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Oneonta, N.Y., Friday, February 17, 2017
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Famed Saunders’ First Novel Published The Green Toad’s Martha Bremer examines “Lincoln in the Bardo,” which went on sale Tuesday, Feb. 14.
‘Lincoln In Bardo’ Leads NY Times Book Review ALSO THIS WEEK, Michael Lemonick’s ““The Perpetual Now,” on Lonni Sue Johnson of Middlefield’s memory loss/A7
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Regulars Sophia Ruisi and Amethyst Gardner spin and twirl to the hits of old at the Valentine’s Sock-Hop Saturday, Feb. 11, at the American Legion, to benefit the Family Resource Network/
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epair the historic barn at Robert V. Riddell State Park, county representatives are asking the state Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. The county board’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved a resolution proposed Monday, Feb. 13 by county Rep. Andrew Stammell, DTown of Oneonta. The full board will now get a chance to vote. Oneonta Town Board member Trish Riddell-Kent, whose family donated the property, is asking the barn be preserved for continued public use. PUBLIC INPUT: The Oneonta Fire Department is conducting a Community Risk Assessment, and is asking the public to fill out the stakeholder portion. Follow the link to the survey at
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story writers, finally sat down to write his first novel. “In late 2012, I had about
three months before the book tour for ‘Tenth of December’ started,” he said in a phone interview from San Francisco on the first day of his 20-city book tour. “I had this mercurial idea, and I thought ‘I’ve got these three months, Please See NOVEL, A7
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Oneonta’s Laurie Zimniewicz has her card at the ready as bidding was about to begin on a week’s stay in Lisbon, Portugal, one of many fabulous lots up for auction at the Friends of Bassett’s first Valentine’s Day Soiree, to benefit the John May Farm Safety Fund.
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PASSING SCENE: For full obituary on Tony Mongille, who lovingly depicted Oneonta’s railroad heyday in pen-and-ink drawings, SEE B6.
MOMS AND SONS: The second annual Shamrock Swing Mother-Son Dance is planned 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 10, at Foothills. $65 a couple. Tickets at www.foothillspac.org
New Friends Of Bassett Party Raises $100,000
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COOPERSTOWN he change from New Year’s Gala to Valentine’s Soiree paid off. “We sold out,” said Friends of Bassett Executive Director Joshua Truman. “The lobby was full. There were 400 people there. It was amazing.” A New Year’s Eve staple for decades, the Friends’
Public Pleads, But Vote Ends Tense Debate
annual black-tie fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 11, brought in nearly 100 more people than attended in 2016, from Cooperstown, Oneonta and beyond. “People who normally had plans for New Year’s Eve didn’t have a conflict,” Truman said. “We knew that, after 22 years, it was time to make a change.” The Soiree guests of honor were Dr. John May, recently retired director of NYCAMH (Bassett’s New York Center of Agricultural Medicine & Health) and his wife Amanda, who as Bassett’s director of develPlease See GALA, A3
o the end, Otego parents had hope. But it was too late. After a half-hour public comment period Monday, Feb. 13, the Unatego Central school board made it official, voting 6-1 to close Otego Elementary, effective Aug. 31. “It makes more sense to move the grades 3-5 classrooms “It’s the into the junior/ wrong senior high choice,” school build- says Jim ing,” Carolee Salisbury, the sole Byrnes had argued. She “nay.” handed out packets – a map included – to school board members. “I’ve mapped out spaces that could be converted to classrooms, and pick-ups and drop-offs are much safer at Otego than at Unadilla. We have the room here,” she said. Superintendent David S. Richards was not convinced. “We did a walkthrough of every square inch,” he said. “Many of the areas identified on the maps you gave us would be inadequate for classroom space. “They’re storage and office spaces. Elementary classrooms Please See OTEGO, A6
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Bob Taylor To Preside At Association Of Towns Convention
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ob Taylor, the former New Lisbon town supervisor, will be presiding at the annual convention of the state Association of Towns Feb. 19-22 at the Marriott Marquis on New York City’s Times Square. As president of the statewide organization, Taylor will make sure Otsego County is well represented at the festivities. Oneonta Town Supervisor Bob Wood will give the flag salute on Monday, and Town of Otsego Supervisor Meg Kiernan will do so on Tuesday. Now a member of the New Lisbon Planning
Board, Taylor will conduct the general meetings, as well as introduce such speakers as U.S. Sen. Chuck Bob Taylor Schumer, D-NY, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, and Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. New Lisbon Town Supervisor Tim Miller and board member Flo Loomis will also be in attendance. “We have to hold it in New York City because it’s
the only place with hotels big enough to hold all of us!� he said. “We’ve got 1,600 people coming. It’s a great place to network and learn new laws.� The annual conference features workshops and classes designed to help small towns navigate changing laws, proposals and procedures. With panels such as “Gird Your Loins, Everyone: Basic Training and Collective Bargaining,� and “Getting to Know Outlook, Skype and Digital Recorder,� as well as hearings on proposed association resolutions, the conference includes classes for court
clerks, town managers, tax collectors, town clerks and more. The event also features an exhibit room featuring tables from insurance brokers, state agencies and services available to towns. Taylor, who served as town supervisor for 22 years, has been attending the conference for 20 years, and serving as an officer for the last nine. As president, he is provided with a multi-room luxury suites, which he was looking forward to with anticipation. The veteran supervisor was chosen as Association president in April 2016.
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Even the little ones enjoy the oldies! Here, Alexix Pitel dances with her mom, Angela, at the Valentine’s Sock Hop at the American Legion on Saturday, Feb. 11
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amily Planning of South Central New York has named new directors for three-year terms on the organization’s board. They are Jennifer Brose, Liz Jacob-Carter, Susan Sklenarik and Michael Stein. The board’s slate of
officers for 2017-18 is as follows: co-chairs Sondra Pruden, R.N. and Melinda Hardin; first vice chair Jane Hamilton, R.N.; second vice chair Erica Lawson, Esq.; treasurer Tim Parsons, and secretary Rebecca Leidy, R.N.
STUDY ABROAD: Elena J. Brzozowski is spending her Spring 2017 semester in Kenya, Africa, as part of the St. Lawrence University study abroad program. Brzozowski, a member of the class of 2018, is majoring in African Studies and anthropology.
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16 -17, 2017
Valentine’s Soiree Revives Gala, Raises $100,000, Friends Report Fox Hospital President Jeff Joyner and wife Sarah pause for a picture as the Valentine’s Soiree gets underway.
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SOIREE/From A1 lopment established the original gala. The evening raised $100,000 for the John May Farm Safety Fund, created to address “immediate hazards” in agriculture. Dr. May, a pulmonologist, initiated such safety initiatives as the tractorrollover protection rebate program while NYCAMH director. NYCAMH enables us to be part of the community in ways other than the hospital,” said Truman. “Farming is one of the most dangerous jobs out there, and this fund helps us have a preventative impact to protect people and their families.” Because of the change in timing, the Friends were also able to lower the price from $450 a couple to $300. “It’s opened the soiree up to new folks,” the director said. “It’s more affordable, it’s competitive for an event like this in the area.” The soiree also changed up the dining for the evening. “We had dinner stations open from 8-10 p.m., so people could relax a little more after the live auction,” he said. “We also did a dessert pairing with local beers,
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Rick Card, Hartwick, and wife Carlissa, burn up the dance floor to “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz at the Friends of Bassett’s first Valentine’s Soiree Saturday, Feb. 11, at The Otesaga.
wines and spirits that was very well received. People would take a break from dancing and get dessert. It was always packed with folks.” They also held the first “Best of Live” auction, where one $100 ticket
could net the winner the first pick of any of the live auction items. “The winner picked a trip to England,” said Truman. “Not bad for $100!” “It’s a fresh start,” he said. “And the soiree is here to stay!”
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Director of Nursing The New York State Veterans’Home is seeking a Director of Nursing for our 242 bed skilled Nursing Home for Veterans of the United States Military. We are looking for a driven, compassionate individual to serve as a leader to our nursing staff. This leadership role will direct all clinical operations and will have a focus on compliance, ensuring the highest quality of care for our residents. Excellent Compensation and Comprehensive Benefits Package provided! Requirements: - Must be a Registered Nurse in good standing and currently licensed in NYS; and - Either a Bachelors Degree in Nursing or a Masters Degree in Business Administration or Public Administration; and - Four (4) years of post-licensure geriatric nursing experience in a geriatric facility having at least 100 beds, two (2) years of which must be clinical geriatric nursing experience; and - Two (2) years of which must be geriatric nursing administrative/management experience. Substitution: - A Masters Degree in Nursing may be substituted for one year of the geriatric nursing administrative/management experience. For further information about the job specifications or questions about job opportunities, please contact us at:
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Oneonta’s Bob Pondolfino and Otsego Chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan soak in the ambience.
In the tasting room, Nick Marquez serves up the Fly Creek Cider Mill’s Hard Cider, paired with choice chocolates.
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Job Corps is the nation’s largest residential education and vocational training program for economically disadvantaged youth ages 16-24. Students receive the skills and certifications to succeed in today’s workforce. We have the following current openings:
Substitute Instructor. Serves in the absence of the regular Academic & Trade Instructor. Prefer an Associates or Bachelor’s degree. $12.75 per hour. Full Time Clerk/Receptionist. Greets visitors and answers the telephone. $11.65 per hour Full Time Data Integrity & Quality Assurance Specialist. Establishes and maintains files for recording student/employees education and training progress, pay status, travel, clothing allowance, attendance reports and other required information. M-F. Starts at $13.00. Full Time Security/Safety. Must be able to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License, Class B with passenger endorsement within three months of hire. Minimum $12.00, NY Security Certified $12.75, CDL $13.00, both Certified and CDL Driver $13.25 per hour. Full Time Driver. Must have Commercial Driver’s License, Class B with passenger endorsement. $13.00 per hour. Full Time/Part Time Temporary Fire Safety Officer. Periodic rounds on center to support center fire system. $11.25 per hour. Full Time/On Call Residential Dormitory Advisor. Second and Third Shift. Minimum $12.00 per hour. Full Time Cook. Institutional cooking experience preferred. Minimum $11.00 per hour. Full Time Food Service Assistant. Work and replenishes serving lines, sets up salad bar for lunch and dinner meals, assists in dish room as needed. Starts at $10.50 per hour. Part Time/On Call Recreation Specialist. Assists in planning, coordinating and conducting the overall recreation program. Organizes and supervise student activities. Must be able to obtain a Commercial Driver’s License, Class B with passenger endorsement within three months of hire. Starts at $12.50 per hour. Must have a High School Diploma or equivilent and a valid NYS Driver License with an acceptable driving record. Benefits offered for full time positions. For more information check out our website at http://oneonta.jobcorps.gov/jobs.aspx Oneonta Job Corps performs criminal background checks and pre-employment drug screens and any offer of employment is contingent on the results of the background checks and screening. If interested, apply to Human Resources, 21 Homer Folks Avenue, Oneonta, NY 13820 or email your resume to eastwood.christina@jobcorps.org. 607-431-1474. ETR/Oneonta Job Corps is an Equal Opportunity Employer and reiterates its policy of equal opportunity for all qualified individuals without distinction or discrimination because of race, color, religion, marital status, political affiliation or belief, sex, age, national origin or veteran status.
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Automotive Serviceperson at Oneonta Public Transit
The City of Oneonta is accepting applications for the position of part-time Automotive Serviceperson at Oneonta Public Transit. Applications should be submitted by March 3. Applications and job description are available at the Personnel Office, 258 Main St. or at www.oneonta.ny.us/personnel EOE
Brewery Ommegang is seeking a Packaging Line Operator. This position will be responsible for assisting in packaging/ warehouse duties and bottling line production at the Cooperstown facility. Must be able to lift 40 lbs continuously and work a flexible schedule. Please see full job description and apply at https://goo.gl/6CxVmE. Brewery Ommegang is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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EDITORIALS
Communities: Act, Or Be Victims
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hen a school closes, a community grieves – and it’s easy to feel the pain that citizens of Otego must be feeling today after the Unatego Central school board voted Monday, Feb. 13, to empty that charming centerpiece of local life as of Aug. 31. Because of the appropriate community resistance to such closings, they are not the first indication of economic decline. School closings lag. They only happen when all other options have expired. Such is the case in the Unatego Central School District generally. The sole manufacturer, the very successful Unalam – its glulam, laminated timber the industry says is “stronger than steel” is being used in innovative buildings nationwide – does the bulk of its manufacturing in Sidney. • Also in Sidney, Amphenol, a mainstay employer for the towns of Unadilla and Otego (historically, for Oneonta as well), is challenged by a shortage of a dependable natural gas supply, either from NYSEG’s Norwich line or the
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Ed Horan reacts to the vote closing Otego Elementary.
stalled Continental Pipeline. Unatego has been alone among Otsego County school districts on state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s list of stressed districts, although it’s off the list this year as school aid rose. Still, that district is not alone in population declines since 2000, though moderate – 61,676 to 60,636 countywide; 3,183 to 3,032 in Otego. ONC BOCES’ annual “live births” survey, which seeks to project enrollments forward a decade and a half, shows precipitous drops in
Cooperstown Central – all local districts except Oneonta City Schools, in fact – so ask not for whom the bell tolls. Unless, of course, there’s some good economic news – like the 250- to 500job distribution center proposed for the Interstate 88 exit at Schenevus. That could be transformative, and excited townspeople are gathering at 6:30 p.m. this coming Monday, Feb. 20, at the Schenevus AMVETS to hear Otsego Now CEO Sandy Mathes discuss how he hopes things are going to play out. Any citizens, parent or educator concerned about economic decline should consider attending. • There are four I-88 exits in the Unatego district. If distribution centers are part of the answer, Unatego stands to benefit more than any entity. Luckily, the county board chair, Kathy Clark, represents Otego, and is in a optimum position to bring Otsego Now’s influence and resources to bear. Otego may be grieving but, with leadership, it may not have to do so for long.
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tsego County’s public schools, Brookwood, the Oneonta Community Christian School and the two colleges spend untallied millions annually on education. Given that investment, testimonials to the value of education are relatively rare. In this newspaper’s Citizen of the Year profile of Hartwick College President Margaret L. Drugovich, she reported on the horizons that opened as she studied for her doctorate. Already a vice president at Ohio Wesleyan, she found herself burning with ideas. “It was clear to me I was going to need a greater challenge,” she said, and went forth and found that challenge in a college presidency.
A few weeks later, a note came from Scott Buchanan, a CCS graduate and former graphic artist at this newspaper. Unsure what he wanted to do with his life, he moved to Scotland and, now, in his mid-20s, reported he has been accepted at Oxford University, starting this fall. “I’ve been told for years I was smart,” he explained in an item in this newspaper, but this was cut off the end: “The cold reality of the workforce without an education motivated me to make the change. As I got into more intellectual work and was surrounded by intellectual people, it was just something I wanted for myself.” A life of ideas: “It was something I wanted for myself.” A testimonial indeed.
LETTERS
When Emergencies Happen, SAS Is There, But It Needs Your Financial Support To the Editor: Cold winter nights are when the Susquehanna Animal Shelter (SAS) receives the most phone calls about animal neglect and cruelty. A call last week involved a litter of four kittens found abandoned in a freezing house without food, water or heat and no known owner. Two of the kittens had already died, and the remaining two were barely clinging to life. Sheriff’s deputies agreed to bring the kittens to the Shelter, and were met immediately by the SAS licensed veterinary technician. Deputies feared one
of the kittens had passed away during the transport, and it ultimately required lifesaving efforts, as it was unresponsive and hardly breathing. The SAS technician immediately gave the healthier of the two cats food and water and a clean, warm cage. Both kittens will be put up for adoption as soon as they are healthy enough to leave. Last year, you may have heard the story about six emaciated pit bull puppies and their mom who were brought to the shelter by Sheriff’s deputies after being found in deplorable
condition. Three needed eye surgery and all needed extended care. These dogs were each devotedly treated by SAS staff and eventually brought back to health and found loving, forever homes. The SAS and the Sheriff’s Department make a great team and want to help all animals in need, but we cannot do it without adequate public support and resources. The sheriff and his deputies have the authority to take action and the SAS has the staff, equipment, Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTAl and facilities to save the sufThe SAS’ Becca Daly of Oneonta wrestles with Phoenix, front, and Diamond, the two kittens that fering animals, but neither the sheriff, nor the towns survived from the abandoned litter.
Assemblyman Pete Lopez To The Rescue To the Editor: I wish to share with others the overwhelmingly positive experience I had with our Assemblyman Peter Lopez, R-Schoharie, and his office this past week. I am currently doing insurance work in Florida, and all of my insurance jobs are dependent upon my having an active New York State Independent Adjustor’s license. This past week, I alarmingly learned that my license had expired, even
though I had sent in all materials necessary by the deadline. The state Department of Financial Services had returned a document to me to correct – which had been done in a timely fashion. But Financial Services again found issues, and the notice crossed with my returning to Florida for my job. As I could not conduct my work without a current license, I contacted Assemblyman Lopez’s office for help, with the very real
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possibility that I would be out of work. Lopez’s office responded immediately and alerted the department to the situation. It took less than two business days from the time I contacted the assemblyman to having the matter resolved. I am greatly indebted for the assemblyman’s quick action on my behalf. And although I am an enrolled Democrat, I would not hesitate to support Mr. Lopez in the future. He chose to do the right thing – no matter what party affiliation, and showed that he works with respect through his office with the state on behalf of his constituents. PEGGY REES SMITH Cherry Valley
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in whose jurisdictions the animals are found, nor SAS itself have funds sufficient to meet the costs of treating all suffering animals. We are well aware that the towns in Otsego County cannot afford to bear this financial burden on their own, even though we have been forced to ask for their help. Town boards fear of high costs may well lead to fewer animals being rescued. Some local government officials have openly advocated for prompt euthanasia of animals to avoid the costs for their care. Clearly, the unintended Please See SHELTER, A6
With All My Love – And Broccoli To the Editor: At this time of year I’m reminded of one particular Valentine’s Day with Jerri. Early in the morning Jerri left to work at the Doubleday Café. I then drove to Oneonta to Aldi’s because of the rose special – six for $6.99. I bought three dozen and returned to Cooperstown. Before going to Doubleday to surprise my significant other, I stopped off to get some vegetables at the Price Chopper. I bought broccoli and was walking by the flower display. The mischievous part of me came up with an idea. I asked the attendant if she’d mind wrapping my broccoli like a bouquet of flowers. After explaining what I’m going to do she laughed and said sure. We’ve crossed paths many times before because, quite often, if Jerri knows I’m going to Price Chopper, she’d call, ask for the flower attendant and order her to attack me with the reminder to get her flowers. Other times she’d call and have them page
me over the P-A. It got so bad that I’d try to sneak by the flower girls. Back to the broccoli. She wrapped the broccoli in colored paper and off I went to Doubleday. I walked into Doubleday carrying a bundle of roses. I walked by Jerri and proceeded to each and every seated lady and gave each a rose, returned to the bar and sat down. Of course I got that look, then dead silence and then it was demanded of me, “Where are my flowers?” I pretended I didn’t know what she was talking about, but that couldn’t last very long. I left to retrieve her present. I then returned holding her gift behind my back, walked up to the bar and presented her with her gift. Happy Valentine’s Day! I then held up her present and gave her the broccoli. This was just another near-death experience. Everybody in the restaurant laughed. GERRY WELCH Cooperstown
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his year’s executive budget contains important new proposals, including tuition-free access to higher education for thousands of additional students, and increased investment in clean water for New Yorkers. It would also boost investments for school aid, health care and capital projects. The budget would reduce projected out-year budget gaps because of a proposed extension of the higher tax rate on upper-income earners and other actions, while also proposing significant new authorizations for borrowing.
The $162.2 billion proposal comes at a time of significant risk involving the federal budget. It would rely on $54.3 billion in federal assistance, or one of every three dollars in total. TOM Those resources DiNAPOLI help the state pay for essential investments in human services, transportation, education, environment and especially in health care. Federal Medicaid support
has increased by billions of dollars as a result of the Affordable Care Act and other policy changes, and is projected to rise another $3.3 billion over the next four years. The current budget debate in Washington threatens much of that funding. Partly in response to such risk, proposed appropriations for school aid, Medicaid and numerous other local assistance programs would authorize the Director of the Budget to reduce available funds during the fiscal year if revenues – including but not only Please See BUDGET, A5
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History
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Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
150 Years Ago
News Items: Mrs. Bashaba Badger, wife of James Badger of Greene, committed suicide by hanging herself on February 8. Miss Mary Harris, who shot her seducer Burroughs in the Treasury Building two years ago, has just been admitted to the Insane Asylum. On February 5th Jermiah Dye, residing in the Town of Smyrna, committed suicide by hanging himself in the barn with the reins of a harness. Henry Swain, Jr., who resides on his father’s farm about six miles from Hornellsville, Steuben County, caught a wildcat which his dog ran into the barn, and after killing it found it to measure three feet in length. Henry Vincent, the English lecturer, recently mistook Oswego for Owego, and disappointed the people of the latter town by going to the other where he had no engagement. February 1867
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125 Years Ago
A full house welcomed the Hi Henry Ethiopian and Novelty Company last night. While we are attached to the old tradition of Brother Bones in the crude state we still have room for a good thing like this in our estimation. Hi Henry has used up a great deal of money in costume, scenic effect, etc. and travels in his own palace car exclusively bag and baggage. The name is a password to success as Barnum’s has always been, with all that we think we like the good old minstrel shows best where figures the plantation melodies of “ye old folks at home.” February 1892
100 Years Ago
Oneonta people have but two or three days more in which to visit the Indian land exhibit car at the D. & H. Station as it is the intention of A.T. Beardslee, who is in charge, to leave Oneonta not later than Monday. The car has been specially equipped to advertise the coming sale of Indian lands in southeastern Oklahoma, by the United States government. Mr. Beardslee says this coming sale will be the last the government will have in southeastern Oklahoma, and the choicest lands are to be offered for sale. The lands will be sold on easy terms, yearly payments – that is 25 percent at time of purchase and 25 percent each year until paid for. There will be no taxes while paying for it. The purchaser does not have to live on the land; he does not have to improve or fence it; it can be bought purely as an investment. The land will be sold in 40, 80 and 160-acre tracts. The land is situated close to market towns and railroads and lies in the great oil belt of Oklahoma. February 1917
60 Years Ago
A sociologist’s survey on the eve of Brotherhood Week
that features volume over the ears and forehead. Designed to complement the spring and summer moods of bareness and fantasy, the face-framing hairstyle has a “scoop-like” appearance over the head. “It also offers simplicity with enough volume for versatile styling,” says Lyal McCaig, national styles director for the association. The spring-summer scoop is designed for buoyant hair movement. “Today’s hair must be precision cut to move naturally and still fall back into beautiful form,” he explained. Control is provided within the haircut itself through graduated lengths. February 1977
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While Cardinal John O’Connor preached inside New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Sunday, dissident Catholics on the front steps did God’s work in their own way – by stumping for change. Liberal Roman Catholics in Manhattan and nationwide called on the church’s leadership to catch up with its members and relax its stance on the ordination of women, celibacy for clergy, homosexuality, and other issues. “Jesus was open to dialogue with anyone, including people with whom he vehemently disagreed,” said Sister Maureen Fiedler, national coordinator of the Fairfax, Virginia-based organization known as We Are Church. “If our faith community is going to be true to that kind of church that Jesus left us, we have to be open to dialogue as well,” she added, while sipping coffee to stay warm in the morning chill. This past weekend, We Are Church followers fanned out in front of cathedrals around the country to solicit signatures on their referendum for change. The group February 1937 hopes to get a million American Catholics to sign. February 1997 reveals that, on the whole, Oneontans have less prejudice than the nation in two areas while exhibiting more prejudice in another. Professor Robert Bohlke and student volunteers Fashion: For years they were strictly utilitarian pullovers from Oneonta State Teachers’ College made the survey of spotted on athletic fields and at car washes. But today, the 295 Oneonta residents. hooded sweatshirt has become part of the uniform of young Mr. Bohlke interprets the results to show that Oneontans people everywhere – from hipsters, to hip-hop artists, to have less prejudice regarding an individual’s freedom to skateboarders. The essence of laid-back cool – the hoodie speak out against religion, less prejudice toward foreigners has graduated from utilitarian to a higher-priced, high-fashand less toward persons of the Jewish faith than is the naion zip-up covered in camouflage, screen prints, or Gothic tional average. However, the figures indicate that Oneonta letters. Some are even made of cashmere. residents are more prejudiced toward labor unions than the Hip-hop artists Jay-Z, Kanye West and Pharrell Williams national feeling, while feeling about equal to the national have helped drive the demand for designer hoodies that cost feeling about the Catholic Church and Negroes. Seventyhundreds of dollars. Juicy Couture popularized the velour two percent of the persons taking part in the survey were hoodie track suit seen in grocery stores and airports. Although between the ages of 25 and 65, and 34 percent were high embraced by everyone from street kids to soccer moms, the school graduates. February 1957 hoodie, and particularly the hood itself, has not completely shed its bad-boy image as the clothing choice of miscreants. Some still equate it with something sinister or suspicious. February 2007 The National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association is predicting the scoop for summer will be just that – the Scoop. The Scoop is a semi-short, softly textured hair shape
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Are All Economic Development Options Considered? To the Editor:
Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA
RoAnn Destito, state commissioner of General Services, briefs a local crowd on Governor Cuomo’s executive budget Jan. 17 at Foothills.
Does Budget Give Too Much Power To Chief Exec? BUDGET/From A4 federal funds – are lower than projected. While the executive historically has had certain powers to limit spending, this new proposal would extend such authority considerably. Other proposals would broadly authorize shifts of funds among State agencies and public authorities and between programs, further increasing the executive’s ability to change the budget after it has been approved by the Legislature. Such measures and certain others in the proposed Budget raise issues regarding checks and balances over key decisions on the use of the public’s dollars, the level of transparency and independent oversight associated with those choices, and the state’s accountability to taxpayers and stakeholders. As always, the level of funding provided for essential programs will be part of the budget debate in Albany this year. Each of these issues deserves close scrutiny and careful consideration. Tom DiNapoli is New York State comptroller.
I have watched the slow death of Schenevus (and all the towns around here), so I can understand people’s excitement at the prospect of a distribution center in Schenevus. The irony, though, is that it is supporting just the sort of business that is the major cause of the demise of the local economy. We all participate in it because we have to at this point, but when will we step back and try to figure out a solution that would truly work for Otsego County? What about the infant indoor gardening industry? While I don’t have the numbers on how this would benefit Schenevus’ budget, it would seem to be a fitting venture for an area that was once a haven of small farms.
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For now, anyhow, the hamlet’s landmark Chief Schenevus diner closes for the winter.
We could grow our produce all winter long and consequently wouldn’t have to rely as much on trucking and imports.
What about solar farms? What about anything that would generate “green” jobs? I am also troubled by the idea of building a large structure such as this one when there are vacant buildings already in existence: the former Interknitting building next to I-88 in Cobleskill and the former Beechnut complex in Canajoharie next to the Thruway and railroad tracks. I am not against economic growth that would stop our young people from leaving, but I am against development which lacks foresight about the future of both our environment and a more sustainable economy. It is a difficult situation, and I do congratulate Mr. Oberacker for his careful consideration of the issue.
MARY ASHWOOD Roseboom
Indoor, Outdoor Farmers’ Market Would Be Sure Bet For Oneonta To the Editor: The idea of taking someone’s property by eminent domain does not seem like a good way to start a project. From the beginning you are creating ill will. Putting in a business that is called “Mohawk Valley Food & Beverage Innovation District” in Oneonta? Why is it called “Mohawk Valley…” the people involved in the project are calling it great for Oneonta. Aren’t we talking about growth for Oneonta? The location of the place with a downhill slope does not
seem the most inviting to me. And to spend $400,000 to take down a building and then pay for a new building does not seem like an intelligent investment to me; especially with all the other empty buildings in and around Main Street. Seems to me this project would get more growth if they fronted $100,000 to help the Twelve Tribes start a bakery. That would attract people! A much better use of the money and a better contribution to Oneonta would be to build a farmers’ market in the empty space next to The Foot-
hills. It could be a combination of open and closed areas so the building/shops could be used year ’round. It would create plenty of parking space that could be used by Foothills. Check out the farmers’ market in Kansas City and the kitchen space that goes with it. A farmers’ market would be a gathering place and a way to encourage both the farmer and the residents to eat better and buy fresh foods. It seems to me some politicians are sitting at their desks coming up with ideas that have no direct relevance to the
Rally Shows It’s Time To Stand Up, Be Counted To the Editor: What an exhilarating event on Saturday, Jan. 21, when approximately 450 people attended the women’s rally and vigil at the Otsego County Office Building, Cooperstown. Co-chair Lynn Mebust and other volunteers are to be commended for their endeavors. Great concerns about women’s rights and methods of expressing and bringing change were given by speakers: Mayor Katz, Deb Marcus, Dr. Marc Heller and Yasmine Monte De Oca. Attendees were most supportive of the venue!
For whatever reason, Congressman John Faso was not present, but undoubtedly his office has been receiving scores of calls from constituents in Otsego County. Those involved in the women’s marches/rallies in the United States are going to become a major force by 2018 and hopefully will be able to alleviate those in public office who serve their own interests. It is time to stand up and speak out! STEPHEN L. REESE Leonardsville
everyday people living in the area. The whole idea seems more like a business adventure based in intellect and not actual living needs of the townsfolk. Think about the line that says “…matching private investments.” Translation: Someone has their fingers in the pot hoping to make lots of money. You are getting $10 million – spend $10 million. Don’t do projects that will end up costing a lot more and then the debt falls on the taxpayer, to fill the gap you created. R. SCOTT DUNCAN Hardwick Forrest
Wait, See? I’ve Seen Enough To the Editor: In support of James Dean’s letter, I have seen enough, Mr. Hall. I don’t have to wait and see. Are you actually watching the news? CAROLE ROGERS ROOS Cooperstown
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To Shelter Animals, Funds Needed SHELTER/From A4 consequence of towns being made responsible for animal rescue expenses without help from the county is that many animals may be left to suffer or thoughtlessly euthanized, in the name of economy, rather than brought to SAS for treatment. Knowing the people of Otsego County care about the humane treatment of animals, we ask our citizens for help in creating a solution to this serious problem. County funding, provided in most other counties in New York, is long overdue in Otsego, and is clearly necessary to ensure the humane treatment of our animals. If you agree, we ask you to please contact your coun-
try representative (contact information easily found at www.otsegocounty.com) and ask them to provide the financial support necessary to keep animals in our county safe. We have also started an online petition, which is available at https://www. change.org/p/otsego-countyboard-county-funding-forthe-susquehanna-animal-shel ter?recruiter=89361519&utm _source=share_petition&utm_ medium=copylink where you can voice your support. If you need more information on this topic, please call our office at (607) 547-8111. STACIE HAYNES Executive Director Susquehanna Animal Shelter Hartwick Seminary
Otego Crowd Dismayed, But Finals Pleas Unheard OTEGO/From A1 have to have windows, working sinks, the bathrooms would need retrofitting for the little ones.” And by 8 p.m., the board was ready to vote, with James M. Salisbury casting the solitary nay. “I think it’s the wrong choice to close this building,” he said. “I don’t think we’re taking into consideration the space we have in this building.” “Making this decision was not what I signed up for,” admitted board member Florian Reyda. “It’s a killer, but we’re at a point where we have to do this.” “My decision is driven by fiscal responsibility,” said Jay McDermott, vice president. “This is not the end of the process – it’s the beginning of the analysis on how to provide the best education for our kids.” School board President Rene Treffeisen then opened another half-hour public comment period. “You have effectively ripped the heart out of this community,” said Buzz Hesse.
“You have violated your own policy, ‘to do the will of the people in matters of education’.” He submitted his own resolution on behalf of CPEST/ACCESS, the community groups that rallied on behalf of the building. “Therefore, we, The People, direct the Board of Education to immediately make a motion to rescind the vote to close the Otego Elementary school.” The board declined to do so. Declining enrollments – down 28 percent, from 839 to 388 in the district’s Otego and Unadilla elementary schools – were made worse this year by the discovery of a $1.5 million non-cash accounting errpr. Originally, the school was slated to close June 31, but the board agreed to keep it open until Aug. 31 so the village’s summer programs could use the space. The school will maintain the property during closure. K-5 students will be bused to Unadilla
elementary. All 11 elementary teachers will be retained, according Treffeisen, but interim principal Pat Scott will be let go, as will secretary Brenda Birdsall, several aides and maintenance staff. This spring, Richards plans to put together committee of teacher, parents and community members to decide the next step. “The facilities study recommended that we build a new campus,” he said, “But I think we can get by with an addition.” With some debt set to expire in 2023, Richards hopes the building could begin by 2021, with competition in 2023. “We don’t want to impact the local taxpayers,” he said. “We want to look at how we can best utilize existing space.” Unadilla would then be closed, and all students, K-12, would be on the same campus. “We see it as a way to provide the best physical setting for an outstanding education.”
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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF OTSEGO GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC, Plaintiff, against DANIEL CROWELL, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF OTSEGO COUNTY, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF MARGARET A. FICKETT, MAGGIE REINMANN AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF MARGARET A. FICKETT, EUGENE ROWELL AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF MARGARET A. FICKETT, LORENA SPAULDING AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF MARGARET A. FICKETT, HAROLD FICKETT as heir to the Estate of Margaret A. Fickett, WAYNE ROWELL as heir to the Estate of Margaret A. Fickett, THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE ON BEHALF OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF THE CWHEQ INC. REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-F, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, Defendants
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Lonni Sue’s Mysterious Onset Of Amnesia Subject Of Full-Length Book By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN When Michael Lemonick ran into Aline Johnson, he remembered her instantly. “We played in the orchestra together,” he said. “She asked me to come meet her sister, Lonnie Sue.” But while he remembered a middle school friend, Aline’s sister, Lonni Sue, couldn’t remember that she had been married for 10 years, or that her father had died 20 years previously, or what she’d had for breakfast that morning. “When I went to see her, it wasn’t obvious at first,” he said. “She was sitting at the dining room table and said, ‘Hello, nice to see you, would you like to look at my drawings?’ She was a very warm, charming and lovely person.”
Lemonick, Scientific American opinion editor. “I read all the studies on Henry Molaison, who lost his memory after an experimental surgery for epilepsy and was unable to form new memories. That story stayed The New Yorker and other national magawith me.” zines have written about Lonni Sue JohnIn 2007, Lonni son’s amnesia. Now, Michael Lemonick has Sue was living written a book on her case. in the Town of Lonni Sue’s strange case of Middlefield, creatamnesia inspired Lemonick’s latest ing covers for the New Yorkers and book, “The Perpetual Now: A Story drawings for the New York Times, of Memory, Amnesia and Love,” pub- and writing and illustrating a column lished by Doubleday on Tuesday, Feb. for The Freeman’s Journal, “Aerial 7 to rave reviews, including a starred Perspective,” reflections during flights review from Kirkus. from an airfield on her rural property. “As early as college, I’ve been Seemingly out of nowhere, she interested in studying memory,” said
was struck with viral encephalitis – inflammation of the brain – which caused profound memory loss. “When she woke up in the hospital, she asked ‘Where’s Daddy?’ and her mom and sister had to remind her that he died 20 years ago,” he said. “She was so upset, she couldn’t believe she had forgotten that…and five minutes later, she asked, ‘Where’s Daddy?’” Lemonick wrote about her for Time and Scientific American, then set out to write a book chronicling both her life before, her and now and the concept of memory. “Memory is so important to me. I couldn’t fathom what that experience would be like.” His first step was to learn about Lonni Sue before the sickness. He tracked down her ex-husband, fellow artists and friends in Cooperstown, as well as reading her columns in The Freeman’s. “It helped me get different angles on her,” he said. He also
interviewed the neurologists working with her, and sat in on several of their examinations. ” What struck researchers – and Lemonick – so acutely was how much she did remember. “She can learn new things,” said Lemonick. “You have to repeat important information, but eventually, she understands.” And near the end of the book’s writing, he got to witness how she coped and formed new memories. “Her mother died in 2015 at the age of 97,” he said. “It was very sudden; I had seen her at the gym three weeks before she died.” Lonni Sue played viola at Maggi’s memorial service, sang a song and read something she had written about her before she got sick. “She can learn new things,” said Lemonick. “You have to repeat important information, but eventually, she understands.”
World-Famous Oneonta Writer’s First Novel Applauded NOVEL/From A1 it wouldn’t hurt me to try it now.’” So out to his backyard “writing shed” he went. “I was in love with the idea, but I kept resisting,” he said. “It’s hard, it’s sad, it’s a little more straightforward than what I usually write, and it kept insisting it needed more pages.” He showed 50 refined pages to his wife, Paula Redick. “She said ‘You have to write this book’,” he recounted. “I had really just set out to write a story, whether it was 51 pages or 300.” The novel, inspired by Abraham Lincoln’s visit to the tomb of his 11-year-old son, Willie, who died of typhoid in 1862, is a ghost story of sorts, with 166 characters narrating their tales Thinking of Remodeling? Think of Refinancing!
of the netherworld. He lives in some anonymity in Oneonta, and “I was commuting back and forth to Saunders Syracuse to teach, and sometimes I’d just stop off at the graveyard in Morris, walk around, remind myself of the divide,” he said. “This is a good place to channel the Civil War. There are so many remnants here.” He also collected and read over 200 books on Lincoln. “Lincoln in the Bardo” was released on Tuesday, Feb. 14 to rave reviews, including one on the front cover of the New York
Times Book Review, where Coleson Whitehead called it “a luminous feat of generosity and humanism.” “They let you know a bit ahead of time that you’re going to be on the cover. Then they tell you who’s writing the review. It’s a slow reveal.” Though it’s his first NYT Book Review cover, Saunders is the second person in Oneonta to receive the honor. In 2008, Hartwick College English Professor Tom Travisano’s “Words in Air,” a collection of letters between Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop, was reviewed by William Logan. “It was exciting to get that kind of attention,” said Travisano. “The local community really noticed.” “Lincoln in the Bardo” re-
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MLS#107232 $152,000 Like-New Condition 3 BRs, 3 baths, 8.99 acres. Central air added. Lots of upgrades, large rooms, fireplace and fantastic garage. Call Sharon P. Teator @ 607-267-2681 (cell)
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MLS#105183 $65,000 Recently Updated. Move in and enjoy the spacious yard, gardens, fruit trees, large barn and work shops. Borders city park and tennis courts. Call Stephen Colwell @ 607-435-6542 (cell)
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T.R., TAFT IN ONEONTA: It’s said Congressman George Fairchild hosted Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft at different times at his mansion at Main Street and Grand Avenue, Oneonta, now the Masonic Temple. Fairchild, publisher of the Oneonta Herald, would later be first chairman of IBM. GROVER’S GHOST: While never visiting here, President Grover Cleveland was the topic of discussion in the spring of 1892, when the Republican state convention met at Richfield Springs and nominated Benjamin Harrison for president, a decision affirmed by the national convention in Minneapolis that summer. Cleveland won the popular vote that fall but lost the electoral college, and Harrison became president. Cleveland ran again in 1896 and won, the only president to serve non-sequential terms.
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ton playing catch on the White House’s South Lawn. The former President had apparently never seen the photo before. He laughed. “Hillary’s ‘catching me’ before I threw out the first pitch in Baltimore,” he said. A few minutes behind them was U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, escorted by Jane Forbes Clark, Hall chairman. Petroskey heard a shriek of surprise from the former first lady. “He’s warming me up before I threw the first pitch in Chicago,” she told Miss Clark. Petroskey was impressed. There are few – if any – husband-and-wife combinations where each, on their separate merits, threw the first pitch of an MLB season, Petroskey recounted in an interview from the Dallas Regional Chamber, where he has been president/CEO for the past three years. That day in 2003 was memorable for a lot of people.
2 SITTING PRESIDENTS: Only two sitting presidents have visited Cooperstown. Martin Van Buren, in 1839, when he was feted at Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., by Judge Eben Morehouse. And Barack Obama, in May 2014, when he announced a national tourism initiative at the Hall of Fame.
Carol and Bill Waller recall the memorable day Bill and Hillary Clinton visited.
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FDR AT COMMENCEMENT: Then-governor Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke at the 1931 dedication of the Owen D. Young Central School in Van Hornesville. He was invited by Young, the Jordanville native and GE founder who was considered a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination in 1932. FDR, who wasn’t even on the radar in 1931, would win the Democratic nomination the next year election as 32nd president of the United States.
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BENEFIT DINNER – 4-7 p.m. Spaghetti dinner and Chinese auction to benefit Milford T-V All-Stars who will be travelling to Barcelona, Spain, in April to play soccer. Milford Central School, 50 West Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 437-4225 STEAK DINNER – 5-7 p.m. Includes salad, potato, vegetable, rolls, and dessert. Open to public. Cost, $20. Oneonta Vets Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Reservations, 432-0494 by Feb. 16. WINE TASTING – 6 p.m. Join Sommelier Chad Douglas for this months Fire & Ice-themed class. Cost $50 per person. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Info, reservations, (607) 544-2573 or visit http://www.otesaga. com/events CRAFT NIGHT – 6:30 p.m. Create beautiful home decor our of some paint and a burlap canvas. Creative fun for crafters of any skill level. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, https://www.facebook. com/branchandbloomny/ CABIN FEVER FILM SERIES – 6:30 p.m. “The Adventures of Robin Hood” (1937). Refreshments available with proceeds benefiting Susquehanna animal Shelter. Fenimore Art Museum auditorium, Cooperstown. Info, http://baseballhall.org/events/ cabin-fever-2017 PERFORMANCE – 7:30 p.m. Local and regional talent perform Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues.” Ballroom Gallery of the Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown Village Library.
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ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m. 2 Dietz St., Oneonta. Info, http://www.oneontafarmersmarket.org/ CULTURAL AWARENESS – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Heritage Leadership Training Seminar. Registration required. Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, Harry Matthews Matthewsh@hartwick.edu COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 101 Main St., Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. Info, http://www. otsego2000.org/cooperstownfarmers-market-and-agriculture/ FROZEN TOE RACE – 10:30 a.m. 5 Mile race held regardless
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Sunday, February 19
BACKYARD BIRD COUNT – 911 a.m. Learn and record what birds choose to make this area
Monday, February 20
LIFEGUARDING – 1-3:30 p.m. Have fun in the pool and learn about water safety and lifeguarding. 11-14 year olds. Members $35, non-members $50. Oneonta YMCA, 20 – 26 Ford Avenue, Oneonta. Info, http:// www.oneontaymca.org/ ROLLER DERBY PRACTICE – 6 p.m. Sports team practice. Anyone 18 and older of any skill level are welcome. Interskate 88, 5185 St. Hwy. 23, Oneonta. Info, www.facebook.com/hillcityrollers/ DRAWING GROUP – 7-9 p.m. Come practice drawing with a live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association, (607)547-9777 COMMUNITY SING-A-LONG – 7-9 p.m. An evening of spirituals and other songs of the Civil Rights Movement. Hosted by Intercultural affairs and the Music Department. Celebration Room, Hartwick College. Info, Lee Wright wrightl@hartwick.edu OPEN MIC – 8 p.m. Black Oak Tavern, 14 Water St., Oneonta. Info, https://www. facebook.com/Black-Oak-Tavern488508661211560/
Tuesday, February 21
CYBERMOBILE – 9:30-9:50 a.m. The Four County Library System brings the mobile, computerized library system. Town Hall assembly room, 3966 St. Hwy. 23 West Oneonta. Info, http://4cls.
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org/cyberinfo.html DOWNLOAD TRAINING – 1011 a.m. Learn how to download e and audio books to your device from the 4cls download zone. Registration required. Cooperstown Village Library. Info, (607) 547-8344, http://www. villagelibraryofcooperstown. org/calendar CYBERMOBILE – 10:10-10:50 a.m. The Four County Library System brings the mobile, computerized library system. Little Lambs Children’s Center, 383 Cty. Rd. 11, Oneonta. Info, http://4cls. org/cyberinfo.html COMPUTER BASICS – 10:30 a.m.-Noon. Learn the basics of computers. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/calendar/ CYBERMOBILE – 12:20-12:45 p.m. The Four County Library System brings the mobile, computerized library system. Methodist Church Lobby, 811 Cty. Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Info, http://4cls.org/ cyberinfo.html CYBERMOBILE – 1:15-1:35 p.m. The Four County Library System brings the mobile, computerized library system. Methodist Church Lobby, 2343 NY-205, Mt. Vision. Info, http://4cls.org/cyberinfo.html COMMITTEE MEETING – 1:303:30 p.m. 4 County Library System Committee meets. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/calendar/ KNITTING GROUP – 1:30-3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown, http://www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar VILLAGE MEETING – 6-10 p.m. Board of Assessment Review (Board of Trustees), Grievance Hearings. Village Office Building, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, http://cooperstownny.org/boardof-trustee-meetings/ ORGANIZATION SERIES – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Organize your Health Records. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/calendar/
Wednesday, February 22
DEADLINE – Last Day to reserve for Chicken & Biscuit Dinner Theater, First United Methodist Church of Oneonta. 432-4102. ICE FISHING WORKSHOP – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Learn to ice fish with instructors from NYS Parks and the NYS DEC “I Fish NY” Program. Includes gear and bait, a chance to win your own tackle, fish filleting demonstration, and a chance to learn about winter lake ecology. Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. Info, http:// www.thisiscooperstown.com/ events/get-hooked-ice-fishing MORE CALENDAR, B4
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their home in February. These records aid in future conservation efforts. Welcome to beginners and veterans alike. Parslow Rd. Conservation Area, 127 Parslow Rd., Oaksville. Info, Jonathan Press, jon@otsegolandtrust.org or call (607)547-2366. SNOW TUBING – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Park will provide snow tube with $5 tubing fee. No charge to enter park. Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 County Highway 31, Cooperstown. Info, http://www. thisiscooperstown.com/events/ snow-tubing-glimmerglass-statepark THEATER – 2 p.m. Performance of ‘Love Letters,’ by A.R. Gurney, which tells the story of Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and Melissa Gardner via the letters they exchanged over their lifetime. The Production Center of the Foothills Performing Arts Center, 124 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-5407 or GEStevens17@gmail.com HYDE HALL HISTORY – 3 p.m. John Bower, Marketing Director of Hyde Hall, presents a brief history from 1817 to 1835. Event is free and open to the public with light refreshments available. Celebrate Hyde Hall’s 200th year. Middlefield Town Hall, on Cty. Rte. 25 off St. Rte. 166.
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Both Clintons Had Thrown Out First Ball At Major League Opener CLINTON/From B1 this way” – horizontally – they told her; “not this way” – vertically, as if to strike someone, the mayor recalled. Hall of Fame Librarian Jim Gates remembered how the first couple was delighted at seeing the Babe Ruth scrapbook in the Hall’s Bart Giamatti Library. It had been preserved with a Save America’s Treasures grant, a program championed by the first lady during her husband’s administration. “My fondest recollection was later in the day, when the two of them met with the press,” said Gates, who had met Bill Clinton earlier when he accompanied rookies in a training program to the White House a few years before. “The media asked the highlight of the visit, and she said, the Babe Ruth scrapbook.” Bill Waller – the mayor’s husband and, coincidentally, village Republican chairman Hall of Fame Librarian Jim Gates was gratified when the Clintons said they were most impressed at the time – had arrived by Babe Ruth’s scrapbooks under his staff’s care.
with his wife at 9:30 a.m. for the 10 a.m. reception, and – as is common with politicians – the VIPs were an hour late. “And then, Bill Clinton entered, and the air got sucked out of the room,” said Waller. “Everybody went over to talk to Bill Clinton. He was the most charming person I‘ve ever met.” Petroskey has a similar memory. The Hall had already opened its doors, and baseball fans were already inside. “When (the Clintons) walked in there was quite a buzz. He, who had been ex-president for a couple of years, went to the right side of the gallery; she, to the left. The whole crowd followed him. It showed the magnetism of Bill Clinton. “In a sense, I felt a bit sorry for her.” As soon as Petroskey received word that Mrs. Clinton, then a relatively new U.S. senator, wanted to visit the Hall of Fame
on an Upstate tour – and was bringing the former president with her – he called Rick Allen, a friend at National GeoJim Gates graphic, who had worked in the Clinton White House. “How much baseball does the president know?” he asked. “I never heard him talk about baseball – but he may know more about baseball than anyone,” Allen replied. “Or, he might stay up the night before cramming for the course, so he sounds like he knows a lot about baseball.” In the tour and reception that followed on the library’s first floor – prominent Democrats like Bill and Karen Streck and, some remember, then county chair Hank Nicols were among attendees – Bill Clinton focused on two things.
One, as you might expect as former governor from Little Rock, Arkansas Hall of Famers: George Kell, Bill Dickey, Brooks Robinson, Arky Vaughan. “He knew everything about those four,” said Petroskey. Two, home runs per at bat, from “Barry Bonds, the big story at the time, to Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson … Why? Probably because it was an area other people weren’t focused on,” said Petroskey, harkening back to Rick Allen’s insight. “It was a way to be different. He seemed to know it cold.” Bill Waller learned the president’s favorite team was the Cincinnati Reds – because, as a boy in Hot Springs, “those were the games he could get at night on the radio.” “He could tell stories nobody else could tell,” Waller continued. “He flew out to see Chelsea” when she was at Stanford. “They were Please See CLINTON, B5
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1925 Connell, Dow & Deysenroth, Inc.
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CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR – 10:30-11:30 a.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, http://www. villagelibraryofcooperstown. org/calendar LIFEGUARDING – 1-3:30 p.m. Have fun in the pool and learn about water safety and lifeguarding. 11-14 year olds. Members $35, non-members $50. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, http://www. oneontaymca.org/ DISCUSSION GROUP – 3-5 p.m. Discussion of current events. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, http://www.villagelibraryofcooperstown.org/calendar MINECRAFT – 3:30-5:30 p.m. Open hours, no registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/youth-programs/ VILLAGE MEETING – 4:30 p.m. Planning Board. New date due to Grievance Night. Village Office Building, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, http://cooperstownny.org/board-of-trusteemeetings/
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DISASTER UNIVERSITY – 4:30-8:30 p.m. The Red Cross holds a training course for disaster relief. Home fires to hurricanes, learn how you can aid your community in times of their greatest need. Registration preferred, walk-ins welcome. Alumni Hall, SUNY Oneonta. Info, Taylor Fanelli at (315) 733-4666, taylor.fanelli@ redcross.org. SCRABBLE CLUB – 5-7:45 p.m. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/calendar/ FILM SERIES – 5:45 p.m. “Citizen Clark: A Life of Principle.” Includes a vegetarian meal and childcare. No charge. RSVP
requested. Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info @ uuso@ uuso.org, (607) 432-3491. PARENTING WORKSHOP – 6-8 p.m. 2 day workshop on effective parenting skills and family roles in everyday life. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Register, Family Service Association, (607) 432-2870. CLUBHOUSE – 6-8 p.m. Just Dance themed meeting. Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann St., Richfield Springs. Info, http://www. familyrn.org CLUBHOUSE – 6-8 p.m. Baking night for teens 7-12th
grade. Includes free food, giveaways, and, a judgement free zone where teens can relax with their friends. Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann St., Richfield Springs. Info, Blake Stensland @ bstensland@ familyrn.org or Jon Ramirez @ jramirez@familyrn.org or Family Resource Network, (607) 4320001. HISTORY – 6 p.m. Fly Creek Area Historical Society. Includes covered dish supper. Includes a historic show & tell. Fly Creek Methodist Church, 811 Cty. Rd., 26, Fly Creek. Info, fcahs.org FILM SERIES – 7 p.m. Winter Wednesday’s film series showing of “Brooklyn.” Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, http://foothillspac.org/
Thursday, February 23
PARENTING WORKSHOP – 10 a.m.-Noon Two-day workshop on effective parenting skills and family roles in everyday life. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Register, call the Family Service Association, (607) 432-2870. KIDS HIKE – 10 a.m.-noon. Jeff Handley leads hike through
“Winter Wonderland” at Riddell State Park to learn about the life of a forest in the past, present, and future. Free. Registration preferred. Info, http://occainfo. org/calendar/get-the-kids-out/ or call Jeff @ (607)547-4488 CLIMBING TRIP – 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Bring your own lunch and comfortable climbing clothes. Equipment will be provided. Must have a signed waiver. Cost, $5 member, $10 nonmember. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Info, http://www. clarksportscenter.com/adventure/schedule-and-rules/index. php#outing-schedule PICKLEBALL – Noon-2 p.m. Come learn the sport. Gym floor, Clark Sports Center, 124 Cty. Hwy. 52, Cooperstown. Info, http://www.clarksportscenter. com/ SNAP NUTRITION – 1-2 p.m. For those having trouble affording food, come learn the process of qualifying and enrolling in the NYS Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Space is limited, registration required. Friends of Recovery of Delaware and Otsego Counties (FORDO), 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Info, http://www.friendsofrecoverydo. org/events or call (607)267-
4435, email kyle@friendsofrecoverydo.org MINECRAFT – 3:30-5:30 p.m. Open hours, no registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, http://hmloneonta.org/youth-programs/ PRE-PUPPY PLACEMENT CLASS – 5:30-8:30 p.m. Class for prospective puppy raisers and sitters for the basic skills to raise and train a puppy for Guiding Eyes. Johnstone 201, Hartwick College. Info, Amy Blechman, blechmana@ hartwick.edu CIVIL RIGHTS DISCUSSION – 6-7 p.m. “Racial Profiling: A Panel Discussion,” hosted by the Black Student Alliance Interest Group. Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, Harry Matthews, matthewsh@hartwick.edu TOASTMASTERS – 6:157:30 p.m. Come practice your public speaking in a supportive environment. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, http:// oneonta.toastmastersclubs.org/ AUDITIONS – 7 p.m. Try out for the Orpheus Theater production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar.’ St. Mary’s Parish Center, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. I
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Celebrating 60 years of Service in Cooperstown and continuing the Smith family legacy started in 1929 President’s Award Winning Sales and Service Rte. 28 South • Cooperstown • 607-547-2543
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51 Main St., Oneonta, NY 13820 (607) 432-1193
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Auto CommerCiAl & residentiAl GlAss, tAbletops, plexiGlAs Best of the Best 2010, 2011, 2013 locally owned • Joe Briguglio, owner 607-432-3588 •124 oneida street, oneonta
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BUZZ HESSE
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Promoting the Arts in Oneonta! Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta • 607-432-2070 www.canoneonta.org OtsegO cOunty HeRItAge nOn-PROFIt
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The Eighth Note
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425 chestnut street, oneonta • 607-432-1160 gary Moore and Frank Rumenapp
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A President Gets Opportunities: To Talk Baseball With Bonds, Mays, For Instance CLINTON/From B3 going to a Giants baseball game. The game was rained out. They went into the locker room to chat with Barry Bonds and his uncle, Willie Mays,” said Waller. Bonds told the president the closest thing to a Major League hitter is a hockey goalie. “Bonds told him he had hired a hockey-goalie coach to train him on eyemuscle coordination, using a laser – to take the brain out of the equation. The later you can swing, the more accurate.” Said Waller, “We can talk about people we’ve met, but can we talk about Barry Bonds AND Willie Mays?” He also observed that Hillary “looked nice on that visit, but she photographed poorly. “ Her husband, who had flown in from Europe on the red-eye, “looked awful,” but in photos of the event he looked terrific. In all, Waller found the
Slim, the Mexican multi-billionaire who Forbes magazine would list as the richest man in the world from 2010 to 2103. “He loves world records,” said Clinton, who by now was calling Petroskey by his first name. “He’s a big baseball fan. He’s fascinated by human achievement.” “It was a thrill for Jane and me and for the entire staff to have the Clintons here,” Petroskey recalled more than a decade later. “He was our president; she was our senator. That was really a great highlight.” A year later, Hillary Clinton called Petroskey, recalled “that wonderful day” at “the best Hall of Fame in OTSEGO.presidents the world,” and invited him A coffee reception for the Clintons was on the first floor of the Hall of Fame to a meeting in Seneca Falls library, in the back, and the former president exited to have his photo taken that led to upgrading of the in front of Victor Salvatore’s James Fenimore Cooper statue in Cooper Park. National Women’s Hall former president overcompany in the world,” he the bookstore and bought of Fame. “And so there whelming. “If we could said. three or four books. One became a link between the hire this guy as a salesperWaiting for his wife and – he told Petroskey – was women’s hall and us,” he son for our company, we Jane Clark to catch up, the on baseball records, and he said. would have the biggest former president went into planned to send it to Carlos As the reception neared
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its end, Bill Waller also witnessed an indication of the president’s Achilles’ heel. “They were running late, and they were due somewhere else,” Waller said. “I think they were going to Brooks BBQ for lunch.” (Former Oneonta Mayor Kim Muller said Hillary had gone to Brooks twice, once as first lady in 1999 after cutting the ribbon on the National Soccer Hall of Fame in Oneonta, but probably not that day.) “Then, the girls from Hartwick College showed up – the freshman sorority pledge group – about 20 girls. They were lining up in front of the James Fenimore Cooper statue for a photo, facing the lake. Bill Clinton saw that – and he was out the door like a shot.” The last Bill Waller saw him, he was posing for a photo with the sorority sisters, smiling and chatting them up.
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Producing Godly, productive citizens for over 30 years. 158 river street, OneOnta (607)-432-0383
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TheYourBieriTz Agency “Hometown” Insurance Agency
John Mitchell Real Estate
209 Main st., cooperstown (607) 547-2951 • www.bieritzinsurance.com
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established in
23rd Anniversary Serving Otsego County 26th Anniversary serving Otsego County
1983
5370 Rt. 28 • cooperstown (on chestnut street, next to community Bank) 607-547-8080 • www.cooperstownoptical.com
established in
1990 Bieritz insurance
established in
1990
216 Main street • cooperstown, ny 607-547-8551 • www.johnmitchellrealestate.com info@johnmitchellrealestate.com
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LocaLLy owned & oPeRaTed Betty & Mike Staffin 6170 STaTe Hwy 28, FLy cReeK, n.y. (607) 547-8997
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collision, inc. Locally serving Cooperstown for 25 years!
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Friday, february 17, 2017
IN MEMORIAM Tony Mongillo, 93; Recorded Passing Railroad Era With Pen-And-Ink Drawings ONEONTA – Antonio Pasquale “Tony” Mongillo, 93, an honored citizen of his native city whose pen-andink drawings of locomotives captured Oneonta’s railroad heyday, passed away on Wednesday Feb. 8, 2017, at Fox Hospital. Tony was born to Pasquale and Rose (Perrine) Mongillo on Jan. 26, 1924, on West Broadway in the house he grew up in. He graduated from Oneonta High School and, after a short stint at Scintilla in Sidney, served as a Navy radioman in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Assigned to an aircraft carrier, he would recall going down to the flight deck to see the shiny brass plates on airplanes’ magnetos, inscribed “Made in Sidney.” Returning to Oneonta, Tony joined the D&H Railroad, where he worked for 43 years, retiring as yardmaster. He also attended art school in New York City, and used a sharp eye and pen-and-ink drawings
He was first married to Laura Ostrander and together they had three children, Michael (Joy) Mongillo of New Zealand, Rose Dewey (deceased), and Jane E. (Chris) Winkler; his grandson, Joseph (Kim) Winkler, and step-great-granddaughter, Anna. On Sept. 24, 1973, he married Ann O. House. Active in community life, he was a member of the American Legion, the VFW, the Oneonta Elks Club, as well as the former Italian American Club, where he had the distinction of being HOMETOWN ONEONTA file photo named “Man of the Year.” Tony Mongillo particiHe was also a member of St. pates in the 130th anMary’s Catholic Church. niversary of the foundIn retirement, he was ing of the Brotherhood frequently sought after to of Railroad Trainmen share his knowledge and in 2013. Wife Ann sits experience of his beloved behind him. Oneonta. He was often called upon to participate in to record the passing of discussions organized by the Oneonta’s railroad era. He Greater Oneonta Historical also used his art to build Society, which presented friendships, sending original him with its Albert E. drawings – as well as original Christmas and birthday cards – to people who did him a good turn. ONEONTA – Patricia (Patt) Pindar, 86, of Oneonta died Feb. 13, 2017, ince at the Chestnut Park Rehabilitation facility.
A new pen-and-ink – this unusual image of crews digging out the track for a D&H engine – was discovered in City Hall by City Clerk Nancy Powell in time to hang in “Tony Mongillo’s Oneonta,” a 2016 exhibit at the Oneonta History Center.
Morris Award in 2013 as a “person of distinction” who helped explain the city’s history. In 2016, the GOHS’ History Center organized an exhibit, “Tony Mongillo’s Oneonta,” featuring his artwork. In 2009, retired SUNY President Alan Donovan
conducted an extensive interview with Tony for a series of oral histories of notable Oneontans. The resulting “Kitchen Table Conversations” may be accessed at www.oneontahistory.org Tony had several other hobbies besides painting,
enjoying golf, bowling, travelling and playing the guitar. He is survived by his wife, Ann, of Oneonta: his brother Michael of Oneonta; his sisters, Philomena Washburn of Oneonta and Hope (Douglas) Davidson of Treadwell; his stepson, John Spence, his special friend Kathy Hilts of Oneonta, and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Virginia Naples, in December. A service to celebrate his life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home, 14 Grand St. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in memory of Tony to a charity of your choice. Condolences to the family may be made online by visiting the website: www. grummonsfuneralhome.com Arrangements are by the Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home of Oneonta.
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she worked in the business office of New York Telephone Co. until joining her family’s business, Cross Supply Inc., and working as its bookkeeper until 1994 and retirement. She married C. Richard Pindar on July 8, 1950, at the First United Presbyterian Church. Dick and Patt celebrated 66 years together in 2016. In her younger years she was very active in the Oneonta Jayncees, becoming president. She was voted Outstanding Jayncee of the Year for 1963 by her fellow members. In her later years she knitted many lap robes and baby blankets, donating them to Fox Hospital. She made Christmas craft decorations every year and gave them to family and friends. Her last knitting project was a labor of love, creating 600 colorful scarves that she gave to nurses, doctors, family and friends, and donated to Bassett’s Pediatric Scarf & Mitten Tree for the needy. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church approaching 72 years. On Feb. 1, 1987 she became an ordained elder and served on the Session and many committees. Patt is survived by her husband, C. Richard (Dick) Pindar; one daughter and son-in-law, Sue and Steve Mongillo; one son and daughter-in-law, Stephen and Lisa Pindar; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Calling hours will be noon-1 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, in the Bookhout Funeral Home, 357 Main St. The funeral will follow immediately at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Cynthia Walton-Levitt officiating. Burial will be in the Glenwood Cemetery at the convenience of the family at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First United Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund, 2 Walling Ave., Oneonta NY 13820 or to Roberto’s Kids, 55 Union St., Oneonta NY 1382. Funeral arrangements are by the Bookhout Funeral Home of Oneonta.
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Catherine (Kate) D’Imperio, 90; Businesswoman, ‘Big Chuck’ Mom SIDNEY – Catherine (Kate) D’Imperio, a Sidney businesswoman and mother of Upstate historian and radio personality Chuck D’Imperio, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. At the time of her passing, she was 90 years old and was surrounded by her family in her own home of more than 70 years in Sidney. Kate was born on Sept. 7, 1926 in Brooklyn to Joseph and Anna Cody. She moved to Sidney with her parents at an early age and attended Sidney High School. She and her husband, Don, owned several businesses on Sidney’s Main Street for over
four decades. These included a grocery store (Don’s Super Market), a restaurant (Don’s Subs), and a transportation business (Sidney Cab Company). Although Kate had many interests outside of her business life, she mostly enjoyed her large family and was always a welcome companion to them at local events, a Mets game, a casino, a Barry Manilow concert or a road trip. Kate was particularly proud of the fact that she was the matriarch of one of the largest families ever to graduate from Sidney High School: all ten in her family are alumni. It is safe to say that “maroon and
white were always the colors that made her pulses throb.” Kate was predeceased by her husCatherine band of D’Imperio 65 years, Don, and a granddaughter, Callie. She is survived by her children: Fran (Richard) Martin, Kingston; Chuck (Trish) D’Imperio of Oneonta, the WCNY DJ; Jim (Sandy) D’Imperio of Houston, Texas; Susie (Gary) Whitham of Syra-
Margaret ‘Aunt Marge’ Mathews, 108; Oldest Member Of St. Mary’s Church ONEONTA – Margaret “Aunt Marge” Mathews, at 108 the oldest living parishioner at St. Mary’s Catholic Church and likely the oldest person in Oneonta, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, at Fox Nursing Home. Margaret Mathews was born Margaret DeFiore, on Oct. 9, 1908, in East Meredith. She was the daughter of Pasquale DeFiore and Angelina Longo DeFiore. She married Thomas Mathews on Feb. 22, 1930. Marge was predeceased by her husband, Thomas, in 1982, her three sisters, An-
toinette Angellotti, Domenica Bagnardi and Josephine Bagnardi, and several nieces and nephews. She is survived by one nephew, Francis Angellotti (Barbara), of Guilderland, and three nieces, Natalie Schneider (Ralph) of Henderson, Nev., Angelina Lombardo of Albany, and Johanna Welge of Inwood, W. Va., and Carol Ann Bagnardi, wife of the late Albert Bagnardi, as well as many great nieces and great nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was held Tuesday, Feb.
14, in St. Mary’s Church. Burial will take place in the spring at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Emmons. Contributions in Aunt Marge’s memory may be made to St. Mary’s Building Fund, 39 Walnut Street, Oneonta, NY 13820, the Salvation Army, 25 River Street, Oneonta, NY 13820, or Saturday’s Bread, 66 Chestnut Street, Oneonta, NY 13820. Arrangements are entrusted to Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home Oneonta.
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cuse; Bob (Jan) D’Imperio of Lititz, Pennsylvania; Chris Dexheimer of Sidney; Mary Simonds of Sidney; and Teri (Tom) Schunk of Sidney. She leaves many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. A commemoration of Mrs. D’s life was held Saturday, Feb. 11, at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel. Burial was at Sidney Prospect Hill Cemetery. Donations in memory of Kate D’Imperio may be made payable to Sidney EMS, 21 Liberty St., Suite 16 Sidney, NY. Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel Sidney.
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