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1,500 Revelers Provoke Fears Of COVID Spread Fest Host Arrested Ruffles, who was accompanied by county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. NEW LISBON The day before, the county had seized the ounty 144 acres for back Treasurer taxes, he told owner Allen George Knarich and Ruffles arrived Rob Robinson, of on the scene Damn Sam ProducThursday, Oct. 8, tions, the festival’s to issue a friendly organizer. advisory to To no avail. organizers of the The pro-pot 23rd annual NY George Knarich legalization party, Harvest Fest & billed as a music Freedom Fair/ festival featuring Jim Kevlin //HOMETOWN ONEONTA Political Rally. vendors, speakers and acts, Some 1,500 celebrants who gathered at NY Harvest Fest & Freedom “We told them they including Oneonta’s CosFair/Political Rally in the Town of New Lisbon Friday, Oct. 9, stirred fears of couldn’t stay there,” said Please See FESTIVAL, A2 a COVID outbreak and led to the organizer’s arrest.

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State Sen. Jim Seward’s wife, Cindy, of Milford, escorts her granddaughter Vivian Thomas to her first day of in-person first grade Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Valley View Elementary.

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neonta Common Council has agreed to begin looking into hiring a city administrator, rather than a city manager, during a special meeting on Monday, Oct. 12.

Mayor Gary Herzig believes the change would amount to little more than changing the wording in the City Charter, but council agreed to continue discussions at a meeting at 5 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 19 on Zoom.

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►STUDENTS AT Oneonta, Milford return to schools. ►FAst moving storm sweeps across county. ►FAMED SCULPTOR’S SON, Victor Salvatore Jr., 98, dies. ►”pATRIOT rALLY” calls for vigilence, reflection. ►MILFORD RR CROSSING being repaired after 20 years. ►man, 45, charged in vandalism of “Mask on Main” signs. ►senator seward mourns leader Joe Bruno’s passing. ►county sales tax loss largest in New York State ►SUNY Oneonta students, merchants build scarecrows downtown

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ith five days of zero COVID-19 cases, SUNY Oneonta is finally breathing a sigh of relief.

“It’s the longest since the college’s first cases were reported on Tuesday Aug. 25,” said Hal Legg, chief communication & marketing officer.

“We’re very encouraged.”

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ay “fighting in support of freedom is never easy,” outdoor columnist and county Rep. Rick Brockway, R-West Laurens, Wednesday, Oct. 7, presented petitions with 3,925 signatures asking the county board to created a 2nd Amendment sanctuary in Otsego County, where the state’s SAFE Act would not be enforced. Details at

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t’s been a long journey for John Salka from a boyhood in Utica’s Corn Hill section to the sumptuous New York State Capitol.

His tiny 5-foot mom Carmella, a single parent, supported him and his sister Carole by working in a suitcase

John Salka addresses the Monday, Oct. 6, dedication of Sgt. John Kempe Winslow Memorial Highway in Hartwick.

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factory in Whitesboro. “A lot of glue; a lot of grimy work,” said the son, who at one point worked there, too.

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Renewables, Futuristic Farms Excite Challenger Buttermann Dan Buttermann, wife Ana Laura and their three daughters, Malena, 11, Layla, 8, and Nadia, 6.

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t started when Denny Colgan was running for school board in Prescott, Ariz.

He and Dan Buttermann’s dad, Kent, played in the Prescott Kiwanis Jug Band together, and the father agreed to be his friend’s campaign manager.

Young Dan “saw how hard they were working,” and was captivated by the energetic strategy sessions at the Buttermann home.

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Fear Of COVID Closes Festival; Host, Organizer Facing Charges

FESTIVAL/From A1 mic Karma Fire Troupe and attracting an estimated 15,000 revelers, went Legion Riders Fall Foliage Run on as planned, Friday, Saturday and Raises Relay For Life Funds Sunday.

“They ignored the warnings, so we had to take action,” said Ruffles.

“The complaints were just rolling in.

The music was too loud. There were hundreds of people. And no one was wearing masks.”

Finally, Monday morning, Oct. 12, Knarich was arrested for trespassing and criminal nuisance, and was issued a hearing notice for promoting a nonessential gathering in time of COVID, a state health code violation.

A warrant had also been issued for Robinson, who was still at large as of Tuesday the 13th. “We haven’t been able to reach him,” said Devlin. “He has ties in Florida and we believe he might have left the area.”

The state violation alone carries a fine of up to $15,000; the criminal charges, a violation and a misdemeanor, respectively, could draw fines or up to 30 days in jail, according to District Attorney John Muehl.

According to Real Property Tax rolls, the 144-acre property, at 278 Allen Road, is owned by Kelly Haitt, Laurens, but Ruffles believes the property has been abandoned for some Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA time.

Devon Chase, left, stops by to say hi to Pixel,

center, who wore her goggles and harness to go along on the annual Legion Riders Fall Foliage Run on Saturday, Oct. 10. The annual charity ride raised money for Relay For Life, which has seen its own fundraising walks stop because of COVID- COVID/From A1 19. At right is Pixel’s owner Chris Case, Assistant since the outbreak, including one employee, the Oneonta Director of the American Legion Riders.

The Eventbrite listing had Knarich’s address, at the corner of Route 15 and Allen Road, as the venue, “but when you arrived, it directed you up the road to the other property,” he said.

“We posted signs, we told people to disperse, but it didn’t happen.”

Though the event was billed as adhering to social-distancing guidelines and asked attendees to wear masks when not in their camping area, the state’s public health law currently prohibits gatherings of more than 50 people.

When they event continued after Ruffles and Devlin departed, the sheriff and his deputies returned to the property on Saturday evening with a notice of violations.

The attendees were angry, said Ruffles. “The sheriff and state police were parked outside the entrance, monitoring the situation, but they didn’t want to get too close.”

“There were 1,500 people there,” said Devlin. “Going up there with a handful of deputies was not a realistic option.”

According to the sheriff, Knarich disobeyed the order and continued hosting the event, and warrants were issued by New Lisbon Town Court.

For Ruffles, the biggest issue was liability. “We’re not trying to pick on people, but if something did happen,

who would be liable?” he said.

With the county having taken control of the property, “if someone were to fall in that pond and drown, it’s county property, and the family could sue us. Then we have to go to the taxpayers and ask them to pay it.”

Meanwhile, county Public Health Director Heidi Bond, was receiving complaints and feared the event could become a super-spreader, much like the SUNY Oneonta parties that infected more than 700 students and one employee.

“Most of the people were from out of state,” she said. “But we’re concerned that local people attended too, and if, for instance, their kids are in school, it could become a big problem very quickly.”

It’s too early to tell if that will happen, she said Monday, Oct. 12, but the Department of Health is prepared to host more free testing sites if cases begin to rise.

“We’re still seeing cases related to the wedding in Oneida County,” she said. “It takes a couple of weeks to see the spread.”

The property, which includes a modular-style home, is listed on the Absolute Auctions website through Thursday, Oct. 15, when bidding closes. The current high bid is $79,000.

COVID Cases Drop At SUNY, Hartwick, County

campus is seeing cases 11 Named To SUNY Morrisville Dean’s List decline substantially.

Between Thursday, Oct. 1, and Wednesday, Oct. 7, ONEONTA • Tracy Briggs, Oneonta there were nine cases. From • Jesse Coleman, Otego Thursday, Oct. 8, to Tuesday, abrielle Bates, • Theresa DiMartin, Oct. 13, there were only two.

Oneonta, was one Oneonta “We’re pleased the of 11 local students • Jacob Hamm, Otego numbers have dropped off,” named to the Spring 2020 • Elizabeth McTernan, said Legg.

“It’s a trend we Dean’s List at SUNY Oneonta hope to continue.

Morrisville.

• Stephanie Morgan, By presstime Tuesday Also named to the list Oneonta. evening, Oct. 13, at Hartwick were: • Nicole Sparaco, West College only one case has • Joel Attanasio, Otego Oneonta • Melissa Atwell, • Montana Tyler, Oneonta surfaced since Oct. 8, with no cases the previous week Portlandville

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and two in late September.

The student is quarantining at home, and no students are in quarantine on campus.

In all, 21 Hartwick students tested positive following the SUNY outbreak.

“We have been very vigilant in all our precautions,” said Karen McGrath, VP for enrollment & student experience. “We made it clear what our expectations were – wearing a face covering at all times, practicing social distancing – and we held students to those expectations.

“I think it really had a

dramatic effect on our rate of transmission.”

Classes have returned to in-person after a two-week campus lockdown, and although in-person dining has reopened, McGrath said dining options have been expanded to better suit students who might not want to eat even in a socially distanced dining hall.

“We’ve got a mobile app for to-go orders, and we’ve added a food truck on the opposite end of campus from the dining hall,” she said. “We expanded these options to better meet the

needs of the students who’d rather get their meals to go.”

They’ve also added a delivery app, where Aramark, the food service company, will bring basic groceries, such as milk, bread and cereal, to dorm rooms. “It’s our version of Instacart,” she said. “This way, they don’t have to leave campus to get groceries.”

“All of these dining changes were ones we were thinking about pre-COVID,” she said. “Students want more dining options, while still giving public health considerations.”

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Can Sanctuary Movements Be Channeled Into Sensible And Incremental Reform?

n 2017, you may remember, the Village of Cooperstown dipping its toe in the “sanctuary” pond.

The Village Board passed a resolution telling the federal government it could not depend on the cooperation of Cooperstown police if ICE – U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement – were to launch a local raid.

Happily, ICE was occupied with real hot-spots and the resolution sort of faded away.

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Now, another idea is on the table: A “Second Amendment Sanctuary,” presumably where the state’s SAFE Act, toughest in the nation, it’s said, won’t be enforced.

Last week, outdoor columnist and county Rep. Rick Brockway, R-West Laurens, on behalf of the 2AS organization, presented petitions with 3,925 signatures to the county Board of Representatives, asking it to reject any law that is “constitutionally repugnant.”

Appropriately, county

Board Chairman Dave Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, deftly assigned the measure to a committee – Public Safety & Legal Affairs, chaired by Dan Wilber, R-Burlington – where it will stay for a while.

Curiously, some folks who were enthusiastic about the first “sanctuary” have no enthusiasm for the second.

• Which gets to the nub of the whole “sanctuary” concept.

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LETTERS

American Democracy At Stake This Election

To the Editor: After months of listening, reading and seeing a litany of positions on the upcoming 2020 Presidential election, I have concluded it all boils down to the following: Do we as Americans want to give away the hardfought fight of democracy to socialism? Or keep our democracy as intended by our forefathers?

Simply put: • TRUMP – Pro democracy; pro United States Constitution; pro U.S. Bill of Rights.

• BIDEN – Socialism; anti U.S. Constitution; Marxism

Let’s Stick With It. We’re Beating COVID-19

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OVID-19 numbers are rising again nationally, but we’re zigging as the nation zags.

As this edition went to press Tuesday, Oct. 13, SUNY Oneonta had not reported a single COVID case in the previous five days.

This, in an institution that had 100 infestations in one night at the end of August. Infections there totaled 712, and they closed the campus until after Thanksgiving.

So zero-zero-zero-zero-zero is particularly welcome news.

• Hartwick College, across the valley, reported no cases last week, and only a single one in the last couple of days.

Likewise, the county Health Department is reporting four infections in five days, an average of less than one a day, although a hospitalization, reported Tuesday, was the first in weeks.

Of course, our county has a relatively small population of 61,000 souls, but let’s give ourselves credit.

It’s the rare person you run into who isn’t wearing a mask or practicing social distancing. Establishments are enforcing “No Mask, No Service,” and both Oneonta and Cooperstown have toughened laws in the face of the pandemic threat.

• Happily, the fellow who spraypainted black “X’s” on the “Mask on Main” signs at the edge of the Business District has been charged. But it just goes to show, not everybody’s bought in.

Who isn’t in favor of freedom? But there’s such a thing as commonsense, too. And let’s remember, wearing a mask protects the people we run into more than ourselves. Do we need a law to be caring of others?

Let’s stay the course. It’s paying off.

Let’s breathe easier – and stick with it.

TENNEY DECRIES UTICA, SYRACUSE PETITION DRIVES

Don’t Topple Columbus! Instead, Understand, Appreciate, Improve

The Founding Fathers formed the greatest government based on democracy.

Many hundreds of thousands have laid down their lives for our democracy. We Editor’s Note: Claudia Tenney, forhave a responsibility to mer Republican Congressman from the preserve this democracy.

Utica area, is running to unseat U.S. Socialism is NOT the Rep. Anthony Brindisi, D-22, on Nov. 3. answer.

We now face perhaps the he iconoclasts are back. Teddy most important election ever Roosevelt, Thomas Jefferson, in this country – certainly George Washington, Francis in our life time. If you are Scott Key and dozan American patriot, love ens more must be this country and want to canceled – centupreserve it, then take a stand ries after they died. at the polls and vote for A strange hubris democracy! has descended on BUZZ HESSE a segment of our Otego American society ― that they are the ultimate arbiter of truth, righteousness CLAUDIA and justice. All TENNEY those who fall short of their recently To the Editor: islature rightly followed the The intent of New York lead of neighboring states to discovered but unquestionably pure State’s bail reform law was enact changes to the system. virtues must be stricken down.

• good – to make the pretrial Thankfully, some legislators Now petitions and counter-petitions process equal for all and heard the call to amend the free from bias. However, the enacted law in 2020. These are circulating to tear down statues of reform bill passed in 2019 amendments include length- Christopher Columbus in Syracuse and in my own home city of Utica. had flaws. Although I fully ening the discovery period, Absurdly, the Utica petition faults the agree that the enacted law allowing more judicial needs reform, we cannot consideration, and applying explorer for causing the massacre of return to a system that bail to repeat offenders even 100 million natives, and in Syracuse the statue is called “a symbol of Indigallows for punishment for offenses that otherwise enous genocide and erasure.” before a conviction. At the would not require bail.

Putting aside such absurdly false same time, our system must These amendments were claims, Columbus and his crews were be sufficiently flexible to steps in the right direction not responsible for the crimes of ensure violent criminals because they responded subsequent conquerors and settlers, let are not allowed back onto directly to the concerns of alone the diseases which were the real our streets. citizens and law enforceroot of much of the suffering of the Bail reform was long ment, and they did not overdue, and the state legPlease See REFORM, A6 New World’s inhabitants.

Facts seem to be no bother to the “history eaters” who devour the heritage and legacy of others as if completely meaningless.

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not control the events of the past any more than we can blot out the sun or drain the oceans. To pretend otherwise is more than folly, it is downright dangerous.

But that does not mean we must endorse the past as wholly good or ill.

It was lived by imperfect beings, just like we are – frail and fallen. They achieved great things and committed terrible offenses.

Columbus’ dangerous and daring

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A vandal recently spray-painted “KILLER” on the base of Utica’s Columbus statue. A passerby sent this photo to the Rome Sentinel. Petition drives in Utica and Syracuse are seeking the removal of such monuments there.

journey opened up the New World and laid the groundwork for the founding of our great country – the only nation ever founded on an idea that liberty and equality are man’s birthright from God. We have not always lived up to that high-minded ideal but we continue to strive toward “a more perfect Union” because we recognize our faults – we do not ignore them.

And that is what the pursuit of historical truth requires – that the good, the bad, and the ugly be laid bare and we seek to do better.

• My community which erected that monument to Columbus is not blind to his faults but it refuses to judge him only by his sins and erase his great feats. Central New York and the congressional district I served, and seek to serve again, have some of the largest concentrations of ItalianAmericans in the country. They are rightly proud of a man of their heritage that changed the world and opened the door for their ancestors’ and their own opportunities in our land of promise.

I, too, refuse to ignore the true facts. Instead, I seek to understand, appreciate, and improve.

The French statesman Alexis de Tocqueville famously wrote, “The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.”

To do that, we must remember.

Those who want to force us to forget leave no room for the wisdom of the past to shine through or the revisions of the future to be written.

That these would-be statue-smashers might not have the full, immutable truth in their grasp is lost on them.

So, they destroy – without hesitation and without self-reflection.

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drink, and make adjustments to ensure that carbs don’t crowd out other things. Easy to make, and comforting in the short term, they can put you on a rollercoaster of shortBILL term energy alterHAYES nating with moody energy crashes.

A good online site for ideas on the various foods we put on our plates is www.hsph.harvard.edu. Click on

“nutrition source,” and explore!

Be mindful of what you put in your grocery cart in the first place.

For people prone to depression, pay attention to what sweetener is in your drinks and food: Aspartame (Nutrasweet), commonly found in diet soda, low-cal yogurt and other foods, can magnify your depression. And remember that alcohol is a calorie-rich carb.

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Compiled by Tom Heitz/SHARON STUART, with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library

150 Years Ago

The complete census returns of Otsego County give the population at 43,982, an increase of 1,344 in five years.

Harvey Baker has commenced building another house on Baker Street. Welcome Parish and Wm, Mickle have commenced building new houses on Centre Street.

Others will soon follow.

At the annual meeting of the Union Graded School, on Tuesday evening, W.W. Alton and S. Sullivan were elected Trustees for three years and N.I. Ford for two years.

The estimates for expenses were promptly voted, also a stone walk, six feet wide, from the schoolhouse to the road. The school is doing nobly and increasing in numbers.

The bluff below the village is rapidly diminishing under the command of Commodore Sloat who has a large force employed. He has found a valuable bed of – not gold – but sand. Many idle men in this village can secure steady employment there. The foundation for the Round House will be finished in a few days. Brick laying will commence in a week or two. All mechanics can secure work by applying on the ground.

October 1870

100 Years Ago

60 Years Ago

Congressman Samuel S. Stratton (D-NY) recommends that the college education for American students be encouraged by the federal government by granting income tax deductions to parents on sums spent on the college education of their children. Such a bill was introduced in the 86th Congress but died in the Ways and Means Committee.

If re-elected, Stratton promised to see that the legislation was resubmitted. “The challenge of Communism to our American way of life,” Stratton says, “is every bit as great in the field of education and scientific achievement as it is in economics or space exploration. If we intend to meet this challenge, as indeed we must, then it is up to the federal government to take steps to stimulate the greatest possible use of our outstanding system of higher education.”

October 1960

125 Years Ago

Good roads are very desirable. Everybody wants them. Governors talk about them in their messages to legislatures.

State and local societies recommend them.

Newspapers advocate them and tell farmers and others how to construct them. That is all very well. Then comes the question – what is really practical and attainable in most villages and in the country? Good roads cost a great deal of money. A million dollars would not put all of the roads in Otsego County in first-class condition.

October 1895

80 Years Ago

Worcester Town Highway Plans – WPA funds will pay for repairs and improvements for 2.3 miles of the South American road between the county road and South Worcester at a cost of $15,396 according

appropriation of $65,000,030 for improvement of highways; abolishment of the toll system of public highway taxation; reduction in motor vehicle taxes; adoption of a uniform date for all three-years driving licenses; a registration fee of $3 for all private passenger vehicles; and an amendment to the law changing the date of issuing license plates from February 1 to April 1.

October 1940

October 1920 to James Conley, WPA district manager.

The agency approved $8,544.00 in federal funds for the work which will provide 150 months of employment for men taken from local relief rolls. Plans call for making 8,500 cubic yards of excavation to improve the grade and alignment of the highway, placing 6,000 cubic yards of gravel base and installing 250 feet of concrete pipe to improve drainage.

A meeting of the Tri-County Motor Club was held Friday night at the Dutch Mill Restaurant near Oneonta with 32 members, directors and guests present. The Hon. Chester T. Backus, Morris, presided.

Total club membership stands at 1.409. Resolutions favored by the club include a state

40 Years Ago

It seems that lately cases of violence, maltreatment, and loss of life related to people within the same family have been reported in great numbers, According to local authorities the abuse has been a very real part of many peoples’ lives, but which until recently had gone unreported. According to Bonnie Laugen of the Aid to Battered Women (ABW) organization based in Oneonta, the recent wave of abuse victims seeking help to get away from their abusers is due in part to society’s change of ideals. “I don’t think the problem is greater today. It’s just that the women are more independent than they were in years past,” Laugen stated.

“I believe the Women’s Rights Movement has had a lot to do with it,” Laugen added.

The ABW organization is a small band of

LETTERS

‘Sanctuary’ Idea Not About Just Guns, But Our Freedoms To the Editor: In a recent opinion piece

by Julie Sorenson of the League of Women Voters, she urged the Otsego County Board of Representatives to vote against making the county a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” and stated the adoption of such a resolution was problematic because it was intended to subvert New York State gun laws.

She then goes on with the usual rhetoric about gun control.

What Ms. Sorenson fails to realize is the movement is about far more than the Second Amendment; the movement is about the fundamental rights of Americans as guaranteed in the Constitution as laid

previously thought.

This is a grievous error and has led to a general disregard for our founding documents. The principles set out in the founding documents supersede state laws and thus the problematic issue that Ms. Sorensen refers to in her opinion piece is null and void.

Ms. Sorensen’s contention that the resolution’s passage would violate state law is simply not true. The resolution is a position statement and does not have the force of law.

It is simply a statement by the people of Otsego County that we support the idea of becoming a sanctuary county in which our legal representative will

out in the Bill of Rights.

As an American citizen, I expect to have the Godgiven rights as specifically spelled out in the Bill of Rights, which is part of the Constitution of the United States. As a citizen I have the God-given right of self-protection, according to our founding documents.

Arguably the most important amendments in the Bill of Rights are the first and second.

As our government has become more secular, there is a natural tendency to ignore God and elevate man’s authority, which has led many to believe our founding documents are no longer as important or relevant as had been

uphold their oath of office to support the constitution of the United States.

Further, the SAFE Act is still very much in litigation and, with a recent ruling in California, further doubt has been cast on its Constitutionality. The court system is slow to make changes and many of those changes have been contrary to Constitutional principles and resolution will not be complete for some time.

Overall, Ms. Sorensen’s argument constitutes little more than progressive sophistry and avoids fundamental issues regarding our founding documents, which is the real issue.

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Real Problem: White Males Killing Us With Assault Rifles To the Editor: Aside from it possibly being an illegal proposal, I have no interest in, nor do I support in any way, the Second Amendment Sanctuary proposal before the board.

The 3,295 signatures are 5.5 percent of the Otsego County population.

I am an almost 50-year resident of Otsego County, an Air Force veteran who served in the USAF Strategic Air Command, the USAF Security Service with the CIA in the mountains outside of Afghanistan, and volunteered twice

for Vietnam.

I paid my patriotic dues.

I support the Governor and the laws of the State of New York.

If New York State laws need to be adjusted, there are responsible, legal pathways for those changes.

No one is trying to take away legally owned guns from responsible people.

I fully support the management and control of military-style assault weapons to keep them out of the hands of irresponsible and potentially dangerous people.

County Representative Brockway, center, presents the 2AS petitions to the county board last week.

• Here’s a modest proposal. Perhaps Wilber’s committee and the 2AS

20 Years Ago

The New York State Department of Education released the results of the State’s English and Mathematics Competency Examinations which were distributed to elementary and middle schools in May. In our region, which is composed of 37 school districts in Otsego, Delaware, Schoharie and Chenango Counties only 43 percent of the eighth-grade students tested passed the mathematics section while 45 percent earned a passing grade in language arts.

In our four-county area the Oneonta and Cooperstown districts fared the best with the two highest cumulative scores. Sixtythree percent of Cooperstown’s eighthgrade math students earned a passing grade and sixty-one percent hit the mark or better in language arts. Seventy-three percent of Oneonta’s eighth-graders passed in math and sixty-five percent in language arts. This year’s exams covered only mathematics and language arts. Next year three new subjects will be phased in – science, social studies and intermediate technology. Both fourth and eighth-grade students will be assessed.

October 2000

10 Years Ago

For decades, it was Oneonta Sales, the city’s first auto dealership, a sizeable presence at the bottom of Chestnut Street.

Lately, it’s been vacant, a black-painted hulk that The Twelve Tribes acquired as part of a package deal that included what is now the Common Ground property. Now, The Tribes, that multi-national fundamentalist Christian movement that has been in the city for a half-dozen years, is being encouraged by Mayor Dick Miller to fast-track plans for the building. Bob Racine, one of the sect’s leaders, said The Tribes sees the building developing into a natural foods-processing plant with a retail adjunct, and the hub of a regional food distribution system.

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There’s No Doubt: Trump Must Be Voted Out Nov. 3

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am deeply uncertain about our world. Our larger one, as in the entire planet – and our smaller one, the United States of America. Every day I read the papers and online news, and the news is unbearable.

There is no longer any reasonable doubt that human beings are responsible for climate change. Ice caps and glaciers melt, fires ravage the parched West, and record numbers of hurricanes appear.

LARRY Snow caps melt, BENNETT rivers flood and farmland washes away.

• There is no longer any reasonable doubt that many Black Americans lead lives that are economically de-

It should be noted that anti-gun sentiment has mostly come from the horrendous, multiple, ongoing, mass killings in our country.

It should be noted that the preferred weapon of choice for mass killings is FOOD FOR THOUGHT the AR15-style assault rifle.

It should be noted that almost all of the perpetrators of the mass killings in the United States of America are white males. ov. Andrew Cuomo Bring me a resolution that fixes “decided years ago, those problems, and I am all in. partly by watching JAMES R. DEAN Cooperstown his father, that Democrats can’t govern effectively, that they are a tax-andspend juggernaut, and that any power they have in the can identify two or three of the most Legislature is bad for him,” egregious elements in the SAFE Act, Bill Lipton, a former politiand make common cause with other cal director of the Working counties to reform the reform.

Families Party, told me.

Most of the complaints about the “The ease and consistency SAFE Act, it seems, have to do with with which he does one thing a too-complicated process, inconin practice while arguing in venience and expense. Can’t that be public he’s doing the exact tinkered with? opposite – and saying anyCan the ferment generated by one who suggests he’s doing my-way-or-the-highway sanctuary this is crazy – should worry movements – guns, immigration or anybody who believes that whatever – be channeled in to sensible, executives should be transincremental reform? parent and accountable.”

That would be the American Way, at “These are institutional least as we used to consider it. advocates who by their

EDITORIAL: Can Law Simply Be Made Less Aggravating?

EDITORIAL/From A4 First, there’s a practical point.

In the first case, did anyone – the trustees foremost – want Cooperstown, getaway from the hustle and hubbub of city life, to become a magnet for illegal residents and a center of immigration conflict?

Likewise, does anyone really want to see a gun on every hip?

Second, there’s the rule of law.

If you don’t like something, there’s a process to change it. Perfection is probably off the table, so any reform in any area would be imperfect in some other way.

So it is with the SAFE Act.

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prived, that Black Americans are often subject to police brutality, that Black Americans go to jail and prison much more frequently than white Americans charged with the same offences, and that Black Americans are often charged with offences for which white Americans are given a pass.

There is no longer any reasonable doubt that COVID19 swirls actively around and among us, that it can be deadly to every age group, and that it will be months before a vaccine is widely available.

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job can never say, ‘It’s enough’,” Cuomo told me.

“A sitting governor can never satiate advocates.

Otherwise, they’re not advocates, by definition. I can’t.

My father couldn’t.”

Cuomo and his staff, buoyed by their own internal polling and the results of his two primary challenges, contend that he is actually more popular among Democratic voters who consider themselves to be very liberal than he is among those who are closer to the center...

“They’re not the left,” one of them said (of the WFP). “They don’t represent anybody. They’re a piece of stationery.”

Nick Paumgarten New Yorker, Oct. 12, 2020

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Trump, Biden Turn Off Voter, Seeks Options To the Editor: Being a somewhat conservative Christian man, I have always preferred Republican candidates over Democrats.

I have voted or wanted to vote for Republicans because they have the same views that I do on major issues such as abortion, homosexuality and prayer in public schools, to name a few.

But as I get older and more educated, and I begin to understand what’s most important in life, I realize that the issues a candidate stands for aren’t nearly as important as his or her character.

I can’t bring myself to vote for Donald Trump on Nov. 3 because his character is one of arrogance, hypocrisy and immaturity, despite the fact that I agree with him on many of the issues.

But I also can’t bring myself to vote for Joe Biden because his character, based on the Presidential debate alone, wasn’t much better, since he chose to return insult for insult with Trump instead of taking the high road and being the better person. I also disagree with him on most of the issues.

So what should I do? And who should I vote for in November? I will either vote Independent or I won’t be voting at all.

JASON HEWLETT Oneonta

HAYES/From, A4 large chunks that involve deep sleep, and is on a fairly regular schedule.

Alcohol-involved sleep is not as brain-refreshing.

People working varying shifts should be as planful as possible to get good sleep, rotating shifts “forward” whenever possible, to allow the wake-sleep cycle to adjust. It might take several days to fully engage in the new pattern.

Another brain-chemistry factor is the decrease in daylight between October and March. Some people are more sensitive to this, and experience an increased sense of depression, or Seasonal Affective Disorder.

While some depression may result from changes in activity and degree of isolation, the brain does react to daylight differently than artificial light.

Some people can benefit from using a daylight-spectrum light fixture to start the day by replacing the seasonally “lost” daylight that affects alertness and mood.

And at the end of the day, take a break from “screen time” for a while to allow your brain to switch to sleep mode.

• Activity remains important year-’round. It’s more challenging to maintain in winter, since, yes, it’s cold outside. But bundle up and get out there. Twenty minutes daily of sustained activity that boosts your heart rate is not only good for muscles and general fitness, but it makes your body produce something called endorphins, which are natural painkillers and mood enhancers!

And, as a bonus, moving around outside exposes you

to the benefits of natural light mentioned before!

Double bonus: just noticing and being in awe of nature boosts your mood. Triple bonus: doing the above with others can diminish the sense of social isolation you might otherwise be experiencing. Which leads to the fourth protective factor.

Feeling connected with other people through shared meaningful activity and conversation is an essen-

tial human experience.

Introverts may prefer less of this, while extroverts may thrive on it. Eye contact, rhythm and tone of voice, touch, words, sharing a meal, shared laughter, teamwork, sharing a religious ceremony, making or listening to music together, creating artwork, building things, athletics, and meeting a challenge together, all involve some reciprocal communication or visual

engagement in some uniquely human activity.

It reminds us of our humanity, of our need for acknowledgement, of our ability to have an impact, and that we are not alone in the world. Even at a “social distance.”

Bill Hayes, a retired licensed clinical social worker at Bassett Hospital who is active in NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, lives in Toddsville.

BENNETT: Climate, Race, COVID Need Tending

BENNETT/From A5 died, and that they died in great part because of the ineptitude of this administration, which has politicized the simple and effective interim defenses against the virus.

• There is no longer any reasonable doubt that our economy is going to experience even more pain over the next months. Now that government support is winding down, major companies are laying off tens of thousands of workers, medium size companies are cutting workers and hours, and small companies are closing up for good.

There is no longer any reasonable and the supposed “social doubt that this President is incapable of justice warriors.” understanding or acknowledging, let alone I ask them – before they managing, any of these huge crises. throw paint or hack at a He denies climate change, even as fires century-old statue with a rage. He denies Black lives are at greater pick-ax – why don’t they build up instead of destroy. risk every day than are white lives, even Help others who do not have as police take more Black lives across the country. power or privilege realize Even as he was hospitalized with the the promise of this country. virus, he denied that COVID-19 is still Killing figures like Columbus is simply erasing dangerous, he denies that medical professionals know better than him about our imperfect history, instead we should be writing the pandemic, and he denies that it is important to do the basics to keep from the next chapter in bold contracting or spreading the virus. colors.

There is no longer any reasonable doubt Remember our country is not perfect, but we earnestly that this President is out of touch with reality, strive to be.

TENNEY: Let’s Improve Nation

TENNEY/From A4 I choose not to live by such haughty, oblivious terms. As Americans, we should live up to our charge – and make our nation more just and free.

The plight of Native Americans – who these erasers claim to speak for – is one place where I have devoted a substantial amount of my time and free legal skills to make a difference in the now. I have advocated for a full-blooded Oneida Indian tribal leader, Melvin Phillips, for over a decade to secure his ancestral Treaty land against eviction by corrupt casino interests.

Bail Reform Has Phillips seeks to honor Candidate Looking and preserve the land and MANY COMPANIES. MANY OPTIONS. culture of his ancestors from For A Middle Way Bieritz insurance agency powerful and wealthy native REFORM/From A4 Real people who truly care... interests who seek to cancel give up any rights of citizens. their noble history. Like your hometown insurance agency!

We have the right to the 209 Main Street, Cooperstown Phillips, who is disabled presumption of innocence, 607-547-2951 across from Bruce Hall and lives modestly, the fate and justice reform is about 607-263-5170 in Morris Celebrating our of millions of proud but protecting that right and our powerless people is so often th 30 YEAR! communities at the same Ben Novellano 1990-2020 forgotten by the powerful time. Our justice system has never been perfect, but I will work to take every possible step to get there.

I will also seek the funding our local agencies need to enact change. We do not need another unfunded mandate in Upstate New York, especially now when budgets are being squeezed due to COVID-19.

As an elected official, and representative, I will continue to seek ways to protect our rights and our communities.

DAN BUTTERMANN 157 Main Street,Cooperstown Oneonta 607-547-5740 Buttermann is running hubbellsrealestate.com for state Assembly in the 121st District.

with humanity, and with simple decency.

• There is no longer any reasonable doubt that this President lacks even the smallest common respect for others who have different opinions, that he views every opponent as a blood enemy, and that he will say and do anything to try to tarnish others.

There is no longer any reasonable doubt that this President dishonors the very idea of democracy, and that his baseless and unending attacks on voting express his disdain for the fundamental principles of our Republic.

There is no longer any reasonable doubt that this President can’t tell the truth instead of a lie, or even tell the difference between the two.

There is no longer any reasonable doubt that this President has spent the past four years coarsening every aspect of our political discourse and our cultural life.

There is no longer any reasonable doubt that this President threatens the very essence of America. That this President, elected to represent us all, represents only his own interests, doubts, and fears.

There is no longer any reasonable doubt that this President must be voted out.

Larry Bennett, Brewery Ommegang’s retired creative director who is active in local causes, lives in East Merideth.

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Oneonta’s Music Man From Catskill Symphony’s Start, Chuck Schneider Stunned Us Laughter characterized Chuck Schneider, even at his retirement interview in 2018 after 45 years with the CSO.

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n 1973, as the first performance of the newly dubbed Catskill Symphony Orchestra under conductor Charles Schneider ended, the room was silent.

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friend Carlton Clay, SUNY Oneonta music professor and trumpet player with the CSO and other orchestras.

“Then they jumped to their feet and clapped. It was quite a moment.”

Schneider, went on to conduct the CSO for 45 years He died Friday, Oct. 9, at age 84, at his Frankfort home.

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ichard Butcher, Cooperstown, ain’t afraid of no ghosts.

“Our house was built in the 1840s,” he said. “It’s definitely haunted.”

Haunted or not, you can see a ring of spooky spirits day or night in front of his house at, yes, 71 Elm St. “At night, the center glows, like they’re doing a ritual,” he said. “It’s really creepy!”

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Oneonta siblings Aubrey Morgan, left, Bella Barnes and Matthew Alley show off the enormous Halloween dragon at their River Street home.

With Cooperstown and Oneonta’s Halloween parades cancelled and trick-or-treating minimized, homeowners are taking more pride and care with their lawn decorations, creating elaborate scenes of ghouls and goblins to get passersby in the spirit of the season.

“COVID-19 really did a number on people,” said Butcher. “If people look at this, it might make them happy. My mom used to always decorate, so we wanted to keep the tradition going with our family.”

“Decorations are for everyone,” said Dan Alley, River Street, Oneonta. “Since there isn’t much going on for Halloween, we’re getting it all out now.”

Alley, a city firefighter, started decorating when his son, Matthew, was little, and has continued with his daughters, Bella Barnes and Aubrey Morgan. “It evolves every year,” he said.

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hat ghosts lurk in The Bump Tavern, the Lippett Farmhouse or haunt the Village Green? Tour The Farmers Museum by lantern light and hear of all the spooky happenings after dark. Reservations required. 5:30 p.m.

Friday-Saturday, Oct. 17 - 18, The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. www.farmersmuseum.org.

• If you can’t get enough ghosts, tour Hyde Hall and look for the spirits identified by Ghost Hunters Halloween special on SyFy network. Reservations LIBBY required. 6 p.m. SaturdaySunday, Oct. 17 - 18, Hyde CUDMORE Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. www.hydehall.org/ • Gretchen Sorin, director, Cooperstown Graduate Program, will kick off the annual Sunday Series with a talk about her much-lauded book “Driving While Black: American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights.” 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, Cooperstown Village Library.

(607) 547-8344.

• Follow clues, answer a riddle and snap a selfie as part of the Oneonta Rotary Clubs first ever Road Rally Scavenger Hunt.

Come in costume or decorate your car to be eligible for a Spirit Award. 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Quality Inn, 5206 St. Hwy. 23, Oneonta. www.facebook.com/oneontarotary • It’s a lot of work to maintain the greens, and Leatherstocking Golf Course Superintendent Mike O’Neill will explain the conservation side of the game in a free tour sponsored by the OCCA. 8 a.m.

Friday, Oct 16, 60 Lake St, Cooperstown.

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Dan Alley, fiancée Stephanie Morgan, daughter Aubrey Morgan, son Matthew Alley and daughter Bella Barnes show off their spooky River Street decor..

Hoffman would show,” said symphony could perform.”

SCHNEIDER/From B1 Clay. “But attendance was Turning 80, Schneider then studied piano at the better than it usually was.” retired from the symphony Juilliard School of Music in Even with a small in 2018, but continued to New York City. audience, the show was attend the concerts, Initially, he made a name a smash hit, and critic including the conductor for himself on Broadway as Robert Moynihan, Town search series. a musicals man, conducting of Middlefield, the retired He is survived by his two tours of “West Side wife, Rayna, son Dana Story,” including Schneider (partner one with a thenSarah Feliu), daughter unknown ChristoMegan Schneider pher Walken, and a (Ahmad Ajakh), and six-month engagestepson Paul Baker ment of the show at (Kristie); seven grandLincoln Center. children; sister Marian “He was one of Knutson (Ronald) Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life Leonard Bernstein’s and many nieces and favorite conducnephews. tors,” said Tom “Chuck was the most Morgan, Franklin, hard-working, kind, a longtime CSO had smiles, but he wanted to give it a loving, generous person board member and Halloween touch. “At first, I thought happy I have ever known,” president. scarecrows were fine,” he said. “But then wrote his stepson, Paul Schneider went I thought no, let’s put masks on them, let’s Baker, in a tribute. “To on to conduct make them creepy.” have been shaped by his “Mame” and And, of course, no tour of Halloween love and example is the “Your Own Thing” decor is complete without a stop by Jeff single biggest privilege on Broadway, plus VanWinkler’s home on Grove Street in I have experienced.”

Jimmy Durante’s Milford, complete with an enormous spider “Chuck was a wonChristmas Special. web and a crew of masked skeletons out derful man in so many And he had a front, in homage to the essential workers. ways. His humility in stint with the Ice “Halloween is fun!” said Alley. “We A young Charles Schneider at the accepting accolades, his Capades. always make costumes for the kids and piano. pride in his orchestra’s In 1972, Clay A complete Guide to they always win the group costume contest musicians, his caring and his wife, Julia, at the Boys & Girls Club.”

SUNY English professor, about their families,” wrote Though they won’t be doing any costume a French horn player, were wrote a review of the show, his wife, Rayna. “But above at the Aspen Music Festival, contests, the kids are still planning to dress calling it, “An Orchestra to all, his joy in his family was and in addition to playing, up and do some trick-or-treating. “The girls Be Proud Of.” paramount. He was a loving, had been tasked with lookare dressing up as Barbies,” he said.

Schneider and Clay went giving husband, father, brother, ing for a conductor.

And this won’t be the last time you see on to co-found the Catskill and grandfather. He was “It took about five minButcher’s house lit up. “I can’t wait until info@allotsego.com Conservatory, bringing Send calendar simply items one oftothe best people utes to realize that Chuck Christmas,” he said. “I’m thinking about young performers to the who ever walked this earth.” making the whole front yard into an ice rink was at the top of the list,” area to play and teach, and The Clays continued to he said. “We made him the with Charlie Brown skating on it.” was the founding musical see Schneider socially, inoffer, but he had just signed Look for Christmas lights at the Alleys’ director of the Glimmerglass cluding a few weeks before on for an eight-month tour place too. “We’re going to be putting up a Festival. he died.

“He was cracking of ‘Kiss Me Kate’ with huge tree,” he said. “We want people to be In addition to the CSO, jokes, he played piano for Chita Rivera.” able to see it from the highway!”

Schneider was the conductor us,” he said. “He was his The symphony hired for the Schenectady, Utica full, ebullient self.” another conductor, but and Clinton symphonies.

“He’s the best friend I 10 months later, Schneider He was a four-time ever had,” he continued. “Or called back and asked if recipient of the ASCAP expect to have in this life.” the job was still available.

Award for Creative ProIt was. gramming & Performance For the 1973 inaugural Excellence and received season’s debut, Schneider the Governor’s Award for invited his old roommate, in OtsegO COunty Musical Excellence, as well Dustin Hoffman, to narrate as a Congressional Citation “The Young Person’s Guide of Musical Excellence. to Orchestra.”

“Musicians and soloists “Dustin brought his fam►Thursday, Oct. 15 loved him, but on the board, ily up to stay with us, but HABITAT FOR HUMANITY they got lost in the Catskills he was very practical,” said – 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Volunteers Morgan. “If our budgets driving up,” said Clay. “He aged 14+ are invited to aid in made it just in time for their were tight, he would put the construction of 2 houses himself in as a soloist to one rehearsal!” save money. He was willing for families in need. Come for a Of the 600 tickets – $5 to drive the van, help set up few hours or the whole day, no each – available to that first chairs, he would do anything special skill required. Masks show, 200 were sold. “A lot required. McFarland Rd., of people didn’t think Dustin required to make sure the Oneonta. 607-432-7874.

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Sheltering Frees Up Halloween Creativity SPOOKY/From B1 “The kids love it. We used to set it up while they were at school, and they’d run home to see what new piece we added.”

The family still has the first decoration it ever bought, a Mickey Mouse pumpkin.

“This year the kids are home, so they were able to help set it up,” he said.

Most of the Alleys’ decorations are inflatable, but dad said they’re going to start moving towards solid decorations next year.

“We tried to get the 12-foot skeleton from Home Depot,” he said. “We had friends looking for it in Texas and Florida. But one way or another, we’re going to have a giant skeleton next year.”

They do, however, have a motionactivated skeleton dangling from the mailbox, which the kids put there to spook any postal workers who bring a package by.

Butcher, a tattoo artist, couldn’t even wait until October to start building his display.

“You don’t know if it’s going to snow in October,” he said. “I came up with these cool ideas, so I just put it together in one day.”

The scarecrows, for instance, originally

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SALKA/From A1 families’ children, as well as the two young Salkas.

“We had kids at our kitchen table, black, white, Hispanic, whatever. They’d be there a couple of days; then they would be gone,” said Carmella’s son, now 66 and completing his first term as assemblyman from the 121st District, which includes western Otsego County.

Every other Saturday, young John would take a bus to the Utica Armory, the pickup point for government surplus food.

“Actually, it was pretty good,” he remembers – the peanut butter, in particular.

His mom put her two children through Catholic school, St. Francis de Sales, and John went on to Utica Free Academy.

Absent a father’s restraining hand, when he was a junior he said to himself, “I don’t want to be here anymore.” He walked out and never went back.

For the next two years, in Boston, he handled the soundboard for Celebration, a Utica band that was trying to make it big there. (In those days, the now-tidy lawmaker confesses, his braided hair grew down his back to his belt.)

Back home, “I worked a lot

of dead-end jobs” through his 20s, including as an aide to the famously impetuous Ed Hanna, Utica’s mayor in the late 1970s and early ’80s.

After Hanna left office, Salka found himself working as an orderly at Utica’s Faxton Hospital, and loving the atmosphere. By then, he had gotten his GED, and, at age 28, enrolled in Mohawk Valley Community College’s respiratory therapy program, (where he became editor of the Student Voice newspaper.)

It was a big demand field.

Still in school, he got a job at Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton and, graduating, he joined the neonatal care unit at Children’s Hospital in Washington, D.C., and he and wife Erin – the couple had met at MVCC – headed for the Nation’s Capital.

“On one side, Marine One would be coming in for a landing; on the other was the Washington Monument,” he remembers. He’d copter out to pick up premature babies, then fly them back for treatment.

“It was pretty exciting,” he said.

At the time, a two-bedroom condo in D.C. was going for $150,000. But the Salkas were

looking to start a family, so in 1990 headed back to Upstate New York, buying “a fixerupper on 62 acres of land” in North Brookfield, Madison County, across Unadilla Creek from Edmeston. “We’ve been there ever since.”

Rejoining Community Memorial, Salka rose to the head the respiratory therapy department. On the side, he pursued a mason’s trade, starting a chimney building and repair business.

In Brookfield, the Salkas began raising a family, daughter Emily (Emmy) and Aleksandr.

“I got to know the folks; I got to know the community,” and in 2002, he agreed to serve on a Brookfield Central School committee planning a capital project.

The next year, he ran for the school board; three years in, he was elevated to board president, went through the state School Board Association’s prestigious School Board Institute, and served on Madison County BOCES. In 2007, he ran for Brookfield town supervisor, beating an 18-year incumbent.

With 122 miles of roads, he developed a plan that replaced aging highway equipment,

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cutting the maintenance budget in half and reducing the tax rate from 7.68 per thousand to 6.24.

On the county Board of Supervisors for those 11 years (until he was elected to the Assembly in 2018), he applied his medical background to chairing the Social Services, Mental Health and Public Health committees.

As vice president of the county Board of Health, he oversaw the privatization of the 42-nurse home-care agency, which was “hemorrhaging money because of legacy costs.”

“It took a year and a half,” he said. “We were very, very selective in choosing the company that took over.”

First year, “we saved $1 million. All but two of the nurses found work with the company that took over.

Because the company was able to modernize, I think we are providing even better service.”

He called that “my ‘shining star’ in terms of achievement.”

On the Planning & Economic Development Committee, he was involved in installing a 10-acre solar project at the county landfill, saving the county an estimated $200,000 a year, he said.

Through all this, he faced challenges at home. Daughter Emmy contracted cancer, passing away on Oct. 27, 2015, at age 22, after a years-long struggle. Son Alek was placed on the Asperger’s spectrum, but, now 27, is living on his own and has been supporting himself.

In public service for more than a decade, Salka realized, “at the town level, a lot of budget pressures are because of what’s coming out of Albany.”

Further, “education is wrought with rules and regulations that schools have to comply with that don’t improve the quality of education and accountability.”

So in 2014, the Republican challenged Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson, the ailing Ag Committee chairman who had been in office since 1990.

Salka lost, 53-47 percent. In 2016, he narrowed Magee’s lead, 52-48 percent. Finally, in 2018, the challenger won, 51-49 percent.

Some question what a Republican can do in an Assembly dominated, 42 to 103, by Democrats. Salka, Thursday, Oct. 8, in this newspaper’s Cooperstown offices, said he’s been able to leverage his knowledge of the state Education Department and other agencies to the benefit of his constituents.

He knows who to call.

Salka said he had a recent success bringing in the state Canal Corp. to resolve flooding in Eaton, allowing a construction project to proceed, and in helping find state help to combat eutrophication in Oneida Lake.

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Buttermann, now 36, was born in Mesa, Ariz., and raised with twin brother Matt and their older brother Charles in Prescott, where dad Kent and mom Denise Jenike founded Armadilla Wax Works Factory Store in 1971.

It’s still operating today.

During an interview Friday, Oct. 9, in the front room of his Ford Avenue home, where the Buttermann family moved in 2015, there was a lit Armadilla candle on the coffee table.

Studying music and clarinet performance at the University of Arizona, Tucson, he sidled up to flutist Ana Laura Gonzalez, an Argentinian who was working on her Ph.D. “I loved her smile,” said her stillsmitten husband. “I don’t think she had noticed me before.”

Dan went on to an MBA at Southern Methodist University, and when Ana was appointed artist of flute in residence at Hartwick College in 2011, the couple, now married, moved to the Town of Oneonta with baby daughter Malena.

Malena, now 11, has been joined by two sisters, Layla, 8, and Nadia, 6, both born locally.

At first, Dan worked for Geico, based on Long Island.

“Once we knew we intended to put down roots,” Nancy Tarr of Cooperstown, now a colleague in SUNY Oneonta’s Music Department with Ana Laura (who is an adjunct there, in addition to her Hartwick post), helped find him a connection at NYCM Insurance in Edmeston.

For a decade, he’s been an assistant casualty manager there, investigating claims in bodily injury cases.

His urge to “get involved” was manifested first in music, although community service and politics soon followed.

He and Ana Laura were soon performing with the Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble and the Oneonta Community Concert Band. In 2015, when Robin Seletsky – the finest local clarinetist, Dan says – took a leave from the Faculty Woodwind Quintet, he stepped in, joining his flutist wife.

“I love performing. I love playing with different people.

It’s a way of communicating – of teamwork,” said the candidate; today you’ll see Dan and Ana on stage when the Catskill Symphony Orchestra performs.

Soon, he had also approached the county Democratic chairman, Richard Abbate of Cooperstown, seeking to pursue his boyhood dream of politics: “I want to get involved at some level; I wasn’t sure how.”

And he found himself in Julian Schreibman’s campaign office in downtown Oneonta, calling voters on behalf of the Congressional candidate.

Buttermann was soon being championed by Rich Murphy, who, fighting cancer, planned to retire from the county Board of Representatives at the end of 2013. With Murphy’s backing, newcomer Buttermann lost a close race to Janet Hurley Quackenbush, a Republican who served one term.

Undeterred, Buttermann was elected to the Oneonta City school board the following May, arriving in time to

struggle with the state’s Gap Elimination Adjustment.

(Since 2009, Albany had been cutting state aid to schools to close the state budget gap.)

“You see there are inequalities among schools,” he said.

“It was completely unfair that schools could offer more because of their size.”

At the same time, he was serving on the Town of Oneonta Planning Board, and found SEQRA, in particular, unfair, as it required developers to pay for traffic studies and develop water mitigation plans at their own expense, even though others developers would benefit from the findings.

The state should do the studies, for the benefit of all, he said.

He also joined the Opportunities for Otsego board, where “it bothered me that some families were denied access to Head Start because they are making a couple of percentage points above the guideline.”

The solutions to these inequities are in Albany, he concluded, and – unwilling to wait – he challenged Assemblyman Bill Magee, the 28-year incumbent Democrat and Ag Committee chairman, in 2018.

Magee, based in Madison County, won the primary, 3,681-2,415, although Buttermann lost Otsego County by only 45 votes. John Salka, R-Brookfield, who Buttermann will face Nov. 3, then – his third time out – toppled the incumbent, 23,320-22,835, a close 50.5 to 49.4 percent.

Meanwhile, he kept “getting involved.”

Annually since the fall of 2017 (except in this COVID year), Buttermann organized TedX Oneonta events, adapting the famed Ted Talks to local scale. He remembers jitters the night before the first one. But all the speakers, from as far away as Australia, showed up.

He also pursued a personal interest in global warming, from local debates on gas lines and fracking, concluding, “I thought renewable was a better bet long term.”

Finding the cheapest flight and renting a BnB room, he paid his way to Al Gore’s Climate Reality Leadership Corps seminar 2018 in Los Angeles – “I wanted to be able to speak intelligently about it” – and came away hopeful about the future.

With dairying in decline, if elected he’s interested in pursuing such opportunities as growing soybeans locally for the “Impossible Burger,” Burger King’s soy-based option.

He disagreed with Salka on how much a freshman can accomplish. “He thinks there’s no Democratic interest in Upstate New York,” he said.

“I think that’s misguided.”

If Buttermann has been headed for elective office since his boyhood days in Prescott, the decision was locked in Nov. 17, 2017.

“That day Ana took her naturalization oath,” he said. “It was one of the most inspiring days of my life, aside from getting married and birthing children.”

Proudly watching the proceedings, he decided: I’m running for Assembly.

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Legal nOtice AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY COURT, OTSEGO COUNTY AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INDEX NO. 2018-949 In the Matter of the Foreclosure of Tax Liens by Proceeding in Rem pursuant to Article Eleven of the Real Property Tax Law by Otsego County

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on the 8th day of September, 2020, the Otsego County Treasurer, hereinafter the Enforcing Officer of Otsego County, hereinafter the “Tax District “, pursuant to law filed with the Otsego County Clerk an AMENDED PETITION AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE (“Amended Petition”) against various parcels of real property for unpaid taxes. Such Amended Petition pertains to the following parcels: Cert# Street Tax map# Owner name City of Oneonta 24 50 Elm St 288.18-4-33 Avery Anne -Louise 26 3-5 Walling Ave 288.18-6-23 KMA Management Group, Inc 32 19 Fonda Ave 299.12-3-47 DeAndrea James P 41 4 Telford St 299.8-2-40 Davis Robert James; Davis Gail L 42 242 Chestnut St 299.8-2-49 Christiance James A; Christiance Debra L 72 14 Reynolds St 300.8-1-34 Ogborn Lorraine R 73 40 River St 300.9-1-30 Sobers Richard C Town of Burlington 88 212 Deminco Rd 111.00-1-4.00 Russell David 102 111 Munson Rd 64.00-1-7.00 Fitch Clifford; Fitch Patricia 103 Norton Rd 78.00-1-14.03 Wright Richard W 104 223 Arnold Rd 78.00-1-43.01 Wright Richard W 110 223 Arnold Rd 93.00-1-35.01 Wright Richard W; Wright Karen 111 Arnold Rd 93.00-1-36.00 Wright Richard W Village of Gilbertsville 120 58 Sylvan St 282.10-1-43.00 Cropper Patrick L Town of Butternuts 125 156 St Hwy 23 234.00-2-17.00 Beardsley Edward M, II; Lester Andrea

M 127 106 St Hwy 23 234.00-2-4.00 Fitch Robert 134 208 Nelson Rd 251.00-1-48.00 The Estate of Edward M Steiger 150 679 Oregon Rd 281.00-1-18.00 Lowe John A Village of Cherry Valley 179 83 Montgomery St 58.10-1-19.00 Crandall Mark W; Crandall Kathleen D 180 Montgomery St 58.10-1-20.00 Crandall Mark W; Crandall Kathleen D Town of Cherry Valley 189 3282 Co Hwy 31 18.03-1-8.00 Fitch Robert 199 1572 Co Hwy 54 45.00-1-16.00 Cabarrus Jean; Knoblauch Edward A Jr; Knoblauch Mary Katherine 205 Co Hwy 34A 59.00-1-17.03 The Estate of John K Martin; MilowMartin Vera Town of Decatur 226 438 Reservoir Rd 153.00-1-20.02 Kenlein Kenneth 228 612 Babcock Hill Rd 167.00-2-9.04 Banhart Kristin A 229 Babcock Hill Rd 167.00-2-9.05 Banhart Kristin A Town of Edmeston 17-320 4318 Co Hwy 18 122.04-1-18.00 Chriss A Antonakas; Hall Crystal 264 4239 Co Hwy 18 122.04-1-47.00 Johnson Jeremy J 271 12 Burdick Ave 124.06-1-36.01 The Estate of Biff E Pylinski 282 2259 Co Hwy 20 62.00-1-15.05 Jaggers Helen R 283 2125 Co Hwy 20 62.00-1-24.00 Jaggers Helen R 284 Co Hwy 19 63.00-2-2.04 Talbot Albert C; Talbot Barbara; The Estate of Sandra Presley; Capparelli Judith; Maine Jack; Maine David 285 470 Ballaster Rd 63.00-2-3.00 Talbot Albert C; Talbot Barbara; The Estate of Sandra Presley; Capparelli Judith; Maine Jack; Maine David Town of Exeter 307 Co Hwy 22 49.00-1-12.06 The Estate of Earl Duncan Sr; Duncan Zachary 309 218 Co Hwy 22 49.00-1-4.12 The Estate of Earl Duncan Sr; Duncan Zachary Town of Hartwick 377 242 Lippitt Rd 161.00-1-10.01 The Estate of Ross James B 379 Maples Rd 161.00-1-3.00 Johnston Charles K; Johnston Michael D; Johnston Frank M; Johnston Brian C; Johnston Steven R

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383 4659 St Hwy 28 162.00-1-33.01 Blue Spruce Mountain, LLC 387 2401 Co Hwy 11 176.00-1-35.00 Schiff Dino 397 4473 St Hwy 28 178.00-1-51.01 Chandler Christopher; Chandler Connie M 402 Co Hwy 45 194.00-1-16.01 Kolka Robert S 403 St Hwy 28 194.00-1-19.04 Kolka Robert S 404 St Hwy 28 194.00-1-4.10 Kukenberger Cynthia M; Kolka Robert S Village of Laurens 405 13 Brook St 240.15-2-11.00 The Estate of Pauline Carr 406 8 Brook St 240.15-2-16.00 Cimko Amanda Jean P 407 5 Craft St 240.15-2-4.00 The Estate of William E Yoder 409 54 Main St 240.15-2-63.00 The Estate of William E Brooks Jr Town of Laurens 416 183 Co Hwy 11B 208.01-1-18.00 O’Neill Brian T 417 107 Old Co Rt 11B 208.01-1-29.00 O’Neill Brian T 419 413 Russell Hill Rd 222.00-2-12.02 Menchini Leonard A 421 222 Larchwood Ln 222.00-2-12.09 Elisenberg Geir 437 2774 St Hwy 23 238.00-2-63.01 Sims Donna 440 362 New Rd 240.00-1-49.03 Buttice Jayne A; Buttice Nicholas J 446 Balantic Hill Rd 240.00-2-23.04 Joslin Dwight L Jr 454 Hathaway Rd 255.00-2-39.00 The Estate of Carl Ehlert 455 Hathaway Rd 255.00-2-40.00 The Estate of Henry F Ehlert Town of Maryland 483 800 Smokey Ave 198.00-2-12.02 Three G Developers LLC 491 404 Co Hwy 34 213.00-1-29.00 Smith Christina; Ritton Brian 492 176 Norton Rd 213.00-1-5.05 Carotenuto Brando Francesco 519 53 Race St 230.19-2-41.00 Murphy Patricia A 530 107 Dog Hill Rd 245.09-1-5.00 The Estate of Byam Esther Town of Middlefield 572 178 Fish Rd 100.00-1-6.03 The Estate of Ida M Yager Town of Milford 656 3985 St Hwy 28 194.00-2-11.213 Kolka Robert S 685

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S Hwy 28 243.00-1-10.02 Sci Carmine M; Sci Gloria T 699 323 Co Hwy 35 260.00-1-11.00 Kropp Dennis; Kropp Amy 707 Maple Dr 260.13-1-38.00 Wells David J; Kleinfelder Ronald J 726 6467 St Hwy 7 277.00-1-67.00 Schrom Justin R; Peeters Jolene L Village of Morris 736 22 Hargrave St 221.18-1-16.00 Etzl George J; Etzl Sarah S Town of Morris 742 St Hwy 51 204.00-2-13.04 Reynolds Randall C 753 2009 St Hwy 23 221.00-1-57.00 Schacht Robert 755 St Hwy 23 221.00-1-73.00 The Estate of Mary Louise Boynton 761 205 Butternut Ridge Rd 222.00-3-13.00 Dickinson Philip L Town of New Lisbon 780 497 Backus Rd 142.00-2-26.01 Butternut Valley Environmental Resources Ltd 786 Backus Rd 158.00-1-11.00 Butternut Valley Environmental Resources Ltd 787 705 Lena Rd 158.00-1-12.02 Condon David J 794 Bardin Rd 173.00-1-49.00 Greaves Jesse R 795 Parker Rd 173.00-1-51.02 Greaves Jesse R 801 114 Welcome Rd N 174.00-1-6.00 The Estate of Geraldine R Yoder 810 3389 St Hwy 51 189.00-1-59.01 Annex Exteriors Inc 820 418 Wheat Rd 190.00-1-9.04 Bradley Jennifer Lee 823 397 Co Hwy 15 191.00-1-14.01 Mehta Malti Town of Oneonta 846 East St 275.00-1-28.00 Kropp Dennis; Kropp Amy 850 Sunset Dr 287.15-1-28.02 Blake Matthew 860 St Hwy 7 289.00-1-6.01 Rotolo Anthony 865 101 Browne St 299.00-1-4.01 Otsar Corp 869 422 Chestnut St 299.07-1-36.00 The Estate of Carl A Canis; Canis Eleanor J 876 81 Oneida St 299.10-1-43.01 Pushkar Stephen Village of Otego 904 301 Main St 317.19-1-23.00 Adkins Virginia 905 307 Main St 317.19-1-24.01 Spataro Barbara Angelika Town of Otego 914

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Sarrah Ct 272.00-1-37.05 Glorioso Darin V; Tice Brad 932 1866 Co Hwy 8 285.00-1-17.00 Schwed Karl R; Schwed Emma L 935 347 Upper Green St 285.00-1-34.04 Perry Samuel H Jr; Perry Jody A 940 104 Sutlif Rd 286.00-1-35.62 Wilcox Delbert C; Wilcox Kimberly R 954 Burdick Hill Rd 307.00-1-7.02 Samuels Ray V; Samuels Emma E Amaro 965 Beilby Rd 318.00-1-20.08 Penafiel Realty Corporation 973 2630 St Hwy 7 324.00-1-47.02 Hill Anthony A; The Estate of Laurel J Hill Village of Cooperstown, Town of Otsego 986 92 Main St 115.18-3-39.00 Andrews Phillip 994 99 Main St 131.06-2-48.00 American Baseball Experience Inc 995 103 Main St 131.06-2-7.00 103 Main Street Cooperstown Corp Town of Otsego 1012 170 Cemetery Rd 114.09-1-8.00 Chandler Estates LLC; Connie Chandler M 1013 322 Co Hwy 26 130.00-2-24.00 Carrella George R 1033 Tripp Hill Rd 83.00-1-12.43 Clark Nancy L 1039 Co Hwy 28 84.00-1-15.12 Reiss Howard K; Reiss Doris S 1046 Bed Bug Hill Rd 97.00-1-52.00 Byard John S Town of Pittsfield 1065 394 Ramey Rd 156.00-1-18.01 Curtis John M; Curtis Sharlene P 1070 121 Burski Rd 156.00-1-38.02 Etzl George; Etzl Sarah 1074 657 Co Hwy 17 156.00-1-52.13 Fallon Ethan D; Fallon Tammy 1077 395 Bentley Rd 156.00-1-57.00 Hyman Vanessa 1078 370 Ramey Rd 156.00-1-9.00 Curtis John M; Curtis Sharlene P 1080 3344 Co Hwy 18 170.00-1-31.00 Blake Matthew 1096 119 Jennison Rd 172.00-1-30.02 The Estate of Carl Terwilliger; Terwilliger Brenda 1097 Co Hwy 49 172.00-1-30.03 Etzl George J; Uhle Sarah 1098 1309 Co Hwy 49 172.00-1-31.00 Etzl George J; Uhle Sarah 1114 147 Young Rd 187.00-1-41.01 Tooley Kathy J 1122 Co Hwy 18 202.00-1-1.224 Papasidero Jeffrey D

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1123 Co Hwy 18 202.00-1-1.226 Papasidero Jeffrey D 1124 Co Hwy 18 202.00-1-1.25 Etzl George J 1125 Co Hwy 18 202.00-1-9.02 Thornton Shawn; Thornton Karin Town of Plainfield 1141 137 Co Hwy 19 33.00-1-12.00 Jaggers Helen 1147 Talbot Rd 34.00-1-12.23 Lan’Did Corporation 1152 Hughes Rd 48.00-1-3.07 Masel Patricia A; Erickson Frederick L; Nazginov Roma; Harter Brigette; White Eric 1153 210 Hughes Rd 48.00-1-3.08 Masel Patricia A; Erickson Frederick L; Harter Brigette; White Eric 1156 562 Crumb Hill Rd 9.00-1-1.02 Holmes Philip Village of Richfield Springs 1161 18 Prospect St 13.20-2-48.00 Osterhoudt Charles M 1162 5 Union St 13.20-2-51.00 Abrams Barry E 1165 28 River St 13.20-3-58.00 28 River Street Richfield Springs NY Land Trust 1166 28 River St 13.20-3-59.00 28 River Street Richfield Springs NY Land Trust 1169 5 Sylvan St 14.17-1-28.00 Gibson Cosby 1181 Canadarago St 25.05-3-44.00 Villavicencio Silvio 1182 10 Canadarago St 25.05-3-53.00 Garner Robert E; Garner Jesse L; Garner Elizabeth Jane Town of Richfield 1187 190 Mower Rd 12.00-1-19.02 Fuller William J; Fuller Shawn M 1192 2941 US Hwy 20 13.00-1-16.02 Vickerson James V Jr 1200 8443 St Hwy 28 24.00-1-11.02 The Estate of Charles E Roberts; The Estate of Betty M Roberts 1216 8162 St Hwy 28 38.25-1-7.01 The Estate of Thomas Davenport; Barstein Mindy 1219 2489 US Hwy 20 4.00-1-19.00 Goodspeed Kimberly A Town of Roseboom 1233 Middlefield Rd 118.00-2-12.11 Turkish Deport Corp 1234 872 Middlefield Rd 118.00-2-9.00 Edwards Earl 1239 200 Adair Rd 120.00-1-14.00 Giammarino Lucio 1248 Morton Rd 88.00-1-36.00 Rodriguez Angel Manuel Town of

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Springfield 1258 7667 St Hwy 80 41.06-1-27.00 Macaluso Joseph; Corso-Macaluso Glynis 1259 St Hwy 80 41.06-1-57.00 Macaluso Joseph; Corso-Macaluso Glynis 1263 217 Continental Rd 42.00-1-2.04 Stocking Billy; Stocking Cheryl 1267 1004 Co Hwy 29 6.00-1-24.23 Ruppert James F Village of Unadilla 1270 34 Ontio Ter 334.14-1-37.00 US Bank NA as Trustee of American Homeowner Preservation Trust Series 2015A+ 1271 22 Prospect St 334.14-1-75.00 Macek Nicholas 1273 19 Prospect St 334.14-1-79.00 The Estate of Walter L Campbell The Estate of Lucille C Campbell 1276 Maple Ave 334.15-1-38.00 Rudolph Richard 1279 95 Martin Brook St 334.15-1-70.01 Luna Carlos V; Luna Esperanza 1287 5 Walnut St 334.19-2-35.00 Makeplace Amanda Town of Unadilla 1325 685 Lockwood Hill Rd 320.00-1-31.00 The Estate of Willie PE Bowman 1346 116 Pitcher Ln 324.03-1-4.02 Clow Shawn A; Clow Patrice M 1359 Co Hwy 3 329.00-1-22.00 The Estate of Richard Ingrassia 1361 420 Co Hwy 3 329.00-1-37.22 Martini Ryan J 1362 560 Co Hwy 3 329.00-1-45.00 Fallon Susan L; The Estate of Lena M Harvey 1370 130 Ledgewood Acres Dr 330.00-1-4.07 Schusteritsch Edward A 1376 St Hwy 7 330.03-1-86.00 Unadilla ShamRock Village LLC 1390 342 Co Hwy 1 332.00-1-83.21 Kipps Hill Road Corp.

1398 1676 St Hwy 7 334.00-1-47.00 Unadilla Shamrock Village, LLC 1407 459 St Hwy 7 336.02-1-45.00 Hunt WIlliam A Jr 1409 420 St Hwy 7 336.02-1-64.02 Olson Edward D 1411 St Hwy 7 337.00-1-37.01 Fallon Cherie N; Fallon James 1414 St Hwy 7 337.00-1-62.00 Fallon Cherie N; Fallon James Town of Westford 1419 176 Stong Hill Rd 150.00-1-33.02 Duncan Derek Lee; Fagergren Kayla 1425 674 Co Hwy 36 166.00-1-46.00

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Regg Frances A 1430 Middlefield Rd 166.01-1-20.00 Parsons William H 1434 1764 Co Hwy 34 166.01-1-33.00 Langan James W 1435 1109 Co Hwy 36 166.01-1-35.00 Quinn Heidi 1436 Co Hwy 34 166.01-1-4.00 Ives Darin M; Ives Charity S 1437 1799 Co Hwy 34 166.01-1-9.00 Ives Darin M; Ives Charity S 1445 750 Up Country Rd 182.00-1-18.02 Fraser Matthew J. 1448 Hickory Hill Rd 196.00-2-2.13 The Estate of Daniel Hoag 1450 376 Badeau Hill Rd 197.00-1-23.02 Bolton Larry M; Bolton Evelyn C Town of Worcester 1452 226 Alvord Rd 169.00-2-33.00 Hayden Vincent 1453 232 Co Hwy 36 183.00-3-4.00 Makely John H 1468 86 Main St 185.13-1-33.00 Suydam Brian T 1470 3 Maple St E 185.13-1-46.00 Keever Kenneth W; Keever Tammy 1482 10 Fairlawn Ave 199.18-1-22.00 McLean Jestina 1483 179 Main St 199.18-1-40.00 Biczo Ann Marie; The Estate of Kalman Biczo 1485 192 Main St 199.18-3-21.01 Bruce George A; Bruce Virginia A 1486 252 Main St 199.18-3-39.00 Hartt Anthony M; Hartt Janet A 1498 410 Roe Rd 201.00-1-29.00 The Estate of Fredereick R Pflug 1501 215 Tuscan Rd 214.00-2-8.00 Milavec Jeffrey R 1519 302 Boughton Rd 233.00-1-37.21 DeRuscio Joseph J Jr; Ciancetta David; Sobieski David; The Estate of Leon Sobieski Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such Amended Petition are hereby notified that the filing of such Amended Petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem.

Nature of proceeding: This proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such Amended Petition.

No personal judgement will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof.

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This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such Amended Petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such Amended Petition has been filed in the Office of the Otsego County Treasurer and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified as the last day for redemption.

Right of redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption.

Such payment shall be made to Allen Ruffles, Otsego County Treasurer, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record.

Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 18th day of December, 2020.

Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such Amended Petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the Attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure.

Such answer must be filed in the Office of the County Clerk and served upon the Attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption.

Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such Amended Petition and a judgement in foreclosure may be taken by default.

Enforcing Officer: Allen Ruffles Otsego County Treasurer Continued Pg. B5 From Pg. B4 Attorney for Tax District: Phillips Lytle LLP Richard M. Beers, Jr., Esq. 28 East Main St, Ste 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 (585) 238-2000 3LegalNov.12 continued page 5

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IN MEMORIAM Vera E. McLaughlin, 75, Fox Hospital Nurse

John Hayen, 58; Coach Loved Christmas NEW BERLIN - John David Hayen, 58, who was known for his elaborate Christmas light displays died Wednesday Oct. 7, 2020, at St. Peter’s Hospice in Albany.

He was born May 20, 1962, in Niskayuna, the son of John F. Hayen and Virginia (Lawton) Mosher Sweeney.

He graduated from Duanesburg Central School and attended SUNY Morrisville for a short time.

He married Susan Pendorf on Oct. 28, 1983.

Throughout his life he was always athletic and involved with sports. Most notably he was inducted into the National Softball Hall of Fame and was a three-time All-American. He channeled his love for sports into a

coaching career as goalkeeper coach for SUNY Oneonta.

In his free time, he enjoyed John fishing, a fine Hayen bourbon and loved making ugly Christmas sweaters.

In 2016, he boasted that he had 25,300 Christmas lights on his house, more than Clark Griswold in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” For more than 20 years John worked at Townsquare Media Group in Oneonta as a senior marketing consultant. He was wellknown for the live broadcast events, morning sports

reports, radio auctions, and live Yellow Jacket sports broadcasts.

John is survived by his wife, Sue Hayen; children, Amber Wiltsie (Jeffrey), Jarrin Hayen (Jason), Christopher Hayen (Jennifer), as well as two grandchildren.

Also surviving are his mother, Virginia MosherSweeney (Steve); father, John Hayen (Nancy); siblings, Christopher Hayen (Linda), Susie Jarosz (Brian); stepsiblings, Deborah Mostert (Terry), Michael Duhenme (Karen); many nieces and nephews and friends.

He was predeceased by his stepfather, David Mosher.

It was John’s wish that there be no services and instead, a big party be held to celebrate his life.

Visitation was planned 4 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.

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She was born Vera Ellen Bowman to Jay N. and Theodora (Stoppenhagen) Bowman in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on July 12, 1945.

A graduate of Northside High School, Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1963 and Parkview Methodist Nursing School in 1966, Vera also earned her BS in nursing at Hartwick College, Oneonta, (class of 1990) while she raised her family and worked full-time at A.O. Fox Hospital, first in the intensive care unit, then as a nursing supervisor and in patient education.

Vera was proud to have volunteered on the Otego Emergency Squad in the

1990s.

She was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in her 40s and, while the disease took its toll Vera on her, she McLaughlin remained a smart, funny and creative woman until the end. She loved good jokes and bad puns. A master at Scrabble and Words with Friends, she also enjoyed puzzles and riddles. When she played games, she was known to be competitive because, “that’s how you win” and she’d say it as if the thought of playing any other way was odd. Over her lifetime she dabbled in many crafts, sewing, crocheting, cake

decorating and even painting and writing.

Vera is survived by her son, Shawn and his wife, Kathleen of Whitesboro; daughter, Mindy and her husband, Joel Potts of Niverville; and grandchildren, Alexander Potts, Dell Potts and Declan McLaughlin.

She was predeceased by her parents; and brother, Vern Bowman, who coincidentally died on Oct. 7 in 1979.

A celebration of life will be held at the convenience of the family.

In lieu of flowers, or for those who wish, donations may be made to the MS Society (NMSS, P.O. Box 4594, New York, NY 10163).

Arrangements are entrusted to Raymond Bond Funeral Home.

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Jess Haynes Calhoun, 84 Jan. 2, 1936 - Sept. 24, 2020

COOPERSTOWN Central School. He was a – Cooperstown native Jess retired veteran of the U.S. Haynes Calhoun Navy. He was a passed away quite welder, and a retired suddenly at his home manager of Bruce in Pasco, Wash., on Hall Corp.

Sept. 24, 2020.

In 2002, Jess He was born in and Sandy became Cooperstown on Jan. snowbirds in Arizona.

2, 1936, the son of In 2006, they moved Norman D. Calhoun cross country to and Gertrude (EllsWashington to be worth) Calhoun. near family.

He married Sandra He is survived by Jess H. Minerose Nov. 19, his loving wife of 59 Calhoun 1960, in Oneonta. years, Sandra, and Jess graduated in son Scott (Shanna).

1955 from Cooperstown He has two grand-daughters,

Krista (Tyson) Jones, Sarajon (Sterling) Ford; three step-grand-daughters, Aja (Lee) Frasier, Arika (Brian) Schienbein and Ashlee (Kyle) Watkins. Also, brothers Norman B. (Sharon), Charles (Caroline) and Arthur (Marlene) Calhoun, and many nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by his father Norman, mother Gertrude, step-mother Charlotte, and brother Douglas.

He will be remembered for his smile, love of life and for all his family, and always ready for a good time.

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