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esponding to a severe shortage of priests in his Albany Catholic Diocese, Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger took matters into his own hands. When no priest could be found, he drove down to Worces-
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ounty Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. and his challenger, retired state trooper Bob Fernandez, will face each other at the polls twice this fall. After a hearing Tuesday, Aug. 7, the county Board of Elections ruled that Fernandez’ petitions to run as a Democrat in the general election Nov. 6 are valid. Devlin will be running on the GOP line. The Tuesday before, the board found Fernandez petitions valid to challenge Devlin in the Republican primary Sept. 13 (a Thursday, since Tuesday is 9/11). MURDER TRIAL DUE:
Kevin Perry, 23, accused in the shooting death of his parents last December in their Laurens mobile home, is due to go on trial Oct. 1 in Otsego County Court, Cooperstown. DELGADO AT DINNER:
Michael Romano, 17, was charged with stealing two bikes from Otsego Bicycles on Tuesday, Aug. 7.
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Off Life-Support, Ethics Board Stirs At 1st Meeting Ever, Trio Looks At Scope Of Responsibilities By PARKER FISH ONEONTA
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or the first time since county reps created it 28 years ago, the Otsego County Ethics Board met Tuesday, Aug. 7. All three members, the first ever appointed – Michelle Catan, Brett Holleran and Kim Muller – were briefed on what their responsibilities will be when then begin holding hearings on purported ethical lapses in county government, perhaps as soon as September. County Attorney Ellen Coccoma, who led the briefing, suggested they elect a chairman, but they demurred for the time being. When the county Board of Representatives passed Local Law Number 2 of 1990, Please See ETHICS, A3
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County Attorney Ellen Coccoma, top left, briefs Kim Muller, Brett Holleran, lower left, and Michelle Catan at the county Ethics Board’s first meeting Tuesday, Aug. 7, in Oneonta.
Indoor Farmers From Endwell About To Sow At Otego School
Antonio Delgado, 19th District congressional candidate, will speak at the annual By PARKER FISH Democratic Dinner 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ball- OTEGO room. BIKES BURGLARIZED:
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farming start-up AgZeit LLC (pronounced like “excite”). The two developers of 55-plus housing, Two Plus Four of Syracuse and LLP Management of South New Berlin, had pulled out of consideration, leaving only AgZeit and the Kildonan
‘Damaschke’ Immortalized 50 Years Ago By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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n cleaning out the storage areas underneath the grandstand, Oneonta Outlaws owner Gary Laing discovered a piece of history. “I found the original sign for Damaschke Field after it was dedicated in August 1968,” he said. “And I realized that makes this the 50th anniversary.” On Aug. 28, 1968, during the final Oneonta Yankees game of the season, the city dedicated what was then known as Neahwa Park Field to the city’s long-time recreation director. “You don’t know how it feels to hear all this said about yourself,” Ernest “Dutch” Damaschke said. “I can only say thank you, thank you.” An Oneonta native, Damaschke was born in 1894 and graduated from Oneonta High School, then Albany Business College, according to his biography in city historian Mark Simonson’s Please See DUTCH, A11
Only Little MCS Decides To Buy Students’ Supplies
By LIBBY CUDMORE School. In front of a crowd of 30 people on Monday, Aug. 6, MILFORD the Unatego Central school board deliberated between ast summer, as Miltwo final proposals. ford Superintendent of The school board discovSchools Mark Place ered The Kildonan School, a was shopping at Walmart, he secondary school in Amenia, had a revelation. Please See SCHOOL, A8 “Fifty percent of our kids
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Republican gubernatorial candidate Marc Molinaro speaks with Antoinette Ragona, Oneonta, during the annual Otsego County Republican Women’s Luncheon and Fashion Show on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Molinaro gave the keynote address, and both state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford and County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. spoke.
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aria from Teacher’s Vezina, College, Columbia ‘73, vice University; and her Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA president of nursing/ doctorate in educaAt the CANO booth, visitors to the City of The Hills Arts and Music Festival were invited to “Paint chief nursing officer tion in nursing from What They See For Free!” on panes of glass. Kyden Frazier-Boecke, Nora Quemada, Cohen Frazier, at Mount Sinai Saint Teacher’s College, Nica Hurlburt, all of Oneonta, and Vylet Bernstein, Airmont, accepted the challenge. Luke’s Hospital in Columbia University. Decisions, decisions! New York City, has Dr. Vezina has At left, Jacques been named one of worked for The Hunber, Oneonta, can’t Vezina three new members Mount Sinai Hospipick which toy to to join the 26-memtal since 1982 in a play with first as he ber Hartwick College board variety of capacities, includcrouches amongst the of trustees ing coordinator of special carved wooden play“My Hartwick experiprojects; assistant director of things of Treadwell artence was one of creativity nursing education; director ist Joseph Kurhajec. and expansion,” Dr. Vezina of nursing education. The festival was bolstered by sunny said. “Although nursing is a She is also a scholar, havdays and warm demanding major, exposure ing served on the nursing temperatures, to a full liberal arts profaculty of Lehman College festival goers flocked gram engages education at for five years and currently to downtown for the highest level from trips is on faculty in the Departdemonstrations, to Pine Lake, to sports, to ment of Geriatrics for the goat yoga, music, opportunities of the then inIcahn School of Medicine at vendors and more on tersession three week semesMount Sinai. Saturday, Aug. 4 ter where I could create my Dr. Vezina is a member own ‘class!’” of the American Nurses AsDr. Vezina earned a sociation, the Greater New bachelor’s degree in nursYork and national Organizaing from Hartwick in 1973. tion of Nursing Executives, She later earned a masters Teachers College, Columbia of arts in nursing from New University Nursing EducaYork University; a master’s tion Alumnae Association of education in communica- and a fellow in the New tions and instructional media York Academy of Medicine.
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As word spread that Bishop Scharfenberger would say mass Sunday, Aug. 5, St. Joseph’s was packed.
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the committee members are supposed to consider, but it does not contain specific procedures,” Coccoma said after the trio met in Oneonta’s Old City Hall, now county offices. “So the board hoped today to set up a way to carry out their functions as an ethics board.” According to Coccoma, the board serves to carry out three specific functions: Rendering advisory opinions to county employees and officials; reviewing financial disclosure statements; and considering complaints. A majority of the meeting was centered around the latter function, with the committee discussing protocols for filing complaints. “The procedure for considering complaints is obvi-
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Rep. David Bliss, took it on himself to begin recruiting ethics board members. When he took over as board chair Jan. 3, one of his first orders of business was to populate the board. In November 2017, Bliss made three suggestions for appointees: Muller, the former Oneonta mayor; Catan, local director of the state’s Small Business Development Center, and then-director of county Veterans Affairs Jack Henson. When Henson retired from his director position, he left a vacancy on the committee. Bliss then suggested Holleran, owner Deer Haven Campground & Cabins and an Oneonta Town Board member. “The local law contains some general principles that
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ETHICS/From A1 it created an ethical code of conduct that all county employees needed to follow, (although it hasn’t been enforced yet.) “The citizenry of Otsego County are entitled to the expectation of exemplary ethical behavior from their county officers, employees and appointed officials, and this law is intended to create the minimum standards which constitute that behavior,” states the law, adopted Nov. 20, 1990. The ethics board was one aspect of the law. The intention was to fill it with independent parties who would review the actions of all county employees. For 27 years, that never happened. Last year, then county
a problem for many here in the land of plenty,” adding, “and it’s not a good thing”. Even throughout the staffing transition, attendance at St. Joseph’s is holding up, the bishop said, with strong attendance at all three services – the two on Sunday and one at 5 p.m. Saturday Still, “we are so looking forward to having a fulltime priest here,” Castro said, and Gartung agreed. Scharfenberger’s area includes all of Otsego County, plus 13 other Upstate counties. “I will continue my commitment to get priests in the churches that need them,” the bishop said.
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so I am confident we will be able to be successful in manning the pulpits.” Citing John 6:23-33 – the parable of the loaves and fishes – the bishop told the full church at 10:15, “We are becoming addicted to things which we are not supposed to getting addicted to. We are always wanting more. A bigger boat, a bigger house, even a bigger meal.” He joked about Irish always eating in Italian
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priest since the reassignment of Father Paul Mijas three months ago. Father Ron Green, pastor for several years, “was called to come home a year ago today,” Bishop Scharfenberger said. The mass also served as a memorial to the former pastor. “It’s hard right now filling vacancies,” said the bishop. “But I am starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel. There are some prospects coming up,
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spread across the hamlet and the Town of Worcester. A full house was waiting as he conducted both the 8 and 10:15 masses. “We are so grateful to have the Bishop here,” said church member Jeanette Castro. Despite the last-minute arrangements, the mass ran smoothly from start to finish. “I am preaching today to 200 people instead of 2,000 and I am loving it!” exclaimed the bishop. “It’s so comfortable to be around him and he’s very At the breakfast that followed, the approachable,” bishop led his flock saying Grace. parishioner Christine Gartung added. Scharfenberger was Gartung served as lector referring to the Cathedral for the 10:15 service and of Albany in downtown her grandson Gabriel Hanus Albany. Seating 2,500, it was altar boy. This service is the second largest Cathomarked his last, as Hanus lic church in the state after heads to Franciscan UniverSt. Patrick’s in downtown sity of Steubenville in Ohio. Manhattan. St. Joseph’s Church has The parish was notified been without a full-time late Thursday, and word
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The Arithmetic Is Inexorable: 2/3rds City, 1/3rd Town Fire District. Make The Deal
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udges generally are loath to get involved in situations that should be resolved through the political process. But once in a while their hand is forced. Such seems to be the case shaping up in the now years-long
standoff between Oneonta City Hall and the Town of Oneonta Board of Fire Commissioners over what the town should pay to be covered
by professional firefighters in the city’s Oneonta Fire Department. In December 2016, with the city-Fire District contract expiring, the dispute ended up in state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma’s Cooperstown courtroom.
Unable to broker an agreement, Coccoma imposed a two-year contract, with the Town Fire District paying $1.1 million a year for the OFD’s services. He also instructed both sides to choose a mutually agreeable mediator to propose a fair out-
come, and they settled on VFIS (Volunteer Firemen’s Insurance Service), based in York, Pa., the nation’s foremost arbiter of this kind of thing. The resulting report allocated 64.2 percent of the cost of operatPlease See EDITORIAL, A6
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XNG Trucks Scary To Think About, Scarier To Watch To the Editor: I am writing regarding the editorial of July 26-27, 2018, regarding the recent accident of the XNG truck outside of Schuyler Lake. In all honesty, I am not sure why I am writing. I mean, certainly I agree wholeheartedly with your editorial. I am actually a resident of Schuyler Lake and the recent accident outside of our small town was frightening. I live right in the village of Schuyler Lake and it scares me to think of what could have happened when that truck overturned outside the village. I live probably less than a mile from the accident site. Who knows what would have happened to
my village, my home or even worse myself or my daughter had the accident caused an explosion. We were not home at the time but there’s nothing to say, as you write in your editorial, that this won’t happen over and over again. The other day, I had to drive from Cooperstown to Utica and I drove Route 28 North. At the intersection of Route 28 and Route 20, outside of Richfield Springs, I ended up directly behind a XNG truck and, I must tell you, I was afraid. I found myself driving much under the speed limit so I could fall further and further behind the truck. I didn’t want to be close to it.
At certain points, the distance between our vehicles lessened and I found myself watching the big truck. There were many times, mostly on turns, where I saw the truck sway from the weight and even saw it tilt as it went around corners. I can honestly say I was afraid to drive behind that truck. I was so relieved when we reached the pull off at the top of Vickerman Hill and I was able to pull ahead of it and leave it in my rearview mirror. I commend you on your editorial. I do feel that it will take something terrible happening and people being hurt or killed before something is done. CHERYL COONES Schuyler Lake
Solution Clear: Put Them On Four-Lanes
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Here is the wreckage of an empty XNG tanker that flipped off Route 205 north of Hartwick hamlet on Sept. 12, 2017. It was the second such crash since the “virtual pipeline” of trucks began in February of that year. The third crash, of a full truck, occurred Wednesday, July 11, on Route 28 just south of Schuyler Lake.
To the Editor: I am writing to express my support of Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal’s view of the dangers of XNG trucks using Routes 205 and 28 to transport compressed gas. Although these trucks are deemed “legal carriers,” there are several exceptions that make their use on local roads very unsafe. They are carrying large amounts of compressed gas in top-heavy vehicles just yards in front of family homes, 160 trips per day. The potential for serious or fatal injury is significant on these winding roads, not meant for such large industrial truck traffic. Reasonable regulation of vehicular traffic on our local roads is not new. The Town of Oneonta passed a “Local Road Use and Preservation Law” in 2014, which addresses concentrated traffic. This local law was passed to protect town roads without impacting local businesses. In addition to the safety issue, what does the daily, frequent use of these roads cost the
taxpayers? Repetitive trips by such large, heavy vehicles will certainly degrade our roads faster than local car and commercial traffic. What was the cost to local taxpayers for the 13 hours of emergency services required for the last “incident” alone? The venting of the entire truck’s content of gas into the air of this community after this incident was certainly concerning. I would not want my family to be exposed to this. There is no comparison between local fuel companies delivering oil or propane to residents and these large unstable vehicles. They have no business being on the current route. They are a physical and financial danger to our community. There IS an alternative. They should be required to use the four-lane highways far more suited for this use (I-81, I-88 and the Thruway). XNG company profits should not be placed above the physical and financial welfare of our residents. PATRICIA JACOB Oneonta Town Board member
Yes, We Need Jobs Here. But Faso’s Health-Care Stance Will Only Reduce Jobs
To the Editor: I couldn’t agree more with James Howarth’s conclusion in his letter to the editor regarding the 19th Congressional District race. It is not the candidates’ ancient history that matters.
Both have things in their past that their opponents can be critical of. What does matter is their more recent actions and plans for the future. Jobs, and by corollary economic development, are
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the number one issue for people in the 19th CD, and especially in our corner of the district. Health care is number two. So let’s look at each candidate’s record. Mr. Faso, who is the incumbent, a member of the party in power which also controls the presidency, and who performed great service to his party and president in being the key vote to allow the bill in Congress gutting the Affordable Care Act to be forwarded to the floor of
the House, has not brought a single job to our area. In fact, he supported changes in health care that will lead to less people with insurance coverage, which will lead to fewer jobs in health care. You would think he would have earned some political capital to bring something to constituents. He has also closed the local constituent office in Otsego County, directly eliminating local jobs and making access to him more
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has not held even one open discussion. My impression is that he doesn’t care about Otsego County despite its voting for him. Let’s give Mr. Delgado a chance. He supports local job creation and the expansion of health care services to his constituency which has the additional benefit of creating jobs. In this area he certainly can only do better than Mr. Faso. RICHARD STERNBERG Cooperstown
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difficult. Whether or not you like the area that Mr. Delgado worked in 12 years ago, at least he created legal, tax-paying jobs with his activity. Mr. Faso, with the power he has earned, has done nothing for our area. He has not even attended one activity in our area where the average citizen could interact with him. Yes, he has been here for Republican Party or otherwise controlled activities, but he
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Methane Is ‘Most Evil’ – And Ubiquitous
or a number of years now, we have noted over and over the Thom Rhodes, Dennis Enright Parker Fish Ian Austin sentiment in this area against Advertising Consultants Reporter Photographer anything remotely related to the issue of natural gas. And while the rhetoric Kathleen Peters • Graphics & Production appears to die down from time to time, the issue always seems to make its Judith Bartow Tom Heitz Billing Consultant way back into the forefront of public discussion. IN MEMORIAM: Mary Joan Kevlin, Co-Publisher, 2006-17 And from various articles we have MEMBER OF read of late, it seems that the drumNew York Press Association • The Otsego County Chamber beat against the methane gas found in Published weekly by Iron String Press, Inc. natural gas is growing louder each and 21 Railroad Ave., Cooperstown NY 13326 every day. To put it bluntly, we have Telephone: (607) 547-6103. Fax: (607) 547-6080. E-mail: info@allotsego.com • www.allotsego.com been led to think that methane gas is perhaps the most evil thing in the
world. In fact, after musing on the evils of methane gas, we have come to the conclusion that such gas has surely been viewed as the most evil CATHERINE thing on the LAKE planet for quite a ELLSWORTH while now. • Methane gas is certainly not a new phenomenon. Early on in our long
history methane made its appearance as erupting volcanos spewed forth the deadly gas, something volcanos do to this day. As vegetation made its appearance, eventually dying off and, in the process of decaying, added to the methane problem. When animals added their ability to produce and emit methane, the intensity of the problem no doubt escalated. In fact, we have to wonder if the poor dinosaurs were also concerned about the ever-increasing levels of methane in their world. Could all their Please See COLUMN, A5
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150 Years Ago
Otsego County News – As Edmund Ferris, a mile below Westville, was climbing up the gallows in front of a load of hay, he fell, frightened the team and he was drawn under and run over by one of the wheels, and so badly hurt that he died in a few hours. Mr. Ferris was a poor industrious man, and leaves a wife and two small children. Dr. Potter, of Geneva, removed an ovarian tumor for Mrs. A. Green of West Laurens which weighed 52 pounds. Mrs. Green had been a great sufferer for years from this tumor, and her vitality seemed at too feeble a point to admit of recovery. An ovarian tumor, weighing about a 100 pounds was removed from the person of Mrs. Helena Pratt at Milford by Dr. Potter. Mrs. Pratt survived the operation about two days. The operation was performed at her request, and was conducted with great care and skill. Mrs. Pratt will be remembered by many as the accomplished Helena Newell of Davenport, as a fine scholar at Franklin, and afterwards as matron in the Seminary at Cooperstown. She was greatly beloved in every relation of life. August 1868
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Otsego County as a whole is thoroughly interested in civil defense, according to Civil Defense Director Bert W. Lowe based on records gathered at the Civil Defense booth at the recent Otsego County Fair. Some 16 percent of the people who attended the Fair wanted their fingerprints recorded on the standard CD Identity Card, the director said. He pointed out that this number was much higher than that achieved at the New York State Fair last year. Mr. Lowe said that more than 6,000 pieces of Civil Defense literature were picked up by visitors to the CD booth. Of these, about 3,000 were the Al Capp (creator of L’il Abner) cartoon books designed to teach children the basic survival facts urged by the national CD organization. Pink-colored one-page handbills, distributed by the New York State CD organization provide a working list of the necessary supply of food that should be on hand for any seven-day emergency period. August 1958
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Lena – An accident occurred here last week in raising a barn for E.W. Mack, in which a dozen men were more or less bruised and injured by the breaking down of a cross beam between two bents over a stable, part of which is eight feet high and rests on a basement of eight feet more. As they had one bent nearly up the beam on which they were standing, which was an old stick and was not shored up, gave way without any warning, and precipitated all but two or three of the twenty to the bottom of the basement, a distance of 16 feet. Wedged in and underneath the rubbish as many were, it seems a wonder that there were not a number killed outright. Delos Potter had an arm broken and was injured internally and was thought to be in a critical condition. At this writing, hope is entertained of his recovery. Andrew Telfer had a foot hurt so he has had to resort to crutches. Others were badly bruised but not seriously. August 1893
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Strange as it may seem, corn popped in a vacuum cleaner in Oneonta on Sunday. Mrs. Rena Brosmer, 346 Chestnut Street, spilled some un-popped corn on the floor and cleaned it up with her electric cleaner. She then took the cleaner to the backyard
No Methane, No How – But Must Lots Of Things, Including Us, Go? COLUMN/From A4 worry over methane hastened their extinction? • And now the hue and cry is that methane must be eliminated, lest it overpower the planet and lead to our ultimate demise. But how exactly can we accomplish this desired goal? The argument has been made that the elimination of natural gas as an energy source just might do the trick. And then again it might not. After all, natural gas is not the only source of methane gas. For example, we recently read that “...climate scientists have shown that methane is hemorrhaging from wellhead to pilot light at rates up to 12 percent.” At the same time, we have repeatedly been told that cows produce large amounts of methane gas in their flatulence. So, we went online where we read that human flatulence consists of about 7 percent methane gas as well as about 12 percent carbon dioxide. Thus, given our ever-increasing growth in population, the people of the world may soon be giving the natural gas “...hemorrhaging from wellhead to pilot light...” a real run for its money. • Additionally, consideration must be given to the methane gas which is produced by natural sources such as swamps and wetlands and manmade sources such landfills. To eliminate the problem of this methane gas all landfills would have to be closed and swamps and wetlands would have to be drained. Dams for hydropower would have to be eliminated as the lake formed behind such a dam decays underwater vegetation which only adds more to the methane
to empty it but was delayed in doing so when she stopped to pull weeds from a flower bed. The vacuum was setting in the sun while Mrs. Brosmer was pulling weeds and conversing with a neighbor. Suddenly, to her amazement, a popping noise sounded from the cleaner. On investigation, she discovered that the corn had popped due to the intense heat. Mrs. Brosmer is still bewildered by the happening and said if she had not seen it she would not have believed it. August 1938
problem. There is no doubt that the challenge of eliminating naturally occurring methane gas is great. In fact, from we have read, the real problem with natural gas is not the actual use of that gas as an energy source. Instead it is the “fugitive methane,” that leaking methane from the production and transport of natural gas, which is the real hazard to the environment. • Yet no mention is ever made of the hazards to the environment of the methane gas produced not only by nature but also by the humans who are inhabiting that nature. And we have to wonder why that is? No doubt there are any number of people dying to solve the methane problem. But it should be noted that decomposing bodies also generate methane as they decay. So it would seem that dead or alive, it will be most difficult to decrease, let alone eliminate, the production of methane gas. In fact, we are inclined to think that the elimination of methane gas is about as likely to happen as the NYS governor’s prediction that “...incredible growth in the tourism industry...” along with proposed renovations to Doubleday Field which “...will host more events, attract more visitors, and generate an even greater economic impact for the Mohawk Valley.” Having lived in Cooperstown for some 36 years, we must admit that we never before knew that Cooperstown has such a huge economic impact on the Mohawk Valley. Yet we think the possibility that economic impact exists is far greater than the possibility of eliminating methane gas in the environment.
40 Years Ago
The installation of a new partial instrument landing system at the Oneonta airport could benefit the city’s economy Mayor James F. Lettis said Tuesday night. The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a $150,000 project which would install a new localizer, an outward marker and a medium intensity lighting system at the airport. Airport sources say the new system will make the field more accessible to pilots attempt-
ing to make landings during periods of low visibility. The airport has been the subject of two major projects within the last year. In the summer of 1977, the entire runway was resurfaced and repainted. The cost of that project was shared among the city, state and federal governments. The city’s share of that project was 2.5 percent. Earlier this year a more advanced lighting system was installed. The landing strip has been completed repaved and re-painted. Plans are being considered to expand the field’s parking lot. August 1978
20 Years Ago
Pressing their investigation into the circle of White House lawyers, prosecutors in the Monica Lewinsky case questioned one of President Clinton’s legal troubleshooters before a grand jury after Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist refused to allow further delays. White House Counsel Lanny Breuer spent several hours before the grand jury that is investigating an alleged presidential affair and cover-up. But, his appearance ended with another courtroom dispute that threatened to rekindle a battle over attorney-client privilege. Breuer, White House lawyers and prosecutors from Independent Counsel Kenneth Starr’s office met behind closed doors with U.S. District Judge Norma Holloway Johnson after the appearance. August 1998
10 Years Ago
Come November, an estimated 57 percent of voting Americans will cast their ballots on paper. That wasn’t supposed to happen. If everything had gone according to the government’s $3 billion plan to upgrade voting technology after the hanging chad fiasco in Florida in 2000, that sentence would read “electronic machines” instead of paper. Instead, thousands of touchscreen devices are collecting dust in warehouses in states from California to Florida. Election officials worried about hackers have replaced the equipment with scanners that will read the paper ballot and record the results. August 2008
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Natural Gas, No! Renewables, Yes!
t’s recently been reported that Otsego Now, the economic development arm of Otsego county, is proposing a natural gas decompression station in Oneonta to help alleviate energy shortages that have plagued some businesses and institutions in the city. Otsego Now is applying for a $3 million grant to help facilitate the project, which is estimated to cost $17 million. Currently, SUNY Oneonta, Fox hospital, and Lutz Feeds suffer interrupted gas service during winter cold snaps when demand exceeds supply. Gas service is maintained for ADRIAN residential customKUZMINSKI ers only by having these institutions inconveniently switch over to more expensive oil. There has been talk of enlarging the existing NYSEG DeRuyter gas pipeline from Norwich to Oneonta. But Otsego Now Executive Director Jody
This schematic of a decompression site is from the website of Algas-SDI, self-identified as “a manufacturer of products and systems for the reliable deployment of clean hydrocarbon fuels worldwide.”
Zakrevsky is quoted as saying that the estimated cost has ballooned to $100 million and may take a decade. Zakrevsky estimates that the gas needed could be delivered to the proposed decompression station by two or three trucks a day for a couple of weeks a year. This story leaves me scratching my head. Zakrevsky reports that natural gas is not only cheaper than oil, but
that oil “pollutes more.” This ignores compelling evidence, first developed by Cornell University researchers, that natural gas is as much a polluting greenhouse gas as any other fossil fuel. The pollution comes from cumulative seepage of methane during the life-cycle of natural gas production, from drilling to end-use. By the time Please See KUZMINSKI, A6
Replace Place Names Tied To Slavery ... With What? Editor’s Note: William Cooper, Cooperstown’s founder who in 1808 established the newspaper that would become The Freeman’s Journal, also owned slaves, although he later freed them. To suggest new names for Cooperstown – and Hometown Oneonta’s sister newspaper – email jimk@allotsego.com
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e prepared. To change the name of your city or town. Every name is under suspicion. Recently a commission in Austin, Texas, declared the name of the city needs to be changed. Because Stephen Austin had ties to slavery. The declaration
includes streets, parks and etceteras. No more Confederate Avenue or Plantation Road or Dixie Drive. Oh dear. My fellow American, will you please consider the name of your city or town. You may be offending someone. If so, you may have to re-name your place. Let us start with Jamestown, TOM N.Y. That name MORGAN may seem innocuous to you. But let us peek at an unsavory piece of history. The city was named for James Prendergast. Yes, THAT man! Why, he is on record as
having owned at least three slaves. Meanwhile, Utica, N.Y., was named after a Phoenician city. Them Phoenicians, they traded in slaves. By the thousands. Don’t let Syracuse off the hook. It is named after a Sicilian city that was re-constructed at various times by…wait for it…slaves! There are 27 cities and towns named Bristol in the U.S. For now. Maybe they will all change their names when we remind their residents of the Bristol they are named for.
Bristol, England was a major slave-trading port. Slaves for the new world were one of the most important commodities in trade by Bristol businessmen. There are estimates that only half the slaves they shipped survived. Because the greedy traders jammed so many chained slaves into the airless bowels of their ships. New York State is disgracefully named after York, England. (A place where an entire community of Jews was massacred. Where now stands Clifford Tower. My grandmother was a Clifford. So I suppose we are implicated in some way.) York too was Please See MORGAN, A6
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EDITORIAL: Arithmetic Same: City Share 1/3rd, Town Share 2/3rds. Make A Deal “We’re comfortable with that EDITORIAL/From A4 ing the OFD to city taxpayers, and formula,” said Herzig, referring to 35.8 percent to Town Fire District the VFIS numbers. “The outcome is very similar to the formula ratepayers, which include the big that’s been used for the past 20 boxes on Southside Oneonta (in years. (The VFIS formula) the town). is more complicated. The The outcome, acbottom line is not very difcording to city Mayor ferent.” Gary Herzig, was in the Because the fire commisneighborhood of the sioners’ leadership stopped $1.1 million Coccoma calling back, he continued, had already decided City Hall has stopped tryupon. City Hall accepting. ed the report; the fire “We’ve said now for commissioners did not. months and months, our Since, much has hapJudge Coccoma door is open. We’re willing pened, but the bottom to sit down and negotiate at line is: No progress. any time. The response we get is: • ‘We will not negotiate with you. As he’s said all along, Mayor What you’re doing, it’s illegal.’ I Herzig says today he is agreeable have no idea what they mean.” to a settlement tomorrow. The new fire commissioners, The traditional formula has Al Rubin and Michelle Catan, been roughly: The city pays thought they had found a solution two-thirds; the fire district pays in appealing to state Comptrolone-third. LETTERS
Should Using Baseball To Fill Ranks Of Military Worry Us? To the Editor: As members of the community surrounding the home of baseball, we should look carefully at how baseball is being manipulated for purposes of propaganda. If we learned that the Russians were infiltrating baseball to promote their objectives, we would all be outraged. Shouldn’t we also be outraged if it is our own government manipulating this sport for propaganda purposes? In a recent interview by Boston radio station WBUR, Howard Bryant points out the problems we face in our democracy in regard to our own government turning baseball into a tool of propaganda. In his cogent analysis, Bryant points out that the government has promoted militaristic displays in the sport of baseball ever since 9/11 and the advent of the so-called “war on terror.” Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent to basically buy advertisements for U.S. militarism during Major League Baseball and football games. We now have flyovers of B-2 bombers during sports events, and the display of American flags the size of a football field, something unknown in the past. Bryant speaks about Nick Francona, who worked for the Mets after his service in the Marines. Francona got fired after he objected to veterans’ families being asked to sign over their rights to bracelets with the names of their loved ones, killed in battle, emblazoned on them. It was all for the purpose of making money, which sickened Bryant, and led to his dismissal from MLB. When he objected to turning the deaths of our soldiers into a commodity for sale on the baseball souvenir market, they got rid of him, stating, “Your comments aren’t compatible with having a career in baseball,” even though they acknowledged that he’d been doing a great job. Bryant notes the terrible impact our wars have on our
veterans, depriving them of life and limb, and causing their families untold pain and suffering. As we know, there are those who profit from our wars, including Halliburton, who got paid untold dollars to “rebuild” Iraq after we destroyed it with weapons that enriched Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and many other munitions manufacturers. Francona laments the use of baseball in attempts to recruit mere children to the military. He describes how the Air Force showed up in a van at the Little League World Series and invited little kids inside to play video games. This disgusted Francona, who stated that “this is completely inappropriate. I mean the Little League World Series should be for children. They’re not even teenagers yet. And for baseball… it should not be an opportunity for any military service to show up and try to recruit youngsters.” Bill Astore is another veteran who criticizes the use of sports by the military to promote our wars. This retired Air Force lieutenant laments the increased military presence in the sport of baseball. Referring to the Air Force flyovers, camo shirts and giant flags, he states, “I think, at first, there’s a sort of thrilling feeling. I’m like all the other fans: a big plane goes overhead — ‘Wow!’ That’s kind of awe inspiring. But at the same time, to me, it’s not something that I see should be flying over a sports stadium before a baseball game or a football game. You know, these are weapons of death. “They may be required, but they certainly shouldn’t be celebrated and applauded.” But for those who profit from war, and those who are paid to promote it, this is business as usual. It is time for free Americans to stand up against propaganda from all sources, whether it is the Russians or our own government. TOPHER HAMMOND Cooperstown
ler Tom DiNapoli to audit the situation and recommend a solution. But it seems that DiNapoli, sensibly, was reluctant to allocate resources to a local situation with no statewide implications. Rubin believed including OFD’s ambulance service revenues – due to insurance payments, EMS runs at a profit – would open the door to a deal. But Herzig said the revenues are part of the $4 million OFD budget – there’s no secret pot of money to be discovered. If you push in here, it comes out there. In the end, it’s hard to escape the arithmetic: one-third to the Fire District, two-thirds to City Hall. • Which brings us back to where we started. The judge directed the parties to bring in a mediator. That was done. A formula was recommend-
ed by the foremost experts. Still, the deadlock continues. At the end of this year, five months from now, Judge Coccoma’s order expires. If he fails to extend it, most of the Town of Oneonta (minus that covered by the West Oneonta volunteers) will be without protection. At one point, the commissioners said they would start their own department; that seems impractical. Otsego County’s impressive local volunteer departments have built expertise over decades, even generations. You can’t just snap your fingers and duplicate that. The other option would be to contract with a volunteer department. But volunteers, trained as they may be, are mostly working fulltime jobs, some out of the area. Can they be expected to stand ready, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, for another Christopher’s inferno along Otsego County’s
foremost commercial strip? The VFIS report – you can Google it at www.allotsego.com – reports the Insurance Services Office rated the OFD service are 2/2Y, put it among the top 3 percent best in the nation. Businesses in the Fire District (and city) are seeing low insurance rates as a result. • Judge Coccoma was right to impose a two-year settlement; the alternative was an unacceptable threat to public safety. Not to prejudge the judge, but what option does he have if the fire commissioners and city officials appear before him again at year’s end? We’re all adults here. Life is compromises. The fire commissioners have no option but to make the best deal – somewhere in the vicinity of one-third vs. two-thirds – and move on.
KUZMINSKI: Can County Lead Renewable Revolution? KUZMINSKI/From A5 the gas would get delivered to Oneonta – in what some call “bomb trucks” – the polluting damage would already have been done, starting back at the well-heads in Pennsylvania. So why are we looking at the local energy scene solely through the lens of natural gas? Why is there no serious consideration of non-fossil fuel alternatives? We are facing a climate crisis. Our warm summer days feel good, but Arctic ice is melting, storms are getting more severe, and ecological instability is staring us in the face. Under these circumstances, as I suggested in an earlier column, any proposal to expand the use of fossil fuels ought, at a minimum, to be accompanied by an equally funded parallel proposal to develop renewable energy. We don’t have to rely on oil or gas. Efficient, low-cost heat exchange systems, which do not burn fuel, are now widely and cheaply available. The minimal electricity required to run such systems in our area comes from relatively clean hydro-sources. Otsego Now might do better to forget the decompressor station and apply for a $3 million grant to convert residential and non-industrial systems from natural gas to heat exchange systems, and leave gas to those few situations for which it may
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Renewable Energy Task Force “would be crucial in giving Otsego County a voice promoting its energy interests in Albany and beyond – something now sorely lacking.” be essential. Somehow, there are always excuses why we can’t do renewables. Zakrevsky tells us that “weather and expensive batteries” are issues. Somehow the weather around here hasn’t stopped other solar projects from going forward. As for the costs, here is where government subsidies, particularly from New York State, ought to come in. How much solar power is needed to make up for two or three gas trucks a day for a couple of weeks a year? How much solar power capacity can you buy for $17 million? How about a cost-benefit analysis? For you pro-business people out there leery of borrow-and-spend, remember that’s how the Erie Canal, the railroads, the electrical grid, indeed America itself, mostly got built. Neither government (socialism) nor business (capitalism) can do it by themselves. Government ought to be giving business the infrastructure
it needs so that private enterprise can prosper, and it ought to make sure that the infrastructure we build doesn’t hurt the environment. These kinds of decisions are too important to be left to a small agency like Otsego Now. What’s needed is comprehensive leadership – perhaps an Otsego County Energy Task Force – drawn from broad sectors of the community. Other places are already doing it; just Google, for example, the “Tompkins County Energy Roadmap.” Our Board of Representatives could take the lead in setting up such a Task Force for Otsego County, ideally composed of members from the colleges, businesses, non-profits, and other key sectors. Once established, the Task Force ought to be empowered to make the decisions now left to Otsego Now. It should prioritize getting renewable energy subsidies, and be prepared to fight for them if they are not available. Such a Task Force would be crucial in giving Otsego County a voice promoting its energy interests in Albany and beyond – something now sorely lacking. Adrian Kuzminski, a retired Hartwick College philosophy professor and Sustainable Otsego moderator, lives in Fly Creek.
MORGAN: Where Is This Renaming Fixation Going To End? MORGAN/From A5 a major center for slavery. Many of its most prominent families owned thousands of them on plantations. We have many Manchesters in the U.S. Including, of course, Manchester, Vt. They are named after Manchester, England. Much of this city’s industry was built on cotton. Manchester thrived on cotton, picked by…of course…slaves! You can understand why names connected with slavery upset many people. The reality is that most of our names upset somebody. Many a Native American resents how conquerors stole the names of Sioux Falls and Chautauqua for their settlements. Atheists and non-Catholics may well be offended by locations named after saints and angels and
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Christ. There are threethousand in the U.S. They are everywhere! Beyond them we have universities, neighborhoods, suburbs, hospitals, hotels, rivers, mountains, hills, schools and whatevers named for such. Even saloons! And booze! The list of streets with names that have religious connections is endless. If you don’t think this is such a big deal, consider how upset these folks get at the sight of a Christmas tree in a public square. Or, indeed, the utterance of “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holiday.” How many court cases have they instigated because a kid dressed up like an angel for a pageant? I reckon places like Christmas Knob, N.Y., Christian County, Ill. and Holy Ghost Drive in North Carolina are doomed. As
are half the place names in California and Florida. Every other place is named for a saint. You may feel your location is safe. But don’t be too sure. As jazz musician Fats Waller used to say, “One never knows, do one?” Do you think Salem, Mass., would face no threat? Well, sure, what is wrong with the name Salem? Did you know that it is short for Jerusalem? Did you? How about all those towns and streets named after Confederate heroes? If the statues of them have to fall, you should expect the names must go as well. What is one of the most prominent symbols in Louisiana and New Orleans? Why, the good ol’ fleur-delis. Abominable! That was the symbol that was once used to mark slaves. Stand by to rip up thousands of
miles of carpets and wallpaper. Maybe we should rename with numbers. Numbers are safe. You live in 3765? Nice town. I used to live in the next town on the road. Yup good ol’ 3666. Wait a minute. Isn’t 666 the number of the devil? Here we go again. How about letters? You cannot offend with letters, can you? I live in the city of XCD in the state of MMYC. Yeah, letters might work. If we don’t mind offending our Chinese immigrants. We got troubles! Right here in BBCD city! Holy Toledo! Ooops. From Tom...as in Morgan. Tom Morgan, a retired Oneonta investment conselor with a nationally syndicated radio show, lives in Franklin.
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Milford School Takes Stand: Can Students Who Can’t Afford Lunch Afford Supplies? SUPPLIES/From A1 – to their 400 K-12 students. “School supplies can cost up to $40 to get it all,” Place said. “Now, if you have three kids, that’s more than $100. We are tasked with providing a free public education, and how can we
do that if we’re asking our families to buy all their supplies?” The program is new this year, funded by money left over from a grant and by extra funds freed up because several students have left BOCES, lowering the
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district’s bill. The idea came out of a poverty-simulation exercise teachers underwent “to put them in the shoes of someone who is struggling financially, so they can better understand what some of our families might be going through,” Place said. Teachers were then asked to develop a list of supplies, and the items were ordered in bulk. They will be distributed to students on the first day of class. “It was less expensive than we thought it would be,” said Place. “It only came to $7,000.” And among those items are calculators, including graphing calculators, which, at $75 each, can be a large expense for a struggling family. “If it’s required for a course, legally, we’re supposed to provide it,” he said. Parents were alerted through the school newsletter and Facebook. “Parents were calling looking for the supply lists,” he said. “The response has been overwhelmingly positive, and the only concerns have been where we got the money, but we were able to do it in such a way that it’s not costing our taxpayers anything.” The issue of poverty in the Milford school district is something the school has been working to overcome. “We do the Backpack Program so kids have food over the weekend,” he said. “We are trying to address poverty in multiple ways. It’s an important thing to do.” It’s the first such program
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Milford Superintendent of Schools Mark Place displays some of the school supplies that students paid for themselves, now the school district will supply. Shopping at Walmart, Place asked himself: Can students on reduced-price lunches afford expensive notebooks and pens?
in the county, and the first that Place knows of in the state, but he hopes that next year, they will plan for it in the budget. “It’s a small amount of money for us,” he said. “But it makes a huge difference.” Checking around, Milford Central may be alone in its innovation. At Oneonta City Schools, Superintendent Joe Yelich said being bigger puts his district at a disadvantage. “They have 300 kids K12; we have over 300 kids in each of our elementary schools. The cost is prohibitive and that’s where we count on our PTO’s and
citizen donations,” Yelich said. Which doesn’t mean people don’t care about disadvantaged children, he said. Parent-Teacher organizations organize warmclothing drives like Coats For Kids. That happens in Cooperstown, too, including the Backpack Program, to help students facing financial difficulties, said Superintendent of Schools Bill Crankshaw. “Our students will never experience a hardship to have school supplies because our affiliated organizations, our student leader-
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purchasing the property for $300,000, and in addition to the indoor agriculture facility, has also proposed plans for residential living spaces for recently separated military veterans, a rural health center, and a year-round farmers market where area farmers could sell produce. The financial plans included in the application show AgZeit investing over $1.7 million into the facility, putting up the money for the first 400 indoor growing
units. Once the decision was announced, a majority of the audience members left the meeting, some in frustration. “I hope every single person in this room understands the amount of time that each one of us put into this decision,” said board member Byron McMichael. “I think the board really took this responsibility very seriously, and I hope you don’t think that this was a simple decision for us.”
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J M Klee Design, LLC. Filed 2/21/18. Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 178 Chase Rd, Coopertown, NY 13326. Purpose: General. 6LegalSept.13 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company Golden Circle Enterprises, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Dept. of State of NY on July 20, 2018. Office location: Otsego County. United States Corporation Agents, Inc designated agent of LLC, upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 7014 13th Ave Suite 202 Brooklyn, NY. 11228 principal business address. LLC does not have a specific date of dissolution. Purpose: All legal purposes. Filer: Cheyenne Moseley C/O Legal Zoom.com Inc. 9900 Spectrum dr. Austin Tx. 78717 6LegalSept.6
Name: OLIVER WOODS LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 30 July 2018. 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 1981 Co Hwy 31, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalSept.6 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: Otsego Properties Group LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 24 July 2018. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon
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IN MEMORIAM Donna Jane Whitmore, 72; SUNY Oneonta Accountant For 30 Years LAURENS – Donna Jane Whitmore, who worked at SUNY Oneonta for three decades, passed away peacefully on July 26, 2018 surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Oct 23, 1945 to Donald and Clara Scanlon and was the oldest of four siblings. She married her Toad (Ronald ‘Toad’ Whitmore) on December 10, 1966 and they were blessed with two daughters, Jodi and Julie. Donna worked at the State University College at Oneonta for over 30 years. She worked in Accounts Re-
ceivable where she was very loved by her co-workers and was a mentor to many. From 1980-1988 she was very involved with the Laurens Jaguar Colorguard and Marching Band. She never missed a show or parade and was an official Colorguard Mom. She was a founding member of POMP and travelled with the school to Ohio when they were chosen to march in the Football Hall of Fame parade. She was also an integral part of the dynamic duo of “The Mouth and the Backbone.” She was an avid quilter
and was a member of the Butternut Valley Quilt Guild where her friends helped her perfect her craft. She made many, many cherished heirlooms with the help of her “quilt ladies.” These will be treasured forever. She was a longtime member of the Laurens Presbyterian Church and a member of the LPW. She was the baker of the much coveted “Donna’s Blackberry Pie” which continually brought in a high bid at their pie auction. She was a talented gardener and surrounded her home with gorgeous flower beds. She looked forward to every spring when the lilacs
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Michael J. Cairo, 58; Local Musician OTEGO – Michael J. Cairo, 58, a local musician, passed away unexpectedly at home on Aug. 5, 2018. Michael was born Aug. 13, 1959, in Glens Falls, the son of Robert and Gwendolyn Michael (Haines) Cairo Wood. Michael is survived by his daughters, Lindsey and Karly Cairo; his father, Robert Wood; his siblings, Cheryl and Dan Gorsch, Ron and Cindy Wood, and Andrea Hitchcock; the love of his life, Katrina Diamond; his special buddy, Roscoe; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and special cousins. He was predeceased by his mother, Gwen Wood; his brother, Mark Cairo and his Gramp’s Sanford Haines. The family will be in attendance starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, August 11 at the 6th Ward Athletic Club, 22 West Broadway, Oneonta. A brief service will begin at 1:30 p.m. follow by a celebration of Michael’s life. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.
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by her husband, Alfred and sons, Thomas and Michael. She was also predeceased by all of her siblings. A graveside memorial service was held Friday, August 3 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Emmons with Rev. David Mickiewicz officiating. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.
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50 Years Ago, ‘Damaschke’ Immortalized Lew worked alongside DUTCH/FromA1 Damaschke for the rest of “Reminiscing … Across The his career. “In the summer, Valley, Volume 2.” Lew would drive him from Though he was employed playground to playground, by the D&H Railroad as an acchecking up on things,” said countant and chief clerk in the Drago. “He was in charge of signal department, he was a hiring the playground direchousehold name as an baskettors, lifeguards and tennis ball coach and referee at OHS, coaches. He covered a lot of Hartwick College, the Oneonta ground, and he was a hard Normal School (now SUNY worker.” Oneonta), Sidney and SchenDamaschke also ran the evus, as well as managing the concessions stand in Neahcity’s Company G Baseball wa Park, and in the winter team in the late 1920s. oversaw skating on Hodges So it made sense to Mayor Pond. “He was the one who Alexander Carson to appoint determined whether or not him as the director of recrethe ice was thick enough to ation, first occupying an office skate on,” said Drago. on the third floor of the Broad He and Laskaris also Street YMCA, then later in the started the annual Fishing skate house in Neahwa Park. Derby, an event that contin“He was one busy fellow!” ues to this day – the more said Tony Drago, the former recent was Saturday, Aug. OHS athletic director who “Dutch” Damaschke, 4. And he maintained all served as chair of the Parks seated with thenthe equipment in the gaDepartment while Damaschke mayor Sam Nader at chaired Recreation; both were a meeting of NY-Penn rage of his Chestnut Street officials in the 1960s. home. “I can still remember unpaid positions. the smell of leather,” said According to Drago, DamSullivan. “He had all the volleyballs and aschke had a hunched back and a lame leg, tether balls in there to take around to all the which prevented him from driving. “He playgrounds.” had a very distinctive walk,” he said. “He “Mr. Baseball” Sam Nader owned the would throw his leg out in front of him and team at the time, the Oneonta Yankees, sort of wobble.” and in 1968 it won the NY-Penn League He hired Lewis Laskaris of the LasChampionship under manager Jerry Walker. karis Restaurant family as his driver and The league championship plaques were also assistant, and quickly became a friend of found under the grandstand and are now on the family. “We always called him Uncle Dutch,” said Karen Sullivan, Lew’s daugh- display, according to Laing. Laing hung the dedication and the ter. “He was part of our family; he was a NY-Penn League signs, and hopes to do father figure to my dad. Whenever we’d a commemoration this month to celebrate go to visit him, he would give us a silver the anniversary. “He took care of the parks. dollar.”
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• $200,000, microenterprise grants for start-ups, small-business expansions. CDBG. Average grant $10,000. • $63,750, to plan upgrade Lettis Highway, improve access to Susquehanna River, particularly to downtown. • $750,000, repairs to upper dam at Wilber Lake Reservoir. CDBG.
submitted CFAs that will benefit the city, including one for $3 million toward a $17 million de-compression station to allay a shortage of natural gas in the winter. Now, SUNY Oneonta, Fox Hospital and other larger institutions are required to switch from natural gas to fuel oil during cold snaps due to a shortage of supply. In addition to three other Otsego Now CFAs, the Village of Cooperstown is seeking two, including one for $300,000 in historic preservation funding to repair a skylight in Village Hall’s upstairs ballroom.
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to the public. Lawn, Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. Info, schedule, (607) 547-5098. • At the Windfall Dutch Barn, it’s a day fit for a Queen – or King – at a Medieval Renaissance Faire. Games for kids and adults, crafts, vendors and perfor-
mances by the Studio North Celtic step dancers. Come in period or fantasy inspired costume. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 11-12, Windfall Dutch barn, 2009 Clinton Road, Cherry Valley. Info, (518) 993-2239. • There’s also plenty of art to go around. In Cooperstown, the annual Art By the
Lake festival showcases the • area’s finest artists, invitYou can also get colorful ing visitors to celebrate the with a tie-dye event at the relationship between Oneonta YMCA. artist and the beauti- things Bring your own ful Otsego County shirt, everything else to do! landscape. Demprovided. $8/guest onstrations, sales, when accompanied food, music and a by a member. 6:30 juried art show, all p.m. Friday, Aug. on the shores of the 10, Oneonta YMCA, lake. Come Friday 20-26 Ford Ave., night to see a show Oneonta. (607) 432by 2017 winners 0010. LIBBY Tatiana Rhinevault • and Brent Delanoy. CUDMORE The Franklin 6 p.m. Friday, Aug, Stage Company pres10, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, ents John Patrick Shanley’s Aug. 11, The Fenimore Art “Doubt: A Parable,” classic Museum, Cooperstown. play about a Bronx principal (607) 547-1400. who takes matters into her • own hands on suspecting Kids can get in on the fun Father Flynn of improper retoo with PBS stars Pinkalilations with a male student. cious & Peterrific dancFree, reservations recoming, playing and exploring mended. 7:30 p.m. Friday, arts. $5 per child. 10 a.m. Aug. 10; 3 and 7 p.m. Satur– 2 p.m. Oneonta world of day, Aug. 11; 5 p.m. Sunday, Learning, Fortin Park, 167 Aug. 12. Franklin Stage Youngs Road,, Oneonta. Company, 25 Institute St., (607) 431-8543. Franklin. (607) 829-3700.
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The Fenimore’s Chris Rossi, “Enemies & Allies” curator, points to where a monument to Alexander Hamilton was erected in 1935 in the Weehawken (N.J.) Dueling Grounds; in the distance is New Jersey. The monument includes the boulder where Hamilton laid his head as he passed away.
“When we came up here” – with his family, to visit the Hall of Fame – “and I heard about it” – The COOPERSTOWN Fenimore’s Hamilton exhibit – “I had to see it,” he said. aines Ballard, a high school As the popularity of “Hamilton,” student from Charlottesville, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s hip-hop Va., is exactly who The Broadway version of Ron Chernow’s Fenimore Art Museum curators were massive “Alexander Hamilton” looking for when they devised what biography, began to skyrocket in has grown into “Hamilton’s Final 2015, Fenimore President Paul Act: Enemies and AlD’Ambrosio suglies,” now on display ►FENIMORE REFLECTS gested to his curators: through Dec. 31. This has potential for HAMILTON’S FAME Gaines, who us. •”alexander hamilton: paused scrutinizing Since the 1950s, enemies & allies,” The Fenithe replicas of the when Stephen C. more Art Museum, 5798 pistols used in the Clark bought them famous July 11, 1804, Route 80, Cooperstown. for The Fenimore, the Open daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. duel that changed museum had posseswww.fenimoreartmuseum. American history, sion of 34 original letorg said he was a fan ters that passed back FOR YET ANOTHER of “Hamilton,” the Please See FENIMORE HIGHLIGHT/a8 Broadway hit. HAMILTON, Pg. 5
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From Food At Beer Pub To Traditional Morey’s Butternut Valley The Red Shed’s second location, south of Cooperstown on Route 33, offers a panoply of brews and funky, varied food.
Editor’s Note: Here are our staff’s picks of fun and fine dining experience to enjoy during your visit to Greater Cooperstown.
drinks including a ginger beer (like ginger ale) that was really tasty. We ate there once when there was a food truck with truly wonderful barbecue— pulled pork, jerk chicken, he Red Shed has excellent baked beans. two locations, the Brewery on a hilltop Different trucks are there depending on when you in Cherry Valley, and the go. This time they Taproom in Cooperstown. It is tucked FINE DINING, had Rock Hill Farm FUN DINING cooking up sandaway on County wiches and tacos in Highway 33, in between two of our Staff Picks the small kitchen inside. The menu is other staff picks: small, but all of the food is Origins Café and Brewery locally sourced. I had the Ommegang. Chicken Panini (chicken, If you are a beer snob spinach, mushrooms, like me, you will apprecicheese) and Husband had ate the 20 beers on tap, all the Cheeseburger Panini, locally brewed. When we both grilled on Heidelberg visited they had a golden, peasant bread. I am guessing red, amber and brown ale, five different India pale ales the potato chips were not local, but the sandwiches were (IPAs), a porter, a Hefeweiexcellent, $10 each. zen, and more. They also You can eat outside in serve local wines and hard Please See FOOD, Pg. 6 ciders, and non-alcoholic
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Hamilton-Burr Letters ‘Thrill’
HAMILTON/From Pg. 3 and forth between Hamilton and his deadly enemy, Vice President Aaron Burr, in advance of their deadly duel. And suddenly those faded letters, echoes from a misty past, were hot. “It’s great to have artifacts that relate to popular culture,â€? said Todd Kenyon, The Fenimore’s communications director. In 2016, as fans lined up around the block from The Public, thrilling to such lyrics as: “I am not throwing away my shot “Hey yo, I’m just like my country “I’m young, scrappy and hungry “And I’m not throwing away my shotâ€? ‌ The Fenimore launched “Hamilton’s Final Act,â€? a display in glass cabinets in the museum’s upstairs landing. “There’s a real thrill to seeing
Todd Kenyon, The Fenimore’s communications director, examines the original handwritten letters between two of American history’s most famous foes.
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these letters in the original handwriting,� said the exhibit’s curator, Chris Rossi. “It transfers you right back to the moment.� In a nod to show-biz, two circles were drawn in the upstairs hall – 10 “full paces� apart – marking the distance between the duelists. “People loved it,� said Rossi. “I’d come out the door and people would be firing at each other – mock dueling.� Please See HAMILTON, Pg. 8
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Plain Toast To Eggs Benedict flavor), onions, and topped FOOD/From Pg. 4 the garden area (where your with tender tenders in a tangy hot sauce, finished off well-behaved pooch can with croutons. Delijoin you for dinFINE DINING, cious, and authentic ner) or inside and still enjoy the nice FUN DINING (as someone who used be a regular view. The staff is Staff Picks at Buffalo’s famed knowledgable and Anchor Bar can tesfriendly, and guess what? There’s plenty of free tify.) I always order a tall Coke. Completely satisfyparking! (Red Shed Brewing. ery, 709 County Highway But buffalo-chicken salad 33, Cooperstown. 607-282isn’t the only novelty at a 4380.) KATHLEEN PETERS place that, it’s safe to say, Graphic Designer has as close to having it all as anyone. Breakfast – everything f you’re inclined toward a buffalo-chicken from white toast to eggs Benedict. At lunch, there’s salad for lunch, then an enticing burger menu, a you ought to be inclined good Reuben, Chicken Fried toward Morey’s Family Steak with gravy – simply a Restaurant on Route 7 in lot of variety. Oneonta’s East End. That’s the word for dinIt’s made up of crisp icePlease See FOOD, Pg. 7 berg lettuce, tomatoes (with
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...And The Slices Were Hot! Cheese steak. He swears FOOD/From Pg. 6 ner, too: variety. From steak by it, it came out piping hot on a fresh hoagie, and fish to pork entrees, chicken FINE DINING, loaded with shaved cheese, Florentine and stirFUN DINING steak, grilled onions and fried options, there’s something for every Staff Picks peppers. We split a half palate. moon cookie—all of the While you’re there, say desserts looked fabulous and hi to proprietor Gail Morey, the cookies are huge, but the who runs a tight ship and is vanilla and chocolate icing quite a lady to boot. She’s on the half moon were so an Oneonta original. A sidelight: Gail’s collec- sweet and light. It made a tion of miniature dollhouses nice ending to a delightful is on display. One of a kind. lunch. Rio 42 caters too, plus Family restaurant says they’ll have your order it all. Home cooking and friendly folks in an efficient- ready when you call it in. (Rio 42, 42 River Street, ly run operation. (Morey’s Family Restaurant, on Route Oneonta. 607-267-4901) TARA BARNWELL 7 just of Interstate 88’s Exit General Manager 16. 607-432-6664.) JIM KEVLIN urn right at the flag Editor/Publisher pole in downtown Cooperstown and ou can’t miss the one of the first shops you bright building as you drive down Riv- find on upper Pioneer Street is Slices Pizzeria. I had er Street in Oneonta. Some might remember the wafting never been, so I walked in not knowing what to expect. smell of fresh bread baking when the building was Foti’s There were three options: sausage, pepperoni, and bakery. Now it’s Rio 42, a cheese. I got the Sausage small neighborhood restauPizza with an iced tea. rant with a huge taste. And My slice was hot when it arwhat a lucky neighborhood rived. I had to wait for it is. it to cool. For this visit I chose the I was unprepared for the Tuscan Turkey sandwich. first bite. The cheese was It’s made on Heidelberg light, the sausage juicy, French Peasant bread with and the crust was thin and fresh mozzarella, roasted crunchy, like eating a croisred peppers and peppercorn sant with cheese, sausage, mayo. The turkey was so and tomato sauce on top. tender and it was loaded (Slices Pizzeria, 46 Pioneer high on the sandwich. I St., Cooperstown. 607-544always ask for some horse1075.) radish mayo to put on top LARISSA RYAN as well, delicious. My Office Manager companion had the Philly
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Hamilton Facts As Exciting As Fiction
HAMILTON/From Pg. 5 That year, John Phillips, the Fly Creek contractor, seeing the letters, was inspired to loan replicas of the original dueling pistols – finely crafted by Aldo Uberti, a famed Italian gunsmith – that his father had obtained while working for David Rockefeller at Chase Manhattan Bank. They were added to the exhibit. In 2017, “Final Act”
returned, with a lock of Hamilton’s hair, clipped by his wife the day he was killed, plus other personal artifacts and paintings. This year, “Enemies and Allies” takes it to the next level, moving the Hamilton exhibit into its own room, adding bronze busts from life masks by John Browere of people who knew Hamilton – Jefferson, Madison, Lafayette and Adams – and
other material. There’s a life cast of Hamilton’s face, accompanied by a miniature portrait, an 1840s scenic by Edmund C. Coates of the dueling site at Weehawken, with fledgling Manhattan in the background, and a portait of Abigail Adams, a tart observer of the day, and an accompanying quote: “(Hamilton) is a man ambitious as Julius Caesar. A
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subtle intriguer, his abilities would make him dangerous if he espoused the wrong side. His thirst for fame is insatiable. I have ever kept an eye upon him.” As the quote suggests, while Hamilton has been lionized in the recent revival, he was a controversial character in his day – and Ashley Werner, D’Ambrosio’s assistant, suggested that “Allies & Enemies” should reflect that ambivalence. Politically, Hamilton, a poor immigrant from the Caribbean who rose to become George Washington’s most valued aide during the American Revolution and treasury secretary during the first presidency, was a
merciless foe. The two men’s animosity began in 1791, when Burr unseated Hamilton’s fatherin-law, U.S. Sen. Philip Schuyler. Hamilton maneuvered in 1800 to throw the presidency to Jefferson instead of Burr, and allegations he leveled during Burr’s 1804 campaign for New York governor led to the duel. “There are two parties and two sides of the story,” said Werner the other day. “If I was in Burr’s position, how would I have reacted?” Realizing the drawing power of the letters, The Fenimore hosted a scholarly panel in May, “Alexander Hamilton: What You Should Know.” The moderator, Douglas Ambrose, Hamilton College history professor and a charter fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute there, is now preparing a catalogue of The Fenimore’s letters to be published this fall.
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B-10 Summer Dreams
Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018
►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY ►Friday, August 10
HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops, followed by tour of hop yard, house. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 . MAKERSPACE – 3:30 p.m. All ages create, learn, experiment. Materials provided for many hands-on activities. Everything from Crochet to coding, more. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. THEATER – 4:30 p.m. “The Soldiers Tale” theatrical chamber work by Stravinsky about soldier making a deal with Devil. Cost, $35/adult. Pavilion, Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-2255. OPENING RECEPTION – 5:30 - 7 p.m. Community exhibit featuring 2017 art by the lake winners Tatiana Rhinevault, Brent Delanoy.
The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400. REENACTMENT – 6 p.m. Civil War encampment featuring soldiers in authentic uniforms drilling, performing maneuvers, singing period songs, more. Free, open to public. Lawn, Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. 607-5475098. TIE-DYE EVENT – 6:30 p.m. Bring shirt to dye. Supplies provided. Cost, $8/guest accompanied by member. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-0010. THEATER – 7 - 8 p.m. Production of Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.” Cost, $15/adult. Amphitheater, The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400. THEATER – 7:30 p.m. Showing “Doubt, A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley. A
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powerful drama depicting a Bronx School Principal taking matters into her own hands when she suspects Father Flyn of improper relations with student. Free admission. Franklin Stage Company, 25 Institute St., Franklin. 607829-3700. MOVIE NIGHT – 9 - 10:30 p.m. Showing “The Miracle Season” (2018) on inflatable outdoor movie screen. Bring snacks, beverages, chairs, blankets, bug spray, etc for added comfort. Free, open to public. Outdoor Soccer Field, Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. 607-547-2800.
►Saturday, August 11
SECOND SATURDAY – 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Enjoy music, entertainment, farm produce, vendors, activities, more. Sharon Springs Free Library, 129 Main St., Sharon Springs. 315-217-1485. CARS & COFFEE – 9 - 11 a.m. Join fellow gearheads for relaxed display of multi-brand, multi-period cars. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. 607-547-9692. FAIR – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Enjoy games, food, music,
more while getting to know the Milford Methodist Church. Free, all welcome. Old Church Property, 89 N. Main St, Milford. REENACTMENT – 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Civil War encampment featuring authentically dressed soldiers drilling, performing maneuvers, singing period songs, more. Battle planned for 2 p.m. followed by concert, 4 p.m. Free, open to public. Lawn, Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. 607-5475098. ART FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 11th annual juried art fest celebrating relationship between artist, landscape. Features contest, local artists, food, vendors, music, more. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400. PINKALICIOUS – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Kids engage in creative arts, self-expression with music, dance, visual arts. Features photos with Pinkalicious & Peterific, performances by Dandelion Stage, themed activities by WSKG, more. Admission, $5/child.
Oneonta World of Learning at Fortin Park, 167 Youngs Rd., Oneonta. 607-431-8543. SHOWTALK – 10:30 a.m. “Joseph Colaneri: Operatic Beaumarchais.” Members of the Young Artists perform plays by Pierre Beaumarchais, source for Rossini’s ‘The Barber of Seville,’ others. Cost, $25/adult. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-547-2255. RENAISSANCE FAIR – 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Medieval Ren faire features crafters, vendors, games for kids & adults, auctions, performances by Studio North Celtic step dancers, others. All welcome to come in period costume. Continues Sunday. Windfall Dutch Barn, 2009 Clinton Road, Cherry Valley. 518-9932239. HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops. See Friday Listing. THEATER – Noon. “A Case For Eviction” following struggle of Frank and Dora to evict a temporary resident from their guest room. Leatherstocking Stage, The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450. CHARACTER TOUR – 1 - 2 p.m. Tour museum through eyes of the artists themselves. Features tour with Thomas Cole as portrayed by Templeton Player. The FenImore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400. SINGING WORKSHOP – 2 - 5 p.m. Learn to create chordbased country harmonies. Features American old-time, bluegrass, country harmony singing. Instructor Val Mindel. Cost, $40/non-member. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Road, East Meredith. 607-278-5454. HISTORY PRESENTATION – 2 p.m. Dive into battle of the Atlantic with USS Slater. Discover importance of the battle to WWII. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518673-2314. VIGNETTES – 2 p.m. Guided tour showcasing three site-specific performances by Templeton Players on the struggle for Women’s Rights. Included with museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450. MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 11
Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018
Summer Dreams B-11
►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY FROM Pg. 10
►Saturday, August 11 THEATER – 3 & 7:30 p.m. Showing “Doubt, A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley. See Friday Listing. ART LECTURE – 3 - 4:30 p.m. “From the Bible to Bunyan: The Course of Life in Thomas Cole’s Art “ lecture by Paul Schweizer, Director Emeritus of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Cost, $11/non-member. The
Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400. ANNIVERSARY – 5 - 8 p.m. Garden party celebrating 50 year of Otsego County Conservation Association. Tickets, $75/person. Mohican Farm, 7207 St. Rt. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-4488. DINNER PARTY – 6:30 p.m. “Puttin’ On The Ritz” Great-Gatsby-style party features dinner in luxurious dining room, performances, silent auction, prizes for best
dressed, more. Come in glitziest 1920’s garb. Ages 16+ ONLY. Proceeds benefit restoration of historic inn. General Admission + Dinner, $35. Major’s Inn, 607-783-2967. MUSIC – 7 - 10 p.m. Hot Tin Roof presents Scattered Flurries. Enjoy Ommegang beer, great music, fun in the sun. Cooperstown Fun Park, 4858 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown. 607-544-1800. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Small Town Big Band plays classic
jazz, swing, Big Band favorites. Free. 3 Chenango Rd, Edmeston. 607-965-8377. CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Annual Florence High Memorial Chamber Music Concert features Glimmerglass Festival musicians performing Beethoven, Brahms, Paganini, more. Free, open to public. Pierstown Grange, 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Road, Cooperstown. 607- 264-3069.
►Sunday, August 12
SHOW & MARKET – 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Unadilla Gun Show & Flea Market features over 100 vendors, great stuff for girls. Free admission. Unadilla Rod & Gun Club, 566 Butternut Road, Unadilla. 607-7481010. REENACTMENT – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Civil War encampment featuring authentically dressed soldiers drilling, maneuvering, singing period songs, more. Sunday morning service at 10 a.m. Free, open to public. Lawn, Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown. 607-5475098. RENAISSANCE FAIR – 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Medieval Ren fair features crafters, vendors, games for all ages, auctions, performances, more. All welcome to dress in period costume. Windfall Dutch barn, 2009 Clinton Road, Cherry Valley. 518-993-2239. CONCERT – 11 a.m. “Gospel Concert: Comin’ For to Carry Me Home” features spirituals ‘Sing Low, Sweet Chariot,’ more. Cost, $35/ adult. Pavilion, Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-2255. HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops. See Friday Listing. THEATER – Noon. See “Box and Cox Trunk Show” features best performers in region. Included in museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450. WALKING TOUR – 1 - 4 p.m. Explore 2 beautiful, historic homes for sale, restored buildings, currently home of artists in residence program. Cost, $5. Main St., Leonardsville. 315-855-4403. GARDEN HACKS – 1 - 2 p.m. Learn tried, tested gardening tips. The Farmers’
Museum, Cooperstown. 607547-1450. SUNDAY SERIES – 1 - 3 p.m. Learn “Broomcraft: Brooms Swept Out of the Historical Past” with Jim Whitaker. Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. ANTI-RENT WAR – 2 p.m. Enjoy performances by Templeton Players depicting Anti-Rent Movement. Included with museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450. MUSIC FESTIVAL – 4 p.m. World class music in restored dairy barn surrounded by beautiful meadows. Features Omer String Quartet. Cost, $25 at-the-door. Honest Brook Music Festival, 1885 Honest Brook Road, Delhi. 607-746-3770. THEATER – 5 p.m. Showing “Doubt, A Parable” by John Patrick Shanley. See Friday Listing. THEATER – 5 p.m. “Trouble In Tahiti” one act send-up of suburban American dream by Leonard Bernstein features members of Young Artists Program. Cost, $35/adult. Pavilion, Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-2255. MUSIC FESTIVAL – 7:30 p.m. Ran Dank, Soyeon Kate Lee, Piano, present selections by Mozart, Debussy, Stravinsky, Granados, others. Includes works for solo piano, four-hand piano. Cost, $25 general. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 877-666-7421.
►Monday, August 13
BLOOD DRIVE – 2 - 6 p.m. Give blood, save lives. Types A, B, O needed. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 1-800-RED CROSS. PUBLIC SPEAKING – 5:30 p.m. Practice public speaking with Toastmasters. All welcome. White House Building, The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1466 or e-mail b.fischer@fenimoreart.org. ESCAPE ROOM – 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Solve puzzles, use clues, escape from Backstage at the Concert themed room. Limit 6/time-slot. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-4321980. MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 12
B-12 Summer Dreams
Thursday-Friday, August 9-10, 2018
►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY FROM Pg. 11
►Monday, August 13
FIGURE DRAWING – 6:30 - 9 p.m. Non-instructional drawing with live model. Poses chosen by consensus. Cost $12/class. The Carriage House Art Studio, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-435-8718. LECTURE SERIES – 7 p.m. Craig Timberg presents “Russian Disinformation: Will it Happen Again” on threat of Russian interference in future elections, efforts by NSA, social media to prevent future
meddling. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344.
►Tuesday, August 14
POTTERY – 9 a.m. - Noon. Children 7-14 learn to form clay by hand, build coil, pinch pots, masks, animal sculptures, more. Cost, $75, materials included. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Ct., Cooperstown. 607-547-8671. ART ROCKS – 11 a.m. Young artists learn new techniques, explore works in museum’s collection. Arkell Museum, 2 Eries Blvd., Cana-
joharie. 518-673-2314. ART CLASS – 1 - 3 p.m. Learn to design, build, paint your kite with Justin Mastrangelo. Cost, $55/nonmember. Cooperstown Art Association. 607-547-9777. KNITTING GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-8344. PEANUT BUTTER PARTY – 2 p.m. Learn history of Beech-Nuts’ Peanut Butter, try recipes, enjoy peanut butter snacks. Free program, not
recommended for those with peanut allergies. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. FAMILY YOGA – 3 - 4 p.m. Restore balance, health with your child with instructor Valerie Bolger. Recommended for parents with children aged 2-6. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St,. Oneonta. 607-432-1980. THEATER – 5 p.m. “Klezmer Concert With Big Galut(e)” features music from the Jewish Diaspora’s many homelands. Cost, $25/adult. Pavilion, Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-2255. RABIES CLINIC – 6 - 8 p.m. Bring pets to be vaccinated or to receive 3-year booster shot with Dr. Puritz. Pavilion, Neahwa Park, Oneonta. 607547-8111. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Scott Freeman Band, quartet plays repertoire of classical, jazz, oldies, Irish, more. Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. 607-5475256.
►Wednesday, August 15 FOOD FOR THOUGHT – 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Tour “The Barber Surreal: Eugene
Berman’s Re-imagined ‘The Barber of Seville’” with exhibit director Chriss Rossi. Includes lectures, meal, discussion. Cost, $30/non-member. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547–1510. AUTHORS SERIES – 1 p.m. Baseball author Skip Lockwood discusses book “Insight Pitch: My Life as a Major League Closer.” Book signing follows. Included with admission. Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown. 607-547-7200. ROCK PAINTING – 2 p.m. Paint lifelike flower or animal onto a rock. Rocks provided. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. ART CLASS – 3 - 4 p.m. Entertaining class for kids to learn mask-making based on Thaw Gallery Yup’ik masks. Free. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400. DISCUSSION GROUP – 3 - 5 p.m. Discuss current events. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344. WRITERS GROUP – 5 p.m. Discuss current writing projects, get inspired, have fun. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518-6732314.
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