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PROBE UNDERWAY, BUT CHIEF DOESN’T WAIT

After Suspect Dies, A New Holding Cell Since a suspect died in custody at the holding cell in the city’s Public Safety Building, Chief Douglas Brenner had the room’s door replaced with a curtain and took other precautions to make sure it doesn’t happen again. That bar is hollow, so it will break under a grown man’s weight.

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Hillary Reiter, who grew dancing with Donna Decker’s Fokine Ballet School, returned to the city again for the 30th annual performance of “The Nutcracker” over the weekend at SUNY’s Goodrich Theater/MORE WEEKEND PHOTOS, A3

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overnor Cuomo was planning to announce his annual CFA economic-development grants at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 13, at Empire State Plaza in Albany. Local officials have been invited to the ceremony but, as usual, they have been asked not to discuss the announcements until they are made public. Otsego County has received $40 million over the past few years but, with turmoil at Otsego Now, it was unclear how much may be forthcoming. Details at

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IT’S RUBIN, CATAN: With higher than normal voter turnout, Al Rubin and Michelle Catan were elected to the Town of Oneonta Fire Commission. Rubin received 82 votes, Catan received 83. However, commissioners resisting a renewed pact with the city fire department still control three of five seats. SEEKS VOLUNTEERS: St. James Episcopal Church, is seeking volunteers for a medical and construction mission to the Dominican Republic Feb. 17-25. The estimated cost is $1,700 per person and a $400 deposit is needed to hold a spot. For more infomation, contact masonj@stjamesoneonta. org.

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that suspects are safe when they are in custody. “We’re converting a storage space into a new holding cell,” he said. “This one has a curtain instead of a door, so it won’t have that obstruction that gave Mr. Faulkner the few seconds he needed to eat the cocaine.” Faulker, 54, locked himself inside a

holding cell during a strip search after he was arrested on suspicion of narcotics trafficking on Nov. 3. Though Brenner estimated he was only away from the officers “two or three seconds,” it was enough time for Faulkner to retrieve a bag of cocaine hidden on his person and swallow it, according to Please See CELL, A7

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Gene Bettiol Will Live On In Momentum For 2 Years, Representative Of Future Projects, Mourners Conclude Prepared Self For New Job

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n 2011, when the fracking debate was at its height, District 2 Michele Farwell ran with Heather Covington for Morris Town Board. And they won. “Within a week, there was a letter to Michele Farwell the editor that basically said, they won, but they are one-issue candidates, and that’s unfair to the town,” said Farwell, who was elected Please See FARWELL, B8 MICHELE FARWELL

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e didn’t expect a recent conversation with Gene Bettiol to be their last, state Sen. Jim Seward, RMilford, told 150 mourners at his mentor’s funeral in Foothills’ Bettiol Theater Sunday, Dec. 10. “I told him he still had a few projects to do,” said Seward. “I thought he would go on living and working in our community forever.” Eugene A. Bettiol Sr., the community benefactor and developer most responsiPlease See FUNERAL, A7

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Grandson Eric Michelitsch speaks on behalf of all six grandchildren, from left, Ryan Latham, Amanda LoPiccolo, Brooke Bettiol, Carleigh Bettiol and Scott Latham.

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Above, Gavin Tandle pokes out of a swinging compartment as he enjoys a day of play at Noah’s World, the new play space designed with special needs children and their families in mind. At left is owner Sheila Andreic, with her son Noah, who, as a child on the autism spectrum, needed a place to play that wasn’t overstimulating. Inspired, she created Noah’s World, an openfloor-plan play space on Railroad Avenue. Sheila and Noah are in the “Sensory Cave,” where kids can explore light, sound, texture and music in a quiet space away from the main playroom. “It’s vital for all kids to have unstructured play,” she said. “But they can also work on basic skills, such as socializing, sharing, speech and manners.” Hometown Oneonta, Red Cross Blood Drive Collects 22 Pints Fawn Houghton, Schenevus, gave the gift of life as part of the Red Cross Blood Drive sponsored by Hometown Oneonta on Monday, Dec. 11 at Foothills. In all, 22 pints were donated.

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Life is calling

Hartwick Professor Delivers Lecture On ‘Design Thinking’

auline Stamp, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, lead the “Harmonious Hawks” at the 2017 University Innovation Fellows (UIF) Silicon Valley Fall Meetup, which took place at Stanford University in California. Also during the Meetup, Stamp delivered a presentation on “The Importance of Design Thinking and Innovation on a Liberal Arts Campus,” and Student Mentor Stephanie Sacco facilitated a workshop on “Creating a Makerspace on a Liberal Arts Campus.”

STABBING/From A1 edly found VanCourt-Wels kneeling in front of Amanda Coffey, holding her face. She was seated on the couch, covered in blood. “I could see Coffey had a large laceration to her right hand,” he stated. “VanCourt-Wels uttered to me, ‘I stabbed her’ and pointed to the knife, which, at that time, was stabbed into the floor.” Among multiple cuts and stab wounds, Coffey’s wrist was slashed, opening up an artery, and was stabbed through the cheek. “She lost a lot of blood, but she didn’t lose consciousness,” said Police Chief Doug Brenner. “We believe he intentionally tried to end her life.” According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, one in three women are abused by their partner, and most of those abused are 18-24 years old; 19 percent of domestic violence involves a weapon. The alleged weapon in the VanCourt-Wels case is a serrated kitchen knife. “I can’t ever remember something like this with students,” said Brenner. “As a community, we enjoy the energy the students bring, so something like this hurts all of us.” Coffey was treated by paramedics at the scene, transported by ambulance to Fox Hospital and later to Albany Medical Center, where she was released Saturday, Dec. 9. Drugs and alcohol were not believed to be a factor, and VanCourt-Wels had no criminal record or prior contact with city or campus police. Following an investigation, the suspect was charged with attempted murder, first degree, a class A-1 felony; assault in the first degree, a class B felony, and criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree, a class A

misdemeanor. He is being held in the Otsego County Jail without bail pending his next City Court appearance Tuesday, Dec. 19. “It’s a sad case all around,” said attorney Michael Getman, the prosecutor. In a statement, SUNY Oneonta identified VanCourt-Wels as a biology major. His case will also be referred to the College Judicial System. But with the recent death of 18-year-old Daniel William Michaels, a SUNY freshman, the campus community is struggling with the aftermath. “To have these two events two weekends in a row has made it a long, stressful fall,” said Harrington. “It’s traumatic from so many directions.” Harrington uses the “One Love” program, developed after the death of Yeardley Love, a University of Virginia lacrosse player who was beaten to death by her boyfriend in May 2010, as a means of training students to facilitate discussions about domestic and intimate partner violence. “I just did a training with the Greek Life organizations,” she said. “RA’s are taking the course and holding meetings on their floors.” And Opportunities for Otsego’s Violence Intervention Program also has a presence on campus, offering education, outreach, counseling, a safehouse and support for victims of a crime. “We’re here to promote prevention and intervention for students, faculty and their families,” said William Rivera, OFO crisis intervention director. “The more empowered a person is, the better they can understand what’s going on,” said Harrington. “And we’re seeing more concerned students wanting to get involved in helping.”

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With Oneonta town Supervisor Bob Wood to his right, and Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig to his left, Santa was in good company to light the city’s Christmas tree in Muller Plaza on Thursday, Dec. 7. As if scripted in a movie, snow began to fall as soon as the lights were lit on Oneonta’s community Christmas tree, at right. Hundreds showed up to the annual celebration to help ring in the holiday season in Oneonta. Terri Whitney, Franklin, pictured right, sang holiday tunes to everyone who turned out to help light Oneonta’s community Christmas tree on Thursday, Dec. 7.

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Playing the role of Clara, Allie Vesterfelt, pictured at right, dances gracefully across the stage during the Fokine Ballet Company’s production of The Nutcracker at SUNY Oneonta’s Goodrich Theater on Friday, Dec. 8.

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Linda Riddell accepts a copy of “Big” Chuck D’Imperio’s book “A Taste of Upstate NY” as a door prize following D’Imperio’s talk titled “Upstate New York Christmas” at the D.A.R. annual meeting on Saturday, Dec. 9.

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Santa made an appearance in Oneonta’s Muller Plaza as hundreds of local residents turned out for the annual tree lighting ceremony. Santa helped light the tree with City Mayor Gary Herzig, and Town Supervisor Bob Wood.

Left to right, Rachel Ainslie-Hamblin, Leslie Bauer, Margaret Parish, Virginia Slocum, Ann Slocum, and Rachel Hansen, Oneonta, all part of the First Methodist Bell Ringers, perform for shoppers in the Southside Mall on Saturday, Dec. 9.

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(Sometimes) WITHSTAND PRESSURE, KEEP MOVING FORWARD

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Let’s Keep Applying Lessons Of Jeff Katz Mayoralty

s it a stretch to say Mayor Jeff Katz brought President Obama’s ability to understand government and President Trump’s determination to 22 Main, Cooperstown’s Village Hall? In his early days, Katz did have a bit of a bull-in-the-china-shop attitude that rubbed some people the wrong way. Thinking back a decade, however, he needed that kind of determination to withstand the withering barrage of criticism leveled at the Village Board on Nov. 19, 2007, when it voted, 4-2, to impose paid parking during the summers on downtown streets and the Doubleday Field lot. Someone actually shouted out, “Go back to Chicago!” • After 2012, when the seven-year trustee was elected mayor with a dependable Democratic majority – soon joined by Lou Allstadt, a bi-partisan ally – the Trump side Mayor Jeff Katz calls meeting Barack Obama during the president’s visit to the Hall of Fame took a back seat to the Obama in May 2014 perhaps THE highpoint of his six-year tenure in Village Hall, when he met braininess and, eventually, even many VIPs. consideration and diplomacy in dealing with people he disagreed tinuous improvement that powered elections: “Increase revenue, cut After all, bureaucrats have with or who disagreed with him. the Japanese automotive juggercosts, get grants.” There’s much bosses, too. There’s cachet in The braininess in terms of naut against the U.S. Big Three. more, but that’s not a bad place to granting “Cooperstown” funds understanding what’s needed to He made it sound simple the start. for a high-profile project with run an efficient, forward-thinking, other day in announcing he won’t • the assurance the work will get modern local governnment – or run for a third three-year term as He also understood the power of done. The completed project, with embracing kaizen, the idea of con- mayor in the March 20 village the brand: “Cooperstown.” Otsego Lake in the background,

makes a great cover for any annual report. As mayor, Katz made a point of developing as many contacts as he might, on the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Commission and in Albany. Looking through our files, how many photos are there of the mayor, often with county Democratic then-chair Richard Abbate, escorting Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul down Main Street, or sharing a laugh with state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli at the annual Democratic dinner. Katz made a point of attending Governor Cuomo’s CFA announcement each December at The Egg, the architectural oddity in Empire State Plaza, and make the rounds of post-announcement parties in the state Capitol. (CFAs are “comprehensive funding applications,” pretty much the sole vehicle for obtaining state economic-development funding). The goal was getting Cooperstown’s story out – its dreams, its needs, its challenges. And hearing them, people wanted to help. • Mayor Katz was also a pioneer in building a relationship with his Oneonta counterparts, a relationship that previously had been Please See EDITORIAL, A5

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Don’t Blame XNG, Blame State’s Ill-Considered Pipeline Ban To the Editor: Your editorial of Nov. 30-Dec. 1, ”At Base, XNG Trucks Bring Nothing Positive Here,” was informative but ultimately misleading. It characterized the transport of CNG (compressed natural gas) by trucks on local roads as unproductive in jobs and property taxes, a nuisance at best, and perhaps dangerous. Gas trucks traverse Otsego County on the way from

Pennsylvania to the Town of Manheim, near Little Falls. From there the Iroquois Pipeline delivers the gas to New England and downstate New York. Otsego County held an informational meeting Nov. 17 at Milford Central School to address concerns after a tip-over Sept. 12 in Hartwick. The forum included XNG (the trucking company), the state police, the county’s Office of

Emergency Management and the state DOT. A small, vocal minority in the audience tried to hijack the meeting, targeting primarily the company reps and peppering them with “gotcha” questions. They didn’t succeed. The state police reported that XNG had no speeding tickets and other violations were “nothing to negligible.” The county Emergency Services director noted the training

Leaders Must Stand Up To Juggernaut Of Moral, Social And Political Decay To the Editor: Ever since Donald Trump questioned the citizenship of Barack Obama, anyone with a moderate interest in politics has been trying to figure out what makes Trump tick. He touts himself as a graduate of the Wharton School of Business and as the most

brilliant deal maker ever. This self-assessment coupled with his unbridled hatred for President Obama and his desire to erase all vestiges of his presidency, convinced enough voters that he could “Make America Great Again!” Nevertheless, with Republican

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majorities in both houses of Congress and a Supreme Court slanted to the right, Donald Trump has failed to implement a single piece of significant legislation to support a bloated agenda that is antithetical to traditional American values. His personal antics and those of his revolving-door staff of incompetent and inexperienced advisers have baffled the Congress, the news media and all of us seeking a single thread of logic in anything he has atPlease See VELEZ, A6

of local emergency personnel and described the science that made explosions of gas trucks highly improbable. The various levels of the truck inspection process were reviewed. The company outlined its extensive safety protocols, from driver training to GPS monitoring. This was met with accusations of greed and lying from a core group of frequent-flier fractivists. Accidents happen. By all means,

take precautions along the truck route through road maintenance, reduced-speed restrictions, radaractivated MPH signs and diligent enforcement. A re-routing that almost doubles the mileage and labor costs – not so helpful from a reality-based, cost/benefit perspective. The editorial noted three XNG Please See DOWNEY, A6

Dedicated Law Enforcers Kept The Faith, Brought Peace To Elizabeth Welsh’s Family To the Editor: John Muehl for putting this all The recent conviction and sentogether. tencing of Casey Callahan for the To our friends and neighbors 17-year-old murder of Elizabeth who supported us throughout this Welsh helped close a long painodyssey, thank you so very, very ful chapter for our family. much. Your support will never be This would not have been posforgotten sible without the resourcefulness Thanks also to AllOTSEGO and dedication of a very able publications for reporting of Otsego County district attorney proceedings and, in particular, Elizabeth Welsh to Parker Fish whose follow up and members of our local lawenforcement community. pieces helped put a human face Our heartfelt appreciation goes to BCI on the sister/aunt/mother taken from us by Senior Inv. Terry Shultz, retired investigathis senseless act. tors Bob Fernandez and Ken Sosnowski; The world is a bit darker without Lizzie, retired Otsego County D.A. Office Inv. but the memories and the stories along with Mike Ten Eyck; state Department of Finanfaith in the justice system help light the way. cial Services Investigators Sean Ralph and GARY WICKHAM Chris Lehenbauer, and to District Attorney Goodyear Lake

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Of Christmas Catalogues And ‘Sharrows’

t is once again that time of year when we are overwhelmed by the deluge of catalogs which arrive seemingly daily in our mailbox. And while we have long railed against the tide of unwanted mail, as we have grown older we had tended to adopt a more benevolent attitude to the onslaught of catalogs. Instead of just moving them from the mailbox to the recycling bin, we stack them up so we can look through them at our leisure. And, if we should happen to come across something we think we simply cannot live without, we cut it out so we can determine if the item is avail-

able with free shipping online. We suspect this is most definitely not the goal of the companies sending out the catalogs, but nowhere on these catalogs have we ever read “not apCATHERINE propriate for online LAKE shopping.” ELLSWORTH • Of course, catalogs are not the only deluge which seems to be descending upon residents of the village. There also seems to be

a veritable bevy of plans for various projects within the village. The most recent one seems to be the pilot program, for which the village has received $300,000 to set up a WiFi hot spot somewhere on Main Street. Such a hot spot will allow people to use the basic internet connection for free. We gather, from what we have read about this project, that it is just one more of the changes which the village is undertaking to not only make it more business-friendly but also to enhance the lives of residents and the experiences of tourists. Please See COLUMN, A5

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History

Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The Fenimore Art Museum Research Library

150 Years Ago

Female Physicians – A grave question has been agitated for a long time in this country which is beginning to move the social elements in Europe, respecting the propriety of having medicines prescribed by female medical practitioners. While some argue against it as a monstrous perversion of professional custom, others have the independence to say a dose of medicine may produce its specific effects just as well when given by a doctress as a doctor. Very much the same kind of warfare has been proclaimed by medical colleges against the medical education of the ladies. Notwithstanding the most determined hostility to the demands of the age for female physicians, institutions for their educational preparation for professional responsibilities are rapidly multiplying. (Harpers Weekly) December 1867

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80 Years Ago

Men and Apes – “Man made himself out of the ape partly by becoming an engineer,” explains Dr. Ernest Hooton of Harvard. The danger now is that the process will be reversed and the engineer will make apes of all of us. The mischief began when mechanical genius began to contrive tools which facilitated performance of work with little or no cerebral exertion. Dr. Hooton laments that one of these mechanical contrivances, the motor car, “is changing a once erect biped into an apish creature who abandons human locomotion and whizzes through the landscape, crouched over wheels and levers worked by his still prehensile hands and his flat, vestigial feet.” December 1937

125 Years Ago

James Roberts, Oneonta’s veteran grocery man, will retire from business January 1, having sold his stock to L.L. Dibble of Meredith, a brother of policeman, L.L. Dibble. Mr. Roberts, we believe, is the oldest grocer in Oneonta, having conducted the business here for about thirty years. He has a record for honest dealing that may well be the envy of any man. A Dramatic Club has been organized in Oneonta, the first meeting of which was held Monday evening at the home of H.H. Buckley. The following are the officerselect: President, A.S. Barnes; Vice-President, Mrs. E.A. Scramling; Secretary and Treasurer, B.C. Lauren; Committee on Constitution, Miss Glenn Raymond, Miss Beulah Carpenter, H.H. Buckley. Though the society is organized for mutual improvement, it is possible that during the winter it may be induced to put a play upon the stage. December 1892

which has kept him from work and imposed quite a burden financially upon the city. December 1917

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100 Years Ago

Oneonta has for weeks kept in strict quarantine a young man who came a few months ago to the city and proved to be a carrier of diphtheria. He showed no signs of the disease himself, but six cultures taken from his throat proved to have the germs of the disease. The sixth was clear, but the seventh again disclosed the germs and then an operation upon his throat was decided upon. This was performed a day or two since and while the tonsils were found to be deeply imbedded, the throat was cleared, it is believed, and although he bled profusely, requiring the attendance of a nurse, it is now believed that the trouble has been removed and that he can be relieved of the quarantine

Lake George? Fear Not; Perhaps, Disney World?

COLUMN/From A4 And while we are still working on just how it might enhance our life, we do wonder, once the project is up and running, just who is going to foot the bill for its operation. We find it rather hard to believe it will run forever on a mere $300,000. However, the answer to our question so far has not been forthcoming in anything we have read. • Plus, in terms of village planning, there was a recent meeting held regarding the second phase of the Main Street project, the first part of which was completed several years ago. Although we were unable to attend the recent meeting held at the fire hall, we were most happy to discover that the information presented at the meeting is available online at the village website: http://cooperstownny.org. Once on the website, click on “Live” where there will be links to the TEP Project Power Point Presentation and the TEP Project Drawings. For a quick look at what is being proposed for this next upgrade, we would recommend looking at the project drawings as they include the overall scope, time frame and expected features of the project. And while the village is accepting comments on the project until Dec. 15, we suspect, as is often the case, the project is in reality a done deal. • Entitled the “Village of Cooperstown Downtown Streetscape and Pedestrian Improvement Project,” the goals are to: “Enhance the overall experience throughout downtown Cooperstown; improve the safety, accessibility and functionality of the Main and Chestnut intersection for all users: improve pedestrian accessibility and safety; continue the aesthetic design concept and materials of GIGP Project recently constructed; promote the use of bicycles; complement ‘sharrows’; and unify the existing streetscape utilizing a cohesive set of streetscape furnishing (benches, receptacles, bike racks, signage).” Construction on this next phase of work is scheduled to begin in September 2018, continuing until May 2019. Construction will halt during June, July and August of 2019, continuing again from September until November of 2019. And since it includes sidewalk work in the business parts of Pioneer Street, those businesses which have been affected by the work on Pioneer Street this fall can now look forward to more disruption starting next year. • We must say that there was once a time when residents of the village were concerned that the village was headed on its way to become just like Lake George. However, as far as we can tell, that that should no longer be a concern. A comparison with Lake George is no longer the issue, as it would almost seem that residents should be concerned about being just like Disney World. Instead of having what has long been a living and working community, the powers at the village now seem bent on turning Cooperstown not into the most perfect village but rather into the most synthetic village outside of Walt Disney World.

Do you want to be an Indian relic hunter? If so, you can join a new group that is being formed for that purpose. Just get in touch with Charles Blanchard of Oneonta or Richard Flanders of Sidney. Blanchard and Flanders recently visited the farm of Richard Judd near Cannonsville. There they explored an old Iroquois Indian camp site. Mr. Flanders found a spear head and Mr. Blanchard a couple of arrow heads. Mr. Flanders already belongs to the Chenango Archaeological Club but he is interested in promoting another club in the area around Oneonta and taking in Delaware County. If enough persons can be recruited, an archaeological club will be formed here to collect Indian relics. They would plan trips and seek information on prospective sites for good hunting. December 1967

40 Years Ago

Commissioner James O’Shea of the New

York State Office of General Services was in Oneonta yesterday assuring local officials that the state is doing all it can to convince the federal Job Corps officials to locate at the under-utilized Homer Folks facility. Mayor James Lettis said O’Shea told him there was “nothing concrete” about the Job Corps’ interest in the facility, but Lettis said he came away from the meeting optimistic that the training center, designed to house about 120 students, could be located at Homer Folks. Lettis recalled that two years ago officials of the Job Corps program were interested in locating at Homer Folks. Lettis said he suspected politics got involved in the selection process. The center was finally located at Bethlehem in Albany County, which is represented by U.S. Congressman Sam Stratton. O’Shea also met with SUCO President Dr. Clifford Craven’s assistant, Helen Baldo, said the president assured O’Shea that the college supported the proposal to bring the center to Oneonta and would cooperate in every way possible. December 1977

10 Years Ago

A moment of indiscretion captured by a camera lens can send a job seeker’s resume to the bottom of a trash can, a group of SUNY Oneonta students warn. What may be worse, photos or comments posted on social networking websites such as MySpace or Facebook can result in a person getting fired, said Stacy Elderbroom, co-creator of the “Protect , Your Privates” campaign. The campaign, which aims to highlight the negative consequences of online posting, includes advertisements created by Elderbroom and fellow seniors Erikka Olszewski, Kara Guadagno, and James Elio. The students are majoring in communications. “It’s an awareness campaign,” Guadago said. “The first thing employers do is search your name on the net.” December 2007

NYSHA Strengthened As Fenimore, Not Lost Editor’s Note: This is Fenimore Art Museum President Paul D’Ambrosio’s response, issued Tuesday, Dec. 12, to a letter widely distributed by Peter Feinman of the Center for History, Archaelogy & Education in Purchase, questioning last spring’s announcement that the New York Historical Association (NYSHA) would continue under The Fenimore Art Museum name.

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his is in response to the letter sent in the name of the New York Academy of History to the Board of Regents, the Governor, the Commissioner of Education, and the entire New York State Legislature. The letter, to which your name was attached, was unfortunately misinformed and inaccurate, and it is regrettable that no one from Fenimore Art Museum (the “Museum”), formerly PAUL known as the New York State Historical D’AMBROSIO Association, was approached for comment prior to its publication. Accordingly, I write to you now to correct the record and provide an accurate description of the Museum’s current and future activities. Most crucially, the notions that NYSHA is “defunct” or “ceases to exist,” or that any of its programs are “at risk,” could not be more incorrect. The organization formerly known as NYSHA has simply changed its name (formally adopting the name that it has legally used as a “d/b/a” for many years), while continuing to carry on a wide range of activities promoting an appreciation of art, history, and culture. The Museum thus has been, and remains, a private, non-profit organization chartered under the New York State

The NYSHA Library. (Still there, last time we looked: Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017.)

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Education Law and recognized by the IRS as exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). Indeed, the Museum’s status as such was re-affirmed by the IRS on October 17, 2017 in response to a submission including the Museum’s amended charter. The charter amendments were driven by the Museum’s desire to reflect the broad range of its long-standing activities, to avoid the misconception that it was a state agency, and to correct the ongoing confusion with the New-York Historical Society in Manhattan. The Museum also desired to address the fact that its collections have never been limited to New York State and, in fact, our important art collections, including our American Folk Art and American Indian Art, have been national in scope for decades. The charter amendments thus allow the Museum to present an institutional identity to the public that fully reflects its collections and the experience it offers. Most important to the concerns in the letter is what the charter amendments did not change – the scope or quality of our educational programming. We still host more than 7,000 school children each year in organized tours on a range of historical and artistic topics. We continue to operate our Research Library, a vital

resource for the region with more than 100,000 volumes and a large collection of unique original manuscripts. The Library continues to be staffed by professional librarians as it has been for many years. We continue to serve New York as the statewide coordinator of National History Day, a competitive program that reaches more than 10,000 students throughout the state. We maintain a close partnership with The Farmers’ Museum, a living history museum dedicated to promoting an understanding of the rural and agricultural history of New York. We share most of our professional staff with this prominent history museum. Please know as well that we are committed to ensuring the continued publication of the journal New York History, and that its future is not in jeopardy. Finally, of course, we bring world-class art exhibitions to New York State every year, including artists such as Andrew Wyeth, Ansel Adams, and (upcoming in 2018) Thomas Cole. In short, our museum campus continues to thrive as Fenimore Art Museum, and we maintain the same reverence for our state’s rich past as we always have. We are firmly committed to providing cultural enrichment and a better quality of life for New Yorkers, and critical educa-

Recognize Cooperstown’s Variety, Vitality And Others Will EDITORIAL/From A4 ignored– even scoffed at on this end of Route 28. Jaws dropped in 2011 when, at state Sen. Jim Seward’s annual New Year’s Day-after State of the State breakfast, that year at Foothills, there was Katz sitting next to Hizzoner Dick Miller of Oneonta. After Dick Miller’s passing, his successor Gary Herzig and Katz were Frick and Frack, it seemed, together at every gathering of any countywide significance. Given both were Democratic mayors in a Republican county, with a Democratic governor in Albany, it can’t have hurt Otsego County’s cause – or causes: There are many local needs in need of attention.

In our now-departed primo economic developer, Sandy Mathes, Katz saw, not a threat in that savvy, hard-driving operative, but an opportunity. Mathes knew where money was, and how to get it. Katz was an attentive student, and the CFA money flowed. Watching Jeff Katz over most of his 13 years in village government as he learned, and grew, and charged ahead, and strategically retreated from time to time – infuriating, sometimes, but less and less so as time went on – and solved the puzzle of local government piece by piece, was a lesson to anyone with an open mind. Perfect? Heck no. But instructive and, occasionally, inspiring. Here’s one thing he learned, and any

one paying attention learned, during the Katz Era, which he repeated the other day as he contemplated returning to private life: “Yes, Cooperstown is a hometown with 1,800 people who live here and raise families, but it’s also a medical center, and a tourist center, and a retirement community. Yes, that village of 1,800 is many things, and that’s how you get sewer plant money, and that’s how you get Main Street money.” Add commercial center. And outdoorrecreation hub. And spiritual center of the Sport of Baseball. And literary mecca. And environmental icon. And on and on. And the sky’s the limit.

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Governor Cuomo Must Stop Playing Political Games: OK Constitution Pipeline considerable savings for a DOWNEY/From A4 accidents. There was one lo- small business that employs local workers. We can cal accident. The other two expect more of this type of were elsewhere, not local local benefit as natural gas as the editorial seemed to imply. These incidents were becomes readily available in the future. in a universe of over 25,000 LETTERS The main round trips. That’s 50,000 flaw in the point-to-point destinations. editorial is the omission of The editorial overlooked the fact that 20 to 30 percent the reason the trucks have to off-load in Manheim in of XNG deliveries out of the first place. The reason is Manheim are to local and simple: a lack of inter-conregional businesses and nective pipelines. institutions. One such is a New York and New EngDelaware County agribusiland need low-cost energy. ness that saves $120,000 A source of that energy a month in energy costs, a

lies just 60 miles south of the people of New York and Coast states, even ships it in Build the Constitution Otsego County in the MarNew England pay more for from Qatar. Pipeline and New England Governor Cuomo must cellus shale of Pennsylvaheat and electricity. gets affordable energy. nia. Pipelines are the logical When a governor blocks stop playing games with his New York lowers energy means of transport from energy efficiency for politiphony, politically motivated costs through distribution source to end-user but the cal gain, businesses, public denial of water permits. He lines like the proposed low cost and flexibility of institutions, utilities, and must allow more interconLeatherstocking. Local gas undercuts renewables. even existing pipelines look necting pipelines such as roads revert to local truckthe Constitution Pipeline. A powerful renewable for other means (trucks) to ing. The gas truck problem It’s built to deliver 600,000 is solved. It’s that simple. energy cartel has demonized save on energy transport costs. Currently, New Englow-cost gas and mobilized dekatherms of gas a day to DICK DOWNEY the Iroquois Pipeline. That “environmental” groups in land imports gas from great Otego distances – Canada, the Gulf replaces a lot of trucks. opposition. A politically ambitious governor has joined them in preventing gas from reaching markets. To the Editor: Unlike a driver’s license, a handgun permit Pipeline construction has The bill that Congressman John “Redis not a necessity for interstate commerce. been targeted. The result is Cap” Faso has co-sponsored on gun-permit I have had a concealed-gun permit in reciprocity between the states does not pass Texas since they first started issuing them. the smell test. It stinks. The problem with One of my partners was murdered with universal reciprocity - allowing anyone a gun, another partner was involved in a shooting. I have had two people shot on my with a gun with any state permit to carry it of consequence done, he anywhere in the U.S. is that the permit stanproperties, been shot at once and have shot squanders his time initiating dards vary from severe (NYS) to non-exat burglars. Just another day at the ranch. and supporting discord and istent (N.H.). In Texas, gun permit holders Under no circumstances does a New hatred. The Ku Klux Klan, York congressman need to support a federal and even the American Nazi can carry the gun openly, hanging from their belt. law on state reciprocity on a wide range of Party have “gone public,” Eleven states grant permits to people who state standards for carrying firearms. The marching openly through have not undergone safety training. Twenty states already do that - they either recognize our streets in support of states allow permits for people convicted of another state’s law, and allow reciprocity or Donald Trump’s isolationviolent crimes, and a dozen do not require they don’t. ist and white supremacist any kind of permit or license to carry a That’s entirely up to the state - per the agenda. Like a petulant concealed firearm. 10th Amendment. There’s certainly no child, Trump has threatened Congressman Faso’s argument is that a need for the feds to coerce a state to honor to shut down the entire government if Congress fails to gun permit is like a driver’s license. It’s not. another state’s license, when there is no You don’t have to have proof of insurance uniform standard of licensing, and in some finance his Mexican border for a gun permit. In many states, there is states, no license whatsoever. wall. no proficiency (i.e. drivers’) test. In some CHIP NORTHRUP Nevertheless, there Cooperstown states, there’s no license involved at all. seems to be a method to this madness. Donald Trump’s primary concern is his personal financial, political and narcissistic benefit. He takes credit for all successes and blames others for all failures. To compensate for his stunted intellectual and moral development, he hides behind others and demands absolute loyalty. In exchange, he exercises for their benefit, his unilateral sunday, December 17 presidential powers includ10 am – 1 pm ing pardons for criminal acts. 294 Bowen Road To stop this juggernaut of moral, social and politiCooperstown cal decay, we must demand that our political, social and Price reduction! religious leaders develop $259,000 the backbone necessary to set the common good above MLS #111871 political and personal gain, Quiet, secluded and just a short drive to Cooperstown (part of the CCS system), and then, act accordingly. this 2-story, 4-BR, 2-bath single-family residence features brand new and refinished RANDY VELEZ wood floors, oversized LR w/hand-hewn beams and a beautiful view of the neighbor’s Cooperstown pond. Laundry room/office or mud room, pellet stove, covered front porch and a nice, shady front yard. The property includes a hops barn.

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Who Are Leaders To Save Us From Trump? VELEZ/From A4 tempted. Nevertheless, Trump’s fans say he thrives on chaos and suggest this is what made him a success in real estate. They want Trump to be Trump. It doesn’t take a degree from the Wharton School to understand that success in any major business enterprise depends on well-conceived plans and well-ordered strategies, carried out by expert personnel. So how do we account for Trump? This is my theory. In the fast-paced world of international commercial real estate, Donald Trump is a dinosaur at 71 years old. His general mental acuity is diminished along with his attention span. It could be that he has lost interest in deal-making or perhaps there are mental infirmities at work. Either way, Donald Trump is no longer a power house of commercial real estate, if indeed he ever was. His businesses may have been put into the hands of his sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, long before Trump entered the White House. It seems reasonable that his sons, who apprenticed under him, would be very adept at growing the business for their father. In this model, Trump Sr.’s function would be reduced to socially schmoozing the principals during negotiations and showing up again to sign the final documents. Having played his part, Trump could return to watching TV, playing golf and tweeting. This would be a perfect way to shield Donald Trump from public exposure of his growing incompetency. In the White House, the Trump team has tried something similar. His daughter and son-inlaw have moved to Washington D.C. and have taken positions as “senior counselors” despite their complete lack of experience. With the aid of other incompetent Trump loyalists, they have attempted to protect him from public exposure.

To their dismay, it hasn’t worked. Guiding the ship of state has proven to be a task far broader and deeper than they ever imagined. In addition, much of it requires the personal involvement of the President on the public record. Trump and his minions are clearly out of their depth and a large part of the world’s future hangs in the balance. Of course, this is simply my theory. Nevertheless, it does seem to bring that thread of logic to what has passed for governance since Jan. 20. Donald Trump continues to entertain the world with sophomoric and dishonest tweets, as though being President of the United States is the lead role in a reality TV show. The Congress has passively abdicated the role of a co-equal branch of government and failed to impose constitutional restraints on an administration run amok. As Trump continues to complain, threaten, equivocate and lie outright, our friends and enemies in the international community, are disengaging from the United States and charting independent courses. Simply put, they can’t trust Trump. Domestically, he has done no better. Beside his inability to get anything

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Gene Bettiol’s Energy, Ambition Hailed FUNERAL/From A1 ble for turning Southside into a shopping and dining destination, passed away Saturday, Dec. 2, at Albany Medical Center. He was 85. His funeral, in the auditorium named for his family, featured a slideshow of images from his childhood, his wedding, his charity work and his life with his wife,

children and grandchildren. “Gene touched the lives of every man, woman and child in this comGene Bettiol munity,” said Seward. “One thing I always ad-

mired about Gene was that, no matter what obstacles he faced, he was always looking ahead.” His friend and lawyer for 40 years, Joseph Poldolfino, said, “He had to drop out of Hartwick College after one semester, and he said he wished he had been able to finish. But his experience in business and life earned him a magna cum laude from the Thinking of Remodeling? Think of Refinancing! LGROUP@STNY.RR.COM School of Hard Knocks.” www.leatherstockingmortgage.com From building his Red 607-547-5007 (Office) Apple 26 convenience store 800-547-7948 (Toll Free) chain to building Southside from a wetlands and a hill, Pondolfino acknowledged New Purchases and refinances • Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification • Fast Approvals • Low Rates Bettiol’s community-oriented initiative. “He put Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking Dept. Oneonta on the map,” he Loans arranged by a 3rd party lender. said. “And he was truly an 31 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown honest businessman. He (directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee) treated his employees like

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Mourners watch a slide show of special moments from Gene Bettiol’s life Sunday, Dec. 10, at his funeral in Foothills’ Bettiol Theater.

family, and they respected him.” He also praised his devotion to his family, including his granddaughter, “Hamilton” actress Carleigh Bettiol. “She used to sing and dance for him,” he said. “Bet you didn’t know that was genetic: He could really

cut a rug!” Jeanie Scarzafava, widow of attorney John Scarzafava, a friend of Bettiol’s, offered comfort to Betty from the podium. “Me and you are left here, honey,” she said. “But there’s a strong team of Bettiol women, so I’m not worried for our community.” She also spoke of Gene’s love of music. “We were throwing a party and John thought the atrium needed music,” said Scarzafava. “Gene had a grand piano delivered, and we all sang around it.” Guitarist John Thompson played several pieces of music throughout the service, including an up-tempo “tent revival” version of “Amazing Grace,” and Waylon Jennings’ “Storms Never Last.” “I used to play this one a lot for Gene and Betty,” he said. “Every time I hear it, I think of them dancing.” But he didn’t sing along to “How Great Thou Art.” “It’s too emotional,” he told

the crowd, visibly choking up. And Eric Michelitsch, who spoke on behalf of Bettiol’s six grandchildren, shared a whimsical story: “He was always willing to learn new things. When I got my iPad, I showed him an app that let you pop bubble wrap. When he got bored of that, we looked up things on the map. “I got him one, and it opened up his world not just in communicating for business, but in communicating with his family. It all started with popping bubbles.” In the reception that followed, friends offered their own memories. “As someone who believes in life after death, it brings a smile to my face to think of the glorious reunion with Gene Jr. and John Scarzafava,” said Seward. “I know we say ‘Rest in Peace,’ but I don’t think he’ll be doing much resting. He’ll be sending directions for how to proceed on the next project.”

Huemac Garcia and his wife Suzanne express words of comfort to Betty Bettiol.

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CELL/From A1 video footage taken of the incident. Officers opened the cell door and tried to get him to spit out the bag, and when they realized he had swallowed it, called 911. He was taken to Fox Hospital, where he had a seizure, went into cardiac arrest and died. Christopher Ost, an inspector with the state Commission of Corrections, toured the public safety building last month as part of the investigation into Faulkner’s death. “I showed him the holding cell and the surveillance video,” said Brenner. “He said he didn’t think there was an issue with how we handled it, but he wanted to hold his final report until he got the autopsy.” Justin Mason, the Commission’s deputy director of information, said its investigation is “ongoing.” But in the meantime, Brenner designed and began work on the new holding cell, which includes a bench custom-made by Walt

Speenburg, a city maintenance worker, in his home woodshop. “He did a really nice job,” said Brenner. The cell also has a bull ring where handcuffs can be attached, and although the curtain is held by a metal rod, it is hollow, and Brenner believes it could not support a person, thus eliminating fears that a suspect could try and hang themselves during holding. A broken light will also be fixed and mounted in the ceiling so that a suspect can’t grab hold of it. “We’re also doing away with the neon lighting there and replacing it with LED,” he said. “It will be more energy efficient.” Brenner believes the cell will be in use, starting in January. “This was a tragedy,” he said. “Just because the investigation showed we didn’t do anything wrong doesn’t mean that something bad didn’t happen here.” “If we can lower the chances of that happening again,” he added. “Then it was the right thing to do.”

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Naomi Wagner, Cooperstown, who plays Annie in Orpheus Theater’s upcoming production of “Annie”, rehearses the song “N.Y.C” along side Casey Thomas, Oneonta, who plays Oliver “Daddy’ Warbucks at SUNY’s Goodrich Theater. The classic show features 41 local cast members.

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GARRATTSVILLE or their first Christmas in 1949, Gordon Douglas gave his new bride, Millie, a ceramic Santa Claus figurine with a flocked red suit. “I think he got it at Bresee’s,” she said. “He’s my pride and joy.” Almost 70 years later, Millie, now 87, has expanded her collec-

tion to over 400 Santas, including figurines, cookie jars, pillows, mugs – even nightlights, candlesticks and salt and pepper shakers. “I’ve lost count!” she said. “One day, a friend noticed that I had a few, and she said, ‘Do you collect them?’ I said, ‘I don’t, but that’s a good idea!’” Now, there are Santas in every corner of every room of the Garrattsville home she’s occupied since 1956. “It’s my thing,” she said. “I really enjoy them.” The Santas are stored in tubs Please See SANTAS, B3

This may be the last year she displays a collection built over almost 70 years, including these Santas from around the world.

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His Career Accelerating, Native Son Returns In Bach ‘Christmas Oratorio’ By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

Q A hit as solo tenor at last year’s Voices of Cooperstown “Messiah” performance, Quinn Bernegger is the tenor Evangelist this weekend in Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio.”

uinn Bernegger is making a name for himself in opera houses across the Northeast, but for the young tenor there’s no place like home. “The special thing about performing with Voices of Cooperstown is that it’s a chance to come home and

performance at the Boston Conservatory, will return to sing as the Evangelist in Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio,” to be performed this Saturday, Dec. 16, at the annual Voices of Cooperstown concert at Christ Episcopal Church. (The Evangelist in Bach oratorios is a tenor who narrates the exact words of the Bible, as translated by Luther.) “Any time you do an oraPlease See BACH, B3

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In addition to the trees, she also worked behind the counter at Schneider’s Bakery for 20 years. “The girls always gave me a Santa for Christmas,” she said. She and Gordon were married for 55 years before his passing in 2005. “After he died, I really started collecting more,” she said. Also included in her collection are several vintage pieces, including a light-up ceramic Nativity scene and a tiny paper village. “I still have the boxes,” she said. “They’re marked 59 cents each.” And she’s begun the process of passing along her collection to family and friends. “People have asked for different ones,” she said. “But there are a few I can’t give away.” But she believes this will be the last year the full collections is on display, even though, “when I put them away, the house seems so empty.”

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Bernegger, Voices Singing ‘Oratorio’ Christmas Concert BACH/From B1 torio, it’s very stylized storytelling,” he said. “There are these dramatic moments, operatically, these moments of light and dark, and the best thing you can do is feel as though you are speaking what you’re singing. It’s all about the words.” Bach was espeQuinn percially fond of forms in “A “malismas,” Little Night Music” in groups of many notes DesMoines over the sung over summer. one Please Sesyllable of text. “With so many notes in rapid succession, it becomes like you’re outside yourself,” he said. “You have to give yourself over to it. You get possessed by it, like it’s singing you.” Complete, the “Christmas Oratorio” is three hours long, but the Voices will perform an abridged version. “If performed in full, it’s usually done over a couple of days,” said Bernegger. Bernegger first sang with the Voices in 2014, in the chorus. He returned as a soloist in last year’s performance as well, singing with Jolene Lachance, another young local talent seeking to build a singing career in the outside world. “Because so many churches do ‘The Messiah’ at Christmas, soloists are often selected because of who you know, rather than auditions,” he said. “I’ve only ever done it in Cooperstown.” He’ll be home Friday night and do one rehearsal with the chorus ahead of Saturday night’s performance. “It’s a little nerve-wracking, and invariably, there will be one or two things to buff out,” he said. “But that’s how these things are sometimes. You just go and do it.” Bernegger, a 2009 CCS graduate, has been steadily making a name for himself following his graduation from Middlebury College in 2013. He was a finalist in the FAVA Grand Concours competition in 2015, and first place in the American Prize in both opera and Art Song. Last year, he starred as Beadle Bamford in “Sweeney Todd” and as part of the Jazz Trio in “Trouble in Tahiti” at Tri-Cities Opera in Binghamton and as NankiPoo in “The Mikado” at Chautauqua Opera. This past summer, he sang as Henrick in “A Little Night Music” at the Des Moines Metro Opera in Ohio. When he returns to Boston after Christmas, he’ll be preparing for a production of Mozart’s “Cosi Fan Tutte.” “It’s a crazy opera with a very small cast,” he said. “I’m the only tenor.” And this summer, he’ll be an apprentice artist at Opera Saratoga, singing in “The Merry Widow” and the professional premiere of David T. Little’s “Vinkensport, or The Finch Opera.” “It’ll be great,” he said. “I’ll be so close to home.”

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VISIT SANTA – 3 - 6 p.m. Visit Santa in his cottage. Can’t make it? Donate cookies and hot chocolate. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. PREVIEW PARTY – 5 - 7 p.m. Enjoy holiday treats, drinks, and a good browse through the creations of students and guests for the Holiday Marketplace. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Call 607547-8671.

Friday, December 15

HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Sip, Shop, & Enjoy at the Artisan Boutique. Templeton Hall, 63 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Find amazing ceramic arts & crafts for sale. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8671. VISIT SANTA – 3 - 6 p.m. Visit Santa in his cottage. Can’t make it? Donate

cookies and hot chocolate. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. PERFORMANCE – 7 p.m. Enjoy this production of Charles Dicken’s classic tale “A Christmas Carol.” Tickets, $15/adult. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1453. CHRISTMAS CEILI – 7 9 p.m. Participate in a traditional Irish Dance performed by the Iona Troupe. Tickets, $10/adult, $5/child. Cooperstown Art Association. Call 607-547-9777.

Saturday, December 16

HOLIDAY SHOPPING – 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. Business invite the public to enjoy the snacks, sips, & holiday sales. Oneonta. Call 607-432-2941. VISIT SANTA – 11 a.m. 3 p.m. Get your picture taken with Santa. Southside Mall, Oneonta. Call 607-432-4401. HOLIDAY MARKETPLACE – 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Find amazing ceramic arts & crafts for sale. The Smithy Clay Studio, 1 Otsego Court, Cooperstown.

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Sunday, December 17

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Monday, December 18

NATIVITY SCENE – 1 - 5 p.m. See magnificent art displays depicting Creche scenes by members of the community. On display thru 12/21. The Auditorium, Calvary Hill Retreat Center, 290 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-4324926. VISIT SANTA – 3 - 6 p.m. Visit Santa in his cottage.

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Can’t make it? Donate cookies and hot chocolate. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. CHRISTMAS CRAFTS – 6 - 7:30 p.m. Create something fun for the holidays. Includes storytime and 4 themed art activities. Springfield Library, 129 Co Rd 29A, Springfield Center. Call 315-858-5802.

Tuesday, December 19

NATIVITY SCENE – 1 5 p.m. See magnificent art displays depicting Creche scenes by members of the community. On display thru 12/21. The Auditorium, Calvary Hill Retreat Center, 290 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-4926 or e-mail calvaryhillretreat@yahoo.com. VISIT SANTA – 3 - 6 p.m. Visit Santa in his cottage. Can’t make it? Donate cookies and hot chocolate. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. OPERA – 7 p.m. Enjoy a performance of family friendly opera, “The Little Prince,” this holiday season. Auditorium, Cooperstown High School. Call 607-547-2255.

Wednesday, December 20

NATIVITY SCENE – 1 5 p.m. See magnificent art displays depicting Creche scenes by members of the community. On display thru 12/21. The Auditorium, Calvary Hill Retreat Center, 290 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-4926. VISIT SANTA – 3 - 6 p.m. Visit Santa in his cottage. Can’t make it? Donate cookies and hot chocolate. Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. WINTER CONCERT – 3:30 p.m. The Catskill Chamber Singers present “Christmas In Our Hometown: Songs of the Season.” The Plains at Parish Homestead, 163 Heritage Circle, Oneonta. Call 607433-0999.

Thursday, December 21

CHRISTMAS PARTY – 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. Get the kids dressed-up in their holiday finest for this pre-school party. Bring a snack for them to share with their friends and parents too. Santa arrives at 10:30 a.m. The Gym Floor, The Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Call 607-5472800.

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IN MEMORIAM Foster Lloyd Brown, 86; Best-Selling Textbook Author, SUNY Professor ONEONTA – Foster Lloyd Brown, SUNY Oneonta professor and bestselling college textbook author, passed away Dec. 1, 2017, at Albany Medical Center, of complications following heart surgery. He was 86. He was born May 26, 1931, in Wheeling, W.Va., the eldest of three children of Durward B. Brown, a Methodist minister, and Dorothy Rine Brown, an author. Upon graduation from Shinnston High School in 1949, he served in the Navy. Degrees included a

bachelor’s in botany from West Virginia University; a master’s in plant physiology, also from WVU; and Foster a doctorate Brown in statistics from Cornell University, with post-doctoral research at the Imperial College London. His co-authored book, “Statistical Concepts,” published by Harper & Row,

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became the world’s bestselling paperback textbook on statistics, according to the publisher. Teaching was his passion. From 1956 to 1962, he taught biological subjects at Bethany College, in Bethany, W.Va., and anatomy to nursing students for Penn State at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pa. While a graduate student at Cornell, he was a senior systems analyst for Cornell’s Computer Center in Ithaca. In 1964, he became a professor of psychology at SUNY Oneonta, where he taught statistical analysis, measurement, chaos theory, and use of computers in psychology. He also teamtaught subjects ranging from music theory to history, literature, and philosophy. Students knew him as an entertaining and kind professor who reassured students on the first day of class that

no student who gave their all would fail. Following retirement in 1995, he taught for another two decades during summers as a professor emeritus, and served as faculty fellow for the college’s computer center. He refused repeated nominations for distinguished teaching awards. He was a devoted husband, father and grandfather; lover of books, all things science, nature and future, history, bad puns, dancing, scuba diving, chess, Scrabble, music, theater, and Mel Brooks films. He possessed an indefatigable optimism and enthusiasm for learning. He served on several community boards. Foster was an early adopter of promising technologies. In the 1970s, he drove about Oneonta in an early version of an electric car, a rebuilt Renault

Dauphine. Home computers and solar panels were other early favorites. He married first Barbara Feather, in 1956, and second Rita Shulman, in 1981. During retirement Foster and Rita enjoyed traveling and being with family, splitting time between Sarasota, Fla. and Oneonta. In Sarasota, he worked with state officials to name and map a lake in his neighborhood: Lake Ibis. He is survived by his wife, Rita; daughter, Celeste Brown Thomas; son, Wendell Douglas Brown; step-children, Ginny Twersky, Paula Shulman, Emanuel Shulman and Rebecca Friedman; grandson, Charles “Chase” Foster Thomas; step-grandchildren, Michael Twersky, Anna Twersky, Hannah Shulman, Alex Shulman and Michaela Shulman; his brother, David Brown; niece, Laurie Brown;

nephew Ahmad Madjlessi; and numerous in-laws. He was predeceased by his parents; sister, Mary Brown Madjlessi; and his first wife. He had arranged that his body be given to Albany Medical Center for research. A celebration of life will be held 1-4 p.m Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 in the Atrium at Fitzelle Hall at SUNY Oneonta. A private family celebration will follow on Foster’s next birthday, May 26. Memorial donations may be sent to the SUNY College at Oneonta Foundation, Division of College Advancement, 308 Netzer Administration Bldg, Oneonta, NY 13820, specifying in the memo the “Steven Edelstein Scholarship in Honor of Dr. Foster Brown”; or to the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, or the Community Arts Network of Oneonta.

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ONEONTA – Sheila R. Wiedeman, 90, who came to Oneonta as a war bride after World War II and lost a son in the Vietnam War, passed away Thursday, Dec. 7, 201,7 in Oneonta after an extended illness. She was born in London, England on Oct. 8, 1927, the daughter of Charles and Grace (Pettengell) Lack. She was a World War II bride, marrying Staff Sgt. Frederick Wiedeman, USAF, on July 22, 1945. After settling in the USA, she was a homemaker and raised six children. Sheila was a full-time mom and her children were always her top priority. She was multi-talented and enjoyed sewing, crocheting, painting ceramics

and her flower gardens. She loved feeding the animals and birds in her backyard and was very fond of all her neighbors. Sheila was predeceased by her husband, Frederick on Sheila Nov. 27, 2001, and Wiedeman son, Cpl. Robert A. Wiedeman, USMC, Vietnam, Feb. 25, 1968. She is survived by sons, Rick (Mary) Weideman, Steven (Pam) Wiedeman, daughters, Susan Pizza, Barb (Bob) Purcell, Janet (Mike) Parent; grandchildren, Shelley, Darrin, Stacey,

Doug, Guy, Frances and Stephanie; as well as several great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.on Wednesday, Dec. 13, at the Bookhout funeral home with the Rev. Stephen Fournier officiating. Burial will be private in the Glenwood Cemetery, Oneonta. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Sheila’s memory may be made to the local Salvation Army Red Kettle Drive, 25 River Street, Oneonta, New York 13820 or the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements are entrusted to the Bookhout Funeral Home.

Helen ‘Hedy’ Warncke, 90; Worked At Greater Plains, SUNY Oneonta ONEONTA – Helen “Hedy” M. Warncke, 90, a retired educator, died Dec. 8, 2017, in Oneonta. She was born in 1927 in Stroudsburg, Pa., the daughter of Carl and Esther Ainpac. She worked in the Media Center at Greater Plains Elementary School and at the Instructional Resource Center in the Technical Services Area at SUNY Oneonta, retiring in 1994. She was active in the Cub Scouts as a den mother and in Brownies and Girl Scouts as a co-leader when her children were members. She loved sports, espe-

cially baseball. She worked at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Induction Weekends in the early 90’s and met many of the inductees and members of the press. As a mother and grandmother, she motored all over the state, watching the kids play school sports. She was a member of “The Bridge Group” and “The Book Club,” both of which started in the 1960’s. Its members continued to be her life-long friends. She was a great lover of the written word and was a voracious reader of books, newspapers and especially

enjoyed crossword puzzles. The great tragedy of her life was the failing of her eyesight. She is survived by her son, Dr. Kurt Warncke (Diane Matesic) and grandchildren, Weston and Karina of Atlanta, Ga.; her daughter, Anne Van Deusen (Dennis) and grandson, Alexander Van Deusen of Oneonta, and her dear friend, Richard Soules of Worcester. She also leaves two local granddogs Maxi and Pippa. She was predeceased by a sister, Ruth Ainspac of Stroudsburg, Pa.; a brother, Robert (Patricia) Ainspac of Wilmington, N.C., and her

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ONEONTA – Alexandrina Fonseca, 101, for many years a seamstress in New Bedford, Mass., who moved here to be near family, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at A.O. Fox Nursing Home. She was born Aug. 14, 1916, in New Bedford, Mass., the daughter of Edward and Alexandrina (Aguiar) Vieira. Alexandrina was first married to Jose Fernandes on Jan. 30, 1937, in New Bedford. Jose predeceased her on June 11, 1953. She then married Antonio DaFonseca on April 27, 1961.

Antonio predeceased her on Feb. 20, 1990. Alexandrina is survived by her children, Alex (David) Irwin, West Oneonta, and Jose (Diane) Fernandes of North Carolina; sonin-law, Arthur Maraglio, Otego; 10 grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; three great great grandchildren; sister, Beatrice Andrews, New Bedford, MA; sister-inlaw, Mary Vieira and family; as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by sister, Angelina Appling; brother, Edward Vieira; and Karen Maraglio; as well as

her parents. Calling hours are 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Lester R Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St, Oneonta. A funeral Mass will be at 10:15 a.m. Friday, Dec. 15, at St. Mary’s Church, 39 Walnut Street, Oneonta. Burial will be at noon Monday, Dec. 18, in St. John’s Cemetery, New Bedford, Mass.. Arrangements are entrusted to the the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home.

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Farwell, A County Representative For All Issues FARWELL/From A1 Nov. 7 in the county Board of Representatives’ District 2 (Butternuts, Morris and Pittsfield). “My first reaction was to be angry at the person who wrote it,” she continued. “My second reaction was, I’m going to make sure that, every issue that comes before this board, I’m going to give it equal importance, whether I care a lot about it or not.” Soon, the first issue arose: Whether the town should buy an excavator or a Badger, pieces of equipment used to dig ditches alongside roads. “By the end of that decision-making, I called the Cornell Local Roads Program, called the state DOT, called the highway superintendent in New Lisbon. By the end,” she said, “I was wishing I WAS a one-issue candidate.” In the end, the town bought the excavator, even though it was on tracks and had to be moved on a trailer; the Badger had wheels and could be driven around. Due to her research, she voted aye: “I felt we had a lot of culverts and bridges in town, and we would be able to use it for that, in addition to digging ditches.” Farwell found she enjoyed serving the public in elective office, and others appreciated what she did, too. When she stepped down after two two-year terms, the Republican town supervisor, Linda Gover, appointed the Democrat Farwell as her deputy supervisor, to serve in her absence and help out with the budget. That was 2015. County Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, had intended to retire, but – unable to find a successor candidate – local Republicans pleaded with him to run one more time and deny the seat to Teresa Winchester, a Gilbertsville Democrat who had run against him two years before. It was then that Farwell decided she would run in 2017. Since, she’s attended every county board meeting, and a number of committee meetings, to prepare herself, and to confirm to herself that she was making the right decision. “I wouldn’t run if I didn’t think there were concrete ways that I could be a part in making life better for people here,” she said. Michele Farwell was born in 1971 in Fort Dix, N.J., and spent her ba-

byhood “in Army bases all over the country.” Her parents met going to Bainbridge-Guilford Central School. While not related, they had the same last name: Curtis. In those days, pupils were assigned seats alphabetically, so over the years they got to know each other. After her father’s military service, the family moved to the Town of Pittsfield, and thence to Morris, where Michele and her brother, Joel, who now works at Springbrook, were raised. She graduated from Morris Central and majored in biology at Cornell, intending to become a physician. First Lady Hillary Clinton’s healthinsurance plan was all the news, and Michele kept reading that, due to all the attendant paperwork, 75 percent of doctors were sorry they’d chosen their profession. Having second thoughts, on graduation she followed her future husband, Norm, a fellow Cornell student from Seattle, to Japan, where they taught English for a year. “If you only stay in one place, you think things can only be one way,” she said, reflecting on her year overseas. “If you get outside your own culture, you can see these are actual cultural decisions.” For instance, “we have certain expectations of what a mother does when a child is born, and the father’s role. In Japan, when a woman is about to have a child, she goes back home and lives in her mother’s house, and the mom is the prime helper.” Her experience “makes it easier to see change, to see what works and doesn’t work.” Back in the U.S., the couple lived in Providence, R.I., for three years – while there, Michele studied art and scientific illustration – then settled in Morris. Norm taught English at Sidney Central (he is now a home energy contractor). The couple has a daughter, Maya, now 12. In 1999, Michele joined The Freeman’s Journal’s production department, then was promoted to managing editor. After a year, she joined Adelphia Paper Hangings, the custom and historic wallpaper manufacturer then in Milford, now in Sharon Springs, and has been there ever since. Working

four days a week, Wednesday is her day off – the day, as it happens, when the county board holds its monthly meetings Going door-to-door during this campaign – she was running against two Republicans, one who was on an independent line – the two issues that surfaced were: the need for broadband and better roads. (She found the Pittsfield/Burlington dump, off Route 49, a great place to meet a lot of people on a Saturday morning.) In broadband, she’s already placed a call to Tim Johnson, Otsego Electric CEO, who in recent days announced a $3.9 million plan to strip fiber-optic cable along utility poles in its service area. That includes Morris and Pittsfield, but she’s not sure how far into Butternuts the service will extend. On highways, she supports the direction the county is now headed, guided by participation in Cornell’s Highway Assets Management Program survey this past summer, which rated every road in the county. A third issue of pressing concern is opioids. She wonders if the county should participate the class action suit against Big Pharma, which has generated some $500 billion in profits from painkillers at the root of the crisis. That number is also the estimate of what it will cost to effectively combat today’s problem. Asked if Democratic grassroots fervor following the election of Donald Trump over Hillary played any role in her decision to run, she pointed out, “Before Trump I had already decided I was going to do this. I’m not a fan of Trump, but a lot of people who voted for me also voted for him. I saw it more as a wake-up call to the Democratic Party, that they had forgotten about working people. “It’s become too much the party of educated professionals. I don’t believe in everything Trump is or does, but at least he’s an outsider. He’s not afraid to shake things up.” Regardless, “I have to focus on what I can do here,” said the new representative, who will be sworn in Jan. 3. “People can talk about how that election was lost, but in Otsego County Trump won big time, and there was no voter fraud here.”

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