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Moving back to Oneonta from Vermon, Carla Balnis found the OHS Alumni Association and quickly connected her with old friends.

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Brianna Buck and Abbey Banhart tearfully hug as “Dancing In The Sky” by Dani and Lizzi plays during Oneonta’s suicide-prevention “Out of the Darkness” Community Walk Saturday, Sept. 24, from the Moose Lodge on West Broadway.

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hen Carla Balnis picked up a phone call from her mother, Madolyn Palmer, she didn’t expect the news.

“She was calling to tell me I was the Alumna of the Year!” said Balnis. “Which was such a surprise to me, because I had

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She was almost in tears.”

Balnis, who graduated from Oneonta High School in 1982, has been active in the Alumni Association for years, serving as vice president

in 2011-13 and president in 2013-14. “My mom was one of the founding members,” she said. “It was something we’ve always been part of. I do a lot of behind-the-scenes work, setting up tables, ordering food for the banquet, getting everything decorated.”

She doesn’t stop with the Alumni Association. She Please See BALNIS, A7

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Otsego Now Considers CEO Pact, Privatizing Chair Sees Resolution On Oct. 27

Siena Research Institute poll released Tuesday, Sept. 27, shows the race in Otsego County’s 19th Congressional District is a dead heat.

With five weeks to go

By JIM KEVLIN until the Nov. 7 election, the Siena poll showed Repubtsego Now is conlican John Faso is ahead of sidering a business Democrat Zephyr Teachout plan that would by a single point – 43 to 42 privatize economic developpercent. ment, as done

by Upstate’s The two are seeking to most sucsucceed U.S. Rep. Chris cessful such Gibson, R-10, who is retiring efforts: at year’s end.

Utica-based Mohawk HOLIDAY HELP: The Valley Edge, Salvation Army in Oneonta Saratoga’s will be accepting applicaProspertions for 2016 Christmas ity Partnership, and the assistance Oct. 3-31 between Genesee County Economic 9:30 a.m. and noon and 1-4 Development Center. p.m. at 25 River St. Bring At the same time, the proof of an Otsego County board of director’s negoaddress. tiations with the man who LOOKING AHEAD: The would be the key player in county Board of Representa- such innovation, President/ CEO Sandy Mathes, whose tives will meet at 10 a.m.

Friday, Sept. 30, to turns its three-year contract expires at the end of the year, apnew strategic plan into acpear stalled. tion steps.

“I think there is a sense the arrangement that got us OCCA HONORS: Nomihere – the part-time connations for OCCA Conservatract, half of Sandy’s time tionist of the Year – a person, – that’s not going to keep non-profit or governmental getting it done,” the Otsego entity – are being sought by Now chair, Devin Morgan, Oct. 15. Nomination forms: the Cooperstown lawyer and call 547-4488, e-mail direcentrepreneur, said in an tor@occainfo.org, or go to Please See MORGAN, A5 www.occainfo.com.

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Consultant Marc Wouters, director of urban design at Stantec, facilitates discussion Tuesday, Sept.

27, at the first meeting of the “Authentically Oneotna” Steering Committee.

Goal: To Make Oneonta A Cool City

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uthentic Oneonta” is cool city. A city graduating students can stay in. A city new businesses want to invest in.

“We want to utilize this nest egg and grow it into the downtown like we saw when we were kids,” said county Rep. Len Carson, R-Oneonta. “Back when on Thursday nights, everyone was out, everyone was downtown.”

Carson is one of 14 community leaders gathered around the table at

Recapturing the Oneonta of his boyhood would be a worthy goal, said county Rep. Len Carson.

Foothills’ small upstairs theater for the first meeting of the “Authentically Oneonta” Steering Committee, tasked

with planning exactly how to spend the $10 million in Downtown Revitalization funds.

“The decisions we make here will impact our identity, our economy and our quality of life,” said Mayor Gary Herzig, who co-chairs the committee with Ken Meier of the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Commission. “We promise transparency and that everyone who wants to express their opinion will have opportunities to do so” Marc Wouters, director of urban dePlease See AUTHENTIC, A3

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Girl Scouts Raise Funds For Cancer Garden Troop #23 Girl Scouts manning the table at SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union were, clockwise from lower left, Julia Rissberger, Bailey Roy, Liv Robinson and Sasha Dudek.

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irl Scout Troop #23 was selling silver and quartz necklaces at SUNY Oneonta’s Family Day Arts & Crafts Festival in the Hunt Union to raise money for an interactive Cancer Memorial Survivors Garden.

The garden is planned next to Oneonta World of Learning’s (OWL) new headquarters in Fortin Park, Emmons.

Through relatives and friends, cancer has touched almost all the girls in the Troop #23, according to Trooper Leader Rachel Rissberger, who was overseeing Saturday’s activity. As customers stopped by, they told their cancer stories. “It keeps bringing tears to my eyes,” said Rissberger.

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At left is a photo of Rosario and Carmela Vento published in a local newspaper the day he arrived at Oneonta Municipal Airport. At right, the couple poses with their daughter, Luisa Montanti, during the airport’s 50th anniversary celebration Saturday, Sept. 17.

For Vento Family, Airport 50th Was Personal

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here was more than one anniversary being celebrated at the 50th anniversary of the Oneonta Municipal Airport on Saturday, Sept. 17.

Almost 50 years ago, Rosario Vento stepped off Catskill Airways Sky Queen at the Oneonta Airport and into the arms 4 CHOSEN: Four Otsego of his loving wife, Carmela, who he had Countians are on the staff of married in 1966. He was the first person to immigrate into Oneonta via the local airthe student-managed Signatures restaurant on the SUNY lines, Stephen C. Low, president of Catskill Delhi campus: Julio Chavez Airways, reported at the time.

A native of Sicily, Rosario met his wife, and Arthur Grady, both of an Oneonta resident, while she was visiting Oneonta, Bryce Kohout her homeland. She had lived in Oneonta of Davenport and Rachele for four years. They married, her visa was Schaffer of Unadilla.

set to expire, so she returned to Oneonta and lived with her sister, Josephine Avanzato, while waiting for him to join her.

A carpenter by trade, Rosario flew from Rome to New York City, and then to Oneonta on Catskill Airways.

According to a newspaper report at the time, he was “surrounded by a group of 12-15 people from his own land. He was hugged and kissed; introduced to his wife’s relatives, photographed and then lugged off for a ride into Oneonta through the green spring countryside in a late model American automobile.”

Rosario and Carmela are the parents of Southside Mall manager Luisa Montanti.

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Stantec consultant Steve Kearney puts up ideas sheets from the brainstorming session about what the key issues will help realize “Authentically Oneonta.”

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‘Authentically Oneonta’ Plan Launched AUTHENTIC/From A1 sign at Stantec, appointed

by Albany as project consultant, led the meeting.

“You have the vision,” he said. “You have to take that vision and take the steps to make it real. That means prioritizing projects, mapping out the steps, figuring out the financial model and outlining who is responsible for what.”

Stantec recently undertook a similar project in Albany, creating “Live/Work/ Play” districts and turning unused office space into housing. And for Oneonta, Wouters has assembled a “Tactical Team,” including specialists in urban retail, transportation and housing markets.

The application for the “Authentically Oneonta” grant was based around turning Market Street into a “Food Innovation District,” with a boutique hotel, repurposed parking garage and the demolition and reconstruction of the former Oneonta Ford building for the food hub with a commercial kitchen and lab space.

“I love the idea that we can double the size of our downtown by focusing on one street,” said Elizabeth Horvath, Otsego Now COO. Committee members were then tasked with brainstorming what they believed the opportunities and challenges were.

“I want downtown Oneonta to be more cool,” said SUNY Oneonta President Nancy Kleniewski.

“We have some young people who have moved away, then come back and open businesses that make the city cool. We need more of that.”

“We want to use the vibrancy of downtown to built tourism,” said Meier.

But downtown Oneonta has a minor image problem that the committee hopes to address. “People beat up on Oneonta a little bit,” said

Council member Joe Ficano, Eighth Ward. “Downtown needs to be seen as safe and clean, and it’s not there yet.”

“Walking down Main Street, I’ve been solicited for money more than once,” said Jeff Lord, Community Bank VP/commercial team leader. “I’ve lived here 20 years, and that only started happening recently.”

“Downtown is visually inaccessible,” said Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich. “You don’t know what businesses are there until you’re right on top of it. The doors feel closed, and you have to take that initiative to walk through.”

In addition to the revitalization of local businesses, housing was a prevalent topic. “I want people to live in our community,” said Patricia Kennedy, Springbrook CEO. “Some of our staff commute from Albany and Binghamton, but when they can live where they work, they stay at their jobs longer.

They’re invested.”

To maximize the funding, the committee has to look at how to leverage the $10 million to attract new business

and private investments. “$10 million seems like a lot, but it’s a drop in the bucket,” said Wayne Carrington, B-Side Ballroom owner.

The public was also invited to offer input. “I hope you’re considering looking into solar and geothermal energy,” said David Hutchison, former chair of the city’s Environmental Board.

“It would be very exciting if Oneonta could become the best city using non-fossil fuels.”

“I encourage you to reach out to groups not represented here,” said Steve Londner, who is active in the League of Women Voters and other good-government initiatives. “You need to engage the agriculture and arts communities.”

The committee has agreed to meet monthly, and the final presentation of the plans is expected to be delivered in February.

“This is a chance to build on the remarkable quality of life we have here,” said Herzig. “We’re going to make it more feasible for people to live and work here.”

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Negotiate, Sure. Then Make Deal To Keep Mathes Here

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ot every challenge has to be solved immediately.

And there’s eminent wisdom in Otsego Now’s board of directors patching together a new contract with its president/CEO Sandy Mathes to keep him at the helm for three more years.

Happily, the Otsego Now board chair, Devin Morgan, the Cooperstown lawyer and entrepreneur, sketched that out as, not necessarily everyone’s preferred option, but a fallback outcome of negotiations with Mathes as his first three-year contract expires Dec. 31.

For the time being, nail-biting is in order. Morgan said there will be an aye or nay on a new contract at Otsego Now’s monthly meeting on Thursday, Oct. 27. The directors and Mathes should – they must – agree on a deal to ensure all the positive initiatives pending

continue to move forward.

• As Morgan explained it, “Ultimately, we want a fulltime CEO. The organization deserves it. It needs it. I think that’s a big part of where we’re going.” Fine, and if the anticipated successes occur, paying a fulltime salary will be fully justifiable.

On the other hand, he continued, everybody agrees that Mathes – his current contract calls for $120,000 a year for 20 hours a week – is working vastly more than half-time on the county’s behalf.

If everyone agrees, then it’s only fair to compensate the man, and/or provide staff to help with the burden.

“He’s invested in Otsego Now,” said Morgan. “He sees where he can get them to. He is excited and engaged; his energy and work ethic are amazing.” That kind of commitment – not to mention

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Let’s keep Sandy Mathes on the job in Otsego County.

supreme savvy – is invaluable.

• Don’t charge horses in this midstream.

Cooperstown’s revised comprehensive plan was delivered this week. It and comp-plan upgrades underway in Oneonta and Richfield Springs are the foundation of successful grantsmanship.

Only now can these communities go after state and federal money in a big way.

Further, Mathes, in collaboration with the Otsego Now directors, has proposed privatizing economic development. In effect, the idea is to make the business community, thriving non-profits like Springbrook, and the two colleges partners in the arc toward prosperity.

Saratoga’s Prosperity Partnership, Mohawk Valley Edge and other increasingly successful communities have adopted that model.

We need to do the same.

Then there’s the “shovel-ready site” at Pony Farm, the prospective Herkimer-Otsego commercial park at Richfield Springs, redeveloping the D&H yards, Oneonta’s prospective “food hub” and entertainment district.

Let’s not mess with the momentum. Keep Mathes in place.

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Anyone who’s worked with Mathes recognizes his energy and drive. He has great contacts; he understands the programs. And he’s a creative guy, full of ideas.

He proved in Greene County that he can do what’s needed here, building two commerce parks – Greene Business & Tech Park and the Kalkberg Commerce Park – and filling them.

Locally, Oneonta’s $10 million Downtown Revitalization Grant – Mayor Gary Herzig praises help from Mathes and his Otsego Now staff for making it happen – alone proves this dynamo’s salary is well worth the investment.

And that’s what it is: not an expense, but an investment.

Neither the Otsego Now directors nor Mathes are dopes. They are negotiating for the best deal, as both should. But at the end of the day, make that deal and get back to Job One: putting Otsego County back on its economic feet.

A VISION FOR COOPERSTOWN

Fred LeBrun’s Take

Unnamed, But Cuomo Is On Trial Nonetheless

Charles and Dotty Hudson, foreground, chat with David Andela and Claire Beetlestone, right, at the fifth annual Growing Community Harvest Dinner on Cooperstown’s Main Street between Fair and Lake.

At left is Andrew Rock and his son.

Editor’s Note: Veteran columnist Fred Lebrun’s column on last week’s indictments is reprinted with permission of the Albany Times Union.

informant Todd Howe, who we knew about in some detail, had already pleaded guilty to a host of corruption-related charges?

The only thing missing in the bombshell criminal complaint accusreet did not ing eight of cordisappoint. ruption were all No one the dots connectdoes theater of the ing misdeeds to indictment, in this the governor himcase pre-indictself, but patience ment, better than people, patience. the federal prosBecause the ecutor from the fun is only beSouthern District of New York, HOMETOWN ONEONTA ginning. Cuomo won’t skate from and always with Governor this because the a powerful moral Cuomo in culture he has cremessage worthy Cooperstown ated will be under of the Greeks. The in 2014. indictment as well wages of systemic political corruption are thus. as the people he’s picked to do his business. He owns Even though we all knew it was coming, he managed to the corruption whether he admits or not, or whether shock us anyway.

Who could have predicted he’s indicted.

Preet delicately stepped that Dr. Alain Kaloyeros, around the Cuomo corrupthe brilliant, colorful guru tion connection. of the state’s nanotechnolAt this moment, said ogy ascendency and the Preet, “there are no allegaone bright note in Upstate tions of any wrongdoing or redevelopment, would be misconduct by the governor, caught in the double crossanywhere in this complaint. hairs of both Preet Bharara That’s all I’m going to say.” and state Attorney General He’s a lawyer, remember.

Eric Schneiderman over not one but two alleged schemes So we need to look carefully at what he said. “At this to defraud?

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Draft Plan Aims To Save A Community’s Heritage, Chart Its Future Editor’s Note: Two years in the making, a draft “Village of Cooperstown: Comprehensive Plan & Downtown Revitalization Strategy” was unveiled to the public Tuesday, Sept. 27, at the fire hall

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he Steering Committee prepared this vision statement for the Comprehensive Plan & Downtown Revitalization Strategy, based on input received at public workshops, stakeholder interviews, and conversations with residents and business owners.

The vision statement summarizes the community’s ideal future – a future that focuses on enhancing the quality of life for residents.

Cooperstown is and will continue to be an attractive, vibrant, year-round community that provides an excellent quality of life. The Village of Cooperstown is committed to:

• Protecting its natural and cultural resources • Recognizing the important role that art, history, and tradition play in the community’s character.

• Encouraging a range of housing options accessible to people of all ages, incomes, and abilities.

• Continuing to improve, while preserving the authenticity of, neighborhoods, municipal properties, infrastructure, and commercial districts.

• Attracting and Retaining a diverse mix of year-round retail shops, businesses, and restaurants that cater to both residents and visitors.

• Being a model for environmental sustainability, with a focus on energy efficiency, renewable resources, alternative transportation, and reuse of historic properties.

• Fostering a climate in which local government is inclusive and responsive to the needs of residents and businesses.

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Focus, Ajello Cases Show County Putting Profitability Above People To the Editor: This paper has recently done valuable reporting on two issues of great concern to many Otsego County residents: the heartbreaking two-daylong neglect this summer of a 94-year-old resident of the Focus Nursing Home and the unsettling 2014 tax sale of Maria Ajello’s property by the Marie Ajello County of Otsego. While at first glance these two incidents

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do not seem to have much in common, both situations at their core involve the prioritization of financial profit above the welfare of our residents.

Two years ago, Otsego County was incurring unsustainable financial losses from the Otsego Manor nursing home, so the county board formed the Otsego County Health Facilities Corp. to sell Please See STAMMEL, A6

To the Editor: With the passing of golfing great Arnold Palmer, we are indeed seeing the end of an era.

An era of “perfect playing conditions” to ensure predictability when swatting and coaxing the dimpled orb.

These perfect conditions were and continue to be the result of the use of pesticides and herbicides that are a threat to drinking water, human health and wildlife.

I hope the next generation of great golfers insists on chemical-free playing conditions.

Otherwise, the PGA will continue to mean: “Poisoned Ground Ahead.”

MICHAEL WHALING Sharon Springs

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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

Important Requisites in a Wife – The knowledge of domestic duties is beyond all price to a woman. Every one of the sex ought to know how to sew and knit, and mend and cook, and superintend a household. In every situation of life, high or low, this sort of knowledge is of great advantage. There is no necessity that the gaining of such information should interfere with intellectual acquirement, or even elegant accomplishment. A well-regulated mind can find time to attend to them all. When a girl is nine or ten years old, she should be accustomed to take some regular share in household duties and feel responsible for the manner in which her part is performed – such as her own mending, washing the cups and putting them in place, cleaning silver, or dusting and arranging the parlor. This should not be done occasionally, and neglected whenever she finds it convenient; she should consider it her department. When older than twelve girls should be able to take turns in superintending the household, making puddings, pies, cakes, &c. To learn effectually, they should actually do these things themselves, and not stand by and see others do them. Many a husband has been ruined for want of these domestic qualities in a wife and many a husband has been saved from ruin by his wife being able to manage well the household concerns.

September 1866

125 Years Ago

(Ed. Note: The following account describes what we now consider to be a Civil War Reenactment) The sham battle in Wilber Park Saturday night drew to East End what was probably the largest crowd the park had ever known. The attendance was variously estimated at from 2,000 to 3,000 people. Certain it is that every available foot of standing room in and about the pavilion was densely packed. The battle commenced at about nine o’clock, the batteries on the hillside being defended by members of the G.A.R. and Sons of Veterans and a detachment of the Third Separate.

The main body of the state troops, however, constituted the attacking party. The battle was a stubbornly contested one and the rattling of musketry and the roar of cannon, not to speak of the flashes of light from hundreds of rockets and Roman candles, gave one a very good idea of actual warfare. The sham battle in Wilber Park was a great success.

September 1891

100 Years Ago

The only Fair in Otsego County in the year 1916 came to

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80 Years Ago

The registration period at Hartwick College will close on Thursday. The new students include transfers from many other institutions, among which are Union College, Indiana University, New York State Teachers’ College at Albany, Ohio State University, State Teachers’ College at Buffalo, Keuka College, Syracuse University, and the University of Illinois. Many of the freshmen are athletes with excellent high school records. Seven freshmen played in the football game against Clarkson Saturday. More freshmen are registered for Home Economics majors than for majors in any other department. This is the more significant since home economics courses are taken only by women. The departments next favored by freshmen are chemistry, history, and mathematics in the order mentioned.

September 1936

60 Years Ago

A graduate level course offered at Hartwick College in educational administration by the School of Education at Syracuse University will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The course in “School-Community Relations” is aimed directly at school personnel and may be applied toward the master’s degree in education at Syracuse University. Dr. Richard C. Lonsdale, associate professor of education in the School of Education at Syracuse, will conduct the course. Classes will meet weekly at Hartwick College in 15 two-hour sessions on Tuesday evenings. They will deal with the two-way September 1976 process of integrating school and community in order that an end Friday after five days of genuine enjoyment for all all educational resources of a community can be brought to those who attended an attendance fully satisfactory to the bear upon its educational needs. management when the circumstances of attending such an September 1956 exhibition during the present year are considered. The infantile paralysis quarantine regulation, forbidding the presence of children less than sixteen years of age prevented the Yuliya (Julie) Kamenikhina, a college student from attendance not only of the children themselves, but also of Moscow, Russia, will be speaking at the Southside Wesmany parents who could not safely leave the little folks at leyan Church, Route 23E, Sunday, at the 11 a.m. worship home alone. service. Julie was born in Moscow on May 31, 1975 and The Pioneer Restaurant opened for regular business is 21 years old. She presently is majoring in Psychology at yesterday. The proprietors, Messrs. William and Charles a private university in Moscow. She had been taught there Higgins, reported a highly gratifying trade throughout the was no God but her testimony will reveal how she met God day. It is well-equipped in every respect for both short order and how her life was changed. Her goal is to start a Chriscooking and for the baking of its own foodstuffs, which lat- tian school for Russian children. Julie works part-time as a ter feature has contributed in no small degree to the success translator for Revival Fire Ministries of Branson, Missouri, of the firm. The service is to be cafeteria style, or self-serv- a non-denominational group whose aim is to put Bibles in ing, now quite generally adopted in all first class places of the hands of people in countries where Bibles have been its kind. banned in previous years.

September 1916 September 1996

20 Years Ago

Otsego Now Chair Sees ‘Yeas, Nays’ Coming Out Of Oct. 27 Meeting MORGAN/From A1 interview.

The question then, he said, is how much more is the Otsego Now board willing to pay for the added hours.

PACT/From A1 The board and Mathes will renew discussions to achieve a new consensus at the next meeting, at 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 27, at Otsego Now headquarters at 189 Main, Oneonta. Morgan expects a “yea or nay” at that time.

“I can’t speak for the full board,” Morgan said, “but I’ve had the sense, ultimately, we want a fulltime CEO. The organization deserves it. It needs it. I think that’s a big part of where we’re going.”

There are a lot of “open questions,” he continued: “Could Mathes be the fulltime CEO? I think so.” But does he want that job? Is a full-time CEO necessarily immediately? Or is a longer transition – perhaps three years – preferable?

Since negotiations are at a sensitive stage, Mathes declined to comment on the situation.

A former Greene County economic developer, Mathes became director of what was then the Otsego County Industrial Development Agency on Jan. 6, 2014. His salary has been $120,000 a year at what was defined as a halftime job, although Morgan and other directors say he dedicates much more than 20 hours a week to the demanding position.

The job grew out of two “Seward Summits,” where state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, brought in experts from across the nation to help the county rethink its economicdevelopment efforts.

In the three years since, Mathes launched comprehensive master plan revisions – essential to leverage state

Otsego Now chair Devin Morgan

funds – in Cooperstown (see related story, page A7), Richfield Springs and Oneonta, prepared the first “shovel-ready” manufacturing site at the former Pony Farm Business Park, and helped the City of Oneonta win a $10 million grant for downtown revitalization.

The $10 million – Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig convened the first meeting of the steering committee Tuesday, Sept.

27 – is aimed at developing a “food hub,” an entry point to a “Finger Lakes of Beer” centered on Otsego Lake, and a related entertainment district along the city’s Market Street.

Otsego Now is already well into the planning and land acquisition for redevelopment of Oneonta’s D&H yards for commerce and manufacturing on 88 acres in the city’s center.

Herzig And both Oneonta and Cooperstown mayors expressed dismay at the standoff.

“Sandy’s development know-how is something the city needs right now,” said Herzig. “…My hope and

expectation is that the board will renew Sandy’s contract and the city will continue to partner with the IDA board and staff as we go forward.”

“He understands our needs. He understands our potential,” said Katz, noting Mathes was able to obtain a $100,000 grant to devise the updated village master plan that was unveiled this week.

“He certainly puts his money where his mouth is … He knows Albany. He knows the right people. I’ve seen Sandy at these regional meetings: He’s a powerhouse, he just is.”

The privatization concept grew out of the Otsego Now board’s request for a business plan when the issue of Mathes’ contract first arose in the spring.

“We had gone through strategic planning at the end of last year,” said Morgan.

“We needed to start working more proactively on the midto long-term financial model, and what it will actually be when we grow up.”

Privatization, unveiled at a special Otsego Now board meeting on Monday, Sept. 19, was met with general approval, Morgan said. “I think they did a fantastic job of it,” he added. “They put together a very plausible story.”

If he had a “magic wand,” he continued, he would like to see Mathes aboard fulltime by Jan. 1 – “but well below his current rate” Katz – and Otsego Now geared to implement the privatization concept by the end of 2017. That, of course, would depend on the successful resolution of current negotiations with Mathes.

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As he joined the Otsego County IDA in January 2014, former Greene County Economic Developer Sandy Mathes is congratulated by Oneonta’s then-mayor Dick Miller, right, and Kathy Clark, R-Otego, chair of the county Board of Representatives.

would be a non-profit, with direction from a board representing a broad base of private, non-profit or academic institutions that would contribute at various membership levels. A halfdozen leading partners would contribute, say, $25,000 each a year, a secondary $10,000 level, a $5,000 level and so on. “Your mission scales depending on how much buy-in you take,” said Morgan.

“The new legal entity,” he continued, “sits separately from the IDA and the CRC (the county Capital Resources Corp., an IDA funding arm).

That entity, which assembles a private board – usually, from done from industry and larger employees in the region – that entity is the strategic guidance, big picture, economic-development arm.”

The new Otsego Now would then contract with other entities “which have very specific economic-de-

velopment tools”: The IDA, for instance, for PILOTs and lower-cost bonding, the CRC to access other funding sources, and so on.”

“What about small business? What about Main Street? What about entrepreneurship? Those things are not necessarily what ICAs and CRCs are designed for,” said Morgan. The new approach “creates its own situation where it can take on a full economic-development mandate.”

As for the negotiations with Mathes, he said, “I can’t really talk about that. I don’t really think we made a specific offer. There’s a request for a proposal from him.

“He has made a fallback offer: He is willing to continue the current contract; basically, renew it for three years, but with the caveat – on both sides – that there’s more to do than can be done in 20 hours a week.”

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The level of salary may be an interim discussion: If privatization and an expanded Otsego Now role leads to expansion and successes, a higher salary would be justified, he said.

For now, Morgan continued, ”Can we get more Sandy? Can we afford more Sandy? At some point does it become so expensive that we should be looking at other options.”

Regardless, he said the Otsego Now board recognizes and appreciates Mathes’ leadership role, his contacts and knowledge of how economic development works: “He’s invested in Otsego Now. He sees where he can get it to.

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Expert Doesn’t See Natural Gas As Bridge, Looks To Renewables

To the Editor: In a recent issue, you published a letter from Al Colone in which he refers to a presentation given by Dr. Jeffrey Freedman, a research associate at SUNY Albany Atmospheric Science & Research Center specializing in solar and wind energy sources. Mr. Colone erroneously states that Dr. Freedman “acknowledged that there is an ongoing need for natural gas which should be seen as an important “bridge fuel.”

Further, Mr. Colone builds upon this misstatement and encourages area leaders to support the expansion of gas pipelines through our area. I also attended that presentation, and recalled no such acknowledgment by Dr. Freedman.

Unwilling to rely solely upon my own memory I contacted Dr. Freedman for clarification.

The following are excerpts from his response: “I mentioned that some policymakers consider natural gas to be a ‘bridge fuel,’ but that the problem with that approach is you are still burning a fossil fuel that is a source of carbon dioxide and methane emissions...

“Therefore, natural gas is still part of the problem and will still cause greenhouse gas (GHG) levels to increase. I would never advocate such a solution... And your reference to the expansion of natural gas pipelines illustrates the problem with justifying natural gas as a so-called ‘bridge

fuel.’ That investment in pipelines will only incentivize an increasing reliance on natural gas – the very policy we want to reverse to cut emissions of GHGs and foster economic growth through investment in renewables and supporting transmission infrastructure.”

Let’s not squander the future for short-term gains and longterm problems. NYSERDA estimates that climate change will cost NYS $10 billion annually. Hurricane Sandy cost $42 billion in NY alone, and economists and scientists project a $60 trillion global price-tag.

What our area needs is intelligent, responsible, long-term economic growth; and it can be attained by following Dr

Freedman’s advice: “Foster economic growth through investment in renewables and supporting transmission infrastructure.”

Dollar for dollar invested, renewables and energy efficiency projects create over 3 times as many jobs as fossilfuel jobs. This approach can address multiple issues simultaneously. It can create jobs, reduce energy costs, attract investment and development, and reduce green house gas emissions all at the same time.

There is a powerful economic development tool that can help us achieve this, and hopefully the county Board of Representatives will consider passing the legislation to make it available to all communities

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STAMMEL/From A4 the Manor, hoping it would put the county on more stable financial footing. This volunteer committee did its best to perform due diligence and research potential buyers.

Ultimately, the committee by a 4-3 vote selected the highest bidder, Focus Ventures.

As a result of the sale, the county’s finances are currently much healthier, but it now appears that our residents are not.

Even prior to the disturbing news of neglect, reports have raised concerns about the quality of service being provided at the facility. Hindsight is, of course, 20-20. The county probably would not have selected the highest bidder had it known that staffing and service quality would be cut.

But it should also not come as a surprise that a for-profit corporation prioritizes profit over other less tangible values like residents’ health, satisfaction and wellbeing.

The debate over the county’s tax sale policies has also reignited this summer. Ms. Ajello has bravely and diligently articulated the pain and loss she has experienced from the 2014 foreclosure of her property.

Most property owners understand and accept that they’re required to pay their mortgage and taxes in a timely manner and that the bank or county can seize their property if they fail to do so for an extended period (3-4 years for this county).

The foreclosure or tax sale then allows the lien holder to recover the debt that is owed to them and at that point the lien holder is “made whole.”

Banks often foreclose on a mortgagor and make a profit beyond what is owed. Is that really the approach that a government should emulate?

Should the county use the tax sale as a profit generator or merely to recoup its back taxes? I don’t believe the county should be profiting financially at the expense of our own residents, particularly in a case where the taxpayer is offering to pay what is owed. That approach unfairly puts profit over our people. While we may expect that from a for-profit corporation, people deserve better treatment than that from their local government.

Half of the members of the Board of Representatives, including myself, were newly elected last fall and joined the board this year. It is frustrating to many of us that some issues, including the Ajello tax sale and Manor sale, pre-date our time on the board and options to fix those decisions are very limited.

Neither sale can be reversed.

The county does not now have direct authority over the Focus facility. And as compelling as Ms. Ajello’s story is, the

county followed the policies on the books at the time of the tax sale. It would be inequitable to change the rules ex post facto for one person and not address all other previous sales. But there must be other actions that the current board can take to address these problems moving forward. One benefit to having so many new board members is that county government can re-examine these issues with fresh eyes in a forward-looking manner.

The criminal prosecution of the Focus employees in our local courts is a start, but that does not address the corporation itself, whose cost-cutting measures also bear responsibility for the neglect. The county should explore its options for monitoring the facility more closely, gathering specific concerns from residents, and applying pressure to state regulatory bodies whose job it is to ensure the safety and welfare of those living there.

Some progress has already been made to improve the tax sale process. The Treasurer’s Office has given taxpayers additional and more convenient mechanisms for paying taxes.

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The treasurer also provides all representatives advance warning about at-risk properties in our districts, allowing us to personally reach out to our constituents and assist them.

But more can be done.

Ms. Ajello’s case has revealed flaws in the process and the board should take this opportunity to review all of its tax sale policies and correct deficiencies to save others from future tragedies. I cannot speak for the full board, but I believe we should not set arbitrary and early deadlines for final payment. Payment from the property owner should be accepted until the last possible moment.

Yes, the county should ensure that property owners are responsible for paying their taxes in a timely manner but the County should not make windfalls above what is owed in back taxes. Rights to private property are paramount and should not be negated except as a last resort.

Government has a fiduciary duty to carefully manage taxpayers’ monies and to reduce costs and inefficiencies whenever possible. I’m proud that as a member of the Oneonta

Town Board I voted against any property tax increases and I plan to continue prudent fiscal management at the county level. But this duty to balance budgets should not come at the expense of the people.

Elected officials, especially at the local level, must keep in mind the purpose of government is to serve all of our residents. Too often in recent years government contracts and largesse go to those well-connected individuals and corporations who know how to write a good grant or cut corners on a contract proposal. The burden of cost cutting always seems to fall on those who don’t have a voice, such as our elderly and financially struggling.

The County is not a for-profit corporation and should avoid the trend toward becoming an unthinking and unfeeling bureaucracy. When deficiencies and unfairness in our policies are revealed, as Ms. Ajello has done, we have a duty to reexamine and improve them to better serve the people.

ANDREW STAMMEL County Representative District 4 Town of Oneonta

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Men! There They Go Again

To the Editor: Another mass shooting.

More innocent people dead.

What a surprise. What is the killers excuse this time? They always have excuses.

Aleppo, wars around the world, barrel bombs, poison gas, rape, violence against women and children, kidnappings, mass murders, millions of innocent people displaced around the world, human slavery, human trafficking, police violence, child molesters, domestic violence, on and on.

It does not matter what the violence is.

The source of the violence is always the same.

To begin to understand the underlying source and cause of

almost all of the violence and damage in the world, today and throughout human history, we need only to ask one single question.

What is the gender of the perpetrators?

Only when we ask, and then answer, this one question, can the peaceful people of world take a completely different look at the root cause of this massive problem of endless violence and destruction on the planet.

Only then, when we answer this one question, will we be able develop different solutions to begin to bring this ongoing worldwide violence under control.

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In addition to charity work, she was also active in sports and music, joining the cheerleading team – her mom was the adviser – the year the program became a full-fledged sport. “One year on picture day, me and Mickie forgot our spankies – the red shorts you wear when you’re doing jumps – and it was a windy day! It was all we could do to keep everything in place!”

But her true love was music. “All my friends were band geeks,” she said. “John Vendetti and Tom Slavinsky, my music teachers, they were my idols.”

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MLS#106903 $269,900 210+ Acres with Older Farmhouse Delaware County! Prime hunting land w/stream, woods.

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MLS#106221 $179,900 Great Location w/View of Lake! New gas furnace, siding, gutters/guards, front porch, deck, appliances.

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MLS#107630 $139,900 Waterfront Seasonal home abutting 273 acres of State land! 3-BR, 2-story camp w/nice porch.

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n 1961, Jim St. John loaded up his wife Wanda and their kids Jane, Leanne and Thomas to go visit Washington, D.C. “We saw all the big monuments,” he said.

And on Saturday, Sept. 24, Thomas accompanied his father on the annual

Leatherstocking Honor Flight to thank him for his service in World War II. “It’s quite an honor,” said Jim, now 97.

“I haven’t seen the World War II memorial.

It wasn’t built when we were there.”

The annual flight takes veterans and a guardian from Albany International Airport to Washington D.C., where they are greeted with banners and escorted to the war memorials for a day.

He was joined by fellow Oneontan Norm

Anderson, who served in Korea.

“When we got to the airport, there were Vietnam veterans holding flags and Naval officers all in their whites there to greet us,” said Norm, who was accompanied by his granddaughter, Gabrielle Argo. “It was really something else!”

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en years ago this month, the Oneonta Teen Center opened the big red doors in the basement of The Armory to welcome youth into a space just for them.

“Our goal, from the start, was to create a safe space for the young people of Oneonta to get involved with arts and music,” said Mark Davies, a former board member of OCAY – pronounced OK – Oneonta Community Alliance For Youth. “We partnered with the City of Oneonta, and Please See CENTER, B3

BRITISH MOTORS: View 50 Morgan Sports cars on Hyde Hall lawn 9 a.m.-noon. Saturday, Oct. 1. Concourse D’Elegance part of regional Morgan Group annual gathering, this year in Cooperstown. Free, all welcome.

Hyde Hall National Landmark, 267 Glimmerglass State Park. Info, (607) 547-5098, www.hydehall.org SYMPOSIUM: Folk art experts discuss themes of “The Instruction of Young Ladies,” Fenimore’s newest show. Free, reservations recommended, 12:30-5 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1. Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, reservations, (607) 547-1461, FenimoreArtMuseum. org/americana BEER HISTORY: Explore the signs, sounds and tastes of 6,000 years of brewing history 7 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 1 with Connecticut River Museum director Christopher Dobbs (CGP, 1998), folk musician Rick Spencer, singer Dawn Intermuehle. $30 ticket includes tastings reflecting beer’s evolution.

Cooperstown Graduate Program, 5838 State Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, reserve seats, catherine.raddatz@oneonta. edu, (607) 547-2586.

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oin the community and thousands of runners and walkers at the 23rd “Pit Run,” Sunday, Oct. 2 in Oneonta, the first run in brand new Otown Triple Crown, including the Turkey Trot and Frostbite 5K. The Pit Run, in honor of fallen State Trooper Ricky “Pit” Parisian, includes a sanctioned 10K race, a 5K run, a 2-mile stroll, and a kids’ fun run. Kids, walkers start 9:45 a.m. in Neahwa Park; other races, 10:45 a.m. barbeque picnic, music, activities follow. Entry fees support the Ricky J. Parisian Scholarship Foundation for local kids. Info, www.pitrun.org.

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This was the Kick-Off event for the new Clubhouse Project that is a partnership between the Family Resource Network and FORDO. The Clubhouse project will provide avenues for teens to make new friends within the community, focus on new opportunities, and learn lasting life skills.

The Oneonta Job Corps Academy students and staff were perfect hosts and our families and youth had an amazingly wonderful time. The Otsego County area is very fortunate to have you here.

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Teen Center Overcame Setback, Found New Home With YMCA CENTER/From B1 they gave us space in the basement of the Armory, as well as some funding.”

By then, OCAY had created the skate park in Neahwa Park, something Ian Austin, then an OHS student, now the 10-year Teen Center director, recalled.

“I had just moved back to Oneonta after college, and I ran into Kate O’Donnell, who remembered me from OCAY, outside the Corfu Diner,” Austin said. “She asked if I would be interested in getting a teen center started.”

Austin, who had just graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York City and returned home, was named director, and the center opened on Sept. 15, 2006. “In talking with the teens, they said that the Y and the Boys & Girls Clubs were more focused on sports,” Austin said. “They wanted someplace that gave artists and musicians a space to play.”

In the early days, music dominated the Teen Center’s scene, with high school groups like the Moby Strip, Shasta Flock and Jimkata – now a nationally touring band – playing packed shows.

“We had a Battle of the Bands where the winner would open for Jimkata,” said Davies.

“Shasta Flock won.”

“It was the biggest event we’ve ever had,” said Austin.

“We were about four people short of being at capacity for the space.”

The Teen Center also hosted film and art workshops, including making sock monkeys and two puppets for the First Night and Halloween parades. “The kids love Halloween, so we made a big Grim Reaper puppet,” he said. “We also made an owl spirit.”

In 2012 came crisis: OCAY lost one of its major funding sources, a county grant. “We thought we could utilize the funds we had left to hire an executive director who would focus on fundraising and bringing in regular donors so we wouldn’t have to depend on grants,” said Davis. “It was all or nothing.”

They hired Donna Devorak in 2012. But the funding sources never came through, and by the end of the year, Davies and the OCAY board realized their all-or-nothing gamble had left them with the latter option.

“Right before Christmas, I had to go in and tell these kids that we were closing,” said Austin. “It felt like a storybook. They were quiet for a minute, and then they said, ‘What can we do to help’?”

The teens rallied, sending letters of support for the center and writing columns for school and local newspapers.

Their parents convened a meeting, and just before New Year’s, the Oneonta YMCA announced that they would take over operations at the start of 2013.

“It seemed like it would be a good fit for us,” said Frank Russo, Oneonta Family Y executive director. “It was the first step in our ‘Y

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Without Walls’ collaborations with the city, which lead us to taking over the Summer Park Programs as well.”

Under the Y’s auspices, the Teen Center has been able to use its Ford Avenue facilities for an entirely new slate of events, including dodgeball, a Halloween dance at the Sixth Ward Booster Club and “Float Night,” where teens watch a movie in the Y’s pool, then return to the Center for ice cream floats.

And although bands don’t play down there as much anymore, the Teen Center is still a hive of activity Friday and Saturday nights. “These kids have really carved out a place where they’re cool and accepted,” said Davies.

“It’s a space where they’re all respected.”

“You have to treat them like people,” said Austin.

“All their insecurities and their silliness, it’s all great. I

WWII, Korean War Veterans Savor Tour Of Mall

FLIGHT/From B3 his fellow veterans. “There were two other Honor Flights that day, and he was still there don’t dread going into work. shaking hands when our tour left.”

“I saw him sit next to Jim and ask where he I get to spend time with these young people, talk about the served,” said Norm. “He said, ‘I was in Italy,’ and Senator Dole said, ‘Me too!’ They sat and world, ideas and their lives. talked for a good 10 minutes.”

We laugh until our faces Jim, an Oneonta native who graduated from hurt.”

Otego High School, was drafted in 1941 to Their biggest event is the serve in the 751st Chemical Division, tasked annual Viking Supper after Thanksgiving, an event sug- to the Air Corps. “It was a military secret gested by Teen Center alumni then,” he said. “We were afraid the Germans had chemical weapons, so we were ready in James Flannery. “The kids come back from college and case they did. But they didn’t use them, and neither did we, thank goodness.” want to see their friends,” He was stationed in England, then North said Austin. “I suggested we Africa and then Italy. “I was walking down do a dinner, and James said, ‘How about we make it Vik- the street in Rome, and there was Warren Watkins!” he said. “He lived over on River ing themed?’ You wouldn’t Street, we grew up together. He was an Air believe how many of those Force pilot.” kids have horned hats.”

One of the few mementoes of his time there Now in its 4th year, the are his dog tags, which he always keeps with Viking Supper continues him. “I lost a lot in a fire in our barracks, but I to grow, and will serve as had on my dog tags,” he said. the anniversary celebration, He was discharged in late 1945 and recomplete with a 10 year retrospective talk. “It’s a chance turned home to Oneonta, where he worked for Oneonta Oil & Fuel and raised his family. for them to show off their cooking skills and feed their And his daughters Jane and Leanne came up from Florida to tour with Thomas and Jim. friends,” said Austin.

“He really enjoyed having a family reunion at For his efforts with the the WWII memorial.”

Center, Austin was honored Norm, a native of Long Island, was the as part of Janet WentworthErikson’s “Community Hero sixth of seven brothers to be drafted, four in in Living Portraiture” painting and photography series in 2015.

“He’s the heart of the Teen Center,” said Davies. “He’s got such a gift for working with young people.”

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WWII and three in Korea. “We all came out,” he said. “My parents had a flag with seven blue stars hanging in the window.”

He was drafted into the Army 23rd Single Construction Battalion on April 16, 1951, putting up phone poles from Pusan to the front lines, in all, over 200 miles. “I enjoyed it,” he said. “It was hard work, we had to carry poles up by hand. But I had worked for a lighting company in Long Island, so I made staff sergeant in 11 months.”

One time, while up on the pole, he looked down and spotted Mickey Rooney being driven by in an open-top jeep. “I yelled down ‘Hi Mickey!’ and he waved and yelled hello back. He was a jolly guy.”

They toured 22 monuments during the day, and the Honor Flight returned to Albany at 10:30 p.m. During the flight, each veteran was given a packet of letters from friends, family members and school children thanking them for their service.

“I got one card from a boy in Gloversville that read, ‘If not for veterans, we would be getting pushed around by the Germans’!” said Norm. “That was the greatest thing.”

“It’s a day my dad won’t soon forget,” said Thomas.

“There were also the times at the memorials and airports when total strangers would walk up to dad and shake his hand and thank him for his service. He’s a humble man, but he was nearly brought to tears. It made me feel proud of him and proud to be his son.”

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NOTICE TO THE VOTERS OF OTSEGO COUNTY Official Results of the Republican & Reform Primary Elections held on Tuesday, September 13, 2016 ******* REPUBLICAN 101st ASSEMBLY DIST MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY Maria E Kelso 97 Brian D Miller 57 MORRIS JUSTICE Peter J McCann 38 Joseph W Tyson 27 Gerard D Joy 16 RICHFIELD COUNCILMAN (UNEXP) Rex A Seamon 131 Robert Joseph Woodrow 116

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Notice of formation of ARTRA Development, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with th NY Secretary of State on July 20, 2016. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 20 Main Street, Worcester, NY 12197. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY Maria E. Kelso 0 Otsego County Board of Elections 140 Co Hwy 33W, Ste 2 Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-547-4247 or 4325 www.otsegocounty. com 1LegalSept Legal notice

NOTICE OF AUDIT NOTICE is hereby given that the fiscal affairs of the County of Otsego for the period beginning on January 1, 2015 and ending on December 31, 2015 have been examined by Insero & Co., an independent accounting firm, and that all the financial reports by Insero & Co. have been filed in my office where they are available as public record for inspection by all interested persons. Pursuant to Section thirtyfive of the General Municipal Law, the governing board of the County of Otsego may in its discretion prepare a written response to the external audit

by Insero & Co. and file any such response in my office as a public record for inspection by all interested persons not later than December 20, 2016.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF SHEPHANNESEN PROPERTIES, LLC Arts. Of Org. filed with Sec’y. of State of N.Y. (SSNY)

Name: WILLIAM T. RYAN & ASSOCIATES LLC. Certificate of Conversion filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 25 September 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 PO Box 74, Cherry Valley, NY 13320. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

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IN INTEREST OF THE LATE JESSIE WATSON, IF LIVING, AND IF ANY BE DEAD, ANY AND ALL PERSONS WHO ARE SPOUSES, WIDOWS, GRANTEES, MORTGAGEES, LIENORS, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS OR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF SUCH OF THEM AS MAY BE DEAD, AND THEIR SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, DISTRIBUTEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO PLAINTIFF, HAROLD WATSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE,

summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of Honorable Michael V. Coccoma, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed the 12th day of August, 2016, at Cooperstown, New York.

2014-294 Date of Filing: August 12, 2016

OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

Defendants. _______________ _______________ _______________ _______________

To the above named Defendants: You are hereby summoned to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorneys within thirty days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

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Tax I.D. No. 327.00-1-16.00 All that tract or pared of land situate in the Town of Unadilla, County of Otsego, and State of New York bounded and described as follows: Beginning at a point in the centerline of County Route 2 at its intersection with an east line of property conveyed to Onolee H. Jones by deed recorded in the Otsego County Clerk’s Office in Liber 648 of Deeds, at page 946; said point of beginning being easterly, 0.3 miles, measured along said centerline, from its intersection with the centerline of County Route 1; THENCE North 7 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds East, 756.16 feet along said Jones east line to its intersection with the south line of property now or formerly owned

by Douglas A. Luscomb & Juel S. Luscomb; THENCE South 82 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds East 201.56 feet along the last mentioned property line to its intersection with the west line of property now or formerly owned by Roger A. Crandall; THENCE South 7 degrees 28 minutes 00 seconds West, 942.00 feet along the last mentioned property line to its intersection with the centerline of a creek; THENCE South 58 degrees 17 minutes 00 seconds West, 120.00 feet along said centerline of stream to its intersection with an east line of the first mentioned Jones property; THENCE North 7 degrees 11 minutes 30 seconds East, 259.70 feet along said property line to its intersection with the centerline of County Route 2; THENCE North 81 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds West, 103.69 feet along said centerline of road to the point of BEGINNING. Subject to easement, covenants, and restriction of record.

These premises are also known as 167 County Hwy 2 A/K/A 167 Rd Hwy 2 A/K/A County Route #2, Unadilla A/K/A Mount Upton A/K/A T/O Unadilla, NY 13809.

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EVERBANK, Plaintiff, -against-

DEBRA L CHRISTIANCE F/K/A DEBRA L. CARR; JAMES A CHRISTIANCE, JR.; UNIFUND CCR PARTNERS AAF CITIBANK; DERRICK-ANTHONY DUKES; “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises, and corporations, other entities or persons who claim, or may claim, a lien against the premises, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property.

Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION

The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable Michael V. Coccoma of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, signed on August 15, 2016, and filed with supporting papers in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Otsego, State of New York.

The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by DEBRA L CHRISTIANCE F/K/A DEBRA L. CARR, JAMES A CHRISTIANCE, JR., to MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR FBM, LLC D/B/A FIDELITY BORROWING MORTGAGE BANKERS, A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS bearing date March 17, 2008 and recorded in Book 1551 of Mortgages at Page 858 in the County of Otsego on May 5, 2008. Thereafter said mortgage was assigned to EVERBANK dated March 4, 2014.

Said premises being known as and by 244 CHESTNUT STREET, ONEONTA, NY 13820.

Date: July 21, 2016 Batavia, New York Virginia C Grapensteter, Esq. ROSICKI, ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Attorneys for Plaintiff Batavia Office 26 Harvester Avenue Batavia, NY 14020 585.815.0288 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process.

Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises.

The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process.

To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www.banking.state. ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

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Legal notice Notice of formation of ENCK ENTERPRISES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on August 18, 2016. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 8590 State Highway 23, Oneonta, NY 13825. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

6LegalOct20 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: BERNARDWOOD LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 August 2016.

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 21 Delaware St, Cooperstown, NY 13326 . Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: 681 CO HWY 53 LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 August 2016. 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 5233 Palm Way, Lake Worth, FL 33463.

Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company. Name: OVERBURY ESTATES LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 August 2016.

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 261 Burdick Rd, Milford, NY 13807. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company.

Name: BENEKE REALTY HOLDING COMPANY

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LLC. Articles of organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 30 August 2016. 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 PO Box 174, Riverton, CT 06065. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of Diamond’s Edge Sports Facility, LLC. Arts. Of Org. Filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/1/2016. Office Location: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process: Richard F. Rosener, Jr., 378 Winney Hill Road, Oneonta, New York 13820.

Purpose: any lawful activities.

6LegalOct6 Legal notice Notice of Formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: GRANDE WAY ASSOCIATES, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 16, 2016. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 285 Grande Way, Unit 1505, Naples, FL 34110. Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law.

6LegalSept29 Legal notice NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on October 20, 2016at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 WOLF RD, 1ST FLOOR, SUITE 1CM, ALBANY, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using Bid Express (www. bidx.com).

A certified or cashier’s check payable to the NYS Dept. of Transportation for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, FORM CONR 391, representing 25% of the bid total, must accompany each bid.

NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www.dot.ny.gov/ doing-business/opportunities/constnotices Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are

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incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www.dot. ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/ const-planholder.

Amendment may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list.

NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a serious matter and may result in disqualification.

Contact Maria Tamarkin (518) 457-8403.

Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where sub-contracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to, D/W/ MBEs. The Contractor must comply with the Regulation relative to nondiscrimination in federally-assisted programs of the USDOT 49 CFR 21.

Please call (518) 457-3583 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

Reg. 02, Nicolas Choubah, Regional Director, 207 Genesee Street, Utica, NY 13501 D263283, PIN DRC1.15, Albany, Allegany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Chemung, Chenango, Clinton, Columbia, Cortland, Delaware, Erie, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Livingston, Madison, Monroe, Montgomery, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga, Ontario, Orleans, Oswego, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Schuyler, Seneca, St. Lawrence, Steuben, Sullivan, Tioga, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wyoming & Yates Cos., Upstate Emergency Debris Removal Contract, Bid Deposit $750,000.00., NO PLANS. Goals: MBE/WBE 12 / 18% Reg. 09, Jack Williams, Regional Director, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 D263275, PIN 9TSR.17, F.A. Proj. Z240-9TSR173, Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego & Sullivan Cos., Signs Requirement Contract. Installation of Ground Mounted Signs on I81, I88, NY Routes 17, 26 and 434, Various Locations., Bid Deposit $50,000.00.

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, september 29-30, 2016

Unnamed, But Cuomo Is On Trial Nonetheless CHARGES/From A4 moment” speaks for itself. The 80-page criminal complaint he refers to is essentially a sworn narrative by Deleassa Penland, a veteran criminal investigator with the U.S. Attorney’s office, serving as an instrument of probable cause that the alleged crimes were committed. The complaint explicitly states it does not include all the details, or evidence gathered.

Even so, Penland’s narrative is a humdinger and well worth the time and that extra cup of coffee. It’s engrossing. It could easily serve as a solid treatment for maybe a six-part TV series on corruption in the statehouse and how it works out in the field when the conspirators aren’t that bright, and feel fully protected from accountability.

Something along the lines of The Sopranos do Trenton, or Albany, or whatever.

Nor does Penland leave a lot to the imagination as to who benefits most in the pay-to-play culture repeatedly underlined throughout the complaint. Ladies and gentleman of the public jury, I direct you to pages 62 and 63 of the complaint, where Penland recounts how contractors in Syracuse and Buffalo were shown how best to leverage significant campaign contributions to the governor’s re-election campaigns for maximum effect in terms of getting lucrative state contracts.

Even down to Buffalo contractor Louis Ciminelli being told by Howe that a proposed fundraiser for the governor that Ciminelli said would bring in $175,000 wasn’t good enough, because the contractor had earlier promised $250,000. So $250,000 prevailed.

If there is a more blatant example of pay-to-play, I’d like to see it. And while it’s true this does not mean the governor himself solicited the contribution, Howe was hired for advice by Ciminelli and the others because of his close ties to the governor. Howe himself said he spoke for the governor’s office. Then again, Howe has been turned by the feds, has pleaded guilty to a number or the crassest corruption charges imaginable but has yet to be

sentenced. What is his credibility?

Still, at the end of the day, who benefits from $250,000 in Andrew Cuomo’s re-election campaign account? How could he not be aware?

Howe, and his questionable credibility, are instrumental to the federal case against “Dr. K,” Alain Kaloyeros. Tailoring requests for proposals leading up to a contract in such a way as to only support one bidder while discouraging the others, considering the host of prying eyes from the governor’s office, Empire State Development, and a couple of oversight boards, is some trick I want to see explained in court.

And there, at trial, is where we can expect high mirth and enlightenment, and the characters revealed in detail from Cuomo on down.

Recall how stupefying the actual testimony was during the first Joe Bruno trial as to how he ran his state office as if it were a private business?

Well, that will be the Teddy Bear’s Picnic compared to what we’ll hear under oath from those doing business with the state and now caught in Preet’s theater, and from all the governor’s office personnel, past and present.

No state administration has been more opaque, more hostile to those who disagree with them than this Cuomo administration, and now that comes to roost when revelations can be most unflattering. The public is not predisposed in Cuomo’s favor, with good reason. As vulnerable as Kaloyeros’ outsized ego, big salary and perceived arrogance has made him to the public pinprick, so has Cuomo’s coldness, disdain and “I am the Government” arrogance, which trumps that of Dr. K. What we yearn for is a trial, or, better yet, two or three of them. Preet feels the same way, “so that all New Yorkers can see in gory detail what their government has been up to.”

Rest assured whether Andrew Cuomo is an actual defendant or not, he will be on trial. He already is.

And he will be judged.

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AllOTSEGO.opportunities Physician (Pulmonary/Critical Care) 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 our website for full job description at http://www.ommegang.com/#!jobs.

Resumes should be e-mailed to k.ford@ommegang.com.

Brewery Ommegang is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Cider Mill open daily 9 am to 6 pm!

The Village of Cooperstown has an opening for the position of Heavy Motor Equipment Operator. Requirements include the possession of a valid New York State CDL Class A or B license, and experience in the operation of heavy equipment. This is a full-time position with competitive wage and attractive benefits. Applicants must be a resident of Otsego County. Also available are seasonal laborer positions to begin as soon as possible. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. For further information regarding the positions and to obtain an application please contact the Village Administrator’s Office at 607-547-2411 or send your resume and cover letter to: Please send resume, cover letter and references to the Teri L. Barown, Village Administrator, Village of Cooperstown, PO Box 346, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

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Clerk (Part-time) The Village of Cooperstown is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Clerk (part-time). The primary function of this position is attendance at various Village meetings for the purpose of taking minutes to be followed up by accurately transcribing them.

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Preference may be given to candidates having previous experience with this function in a municipality, or similar experience in a legal or medical field.

Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

Please send resume, cover letter, and references to the Teri L. Barown, RMC, Village Clerk, Village of Cooperstown, P.O. Box 346, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or by email to vcooperstown@stny.rr.com.

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ZONING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (PaRT-TIME) The Village of Cooperstown, listed in the Glimmerglass Historic District on the National Register of Historic places, and a Certified Local Government, seeks qualified applicants for the position of part-time Zoning Enforcement Officer. Duties include explaining and interpreting the Village zoning ordinances to contractors and the general public, reporting to the various zoning boards and Village Board of Trustees, investigating complaints of violations, attending monthly meetings of the zoning boards and Board of Trustees, assisting the public in applying for zoning permits. Preference will be given to applicants with experience in municipal planning, zoning enforcement, historic preservation or related field. Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships between the public and Village representatives is an essential component of this position. Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience.

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The Oneonta Municipal Civil Service Commission announces an open-competitive exam for Police Officer in the Police Department for the City of Oneonta on November 19, 2016.

Application deadline is October 14, 2016.

Applications and announcements are available at the Personnel Office, 258 Main St. or for download at www.oneonta.ny.us/personnel

Please send resume, cover letter and references to the Teri L. Barown, Village Administrator, Village of Cooperstown, PO Box 346, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Any questions regarding this position should be directed to the Village Administrator at 607-547-2411. Candidates must be Otsego County residents. EOE

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TURN-KEY BUSINESS FOR SALE! Thriving Downtown Oneonta Eatery seeks new business owner/opThe Watershed Agricultural Council, a non profit organization working to erator. Smart interior renovations protect the NYC Watershed while supporting farm and forest land uses, is and updates coupled with a rare seeking individuals for the following positions: 2nd to none outdoor seating area HOMES FOR RENT venue makes your operation run Precision Feed Management Specialist. The Precision Feed Management at the heart of center city Oneonta.

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Available immediately 3 Bed/1 ran at Benson Agency Real Estate, The individual will work one on one with participating farmers to develop PreciBath Kitchen/Dining, Liv, Sun LLC 607-287-1559. sion Feed Management plans. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree with course Porch, 1 Car Garage, Back Yard Bor- TFN work strength in dairy and field crop management and one year of relevant ders Creek $750./Mo. Plus Utilities experience preferred; Must have or acquire New York/Northeast Certified Crop Available late October 2 Bed/1 Advisor Certification and maintain Certified Education Units (CEUs) to keep Bath $650./Mo. Plus Utilities. EdLAND FOR SALE current; American Society of Animal Science Professional Animal Scientist meston. Contact Kathy Fistrowicz certification (or must be willing to obtain); as well as additional requirements @ 607-267-2683.

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TFN LOTS FOR SALE: Prestigious WinSalary: Low $40,000s. To apply: Send cover letter and resume to Amy Faulkner, ney Hill Commons address can be Watershed Agricultural Council, 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, NY 13856; House for rent Cooperstown. Fully yours! School, tennis court, pool furnished, exceptional home. Two all walk-able, along with gorgeous or e-mail afaulkner@nycwatershed.org. EOE. Review of applications will begin October 1, 2016. bedroom, one bath. $695/ month, views! Shovel ready lots feature plus utilities. Available 10/1/16underground utilities and public Easement Program Stewardship Specialist to assist in the stewardship of 5/1/17. Please call (315) 867-3931, water/sewer/natural gas. Owner agricultural conservation easements designed to protect agricultural and for(518) 568-2776. financing: $35,000 price, $5,000 estry viability and water quality. Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in supporting 2LegalSept 30 down, $30,000 @ 5% for 5 years field; Three years related experience in land conservation or natural resource $566 per month. Call today, build management; as well as additional requirements further detailed in position FOR RENT 3 Bed, 2 Bath your future home tomorrow! description available at www.nycwatershed.org. Salary: High $40,000s. To Cooperstown 1 Mile from Village. Contact Rodger Moran at Benson apply: Send cover letter and resume to Amy Faulkner, Watershed Agricultural $1,000. plus utilities. Call Kathy Agency Real Estate, LLC 607-287Council, 33195 State Highway 10, Walton, NY 13856; or e-mail afaulkner@ Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 for 1559 nycwatershed.org. EOE. Review of applications will begin immediately. more info.

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Friday, september 30, 2016

IN MEMORIAM Conservationist Henry Kernan Dies SOUTH WORCESTER

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he family of conservationist Henry S. Kernan has invited friends to a remembrance at his home 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 2, at 457 County Highway 40, South Worcester.

After World War II, Kernan developed three farms in South Worcester into a

varied forest. Travelling the world in his profession, he was periodically drawn back here by his local properties.

The OCCA named him Conservationist of the Year in 2008. He spent his final years at Woodside Hall.

His grandson, Ted, wrote an appreciation which may be viewed at WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM

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Emma Parsons, 91; G.E. Riveter On WWII Homefront

ONEONTA – Emma Loretta Boschetti Parsons, who worked at the Oneonta Dress Factory for 20 years as she raised five children, passed away peacefully Sept. 25, 2016 at Bassett Hospital surrounded by her loving family.

Emma was born in Woodlawn, Pa., on March 31, 1925, to parents Joseph and Esther (Lubatti) Boschetti.

After graduating from high school in 1943, Emma joined the World War II effort by working as a riveter on turbine engines at General Electric in Schenectady.

She married Ernest L. Parsons, Sr. on Sept. 27, 1947 and moved to Oneonta to raise a family. She worked for 20 years at the Oneonta Dress Factory and was a dedicated wife and mother to her five children at their home on Burnside Avenue.

Emma was also an avid volunteer in the community and contributed a great deal of time to the Women’s Auxiliary of the Oneonta Little League. In recent years she volunteered her time in the library at Oneonta Community Christian School and it brought her great joy.

Emma was the matriarch of her family. She always lived a life of abundance in its truest form: faith, love, family, friends, grace, gratitude, compassion and purpose. She was a wonderful Italian cook and always enjoyed making her friends and family happy with her incredible culinary skills.

Emma possessed a deep love for her church family, the Assembly of God and her many special friends,

Orrin D. Higgins, 76; Town Justice, Retired Trooper HARTWICK – Orrin Dixon Higgins, 76, a former state trooper, undersheriff for the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department and longtime Hartwick town justice, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 21, 2016, at his home in Hartwick with his family by his side.

He was born June 8, 1940, in Hunter, a son of Leland and Mildred (Nicholls) Higgins.

After graduating from high school, he attended SUNY Oneonta with the idea of becoming a teacher. He became a student teacher, but changed course and went on to attend and graduate from the New York State Police Academy.

His career in law enforcement spanned over 50 years, during which time he served as a state trooper based out of several different posts in the Central New York region.

He served as undersheriff, and had been town justice for 20 years.

He was an active member of the Hartwick community.

He served on the Hartwick Planning Board for many years, organized community events and served on the board of the Hartwick Insurance Co.

especially Pastor John Grenier and his wife Robin, Marylou Bevins, and Carol Heburn. She always enjoyed Emma her Wednesday Parsons Bible study and playing Yahtzee. She was very proud of having the title “Yahtzee Queen”.

Emma is survived by her children, Ernest Parsons (Cheryl), Timothy Parsons (Elizabeth), Suellen Marmet (Jerry), Tina Crawford (Don) and her daughter-inlaw, Linda Parsons. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Jason Parsons, Craig Parsons (Delilah), Kim Motts (Chris), Lori Bender (Dave), Sarah

Yarbrough (Edwin), Jenna Kolesky (Dave), Julie Park (Martin), Jeremy Davies; her sister, Rose Millias; her brother, Leonard Boschetti, 13 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Emma was predeceased by her parents, Joseph and Esther Boschetti; husband, Ernest L. Parsons Sr.; son, Steven Parsons; grandson, Shane Marmet; sister, Jennie Heon; brothers, Armando, Edward, Joseph, Anthony, Quinto, and Alec Boschetti.

Emma’s family would like to acknowledge and thank the excellent, caring ICU nurses, Barbara and Charles and the surgical physicians at Bassett Hospital who cared for her.

A memorial service will be 10 a.m., Saturday, Oct.

1, at the Assembly of God Church, 1667 County Route 48, Oneonta, with the Pastor John Grenier, officiating.

The burial will follow at the Oneonta Plains Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shane R. Marmet Dollars for Scholars Scholarship, PO Box 1083, Oneonta, NY 13820 or The Assembly of God Church, 1667 County Route 48, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Online condolences may be sent to, www.lhpfuneralhome.com Arrangements are entrusted with the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home, 51 Dietz St., Oneonta.

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Friday, September 30

OHS ALUMNI WEEKEND – Through Oct. 2.

HARTWICK TRUE BLUE WEEKEND - Through Oct. 2 SEMINAR – 8-10 a.m. “Labor and Employment Update” presented by Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP. Northern Eagle Beverages conference room, 41 Browne Street, Oneonta. Registration required. Cost: $35. Kelly Decker kelly@otsegocc.com, (607)4324500 ext. 207 CHILDHOOD CANCER FUNDRAISER – 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Fundraiser to help end childhood cancer. Lemonade, baked goods, and t-shirts for sale. Admission free. Southside Mall, 5006 NY 23, Oneonta.

RECEPTION – 3-5 p.m. Opening of “Lavern Kelley: Harvest Time” exhibit and induction to OHS Wall of Distinction. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown. Info: (607)547-5327, leartgarage@ gmail.com ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION – 4-6 p.m. Greater Plains Elementary 50th anniversary.

60 West End Ave., Oneonta. Info: 432-8272, or check us out on facebook.

4-H – 6 p.m. Volunteers Information Night. 31 Maple St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 547-2536 ext. 0, otsego@cornell.edu.

MEMBERS RECEPTION – 5:30-7 p.m. New York State Historical Association Fall Members’ Reception. Unveiling of feature exhibition “The Instruction of Young Ladies: Arts from Private Girls’ Schools and Academies in Early America.’

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

RSVP by Thurs. Sept. 22, Kate Morgan, K.morgan@nysha.org, (607) 547-1536.

ST. FRANCIS FILM – 7 p.m.

“Brother Sun, Sister Moon” (1972), visually sumptuous film directed by Franco Zefferelli. Film series continues Oct. 21, 28, and Nov. 4. St. James Episcopal Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta, Info, (607) 432-1458.

The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 NY-80, Cooperstown. Info, reservations, (607) 547-1461.

RUN – Colie’s Run 5K. Richfield Springs (Dyn’s Cider Mill) Richfield Springs. Info, Bill Kosina, (315) 749-3286, jabkos@verizon.net SYMPOSIUM – 12:30-5 p.m.

Experts in folk art present on the themes and ideas explored in the exhibit “The Instruction of Young Ladies.” Free and public.

Reservations recommended. The Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, reservations, (607) 547-1461, FenimoreArtMuseum.org/americana WORKSHOP – 1-4 p.m.

Workshop to End Drone Warfare, Unitarian Universalist Society, Chapin Memorial, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, Suzanne Miller (607) 432-1316. To sign up: uuso@uuso.org, (607)432-3491.

FOLIAGE TRAIN – 1 p.m..

Slow and easy vintage rail ride through the Susquehanna River Valley. Adults $16, Seniors $15, Kids (3-12) $13, under 3 Free.

Train Depot, Cooperstown and Charlotte Railroad, 136 East Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 432-2429, lrhs@lrhs.com BOOK SIGNING – 2-4 p.m.

“Mud Bog Murder,” by Lesley Diehl. Green Toad Bookstore,

lesleyadiehl.com HARVEST DINNER – 4-6:30 p.m. Church of Christ Uniting, 22 Church St., Richfield Springs.

OPENING RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Reception for new exhibit “The Painter’s Reality.” Through Oct. 23. The Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley.

Info, (607)264-9530, info@cherrybranchgallery.com BEER HISTORY – 7 p.m. “A Glass of Beer History.” Details in Best Bets, B1 HYPNOTIST – 7 p.m. Comedy for the whole family. Cost $12+.

American Legion banquet hall, 60 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, cooperstownsons.ticketleap. com/comedyhypnotistshow/.

CONCERT – 7:30 p.m.

Sheridan to perform Ed Green’s Concerto in C for Trumpet with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets $30. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine Pkwy, Oneonta. Info: catskillsymphony.net, (607)436-2670

FUNDRAISER – All Day. Proceeds to the Friends’ campaign.

Otsego and Schoharie Counties’ Cancer Services Program present providing information for free cancer screenings for uninsured.

Fly Creek Cider Mill & Orchard, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. Info: flycreekcidermill.com PANCAKES – 8 a.m.-noon.

Annual Fall Pancake Breakfast. Fly

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MAARJA NUUT– 2 p.m. $11-$15. Estonia New Music.

West Kortright Centre, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. Info, (607)278-5454, www.westkc.org MUSIC FEST – 4 p.m. Season Finale: Music for a Sunday Afternoon. Works by Mendelssohn, Smetana and Kattenburg.

Artists: Linda Chesis, flute; Ayano Ninomiya, violin; Clancy Newman, cello; Alexandre Moutouzkine, piano. Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at The Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown.

Info, www.cooperstownmusicfest.org, 1-877-666-7421.

POT-LUCK DINNER – 5:15 p.m. Christ Church Parish House, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. Film to Follow.

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VISIT MANY PLACES IN THE MANSION WHERE GHOSTLY MANIFESTATIONS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OVER 150 YEARS, INCLUDING THOSE IDENTIFIED BY gHOSTHUNTERS in their Halloween 2013 special

October 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29 6:00, 6:30, 7:00, 7:30 $20 per person Reservations required • 607-547-5098 ext 5 Extended periods of walking and climbing stairs is required on this tour. It is not handicap accessible or appropriate for those who have difficulty walking.

Hyde Hall Historic Mansion 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road Cooperstown, NY 13326 www.hydehall.org

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Saturday, October 1

FUNDRAISER – All Day. Proceeds to the Friends’ campaign.

Otsego and Schoharie Counties’ Cancer Services Program present providing information for free cancer screenings for uninsured.

Fly Creek Cider Mill& Orchard, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. Info: flycreekcidermill.com NATIVE ARTISAN DAY – All Day. Native American vendors, crafts, singing, storytelling, and music at the Teepee, 7632, US-20, Cherry Valley. Info: thetepee.biz VETERANS BREAKFAST – 8-11 a.m. Breakfast honoring Oneonta High School Military Veterans. All OHS Vets with family and friends invited. Desert Storm Vets, children under 12 free. All others $5. American Legion Post 259, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. RSVP OHS_Vetsj@ yahoo.com BOTTLE DRIVE – 9 a.m. Boy Scout Troop 1254 to pick up clean, returnable bottles and cans at curb or visible from street. Info, Bruce 267-6730 (please leave return phone number) MORGANS! – 9 a.m.-noon.

Concourse D’Elegance. Unique opportunity to view fifty Morgan sports cars on the lawns of Hyde Hall. Part of regional Morgan Group annual gathering, this year taking place in Cooperstown.

Free, all welcome. Hyde Hall National Landmark Historic Site, 267 Glimmerglass State Park, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5475098, www.hydehall.org BIG SQUEEZE – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Breast Cancer Awareness Month kickoff with Bassett Healthcare Mobile Mammography Program. Info regarding breast cancer and early detection through the use of mammography, and about the health benefits of apples distributed.

Screening and exams by appointment, 607-547-4830, 607547-4830. Fly Creek Cider Mill hosts, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek.

PAPER MARBLING – 10 a.m.

Learn to make artful scrapbook pages, book covers, binder, cards using this ancient technique. Members $75, Non-members $95, Juniors (12-16) $60.

Sunday, October 2

Creek Area Historical Society bldg., 210 Cemetery Rd., Fly Creek.

PIT RUN – 10:25 a.m. 10k, 5k, or 2-mile run. Starting at Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Info, pitrun.org/event/ CLEANUP – 1-4 p.m.. Criterion Club of Cooperstown cleanup of LaCava Nature Center. Volunteers are asked to bring rakes and shovels to assist. Food and drink provided. Info, Sue or

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Sunday, October 2 Slade Theater Yager Hall

Hartwick Students

7 pm: Live Music Pre-Show

General Admission

7:30 pm: Curtains open 198 Main St, Oneonta. Info,

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Hartwick Faculty, Staff, Other Students —$5

—$10

Reservations

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