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Turning A Page At Green Toad

Jim Havener poses with Michele Barry in front of the Green Toad after signing papers to acquire the downtown mainstay.

Early Fan Of Bookstore Buys Downtown Mainstay From Founder

By LIBBY CUDMORE

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henever Jim Havener went out of town, he always brought something back for Michele Barry at the Green Toad Bookstore.

“He’d come in and say, ‘I stopped in the cutest little bookstore and they did this…’,” she said. “It showed me he was interested and in touch with what works in a business.”

It was that interest that inspired her to ask him about

buying The Green Toad, the Main Street bookstore that’s become a downtown mainstay since she opened it in November 2008.

“The community was thirsty for something like this, and we created a Please See SALE, A7

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Tom McMillen, Morris, who did two tours in Vietnam, Brad Osborne, Oneonta, who served in the Air force and the Army, applaud at the end of Oneonta’s Veterans Day ceremonies Tuesday, Nov. 11, in Neahwa Park/MORE PHO-

Threat Upsets Seniors

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or the Gathering Post Seniors, the lunch service at the Elm Park Methodist Church isn’t just about the meal – it’s about the community.

“We’d be sitting at home doing nothing.

We need this,” said Elizabeth Whiting.

“We’re like a family here.”

“Right, sis,” teased Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Gene Baker.

Five days a week, “Doc” Knapp presides as many as 40 senior at The Gathering Place, the county may citizens come from as which close to save $13,000. far away as Unadilla, Pindars Corners and West Laurens, to play cards, dine together and socialize into the early Please See SENIORS, A7

Corning $3K Helps Buoy Robokronos

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he road to regional competition just got a bit easier for Otsego’s RoboKronos robotics team, thanks to a new $3,000 grant from the Corning Incorporated Foundation.

The teen team, officially Otsego 4-H FIRST Robotics Team 4203, will use the grant to build this season’s new robot, and take it to competition in Troy in March.

The grant brings total funds raised this season to about $7,000, nearly half.

To learn how to donate, call 547-2536, Ext. 225, or visit www.robokronos.org AG CHIEF VISITS: Richard Ball, Schoharie, will pay his first visit to Otsego County since being appointed Ag & Markets commissioner, keynoting a day-long conference on conection NY products and NY customers/ Details, A6

ADULT TUTORING: Literacy Volunteers of Otsego & Delaware Counties is seeking students for the 2014-15 academic year for free and confidential tutoring in Basic Adult Education, English as a Second Language, and Computer Literacy. More information at 607-353-7099, or e-mail info@lvodc.org.

Jim Georgeson, 1919-2014 Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA

Oneonta NAACP President Lee Fisher reports back on his breakout group near the end of “Oneonta: An Inclusive Community,” Saturday’s, Nov. 8, diversity summit at Foothills. At right is Elliot Ruggles, director, SUNY Oneonta’s Gender & Sexuality Resource Center.

Inclusion May Be As Simple As A Simple ‘Good Morning’

At Diversity Summit, 60 Chart Ways To Be More Welcoming

By JIM KEVLIN

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nclusion can begin with a simple “good morning.”

Stated in different ways, that was one observation that came out Saturday, Nov. 8, as 60 people at “Oneonta: An Inclusive Community” engaged in “envisioneering” – May-

or Dick Miller’s term – to imagine what an optimum community might look like in 2025.

The exercise, also called a Diversity Summit, was hosted at Foothills.

“I’m a hiker,” said Ellen Sokolow, Franklin, an architect. “On trails, everybody says, ‘good morning’.” She suggested the formation of a “Good Morning Committee.”

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All Recall Former Mayor’s Vitality, Civic Duty, Humor enough that you could figure it out’!”

Georgeson, 95, died hen Sam Wednesday, Oct. 22, Nader at The Otsego sucManor, three ceeded Jim days before the Georgeson as sitting Mayor mayor in 1960, Dick Miller’s he found nothing unexpected passthat Georgeson ing. But he was had left behind. “I remembered by said to him, ‘You 200 family memdidn’t even leave bers and friends James N. me a sheet of at a service on Georgeson paper’!” recalled Saturday, Nov. 8, Nader. “And he said, at Lewis, Hurley & Pi‘I knew you were smart See MAYOR, A7

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HOMETOWN People

New Rabbi Joins Oneonta’s Temple Beth El

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abbi Molly Karp, formerly of New York City, has succeeded Rabbi Donald Roberts at Temple Beth El in Oneonta.

“My idea of being a rabbi is to provide warm and gentle support after listening carefully to learn what kind of support is needed,” she wrote in a letter to her congregation.

Roberts, who served as the Rabbi for 20 years, retired just after Rosh Hashanah services in early October.

Karp was raised on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and graduated with a B.A. in Judaic studies from Binghamton University.

She was ordained as a rabbi at the Academy Rabbi Karp for Jewish Religion in Riverdale, and spent 10 years in doctoral studies in Hebrew Bible at the Jewish Theological Semi-

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SELFIE WITH THE SENATOR

nary in New York City.

When not in Oneonta, she serves as a faculty member and director of student life at the Ivry Prozdor High School of the Jewish Theological Seminary.

She has two sons, Adam and Jonah, who currently live and work in Denver.

Since coming to Temple Beth El, she has started a beginners’ Hebrew class for adults and a Torah study group.

Edward Jones’ Oneonta Office Marks 5th Year The Edward Jones, the financial advisers, are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the Oneonta office, Sarah Manchester, financial adviser, announced.

“After learning how Edward Jones financial advisors were required to meet members of a community before even being able to open an office, I knew this was the right firm for me,” Manchester said.

Oneonta Job Corps’ Director Chris Kuhn, right, snapped this “selfie” with U.S. Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, D-NY, and his staff during the senator’s visit to the West Street facility Thursday, Nov. 7. Others include Student ambassador Bria-Shari Bell, lower left. In the second row are, from left, OJCA Business & Community Liaison Adina Feliu, Student Government President Richard Alicea, and OJCA Independent Living Director Mike Dooley. In the back are, from left, Military Cadet Program Capt. Marquis Wiggins, and Student Human Resources Officer Will Gallagher.

Dani Nicosia Named MVP In Soccer League

DIII News Ranks Hartwick Hawks As ‘Team To Watch’

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ophomore soccer midfielder Danielle Nicosia of Oneonta was named 2014 Mountain Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Valley Conference (MVC) SUNY Oneonta’s Ben Dixon, center, shared his findings on the history of Most Valuable Player. the college culled from historic newspapers and Milne library photo files She is the daughter of Saturday, Nov. 10, at the Oneonta History Center. The associate professor of geography, who walked an audience through 350 slides in a hour, Charles and Melissa Nicosia is flanked by, from left, GOHS President Janet Potter, Education Professor of Oneonta.

Emeritus Madeline Berry, Mary Lynn Benson, Milne Library head of referA business administration ence, and GOHS Executive Director Bob Brzozowski. As part of the campus’ major at Herkimer College, 125th anniversary, Dixon’s topic was “Our SUNY Oneonta Campus, 1889 Dani played in 13 regular to Today.” “I’ve wanted to know about every place where I’ve worked,” he season games, racking up explained, “because it enriches your appreciation … I just don’t see today’s nine goals and three assists. buildings; I know how they came about.” Dixon’s speciality is tracing how The resident of Oneonta had places have evolved over the years, in how they look and their use. He is currently working on a book tracing the evolution of the Gettysburg Battle- a five-game stretch scoring nine goals. field National Monument.

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artwick’s men’s basketball team, which tips off its 2014-2015 season on Saturday at the Oswego State Max Ziel Tournament, was one of 40 teams recognized by DIII News recently.

The Hawks were ranked just outside the publication’s Top 25 in the “Teams to Watch” category, along with 14 other programs. Hartwick is the only Empire 8 Conference school recognized and one of only four in New York State.

Last season, Hartwick earned its second Empire 8 Conference Championship as well as its third NCAA Tournament appearance in the last four seasons.

The Hawks return 11 players from last year’s group, including three starters. Four of their top six scorers are also back in uniform.

Hartwick plays against Farmingdale State on Saturday, Nov. 16, in its opener at 4 p.m. ’Wick opposes the host Lakers on Sunday.

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WEEKEND FOR FUN, FILMS VETERANS

Grandma Loraine Collar, 80, of Hartwick, is holding her own at this hour at the Hold ‘Em Benefit Poker Tournament held Saturday, Nov. 8 Mrs. Collar has 40 grandchildren, also great-grandchildren. Proceeds from the unusual benefit goes to the Susquehanna SPCA.

Sen. Jim Seward and Assemblyman Claudia Tenney, above, join Tony Moore and Herman Riese in unveiling the new sign proclaiming a portion of Route 23 at the Otsego-Delaware County line as “Davenport VFW Memorial Highway” on Monday, Nov. 10. Observing are veterans Ken Kennedy, Dwayne Hill, John McCulley, Jerry Rifenbarf, John Herron, Len Carson, Ray Smith, Bob Miller, Tony Moore, Patti Valente, Dennis Valente, Tony Cece, Suzanne O’Donnell, Tim O’Donnell, Wayne Gregory and Paul Schneeloch.

Ellen Pope, right, enjoys the wrap party of the Glimmerglass Film Days with Cathy Raddatz, Maryann Dietz and Charlie Kieler. This year’s theme was “Water” and featured 14 films from around the world.

Isabella Pelligra and her friend Marly Morrison, Oneonta, use teamwork to blow bubbles for bubble prints at OWL’s Paintfest Saturday, Nov. 10,in Oneonta.

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EDITORIAL

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Alas, Dear Citizens, Perhaps Some Of The Fault Is In Ourselves

t’s such a cliche we won’t even say it directly: all-ay, oliticspay is-ay ocal-lay.

Yes, such was certainly the case in the race for Congress in the 19th, the district that stretches along the Hudson River, then hooks over to, eventually, Otsego County.

The incumbent running for his third term, U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, was everywhere.

And even after he soundly defeated Democratic challenger Sean Eldridge on Election Day, he kept going, the energizer candidate.

Take a look at his schedule since he was reelected on Nov. 4. He took the 5th off, but on the 6th he had events in South Kortright, Hudson and Kingston. On the 7th, West Sand Lake.

Over the weekend, Catskill, Woodbourne, Poughkeepsie, Troy, Rock Hill, Eagles Nest. Look at the map: These places are all over the place.

On the 10th, Webutuck, back to West Sand Lake, then Hyde Park. And on

might have been over-enticed by the relative ease of a virtual campaign. If so, it just didn’t work.

Plus there was the carpetbagger stigma – Eldridge went district shopping, and moved to Shokan, on the southern edge of the 19th, just in time to run for Congress. The stigma was is hard to shake, as proved by his winning just four of the county’s 48 precincts, only four of Democratic Oneonta’s six.

“The old days of having to be a native and lifelong Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA resident don’t hold anyU.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, presents an more,” said Tony Casale, autographed tribute to an elated Mildred Levine, Cooperstown, the retired who spent her career with the Navy, during a assemblyman from Long Veterans Day stop at the Focus Rehabilitation & Lake. “But you have to Nursing Center (formerly Otsego Manor). move in and settle down before you run for office.” the 11th, Veterans Day, he and it characterized GibEven a couple of years dashed from a parade in son’s whole campaign, and Kingston to the Focus Reha- the previous two years since would have helped, Casale bilitation & Nursing Center redistricting brought Otsego said.

Perhaps he could have (the former Otsego Manor) County into his district in made up that deficit by for Catskill Area Hospice’s 2012. shaking hands, but he was annual “Salute the VeterEldridge was an engagtoo-little present, at least ans” ceremony, handing out ing candidate, too. He in these hinterlands. Gibcertificates to 18 residents just didn’t engage enough. son proved what Eldridge there.

Given his connections to couldn’t do can be done.

That’s a lot of handshakFacebook and its reach, it’s • ing and constituent-meeting, probably no surprise that he

OTHER VIEWS

As Susquehanna’s Source, Pure Water Matters Here Most

By SANDRA VITTI & LARRY BENNETT

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he Susquehanna River is the longest river in the East, providing drinking water to millions of people and a place for residents across multiple states to boat, swim and fish. What’s more, Cherry Valley Creek, Moss Pond and other local waterways help support dozens upon dozens of small businesses that help New Yorkers use and explore their waterways.

Brewery Ommegang, for example, has worked since 1997 to create quality Belgianstyle beer right here in New York. We hold festivals every summer where thousands of people come to sample beer, taste delicious food, enjoy live music and more. Serving 43 states, and water being perhaps the most important ingredient in our product, Brewery Ommegang’s ongoing success depends upon protecting the health of our watershed, the health of the Susquehanna River, the streams that feed into it, and the other rivers and lakes in the region.

We should be doing everything we can to protect our waterways. While the Susquehanna River itself is protected under the Clean Water Act, far too many of the Please See WATER, A6

LEST WE FORGET

The Oneonta Veterans Club color guard, comprised of, from left, Emerson Horth, Tim O’Donnell, Jim Williams, Gary Ballard, Harry Martin and Steve Farago, leads colleagues down the Veterans Memorial Walkway in Neahwa Park at the start of Veterans Day commemorations on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, ceasing hostilities on the Western Front at the end of World War I.

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Alas, poor Andrew, where be your gibes now? your gambols? your songs? your flashes of merriment, that were wont to set the table on a roar? Our governor certainly looked pretty peckish as, accompanied by his partner, always-on Sandra Lee, he cast his ballot in Westchester County.

His victory was never in doubt and, embattled from all sides, he nonetheless won 53.9 percent of the vote to Republican Rob Astorino’s 40.6 percent. Why all the crepe?

Here’s why: According to an analysis by the Syracuse Post-Standard, Governor Cuomo lost 43 Upstate counties, including Otsego, and won only eight this year. In 2010, he won 37 Upstate counties, including Otsego, and lost only 13.

This, despite three balanced budgets in a row, tax reductions we all say we want, the realization of the long-promised Nanotechnology Revolution, Start-Up NY, the economic development councils, the tourism promotions, the four pend-

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ing casinos. Oh, my.

Still, he was whipsawed.

The Frackivistas, sore he hadn’t banned the debated gas-extraction method, vowed “no pasaran,” and threw their votes, first to Zephyr, then to the less-enticing Howie. So there went the center-to-left.

The SAFE Act, pushed through in Cuomo style in the wee hours a few days after Sandy Hook, infuriated the center-to-right, while failing to win back the single-focus anti-frackivists, many of whom would normally have warmed to his gun-control plunge.

Upstate, vigorous, acrossthe-board policymaking turned out to be a lose-lose.

Downstate, New York City predictably went with the Democrat, and that carried the day.

The election didn’t matter to the governor’s New York State career, but it certainly dimmed his prospects beyond.

Perhaps that’s the lesson, dear Brutus: New York elections can be won, but the state is ungovernable.

American Legion Commander Len Carson prepared to begin flag-disposal ceremonies in Neahwa Park.

Three World War II veterans – from left, Erling Pederson, Anthony Chicorelli and Tony Drago – were honored at the American Legion for serving their nation and surpassing age 90. They also received pins for 25 years in the Disabled American Veterans.

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JULIA M. DOSTAL OTHER VOICES

Parents, Don’t Send Wrong Message About Gambling Editor’s Note: Dr. Dostal is executive director of the LEAF Council on Alcoholism & Addictions.

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s we gear up for the height of the football season and cheer of the holiday season, I want to take this time to remind parents that seemingly insignificant family happenings can have a lasting impact on children.

Young people are at a far higher risk for problem gambling than adults, so this is a gentle reminder for all those parents who want absolutely nothing but the very best for their children!

The New York Council on Problem Gambling’s “Know the Odds” campaign puts it like this: “It starts innocently enough. Cousins sit around the kitchen table watching their parents play poker after a family [gathering]. They see the excitement

and frustration as bets are won and lost, chips exchanged and new hands dealt. They feel the rush as they root for their parents, cheering them on by saying, ‘It’s okay. You’ll win next time.’They get excited when their parents allow them to join in playing.

“It’s watching the Super Bowl with their father. He’s placed bets with the children’s uncle on who will win and what the score will be, and the atmosphere is tense for every hour of the big game. Waves of excitement and anxiety come as the odds of him winning his bet change with every touchdown.

“It’s a trip to the convenience store with their mother. She buys gasoline for the car, two bottles of water and five dollars’ worth of the scratch-off type lottery tickets. She lets her children scratch off the various tickets; one child’s ticket reveals a one-dollar prize.

Months later, the same child receives scratch-off tickets in a gift card.”

Once the “thrill” of gambling has sparked an adolescent’s developing brain, they are at much higher risk for problem gambling. We encourage all adults to consider this reality before engaging in friendly wagers in the presence of young people. Also, we always discourage the giving of scratch-off tickets to young people for any occasion.

For more information about youth and problem gambling, check out www.knowtheodds.org If you or someone you care about has a problem with gambling you can call the NY HOPELine twenty-four hours a day. 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-8466-7369). Additionally, the staff at the LEAF Council on Alcoholism and Addictions is your local source for addiction information, education and referral at 432-0090

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History

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

100 Years Ago

A new law becomes effective November 16 which compels all who sell milk to have their barns scored by the proper officer, the report properly filled out and all milk receptacles properly tagged. This law will apply to one who sells one quart of milk a day to a neighbor as well as to regular milkmen. If you desire to sell milk you must ask the town, village or city health officer to come and inspect your barn. He will give you a rating. If your barn scores 70 points on the official list and your cattle are given the tuberculin test once a year you will be marked Grade A. If your barn scores between 60 and 70 and the cattle are given a physical examination at least once a year, you will be marked Grade B. Milk not complying with the above conditions will be marked Grade C. Each pail or can must bear the name of the producer and the Grade A, B, or C. If the milk is sold in bottles this information must be printed on the cap on the top of the bottle.

The tags for different grades must be in different colors. This law applies to retail dealers only and dairymen who sell their milk wholesale to creameries, etc. will not be affected by the new law. At the Oneonta Milk Company, for years, the milk produced there has been Grade B, the only difficulty being the lack of facilities for the required bacterial count.

November 1914

125 Years Ago

40 Years Ago

There will be no personnel cuts in the Oneonta School District for the remainder of the school year. The decision came at a sometimes stormy meeting of the Board of Education attended by an estimated 800 persons who packed the auditorium at the Junior High School. Observers said it was the largest crowd to attend a meeting of any governmental agency in Oneonta over the past 20 years. Upon the recommendation of Superintendent Dr. Frederick G. Beardsley, the board voted to continue using the present school budget “with such economies as can be developed” until April 1, 1975, when a determination would be made as to whether the board needed to float tax anticipation notes to finance the district for the remainder of the year. In addition, the board voted to ask the taxpayers this spring to increase the constitutional tax limit of the district from 1.50 to 1.75 percent.

November 1974

30 Years Ago

The hunting season for deer opens Monday in New York’s southern counties as the state takes aim at cutting its overpopulated, apple-chomping herd by as many as 250,000 animals by 1987. Before hunting season opened officials estimated 700,000 deer were feeding off this year’s bounty of acorns, hickory nuts and beechnuts – and raiding apple orchards. In season, each hunter is allowed one buck, but to further reduce the herd the state will issue permits allowing hunters in the south to take an extra deer of either sex.

November 1984

80 Years Ago

Brooding over the death of his parents a few years ago, and despondent because he was left with almost no near relatives, Ellery A. McGinnis, 28 years old, went to his mother’s grave in Glenwood cemetery yesterday afternoon and ended his life by putting a bullet from a .32 caliber revolver through his head. Dr. Norman W. Getman of Oneonta, Otsego County coroner, visited the scene and inspected the body. Dr. Getman concluded that the man “died by his own hand.” He issued a verdict of suicide and directed that the body be removed to the Bookhout Funeral Home. Authorities investigating the case searched the man’s clothes and found several bullets and a note that read: “To Whom It May Concern: You may think you know what is wrong, but you don’t. What I know I am taking with me.” Vincent Tobey, a Bennett taxi driver, was hired by McGinnis to take him to Glenwood cemetery. Upon reaching a point in the cemetery, Mr. McGinnis instructed Tobey to “Wait here for me as I will only be gone a few minutes.” As Tobey was cleaning his windshield, he heard a noise and saw McGinnis topple over. Tobey notified patrolman August Otto who was directing traffic at the East End school. Otto rushed to the scene but found McGinnis was dead.

November 1934

60 Years Ago

Delegates from women’s clubs representing 400,000 women in New York State proposed a “grassroots crusade” against objectionable comic books at their 60th annual convention in New York City. Delegates voted for a “crusade of publicity” aimed at parents, teachers and book sellers against comic books that “serve as object lessons in crime

20 Years Ago

Have you ever heard of a “talking house?” Tune your car radio into 1610 while looking at the structure located in Morris at 34-36 Main Street. A mini radio station transmitter inside the building transmits a message that can be heard over a car radio. A sign in the yard indicates the building is a “talking house” and the transmitter broadcasts a 90-second recorded message with basic information about the property. The “talking house” equipment cost about $300 according to Jodi Paoletti and Jim Potter, real estate agents with the Century 21 Chesser Realty firm in Oneonta.

November 1994

10 Years Ago

November 1889 and depraved behavior.” The resolution suggests the organization of vigilance committees to survey newsstands for objectionable publications. In other resolutions, the women call on Congress to protect American soldiers serving abroad under the protection of the U.S. Constitution instead of being subject to foreign laws, and urge the government to get out of all activities that compete with private enterprise save for those involved in national security.

November 1954

Thomas Horvath, assistant professor of biology at SUNY Oneonta has been awarded the 2004 Richard Siegfried Junior Faculty Prize for Academic Excellence. Horvath will receive $1,000 and present a lecture titled “Too Late for Not in My Backyard” on December 2 in the Craven Lounge of the Morris Conference Center.

November 2004

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Ag Commissioner, In Cooperstown, Hopes To Connect NY Products, Customers

By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

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ichard Ball, commissioner of the state Department of Agriculture & Markets, wants to make sure everyone in the state has access to Upstate’s bounty. “We have a great resource here in central New York,” he said.

“And we want more farmers to have New York State as a customer.”

Ball, who is from neighboring Schoharie County, will be the keynote speaker at the first-time “Celebration of Our Agricultural Com-

munity” conference Saturday, Nov. 15, at The Farmers’ Museum.

Since he took office Richard Ball in January, Ball, also the owner of the Carrot Barn in Schoharie, has worked to rally government departments and funding to encourage agencies – including the Office for the Aging, Mental Health Services and SUNY – to use New York produce, dairy and farm products. “I want to connect the dots between

As Susquehanna’s Source, Pure Water Matters Here Most WATER/From A4 tributaries that flow into the river, along with more than 55 percent of the rivers and streams that crisscross our state, don’t have guaranteed protections under the law.

That means developers could pave over our wetlands; oil companies, power plants, or meat processing plants could dump into our streams; and federal law couldn’t stop them, thanks to a loophole created by a pair of polluter-driven lawsuits nearly a decade ago.

The loophole leaves vulnerable the waterways that feed into the Susquehanna River, like Cherry Valley Creek, and other rivers and lakes that provide drinking water; and that leaves businesses like Brewery Ommegang more vulnerable, too. For instance, the Susquehanna was once named “America’s most endangered river” because of the excessive pollution that flowed into it from nearby agricultural runoff and inadequately treated sewage.

Fortunately, in March, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to close this loophole and restore protections to more than 28,000 miles of rivers and streams across New York, and nearly 2 million across the country.

A broad coalition of clean water advocates, farmers, mayors, small businesses, and tens of thousands of New Yorkers have heralded the EPA move. However, agribusinesses, oil and gas companies, and other polluters affected by the rule have waged a bitter campaign against it, and earlier this month, the U.S. House approved a bill, H.R. 5078, to block the new rule.

Disappointingly, among those voting in favor of the

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farmers and new markets opening to them.”

In addition to Ball, Jason Evans, assistant professor of Agriculture at SUNY Cobleskill will discuss food systems, and Doug Thompson, G&T Farm will lead an address on the impact farming has on local communities.

Though The Farmers’ Museum is known for showcasing historical farming techniques, education direc-

tor Danielle Henrici wanted to “shake the dust off the crop.”

“We’ve been looking at programs that would connect with today’s audience,” she said. “We usually speak about history, but agriculture is a driving force in our local economy, and this conference will speak to that directly.”

Painted Goat, Chobani, Brewery Ommegang, Council Rock Brewery and others will also be on hand to lead discussions on central New York’s premier agricultural products. “Even people who aren’t necessarily interested in farming might want to come,” said Henrici. “We’ll

address concerns about health of communities and sustainability. It’s been a key issue in the last few years, and agriculture is a crucial part of that.”

At the conclusion of the talks, participants will then form breakout groups based in their interests for the afternoon. “We’ll have one on cheese making, one on craft brewing and hops production, one on dairy and meat,” she said. “We want people to get down to the nitty-gritty and make connection in the industry.”

There will also be a section for information booths and samplings of local farm products.

And the evening before the event, participants can go to The Fenimore Art Museum for a screening of the documentary “The Great American Wheat Harvest” at 6 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14.

“This conference is a chance to let farmers know of the opportunities available to them,” said Henrici.

“Our hope is that everyone – from farmers to lawyers to teachers and doctors – will be able to understand where there food is coming from and support the local economy,” she said. “We want everyone to be able to take something away with them.”

Diversity Summit Generates Many Ideas, Some Consensus

SUMMIT/From A1 If Mayor Miller was the ultimate delegator, this was the ultimate delegation: He originated the summit idea, then passed away Saturday, measure and against clean Oct. 25. His delegatees, without him, struggled to water safeguards were sevmove forward the idea of an eral New York State RepreOneonta more accepting of sentatives, including Rep. Chris Gibson, whose district newcomers.

The day began with a encompasses Cooperstown, keynote

by Mark Vaughn, where Brewery Ommegang a Ph.D. with Corning Inc. resides, as well as a large who developed “The Upportion of the Susquehanna ward Path,” that company’s River. strategy to bring more There’s still time, and so diversity into its workforce. there’s still opportunity to Education in the STEM get these restored protections disciplines – science, techacross the finish line. EPA is nology, engineering and taking public comments on math – is essential to bring their proposal now, but that varied people into a workcomment period will close force, because that’s where in less than two weeks. In the opportunities are. the face of all the opposition In the Southern Tier, 3.7 from the big polluters, it’s people are looking for every critical that all New Yorkers job, but there are 1.8 STEM who value clean water make jobs for every qualified their voices heard. And it’s applicant. “It is imperative to raise the bar on STEM critical that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stand up for these education,” Vaughn said.

(He also encouraged the rules if they come before her pursuit of STEAM, the in the Senate. added “A” standing for New Yorkers depend on arts, “which brings people clean water to enjoy and to drink. Businesses like Brew- together,” he said.)

After his address, the ery Ommegang depend on gathering broke into 11 clean water to make a living. groups to discuss a common Let’s do everything we can question on achieving dito foster a good economy versity, and a more specific and a high quality of life for one, and ideas were widegenerations to come. ranging.

“From an economic-development standpoint, we need a Target,” said Kathy Wolverton, City Hall’s human resources director, meaning the store. Some husbands have trouble convincing wives to move here, she said, because of insufficient shopping choices.

“Getting people engaged in the county makes it more likely they will stay,” said attorney Andrew Stammel, an Oneonta Town Board member.

Kellie Place, the Realtor who chairs the community arts council that grew out of Miller’s first summit, in 2010, urged “more community-sponsored gatherings to encourage people to get together.”

People – even college students – can surprise you, said Michael Stoltzer, who runs a downtown art gallery and owns student housing.

Despite student rowdiness and public drunkeness much decried this fall, Stoltzer, interacting with his tenants, is “amazed by how respectful, intelligent and interesting they can be.”

At morning’s end, the groups reconvened and reported back their conclusions, which were written down on flip charts. Each participant was they provided with five color stickers to vote on what they found to

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Among the largest votegetters were: a welcomecenter committee, observing multi-cultural holidays, person-to-person outreach, creation of a community college to put people on the road to success.

“At least in Oneonta, it’s a can-do situation,” said Lee Fisher, president of the Oneonta NAACP. “We have to reconcile ourselves to the discomfort that comes with this work,” said Elliott Ruggles, director of SUNY Oneonta’s Center for Gender & Sexual Equality.

Susan Turell, dean of SUNY’s School of Social Science, chaired the steer-

ing committee that put the summit together.

In an interview, she said Mayor Miller saw the movie, “Brothers of the Blacklist,” which raised questions in his mind.

“How do we deal with the problems around diversity,” he asked when he convened the steering committee last winter. “If we’ve been dealing with it for 20 years” – SUNY Oneonta’s blacklist incident was in 1002 – “we have not been dealing with it well.”

Turell said there will be at least one more meeting of the steering committee, where the summit findings will be reviewed and a determination made on the next steps.

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After 6 Years, Green Toad Owner Turns Over ‘New’ Institution to New Owner SALE/From A1 comfortable environment for readers,� she said. “We created a culture that didn’t otherwise exist in this community.�

And on Tuesday, Nov. 11, Havener started his first day as the bookstore’s new owner. “It’s like the first day of school,� he said. “That’s exactly how I feel. It’s exciting.�

In 2011, Barry began to think about retiring from the bookstore. “I started looking ahead to the future, when my daughter Jackie went off the college,� she said. “But it’s important to me that the store succeed, and we’ve got so many loyal, wonderful customers.�

Havener, a 1983 Cooperstown Graduate Program graduate, owner of

the Furniture Doctor in Milford and the director of the Milford Historical Society, had been a customer of hers since Havener the beginning. “I came in the first week,� he

said. “I could come in and talk to her, or just come in to relax. Bookstores reflect the character of the people who run them, and that’s why this has become such a community-oriented place – because that’s who Michele is.

I want to add to that.�

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Throughout, Georgeson Shone As Oneonta’s Emcee MAYOR/From A1 etrobono Funeral Home as a generous man who loved the community. “He was a good counselor,� said David Brenner, SUNY Oneonta vice president emeritus, whose office across the hall when Georgeson served as the college’s director of community relations. “If you had a problem, he would give you good advice.�

Born in Oneonta in 1919, Georgeson lived most of his life here, although he graduated from Norwich High School in 1937. “He would always brag that he was part of the undefeated football team there,� said Tony Drago, the retired OHS coach and athletic director.

Georgeson began his education at Hartwick College, but when World War II broke out he joined the Army Air Corps and served as a supervising officer in Tyndall Field in Panama City, Fla. Though he was discharged in 1946, he remained active with the Air Force Reserves until 1969, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. “He stayed in as long as they would let him!� said Drago.

In 1959, he was elected mayor on the Democratic ticket at a time when Republicans outnumbered Democrats two to one. “He worked across the aisles,� said Brenner. “If someone

brought him an issue, he would say, ‘I’m going to check with a few people, because this affects them too’ rather than just confronting the issue head-on.

He would tell people who came to him, ‘I won’t forget you, don’t worry,’ and take the message there personally.�

And although he was only in office for two years – he was the last mayor to serve in this term – he started applying for many of the programs and grants that would begin Oneonta’s urban renewal. “He helped secure grants for housing and infrastructure,� said Brenner. “The new water treatment plant needed money, so he went to Albany and got that from the state.�

But even more than mayor, he was remembered as the city’s predominant master of ceremonies. “If you went to an event and he didn’t refer to you at least once, you didn’t belong in Oneonta,� said Tony Drago. “He could play a crowd like nobody could.�

For 20 years, he was in demand as the emcee at fundraisers, banquets and dinners. “He always had a zinger,� said Brenner. “He’d pick out something that happened to you 20 years ago, something you hoped people would forget, and he’d zing you for it!�

But just as he could dish out a jab,

he could take it too. “One time he lost control of his lawn tractor and drove it right into Goodyear Lake,� said Drago. “Nobody ever let him forget that!�

His active citizenship wasn’t limited to his stint in City Hall. He was president or board chairman of the Greater Oneonta Chamber of Commerce, Oneonta YMCA Board of Directors, Oneonta Kiwanis Club, Hartwick College Alumni Association, Oneonta City Democratic Committee, the Community Chest (now the United Way) and Parent Teacher Organizations of Center Street and Oneonta Junior High Schools.

In 2003, he and his wife, Charlotte, were honored by the Future for Oneonta Foundation as Mr. and Mrs. Oneonta, as well as Hartwick College Outstanding Citizen and service awards from SUNY and the YMCA. He was also honored with a street named in his honor. James Georgeson Avenue, which runs through Neahwa Park, was renamed from Gas Avenue. “We told him that was a perfect street for him, because he was so full of it!� said Drago. “He was a first-rate citizen,� said Brenner. “You couldn’t ask for a better person.�

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display hand-made jewelry and hats. “I restore furniture, so I want to add my home furnishings line,� he said. “I also want to introduce historic photography of the American vernacular, pictures of everyday life, and deepen the book selection. I read a lot of history and non-fiction.�

Gift cards and the Customer Loyalty program will

remain in place, and much of the staff will continue to work there. “It will be the same, except Jim will add all his fabulous furnishings!� said Barry.

Barry will also continue to work at the store through the holiday season. “After that, the future is wide open,� she said. “I haven’t decided what I’ll do next.�

Gathering Place Fan Fear County Ouster SENIORS/From A1 afternoon. “I come in and sing for them,� joked Warren “Doc� Knapp. “But then they ask me to leave!�

The West End church, which also houses the Otsego County Office for the Aging, hosts one of two Oneonta sites for the senior meal program. Help with tax preparation, safe driving, line dancing and other social events are also offered. “There isn’t hardly a day where there isn’t something going on here,� said Walt Forsythe.

But in hoping to save $13,000, the Otsego County Board of Representatives’ Budget Committee has threatened to shutter the site and combine it with the one at Nader Towers. The move will also relocate the OFA to the county-owned quarters in Old City Hall on Main Street. A public hearing will be held at the Otsego County Courthouse on Monday, Dec. 1, with a vote taken by the board on Wednesday, Dec. 3. “They sold The Manor and now this,� said Beverly Lapp. “The county is really hitting senior citizens hard.� “The county comes first and the seniors come last,� said Jan Ackley.

The trouble started earlier this fall, when diners were told that if fewer than 12 people signed up for the next day’s meal, the site would not serve lunch that day. “We started working on getting our numbers up,� said Baker. “A lot of people

don’t know they can come here.�

On Monday, Nov. 10, 33 seniors had roasted turkey with cinnamon honey glaze, and on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 16 came for a fish sandwich and macaroni and cheese. “The food is terrific,� said Knapp. “It’s convenient, and they offer a great service to the community.�

The annual Thanksgiving dinner, held Wednesday, Nov. 19, usually draws together as many as 45 people.

But Nader Towers, many fear, can’t host the entire group. “They can only handle another 12-15 of us,� said Forcythe. “And if we wanted to go to the OFA, the Main Street parking lot is paid parking. We’ll have to get out of our cars, walk to the meter, walk back to our cars and then go in. For people who use a walker or a cane, that’s a lot of walking.�

As winter draws near, many fear that icy conditions in the visitors lot at Nader Towers will deter diners even further. “With snow and ice, it’s a long walk to that front door,� said Baker. “If you don’t live there, it’s very inconvenient.�

And with those hurdles in place, Gathering Post participants worry it’ll no longer be a place to gather. “It’s important for seniors to get together – if we didn’t have this, a lot of us wouldn’t get out to socialize,� said Vivian Spezio. “It’s good for our health to communicate and be active.�

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31 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown (directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

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Exciting Business Opportunity—Well established dessert shop in Cooperstown. Extremely busy, highly visible location only four doors from the Hall of Fame. Specializing in Homemade Ice Cream, Italian Ice, HandDipped and Molded Chocolates. Over 10 years doing business in same location. Five-year lease in place. High profit margin products. All ice cream and chocolate-making equipment included. Owner willing to train.

This is your chance to own a thriving business in downtown Cooperstown!

Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty—Now $170,000

Visit us on the Web at www.ashleyconnorrealty.com Contact us at info@ashleyconnorrealty.com For APPoiNtmeNt: Patricia Bensen-Ashley, Broker, 607-437-1149

Jack Foster, Sales Agent, 607-547-5304 • Donna Skinner, Associate Broker, 607-547-8288 Christopher Patterson, Sales Agent, 518-774-8175

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