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Cooperstown’s Mayor Tillapaugh looks ahead as new term begins

You can do it, little snowdrops!

Susan Fenimore Cooper wrote this in her 1887 classic Rural Hours: “Friday, (March) 31st. — The snowdrop seldom opens here before the middle or third week of April, remaining in flower until the tulips fade, early in June; it would seem less hardy with us than in its native climate, for in England it blooms in February, and it has been found by M. de Candolle on the mountains of Switzerland with its flowers actually encased in snow and ice. We found a patch of snowdrops pushing up along Willow Brook in Cooperstown through snow that fell on Sunday, April 3 — a few weeks before Susan Fenimore Cooper’s observation but a nonetheless welcomed sight as Otsego County awaits a prolonged period of springtime weather. We are pleased to report this to be the last photograph of this year’s spring season that will include newly fallen snow.

INSIDE ►MORE BASEBALL RETAIL: Buffalo-based collectors’ paradise opens new outlet on Cooperstown’s Main Street, page 2. ►A CARNIVAL COMEBACK: Volunteers step up to join Cooperstown’s Lions Club in its work to revive the village’s Winter Carnival in 2023, page 2. ►AN OUTDOOR CHALLENGE: See all there is to see on some of the county’s outstanding hiking and biking trails, page 10. ►A FEW THOUGHTS ON IMPORTANT THINGS: Our columnists this week include an invitation to breakfast from the Village mayor, salute volunteers at a leading not-for-profit, accept the inevitable in the Buffalo Bills deal, and accept the blame for Line 59. Pages 4 and 5.

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Village of Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh this month embarks on her third two-year term leading the village, hopeful that COVID’s worst is behind, but proud of the work she, the Village Board of Trustees, and Village employees were able to continue throughout the pandemic’s worst months.

“Only now in retrospect are we seeing how all-consuming COVID management was for every Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh, center, with newly elected Village of person in this village,” she Cooperstown Trustee Sydney Sheehan, right, and newly re-elected said in a conversation with Trustee, Dr. Richard Sternberg, left, after the three took their oath The Freeman’s Journal/ of office on April 4, 2022. tax, and renting Doubleday Field but we Hometown Oneonta.

“We had to just keep moving along as the were able to keep moving forward.” The guidance changed and the requirements Village kept pandemic protocol in place as crews completed two phases of Doubleday shifted.”

“I’m very proud that we never laid off Field renovations, opened improvements on or furloughed employees during COVID,” an $8.4 million wastewater treatment plant, she said. “We were told that we had to and continued a Main Street beautification reduce the number of people in the offices project that has Cooperstown prepared to so we had a number of people working welcome more visitors in 2022.

“I think we can focus on going forward remotely, but our Village street crews can’t get their work done from home. They were now,” Mayor Tillapaugh said. “I’m really there every day doing the job the residents hopeful. Yes, we have BA-2 and other COVID variants to come, but we’re needed them to do.”

Looking at the financial costs to the learning all the time more about how to Village, she said, “We lost well over handle them.”

Continued on page 6 $800,000 in revenue from parking, sales

Mamaroneck Historical Society wins last-minute reprieve for James Fenimore Cooper murals, but work remains The Mamaroneck Historical Society succeeded in its ambitious quest to raise the funds needed to save James Fenimore Cooper murals from destruction, but more work remains as the group strives to rescue the artwork from the walls of Mamaronek High School.

The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta first reported on the endangered murals as word spread of the high school’s plan to cover — and in some cases, destroy — eight Depression-era murals depicting scenes from James Fenimore Cooper’s Leatherstocking novels and his life as a resident of the Westchester County town. The murals stand in the way of the Mamaroneck High School’s plans to build new computer learning labs, and the Historical Society leapt into action to spare them from the wrecking ball.

“It’s good news but it’s different news,” Mamaroneck Historical Society’s co-president John Pritts said of the group’s success to date.

“We had no idea until we started how complicated it would become to save the artwork. Those murals have been on the walls for 81 years.

They’re being very stubborn and they don’t want to come down easily. I think they like being up there where they’ve always been!”

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Leaving the Trapper (from The Prairie, painted by Albert Crutcher 8’x8’ )

Mr. Pritts told The Freeman’s Journal/ Hometown Oneonta the Society had successfully removed two of the eight murals but, facing the school board’s April 7 deadline, is taking steps to preserve artwork that seems stuck in place.

“We’ve surfaced the murals and covered them in plexiglass where we can’t get them down,” he said. “A wall will be put up in front of them to keep them covered. Someone will be able to get them down safely someday, I’m sure.”

In the meantime, Mr. Pritts said the Society hired a professional photographer and videographer to memorialize the murals for all to see.

“We did complete work-ups of each mural,” he said. “My original pictures for our website pale in comparison. With these new pictures, the public can get an indication of what they looked like when they were new. Amazing work.”

The Society partnered with LMC Media Productions, as well, to produce a 14-minute video tour of the murals — available now on YouTube as “The James Fenimore Cooper Murals at Mamaroneck High School.”

“The video details the where, what, and why of each painting, who painted them, what they’re about,” Mr. Pritts said of the virtual tour.

“The art is beautiful,” he said. “Its historic significance is immense. Having it go away would be a sin. But saving it has been harder than we, our conservator, or the contractors thought.

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Western New York’s Dave & Adam’s opens new ‘full set’ card shop in Cooperstown On the drawing board for months as COVID seeped in and out of business plans, Dave & Adam’s Card World in Cooperstown offered its ‘soft opening’ on Sunday, April 3 as visitors began trickling back into the village.

For the store’s staff, though, it’s not “just another baseball shop on Main Street in Cooperstown.” The Main Street location, just a few doors down from the Baseball Hall of Fame, is the card retailer’s first foray outside its home base of Buffalo, New York and its popular web-based business.

“We’re different in a lot of ways,” said store manager Max Penke. “We sell product direct from Topps, boxed sets and full packs only. We have vintage packs and sets. We’re not offering single cards that collectors can pick through.”

Topps is one of the country’s bestknown trading card producers, bringing the baseball card to mass popularity in the 1950s and still printing cards for baseball, hockey, soccer, and wrestling.

Dave & Adam’s relationship with the company puts Topps products uniquely onto the store shelves. The store has complete-set boxes, ‘blasters’ (boxes

to what the store calls its ‘Hit Parade’ – exclusive products boxed on the store’s rear wall, offering signed memorabilia ranging from baseball bats to gloves to jerseys and baseballs.

The trick is the items are sealed just like packages of baseball cards – the buyer won’t know who’s autograph awaits inside until the buyer opens the package.

“It’s just like buying a pack of baseball cards,” Mr. Penke Dave & Adam’s Cooperstown team includes Brendan Smoot, left, store manager Max Penke, said. “The fun is in the surprise, but we guarantee that there’s an center, and Andrew Long, right. authenticated autograph from a with 20 sealed packs of cards inside), major player in each box.” and other complete-set offerings dating Inside the display cases, boxes and back to 1977. More is on the way. packages of cards for baseball, MLS “By the time Induction Weekend Soccer, Formula 1 racing, WWE comes around, we’ll have double the (men and women), and Pokemon. The product,” he said. “What you see now knowledgeable staff is ready to talk is just the start.” collecting with anyone who comes in.

Everything is in its original pack“Card collecting is bigger than it’s aging, meaning that the customer is ever been before,” Mr. Penke said. buying baseball cards not knowing “During COVID, actually, people were which players or special cards they’ll sitting around looking for things to do find inside. That tradition carries on and the market just shot up.”

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News Briefs

Cooperstown’s Winter Carnival to return in 2023 Cooperstown’s Lions Club announced this week its plans to bring the Village’s winter carnival back in 2023 thanks to public support and a slate of volunteers stepping up to plan the event.

Club president Peter Desenroth said the Carnival Committee will include: Cay Franck, Carina Franck, Larissa Ryan, Lion Caspar

Ewig, Nancy Angerer, Marcy Birch, Lorie Lamb, Daeltun Lamb and Lion Claire Kepner. Committee members signed up as part of a community interest meeting held April 2 at Upstate Bar and Grill.

“These people have the passion and drive to move the Cooperstown Winter Carnival forward under the Lions Club’s sponsorship,” Mr. Deysenroth said. “We are excited Winter Carnival will be back in 2023, better than ever!”

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Lions, Farmers’ Market team up for SNAP Farm Laborer deal leads to political spat The Cooperstown Farmers’ Market and the Cooperstown Lions Club are marking their third year of providing food-insecure individuals and families with easy access to healthy local food.

People shopping with SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) at the Farmers’ Market can buy vegetables, fruit, cheese, meats, and other items, such as vegetable plants. The Cooperstown Lions Club funds SNAP Match, which provides up to $15 in matching funds to shoppers using SNAP. “SNAP is an amazing opportunity to try a variety of nutrient-dense foods,” said Carrie Edsall of Black Willow Pond Farm, a year-round vendor at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market.

“They can explore farms for a variety of choices in meats and vegetables.

SNAP Match is a way to stretch their dollars.”

“I am a big fan of the Market,” says a frequent shopper who uses SNAP at the Farmers’ Market, who asked to be anonymous. “I get staples — vegetables, cheese, meat, bread, apples — plus whatever catches my eye. With SNAP Match, it brings prices in line with the grocery store and I get better food.”

He said he also appreciates the opportunity to interact with farmers.

“The money goes right to farmers from the USDA, you cut out the middleman and everyone benefits,” he said. SNAP is operated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

According to the Community Needs Assessment developed by Opportunities for Otsego, New York State reports nearly 3,000 Otsego County households receiving SNAP benefits in June 2021.

“The goals of the SNAP Match program are to supplement the buying power of SNAP recipients to purchase fresh fruit, vegetables, and other eligible items at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, to support local farmers and their sales at the Market, and to keep more food dollars within the local economy,” said Jim Donley, the Lion’s Club SNAP Match Committee Chair.

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“We are a communitydriven Farmers’ Market, and SNAP and SNAP Match help ensure everyone has access to healthy local food,” says Karrie Larsson, Market Manager at Otsego 2000, which started the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market in 1991.

People who qualify for SNAP receive an EBT card that works like a debit card.

At the Market, shoppers can visit the welcome table at the entrance and ask for Market Manager Karrie Larsson.

They swipe their EBT card to purchase any amount of $1 wooden Market tokens, then receive the tokens as well as up to $14 extra in SNAP Match vouchers to use as cash with vendors selling SNAP-eligible foods. Vendors who have received tokens or SNAP Match vouchers as payment submit them to the Market Manager and get reimbursed.

For a limited time, through a grant from the Community Foundation of Otsego County, people shopping with SNAP at the Market will receive another $10, on top of the Lions Club match. So, spending $15 in SNAP at the Farmers’ Market results in $40 worth of spending power.

“With the cost of meat at the grocery store rising, people are finding that pasture-raised meat at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market is much more affordable than they thought,” Ms. Larsson said. “When you compare what $15 buys at the grocery store and what you can get at the Farmers’ Market with SNAP Match, it is clear that shopping at the Market is the way to go. And, the money isn’t going to a big chain, it’s going to benefit a farmer who lives nearby.”

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Farmers’ Market is open on Saturdays throughout the year. Saturday hours are 10 am – 2 pm January through April, and 9 am – 2 pm, May through December. In addition, the Market is open on Tuesdays from 12 – 5 pm during July, August, and September.

SNAP/EBT is welcome at every Market. For more information on the Market, go to www.cooperstownfarmersmarket.org.

For information about using SNAP at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, call Karrie Larsson, Market Manager 607/547-6195 or email market@otsego2000.org.

For information on applying for SNAP, go to www.mybenefits.ny.gov or call Otsego County Social Services, 607-547-1700.

To support the SNAP Match program at the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, mail a check with SNAP Match in the subject line to Cooperstown Lions Club, PO Box 2, Cooperstown, NY 13326; or see coopsnapmatch.org for online giving options.

Otsego 2000 is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1981 to ensure the Otsego Lake region remains a masterpiece of nature by protecting and supporting its environmental, scenic, cultural, historic, and agricultural resources and its economic wellbeing. Otsego 2000 accomplishes its mission through programs like the Cooperstown Farmers’ Market, Otsego Outdoors, Glimmerglass Film Days, historic preservation initiatives, and environmental stewardship.

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Cooper murals saved Continued from page 1 Fundraising continues, too, as the Mamaroneck Historical Society prepares to conserve and store what they can with minimal damage, hoping to have some of the art on public display in public buildings in Mamaroneck and Larchmont. The Society’s website includes a link to its ongoing GoFundMe campaign (www.mamaroneckhistoricalsociety.org).

“We’re considering this a victory,” Mr. Pritts said. “We aimed to save them in one way or another and we’ve been able to do that. There’s still a lot of work ahead, but we kept the murals from being destroyed.”

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New York State Commissioner of Labor Roberta Reardon has not yet rendered her decision on whether to accept the state’s Farm Laborers Wage Board decision to lower the farmworker overtime threshold from 60 hours per week to 40 hours per week, but that hasn’t stopped likely 2022 19th congressional district race foes Antonio Delgado and Marc Molinaro from lobbing a few press release barbs at each other over the issue.

Incumbent Congressman Delgado (D) released a March 29, 2022 letter he sent to Governor Kathy Hochul urging her to reject the Board’s January decision.

“Agriculture already faces a growing labor crisis, and lowering the farmworker overtime threshold to 40 hours puts farm operations in New York State at serious risk,” the congressman wrote. “Many farmers and producers have expressed concerns that the resulting increase in costs will put them out of business.”

“Lowering the overtime threshold from 60 to 40 hours adds another hardship for our farmers, and may cause many to close their doors,” he wrote. “Rather than move forward with the wage board’s decision, I urge you to work with farmers to find a better solution.”

Mr. Molinaro (R), Dutchess County Executive, immediately said Rep. Delgado was “leading from behind” and said, “There have been years of opportunity for Antonio Delgado to speak up and fight for farmers.”

“Antonio Delgado waited till the cows came home to address this issue, an 11th-hour appeal opposing the proposed Farm Workers Overtime, with the knowledge that the budget will contain a tax credit to mitigate the cost,” he said. When the Board rendered its decision on January 20, Mr. Molinaro said, “Where in the world is Antonio Delgado on the Farm Laborers Act, his constituents deserve to know.”

Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed budget for the state’s new fiscal year — still not finalized at press time — would include a taxpayer-infused subsidy of some $130 million to help farmers offset the cost of rising wages. The Wage Board’s recommendation would lower the overtime threshold to 40 hours per week over a 10-year phase-in.

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Bills stadium deal: Line 59: The taxman cometh It’s reality, that’s all The nation’s football audience was legitimately incredulous several weeks ago when the NFL’s random rules denied the Bills offense a chance at the ball in its overtime loss – in a championship game, no less – to the Kansas City Chiefs.

It’s a fair wager that New York sports fans took it particularly hard, as “our team” had a shot at the Super Bowl and then lost it in the closing seconds thanks to the reality of league rules and a lousy decision that left 13 seconds on the clock.

The Bills have gone from beloved state hero to goat (that’s goat as in ‘Charlie Brown-type goat,’ not the Tom Brady ‘Greatest Of All Time’ GOAT) in the last week, though, given Governor Kathy Hochul’s deal with the team and its billionaire owner to keep them in town with a $1.4 billion stadium project. We taxpayers would be on the hook for at least $600 million in ‘state subsidies,’ with the Bills and the NFL coughing up $550 million and Erie County sliding in with $250 million.

Concurrent with the stadium news, the governor announced she had struck a deal with Western New York’s Seneca Nation to claw back some $575 million in long-disputed casino revenue – and then faked out everyone by announcing that she would use “most” of that money toward the $600 million state commitment.

Voila! Everyone is happy! We got a deal on the casino money that’ll take the pressure off taxpayers to pay the freight to keep the Bills in Buffalo.

Ah, but no one is happy.

And that’s the way things go in professional sports and professional government in 2022. Teams and leagues will hold up cities and states. Government needs a press release that looks better than “we are grateful for all the years the team was in Buffalo but we’re sorry to see the Bills moving to Osh-Kosh, Wisconsin.”

The governor is well aware that she is handing plenty of cannon fodder to every candidate who wants her job, even though every one of them, party affiliation notwithstanding, would have done the exact same thing if that’s what it would have taken to keep the pro team within our borders. Every self-appointed community organization out there demanding that the money would be better spent elsewhere is just angry that the deal could mean less funding for their own hyper-parochial group that probably does little beyond holding meetings.

We bet the preponderance of lawmakers griping about it are just angry that the money isn’t going to a pet project in their own district where they could be the celebrity cutting the ribbon in a picture perfect for their Instagram.

If Otsego County had a top-tier professional franchise and we were in danger of losing it absent public subsidy, we’d argue in favor of doing all that would be necessary to keep the team in town. The same goes for every county in New York State.

It’s either that or waking up to a headline not too far afield from the one we read a few weeks ago when Buffalo left 13 seconds on the clock for Kansas City to stage its unthinkable comeback and the state, incredulous, would wonder how we could let the Bills go like that? We’d Monday morning quarterback it to death and moan that the state should have and could have done more to seal the deal – a deal that, we’ve learned, demands a public subsidy. Rather like league rules.

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IKEA opened its first northeast enormostore just outside of Newark, New Jersey, in 1990, at a time when the sales tax there stood at four percent.

The company filled New York City subway cars with signs enticing the locals to take a ride over the bridge where they could buy all the things they need and save a bundle on sales tax (the combined New York state and city rate at the time hovering around eight percent).

Legend has it Albany was none too pleased by this tax-evading subterfuge and instructed staff from the Tax Department to prowl IKEA’s parking lot to take pictures of New York license plates. They’d match DMV records to the photos and send a letter to the registered owner with a friendly reminder that if they had purchased anything while out-ofstate, they were obliged to report that to New York and cough up the “use tax” they had evaded by shopping in New Jersey.

Over the years, we’ve heard occasional denials that such activity ever took place.

Of course it didn’t!

No, instead we have LINE 59 on our annual state income tax return. It says: Report your sales or use tax liability on this line. Do not leave Line 59 blank.

If you use store-bought tax return software and try to enter a zero on LINE 59, it comes back as an error.

I was present at the birth for Line 59, advocating for it in my previous life as the lobbyist for New York’s brick-and-mortar retailers. This was in the early 2000s when Internet-only merchants were starting to ransack the retail landscape through a massive advantage: decades of rulings from the U.S. Supreme Court prohibited states from requiring sellers with

no physical presence in the state to collect sales and use tax when shipping merchandise into that state.

Never mind that we were paying, at the time, more for shipping and handling (or, in the case of IKEA, bridge and Turnpike tolls) than we would have had we just bought the

thing in New York and paid the sales tax. The inarguable truth was (and remains) this: people hate paying sales tax.

Our job, however, was to bring some parity to the game and require those out-of-state sellers to abide by the same rules as our in-state Main Street merchants. Anti-taxers hit the rafters screaming that we were “taxing the Internet” (wrong) and that we were calling for a “new tax” (also wrong). We argued the state was leaving billions in sales tax revenue on the table and letting out-of-staters kill our downtown stores (right).

The state Senate’s Majority Leader at the time, an affable and defiantly tax-averse guy by the name of Joe Bruno, thought it a good idea to

add a line to the state’s income tax return where New Yorkers could voluntarily enter the amount of tax they owe the state for buying tangible property in other states. Line 59. It worked, to a certain extent, but as the Internet exploded, we chipped away at the state’s sales tax rules until 2018, when the Supreme Court finally allowed states to level the sales tax playing field.

Now, when we buy whatever from Amazon or Wayfair or some other dot-com, we pay sales tax.

Why, then, do we still have Line 59 growling at us?

Its genesis is rooted in the state’s fear of losing out on sales tax from Internet purchases. We’ve put that to rest.

Ah, but the folks at the Tax Department cheerily remind us the beast is technically called the ‘sales and use tax’ and cite an example in the tax return instruction book: “You purchased a book on a trip to New Hampshire that you brought back to your residence in Nassau County, New York, for use there.” So, lucky New Yorker, you’re paying a tax not only on the sale, but also on our use of that book.

How nice.

Not that the state genuinely took pictures of New York license plates in a New Jersey shopping emporium or anything like that (of course they didn’t), but technically, yes, the original sales and use tax law does require us to come clean to New York when we buy tangible property in another state so we can, in good conscience, enjoy that book that was available only in a gift shop at Mount Rushmore.

Line 59 puts us on that path of taxpaying righteousness. Sorry about that.

Ellen Tillapaugh, mayor of cooperstown

Consider having ‘Breakfast with the Board’ Two years ago, in a May 2020 “Mayor’s Message” in the Village Voices newsletter, I wrote this: “The residents of the Village of Cooperstown should be proud of the way they have responded to this unprecedented health crisis. Recommendations to stay home, to physically distance from others and to wear a mask when not possible to distance, have all been willingly adopted and are successfully reducing the impact locally of the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the same time, our community has doubled down on what makes us so special – we sincerely care and support one another – that consideration has never been more evident.

We provide meals for Bassett Hospital essential workers. We support our neighbors volunteering with our Fire Department and EMS, and praise the grocery store workers. We reach out to vulnerable neighbors and offer to shop or deliver food. We order take out from our local restaurants to let them know we are there to support them. And on our numerous walks we stay connected with friendly waves and conversations across the street, sustaining our community bonds.”

We didn’t realize that that was just the beginning of the battle that would impact us fiscally and emotionally and reshape so many aspects of our lives. One year ago in 2021, with vaccinations available, we began to move past a year of disconnect -only to encounter variants of Covid19 which once again had us retreating behind masks.

Through it all, your Village Board continued to meet and ensure that all Village services and projects continued. Whether we met in person or virtually, Village Board meetings were recorded and streamed so that all residents could stay informed even if they couldn’t lend their voices

to the conversation.

The ease of clicking the link, “VOC Live” at the top of the page at villageofcooperstown. org and watching from home was actually preferred by many residents. I know I personally “attended” more zoning meetings via streaming than I had ever been able to attend in person.

These conveniences will not be disappearing. Our Board and Zoning meetings will continue to be streamed and recorded on the Village of Cooperstown YouTube channel.

But beginning Monday, April 25, community members will have an additional opportunity to connect with the Mayor and Trustees while also enjoying a cup of coffee and donuts.

We will host Breakfast with the Board in the Meeting Room at Village Hall.

This is an opportunity for residents to discuss issues on the agenda for that evening’s Board Meeting or present any concerns or questions. A casual format, complete with locally brewed coffee and bakery donuts, Breakfast with the Board will be from 8 to 9 a.m. There will be no minutes taken or hours wasted!

We hope to see you there!

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HELIOS CARE: TAMMY CHRISTMAN

Helios Care honors its dedicated volunteers Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library

137 Years Ago

Home & Vicinity – Dr. Charles Knapp, without any doubt whatever the main mover in the horrible grave robbery at Milford Centre a few months since, and over whose head an indictment is hanging for the crime, was graduated from the Montreal Medical College last February, and having purchased a portion of the practice and formed a partnership with one of the Montreal physicians, has settled in that city.

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April 17-23 is National Volunteer Appreciation Week, and organizations across the country are celebrating the wonderful works of volunteers. The value of hospice volunteers cannot be overstated.

The desire to give time and talents freely, to those on the end-of-life journey, emanates from a heart of compassion and a spirit of giving.

Whether providing direct or indirect support, volunteers are an integral part of our team. Helios Care’s exceptional volunteers use their gifts and skills to help provide patients, caregivers, and families with the most peaceful and comfortable end-of-life experience possible. Our outstanding office and fundraising volunteers also work diligently behind the scenes to contribute towards this best possible care for patients and families.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of the hospice benefit provided

by Medicare, and Helios Care has provided care to members of our communities since the early 1980s.

What began as hospice care delivered solely by volunteers and clergy has since developed into expert medical care provided to individuals in their home or place of residence

as well as support for the caregiver and families. Even as the organization has grown, volunteers have continued to be critical members of our team.

As a condition of funding for hospice care, Medicare requires the total number of hours that hospice volunteers contribute must equal at least five percent of the total number

of patient care hours provided by paid hospice employees and contract staff. For the past two years, because of the pandemic, this requirement has been waived -- but Helios Care volunteers have continued to serve in a variety of ways.

It is a great honor to share that in 2021, the incredible Helios Care volunteer team provided a cost savings of $113,596.80, drove 19,137 miles and contributed 7% of patient care hours. Thank you!!!

You might think it would be too hard to be a volunteer for hospice. It can be, but there are so many different opportunities to help. These include

spending time with patients, delivering flowers for special occasions, calling families weekly to checkin with them, staffing fundraising events or helping with the Helios Care Thrift Shop and Boutique.

A current volunteer recently shared that “the reward is so much bigger for me than it is for the patients and their families.”

Helios Care Volunteers exemplify the special heart and spirit of hospice. Our volunteers share their time and talents in countless ways, and they are, without a doubt, an essential part of our interdisciplinary team. This week and throughout the year, we honor and celebrate our outstanding volunteers.

The entire team at Helios Care, with deep respect and gratitude, thanks all of our volunteers for making such a meaningful difference to those we serve during one of life’s most precious times.

You can learn more about Helios Care by calling 607-432-6773 or by visiting www.helioscare.org Tammy Christman Director of Community Outreach and Volunteer Services

BY Merl Reagle The Local News – Work is going rapidly forward for the new Central Hotel building. Considerable iron work has been received, and it is hoped to have the bank ready for occupancy by July and the hotel itself in November.

The latest plans are for four bowling alleys, a billiard parlor and barber shop in the basement. Already, inquiries for stores, barber shop, bowling alleys and the hotel itself are coming in, and probably all will be rented before the building is finished.

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The third annual Farm and Home Show sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce at the State Armory closed Saturday night with a new record high attendance recorded, in spite of bad weather and the inauguration of a small admission charge for adults. Nearly 10,000 adults attended the show during its three days last week and an equal number of children were admitted without charge.

Total attendance last year was 17,000.

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A planned outdoor rock music festival for 25,000 college students on a farm in the Town of Worcester, May 2 and 3 is not to be. Supreme Court Justice David F. Lee, Jr., of Norwich, granted the Town of Worcester a temporary injunction barring the festival after a 90-minute hearing in the Broome County Courthouse Friday. Justice Lee also directed that the promoters of the festival refrain from selling any more tickets and cease advertising.

James M. Coogan of Yonkers, a lawyer representing the promoters, estimated damages to his clients at about $50,000. Justice Lee also ruled last month that a proposed rock concert at Song Mountain Ski Center in Cortland County cannot be held. In that decision, Justice Lee said area highways were inadequate to handle an audience of 30,000 and would tax police and hospital facilities.

The Otsego County Board of Representatives, at their meeting on Wednesday, adopted a resolution expressing their concerns about music festivals. More than 100 persons protested the proposed Worcester festival at a Town meeting on Tuesday.

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Solution: ‘‘Space Exploration” (Mar. 31)

Soup or Sundae…Football and eating go hand-in-hand-to-mouth ACROSS 1 Island paste 4 Knocked down 11 Old Italian country 17 One of Mary’s followers?

18 Company that has captains 19 Happy ___ 21 Crucial play, or snack-sharing?

23 Certain infraction, or glutton’s action?

25 “Oh! You gave me ___!”

26 Narrow inlet (or backward, something inspired?)

28 Singer Gaye or Hendryx 29 But, to Brutus 31 ___ de triomphe 32 Quarterback action, or breakfast action?

36 Hawaiian island 37 Ex-quarterback Marino 38 Start the betting 40 Sprinted 41 Church tower 42 Farm insect 43 Betting figures 44 Gets to play, or digs into a steak?

47 Short on tolerance 49 Old action show, with The 51 Cornet, for one 52 Code of conduct 54 Type of offense, or a carving leftover?

57 Crummy 60 Deal (with) 62 With 67 Across, lobby plants 65 Having overhangs 66 A Whitney 67 See 62 Across 69 Parking area, often 70 Start of a Youngman line 71 Suitor 73 ___ standstill 74 Yokel Yokum 76 Early auto 78 Mirror-image name 79 Unassertive 80 Interception, or a pastry?

82 Not ___ (blah) 84 Picasso contemporary 85 Story twist 88 Words on a dirty car 91 Old offense, or a cheese-slicing mishap?

96 Takes home, in a way 98 Japanese seafood 99 Panetta et al.

100 Who, to Henri 101 U.N.C.L.E. foe 102 Early Elvis signer Phillips 103 Chills

104 Type of offense, or type of fried-chicken deal?

107 Old gas station giveaways 109 Fell for it 110 Song for one 111 ___ Paulo 112 The Pleiades’ constellation 114 Pro team, or final food tallies?

117 Pro team, or those who paid those final food tallies?

121 “I am a galley ___ pen and ink” (Balzac) 122 Doodling 123 Stevenson’s inits.

124 Chole or ergo ending 125 Flies from Africa 126 ER folks DOWN 1 June honoree 2 Inclined 3 Slo-mo video, or second cup of coffee?

4 Type of reception, or enough fish for the day?

5 Pocket buildup 6 The NFL, e.g.

7 Yeller’s adjective 8 Ipanema’s city 9 Fold around 10 Strauss’s material?

11 Track circuit 12 Stoogean 13 Claw 14 Cupcake covering

15 Arm bone 16 Ms. or GQ 20 Tile art 22 Men’s patriotic grp.

24 Ex-P.M. of India 27 E x-Army Chief of Staff Creighton W. ___ 30 Song for two 32 Actor Erwin 33 Job legislation estab. in 1973 34 “If I rest, I ___” 35 “Mighty ___ a Rose” 36 In the clear, as a pass receiver 37 Courtroom VIPs 39 Waiter’s disappointment 41 Tatters 44 Hazel, for one 45 Trenchers’ needs 46 ___ color (timbre) 48 Exciting couple 50 Water pitcher 53 Braided hairstyle feature 55 M onkees movie written

by Jack Nicholson 56 Make the bread 57 Win a bet, or whip up some butter?

58 Landed 59 Flintstones’ pet 60 Figuring folks: abbr.

61 Solemn promise 63 Under-20 one 64 1 Across ingredient 68 Fine fabrics

70 Corrida victim 72 Seeks as a spouse 75 Hamlet 76 Simple 77 Hamlets 81 Wary watches 83 F ield guides, or grease spots on morning dishes?

84 Coal hole 86 Brand of soda 87 Sailor’s tale 89 Recipe follower, often 90 Shade tree 91 Spare tire 92 On the up and up 93 They may be tried as adults 94 The same as 95 Christen 97 S omething underfoot or overhead?

101 M ade-for-TV movie length, usually: abbr.

104 Series of advancing plays 105 Houston player, for 36 years 106 “___ Joe’s” 108 Summer mo.

110 Blind as ___ 112 Container weight 113 Radiator sound 115 Chicago trains 116 Aero ending 118 Season for Seurat 119 100 lbs.: abbr.

120 Clausian chuckles

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Call for art in Congressional competition

Continued from page 1 The mayor also is looking forward to reconnecting with Cooperstown residents, whether through day-to-day interactions, participation in local government meetings, or through “Breakfast With The Board,” an initiative she announces in this week’s edition of The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta (see page four).

“The thing about COVID is that I really missed the communication with people in the village,” she said. “People would call and we’d all see each other out while we were walking, but I think there’s a little disconnect that we can repair. We’re returning to a time when I hope people will come back to participate in government.”

Along with the ‘Breakfast’ program, Mayor Tillapaugh will be convening a Community and Environment Committee as Cooperstown continues to take a leading role in environmental initiatives.

“We divested from fossil fuel six years ago,” she said. “Our wastewater treatment plant meets all the codes and standards set for 2025 in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement and we’re showing that we have the infrastructure conducive for development in an environmentally smart way.”

Mayor Tillapaugh noted other items on the Village’s horizon, including housing, addressing the state’s new cannabis laws, and keeping Cooperstown a vital and welcoming attraction for visitors.

“We need more housing options and opportunities to facilitate the development of housing across all levels,” she said. “It may be something we can do just outside the village limits, but we do need to make it affordable to live here.”

As for cannabis, the Village Board of Trustees passively opted in to allow the opening of retail cannabis dispensaries in Cooperstown — a move that finds Cooperstown subject to regulations that the state’s Office of Cannabis Management will adopt and approve later in 2022.

“We need to be thinking about this now,” the Mayor said, noting her plan to convene a group to consider ‘time, place, and manner’ designations in village zoning ordinances.

She’s eager to welcome new businesses to town, as well, noting the new Grand Slam Guitars, and Dave & Adam’s Card Shop on Cooperstown’s Main Street.

“We need a well-rounded business district,” she said. “A lot of the stores here were able to pivot to online selling during COVID, and the people of Cooperstown were just fantastic in ordering so much take-out when the restaurants couldn’t open. We really rallied around the restaurants and I think all of us enjoy having so many great dining options to choose from right here in town.”

Mayor Tillapaugh took her oath of office at the April 4 meeting of the Village Board of Trustees, during which Dr. Richard Sternberg took his oath of office for his new term as Trustee and as the Board welcomed its newest member, Sydney Sheehan, to her first term of office. She replaces Jeanne Dewey, who chose to not run for reelection in 2022.

“I see everything we were able to do during COVID as a chance to move the Village forward,” Mayor Tillapaugh said.

“I do think we’ll be back to 2019 levels for visitors; Dreams Park is coming back, the Hall of Fame is bringing back the Classics game, and we have the Hall’s Induction Weekend coming up in July. I think all of us in Village government are looking forward to good things ahead.”

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Thomas W. Tolley ONEONTA - Thomas Wesley Tolley, 78, passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022, at M.I. Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown.

He was born June 7, 1943, in Carbondale, Pa. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and Zelma Champion.

Tom married Carolyn Harriett Germond on Jan. 2, 1965, at the Methodist Church of Sidney (it snowed about 8 inches that day.)

Tom worked for the Oneonta City School District in the maintenance department for 40 years until his retirement in 2008.

He enjoyed bowling and received a trophy for bowling a 277.

After working hard rebuild his 1960 Plymouth, he was finally able to drive it around town last summer and thor-

June 7, 1943 – March 31, 2022

oughly enjoying Arthur and Jeanne all the attention it Tolley of Greene; generated. grandchildren, Tom was a Joel Jordan Allan member of Elm Park Tolley and Kyra United Methodist Lynne of Otego, Church.

McKee Tolley of Tom is survived Greene, Robert by his wife, Carolyn Wiswell and Tolley of Oneonta; Thomas W. Tolley Natasha Wiswellson, Thomas Francis Tolley Hodge of Norwich, Cody and and Althea Levenson of Rachel Wiswell of Greene, Unadilla; grandchildren, Trevor and Cheyanne Eric Platt of Franklin, Wiswell of Sidney, Abigail Brianna Tolley of Maryland, Tolley and Hunter Galley of Thomas Bryan Tolley of Otego and Caleb Harrington, Franklin; son, Timothy currently serving in the Wesley Tolley and Michele U.S. Marines; great-grandSmith of Maryland; grand- children, Mason Gaynor, children, Jonathon Tolley of Gentry Smith, Timothy Florida, Courtney Tolley of Michael Tolley Jr., Treyson Florida, Zackary Smith and Tolley, Kinsley Galley, Torie Couse of Cooperstown, Isabella Wiswell, Payton Amanda-Jo Tolley of Wiswell-Hodge, Ella Rose Maryland and Timothy Wiswell, Arianna WiswellMichael Tolley and Becky Hodge, Ayden WiswellMiller of Oneonta; son, Joel Hodge and Chloe Wiswell.

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He is also survived by his siblings, Maryann Craig of Minnesota, Bill Tolley of Florida and Jack Tolley of Buffalo; as well as several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by siblings, Rick Tolley, Helen (Champion) Mancuso and Janet (Champion) Gallick.

Visitation was Wednesday, April 6, at Elm Park United Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

Funeral services followed with the Rev. John W. Buddle officiating.

Burial will be held at a later date in Oneonta Plains Cemetery, Oneonta.

Arrangements are by Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta.

To send the family an online condolence please visit www.bookhoutfuneralhome.com.

April 8, 1932 – September 29, 2021

with the neighbors’ graduated with an many kids and R.N./education horses as she was degree in 1954, an only child. She worked at Bassett attended the oneHospital and as a room schoolhouse school nurse at in Fly Creek, and in Canajoharie Elethe winter her father mentary School, watered down a before heading to Jane E. C. Boaz field and strung up California.

The lights so that all the children young women worked at could ice skate even in the jobs in the Los Angeles area, evening. where they all soon met The Carr family moved to their respective husbands.

62 Elm Street, Cooperstown, Jane married James Boaz, when Jane attended high then a student, on April 14, school, graduating in 1950 1956. The couple and their and, thanks to the advice of four children would move her aunt Mildred Carr Lee, a 28 times over the ensuing schoolteacher, she headed off 50 years — among the to Plattsburgh State College places they lived were to study nursing. Jane Albuquerque,N.M.;Cleveland

The family of Barry Marcewicz invite his friends to join them at The 6th Ward Athletic Club on April 16th from 2-4pm to

Celebrate his Life and share memories.

Grandma loved her farm, her family, and playing her old guitar.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home will take the time to find out what made your loved one special.

Whether it’s finding just the right flowers, or finding a musician to play her favorite tunes on her old guitar, we’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as unique as she was.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand Street, Oneonta • 607-432-6821 www.grummonsfuneralhome.com

Jane Elizabeth Carr Boaz COOPERSTOWN – Jane Elizabeth Carr Boaz, daughter of Cooperstown, a registered nurse, died on September 29, 2021, in San Diego, Calif., where she lived with her husband of 65 years, James Boaz.

Born on April 8, 1932, in Cooperstown, Jane was the daughter of Bernard Carr, the town’s electrician, and Mary Dafner Carr, a bookkeeper at the Otesaga Hotel.

Jane grew up on a farm in Fly Creek, in the building that is now the Sportsman’s Tavern. She spoke fondly about her rustic upbringing with numerous farm animals and dogs Trixie and Laddie, and she adored playing

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and Cincinnati, Ohio; St. Louis, Mo.; Bethesda, Md.; Albany, N.Y.; and Los Angeles. The family often relocated due to the opportunities of Jim Boaz’s career as a television executive, and they traveled worldwide as well. Jane continued to work as a nurse in Bethesda.

For the occasion of Jane’s 90th birthday on April 8, her family is planning to bring her ashes back to Cooperstown, where she spent her formative years and forged dear friendships.

We invite all friends of Jane to join us for memorial drinks at the Hawkeye Grill, Otesaga Hotel, on Friday, April 8 at 5 p.m.

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NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that the Annual Meeting and a vote, by voting machine, will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 2022 at The Foothills, 24 Market Street, Oneonta, at which time the polls will be open from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m., EST, for voting on the following items: To adopt the annual budget of the Oneonta City School District for the fiscal year 2022-2023 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable real property of the District, To elect three (3) members of the Board of Education, each to serve three (3) year terms, commencing on July 1, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2025, to succeed Bill Grau, Darren Gaisford, Shawn Beckerink, whose terms expire on June 30, 2022. To elect one (1) member of the Board of Education, to serve the remainder of a vacated seat currently held by board appointed member Joseph Temming the term for this seat is May 18, 2022 and expiring on June 30, 2023.

To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to the Education Law of the State of New York.

Voting at said Annual Election will be by use of voting machines.

ALL VOTING WILL TAKE PLACE AT: THE FOOTHILLS 24 MARKET STREET, ONEONTA, NEW YORK Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education to fill four (4) expired terms of three (3) years shall be filed with the Clerk of said School District at the District Office, no later than April 27, 2022 between 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Each petition must be

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directed to the Clerk of the District, must be signed by at least one hundred (100) qualified voters of the District and state the residence of each signer; the name and residence of the candidates.

NOTICE, is also given that any person, otherwise qualified to vote, who is currently registered for any general election, pursuant to Section 352 of the Election Law, shall be entitled to vote without further registration pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law. Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 pm on May 3, 2022. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. The School District will transmit military ballots to military voters on May 3, 2022. Completed military ballots must be received by the School District by 5:00 p.m. on May 17, 2022 in order to be counted.

Law will be filed in the Office of the Clerk of the School District at the Board of Education Offices at 31 Center Street, Oneonta, New York 13820 and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the district beginning May 6, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. on weekdays and each day, except Saturday or Sunday, prior to the day set for the election, May 17, 2022 and at the polling place on the day of the vote.

Copies of the proposed budget may be obtained by any resident of the Oneonta City School District each day of the week other than Saturday, Sunday or a holiday, during the period of seven days immediately preceding the date of the public hearing to be held on May 4, 2022.

Copies of the proposed budget will be available on said days at the Board of Education Office, 31 Center Street, Oneonta, New York, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

at said election, subject to the provisions of Section 2035 of the Education Law, provided a proposition is filed with the District Clerk on or before April 18, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. prevailing time; said proposition must be typed or printed in the English language; must be directed to the Clerk of the School District: must be signed by at least one hundred (100) qualified voters of the District; and must state the name and residence of each signer. The School Board will not entertain any petition to place before the voters any proposition the purpose of which is not within the powers of the voters to determine, or any proposition that fails to include a specific appropriation where the expenditure of monies is required by the proposition.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Board of Education of the Oneonta City School District has fixed May 3, 2022 as the date on which the Board of Registration of said school district will meet at 31 Center Street, in Oneonta, New York, in said school district, for the purpose of preparing a register for each school election district for the Annual City School District Election to be held on May 17, 2022. Said Board of Registration will meet for said purposes on May 3, 2022 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

At such hours and place, any person who has not permanently registered by May 3, 2022 or who did not register for the general election held on November 3, 2021 or who is permanently registered, but at the time of such registration resided in a school election district other than the one in which he or she presently resides or has not voted in an intervening election, must in order to be entitled to vote at said election, present himself or herself personally for registration.

The register so prepared pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of Education of the Oneonta City School District shall provide for absentee ballots for the election of Board of Education member, the school budget and any other referenda stated in this notice. Applications for absentee ballots for said annual election are available at the Board of Education Offices, 31 Center Street, Oneonta, New York. Completed applications are to be submitted to the Clerk of the Board of Education at said address no later than May 14, 2022 if mailed and May 17, 2022 at 3:30 p.m. if personally delivered.

Absentee ballots are to be submitted no later than 3:30 p.m. on May 17, 2022 the day of said election, to the address of the Clerk of the Board of Education.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued will be available in the office of the District Clerk from 8:00 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except weekends, and on the day set for the election.

Any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the ballot of any person on such list, by making his/her challenge and reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that any other proposition not requiring official notice in the call of the Annual Meeting may be voted upon

PROPOSITION 1 – PURCHASE OF SCHOOL BUSES Shall the March 23, 2022 bond resolution authorizing the purchase of school buses for the City School District of the City of Oneonta, at a maximum cost of $237,640; authorizing the issuance of up to $237,640 bonds (five year maximum maturity); providing for a tax levy therefor in annual installments; pledging the District’s faith and credit for debt service; delegating powers with respect to bonds and notes; and providing for an estoppel procedure, be approved?

Dated: April 1, 2022 Oneonta, New York

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE ONEONTA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Regina Ranieri McGuinness Regina Ranieri McGuinness, District Clerk 4LegalApr.21 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of MILLER VENTURE PROPERTIES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/25/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 6040 Steam Mill Rd., Unadilla, NY 13849.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 126 Whispering Oaks Lane, Otego NY 13825.

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Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: Anna Rathbun, 3801 County Hwy 11, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

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6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Manufactured Home Masters LLC. Filed 3/9/22.

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: c/o Jessica Anne Simons, 438 County Hwy 11 Lot42, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose: General.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 1 MICKLE PLACE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 3/24/22.

The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County.

The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 17 N. Bayles Ave., Port Washington, NY 11050.

The Purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF LIQUOR LICENSE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a license, Number 2229922, for Beer, Liquor and Wine has been applied for

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J & D’S WAGONWHEEL, INC. Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Oculo Visitant Gallery LLC Arts of Org. filed 12/07/2021.

Otsego Co. SSNY design agent for process&shall mail to 116 Manley Dr, Hartwick, NY 13348.

Purp: any lawful 6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Oneonta Property Management LLC A. of Org. filed with Sec of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/14/21.

Office in Otsego Cty. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to 277 Main St, Oneonta 13820.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of KELLKY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/24/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 33 Walnut St., Oneonta, NY 13820, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalMay.5 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of VITAL TRENDS USA, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/24/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 205 Arnold Rd., Burlington Flats, NY 13315, which is also the principal business location.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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process against the LLC may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to c/o THE LLC, 330 Nelson Road, South New Berlin, New York 13843.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Menagerie at the Corey House LLC, 1291 Co Hwy 33, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 393 Main Street Suite 104, Oneonta, New York, 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 3/11/22.

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, 102 Depot Rd., Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of T.S.T. HOLDING PROPERTIES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/10/22.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to 1 West St., Farmingdale, NY 11735.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.28 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF A FORMATION OF A NY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Appliance Maintenance Services LLC Articles of Organization filing date with the Department of State (SSNY) February 15, 2022.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 1251 County Highway 11 Laurens, NY 13796 Purpose: To engage in any and all business activities and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalApr.28 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of JOSH’S TREE SERVICE, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 03/02/2022.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Josh’s Tree Service, LLC, 986 County Highway 22, Burlington Flats, NY 13315 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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MISS VIKKI LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC)

THE MENAGERIE AT THE COREY HOUSE LLC

Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State on March 10, 2022.

The office location within New York is in Otsego County.

The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 1/31/2022.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The

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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: Boat Owners United LLC, 116 West Hill Rd, Worcester, NY 12197.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.28 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company Name: MSJ Storage, LLC., Articles of Organization filed with NYS Department of State on February 10, 2022.

Office Location: Otsego County.

NYS Department of State had been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail a copy of process to 218 Pegg Road, Morris New York 13808.

Purpose is to engage in any lawful act or activity under the LLC Law of New York.

6LegalApr.21 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: DRI 9, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 2 March 2022.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it

Legal nOtice Notice of formation of Glimmerglass Move Managers, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/15/22.

Cty: Otsego.

SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served and shall mail process to 191 Skillen Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.7 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of The Great Crayon Project LLC filed w/ SSNY 2/21/22.

Off. in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agt. of LLC whom process may be served & shall mail process to the LLC, 352 Main St, #1204, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Any lawful purpose.

6LegalApr.7 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Hooker Valley Farm LLC. Filed 1/27/22.

Office: Otsego Co. SSNY desig. as agent for process & shall mail to: 1053 Co Rd 42, Maryland, NY 12116. Registered Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Bklyn, NY 11228.

Purpose: General.

6LegalApr.7 Legal nOtice Notice of Qualification of Cardinal Green Investments LLC. App. for Auth. filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/14/22.

Office location: Otsego County.

LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 4/1/19.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, c/o Erin Tulley, 2500 Sand Hill Road, Ste 240, Menlo Park, CA 94025. DE address of LLC: The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy of State, 401 Federal St, #4, Dover, DE 19901.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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THURSDAY, aPRIL 7, 2022

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Milford freshman earns Cornell kudos

Fenimore Art salutes Earth Day

Milford Central School freshman Jack Yorke has earned recognition as a “Borlaug Scholar” at Cornell University’s New York Youth Institute and a chance to serve as a New York Youth delegate at the World Food Prize annual event in Des Moines, Iowa, later this year.

The Ivy League experience requires high school students to research issues they care about and submit to a panel of Cornell experts and professors a paper proposing their ideas to solve grand challenges. Jack researched and submitted an innovative proposal to solve Food Scarcity and World Hunger and was among

Fenimore Art Museum commemorates Earth Day with Susan Fenimore Cooper and the Hudson River School, a live virtual lecture with noted scholar Rochelle L. Johnson, on April 14 from 7 – 8:30 p.m.

Registration is required.

The lecture explores how literature and painting

Milford Central’s Jack Yorke

those selected as a “Borlaug Scholar.”

The honor is named for American agronomist Normal Ernest Borlaug, who led initiatives worldwide and was awarded multiple honors including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal.

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employed similar techniques to represent landscape changes in the 19th Century, with special focus on Susan Fenimore Cooper and Thomas Cole. Ms. Cooper was a naturalist, author, artist, and daughter of James Fenimore Cooper.

Her book Rural Hours was the first major work of environmental nonfiction written by a woman.

The lecture features a live Q&A session; to register,

visit FenimoreArt.org. A link to the lecture will be provided to all registrants 24 hours prior to the start of the program; all participants will need Zoom to join.

There is no charge for the

event, but the Museum does ask participants to consider a donation of $15 or more to suport future programming opportunities of a similar nature.

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Spring ‘Octet Challenge’ invites hikers to explore county’s best

You might need your good mud boots, but it’s time to get out there to hike Otsego County!

After more than 150 people signed up for its Winter Challenge, Otsego Outdoors is offering its first-ever Spring Octet Challenge — featuring trails, paddling, and pedaling throughout the county.

“This Challenge encourages all of us to embrace all that an Otsego County spring has to offer,” said Peg Odell, program and communications manager for Otsego 2000.

“Along with snow, rain, sun, and mud, there will be spring peepers, wildflowers, and new growth.”

The Spring Octet is a collaborative effort of Otsego 2000, the Otsego Land Trust, and the Otsego County Conservation Association. The program connects people with year-round opportunities to enjoy the outdoors throughout Otsego County.

For the Spring Challenge, participants can choose from trails at State Parks (Glimmerglass, Gilbert Lake), State Forests (Texas Schoolhouse, Basswood Pond), Otsego Land Trust properties (Lordsland Preserve and Fetterley Forest), an Oneonta Park (Wilber Park), County Forests (Forest of a Dozen Dads and Van Cleft Trail) and private property open to the public (Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Sanctuary, College Camp, Clark Tower Trails). There are also paddling options and a bike route from Oneonta to Otego and back.

By completing eight activities between March 20 and June 20, people can earn a free embroidered Spring Octet patch and be listed on the online Otsego Outdoors Challenge Roster.

“The new Blue Trail at Lordsland Preserve is a great place to explore in the spring,” said Alison Lord, an Otsego Land Trust Board Member who has participated in Octet Challenges. “It starts at Doc Ahlers Road and winds through the old orchard to the east side of the beaver pond. You can feel spring happening all around you on this walk with budding trees and nesting birds everywhere.” At Lordsland, in Roseboom, new trail kiosks were installed and the Blue (East) Trail was blazed using funds raised by teenager Henry Horvath for Otsego Outdoors. A ceremony to open the new trail is scheduled for April 24.

Destinations new to the Octet Challenge are the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society Sanctuary overlooking Oneonta, and SUNY Oneonta’s College Camp. Otsego Outdoors also is promoting volunteer opportunities and events by the Otsego County Conservation Association and the Otsego Land Trust as well as I Love My Park Day on May 7, the Rotary District 7170 Susquehanna River Paddle in May, and the Butternut Valley Alliance’s On the Trail of Art in Basswood Pond State Forest June 11-12. People have the option of attending an outdoor event or a trail work day as one of their Octet activities.

“Whether it’s taking a walk by yourself or with a group, helping to clear a trail or remove invasive species, there are many ways to enjoy the outdoors,” said Jeff O’Handley, OCCA’s program director. “We are thrilled with the number of people who have participated in past Octet Challenges and look forward to seeing this program grow.”

To participate in the Otsego Outdoors Spring Octet, go to www.otsegooutdoors. org for information on the featured trails and an activity log form. The website also lists upcoming trail work days and outdoors events. Anyone with questions about the program or suggestions for activities to include in future challenges can call 607547-8881 or email outdoors@otsego2000. org. Learn more about the trails around the area at www.otsegolandtrust.org.

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