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Otsego preps for hiring new administrator By GREG KLEIN

Otsego County’s legislators began an in-depth look at crafting the county administrator position at a special all board workshop Monday, May 10. Oneonta will be closing The 14 board members listened Main Street from 5 p.m. and asked questions during a twoto 10 p.m., Saturday, May hour meeting as County Attorney 15, in celebration of SUNY Ellen Coccoma reiterated to them the Oneonta and Hartwick details of the local law they passed College graduates. in 2019 to establish the position and The street will be closed several experts on local governments between Elm Street and that are using a county administrator Chestnut Street for the gave their tips and suggestions. purpose of outdoor shopping “This is going to be a work in and dining.

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progress,” Coccoma said. “We’re going to probably impliment things now, then as we see how it works out, you may end up saying, ‘we need to change that.’” A county manager, executive Dave Bliss or administrator had been proposed to Otsego County by individuals and good government groups for more than three decades.

The county’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee studied the prospect for two years, finally drafting a proposal to create a day-to-day manager who answers to the board. The administrator position passed in a November 2019 local law, with only three representatives against the plan. Steven Acquario, executive director of the New York State Association of Counties, Pat Cummings, NYSAC’s council, and Nick Mazza, who served as a county administrator for more than 20 years in Livingston County, gave their insights and took questions from the legislators.

Acquario said the county administrator position has had staying power in counties that have adopted it. “It’s probably about 95%,” he said. “So it works. It’s good and it is quite helpful.” Cummings, who worked in Schenectady Couty when it switched to a county administrator, said the board will delegate some authority, and in return, will gain a lot more time to focus on big-picture matters. “This is the benefit of a county administrator,” he said. “They are there every day, and you are delegating See OTSEGO, Page A3

Kick ball battle

The Oneonta legislative council discussed the city’s mask ordinance Monday, May 10, and the matter is expected to be brought up at the next Common Council meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, May 18. Questions with the ordinance included whether to have different criteria depending on whether an individual was vaccinated.

Garden Club to hold sale The Oneonta Federated Garden Club will be holding their Spring plant sale 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday May, 29 at Huntington Park. Korey Rowe/The Freeman’s Journal

INSIDE ►No hitters: Unatego’s Couperthwait shuts down UV/GMU; Cooperstown staff blanks Herkimer. Page B3. ►SOFTBALL SHOWDOWN: Hawkeye bats top Oneonta pitching. Page B3. ►BUDGET VOTES: School systems to hold elections Tuesday, May 18. Page A6. ►ROBBERS SENTENCED: Two men are sentenced to prison for their series of robberies in and around Oneonta last year. Page A6.

Yuliah Johnson, a senior at Oneonta High School, drives a kick ball during a game with her classmates on the turf Friday, May 7.

Tourism promoter: Focus different for 2021 By GREG KLEIN

Otsego County’s tourism efforts are being refocused on outdoor activities, fall weddings and vaccinated out-of-state residents, according to a presentation given to the Otsego County Board of Representatives at its May meeting. Cassandra Harrington, executive director of Destination Marketing Corporation, said her three-staff Follow Breaking News On member nonprofit is making every to lure tourism dollars into the OTSEGO.com effort region this year and beyond. Harrington addressed the Repre►Return Performance: sentatives at their meeting, which Jeff Idelson will return to the Nawas held via Zoom, because of the tional Baseball Hall of Fame and coronavirus pandemic, on WednesMusuem as interim president. day, May 5. ►COURT NEWS: Oneonta man She said the group is looking to sentenced to 180 days in jail increase late summer and fall tourfor possession of pornographic ism in an effort to boost 2021 bed material involving a minor. . tax money. ►61 and counting: Harrington said her group, which Otsego County announces was spun off from the county in another death from the corona2014 and added Schoharie County virus pandemic.

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A screen capture from the Otsego County Board of Representative’s meeting Wednesday, May 5, shows a new website being designed by Destination Marketing Corporation for outdoor activities.

as a client two years ago, has shifted to a virtual campaign, allowing it to add several promotional categories and “pages” to its promotional materials. DMC is launching an outdoor activities website that culls informa-

tion and links to all the other county locations for hiking, boating, fishing, winter sports and more. Those sites include state parks, Otsego 2000’s Otsego Outdoors website, information about playgrounds, camp sites, hotels and more.

It will launch seasonal campaigns, too: around baseball for the summer, around the leaves and craft food and beverages in the fall, and around outdoor activities in the winter. Harrington said the area tourism businesses are still smarting from Dreams Park cancellations and some are closing up their accommodations for the year rather than adjusting to rentals of stays less than a week at a time. She said there are certain segments of the tourism economy that are doing better than others, including outdoor activities. She said fall weddings have been spiking as 15 months of pent-up demand overflows into the fall calendar. Harrington said her group has been continuing its efforts and ad buys despite knowing that its own budget will take a big hit when 2020 bed tax money – there was none, because of the pandemic – is figured into the three-year average that See TOURISM, Page A3

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Gov’t expert: administrator a CEO, not an assistant OTSEGO/Continued from Page A1 that oversight to day-to-day operations. They are your eyes and ears. They work for you.” Acquario stressed that the administrator works for the board but is not the board chair’s assistant. He said the administrator will work closely with the department heads and elected officials as a chief executive and operational officer. Otsego’s law specifies the administrator will be the budget officer, monitor spending and revenue and give the board updates and advice, among other provisions. Mazza, who is an advisor to NYSAC, said he would be willing

to help the county in any way, including the hiring process. He said hiring is tough and Otsego should not settle, because getting the person with the right experience, skill set and temperament is crucial. “What you have going for you is Otsego County is a relatively desirable place to live,” he said. At about the two-hour mark, Coccoma and Board Chair Dave Bliss, R-Cherry Valley, Middlefield, Roseboom, agreed to adjourn and schedule a second workshop. The administrator position was listed in the winter and is budgeted for a half year, with

county officials hoping for a July 1, start date. And although Mazza cautioned patience on hiring, the entire presentation drew praise from the legislators. “It has been valuable,” Bliss said. “I appreciate you taking the time to join us and help us with our process.” “I think that prospect of proactivity and planning is really exciting to us all and hopefully to the public as well,” said Rep. Clark Oliver, D-Oneonta. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the meeting was held via Zoom. It can be viewed on the county’s Facebook page.

Micro-grants to reopen for two weeks TOURISM/Continued from Page A1 determines the organization’s funding level. She said the reduction to the 2022 budget would be $224,000. Harrington said she hopes the representatives would continue to promote DMC to their constituents, saying business sometimes refused free listings and links and getting them to accept help was an on-going challenge. “Our services are provided to tourism businesses by way of the occupancy tax, at no cost to the businesses themselves,” she said. The meeting and presentation

can be viewed on the county’s Facebook page. Go to www. thisiscooperstown.com for more information. In other business Wednesday, the board: Unanimously approved, as part of a consent agenda, the purchase of 37 Axon body cameras for sheriff’s deputies and some corrections officers at a price not to exceed $36,000. Rep. Daniel Wilber, R-Burlington, Edmeston, Exeter, Plainfield, who chairs the Public Safety and Legal Affairs Committee, told the board the department’s old body cameras were outdated.

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The question is not why, but why would you not cover sports? As we wrap up the first month of under-new management at Iron String Press, I am sure you have seen some changes, big and small, in the newspapers and perhaps on the website. And while all of them were needed in my opinion, the one I am most – excited about, proud of, nervous about, all of the above – is the sports page. I am, after all, an old sports guy. And for some reason, old sports guys end up editors. This is my third time becoming editor of something more or less based on being an old sports guy. There is a newspaper truism about old sports guys becoming editors: we’re insufferable about our sports pages. We miss them. Gazing at an editorial page makes my brain hurt and my heart sink, but I could spend an hour with the sports pages, even in these days of shrinking newspaper products, because of the corporate newspaper death cycle. However, like all old sports

guys, I am from critical. It is the editor hard to let go of the way I would do sports and let some entry level cub reporter mess up the look and style of the page or GREG KLEIN section. At the pension fund, the ratio of sports people who listened to old sports guys vs. those who tuned them out was probably a wash. The longtime sports editor and his assistant mocked their old sports guy editor endlessly with a falsetto imitation that still makes me laugh. Of course, their old sports guy had some points. No one on any court, pitch or field is literally on fire. And my family can attest, from hearing me yell at the TV, there is no dial. Therefore, nobody

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in sports, other than maybe a baseball manager in an era before push button phones, is dialing anything, let alone in an upward direction. See, insufferable. My best sports protege at the pension fund took it in good humor and I had hoped he would stick around long enough to write the state championship soccer stories, but like all 20-somethings far from home serving a dying institution, he finally took a look at himself and made a different plan. After a sabbatical back home, he has a New York City job creating a soccer line for Topps, which probably isn’t as glamorous as it sounds, but still sounds like a lot of fun. My point is, one reason we are covering sports is because sports matter to me. There are plenty of reasons. I loved sports as a kid, and like a lot of old sports writers, I probably never got over that I wasn’t as good as I wanted to be playing sports. Writing about those who are great at it, or those who

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know the idea of November 2021 has kept him motivated to stay in school, too, which is a blessing I cannot even explain. His soccer coaches can reach him in a way his parents and teachers can’t. I can’t explain it, exactly, but maybe it is as simple as there are no grades on the pitch. Still, as any sports fan knows, there is teaching, there is learning, there is growth. One thing I was amazed to watch, and hope to continue to watch the next few years, is what was essentially a 12-to-15-year plan to train soccer players from K to college, instituted by our soccer club’s director of coaching, Dr. Matt Spencer, who is also our travel coach. Matt designed a system similar to a British club program, which is essentially a school for soccer. We weren’t that advanced, of course, but I often reflect on the idea that our kids were purposely groomed to have peak soccer years. See KLEIN, Page A5

Hatred of Asians isn’t new, but support helps

Editor’s Note: In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we asked some of the speakers at the recent rally against From: Sochie Nnaemeka restrict the use of “the box” violence against people of Asian descent to submit their speeches as and TeAna Taylor. special in prisons and replace it columns. The first one submitted came to the Utica Observerwith safe, humane alternafrom Bassett researchers and League Dispatch. tives. Electing progressive of Women Voters Co-President Liane There’s no doubt that leaders is helping to deHirabayashi. Albany is undergoing a liver a future for New York Thank you Olivia, and Cate, Riley, transformation. rooted in equity and justice. Elizabeth, Jaina, Maya and Charlotte Voters across the state As we come down the final for organizing this event. turned out in record numbers stretch of the legislative Today we have the actions of these to elect Democratic and session, our elected leaders students and the words of our leaders Working Families champions must resist complacency read earlier as shining examples of to the Legislature last year, and continue to deliver how to respond to hate and racism. winning supermajorities long-overdue changes to in both houses. And this our criminal justice systems I’m going to take a few minutes to talk April, the results were made that New Yorkers have been about a different kind of proclamation, the actions that followed, and the conclear: New York passed a demanding. budget that provides historic Family members of incar- sequences of those words and actions. In 1942, my father Edward was 19, funding to our public school cerated people, community students, tenants, immileaders, and criminal justice not much older than these students, when he and his family joined 120,000 grants and Black and brown advocates call on Gov. persons of Japanese descent—more communities. We legalized Andrew Cuomo to grant than 72,000 of them American citicannabis for adults with emergency clemencies to zens—in being taken away from their provisions to ensure the older people in prison and homes on the West Coast and incarbenefits are shared by the others with compromised communities directly imimmune systems in response cerated in hastily built concentration camps—the term used by the US pacted by the drug war. And to the death of a person government. This was the ultimate we finally passed the HALT incarcerated at Sing Sing Solitary Confinement Act to See PRISON, Page A5 result of Executive Order 9066, issued on February 19, 1942. Dad’s brother James was 16, sister CORRECTION Esther was 13, and youngest brother Lin Vincent was a friend and co-worker of Paul Kellogg. Richard was 11. Can you imagine that? Because of a production error, she was incorrectly identified All born in the United States, never as his sister in the May 5 editions of The Freeman’s Journal been anywhere outside Washington State, where their parents were farmers. and Hometown Oneonta. They lost their rights as citizens, in fact, they lost the title of “citizen”— LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY instead they were referred to as “non-aliens.” The Freeman’s Journal welcomes letters to the editor that reflect Words matter, don’t they? From the writer’s thoughts on an article or other item appearing in the paper. They must include the writer’s name, address, email and double-speak words like non-alien telephone/mobile number; the opinions expressed must be the comes the justification for pre-empwriter’s own. Hostile, offensive, factually incorrect or excessively tively locking up a community beinflammatory content will not be published. The length must be no more than 250 words. The editors reserve the right to cause, well, they didn’t have the time accept, reject or edit letters for clarity and space. to figure out who was loyal and who Please send letters to: info@allotsego.com. wasn’t. And yet, they did know. The FBI had been monitoring the West Coast Japanese-American community long before Pearl Harbor. They had issued a report that the majority of community members were & The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch loyal to the US; the report identified the small number who were disloyal Tara Barnwell and they were arrested. Publisher What happened to that report? Buried. Suppressed. Why? Because Greg Klein the animosity against Japanese imEditor migrants was incredibly high before Pearl Harbor—manifesting itself in

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aren’t great at it, but on one day do something amazing, is the closest thing I get to reliving days in my life that were less complicated fun. As the parent of a complicated teenager, who struggles in school, I know I am grateful he picked a sport he liked and stuck with it. He has had about a dozen coaches, but since travel soccer began, I have always gotten to be his assistant coach. I joke I wanted him to play football, baseball and wrestle. He chose soccer twice a year and bowling in the winter for fun. I was lucky enough to hear another parent speak of her kids’ sports paths as “their journeys where I drive the car.” So, 10 years and one football tour of England and Wales later, here we are. I knew nothing about soccer when his journey started, but we have learned together. With him at an age when communication is hard and issues seem potentially life changing, it feels good to have one strong connection with him now. I

LIANE HIRABAYASHI the form of laws preventing them from becoming citizens, from owning land, and much more. And the government bowed to pressure and hysteria, and took away their freedom. All from this fear of what is different. Which turns to suspicion and hatred. And into more words and actions. “Japs go home” say the signs on businesses in 1942. Gordon Hirabayashi, uncle of columnist Liane This is my home, Hirabayashi, is seen in these 1941 photos from a says my father, as University of Washington publication. he and his family pack up only what non-alien, and he said, “That’s not they can carry. me.” On May 13, 1942, almost 79 They lost their home, their livelihood, years ago to this day, Gordon wrote their privacy, their dignity. Because of in a statement he handed to the FBI their ancestry. Because of their race. when he turned himself in: “I consider And this institutional racism didn’t it my duty to maintain the democratic start with the Japanese. It’s happened to every immigrant population that has standards for which this nation lives. Therefore, I must refuse this order for come to the US seeking a better life: evacuation.” Words and actions. the Chinese, Filipinos, Irish, Italians, Gordon, Minoru Yasui in Oregon, Mexicans, on and on, not to mention and Fred Korematsu in California bethe Africans brought here by force came three test cases against the conand enslaved and the Native Ameristitutionality of the wartime orders. All cans forced out of their land. To put it three cases went to the U.S. Supreme mildly, we have a history of pushing Court. All three lost. people around. My uncle spent the war in prison, So let’s talk about some pushback. serving his time for violating the warMy dad’s older brother Gordon was time orders and then as a conscientious in grad school at University of Washobjector, following his principles as ington in Seattle, when the evacuation a Quaker. orders came down in February 1942. From the little you’ve heard today, He was 24—about the same age as you won’t be surprised that Gordon Olivia’s older brother. See HIRABAYASHI, Page A5 Well, Gordon looked at the word

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Proposed apartments are better than existing eyesores To the Editor: A new apartment building has been proposed at 10 Chestnut between Main and Lake. Simple Integrity proposed much the same thing two years ago. I was the only person at the hearing that spoke in favor of it—on the simple premise that what they proposed was clearly an improvement on what’s there now—a dilapidated building.

The first and foremost utilitarian test on the redevelopment of property in the village should be that if it’s better than what it replaces, the village should look favorably on it—because if the application is denied, what’s there now will remain a useless hole in the tax rolls. There is no practical mechanism in the village to tear down derelict structures, so the village has a

lifetime supply of neglected buildings that will remain neglected until someone proposes to remodel or replace them with something better. When that happens, the trustees should work with the proponent on the proposal— provided it’s allowed within the zoning ordinance—since the alternative is for the buildings to remain eyesores. Chip Northrup Cooperstown

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135 Years Ago

The first locomotive explosion that ever occurred on the Albany & Susquehanna railroad occurred on Tuesday afternoon about one-half mile east of Schenevus, a few rods east of what is known as DeLong’s swamp. The result was disastrous, the engine being blown to pieces and completely wrecked, killing the engineer and badly injuring the fireman, beside tearing up the track and doing other damage. The train was a wildcat of some 12 or 15 gondolas, Shepard Edick, conductor, James Gleason, engineer, and Abisha E. Loucks, fireman. The engine was No. 159 – one of the huge moguls, the cab of which rests over the boiler. The train was moving at a speed not to exceed 12 miles an hour. Those nearest the scene describe the report as terrific. Houses in Schenevus village, half a mile away, were shaken as if by an earthquake. May 1886

110 Years Ago

May 1931

Of late, an Italian bootblack has been camping out under the big elm tree in front of the Herald office. He does pretty good work and the principal fault, if fault it be, is that he doesn’t understand a single word of colloquial English. It was one day last week that a sturdy man, after borrowing a copy of the Morris Chronicle from the pile of exchange papers in the Herald office, sat down to have an extra polish put upon his shoes. “It’s a fine day,” he said to Francisco, “I dread to get up these frosty mornings and drive across country four or five miles before sunrise, but I have to do it though; they expect it, and if one knows his job he must be on hand.” Si, Signor,” said the shiner. “It’s hard for a man of

my years,” continued the shinee, “and sometimes I think I ought to get out of it – day in and day out, twelve months of the year. It pays, of course, after a fashion, but I am giving the best years of life to it. The health of the public depends upon my work and the work of others who do the same thing. And, if we do not get much credit for it in this world, the balance will be on the right side of the ledger in the world to come.” “Five-a cents,” said Francisco. May 1911

70 Years Ago

Members of grade five at the East End Elementary School presented a Mother’s Day program yesterday afternoon for 22 parents and friends, under the direction of Mrs. Virginia Petchtle, teacher. A Mexican theme was carried out, and corsages and wooden bracelets made by the children were given to the mothers. Children participating in the program were Martin Barker, Dennie Ackley, Carol Lester, Betty Jane Whitney, Donna Newell, Mabel Cope, Sally Patton, Diane Bennett, Jack Bordinger, Charla Easley, Irene Northrup and Evelyn Baker. May 1951

50 Years Ago

A Sixth Ward boy wandering through the woods near the Plains Cemetery on Monday afternoon found three beagle dogs wrapped tightly around a tree by a chain attached to their collars. He managed to free the animals, but two of the canines escaped. After freeing the dogs, they growled at the boy who became fearful of handling them. The third dog, described as nice and gentle, is currently housed at the residence of John Warner, Martinez Trailer Court, where the owner

may pick him up. Warner said that the boy, who is the son of a neighbor, can take the owner to a place in the woods where the dogs were found. May 1971

40 Years Ago

Fox hospital administrator Frank M. Isbell said the hospital intends to acquire a coveted and sophisticated whole body scanner. The estimated cost may add up to more than $600,000. The scanner will aid Fox physicians in diagnosing cancers and their location in the patient. Also, the hospital is in the final planning stages for a $2.4 million expansion of the nursing home. “We would like it to begin in June,” Isbell said. The construction which is expected to take up to 15 months, awaits final approval from the New York State Department of Health. The expansion would add 45 skilled nursing care beds to the home and help to accommodate patients that remain on the home’s waiting list. Fox will change the facility’s name to “The Geriatric Care Center.” May 1981

30 Years Ago

Otsego County, the county’s sheriff and sheriff’s deputy Sean Ralph, are the victors in a federal civil rights lawsuit that alleged police brutality in a 1988 arrest of Charles J. Fraser for driving while intoxicated. Fraser, who was then 26 and a resident of Mt. Vision, was arrested in the Town of Oneonta in the wee hours of December 23, 1988 by Otsego County Sheriff’s deputies Sean Ralph and William Ballin. Deputy Ballin has since deceased. May 1991

Klein: sports provide us with some of our best stories, memories

KLEIN/Continued from A4 That is a story that has not been fully written, but one of the reasons I love sports, is the stories that have been written: Tom Brady’s dominance in the Super Bowl or Cal Ripken’s iron man streak or Tiger Wood’s last Master’s win. Some of my favorite stories here have been sports stories, too: the state championships, of course, but also Jacob Russell pushing Patrick Dewey all the way to and then through the Boston Marathon, for instance. One of the most amazing stories I ever witnessed was as a volunteer wrestling coach in a small town on the Selma-Prattville Highway, in Autaugaville, Alabama. I had been asked to help out at a private school where I had become friendly with the football and wrestling coach. He had about six wrestlers, but he was a middleweight guy, so the bigger guys had no one to work out with. We spent about a month working before their private school state tournament. The heavyweight did best, placing second in the state. The guy he lost to was from a tiny Montgomery religious school, Calvary Christian Academy, that gave athletic scholarships to innercity Black kids. This was counter to much of the reason the Alabama Independent School Association was created, in exactly the deep South way you would imagine. The giants of the AISA were Black

Belt academies, in places like Selma, Demopolis and Hope Hull, where a school named Hooper Academy was an especially tough wrestling school. My guy got fired by the headmaster/athletic director/basketball coach that summer and the next winter only a couple of kids wanted to wrestle. One of the dads called me to help and I coached them in the state tournament. Our heavyweight had graduated and Calvary had two guys in state final matches at the same time, so I was asked to sit in and advise the heavyweight. His was a Black guy named Latrico, the team called him Trico. I tried this week to track him down or find some old papers to confirm his last name, but it escapes me now. Calvary Christian Academy shut down about a decade ago and the AISA no longer offers wrestling or keeps records on past tournaments. But I mention Trico’s race for a reason. In the finals, Trico had a rematch with a the third-place finisher from a year earlier, a wrestler from host Hooper in Hope Hull. (I wish I could explain how that sounds in an Alabama accent, because I still hear it in my head: “Huhpah Academy in Huphul.”) The Hooper wrestler had beaten Trico during the dual meet season, in another match in Hope Hull, one with some controversy, I was told. That seemed to be the book

on Hooper, at least to their rival schools. Autuaga and Calvary were small schools, but Hooper was one of the giants of the AISA and they dominated wrestling. Rival schools took umbrage and portrayed them as a bully, the central Alabama wrestling version of Cobra Kai. And that is where I found myself matside for the private school heavyweight wrestling championsh in 1994, with half of the gym shouting “Huh-Pah! Huh-Pah!” and the other half chanting “Tree-co! Tree-co!” By then, Calvary’s coach had joined me, and as Trico won a second state title by decision, the coach leaned into me and said, “this is probably the first time ever that half of the AISA is rooting for a Black kid.” That’s why I think sports is important. It isn’t so much the scores as the stories and experiences. It isn’t so much the results as the effort that earns those results. Sports are a melting pot that few other aspects of society offer us. We can argue about entertainment or politics or religion with no one correct answer, but in baseball there is a right way and a wrong way to play and there is not (as much) debate about it. There is a meme going around that I loathe that says the reason we are in “this mess” is “high school coaches teaching civics classes.” And while I might

concede that forcing coaches to teach civics is part of the problem, I take issue with the idea that a coach is not a teacher. In their subjects, coaches can be the best teachers. And the best coaches can become lifetime advisors to their players, in much more than games. The great baseball columnist Thomas Boswell once said a favorite team should be a prerequisite for someone when seeking a partner. In his view, if you find someone that has no favorite team “you have probably hooked yourself a cold fish.” I tend to agree. But it does not matter to me what team or sport the favorite is in. I find the differences fascinating. To understand why one town is a football school and the next town over is a soccer school is like finding a piece of the puzzle to understanding a place. I know when I learned that Cooperstown means baseball to the world, but basketball is the favorite sport of the school community, I felt like I had figured something out about my then new hometown. I often observe how schools do with girls sports and that tells me a lot about a community as well. Are girls sports an afterthought or a powerhouse? Do non-dominant sports still get community support (wrestling or volleyball in Cooperstown, for instance) or are they viewed as competition to the main sport like wrestling was at

Auguga Academy or like anything but fall football was at a lot of Alabama schools. I also note when people don’t cover sports. Treating sports as an afterthought was one of many reasons I did not like the old product. Even if the previous editor did not care for sports himself, what about the readers? What do they want? What do they care about? That’s the main reason we are covering sports now. It isn’t (just) because I care about sports. It is because you care about sports. And in a local newspaper, I think you care more about it than opinions or politics. Maybe it isn’t more important than local news and arts, but part of the job of a newspaper is to provide something for all of its readers. So, that’s why we are covering sports, but we cannot do it without your help. We need coaches to call or email results, or parents to email or message box scores. We need help with proper formatting (email me for a guide, unformatted track results won’t run). We need help with story tips. Send them all to sports@allotsego.com and send good photos, too. Like pretty much everything here under new management, this is a work in progress, but it is one I am thrilled to undertake and I hope it is one you are thrilled to see. Thanks for your help.

Prison reform should be a high priority for Albany next term Hirabayashi: Uncle injustice and pass the Elder PRISON/Continued from Page A4 they have changed and grown, support from his attorney and many will die in custody— advocates, he responded by filParole and Fair & Timely PaCorrectional Facility who Gordon never gave up tested positive for COVID- unless we pass reforms. ing emergency medical parole role bills. Together, they would The story of Benjamin and clemency applications, that people in prison 19 April 3, 2020 outside the fight against injustice prison in Ossining, New York. Smalls may shed light on the knowing his old age and under- ensure have a meaningful opportunity HIRABAYASHI/Continued from Page A4 never stopped believing that his stand was just. And when the suppressed FBI report was found in the 1980s, leading to a successful appeal of his case and to his convictions being vacated, here’s what Gordon said: “I did not regret my wartime decision to stand for my rights. In my own appraisal of the meaning of citizenship in our Constitution the only realistic position available to me was an idealistic one. Anything else would have been the destruction of my self-respect, my values, my beliefs—the necessary ingredients that make up a good citizen.” So I say to you, be a good citizen and stand up for what you believe in. In the face of manifest injustice, silence is compliance. My friends and neighbors, let your voice be heard, and lead you to act side by side with these students who, with this rally, have made their ideals a reality. Thank you.

Juan Mosquero was the first incarcerated person with the virus to die in a state prison. Next on the agenda is parole reform. After decades of our state’s brutal sentencing laws compounded by blanket denials of release by the state parole board, there’s a crisis of aging and dying New Yorkers in our state prisons. With roughly 9,000 New Yorkers serving life sentences, our state ranks among the harshest in doling out life sentences in the nation —surpassing states like Texas and Georgia. Some were as young as 15 when they were sent to prison. No matter what they have accomplished during their decades behind bars or how

injustice. At 72, he was called “the Elder Statesman” by fellow incarcerated people at Green Haven prison. He served as the unofficial dean of the prison’s law library, helping hundreds of men to assert their legal rights to appeals, family visits and more. He was on the leadership board of Project for a Calculated Transition, or PACT — a partnership between Yale Law School and incarcerated people that offers courses on accountability, forgiveness, and personal growth. Smalls was an asset, not a risk, to any community and he deserved to come home. In the spring of 2020, Smalls contracted COVID-19. With

lying health issues made him more susceptible to a serious case of the virus. Tragically, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his prison agency denied the emergency release requests and Smalls died in prison on May 4, 2020 After he passed, his daughter found a breathless message from him in her voicemail asking, “How long will I have to be here?” Even without the spread of COVID-19, New York’s sentencing and parole laws wouldn’t have offered Smalls a chance of release until his 82nd birthday. Fortunately, many of our legislative champions are committed to end this racial

for parole release based on individual considerations of who they are today, what they have done to change and whether they’re ready to return to their communities. These are modest yet necessary reforms that will move us closer toward ending the crisis of mass incarceration and curbing racial disparities in the system. Families across New York are counting on parole justice, and with so many people aging rapidly behind bars, our lawmakers must move with urgency. Sochie Nnaemeka is executive director of the New York Working Families Party and lives in Mount Vernon. TeAna Taylor is an advocate with the People’s Campaign for Parole Justice.

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Duo sentenced for series of gas station robberies By GREG KLEIN COOPERSTOWN – A pair of Otsego County men were sentenced Monday, May 10, for their roles in a series of robberies, attempted robberies and an assault that took place during a one-day crime spree April 24, 2020, in and around the city and town of Oneonta. Brian Ruple, 42, of Otego, received a sentence of seven years in state prison for a second degree assault with a knife that he committed during one of the robberies, at the Kwik-Fill conve-

nience store at 65 Chestnut St. in Oneonta, where he stabbed a clerk in the hand. Ruple will then serve between two-and-a-half to five years for robbery in the third degree. Otsego County Judge John Lambert said he was sentencing Ruple as a second-time felony offender because Ruple was convicted in Oneida County in 2013 of a class D felony of possession of a dangerous controlled substance. Ruple’s accomplice, driver Derrick Gray, 42, of Laurens, received a sentence of between two-and-a-half to five years for

robbery in the third degree. Both men had previously agreed to the terms of their plea bargains, but Gray – representing himself – made a series of objections Monday, saying he did not think he was fairly treated and he shouldn’t get the same sentence for robbery as Ruple. Lambert told Gray that he was a repeat offender and he got a much better deal than he might have ended up with had he gone to trial, with the longest possible sentence being “life in prison.” Gray said he “did not have the same intent” as Ruple, and called the

sentence a “miscarriage of justice.” “You can’t keep diminishing the role you played,” Lambert said. “You’re having buyer’s remorse or something, but you got a good sentence, given your criminal history.” Although both men waived their rights to appeal most aspects of the case as part of the pleas, Lambert said some of Gray’s appeals will survive and can be looked at again by the Appellate Court. Ruple was charged with seconddegree assault and two counts each of third-degree robbery and thirddegree attempted robbery for his

alleged role in the robbery of four gas stations and burglaries at Losie’s Gun Shop in the town of Davenport and the Dollar Tree in the town of Oneonta. Gray had been charged with thirddegree robbery and third-degree attempted robbery in connection with the four gas station incidents. Gray was apparently not involved in the two break-ins. However, Gray did admit in March in court that he drove Ruple to the gas stations and did enter at least one of them, a Mirabito store in the town of Oneonta, in an attempt to create a diversion.

Schools face budget votes Tuesday; prepare for graduations for the vacant position of Jamie Reynolds. Graduation will take place Saturday, June 26, in an outdoor ceremony. Richfield Springs has a total of $12.6 million in their budget proposal, with $1.6 million in administration, $9.4 million in program, and $1.5 million in capital. Incumbent Scot Mondore and Nancy Duevel are running for two BOE spots. Graduation is Friday, June 25, on the front lawn. Schenevus will have a total budget of $9.5 million, an increase of 1.26% from last year. The tax levy will be increased by 6.5% from last year. Program budget will be $6.7 million, capital $1.8 million and administration $984,229. The school will also consider a bus proposition. Budget will include spending on technologies and students with disabilities. The budget must pass with a super majority, at least 60%. One BOE board is up for

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grabs, with Jamie Osborne and Cory Spooner running. Graduation will be at 7 pm. Friday, June 25, at the front lawn of the school. In addition, the Schenevus BOE is voting Tuesday, June 15, on the first in a series of votes concerning whether to merge with Worcester. If both boards vote yes, another round of voting will take place Wednesday, Sept. 22. If those votes pass, there will be a final vote Saturday, Dec. 4.. Unatego has a total budget of $23.2 million, up 2% from last year. A $27.6 million capital project is also in the budget. Graduation will be 7 p.m., Friday, June 25, on the football field. Worcester has a proposed total budget of $11.7 million with a $1.2 million administration budget, a $3.2 million capital budget and a $7.1 million program budget. William Fisher is running unopposed for the BOE. Graduation will be Sunday, June 27, on the soccer field.

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levy increase of 2%. There are two open seats for the BOE. Four candidates are running: Kyle Lamp, Michael Meeker, Rebecca Burk-Sciallo and Jeremy Velasco. Graduation will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, June 25, at the school. Morris has a proposed budget of $9.6 million, with $1 million for administration, $7.2 million in capital and $1.4 million for program costs. A $100,000 capital outlay project is also in the budget, as it has been so for the past two years. The projectwas delayed because of COVID. Incumbent Wendy Moore is running for the BOE position. Graduation will be in the athletic field at 7 p.m., Friday, June 25. Oneonta has a proposed budget of $52.1 million, a 2.8% increase from last year. There are two open seats in the BOE with Susan Kurkowski running as an incumbent and Michael Ianelli running unopposed

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be no higher than $47,250, is included with the passage of the budget. Three seats on the BOE are up for election. Incumbents Hillary Giuda Phillpott and Sean Barrows are running for BOE seats. Whitney Talbot is also running. Graduation will be at 5:30 p.m., Saturday, June 25. Laurens has a total proposed budget of $10.2 million, with an administration budget of $975,260, a capital budget of $2.7 million and a program budget of $6.4 million. There is an increased tax levy of 1.93%. The purchase of a 24-passenger bus and an extension of bus reserves for ten years at $2.5 million are also on the proposed budget. One incumbent, Peggy Bush, is running for the BOE. Graduation is at 7 p.m., Friday, June 25, in the gymnasium. Each graduate will be allowed six guests. Milford has an $11.1 million proposed budget, a $3.8 increase, with a tax

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Budget and board of education elections for schools in Otsego County will take place from noon to 9 p.m., Tuesday, May 18. In addition, schools are preparing for a second year of coronavirus-proof graduations. Here are the details for each of Otsego’s public school districts: Cherry Valley-Springfield has a proposed budget of $13.7 million. Included is a proposition to replace two propane buses which are more than seven years old. The goal of the budget is to maintain present academic programs and extracurricular activities, CVS Superintendent T.J. Climenhaga said. One BOE seat is open, with incumbent Robert Tabor running. Graduation will be 11 a.m., Saturday, June 26, at the school. Cooperstown has a proposed budget of $20.9 million, up 5.59% from

last year. The budget will include a capital project with plans to renovate the main office, in order to improve security in the building. The BOE election will include three candidates running for three seats: incumbents Anthony Scalici, and Matthew Schuermann and new candidate Denise Hollis. Graduation will take place at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, June 27, at Lambert 2 soccer field. Edmeston has a total budget of $10.2 million, with an administration budget of $1.2 million, a program budget of $7.1 million and a capital budget of $1.7. Laura Hawes is running for her seat in the BOE and David Delker is running for an open seat. Graduation is 7 p.m., Sunday, June 27. Gilbertsville-Mount Upton will have a proposed budget of $10.3 million increase, up 1.03% from last year and with a 2.25% tax levy increase. The purchase of a new mower, which will

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Douglas Stratton Fielder, 80 July 22, 1940 - April 28, 2021

Douglas Stratton Fielder, Oneonta, died on April 28, 2021 after a decades-long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Doug was born on July 22, 1940 in Washington DC, the son of Albert G. and Kathryn (Welch) Fielder. Doug grew up in the DC area and went to Virginia Military Institute, graduating in 1962. He then attended the University of Virginia for his master’s and doctorate degrees in physics, completing them in 1967. He served two years active duty in the Army, ending at the rank of Captain. In 1968 Douglas S. he married Fielder Dorothy Scott Davis of Staunton, Va. They celebrated their 50th anniversary in July 2018. In 1969 they moved to Oneonta, NY where Doug began teaching at the State University College at Oneonta (SUCO). He taught there until his retirement in 2000. He served as department chair for several years. Doug and Scott lived in Chaseville (Town of Maryland) from 1972 until 2009 when they moved to a home at the Plains at Parish Homestead in Oneonta. Over the years Doug was active in several organizations, including Schenevus Rotary, Adirondack Mountain Club, Executive Service Corps, Center for Continuing Adult Learning (CCAL), First United

Methodist Church and Photo Ops. He served on the Schenevus School Board for several years. His favorite hobby was photography and in earlier years he enjoyed running and hiking. He ran in a number of marathons. The Fielders, along with Currie and Virginia Marr, led a Parkinson’s Disease Support Group for several years. Doug and Scott enjoyed travelling especially after they both retired. Some of their favorite trips were to national parks of the southwest, Ireland, Costa Rica, the Galapagos and Iceland. They enjoyed presenting programs on their travels. Doug is survived by his wife, Dorothy Scott; son, William Todd and his wife, Nina, and one granddaughter, Rose Davis Fielder. He is also survived by numerous cousins, a brother-in-law, Shannon (Denise) Davis and a niece, Elizabeth Lane Lowry. There may be a celebration of life at the Oneonta First United Methodist Church at a future time. In lieu of flowers, gifts should be given to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, PO Box 6003, Albert Lea MN 56007 or to the Douglas and Dorothy Scott Fielder Scholarship, c/o Ellen M. Blaisdell, 308 Netzer Administration Building, State University College, Oneonta NY 13820. Online condolences may be made at, www.lhpfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are with Oneonta’s only familyowned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono at 51 Dietz Street.

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Sarah McLean, 58: Care Assistant at Hampshire House, Loved Crafting Sarah McLean, 58, of Hampshire House, where Oneonta, passed away her patients were very suddenly on important to her Sunday, May 2, and have became 2021 at Bassett family over the Medical Center in years and the staff Cooperstown. always took time Born on June 25, to notice how 1962 in Oneonta, compassionate She was the and dedicated daughter of the late she had always Harold and Helen been, she will be Sarah Robinson. forever missed by McLean She worked for her special friend, over 20 years as a John Defee. personal care assistant at Sarah loved crafting and

was an extremely talented “Kick Ass” cook, however her family was her biggest joy, her grandchildren were the light of her life. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by a brother: Lyle. Sarah is survived by her husband: William F. McLean, Jr.; children: William K. McLean (Nikita) of Sidney, Ashley McLean (Dan Roe) of East Meredith and Matthew McLean of Oneonta; nine

grandchildren: Michael, Brandon, Destiny, Daniel, Aidreanna, Jayden, Lila, Chase and Catch; siblings: Harold Jr., Eugene, Patricia and Victoria; Adopted Kids: Jason Key and Joanna Parliman. A memorial service will be held at 3PM on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at First Baptist Church, 21 Second Street, Delhi, with the Rev. Jeff Staples.

Valerie Louise Porter, 69 Valerie Louise Porter, 69, passed away with her family by her side on April 19, 2021, due to her long battle with cancer. Valerie was born on February 15, 1952, in Sidney, NY, a daughter of the late Robert and Marjorie (Lovelace) Porter. Valerie is survived by her loving children; Donnie, Vicki (Michael), Bridget (Neil), John (Stephanie), and Amanda (Jeff); ten grandchildren and eight

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great-grandchildren as well as one little Porter on the way. She also leaves behind her brothers, Robert (Nancy), Terry, and David Porter. Valerie Valerie L. was Porter employed at the Unadilla Diner as everyone’s favorite wait-

ress. Valerie has always been known as Grandma Val to the many children she opened her heart to. She had a free spirit that so many people loved and she accepted them all with open arms. Val’s favorite place to be was Chincoteague Island, VA. Valerie has been so loved throughout her life and will be greatly missed by many. Valerie’s family asks for you to join them as they celebrate their love for her

at the Gilbertsville Baptist Church’s Fellowship Hall, Commercial St., Gilbertsville, NY 13776 on Saturday, April 24, from 11 am to 3 pm. Val’s family has entrusted her care to the Johnston & Stanimer Funeral Home in Morris. To send an online condolence to her family or to watch her tribute video, visit www.JohnstonFH. com.

Debra L. MacClintock, 65

Debra L. MacClintock, 65, of Schenevus passed away at her home on Thursday, May 6, 2021 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on July 25, 1955 in Stamford, she was the daughter of the late William and Pauline Hollenbeck. Debra worked for over 20 years in both the deli and bakery at Walmart in Oneonta. Whether at work or home she was exceptionally hardworking and meticulous. She was a kind and generous woman.

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She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Deb loved music and dancing. She was proud of her home and property. Taking Debra L. MacClintock care of it was a passion for her and keeping it clean and well groomed was a priority. She also enjoyed crocheting and

spending time with her K-9 companions: Kane, Cookie and Lucy; and her cat: Molly. Besides her parents, Debra was predeceased by a brother: Gordan Hollenbeck. Debra is survived by three children: Steven (Michelle D’Aleo) MacClintock of East Meredith, Joseph (Lauren Miller) MacClintock of Porter, TX and Crystal (Josh Krone) of Monson, ME; seven grandchildren: Effia, J’ana, Liam, Makayla, Krue, Finley and Parker; great-grandson: Mateo; siblings: Linda Wood and William Hollenbeck; along

with several nieces, nephews, cousins, and her longtime companion Ed Malecki. Graveside services will be held at 1 pm on Wednesday, May, 12 at Fergusonville Cemetery, 1401 Butts Corners-Otsego Co. Line Rd., Davenport, NY. There will be a celebration of life to follow at East Meredith Fire House at 3 pm. In lieu of flowers, please donate to an animal charity of your choice in her honor. Please visit www. macarthurfh.com to share a condolence with Debra’s family.

Richard M. Rumenapp, 72

EMS volunteer, NRA member, loving husband Rick was born at Fox Hospital in Oneonta, NY on January 13, 1949 to Henry and Hilma Aleksa Rumenapp, immigrants from Germany. As a teenager, he enjoyed raising beagles, working in the garden, going hunting and driving his cars. He was a graduate of Oneonta High School in 1968, first working on a farm, then at the Jamesway Shoe Store and finally 40 years in multiple jobs on the Railroad including Penn Station in Selkirk, D&H in Oneonta, NYSW in Cooperstown, and D&H CP Rail in Binghamton. He spent his entire life in New York State, living in Oneonta, Milford and the last 35 years in Franklin. He was a Life Member of the NRA, past member of the Crumhorn Oneonta Sportsman Club, the Milford Fire and Emergency Squad, the Eagles and Elk Clubs, and the American Legion. He was an American Red

Cross Blood Donor for He collected guns, coins, decades, preaching the stamps, trains, and Hess importance of changing his trucks. He loved to have own “oil” to save the lives a good time and always of others. encouraged others to do so. He loved the Steelers, He drove us all crazy Clint Eastwood, John listening to the fire/police Wayne, watching the 3 scanner, playing loud music, Stooges and MASH chasing deer from reruns, gardening, his backyard and the Old South and complaining about Gettysburg, breakpolitics. :) fast at Morey’s with He is survived friends, Cans and by his wife Ginny Clams with Dave Carey Rumenapp Lane, Wednesday of 12 years; his lunches with his son Derrick (Amy) brothers Frank and Rumenapp and Richard M. grandchildren Heinz, hunting Rumenapp Megan and at Fred’s cabin, watching the sunset Matthew; his from his backyard, his 1973 daughter Katie (Jason) Haag Dodge Charger, raft trips and grandson Ryan; stepdown the Delaware with children Carey, Shannon, Glen and Janet, Sunday Kelli, and Daniel Patrick;a rides on country backroads, total of 13 grandchildren but most of all he loved his and 15 great grandchilwife Ginny, playing with his dren; In-laws Ron and grandchildren and spending Nancy Lane, Mel and time with his family. Birdie Painther, William He was a meticulous Carey, Mark and Verna homeowner, an avid hunter Jones; his brother Frank and loved bird watching. Rumenapp with nephew

Josh Rumenapp and niece Jillian Eastman; and his sister Zillah (Jim) Frampton with nephew Jeff and niece Alissa. Rick is predeceased by his mother Hilma, Father Henry and brother Heinz. In celebration of his life, calling hours will be Friday, May 7 from 5 to 7 pm at the Bookhout Funeral Home located at 357 Main St., Oneonta, NY. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 8th at 11am at the Bookhout Funeral Home officiated by Joe Digorri. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in his honor to the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeastern NY in Albany or to the St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital, both causes he cared about deeply. Dad’s final message: “I had a good time on Earth. See ya all on the other side!” Due to COVID restrictions, please wear a mask and respect social distance requirements.

Charles W. (Chuck) Holcomb, 77: Worked at Oneonta Grocery Company, enjoyed tinkering Charles W. (Chuck) Holcomb, 77, passed away on May 8, 2021 at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown after a short illness. Chuck was born the son of Charles Holcomb and the former Elsie Platt. He retired from Oneonta Grocery Company and after worked a few years at Ames Department store in Oneonta. Chuck married the former Doris Jubar of Oneonta and they recently celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary.

Chuck enjoyed tinkering on things outside, going on side-by-side rides and playing pitch. Most of all he enjoyed his sons and his grandchildren. He is survived by his wife, Doris of Otego; his sons, Charles and his companion, Pam of Franklin and Rodney and his wife, Michelle of Worcester; grandchildren, Michelle, Tyler, Sarah and Ryan. He is also survived by several brothers, sisters, several in-laws and his daughter-inlaw, Brenda Holcomb.

Chuck was predeceased by his parents, his stepmother and a brother. Calling hours for family and friends will be 6 PM to 8 PM on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta. There will be a private service and the burial will be at Oneonta Plains Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lhpfuneralhome.com

THURSDAY, May 13, 2021

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Community Foundation announces $2 million fund, initial campaign success By GREG KLEIN The Community Foundation of Otsego County announced Tuesday, May 11, that it is launching a new funding campaign to raise $2 million and has already taken in most of that money in pledges. The 16-member board was formed about two years ago to help solve issues of business and poverty that are affecting Otsego County. When the coronavirus pandemic hit not long after the board formed, it rededicated its mission to help county residents and businesses survive the pandemic. Board President Harry Levine said the group gave out more than $225,000 in pandemic funds and has been fundraising behind the scenes to ensure there is a financial base for the next half decade. “You have got to show that you have gotten some primary support at the beginning and to show people that you are for real,” Levine said in an interview Saturday, May 8. “We are for real.” In addition to the funding drive, the foundation recently announced it will invest another $200,000 in 2021 “to build the capacity of local nonprofits to address challenges identified by a community survey it conducted earlier this year. Full details are available on the CFOC website, cfotsego.org, but the main issues include food insufficiency, affordable housing,

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job creation and economic development.” Levine said the foundation hired researchers from SUNY Delhi to interpret the survey and they reported that respondents wanted the foundation to work on issues of food insecurity, inadequate housing and expanded job opportunities, with expanded focus on mental health issues and arts organizations. County Board Chair and foundation member Dave Bliss said in a media release that the foundation is dedicated to meeting the needs of the community. “The Community Foundation of Otsego County is dedicated to creating strong partnerships with other local organizations, resulting in positive social and economic initiaKorey Rowe/The Freeman’s Journal tives for our community,” The mist steams off of the water in Colliersville near state Route 7 on Friday, May 7. Bliss said in a media release.” CFOC works to identify where the greatest needs exist, and then fund programs designed to improve the quality of life for all who call Otsego County home.” Interior & Exterior Painting Donations can be made Fully InsurEd and FrEE EstImatEs online at www.cfotsego. org or sent to Community Chuck Gould Peter Sciallo 607-432-2022 Foundation of Otsego County, P.O. Box 55, 22-26 Watkins Avenue, Oneonta 315-601-7539 cell Monday through Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm Springfield Center, NY 315-858-2017 13468. CFOC can also accept donations of stock or other assets. According to the media release, CFOC will release its 2020 annual report later this month. For more information, go to www.cfotsego.org or email contact@cfotsego.org.

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By GREG KLEIN PORTLANDVILLE – Brent Baysinger looks over the calm waters of Goodyear Lake and the growing business empire he has built on its banks and said it feels humbling. “I am blessed,” he said. “I think the biggest thing is I am just so thankful for the support, not only from family and friends but also the local community.” Baysinger, a 2000 Cooperstown Central School graduate, was doing hospitality work in Vail, Colorado, in his 20s, when he said his mother, Lonetta, proposed a business idea. “I very much grew up a water kid,” Baysinger said. “It was actually my mom who had the idea first. She was the one who was living here and had her finger on the pulse and saw there was a need for this. I was ready for a change and I always liked to be my own boss and do my own thing. “I basically had the opportunity to start this, and being outdoors and on the water, I didn’t have to think long about it,” he continued. Canoe & Kayak Rentals and Sales launched in 2009 in the town of Milford, along state Route 28. Although the economy was still reeling from the 2008 recession, the See KAYAK, Page B2

Above: Canoe & Kayak Rentals and Sales has always been a family business, owner Brent Baysinger said. Now, with business booming, he shows his 10-month-old son, Ben, the ropes. Below: Baysinger recently purchased the old mill building two doors down from his shop and filled it with inventory.

Puppet theater to return to Oneonta By KEVIN LIMITI A puppet theater with local roots will perform an old time musical with a modern message in Oneonta on Friday, May 14 and Saturday, May 15. . The Catskill Puppet Theater, which has been around since the late 1970s, will be performing “The Villain’s Mustache,” which is described on their website as a “lively musical” and a “traditional oldtime melodrama.” “The play is fast paced and exciting enough to hold the attention of even the youngest children but contains enough Contributed real drama and good music to grab the audience as well,” said the website Carol Mandigo poses with some of her description. puppets in this undated photo.

“It’s a cool show for Oneonta because it’s about the old railway,” Carol Mandigo said, co-founder of the Catskill Puppet Theater. Little Nell, the show’s young heroine, struggles when her family falls on hard times. They come to the city in order to make money where she meets a ragtime piano player named Moe and a hobo named Curley. Audiences are encouraged to get involved by cheering, shouting advice or booing at the characters. The musical uses a combination of original music, old time railroad songs and Tin Pan Alley songs. Some of the music was actually played during the See PUPPETS, Page B2

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Tom Morgan, presenter of radio show ‘Moneytalk,’ shares stories from when his family owned the Empire Hotel in Gilbertsville. Tune in for the one-man play on Facebook as presented by The Fenimore Art Museum. Part 1 & 2 presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 15 and Sunday May 16. Go to www. facebook.com/fenimoreartmuseum. • Celebrate this year’s batch of seniors graduating from SUNY Oneonta and Hartwick College. Seniors will get all-day deals, giveaways, more starting at 8 a.m. Live music. Starting at 5 p.m., Main Street will be closed to traffic for outdoor dining. Saturday, May 15. LARISSA RYAN • Early birds get the worm, but early birders get the bird. Walk with experienced birders to see what species have returned for the season. Please come dressed for walking, bring your binoculars and field guide. Masks, reservations required. 7 - 9 a.m. Saturday, May 15. Presented by Otsego County conservation Association. Mohican Farm, 7207 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-4488 or visit https://occainfo.org/. • Friends of the Village Library present Chris Rossi, Director of Exhibitions at The Fenimore Art Museum, discussing new exhibit ‘Keith Haring: His Art and Times.’ 3 p.m. Sunday, May 16. Visit www.eventbrite.com/o/friends-of-thevillage-library-23034666815 for info. • Stop by the Town of Hartwick for open houses, book sale, Tickled Pink Food Truck, and more. Hartwick residents may drop off recyclable items at the Town Hall for this year’s Clean Sweep event. Check facebook for info. Starts 9 a.m. Saturday, May 15. Visit https://www.facebook.com/ TownofHartwick for info.

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Canoe & Kayak has grown from seasonal business to year-round KAYAK/Continued from B1 weather gave Baysinger’s business a break. “It was the nicest summer I can remember,” he said. “It was a gorgeous year.” For the first three years, Baysinger said he commuted back to Vail in season as a second job. By year four, the business had outgrown an off-season, as the down time is needed to restock and plan, he said. The family inspiration turned to family perspiration, Baysinger said. His mom and sister, Natasha, were crucial to establishing the business, and his nephew Max, has grown up as a helper, a role Baysinger said he envisions for his own sons, Brooks, age 5, and 10-month old Ben. Baysinger and his wife, Amanda, met dockside, when she literally paddled up to check out the new water sports store. “She grew up in Oneonta, graduated from Oneonta schools, but we had never met until she came to see the new watersports store she had heard about,” he said. What began in one converted house on Goodyear Lake has expanded. The Baysingers now live in the house next to

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The Canoe & Kayak store will ultimately shift to the showroom two doors down, with the current store space becoming a rentals and lessons area.

the store and recently bought the building two doors away in the other direction, an old grist mill that dates back to the 1790s and was more recently an antique store. Now it is filled with canoe and kayak inventory. “We’ve got more boats for sale than ever,” Baysinger said. “I doled out a lot of money, but it isn’t like it is going to go bad on the shelf.”

Baysinger said he liked canoes when he was a kid. “I don’t think we even had kayaks,” he said. “It was before they really took off as an activity.” Learning the business of other water sports was about as challenging as learning to be a businessman, he said. “What I don’t know, I make up for in hustle and customer service,” he said. Baysinger said he caught

a break at 13 years old when he became a vendor for Old Town, a top of the line dealer. In addition to expanding his stock, he has been expanding his products, including a high-end one-wheel skateboard and a hands-free peddle kayak, equipped for fishing. While the coronavirus pandemic has been bad or challenging for many businesses, outdoor activities

have been booming, fueling his expansion, Baysinger said. But he again mentioned his blessings: that he was able to open last spring, that he had the financial power to expand and that he had the foresight to stock up ahead of time, as boat orders are now backing up as demand outpaces production. “Some people did not take it seriously,” he said. “I was trying to get as much product as possible. Earlier in our tenure here, we might not have been able to take advantage of it. “We were fortunate to be able to open last year,” he continued. “We really adapted. We crafted a whole outdoor store, right here on Route 28, so you did not have to step foot inside at all. It took three or four people an hour to set it up each day. We had a card scanner, so

you did not have to go inside to pay.” Baysinger said he is exploring other business opportunities, turning his stretch of properties on Route 28 into an expanding business center. He said he hopes to turn the old mill into a showroom and use the storefront for lessons and rentals. This season, Baysinger said he expects a bit of a lull, perhaps, depending on country’s and the county’s recovery from the pandemic, and of course, the weather. “This season I expect we will be busy, but maybe not crazy busy,” he said. “At the end of the day, the weather determines our business. If it is sunny every day, then we are going to do well. If it is gloomy all summer, then we don’t do well. It is a real gamble.”

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the times, but it’s a very fun show,” she continued. The puppets in the show are two-and-a-half-feet-tall rod puppets, which are operated from below with strings and pulleys. Mandigo said it was a unique style of puppetry that originated in Indonesia. The stage is 16 feet. The Catskill Puppet Theater has performed all over the country and internationally, she said.

They’ve had shows in schools, the Boston Library, and New York Museum for Television and Radio. They once performed a show in Japan, bringing 18-foot high puppets halfway around the world for a puppet festival. That Catskill Puppet Theater was started in 1979. “The Villain’s Mustache” is one of their oldest shows, she said. Mandigo and Dennis Walrath operate the puppets.

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Coop’s bats too much for Oneonta in softball By GREG KLEIN

Junior Marley Lippett and Sophomore Dani Seamon combined for 16 strike outs as the Hawkeyes improved to 3-0 with a 12-5 softball win over visiting Oneonta on Thursday, May 6, at Cooperstown Central School. Lippett went four innings in her debut game of the year, after missing a doubleheader at Canastota on Saturday, May 2, because of COVID protocol. She gave up four hits and five runs. Lippett struck out eight batters, including pitching out of a first inning jam. After striking out the first batter of the game, she walked two batters and let them get to second and third with one one. However, she got Jenna Gaisford on a fly ball out and struck out Makenzie Pierce to end the inning. Seamon relieved Lippett with one on in the fifth inning and got strike outs for eight of the nine outs she recorded, giving up no hits but walking three batters. She also scored two runs and stole two bases. Gaisford took the loss for Oneonta (2-1, 2-0), but went 2for-4 at the plate, with three RBI, including a bases clearing double in the fifth inning, to end Lippitt’s day on the mound. Gaisford started the game retiring the side, striking out the first three Cooperstown batters she faced. However, the Hawkeyes scored three runs to start the Contributed second inning on an RBI single from Ellie Hotaling, an RBI Cooperstown junior pitcher Marley Lippitt winds up during the Hawkeyes’ 12-5 win over visiting Oneonta on Thursday, sacrifice by Anna Lambert and a passed ball. May 6.

Unatego’s Couperthwait pitches no-hitter vs UV/GMU Madison Couperthwait pitched a no-hitter as Unatego topped a combined squad from Unadilla Valley and Gilbertsville-Mount Upton, 12-0, Friday, May 7, in a Midstate Athletic Conference softball game. Couperthwait struck out 14 batters in seven innings for the Spartans. Alexa Lucia and Jenna Faulkner each went 3-for-3 for “I think Cooperstown adjusted to Jenna really well,” Oneonta Coach Randy Brockway said. “They came to hit. I have to give them a lot of credit for adjusting so quickly. “We had some costly errors and control issues and I think Cooperstown took advantage of it,” he said. Oneonta tied the game in the top of the third, putting two on base with a walk and an error, followed by RBI singles by Macky Catan and Gaisford and a run-scoring sacrifice by Pierce. However, the Hawkeyes put the game away in the next two innings, scoring four runs in the third and two more in the fourth. “It didn’t take us long to get our timing down this year,” new Cooperstown softball coach Buddy Lippitt said. “We’re getting in the box ready to hit. We getting our bats going early.” Sophia Hotaling went 3-for-4 with a triple and two runs scored

Unatego, which improved to 2-0 in league and overall. Hannah Bonczkowski took the loss for UV/GMU. U 12, UV/GMU 0 UV/GMU 000 000 0 – 0 U …………..350 130 0 – 12 Winning Pitcher: Madison Couperthwait. Losing Pitcher: Hannah Bonczkowski. for Cooperstown (3-0, 0-0), and Ellie Hotaling went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored. Catan and Emma Burr each scored two runs for the Jackets (2-1, 2-0). Oneonta was scheduled to play Susquehanna Valley on Tuesday and Owego on Wednesday, in games taking place after deadline. The Yellowjackets host Unatego at 4:30, Friday, May 14 at Oneonta High School. Cooperstown was scheduled to play Adirondock on Wednesday after deadline and is scheduled to travel to Sauquoit Valley for a Center State Conference matchup on Monday, May 17. Go to www.allotsego.com for updated sports results. Cooperstown 12, Oneonta 0 C 034 230 x – 12 O 003 020 0 – 5 Winning Pitcher: Marley Lippitt. Losing Pitcher: Jenna Gaisford.

Roundup: Hawkeye staff no hits Herkimer; Milford wins softball opener STAFF REPORT Four Cooperstown pitchers combined for a no-hitter in a 10-0 win at Herkimer in a Center State Conference baseball game Monday, May 10. Starter Alex Poulson got the win for Cooperstown, pitching four innings, striking out eight batters, walking two. Kendall Haney, Liam Ford and Alex Hage each pitched one inning in relief, each facing just three Herkimer batters. Hage, Derek Moore and Tristan Emerick each scored twice. Brady Hascup had two RBI and scored a run and stole three bases. Cooperstown scored six runs in the fifth inning to break the game open. Cooperstown (4-0, 1-0) plays Adirondack at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 12, in Boonville. Oneonta 9, Owego 2 Tanner Russin pitched five innings of three-hit ball and did not walk a batter and Aidan Breakey and Cole Platt each homered as the Yellowjackets topped visiting Owego, 9-2, at Joe Hughes Field in Oneonta on Friday, May 7. Aidan Gelbsman and Seamus Catella pitched the final two innings without giving up any hits. Each struck out two batters. Platt hit a solo homer in the third and Breakey hit a solo homer in the sixth. Breakey collected three hits on the day including a double. Liam Blair collected four RBI on the day and had a bases-clearing triple in the first inning. Peyton Farrell led Owego with two hits on the day Oneonta (3-1. 1-0) hosted Susquehanna Valley on Tuesday after deadline and hosts Unatego at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 13. See www. allotsego.com for results.

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Softball Oneonta 9, Owego 2 Milford girls opened the 2021 varsity season Friday, May 7, defeating visiting Franklin, 11-3. Junior pitcher Leeanna West led the Wildcats, pitching a complete game and notching 14 strikeouts in earning the win. 8th grader Kara Mertz helped lead the Milford offense with a triple in her first varsity game. Kayla Campbell took the loss for the Purple Devils, (0-2, 0-2).

The game was Milford’s senior night. The Wildcats honored Jordan Lints, Tionna Stone and Tia Vagliardo following the game. Track CV-S wins opener The Tri-Valley League held its first tract meet of the season Thursday, May 6, at Cherry Valley-Sprinfield Central School and it was a good day for the host teams. The Patriots won over fourteam fields on both the girls and the boys sides Thursday.

The CV-S boys edged South Kortright/Charlotte Valley/Andes, 86 to 73, with Morris finishing third with 33 points and Edmeston fourth with 13. The CV-S girls also topped SK/CV/A, 106 to 60, with Edmeston third with 22 points and Morris fourth with 21 points. Coop opens strong Cooperstown opened the track season with two strong victories over Oriskany at Cooperstown Central School on Tuesday, May 4.

The Cooperstown boys swept first place finishes in all 13 events contested, winning 92-10. The Cooperstown girls won 11 of 14 events, for a team win, 87-23. Junior Finn Holohan won the 100 with a time of 12.5, high jump with a height of 5’4” and the pole vault. Simon Hurysz won the 200 with a time of 25.4, the long jump with a distance of 15’8.75 and took second in the 100 dash. Senior Mikael Foutch-Carkees won the

shot put and discus. Junior Samantha Vezza won the pole vault with a height of 7’6”, long jump with a jump of 15’5” and helped the 4 x 100 team place second with a time of 56.0. Claire Jensen won the 200 with a time of 26.8, the 400 with a time of 1:03.9 and helped the 4×800 team win with a time of 11:47. Her sister, Annelise Jensen, won the 800 with a time of 2:29.7 and helped the 4×800 team as well.

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285 108.17-1-7.00 29 North St The Estate of Richard O Slentz; Slentz Gladys 289 122.00-1-15.00 Co Hwy 18 Miller Daniel E 297 122.04-1-38.00 4264 Co Hwy 18 Sharpe Ryan C 305 124.00-1-10.00 877 Dutch Valley Rd Wheeler Jeffrey John 307 124.00-1-28.00 49 East St Sichler Donald; Holbert Susan 317 62.00-1-11.03 Mill Creek Rd Koniewicz Walter A; Koniewicz Kimberly E 319 62.00-1-15.03 2347 Co Hwy 20 Messer Laura Town of Exeter 341 35.00-3-6.00 Sullivan Rd Petry Donald; Petry Amelia 345 37.00-2-3.07 389 Hinds Rd Warner Audrey J 349 49.00-1-19.00 Munson Rd The Estate of Mary L Mondore aka Mary Mondore Kunzer 365 64.00-2-13.03 2115 Co Hwy 19 Giblin Timothy 371 67.09-1-11.00 Church St The Estate of Robert Martensen 372 67.09-1-12.00 St Hwy 28 The Estate of Robert Martensen 373 67.09-1-13.00 7361 St Hwy 28 The Estate of Robert Martensen 374 67.09-1-21.00 144 Church St The Estate of Robert W Martenson 376 67.09-1-39.01 7352 St Hwy 28 Martensen and Miller Properties 377 67.09-1-39.21 St Hwy 28 The Estate of Robert Martenson 379 67.09-1-40.02 St Hwy 28 The Estate of Robert Martenson 386 67.09-19.02 Co Hwy 22 The Estate of Robert Martenson Town of Hartwick 394 129.00-1-10.00 kna 129.00-1-10.01 & 129.00-1-10.02 396 Bush Rd Ruiz Wanda; Sierra Robert; Sierra Brenda L; Williamson Kevin P Jr; Mattie Daniel J; Mattei Michael R 399 144.15-1-73.00 3165 Co Hwy 11 Lincoln John 401 144.19-1-46.00 12 Poplar Ave Monroe Charles W Village of Laurens 425 240.11-2-14.00 108 Main St Empie Brandon Town of Laurens 439 208.00-1-13.00 124 Angel Rd Hartwell Gary S 440 208.00-1-15.00 St Hwy 205 Smith Michael 441 208.00-1-16.01 St Hwy 205 Smith Michael 461 225.00-1-35.04 1190 Co Hwy 11

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Gravelin Melissa 463 238.00-2-15.00 Co Hwy 10 Mattice Jeanne; Mattice Richard 464 238.00-2-17.00 2795 St Hwy 23 Ramsadeen Deonarine; Ferreira Tonia 465 238.00-2-33.00 1235 Co Hwy 10 Mattice Jeanne; Mattice Richard 467 239.00-1-23.00 2957 St Hwy 23 188 Timbercreek LLC; Timbercreek Restaurant and Saloon LLC 473 240.00-2-34.00 1611 St Hwy 205 Dower Michele M; Scheer Jeffrey S 476 240.11-3-2.00 127 Main St Lincoln John 477 255.00-2-10.02 645 Crawford Rd Goupil Timothy 482 255.00-2-5.00 170 Fisk Rd Zito Roseanne 483 255.00-2-9.02 Crawford Rd The Estate of John Goupil; The Estate of Audrey Goupil 494 256.00-1-5.02 3112 St Hwy 23 Lincoln John H 495 256.00-1-9.00 3100 St Hwy 23 Lincoln John H 499 273.00-1-19.00 Fox Rd Scheer Jeffrey S; Scheer Michele M Town of Maryland

503 197.00-2-39.00 904 Co Hwy 34 McAdams Judith A 504 197.00-2-40.01 910 Co Hwy 34 McAdams Judith Dutcher 507 212.00-1-19.03 622 Axtell Rd Schultz Tammie Lynn 513 214.00-1-3.01 McCarthy Rd Calco Rosario 514 214.00-1-3.02 226 McCarthy Rd Zagara Leo 515 214.00-1-3.11 262 McCarthy Rd Calco Rosario 518 229.00-1-33.00 385 Dog Hill Rd The Estate of Lawrence W Krom Jr aka Lawrence W Krom 526 230.19-1-34.00 Main St 6 on 7 LLC 527 230.19-1-35.00 87 Main St 6 on 7 LLC 528 230.19-1-37.00 91 Main St 91 Main Street, LLC 532 230.20-1-2.00 149 Main St Reset New York Inc 537 245.09-1-8.02 7525 St Hwy 7 Morlock Curtis; Fancher Stacy M 540 246.00-1-19.00 729 Center Rd Post Jason S; Post Shawna M 541 246.00-1-21.00 862 Co Hwy 41 Post Jason S; Post Shawna M 567 278.00-2-1.00 Iron Kettle Rd Marcotte Stephen Town of Middlefield 576 116.00-1-37.00 Co Hwy 33 Hade Hollow Corporation 577 116.00-1-41.01 2237 Co Hwy 33 Murphy Brian; Murphy Katherine 578 116.00-1-51.00 Oriole Rd LaCava James Edward

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579 116.00-1-6.31 2163 Co Hwy 33 Hade Hollow Corporation 587 133.03-1-10.00 3680 Co Hwy 35 Syman Jeffrey J 599 148.00-1-15.02 194 Tabor Rd Rifanburg Dennis 600 148.00-1-4.01 1583 St Hwy 166 Calhoun Douglas 616 72.00-1-13.02 Co Hwy 33 Yerdon Barry; Yerdon Rachel Village of Milford 623 194.16-1-2.00 151 Main St N RMH Properties, LLC 628 194.20-2-31.00 15 Maple St Adair Hugh R Jr Town of Milford 640 195.00-3-32.01 Co Hwy 35 O’Brien Daniel A 641 195.00-3-4.00 7 Kilts Rd Kilts Richard; Kilts Tina 649 227.00-1-5.24 St Hwy 28 Yager-Krol Katherine A 671 260.05-3-65.00 Goodyear Ln Aunchman Roberta 680 260.13-2-8.00 Sunnycrest Rd Dimick Charles J 681 260.13-2-9.00 133 Lincoln Cir Dimick Charles J 685 277.00-1-49.02 218 Co Hwy 35 The Estate of Robert Hoag; Hoag Leona 696 277.00-2-21.02 6312 St Hwy 7 Hughes Ruthie M Village of Morris 701 221.13-1-40.00 18 Liberty St Henness Theron M; The Estate of Shirley M Henness 704 221.17-1-11.00 104 Main St The Estate of Peter Kertzman; 704 221.17-1-11.00 104 Main St The Estate of Linda Kertzman 706 221.18-1-2.00 74 Broad St Foster Diane Town of Morris 711 219.00-1-26.00 1063 St Hwy 23 Byam Barbara E 714 220.00-1-41.00 Draper Rd Engels William T; Westerbeke Joyce 721 234.00-1-8.01 104 Barry Rd Smith Todd J 724 236.00-1-17.00 133 Peet Rd Stroh Graham McKay Leslie; Stroh Sarah Bingham 726 237.00-1-29.31 112 Co Hwy 51 Schlee Dena A 727 238.00-1-11.232 324 Ellis Rd Johnson Steven P Town of New Lisbon 732 142.00-2-21.02 671 Backus Rd Hilts John W Jr 739 158.00-1-13.03 734 Jones Rd Lovett Richard 750 174.00-1-23.00 341 Welcome Rd S Schaffer Richard 756 189.00-1-21.00 3632 St Hwy 51 The Estate of Dorthea Friedman 757 189.00-1-30.01 3537 St Hwy 51 The Estate of Dorthea Friedman 758 189.00-1-31.01 169 Myers Mills

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Rd Talbot Winifred M 761 189.00-1-39.00 1700 Co Hwy 12 Martin George 773 190.00-1-9.01 352 Wheat Rd Myers Derek; Rowland Kathryn H 780 191.00-1-14.06 Allen Rd Mehta Malti 781 191.00-1-14.07 Allen Rd Mehta Malti 782 191.00-1-14.08 Allen Rd Mehta Malti 783 191.00-1-14.09 Allen Rd Mehta Malti 784 191.00-1-14.10 Allen Rd Mehta Malti 785 191.00-1-14.11 Co Hwy 15 Mehta Malti 786 191.00-1-14.12 Co Hwy 15 Mehta Malti 789 191.00-1-67.01 644 Gardner Town Rd The Estate of Lawrene F Rood; The Estate of Rita M Rood Town of Oneonta 793 274.00-2-3.00 119 Co Hwy 11 Icthus Properties LLC 797 275.00-1-47.00 350 East St Kropp Dennis; Kropp Amy 800 287.00-1-35.01 St Hwy 205 Heros of Baseball Wax Galleries LLC 801 287.15-1-16.00 Winney Hill Rd Golinski William; Golinski Noelle; Golinski Justen 803 287.19-1-37.00 13 Blanchard Ave The Estate of Carol Marlatt 807 289.00-1-61.01 St Hwy 7 Ryan Christine A 808 289.00-1-61.02 St Hwy 7 Ryan Christine A 809 289.00-1-64.02 St Hwy 7 Ryan Christine A 811 289.00-1-69.00 St Hwy 7 Ryan Christine A 812 289.00-1-78.00 208 Riverstone Rd Clapperton Brandon; Bennett Sarah 820 299.10-1-6.01 100 Oneida St Bredin James M 821 299.10-1-8.00 112 Oneida St Bredin James M Village of Otego 840 317.15-1-29.00 75 Fair St Macken John J Town of Otego 847 272.00-1-27.22 1983 Co Hwy 8 Spitzer Catherine A; Gordon Spitzer 851 272.00-2-11.00 1265 Co Hwy 6 Mudge Tracy M 862 286.00-1-35.81 136 Forest Way Strickland Wayne R; Strickland Rose M 863 296.00-1-12.00 955 Flax Island Rd Linson Thaddeus Michael 873 308.00-1-17.02 3785 St Hwy 7 Condon Joshua; Seefried Crystal 874 308.00-1-22.04 1169 Co Hwy 48 Chambers Jeffrey W 880 318.00-1-43.02 Co Hwy 48 Hurlburt Douglas A; Hurlburt David A 882 318.00-1-48.00

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Co Hwy 48 Hurlburt Douglas A; Hurlburt David A 883 318.00-1-50.00 Co Hwy 48 Hurlburt Douglas A; Hurlburt David A 884 318.00-1-51.00 Co Hwy 48 Hurlburt Douglas A; Hurlburt David A 885 318.00-1-53.00 Chamberlain Hill Rd Hurlburt Douglas A; Hurlburt David A 893 324.18-1-15.00 102 Maplecrest Way Thompson Gary A Village of Cooperstown, Town of Otsego 904 131.06-1-48.00 47 Chestnut St RMH Properties, LLC Town of Otsego 915 113.00-1-57.64 Williams Rd O’Brien Laurel A 925 52.00-2-10.41 Co Hwy 22 Rocco Joseph A Jr; Rocco Barbara A 931 67.00-2-10.00 788 Keating Rd Francis Kristi J 932 67.00-2-11.00 834 Keating Rd RMH Properties, LLC 937 69.52-1-12.00 St Hwy 80 Bueti Management Corp 948 84.00-1-37.01 130 Armstrong Rd RMH Properties, LLC 954 96.00-1-8.03 NYS Route 80 Rd Brown Audrey D Town of Pittsfield 967 155.00-1-37.03 Parker Rd Ext E Vossbrinck Jonathan H 968 155.00-1-37.05 Parker Rd Ext E Vossbrinck Jonathan H 978 156.00-1-50.01 163 Sugar Maple Spur The Estate of Claude H Davis Jr; Davis Victoria L 990 171.00-1-31.00 1138 Co Hwy 13 The Estate of Helen E Knickerbocker fka Helen E Larrabee; Hoag Leland E 993 172.00-1-28.01 Ketcham Rd Baker Kristoffer H 994 172.00-1-28.05 699 Ketcham Rd Baker Kristoffer H 1006 186.09-2-12.00 106 Grove Ave Patrick Alyssa N 1020 188.00-1-56.00 Co Hwy 49 The Estate of Dorthea Friedman 1022 188.00-1-65.00 Co Hwy 49 The Estate of Dorthea Friedman 1023 188.00-1-67.00 Co Hwy 49 The Estate of Dorthea Friedman Town of Plainfield 1035 2.00-1-12.03 9923 US Hwy 20 Eddy Kevin 1037 20.00-1-16.01 977 Co Hwy 21 The Estates of Elmer E Ostrander and Gertrude Ostrander 1044 34.00-1-10.01 Talbot Rd Paternoster II Dominick A; Paternoster Jr Frank J 1047 35.00-1-3.04 7279 St Hwy 51 Doyle Barton T; Rogers Laurie A Village of

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Richfield Springs 1064 13.20-3-47.00 15 River St Morales Martin 1080 24.08-1-13.00 Prospect St Thompson Gary A 1084 25.05-2-13.03 21 Park St Pierce David M; Pierce Jr Harry W 1085 25.05-2-16.00 20 Bronner St Billy Phelan’s 300, LLC 1086 25.05-2-17.02 41 Center St Brooker Everett L III; Brooker Melissa 1089 25.05-3-55.00 18 Canadarago St Winslow Michael L; Winslow Kelly E 1091 25.05-3-63.00 43 Lake St Folts Property Management Services Inc 1092 25.05-3-64.00 49 Lake St Folts Property Management Services Inc 1093 25.05-4-12.00 18 Johnson St Shafranov Igor Town of Richfield 1104 13.00-1-10.02 339 Brighton Rd Dziadik Chad M 1108 13.00-1-37.00 2714 US Hwy 20 Yerdon Alberta J; Yerdon Timmy 1117 24.08-2-21.32 10 Linden Ave Mendoza Enrique I; Abata Gladys M 1119 25.00-1-22.04 307 Butternut Rd Woodrow Peter James 1126 38.25-1-6.00 8166 St Hwy 28 DeRemer Darlene Tarris Town of Roseboom 1137 104.00-1-2.23 894 Hoose Rd The Estate of Gwendolyn Ross; Ross Scott E; Brace Pam L 1140 118.00-2-2.31 Middlefield Rd Cosentino Deborah 1141 118.00-2-2.32 Middlefield Rd Cosentino Deborah 1142 118.00-2-2.33 Middlefield Rd Cosentino Deborah 1143 118.00-2-2.34 Middlefield Rd Cosentino Deborah 1144 118.00-2-2.35 906 Middlefield Rd Cosentino Deborah 1150 120.00-1-15.03 St Hwy 165 Brazie Rodney 1157 120.03-1-21.03 Honey Hill Rd The Estate of Karl Baeurie; The Estate of Rose Baeurle; Fassett Barbara; Fassett Ivan 1160 121.00-1-3.00 1798 St Hwy 165 Smalley Christopher; Lawton Jenifer 1163 88.00-1-31.02 184 Morton Rd Buffa Joseph; Buffa Megan Town of Springfield 1169 16.00-1-13.00 Hinds Rd The Estate of Pauline Flint Nirschl; Flint Paul L 1170 16.00-1-6.00 Summit Hill Rd Opto Generic Devices Inc 1172 17.00-1-1.02 269 De Rhonda Rd Stutzman Wayne; Stutzman Ida Mae 1175 28.00-1-24.35 Van Alstyne Rd Byler Mervin; Byler Mary Ann

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1176 28.00-1-35.00 5463 US Hwy 20 Mendoza Enrique I; Abata Gladys M 1182 41.06-1-63.00 7686 St Hwy 80 The Estate of William W Demlin; Demlin Barbara M Village of Unadilla 1209 334.19-3-46.00 Main St Decker Timothy C 1211 334.19-3-55.00 280 Main St Stevens Sondra J 1215 338.05-1-1.00 17 Main St Innes Jamie Santic; Lints Jackie 1216 338.07-1-1.00 17 Bridge St The Estate of Catherine V Hemmer Town of Unadilla 1219 313.00-1-13.00 645 Ideuma Rd Carvin David; Carvin Cheryl 1221 313.00-1-6.05 139 Black Ash Swamp Rd Thompson Gary A 1230 315.00-1-32.04 386 Sisson Hill Rd The Estate of Alfred Vilardi; Vilardi Marcella 1231 315.00-1-32.05 372 Sisson Hill Rd Short Jared 1237 322.00-1-31.00 782 Co Hwy 3 The Estate of Mervington E Quick Jr 1241 323.00-1-15.01 105 Merriman Hill Rd Brandenburg Delores 1242 323.00-1-15.10 Co Hwy 3A Brandenburg Delores 1243 323.00-1-213.161 184 Merriman Hill Rd The Estate of Raymond E Baker Sr; Baker Margaret D 1251 327.00-1-18.00 209 Co Hwy 2 Seymour Caryn L; Gardner Anthony W 1253 327.00-1-34.00 812 Co Hwy 1 The Estate of Gaspar W Fuzy; Fuzy Anna 1256 329.00-1-13.22 142 Hard Knocks Rd Brownell Cale; Brownell Gloria 1257 329.00-1-14.01 563 Co Hwy 3 Wesner Mathias J 1263 329.00-1-42.02 536 Co Hwy 3 Thompson Gary A 1272 330.03-185.214/2 St Hwy 7 The Estate of Benjamin Barse 1276 330.03-2-5.00 1762 St Hwy 7 Podlaski Barbara 1281 332.00-1-33.00 292 Valleyview Rd Blatny Helene 1297 336.00-1-24.00 101 Riverside Dr Bartels Stuart 1304 336.02-1-44.00 St Hwy 7 Hunt William A Jr 1306 336.02-1-46.02 25 Plan A Home Dr Hunt William A Jr 1307 336.02-1-63.02 430 St Hwy 7 Savino Benjamin A; Savino Hildegard Town of Westford 1317 134.00-2-7.04 Charlie Burton Rd Carvalho Phillip A 1319 135.00-3-2.00 Roseboom Rd Rehberger Kenneth continued pg. 5

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Town of Worcester 1370 185.13-1-79.00 40 Main St Edna Beatrice Anthony Foundation; Anthony Catherine; Anthony Caitlin; Anthony Alexandra 1373 199.00-1-29.00 1497 Co Hwy 39 Wilkerson Shelly 1374 199.00-1-48.01 Brighton Rd Stannard Daniel; Stannard Volneta; Velma Kelley 1376 199.17-1-1.00 65 Main St Ryder Michael F; Ryder Stacia R 1384 199.18-3-43.00 10 Mill St Walrath Kristopher J 1393 200.00-1-47.01 St Hwy 7 Sewell Erin M 1395 200.00-1-47.03 9881 St Hwy 7 Sewell Erin M 1398 200.00-1-60.00 10099 St Hwy 7 Thompson Gary A 1408 215.00-1-29.311 1082 Co Hwy 39 Kisiolek Malgorzata D 1409 215.00-1-29.313 Co Hwy 39 Kisiolek Malgorzata D 1415 216.00-1-29.01 510 Smith Rd Flynn Thomas M 1418 232.00-1-20.52 Jerome Smith Rd Milillo Properties Inc 1419 233.00-1-16.12 Burnside Rd Sang Miguel A 1423 233.00-1-4.00 495 Mooney Rd Currie Bria 1426 248.00-1-18.22 Hall Rd F. Pops’ Property Inc Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition are hereby notified that the filing of such petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem. Nature of proceeding: This proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such petition. No personal judgement will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof. Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such petition has been filed in the Office of the Otsego County Treasurer and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified as the last

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day for redemption. Right of redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payment shall be made to Allen Ruffles, Otsego County Treasurer, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record. Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 30th day of June, 2021. Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the Attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the Office of the County Clerk and served upon the Attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption. Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such petition and a judgement in foreclosure may be taken by default. Enforcing Officer: Allen Ruffles Otsego County Treasurer Attorney for Tax District: Phillips Lytle LLP Richard M. Beers, Jr., Esq. 28 East Main St, Ste 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 (585) 238-2000 3LegalMay.13 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown will hold the following public hearing in the Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard, to discuss the following:

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Proposed Local Law No. 2 of 2021 – A Local Law establishing location fees for the use of Village of Cooperstown public property Any resident of the Village of Cooperstown is entitled to be heard upon said local law at such public hearing. Disabled citizens, who require assistance in attending said public hearing, or in furnishing comments or suggestions, should contact the Village Clerk to request assistance. Comments may also be provided either by mail to the Village Clerk at the address below or via email to the Village Clerk at jutter@cooperstownny.org. Copies of the proposed law are available for inspection at the Village Clerk’s office, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Dated: May 10, 2021 By order of the Village Board Village of Cooperstown Jenna L. Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-2411 (phone) jutter@cooperstownny.org (email) 2LegalMay.20 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown will hold the following public hearing in the Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York on Monday, May 24, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard, to discuss the following Proposed Special Use Permit for a 13 unit multi-family residence at 10 Chestnut Street per Section 300-12B(2) The plans for this project are on file with the Village Clerk’s Office at the Village Office, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York, and may be seen during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Any individual is entitled to be heard at such public hearings. Disabled citizens, who require assistance in attending said public hearings, or in furnishing comments or suggestions, should contact the Village Clerk to request assistance. Public comments may be provided by email to the Village Clerk at jutter@ cooperstownny.org or by regular mail to the address below no later than Monday, May 24, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. By order of the Village Board Village of Cooperstown Jenna Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown

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NOTICE is hereby given that the Board of Representatives of the County of Otsego at a meeting thereof held on the 5th day of May, 2021, duly adopted Local Law 3 of 2021 entitled: A Local Law repealing Local Law No. 1 of 1989 and replacing it with a Local Law authorized by section 120-aa GML requiring, for all Solid Waste within the County of Otsego, source separation and segregation of recyclable or reuseable materials.

NOTICE OF COLLECTION OF VILLAGE TAXES VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE, That the Village of Cooperstown, New York have received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of the General Village Tax of the Village of Cooperstown for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2021 and ending May 31, 2022. Taxes will be collected in two equal installments by mailing to the This Local Law reVillage Treasurer’s peals the previous lo- Office, Village cal law and replaces of Cooperstown, with a mandatory 22 Main Street, source separation Cooperstown, N. and recycling law. Y. or may be paid online at www. The full text of this cooperstownny.org Local Law of 2021 under the payment is available on the tab at the top of Otsego County the page from June website. 1, 2021 and by November 1, 2021 Dated: from 8:30 a.m. to May 7, 2021 4:00 p.m., excepting Saturdays, Sundays Carol D. McGovern and holidays. The Clerk of the Board of first installment to Representatives be collected from Otsego County, June 1, 2021 to and New York including Wednes1LegalMay.13 day, June 30, 2021 without additional charges. Legal nOtice TAKE FURTHER Notice of NOTICE, that on Formation of the first installment of all such taxes Johannesen remaining unpaid Schropp, LLC on Thursday, July 1, 2021 (5%) five Filed 1/28/21 percent will be added Office: Otsego Co. for the first month SSNY designated and an additional as agent for process (1%) one percent & shall mail to: for each month and 29 Pioneer Street, fraction thereafter, Cooperstown, NY until paid or returned 13326 to Otsego County Purpose: all lawful Treasurer. 6LegalJun.17 VILLAGE TREASURER Legal nOtice VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN Notice of 22 MAIN STREET, organization PO BOX 346 of VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN, SF 636B N. Y. Consulting, LLC 2LegalMay.13 under Section 203 of the Limited Liability Legal nOtice Company Law. 1. The name of the limited liability company is SF 636B Consulting, LLC. 2. Articles of Organization of SF 636B Consulting, LLC were filed with the New York Secretary of State on April 1, 2021. 3. The county within this state in which the office of the limited liability company is to be located is Otsego County. 4. The street address of the principal business location of the limited liability company is: 263 County Highway 38A, Richmondville, NY 12149. 5. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the limited liability company upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address within or without this state to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the limited liability company served upon him or her is:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Planning Board for the Village of Cooperstown will hold the following public hearing on Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 4:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as can be heard: •Meeting location to be determined. Meeting to be held either in the Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York or via video-conferencing, due to Executive Order 202.1 issued by the Governor. 8 Hoffman Lane - Applicant seeks variance from Section 227-3 to allow for the placement of a wall sign on the west façade facing Pioneer Street. The plans for this project are on file with the Village Clerk’s Office at the Village Office, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New

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York, and may be seen during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Public comments must be provided by email to the Zoning Officer at zoning@cooperstownny.org no later than Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. or by regular mail to the address below and received no later than Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. Jenna Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 Tele: (607)547-2411 Email: jutter@ cooperstownny.org 2LegalMay.13 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: DVH STAR PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 21 April 2021. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 18266 St Hwy 23, Davenport, NY 13750. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalJun.3 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: RAND CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 21 April 2021. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2959 St Hwy 80, Burlington Flats, NY 13316. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalJun.3 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: BIRTHPLACE OF BASEBALL LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 21 April 2021. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 40 Walnut St, Cooperstown, NY

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41 CENTER STREET, LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/19/21. Office location: Otsego County. LLC formed in Nevada (NV) on 03/31/21. Princ. office of LLC is: 8 Wells Ave., Hartwick, NY 13348. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 122072543. Cert. of Form. filed with NV Secy. of State, 202 N. Carson St., Carson City, NY 89701-4201. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalJun.10 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 Hartwick Seminary Evangelical Lutheran Church, 4636 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326, in the Hayes Room, on the lower level. This meeting will be held on Sunday, May 23, 2021, at 1 PM to transact a business meeting, which includes the election of Trustees. COVID restrictions, such as a mask, will be required of all attendees and no refreshments will be served, bottled water will be available. 3LegalMay.13 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER NEW YORK

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Cooperstown couple wins recognition for care of senior citizens at center for seniors to be supported, especially during COVID. The biggest issue with the senior center is lack of transportation among a segment of the seniors. Carol said it was “like dangling a carrot from a horse’s nose.” But the Lachances have restarted the Otsego County

By KEVIN LIMITI Carol Lachance and Mike Lachance were presented with an “Outstanding Seniors of the Community” recognition from the Office of the Aging in an award announced Monday, May 3. “It is truly an honor and very much a surprise,” Carol said. The Lachances run the Cooperstown Senior Community Center in the recreation center of St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church at 31 Elm St. in Cooperstown. Mike said that he didn’t really expect the award, but he wants to use it to promote the senior center. “Seniors want to feel that somebody cares about them,” Mike said. “It really revives them.” COVID-19 has affected everybody, but no group has been as impacted like senior citizens. The pandemic has affected the senior population disproportionately compared to other age groups with 85% of deaths occurring to those 65 or older, according to 2020 statistics from the New York Department of Health. The center has been taking steps to help seniors affected by the pandemic, including those dealing with increased social isolation. The center was closed because of COVID, but reopened April 6, and averages around 30 visitors a day, according to the Lachances. The center offers low impact exercise classes, has a mahjong table and includes a drawing and painting activity. “You all make it super easy. You participate. You come,” Carol said to the seniors who sat around the church building, playing mahjong and painting Thursday, May 6. The Lachances said they created a survey and found

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Council of Senior Citizens, which was closed in the 1970s. They have aspirations of starting another senior center down south, possibly in Oneonta, they said. Carol said she encourages anybody interested in volunteering to come to the center and share their talents.

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Above: Carol and Mike Lachance pose Thursday, May 6. Below: Seniors play mahjong at the Cooperstown Senior Community Center.

that social isolation and getting out and meeting other seniors was a struggle for many. “It was important for them to have a place to come to,” Carol said. “It shows that there is a need for the senior center.” Bruce Testa, a retired art teacher, shares his talent of painting with the other seniors at the community center. “I love painting and I love to help people,” Testa said. Testa, who owns the Family Tree Gallery, has about five students now and feels that what he does is important for the health of the seniors. “I think painting keeps people young and invigorated,” Testa said. The Lachances said they print 290 copies of their newsletter, the Senior Scoop, in an effort to get the word out about the center. Presentations are scheduled each month, with Ellen Pope of Otsego 2000 speaking Thursday, May 13. Joshua Ives, a photographer in the military, will also be

sharing his photography of Afghanistan and talking about his experiences. Previous presenters have included a Homeland Security representative teaching seniors how to use a fire extinguisher and a self-defense class taught by Diana Nicols.

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Do 17-year-old Momo’s changing habits indicate doggy dementia? Dear Dog Charmer, Momo is my sweet, funny 17-year-old, 17-lb Coton de Tulear. I adopted him 10 years ago after retirement. Spunky in spite of his age, he is somewhat fussy about his food but eats a healthy meal midday and loves his treats. He is rewarded with a different one each time he comes inside after going out to do his business—usually 4 times a day. Momo sleeps more now that he is aging, TOM but he is otherwise healthy and content. SHELBY He is friendly with everyone but follows me from room to room when I am home—which is most of the time. And he seems anxious even if I’m out for 5 minutes to pick up the mail—pacing from room to room, apparently looking for me, according to my husband. I love the little guy, but he has developed a somewhat unseemly behavior in the past nine months. When he goes out in the a.m. and noon, “he forgets to do everything.” He comes in, has his treat, and then he defecates—no diarrhea, TG —on the living room carpet. Baffling. Last spring we began to notice that he began to do his business closer to the house—now sometimes even on the ramp leading to the door. When he originally began to have his “accidents” in the house, he would sneak off into the living room. But now, no matter how much I try to “keep an eye on him” he actually has the audacity to poop right behind me, minutes after his treat and just as I have sat down at our computer desk! Do I need to love him up even more? Do I need to increase my own antianxiety/anti-depressant meds, or does he need to take Lomotil? Or is this doggie dementia? Or all of the above...? Thank you for any help and please stay safe! Diane Dear Diane, Doggie dementia is a good guess. With dogs it’s called CDS (cognitive disfunction syndrome) and the likely cause of Momo’s recent “accident issues”. Because dogs basically live in the moment, from Momo’s perspective, receiving a treat when he comes into the house has nothing whatsoever to do with his relieving himself outside. He thinks he’s getting a treat for entering the house and coming to you. If you want him to connect the treat to defecating outside, he has to hear

“Good boy” (which he probably can’t do very well at 17) and receive the treat the moment the poop finished coming out of his body. No, I’m not suggesting that you go out and stay with him till he makes. When he comes in, greet him as usual, sit down at the computer desk, “but with him on your lap!” (being thankful that he’s not a 70-lb Lab). Being on your lap makes it very unlikely that he will relieve himself. If and or when he gets antsy or fidgety, put him out again. Or, if feasible from within the house with a good flashlight, don’t let him in till he makes, or lap time if he doesn’t. I’d also suggest that you feed him on the spots where he’s had accidents, as dogs generally don’t like to eat where they’ve made (just as we don’t have meals in our bathroom). I’d also suggest that you ask your vet what’s the recommended drug for CDS. And finally, since you mentioned getting my book, please read the section on separation anxiety, which is common with CDS. Good luck and give Momo a kiss for me.

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BLOOD DRIVE – Noon - 5 p.m. Donate blood, help save up to 3 lives. Community Bible Chapel, 577 Greenough Rd., Cooperstown. 800-733-2767. LIVE STRONG – 1:15 p.m. Cooperstown Senior Community Center invites area seniors for fun exercise program designed for standing or sitting. Brick building behind St. Mary’s Church, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. coopseniorcenter@gmail.com. OTSEGO 2000 – 2 p.m. Ellen Pope presents about the purpose of Otsego 2000 and what they do for the area. Presented by Cooperstown Senior Community Center. Brick building behind St. Mary’s Church, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. coopseniorcenter@gmail.com. AUTHOR SERIES – 2 p.m. Former All-Star Outfielder Dave Parker joins the author series to discuss his autobiography ‘Cobra: A Life of

Baseball and Brotherhood.’ Free, registration required. Presented by Baseball Hall of Fame. 607-547-7200. SCHOLASTIC AWARDS – 7 p.m. CCS students receive awards for academic excellence. Awards presented to students in person and livestreamed for family. Presented by Cooperstown Central School. 607-547-8181. WORD THURSDAY – 7 p.m. Enjoy open mic from area writers before listening to featured author. This week, winner of Bright Hill’s Full Length Poetry Contest V.P. Loggins will be launching his poetry collection ‘Wild Severance.’ Will include reading followed by Q&A session with editor Bertha Rogers. Suggested donation $3. Presented by Bright Hill Press & Literary Center. 607-829-5055.

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THURSDAY, May 13, 2021 to support Kinney Memorial Library. Find your next good read. Cost for hardcovers $1, pocket-paperbacks $0.25. Masks/social distancing required. Hartwick Community Center, 450 Co. Rd. 11, Hartwick. 607-293-6600. BLOOD DRIVE – Noon - 5 p.m. Donate blood, help save up to 3 lives. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 800-733-2767. COMPUTER BASICS – 4 p.m. Learn the basics of working with computers from e-mail to Microsoft Office programs to facebook. Content will change depending on questions & requests. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-0230. PUPPET THEATER – 6:30 p.m. Get out to enjoy an oldtime melodrama performed with puppets ‘The Villain’s Moustache.’ Set in the heyday of hobos, railroads, heroines in distress, and moustache twirling villains. Audience participation, from booing the villain to giving advice to the heroes, is encouraged. Tickets required. Presented by the Catskill Puppet Theater. Showing at Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta.

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