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Lieutenant Brenner Steps Up Oneonta Mayor David Brenner, was named acting police chief Tuesday, Jan. 3, by Common Couny mom always tells the cil. He will succeed Chief Dennis same story about me Nayor, who is leaving Jan. 20 to from when I was a kid,” accept a position of director of said Lt. Douglas Brenner. “We went research, development and training down to the Oneonta Police station with the state Association of Chiefs – what’s now the county office – and of Police in Schenectady. I looked up and said, ‘Someday I’m “When I started in 1998, Dennis going to walk thought these doors as had already been there three years,” an Oneonta Police officer’.” said Brenner, “and we worked Brenner, son of Lois and former Please See BRENNER, A2 Acting Chief Brenner By LIBBY CUDMORE

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he search for Oneonta’s next city manager will formally begin on Friday, Jan. 6, when City Hall’s consultant Catherine Tuck Parrish begins reviewing applications. Her top candidates will be invited to Oneonta Feb. 6-7 for an interview with the search committee, including Council members Melissa Nicosia, Russ Southard, David Rissberger and John Rafter, retired SUNY Oneonta President Alan Donovan, businessman Alan Cleinman and outgoing Police Chief Dennis Nayor. DEPUTY AGAIN: Common Council member Russ Southard, Sixth Ward, was again named acting mayor by his colleagues at the Tuesday, Jan. 3, meeting, meaning he will fill in at the helm when Mayor Gary Herzig is out of town. JOIN ENSEMBLE: The Little Delaware Youth Ensemble plans an open rehearsal 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, at Foothills. LOTSA PLASTIC: The OCCA, with farmers and homeowners, has recycled over 20 tons of agricultural plastic over the years.

Oneonta Police Officers Lindsay Rumenapp and Edmund Donley enter 229 Main St., where the body of Mark J. Morrison, 52, was found dead on New Year’s morning.

Suspect Phones Oneonta Police, Reports On Body In Apartment By LIBBY CUDMORE

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t 3:27 a.m. on New Year’s Day, a call came into the Otsego County 911 Center. “I’ve done something bad and I don’t want to run,” the caller, who identified himself as Joshua Underwood, 25, told the dispatcher.

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assett Healthcare’s latest possible linkage – with Oneida Healthcare, after a two-

year study – is part of the Cooperstown-based network’s strategy of growth through “adding partners.” “It’s our top strategic issue moving forward,” said Bassett President/CEO Vance Brown. Please See BASSETT, A5

Oneonta Police were quickly dispatched to the scene, and at 3:44 a.m. Sgt. Eric Berger, with several officers in tow, pulled up at the Mirabito on Southside, where the call had originated. Underwood “stepped out of the building and dropped to his knees with his hands in the air,” said Lt. Doug Brenner. “He said he believed he had killed his friend and he wanted to turn himself in.”

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The suspect was taken to the station, where he made “spontaneous utterances” – “I think I killed my friend” – before being formally

interviewed by detectives, Brenner said. Meanwhile, officers were dispatched to 229 Main St. – the former Java Island building – where they found Mark J. Morrison, 52, dead in his bed. He had been bludgeoned multiple times with a bodybuilding weight, police said. “We classified the homicide as ‘domestic related’ because we believe they had a Please See DEATH, A3

Airbnb, Uber, Even Airpnp Touted Seward, 3 Assemblymen, 2 Mayors Brief State Of State Breakfast By LIBBY CUDMORE

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irbnb, Uber and… Airpnp? “We’re really behind the eight ball in the sharing economy,” said Sen. Jim Seward. “In some states, people even rent out their bathrooms if they live

near a stadium or busy downtown.” Opening Otsego County to such innovative sharing arose at the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of the State Breakfast Tuesday, Jan. 3, at SUNY Oneonta’s Morris Hall. Alongside Seward on the dais were Please See BREAKFAST, A5

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Senator Seward Sworn In For 16th Term State Sen. Jim Seward, RMilford, was sworn for his 16th term as in the state Senate by state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma of Cooperstown Sunday afternoon, Jan. 1, at Foothills in Oneonta. He represents the 51st District, which includes Otsego County. Holding the Bible is the senator’s wife, Cindy. Randy Mowers was also sworn in for his first term to the Oneonta Town Board. Raised in Goodyear Lake, Seward attended Oneonta schools, including graduating from Hartwick College. Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA

Serving On City Police Force Lifelong Dream For Brenner BRENNER/From A1 together on patrol. We rose up through the ranks together.� Though he went to SUNY Morrisville for electrical engineering, he moved back to Otsego County after graduation to work as a corrections officer the Otsego County Jail. “I was 21 years old,� he said. “Back then, there wasn’t a civil service exam; you could just apply and get the job. I wanted to see if I enjoyed police work.� And he did. Within two years, he was promoted to the Sheriff’s Department road patrol and attended the Herkimer County Police Academy. A year later, he took the civil service exam for Oneonta and Cooperstown police. At that time, his father was serving as mayor, and there were concerns about him working directly under his dad. So he accepted a post as a police officer with the Village of Cooperstown in 1990. “In Cooperstown, it’s such a small, close-knit town, that policing is more of a ‘good neighbor’ kind of work,� he said. “It’s an idea that served me well in Oneonta.� After the elder Brenner decided in 1998 not to run for re-election, the younger transferred back to his hometown. “Cooperstown taught me a community-related approach to solving problems,� he said. “Sometimes you have to be more direct,

but more often, it’s about judging the circumstances as they change.� For example, he said, rather than continually writing tickets for noise violations and underage drinking at college party houses, Brenner began reaching out to landlords to alert them to the issues on their properties, and worked with the college to develop ways to hold students more responsible for their off-campus actions. “I think we’ve made some progress,� he said. He also serves on the Opiate Task Force, working with community leaders to look into ways of blunting the heroin crisis. “It’s about being open-minded, looking for unique solutions to difficult problems.� He was promoted to sergeant in April 2007 and lieutenant in May 2012. Growing up in Oneonta helped his police work in unexpected ways. “We got a call one time about an incident at the old Fonda Avenue footbridge,� he said. “The officer I was working with was from out of town, so had no idea where that was. I just said, ‘C’mon, I’ll show you.’ My historical knowledge of the town comes in handy!� In March, Brenner intends to take the Chief’s civil service exam in hopes of making the position permanent. “It’s an exciting time,� he said. “There’s a lot of positive change happening in Oneonta.�

Cooperstown Village Board Decries Bigotry In All Forms people could be concerned.â€? Sternberg first raised the idea at the trustees’ NoCOOPERSTOWN vember meeting. Fellow Trustee Cindy Falk offered eports of anti-gay, to work on a draft, which anti-immigrant and was brought back to the Vilanti-Muslim occurlage Board on the 22nd for rences nationwide since the action. Nov. 8 presidenAs it happened, tial election have Tom Heitz, representprompted the Village ing Cooperstown’s Board to declare: First Presbyterian Not here. Church, attended that At its December meeting with a meeting on Thursday similar resolution in the 22nd, the Vilhand, developed by lage Board adopted the church’s Board of a resolution titled, Sessions. “Condemning the In the public comUse of Violence, Bigotry ment section at the beginand Hateful Rhetoric.â€? The ning of the meeting, Heitz vote was unanimous, with suggested the trustees adopt Trustee Lou Allstadt absent. something similar. “We “It wasn’t on my part a did not propose to tell the reaction to the election,â€? village what to say,â€? said said Trustee Richard SternHeitz. “We essentially said: berg, who proposed the The village needs to take a resolution. “It was the reac- stand on this.â€? tion to a couple of friends, “That was highly coinwho happened to be gay, cidental,â€? said Sternberg, who were honestly afraid of a retired Bassett physician. what’s going to happen to “We had our own statement them in the future, whether ready. I thanked Tom for their marriage would still be his input and for being there recognized.â€? that day.â€? He continued: “There are The page-long resolution Muslims in our commuthat was adopted declares nity. There are gay people Cooperstown “home to in our community. There people of diverse backare people who are other grounds, from communities minorities. I could see how of diverse beliefs and cultures, including immigrants and native-born citizens.â€? Kut & It “denounces in the Style strongest terms the increase of hate speech, intimidaNeWNEW LoCatioN, YOU... tions, violence and hate NewNEW You,STYLE! New Style crimes targeted against imPerms migrants, refugees, people of diverse racial, ethnic, Wash, Cut religious and linguistic & Style backgrounds, individuals with impairments and those 6208 State Highway 28 • 547-7126 who are LGBTQ.â€? By JIM KEVLIN

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es, sure: New York State is losing people, Upstate in particular. The Empire Center report of a few days ago showed the state losing 191,367 folks in the year ending July 1 – 846,669 over six years. Is that really a surprise to anyone in the room at the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce’s State of the State Breakfast Tuesday, Jan. 3, at SUNY Oneonta’s Morris Hall. And yet the report was mentioned a half-dozen times by the state representatives and the 100 community leaders in the room. If Upstate’s population were rising: Now, THAT would be news. • Here’s another piece of non-news. For a century, the Empire State once had it all: Factories, farms, mines, steel mills, railroads and canals. Today, the decline is evident all around us, but what’s happened in the past is past. What’s happening to turn it around is what matters, and what we can and should be proud of as the New Year dawns.

Five years ago this coming March 15, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Seward, convened his first “Seward Summit” on economic development at The Otesaga, and many of the people at the State of the State Breakfast were there – we’ve come on this journey together. At the second “Seward Summit” in November 2013, all of us knew what needed to be done: designate a “single point of contact” for economic development and start building “shovel ready sites.” By luck, the county IDA, soon rechristened Otsego Now, was able to recruit Sandy Mathes, the most successful economic developer in Upstate, who – our luck – had been caught in political crossfire in his home county of Greene. • All the people at the breakfast know all this. This is being repeated now because the Otsego Now juggernaut has been hindered by the county Board of Representatives under Kathy Clark, R-Otego, its chair, has been at odds with Otsego Now.

By the time you read this, Ms. Clark may have been reelected chair for another year. Or, at the reorganizational meeting Wednesday, Jan. 4, she may have been replaced, most likely by county Rep. Len Carson, R-Oneonta, a strong supporter of what the “Seward Summits” taught us. Regardless, the countycClark should do it, or made to do so by the other reps; Carson will do it – needs to join all the people of good will at that breakfast and get back in the economic-development game, reinvest the $250,000 a year it used to and appoint Otsego Now board members who will unite behind an effort that, despite sniping, has yielded $17 million in state grants in the past year alone. • Shakespeare has Cassius saying it in “Julius Caesar,” “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings.” Aren’t we tired of being underlings? Let’s be no more. That should be every Otsego Countians’ New Year’s resolution.

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he Village Board passed a pre-Christmas resolution declaring Cooperstown “home to people of diverse backgrounds, from communities of diverse beliefs and cultures, including immigrants and native-born citizens.” The sentiment is admirable: Let’s be nice to one another. But the reality, as documented in Census 2010, shows the opposite. Cooperstown – Otsego County, for that matter – is anything but diverse. According to the Census, 94 percent of the village’s population was “white alone”; 4.2 percent was “Asian alone,” and the remaining 1.8 percent was divided among diverse minorities. That includes one “Native American alone” and seven “blacks or African Americans alone.” For now, Cooperstown is home to just a handful of people of diverse backgrounds, beliefs and cultures, native-born or not. Whether that matters or not depends on your point of view, but passing a resolution won’t make it so. But here’s a New Year’s resolution we can embrace today: Let’s be nice to one another, whoever we may be.

Village Board Declares Cooperstown To Be A Welcoming Place Editor’s note: On Thursday, Dec. 22, on its last meeting of the year, the Cooperstown Village Board passed this resolution declaring the community as a welcoming home to diversity. The vote was unanimous; Lou Allstadt was absent.

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ESOLUTION to condemn the use of violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric: Whereas Cooperstown is home to people of diverse backgrounds, from communities of diverse beliefs and cultures, including immigrants and native-born citizens; Whereas Cooperstown, as a tourist

destination and home to a major medical facility, seeks to welcome people from throughout our region, nation, and world; Whereas hateful and intolerant acts against others are contrary to the values of acceptance, openness, and fellowship with those of all faiths, beliefs, cultures, and backgrounds; Whereas hate crimes and hate speech affect individual victims physically and emotionally and also impact their families, communities, and the entire group whose identity, culture, or beliefs were the motivation for hateful acts and rhetoric;

Now, therefore, be it resolved, the Board of Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown (1) Condemns the use of violence, bigotry, and hateful rhetoric; (2) Steadfastly confirms its dedication to the rights and dignity of all people; (3) Denounces in the strongest terms the increase of hate speech, intimidations, violence, and hate crimes targeted against immigrants, refugees, people of diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and linguistic backgrounds, individuals with

impairments, and those who are LGBTQ; (4) Recognizes that people of every background – irrespective of race, religious belief, national origin, language, gender identification, or impairment – have made countless positive contributions to our community; (5) Declares that the civil rights and civil liberties of all people in Cooperstown should be protected and preserved; (6) Reaffirms the inalienable right of everyone in Cooperstown to live without fear and intimidation; (7) Acknowledges that the Constitutions of the United States and State of New York fully support this resolution.

DOUGLAS M. DELONG, M.D. OTHER VOICES

Let Our Elected Representatives Know: Climate Change Matters To Us Editor’s Note: Dr. Douglas Delong is chief, Division of Internal Medicine, at Bassett Hospital, and chair of the American College of Physicians’ Board of Governors.

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limate change is real, it is largely caused by human activity, and it is happening now. Although I am not a climate scientist, I am a physician with a strong background in the scientific method and evidenced-based decision making. The evidence is overwhelming as to the relentless warming of the planet and climate scientists are essentially unani-

mous in support of the proposition that the burning of fossil fuels by humans is the primary cause. Each of the last several years, including 2016, has Dr. Douglas been successively M. Delong the hottest year on record. This is causing fundamental shifts in the complex interactions with our environment and our health and it is happening right now. Given that the incoming administration, based upon statements

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by the President-elect and by the selection of the individuals to fill relevant cabinet posts, would appear to at a minimum be unenthusiastic regarding the global effort to mitigate climate change, it is important that each of us inform both ourselves and our elected leadership about the threat of what is this existential public health crisis. Climate change can affect your health in many ways, including heat-related conditions, breathing problems, unsafe water supply, disease spread by insects, shortages of food and water, and even mental health issues. These are

neither theoretical nor trivial. They are happening now and are affecting all of us to one degree or another. One sees in the news almost daily about extreme weather events. It is now routine throughout the world to have warnings of extreme heat which primarily affect children, the elderly, individuals of low socioeconomic status, and those with a previous history of heat stroke. Extreme heat, by overwhelming the thermoregulatory mechanism of the body, can cause dehydration, heat stroke, heat exhaustion, and occasionally death. In 2003, more than 70,000

deaths were attributed to a heat wave in Europe. It is also common to read of severe air pollution alerts, particularly in large urban areas in regions where coal power plants are in operation. Beijing is currently in a month-long smog alert. Air pollution is both toxic to normal lungs and makes asthma and COPD much worse. Pollen season has lengthened in North America due to higher temperatures. In 2012, the World Health Organization noted 7 million deaths worldwide due to ambient and indoor air pollution. Please See DELONG, A5

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Renewable Energy, Later. For Now, It’s Natural Gas To the Editor: Once again some recent Letters to the Editor ran the table on the evils of gas development (it’s-the-endof-the-world) and Constitution Pipeline (it’s-the-endof-the-world-only-closer.) The writers don’t believe gas will be our bridge fuel to the future. Sorry to disappoint, folks, but gas is bridging the future and doing so right now. The Energy Information Agency (EIA) reports total U.S. energy production – as measured in BTUs – has gone up 22 percent since 1996. Natural gas now accounts for about a third of those BTUs. Gas heats over

Don’t Dig’Em Wide, Deep!

To The Editor: We were driving back from a birthday party 100 million homes in the Monday, Dec. 19, and the U.S. Last spring gas surroads were a bit slippery so I passed coal as the primary wanted to slow down. I was fuel used in electric generagoing to pull over so the car tion. behind me could pass. Then In replacing oil and coal I realized there is no place for heating and electric gen- to pull over, as there are eration, gas has cleaned our trenches on the side of the air, lowering particulates, road. The car behind me will sulfur and nitrous oxides in have to endure! our cities while bringing the A little while later a car in national CO2 emissions to front of me started to slow a 25-year low. Yes, the use down. I put on my brakes to of natural gas brought CO2 slow down and started slidemissions down while total ing. My only choice was to energy use, including gas, point my car into the oppoexpanded. site traffic lane. If I pointed For all its vaunted conmy car to the side of the cern for climate change, road, I would end up on my Europe’s focus on renewside in a trench. Costly! ables hasn’t produced anyWho is responsible for the Please See DOWNEY, A5 ill-conceived roads in this

county? This whole concept of trenches on the side of the road is nothing but a safety hazard. I talked to one retired public works man and he said he was told: ”Dig ’em wide and dig ’em deep.” Really, this is the best they can come up with in this day and age? A road should be designed for the safety of the travelers. That is one of the primary needs of roadways. The roads need to be designed so they are safe for cars, trucks, bicycles and pedestrians. As a taxpayer I am demanding my money’s worth – it’s time they do a quality job, if they want their pay and benefits! After all they are working for us… R. SCOTT DUNCAN Hartwick Forest

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History

Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

150 Years Ago

Candy adulteration – Our new health espionage is bringing to light some queer things. The common candies and confectionaries of commerce are not altogether toothsome or wholesome if recent investigations are to be believed. The adulteration of sugar candies and spices is a trade largely and regularly carried on in this city. Instead of plaster (which until lately entered so largely into the manufacture of confectionary in place of sugar) a new article has been discovered called Terra alba, or white earth. It comes from Ireland, and costs by the barrel about one-and-a-half cents per pound, while loaf sugar costs about 17 cents. The bodies of candies, the coatings of almonds and lozenges, are made from this earthy material. It is whiter than plaster and is very much used in the adulteration of flour sold in the market. (Ed. Note: The article refers to circumstances in the City of Boston) January 1867

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Meridale native Lt. Col. Bert Santora was reported “missing in action” in Korea, November 27, 1950, but was not listed by the communists as a prisoner-of-war until December 15, 1951. Santora’s life was saved by a soldier The Saturday Evening Post calls the “Good Genie of the Tank Company.” In its December 29 issue the Post recounts the activities of MSgt. Richard Artesani, mess sergeant for the Tank Company, 4th Regimental Combat Team at Fort Devens, Massachusetts. While Artesani and Santora were both prisoners, Col. Santora was desperately ill and starving in the prison camp. Artesani, risking his life, stole food and took it to Santora. Colonel Santora credits Aetesani with saving his life. During Santora’s Korean service his wife, Mrs. Margaret Santora, was a teacher at Bugbee School in Oneonta. Santora is still in the Army and is stationed in Binghamton. January 1957

100 Years Ago

G.A. Lane, who retired with the close of the old year as General Manager of the Oneonta Light & Power Company after 27 years, was presented on Saturday with a handsome gold watch of Hamilton make from the employees of the company as a token of their regard and appreciation. The presentation was made by W.A. Kelley who has been employed a like period by the company and associated with Mr. Lane. The watch is rich in appearance and a fine timepiece as well. Mr. Kelley said of Mr. Lane: “He is a practical man and has met many emergencies that would have been impossible to most men because of his general knowledge and mechanical ability.” January 1917

80 Years Ago

Schenectady Chief of Police William H. Funston quoted 22-year-old DeWitt Weldon, also from Schenectady, as saying he masqueraded as a girl for four years “to help

isfaction with Weldon’s work, all of them referring to Weldon as “her.” Chief Funston said no charge was placed against Weldon but that he had exacted a promise from both him and his parents that the masquerade would be discontinued. January 1937

40 Years Ago

January 1892 my mother and father.” Chief Funston said Weldon, “a blonde,” was taken into custody today while dressed in feminine attire and readily admitted his deception. “It was a source of income,” Chief Funston quoted Weldon as saying. The chief said Weldon had been employed quite regularly in various homes as “Evelyn Weldon,” a domestic. The chief said that several of the employers with whom he talked had expressed sat-

Several area Democrats and at least one Republican will be packing their bags in the next few weeks ready to go to Washington to see the inauguration of President Jimmy Carter and Vice-President Walter Mondale. Steve Talevi, a student at Hamilton College in Clinton, will be leaving for the nation’s capital today, to participate in pre-inaugural activities. Talevi, the son of Bruno and Vera Talevi, of Oneonta, will be participating in seminar courses with several prominent politicians and will be working with the Carter-Mondale Inaugural Committee as part of a college Winter Studies program. Twenty other Hamilton students will be going with him. At the inauguration,

Talevi laughs, he will be “applauding out of respect.” He supported President Ford in the November elections. January 1977

20 Years Ago

A state senator says he wants to curtail student debt through his bill to ban credit card merchandising on State University campuses and New York City campuses. “You’re hustling these young people behind the eight ball before they’re even able to start when you pile on all this debt in college,” said the bill’s sponsor, Senator George Maziarz. The Niagara County Republican said he was concerned with the increasing number of students who were running up massive credit card debts in school. The bill would ban credit card companies from setting up booths at campus centers to solicit credit card applications. It would not affect mailings to students. “The state’s schools should not be encouraging students to run up these kinds of debts by placing the temptation right there in front of them,” Maziarz said. Currently, twothirds of college students hold credit cards. January 1997

10 Years Ago

Bob Carson, a member of the Greater Oneonta Historical Society and professor emeritus at the State University College at Oneonta, has proposed the organization of a bi-monthly presentation and discussion group, tentatively named “Let’s Talk History.” Carson said he believes the GOHS History Center at the corner of Main and Dietz Street in the heart of downtown Oneonta would be an excellent venue and sponsor for those who want to examine and share interpretations of 20th century world, U.S., New York state and local historical developments in a give and take setting. Themes might include social, economic, and political developments, as well as cultural, religious, technological and literary trends. January 2007

Let Our Elected Representatives Know: Climate Change Matters To Us DELONG/From A4 We take our water supply for granted, but flooding caused by the increase in severe storms and salt water infiltration caused by rising sea levels can put this at risk. Our own local systems have been at risk with hurricanes and flooding in the recent past. This could cause outbreaks of diarrheal diseases and even cholera. Shifting climate patterns from California to sub-Sahara Africa are altering the amount of rainfall such

that both food and water security are at risk. At least some of the migrant crisis in Europe coming from North Africa and the Middle East is driven by drought and falling food production. Climate change is allowing for the spread of insect borne diseases as their habitat range expands. Although the recent Zika epidemic has been controlled there is no doubt that it will be back with the mosquito season. The southeastern US states as

Renewable Energy, Later. For Now, It’s Natural Gas DOWNEY/From A4 thing near the results accomplished of market-based, hydraulically fractured natural gas in the U.S.A. Retail electricity in Europe costs three to four times the rates found in the U.S.A. The costs are so high that’s there’s a whole class of people in Germany labeled the “energy poor.” They can’t afford to pay their electric bills. Industrial rates, controlled by the government, encourages crony capitalism. Favorite companies get favored rates. The environmental results? Germany’s CO2 emissions are still going up. While high-cost renewable energy gets priority use in the European system, “brown” coal generators are the primary back-up and must always remain fired up and on line to serve when renewables fail to meet load demands. After 16 years of “energiewende” policy and hundreds of billions of euros spent, Germany still only gets only 20 percent of its energy from wind and solar. Our Governor wants to bring the European plan to New York. It’s outlined in his “Reforming the Energy Vision” (REV) strategy. Take a spare evening to thumb through its 57 pages. It’s written in the style of a timeshare brochure and the business model is strictly “bait and switch,” with a dash of threecard monte. To meet his “50 by 30” goals (50 percent renewable energy by 2030), the Governor dances through a thicket of government agencies, public and private entities, financial mechanisms, and on-the-fly strategies, trying to turn lead into gold. The “lead” is the wholesale price of New York wind and solar energy. For a preview, consider the

Long Island Solar Farm at Brookhaven, New York’s sole utility-grade solar power plant. It sold its electricity to the Long Island Power Authority in 2015 for 26.2 cents per kWh. The “gold” is New York’s 3.7 cents per kWh average cost of wholesale electricity in New York for 2015. With a spread like this, the basic numbers won’t work. The alchemy to achieve “50 by 30” can’t be done with current technology. If the past tells us anything, it won’t be done with vague promises of “efficiencies to the system.” Economically, it shouldn’t be done with the upheaval in costs to the taxpayer and the ratepayer. It won’t be done on time with the inevitable legal road blocks it will encounter. Hopefully, voter outrage won’t allow it when they learn that they have a new taxing agency, the Public Service Commission, for whom they didn’t vote. In the meantime, our Governor has built a legal moat around the state to keep a powerful (pun intended) engine of economic growth beyond the walls. That engine is affordable, flexible, scalable, cleaner natural gas. Upstaters need gas for heat and gas to power a resurgence of industry in the territories beyond the Tappan Zee Bridge. So what purpose does the governor’s strategy serve? Climate change? Climate change, manmade or otherwise, seems to be better off when we switch electric generation from coal to natural gas than when we spend billions to force a technology before its time. Renewable energy? In its time. Natural gas? NOW! DICK DOWNEY Otego

well as travelers to the Caribbean now have to contend with dengue fever and chikungunyua infection. Closer to home the spread of Lyme disease, carried by the Ixodes scapularis tick, continues its progression from its coastal habitats so that it is longer an exotic illness in our region. I have only scratched the surface as to how climate change is affecting our health. As a parent and grandparent I have major concerns as to how future generations will be affected. Change

is already “baked into” the environment and we need to take immediate and significant steps to both mitigate and reverse climate change. This is the greatest public health threat to ever face humanity, and it is truly critical that at this potential tipping point in time that our leadership at all levels take the science seriously and act in a responsible fashion. At the local level, the Village of Cooperstown has taken a major step by divesting from fossil fuels. In

Washington D.C., the new administration appears to be going in the opposite direction with the nominations as currently proposed for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Energy, and even the State Department. I urge each of you to make it clear to our elected representatives at all levels that climate change is real, that it is affecting all of us today, and that it is their critical role to act now in dealing with this literally existential issue.

Seward, Mayors See Benefits From Airbnb, Uber BREAKFAST/From A1 Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig, Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz and three of the four assemblymen representing parts of Otsego County – Bill Magee, Clifford Crouch and Pete Lopez. “We want to create a community that attracts young people,” said Herzig. “They don’t take taxis, they take Uber. They don’t stay in hotels, they use Airbnb.” “I see ridesharing as very positive for Upstate,” said Seward. Previously, he had sponsored a bill to bring ridesharing companies, including Uber and Lyft, to the state, but the bill was not picked up by the Assembly. “Uber would be a boon to our area,” added Katz. “Tourists could use it from outside the village if they didn’t want to park downtown, or a driver could pick up five people and bring them to work at Bassett, at The Otesaga.” The biggest issue, Katz said, is that the Uber app wouldn’t work in parts of the county that currently don’t have cell phone service or Internet access. And Airbnb, where homeowners can rent out bedrooms, apartments and houses

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Senator Seward speaks at State of the State Breakfast. In the foreground are Mayors Katz and Herzig. to weekend guests, has already faced some scrutiny in Cooperstown when it was discovered that homeowners were listing properties that hadn’t met the same safety standards as bricks and mortar B&B. “We want to assure safety for the guests and fair competition for the tourism industry,” said Lopez. “We want to make sure people aren’t staying in firetraps or punishing those who have committed their livelihood to tourism.” But it has helped some local businesses

reach the kind of visitors who do use the app. “We have seen local bed and breakfasts listing their rooms on Airbnb, and that’s legal under our definition of tourist accommodations,” said Katz. “It’s the wave of the future,” said Seward. “We don’t want to kill it, but we want New York State to take full advantage in the right way.” It was just one more piece in the continuing quest to make Otsego County a more viable player in Upstate’s economy. Currently underway are plans on how to best spend the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative purse, which, combined with the $5 million in Regional Economic Development Funding, has set “Oneonta is now on the map,” said Herzig. “Albany knows where we are.” And in Cooperstown, a busy tourist season, as well as state funding, has helped the village to continue to grow. “There were years when we didn’t do paving projects,” said Katz. “But because of Paid Parking, we’re able to commit $200,000 annually to street paving, and we’re planning a major rebuild of Pioneer Street.”

CEO: To Achieve Efficiencies, Savings, Bassett Must Grow BASSETT/From A1 Brown was interviewed Tuesday, Jan. 3, after Bassett announced to employees a few days before that it had achieved a memorandum of understanding that could bring Oneida Healthcare, with its 101-bed acute-care hospital, into the Bassett system as “a full member” at the study’s end. Size allows Bassett – and its partners – to share fixed costs and efficiencies, thus reducing expenses for everyone. With reimbursements dropping and expected to continue to do so, finding savings will be ever more essential, the CEO said. “Like any other enterprise, you want to see appropriate returns,” he said. The two-year study will show Oneida how Bassett’s case-management methods and other practices can more efficiently deliver quality medical care, said Brown, who succeeded Bill Streck 2½ years ago. He had been chief medical officer at

MaineHealth, based in Portland. Oneida was a sensible next step since Bassett is already operating a clinic there, and is collaborating with the nearby Turning Stone Casino. Bassett’s eight-county system Vance Brown has already brought five hospitals – Oneonta’s Fox, O’Connor in Delhi, Cobleskill Regional Hospital, Little Falls Hospital and Tri-Town in Sidney – into its fold, as well as nursing homes, adult daycare centers and rehab services. Whereas in the past, hospitals joining the Bassett system sometimes had board members on the system’s Board of Trustees, Brown said trustees are now being chosen for their expertise in, say, banking, finance, insurance, medical equipment or

quality control. “We want people who are global thinkers,” he said. The goal remains what it has been, the CEO said: “A sustainable, high-quality medical system to serve the people of greater Cooperstown, and the greater region.” To continue the strategy of growth it has been pursuing and understands makes particular sense because of the “tremendous uncertainly” following the Nov. 8 presidential election. The Republican Congress has announced it plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act, but it’s unclear what will replace it. “Our strategy is to not make any radical changes until we better understand the external environment,” said Brown. “I think it’s better to stick to our knitting until we can better understand the rest of the world.”

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By LIBBY CUDMORE was played like Monopoly, where n 1981, all of players could buy Oneonta was for Brooks House of sale. Bar-B-Q, Benson “The National Realty, Konstanty Jaycees organizaSports and other tion offered the local businesses as Wheeler Dealer investments. “Do fundraiser,” said you have what it former Jaycee Tom takes to take over Austin. “We had your town?” the Helen Rees to go around and game invites. remembers dad sell all the prop“I remember Jim Konstanty erty squares to local buying a square. one of the Jaycees businesses.” coming into our The “Game of Oneonta” store and selling us a square,”

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WINTER BREAK: This week’s Cabin Fever Series features the movie, “Suffragette” (2015), featuring Meryl Streep as Emily Pankhurst, at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at the Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 NY-80, Cooperstown.

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TUBING THRILLS: Beginning Saturday, Jan. 7, snowtubing is offered 11 a.m.-4 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday though Feb. 19 at Glimmerglass State Park. No admission to enter park; $5 for all-day use of a tube. 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown. DANCE AWAY BLUES: Live bands featured. “The Forevers,” 9 p.m. Friday, Jan 6, at B-side Ballroom, 1 Clinton Plaza Drive, Oneonta. “Midnight Monocle & Whiskey,” 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, at Timber Creek Saloon & Restaurant, 2957 State Highway 23, West Oneonta. CONTRADANCE KICK-OFF: Traverse, featuring Liz Brown on flute, Carol Mandigo on guitar, and Bernd Neumann on fiddle will launch The Otsego Dance Society’s Contradance season 7:30-10:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 6, at Cooperstown Presbyterian Church, Church and Pioneer. LOOKING AHEAD: MLK Day celebrations are 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, at Red Door Church, Walling and Main, sponsored by Oneonta NAACP, and 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown, Pioneer and Church.

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PUBLIC SPEAKING WORKSHOP – 9 a.m.-Noon Interactive workshop for all ages to practice making public presentations. Registration deadline 1/4. Cornell Cooperative Extension, 123 Lake St., Cooperstown Info, Patti Zelmer, (607) 547-2536 Ext. 225 or email psz2@cornell.edu. or visit http://cceschoharie-otsego. org/events/2015/12/31/4-hpublic-presentations-workshopotsego-county SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Park will provide snow tube with $5 tubing fee. No charge to enter park. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown. Info, http://www.thisiscooperstown.com/events/snowtubing-glimmerglass-state-park OPERA – 12:55 p.m. “Nabucco.” The Met streaming live in HD. Foothills Performing Arts & Civic Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Cost $18/seniors, $20/adults, 10/students. Season pass $200. Box Office: (607) 431-2080, http://foothillspac. org/index.php/shows/metropolitan-opera-in-hd/ THEATER – 1 p.m. Auditions are open for the Orpheus Theater’s production of “Steel Magnolias.” The Rowe House, 31 Maple St., Oneonta. Info, http:// www.orpheustheatre.org/ ART WORKSHOP – 1 p.m. Digital Artist/Instructor teaches artists the technical skills to submit fine works of art in a digital format. Oneonta Storage, 16 E. End Ave., Oneonta. Info, http://www.canoneonta. org/event/digital-formattingworkshop/?instance_id=695 COOKING CLINIC – 2-5 p.m. 4-H youth learn to interpret recipes, food & kitchen safety, and to make fun, healthy food. Fee $8. Registration deadline 1/4. Gilbertsville Baptist Church, Commercial St., Gilbertsville. Info, Patti Zelmer, (607)547-2536 ext. 225, psz2@cornell.edu. or visit http://cceschoharie-otsego. org/events/2015/01/10/4-hcooking-clinic WOMEN’S SELF DEFENSE CLASS – 5:30 p.m. Oneonta Jiu Jitsu Academy, 5366 Main St., Oneonta. Info, https://www. facebook.com/selfdefenseforwomenojja/

Sunday, January 8

SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Park will provide snow tube with $5 tubing fee. No charge to enter park. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown. Info, http://www.thisiscooperstown.com/events/snowtubing-glimmerglass-state-park SOUP! – 11 a.m.-2 p.m., “Second Sunday Soup,” serving homemade hot soup every 2nd Sunday of month. Takeout available. All welcome, donations appreciated. At the Polly House (next to the Fire House), Schuyler Lake. PLAY BINGO – 6 p.m. 9 rounds, free to play. Beer tokens and merchandise for prizes. Roots Brewing Company, 175 Main St., Oneonta. Info, www. rootsbeeroneonta.com

Monday, January 9

REGISTRATION DEADLINE – Last day to register for Cornell Cooperative Extension Poultry Workshop. Info, http:// cceschoharie-otsego.org/ events/2017/01/14/4-h-poultry101-workshop POTTERY CLASS – 9 a.m.Noon “Centering the Potter and the Clay” Through March 13. Cost $220. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Info, http://www. smithyarts.org/clay-studio 3-D PRINTING – 3:30-7:30 p.m. Open hours. Open play. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/ OPEN REHEARSAL – 4:306:30 p.m. Little Delaware Youth Ensemble invites the community, parents, musicians, and prospective musicians and their parents to this rehearsal of this string based orchestra. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, http://www. ldye.org/ OPEN PLAY – 5-8 p.m. Play Star Wars: Imperial Assault. Serenity Hobbies, 254 Main St.,

Oneonta. Info, http://serenityhobbies.com/ DRAWING GROUP – 7-9 p.m. Come practice drawing with a live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association, (607)547-9777

Tuesday, January 10

HISTORY LUNCHEON – 11:30 a.m. Fly Creek Area Historical Society Luncheon, at Fly Creek Methodist Church. 811 Cty. Rd. 2 KNITTING GROUP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown, http://www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar SCHOOL RECEPTION – 5:30-7 p.m. The Cooperstown Central School invites parents and community members to welcome the new Superintendent of schools, Dr. William Crankshaw. Cooperstown Central School Cafeteria, 39 Linden Ave, Cooperstown. Info, http://www. cooperstowncs.org/ PTA MEETING – 7-8 p.m. Cooperstown Elementary School Library Media Center, 21 Walnut St., Cooperstown. Info, http:// www.cooperstowncs.org/elementary-school/

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CABIN FEVER FILM SERIES – 6:30 p.m. “Suffragette.” Refreshments available with proceeds benefiting Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 NY80, Cooperstown. Info, http:// baseballhall.org/events/cabinfever-2017 THEATER – 7 p.m. Auditions are open for the Orpheus Theater’s production of “Steel Magnolias.” The Rowe House, 31 Maple St., Oneonta. Info, http:// www.orpheustheatre.org/ SEMI-FORMAL DANCE – 7-10 p.m. Cooperstown High School Dance, 39 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, http://www. cooperstowncs.org/ CONTRADANCE – 7:15-10:30 p.m. Otsego Dance Society hosts. Music by Traverse, Casey Mullaney calls. No partner or experience needed. All dances taught. Newcomers welcome at 7:15 for an introduction to some basic steps. Suggested donation

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CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR – 10:30-11:30 a.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, http://www. villagelibraryofcooperstown. org/calendar DISCUSSION GROUP – 35 p.m. Discussion of Current Events. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, http://www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar MEDITATION – 5:30 p.m. Workshop in Tibetan Buddhist meditation. Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, http:// www.greenearthoneonta.com/

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LA LECHE NURSERY – 10 a.m. Where mothers can breast feed their children among like minded mothers. Downstairs Nursery, First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 638-9058 or visit http://www.llli.org/groups/@ llli*group*otsego.county LA LECHE NURSERY – 5 p.m. Where mothers can breast feed their children among like minded mothers. Church of Christ, 52 Linden Ave., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 638-9058 or visit http://www.llli.org/groups/@ llli*group*otsego.county

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around his Maryland neighborhood. “Having Emily involved was the best part,” he said. “It was a little nerve-racking!” she said. “But when my friends saw the video, they were really impressed.” And they weren’t the only ones. Taylor put the video up on YouTube and acclaim quickly followed. Marty Peters, former producer of the Goo Goo Dolls and a member of the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame, reviewed it for Recording magazine, and MyFord, the official online magazine for Ford enthusiasts, profiled Taylor, his car and his song for their December issue. “I don’t know how they found my song,” said Taylor. “But you always hope for something like this to come along.” Taylor, who records at home in what he calls Rubycat Studios, is hoping to put together an album and bring together a band to start playing outside of the studio. “There are a lot of great musicians around here,” he said. “I’ve been doing acoustic sets here and there, but I’d love to get a band together, open for a band at Ommegang.” He’s completing his second demo CD, titled “50.” His first demo, “Chips and Bruises,” also had a hometown flavor, with the song “Flowers in the Field” about murderess Eva Coo. And Lincoln is learning the hands-on of maintaining her new ride, which she will get when she graduates from nursing school. “She’s done maintenance on it in bits and pieces,” said Taylor. “It’s good to be able to hand it over, keep it in the family.

1980s Oneonta Board Game A Bonanza For City Jaycees GAME/From B1 John Brooks said, ‘I want Boardwalk’!” recalled Austin, who spearheaded the project for the club. “It was the most expensive property; I think they ranged from $50-$500 a square.” The game starts in a corner labeled “Wilber Neahwa Park,” where you roll the dice and move your piece down the board. You can lose turns by landing on Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta, the next corner. At the third corner, you may have to pay big bucks for housing. Fourth corner: It’s tax time at City Hall, presided over by Mayor James Lettis. Like Monopoly, you get money at the outset. Land on a participating business on squares between the corners, you can buy it – then charge rent. You can also invest your money in “commodities” – eggs, wheat, beef, diamonds, zinc, strawberries, even peppermint. Roll the dice and you win or lose, depending on the commodity – but be careful: you might be audited by the IRS. It was the Jaycees’ largest fundraiser, netting between $5-6,000 to help fund service projects. “Downtown had just gone through Urban Renewal, and this game was part of bringing interest back to Main Street,” said Rees. “Everyone likes a local touch.” The website BoardGameGeek.com, which archives vintage and modern board games, has listings for other local Wheeler Dealer sets, including The Game of Saratoga Springs, Little Rock, Ark., and Naperville, Ill.

And a few copies of the Game of Oneonta still may be found throughout Otsego County. Rees has one, and the Greater Oneonta Historical Society has several in its archives. A recent listing on eBay.com had one for $50. “It’s the only game we have, and I thought it was just a cool game we had in the cabinet,” said Sarah Livingston, Huntington Library’s adult services librarian, who has an unopened game donated to the library’s archives in the 1990s. “But it’s a fun snapshot of the past, especially the businesses that aren’t here anymore.” Local (but long-gone) favorite stores include Love of Pete (collectibles) and Where’s The Beef are featured, as well as Harold’s Army/Navy and Banta’s office supply. “When people think of history, they think much older,” said Livingston. “A lot of people don’t think of the ’80s as history, so we don’t have a lot of items from that time period in our collections.” But several of the establishments remain in business today, including Brooks and Benson, Medical Coaches and the Black Oak Tavern. “I’d say at least a third of the businesses on there are still around,” said Austin. And the names of the Jaycees are listed on the board as “Noble Subjects of the Realm,” among them William Bookhout, Keith Bachman, Tom Bailey, Ed Craig, Jon Hansen, Richard Rothermel, David Davidson and Ralph Griffiths. “It was fun,” said Austin. “And it would be neat to see someone develop a new version.”

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Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The name of the entity is Ninety Three Main LLC, for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on January 3, 2017. The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company, upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address within this State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon her is 93 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York 13326. The purpose of the business of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 6LegalFeb. 9 Legal notice

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Legal notice Notice of Formation of DROP TINE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/19/16. Office location: Otsego County. Princ. office of LLC: 1536 County Hwy. 50, Cherry Valley, NY 13320. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalJan.26 Legal notice Ransome Media, LLC. Filed 11/1/16. Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: C/O Darby Connor, 27 Eagle St, Copperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: General. 6LegalJan.26

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Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: VALENTINA ARVAYART LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 12 December 2016. 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 710 Piers Hill Rd, Roseboom, NY 13450. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalJan.26 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY The name of the entity is Clock Hill LLC, for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on December 15, 2016. The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company, upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address within this State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon her is 1130 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10128. The

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IN MEMORIAM Robert W. Moyer, 84; Wilber Bank CEO For 25 Years, Civic Leader Editor’s Note: This is Bob Moyer’s full obituary, which was completed Friday, Dec. 30. ONEONTA – Robert William “Bob” Moyer, 84, the president and CEO of Wilber National Bank for a quarter of a century, passed away Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, just two days after he celebrated his 84th birthday. The only child of Mabel and Clayton Moyer, Bob was born Dec. 21, 1932 in Glens Falls.

Bob studied Aeronautical Engineering at RPI, and then joined the US Air Force in 1952 and became a Master Navigator, serving from 1952-57, deployed to a base in Dreux. Bob returned to college in 1958 as a business major at SUNY Albany, and then to RPI for a MS in Management Engineering. In 1960 he met and married the love of his life, Joan Marie Fallon, while both were working on graduate degrees and Joan was teaching.

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As life would have it, weeks after the birth of their first child, President Kennedy called up the Air Force Robert Moyer Reserve and Air National Guard units for 11 months, and in October 1961 Bob reported to active duty. Bob’s love of flying stayed with him through his retirement in 1976 as a Lt. Colonel with over 5,000 miles as a Master Navigator. Bob was transferred to Oneonta in January of 1965

Red Gibson; 86; In Color Guard For Eisenhower ONEONTA – Brainard “Red” Gibson, 86, a retired teacher who while in the Army served on President Eisenhower’s Color Guard, died peacefully in his sleep on Dec. 27, 2016, at his home in Oneonta. He was born May 10, 1930, in Inman, S.C., to Brainard Sr. and Alliene Hipp, the school principal and the English teacher. As a schoolboy he worked as a custodian and bus driver, stoking the woodstoves early every morning before getting the bus started to pick up the other students. He graduated from The University of South Carolina and received his master’s in education from Columbia University. A veteran, Red fought in the Korean War and served in Washington, D.C., as a member of Eisenhower’s Color Guard and Sergeant of the Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. While stationed in D.C., he met Lorraine Gagne, who would be the love of his life for more than 60 years. They settled in Westchester County, where Red taught science, coached multiple sports, and ran the AV department at John Jay High School. Red was an avid gardener, and known for his beautiful tenor voice. He and his wife Lorrie were very active in local theatre. After retiring to Maine, they worked as a song and dance team, creating dozens of shows and performing all over the state. Red also served as Post Commander for Madison, Maine, VFW Post 7865. As a widower, he moved to Oneonta to be near family. He continued to perform with his daughter, grandsons and extended family, tended a lush and productive patio garden, and got to spend time getting to know the newest member of the family, his great-granddaughter Amelia. He is survived by his sister Anne, sons Leon and Ken, daughter Teresa, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

and his community and banking career took off. In 1970 Bob joined Wilber National Bank as an Administrative VP and Senior Trust Officer. In 1973, he was named President and CEO. He served as CEO of both Wilber National Bank and the Wilber Corporation for 25 years. The American Banking Association dedicated an entire ad campaign to Wilber Bank, with the heading “Being a Good Neighbor is Good Banking.” In 1982 Bob was elected President of the New York Bankers Association and in 1985 Director of the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

In 2010, he and Joan were named Mr. and Mrs. Oneonta by the Future for Oneonta Foundation. Bob’s community and state involvement included board membership for Hartwick College, Otsego County Chamber, Otsego County Development Corp, Otschodela Council of Boy Scouts, NYS Business Development Corp, Executive Service Corp of Otsego and Delaware Counties America Banking Association, New York State Banking Association, IBM’s Community Bank Advisory Council, NYS Federal Reserve, Fox Hospital, St. Mary’s Parish

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Finance Committee, and Oneonta Rotary. He is survived by his children, Terri Moyer, Kathy Moyer Dragon, and Scott Moyer, daughter-in-law Ginny Moyer; and grandchildren Matthew and Luke Moyer. He was predeceased by his wife, Joan, in 2014. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Church in Oneonta on July 8 at 10 am, and celebrations of Bob’s life will take place July 8 and 9th in Oneonta and Cooperstown. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.

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