump without bringing your swimsuit. Chinese auction, refreshments and a chance to meet the recipients. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., drawing begins 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 Milford Central School, 42 W. Main St., Milford. Call 607-286-3349.

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t’s like something out of a fairy tale – a princess needs a gown for the ball, and a handsome prince appears to make the most beautiful dress she has ever seen. Except it’s not a fairy tale. For four years, it’s what Tim Gargash has done for his daughter, Skylar, 10, for the Oneonta Y’s annual Father-Daughter Dance. “The first couple years, we bought dresses,” he said. “But then I got thinking it would be a nice tradition if I made one for her every year.”

►IF YOU GO: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, SUNY Oneonta Hunt Union Ballroom. $70 per couple for Family Y members, $95 for non-members, plus $25 per each additional daughter. Call Kelly Morrissey, 432-0010, extension 205

Gargash took up sewing about 10 years ago, when he wanted a pair of Grinch pajama pants. “I asked my wife Kirsten to make some, but she said she didn’t know how to sew,” he said. “So I thought, ‘How hard could it be?’” He bought a sewing machine at a yard sale for $15, taught himself to use it, and made the pants. He was hooked. “I needed a hobby,” he said. “I made pajamas for the kids and for Kirsten, and Please See GOWNS, B3

SHOWSHOE HIKE: Enjoy a brisk winter hike around Gilbert Lake State Park, led by Jeff O’Handley and featuring fun ecological facts about Otsego County. First hike, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., second, 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Road, Laurens. Call 607-547-4488. CHILDREN’S THEATER: The Hartwick College theater department presents “A Year With Frog and Toad: The Musical,” by Willie and Robert Reale. 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, Slade Theater, Yager Hall, Hartwick College. Admission, $10. Call 607-431-4227. FLOAT NIGHT: Enjoy family movie, root beer in the pool. Must be accompanied by Y member. 6:45 - 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26, The Oneonta Y, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010. YOUTH PERFORM: The Little Delaware Youth Ensemble performs Bach, Chopin, more. Free, followed by reception. 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, Anderson Theater, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 917-9029301.

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, january 25-26, 2018 FILM SERIES – 7 - 9 p.m. Cabin Fever film festival presents “Loving Vincent.” Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Free, open to the public. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400. THEATER – 8 p.m. Presenting “Love, Loss, And What I Wore.” The Production Center, The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607432-5407.

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begins at 6 p.m. Genesee Restaurant 38 Lake St., Richfield Springs. SEED SWAP – 10 - 11 a.m. Exchange seeds and discuss plans for the coming growing season with the Otsego County Master Gardeners. Kinney Memorial Library, 3140 Co. Rd. 11, Hartwick. Call 518234-4303, ext. 119. QUILT ENTRIES – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Deadline for Quilters to drop off entries for the CAA Quilt Show. Cooperstown Art Association. Call 607-5472709. THEATER – 10 a.m. Presenting “A Year With Frog and Toad: The Musical,” by Willie & Robert Reale. Slade Theater, Yager Hall, Hartwick College Oneonta. Admission, $10. Call 607-431-4227. SHOWSHOE HIKE – 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Also 1:30 - 3 p.m. Enjoy a hike around Gilbert Lake State Park led by

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amateur local performers; light refreshments; all welcome. Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church. Church Street, Schuyler Lake. THEATER – 8 p.m. Presenting “Love, Loss, And What I Wore.” The Production Center, The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607432-5407.

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AUCTION – 12:30 p.m. Support the 2018 Polar Bear Jump. Drawing begins 2:30 p.m. Milford Central School, 42 W. Main St., Milford. Call 607-286-3349. TUBE RACE – 1 p.m. Snow tubing at the Canadarago Snowtoppers field, Butternut Rd., Richfield Springs. . THEATER – 2 p.m. Presenting “Love, Loss, And What I Wore.” The Production Center, The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607432-5407. THEATER – 2 p.m. Presenting “A Year With Frog and Toad: The Musical,” by Willie & Robert Reale. Slade Theater, Yager Hall, Hartwick College Oneonta. Admission, $10. Call 607-431-4227. SUNDAY PROGRAM – 2:30 p.m. “Notes from the Field” introduces children to life on an Archaeological Dig. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344. CONCERT – 3 p.m. The Little Delaware Youth Ensemble presents a performance of Bach, Host, Chopin, more. Free, followed by reception. Anderson Theater, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 917902-9301. DOLLAR DINNER – 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Enjoy a dinner of chicken & biscuit, salad, fruit, homemade desserts, more. Suggested donation $1. Children under 6 eat free. First United Presbyterian Church, 2 Walling Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-7520. CONCERT – 5:30 p.m. Looming, Pale Lungs, Heavy Tides, & Emily Beck perform. Hunt Union Waterfront room, SUNY Oneonta.

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YARN WORKSHOP – 5 - 6:30 p.m. Work with instructor Tori to create something for yourself or loved one. All skill levels welcome! Create mittens, hats, more. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435 or e-mail kyle@friendsofrecoverydo.org

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KNITTING GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Call 607-5478344.

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Syracuse Program’s Success Inspires 10 Local Homes For Homeless TINY/From B1 can find an apartment, often times they lack reliable transportation, he continued: “The people most in need of social services live the furthest away.” But after reading an article about Tiny Homes For Good, a program started by Andrew Lunetta in Syracuse, Scrivner and his boss, county Planning Director Karen Sullivan, applied and received a $300,000 state grant to build up to 10 tiny houses on permanent foundations behind the county’s Meadows complex of Route 33 to serve as emergency housing. Each 250- 300-square-foot house would have a bed, a kitchenette and bathroom, and would serve as temporary housing for single male residents. “They’re the population with the highest need,” said Sullivan. “This will help them get back on their feet. How do you give an address to a job if you’re couch surfing?” Though the definition of “temporary housing” is fuzzy, Scrivener and Sullivan

This is the interior of one of the 300-square-foot homes the Tiny Homes for Good organization built in Syracuse.

believe the residents would stay anywhere from a few weeks to a few months while looking for a job or a permanent home. “Because it’s on county property” – next to the county jail, too – “it will be a controlled environment, and they’ll have access to social services,” said Sullivan.

In 2017, the county, on average, placed 46 people per month in temporary housing. October saw the highest placement – 52 – while May saw the lowest – 39. In 2016, $701,954 was spent sheltering the homeless. Lunetta has seen great success with his Tiny Homes project, a non-profit that rents homes to men who might otherwise be living in a shelter. “We built five units, and of the first five men that moved in, four are still there,” he said. “They mow the lawn, they shovel snow, they’re some of the nicest homes on the block.” He was inspired to build the homes after working in a Syracuse shelter, where he saw the same clients over and over. “After they left the shelter, they would go to bad apartments or boarding houses and they’d end up right back at the shelter,” he said. “I knew there had to be a better way. And when I asked them, they said they wanted their own kitchen, their own bedrooms, a place they knew their stuff was safe.” And although he faced neighbors con-

cerned that the homes would attract undesirable populations, he persisted, purchasing land to build the tiny homes. “Now people are donating land to us,” he said. “They see that it’s preferable to a vacant lot.” Lunetta has offered his building plans to Scrivener and Sullivan, and they are hoping to work with Oneonta Job Corps, ONC BOCES and SUNY Delhi to give students job-site experience and keep costs low. They hope to begin building in the summer and welcome the first residents by fall. And looking ahead, they hope the program will be successful enough that they can partner with a non-profit to offer long-term rental housing, put in a community garden or solar panels. Scrivener and Sullivan believe this would be the first publicly funded program in the state. “It’s a pilot,” said Sullivan. “The state is watching to see how it goes.” “If you give someone a home,” she continued. “It’s the first step to restarting a life.”

Speaking Frankly, Jane Forbes Clark, Dad Sews – And Mom, Kids Delighted B1 Settles Questions About The Future GOWNS/From when we took a cruise, I made matching JANE CLARK/From A1 largely owned by Clark family interests and largely undeveloped, will remain that way. “There is no plan to change,” she said. “In fact, there’s a very strong plan that they (thousands of acres) remain exactly as they are.” At another point, Miss Clark, who has no children, answered the question in the back of everyone’s minds: “We have succession plans in place … I am not worried.” She said there “family members” interested in playing a role in the future management of Clark operations, although they are “doing other things” right now. The fifth generation to preside over – and continue to upgrade – what she identified as nine central Cooperstown institutions, Miss Clark dated the start of the family’s presence to 1830 – almost 200 years ago – and lawyer Ambrose Jordan’s decision to settle in Cooperstown. Five years later, Jordan’s daughter married Miss Clark’s great-great-grandfather, Edward C. Clark, her father’s young partner and a partner in Singer Sewing

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Machine, and the local presence established. That first couple had four children, but only one, Alfred Corning Clark, had children: four sons. Only one son, Stephen Carlton Clark, Sr., Jane’s grandfather, had children, three sons and a daughter. One of those sons, Stephen Carlton Clark, Jr., was Jane’s father. And two of his siblings, Alfred and Elizabeth, also had children, so Cooperstown’s benefactress has first cousins who then had children; presumably they were the relatives she was referring to. “My family has a real commitment to this community,” she said in response to a question from Bruce Hall, the local businessman. In her formal remarks, Miss Clark said that, by 1900, her family had begun to focus on key values that

continue to sustain her today: environment, culture, jobs, healthcare and educational opportunities. She ticked off the key Clark entities locally – among them The Baseball Hall of Fame, The Farmers’ and Fenimore museums, The Otesaga, Leatherstocking Golf Course, the Clark Sports Center – which she pointed out draw hundreds of thousands of potential customers to Cooperstown annually. Singling out key executives in the audience, Fenimore President Paul D’Ambrosio reported 120,000 people visit the museum’s annually; Otesaga General Manager & Vice President Jim Miles reporting filling 38,000 rooms a year. The Hall has more than 200,000 visitors. “If we make the Main Street experience even better,” she said, “Cooperstown will flourish just with those numbers.” For her part, Miss Clark encouraged more hands-on action: to increase chamber membership, don’t send out mailers, have members solicit neighbors: “It’s harder to say no face to face.”

dresses for Kirsten, Skylar and her doll, Isabelle.” He started the Father-Daughter dance dressmaking tradition with a yellow ruffled ballgown. “I’m colorblind, so Skylar has to pick out the fabric and the thread,” he said. His first attempt wasn’t easy, but it was a success, and he even made himself a yellow tie to match. “Afterwards, the DJ came up to us and told her that her dress reminded him of Belle in ‘Beauty and the Beast,’” he said. And the next year, he was back at the sewing machine. “He got the hang of it,” said Skylar. The next year, he further advanced his skills, making a red dress with a glittery heart overlay and a matching satin jacket and purse. “The purse was just big enough to hold the camera,” he said. “And I made a pocket square to match.” He also learned an important lesson – glitter gets everywhere. “We’re still finding it in the house,” he said. “At our table at the dance, there was a line of glitter from where she was sitting, all the way across the table, and I have no idea how it got like that.” The third year, she wore purple, and this year, she’s pretty in pink with a gown she and her dad designed together. “We saw one online that we liked, but it was a mini-skirt, and we wanted floor-length,” he said. “I got on YouTube and learned how to make the ruffles, how to take measurements. Once I got that figured out, the rest was easy. I started in the morning and had it cut out by that night.” And now that she’s getting older, Skylar can begin helping out. “She’ll sit on my lap while I’m at the sewing machine and work the pedals,” he said.

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Kirsten helps out too. “She did all the buttons,” he said, “It took me 10 minutes to do one, and she did six in 10 minutes,” After the dance, they have two more traditions. The first is to make a matching dress for Isabelle. And the second is to ask when they can start next year’s gown. “The day after, she’ll start saying, ‘We have to make a dress,’” he said. And he’ll keep making dresses as long as she wants him to. “I told her there’s only one dress I won’t make her, and that’s her wedding dress,” he said. “Because that one would be too important.”

Chipper Jones, Thome, Guerrero Lead Balloting For Class Of 2018 INDUCTEES/From A1 Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal Expos with 90 percent of known ballots. Notably, Jones’ current vote count is just shy of Ken Griffey Jr in 2016, who was selected on a record 99.32 percent of ballots cast. Edgar Martinez and Trevor Hoffman were also in the running, 77 and 78 percent support respectively in the ballots released by the start of the week. If all five of the players are elected, it would tie for the largest class ever elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America. The only time that five players were elected by the writers was the first Hall of Fame election in 1936, when baseball legends Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Matthewson, and Walter Johnson were inducted.

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But with the potential for a larger class, comes the concern of a larger crowd flocking to the village this summer. “I’m not really a crowd estimator, that being said, I certainly think that there is going to be a good turnout this summer,” said Katz. “All five have fans within driving distance.” But others aren’t so hopeful for a big class. “There will not

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be a class of five players,” said Bill Simons, co-director of the Cooperstown Symposium of Baseball and American Culture. “I’m going to predict that Trevor Hoffman and Edgar Martinez are going to fall short this year.” Hoffman and Martinez have both come close in past elections, but Simons believes that they will once again fall just shy of

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the mark: “The reason they’re not going to make it is because we’ve got some new guys on the ballots that have sort of shifted the votes.” With 601 career saves under his belt, Hoffman, at one point, held the record for most saves by a pitcher in the history of baseball, only to be eclipsed within a few years by Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.

“The writers still don’t really have a sense of what to do with closers,” said Katz. Regardless of who is elected, baseball fans are already guaranteed to see at least two of the game’s greatest. Tigers greats Alan Trammell and Jack Morris who were nominated to the class of 2018 by the Modern Baseball Era committee in December. The 2017 induction brought 35,000 people to Cooperstown to see Bud Selig, Ivan “Pudge” Rodriguez, John Schuerholz, Tim Raines and Jeff Bagwell accept their plaques on the lawn of the Clark Sports Center. “It’s kind of crazy, in a good way of course, to bring in all of this talent,” said Katz. “We’re definitely on a good pace, and it’s looking to stay that way for the foreseeable future.”

In Colorado, New Oneonta Campus President Worked With, Intrigued By SUNY Alumni MORRIS/From A1 class family,” she said. “My mom, sister and I all descended on college at the same time. I had the grit to get to college, but I had to develop the mindset and the push to complete.” With her own family story in mind, Morris made her goal to increase graduation rates among students at Fort Lewis. “Fort Lewis is very diverse,” she said. “We are 34 percent Native American, 12 percent Hispanic. When I came there, they didn’t have the narrative of student success.”

She developed stronger student advisory practices and pathways to graduation to serve students from all backgrounds. “We had to ask ourselves, ‘How do we ensure that, in a diverse population with different needs and backgrounds, that they get the tools they need to be successful?’” As such, she saw graduation rates, especially for those in underserved populations, rose dramatically. And she saw that same care at SUNY Oneonta. “They are passionate about creating students

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who are going to go out and be responsible stewards for a more just, humane and sustainable world.” “Over her career, Dr. Morris has focused on nurturing a collaborative learning environment, one which supports faculty and student development, academic excellence and community involvement,” said SUNY Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson. “That aligns with SUNY Oneonta’s “core values.” SUNY Oneonta College Council Chairman Patrick Brown said the trustees gathered in Albany made “a wise choice,” and pre-

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dicted Morris will provide “fresh leadership and an authentic voice.” Prior to joining Fort Lewis College in 2011, Morris worked for 16 years at the University of Redlands in southern California, rising to dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. At Fort Lewis, she served the Colorado Commission of Higher Education (CCHE) as the elected representative from the Academic Council. Also, on the Colorado State Remedial Education Task Force, the Supplemental Academic Instruction Sub-committee, the

General Education Council, the Prior Learning Assessment Committee and the P-20 Alignment committee. A single mother, she raised three children, and now has two grandchildren. She will bring with her a rescue dog, Bulah. And she’s already learning the language of her new home. “Lisa taught me the difference between ‘food shopping’ and ‘grocery shopping!’” she joked. “It was a destiny pull.”

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trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ‘’JOHN DOE #1’’ through ‘’JOHN DOE #12,’’ the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above-named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New

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case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

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NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $330,000.00 and interest, recorded on June 8, 2009 in Liber 1577 at Page 203, of the Public Records of OTSEGO County, New York, covering premises known as 6242 STATE HIGHWAY 28, FLY CREEK, NY 13326. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. OTSEGO County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your

Attorney for Plaintiff BY: IRINA DULARIDZE, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 4LegalFeb.15 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Bennett Brewing Company, LLC, Articles of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/8/2018. Office location: Otsego Cty. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to LLC @ 2805 State Hwy 80, Burlington Flats, NY 13315. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 6LegalMar.1 Legal nOtice NOTICE The Republican Electors of the Village of Cooperstown will meet in the Village Board Room at 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 7PM in the evening for the

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW 1. The name of the limited liability company (“LLC”) is LEWIS ST RENTALS LLC. 2. The date of filing of the Articles of Organization with the Secretary of State is January 22, 2018. 3. The County within the State of New York in which the principal office of the LLC is located is Otsego. 4. The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her is: 1385 County Route 38, Bainbridge, NY 13733. 5. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is any purpose allowed by law. 6LegalMar.1 Legal nOtice Notice of

The Watershed Agricultural Council, a non profit organization working to protect the NYC Watershed while supporting farm and forest land uses, is seeking individuals for the following positions: • Engineer for its Agricultural Program. The Engineer will serve as a program engineer to work cooperatively in the design and implementation of Agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the Watershed Agricultural Program (WAP) in the West of Hudson Watershed. Salary: approximately $65,000. Review of resumes to begin immediately. • GIS/Database Assistant. The GIS/Database Assistant will be responsible for managing al programmatic spatial and tabular data of the organization. Salary: $45,000 maximum. Review of resumes to begin February 1, 2018 • Forester II for its Forestry Program. The Watershed Forester II will work with landowners, loggers and foresters to implement the various initiatives offered by the WAC Forestry Program in the Catskill/Delaware watersheds. These initiatives include: the Best Management Practices (BMP) Program, Management Assistance Program (MAP), 480a Incentive Program, Trained Logger Certification and MyWoodlot.com. Salary: high $50,000s. Review of resumes to begin February 9, 2018 Qualifications and requirements for each position detailed in position description available at http://www.nycwatershed.org/careers. Excellent benefits package including but not limited to 8% employer contribution to 403(b) pension; health, dental and vision insurance (employer pays 95% of cost of plan); and portable term life insurance policy. To apply: Send cover letter and resume to Amy Faulkner, Watershed Agricultural Council, 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, NY 13856; or e-mail afaulkner@nycwatershed.org. EOE.

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WOOD DRAGON’S GARDEN, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/16/2018. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to PO Box 21, Laurens, NY 13796. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. Principal business location: 14 Brook St., Laurens, NY 13796. 6LegalMar.1 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of BRIAR CREEK PARTNERS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/15/17. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Dennis O’Hara, PO Box 407, Otego, NY 13825. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalFeb.22 Legal nOtice Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the lot owners of the Hartwick Seminary Cemetery Association will be held at the home of Joyce S. Jones, 4685 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326. This meeting will be Sunday, February 4, 2018 at 2 p.m. to transact such business as may properly come before the meeting and the election of Officers and Trustees. 3LegalFeb.1

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NAP 58 MAPLE STREET LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/14/17. Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 19-43 77th Street, East Elmhurst, NY 11370. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalJan.25 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Chestnut Np, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/29/17. Office: Ulster Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Legalinc Corp Svcs 1967 Wehrle Dr #1-086 Buffalo, NY 14221 General Purpose 6LegalJan.25 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Sweet Sweat Fleet, LLC Arts of Org. filed SSNY 11/21/17. Office: Ulster Co. SSNY design agent of LLC upon whom process may be served & mail to Henning Grentz 67 Old County Rd 1 Kingston, NY 12401 General Purpose 6LegalJan.25

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ONEONTA – Susan G. “Susie Q” Pizza, 70, a native daughter of Oneonta, passed away Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at Fox Hospital. She was born on March 7, 1947, in Oneonta, daughter of Frederick and Sheila (Lack) Wiedeman. Susan was employed as a clerk for many years at P&C in Oneonta. Susan loved to go hunting in her earlier years. She also loved painting and shopping, being a frequent customer of QVC. Her favorite place to vacation was Ogunquit, Maine. She loved the ocean, and sitting on the beach watching the waves crash. She would have loved to move to Myrtle Beach and have a condo by the ocean. She was a fan of Jimmy Buffet, and always wanted to see him in concert. She also loved being surrounded by her family and friends. She always had a great sense of humor and

loved to laugh a lot! She will be dearly missed. Susan is survived by her children, Susan Pizza Shelley Elwell and Levi Johnson of Otego, Stacey (Edward) Wurzburg of Nassau, Darrin (Yvette) Dunwald of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.; grandchildren Derek (Katie) Jeffers of Otego, Don Chamberlain of Nassau, Douglas (Victoria) Brown of Otego, Alexis Burger of Schenectady, Kyle Allard of Utica, Daniel, Justin, Jaret Dunwald of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., and Isabella Wurzburg of Nassau; great-grandchildren, Lucinda Lee Brown of Otego, Cadance Chamberlain of Otego, and Sophia and Don Chamberlain of Nassau; sisters, Barbara Purcell

of Oneonta, Janet Parent of Otego; brother, Rick Wiedeman of Oneonta; best friends, Noreen Hipson and Wayne Wright; kidney cousins, Maryjane and Jim Robie; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her mother, Sheila Wiedeman; daughter, Brenda Burger; father, Frederick Wiedeman; and brother, Robert Wiedeman. Calling hours were Monday, Jan. 22, at the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St., Oneonta. Burial will take place in the spring at the convenience of the family in Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are asked to be made to the Susquehanna Animal Shelter, 4841 NY 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home, Oneonta.

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