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Otsego County honors Oneonta mayor will vets with ‘Purple Heart’ reboot housing panel; designation ceremony seek community input for new solutions Central New York Military Order of the Purple Heart Adjutant Jack Reising presents Otsego County Board of Representatives Chair David Bliss with a resolution of gratitude on behalf of all county residents who have received the Purple Heart (left) as part of a June 1 ceremony in Cooperstown marking Otsego County as a “Purple Heart County.” Below, Rep. Rick Brockway, CNY Purple Heart Commander Joe Fraccola, Rep. Margaret Kennedy, Adj. Reising, and Board Chair David Bliss stand with Otsego County Purple Heart recipients Joe Borawa, Ed Seals, Doug Rifenberg, Warren Ryther, Grant Coates, and Robert Coulman, brother of Staff Sgt. Kevin Coulman, who was killed in action in Lebanon.

Change doesn’t fall into place without a catalyst, and for Oneonta Mayor Mark Drnek’s vision to bring 1,000 new residents to the city during his first term to work, he says he knows he needs to work with the community’s experts to solve the problem of where all those incoming residents will live.

At the June 6 meeting of the Oneonta City Council, Mayor Drnek answered questions about his plan to ‘reboot’ the city’s Housing Commission through a collaborative ad-hoc committee charged to tackle a series of issues fundamental to expanding Oneonta’s available housing stock and prepare it for a future that could include not only hundreds of new, well-paying jobs, but also a changing marketplace for student housing.

“I’ll say it again to the people of Oneonta,” Mayor Drnek said in a conversation with The Freeman’s Journal /Hometown Oneonta. “We need you.”

The collaborative outreach has marked the first six months of the mayor’s term, and for the housing reboot, he said he’ll be looking for “40 to 50 people minimum” to comprise up to seven separate working groups, each with its own charge and each reporting to members of a Housing Commission — the makeup of which remains to be determined. The mayor said he wants to hear from “the people who have not raised their voices in the past in public but have good ideas,” and he’ll put would-be ad-hoc Continued on page 7

INSIDE ►MAYBE YOU SHOULDN’T LOOK: Otsego County gas prices stay stratospheric despite state tax break, but at least we’re not California, page 3. ►HE LOVED COOPERSTOWN: Renowned painter Raymond Han loved the Village, now his art is on sale for one week through the Cooperstown Art Association, page 8. ►TIME FOR ‘SUMMER DREAMS’: This week, we visit Cooperstown’s Origins Café and find out more about this year’s concert series they have on tap; we’ve got some best bets for your leisure time, and restaurant reviews (insert). ►NEW STRINGS ATTACHED: Fenimore Chamber Orchestra announces inaugural season, page 10. ►A FEW THOUGHTS ON IMPORTANT THINGS: Our columnists this week describe a new hotline for mental health emergencies, take a trip to an off-grid farm, have a few thrills thanks to a Beatle, appreciate Bassett, and address issues in letters to the editor, pages 4,5, and 6.

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Bassett Healthcare Network marks hospital’s centennial with a look at its history and vision for robust future Dr. Mary Imogene Bassett liked to refer to her brand of compassionate care and rural doctoring as reflecting “a more excellent way” and today, the whole of central New York knows the hospital opened and named in her honor 100 years ago this week as Bassett Medical Center.

Philanthropist Edward Severin Clark funded construction of the original Bassett Hospital; the Clark family has continued its stalwart support of the institution throughout the 10 decades since.

And what a legacy the hospital carries.

“Over the years, Bassett Hospital hosted the first bone marrow transplant, the first tissue transplant in America, and even the first immunotherapy for bee stings,” said Bassett Healthcare Network president and CEO, Dr. Tommy Ibrahim. “Dr. E. Donnall Thomas, who pioneered bone marrow transplantation first at Bassett and later at Stanford University, ultimately won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for his vision and dedication.“ “Bassett, clearly, has not been your typical rural hospital over the decades,” he said.

“There are two things that strike me as Bassett’s greatest assets today,” Dr. Ibrahim said.

“The first is this sure foundation provided by Mary Imogene Bassett and our other founders.

The second is the hard work, dedication, and excellence of our caregivers and practitioners as they build on that foundation.”

“Thanks to them, we provide our community

with the health care they need and deserve,” he said.

Like many health care institutions in America, Bassett has at times struggled to deliver high-quality medical and health care in the communities it serves.

Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital closed its doors for a brief period of time in the early 1920s after the sudden passing of Dr. Bassett in October 1922.

Global wars and pandemics, like the latest COVID-19 pandemic, have brought A look at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital from back in the day, long before Bassett other struggles to its expansion to a sprawling Atwell Road campus in Cooperstown. endure. But in the process A Legacy of Rural Health Leadership Bassett has learned lessons in the good, the bad, In time, Bassett became a national leader in and the ugly of modern American doctoring— lessons Bassett has been willing to openly share fostering healthy rural communities. Bassett hosted a conference on rural health care in 1938 with others over the decades.

“Bassett has persevered and relentlessly that brought the nation’s leaders in rural health pursued its mission to serve its patients and to the Otesaga Resort to dig deep into rural rural communities through changing times for health morbidities. Co-sponsors and particia century,” says network board chair, Douglas pants included Columbia University, Stanford Hastings. “That perseverance is the result of the University, Johns Hopkins University, the Mayo efforts of thousands of committed Bassett care- Clinic, General Electric, MetLife, and others.

Continued on page 3 givers over the years. It is a unique success story in American health care.”

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Bassett’s legacy a testimony to founders dedicated to rural health nearly 3,200 caregivers strong,” said Dr. Ibrahim.

“It has also evolved into a health care network.

It consists of five hospitals and serves an eightcounty area in Central New York that is the same geographic size as the state of Connecticut

by Bassett Medical Group’s over 600 practitioners. We have two long-term care facilities. We sponsor 21 innovative school-based health clinics that provide K-12 students with medical, dental, and mental health services. And we have clinics in communities where hospitals are not readily available.”

A Legacy of Research and Teaching “Bassett reopened in 1927 when a group of young doctors from Presbyterian Hospital in New York City came to Cooperstown to meet with Stephen Clark, Edward Severin Clark’s brother,” Dr. Ibrahim said. “They agreed to reopen Bassett’s doors as a medical, research, and teaching hospital.”

“As a result, Bassett has been a partner with Columbia University’s College of Physicians and Surgeons teaching medical

Bassett’s Cooperstown complex today is significantly larger, with new facilities surrounding its Atwell Road home.

Continued from page 1 The Carnegie Commission to Congress in 1970 noted that Bassett and Mayo Clinic were the leaders in rural health. It has remained that way to this day.

“As always, Bassett’s work continues apace,” says John Davis, MD, a retired Bassett physician who authored the book “Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown, New York,” which is a historical perspective on Bassett Healthcare Network.

“This is the story of the little rural hospital that really could!”

“Today, Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital has blossomed into the modern Bassett Medical Center, a facility that is

residents what it takes to be a rural-focused physician,” he said. “That remarkable partnership has lasted more than nine decades itself.”

Dr. Ibrahim continued, “Our one hundred years of serving, learning and growing form the foundation of all that we are today and plan to be going forward. But we only live up to that legacy because of the hard work, dedication and excellence of our team of caregivers and practitioners.

Thanks to them, our cancer, heart, orthopedic, surgical, and other clinical and research institutes bring a level of care not usually seen in rural communities.”

“We have a legacy to honor and a rural-proud community to keep serving,” Dr. Ibrahim said. “We look forward to seeing what our many continuing Bassett initiatives will bring to New York State and rural American health care over the next 100 years.”

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Otsego County gas prices continue to boggle minds and frustrate wallets even after New York State’s temporary gas tax break took effect on June 1, 2020. Average gasoline prices in New York averaged $4.85/g in June, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 6,118 stations in New York. Prices in New York are 39.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand $1.78/g higher than a year ago. The price of diesel has risen 11.5 cents nationally in the past week and stands at $5.62 per gallon. Reports out of California have prices rising even more dramatically, with pumps in some locations nearing $10/g for regular unleaded.

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CCS schools leader is guest for Sunday talk Friends of the Village Library in Cooperstown hosts Cooperstown Central School Superintendent Sarah Spross on Sunday, June 12, in the final Sunday Speaker program for this year’s series.

Ms. Spross will answer pre-submitted questions from interested participants on a variety of topics and reflect on her first year as school superintendent. The program is free and open to the public, and begins at 3 p.m. in the Board Room on the lower level of Village Hall at 22 Main Street.

Interested participants may submit questions in advance of the Sunday program at fovlfriends22main@gmail.com

Oneonta marks Juneteenth with June 19 festival Oneonta marks Juneteenth on Sunday, June 19, in Neawha Park’s field #5 that begins with a 90minute yoga session at 10

a.m. and a day-long festival to follow.

The third annual familyfriendly, free festival follows from 1 until 6 p.m., with a full afternoon of Black culture, food, music, performances and art. The event also will include face painting, bounce houses, and a gallery including displays from Nyala Blue and returning artist Bertram Knight.

Throughout the day, educators will discuss the significance of Juneteenth and festival-goers can hear from Black poets, local talents, fraternities, and steppers.

The event is free and attendees will receive a free t-shirt while supplies last. Those joining the yoga session should bring their own yoga mats.

Juneteenth, or “Freedom Day,” is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, and has been called “America’s second Independence Day.” It was on June 19, 1865 that Union soldiers landed in Galveston, Texas, with news the Civil War had ended and that all slaves were free.

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We saw him standing there With our thanks for Fair warning: I’m about to go large thing.

‘A more excellent way’ onMythe name-dropping wife, Angie, and I drove to Perhaps we take it for granted from time to time, that sprawling campus in Cooperstown. Fox Hospital, too, in Oneonta, and all the clinics and centers and caregiver offices filling the map in Otsego County.

In a nation whose rural regions are often challenged by a lack of access to quality health care or relegated to satellite status dozens of miles away from even the nearest emergency clinic, we’re fortunate indeed.

Fortunate that 100 years ago this week, the doors opened on a hospital in the Village of Cooperstown, named after Dr. Mary Imogene Bassett to honor her steadfast dedication to caring for the people of her rural county. Fortunate, too, that Edward Severin Clark made building the hospital a philanthropic priority, that his brother, Stephen Clark, reopened its doors in 1927 as a medical, research, and teaching hospital, and that the Clark family and Scriven Foundation have, in the 10 decades intervening, kept Bassett and the communities it serves foremost in their work.

A century ago, there was no such thing as a “healthcare industry.” Messrs. Edward and Stephen Clark and the doctors with whom they worked at the time could not have foreseen the seismic changes that would overhaul local, regional, and national health care many times over in the decades to come. Predictive sciences and artificial intelligence available today may give us a better idea of what’s on or over the horizon, but the model the hospital’s founders created in the 1920s remains a foundation for whatever is to come.

Today’s healthcare industry is exactly that — out of necessity, a big business that to stay afloat must be flexible, forward-thinking, and growth-oriented. Bassett – once a standalone hospital in the southeastern corner of the Village — could not be immune from those changes if it was to survive. To thrive and continue to serve our rural population, it had to expand to what we now know as the more corporate-sounding Bassett Healthcare Network.

Business smarts and resiliency aren’t even the half of it, though — a healthcare network, in the end, succeeds only when the communities it serves believe and trust in it. It’s a deeply personal and emotional experience for each individual who walks through the door of a clinic, an office, an emergency room. Bassett succeeds. A big business, perhaps, but one with a small town feel that respects its rural roots.

“There are two things that strike me as Bassett’s greatest assets today,” Bassett Healthcare Network President and CEO Dr. Tommy Ibrahim said in a statement to The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta. “The first is this sure foundation provided by Mary Imogene Bassett and our other founders. The second is the hard work, dedication, and excellence of our caregivers and practitioners as they build on that foundation.”

We agree, and we applaud Dr. Ibrahim and his predecessors, the Clark Family, the Scriven Foundation, board members, staff, caregivers, and practitioners past and present throughout the Bassett Healthcare Network who have served us for the past century. It’s a hard-won achievement that can’t rest on the laurels we toss in their direction today, but it is a legacy and a future that we do not take for granted and for which we are genuinely grateful.

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Syracuse last weekend to see Paul McCartney in concert. We’re big Paul fans — our first date, in fact, in London, England, in November 1984 — was to see his not-great movie “Give My Regards to Broad Street” a few days after its premier.

The guy turns 80 years old in two weeks. Eight-zero. If nothing else, he’s a walking testament to a vegetarian lifestyle. And there he was, on stage in a sold-out Carrier Dome, still blazing away on bass, piano, and guitar, still singing the songs in their original keys, still whipping out nuggets from “Love Me Do” through the obligatory “Hey Jude” to “Band on the Run” and, in a terrific surprise, a duet of sorts with John Lennon with a video capture from the “Let It Be” rooftop concert.

A beautiful show; engaging, energetic, emotional, and joyful, filled with spectacle and a canon of indelible songs, some now six decades old.

We won’t see his like again. Saturday was my tenth Paul McCartney show since 1989 and was, far and away, the best of them all.

I met Paul McCartney on three occasions when I was in college in London in 1984. All these years later, I remember it like it was yesterday. I had an internship not far from Soho Square — where Sir Paul’s office still sits — and would walk through on my way home. One Monday evening as I walked past the McCartney Productions Limited office, he popped out the front door. There was no mistaking my glee.

Surely I blurted out overly excited fanboy gibberish, but I do remember saying, “No one is going to believe

Top: Your correspondent, circa November 9, 1984, standing right next to Paul McCartney. Bottom: Your correspondent, along with 20,000 others, circa June 4, 2022, feeling like they’re standing right next to Paul McCartney.

this.” I mean, there I was with no camera or Sharpie or anything to record the moment. He patted me on the shoulder. “Come back on Friday afternoon,” he said. “Bring a friend. Bring a camera. We’ll make ‘em believe it!” And then I got the trademarkable Paul McCartney Thumbs-Up gesture as he stepped into his waiting car (a metallic green Mercedes sedan) and inched off into London’s nighttime traffic.

It didn’t take much to convince my

friend David McLean to head back to Soho that Friday afternoon. I promised him either a meet-up with Paul McCartney or a night at the pub, my treat, in case Paul stood us up. Dave and I looked up into the secondstory window of the MPL building as dusk was falling — we could see the painting on the wall that was the backdrop for Paul’s 1981 “Tug of War” album and the little statue that was the cover of his 1979 “Wings Greatest” album. And then we saw the man himself as he looked out his window. He spied us there, gave us a wave, and headed down his stairs.

We raced to the door.

Out he came — “I don’t have much time, guys, what do you have?”

We produced our album covers for his autograph and my little Kodak Disc camera (all the rage back then).

“Ooo!” he said. “A Disc! Me baby!”

We still don’t know what he meant by that, but Dave and I walked away with our ‘hey we met Paul’ picture proof and autographed album covers. As he ducked into his waiting Mercedes, he said, “Dave! Ted! See ya next time!”

Another thumbs-up and off he went.

It’d be fun to say hello to him again all these years later to tell him that my wife and I soon will celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary — a marriage that began with a first date to his movie.

But she and I — along with thousands of others in Syracuse of every age — were thrilled to just experience a Paul McCartney show one more time, each of us with our own Beatle memories, each of us feeling like we know the guy, and everyone singing along. “See ya next time!” he called to the audience at the end of a nearly three-hour show. No maybe about it — we were all amazed.

National alliance on mental illness

New mental health crisis line in July: 988

In mid-July, there will be a new option for getting help with urgent mental health situations. While 911 will continue to be the key number to call for medical and crime emergencies, a different number will connect callers to a specialist in mental health: 988.

Years in the planning, and recently boosted by new funding and motivation, 988 will become the go-to number nationally for mental health crises. 988 will connect with the existing Suicide Prevention Line, and with a network of regional and local crisis services. 988 is not limited to suicide issues. States are working to strengthen services, staffing, and expansion of coverage to regions without robust services. There will inevitably be challenges during the transition, including recruiting and training, gaps in availability of local follow up supports for individuals and their families, adjusting interagency protocols, and informing the general public about the new arrangements.

NAMI of NY State (www.naminys. org), an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, supports

the idea of “mental health responses to mental health situations.” With limited training and support for assessing and dealing with emotionally troubled community members, law enforcement personnel — from dispatchers to road patrol officers — do what they can to respond. Their capacity for compassion and patience — and perhaps personal experience — is important for all concerned. But professional preparation such as Crisis Intervention Training, plus regular refresher updates, can lower the risk of avoidable injury or incarceration.

This should carry as much weight as commonly required initial and annual weapons training. Even with the new 988 initiative, CIT for dispatchers and road patrol officers remains relevant, and should be a marker for best practice, as community policing reforms move forward.

It has been one year since all New York municipalities filed plans for reforms to their police-related policies and practices.

Across the state, some plans included things such as recommen-

dations for training, clearer standards on use of force, greater emphasis on cultural awareness, recognition of implicit bias, and commitment to community-based committees for periodic review and update of progress toward stated goals. Some plans reflected minimal citizen input, recited existing law enforcement policies and activities, and little suggestion for change.

All 492 plans, statewide, can be found at www.policereform.ny.gov.

Locally, these included the City of Oneonta, Village of Cooperstown, all area counties, and all others with police forces.

On behalf of the families and friends of community members with mental health issues, we urge that the entities which created and formally voted to endorse and submit their plans, reconvene their reform committees to review progress, update their suggestions for best practice, and report openly to the public on the process and results.

Bill Hayes LCSW-R (ret.)

NAMI Delaware and Otsego

First, Mr. Sykes asserts I am unwilling to support changes to the 2019 bail reform law. In fact, I have written two letters to this paper advocating for changes to the law that will support our Central New York law enforcement agencies. Additionally, Mr. Sykes wanted me to talk to Onondaga DA Bill Fitzpatrick, but feels I am unwilling to do so. I immediately sent a request for a meeting after receiving Mr. Sykes’s recommendation, but have not yet heard back.

Mr. Sykes is incorrect in claiming I am “anti-police” and led a protest against elected officials in Wampsville regarding a flag supporting the police.

I had submitted a letter the Madison County paper regarding the Madison County Board of Supervisor’s response to a petition that was submitted to them. I argued it was a missed opportunity for positive engagement between elected officials in the county and concerned citizens.

It was not a letter against the police.

I need to get together with Mr. Sykes again and correct this misunderstanding. I know I will enjoy the conversation, and to learn more about his concerns. I have been talking to many concerned citizens across the newly drawn 122nd Assembly Continued on page 6

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Dan Butterman responds to May 26 letter to the editor

I would like to respond to a letter from Richard Sykes, which was printed May 26 edition of The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta.

Mr. Sykes was sharing his concerns about my campaign for the Assembly’s 122nd District. I met Mr. Sykes in 2021, and I have also enjoyed developing a friendship with him.

Unfortunately, there are some corrections needed regarding Mr. Sykes’s assertions about my positions.

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The Local News – The new printing press being constructed at Miller’s machine shops has one feature at least that works like a charm – it takes off a finger or a thumb or a thumb nail with all the readiness of an oldstyle machine. The inventor tested it himself.

A Normal School building, a chair factory, a knitting mill, a new church, and very many of houses, all in course of construction, will be a sight to be witnessed in Oneonta in a few weeks. No newspaper, unless it retains a reporter for no other purpose, can presume to make note of all the new dwellings being constructed in Oneonta this season. Houses are springing up almost as if by magic in all quarters of the village, and it seems apparent now that more building will be done this year than ever before in one year.

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Founded in 2014, Unadilla Community Farm is an off-grid, non-profit farm and education center in West Edmeston, with a mission to provide space for the teaching and practice of sustainable skills.

The farm’s Beginning Farmer Training Program prepares interns for careers in food and farming, with the option to earn college credit. Through classes and handson training, interns are introduced to practices such as agroforestry, permaculture design, organic farming, and more. Its Veggie Box Program addresses the need for fresh produce for the greater Edmeston area — a USDA “food desert.” Grown and packed by the beginning farmer training program participants, the farm’s veggie boxes are offered on a sliding scale — starting at $0, no questions asked.

In addition to delivering directly to families, the program provides free produce to food banks across Central New York.

Founded by young people for young people, Unadilla Community Farm holistically teaches skills relevant to young entrepreneurs looking to start up food/farming businesses, such as food safety certification, business structures, and natural building for infrastructure needs, beyond teaching the hard skills necessary for horticulture production. Hosting a cohort of 30-to-40

interns per season and boasting more than 130 permaculture internship program graduates, the farm produced some two tons of produce in 2021, the majority of which was donated to food banks and families.

This includes providing veggies for 80 weekly food boxes delivered to families by the Community Cupboard of Edmeston throughout the season.

The farm grows more than 200 varieties of annual and perennial cold-hardy fruits, vegetables, mushrooms, and herbs, showcasing cutting-edge sustainable techniques and recommended USDA conservation practices. The farm, founded in 2014 by millennial first-generation farmers who met through the international Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms network, sits on 12 acres of field and forest the group has regenerated after decades of monocropping. They’ve transformed an abandoned corn field into an “edible food forest.”

Unadilla Community Farm works with Community Cupboard of Edmeston, food pantries in Cooperstown and Utica, and other partner associations.

The 501(c)3 non-profit relies on the generous support of individuals, foundations, and grants to cover all intern expenses including room and board, trainings, and certifications, ensuring that the program is

available at no cost to participants.

Likewise, these contributions subsidize the cost of the Veggie Box Program, ensuring that Unadilla Community Farm can donate the majority of its produce.

For the past eight seasons, the farm has been entirely volunteer-run, including staff and board member volunteers who make theprogramming possible. Looking ahead, through the support of the Chobani Community Impact Fund of the Community Foundation for South Central New York, we are creating three paid seasonal staff positions.

This added capacity will enable the farm to grow more veggies, host more interns, offer more classes, and provide a more enriching, customized learning experience.

For more information, visit https:// unadillacommunityfarm.org/.

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Uneasy Listening…Maybe “instrumental favorites” is a better idea ACROSS

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Oneonta aldermen unanimously rejected a strongly worded anti-war resolution last night that would have called for an immediate withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Indochina and a permanent halt to the bombing of North Vietnam. Immediately following the hour-long debate and quick vote, proponents of the resolution said they would attempt to get it on the November ballot in the form of a referendum. They also indicated they might field “peace” candidates for mayor and aldermanic positions at the next city elections in 1973. The anti-war resolution was offered to the Council in mid-May during several days of sit-ins on Dietz Street in front of local military recruiting offices. The original resolution was sponsored by Daniel Fine and Walter Schull, both of the Oneonta State faculty.

June 1972

Solution: ‘‘Double Con Job” (June 2)

1 Butterfield 8 novelist 6 Sax by itself 10 Small crows, for short 14 Not outdoors, as a camera shot: abbr.

17 ___ a beet 18 Lacking ethics 20 In need of liniment 21 Mexican uncle 22 Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist’s office?

24 Bit of news 25 Six-legged queen 26 Ronnie Howard role 27 Gulf st.

28 Land, as a marlin 30 “As they shouted out with ___” 31 “On your feet” 33 Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist’s office?

37 Trixie’s guy and others 38 Peanut product 40 Yard-long fish 41 “Thrilla in Manila” guy 42 Small weights 43 Sooner ___ 45 “This news ___ indeed” (Richard III) 47 Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist’s office?

55 “Drop me ___” 56 “___ the pits” 57 Zero 58 Stuck 60 Docile, as a doggie 61 ___ for effort 62 Small brook 63 Chlorine, for one 64 Water cooler?

65 Munich’s river 66 Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist’s office?

69 Director Egoyan 70 Marsh 71 Impressed reactions 72 Belts in the Ginza 73 Sit-___ 74 Seaport of SE Italy 75 Felt hat 77 Wine party cheese 78 Lifelong 79 Ballet costumes 80 Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist’s office?

84 Liquid measure 85 Integrative-medicine types

86 Gambling mecca 89 But ending 91 Org. with agents 92 Mozart’s birthplace: abbr.

93 “___ the season ...”

96 Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist’s office?

100 Take offense at 102 Arctic bird 103 Flowerlike bract 104 Neck wrap 106 “Coming into Los Angeles” singer 107 Part of UNLV 108 “Believe ___ Not” 109 Not a good Muzak tune for a psychiatrist’s office?

113 Before, before my time 114 Goad 115 Dominant NBA team of the 1980s 116 Took the SUV 117 Messy place 118 Mama’s boys 119 Nautical direction 120 Had the gall DOWN 1 Bird of baseball 2 Stacked 3 Lets on 4 Motel info 5 Mary Kay’s last name 6 Aero ending

7 Skating Bobby 8 A Chump at Oxford co-star, 1940 9 Twin Mary-Kate or Ashley 10 Norman Rockwell’s milieu 11 Fighting for a cause 12 “___ was 17 ...”

13 Au or Fe, e.g.

14 Napoli’s nation 15 Morning time 16 Clan emblems 18 Great respect 19 Long dress 23 Prima ballerina 29 Grand old time?

30 Braced 32 Stuff (oneself) 34 Vs. 35 Big sandwich 36 Many potatoes 39 Spanish speakers 43 Furry swimmer 44 S econd largest moon in our solar system 46 Standing rules 47 Terry and the Pirates creator 48 Licorice flavoring 49 Slangy “sorry” 50 Merges 51 Crossing charges 52 Just 53 Restless, in music 54 Dignified propriety 59 Downfall

61 Shocked 62 Wildly enthusiastic 63 Balloon cabin 67 Old Scandinavian dialect 68 Nabisco’s ___ Wafers 69 Borders on 71 More stylized 76 Temporarily out?

77 Hen hangouts 78 Sinatra in a Vegas heist film 79 Like a man of few words 81 Stirrer 82 Parma’s state 83 French pointillist 86 CEO and VP, e.g.

87 Have ___ (care) 88 A Bell for Adano author 90 A mbulance attendant, for short 91 Horse, in Lyon 93 That screaming feeling 94 Like Romeo and Juliet 95 Hid (away) 97 The hound of the Jetsons 98 Liberty Bell’s home: abbr.

99 Tampa’s historic district, ___ City 101 Pelvic bones 105 Part of a mil. educ.

108 Audiotape abbr.

110 ___ out a living 111 Kid’s exclamation 112 Do sums

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Letters Continued from page 4 District, and will work to ensure their voices are heard in Albany.

My ideas and goals are shaped by these conversations. Our state requires new leadership to navigate us to the brighter future we are all striving for. Thank you Mr. Sykes for talking to me — we have differences of opinion and ideas, but every meeting has been better than the last.

Dan Butterman Oneonta

Is there no end to this level of mass violence in the U.S.?

Last Thursday, June 2, five ministers, four other lay people, and I, participated in a prayer vigil for the victims of the Uvalde, TX massacre. Only two weeks earlier there was a similar mass murder in Buffalo, NY, for which there was also a prayer vigil. I noted at Thursday’s event that only the night before, after we couldn’t significantly amend the service, there was another mass murder -- this time in Tulsa, OK. This morning, June 6, I woke to reports of 10 mass shootings in the United States since last Friday.

Is there no end to this level of mass violence in the U.S.?

Is there really a right to own weapons of mass destruction? The Second Amendment says that “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

Where does it say that angry crazies not involved in protecting the country can own weapons that could kill scores in minutes?

We don’t allow switch blades. These are arms. We don’t allow individuals to have bombs. These are arms.

Why then semi-automatic rifles that the owner can effectively turn into an automatic with a bump stock? Where in the Second Amendment does it specifically say automatic rifles? These didn’t exist when the founders (mostly Madison and Hamilton) wrote the Constitution. So how do our original constructionist judges include these as protected? If abortion is not a right according to a majority of the Supreme Court because it is not elucidated how could weapons that didn’t exist back then?

New York has a “red flag” law that allows law enforcement, with a warrant, to seize guns of those who pose a threat. In Suffolk County, NY, it has happened more than one hundred times in the past three years defusing dangerous situations many of which are suicide threats.

Many threats are against others.

It is not impossible to decrease guns in the hands of potentially violent people. This should be a start. Clearly this madness has to stop but I doubt it will happen nationally until the death and destruction hist closer to home of the congressman who currently are 100% pro-gun. Then when its personal to them, you’ll see something happen.

Richard J. Sternberg, M.D. Cooperstown

Maybe it’s time for graphic results of ‘thoughts and prayers’

Drivers education classes include grisly scenes of auto accidents. Anti-smoking ads have graphic images of blackened lungs and cancerous mouths. State forced birth laws require women to watch sonograms of the embryo.

What the public doesn’t see are the unrecognizable remains of a child shot at close range with a semi-automatic weapon.

Show the public the graphic results of a politician’s “thoughts and prayers.” That would make a compelling campaign ad.

Chip Northrup Cooperstown

Richard derosa R E A D I N G — B U T N O T N E C E S S A R I LY I D L E In one of his essays, Emerson warns against being a bookworm by stating that books are for a scholar’s idle times. In another, he writes that life is sturdy rather than critical. I have always taken that to mean that one needs to guard against a life so wholly devoted to books that he cuts himself off from the equally nourishing and soul renovating effects of having some sort of communion with nature.

In others words, read all you want but get off your duff and take a walk in the woods or, perhaps, along some pleasant country back road. Maybe split some firewood, take on the joys — and pains — of gardening, or build something, large or small. Honest physical exertion is the key. Walking for me is meditation. My admittedly half-hearted attempts at formal meditation have failed miserably. Different strokes, as they say.

I have no trouble getting off my duff up here on the hill. There is plenty to do. Chore lists are endless. Every day, as Thoreau puts it, is not only a new dawn, but a new opportunity to add to the list. Something always comes up. Something always asks to be seen in a new light or to be fixed or, not always gracefully, to be put to rest. There is always weeding, pruning, picking, harvesting, storing, re-planting, watering, etc. Not to mention the plethora of inside jobs to tackle — at some point.

And then there is the allure of doing nothing, as

productive an inactivity as there is. I admit to being all too susceptible to falling prey to the seductiveness of silence. Of sitting quietly somewhere, perhaps on the deck as a new day arises, open to an infinite array of ineffable pleasures.

Of course, when one is reading one is not really idle.

Reading is as active an activity as anything else. It is as much a mental process as a physical process, at least for me. I read with pencil in hand and with a pad of small post- it notes close by. In addition to scribbling notes, I’ll stick a post -it in with the page number and more often than not a few words regarding what might have intrigued me. Periodically I go through a stack of books that I have read, methodically check out the noted pages and often write some thoughts and responses in my journal. It is the act of writing that engenders clarity.

Vladimir Nabokov wrote in an essay that reading is rereading. For me, reading, re-reading and writing go hand in hand. There is a lot on can accomplish while sitting aboard one’s duff, as is the case right now as I write.

So, one can idle away one’s time doing nothing, itself replete with countless spiritual rewards. Or, one can navigate those idle times with a good book or two, comfortably ensconced in a comfy chair. Gabby and I used to spend a lot of time doing nothing together. We loved it.

We all do simple things to stay safe every day — like tying our shoes.

Keeping up-to-date with recommended vaccines is just another step we can all take to protect ourselves and our loved ones.

It’s simple. Get vaccinated today.

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Oneonta housing Continued from page 1 committee members through a vetting process seeking expertise based on personal experience, but rooted in what he called “respect, respect, respect.”

“There won’t be room for political agendas,” he said. “We can’t have a community and solve community problems until we come together and have those respectful discussions.”

Under his plan, the city’s rebooted Housing Commission would develop housing strategies that consider affordability, market rates, townhouses and condos, housing for seniors, housing for refugees, and other priorities. Commission members would “engage, support, and provide focus for the work of the ad-hoc committees” and receive

regular reports from those groups.

His blueprint has each ad-hoc committee assigned to an individual Housing Commission member, who, with the committee, will review, discuss, modify and generate actionable items for the City Council or Committees. The ad-hoc committees will combine with the Commission to address the challenges facing the City of Oneonta, among them: • Student housing, with over-saturation and maintenance concerns in a declining market • Upper-floor utilization, particularly on Oneonta’s Main Street and the disinclination of landlords to maximize potential use of the space

• I dentify and catalog developable land • Housing stock’s increasing attractiveness to entrepreneurs, such as baseball camps and Air B&Bs • Elder housing and support • Refugee resettlement Mayor Drnek also pointed to what he called “Neighborhood Enhancement,” taking a survey of housing conditions and identifying strategies to address situations in which housing might be deteriorating. He pointed to a program in nearby Fulton, New York – “Fulton Block Builders” supported in part by grants from the Richard S. Shineman Foundation – whereby “neighbors reshape Fulton one block at a time.”

“Take a look at what they’re doing in Fulton,” Mayor Drnek said. “The streets are beautiful because every home and property owner is looking out for one another to make their blocks look as good as they can make them. It’s a great example of what I’m talking about with Oneonta – we need some transformative ideas that get people excited to bring our city to life.”

“My whole goal here is to keep people invested in what I know is a place that will grow,” Mayor Drnek said. “Collaboration within the ad hoc committees and with the new Housing Commission will work when we get our groups together. I’m excited about this.”

OBITUARIES

Barbara Joan Cohn Peet, 79 January 12, 1943 – May 27, 2022

Oneonta married to Barbara Joan Cohn Richard Peet, Peet passed away they lived in peacefully from Oneonta, before Parkinson’s disease moving to on May 27, 2022 in Florida. They Punta Gorda, Fla. loved ZephyrShe was born hills where she January 12, 1943, lived for 25 years in Schenevus, before moving to Barbara Joan the daughter of Punta Gorda.

Cohn Peet Alva and Freda Barbara was (Watson) Cohn. She grew an avid and talented golfer up in Schenevus where who played in many golf she attended and graduated tournaments. When she from Andrew S. Draper had to give up her golf, Central School. she started painting. She When Barbara was specialized in flower pots

and gave them to her family and friends.

Barbara is survived by her three children, Tammy Carey and husband, Dan, Joann Seltzer and husband, Steve, and David Doig and wife, Darline. Her grandchildren are Michael, Cory, Amanda and Michelle Cary, Anthony, Ashlee, Jackie and Stephen Seltzer, and Justin and Jason Doig.

She is also survived by 11 great-grandchildren.

Both her husband, Richard Peet, and her sister, Elanor Spranger, have predeceased Barbara. She is survived by her brother, Ronald Cohn and wife, Mary, of Michigan and her sister, Elaine Bresee, and husband Marc, of Milford Center, N.Y., as well as many nieces and nephews.

A private service will be held for the family in Laurens. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to remember Barbara may make a donation to the Susquehanna SPCA 5082-5088 NY-28 Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Celebration of life

Mary Ann Mazarak

The family of

Dr. Emery C. Herman, Jr. extends grateful thanks to the many friends and caregivers for Emery. A special thanks to Bassett Healthcare, volunteer ambulance crews, Helios and to friends and caregivers who became friends.

The inumerable instances of kindness, thoughtfulness and good cheer reflected the heart of the Cooperstown Community that Emery so cherished.

Thank you,

Nancy Herman and Family A backyard gathering is planned for Saturday, July 30, 2022 from 2pm to 4 pm at the Herman family tennis courts.

The Celebration of Life Service for Mary Ann Mazarak, who passed on May 8, 2022, will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, June 11 at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Avenue.

A Zoom presentation is available upon request, please call 607-435-4597.

Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home is assisting the family; www.lhpfuneralhome.com.

Joan Marie Lovett Bardin, 88 May 25, 1933 – December 27, 2021

GARRATTSVILLE – Joan Marie Lovett Bardin, 88, born May 25, 1933 in Salisbury/Lakeville, Conn.

Joan was the daughter of Silas and Eva Lovett.

Married George on June 29, 1952, in Norfolk Conn. and then moved to New York and raised their 3 beloved children. Joan worked many years on the family farm until they sold out in 1989.

From there Joan was a caretaker to many; but what Joan loved the most was her family. The big joke throughout the family was it was Joan’s hotline. Because she would spend hours speaking with everyone in the family every week. She was the one over the years to keep everyone together by her conversations. She loved her cats that were her

companions for Hobby, (Saeber, many years and Destin Cramer), tried to help the George (Lynsi, strays that came to Blake) Hobby, the house.

Her great nephew Joan was predeRickey Accardi, ceased by her and nephew parents; husband Chuck Pellert of 60 years, George Joan M. L. Bardin and also Francis Bardin; son, Robert (Amy) Rock; Bardin; son-in-law Maynard brother’s, Richard (Robin) Webber, and several of her Lovett, Robert Lovett, and siblings. many nephews, nieces and Joan is survived by her dear friends. two daughters, Linda (Mike) Family has entrusted Rundle and Cindy Webber her care to the Johnston & and friend Walt Burgstiner; Stanimer Funeral Home in six grandchildren and 13 Morris. For online messages great grandchildren, Robin of sympathy, visit www.

(Jason Summer, Sara, Tyler) JohnstonFH.com Mayne, Eve (Chris, Evan, Memorial Services will Lori, Austin) Worden. be held at Garrattsville Melissa (Jerry) Smith, Town Hall, Garrattsville, (Wyatt, Hailey Morlock), N.Y., On June 25, 2022 at (Teven, Beth Smith), Ryan 12 p.m. A dish to pass would Bardin, Jimmy (Fawn) be welcome.

Marjorie K. Cole, 92 July 11, 1929 – May 24, 2022

ONEONTA - Marjorie K. Cole, 92, passed away on Tuesday, May 24 at A.O. Fox Hospital Nursing Home in Oneonta.

She was born on July 11, 1929, in Middletown, Conn., the daughter of Worthington Chester Kennedy and Dorothy Rose (Sayward) Kennedy. As a child, she moved with her family to Treadwell, N.Y., where her father taught at the former Abraham L. Kellogg Central School. Marjorie graduated from A.L. Kellogg School in 1947. She married Roger T. Cole on September 20, 1947 at the Treadwell United Methodist Church.

They were married for 68 years until Roger’s death on

August 4, 2015. by 8 grandchilMarjorie was a dren, 7 great devoted wife and grandchildren, motherwhoenjoyed and several nieces visiting with her and nephews. family, working We are grateful Sudoku and word for the care and search puzzles, and compassion reading. shown to Mom She was predeby the staff at Marjorie K. Cole ceased by her the Fox Nursing parents; her husband; her home during her residence. brothers, Donald & William Marjorie will be buried Kennedy; and her sister, with Roger at Woodland Dorothy Benedict.

Cemetery in Delhi, N.Y. A Marjorie is survived by celebration of life ceremony her 4 children: Dan (Arlene) will be held at a later date.

Cole of Clifton Park, John Online condolences may (Donna) Cole of Oneonta, be made by visiting www.

Chester (Pamela) Cole of grummonsfuneralhome.com Martinsburg, W.V., and Lori Arrangements are by (Scott) Van Allen of Central the Lester R. Grummons Square. She is also survived Funeral Home, Oneonta.

Donna M. West, 62

December 8, 1959 – May 20, 2022 RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Donna M. West, age 62, of Lake Street passed away peacefully on Friday May 20, 2022 in Basset Medical Center, Cooperstown. She had the loving comfort of her family by her side at the time of her passing.

Donna was born on

December 8, 1959 in Syracuse a daughter of Doris Stocking Bulger and the late William Bulger. She was raised and educated locally then later graduating from Cato-Meridian High School. In 1980 she married Charles West in Richfield Springs. She was

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

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

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

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

an Accounts Receivable Clerk with the New York Susquehanna and Western Railroad in Cooperstown and a former member of Richfield Springs Post 616 Ladies Auxiliary. She was a kind person who loved to be with her friends and family.

Surviving are her husband Charles of Richfield Springs, a son Tyrell West of Utica, a daughter Courtney West of Richfield Springs, two brothers Mitchell Bulger and William Bulger both of Richfield Springs, four grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

A funeral service for Mrs. West will take place at a later time convenient to her family.

Funeral arrangements are with J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 West James Street, Richfield Springs.

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Cooperstown Art Association honors Raymond Han with June 11-18 sale Accomplished oil painter Raymond Han loved living in Cooperstown, and as a thank-you to the community, the Raymond Han & Paul Kellogg Foundation presents the Raymond Han Sale from Saturday, June 11 through Saturday, June 18, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily in the ballroom gallery of the Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main Street.

The late artist was well known for his work in the genre of photorealism. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1931, he was based in New York City and upstate New York for most of his life.

He studied with Willson Young Stamper, Frank Mason, and Robert Beverly Hale; Mr. Han’s work has been exhibited in many notable museums and establishments, many of which holding his work in their permanent collections.

Mr. Han passed away in Cooperstown in 2017.

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Legal nOtice NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF THE TENTATIVE SOLID WASTE USER FEE ROLL Notice is hereby given that Otsego County Solid Waste Department has completed the tentative Solid Waste User Fee Roll for 2022. The Solid Waste User Fee Roll contains solid waste billing units established for each parcel. A copy has been filed in the Solid Waste Department Office located at 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York. Individuals interested in examining the tentative roll may visit the Solid Waste Department during normal business hours or an electronic copy can be viewed online at the following web address: https://www.otsegocounty.com/departments/solid_waste/ solid_waste_user_ fee.php Shane Digan Otsego County Solid Waste 1LegalJun.9 Legal nOtice NOTICE FOR BIDS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that sealed bids are sought by the Village of Cooperstown, NY For their: New Salt Storage Building Contract No. VC-2022-15 Scope of Work: The project is being undertaken to construct a new salt storage building.

The base bid work includes casting new concrete walls, footings and a slab-on-grade; all excavation, backfill, grading and compaction work; and a complete and operational pre-engineered roof system.

New interior/exterior lighting, with a new subfeed panel are included.

Schedule: All work shall be complete by November 30, 2022 Prebid Conference: A pre-bid conference will not be held. Bidders are encouraged to visit

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the project site and encouraged to contact Principle Design with any questions or concerns.

Bid Opening: Bids will be received by the Village of Cooperstown, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326, until June 29, 2022 by 10:00 A.M. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

Bidders are responsible for the timely delivery of their Bid proposal to the proper person and location as indicated. Bidders are advised not to rely on the Postal Service or any other mail delivery service for the timely and proper delivery of their bid proposals.

Bid Documents: Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained on or after June 02, 2022, by contacting Principle Design’s Marylu O’Reilly at PrincipleDE@ outlook.com. Plans will be emailed electronically only.

Bids may be held by the Owner for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) calendar days from the date of the openings of Bids for the purpose of reviewing the Bids and investigation of the qualifications of the Bidders and subsequent approval of the Bids and related documents by the owner. Bid proposals received after the date and time specified in the Invitation shall be considered unresponsive and will be returned to the Bidder unopened.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all Bids or waive any informalities in the Bidding.

It is the policy of the Village of Cooperstown that Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises and Small Business Enterprises shall be encouraged to participate in all request for proposals and/or bids. Funding sources for this project have a stipulated 30% MWBE goal.

Questions should be directed to Principle Design Engineering, PLLC, phone: (607) 204-0609 or moreillype@outlook.com

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Owner: Village of Cooperstown, NY 22 Main Street, PO Box 346 Cooperstown, NY 13326 Contact Person: Mitch Hotaling 607-547-2411 Owner’s Design Professional: Contact Person: Michael O’Reilly, P.E. moreillype@outlook.com Principle Design Engineering, PLLC 116 East Main Street, Suite 1 Norwich, NY 13815 (607) 204-0609 (office) 1LegalJun.9 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION SUBJECT TO PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown, Otsego County, New York at a meeting thereof held on the 23rd day of May, 2022, duly adopted pursuant to section 6-C of the General Municipal Law, a resolution subject to permissive referendum, the purpose and effect of which is to authorize an appropriation of up to $19,184.36 from a capital reserve fund (Sewer System Reserve) to be used for the purpose of covering the costs for sewer plant road grading and paving.

BY ORDER OF THE VILLAGE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF COOPERSTOWN, NEW YORK Jenna L. Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-2411 (phone) jutter@cooperstownny.org (email) 6LegalJun.9 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown

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will hold the following public hearing in the Village Office Building, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York on Monday, June 27th, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard, to discuss the following: Public Hearing for comment on submission of 2022 CFA application(s) 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 Administrator to request assistance.

A copy of the proposed laws are available for inspection at the Village Administrator’s office, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York during normal business hours Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Office location: Otsego SSNY desg. as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY mail process to 2302 NATIONAL DRIVE, BROOKLYN, NY, 11234.

Any lawful purpose.

6LegalJul.14 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of 5430 State Highway 28 LLC Filed 4/5/22 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 5 Locust Lane, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalJun.30 Legal nOtice

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Notice of formation of

By order of the Village Board Village of Cooperstown

HG Investors LLC

Jenna L. Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-2411 (phone) jutter@cooperstownny.org (email) 6LegalJun.9 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of 656769 Main Street LLC, filed with the Secretary of State on 05/17/2022.

Principal Business and Office Location: 103 Main Street, P.O. Box 431, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326, Otsego County, N.Y. The Secretary of State is designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail process to 103 Main Street, P.O. Box 431, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: any lawful

Filed 11/10/21 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 328 County Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalJun.30 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Pop-In Smoke & Vape, LLC. Filed 4/29/22.

Cty: Otsego.

SSNY desig. for process & shall mail 5381 St Hwy 7, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purp: any lawful.

6LegalJun.30 Legal nOtice Application for Authority of SEOHUB, LLC filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/18/2022.

Formed in PA 7/11/2011.

Office loc.: Otsego County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be

The sale of his work is open to the public, but patrons must be a current member of the Cooperstown Art Association at the time of purchase.

Memberships may be purchased or renewed at the gallery at any time. Membership discounts will not apply; sales will be limited to two artworks per household and the purchaser is responsible for the packing and transportation of the artwork.

The Cooperstown Art Association asks that sold paintings remain on display as long as possible so other viewers may enjoy them during the show.

The Cooperstown Art Association is located at 22 Main Street in the Village Hall. Call 607-547-9777 for more information or visit www.cooperstownart.com.

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Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 467 Springfield Hill Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

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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 2350 County Highway 8, Otego New York 13825.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalJun.23 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company.

Name: RUNDAMENTALS, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 9 May 2022.

Office location: Otsego County.

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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 301 Griggs Road, Springfield Center, NY 13468.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalJun.23 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: HEMLOCK HILL WATER SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 April 2022.

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 1616 County Highway 14, Mount Vision, NY 13810.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalJun.23 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name:

Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 April 2022.

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 PO Box 289, Gilbertsville, NY 13776.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalJun.23 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: WJGRP, LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 28 March 2022.

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 PO Box 370023, West Hartford, CT 06137.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalJun.23 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Rocky Brook Farm LLC Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 13, 2021.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY Designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Catherine Gilmore 406 County Highway 12, Laurens NY 13796 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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MARINE & MOTORS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/2/22.

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

SSNY shall mail process to 117 Taylor Rd., Richfield Springs, NY 13439, which is also the principal business location.

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New stand greets Milford park visitors Wilber Park in Milford got a new concession stand recently that is up to the standards of all codes and the Department of Health. There’s only one problem though, according to Lloyd Garlick, president of the board of Milford Youth Athletics. “We have this beautiful facility but we’re having a problem getting volunteers to run it. The old concession stand was sub-par, basically a shed,” he said. “This is wonderful and we thought that might entice people to volunteer. But everyone is really busy with their lives,” he said. “It’s a great experience for young people to work in a kitchen like this serving hot dogs and hamburgers to happy people!” To volunteer, contact Mr. Garlick at garlicklloyd@gmail.com Pictured: Volunteer Rick Couse takes baseball fans order.

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Orchestra announces inaugural concerts Fenimore Chamber Orchestra is pleased to announce its Inaugural Concert to take place at Christ Church Episcopal in Cooperstown, NY on the 27th of August 2022 at 3:30pm. Despite the impact of world events, a sagging economy and a global pandemic, enthusiastic Thomas Wolf, founder, Fenimore community support has Chamber Orchestra made this debut possible.

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A new mural for Pioneer Park on Saturday Fenimore Art Museum dedicates a new mural at Cooperstown’s Pioneer Park with a public ceremony on Saturday, June 11, at 10 a.m. that will include a brief talk by its artist, along with family-friendly art activities and plein-air painting demonstrations.

The mural tips its hat to Fenimore’s summer exhibition, Drawn from Life: Three Generations of Wyeth Figure Studies; well-known artist Josh Sarantitis’s work celebrates the region’s sense of community. Attendees will hear from the artist and others, including Victoria Browning Wyeth, granddaughter of American artist Andrew Wyeth and curator of the current Wyeth exhibit at Fenimore.

Local youth artists will participate in the painting of the mural on the days leading up to the dedication.

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“I believe involving people in the creative process can transform lives, which is why participation and collaboration are key elements to my work,” said muralist Josh Sarantitis. “Hands-on experience teaches people what their creative potential can be, connecting them with the creative process and demystifying the barriers to accessing and producing art.

In all of my projects I seek to connect local people to opportunities that enhance their quality of life from teaching hands-on creative skills to providing real job skills in the arts.”

This project is supported by a grant awarded to Fenimore Art Museum by New York State’s Empire State Development and the I♥NY Division of Tourism.

The mural is a collaboration between the Village of Cooperstown and Fenimore Art Museum. Mural paints generously donated by Golden Artist Colors.

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Fenimore’s ‘Young at Art’ competition brings out the best in region’s student artists

Above: Monica Kennedy (left) and Danielle Henrici, director of education at Fenimore Art Museum, and, at right, Connor McCutcheon, Justina Daempfle, Marlo DeAngelo, Michelle Bosma (Manager of Youth Programs at Fenimore Art Museum), Monica Kennedy, Kalista Maiorano, Olivia Loomis, Shiloh Jones, Hannah Rockwell.

Fenimore Art Museum awarded its Young at Art Regional Youth Art Contest grand prize at a June 4 ceremony to Monica Kennedy (grade 12, homeschooled in Hartwick) for her drawing “Reach for Yore Memories.”

“This drawing of my grandmother’s hand gifting me flowers represents more than the passing of horticultural knowledge,” said Ms. Kennedy. “It holds old, precious, and formative memories and relationships, which I will always reach for and hold close to my heart as I grow and flourish through the sunshine and the storms that life brings.”

Prize categories at the ceremony also included “Best Representation of the Theme,” awarded to Brynne Livelsberger (Grade 12, Gilberstville-Mount Upton CSD) for her painting Photographic Memory and “Outstanding Participation” which was awarded to Donovan Middle School (Utica City School District) for the 85 students that participated in the program from

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Thirty-two winning works of art were selected from 320 submissions to comprise the exhibition, Young at Art! Inspired by Memory, on view at Fenimore Art Museum through July 4, 2022. These works can also be seen online at fenimoreartmuseum.org/youngatart2022.

Through Young at Art, students learn about art inspired by an annual theme — this year’s theme being memory.

They then design their own works.

A panel of artists serve as judges for the contest and select artworks to comprise an exhibition, in addition to student recipients of special awards. Students in grades 612 from Otsego, Oneida, Herkimer, and Delaware counties were invited to participate in the art competition. Young at Art is sponsored in part by Bank of Cooperstown, NYCM Insurance, the Black Family Foundation; and Stewart’s Holiday Match.

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