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he developer of a 64unit housing development on River Street has asked to have the project removed from the city Planning Commission agenda at its Wednesday, Nov. 21, meeting, Mayor Gary Herzig said. Rehabilitation Support Services made the request after Common Council chose not to move forward on a land swap necessary for a right-of-way into the property and therefore is not “fully in control of the property,” he said. More on

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HCP Architects, Albany, prepared this preliminary artist’s rendering of the new Susquehanna SPCA.

Plan: Break Ground Next Spring, Move In Year Later By LIBBY CUDMORE HARTWICK SEMINARY

hen Stacie Haynes first arrived at the Susquehanna SPCA, the new executive director walked through the building and made a list of what needed work. Among the issues she found were a leaky roof and poster hiding mold in what would become the surgery room. “It’s all pressboard in there,” she said, “There’s not enough stainless steel, so you can never really disinfect every inch.” Repairs were done but, three years into her tenure, Haynes and her board of directors recognizes the

shelter has far outgrown the repurposed motorcycle shop that has served as the shelter since 1981. This week, they launched the 100-year-old Otsego County institution’s first capital campaign, hoping to raise $2 million ►TO DONATE, to build a see ad on Page state-ofA5 or follow the-art, link from 21st-cenAllOTSEGO.com tury facility a mile north of the current site. “It’s a serious number,” she said. “We have to rely on supporters that we already have, but we’ll have to make some new friends too.” Pleasse See SPCA, A3

Staffworks CEO To Match Donations Up To $10,000 By LIBBY CUDMORE

Staffworks CEO founder Anita Vitullo, impressed by Susquehanna SPCA, has offered to boost to its fundraising.

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An Oneonta tradition, the By LIBBY CUDMORE Thanksgiving Day Community Dinner, is planned 12:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, n 2008, New York State Nov. 22, at the Elks Club, hunters brought 598 sponsored by St. Mary’s turkeys home for the Church and the Lord’s Table. dinner table. Last year, 30. VICTORY LAP: Congress“In the late ’90s and early man-elect Antonio Delgado, 2000s, the rabies epidemic D-19, hosted a volunteer-ap- decimated the predator poppreciation celebration Sunday, ulation,” said Karl Parker, Nov. 18, at his Dietz Street campaign headquarters.

hen she was 12 years old, Anita Vitullo had an experience that changed her life. “My dad took me to the dog pound and there were these long rows of cages, with all these dogs barking and begging to go home,” she said. “I never knew that there were animals who were homeless, and I knew I wanted to grow up and help those animals.” She went home with Princess, a shepherd/collie mix that remained her faithful companion for years. “My parents worked, so she taught me so much patience and unconditional love,” she said. “A pet is a great thing for a child to have.” Now 70, the owner and founder of the Staffworks staffing agency – it has an Oneonta office – has added the Susquehanna SPCA to the 20 animal organizations throughout the state that the Staffworks Charitable Fund supports. Please See ANGEL, A3

Fond Memories Of Lady Evoked At Resting Place

DEC Region 4 senior wildlife biologist. “As a result, turkeys boomed.” By JIM KEVLIN But predators – including bobcats, coyotes, and egg-thieves like raccoons FLY CREEK and skunks – have since rebounded, and the turkey ith a few words populations have declined of appreciation steadily since. and two Psalms, DEC photo Additionally, the loss a small lady with a large Once plentiful, wild turPlease See TURKEY, A7 keys are becoming rare. personality was laid to rest

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Celebrate the Spirit of Christmas The Freeman’s Journal and Hometown oneonta are joining with The Salvation Army to make a joyful Christmas for area families through the Angel Tree Program. This tradition dates back to 1921 with the creation of The Freeman’s Journal Christmas Fund by editor & Publisher, Rowan D. Spraker Sr., as a way for neighbors to help others enjoy a happy holiday. This is the 97th year of this community tradition. The Salvation Army has gathered the Christmas wish lists, grouped by family. Help Santa, be an angel!

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r, Robert Grann, a professor of Computer and Information Science and Physics, will be honored for his 40 years of service to Hartwick College during the 2018 Quinquennial Awards Celebration. The event, recognizing faculty and staff service to the college, is planned at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, in the Celebration Room, Shineman Chapel House. Additionally, Margaret L. Drugovich will be honored for her 10 years as College President. Those scheduled to be honored this year also include: 40 YEARS: (1978) • Deb Hilts, Director of Information System Services and Associate Director of Information Technology 35 YEARS: (1983) • Stephen Kolenda, Professor Emeritus of Business Administration 30 YEARS: (1988) • Dawn Baker, Interlibrary Loan Specialist • Brett Bentley, Aramark Facilities, Custodian • Colmin Gajadar, System Manager • Dr. Stephen Markuson, Lecturer in Music • Dr. Lawrence Nienart, Professor of Physics • Gary Tompkins, Aramark Facilities - Trades Helper 25 YEARS: (1993) • Mark Carr, Head football coach.

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Susquehanna SPCA Campaign Team Aims For 21st Century Animal Shelter SPCA/From A1 Among those new friends is Anita Vitullo, founder and president of Staffworks, the Utica-based temp service with an Oneonta office. Her Staffworks Charitable Fund has offered to match “Save a Life” donor dollar-for-dollar on all donations made in the month of December, up to $10,000. It was a $500,000 grant from the state Companion Animal Capital Fund that brought the idea of a new shelter into focus – contractors Haynes brought in to renovate the existing buildings said: Don’t spend a half-million on these buildings. In the “quiet phase” of the campaign that follow, $180,000 in initial donations were raised. The “public phase” of the campaign, launched this week, aims to raise the remaining $1.12 million. There are opportunities for big donors: $1 million donation would bring naming rights for the whole complex. Other naming rights go down to $2,500 to get your name listed on a plaque in the lobby. To hit the goal, a 17person Capital Campaign Committee realizes, will take big gifts, middling gifts and small ones – there’s a role for everyone. Shelter board Chair Gaylord Dillingham, Springfield Center, also chairs the campaign committee; Cory Moffat of Cooperstown is co-chair. Shelter board First Vice Chair Kathy Clarkson and Second Vice Chair Laurie Zimniewicz are among Campaign Committee members. “The first plan was to buy the property behind the Po-

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THE SPCA ANIMAL SHELTER CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE, from left, are Susquehanna

SPCA Executive Director Stacie Haynes, Sue Silvernail, Elaine Bresee, SSPCA Treasurer Peter Gould, SSPCA First Vice Chair Kathy Clarkson, SSPCA Board President & Committee Chair Gaylord Dillingham, Anne Keith, SSPCA Board member Catherine Tuttle, and Langhorne Keith. NOT IN PHOTO: Co-chair and SSPCA Board member Cory Moffat, Steve Gotwald, Louis Hager III, Kevin Harris, Stephanie Patrick, Allison Pfister, Carrie Thompson, Mike Virgil, SSPCA Board Second Vice Chair Laurie Zimniewicz.

lar Bear Ice Cream shop,” said Dillingham. “We even considered running the ice cream shop, but that was abandoned.” But located on Oaks Creek, flooding concerns would remain, and the shelter’s limitations remained. “As I was writing the grant, I asked three different people: ‘If I get $500,000, how should I spend it?’” said Haynes. “And all of them said: ‘not by fixing this place.” The shelter hopes to close on the new 1.2-acre site within a few weeks, said Dillingham. Work would

begin next spring, with a target move date of May 2020. “It will be a better facility to house a growing need,” said Dillingham. Among other features, the new shelter will have two entrances, one for adoptions and the other for surrendering animals that owners can no longer care for. “We had one instance where a young man was in here with his mother picking up a poodle for her, and they were so excited,” said Haynes. “And in the same room, we’ve got a man crying because he has to surrender his

grandparents’ dog because they could no longer care for it and he couldn’t bring it into his apartment. We want people to have privacy during difficult times.” And for people who are there to meet their new animal companion, there will be a “living-room” type space where you can get to know your prospective dog or cat. Also, there will be dog-walking trails. “Right now, it’s such a confusing setup,” said Haynes. “You have to see the dogs in kennels. This way, you can really see if you have a bond with an animal.”

The increased meeting time is part of a new application process, recommended by consultant Barbara Carr, Erie County SPCA executive director who was brought in to ensure the Susquehanna SPCA is using best practices in every way. Under the new approach, a potential owner, rather than fill out a form, meets with a staff member to explore what kind of pet might be best suited. “It’s a conversation,” said Haynes. “And it’s increased our length of stay from 100 days down to 30.” Additionally, the shelter

will have increased space for more animals – cats on one side of the building; dogs on the other – and a new surgical suite with exam rooms, laundry and isolation rooms for new animals that may be sick or violent. Known recently as the Susquehanna Animal Shelter, the board also changed the name back to Susquehanna SPCA, connoting its connection to a larger pool of resources and expertise. There will also be offices for the staff, and a community room. “You could have a birthday party in there, if you wanted,” said Dillingham. “We really want to incorporate ourselves into the community.” And with the recent animal cruelty cases against farm animals, Haynes says that the board is considering adding some oversized pens or a flexible space to house pigs, goats or other farm animals until a dedicated rescue organization can retrieve them. “We won’t turn away a cruelty case,” said Dillingham. And the building is designed in such a way that, as the need increases, so can the space. The campaign officially kicked off Wednesday, Nov. 21, and donations can be made through the Save a Life foundation or directly to the shelter. (See contribution form on Page A5.) But Haynes stressed that every donation, no matter how small, counts towards their goal of helping every needy animal in the county. “The majority of our budget comes from individual donations,” she said. “And we’re really excited to kick off this campaign.”

Staffworks Angel Will Match Donations Dollar-For-Dollar In December ANGEL/From A1 Since 2009, the Staffworks Charitable Fund has given more than $1.4 million to community groups, including animal welfare organizations. “All of the money in the Charitable Fund comes from our profits,” she said in an interview. “It’s what we do to put back into the communities we draw profits from, and we focus our giving on animal advocacy. This is the good you can do with money.” And as part of its annual Save a Life campaign, Staffworks will

match every donation made to the shelter in the month of December, up to $10,000. And the shelter that raises the most money will be awarded an additional $10,000, meaning the Susquehanna Animal Shelter could see $30,000 towards its $2 million Capital Campaign. “I’d never been to the Susquehanna Animal Shelter, so I made a trip down there,” Vitullo said. “I was immediately impressed that, even though they were an older shelter, they were doing the best they could with their resources, and they were

open to new ideas.” She was especially taken with Executive Director Stacie Haynes. “I wish I could replicate Stacie and give her to every shelter,” she said. “The Susquehanna Animal Shelter has placed people in leadership roles who are extremely visionary in what they can do for their community, and they are so vital to Otsego County.” In addition to the money Staffworks donates, Vitullo is active in her own rescue missions, including helping to trap and find homes for a feral cat colony that was

discovered near Chobani in West Edmeston several years back. She also fosters dogs when she can, and takes in what she calls her “permanent residents,” dogs that are considered too old or sick to be adopted. Though she had five, she is now down to one, 17-year-old Thor. “He is blind and deaf but otherwise healthy,” she said. In addition to the Charitable Foundation and the Save a Life campaign, Vitullo hopes to one day open a high-volume, low-cost spay and neuter clinic to help curb

the stray cat populations. “We’re doing a lot of reactive work, but not enough pro-active,” she said. “It’s daunting, and I often ask myself if I’m making a difference. And I have to remind myself that, you know what? We are making a difference.” To donate to the Save a Life campaign, visit, www.foundationhoc.org/2018-staffworks-save-alife-campaign/ “People keep asking when I’m going to retire,” she said. “But I tell them I can’t – I have too many mouths to feed!”

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hen the Susquehanna SPCA learned last February it had won $500,000 from Governor Cuomo’s Companion Animal Capital Fund, Executive Director Stacie Haynes sought bids to upgrade the aging shelter in Hartwick Seminary. To a person, all of the prospective contractors said: Don’t spend a half-million on this building, Haynes related the other day in an interview leading up to the announcement in this week’s edition of “Shelter Us,” a $2 million capital campaign to build a brand new animal shelter. A tour the other day brought the insurmountable challenges of the compound at 4841 Route 28 into focus. One, there’s not enough room. But, two, the particle-board walls and semi-porous concrete floors are simply impossible to keep clean. All the scrubbing by staff and volunteers can’t remove the stains, mold and smell. In effect, the complex is generally worn out. It’s time for a change. • This year, the shelter proved its worth – if there was ever any doubt: • On Friday the 13th of April, shelter volunteers were called to a nightmarish scene at a farm near Garrattsville to oversee the emergency relocation of 103 starving and neglected animals – donkeys, pigs, chickens, ducks, Pyrenees, even a parakeet. • On Wednesday, May 16, Fox Hospital discovered 19 kittens in a plastic bag in a restroom, abandoned. Haynes’ assistance, Becca Daly of Oneonta, took over the care of the 5-day-old cats, and the SPCA found foster homes for the other 14.

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Executive Director Stacie Haynes shows the mold in the particle-board furnishings and stains on the porous floor that withstand all scrubbing. Lower left, volunteer veterinarian Julie Huntsman spays a cat in the cramped operating room; volunteer Betty Steele of Hartwick assists. Lower right, supplies are stacked in the halls next to the kennels. Those are among the shortcomings that would be addressed through the $2 million “Shelter Us” campaign that begins this week.

• On Tuesday, Oct. 2, sheriff’s deputies rescued 53 tiny Lhasa Apsos packed in a Milford home, and dropped them off for medical care at the shelter. Within a week, the animals had been put on the path to health and adoption. • Just 20 days later, on Monday, Oct. 22, a shelter team retrieved four pigs left in a shed at the far end of a dirt road in Laurens. All this is done by a modest professional staff, assisted by more than 100 volunteers, people like Arlene Nygren of Goodyear Lake, young Bob Wood (not the supervisor) of Oneonta, Cat Chicorelli of Cherry Valley, Betty Steele of Hartwick, and many more – our neighbors, contributing selflessly to Otsego County’s greater good. • This requires a substantial budget, a little over $600,000 this year. About $100,000 comes from foundations, but the rest Please See EDITORIAL, A5

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Elected Officials, Represent All Of ‘We The People’ To the Editor: Represent all of “We the People” Now that the election is over, I have some very grave concerns about our political process and the people who represent us. If you look at the political races in this country, many of them were won by extremely small margins. In fact, as of this writing, some of them are so tight that they are still being recounted and one

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being very close to home in CD-22, (the Tenney-Brindisi race.) So what does this tell us? The first thing is that we are deeply divided but that division is almost straight down the middle. The reality is none of us are fairly represented! Our current president did not even win the popular vote and he is representing us all around the world-to our great embarrassment.

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we need to turn that trend around by creating new opportunities for growth and success while making New York more affordable. My focus will be on the concerns I hear every day – property tax relief, economic development, aid for our neediest schools, resources for our local roads and bridges, broadband access, quality healthcare, and the crushing heroin epidemic. I look forward to continuing the many partnerships developed over the years, as well as fostering new ones, to ensure that the needs, values, and views of those who live and work in the 51st Senate District are well represented in Albany. JAMES L. SEWARD State Senator

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To the Editor: I want to take this opportunity to thank the voters of the 51st District for their overwhelming support on Election Day. I was gratified by the well wishes I received on the campaign trail, and extremely pleased with the results. The voters have bestowed a sacred trust in me, and I won’t let them down. During the campaign, I focused on my experience and my vision for the future. There have been a number of wins for our region in recent years, but there is more to be done. In just a few short weeks the legislature will be back in session and there are significant issues on the horizon. Too many people are leaving our state and

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Libby Cudmore

When Sen. Jeff Flake took a stand on an issue recently, he was asked by a reporter “If you were going to run again, would you be taking this stand?” . Senator Flake’s answer was an emphatic “no”. So, the second point is that is it just the aim of our representatives to get re-elected or is it to represent us? I think it is the former. A friend of mine told me that our representatives in Congress used to share housing in Washington,

D.C., in order to make it more affordable. Democrats and Republicans alike would do this and they were actually friends! That changed when Newt Gingrich apparently said that that was not a good idea. Imagine that! It was the best idea. It created a far less-partisan country and both parties were able to compromise for the good of the country because of the lack of animosity. We the People need to have representatives who are not concerned about reelection but, instead, representing us. I believe that Mr. Faso lost his bid for re-election due to his inaccessibility to his constituents Please See PACHTER, A6

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f the air feels just a bit fresher, it may be because the trees are making a comeback. Despite a lot of bad news on climate, our planet has become measurably greener, as seen from space. And that points to a way out of the climate crisis. Scholars at Australian, Chinese, Dutch and Saudi Arabian universities recently published, in the journal Nature Climate

Change, a 20-year study measuring the precise quantity of the Earth’s “terrestrial biomass”… Their results showed that deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia slowed sharply, while better growing conditions in the savannahs of northern Australia and southern Africa added mass, and – most dramatically – the vast forests of China and Russia grew back at a considerable pace. Almost all of the regreening of the post-2003 years was caused, whether through explicit policy or happy accident, by countries increasing their level of urbanization, their proportion

of commercial agriculture or their rate of economic growth – all of which created the conditions for a more carbon-friendly ecology. Starting in the 1990s, China shifted from being a deeply impoverished, farming economy (which tends to denude the land of forests) to one that is urbanized and based on higherproduction agriculture. … The return of the trees teaches us a lesson. To reduce our destructive carbon output, the solution is not to reduce economic activity; rather, it’s to combine a booming urban economy with smart policies that make growth and ecology work in harmony. Excerpt from Toronto Globe & Mail

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150 Years Ago

Home & Vicinity: Harvey Baker has begun a second new house, the last one being on the first lot below Jacob Brown’s on River Street. The Cemetery Company should at once to secure all the vacant land eastward to Oneonta Creek, and follow thence the foot of the bluff to Main Street, near the Presbyterian Church. This is the only chance to enlarge the grounds, and posterity will regret if it is not done. With this addition a beautiful cemetery could be completed, provided the public are liberal and prompt in the purchase of lots. November 1868

125 Years Ago

The Local News: In answer to the call published in the Herald last week, thirteen ladies assembled on Friday at the home of Mrs. James Stewart for the purpose of organizing a branch of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Applications for membership were filled out and other steps taken toward organization. A communication was also received from Messrs. O.W. Peck, Geo. Kirkland, C.D. Sewell, W.S. Whipple, and M.C. Hemstreet, resident members of the Sons of the American Revolution, extending friendly greeting to the sister society. Saturday afternoon, Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Westover of Ann Street, while playing in the railroad yard was knocked down by a passing train. Luckily he fell between the rails and escaped injuries that would have proven fatal. The Otsego County canvass reveals the astonishing fact that the People’s Labor Party polled 122 votes in the county this fall and the Socialist Party 108 votes. Only eight districts failed to cast People’s Labor ballots and there were only 12 districts out of 57 where no Socialist votes were cast. Without doubt nearly every one of those votes was cast by mistake. November 1893

100 Years Ago

The work of organizing the new labor party of the United States was completed with the adoption of a lengthy declaration of principles and election of a national committee which will consist of one man and one woman from each state. Headquarters for the party will be established in Chicago. The organization will call a national convention next summer to nominate candidates for president and vicepresident. In the meantime, the leaders of the movement will organize in the different states. Included in the party’s declaration of principles are the following: Abolition of the

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Electronic equipment may make the work of school administrators easier the Catskill Area Project in Small School Design was told yesterday. Experiments will be conducted in cooperation with a representative from the Service Bureau Corporation in Binghamton, a subsidiary of IBM. Punch card sorters or computers, which perform electronically in a few minutes to save several man hours of work, would be used to develop scheduling based on each pupil’s needs. Service Bureau Representative John W. Russa will confer with Stewart R. Jones, guidance counselor at Hancock Central School, to experiment along this line. Mr. Russa emphasized that electronic equipment is merely a mechanical intermediary between the human mind and solutions to problems. Certain basic data must be fed into the electronic device or punched into the cards. Several school systems November 1978 throughout the nation are using such equipment to save countless man hours in recording, tabulating and preparing U.S. Senate; Election of Federal Judges by popular vote for reports of student attendance, permanent records, report terms not exceeding four years; Maximum of hours of labor cards and payrolls. November 1958 for men and women to be eight hours a day and 44 hours a week; Minimum wages for workers to be fixed by law; Old age, unemployment, and sick pensions; Government to own and operate the banking business of the country; CondemKenneth Starr’s ethics adviser, Watergate adviser Sam nation of universal military training and conscription. Dash, quit Friday, saying the prosecutor “unlawfully intrudNovember 1918 ed” on House of Representatives impeachment proceedings by acting as an aggressive advocate for his report against President Clinton. Democrats pounced on Dash’s resignation as ammunition against Starr. House Judiciary ComWiggins, Mississippi – Wilder McGown, 24-year-old mittee Chairman Henry Hyde defended the independent Negro was lynched today by a mob of about 200 white men counsel, saying that, “if he had not agreed to testify at our who had trailed him several hours after the alleged rape and request, we would have been compelled to subpoena him.” robbery of a 74-year-old white woman. Sheriff S.C. Hinton In a letter to Starr objecting to the prosecutor’s testimony said the mob seized the Negro while he and his deputies before the Judiciary Committee, Dash said: “You have viowere six miles away. This was the second lynching at Wiglated the independent counsel statute. You have no right or gins in four years and Tuskegee Institute records showed authority under the law, as independent counsel to advocate it to be the sixtieth lynching in the South during 1938. The elderly white woman was alone in her home last night when for a particular position on the evidence before the Judiciaa Negro broke in the door and attacked her, the sheriff said. ry Committee, or to argue that the evidence in your referral is strong enough to justify a decision by the committee to “The woman furnished a description but could not name the Negro who raped and robbed her. “In spite of her years, recommend impeachment,” Dash wrote. Starr responded: “I believe a fair reading of the testimony yesterday…is that I don’t believe the woman is in a serious condition. She is I described what was in the referral to Congress setting out the mother of a Wiggins’ physician and is a member of a socially prominent family,” Sheriff Hinton said. The sheriff the case against Clinton. If one reads the grounds that are set forth in the referral, one will see that what I was doing said he did not know exactly where or how the Negro had yesterday was explaining it.” been found by the mob, which grew from eight men in the November 1998

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s I began to read an article in last week’s edition, I felt a surge of excitement. The author, an elected official, had just stated that her constituents elected her twice because they understand that protecting our environment and growing our economy are not mutually exclusive policies. That is close to a statement in my recent book, “A Journey Toward Environmental Stewardship.” My excitement, however, soon switched from positive to anger. MIKE Aside from the statement that ZAGATA methane leaks erase all the environmental benefit from switching fuel to natural gas (I found it intriguing the author admits there are benefits), the author goes on to say this is a scientific fact – according to what scientifically refereed journal? Let’s take a harder look at that claim. If methane leaks erased all the environmental benefit from burning natural gas, then the amount leaked would have to equal the amount burned. That would cut the company’s profit in half. Do you really think a

early morning hours to about 200 at daylight when the Negro was hanged from a tree beside a highway. November 1938

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company, any company, would knowingly allow that to happen? For policy matters of this magnitude, we can’t afford to rely upon the opinion of an advocate who opposes natural gas. As I read further, I began to feel sympathy for the author and even more so for the people whom she had just called “redundant.” According to her and her reference to a Boston consulting group, the future of our economy is tied to “knowledge-based industry.” According to her, heavy industry and manufacturing were indeed historically vital to our economy, but we no longer need them. Low-skilled jobs are becoming redundant – in other words, if you don’t have a college degree you’re no longer needed. Wow – and she got elected twice. Let’s take a look at the facts. When Oneonta’s economy was strong, it benefitted from the presence of heavy industry and manufacturing. Companies trained their employees so they would become Please See ZAGATA, A6

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EDITORIAL/From A4 through revenues from a well-run thrift shop, fund-raising programs and donations. A tiny part of this money – about $7,500 a year – comes from individual contracts with 18 towns to take care of animals seized by dog-control officers. While deputies and state troopers drop off animals as necessary, no operating funds come from county and state coffers. For almost 100 years now, the Susquehanna SPCA has been largely a volunteer effort, funded by people who care. In the difficult decade our nation has gone through, here’s an example of good citizenship that shines bright. • Now, we all have the opportunity to get involved, through “Shelter Us.” The $2 million campaign is off to a good start with the $500,000 grant, and another $180,000 donated through the “quiet phase” of the campaign. Now, the public is being

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CHRISTMAS SPIRIT ABOUNDS All decked out in their holiday finery, Kathleen Ranc, Otego, and Sara Yager, Milford, with show coordinator Kathie Rutland, Oneonta, and Diana Howar, Laurens were on hand to greet visitors to the annual FoxCare Holiday Craft Fair on Saturday, Nov. 17.

Veteran 4C’s member Mary Margaret Kuhn, left, of Cooperstown and Beth Templeton, a new member of the Cooperstown Community Christmas Committee, decorate the kiosk in Pioneer Park Sunday, Nov. 18, as volunteers decorate lightposts along Main Street. Led by Theo and Charlotte, three generations of Cooperstown’s Feury family participated in the 4C’s annual lightpole decorating Sunday, Nov. 18.

Joan Shackleton, Oneonta, shows her granddaughter Allie Bruno, Albany, the ornament bearing the name of late husband Raymond Shackleton, on the Catskill Area Hospice’s annual Tree of Lights on Sunday, Nov. 18 at the River Street campus.

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Amazon Hits Jackpot; What About Rest Of Upstate Businesses? Editor’s Note: This editorial appeared in the Syracuse PostStandard after Amazon announced Long Island City in Queens as a site for one of the Internet behemoth’s two new headquarters.

ew York was always the odds-on favorite to win the national competition for Amazon’s East Coast headquarters. The Big Apple has the nation’s largest tech work force, and “the biggest factor driving our selection process was access to available talent and ability to attract talent,” said Amazon’s Jay Carney. Despite its negotiating advantage, New York state and New York City together agreed to give Amazon $3 billion in tax and business incentives to locate in Long Island City, and create a minimum of 25,000 high-paying jobs over the next 10 years.

ens of thousands of Upstate businesses are trying to stay alive, paying their high taxes. At the same time they are subsidizing Amazon, they also are competing with Amazon and its huge advantages. Not only are New York taxpayers paying Amazon to be right where they want to be – we are overpaying. New York’s incentive program works out to $48,000 per job, more than double what Virginia will pay Amazon to locate the other half of HQ2 and 25,000 jobs in a suburb of Washington, D.C. Critics question why New York is paying twice as much a Virginia for a share of HQ2. Gov. Andrew Cuomo acknowledged that New York’s high taxes were the reason such a large incen-

Delgado Must Be Accessible PACHTER/From A4 and when he did meet with them; his mind was already made up and nothing was going to change his mind. His stand on health care and repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) without a good replacement or ideas for fixing it was a good reason not to represent a population that cannot afford to lose their coverage or the coverage for pre-existing conditions. So what is the solution? My view is that our representatives must be accessible to all of us and fairly represent all of us. When we

meet with our representatives, we need people with different points of view. I am hoping that Mr. Delgado will do that. He must listen to all points of view and do what is best for “We the People” instead of what is best for half of the population, and that he will make decisions in favor of what is best for all of us in this great nation of ours instead of what is best for his party or himself. Maybe then we can start a dialogue and start the healing. JUDITH A. PACHTER Concerned citizen of Oneonta and the USA

tive package was necessary – even for a trillion-dollar company, led by the world’s richest man. What’s the plan, then, to lower taxes and improve the business climate for everyone else? On the same day Cuomo and New York Mayor Bill De Blasio announced their Amazon “win,” Upstate’s economy took two more body blows. The New Era baseball cap factory in the Buffalo suburb of Derby announced it would lay off more than 200 workers and move most of its manufacturing out of the country – a move that

took state, county and local officials by complete surprise. Also, Thomson Reuters said it would close its office in Rochester, eliminating as many as 500 jobs. Tens of thousands of Upstate businesses are trying to stay alive, paying their high taxes. At the same time they are subsidizing Amazon, they also are competing with Amazon and its huge advantages. The governor claims the Amazon deal will be a win for New York taxpayers. The city and the state will split a collective $27.5 billion in taxes from Amazon over the next two decades, a 9-to-1 return on investment, he says. Amazon’s New York HQ2 will also bring higher costs, in terms of the stress on the city’s already broken subway system, rising rents, homelessness and overcrowded schools and parks. Amazon’s “Hunger Games”

competition for HQ2 was a farce, but it succeeded beyond Amazon’s wildest dreams in pitting states and communities against each other to see who could offer the best deal. In the end, the company didn’t pick the richest incentive package, or choose a community in the Midwest or South where its investment would be truly transformative. Chastened by its experience in Seattle, Amazon split its East Coast footprint in half, to avoid becoming the biggest game in any town, and thus a lightning rod for criticism or a target for corporate responsibility activists. Amazon is a wildly successful, innovative and disruptive company. However, its size is increasingly seen as a danger to society. Meanwhile, smaller companies with longer histories in New York still starve for a better business climate.

List Of Manufacturers Underscores: We Need Them ZAGATA/From A5 “knowledge based” and able to perform their jobs. Many of the companies had apprentice programs to train workers to become more skilled and they were able to advance and make a higher wage – they were “knowledge based” without the buzzword. That’s what built Oneonta. The notion that we have to move entirely away from that model is nuts. We stand to benefit far more from an approach that nurtures what we had while embracing new types of companies – those that don’t actually build anything. (We sent those companies with their middle-class jobs to Mexico and other countries with poorly

thought-out trade policies). Off the top of my head, I was able to create the following list of companies that can be described as heavy industry/manufacturing: Lutz Feed, Focus Ventures, Brewery Ommegang, The Plains LLC, Northern Eagle, Custom Electronics, Corning, Astrocom, Ioxus, Amphenol, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Brooks Bottling, Wightman Lumber, MAMCO, Covidian, Munson Building Supply, Cobleskill Stone, Oneonta Block Co., DOMO, Otsego Auto Crushers, Seward Sand & Gravel, Clark Companies, RJ Millworks, Eastman Associates, Butts Concrete, Unalam, Leatherstocking, P&R Truss, Medical Coaches and Otsego Ready Mix.

The list is not claimed to be complete and I apologize if your company isn’t listed. However, those companies employ about 2,500 people who don’t consider themselves to be redundant, feel very much “needed” and contribute to our economy. They also vote. Hopefully, Otsego Now will be successful in getting other companies looking for “knowledge-based” employees to come here. We need them all. Mike Zagata, a DEC commissioner in the Pataki Administration and former environmental executive with Fortune 500 companies, lives in Davenport.

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Auction Inconclusive, But B&B Buyers, Brokers Negotiating farms,” she said. “Funny how this property keeps bringing me back!” The 335-acre hilltop property on Bedbug Road went up for auction through Platinum Luxury Auctions on Saturday, Nov. 17, with no reserve. The auction was held on site, but Matthew Marin, account executive for the company, declined to say how many attended. Marin said in an email “numerous offers” were received, and negotiations are in progress with “several interested parties,” but that no one winner has been confirmed yet. However, Cunningham

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ill Cunningham kept returning to the B&B Ranch. “My daughter Colleen was at Hartwick College, so we boarded her horse, Boomer, there so she could go ride,” she said. “I met the previous owners too.” Now Cunningham, a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams, Capital District, is tasked with selling the ranch, which was foreclosed on over the summer. “I specialize in horse

The B&B Ranch, Bedbug Hill, Town of Otsego, as depicted in publicity sent by Platinum Luxury Auctions.

said she also has several calls on the property. “I have three

private buyers who saw the listing,” she said. “They’re

all good people and qualified buyers.” The property was originally listed at $3.2 million, but has been divided into two parcels. One parcel includes the eight-bedroom house, on 135 acres, built in 1988, includes a commercial-grade kitchen, an indoor pool and sauna and an indoor, multi-sport court. The property also included the 22-stall barn with a tack room, viewing lounge, two full baths and an office, indoor and outdoor riding arenas and a 10-stall carriage house. It was listed at $2.7 million The second is 202 acres

under a conservation easement, for $795,000. “My job is to preserve landscapes and enhance the equine world,” she said. “It would be a lucrative place for many things,” she said. “Anyone who loves and works with horses would be perfect here. You could even open the inn again, even though it needs some decorating. It’s a little dated.” She has even begun reaching out to people who would be interested in working for any new owners. “There’s a lot of strong interest in this property,” said Cunningham. “I’m confident it’s going to sell.”

Wild Turkeys Extinct Upstate, Then Plentiful; Now, It’s Lean Times For National Bird Again The reintroduction program continued TURKEY/From A1 through the 1970s in Upstate, and into the of farmland – from farms that have closed early ’80s on Long Island. or stopped raising dairy cattle – has also Though the hunted numbers peaked in fall contributed to the decline. “In the winter, farmers would spread manure on fields, and 2008, the decline has been steady. In 2014, hunters reported 297 turkeys hunted, but that was a reliable food source for turkeys,” two years later, just 58. he said. “We’re past the heyday population,” said So, whereas turkeys were flourishing a Parker. “There’s only so much we can do to decade ago, this Thanksgiving protections protect the breeding population.” are in place to prevent overhunting. If you were lucky enough to bag a bird by “We used to have a seven-week hunting season with a two-bird limit,” he said. “Now Thursday the 22nd, don’t expect to just toss it into the oven like a store-bought turkey. it’s two weeks with one bird.” “It’s often quite dry compared to the birds Overhunting has happened before: By the you buy at the store,” said John Ferguson, 1840s, wild turkeys were virtually extinct The Farmers’ Museum director of education. around here. So it was until 1961, when a Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal & HOMETOWN ONEONTA dozen birds from Schoharie County were re- “You need to put an apple or some onions inintroduced into Otsego County at Worcester. side, and cook it with some water in the pan. Friends from Clifton Park, Sandra and Peter Balint, put flowers on Lady Maybe drape a little bacon over the top.” At that time, “turkeys would be captured Ostapeck’s urn during a graveside service Tuesday, Nov. 20, at Fly Creek Cemetery. Behind them are, from left, Jim Atwell, the Quaker minister Cook a 10- to 15-pound wild turkey at in the western part of the state, where they’d who presided; Hilda and Sam Wilcox, Cooperstown, and Leila Durkin, 325 degrees, either in a roaster with a lid wandered up from Pennsylvania, and transRoseboom. or tented with foil, until the leg bone turns planted throughout the state.” when you give it a twist. Prior to that, some had tried to introduce Ferguson’s secret for a tasty wild turkey? game-farm turkeys into the wild, but failed. “They weren’t wild enough to survive,” said “I use salt and pepper, but also onion powder and ground sage,” he said. Parker. “Foxes ate their young. Bobcats ate But there’s no need to stress that the birds them.” are becoming too rare to enjoy on the dinner Turkeys were also brought into the county take flowers to her grave across the house and throwLADY/From A1 table. “There are still plenty of turkeys,” in 1962 and ’63. “The habitat was there, and and, perhaps – Louise didn’t ing it out a back window. Victorian ladies, Vikings, said Parker. “We’re not worried yet.” they took off,” said the biologist. let on – return home with the Three days later, she had flappers, Indian braves, or location of the lost object. made enough progress that kilted courtiers to Bonnie Living in New York City, the mailman could again Prince Charlie. Lady arrived here delibdeliver letters. Her simple tools: A 1910 eratively, placing an ad in Her last few years, she Korona brand 4×5 studio was championed by Nick local newspapers: “Lady view camera bought at a with horse looking for home Argyros, founder of the thrift store in Utica, and her in the country.” She was Photography Center of the creativity. offered a cottage on Fly Capital District in Troy, who Lady, her given name Creek Valley Road, where put together exhibits of her was Alma, passed away on she lived until moving to work and published two Feb. 2, 2017, and a packed books of her photography. funeral followed a few days Oneonta’s Nader Tower a decade ago. (When she He was at the graveside later at Tillapaugh Funeral died, age 99, she lived at service, and reported a Service. However, whenhanks for time together, turkey, talk and tangy weather, Valley Health Services in third volume of her phoever a date was set for the Herkimer.) tographs, “The People of burial, not everyone who for harvest stored away, home, hearth and holiday. Her son Bruce, who Cooperstown,” will be pubwanted to attend could, and so there were repeated post- moved here with his mother, lished in the next few months. utumn’s frosty air and perfect abundance in the heart. passed away in 2001. Atwell finished his reflecponements. Atwell used the word tions with Psalm 116, “The Finally, the day was set for neighbors, November, nice things to remember. “grit” to describe Lady, and Lord protects the simple for Nov. 20, and a dozen of gave an example: After one heart; when I was in great her friends and fans gathbig storm, she opened her need, He saved me,” and ered in the Fly Creek Cemfor kitchen kettle’s croon, kindness, kids and kin expected soon. front door to find the drifts Psalm 23, “The Lord is my etery to pay final respects. At this time of piled 5-foot tall. Undeshepherd, I shall not want.” In saying she was “in the for sizzling sights and something special all around. 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The Fabergés that cracked the Romanovs’ DNA code are on display at “The Last Days of the Last Tsar” at the Jordanville monastery.

DNA Tests Prove Bodies Found In Forest Were Czar, Czarina where they had been confined since that April. An execution squad JORDANVILLE entered and, on an order, began firing on the famnder the pretext ily at close quarters. The they were being scene soon descended moved to a safer into chaos, with the location, on the night of parents and children shot, July 16-17, 1917, deposed Museum Director clubbed and bayoneted to Russian Tsar Nicholas II, Michael Perekrestov death. Acid was poured made it happen. Tsarina Alexandra and on the bodies, which were their five children – Olga, disposed of in a shallow Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia and Alexei mine shaft, then removed and buried in – were ushered into the basement of shallow graves, hidden from history Ipatiev House, in the Ural Mountains, Please See TSAR, B3 OTSEGO.life By JIM KEVLIN

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e’s here! Santa Claus comes home to Cooperstown to meet with all the good boys and girls as Christmas approaches. 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23. Or stop by for a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus! 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24 and 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25. Santa’s Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. Info (607) 547-9983. • And the pets don’t have to feel left out of the Christmas fun! They can get a picture with Santa and help LIBBY raise money for the CUDMORE 4-H dog program. $10, all animals must be leashed. 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, Dog Wild, 4785 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown. Info (607) 267-2011. • Enjoy a quick run before the Big Meal with the annual Turkey Trot 5K to support Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care. Registration, $35. 9 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, Oneonta Boys & Girls Club, 70 River St., Oneonta. Info (607) 432-5525. • It’s not Christmas without beautiful wreaths to choose from at annual Adorn-a-Door Festival, created by local businesses and artists. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24, Cooperstown Art Association. Info (607) 547-9777. • The Farmers’ Museum is offering free admission so you can stroll around the Lippitt Farmstead and see how families used to celebrate the holidays. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday-Saturday, Nov. 23-24, The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Info (607) 547-1450. • If you’re still hungry after Thanksgiving, the Oneonta Teen Center offers annual Forge & Feast. Friday, build foam weapons; Saturday, wear Viking finery, bring a dish to pass. 6 p.m, Friday, Nov. 23, 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 24. Teen Center, 4 Academy St., Oneonta. Info (607) 433-2009.

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Friday, November 23

FARM THANKSGIVING â€“ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Walk off Thanksgiving dinner with stroll through historic village. See treats baked at lippitt farmstead, find recipes at print shop, ride carousel, more. Continues 11/24. Admission free by donation. The Farmersâ€™ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450. SANTA ARRIVES â€“ 5 p.m. Celebrate Santaâ€™s arrival for holiday season at Santaâ€™s Cottage. Enjoy warm refresh-

ments, music. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983. FORGE & FEAST â€“ 6 p.m. Prepare for battle in forge with Burard teaching kids to craft foam weaponry for Saturday LARPing. Bring 3 rolls of duct tape to share, all other materials provided. Oneonta Teen Center, 4 Academy St., Oneonta. 607-433-2009.

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SHOP SMALL â€“ 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Support local small businesses, community. 607-4322941.

PET PICTURES â€“ 10 a.m. -3 p.m. Bring 4-legged BFF for photo with Santa Claus. Kids welcome. All pets must be leashed. Cost, $10/photo. Proceeds benefit Otsego County 4-H Dog Program. Dog Wild, 4785 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown. 607-267-2011. FARM THANKSGIVING â€“ 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Walk off Thanksgiving dinner with stroll through historic village. See Friday Listing. WREATH FESTIVAL â€“ 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Find holiday wreaths up for auction at Adorn-A-Door Wreath Festival.

Cooperstown Art Association. 607-547-9777. VISIT SANTA â€“ 1 - 5 p.m. Visit, take pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Santaâ€™s Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983. WRITERS GROUP â€“ 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Join writers to improve your craft. Hosted by published author, Jennifer Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. FORGE & FEAST â€“ 7 p.m. Dressed as Viking, bring a dish to share at feast at 7:30, followed by LARPing competition to determine greatest warrior. Oneonta Teen Center, 4 Academy St., Oneonta. 607433-2009. COFFEE HOUSE â€“7 - 9 p.m. Open mic featuring range of genres by amateur local performers; light refreshments; all welcome. United Methodist Church. Church Rd., Schuyler Lake. Call 315-858-2575. CONCERT SERIES â€“7:30 p.m. Performance by Matt Nakoa, pianist. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-547-1812.

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Following a potluck fest with friends, Nathan Schwed faces off against James Flannery in a LARPing competition for the title of Greatest Warrior at the 6th annual Forge & Feast at the Oneonta Teen Center. The event will be held again Friday-Saturday, Nov. 23-24. p.m. Visit & Take pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Noon-2 take pictures with pets, 2-4 pictures without pets. Santaâ€™s Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983. PRESENTATION â€“ 6 p.m. Otsego Pride Alliance presents â€œKnow Your Rightsâ€? with speaker from NYS govern-

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SIT Nâ€™ KNIT â€“ 1 - 2 p.m. Work on knitting or hand stitching project. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-0230. STITCHERS GROUP â€“ 1 - 2 p.m. Bring knit, crochet, other stitching project to work in company of knowledgeable peers. Harris Memorial Library, 334 Main St., Otego. 607-988-6661. AWARDS CEREMONY â€“ 4 p.m. 2018 Quinquennial Awards Celebration recognizing milestones in faculty, staff service to college. Celebration Room, Shineman Chapel House, Hartwick College, Oneonta. 607-431-4315. PUBLIC SPEAKING â€“ 5:30 p.m. Practice public speaking with the toastmasters. All welcome. The White House Building, The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1466 or e-mail b.fischer@fenimoreart.org.

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FBI’s DNA Lab Proves Bodies In Forest Were Indeed Tsar, Tsarina This lovely portrait of the Romanov daughters belies the grisly deaths awaiting them within a few short years.

Russian History Museum Director Michael Perekrestov pauses outside Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, which has received more than 4,000 mementos and artifacts from Russian emigrees since the Bolsheviks caused them to flee after 1918. More than 200 of the items are on display in “The Last Days of the Last Tsar,” an exhibit on display until next March.

TSAR/From B1 for 60 years. In the late 1970s, an amateur archaeologist believed he had found the remains. But it was only this past June, a century on, that an FBI report determined with certainty that the Romanovs, whom the Russian Orthodox Church had declared saints on Aug. 20, 2000, for their “humbleness, patience and meekness,” had been found. The keys to that conclusions were in a Fabergé gold frame and gold amulet now on display in “The Last Days of the Last Tsar,” open since the 100th anniversary Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.life in mid-July in a darkened display room at the Russian History Museum in Holy Trinity Monastery, six miles north of Richfield Springs. “I thought it would be a shame not to do something,” said Michael Perekrestov, the museum’s director since 2014. Raised in San Francisco, family connections brought him frequently to southern Herkimer County when he was growing up. He called Jordanville his “second home,” and the monastery the “heart” of the Russian Church in America – the “brain” being administrative headquarters in New York. After the Russian RevoluThe exhibit includes an icon of Jesus, which can be seen tion, a diaspora of aristocrathanging in devout Tsar Nicholas’ final bedroom shortly before he was killed. ic families followed, with many settling in the U.S.

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Those emigres included two monks, Panteleimon Nizhnik and Ivan Kolos, working at the Sikorsky helicopter factory in Bridgeport, Conn. In the late 1920s, they began ranging the Northeast, looking for land for a monastery, finally buying the Starkweather family farm, $25 down. The first chapel was completed 1935, and the cornerstone laid for today’s gold onion-dome church in 1948. Over the years, the monastery became a repository of memory, as emigres donated or bequeathed mementos – as of today, some 4,000 – of that vanished era. With the centenary approaching, Perekrestov tried to recruit other museums to

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collaborate in a 100th anniversary exhibit, but in April he realized time was running out. So, in just three months, the young father of three, working day and night, assembled a chilling, elevating, raw and inspiring exhibit of more than 200 artifacts. The exhibit’s entry echoes Ipatiev House, which the Bolsheviks had enclosed in a rude stockade to secure the captive family. The first display case – brightly lit in a darkened room – contains the vestment Nicholas wore at his coronation in 1896, where he pledged to maintain the autocracy and pass it intact to his heir. He did so through defeat in the Russo-Japanese War, failed early attempts at Democratic reform, and others missteps, but the disaster of World War I and retreat in the face of the German army spurred revolution in October 1917, the rise of the Bolsheviks and the Romanovs’ bloody end. Gems abound – but Perekrestov’s favorites include a touching photo of the lovely young princesses, soon to die so brutally, and an icon-like portrait of Jesus, accompanied by a photo showing it hanging in Nicholas’ final bedroom. “What strikes me is the human quality of the family,” the curator said. And, then, the Faberges. The remains found in the Urals in 1979 were “believed to be” the Romanovs, so questions lingered. Then, in 2012, an antique expert, Nikolai Bachmakov, acquired the heart-shaped locket with a photo of Alexandra; he already owned the gold frame with a photo of Queen Louise of Denmark, Nicholas’ grandmother. Inside each, he found a lock of hair. After private DNA testing was inconclusive, Bachmakov, with the help of SEARCH, the Scientific Expedition to Account for the Romanov Children, enticed the FBI into conducting further tests. The FBI was able to confirmed the hair in the locket belonged to Alexandra, and the hair in the frame to Queen Louise. And two weeks before “Last Day” opened, the lab clinched it: Each was a 100 percent match to the remains found in the Ural woods. The Romanovs had come home, to Jordanville.

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GIVING TUESDAY – All Day. Give back to your community, the world Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Visit www. givingtuesday.org TINKERING TUESDAY – 10:30 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Design, print custom ornaments, then cookie cutters. Material fee applies. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. KNITTING GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344. CRAFT AUCTION – 5:30 p.m. Auction to support the Oneonta Business Woman’s Club. 6th Ward Athletic Club, 22 W. Broadway, Oneonta.

Tuesday, November 27

BOOK CLUB – 6 - 7:30

p.m. Social Justice Book Club discusses ‘The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom’ by Helen Thorpe. The Green Toad Book Store, 198 Main St,. Oneonta. 607433-8898.

Wednesday, November 28

DISCUSSION GROUP – 3 - 5 p.m. Discuss current events. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344. TEEN WRITERS – 4 p.m. Monthly program where teens participate in writing prompts, share ideas, work with others. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-1980. STUDIO NIGHT – 5 - 8 p.m. Local artists are invited to drop in to work on personal projects. No instruction, tables, chairs, easels provided. Bring your own (nontoxic) supplies, some proved for limited use. Donations appreciated. Cooperstown Art Association. 607-547-9777. ENERGY – 6 - 7:30 p.m.

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BOOKMOBILE – Check out the mobile library. 10-10:30 a.m. Schenevus Valley Lodge, 4 Main Street, Schenevus. 10:45-11:30 a.m. Fire Station, 1812 County Highway 34, Westford. 12:30-1 p.m. a.m. First Christian Church, 1160 State Highway 165, South Valley. 1:15-2 p.m. a.m. Town Hall, 3717 County Highway 35, Middlefield. www.4cls.org or call 607-723-8236 CRAFT & CHAT – 3:30 p.m. Bring your current knitting or crochet project and chat with the group. Ages 10+. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. OPENING RECEPTION – 5:30 - 7 p.m. Community exhibit by SUNY Cobleskill. Showing thru 12/31. Free, open to public. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400. SOCIAL MEDIA WORKSHOP – 6:30 p.m. Learn about privacy on facebook, Control who sees your posts, check if you have liked/followed foreign interference efforts, make custom friends lists, understand ins & outs of tagging, more! 3rd Floor Community Room, Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St, Oneonta. 607-4321980.

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a.m. - 4 p.m. Find unique, handmade gifts by local, regional crafters. Ballroom, Hunt College Union, SUNY Oneonta. COOKIES & CRAFTS – 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Enjoy holiday cookies, bring home amazing craft good, grab some corn chowder at holiday cafe. Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-3491. HOLIDAY WORKSHOP – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Create memorable holiday gift baskets for everyone on your list. Experts on hand to assist. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. 607-547-9692. DECORATING CONTEST – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Families compete to create best

decorated gingerbread house. Kits, candy provided. Prizes will be awarded at holiday parade 12/8. Earlville Opera House, 18 E. Main St., Earlville. 315-691-3550. HOLIDAY FUN – 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Begin the day with Home for the Holidays Parade down Main St., followed by 3rd annual Gingerbread Jubilee, 2nd annual Festival of Trees, Community Cookie Swap 11:30-3, photo opportunity with Anna & Elsa of Arendelle in Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-4322941. OPEN HOUSE – 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Enjoy gingerbread event, display of children’s games, artwork, coloring books, textile arts, more. Springfield Historical Society, CR-29A, Springfield Center. UGLY SWEATER RUN – Noon. Run through Cooperstown rocking your ugliest holiday sweater, Followed by free beverages from Stagecoach cafe, Ommegang. Proceeds benefit Catskill Area Hospice. Begins at Santa’s House, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-2800. CHRISTMAS TEA – 1 - 3 p.m. Keep Calm, Come Celebrate this Christmas Season with Tea & bake Sale. Cooperstown United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Cooperstown. 607-547-9540. VISIT SANTA – 1 - 5 p.m. Visit & Take pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Santa’s

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Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983. CONCERT – 3 p.m. Catskill Choral Society presents “NOEL! A Celebration of Carols Past and Present” featuring Messe de minuit pour Noel, more with artistic director/conductor Dr. G. Roberts Kolb. Tickets $22/adult at-door. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-431-6060. FILM SCREENING – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “Operation Finale: The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichman.” Cost, $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. HOLIDAY CONCERT – 7 p.m. Celebrate the holidays with Country Music Star Deana Carter performing her greatest hits. Tickets, $20. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta 607-431-2080.

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HOLIDAY WORKSHOP – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Create memorable holiday gift basket for everyone on your list. Experts on hand to assist. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. 607-547-9692. VISIT SANTA – 1 - 4 p.m. Visit & Take pictures with Santa & Mrs. Claus. Santa’s Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. 607-547-9983. FILM SCREENING – 1, 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “Operation Finale: The Capture and Trial of Adolf Eichman.” Cost, $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. YOUTH PROGRAM – 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. “Exploring The Past” session topic focusses on learning about the past through small forgotten items. All Welcome. Cooperstown Village Library. 607-547-8344.

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SIT N’ KNIT – 1 - 2 p.m. Work on knitting or hand stitching project. Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St., Richfield Springs. 315-858-0230. PAINTING CLASS – 6 - 8 p.m. 4 session class to learn to draw birds starting with posture, axis then builds to proportions. Bring your own materials. Cost, $95/nonmember. Cooperstown Art Association. 607-547-9777. FIGURE DRAWING – 6:30 - 9 p.m. Non-instructional drawing with live model. Poses chosen by consensus. Cost $12/class. The Carriage House Art Studio, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-4358718. NICOTINE ANONYMOUS – 7 p.m. Meetings for those who desire to live free of nicotine. Front Meeting Room, St. James Episcopal Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta. 845-3327803 or visit nicotine-anonymous.org CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. SUNY, Hartwick College orchestra’s perform joint program led by Ben Aldridge, Uli Speth. Free, SUNY Oneonta. E-mail paiged@hartwick.edu.

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FRIDAY, november 23, 2018

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IN MEMORIAM Andrew J. Liddle, 78; Helped Restructure Oneonta Police Department ONEONTA – Andrew J. Liddle, 78, who was tasked with restructuring the Oneonta Police Department in the 1970s, passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at Chestnut Park Rehab & Nursing in Oneonta. Andy was born on Nov. 6, 1940 in Margaretville Hospital, the son of Thomas and Mary (Haynes) Liddle. He was raised on the Tremperskill road in Andes and graduated from Andes Central School. After high school, Andy

went on to attend and graduate from Syracuse University’s NYS College of Forestry and Ranger School in 1960. Holding the position of Chief Forester for the H.B. Webb Lumber Company for 2 years, he then enrolled in the NYS Police Academy where he was a member of their first Aviation Unit, flying fixed wing and helicopter aircraft. He remained with the NYS Police as a Technical Sergeant until 1969 when he was hired by Combustion Engineering as an Execu-

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tive Pilot, flying corporate executives nationally and internationally. In 1971, calling on his experience with the State Police, Andy became involved in investigating the Attica Prison Riots where he was appointed as an Inspector by NY State, supervising 60 investigators charged with investigating the riot and presenting the findings to the Governor’s Office. He later co-authored a book on the Attica Prison Riots. In the mid-seventies he was tasked with investigating and restructuring the Oneonta City Police Department as a Private Investigator, also working with the Public Safety Department in Endicott at that time through

a similar referral from the NYS Organized Crime Task Force. Similarly, through his ties with attorneys and municipalities throughout the state he worked as a paralegal for the Konstanty Law Firm in the late seventies through the early nineties. In 1978 he accepted the position of Director of Purchasing, Personnel, Security and Safety at Hartwick College. The position encompassed a wide range of duties on campus, managing budgets and preparing reports. Andy remained at Hartwick until 1989 when he returned to his aircraft roots in a management position for Flight Services Group in Norwich as Vice

President and Director of Operations. Retiring 10 years later in 1989, Andy found himself leaving the Norwich Airport in 1993, moving to the State of NY Office of the Inspector General as a Deputy Inspector, becoming Assistant Commissioner for Public Protection in 1996 for the Department of Environmental Conservation, and finally as Special Assistant for State Senator James L. Seward. After retirement, he was very active as a Lt. Col in the Civil Air Patrol. He is survived by his wife of 20 years Hon. Karen M. Liddle of Oneonta; his son, Thomas Liddle of Otego; his daughter, Brenda Scofield of Ft. Collins, Co;

his grandchildren, Wyatt, Georgia, and Adelle; and his sister, Shirley Liddle of Willow Grove, Pa. Friends are invited to greet the family on Tuesday, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St, Oneonta, NY 13820. Burial will take place at the convenience of the family in the spring at Andes Cemetery, Andes. In lieu of flowers, donations in Andy’s memory may be made to the Susquehanna Animal Shelter, 4841 NY-28, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.

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ONEONTA – Louise Elinor Puylara, also known to many as “Weezer”, 90, passed away on Nov. 6, 2018. She had lived at Otsego Manor for the past several years. Born in Oneonta to Harold Cary and Theresa Bostwick Cary on March 7, 1928, Louise was a lifelong resident of the Oneonta area, marrying Alfred Puylara after his return home from World War II. Louise was vice president of the Oneonta Little League Auxiliary earlier in her life and was proud to spend time serving this association. She once worked at the Oneonta Dress Factory as a seamstress. She eventually retired from the Oneonta Department of Labor many years ago and loved working with her co-workers and

Reginald A. Searles, 73; Worked 40 Years At SUNY ONEONTA – Reginald A. “Reggie” Searles, 73, the former operations manager at SUNY Oneonta, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Bassett Hospital, Cooperstown. He was born October 05, 1945 in Stamford the son of the late Leo H. and Hilda M. (Martin) Searles. On July 30, 1967, Reggie married Donna Marie Nelson in Oneonta. Reggie is survived by his wife, Donna Searles; daughters, Brenda and Edward Eden and Amy and Joseph Ortiz; three grandchildren; brother, Hugh and Lynn Searles; mother-in-law, Veronica Nelson; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Nancy and Dennis Kemmiter; brother-in-law, Ralph Wright; as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Sunnie Wright. A funeral mass was held Monday, November 19, 2018 at St. Mary’s Church, with Rev. David Mickiewicz officiating. Internment was in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery Columbarium. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the the Bookhout Funeral Home.

the public in her position as secretary. Louise is survived by her son James Puylara (wife Jeannette) of Milford, and daughter Karen Birch (husband Rodney) Savannah, in Wayne County. Also, her loving special niece Bonnie Bowen, Town of Maryland. Louise was a wonderful

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ter, Jane. A graveside service was Nov. 19 at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Oneonta. Pastor Eric Santamont of the Southside Wesleyan Church in Oneonta officiated. Arrangements are entrusted to Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.

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SUNY Delhi Team Ready To Romp In Gingerbread Contest GINGER/From B1 the middle of the night and assemble our house in a hotel room!” In 2005, Delhi chefs won second place and Best Tasting Gingerbread; in 2006, their Tudor mansion won first prize. “The students got to spend a week in the Marriott Marquis pastry kitchen,” she said. “They make all the macaroons for every bakery in the city.”

a pencil eraser. “Pastillage is really moldable when it’s warm, and then you paint it with corn syrup to make it shiny,” she said. Pearl dust is also used to give colored icing a glittery sheen when the light hits it. “I love all the tiny details,” said Jessica Biller. “I cut and shaped all of the roof tiles. I’m the oldest of my cousins and I have a little brother, so I’ve always done gingerbread houses with the little kids.” You have to be detail-oriented to be part of the team. “I just finished painting all the detail on the presents,” said Sidney Diaz. “And I went through and did a lot of carving in the gingerbread to make it look like wood grain.” The edges of each piece are also beveled The Doll House, one of the so that they fit together team’s prize winners, is perfectly, cemented loosely based on a home by royal icing. “This in Oneonta. year we only used 10 pounds of sugar to mak“It was such an exciting ing our icing,” said Miller. experience for the students. And I thought, why not cre- “That’s low for us. One of the houses we did for Ginate a Gingerbread Team?” gerbread on Broadway had As this year’s Nov. 30 35 pounds of icing!” deadline nears, Nicole ZorThe secret to house now found herself in charge of making tiny candies from gingerbread is to bake it just a little longer than you pastillage – a hard, moldwould regular gingerbread. able icing used in detail But that doesn’t mean that work. “I really like making all the baked gingerbread them come to life,” Nicole makes it into the house. said, displaying a tray of “The first few weeks, we peppermints no larger than

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Jessica Biller, left, Nicole Zornow and Chef Julee Miller melt Isomalt powder in the SUNY Delhi kitchen to make crystal-clear candy windows for their gingerbread house.

nibble,” said Miller. And it wouldn’t be a SUNY Delhi gingerbread house without a set of beautiful windows, each made of Isomalt, a sugar substitute used in making diet candies that, when melted, dries hard and clear. “That’s my favorite part,” said Zornow. “I had never worked with sugar before.

Isomalt is a powdered sugar and you melt it over a burner, then pour it into a mold.” But work on the team isn’t always sweet. “This season was tough for gingerbread because of the humidity,” said Biller. “I came in and saw that the roof had collapsed! We had to piece it back together.” On Nov. 30, Miller will

buckle their creation into her car and transport it from the SUNY Delhi kitchen to Foothills Performing Arts Center. “I always leave one corner bare and that’s where the seatbelt buckles,” she said. “I travel with a touchup kit, extra candies, tiles and colored frosting. You can fix anything with frosting!”

And next fall, if you see a group of SUNY Delhi students lurking outside your house, don’t be alarmed – they’re just looking for their next inspiration. “As soon as the contest is over, we start thinking about next year,” said Miller. “We’re already driving around looking for the prettiest house.”

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