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University Police Help Needy Kids

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his Christmas for the first time, SUNY Oneonta police hosted what it plans as an annual “Cop Shop,” distributing gifts Tuesday, Dec. 22, to 40 needy children, ages 3-5.

“Our goal is to help make things a little easier for these families this holiday season,” said Officer Denise Natoli.

Sgt. Jonathan Nichols and wife Shelly organized the collection, underwritten by ACCO in Sidney, Sal’s Pizzeria, Joe Ruffino’s Pizzeria, Price Chopper, American Mobile Dental, and many community members and University officers.

MORE PROOF: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine has named SUNY Oneonta 191st on its list of the Top 300 Best College Values of 2016. The rankings, released Dec. 16, also include the Oneonta college on its 100 Best Values in Public Colleges list for the 10th consecutive year.

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The Asbury Ringers – from left, Gavin Wilson, Dylan Sorensen, Bailey Roy, Gabriel Rissberger, Francisco Torres and Tyler Sorensen – ranging from third to sixth grade, perform in the bell choir at the 42nd annual Community Christmas Carol at First United Methodist Church Sunday afternoon, Dec. 20.

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parking deck walkway from Main Street and, now, Southside Mall.

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Fire Standoff Due In Court

Scrooge In Dodge

City Seeking Clarification On Its Duties

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County Rep Koutnik Turns Seasonal Role To Bassett’s Raddatz

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ood-natured Bassett Hospital rheumatologist Don Raddatz as grumpy, stingy Ebenezer Scrooge?

Bah, Humbug.

“I’ve played Fezziwig for the last two years, doing this crazy dance,” said Raddatz. “So when they said I’d be playing Scrooge, someone asked me, ‘Is it a comedy this year?’ It’s just not in my nature to be serious.”

But when Gary Koutnik, the county rep from Oneonta when he’s offstage, stepped down from the role last year – in a case of Please See SCROOGE, A7

MEET NEW COUNTY BOARD LEN CARSON, district 13, city of oneonta

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s a retired Oneonta firefighter and now proprietor of DC Marketing, Len Carson is looking forward to involvement in emergency services and budget issues when he joins the county Board of Representatives Jan. 1, one of seven new board members being profiled weekly. For details, see WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM

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Cooperstown’s Don Raddatz (Scrooge), at top, and Oneonta’s Gary Koutnik (Mr. Fezziwig this year), right, take bows at the end of “The Christmas Carol” Saturday, Dec. 12, at The Farmers’ Museum.

‘Biggest Fan’ Offers Adjustments Herzig: Defining Mayor, City Manager Relationship Will Help Both

By LIBBY CUDMORE

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n Christmas Eve, Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma is being called to answer this question: Who will CLARITY put out fires in the Town of Oneonta SOUGHT come Jan. 1?

“Our concern is that we need to know what our legal standing is,” said City Attorney David Merzig.

“As of Jan. 1, we won’t have a legal authority to fight a UPCOMING: fire in the Town of For Judge Coccoma’s Oneonta.”

Christmas For decades now, city firefight- Eve ruling, visit: ers have been ALLOTSEGO.COM fighting fires in the town under contract with Town of Oneonta Fire District #1, which includes the Southside retail strip and the East and West ends.

However, talks have stymied and the contract will expire in less than 10 days. Then what?

Judge Coccoma will convene a hearing at 10 a.m. in Cooperstown, with Merzig presenting City Hall’s arguments and Terrence Hannigan, a Delmar attorney, representing the Please See COURT, A7

ayor Gary Herzig declared himself “the biggest fan of the city manager form of government” when appearing before his ad hoc Charter Review Committee Tuesday, Dec. 22.

He asked the committee,

which he established in October, to consider language that would strengthen the relationship between City Hall’s top elected official and top appointed official.

“Not a day goes by where I’m not talking to the acting city manager,” said the new Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA mayor.

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Troop C Veteran Barnes Named Commander

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tate Police Capt. James E. Barnes was promoted to the rank of major Thursday, Dec. 17, and assigned to command Troop C, headquartered at Sidney and covering a seven-county region that includes the Oneonta Barracks.

He succeeds Maj. Donald M. Faughnan, who was promoted to inspector and assigned to Internal Affairs, based in Liverpool.

Barnes has been a career-long

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ASA SKALOUD CELEBRATES 100TH BIRTHDAY AT FOCUS

member of Troop C, as a trooper in 1989, sergeant in 1996, and station commander in 1997.

In 1999 Barnes became a BCI investigator, assigned to the Margaretville station, the Major Crimes Unit in Sidney. In 2000, he was promoted to lieutenant, and in 2009 to captain of the BCI unit at Sidney.

He is married and has three children.

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Oneonta’s Lisa Cooper, left, a staff member at Focus Rehabilitation, Index, congratulates resident Asa Skaloud, who turned 100 on Tuesday, Dec. 22.

Ms. Skaloud, born in Czechoslovakia, was a seamstress and hatmaker who spent most of her career in Jackson Heights, Queens. She travelled widely, mostly in Italy and the south of France, and has written a book. Fellow residents sang “Happy Birthday” as the cake was cut by Activities Director Amy Rose.

Oneonta Couple’s Daughter Wins Rotolo, Vagliardo Master’s From Oxford University Nuptials Planned

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ngela between poverty Stallone, and lack of water daughsecurity in Kenya. ter of Marie and Graduation was Thomas Stallone Nov. 14, and she of Oneonta, has plans to return received her masto the U.S. soon. ters from Oxford “Her full family University. is very proud of She completed her,” said mother her studies in WaMarie. ter, Science, Policy Angela received and Management Angela Stallone her B.Sc., with at Oxford in Au- at her Oxford highest honors gust, then contin- graduation. from Rochester ued at Oxford as a Institute of Techtemporary assistant research nology in May 2013. position in its REACH proAt RIT, she was a memgram, which brings together ber of Alpha Sigma Lambda global leaders in water sciHonor Society and an ence policy and practice.

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r. and Mrs. Joseph and Cheryl Rotolo and Mr. and Mrs. Louis and Karen Vagliardo of Oneonta have announced the engagement of Shawna Ann Rotolo to Jared Louis Vagliardo. A September wedding is planned at The Otesaga in Cooperstown,.

PROMOTED: Assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickman, Utilitiesman Third Class (Seabee Combat Warfare) Corey E. Hubbard, Town of Maryland, has been promoted to petty officer, second class, in the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Seabee Division headquarters building.

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Brenda Michaels, Fly Creek Cider Mill co-owner, reassures mom Emily Ryan, who came from Erieville to a prospective “Nurse-In” rally by breast-feeding mothers, that nursing isn’t discouraged at the local attraction.

Cider Mill Weathers Internet Fueled Virus

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Nursing Mom’s Complaint, Rally Diffused

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renda Michaels, president and coowner of the Fly Creek Cider Mill, wants all nursing mothers to know they are welcome at the Fly Creek Cider Mill.

“My daughter was born on opening day of the mill, and I nursed her here,” said Michaels. “I am not against breastfeeding.”

A media firestorm ignited when Marissa Olivera posted on Facebook about being asked to cover up while she was breastfeeding her baby Nov. 28 at the mill, with hundreds of angry comments left on the mill’s Facebook page.

“A customer was uncomfortable and asked an employee to ask her to cover up,” said Michaels. “This request should not have been made and is contrary to our operation and belief.”

Emily Ryan, of Erieville, saw Olivera’s complaint on Facebook and organized a “nurse-in” at the cider mill on Saturday, Dec. 19. “I knew someone who knew Melissa and I reached out to her,” Ryan said. “Nursing moms have always had a place in my activist heart. I wanted to stand up for someone who needed standing up for.”

In response to the outcry, Michaels met with mill employees and posted an apology on Facebook on

Thursday, Dec. 17. “We would like to assure our visitors that breastfeeding is and always has been welcome at our cider mill,” Michaels wrote.

“This was a misunderstanding,” she said. “We want to move forward, be proactive.”

And when Ryan saw Michaels’ apology, the protest instead became a celebration of nursing moms. “My goal isn’t to shut anybody down,” she said. “My goal is to show people what it’s like to breastfeed. I used to be more shy; I would go in the other room to breastfeed. It can be lonely.”

About half a dozen moms showed up for the nurse-in, met at the door by Michaels herself, who spoke with the women between helping customers at the mill’s final weekend before closing for the winter. “We wanted to welcome them and all families into the store,” said Michaels.

“No matter what the turnout was, the response was outstanding,” said Ryan.

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A Department Of Peace? And Let It Begin With Each Of Us

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iscouraging prognoses lately about conflict in the Middle East: The U.S. apparently could clean out the Isis stronghold, Raqqa, in 40 days. However, it would require some American lives, indiscriminate bombing would kill numerous innocent Syrians and, after victory, how would we be able to stop matters from spinning out of control, as happened in Iraq?

Regardless, homegrown “lone wolf” terrorists – the threat-to-be-most-afraidabout-de-jour – would be untouched. If anything, the ranks of disaffected young people would grow.

So there you have it. Our $600 billion military budget is larger by far than the other five largest nations’ combined, which includes China’s and Russia’s. Our arsenal is the largest by far in the history of humankind.

And yet we’re helpless – truly – in the face of a few young people with assault rifles, or a rag-tag band of

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Do you think Founding Father Benjamin Rush had Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in mind?

– yes, we dare say it – radical Islamists in the middle of a desert.

In effect, we’ve pushed war as far as we can. War has lost.

• The Department of Defense used to be the Department of War. At least we were honest about it. If a Department of War, why not a Department of Peace?

Something to think about during this season of “Peace on Earth, Good Will to All.” As it happens, this is no new idea. Benjamin Rush, the physician, Founding Father and signer of the Declaration of Independence, proposed a “plan for a Peace-Office for the United States” as early as 1793, with a Secretary of Peace presiding – “a genuine republican and a sincere Christian.”

The secretary would institute public schools throughout the land – the thinking being, in those innocent days, that education would lead to virtue. He/ she would provide a Bible, at public expense, to every household in the land, ban capital punishment, repeal militia laws and set aside military uniforms and titles.

Across the doorway of every house in the land would be written, in gold, “the Son of Man came into the world, not to destroy men’s lives, but to save them.”

• Since then – since the USS Constitution was christened to 1797 to fight the Barbary pirates; before then, there was no U.S. Navy – our military expenditures have continued to grow, despite temporary setbacks like the short-lived “Peace Dividend” expected to follow the end of the Cold War. But the idea of a Department of Peace won’t die.

Carrie Chapman Catt, League of Women Voters founder, re-proposed the idea in 1925. A book, “A National Peace Department,” by Kirby Page, was published in 1926. Bills were introduced in Congress in 1935, 1943, 1945, ’46 and ’47. From 1955 to 1968, 85 such bills were introduced in the House and Senate.

The most recent effort was introduced by Congressman Dennis Kucinich two months before 9/11, and has all trappings of a modern national bureaucracy, from teaching pupils

“conflict resolution skills” to supporting animal rights.

No doubt Department of Peace lobbyists would vie for a $600 billion budget to balance the renamed Department of War’s.

Still, some ideas – one, as simple as launching a National Peace Day, maybe instead of ideologically battered Columbus Day – resonate: A U.S. Peace Academy, training international peacekeepers; a “mandatory advance consultation” between the secretaries of State, Defense and Peace before troops are committed.

We pushed the Iraqi Humpty-Dumpty off the wall 14 years ago now, and all our horses and men and those of our allies have been unable to put it together again. As a people, can we even envision what peace looks like?

• That suggests the need for, at least, a national peace initiative to, if nothing else, try to find a better

way. This is all outside our very local portfolio at 21 Railroad Ave. in the Otsego County seat – resolving Oneonta’s town-city fire-protection contract is challenge enough – but a ceasefire would seem like a logical place to start. General prosperity, or the hope of it, would seem like part of any eventual solution.

• In those days of the early republic, Benjamin Rush, unconstrained by PC, saw the Christian religion as the “preferred” way to achieve universal peace, which teaches us “not only to cultivate peace with all men, but to forgive – now, more, to love our very enemies.”

Without being sectarian, forgiveness is a formula each of us can act on, and there’s no better season to try it than Christmas. Let’s hope for Peace of Earth, but let’s start with Peace on Main, Chestnut, or Maple.

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nd she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

Gospel of Luke, Chapter 2 King James Version

Pastor JACK KLOSHEIN Community Bible Church, Toddsville

Why Do We Celebrate Christmas?

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ur world seems to be spiraling out of control and there is growing fear. In the midst of it, we wonder: If there is a God, where is He? And God answers that through his ongoing story of redemption in the Bible.

As part of how He created us, God built into us a capacity to love. Love by nature includes the ability to choose to love or not. The Bible defines love as doing what is best for the other per-

son, no matter the cost to me (I John 3:16).

In our pain and difficulty, we wonder why God doesn’t zap all the evil in the world? But if God zapped all who didn’t love like He does, there would be none left.

So, instead of zapping the world, God came to us in love. Jesus revealed who God is, not wanting any to perish, but for all to come to Him and find life. Since God is just, He did have to

zap evil, but because God is also love, He willingly took that punishment on Himself so our sin could be forgiven.

We celebrate Christmas because it is our only hope of peace with God. Jesus came to bring forgiveness of sin and salvation from this broken world.

Jesus calls us to hope through faith.

“Whoever believes in him will not perish, but have eternal life.” Have you?

The Rev. MATTHEW STROMBERG

The Rev. CYNTHIA WALTON LEVITT

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Draw Near To God

ne of the many titles given to Jesus is “Emmanuel,” which means “God with us.”

During this Christmas season, Christians celebrate the fact that God came to live among us.

God is more than just distantly sympathetic. God became one of us. God has bound himself to us in Christ.

He knows what it is like to live a life like ours, a human life with all the joy and sorrow that includes.

God has drawn near to us in Christ; I invite you to draw near to him this Christmas.

Fear Not, But Hope

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o not be afraid…” the angels say • “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, for your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son... (Luke 1:13) • “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God…” (Luke 1:30) • “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife...”

(Matthew 1:20) • Shepherds, “do not be

afraid; I bring you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.” (Luke 2:10-11) God’s messengers continue to tell us “Do not be afraid” for nothing in life or in death can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

May your lives be renewed by the Hope and Promises of this joyous Christmas season.

Father JOHN P. ROSSON

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On Christmas, God Became Man

homas Aquinas says we know that God is but not what God is. Aquinas’ insight would include eternity. We know that eternity is but not what eternity is.

So what about the Big Day that comes this Friday?

We know that Dec. 25 is not Friday this year, but Christmas.

So what is Christmas?

A Season of Sentiment, Sounds and Sights, Smells and Senses, Time of Tradition, a Make Believe Myth making time?

Christmas is true.

Christmas is more than a Truth. Christmas is Truth.

Christmas has a “When.”

Christmas has a “Where.”

Christmas has a “How” that often gets lost in the fog of pageants, carols, Dickens villages, North Pole fantasies and reindeer and sleighs.

Bethlehem furnishes the

stage curtain. Sometimes we miss the play itself. We look so intently at the stage curtain and the curtain calls that we miss the Who in the Christmas Drama. And the “Who” is twined inseparably with the “How” of

Christmas.

God, the Eternal, entered history, time, the world.

God could have entered into the triad of time, history, the world in any fashion that He elected. He might have simply appeared and walked on stage.

He elected to enflesh Himself in a human family in a backwater speck on any GPS. “For while gentle silence enveloped all things, and night in its swift course was now half-gone, your all-powerful word leaped from heaven, from the royal throne.” (Wisdom of Solomon 18:14-15)

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VOICES OF THE SEASON

‘Love One Another,’ Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism All Teach To the Editor: We have been watching a rising tide of anti-Muslim sentiment in our nation. We are alarmed by words that divide and by the many who encourage bigotry.

People are afraid and concerned for their safety, but fear of extremists does not justify classifying all

are Muslim, Sikh, Arab, and South Asian. Responding to fear with hatred diminishes us all. We must not allow fear to undermine the values that stand at the very core of who we are as Americans and people of faith.

Muslims are our neighbors and doctors, professors and local mer-

Muslims as violent. The teachings of Islam include love for one’s fellow beings just as much as do Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, and other wisdom traditions.

Every time there is a surge in anti-Muslim speech, there is a corresponding spike in acts of hate and violence against Americans who

Rev. David Wm. Mickiewicz The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Mary, Oneonta Fida Mohammad, Ph. D. Rev. Mark Montfort First Presbyterian Church, Oneonta Danny Noorlander Branch President, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Michael O’Sullivan Senior Dharma Teacher, Three Treasures Zen Center, and President of the Oneonta Interfaith Committee Rev. Mark Piedmonte First Presbyterian Church, Gilbertsville, and Garrattsville United Presbyterian

Fred Albrecht United Methodist Pastor, Retired Rev. Richard A. Breuninger United Methodist Pastor, Retired Frederic Chrislip Secretary, Oneonta Interfaith Committee Judith Gage Elder, Presbyterian Church (USA) Gerri Haan on behalf of Quakers Maj. Sharon Harford The Salvation Army, Oneonta Rabbi Molly Karp Temple Beth El, Oneonta

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chants. They are mothers and fathers, caregivers, and our colleagues. They are part of us.

May we walk hand in hand into a future where racism, hate, and violence are relics of the past, where differences are celebrated and respected, and our children learn the paths of love and ways of peace.

Rev. Elsie Armstrong Rhodes Pastor, First Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown Rev. Craig Schwalenberg Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta Kenneth Sider President, Temple Beth El, Oneonta Rev. Teressa WM. Sivers First United Methodist Church, Oneonta Rev. Judith A. Thistle Director, A.O. Fox Chaplaincy Program Rev. Dr. Cynthia Walton-Leavitt First United Presbyterian Church, Oneonta Rev. Phil Young Professor Emeritus of Art, Hartwick College

History

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

125 Years AGO

L.A. Bissell had a sleigh crushed below the freight house Saturday by being caught between cars. It was a narrow escape for Mr. Bissell himself, who had been riding on the side of the box and who had jumped off a moment before.

In 1891, there will be four eclipses, two of the Sun and two of the Moon. Only one eclipse of the Moon, November 15, will be visible in this latitude. The transit of Mercury on May 9 will be partially visible on this continent.

L.F. Eldred of 19 Main Street made a lucky catch of fish on Otsego Lake Monday and Tuesday. In company with Eugene Hecox, he succeeded in catching in the two days, 210 pickerel of average size, 20 bullheads, and five perch. The fish were all taken on “tip-ups,” shiners being used as bait.

December 1890

100 Years Ago

Christmas Day – The greatest photo-dramatic production ever seen on the screen will be the attraction at the Oneonta Theatre on Christmas Day when Geraldine Farrar, the celebrated operatic prima donna will appear in a film version of her famous opera “Carmen,” produced by the James L. Lasky Company. In securing the appearance of Miss Farrar before the motion picture camera, the Lasky Company scored the greatest coup in the history of the motion picture industry. This distinguished international artist had held herself aloof from scores of flattering offers to appear before the camera until she was approached by a representative of the Lasky organization. In “Carmen,” Miss Farrar is seen as the halfwild, fascinating gypsy who is the head of a band of smugglers. How she leads one man to death and another to ruin and is herself

stabbed by a jealous lover are but incidents in this thrilling five reel picture.

December 1915

discount. The store has employed 42 persons all of whom are eligible to be considered for positions at other W.T. Grant stores.

December 1975

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80 Years Ago

The Hurley-Townsend Aircraft SparkPlug manufacturing equipment and machinery will be moved from New York and installed in the recently-built buildings of the Scintilla-Magneto company at Sidney.

Also, the Scintilla Company, realizing the need of a place for recreation, has opened a reading and recreation room on the third floor of the Lee Block, corner of Main and Liberty Streets. It is better known as the Richmond Block. It will be for the use of those employed in the plant. Operating expenses will be met by the corporation with Vice President Herman Hamm, Secretary and Treasurer George E. Steiner and others of the company as sponsors.

An unpretentious freighter was taking Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his family to a self-imposed exile abroad because, friends said, of business and a growing apprehension over the safety of their threeyear-old son Jon. Close friends of Colonel Lindbergh at Englewood, New Jersey, where he lived with his family, stated that the famous flier was taking up his residence in England to escape increasingly ominous threats of kidnapping against little Jon. In London, however, responsible American sources expressed the belief that Colonel Lindbergh’s reasons were based on his connection with the forthcoming establishment of a transatlantic air service in which he is concerned as a technical advisor to PanAmerican Airways.

December 1935

40 Years Ago

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Lincoln, the Siamese cat has joined the ranks of Garfield and Morris as a famous kitty. Lincoln now has a human pacemaker pulsating in his chest. The 11-year-old feline because the second cat to survive the unusual life-saving surgery which was performed by doctors in the New York State College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell University in Ithaca. “He’s doing fine, and he’s right back to being king of the house like he always has been,” said Douglas Thompson, Lincoln’s owner. “He looks like he’s been through the war, though.” Thompson took Lincoln to Cornell after the usually active cat became listless for a month and stopped his usual frequent meowing. Local vets suspected Lincoln had Leukemia, but tests were negative. Dr. N. Sydney Moise, a Cornell animal cardiologist, examined Lincoln and discovered the cat’s heart was beating nearly three times slower than normal. She diagnosed the problem as third-degree heart block, a pacing impulse condition.

December 1985

20 Years Ago December 1955 residents and store employees said that the corporation’s announcement on Monday about the closing “after Christmas” was completely unexpected. Less than a month ago, store officials had indicated the local store would remain open although hundreds of W.T. Grant stores were being closed across the country. All stock still on the shelves is being sold at 20 percent discount and all Christmas merchandise at 50 percent

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New York State Governor George Pataki, one year into his first term, was sipping diet Snapple iced tea and resting his lanky legs on a coffee table in his newly furnished office at the state capitol. “I like the responsibility and the ability to change things,” he said. “I love this state. There’s a tremendous amount of ability to get things done.” Since taking office in January, Pataki’s job approval rating has wallowed around 40 percent although it did climb to 46 percent in a recent survey.

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Oneonta’s Scrooge Passes His Mantle

SCROOGE, From A1 role reversal, he’s playing Fezziwig this year – director Danielle Henrici asked Raddatz to take the iconic role in the Glimmerglobe Theater’s annual performance of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”

“I’m a character actor,” Raddatz said. “I was the old man in ‘Macbeth,’ Matthew Harrison Brady in ‘Inherit The Wind’ and I’ve played James Fenimore Cooper and Winslow Homer at The Fenimore Museum.”

And although he had his lines memorized six weeks into rehearsal, it wasn’t until he scrunched up his neck that he got the scowl that made him Scrooge. “I didn’t need any makeup,” he joked. “All those chins and cheeks just showed up!”

With the lines memorized, he was able to focus on his character. He had studied Koutnik’s performance for two years, and watched Alistair Sim’s and George C. Scott’s performances in the role of Scrooge.

“It helped,” he said. “It was about learning to react, to speak to your fellow actors, not just about waiting for them to finish speaking.”

But Koutnik encouraged him throughout.

“When you go out on stage for the first time, you can hear the crowd breathing,” he said. “But listen for that moment when they stop. That’s when you know you’ve hooked

them.”

For Raddatz, the hardest scene was at Scrooge’s tombstone, when the Ghost of Christmas Past shows him what will become of him if he doesn’t change his ways. “The hardest thing for me to learn was how to be despairing,” he said. “It’s such an iconic show, so the audience walks in knowing that character. What they’re looking for is that moment of transition. So when I’m at the grave, I’m at zero, and then I come back, that’s what the audience came for.”

The very next scene, when Scrooge wakes up to find he is back in his bed, is Raddatz’s favorite scene. “I get to be jovial and excited,” he said. “The only other scene where I could really smile was at Fezziwig’s party.”

And his portrayal of Scrooge drew praise from Koutnik. “He killed it every time,” he said. “I didn’t really want this to be the Gary part, so I was so happy that Don took the part. He’s much more exuberant than I am.”

Koutnik convinced his wife Abbie to step in as Mrs. Fezziwig. “I told her it would be fun to dance together,” he said. “But our dancing isn’t as crazy as Don’s!”

“I’m really learning to love theater,” said Raddatz. “After I retire, I think I might go down to New York City to take classes.”

Herzig: Charter Can Build Manager, Mayor Rapport CHARTER/From A1 Common Council go into hiring Oneonta’s third city manager in four years, the relationship is insufficiently defined in the charter as it exists, Herzig said.

Herzig had three suggestions: One, to make sure “and the mayor” is added to places in the charter where it discussed the manager’s interactions with Common Council. “It’s just a few words, but it goes a long way towards defining that relationship.”

The committee took his suggestion in its proposed revisions, amending a line to read, “The Common Council and the mayor shall conduct the search and oversee the hiring and appointment of the City Manager.”

Two, ensure the mayor is more involved in the future city manager’s hiring, including recommending the hire to Common Council.

“I find it troubling that in the case of hiring the city manager, the mayor can be locked out of the vote,” he said. “I think the appointment should be considered like all other city appointments, such as the attorney or the health officer – recommended by the mayor, then approved by the city council.”

Three, to strengthen the city manager’s role in hiring and making appointments.

“In the charter, the city manager needs to go before council in order to hire Joe Smith to be the street sweeper,” he said. “That’s the type of micro-managing we’re trying to avoid.”

Herzig, who is COO of Opportunities for Otsego, recommended giving the manager powers to hire “up to a threshold,” leaving hiring of department heads, for example, up to Council’s approval. New positions would also be subject to Council votes.

While the committee is still considering Herzig’s recommendations, it did make amendments to the working draft, including naming the mayor “chief elected officer.”

“We want to capture that the mayor is the principal

position,” said committee chair John Nader, himself a former mayor.

Language was added to make this so, clarifying “The mayor, as chief elected officer, shall formulate the Common Council agenda and propose policy consistent with the general welfare of the city and its residents.”

And they also gave the city manager stronger duties, adding, “The city manager

shall assure the mayor that the policies and directives adopted by the Common Council are properly executed.”

The Charter Review commission will meet again on Wednesday, Dec. 30, to review a “clean copy” of changes and to decide if additional notes are needed.

They will then set a date for a public hearing of the changes.

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But Herzig refused to hear the offer further. “I am unable to justify calling a special meeting of the Council to consider a contract valued at considerably less than one they failed to consider earlier this week,” he wrote.

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On Friday, Dec. 18, Hannigan offered Herzig a three-month interim contract at $80,000 a month. “Rather than try to force something at the end of the year, we want to keep the contract we had going,” he said.

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But it isn’t that easy, said Merzig. “Our concern is that we can’t just go around fighting fires wherever we please,” he said. “If there’s a fire and we go in without a contract, are we spending city taxpayer money illegally? And if someone gets hurt? There are lives at stake here, and the town fire commissioners are playing chicken.”

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“I don’t have a lot of money, but I can do this,” she said. “I see a lot of homeless around, and I feel bad for them — and grateful for what I have.”

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“It’s an opportunity to give those in need a second place to find something warm when they need it,” said Luisa Montanti, Southside Mall manager.

Originally, the Layton family, now living in East Meredith, were inspired by the generosity of their neighbors when their house burned down in 2013 to hang scarves on Oneonta lampposts and fences, with notes saying the items were for anyone who needed them.

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o need to wander afar for this year’s family-friendly First Night celebration in Oneonta; all events are within a few blocks of each other. The annual alcohol-free fete kicks off at 6 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 31, with the parade down Main Street. At 7 p.m., entertainment starts at various venues. Music, comedy, dancing, juggling, fire spinning, magic, and more caps off with fireworks at 10:30 p.m.

(There’s also an 11 p.m. concert at Oneonta Theatre.) First Night admission buttons, available at area merchants or at the event, are $15 (ages 12 & under are free). Info, www.firstnightoneonta.com COOKIES & STORIES: There’s still time for Christmas cookies and story time!

Springfield Library Association hosts a special Christmas Eve event, 10-11 a.m.

Thursday, Dec. 24. Decorate cookies for Santa. Free; all welcome, but please RSVP to librarian Echo Weller at (315) 858-5802.

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COMMUNITY MEAL: Join with neighbors at Oneonta’s annual “Friends of Christmas Dinner,” free and open to all, 12:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 25. Transport to meal and delivery for home-bound available; call Nancy at (607) 435-7188 or Ann at (607) 432-1283. First United Methodist Church, 66 Church St., Oneonta.

Ellen Clapsaddle is credited with turning a bit of a sinister St. Nick’s into the Jolly Old Elf we know today.

Christmas Is Bursting Out All Over At Village Cobbler But with four windows at the couple’s 25 Chestnut St. location, the Alexanders have used the space to showcase even COOPERSTOWN more of their decorative Christmas spirit.

“We bought Laura Jane’s mother, Mary t’s a little bit of Christmas spirit from (Ungolo), a little Christmas farmhouse Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue in downone year,” said Wayne. “And every year town Cooperstown. after, we bought her another piece of the “When we lived on Long Island, we village. Some of it is Victorian. There are used to go to see the Macy’s windows,” some suburban houses. There’s even a ski said Wayne Alexander, owner of The Vilslope with log cabins and an ice-skating lage Cobbler with his wife, Laura Jane. pond.”

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HOLIDAY RADIO PLAY: Last chance to catch Hartwick 4-H Radio-Theater Guild’s live radio drama of “It’s A Wonderful Life,” 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 29. Free; donations welcome. Hartwick Community Center, 450 Co. Rd. 11, Hartwick.

FROSTBITE 5K: Start your New Year’s eve with a kick at Oneonta’s annual “Frostbite 5k,” starting at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, on Market Street, near Foothills Performing Arts Center. Registration at the YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., from 10 a.m.12:30 p.m. day of race. $28 (ages 10 & under $15.40). Info, www.oneontaymca.org or Kelly at (607) 432-0010 x205.

SUPPER CLUB EVE: Ring in the new year at Oneonta’s B Side Ballroom with an 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 31, double-bill featuring the Woodshed Prophets and the Gypsy Land Band. B Side Ballroom & Supper Club, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2053 or www.bsideballroom.com

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Season Springs To Life In Village Cobbler Window COBBLER/From B1 Mary passed away in 2010, leaving the collection to her daughter and son-in-law.

“At the house, I used to have these two doors and I would lay out the whole village,” said Wayne. “It’s about twice the size of what we have here.”

Though only a few pieces of the couple’s massive collection are on display, one of them is a piece depicting the Village Cobbler itself. “My friend Amy painted it up to look like our store!” said Laura Jane.

Laura Jane also painted a sign on the church steeple to make it a replica of Cooperstown’s own St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” church. “It looks just like it!” she said.

The village is now in the first window, with the original farmhouse tucked in the upper-left corner overlooking the Victorian

square. “The end result brought sheer joy and delight to the passers-by,” wrote Mary Laden in a letter that is now on display in the window.

But the comments from passer-bys had slowed in recent years, and the two were considering not doing the display this year.

Then the Christmas spirit moved them, so under the cover of darkness just before Thanksgiving, they set up the village, premiering it for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. They also put in trees from the Tree of Light festival at Glimmerglass.

And they’re seeing more and more people stopping to look at the windows. “We’re thrilled at the number of adults who stop and admire,” said Laura Jane. “We’re glad it can be enjoyed.”

“That’s the rewarding part,” said Wayne.

“And next year we’ll do even more!”

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Richfield Springs Artist Thrived In ‘Golden Age Of Souvenir Postcard’ ARTIST/From B1 ist Thomas Nast had popularized a sinister St. Nick.)

“Look at them – they’re adorable,” she said the other day, looking up from a thick manila folder stuffed with postcards and information about the South Columbia native and prolific painter of good wishes. “Look at this girl with her rosy cheeks. Doesn’t that make you happy?”

Currently, Dianne is collaborating with Donna Loomis Rubin, Columbia town historian, seeking a historic roadside marker at Ellen’s childhood home, just over the Otsego County line in southern Herkimer County, where the painter’s father was a blacksmith.

The story is that Ellen Clapsaddle, the only daughter of Denus and Harriet Clapsaddle, loved to draw from an early age. After attending a one-room school house, she enrolled at the Richfield Springs Academy, a seminary for young ladies, then won a scholarship to Cooper Institute (now Cooper Union), the eminent art school in New York City.

She returned to her parents’ home, began giving art lessons and opened a studio. In 1891, her father died, and she and her mother, destitute, moved in with relatives in the village. But Ellen continued to draw, and by 1894 the Utica Sunday Tribune was declaring “Richfield Springs has a genius in the way of an artist and in the person of Miss Ellen Clapsaddle.”

“Miss Clapsaddle paints not only dainty and attractive pictures, but a visit to her studio proves that she has originality of wide range and rare good taste,” the report continued. “Her work, which embraces water colors, oils, china decorations, etc., and her talents should seek wider fields than are found in Richfield.”

The “Golden Age of Souvenir Postcards” (1898-1915), according to her Wikipedia entry, was dawning, and Ellen soon affiliated with one of its foremost outlets, the International Publishing Co., and she and her mother

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Marj Walters, founder of the Richfield Springs Historical Association Museum, examines Ellen Clapsaddle’s grave site in the Lake View Cemetery on Federal Hill, outside Richfield Springs, where the creator of the modern image of Santa Claus was returned after her death in January 1934.

moved to New York City. Intercounts, lost everything – for a national was a subsidiary of Wolf while there, she may have been Brothers in Germany, then home a millionaire. “Ellen had witto the highest-quality printing, nessed war first-hand,” “Women which hired her fulltime in 1906. Belong” reported. “Her spirit “Working in Europe, her was gone. Wandering the streets, talents became refined, more hungry, sick and penniless, … detailed. Her children’s imher mental capacities were broages blossomed; ken.”

Clapsaddle postAt some point, cards were distincshe returned to the tive,” according U.S., and spent her to an account in final two years in “Women Belong the Peabody Home In History Books,” in New York City. published in She first was Herkimer County buried in a potter’s earlier this year. field, according to Ellen specialized “Women Belong,” in holidays, Christthen transported mas, Valentine’s to Lake View Day and ThanksCemetery, above Nast’s idea of Santa giving. St. PatCanadarago Lake, rick’s Day ones are where she is burparticularly rare today, according ied with her parents. to Feury.

Dianne Feury doubts some At some point, Wolf Brothers of these particulars. Postcards went bankrupt. During World she found of the Peabody Home War I, its factory was bombed. suggest it was a fairly upscale Ellen, according to some acestablishment.

And on Jan. 11, 1934, clipping from the Richfield Springs Mercury announced calling hours at McGrath’s Funeral Parlor, with burial to follow at Lake View.

Ellen died Jan. 7 – there was hardly time – or, it seems, necessity – to bury her in a potter’s field, exhume the body and bring it home.

The gaps in the Clapsaddle story, and the material Feury has unearthed suggests there’s room for more study. Dianne suggests that, if the New York Public Library could put together a Christmas display, that certainly should happen around here, too.

(Last year, she placed the “goodness and joy” print in the Village Library).

Certainly, there’s interest.

When Feury gave a talk at the Richfield Springs Historical Museum over the summer, 40 people attended. Bart Clapsaddle, who graduated from Cooperstown High School with Diane’s husband, Tim, drove in from Syracuse to hear the presentation.

Ellen Clapsaddle’s rosy-cheeked children in scenes with a sympathetic Santa Claus established the image of the Jolly Old Elf that we recognize today.

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Ryan-Wilcox, Sarah 114.00-1-69.01 Res 4.85A Bissell Rd Daniels, Robert 130.00-2-21.01 Res 0.19A 274 Co Hwy 26 Donnelly, William J. 81.00-2-11.00 Res 15.46A Thayer Rd Hoag, Lafayette A. Jr 83.00-1-24.03 Res 0.98A 105 Buck Rd Pittsfield Vunk, Joseph M. 140.00-2-12.02 Res 3.60A 1898 Co Hwy 49 Gasparek, Erin N. 140.00-2-31.02 Res 4.81A Co Hwy 17 Wasko, Joycelyn L. 155.00-1-63.42 Res 1.01A 124 Camp Rd Carney, Arthur 172.00-1-33.00 Res 10.76A 1298 Co Hwy 49* Truax, Larry 172.00-1-49.05 Res 9.01A 607 Ketcham Rd Truax, Larry 172.00-1-49.06 Res 3.01A 618 Ketcham Rd Friedman, Dorothea 188.00-1-56.00 Res 15.96A Co Hwy 49 Friedman, Dorothea 188.00-1-65.00 Res 56.83A Co Hwy 49 Friedman, Dorothea 188.00-1-67.00 Res 13.20A Co Hwy 49 Al-Haffar, Saad 202.00-1-1.24 Res 10.66A Co Hwy 18

Buck, John L. 334.14-1-31.00 Res 0.21A 92 Clifton St Jordan, Harold M. 334.19-2-50.00 Res 0.34A 20 Martin Brook St Lally, John E. 338.06-1-8.00 Res 0.26A 6 River St Spinka, Elsie A. 305.00-1-10.02 Res 4.40A 545 Ben Mccumber Rd Brower, Jimmy S. 314.00-1-27.03 Res 1.13A 1213 Butternut Rd Meenan, Lorraine 320.00-1-22.00 Res 0.54A 1065 Co Hwy 1 Quick, Mervington E. Jr 322.00-1-31.00 Res 0.91A 782 Co Hwy 3 Karabashian, Paul C. 327.00-2-13.00 Res 7.53A Co Hwy 1 Cole, Heather L. 328.00-1-5.02 Res 0.47A 205 Lockwood Hill Rd Nerzak, Ernst 330.00-1-4.134 Res 1.28A Ledgewood Acres Fournier, Anthony G. 332.00-1-31.00 Res 0.45A Valleyview Rd Fournier, Anthony G. 332.00-1-32.00 Res 0.46A 286 Valleyview Rd Hatzidakis, G.J.R. 334.00-1-21.01 Res 41.18A Co Hwy 3 Hatzidakis, G.J.R. 334.00-1-21.21 Res 2.33A 36 Kilkenny St Roefs, Anthony B. 336.02-1-39.06 Res 0.15A St Hwy 7 Calabro, Lewis 336.02-1-53.00 Res 0.51A 108 Co Hwy 1

in such petition are hereby notified that the filing of such petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem.

such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such petition and a judgment in foreclosure may be taken by default.

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Westford Epperly, Richard B. 166.01-1-24.00 Res 0.50A 1137 Co Hwy 36 Worcester Grumm, Edward Sr 169.00-2-5.00 Res 3.98A Fish and Game Rd Ellis, Thomas F. 185.09-1-24.00 Res 0.46A 136 Co Hwy 38 Mackey, Tyree 185.09-1-29.00 Res 0.48A 112 Co Hwy 38 Burton, Eric J. 185.13-1-12.00 Res 0.38A 59 Main St Burns, Thomas 199.00-1-2.42 Res 3.95A 133 Caryls Lake Spur Horning, Lewis 199.17-1-87.00 Res 0.66A 17 Church St Kersman, Frances 199.19-1-48.00 Res 0.24A 260 Main St Grabowski, Raymond M. 200.00-1-36.00 Res 15.22A 295 Hill Rd Grabowski, Raymond M. 200.00-1-37.02 Res 1.38A Hill Rd Kisiolek, Malgorzata D. 215.00-1-29.311 Res 8.97A 1082 Co Hwy 39 Efinger, William D. 216.001-40.05 Res 34.95A 125 Hollenbeck Rd Bumbaco, Jeffrey 233.00-1-16.14 Res 5.10A 315 Burnside Rd Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described

Nature of proceeding: Such proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such petition. No personal judgment will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof.

Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such petition has been filed in the office of the Enforcing Officer of the Tax District and the Otsego County Courthouse and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified below as the last day for redemption.

Right of redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payments shall be made to Dan Crowell, Otsego County Treasurer, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record.

Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 31st day of March 2016.

Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the office of the County Clerk and served upon the attorney for the Tax District on or before the above date mentioned as the last day for redemption.

Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer,

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6LegalJan28 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: MUDGEE PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 8 December 2015. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 192 Main St, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalJan21 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: THE CAMPINATOR LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 17 November 2015. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 192 Main St, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalJan14 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: 1510 WATKINS AVE LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 16 November 2015. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 2209 Cty Hwy 33, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalJan8 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a Limited Liability Company (LLC): Principle Construction Enterprises, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/16/15. Office location: Chenango County. SSNY designated LLC agent upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: LLC, Attn: Carolyn O’Reilly, 1103 County Road 19, Norwich, NY 13815. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Date of dissolution: None.

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Thursday-fRIDAY dECEMBER 24-25, 2015

Thursday, December 24 Christmas Eve!

(check your local house of worship for Christmas Eve events and services) COOKIES & STORY TIME -- 10-11 a.m. Springfield Library Association hosts a Cookie Decorating Story Time. Decorate cookies for Santa. Free; all welcome, but please RSVP to librarian Echo Weller at (315) 858-5802. Springfield Library, Rte. 20, Springfield.

COMMUNITY SERVICE & LIVE

NATIVITY -- 6:45 p.m. Christmas Prelude and live nativity; 7 p.m.

Community Candlelight Service.

Refreshments. All welcome. Main Street Baptist Church, 333 Main St. (at Maple), Oneonta. Info, church office at (607) 432-5712.

Friday, December 25 Merry Christmas!

ONEONTA COMMUNITY MEAL -- 12:30-2:30 p.m. Friends of Christmas dinner, free and open to all, hosted by volunteers; funded by St. Mary’s and the community. Free. Transport to meal and

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO delivery for homebound available (call Nancy at 607-435-7188 or Ann at 607-432-1283). First United Methodist Church, 66 Church St., Oneonta. To volunteer or donate call Kelly at (607) 432-1871 before Dec. 23.

Wonderful Life,” adapted as a radio drama for the stage by Joe Landry; produced and directed

by T. Joseph Murphy. Free; donations welcome. Hartwick Community Center, 450 Co. Rd. 11, Hartwick.

‘WONDERFUL LIFE’ RADIO PLAY – 6:30 p.m. Final performance: Hartwick 4-H RadioTheater Guild presents “It’s A

FROSTBITE 5K -- 1 p.m.

Oneonta’s annual “Frostbite 5k,” starts on Market St., near Foothills, Oneonta. Registration

Tuesday, December 29

Thursday, December 31

at the YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. day of race. $28 (ages 10 & under $15.40). No railroad crossings in race. Info, www.oneontaymca.org, Kelly at (607) 432-0010 x205.

OTESAGA EVE -- 5:30 p.m. The Otesaga offers New Year’s Eve dinner starting at 5:30 p.m. in The Hawkeye Grill, then dancing in the Templeton Lounge, & midnight toast. 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, reservations (607) 547-9931 or www. otesaga.com FIRST NIGHT -- 6 p.m. Oneonta’s annual family-friendly New

Year’s fete starts with 6 p.m. parade; 7 p.m. entertainment at various downtown venues; 10:30 p.m. fireworks finale. Alcoholfree. Buttons $15 adults (ages 12 & under free) at downtown merchants or at event. Venues include Foothills (24 Market St.), First United Methodist Church (66 Chestnut), Oneonta History Center (183 Main), and Main St. Walkway (at Dietz), Oneonta.

Full schedule at www.firstnightoneonta.com.

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Automotive Serviceperson

The City of Oneonta is accepting applications for the position of Automotive Serviceperson in Central Garage. Applications should be submitted

by January 4, 2016. Applications and job description (note: minimum qualifications have changed)are available at the Personnel Office, 258 Main Street, City Hall, Oneonta, NY or download at www.oneonta.ny.us/personnel.

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Bus Driver

Oneonta Public Transit is accepting applications for part-time Bus Drivers. Weekend, evening and daytime hours are available. CDL with passenger endorsement is preferred. Minimum starting wage is $11.00 per hour.

Applications and minimum qualifications are available at City Hall, 258 Main St. or at www.oneonta.ny.us/personnel.

EOE

Hartwick College seeks a full-time Administrative Assistant with excellent communication, customer service, and budget management skills to support the President’s Office. For detailed information, please visit http://www.hartwick.edu/about-us/employment.

Wanted: Graphic Designer Part-time If you would like to become part of a group that works hard and has fun putting together the best newspapers in the region, send us your resumé!

Graphic Designer must have experience working in InDesign and Photoshop. Basic design skills, creativity and the ability to work under deadline a must.

E-mail mjk@allotsego.com with resumé and cover letter.

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A rapidly growing energy storage company that develops, manufactures and sells advanced, high-performance ultracapacitors and ultracapacitor-based energy storage systems is looking to fill the following position:

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Staff Accountant Responsibilities include administering payroll; performing accounting functions related to fixed assets, cost accounting, accounts receivable, accounts payable, account analysis, monthly, quarterly and year-end closings, and journal entries; ensuring compliance with accounting procedures and contracts; special projects and data entry.

Must have a Bachelor’s degree in accounting or business and familiar with standard accounting concepts, practices, and procedures.

call Thom at (607) 547-6103

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE LOCATED ON OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.IOXUS.COM. Send cover letter and resume to Ioxus, Vicki Salamon, Human Resources Manager, 18 Stadium Circle, Oneonta, NY 13820 or vsalamon@ioxus.com

Community Bank, N.A. is seeking friendly, dependable, motivated individuals with exceptional communication skills and smiling faces to join our Bank Happy Team.

Senior Teller - Otego This full-time Senior Teller position is located in Otego, NY. Major responsibilities include providing exceptional customer service, handling cash accurately, meeting customers’ financial needs, and promoting bank products and services, as well as overseeing daily teller operations by training and assisting other tellers. Qualifications for this position include a high school diploma or equivalent, a minimum of four years teller/banking experience, excellent communication skills, accuracy, and basic arithmetic skills.

Facilities Specialist - Oneonta This full-time Facilities Specialist position is located in Oneonta, NY. Major responsibilities include providing exceptional customer service and performing various maintenance repairs and preventative maintenance tasks for plumbing, electrical, lighting, and HVAC systems throughout the organization.

Educational qualifications for this position include a High School Diploma (or equivalent); an Associate’s Degree in a related field is preferred. Applicants must have a minimum of five years in facilities maintenance or construction, including the ability to perform routine repairs to heating, air conditioning, lighting, and electrical and plumbing systems. Other qualifications required are strong carpentry, electrical, and plumbing skills; no fear of heights; ability to work effectively in a team environment and multi-task in a fast paced environment; and ability to work independently and remain on task. To be considered applicants must have a valid driver’s license as travel to different locations is necessary as needed. May be required to lift 100 pounds as well as perform laborer functions such as climbing and shoveling.

If you are interested in applying for these positions, please complete an application available from the Careers page at www.communitybankna.com, submit online or print out the form and send it to: Community Bank N.A. Attn: Human Resources 245 Main Street PO Box 430 Oneonta, NY 13820 Or Employment@communitybankna.com An Equal Opportunity Employer Male/Female/Disabled/Veteran

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Legal notice SUMMONS STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO SUPREME COURT BURTON B. KAPLAN and SARAH M. RICKETTS 41 5 West Hill Road, Morris, New York, 13808 Plaintiff, VS. ESTATE OF WILLIAM J. WOODLAND, and “JOHN DOE One through Fifty” and “JANE DOE One through Fifty”,(“Doe Defendants are fictitious names and are intended to designate all heirs at law or legatees of William

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J. Woodland), ESTATE OF JOSEPH HOPKINS, and “JOHN DOE One through Fifty” and “JANE DOE One through Fifty”, (“Doe” Defendants are fictitious names and are intended to designate all heirs at law or legatees of JOSEPH HOPKINS),

herein. The object of this action is an Article 15 proceeding under the Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law to determine claims to real property. No claim is made against any party defendant herein for monetary damages. The property in question is situate westerly of West Hill Road, in the Town of Morris, County of Otsego, and State of New York, and currently is identified on the Otsego County Real Property Tax Map as the ten acre northerly half of Parcel No. 252.002-9.00, being the “10 acres sold to Joseph Hopkins” as recited in deed from Sarah E. Brewer and Francis E. Brewer to William J. Woodland by deed dated 10 July 1912 and recorded on 2 August 19 12

in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk at Liber 282 of Deeds page 485; and also a 5-314 acre parcel of land set forth in deed from William F. Ward and Nancy J. Ward to William J. Woodlands dated 1 1 May 1918 and recorded in Liber 302 of Deeds page 264 in the Office of the Otsego County Clerk, which descriptions are incorporated herein by reference.

Defendant.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: You hereby are summoned to appear in this action by serving an Answer to the Plaintiffs attorney within thirty (30) days after service of this summons is complete, and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint filed

Dated: 30 November 2015 SCHLATER & BIRCH Attorneys for Plaintiff Robert W Birch, Esq. 192 Main Street, PO Box 391 Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-547-5253 4LegalDec24

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Legal notice NICOLE GERACE LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/29/2015. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to 8-12 Dietz St., Ste. 201, Oneonta, NY 13821. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalJan8 Legal notice Notice of Formation of Throwbacks Bar and Grill, LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/13/2015. Office Location: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC

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upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process: Robert A. Gouldin, Esq., 93 Main Street, Oneonta, New York 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

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Legal notice Notice of Formation of HOLLYHOPS LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/16/15. Office location: Otsego County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Richard S. Woods, 189 Main St., Ste. 302, Oneonta, NY 13820. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its

Legal notice Notice of Formation of Pink4 Properties, LLC. Articles of Org filed with the Sec’y of State of NY(SSNY) on 9/4/2015. Office location: Otsego County. The SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom service of process against it may be served. Purpose of this LLC is any lawful act or activity permitted under NYS laws.

SSNY shall mail copy of any process to the LLC @ 114 Steamboat Lane Cooperstown, NY 13326.

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Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: Leatherstocking Trails LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 4 November 2015.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 64 Elm St, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

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Notice of Formation of Lake Lady Property Management Lake Services, LLC. Articles of organization filed with the SSNY on 11/3/15.

Office location Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated agent upon whom process against it may be served. The post office address to which the SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon her is 6761 State Highway 80 Cooperstown, NY 13326, which is also the principal business address of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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Friday, December 25, 2015

IN MEMORIAM Jerry Mowers, 63; Retired Oneonta City Firefighter

Mary E. Higgins, 61, Wife of Hartwick Town Justice

HARTWICK – Mary E. Higgins, 61, wife of Hartwick Town Justice Orrin D. Higgins, passed away Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at Bassett Hospital with her family by her side following a long illness.

Born Dec. 26, 1953, in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Mary was one of nine children of James H. and Kathleen M. (Healy) Millea. She graduated with the Class of 1972 from Cooperstown Central School.

She was first employed for the IRS in lower Manhattan. In the 1980s she owned and operated The Hub Coffee Shop and General Store in Hartwick. She then worked for the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department until 1994, at which time she became employed

by The Leatherstocking Corp. where she worked until very recently.

Mary met Orrin D. Higgins, the Oneonta native and state trooper, at a dance at the Fly Creek Hotel. The pair was a perfect match and they were married July 29, 1974, in a ceremony at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church in Cooperstown.

Mary’s greatest joy was spending time with her chilBonnie G. Drake, 73, Nurse Served dren and grandchildren. She being outdoors and The Needy In Dominican Republic loved building campfires on the ONEONTA – Bonnie Contributions in memory hill. She learned to play the G. Drake, 73, a nurse who of Bonnie may be made to piano with her dear friend volunteered in the DominiMake-A-Wish Northeast Linda, practicing yoga can Republic, passed away New York, 3 Washington and Zumba, and Irish Step on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, Square, Albany, NY 12205. Dancing. at Bassett Medical Center, Arrangements are entrustIn addition to her loving Cooperstown, surrounded ed to the MacArthur Funeral husband of 41 years, she is by her family.

Home, Hobart. survived by three daughters, Born on March 30, 1942, in Delhi, Bonnie was the daughter of the late James and Nellie (Every) Gabriel.

Bonnie worked as a Licensed Practical Nurse, first at O’Connor Hospital in Delhi and later at A.O. Fox Hospital in Oneonta.

Grandma loved her farm, her family, She was a devoted Episcopalian, lifelong member and playing her old guitar. of St. Paul’s Church in Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home will take the time Bloomville and also volunto find out what made your loved one special. teered as a missionary over the years, serving as a nurse Whether it’s finding just the right flowers, or finding in the Dominican Republic. a musician to play her favorite tunes on her old guitar, In her younger years, we’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as Bonnie enjoyed camping. unique as she was.

She loved spending time with her grandchildren and Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home also enjoyed the compan14 Grand Street, Oneonta • 607-432-6821 ionship of her dog, Beau www.grummonsfuneralhome.com and cat, Fred.

She is survived by her children, John (Dianne) Drake of Bloomville, James (Patti Cobb) Drake of South Carolina, Kenneth (Tara) Drake of Constania and Kelly (Jeff Merwin) Gardepe of Jefferson; grandchildren, Lauren, Derek, Cody, Jason, Katie, Mallory and Amanda; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Anthony (Norma) Gabriel of Bovina and David Gabriel of North Carolina; one sister, Barbara Gorsch of Vernon Center; one uncle, John (Loreen) Every of Bloomville; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 2, at St. Paul’s Church, Bloomville with Father RL Donahue officiating. Spring burial will be in Riverside Cemetery, Bloomville.

ONEONTA – Gerald “Jerry” I. Mowers, 63, who retired from the Oneonta Fire Department after 25 years in 1999, having served as secretary for many years, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Dec. 18, 2015.

Jerry was born March 31, 1952, in Fort Dix, N.J., the eldest child of Gordon and Betty (Kingsley) Mowers. The family moved to Oneonta shortly after his birth where he spent most of his life.

From 1966 to 1977 he worked at the family Gulf station on Southside with his parents, brothers, and sister. In 1974, Jerry was appointed call with the OFD, becoming full time Jan. 7, 1979. He was the secretary for many years. He served on the department for 25 years, retiring Sept. 13, 1999.

Since that time Jerry has done odd jobs such as working for Sawyers Cleaners and delivering for Foti’s bakery.

Jerry enjoyed his greyhounds, lottery tickets, trips to the casino and his Tuesday morning breakfast with his siblings.

Jerry is survived by his sister, Vickie (Merritt) Hunt, brothers, Rodney Mowers and Randy (Karen) Mowers, all of Oneonta; his nieces and nephews, Angela (Bill) Uhl of Rotterdam, Daniel (Maria) Otten of Deerfield Beach, Fla., Kristen Mowers of Virginia Beach, Va., Jeffrey Mowers of Oneonta, and Cherokee Mowers of Mount Upton; a great-niece and great-nephews; his aunt, Mildred Mowers of Grand Gorge; and many cousins.

He was predeceased by his father, Gordon in 1999 and his mother, Betty in 2005.

A funeral was held Wednesday, Dec. 23 at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roy VanDermark, officiating.

Interment was in Oneonta Plains Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Oneonta Fire Department Rescue Fund, 81 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820 or to the Susquehanna SPCA, 4841 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Arrangements are entrusted to the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.

Brenda Nass (Bryan) of Ellensburg, Wash., Tamara Ashley (Matt) of Cortland, and Carrie Higgins Lorenz (Mike) of Mary Hartwick; Higgins son Orrin D. Higgins, Jr. (Melissa) of Hartwick; special member of the family, Paige Shaul; and four grandchildren, Mitchell and

Morghan Nass of Ellensburg, WA and Lily and Sawyer Higgins of Hartwick.

She is further survived by her seven brothers and one sister and their families: Thomas Millea (Carole) and Denis Millea (Janice), all of Peru, Clinton County, James Millea of Scottsdale, Ariz., Joe Millea (Susan) of Yacolt, Wash., Pat Millea (Wendy), Town of Maryland, Mike Millea of Hartwick, Robert Millea (Sukena) of Atlanta, Ga., and Eileen Murdock (Bob)

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of Hartwick; and her father, James Millea of Hartwick.

She was predeceased by her mother, Kathleen Millea.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to a tuition scholarship in Mary’s name for The O’Donnell-Kelly School of Irish Dance (please contact Kathleen O’Donnell at 607293-6199); or The Kinney Memorial Library, P.O. Box 176, Hartwick, NY 13348.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, december 24-25, 2015

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Thursday, December 31

HOLIDAY BOWL -- 8 p.m.-1 a.m. New Year’s Eve party at Holiday Lanes Bowling Center. $30 per person includes: all you can bowl; shoe rental; buffet including ziti, meatballs, appetizers.

Holiday Lanes, 5198 State Hwy. 23, Oneonta. Info, (607) 4322540 or www.holidaylanes.com SUPPER CLUB -- 8:30 p.m.

Double-bill entertainment, featuring the Woodshed Prophets (rock & country blend) and the Gypsy Land Band (gypsy Dixieland), plus special musical guests. Doors open 8 p.m.; hors d’oeuvres 8-10 p.m. (no dinner). $25 includes music, hors d’oeuvres, and champagne toast. B Side Ballroom & Supper Club, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta. Info, (607) 4322053 or www.bsideballroom.com OT CONCERT -- 11 p.m. “Very Spectacular New Year’s,” featuring the Spectacular Average Boys. Bar opens at 10:15; music starts at 11 p.m. Theatre will project the Times Square ball drop on the big screen at midnight, followed by 2nd set of live music. Tickets $10. Oneonta Theatre, 47 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

Info, (607) 437-0463 or info@ oneontatheatre.com

Friday, January 1 Happy New Year!

FIRST DAY HIKE -- 1 p.m.

Annual guided New Year’s Day hike. Free. Meet 1 p.m. at park’s Sunset Pavilion. Wear hiking boots or snowshoes, depending on weather. Betty & Wilber Davis State Park, 133 Davis Rd., Westford. Reservations required. Call park at (607) 638-5421.

Saturday, January 2

OMMEGANG BASH -- noon-5 p.m. 3rd annual “Out with the Old, In with the Brew” celebration. Cast off the remnants of 2015 and toast to 2016.

Traditional Christmas tree pyre (bring your old tree to toss on the pyre and get a gift). Brewery Ommegang, 656 Co. Hwy. 33, Cooperstown. Info, www. ommegang.com

from legislators. The Otesaga, 60 Lake St., Cooperstown. $25 per person ($35 non-members).

RSVP by Dec. 30 to Mary Adlum, (607) 432-4500 x207, or email info@otsegocc.com.

Friday, January 8

CABIN FEVER FILM -- 7 p.m. 12th annual free “Cabin Fever” film series, every Friday through Feb. 12. Presented by National Baseball Hall of Fame and Fenimore Art Museum. this week: “Romeo and Juliet” (1968, directed by Franco Zefferelli). Refreshments available, to benefit Susquehanna Animal Shelter.

Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown.

Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum. org

Sunday, January 10

SOUP! -- 11 a.m.-2 p.m., “Second Sunday Soup,” serving homemade hot soup every 2nd Sunday of month. All welcome, donations appreciated. Little White Church, Church St., Schuyler Lake.

LIBRARY TALK -- 3 p.m.

Special Sunday program, “Cooperstown and the Clark Family Legacy,” featuring talk

by Jane Forbes Clark. Free; open to all. Hosted by Friends of the Cooperstown Village Library. Note: this program at the Grandstand Theater, National Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 434-3418.

BRIDAL EXPO -- noon-5 p.m.

Regional wedding specialists display their latest under one roof. Photographers, DJs, limo services, wedding attire, venues, caterers, more. Noon-3 p.m. meet the exhibitors; 3-5 p.m. bridal fashion show. Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-2080 or www.foothillspac. org

Monday, January 11

FREE HEALTH CHECKS -- 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Free screenings for uninsured and underinsured ages 40 & over. Sponsored by county cancer services program and Bassett Healthcare. Pelvic exams, pap tests, clinical breast exams, mammograms for women; takehome colorectal test kits for men and women 50 & older. Bassett Healthcare, 8550 Rte.. 28, Richfield Springs. Call 1-888-3450225 for appointment.

Friday, January 15

SENIOR NOMINATION DEADLINE -- Deadline for nominations for local outstanding senior volunteers (60 & older), for recognition by Otsego County Office for the Aging celebration in May. Info, nomination forms at Cooperstown office (607) 5474232 or Oneonta office (607) 432-9041.

CABIN FEVER FILM -- 7 p.m. 12th annual free “Cabin Fever” film series, every Friday through Feb. 12. Presented by National Baseball Hall of Fame and Fenimore Art Museum. This week: “Rent.” Refreshments available, to benefit Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www. fenimoreartmuseum.org

Saturday, January 16

HD OPERA BROADCAST -- 12:55 p.m. Live HD broadcast from The Metropolitan Opera: “Les Pecheurs De Perles” by Bizet. Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Tickets, info, (607) 431-2080 or www.foothillspac. org

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TFN OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT Oneonta Retail Space For Lease! Over 8,000 square feet of space featuring loading dock with overhead door and warehouse area,

plus a light and bright retail space second to none in the downtown lower hub of the city. $2950 per month. Call Benson Agency Real Estate, LLC for details at 607-4324391.

TFN APARTMENTS FOR RENT Apartment For Rent. Lovely 2-room studio. $495/mo + Utilities. Camelot Apartments. (607) 433-1978 3ClassDec25

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STATE OF THE STATE -- 8 a.m. networking, 8:30 a.m. start.

Otsego County Chamber of Commerce State of the State Breakfast. Meet your county, state and federal officials; learn about local regional and state initiatives

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