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Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, December 8, 2017
ENTREPRENEUR TRANSFORMED ONEONTA
City of The Hills Hartwick’s President
To Emcee Session On County Management
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artwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich has agreed to emcee “County Manager vs. County Executive,” where local governance expert Dr. Gerald Benjamin will detail management options available to Otsego County. The session will be at 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at Springbrook’s new Family Engagement Please See DRUGOVICH, A6
Bettiol, Legacy Praised By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA
J
aci Bettiol woke up at 3 the other morning and wrote down this sentence, encapsulating her view of her dad, Eugene A.
Gene Bettiol
Bettiol Sr., who passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, at Albany Medical Center: “He lived as if he was going to live forever; going full force each day without slowing down. No one could convince him to stop and smell the roses. There were simply too many opportunities awaiting his vision. And there is something inspirational Please See BETTIOL, A7
COMMON COUNCIL UNANIMOUS Parker Fish/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
In City Parks
Former Oneonta Mayor Kim Muller accepts the chairmanship of the Otsego County Democratic Committee at a Thursday, Nov. 30, meeting at Cooperstown Village Hall. She succeeds Richard Abbate, Cooperstown.
SUNY Student May Have Died From Drug Mix
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KIDS OF THE CHRISTMAS PARADE Kylin Daniels, 6, of Davenport prepares to lead the Santa Parade down Main Street, Oneonta, Saturday, Dec. 2.
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reliminary results have revealed that “multiple drugs,” including amphetamines and benzodiazepines, were found in Daniel W. Michaels’ system as city police investigate the death of the 18-year-old SUNY Oneonta student. On Saturday, Dec. 2, at 12:05 a.m., police received a call for assistance at an apartment at 34 Academy St. Before police could arrive, Michaels was driven to Fox Hospital,where he went into cardiac arrest and died. No foul play is suspected. For updates, go to
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TREE LIGHTING: Oneonta’s Christmas Tree will be lit at 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 in Muller Plaza, with music, sleigh rides and visits with Santa to follow.
Troy DeMulder, 3 months, was all smiles. At right Avienne Bergeron and other youngsters wait in anticipation/MORE PHOTOS, A3
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CATHOLIC BISHOP IN ONEONTA
378 Parishioners On Hand To Rededicated St. Mary’s
GIVE BLOOD: The American Red Cross is planned a blood drive 1 - 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 11, in the Foothills’ Atrium, sponsored by Hometown Oneonta. To make a reservation, call 1-800-733-2767 or go to redcrossblood.org
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KLUGO, PART III: Common Council Dec. 5 agreed to seek a $250,000 grant so Chip Klugo, redeveloper of Bresee’s and 1 Deitz, can begin work turning the former Stevens Hardware into apartments.
tanding in the newly renovated sanctuary of the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in the past few days, Father David Miskiewizc can admire
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something no priest or parishioner had seen before. Light. “There was frosted glass covering the stained glass,” he said. “We replaced it with clear glass and cleaned the windows, and when the sun comes pouring in, it throws all these colors all Please See CHURCH, A8
No Smoking, No Chewing, No ‘Vaping’ By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA
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n an effort to curb litter and improve the overall health of the community, Common Council Tuesday, Dec. 5, banned all tobacco use – smoking, chewing and vaping – from public parks, including Muller Plaza. “Getting rid of second-hand smoke creates a healthier environment and reduces litter,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “But it also communicates role-modeling to our young people, and that’s good for all of us.” “A lot of communities are doing this,” said Please See BAN, A7
Danny Lapin Worked, And It Happened By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA
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anny Lapin sees global warming as a threat, DANNY for sure, but also as LAPIN an economic-development op- District 13 portunity. “Global warming is something we can turn in our favor,” said the newly elected member Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA of the Otsego County Board of RepresentaDanny Lapin at his soon-to-be tives for District 13, Wards 5-6 in the City of natural habitat: The Otsego County Please See LAPIN, A5 government complex.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017
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Santa (Christopher Tarantino) was already thinking about his after-Christmas vacation in the Caribbean, coasting downtown Main Street in the Santa Parade Saturday, Dec. 2, in a pink VW with a palm tree in the back seat.
All bundled up, Kayleigh Shaw, 18 months, is hoisted by Linda Giudice of Oneonta.
dr. GeraLd BenJamIn Director, SUNY New Paltz’s Benjamin Center Associate Vice President, Regional Engagement Former Chair, Ulster County Legislature Dr. Benjamin, also former director of New York State and Local Government Studies at SUNY’s Rockefeller Institute of Government in Albany, is considered one of the foremost experts on local government, acting as consultant in more than 60 situations where reorganizations were contemplated.
moderator margaret L. drugovich President, Hartwick College Honorary Hosts
Rosie the Clown (Abbey Koutnik) poses as Beth Knapp snaps photos of Connor Scott, 7, and Anbrey Anzalone, 9, behind him.
Kathleen Clark Chair, Otsego County Board of Representatives anthony J. Casale Retired Assemblyman Gary Herzig Mayor, City of Oneonta ellen tillapaugh Kuch Deputy Mayor, Village of Cooperstown david Brenner Former County Board Chair; Former Mayor, City of Oneonta Patricia Kennedy President, Springbrook tara Barnwell General Manager, Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal Kay stuligross Representative, Otsego County Board; League of Women Voters, Oneonta
duncan davies Senator Seward’s Chief of Staff maureen murray League of Woman Voters, Cooperstown A perennial favorite, Oneonta’s Leatherstocking District Pipe Band, was front and center in this year’s parade.
Barbara ann Heegan President, Otsego County Chamber danielle Henrici Board President, Cooperstown Chamber adrian Kuzminski Moderator, Sustainable Otsego sPonsored By
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EDITORIALS
EUGENE A. BETTIOL, SR. • 1932-2017
All Who Knew Him Say: Goodbye, Friend
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hat was a memorable moment at a gathering of some 100 people Sunday, Aug. 18, 2013, in the Foothills Atrium, when Gene Bettiol realized, to his dissatisfaction, that he was about to be honored. A cloud, momentarily, passed over his always friendly countenance. To him, nothing was about Eugene A. Bettiol Sr., but about family, and friends, and the community at large. And, yet, here he was, trapped by such pals as Oneonta attorney John Scarzafava, Mayor Dick Miller and many other people he enjoyed and appreciated, about to be honored. Harrumph! But he quickly caught himself and made the best of it as speakers praised him and a sign was unveiled on the new Bettiol Family Theater, the City of the Hills’ most commodious public space. Not the Gene Bettiol Theatre. Heavens, no! The “family” theater. (Wife Betty had confided to Carol Blazina,
Gene and Betty Bettiol at 2009 Valentine’s Dance
then Foothills board president, that he would have found being singled out for individual praise particularly odious.) And now, with his passing on Saturday, Dec. 2, we will never give him the
full thanks he deserved. • Yet, if a life well-lived is its own reward, his life was full of accomplishment. But the accomplishments themselves weren’t the measure of the man. As much as anyone is, he was a selfmade person, a Horatio Alger story, who won the respect of his fellow citizens through hard work, ambition,
vision and – as state Sen. Jim Seward puts in an appreciation in this week’s newspaper – a “get-it-done attitude.” What was it about Gene Bettiol that always made you glad to see him? Was it his relaxed manner? His warm smile, as if you were just the person he was looking forward to seeing? Or what seemed to be his genuine interest in what everybody had to say. How many of us remember him in a booth at his pal Paul Karabinis’ Neptune Diner, Betty by his side, sipping coffee with longtime friends Hugh and Betty Henderson, who also had an important role in Southside’s development, chatting with all who stopped by, making their days a little bit more special? A happy memory. On his passing, many praise him for the qualities that made his life a success. But overall, his finest quality was his humanity. Farewell, friend to us all, and, in particular, thank you for that.
Expert Might Open Window To Fresh Thinking, That’s All
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r. Gerald Benjamin, SUNY New Paltz’s vice president/regional engagement, will be speaking to a local audience – you, if you wish to attend – at 8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at Springbrook’s new Family Engagement Center on Route 28, Milford Center. It’s a no pressure gathering, simply fact-finding. Benjamin, a – if not the – foremost expert on how local governments organize themselves in New York State, has helped more than 60 localities decide how to best deal with the complications of modern governance. His topic, “County Manager v. County Executive,” aims to be an objective, nonpartisan examination of the benefits of two – and not the only two – avenues county governments like ours might
decide to pursue. The discussion of possibly moving toward professional management grew out of a couple of particularly complicated issues the county Board of Representatives struggled with this year. Might the right person, trained, experienced, appointed or elected, bring administrative firepower to bear that 14 parttime reps with businesses to run or career demands elsewhere simply cannot because there are only 24 hours in a day? At best, Benjamin’s visit may provide fresh perspectives and a chance for friendly discussion about an important issue. Hope you can make it and, if nothing else, partake of the coffee and Danish. RSVP to Larissa at 5476103.
LETTERS
To Achieve Town-City Fire-Protection Contract, Support Rubin, Catan To the Editor: As Oneonta town supervisor, I am deeply concerned about the status of the Town of Oneonta Fire District’s (TOFD) contract with the city. The Town of Oneonta is not a party to that contract; however, since it affects much of the town board’s constituent base, we are definitely interested. The current commissioners have stated that the contract is illegal. I have had our town attorney research this in conjunction with state Association of Towns’ attorneys. They agree this is a typical arrangement and, although there is a wide variety of methods to provide fire and ambulance services, they advise that this contract is legal. Negotiations should be about what modifications need to be made to the formula to reflect current issues that were not included when it was first developed. Additionally, the current fire commissioners have brought up the issue that the residents of West
Ian Austin/hometown oneonta
Oneonta Town Supervisor Bob Wood urges the town fire commissioners at an emotional public meeting April 24 at Elm Park UM Church in Oneonta to reach a new agreement with City Hall to allow professional firefighters to continue serving the town. No deal yet.
Oneonta Fire District (“WOFD”) have EMS coverage provided by the Oneonta Fire District tax. This issue needs to be discussed. At the public hearing the commissioners held, a substantial number of the speakers were
residents of the WOFD. They are concerned that if the town fire commissioners start their own fire department, where will West Oneonta get EMS? The town has no legal obligation to provide those services. Residents
of both districts have come to reached that does not jeopardize expect prompt, competent EMTs these services. Having served on responding to the calls. both sides, I am offering, again, to The quality of the fire and EMS facilitate these meetings. provided by the Oneonta Fire The Town of Oneonta Fire Department is not in question. The District will hold elections 6-9 cost of providing fire and EMS is p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the Elm always one of the most Park Methodist Church IF YOU VOTE: on Chestnut Street. Given expensive items in any municipal budget. Having Polls will be that TOFD residents have open 6-9 p.m. expressed a great deal of Town of Oneonta resiTuesday, Dec. dents share in that cost, concern that no contract 12, at Elm reducing the burden on has been agreed to at Park Church, city taxpayers by about this time, I am encouragChestnut one-third, is a great bening residents to vote for Street, to efit to both communities. two candidates, Michelle elect two Losing the revenue would Town of Catan and Alan Rubin. Oneonta fire be tragic for the city and I have met with them commissionlosing the EMS coverage and discussed the historic ers. would be tragic for the aspects of the contract. I town residents. believe that both of them In this age where conwill come to the negotiatsolidation of services and increas- ing table with the best interests of ing pressure to deliver services as town residents in mind. I further cost effectively as possible, this is- believe that representatives of sue seems to be a perfect example the city also want to reach a fair, of sharing for the benefit of both equitable agreement. communities. I hope that a fair BOB WOOD and equitable agreement can be Supervisor, Town of Oneonta
XNG Trucks Unintended Consequence Of Blocking Constitution Pipeline To the Editor: There is a common sense way to remove XNG trucks from our rural roads: exchange that “virtual pipeline” for a real pipeline. Trucks on our roads are a natural – if unintended
– consequence of the “oppose everything” strategy successfully sold to Governor Cuomo. Trucks are the most expensive way to transport gas; pipelines are the least expensive means to transport gas.
HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch James C. Kevlin Editor & Publisher
The undeniable truth is that gas will flow from areas of production to areas of consumption. It is also undeniable that pipelines are safe and efficient and that they have a minimal impact on the environment. Proof of that is exhibited everyday along Otsego County’s right of way for the Tennessee Gas Pipeline, which has been handling gas safely for decades adjacent to Route 20. While I do not like the
gas trucks on our local roads, I know they are environmentally safer than the way energy used to move market – in 200,000-ton tankers moving oil from the Middle East. Fracking has fundamentally changed the economics of the energy markets – replacing foreign oil with cleaner, safer domestic natural gas and oil. Protecting foreign sources of petroleum supplies has cost our country thousands of lives
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tunity that the I-88/Norfolk Southern corridor presents should prompt strong support for the pipeline. Otsego County has everything a new, major employer needs – except a natural gas supply. The bottom line is that we need to treat the problem – not the symptom. XNG trucks are only that – a symptom and result of poor planning and policy. JIM HOWARTH Cooperstown
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and trillions of dollars. In addition to being safer, the new domestic gas and oil supplies have spurred a nation-wide economic revival. The time is now for our area to share in those benefits – with new jobs, tax revenues, and removing XNG trucks from our roads. Major local employers are on record questioning their continued viability without new gas supplies. Those concerns, coupled with the economic oppor-
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Santa The Barkeep & Pioneer Park
hen we first read that the Village of Cooperstown had given Ommegang Brewery permission to use Pioneer Park to shoot a brewery commercial, which will feature Santa’s Cottage as well as Santa and Mrs. Claus, we were dumbfounded. And even though the brewery paid the village a $500 fee to use Pioneer Park, we must say we have great reservations about the project. An article on the subject, found on AllOTSEGO.com and written by Libby Cudmore, reported: “‘We see a line of men, waiting in Pioneer Park,’ said Larry Bennett, Ommegang’s creative director, as he
outlined his vision for a commercial before the Village Board this evening. ‘What are they waiting for? The camera pans up to Santa’s Cottage, and Mrs. Claus welcomes him CATHERINE inside. He LAKE goes to Santa, ELLSWORTH Santa opens his ‘Nice or Naughty’ book, and then hands him a bottle of Three Philosophers.’” Bennett is seeking “men in their
late 20s, 30s and 40s” to appear in the commercial, which was shot Monday, Dec. 4, and is to be aired on Ommegang’s website, YouTube, Facebook and other social media Friday the 8th. It was then pointed out, “The board approved the request, with a $500 location fee. ‘How about a keg?’ joked Trustee Richard Sternberg.” Following the article, there were two comments from the public. The first read: “What??? …seeking “men in their late 20s, 30s and 40s” – ageist if you ask me! Like us fogies don’t like fine brews!!!” The second added: “Santa Booze… Please See COLUMN, A5
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HOMETOWN
HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-5
History
Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library
150 Years Ago
We are much and justly laughed at as a people because of our liking for genteel names for common things. In this country “Professors” make ascensions in balloons; go lecturing through the country about horse medicines and teach the art of dress fitting and coat-cutting. “Professors” curl hair, cut corns and cook. Of course, every country school master is a “Professor.” The school house is an “Academy” – the “Academy” is a “College” and the one-horse “College” is a “University.” We have no shop-keepers. They are all “Merchants.” Few of us know the difference between a “Shop-Keeper and a “Store-Keeper.” Our girls are all “Young Ladies,” and we have no women in the land. All are “Ladies.” Houses twenty feet square on the ground are “Residences.” Villages a little populous are “Cities.” December 1867
125 Years Ago
The First Frame House in Delaware County – On the river about a mile above South Kortright depot, between that place and Hobart, lying on both sides of the Delaware, is “Echo Farm,” the property of D.C. Sharpe. The farm was first settled about the year 1794 by Samuel Andrews from Fairfield County, Connecticut, the whole surrounding county being a dense wilderness. He built here the first frame house in Delaware County. The frame was made from Cherry timber cut on the land on which the house stood. This house is still standing on the farm. December 1892
100 Years Ago
War Bread in Oneonta – Beginning with this morning (December 10, 1917) bakers in Oneonta and throughout the United States will be required to make the war bread which has been directed to be made by the national bureau of food administration. The making of the former kinds of bread will be discontinued, and also of rolls and buns, and all must conform to the government requirements. The loaves that will be put out this morning by the bakers of Oneonta will weigh 16 and 24 ounces respectively, and will sell for 10 and 15 cents. The bread baked must weigh the above amount unwrapped 12 hours after they are baked. Formerly bakers used six pounds of sugar to the barrel and as high as six pounds of lard. Now only two pounds of cane or beet sugar can be used, or not to exceed 3.5 pounds of corn sugar and only two pounds of lard. Rolls and buns must conform to
Do Kids Get Right Message? sumed.” COLUMN/From A4 We gather that what GREAT! and from a basewas not going to happen ball town with a drinking evidently justified what was problem!” And while we found these going to happen. Additionally, it was pointed out to us comments most interesting, they did not in any way that the board voted unanimously to approve the use express our thoughts on the of Pioneer Park, as if that making of such a commersomehow made a difference cial. in the appropriateness of the • project. Our immediate reaction Our response to this, as was the village seems more we understand than happy the project, is to sell any that it will apaspect of the pear that men village if the going into price is right. Santa’s CotAnd in this tage will be case, they given an alcosold the use holic product. of Pioneer Granted it Park in order will no doubt to use Cooperstown’s HOMETOWN ONEONTA be a prop and will not long and Ommegang videobe “opened, cherished graphers in Pioneer Santa Claus Park earlier this week. poured or consumed.” tradition to But it would seem that the promote the interests of a message is still clear that commercial enterprise. Santa is handing out alcohol Beyond that, we were to men in the same space concerned about using the that children go to share space in which children their Christmas wish list come, in great anticipation, to share their Christmas lists with him. And since the “Board with Santa, as a space for voted unanimously to let grown men to visit Santa in Ommegang film...” the hopes that Santa will find commercial on village them on the “nice,” not the property, it seems the goal “naughty,” list. of the project, namely to sell The “nice” list will find alcoholic beverages, must Santa bestowing them with be considered not only an an alcoholic gift. We supappropriate use of Santa’s pose it is up to the viewer of the commercial to decide time, but also an appropriate message from Santa to the just what the men on the children of our area. “naughty” list might re• ceive. We have trouble Needless to say, we thinking this is a good use remain unconvinced that of a space designed for this undertaking is a worthy children. project. In many ways, it • seems to make a mockery of When we questioned the shooting of such a commer- the Christmas traditions of the Village of Cooperstown. cial, we were told that the And it is a mockery that has 4Cs had already approved the potential of representing the project. We have also heard that Santa is evidently Cooperstown not only here but also across the country. in favor of the project. In fact, we think it is but We were also assured, “There are no open contain- one more tear in the fabric of the community. And it ers, no drinking, no openmakes us most glad that ing bottles, nothing about our days as Mrs. Claus, being inebriated ... There although in the same place, will be no handing out of were in another time, with actual beer. Nothing will be different leadership. opened, poured or con-
20 Years Ago
As a Bugbee pupil, Phyllis revealed such talents that two of her teachers still remember her. “Phyllis showed distinct dramatic ability, even in the first grade,” said Miss Agnes Nelson, 52 Woodside Avenue. “When she talked other children listened attentively. She talked on and on and the children would say ‘We want Phyllis to tell us stories.’” In the third grade “Alice and Wonderland” was produced with Miss Edith Laue as teacher and director. Phyllis played the role of Alice. “She had a marvelous memory at that age,” said Miss Laue. “I remember that she would take home these long passages and memorize them overnight.” Nowadays Phyllis plays Laura Charles opposite Peter Lawford in “The Thin Man” a top-rated show in its time slot. December 1957
40 Years Ago
December 1997 bread requirements and can have no grease or sugar applied Congress, weary of dissension from a four-month-long after coming from the oven. dispute came to terms Wednesday on when the government December 1917 will pay for poor women’s abortions. The House-Senate agreement was in time to avert pre-Christmas pay cuts for more than a quarter-million federal employees whose agencies were on the verge of running out of money for the third Excerpts from an Editorial by Merle Thorpe – “Preserve time this year. On a voice vote, the Senate went along with Our Immigration Problem” Let down immigration bars a House proposal outlining the conditions for Medicaidfor 24 hours, provide the ships and the passage money and 100,000,000 persons would flock to this country from every funded abortions during the remainder of the fiscal year. The Senate agreed to a House-passed measure requiring part of the world. They would abandon family, friends and two physicians to certify that a woman would suffer seritraditions of centuries for the promise and opportunity this ous long-lasting physical health damage from a full-term nation offers. Maybe they are smarter than we are. For pregnancy before the federal government would pay for an we find ourselves increasingly dissatisfied with the way abortion. The House approved the measure earlier by a 181 America has done things for 150 years and have set about to 167 vote. tampering with those fundamentals which have made December 1977 America a coveted goal. Here’s something to think about! Every civilized country presents an immigration problem to America. But America presents no immigration problem to any other of the 59 countries on the globe. Boats leave our Four area schools are included in the US News & World shores every day filled with tourists and travelers’ checks. Report list of “America’s Best High Schools,” – Greene, But stowaways are discovered by immigration officers on Jefferson, Milford and South Kortright central schools each every incoming ship. No American ever expatriates himself earned Bronze Medals after the magazine analyzed achievewithout first accumulating here enough money upon which ment data from 18,790 high schools in 40 states. Accordto live in comfort abroad. But people come to America ing to the magazine’s web-site there are about 22,000 high without money. They need only a will to work. school nationwide. After the analysis, 505 schools earned December 1937 Gold or Silver medals. Analysts studied three factors: 1. Performance on English language arts and mathematics assessments. 2. Proficiency of economically disadvantaged When Phyllis Kierkegaard was nine years old, she played students. 3. Students’ participation in and performance on AP exams administered by the College Board. the lead in “Alice in Wonderland” at Bugbee Elementary December 2007 School. Now, as Phyllis Kirk, age 28, she is playing the feminine lead in the TV network show “The Thin Man.”
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Lapin Knocked On 1,000 Doors – And Won LAPIN/From A1 Oneonta. “Tesla is trying to expand its solar-panel manufacturing capacity in the U.S., and is looking at Central New York.” Why not in the former D&H yards, he asked, with its access to rail, Interstate 88, municipal water, sewerage, power and clean, flat acreage? The 88 acres there are currently intended for redevelopment by Otsego Now and City Hall. You may see a lot of that big-picture, small-picture dichotomy after Lapin takes office Jan. 3. Al Colone, the National Soccer Hall of Fame’s first director and a Sixth Ward resident, “told me: Always serve my district first and the county second.” He’s already sought out his district’s two city Common Council members, Democrat Dana Levinson in the Fifth Ward and Russ Southard in the Sixth, to discuss what the county might do for the neighborhoods. “Once I earn their trust, I have to keep it,” Lapin said. Jobs will certainly be part of it. Finding he loved going door to door and asked his party affiliation (he’s a Democrat), he would reply, “I’m on the Jobs & Small Business Line.” If Lapin is acting locally now, he’s been thinking globally heretofore. Born and raised in the Silicon Valley, an only child – his dad was a writer and novelist who met his wife in Japan; she operates a Japanese-American translating service – he graduated from Palo Alto High School and went on to UC Riverside, where he happened across Marc Reisner’s “Cadillac Desert,” about Los Angeles seizing the rural Owens Valley’s water resources for its own use. He had found the subject of his vocation: Water. Graduating with a degree in Environmental Sciences, he worked for the California Water Resources Control Board for three years. Hearing from a high school
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friend who went there about Bard College’s environmental post-graduate program, he moved to New York State and enrolled. In 2014, when he renewed his job search, the “Edic to Fraser” project had just surfaced, where NAT (North American Transmission) was seeking state PUC (Public Utility Commission) permission to build a parallel 765 Kv line along Marcy North, which runs through seven western Otsego County towns (Richfield to Oneonta) Darla Youngs, then executive director of OCCA (the Otsego County Conservation Association), interviewed him and, as Lapin reports it, told him, “you’re green, but I’m going to take a chance on you … Your job is to review this project (Edic-Fraser) and stop it if you can.” It was a heady assignment. The OCCA’s new hire was soon collaborating with three teams of activists from five environmental groups; with C&S Engineering, the Syracuse environmental consultants; with attorney Doug Zamelis, citizen volunteers and representatives of the seven local towns. For a green recruit, “It was quite humbling,” he said. (More on that later.) Point to OCCA’s report, the PUC in 2015 rejected Edic-to-Fraser as eating up too much farmland, and
NAT pursued an alternative route. At about that time, Scott Fickbohm, the county Soil & Water Conservation Service director, joined the DEC, and Lapin and the OCCA inherited an ongoing update of the local ag districts, a job completed this fall with Lapin’s report to the county board. By then, he was a candidate. Over the summer, Richard Sternberg, the Cooperstown village trustee who was recruiting county board candidates for the county Democratic Committee, had hit a wall in District 13: No candidate to challenge county Rep. Len Carson, the Republican. Going through the Democratic rolls for Wards 5 and 6 with Otsego 2000 President Nicole Dillingham, then candidate in the RichfieldSpringfield district, she spotted a name she knew: Danny Lapin, who, engaged to be married Aug. 12, had just moved to the City of the Hills from Springfield Center. Sternberg called Lapin, five weeks before the wedding. Lapin said he’d think about it overnight. He raised it with his fiancé, Lindy, a visual arts teacher with BOCES in Grand Gorge. “She looked at me and said, ‘I don’t know if this is the right time.’ But then she said, ‘You better deliver on the wedding; and you better
deliver on the run.’” He was in. (As it happened, he’d always dreamed of running for office – Assembly, then perhaps Congress.) Bringing her professional skills to bear, Lindy designed his newspaper ads. Her dad, Don Mathisen, the retired WCNY radio reporter, advised him: Focus on serving your constituents. His new stepson, Raphael, 9, provided the motivation. Lapin, 29, had been active in the Young Democrats. Rob Baum of Oneonta – great-great-grand-nephew of Frank Baum, “Wizard of Oz” creator – had organized a Progressive Turnout Project. “We made over 1,000 calls,” said the candidate. With 500 Democrats vs. 440 Republicans his 1,100voter district, Lapin determined to knock on every Democratic and independent door. “We hit at least 200 doors right before the election,” he said. Election Night, Nov. 7, Lapin was four votes ahead of Carson. After a daylong nail-biting recount on Nov. 15, Lapin gained one vote. The final tally was 252-247. Kid Lapin had KO’d the champ. But Danny doesn’t see it that way. He expresses respect for Carson, and intends to continue moving forward one of the Republican’s initiatives: a plan to allow the county’s municipalities to save on health insurance by group buying. Lapin uses that word, “humility”, and “humble”, regarding his victory. He keeps reflecting on “Kung Fu: The Movie,” from his boyhood. You may remember, the hero (David Carradine), trained with Kung Fu masters who, in the end, he defeated. Still, “he always kept his sense of humility, always remembering to learn.” NEXT WEEK: Michele Farwell, District 2 (Butternuts, Morris, Pittsfield)
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mittee brought the recommendation to Common Council for a vote in early November, it was tabled when some expressed concerns about the rights of smokers. “There was a question of individual rights,” said Frazier. “But after we researched it, we saw that it withstood the test. No one has a legal right to smoke in public.” Signage, paid for by Advancing Tobacco Free Communities, will be placed in parks alerting smokers that the law has changed. “There’s no cost to the city,” said Frazier. “It’s a welcome initiative,” The signage location and design are to be determined. Though fines will be levied against those who do use tobacco in the public parks, Herzig compared the law to the city’s “pooper-scooper” laws concerning dog waste. “The focus is less about enforcement and more about communicating expectation,” he said. “Like our dog laws, 95 percent of people obey, and there is rarely a citation or a fine given.” A public hearing will be held during the next
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378 Catholics Attend Blessing Of St. Mary’s After $1.7M Renovation A capacity crowd of 378 parishioners returned to St. Mary’s Catholic Church for the rededication of the newlyrenovated sanctuary on Saturday, Dec. 2.
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CHURCH/From A1 over the walls. You were never aware of it before, but the colors are just so bold.” On Saturday, Dec. 2, just ahead of the start of the Advent season, Miskiewizc welcomed Most Rev. Edward B. Scharfenberger, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Albany, to help dedicate the church in a mass attended by 378 parishioners, a full house. “He read from Paul’s letter to the Corinthians, ‘You are God’s building’,” said the pastor. “The whole time the renovations were going on, we prayed for the renewal of the people. The people are the church.” Ahead of the service, Miskiewizc and the bishop offered confession and reconciliation services, and during the service sprinkled Holy Water on the church’s walls. “We also went
through the congregation with Holy Water, renewing our baptismal promise,” he said. Later, incense was burned as the congregation sang “let our prayers rise like incense” over Bishop Scharfenberger praying. “It’s to remind us that we are to be the fragrance of Christ in our world,” said the priest. The six-month, $1.5 million renovation began with the idea of building better bathrooms, but in the planning process it was realized new lighting and sound systems, floors and additional worship spaces were needed, too. So marble flooring was replaced with oak, and side walls were taken down, revealing the windows that had been covered up. “It’s
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Bettiol Remembered For Vision, Hard Work, Dedication To Family BETTIOL/From A1 about that. We will miss our Poppy.” The entrepreneur and Greater Oneonta benefactor’s drive, still strong in the 85-year-old right up to his passing, was remarked on by everyone who knew him. Oneonta Town Supervisor Bob Wood said Gene Bettiol called him just a week and a half ago to discuss details of the hotel, shopping mall and Neptune-like diner he was planning at the corner of Oneida Street and Route 205, just across from the state police Oneonta barracks. “He was a very dynamic person,” said Wood. “What I appreciated about Gene was: He always had a get-in-done attitude,” said state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford. “He always had a vision. We had breakfast a month or so ago: He had some aches and pains, but he was still looking ahead.” “He’s never stopped,” echoed attorney Joe Pondolfino, his lawyer since Bettiol opened his first Red Barrel convenience store 30 years ago, where the Southside Mirabito’s is now. “He’s a man who worked seven days a week.” And what resulting accomplishment. As Pondolfino tells it: • He grew the Southside Red Barrel, opened in 1979,
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he memorial service for Eugene A. Bettiol Sr. is planned 1 - 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 10, at Foothills Performing Arts Center in Oneonta. Attendees are asked to arrive at 1 p.m. and will be seated in the theater. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Foothills PAC, 24 Market St., Oneonta, NY 13820. Funeral arrangements are being made by the Johnston Funeral Home, Morris.
naford’s Plaza and Southside Mall, for the Courtyard by Marriott and, lately, the new hotel under construction across Courtyard Drive on the hill to the south of Route 23. • He provided land across from Southside Mall for Paul Karabinis’ Neptune Diner, one of Otsego County’s foremost gathering places for three decades before its demolition at the end of 2014. • He and Karabinis then created BK Coffee – B for Bettiol, K for Karabinis – building a plant in the former Pony Farm Commerce Park that is still thriving under the ownership of Paul and his son Tasi. • Seeing an opportunity in the failed Pyramid Mall building on Oneonta’s East End, he redeveloped it for doctors’ offices that eventually Photo courtesy Bettiol family. became the Fox HospiThe two Gene Bettiols, father and tal’s FoxCare son, were also business partners. The younger man was stricken with Center. cancer and died at age 47 in 2003. • He was a steadfast supthe first convenience store porter of the former Nationin Greater Oneonta, into al Soccer Hall of Fame. a chain of 26 quick-stops. • And he, along with son (Over the years they were Gene Jr., were two of the sold to Mirabito and other Big Four supporters – with companies and individuals.) Peter Macris and Arnie • In the early 1980s, he Drogen – of the Foothills bought a 30-acre hill where Performing Arts Center. the Walmart Superstore is After Gene Jr.’s death in now, leveled the land and 2003 from stomach cancer, used the fill to create the that was an “added impetus” parcel where Home Depot for Gene Sr. to complete the is now. Then he attracted dream the father and son Walmart to the original site; shared, said Sarah Patterson, as with all his projects, he a board member since the kept ownership of the land. beginning. • He used the proceeds to “There’s not a person in buy more land on the South- this area who doesn’t have a side, creating shovel-ready better life because of Gene sites for Aldi’s, the HanBettiol,” said Ben Guen-
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Family was important to Gene Bettiol, friends attest, and family members gathered in force at Foothills Aug. 18, 2013, for the naming The Bettiol Theater. From left are Matt Lipiccolo and his wife (and the Bettiols’ granddaughter) Amanda, holding Owen, then one-month old, the Bettiols’ first great-grandchild; Gene and Betty, Patricia, wife of the late Gene Bettiol Jr., and daughter Jaci Bettiol and her son, Eric Michelitsch.
ther, who bought Five Star Subaru from his mentor. “To me, he’s the biggest person in this area. He had the biggest impact of anyone in the area.” “He was a giant – a gentle giant,” added Seward, who said he considered the older man his mentor. “In all the years I’ve known him, I never heard him raise his voice. He was always very courteous in dealing with people.” Guenther summed it up: “When you met him, you wish you’d met him 30 years before.” Eugene A. Bettiol Sr. was born Aug. 24, 1932, in Oneonta, the oldest son of Anthony and Fannie Bettiol, who raised a farming family in Morris. He graduated from Morris Central School, and after just one semester at Hartwick College was summoned home to help on the farm. He married Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Bump on June 27, 1953, in Otego. A hard worker with an entrepreneurial bent, he soon was a machinist at Bendix and owner/operator of Mr. Softy ice cream trucks. He worked for Mirabito Fuel Co., which led him to establish Bettiol Fuel Co. and become self-employed. In addition to his wife
Gene Bettiol Sr., with son Gene Jr. by his side, accepts thanks from attorney John Scarzafava at the end of the United Way Invitational, sponsored by Red Barrel convenience stores in the 1980s. Photo courtesy Bettiol family.
Betty, he is survived by two daughters, Janet Laytham of Raleigh, N.C., and Jaci Bettiol of Oneonta; Gene Jr.’s wife, daughter-in-law Patricia Bettiol of Delray Beach, Fla.; grandchildren Ryan Laytham, Amanda (Matt) LoPiccolo, Scott Laytham, Carleigh Bettiol, Brooke Bettiol, Eric Michelitsch; great-grandchildren Owen and Eli LoPiccolo; brothers Walter Bettiol (Violet) and Arthur Bettiol (Annaliese), several nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. Bettiol was aware of all
he accomplished but, Guenther said, “his pride was his family. He’d say, ‘You always have to make sure you are taking care of your family. You are responsible for your family.’ He was old school that way.” He underwrote the Otsego Chamber’s annual Eugene A. Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen Award in his son’s memory. When his granddaughter Carleigh was performing in “Hamilton” on Broadway, he organized a bus trip there for family and friends, Guenther recalled. Some of his projects were
developed through Bettiol Enterprises, some by Gene Bettiol as an individual, some through several other companies, including development companies in Albany, said Pondolfino. There is no designated successor or executive to operate his businesses, the lawyer said, but he and Betty Bettiol are structuring matters now. There are many projects on Bettiol’s desk that will move forward, Pondolfino said. Eugene A. Bettiol Sr.’ legacy is not complete yet.
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This year marks the 30th year of the Fokine Ballet’s production of “The Nutcracker,” Friday – Saturday, Dec. 8-9, which in three decades has become a mainstay of the Otsego County Christmas season. “My grandmother, Alexandra Fedorova Fokine, was a bumblebee in the ‘Apotheosis’ during the original by day, by night NBT Vice President Jamie Reynolds staging in St. Petersburg in Banker performs annually in Fokine’s “Nutcracker.” Here, the Please See DECKER, B3 troupe previews the show Oneonta’s Santa Parade.
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director, Oneonta Auxiliary Services. “But ONEONTA the school is responsible for hether you’re providing dining a foodie or services.” brand new She’d heard of to the kitchen, SUNY Blue Apron, the Oneonta’s Red Chef New York City dining kits are making meal-delivery students’ dinner times a service that proAn early favorite: vides recipes and little more delicious. “We were hearing from Balsamic Grilled fresh ingredients Chicken Breast. a lot of our students for a healthy that they wanted to cook,” said meal, and, along with Jim Please See RED CHEF, B3 OTSEGO.life Diane Williams, executive By LIBBY CUDMORE
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Decker ‘Nutcracker’ Ties Go Back Generations show was produced in Norwich DECKER/From B1 and in Oneonta, with less than 1892,” she said. “She taught 24 hours between productions. my mother, Irene Fokine, and “One year, the sound system she taught me. It’s been handed went completely,” she said. “But down like a family recipe.” She named the annual produc- the dancers knew their steps so well that they kept tion after her going, even without mother’s dance the music. When the studio in Ridgemusic would come wood, NJ. “She through, they were was thrilled,” right where they she said. needed to be!” As such, the And after a few Fokine Ballet’s years, she was able production to relax and enjoy the may be the fruits of her labor. “In most faithful the third year, I finaladaptation of Donna Decker’s grandthe famed bal- mother danced in the ly got over my nerves let anywhere. original “Nutcracker” and found myself watching the second “The most in St. Petersburg. act and enjoying it,” important part she said. “I thought to is that we folmyself, ‘I did this.’” low the score,” she said. “The Though the choreography music tells the dancers what is directly from the original, to do. When the Drosselmeyer Decker has made a few changes, is winding up the dolls, some including adding dogs from the productions have them handing Susquehanna Animal Shelter to out teacups or dancing. Totally a scene. The dogs are walked random! But they don’t know across the stage by one of the any better.” dancers and then available In 1957, the Fokine Ballet for adoption after the show. Company in Ridgewood, N.J., “They’ve always really enjoyed was among the first companies to perform the ballet as a Christ- it,” she said. “Only one of them sat down in the middle of the mas staple. “I was a soldier in stage, but the rest were happy to that first production,” she said. walk.” “My grandmother brought the With 25 dancers for 65 parts, costumes over from Latvia, and she also makes sure to include they smelled disgusting – but family members of the dancthey were very cool costumes!” ers during the party scene and, In the early days, Decker’s
for a time, Assistant Fire Chief Jim Maloney as Mother Ginger. “We’ve been lucky with this community,” she said. “I always try to pick parents whose children are talented!” Joe Cornell, the Nutcracker in her first performance, enrolled his daughter in Decker’s classes, and continues to perform with the company, dancing in the first act and teaching the gnomes how to use and park the sled. This year, the Nutcracker will be danced by Jill Lifgren, 12. And some former students will be returning to this production, including Hillary Riter, who danced Clara in 1999, to perform the Arabian. “I knew she would go on to great things,” she said. “She’s performed on three Broadway tours, ‘Annie,’ ‘West Side Story’ and ‘Cinderella’.” She also returned to dance as the Sugar Plum Fairy in 2012, when she was a student at SUNY Purchase. And Andrew Wentink, the dance historian who studied with Irene Fokine, will return as Mother Ginger, a role he played on Decker’s stage 30 years ago. “I remember the day he came to my mother’s class,” she said. “I was probably 10 years old and I was showing off.” “Every year there’s pressure on myself to make it good,” she said. “But this year, I want it to be the best.”
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help and tables to enjoy their creations. “And they don’t even have to clean up afterwards!” said Williams. The kitchen even has fresh basil, thyme, rosemary and other herbs growing on a shelf near the window, in case students want to add a little more to their meal. “It only takes half an hour, start to finish, to make one of the meals,” said Jordon Gougler, a Sodexo intern and student manager of the dining hall. “The lemon basil chicken is my favorite so far.” But for those who do cook back at their dorms or off-campus housing, the Marketplace has all their kitchen needs, including cutting boards and measuring spoons, an insulated tote bag, even a Red Chef apron. “We really stress the food safety instruction,” said Hamm. “The thermometer is really important, teaching them to know when food is done.” The Marketplace is also stocking more frozen protein, whole grains and fresh produce to supplement their meals as students get more confident in their cooking abilities. It’s the first such program in the country. “We’re getting calls from other colleges asking us about it,” said Williams. “We’re going to present on it at a conference in January.” And it’s a piece of the school’s commitment to sustainability and wellness. “We’ve pledged to start sourcing from more women and minority owned businesses and for 20 percent of our food to come from local sources,” said Williams. “So our meats come from Purdy and Sons in Sherburn, and our vegetables from Mento Produce in Syracuse – both women-owned businesses.”
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for which the Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State on September 6, 2017. The office of said entity is to be located in Otsego County, New York. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the limited liability company, upon whom process against it may be served, and the post office address within this State to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against it served upon her is P.O. Box 126, Edmeston, New York 13335. The purpose of the business of such limited liability company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be organized under the Limited Liability Company Law. 6LegalDec.28
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LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 9 - 11:30 a.m. Learn how to actively manage your highblood pressure in an evidence based way with a group of peers. 6 Ann St, Richfield Springs. Call 607-547-3360 or e-mail LivingWellSessions@ bassett.org. VISIT SANTA – 3 - 6 p.m. Visit Santa in his cottage in Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. OPENING RECEPTION – 4:30 - 7 p.m. See finery & crafts from Nepal & India at the “Return of the Taj Garage.” The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. Call 607-5475327. ARTISAN FAIR – 5 - 9 p.m. Find amazing holiday gifts made by local artisans. Handmade goods include steel sculptures, food, handblown glass, alpaca wool scarfs, more. The Empire House, 136 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. Call 607-783-2859. HOLIDAY GIFT SHOW – 5 - 7 p.m. Opening reception for the Annual holiday show. Free, open to the public. The Arc Otsego’s Main View Gallery & Studio, 73 Main St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-8595. HOLIDAY CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Performance featuring area performers. Cocktails at 7:30, show begins at 8. Tickets, $40. Klinkhart Hall Art Center, 191 Main St., Sharon Springs. Call 518-284-2067 CHRISTMAS DANCE – 7:30 - 10 p.m. Have a cheery evening with the Doubleday Dancers Western Square Dance Club of Cooperstown. Ray Taylor will call, Elma Talyor will cue. Admission, $5/person. Call 607-5478665. GAME NIGHT – 6 p.m. Play chess, Scrabble, Genzi, more. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344.
VISIT SANTA – 1 - 5 p.m. Visit Santa in his cottage. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM – 1 p.m. Chuck D’Imperio hosts “Upstate New York Christmas at the next meeting of the Oneonta DAR. The Masonic Temple, 322 Main St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-6625. CANDLELIGHT EVENING – 3 - 7 p.m. Experience the magic of the holidays with live music, sleigh rides, more. The Farmers Museum,
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Hartwick’s bakers. Hartwick Community Center, Co. Hwy. 11, Hartwick. Call 607-2937530. CHRISTMAS CAROL – 3 p.m. Concert featuring handbell choirs of First UMC, the Pathfinder Village Ringers, vocal soloists, Brass Choir, carols by the community. First
United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta Call 607-432-4102. OPEN HOUSE – 3 - 5 p.m. Holiday event with refreshments and performances by Gerry Falco, Steve Fabrizio & Friends. St. James Manor, 9 St. James Pl., Oneonta. Call 607-436-9974.
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ing homemade soup every 2nd Sunday of the month. Takeout available. At The Little White Church, Schuyler Lake. VISIT SANTA – 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Get your picture taken with Santa. Southside Mall, Oneonta. Call 607-432-4401. OPEN HOUSE – 1 - 5 p.m. Find out what activities you can enjoy throughout the year. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Call 607-5472800. VISIT SANTA – 1 - 4 p.m. Visit Santa in his cottage. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. COOKIE SALE – 1 - 3 p.m. Find amazing holiday cookies to mix and match from
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COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. CHRISTMAS MARKET – 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Main St. Walkway, Oneonta. E-mail oneontafarmersmarket607@gmail. com. PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 9 - 11 a.m. Meet the cast of the upcoming production of “Annie” by the Orpheus Theater. Tickets, $10/adult. St. James theater, 305 Main St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1800. LATINO HERITAGE – Noon - 2 p.m. Enjoy storytelling in Spanish, English, screening of “Buziraco the Demon” by Columbian students with the CGP. Includes opportunity for kids to make puppets. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344. STAR WARS – Noon - 7 p.m. Final part of the Star Wars marathon on the 6x6 screen. Finish watching before the release of The Last Jedi. Free popcorn, soda. Seating limited, bring pillow, blanket, etc. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435. VISIT SANTA – 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Get your picture taken with Santa. Southside Mall, Oneonta. Call 607-432-4401.
Cooperstown. Call 607-5471450 CHRISTMAS PARADE – 5 - 7 p.m. Celebrate the season followed by a free Christmas movie and a visit from Santa. Main Street, Bainbridge. Call 607-967-8700 BEATLES MUSIC – 8 p.m. Enjoy The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” as performed by Justice League.. Tickets, $15. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607431-2080.
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IN MEMORIAM Denis Hennessy, 79; Honored Teacher, Trainer Of Teachers, Coached Boxing MOUNT VISION – Denis Michael Hennessy, 79, died peacefully on Nov. 24, 2017, surrounded by his family at St. Luke’s Hospital in Utica. Denis was born to George and Sophie (Russell) Hennessy on June 9, 1938, in Queens. He had two older brothers, George and James “Babe.” At Richmond Hill High School he was a catcher on the baseball team and graduated as valedictorian. He
went on to graduate from St. John’s University (BA in English) and SUNY Oneonta (MA in Denis Irish LitHennessy erature.) He started his teaching career at Long Island schools,
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and moved to educational publishing, creating and promoting programs for inner-city schools. In 1976, he returned Upstate, where he taught English. He was also an adjunct lecturer at SUNY Oneonta. He published articles on Lady Gregory, Russell Banks, TC Boyle, Tom Jones and Annie Proulx. He received National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships to study James Joyce at Cornell University and William Faulkner at Ole Miss, and had been recognized at SUNY Oneonta for his work on training student teachers. He was well-known as “Mr. Hennessy” and rarely went out without running into an ex-student happy to catch up. He loved to read, write and teach novels and stories by Irish and Irish-American writers. He coached boxing at the Oneonta Boys & Girls Club and golf at Delaware Academy. His true love was his family. He married Patricia Stefanak on July 2, 1960. They were blessed with four daughters, Mary Hennessy McCarthy, Margaret (Rich) Morrison, Erin (Bob) Dean and Patty (John) Dunn; and 10 grandchildren, Megan, Denis, Brendan, Ricky, Sophie (Tom), Addie, Shannon, Ryan, Patrick and Emily; and one great-granddaughter, Scarlett. Memorial services will be private. A celebration of Denis’ life will be held at his home sometime next spring. Donations may be sent to the Oneonta Boys and Girls Club, 70 River St., Oneonta, NY, 13820. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.
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ONEONTA – James “Jimmie” A. Laing IV, 40, an active member of the gaming community, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, of ill health. He was born Jimmie March 29, Laing 1977 to James A Laing III and Vickie M. Laing. He graduated Oneonta High School, Class of 1995. He had a love for the gaming community and was known for his kind heart and devotion to his nephews and the ones he loved. He is survived by his parents, his sister Renee M. Knapp (Jeremy J. Knapp), his nephews Jack B. and Jacob A. Knapp. Jimmie will also be forever remembered by his numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and dear friends. There will be no services, as per Jimmie’s wishes. Arrangements are entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.
Donna Joyce (Reed) Leven, Maryland, 85; Raised 6 Children, Bell Telephone Operator
MARYLAND – Donna Joyce (Reed) Leven, 85, who raised six children, and worked as a telephone operator and in local retail, passed away on Dec. 2, 2017, following a long illness. Born on Sept. 2, 1932. in Oneonta, Donna was the daughter of the late Clifford and Phyrn Reed. A homemaker, she raised six children, was also employed by Bell Telephone and was a member of the Pioneer Club of retired telephone operators, and was display manager for local stores. She is survived by her
children, Debbie Topley of Atlanta, Ga., Shawnee Smith of Lexington Park, Md., Bobbee Soto, Town of Maryland, Brett (Yvonne) Leven of Weston, Fla., and Diana (Kelly) Brewer of Bay Village, Ohio; as well as 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her siblings, Jack Reed of Oneonta, Lolo Delaney of Unadilla and Denton (Elaine) Reed of Unadilla. Besides her parents, Donna is predeceased by one daughter, Stacey Beisler of Milford; four grandsons, Jason Hanson, Corey Beisler, Joshua Leven, and
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The quick answer to this question is, ““No, you don’t have to put cash down w when buying a new or used car!”
If you have an excellent credit score, long credit history, and are able to budget for the full amount of the monthly car payments, you will not be required to put any money down when buying a vehicle. If you have some bumps in your credit history or bad credit, the lender may or may not require a minimum of 10% down of the purchase price of the vehicle at the time of purchase. Keep in mind, not putting money down when purchasing a vehicle will actually make you pay more for the car in the long run. When financing a vehicle through a bank or lender, any money borrowed will be subject to interest charges. If you don’t at least put enough cash down to cover your tax, title, license and fees, you will be paying unnecessary interest on them as well. The golden rule is, “The less money you borrow, the less interest you will pay, and the more money you will save.” Rob’s Car Talk Tip – Always try to pay an extra $10, $25, $50 or more on the principle amount when making your monthly car payment. This extra money will add up over time and help decrease interest charges over the length of your car loan.
Benefits of Putting Money Down on a Car Some of the benefits of putting a large down payment on a car when financing it include: • Lowers the overall amount financed, saving on interest and finance charges. • Decreases the LTV (Loan to Value) which greatly increases your chances of being approved by a bank or lender. • Shows your commitment to the lender; with a little “skin in the game,” you’re less likely to default on the car loan. • Lowers your overall monthly car payment. • You can finance your vehicle for a shorter term and pay it off quicker. • You’re less likely to be in a negative equity or upside down situation.
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