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Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, January 18, 2013

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n the wake of the news no inductee was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year, organizers are looking for ways to elevate the promote Induction Weekend – and looking ahead to a home run in 2014, the Hall’s 75th anniversary/STORY, PAGE A3

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Community Bank President/CEO Mark Trysinski chats with wellwishers during the grand opening of the bank’s new Southside branch office on Route 23 Saturday, Jan. 12. Next to him is the bank’s regional executive, Joe Sutaris/OTHER PHOTO, A2

MLK’s Speech, ‘I Have Dream,’ Commemorated

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ctor Reginald Brunson of Hobart will recite Martin Luther King’s renown 1963 “I Have A Dream” speech at the Oneonta NAACP’s annual MLK Day commemoration 2-4 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 20, at the Elm Park Methodist Brunson Church. The public is welcome.

The 50th anniversary of King’s March on Washington will feature music and speeches. The commemoration is co-sponsored by the city’s Commission on Human Rights.

VITAL DOWNTOWNS: Main Street Oneonta’s annual meeting, delayed from December, has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, at the Elks Club, and will feature a presentation at 7 p.m. by preservation architect Randy Crawford on revitalizing downtowns.

Public is welcome.

AMONG BEST: Bassett Healthcare’s At Home Care, Inc. has again been named to the Top 25 percent of the 2012 HomeCare Elite, Elm Street, Oneonta, a compilation of the top-performing home health agencies among 10,000 in the United States.

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Patty Carimando of Clinton Plaza’s Down Under Hair Design in Clinton Plaza puts finishing touches on Oneonta’s Adele Coe’s do, readying the little girl for the fashion show at the fifth annual Foothills Bridal Show Sunday, Jan. 12.

Lisa Smith of Oneonta, above, promotes Body By Stacey’s Bridal Boot Camp.

Cosmic Karma Fire’s Cyla Kimmel of Woodstock, in photo at right, wows attendees with her fiery routine.

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County Anti-Frackers Send 3,000 Comments

By JIM KEVLIN

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ocal anti-fracking activists sent – “conservatively” – 3,000 letters objecting to the DEC’s proposed regulations by the Friday, Jan. 11, deadline,

according to Otsego 2000 Executive Director Ellen Pope.

Statewide, 205,000 comments were submitted, Pope said, noting “there were just so many issues that were deficient in the regs.”

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By LIBBY CUDMORE

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t wasn’t planned with Newtown, Conn., in mind, but the Oneonta City School District’s newly approved key-card security system may be a portent of what’s coming nationally.

Part of the $4.6 million capital project approved 392-193 by district voters Tuesday, Jan. 8, the security system does have some Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA obvious benefits: School Superintendent No one will ever Rowley describes the have to stand out security system that in the cold, trying will soon be in place. to get a key into a frozen lock.

“Teachers can come it at 5 a.m. when the school is closed and use their cards to get into the building,” said Interim Superintendent David Rowley. “No more fumbling with keys!”

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Oneontan Back From Tending African Orphans

By LIBBY CUDMORE

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t’s not easy to get a classroom full of kids to raise their hands and brag about eating their veggies – but Oneonta’s Luke Johnson got that reaction when he asked the children at the Jane Olevolos Orphanage in Arusha, Tanzania.

Luke Johnson poses with his charges in Tanzania.

“We had Chinese cabbage growing in the garden that was ready to be consumed,” he said. “The next day we came back and asked, ‘How many of you like vegetables?’

And they all raised their hands. Then we asked, ‘How many of you had vegetables yesterday?’ and they all raised their hands again.”

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UNY Oneonta Athletic Director Traci Ranieri was named to a four-year term on the NCAA Division III Management Council.

Ranieri is in her fifth year as the director of athletics at SUNY Oneonta.

Her tenure as coach included eight straight NCAA appearances from 1999-2006, eight SUNYAC Conference

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The new Southside branch of Community Bank opened on Saturday, Jan. 12. Wellwishers and bank employees helping cut the ribbon are, from left, Lauren Carlson, Otsego Chamber Executive Director Barbara Ann Heegan, Mike MacClintock, Cheri Albrecht, Jim Salsbury, Jerry French, Jeff Lord, Charlie Perrillo, Geoff Smith, Jessica Brown, Bob Wood, Branch Manager Sean Hall, Bank Regional Executive Joe Sutaris, Olon Archer, Sarah Boeck, Bob Harder, Community Bank President/CEO Mark Tryniski, Rick Follett, Sarah Kalchi, Diane Finch, Mark Ackerly and Mike Berger.

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Southside Chiropractic’s Dr. Shirley Refrano, left, launches her Weekend Immersion Boot Camp Saturday, Jan. 12, to get her clients in shape. Participants in the martial-arts segment include, from left, Shirley Eaton, Eileen Swanson and Stacey Makley-Leech.

Helping Out With Chili Bowl Fundraiser Christy Parish stands after spinning a new bowl for the upcoming chili bowl at CANO. Behind her are Rachel Lutz Jessup and Cindy Seward, who also helped make and paint bowls for the annual fundraiser. Mayor Miller also stopped by for an impromptu pottery lesson.

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Begin your dinner with a one hour open bar with passed hors d’oeuvres including BBQ Bourbon Bison Meatballs, Wild Boar Sliders with Pepper Relish, Marinated Frog Leg Pops with Cajon Remoulade Sauce, and Duck Confit with Peach Chutney. Next, enjoy an appetizer of Rabbit Gumbo with Andouille Sausage and Wild Rice, and Baby Artisans Lettuce with Roasted Pheasant Breast and Apple Cider Vinaigrette. Then savor Chef Gregory’s delicious Pan-Seared Venison Loin with Yukon Potato Cake and Roasted Root Vegetable with Mushroom and Tomato Bordelaise Sauce. The Otesaga’s private label wines will be served with dinner. Then complete your Wild Game feast with a decadent Wild Chocolate Ganache Cake with Seasonal Berries and Raspberry Sauce for dessert. When all meals are completed enjoy a variety of small batch Scotch tastings while sampling premium cigars. All for only $99.00 per person, plus applicable service charge and taxes. Casual attire is welcome.

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Lacking Inductees, Community Considers City Schools To Install Making Induction As Good As It Might Be High-Security System

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he man who devised the successful Cooperstown Classic when the Hall of Fame Game’s demise left a gap is turning his mind to the challenge at hand: How to enliven an Induction Weekend that lacks inductees.

“We’re still staging and thinking,” said Hall President Jeff Idelson in an interview two days after he announced the Baseball Writers of America had nominated no Hall of Plaque inductee for 2013. “The planning and development isn’t that far along yet.”

There’s more to come, he promised.

In three dozen interviews with national media that followed word of the BBWAA’s Wednesday, Jan. 9, decision, Pat Szarpa, Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce executive director, delivered an upbeat message: “We are still having the induction. We are still having wonderful festivities.”

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And Barbara Ann Heegan, Otsego County Chamber executive director, said that chamber’s Destination Otsego Committee, chaired by Holiday Inn Southside manager Paul Lawrence, stands ready to collaborate in intensified efforts to bring people here this summer.

“The thing I’ve heard from merchants is a great induction really makes the summer better,” said Mayor Jeff Katz. “But induction itself is a single weekend out of a three-month period.

It isn’t really a make or break.”

Sales-tax receipts partly support that, said county Treasurer Dan Crowell.

“June and July mirror each other,” he said, although that’s an imperfect weekend-to-weekend measure, since sales-tax revenues bump up in August, when

tax payments for the three summer months come due.

Living inductees or not, “the Hall does a really nice job of packaging themselves,” said Katz. I’m sure they’re going to rise to the challenge.”

For her part, county Tourism Director Deb Taylor said she’s already planning to shift advertising dollars from the Capitol Region – already well-covered by the Clark entities – to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, relatively untapped.

She is rolling out a mobile app this year, beefing up print advertising in the Weston Magazine Group that circles New York City, adding TV presence in Syracuse and other Upstate metropolises, and looking at “hyper local” advertising to lure Dreams Park families into the community at large.

“As a destination-marketing organization, we have to be sensitive to everybody’s needs,” said Taylor, who planned to solicit contributions at her annual Tourism Summit Wednesday, Jan. 16, at Templeton Hall. “But the Hall of Fame is our driver.

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they aren’t shopping, they aren’t dining. It’s of grave concern.”

All that discussion was set in motion the afternoon of Jan. 9 when Idelson, on the podium at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, tore open the envelope and announced the shutout of the greatest stars of the steroids era: Barry Bonds obtained only 36.2 percent of the votes (75 percent is required) and Roger Clemens, only 37.6 percent. Steroids-tainted players from past years, Sammy Sosa (12.5) and Mark McGwire (16.9) among them, saw their chances dwindle even further.

It was the first time since 1996 the BBWAA failed to nominate anyone, said Hall spokesman Craig Muder, and the first time since 1965 that no living inductee will be on the stand at the Clark Sports Center next Sunday, July 29.

Muder said 50 Hall of Famers are still expected to be here Induction Weekend. They’ll be housed at The Otesaga, participate in a tournament at the Leatherstocking Golf Course, sign autographs on Main Street and ride in the Parade of Legends before adoring fans.

None of those community leaders interviewed in the days that followed regretted the BBWAA’s decision to exclude all ballplayers on the eligibility list who have been linked to steroids or PED usage. If anything, the clean break with the steroids era will only be good for the game, they said.

Despite some calls for a review of the BBWAA voting criteria, “we’re very comfortable in leaving it to the writers,” said Idelson; either he or Brad Horne, Hall director of communications, attend all BBWAA meetings.

“They’ve been very diligent in determining every candidate they elect belongs in Cooperstown.”

Said Katz, “This was a tricky year, and everybody knew it was going to be a tricky year.”

SECURITY/From A1 strike plates on all doors, which prevent them from being opened from the outside without a key card.

“We’ve identified every door in the district,” said Rowley. “In order to get in the door, you have to have the key card.”

Employees will be photographed and their entrances and exits recorded each time they use the card to access a door. “When you use your card, you’re photographed.

You come in that door, you’re photographed. We’ll have cameras going 24/7.

And that means don’t give your card to someone else,” he said.

But should a staff member lose his or her card, it can be deactivated within 30 seconds of it being reported missing.

The upgrades will also create a “single point of entry.” At the high school, visitors – and late students – will step into the main vestibule and identify themselves to a staff member sitting in an office (built into the back room of the computer lab.) “Once they decide that you’re OK, you’re not a threat, they’ll send you in directly.”

In the middle school, and Riverside and Valleyview

elementary, construction projects will redesign the entryway to funnel visitors directly into the main office.

“You’ll come in and you’ll be on camera talking to someone through a speaker, and they let you into the office,” he explained. “You can’t get directly into the corridor.”

The plans, Rowley explains, were not a reaction to the Newtown shootings.

“It was sad that it happened, but this project was the recommendation of the state going back several years. It was prepared for the voters before the attack.”

In addition to the security systems, the money will be used to update drainage systems, repave the parking lot near the high school gym and add lighting to the parking lots.

The architects are currently drafting a plan that will have to be reviewed and approved by the state before the school can begin seeking bids for the project.

“We would love to have the system in by next school year,” he said.

“Security is our number one priority,” he added. “I inherited this project, and my job is to see it through and make it happen.”

Oneontan Immersed In Tanzania ORPHANS/From A1 Planting a garden for the orphanage was just one of the many perks Johnson had on his exchange through SUNY Geneseo, where he is a sophomore. Johnson’s team, part of the Global Service Corps, went to rural villages to teach AIDS prevention and sustainable agriculture, often traveling to villages so remote, that he would have to speak English to the Swahili translator, who would then speak it to a translator who could speak the tribal language.

“I started working at the orphanage on weekends,” said Luke, who returned to his hometown just in time for Christmas. “Me and another volunteer, Allie Stauss from Minnetonka, Minn., would show the kids how to

make gardens.”

Though only 25 kids lived at the orphanage, 150 came every day to be fed. “The house mother had all these kids depending on her,” he said. “We wanted to find a way to increase their nutrition.”

They planted carrots, eggplant, spinach and sweet potatoes, and taught both the kids and the orphanage staff how to manage the gardens once the semester was over and Luke went home.

“They’ve been keeping up the gardens, and it’s been going well,” he said.

In addition to the gardens, Luke began a fundraising campaign to raise money for the orphanage’s classrooms.

“Some of these classrooms don’t even have chalk,” he said. “They’re so empty.”

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There’s No Cheating In Baseball – And We Can Be Proud

few weeks ago, you may have heard eminent sportswriter Frank Deford on WAMC asking himself which American sport was most threatened with decline.

You may have braced yourself to hear: “baseball.”

But Deford surprised by declaring: “football” – the liability from concussionrelated brain damage is only now becoming clear.

Pro football is killing its players, and that’s going to be hugely expensive to resolve. And reforms to diminish dangers in the future may very well change football as we know it.

By contrast, baseball, increasingly over the past few years, has been sacrificing short-term adrenalin for long-term vigor. The Baseball Writers Association of America’s emphatic decision to exclude the “Steroid Stars” from the Hall of Plaques is part of that baseball-wide investment in the future of the game.

For if Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens – it is argued that they were Hall of Fame shoo-ins even before

PED sent their stats into the stratosphere – can’t get into the hallowed hall, then no player with a steroidstainted reputation can.

• Bud Selig may have been slow to come around to an anti-steroids stance, but he’s now fully on deck. The National Baseball Hall of Fame was careful not to get ahead of public opinion, but it’s on the offensive now, most evident in recent months with its BASE (Be A Superior Example) program, taking the anti-steroids fight into the nation’s high schools, The baseball writers’ vote, announced Wednesday, Jan. 9, underscored the BBWAA’s tough stance of recent years: No pasaran.

And if that announcement left any doubt that baseball’s steroids era is over, it disappeared the next day, when Major League Baseball and the players association announced players will be tested throughout the season, not just at the beginning. And the World Anti-Doping Agency lab in Quebec will keep a portfolio

(planned Memorial Day Weekend this year). In effect, the Classic has created a secondary hightraffic weekend for Main Street retailers – and for Cooperstown-Oneonta hotel/restaurant business.

By spreading the wealth as it has, the Game’s demise diminished the economic damage from the BBWAA’s decision to admit no one to the Hall of Plaques this coming July. Besides, Hall of Famers will still flock to town to sign autographs and From the youtube.com video bask in fans’ adulation durHall of Fame President Jeff Idelson opens the ing the Parade of Legends. envelope to announce the news the BBWAA had Plus, the 1:30 p.m. selected no one for induction this year. If you outdoor ceremony Sunday, wonder how he can maintain such calm: He had been briefed in advance.

July 29, at the Clark Sports Center, will honor players on every player to ensure events in context. But as like Lou Gehrig and Roger the regimen is enforced. time goes by, things that Selig declared, “This is may have seemed disastrous Hornsby, who missed the ceremony due to World War a proud and a great day for at the time can take on a II, and others. There will baseball. We’ll continue to softer cast. even be one living honoree: be a leader in this field and The end of the venerPhiladelphia Daily News do what we have to do.” able Hall of Fame Game in baseball writer Paul Hagen, In this world of slack 2008 was one such event, who will receive the Taylor practice and self-justificabemoaned locally for the Spink Award the afternoon tion of just about anything, damage it would do to before in Doubleday Field. the good guys won.

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‘citizen voices’ speak

More Manufacturing Can Help Ease Burden Of Debt Editor’s Note: This is the eighth of 10 position papers that Citizen Voices, the business group headed by Oneonta businessmen Bob Harlem and Tom Armao, has prepared for publication. We welcome these articles, and welcome any ensuing debate. To participate, e-mail Letters to the Editor to jimk@allotsego.com

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ccording to op-ed columnist David Brooks in an article published Jan. 1, “Public debt as a percentage of gross domestic product was around 38 percent in 1965.

It is around 74 percent now (over $16 trillion). Debt could approach a ruinous 90 percent of GDP in a decade and a cataclysmic 247 percent of GDP 30 years from now, according to the Congressional Budget Office and JPMorgan.

“By 2025, entitlement spending and debt payments are projected to suck up all federal revenue.

Obligations to the elderly are already squeezing programs for the young and the needy. Those obligations will lead to gigantic living standard declines for future generations. According to the International Monetary Fund, meeting America’s long-term obligations will require an immediate and permanent 35 percent increase in all taxes and a 35 percent cut in all benefits.

“So except for a few rabid debt-deniers, almost everybody agrees we have to

do something fundamental to preserve these programs.

The problem is that politicians have never found a politically possible way to begin. Every time they tried to reduce debt, they ended up borrowing more and making everything worse.”

According to a recent report from state’s Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, “New York State’s heavy debt burden could jeopardize critical infrastructure projects and other capital needs. New York State has the second highest level of debt in the country and is approaching its legal borrowing limit. The state’s debt capacity is projected to dwindle to $509 million by the end of the next fiscal year.

“New York’s past borrowing is limiting our future options,” DiNapoli said. “We spend billions each year to repay existing debt, so fewer resources are available for more pressing needs. This comes at a challenging time when our state needs to rebuild and repair critical infrastructure and Please See VOICES, A7

‘The Most Resounding Referendum Yet’ & ‘Bummer’

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arry Bonds and Roger Clemens were not voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday. The rejection was hardly surprising but is still a stunning thing. Two of baseball’s all-time best – Bonds, the home-run king, and Clemens, the pitcher with the most Cy Young awards – were shunned by baseball writers in what Tyler Kepner of The Times called “the most resounding referendum yet on the legacy of steroids in baseball.” ...The harm done to baseball by steroids was more than statistical. Think of the clean players whose excellence was unfairly dimmed by the bulkedup competition. The journeymen and minor-leaguers who risked and ruined their health to play at the impossible level set by cheaters. Or players whose otherwise clean reputations are stained by innuendo, like Mike Piazza, the former Mets catcher, who also failed in this year’s ballot and feels robbed.

It will take a while for baseball to escape the shadow of the steroid era.

The transition will be faster if that taint is kept out of the Hall of Fame.

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et it’s wrong to act as if these players never existed; to act as if their feats never occurred; as if Major League Baseball didn’t suspect drug use for years before doing something about it; as if sportswriters, some of whom got as close to ballplayers as family members, didn’t know

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why they were getting stronger; as if fans didn’t like seeing an explosion of home runs; or as if team owners didn’t like the cash they were raking in because the fans liked what they were seeing.

The “steroids era” appears to be over, which doesn’t mean the drugs no longer exist in baseball, but the league is no longer winking an eye. It is testing players, and those caught are being suspended and banned for multiple violations. Baseball has moved on in every way except its treatment of known and suspected violators of the steroid ban it eventually imposed who have become eligible for entry into the Hall of Fame.

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or only the eighth time, no player was elected. Bummer.

Our gripe isn’t with the writers who collectively set the bar for entry into baseball’s shrine. Stars who cheated should be excluded. It’s galling enough to have to see their performance records on the books.

But we’re just disappointed when a momentous honor is in play and the winner is … nobody.

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t would be the height of hypocrisy for baseball to honor its biggest cheats at the same time Selig and baseball owners are claiming to be doing everything they can to clean up the game. Think of the damage it could

do to America’s youth, who are under increasing pressure to perform in high school and club sports. Putting Bonds in the Hall would erase all the antidrug lessons aimed at kids.

The Baseball Writers Association of America understands what the commissioners and owners should have realized long ago. Keeping Bonds, Clemens, Sosa and McGwire out of the Hall of Fame is the best way for professional baseball to discourage the use of steroids and begin to reverse its image as a contest of pharmaceuticals rather than skill.

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he bottom line is many of these players were not as good as their historic records indicate. Their questionable achievements – many coming later in their careers when the skills of most players diminish – are a slap in the face to the players whose cherished records they broke.

Stealing signs, gambling and tossing spitballs are not the same as taking a PED – especially when it comes to the integrity of a sport’s history.

Those who think players of the socalled “steroids era” were really better than players before them and since – and if you want such players in the HOF how could you think otherwise?

– are playing fantasy baseball.

Perhaps the HOF should open such a wing for the “steroid era” – the fantasy baseball wing.

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Flickering, Noise From Windmills Make Life Intolerable

To the Editor: My roots are from the Cooperstown and Cherry Valley area and my wife, Alma Cooke, owns Cooke’s

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That said, there’s perhaps no Hall of Fame Weekend of more significance than the upcoming one: Baseball – the owners, the players, the Hall of Fame, the whole establishment, plus many fans – has declared: There’s no cheating in baseball.

Did you hear the story about that Little League player in Connecticut? He was small but scrappy, winning him the nickname, Sosa. “Sosa, Sosa, Sosa” the crowd would chant as the proud lad ran the bases.

Then the news broke in 2003: Sammy Sosa had tested positive for steroids.

When his teammates call out to him, the boy burst into tears. “Sosa” had become a nickname of disgrace.

Sure, not everyone in the Hall of Plaques is a saint.

But baseball has reestablished itself on a firm foundation of fair play, honor, discipline. It’s a game boys and girls can play proudly.

Short term, it’s been painful.

But the future of baseball – and the Cooperstown region, which depends on its reputation – is bright.

One of our son’s friends lives in the windmill area.

During the day when the sun is out, the rotation of the blades causes a blinking effect through the windows of the house from the rotating shade of the blades that affects the whole family.

In addition to sound effects from the blades, my son’s friend is experiencing headaches from this constant intrusion of blinking light and shadows that are having a negative effect on him and his whole family.

Who in their right mind would buy this home at any

price because of the windmill effect?

Both the windmills and the parking meters will severely damage the unique historic and visual aspects that make Otsego County the great community it is.

The money necessary for town improvements can be raised by having a community foundation and/or endowment fund for community development and projects that are important to all of us who care.

Congratulations on your leadership and interest in keeping The Freeman’s

Journal, Cooperstown’s newspaper, going for 205 years for all of us to enjoy.

I look forward to many additional years of publication and wish the best for you in 2013.

CHARLES E. COOKE Consulting Services Saginaw, Mich. p.s. I would be most pleased to meet with community leaders to present how a community development fund could help meet future improvements and keep the area preserved for all of us who appreciate the historic and family connections.

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FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 2013

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History

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

125 Years Ago

The Local News: Michael Sullivan of Osborn Hollow died recently. The deceased had been in the employ of the D & H Company for the past 18 years and had lost in that time but two or three days. He was track walker between Osborn Hollow and Port Crane, and his daily trip covered twenty miles. During his 18 years of service he walked a trifle over 131,000 miles.

A.N. Deuel, formerly a railroad conductor and later a grocery-man of Oneonta, is reported to have left town with the wife of Geo. Vanderson, a railroad employee.

Vanderson is reported to be after them with a blunderbuss. The popular impression appears to be, however, that Deuel has done him a good turn.

January 1888

100 Years Ago

Fifty years ago the petroleum industry in the United States, and in the world for that matter, was in its infancy; and in our own country was confined to a small area around Titusville and Oil City, in Pennsylvania.

Now, the world consumes a million 42-gallon barrels of petroleum per day. Of the petroleum products of the world, much more than half are in the United States, where the output in 1912 was over 220,000,000 barrels, which is practically the same as in 1911. Prices however, have greatly increased. Oil which sold a year and a half ago for $1.30 per barrel now brings $2.00 or more in a ready market. In even figures, the oil production in California last year was 87 millions of barrels. In Oklahoma it was 52 million and in Illinois more than 28 million, making all but 53 millions of barrels of the total production. Pennsylvania and Ohio, parent states of the oil industry, are credited with only eight million barrels each, and the once great productive New York field had to its credit only 700,000 barrels.

January 1913

60 Years Ago

Some 50 million Americans with personal incomes of $600 or more must file federal income tax returns this year. There is only one consolation – the rates have not gone up, although neither have they gone down. And, the same exemptions and

deductions you used last March apply when figuring the tax on 1952 income. The rate increase November 1, 1951 averaged about 11 percent for most taxpayers. But, since the boost was effective for only one-sixth of the year taxpayers will feel its full impact for the first time when paying their 1952 taxes. Returns are due on or before March 15. It’s to your advantage to file a return even if you made less than $600 last year in a job covered by the withholding tax. Such income is tax-free, and you’ll get a refund check from the treasury.

January 1953

40 Years Ago

Oneonta would have more parks and open spaces if recommendations made by the Anti-Pollution and Environmental Board are accepted by the city. The report recommends the wooded area between Woodside Avenue and SUCO, already owned by the city, be used for nature trail studies to be used by college and Oneonta school district classes. “Because of its steep slopes,” it was recommended that “the area should be left in its natural state.” The Parish Farm, west of the city, and north of the new sewage treatment plant, should be developed into a historic park, exhibiting the Revolutionary War cemetery located there. That property is already owned by the city. Another land parcel, owned privately in the Sixth Ward, is recommended for use as a park and picnic grounds. The report suggests this park could be used by the Riverside School which lost playground land to the state for the construction of Interstate 88. Big Island, near Neahwa Park offers 90 acres of uninhabited land covered with second growth flood plain forest and river scenery untouched by development. The report concludes that Big Island should be used as a public nature study area and public picnic ground. A fifth property located above Table Rock and Hartwick College should remain untouched and undeveloped as forest land. However, these 100 acres are currently being considered as the site for a 200-unit town house complex.

January 1973

30 Years Ago

Tim O’Brien became the most prolific scorer in Hartwick college men’s basket-

ball history with a 36-point outburst that led Hartwick to its 86-70 win over Division III powerhouse opponent Potsdam State at Binder Field House on Wednesday night.

Hartwick’s season record is now 10-4. “You know, I was walking up here tonight thinking this could be one of the greatest nights of my life,” said O’Brien, after he eclipsed Barry Lewis’ 23-year-old career mark of 1,512 points late in the first half. “But, if we lose, it isn’t going to be that good.” After a recordsetting free throw, the contest was stopped and O’Brien was swarmed with congratulations by teammates, family and fans.

January 1983

80 Years Ago

20 Years Ago

Proclaiming a message of national unity, Bill Clinton and Al Gore rolled triumphantly into the nation’s capital Sunday, kicking off five days of inaugural pageantry. “We must go forward together, or not at all,” Clinton declared. Hundreds of thousands of well-wishers filled the Mall, stretching from the Capitol to the Lincoln Monument where Clinton spoke after a trademark bus trip to his new home. “Let us build an American home for the 21st century where everyone has a place at the table and not a single child is left behind.”

January 1993

10 Years Ago

The Oneonta Police Department is seeking to evaluate and update its operation standards and procedures to meet requirements for accreditation by New York State’s Department of Criminal Justice Services.

The effort will take two years to complete according to Oneonta Police Lieutenant Joseph Redmond, who is in charge of the project. Out of 550 state law enforcement agencies, only 93 have been accredited through the program. In all there are 143 standards that have to be met in the areas of administration, personnel training, and

January 1933 operations including basic crime-fighting responsibilities. There is no financial cost to the city involved.

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Fracking Foes Mail Out 3,000 Letters To State DEC/From A1 A DEC decision on the regulations is due by Wednesday, Feb. 27. To act then, however, the SGEIS – supplemental generic environmental impact statement – must be issued by Wednesday, Feb. 13, she said.

To maximize the impact of local voices, anti-fracking advocates Lou Allstadt of Cooperstown and Keith Schue of Schenevus drafted 34 different letters, according to Pope. Ron Bishop, the SUNY Oneonta instructor, wrote one that dealt specifically with disposal of fracking waste.

An initial planning session featuring Helen Slottje, the Ithaca lawyer, was Dec. 19 at Templeton Hall, and at that time 75 thumb drives containing drafts of 20 of the letters were distributed.

Attendees then adapted the drafts, often using the most technical paragraphs and adding their personal views, some at “comment-writing parties” Otsego 2000 hosted the first week in January in Norwich, Oxford, Gilbertsville, Cherry Valley and Middlefield.

“Toxic waste was a big concern,” said Pope, “whether the disposal, accidental spills or the tracking of spills.”

Health effects, chemical disclosures, setbacks from homes and places of public assembly, and impact on farmland, wetlands and tributaries were among the major issues, Pope said.

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He was predeceased by a son, Gary Robert Morley and a granddaughter, Shauna Nicole Morley, along with 9 brothers and 1 sister.

The funeral was held Monday, January 14, at St. Mary’s with the Rev. David W. Mickiewicz, celebrant.

Interment with Military honors will held at a later date.

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After retiring in 1983, he pursued his love of painting and became a Master Wood Carver. He took great pride in donating “The Alter of Angels” to St. Mary’s Church, the Late Father Paul Roman and all parishioners.

He was a Sharp Shooter, having won several awards from Empire State Rifle and Pistol League. He also had his pilot’s license.

He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and a board member of the Oneonta Country Club.

He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Beulah “Bea” Morley; sons, Terry (BettyAnn Stuhl) Morley, Brad Morley (partner Steven King) and Randy (Ellen Lyons) Morley, all of Oneonta; a daughter, Darlene “Rikki” (Jesse) Saunders, of Cochranville, PA; grandchildren, Chris (Barbara Magnan) Morley of Bangor, ME, Terry R. (Audrey Bamberg) Morley of Highland Park,

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Ralph and Bea Favreau met in the spring of 1941 and they were married on Oct. 25 that same year.

Ralph went to work at Scintilla defense plant in Sidney before enlisting in the Army in 1944. He served in Central Germany with the 9th Army 171st Combat Engineers and was honorably discharged in 1946.

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OPEN HOUSE – 2-5 p.m. Open House tour and refreshments at Woodside Hall. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, Deborah Ziegler, (607) 373-7817.

ART RECEPTION -- 5 p.m. Artists Teaching Artists opening reception. Sale of donated works by area artists benefits Main View Gallery & Studio programs. Through Feb. 18. Main View Gallery, 73 Main St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-1890, www.mainviewgallery.org MOVIE -- 7 p.m. “Toy Story 3” (G).

Cabin Fever Film Series. Free, all welcome. Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (888) 547-1450, ext. 453.

ORINTHOLOGY -- 7 p.m. Sy Lloyd talks on wildlife and birds. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, Eleanor Moriarty, (607) 435-2054.

Saturday, January 19

KID SPORTS – 10 a.m. Kids in Sports Day. Soccer, tennis, volleyball, lacrosse, field hockey. Free, ages 4-13. Pre-registration recommended. Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta, Oneonta. Info, Elizabeth.

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SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

Winter tubing. $5 per person per day; no park admission fee. Free outdoor activities. Weather permitting. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Cty. Hwy. 31, Cooperstown (northern end of Otsego Lake). Also Sun. Info, (607) 547-8662, www. friendsofglimmerglass.com SNOWSHOE HIKE – Noon-4 p.m. Guided hike through Robert V. Riddell State Park. Snowshoes optional. 18 CCC Rd., Laurens. Info, Travis Sauerwald, (607) 282-4087.

LITTLE RIVER BAND – 6 p.m. doors open w/ food and drink specials; 8 p.m. show. The Little River Band, one of Australia’s most significant bands, formed in 1975.

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Butternut Valley Boys perform bluegrass, gospel and more. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-6552.

SHOW – 9:30 p.m. Kim and Chris open for Bearquarium to welcome back students. 21+ Show, $5 cover. Black Oak Tavern, 14 Water St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-9566.

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Monday, January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

STAMPS -- 2 p.m. Dorothy Scott Fielder speaks on New York History and New Yorkers on US postage stamps. Greater Oneonta Historical Society, 183 Main St, Oneonta.

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SPAGHETTI DINNER -- 5 p.m Benefit for the Boy Scouts. Adults $7, Children $5. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, St. Hwy. 28, Fly Creek. Info, (607) 547-1209.

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n the three months since the “What’s In Our Water” fundraising campaign began, the Otsego County Conservation Association has raised $75,000 towards their $80,000 goal.

“We’ve had an overwhelmingly positive response,” said Executive Director Darla Youngs. “And donations are still coming in.”

The money raised will go towards testing 83 Otsego County wells and establishing a record of groundwater chemistry before – and, should it occur – after hydrofracking.

“It’s about getting a really good set of baseline data,” said OCCA President Dr. Vicky Lentz, SUNY Oneonta biology professor. “It’s something we can go back to in case of an unforseen event.”

“Gas drilling was a real wake-up call,” she continued. “But there are other activities that could effect groundwater – we just want to know how good our water is.”

– Libby Cudmore

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CLEANER

The Custodial Department at SUNY Oneonta is establishing a pool of candidates from which future Cleaner positions will be filled. When vacancies occur, which could either be permanent, temporary, part-time or full-time, the positions will be offered to qualified candidates in the established Cleaner Pool. Expectations are to perform building and custodial tasks including, but not limited to, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, dusting, cleaning bathrooms, collecting trash, moving furniture and making minor repairs, as well as building and grounds tasks such as snow and ice removal. SUNY Oneonta is a comprehensive, public, liberal arts and sciences college with 6,000 students and 1,200 employees. The College is ranked as one of the 50 best regional universities in the North by U.S. News & World Report, has been one of Kiplinger's magazine’s "100 Best Values in Public Colleges" for six years straight, has been named to the Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges and the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll every year since their inception, and has been recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for excellence in community engagement. With one hundred plus members, the mission of the custodial staff is to keep the campus clean, sanitary and safe for students, staff and public. To learn more about the College or the Department, please visit www.oneonta.edu or http://www.oneonta.edu/admin/facilities/default.asp.

Duties include but not limited to: safe and proper use of various equipment and products; provide and follow oral and written instructions and communications; work in a thorough and dependable manner; occasionally work in inclement weather, respond to emergency requests for custodial assistance; and perform preventative maintenance and minor repairs in and around facilities and grounds.

Required Qualifications: ability to perform physically demanding labor including, but not limited to, lifting heavy objects up to fifty pounds, standing, bending, walking, climbing, reaching, and repetitive motions; must be able to work safely and efficiently in an environment containing caustic chemicals and cleaning materials, as well as dust and noise; must have ability to work nights, weekends and on holidays.

Preferred: High School Diploma or Equivalent; experience working with cleaning equipment and chemicals; experience with waste handling; experience with basic hand tools; and experience working with and serving diverse populations.

The Full Time starting salary is $26,274.

To apply: for information on completing an application, or for assistance in completing an application, you must call the New York State Department of Labor/CDO Workforce Center, 12 Dietz Street, Oneonta, New York at 607.432.4800, extension 100, for an advance appointment. Appointments and applications will be available beginning on January 14, 2013 until the close of business on February 12, 2013. If you choose to make an appointment, please have all your application information, references, and email address with you when you come.

For other employment and regional opportunities, please visit our website at: www.oneonta.edu/employment.

SUNY Oneonta values a diverse college community. Please visit our website on diversity at: www.oneonta.edu/home/diversity.asp. Moreover, the College is an EEO/AA/ADA employer. Women, persons of color, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

COMPUTER SUPPORT TECHNICIAN: F-T, entry level position. Install, upgrade, diagnose, troubleshoot and repair a variety of computer systems, peripherals, devices and programs at multiple sites throughout Otsego County. Must be able to work independently and in group environments.

Customer service orientation a must. Required: HS diploma or GED, able to demonstrate working knowledge of general computer installation; maintenance and repair experience; valid NYS driver license. Associate’s degree in computer science, information technology or a related field a plus.

PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR: F-T. Work as part of a team, in a light industrial setting, to assist individuals with developmental disabilities to develop practical job skills. Responsible for production, quality, earnings and record keeping while supporting individuals to achieve personal goals. Required: GED or HS diploma, minimum 1 year manufacturing experience, ability to lift 50 lbs., and excellent written, computer and communication skills. Preferred: supervisory experience in a light industrial setting; at least one year experience working with people with developmental disabilities.

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS: Multiple shifts and locations. Required: GED, HS diploma or CNA, ability to lift 50 lbs., valid NYS driver license. Up to $12.50 to start depending on location The Arc Otsego offers competitive wages, excellent benefits, comprehensive training & career advancement opportunities.

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Download an application at www.arcotsego.org or Send resume to: The Arc Otsego, Attn: Human Resources, PO Box 490, Oneonta, NY 13820 or apply in person at 35 Academy St., Oneonta, NY

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Designed by noted Cooperstown architect Kurt Ofer and completed in 1999, this 2700 square foot home offers dynamic four-season living. The two story great room serves as kitchen and dining room with soaring windows, hardwood floor, gas fireplace and fantastic lake views. There are four bedrooms, a master on the main level with private bath, and three bedrooms on the lower floor, all with sliders to an expansive deck and patio. This ultra contemporary home has many unique details, finishes and features not found in your usual Lakeside camp. Water is supplied by a drilled well and there is a code compliant septic system. Hot water baseboard heating is oil fired and zoned for economy of use.

There is 100’ of direct Otsego Lakefront with a rare level beach and crystal clear water. Landscaping includes gently sloping stairs to the lake, a spacious paved patio and white oak and hemlock trees. Located in Pegg’s Bay just a short drive from Cooperstown Village in the Cooperstown School District. Offered completely furnished, a Lamb Realty exclusive. $775,000. Listing # L-038

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OPT Adult 18 to 62 .....................$1 Senior 62+ ........................$.75 Student 5 to 18 ................$.50 Transfer .............................$.25 Interline................................$1 with County bus Commuter ...........................$2 ZONE FARE/Town ...............$1 additional to regular fare* ZONE FARE/Off-Route.......$1 additional to regular fare* *Contract stops exempt Cooperstown Route Adult 18 to 62 ............... $3.50 Senior 62+ ...........................$2 Student 5 to 18 ...................$2

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“Taxpayers have little or no say in how much the state borrows, but they’re the ones who have to foot the bill. It is time to return to voter approval of borrowing.

I have called for comprehensive reforms to New York State’s capital planning process to ensure critical infrastructure needs are met in a responsible way. Hurricane Sandy underscores the need for a serious discussion about our public infrastructure and how we pay for it.

“New York’s outstanding debt averages $3,253 per state resident, almost three times the national median.

(As people continue to leave the State, the amount of debt per household, even if no new debt is added, will grow.) New York’s statefunded debt totaled $63.3 billion as of March 31, second only to California and 80 percent higher than New Jersey, the state with the third highest level. This represents an increase of

$24.3 billion, or 62.2 percent, from state fiscal year (SFY) 2002-03.”

During the third quarter of 2012, Citizen Voices wrote a series of articles explaining the economic hardship faced by the county and city. As 2013 begins, we are informed that those economic hardships also exist at the federal and state levels. We are spending more than we are raising in revenue. That is happening in spite of the fact that most of us feel that we are already being over-taxed. If people leave the county and the debt remains the same, the tax burden needed to support what we now have must increase. The programs that help the needy and elderly are things we all want to support. If Mitt Romney was right about 47 percent of our population receiving some form of public assistance, it will be nearly impossible for politicians to reverse that trend. If we go broke, people with a publicly supported retirement will

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The situation we face is this. We are living longer and we have an increasing number of people who are receiving benefits – benefits that keep escalating in cost.

Politicians seem unable and/or unwilling to address the expense or cost side of the balance sheet. They are also unwilling to increase revenue by raising taxes. If you have increasing costs and no new revenue to offset those costs you and I would go bankrupt. However, our government is about to engage in a debate over raising the debt ceiling so that it can borrow even more money – again. The responsible thing to do would be to cut costs and raise revenue until the debt was erased.

However, based upon past experience, we can’t trust our governments to use new revenue to offset debt – they would find a way to spend it for something else.

So, what options do we have left? One option is to regain our manufacturing capability. Doing so would create jobs and folks with jobs pay new taxes. The manufacturing facilities and the facilities needed to support them also pay taxes.

Instead of placing an increasing tax burden on existing people and property, we would add new tax revenue to the pot. However, for this to work there has to be a way to force the governments to operate within their means. In the short term, this might be somewhat painful.

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MLS#84303 - Historical home w/great curb appeal.

Elegant woodwork, formal DR, HW floors, vaulted kitchen w/floor-to-ceiling brick fireplace (gas). Addition w/storage, pantry, closets, laundry, attached garage. $188,000 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512

MLS#84581 - Family friendly contemporary home w/5 BRs and 4 baths, 2 LRs—one with stone fireplace, 2 garages.

In-ground pool is equipped w/alarm for extra safety.

Wonderfully landscaped yard is easily maintained.

Call or Text Sharon Teator @ 607-267-2681

MLS#86317 - Perfect country retreat for vacation or year-round living. 3 BR, 2 bath charmer on 34 acres with swimming pond. $269,000 Call Michelle @ 518-469-5603

MLS#85790 - Set majestically on 51 beautiful and private acres, this is a well-crafted contemporary home.

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MLS#86278 - Multi-use commercial building in the heart of Cooperstown! Main St. and Doubleday parking lot, 3 entrances, 4 levels, including retail and office spaces, 2 BR/1 bath apt w/private deck, private courtyard. $429,000 Call Kathy Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683

MLS#83984 – Fly Creek “Lady’s” farmhouse/studio on 4.2 acres w/large barn, Cooperstown Schools. Owner financing. $89,000 Call Jim Vrooman @ 603-247-0506

MLS#87273 - Charming Greek Revival home is energy-efficient and luxurious. Professionally renovated, 3 BRs, 3 baths, set on 3 acres w/pond. $349,000 Call Michelle Curran @ 518-469-5603

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MLS#81815 - Endless possibilities in beautiful Bovina! 3 BR, 2 bath farmhouse and historic 3500 sq ft, 2-story storefront bldg, all on over 8 acres in Delaware County. $229,900 Call David @ 607-435-4800 for more information.

New Listing! MLS#87517 – Well maintained Victorian w/hardwood floors in LR, DR, and large foyer. Many updates: kitchen cupboards, pellet stove, sunroom, bath, and wtr htr. Detached 2-car garage w/workshop. 2 storage outbldgs. $145,000 Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436

MLS#83178 - 53-55 Main Street, Sidney. Amazing investment! Over $150k of updates and renovations.

Income potential galore! Make your appointment! $89,900 Call David @ 607-435-4800 for more information.

New price! MLS#82391 - Affordable home on 5 acres w/ Cooperstown schools! New windows, insulation, flooring. 3 BR, 2 bath home within 3 miles of Dreams Park. Low taxes! $84,000 Call Carol Olsen @ 607-434-7436

MLS#87502 - 4 BR, 1 bath ranch is in move-in condition.

Perfect for full-time residence or weekend getaway.

Walking distance to Catskill Scenic Mountain Trails. $99,900 Call Gabriella Vasta for showing 607-267-1792

MLS#86909 - Cedar raised ranch w/4 or 5 BRs, 3 baths, open DR and LR w/fireplace, family room, kitchen and bath w/skylights, 3 decks, 2 patios, 4-car garage, barn, pool. 14 +/- acres w/gorgeous views. Central to Cooperstown and Oneonta w/Milford Schools. $289,000 Call Kathy Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683

MLS#87288 - Cape home w/2 living quarters, lap pool and seasonal cabin on 53+/- acres in Pierstown w/view of Otsego Lake. Skylights, wood floors, gas fireplace, balconies, porch, patio, and attached 2-car garage. $599,000 Call Kathy Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683

MLS#85366 - Spectacular views from this totally rebuilt Canadarago Lake home on 3 levels. Direct access to 40 ft dock from family room deck. Summer rental for $2,500 per week if desired. Rented 12 weeks in 2012. $429,900 Call Rod and Barb @ 315-520-6512

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West End 2-story, 3 BR home on a corner lot. Home features spacious rooms, newer furnace, hot water heater and central air. Short walk to the bus line, drug store and restaurants. One-car detached garage completes the package. $99,000. MLS#87516

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The spacious home has many large windows to capture the beautiful views. 2 floors of architecturally designed space maximize functionality. The open floorplan on the first level features LR w/wood-burning fireplace, and vaulted ceiling; DR leading to a large kitchen; family room w/second fireplace and wall of bookshelves, and laundry room that exits to private patio. The view of Kingfisher Tower from this area of the property is amazing. Master BR suite and 2½ baths are also on first level; 2 BRs on second level, each w/private bath. Attached 2-car garage has access to enclosed dog run; detached 2-car garage has guest quarters. Price and additional details provided to qualified buyers upon request.

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Home of the Week A very SpeciAl cooperStown villAge property

Located at the bottom of Pioneer Street, at the foot of Otsego Lake and surrounded on two sides by park property, this 1992 eyebrow Colonial enjoys a spectacular view of the lake. Offering approximately 2,000 square feet of living space, this very nice house is in move-in condition and fully applianced. The main floor has a formal entryway with marble floor as well as a long mudroom entry with cork flooring and storage closet. The galley kitchen is well done with cherry and white washed cabinets as well as granite countertops and cork floor.. Excellent counter space and top of the line stainless steel appliances. The breakfast nook is cozy and bright with a French door which opens to the stone patio. The 28x16 living room has a wood burning fireplace, excellent built-ins at one end and space for your dining room area at the other end. The master bedroom is also on this floor as well as a three-quarter bath with a very nice tiled and marble shower. The laundry room is off the mudroom. Upstairs are two well sized bedrooms as well as a large bath with a footed soaking tub. Excellent closets, one with a storage room at the back. There is an attached garage which also houses areas for the furnace, hot water heater and oil tank. This home offers comfort and light, is charmingly decorated and well appointed. A split rail fence surrounds the well planted yard and, of course, the long view of the lake makes this a most unusual offering. Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty $474, 900.

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