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Mayor Pulls ‘Recovery Friendly’ Idea

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Holding his newborn son Levi, Brian Arenella tells the story of how, 25 years ago, he helped turn an abandoned lot into the Maple Street Park for his Eagle Scout project. The anniversary was celebrated on Saturday, Sept. 2

fter Mayor Gary Herzig removed the “Recovery Friendly City” resolution from Common Council

agenda, Julie Dostal, LEAF executive director, spoke in front of the Council in hopes of correcting the wrong impression some people may have about it.

“Oneonta has a long tradition of welcoming and uplifting historically disenfranchised people,” she said in a statement durPlease See RECOVERY, A7

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n his early days working as a patrol officer, Chris Witzenburg was on crossing-guard duty at Greater Plains Elementary when he saw a young girl hauling a heavy bag filled with rocks for show and tell.

“The strap broke, and there was no way she was HOMETOWN ONEONTA getting it to school,” he Chris Witzenburg said. “I tied it up for her has been proand told her I’d bring it in. moted to OPD’s The whole classroom just second-highest fell silent when I walked in. rank.

No matter how boring those rocks were, she still had the best show and tell because of who delivered it.”

But it wasn’t until later that he realized the real weight of his actions.

“That they let me into the building, with a gun and a duffle bag, without question is a real privilege,” he said. “People have faith in the uniform, Please See PROMOTED, A7

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he trail of a former Goodyear Lake man, Casey Callahan, charged with murdering his wife Elizabeth Welsh in 2000, is scheduled to begin Monday, Sept. 11 at the Otsego County Courthouse.

District Attorney John Muehl will seek to prove Callahan came up with the idea to murder Welsh while at their home on Goodyear Lake. Callahan, already serving 12 years in Attica Correctional Facility on a conviction on criminal sexual act in the first degree, is alledged to have run over Welsh with an 18-wheeler at a truck stop in Sayre, Pa on Jan. 19, 2000.

Jury selection will begin Thursday, Sept. 7.

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HEADLINER DUE: Stand-up legend Gilbert Gottfried will be the headliner at the annual Taste of Foothills fundraiser on Sunday, Oct. 29.

SHOWDOWN LOOMS: The legal case between county Rep. Andrew Marietta and his Republican challenger Tim Walker over the I Love Otsego independent ballot line will be heard at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, in Otsego County Court in Cooperstown.

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“In Amsterdam, we’ve done three projects with Mohawk Fabrics, helping them expand their business,” he said. “An IDA Please See CEO, A6

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Nelson and Betty Teed, Oneonta, snuggle up on the best seat in the house to watch the hot air balloons inflate from a bench across Hodge’s Pond during the Susquehanna Balloon Festival glow in Neahwa Park on Saturday, Sept. 2/MORE PHOTOS, A3

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he county Board of Representatives has asked for a “rigorous, independent” Article 72 psychological exam before considering whether the sheriff’s son, Ros Devlin, should resume his duties as a guard at the Otsego County jail.

“The only one who can force him to do that is the sheriff,” said county Rep. Ed Frazier, RUnadilla, who chairs the Public Safety & Legislative Affairs Committee. So far, Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. has “refused to do it.”

The son has been barred from county property since January after an incident inside the jail.

The county board planned to release a statement Wednesday, Sept. 6, with these and other details about the case. For update, check

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artwick Chemistry Professor Dr. John Dudek has made the cover of the International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, spotlighting his research on detecting carbon sulfer molecules in space.

The article, “Carbon–sulfur chains: A high-resolution infrared and quantumchemical study of C3S and SC7S,” was posted online August 1.

Dudek was the lead on a

team that included two Hartwick College students.

“One of the more interesting aspects of Dudek space is its chemistry,” Dudek said in describing the research. “What molecules exist in space and how did

these molecules form? In simple terms, each molecule has its own spectral fingerprint.”

His team focused on two carbon–sulfur molecules, C3S and SC7S, which have been largely ignored by other researchers. The team recreated these compounds in a lab, then used spectroscopy and computer modeling to determine their high-resolution infrared fingerprints.

Oneonta Artist Wins Prize At Fenimore Show

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rent Delanoy of Oneonta, James Matson of Cooperstownand Wladek Putrycz of Franklin were local winners at the 10th annual Art by the Lake juried art invitational Saturday, Aug. 19, at The Fenimore Art Museum.

The winner of the top Fenimore Award went to Hyde Park artist Tatiana Rhinevault. Sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. William Streck of Cooperstown, the award “recognizes the one work of

art that can be considered museum quality.”

The other winners are: • Wyeth Award – John Famulare (Little Falls), sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Peter Henrici • Photography Award – Brent Delanoy (Oneonta), sponsored by Dr. and Mrs. David Svahn and Mr. Richard Walker • Avant Garde Award – Wladek Putrycz (FrankArtist Tatiana Rhinelin), sponsored by Mrs. Rose vault poses with VictoC. Wadsworth ria Wyeth and Fenimore

The Cooperstown Ecumenical Council joins the wider community in celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. Mary’s Our Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church.

We offer prayers of gratitude and praise! ”For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and His faithfulness to all generations.”

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Art Museum President Paul D’Ambrosio after winning the Fenimore Award.

• Patron’s Award – Karen Cooper (Duanesburg), sponsored by Mrs. Wadsworth and the Strecks.

• Audience Favorite – Joseph Kurhajec (Treadwell), sponsored by the Svahns.

• Painter’s Award – James Matson (Cooperstown), sponsored by Golden Artist Colors • Judges’s Award – Erich Kennedy (Oxford), sponsored by Golden Artist Colors

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Above, Mike Celano, Laurens, has his hands full as helps hold the balloon open to fill with hot air.

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Dave Markowitz, Maryland, and Stephanie Douglas, Clarksville, fire up the burners on the Wild Ride balloon at the Susquehanna Balloon Festival Friday-Saturday, Sept. 1-2, in Neahwa Park.

Sarah Haynes, Bloomville with her daughters Briella and Blakely, made hot air balloon candy baskets at the Troop 30728 Girl Scout tent. At right, Doug Decker plays guitar in rock band 3 Days Gone on the show mobile stage.

At left, Logan Schultes, Otego, pushes her daughter Marcie, while her husband Philip gives daughter Allie a ride on his shoulders.

And what’s Allie holding?

A balloon!

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EDITORIAL

HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS TO REENTER COOPERSTOWN

Bassett Faces Up To Parking Challenge. ’Bout Time!

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e’ve been tweaked about using the term “sphinxlike” to describe Bassett Hospital’s sharing its vision for the future with the Otsego County community. It usually doesn’t.

“Otsego County” is also used advisedly. Even though the Bassett Healthcare Network serves eight counties, this one has the most at stake in continuing the Otsego-centric reality. A county without a hospital like Bassett’s mother ship in Cooperstown would face a limited future.

The strongest possible Bassett is particularly important to Cooperstown proper right now.

Otsego Now’s implosion – although its board of directors was expected to hire a successor to Sandy Mathes Thursday, Sept. 7 – puts the promising strategies for Railroad Avenue and Doubleday Field in abeyance for now.

The plan is to tuck 145 parking spaces and a 200-spot parking deck in the dip at the lower left of this photo, with a two-story building facing Beaver Street to the east of Bassett Hall.

The long-discussed idea of promoting the development of Cooperstown as a desirable retirement area, with high-end

senior housing and assisted-living options that are commonplace elsewhere, would depend on the assurance of a high-quality hos-

pital in the neighborhood, which Bassett provides.

• In that context, the hospital’s announcement the other day that it plans to add 345 parking space – 145 in an open lot on Riverside Drive, that cul de sac at the east end of Walnut Street, and another 200 in a parking deck built into the hillside there – can only be good news. Think about it: This is Bassett’s first significant construction project since the fifth-floor addition to the hospital building, some 15 years ago.

Plans also call for an unspecified two-story building fronting on Beaver Street between Tudorlike Bassett Hall and Harrison House. Unspecified, except to the degree it will be a “sophisticated and carefully designed multi-purpose building” to strengthen its “teaching and research missions”

– perhaps, in part, dorms for medical students mentioned in earlier iterations. Anything that strengthens the Columbia-Bassett Medical School can’t be bad.

Given the hospital-industry’s trajectory toward bigness, you often hear the future of Bassett discussed in terms of how and when it will be absorbed into one of the Mohawk Valley’s larger hospital systems. It would be nice to think this new construction project signals a new commitment to remaining an independent, Otsego-centric system.

Certainly, that may be the case.

Even if it isn’t, and some sort of absorption becomes inevitable, the more efficient and viable Bassett can make the Cooperstown campus and its satellites, the less tinkering a new owner would be required to do.

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incoln Offered Model For Reconciliation We Can Use Today Editor’s Note: Trial attorney and divinity student Faith Gay, who lives in the Cooperstown area, delivered a guest sermon, “Unchained from the Past: Lincoln at Charlottesville,” Sunday, Aug. 27, at First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown. This is an excerpt.

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The day before attorney and divinity student Faith Gay delivered “Unchained from the Past” at First Presbyterian Church, she teamed up with The Glimmerglass Festival’s Francesca Zambello at the “Be Positive Festival” on the topic, “Art and Justice.”

incoln, seeking God’s will, unchained himself from self-righteous anger about the past. He refused to nurse grudges of the victorious north, or fears of the newly reconstituted south. Barely moments after the Civil War ended, Lincoln began to patch up wounds.

Lincoln, of all people, felt the vivid presence of America’s divided past, of America’s deepest sins. But as the

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ad Lincoln been in Charlottesville, ... he would have firmly closed the door on the past and unchained both North and South from it with God’s guidance.

Civil War was drawing to its bloody close, he walked away from his front row seat on America’s sinfulness.

He famously granted amnesty to every rebel. Even Robert E. Lee, who loudly changed sides.

He made a rhetorical bridge across the great divide: southerners “are just what we would be in their situation.

If slavery did not now exist among them, they would not introduce it. If it did now exist among us, we should not instantly give it up. This I believe of the masses North and South.”

Lincoln’s eternal catch

phrase was “with malice toward none and charity for all.”

Words we long for now – and if our leaders won’t say them, we should.

“In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free alike in what we give, and what we preserve.” In unchaining others from the sins of the past, we unchain ourselves.

In unchaining himself from the past, and fear of the future, Lincoln also found a reserve and creativity that others – cowed by their history and an uncertain future – could not.

In famous God-laced words sealing the Union’s victory, Lincoln said: “As God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for all.” With God’s help and through God’s love the future has no fear.

Lincoln never said that he had clear knowledge of God’s will.

He never said he understood God’s judgments except that they are true and righteous.

He never said that his plan was God’s plan.

He said – with humility – that to the extent God allows us to see the right, let us strive to finish the work we are in.

He expressed a willingness to listen, a willingness to doubt.

He acknowledged the Please See LINCOLN, A5

LETTERS

Astro Fans Appreciated County’s Beauty, Hospitality. Now, They Need Our Help To the Editor, I’ve been an Astros fan since I was 8 (it was the orange hats and blast-off uniforms that did it). Back when I played town ball at The Farmers’ Museum, my friends would rib me that I was the only Astro in

Cooperstown, referring to the Astros hat that I wore without fail and to the sad absence of Astros in the Hall of Fame.

But all that changed in 2015 and 2017, of course, when tens of thousands of Houstonians came to

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rivers. The recovery from Hurricane Harvey will be a long, difficult process.

How can we help?

How can the people of Cooperstown, many of whom earn a livelihood from the baseball fans who visit the village, come to aid of our most recent guests?

Please donate to this

campaign at https://www. gofundme.com/cooperstownforhouston. All funds raised will go to the Greater Houston Community Foundation Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.

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more, the Houstonians who visited Cooperstown appreciated the beauty of the place and the hospitality of the people.

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Cooperstown to celebrate the inductions of Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell.

The Astro fans celebrated, reminisced and cheered on their inductees. In 2017, locals described a “sea of orange” as Astros fans filled Main Street to cheer Bagwell, Biggio and others in the Legends Parade. Even

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n a recent discussion about, what else, parking, the question came up of why parking is allowed on Sundays on the south side of Church Street between Fair and River streets.

We assume such parking is allowed there on Sunday to accommodate those attending Christ Church. And while it no doubt makes it easier to find a place to park on Sunday, such parking does seem to cause a fair amount of difficulty in terms of traffic flow.

When there is parking on both sides of Church Street, it is impossible for two lanes of traffic to pass on the street. Thus, we would think it might, in the interest of public safety,

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be prudent to not allow parking on the south side of Church Street on Sundays. After all, no other street around Christ Church allows parking on both sides. And Church Street, as far as we can tell, should not be the exception.

“Be Positive Festival.” Before it took place, we were asked what the festival was about.

We thought, from all we had read about the festival, its goal was to look at positive ways in which to make a difference. In fact, in one newspaper article we read that the goal was “... to foster an activity in Cooperstown to get people to talk with one another, so we can talk in a positive way.”

Yet, the information before the event included a program entitled “Rise and Resist.” And based on the title, we were inclined to think the program might well come across more negative Please See COLUMN, A5

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

150 Years Ago

Recreation is at last acknowledged as necessary to a full development of human nature. Stoics are no longer a majority among philosophers, and the maxim “all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy,” is acted upon more and more generally by the degenerate sons and daughters of our stern Puritan fathers. Travelling, having been found to be the most delightful of all recreations, it becomes necessary to go abroad more or less in order to enjoy life.

Concealed Weapons – There is a law against carrying concealed weapons which ought to be enforced. A man carrying such weapons in a peaceable community writes himself down a coward or a scamp. Ordinarily a person is far safer without a pistol than with one – for where one man has ever used it effectually for his defense, a hundred have used it needlessly and with unfortunate results, or have injured or killed themselves or friends by accident.

September 1867

125 Years Ago

The improvements made this summer in Oneonta’s Union School building are quite numerous and add much to the convenience of the various rooms. New windows have been cut in the rear of the building and the inner windows, opening into several class rooms have been lowered and enlarged.

This improvement is an important one, as heretofore the light has been inadequate, causing great strain upon the eyes of the smaller pupils. A room has also been fitted up for the department of stenography and type-writing, and six Remington typewriters, with tables, purchased for the pupils. The private office of Superintendent Bull has been handsomely carpeted and the library has had its shelving entirely rearranged. The lawn about the building, with closely shaven sward and beds of blossomed flowers, likewise attract attention and favorable comment from every passer-by. Janitor Herrick is justly proud of these grounds, as also of the spick and span neatness of the interior, building and grounds alike, testifying to the care and intelligent labor by him bestowed.

September 1892

100 Years Ago

U.S. Indian Troops: Indian “Sammies” Bound for the Trenches – American Indians are not behind in their obligations. Many of them have already volunteered and are serving in the regular Army and in Guard regiments. Especially eager to serve are graduates from Uncle Sam’s School at Carlisle and other government institutions. Company F,

No Hope, Beleaguered? It’s Not Everyone’s Cooperstown COLUMN/From A4 than positive. After all, synonyms for resist include oppose, fight against, defy, obstruct, impede, hinder, block, thwart and frustrate, none of which sound particularly positive to us.

Therefore, our thoughts before the festival were that those who were puzzled by it, would simply have to wait to see what actually happened.

• As we understand it, based on the article “Smile,” written by Libby Cudmore, in last week’s paper, the festival was “...aimed at lifting the spirits of a beleaguered community in the wake of national malaise.” We must say we had no idea our community was “beleaguered.”

Since we assume the use of “beleaguered” did not imply that the community was surrounded by enemy troops, it must be thought that the community is beset by trouble or some sort of overwhelming difficulty.

And while we do believe that the community is not without its issues, and that there is always room for improvement, we tend to take exception to the idea that we are actually “beset” by some sort of “trouble.” In fact, we would hazard a guess that the Cooperstown community is in far better shape than many other communities around the country.

• Consequently, we are somewhat taken aback by the thought that there are those here who seem to feel that way about our community. In fact, we were stunned when we read that one of the organizers was quoted as saying: “Love is an active word. We have a remarkable community, and we want to keep making this a place of hope.”

When, we wonder, did it stop being a place of hope?

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s result of Hurricane Harvey, we think we all need to stop whining about what a miserable summer we think we have had.

We have to say that the view of the community which seems to have been put forth by this festival is not one we recognize.

And we do hope that those who organized the festival know that while they are entitled to their opinions, they are not entitled to transfer their opinions onto the rest of the community.

We think it is safe to say that there are many of us here who do not feel “beleaguered,” or stuck in a malaise for that matter. And to have someone seemingly speaking on our behalf in such matters is quite beyond the pale.

• And finally, given the overwhelming damage in Texas as a result of Hurricane Harvey, we think we all need to stop whining about what a miserable summer we think we have had. As we have watched the pictures showing the damage and suffering, we need instead to reach out not only with our thoughts and prayers, but also with our donations to help with what will no doubt be a very long recovery for the people of Texas.

PLEASE NOTE: Comments regarding this column may be made by mail to 105 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326, by telephone at 607-5478124 or by e-mail at cellsworth1@stny.rr.com. Or, visit the website, cooperstowntoday.com.

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Sixth Nebraskan Infantry, was organized in less than five weeks and carried off the honors at the military tournament at Walkill, Nebraska recently. Under command of Captain George A. Racely, the descendants of the warriors who annihilated General Custer’s command, the sons and grandsons of the scouts who served under General Nelson A. Miles and Buffalo Bill, went through the military tactics and manoeuvers with a degree of precision and efficiency that surprised Army officers and brought forth a storm of applause and complimentary comment. The Winnebago, Omaha, Santee Sioux and Tankton tribes of the Sioux are represented in the company.

September 1917

80 Years Ago

School bells rang for over 2,000 Oneonta boys and girls yesterday morning, ushering in the school year of 19371938. At Oneonta high school, 191 registered in the senior class, a record opening day enrollment for seniors, according to Principal J.C. McLain. Total high school registration was 660. The Junior High School enrolled 524 in the seventh, eighth and ninth grades, also a record for the first day.

Pupils reporting at the public grade schools numbered as follows: River Street, 164; East End, 138; Mitchell Street, 131; Chestnut Street, 114; Center Street, 183. The total for these and the high school was 1,914. There were 162 pupils at the Plains school where the first assembly will be held Friday morning. Courses on highway safety will be given at the high school this year and will be organized as soon as Principal McLain receives material from the New York State Motor Vehicle Bureau.

September 1937

60 Years Ago

Hartwick College will begin class sessions on Wednesday, September 18, with an enrollment expected to be slightly larger than the 509 total registration for 1956-1957.

Major enlargement of the student body has been delayed by the lack of additional housing facilities. The new men’s dormitory will not be ready for residents until the fall semester 1958. Women’s residences have been expanded by the conversion of the former faculty home of Mr. and Mrs. Everal Smith and a men’s residence on Clinton Street for their use. Women will live in Iroquois, Susquehanna and Oyaron Houses as well as Dewar Hall. Men will live in Buckley Hall on Myrtle Avenue and in private homes throughout the city. Additional rooms for men are needed.

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September 1997

Revenge is the only thing on the minds of the Oneonta Indians this week as they prepare to travel to Troy Saturday for a rematch against the Uncle Sams in a clash of Empire Football League Valley Division leaders. The Indians, heading into the treacherous part of their schedule, would like nothing better than to come back with a victory to help them forget the 40 to 0 pasting the Sams handed them two weeks ago. Mistakes were costly for the Indians in that first meeting, as Troy turned a pair of Tribe fumbles and two interceptions into scores. The Sams lead the Valley Division with a 6-0 record.

September 1977

20 Years Ago

Oneonta’s mayor and supervisor candidates are campaigning the old-fashioned way – going door-to-door and shaking statistics voters’ hands. Posters, buttons and bumper stickers are signs that the race for local offices is heating up well in advance of November 4. All four candidates aim to speak to voters in person and none is targeting specific sectors of the local population. “It’s very simple,” said Duncan S. Davie, a Republican. “It’s meeting people on their doorstep and talking about town issues.” In the race for Oneonta City Mayor, Republican Michael Lambiaso, Jr., long-time First Ward alderman, is running against Democrat Kim Muller, a former Otsego County legislator and local party chairwoman. In the Town of Oneonta, Robert T. Wood, a Democrat is challenging Davie. Otsego County Board of Elections statistics show that Republicans outnumber Democrats in the county and in the Town of Oneonta, while Democrats outnumber Republicans in the city.

September 1997

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LINCOLN/From A4 inevitability of human imperfection as he tried to leech moral poison out of the American blood.

• Had Lincoln been in Charlottesville, as he was in Richmond just after the Civil War ended, he would have firmly but humbly closed the door on the past and unchained both sides from the past with God’s guidance.

He took the hand of former slaves and defeated, poverty-bound southern whites at the same time.

He acknowledged the sadness and loss of both sides.

He pledged to address their economic needs and felt to the marrow of his bones their bottomless deprivation.

He turned the page with a firm hand to forgiveness, reconstruction, reconciliation.

He was immediately concerned that enslaved blacks and vanquished whites live with dignity.

He urged both modesty and daily heroism on all.

• Our time is not unlike Lincoln’s.

We have the moral equivalent of civil war in this country.

A yawning gap between classes, races, regions, our origins.

Unchained from the past and no longer afraid of the future, we can do more than dream about ending this war.

Without those psychological and moral burdens, and with God’s help, we can engage daily is small acts of bravery – both privately for those closest to us, and to those outside our comfort zones who so desperately need our help.

The secular things that keep us looking backward and forward – power, money, reputation – do not matter so much in a world suffused by God’s love for us.

No longer distracted, we have the power to be creative in community – to be a world that more closely hues to the unending goods God offers each of us.

Just as Lincoln walked unguarded through Richmond as the war ended, National Park Service let us move bravely and joyously to If Lincoln had been at Charlottesville, could he have set the warunchain our brothers and sisters, and ring sides on a path of reconciliation, as he did after the Civil War? to end the war among us.

EDITORIAL: 345 Parking Spaces Will Help Bassett, County EDITORIAL/From A4 If so, fixing the stubborn parking shortage is essential, both to ensure a stable staff – who wants to drive 40 minutes to wait another 15 for a shuttle bus to show up?

– and to more fully serve patients, who – you often hear complaints of folks driving around, looking for a space and at their watches, as the clock ticks toward appointment time.

While full-service Bassett Hospital may be 30 minutes from Oneonta and twice that from Delhi, a trip to Utica would add another 90 minutes to a round trip.

Horrors.

Again, the news is all good.

• Curiously, the Bassett plan – normally, it would require overcoming a pre-existing non-conforming zoning use to remove the three Riverside homes and do the proposed construction – surfaces just as the tires were kicked on the village’s new Planned Development District regulations, perfect for this undertaking.

At the Bank of Cooperstown parking lot exemplified, the PDD regs allow Village Hall to consider Bassett Hospital as a single entity, instead of a neighborhood of unrelated buildings to be dealt with, from a zoning perspective, one at a time. This is as it should be,

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for the good of the hospital and the host community.

Mayor Jeff Katz was right: “This shows that Bassett wants to be in the village, and we want them to remain in the village,” he was quoted as saying.

Wishful thinking or not, that’s exactly the way to frame the discussion.

When you think about it, complaints from the neighborhood have caused Village Hall, over time, to barricade the hospital from the community at large. Bringing back employees parked in distant lots can only help their reincorporation into village life – lunching at the Doubleday or Mel’s, or picking up a gift at LJ’s

Sassy Boutique, F.R. Woods or Riverwood.

It was good PR that Bassett CEO/President Vance Brown, VP/Facilities Jonathan Flyte and Jane Forbes Clark unveiled the project to neighbors first in last week’s meeting at the hospital’s Clark Auditorium.

But the hospital and healthcare network’s continuing success and, to the degree possible, independence, is vastly bigger than the opinions on Beaver, River and Fair streets.

Otsego County at large should make sure its opinions are heard and the greater community served to the greatest degree it might be.

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Businesspeople Must Be Consulted When Village Projects Affect Them To the Editor: I am writing to share my concerns regarding the Pioneer Street Sewer Project and the subsequent impact on the community during construction, especially those businesses and residents living and working within its parameters.

There is no question, the proposed work needs to be done and the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce supports the efforts the village is making with updating our infrastructure. My concern focuses on the communication of the plan and reaction to the proposed solutions to help mitigate negative impact, including general inconveniences and potential loss of revenue.

This summer, having heard that the project was set to occur, I attended the Village Board meeting, and during public comments offered to arrange a meeting between the businesses and the village so everyone could be part

of the process and solution. As I stated in that meeting, the majority of affected businesses are open year-’round for the benefit of our community and need time to properly plan for such a major impact to their traffic.

This suggestion was not accepted. At the same meeting and in the weeks that followed, affected businesses put forth several ideas that may lessen the financial impact this work may have, from suspending paid parking in some areas to providing accessibility to their own parking lots. These were also not considered.

As announced, work on the project began in the early hours of Tuesday morning, Sept. 5. On the Friday prior, businesses and residents received a copy of the village’s press release outlining minimal project detail; however, neither were provided a schedule or timeline of the scheduled work as promised. This information is crucial for those impacted to prop-

fected residents and businesses that the sidewalks will remain open, roads (after work hours) will be drivable, and special events will not be impacted. During the construction, the Village will provide two free 15-minute parking spaces and “Businesses are Open” sandwich boards.

Although these efforts help, many Pioneer Street businesses The Freeman’s Journal offered additional suggestions and Crews from G. DeVincentis asked for more details at the recent & Son, the Binghamton informational session, which are contractor, Tuesday, Sept. not going to be implemented. For 5, began the $1.2 million the business community, this is reconstruction of Pioneer discouraging and presents chalStreet. lenges in preparing for the construction impact. erly plan for as minimal interruption For future projects, I propose to their businesses and day-to-day this process change to allow for life as possible. We all fully undermore open dialogue. The Chamstand and appreciate that this project is necessary – the work that has been ber of Commerce will continue to done in recent years to address infra- strive to work in partnership with structure has made a huge difference. the Village to create a better working relationship between busiIn communicating about this nesses and the government. There project, the Village assured af-

Amsterdam IDA Director Plans To Join Otsego Now CEO/From A1 should not just help a company once, but try to help them on an ongoing basis.”

Zakrevsky resigned last week as executive director of the Amsterdam Industrial Development Agency to become president of Otsego Now, whose board planned to meet at 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, to make it official.

He succeeds Sandy Mathes, who held the Otsego Now CEO position in a part-time capacity. He resigned in May and was released from his contract at the end of June.

Born in Long Island, Zakrevsky moved to Chenango Bridge as a child and graduated from Chenango Valley High School. He went to Wilkes University, where he took an internship with the Economic Development Council of Northeastern Pennsylvania, doing water quality planning. “I fell in love with it,” he said.

From there, he got his master’s in city and regional planning from Pratt, and was the Community Development Director in Norwich. April 1995-January 2000, he was Delaware County director of planning and economic development, where he helped negotiate the protection of New York City’s reservoir watersheds.

He was Schoharie County’s economic development director from January 2000 until December 2010, when he joined the AIDA. “The business community in Amsterdam was a pleasure to work with,” he said. “I’m, sure I’ll find the same in Otsego County.”

While there, secured a $12 million bond for an assisted living facility and a $15 million expansion to AGT Services, a turbine repair plant. “They employ 70 people already, and this expansion will add 20 jobs,” he said.

He also oversaw the city’s micro-enterprise grant program and worked with The Edson Street Industrial Park, where Losurdo Foods, Washburn’s Ice Cream/Refrigerated Lines, Mohawk Signs, Town &

Otsego Now was expected to appoint Jody Zakrevsky as its new CEO Thursday, Sept. 7

County Bridge & Rail, Bush Carpentry & Millwork, and Northeast Riggers are located.

“Much of that was built out before I arrived,” he said. “My job was to maintain the existing businesses

and meet with them to make sure they had what they needed.”

When the Otsego Now CEO position opened, he jumped at the chance. “I was very interested in the uniqueness of the businesses here,” he said. “There’s a lot of variety, and the opportunities perked my interest.”

Looking ahead, he plans to start working with the businesses already in the county. “I want to see what they need,” he said.

“The most important plan is the development of the Oneonta Railyards,” said Mayor Gary Herzig.

“We want to continue the plans put forward by Sandy

Mathes and make sure we don’t lose momentum.”

And with the Downtown Revitalization Initiative in place, Herzig hopes to soon include Zakrevsky in the plans. “We hope we’ll be able to refer developers to Otsego Now so that they can look for ways to support these developers.”

Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz is ready to chat. “One of the things we tried to do with Sandy was put together a public/private partnership for Doubleday,” he said.

“We wanted to fix the public side – the field, the parking – but also entice developers into working on the private side.”

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needs to be more conversation, more often about these impactful projects that is then shared, in a variety of ways, on a reasonable timeline with everyone. The Cooperstown Chamber is committed to the success of our community and volunteers to actively participate and coordinate these conversations whenever possible.

In writing this letter I hope to draw important attention to this communication issue hope you will also advocate for a more open dialog. I encourage the community to continue to support all of these fantastic local businesses on Pioneer Street and the entire business district during this construction period and look forward to seeing you downtown.

Sincerely, MATTHEW K. HAZZARD

Executive Director Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce

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For Want Of A Word – ‘Friendly’’ – A Resolution Is Stalled “The intent of this resolution is to show that Oneonta is supportive of community members who are in recovery to achieve and sustain long-term recovery and be productive members of the community.”

“This resolution does not support halfway houses or recovery houses,” she continued.

Barbara Ann Heegan, Otsego Chamber of Commerce president and a member of the task force that wrote the resolution, said, “Businesses have shared the positives of persons in recovery,” she said. “They are highly motivated to work because employment grants them the opportunity to get their lives back. They’re less likely to take sick days; these employees won’t be partying, which may mean greater productivity at work.”

The resolution will go back to the Council’s Community Development Committee for re-working, possibly as early as their meeting Wednesday, Sept. 13, and be returned to Council for a vote at a later date.

“We see this as an opportunity to provide education about what it means to be in recovery, ” said Dostal.

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Via www.allotsego.com, watch while the 14 members of the Otsego County Board of Representatives debate and decide the key issues of the day. In this scene from last month’s meeting, county Rep. Ed Frazier, R-Unadilla, advises his colleagues that $9 million of the county’s $10 million property-tax levy is sent to Albany to pay for Medicaid. Listening from left are Andrew Stammel, D-Oneonta, David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, Keith McCarty, R-East Springfield, Len Carson, R-Oneonta, and Dan Wilber, R-Town of Burlington.

Seated at front are, from left, Jenna Utter, deputy clerk of the board; board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, and County Attorney Ellen Coccoma.

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By Thursday afternoon, Sept. 7, by visiting www.allotsego.com and typing “county board” in the search line, you will have a chance to participate in a piece – albeit, a small piece – of county history.

Beginning with a test at the May meeting of the Otsego County Board of Representatives, the board’s monthly proceedings are being videotaped and made available to the public via www.allotsego.com.

The county representatives had been discussing the idea for several months. Their sensible concerns – for instance, would viewers suspect censorship if any part of the meeting inadvertently wasn’t recorded? – made it clear that it would be better all-around if an independent entity provided the service.

The three sister publications – our two newspapers, plus our website – seemed like the logical entities to pick up the challenge. Morris videographer Avery Miritello is making the recordings and posting them on YouTube on your behalf, with expressions of support from many of the representatives.

We’re new to this, and assume the concept will evolve. If we can come up with a cost-effective way to live-stream the proceedings in real time, we will do so.

Meanwhile, I welcome any feedback and advice that you, our readers, may have.

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drugs,” he said. “Opportunists who see there’s money to be made. We’ve arrested gang members, and there’s an element of risk that goes along with that.”

He was one of the three detectives working the Jose “Flip” Rodriguez case, which saw the Bronx heroin kingpin behind bars in 2012.

And he also did considerable work in DUI enforcesent.

In 2009, he was promoted to road Sergeant and also served as the senior member of the Special Response Team. “We use the SWAT team any time we want to have a strong presence,” he said. “There may be a dangerous dog, a violent felony or weapons present. We don’t want to hurt anyone, and when there’s an overwhelming force, they give up sooner and we don’t have to use force.”

In 2014, he was named detective sergeant. “I’ve had several significant cases of career criminals,” he said. “We keep them off the street.”

Witzenburg lives in Oneonta with his wife and six kids. “I’m the first cop in my family,” he said.

“But my son has already said he wants to be a State Trooper.”

And having worked alongside Brenner as patrolmen and on the SWAT Team, he is confident they’ll work well together. “We’re comfortable with each other,” he said. “And I want to work with the him to keep it moving.”

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Witzenburg, a 19-year veteran of the Oneonta Police Department, was appointed lieutenant, secondin-command to Chief Doug Brenner during the Common Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 5.

“He’s a natural choice,” said Brenner. “We work very well together and have through our entire career.”

A native of Long Island, he moved north in 1994 to study environmental biology at SUNY Oneonta. “I had a lot of friends who were cops, and it always struck me as a good way to serve the community.”

He began taking police tests – in Nassau and Suffolk counties, New York City, park and state police.

“My friend Mike Murphy talked me into joining the fire department,” he said.

He served as a call fireman from July 1997 to May 1998, when he got the call to join to Oneonta Police.

He served as a patrol officer until 2007, working street drug cases and DUI enforcement. “DUI has all the elements of criminal investigations, he said. “There’s evidence gathering, testimony, procedure. And with street-level narcotics, you have to know your search and seizure law.”

In 2003, he saw the arrests of a lot of Bloods, the street gang selling large quantities of crack-cocaine in Oneonta, and in 2007, he was promoted to Narcotics.

“In a community like this, there’s an appetite for illicit

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Catholic Charities’ Ameen Aswad tells Common Council: “A lot of times they (people in recovery) can’t find housing. They’re put in hotels where there’s lots of drug use. This does not help. We need to educate employers and try to find supportive housing and services without drug-use issues or we are setting them up for failure.”

LEAF Director Julie Dostal encourages Common Council to revive the “RecoveryFriendly City” resolution. Clockwise from lower left are Council member Ficano, Rafter, Southard and Levinson, City Clerk Nancy Powell, Mayor Herzig, City Manager Korthauer, Council members Osterhoudt and Rissberger, City Attorney Merzig, Finance Director Hungerford and Council member Frazier.

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RECOVERY/From A1 ing the public comment period. “We have stood up for diversity. We have stood up for inclusion. We have demonstrated empathy and affinity for those who were shunned by a larger population. This is who we are.”

Herzig pulled the resolution after “several Council members received calls from constituents.” He said last week’s headline in Hometown Oneonta referring to the designation as a “recovery community” instead of a “recovery-friendly community” was misleading.

The resolution was meant more as a “vision statement” to pull the city together to address “the addiction epidemic.”

The resolution called for the city to support alcohol-free events, hang signs identifying the city as a Recovery-Friendly City, and work with the housing and business community to help those in recovery find jobs and apartments.

“We see it as a vision statement of leadership,” said Herzig. “We expressed a vision in which we all worked together to address the addiction epidemic.”

Council member Melissa Nicosia, Second Ward, said,

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FRANCIS WRIGHT RETIRES AFTER 17 YEARS

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She put out a call for proposals, and someone suggested weekly delivery of COOPERSTOWN frozen meals instead of daily delivery of hot ones. It was a success. “People n 2014, Frances Wright had a crisis like the choice,” she said. “If they want on her hands. spaghetti instead of roast beef, they can Money was tight, regulations had have that flexibility. And we follow it changed, and the county Office for the up with a phone call to check in.”

Aging had to figure out how to lower Wright, who served as Office for costs while still delivering meals to the the Aging director since 2000, retired homebound. “We deliver all over the Wednesday, Aug. 30. “It was never county, five days a week, but sometimes, something I envisioned,” she said. it took longer than the two-hour limit we “But it’s rewarding. I enjoyed helping had to keep them hot,” she said. “We’ve Ian Austin/ LIVING people through the process.” delivered meals since the ’70s. It’s impor- Frances Wright cleans off her desk on Growing up in south central Penn tant.”

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Bring a chair and enjoy this beautiful view from the south lawn of Hyde Hall as you listen to the Small Town Big Band play a swinging show.

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hen Tony Drago asked his father, Charles, if he could go out for the OHS basketball team, he heard a refrain familiar to plenty of kids in Oneonta whose parents owned corner groceries. “He told me, ‘You don’t play basketball, you work in the store!’” said Drago.

“If your parents ran a store, you never had a day off!” said Liz Morley, who helped put together the Greater Oneonta Historical Society’s newest exhibit, “Oneonta’s LIVING Neighbor Markets: A Walk Through Time.”

Tony Drago reflects on The opening reception growing up in a is 2-4 p.m. Saturday, grocer’s family. Sept. 10.

“I remember going to Value Way (at the corner of Washington and Church) after school to get penny candy,” she said. “My mother would put in her meat order Please See EXHIBIT, B7 Charles and Phyllis Drago at their grocery at Main and River.

icnic on Hyde Hall’s lawn and take in the world’s famous view as the Small Town Big Band performs.

6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 8, Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. Call (607)547-5098 ext. 6 COLORSCAPE: Free outdoor art festival features art sales, competitive poetry slam, hands-on activities, music, literary arts, culinary arts, more. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Sat. and Sun. Sept. 9 & 10, East Park, Norwich. Call (607) 336-3378.

IT’S GLORIOUS: The time for bargains is back with the annual Grand and Glorious Garage Sale. Music, food, and plenty of good deals. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, Main Street, Oneonta.

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R.J. Torrey & Son at 226 Main St. specialized in fresh meat, butchered and packaged right there.

PARTY ALL THE TIME: Party like it’s 1985 at an 80s dance party Foothills.

Wear your Members Only jacket or a poofy prom dress and pay only $3 at the door ($5 without costume). 8 p.m. - midnight, Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080

If you needed a can of tomatoes or a cold Coke, you could run down to Ross’ Market.

ANTIQUE ENGINE JAMBOREE: Celebrate the ingenuity of past, present, future with steam and gas engines, tractors, antique cars, mill demonstrations, BBQ, children’s activities, & live music.

10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Call (607)278-5744 RIDE ON: Cyclists are invited to multidistance bike ride to promote communities efforts to reduce carbon footprint, promote healthy lifestyles. Rides start throughout the day. Cost, $35/person. 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 10, starts at Richfield Springs Central School. Call (607) 547-8881

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Cooperstown’s NFL Headquarters Starting this Thursday at UPSTATE BAR AND GRILL! 5418 State Highway 28 607.282.4525 upstatebarandgrill.com

Come watch YOUR TEAM PLAY every week on the Direct TV Sunday Ticket. 16 wide-screen TVs including a video wall with surround sound!

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HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY – 8-11 a.m. Dispose of ecologically dangerous waste from your home. Unadilla Highway Department, 216 Co. Hwy, 3, Unadilla. Call 607547-4225.

LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 9-11:30 a.m. Learn to actively manage your high-blood pressure in evidence based way with group of your peers.

6 Ann St, Richfield Springs.

Call 607-547-3360.

RUMMAGE SALE – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Benefit for Milford Legion Building. Also, Suzie’s Closet is accepting donations of winter clothing. Also Saturday. The Milford Legion Building, W. Main St., Milford.

WRITERS FESTIVAL – 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Celebrate the 5th Annual Festival of Women Writers with readings, workshops. Also Saturday and

Sunday Hobart Book Village, St. Rt. 10, Hobart. Call 607538-9222 PAINTING PARTY – 4-7 p.m. Paint recovery themed rocks with LEAF, FORDO. Free, open to public. All ages welcome. LEAF, 80 Water St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0090.

BIG BAND CONCERT – 6:30-8:30 p.m. Travel to a time when “Swing was the Thing.” Bring a lawn chair, relax, enjoy with Small Town Big Band. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. Call 607-5475098 ext. 6.

CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. The New York Connection: Traditional Irish Music, Dance and Song. The Oneonta Concert Association brings the sounds of Ireland to Oneonta. $25/ adult, $6/student. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-433-7252.

DANCE PARTY – 8 p.m.Midnight. Go to an 80s dance

party. Admission, $3 with costume, $5 without. Cash bar. The Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080.

Saturday September 9

HAZARDOUS WASTE DAY – 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Dispose of ecologically dangerous waste from your household. The Meadows, 140 Co. Hwy. 33W, Cooperstown. Call 607-5474225.

COLORSCAPE – 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Free outdoor art festival features art sales, competitive poetry slam, hands-on activities, music, literary arts, culinary arts, more. East Park, Norwich. Call 607-3363378 or visit www.colorscape. org.

COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown.

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Huge Selection of Guitars • Amps • Drums • Keyboards • Accessories

10 South Main St, Oneonta • 607-432-0344 since 1971 www.theeighthnote.com The area’s oldest and largest music store

Color in the Year-round Northeast Garden Otesaga Hotel, Cooperstown Saturday, September 30 10 am - 2:30 pm Keynote Speakers:

Kerry Ann Mendez, Perennially Yours Margaret Roach , A Way to Garden Tickets $70 per person Limited Seating

Cornell Cooperative Extension 607-547-2536 (ext 0) · otsego@cornell.edu cceschoharie-otsego.org/gardening Event to Benefit the Master Gardener Volunteer Program Event Sponsor: Harvesting History,Seed and Plant Purveyors The Cornell Cooperative Extension educational system enables people to improve their lives and communities through partnerships that put experience and research knowledg to work. CCE is an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals With Disabilities and provides equal program and employment opportunities. Accomondations for persons with special needs may be requested by contacting Cornell Cooperative Extension Schoharie and Otsego Counties prior to the program.

KET – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit the Grand and Glorious Garage sale on Main St. then find farm fresh produce in Muller Plaza, Oneonta.

E-mail oneontafarmersmarket607@gmail.com.

GARAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. See what you can find at the Grand and Glorious Garage Sale. Main St., Oneonta.

CHILDBIRTH CLASS – 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Recommended by Bassett for 7th, 8th month of pregnancy.

Class teaches mothers, partners information & coping skills to actively participate during labor & delivery. Registration required by 5th month of pregnancy. Bassett Hall Auditorium, 31 Beaver St., Cooperstown.

QUILT SHOW – 10 a.m.3 p.m. Celebrate creation of 50+ quilts for charity in Otsego County by the Fly Creek Methodist Quilters.

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Silent auction quilt is “Kaleidoscope.” Enter your creation 9/8 between 1-3 p.m. Fly Creek Methodist Church, Co. Rt. 26, Fly Creek. Call Gail Olin, 607-435-2946.

FLEA MARKET – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Support Cherry Valley Artworks. 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. Call 607-264-3080.

HERO 5K – 10 a.m. Support your local heroes at 9/11 heroes 5K. Registration, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Fee, $35. Proceeds benefit Fly Creek Fire & EMS Depts. Fly Creek Fire

Dept., 832 Co. Hwy. 26, Fly Creek. Call 607-547-2800.

ANTIQUE ENGINE JAMBOREE – 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Features working steam, gas engines, tractors, antique cars, mill demonstrations, BBQ, children’s activities, live music. Celebrate ingenuity of the past, present, future.

Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith.

Call 607-278-5744.

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SATURDAY 9/9/17 • 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM SUNDAY 9/10/17 • 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM EAST & WEST PARKS IN DOWNTOWN NORWICH, NY Colorscape Chenango is a FREE juried exhibition of art and fine crafts in an interactive atmosphere featuring artist demonstrations, literary, dance, music and arts activities for all ages, student art exhibit, competitive poetry slam & creative food vending.

Entertainment on two stages arranged by Night Eagle Productions.

• CERAMICS • DRAWINGS & PASTELS • FIBER • FIBER, WEARABLE • GLASS • JEWELRY • METALWORK • MIXED MEDIA • OIL & ACRYLIC PAINTINGS • PHOTOGRAPHY • SCULPTURE • WATERCOLOR PAINTINGS • WOOD

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NBT MAIN STAGE • EAST PARK

Sponsored by NBT Bank & Grants from the Follett Foundation, Greater Norwich Foundation in memory of Cyrus Higley and Decentralization.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9TH @ NATE GROSS @ OPENING CEREMONY @ FETISH LANE @ NO FUSS & FEATHERS @ ADAM EZRA GROUP @ CARAVAN OF THIEVES @ THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10TH @ ANSWER THE MUSE @ THE KENNEDYS @ JAMES MADDOCK @ JOHN GORKA @ THE SLAMBOVIAN CIRCUS OF DREAMS PLUS entertainment all weekend long in West Park on Peggy’s Stage and the Art Zone Stage!

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NOTICE TO THE VOTERS OF OTSEGO COUNTY Candidates for the Republican Primary Election Tuesday September 12, 2017 12PM - 9PM ******* REPUBLICAN Polls will be open in the following districts: BUTTERNUTS SUPER OF HWYS Jerry Madsen 2573 Co Hwy 4 Dennis R Hill 14 Green St, Apt A DECATUR SUPER OF HWYS Donald W Hill Jr 109 Co Hwy 37 Robert Rundblad Sr 1040 Co Hwy 38 HARTWICK SUPER OF HWYS Fred Koffer 220 Todd Rd Jeffery S Thorn 178 E Hill Rd MIDDLEFIELD SUPER OF HWYS Timothy M Dubben 614 Rezen Rd Kenneth Coville 3018 Co Hwy 35 MORRIS SUPER OF HWYS Jonathan N Foote 355 Co Hwy 13 Derrick Anderson 2320 St Hwy 23 RICHFIELD COUNCILMAN (Vote for 2) Rex A Seamon 1096 Co Hwy 25 Larry Frigault 129 Below Rd Bill Klemm 1 Ann St RICHFIELD DISTRICT 2 MEMBER OF COUNTY COMMITTEE (Vote for 2) Donald Urtz 13 Monticello St Frances Hazelton 10 River St Joseph Zvirzdin 857 Co Hwy 24 POLLING PLACES ******* BUTTERNUTS Municipal Building 1234 St Hwy 51 Gilbertsville DECATUR Decatur Town Barn 104 Co Hwy 37 Worcester HARTWICK Town Office Building 103 Town Dr Hartwick MIDDLEFIELD Clark Sports Center 124 Co Hwy 52 Cooperstown MORRIS Townhouse 118 Main St Morris RICHFIELD Town Hall 18 E James St Richfield Springs Polls will be closed in all other districts where races are uncontested.

Otsego County Board of Elections 140 Co Hwy 33W, Ste 2 Cooperstown, NY 13326 607-547-4247 or 4325 www.otsegocounty. com 1LegalSept.7 Legal nOtice

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JOHN & JEN’S DREAM LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/24/2017.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 55 Maple Street, Oneonta, New York 13820.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 a.m. on October 05, 2017at 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 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 Robert Kitchen (518) 4572124.

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.

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Please call (518) 457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting.

Reg. 09, Jack Williams, Regional Director, 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY 13901 D263547, PIN 9WW0.17, Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan & Tioga Cos., Where & When Highway Contract, Bid Deposit $75,000.00., NO PLANS. Goals: MBE/WBE 12 / 18% 2LegalSept.14

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TRIUMPH OF FLORA, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 8/3/17.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at: 53 Chestnut St, Cooperstown, NY 13326.

Purpose: any lawful act or activity.

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LONGVIEW FARM & EVENT CENTER LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State on August 23, 2017.

The office location within New York is in Otsego County. The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to c/o THE LLC, 397 Martin Road, New Berlin, New York 13411.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Public Notice of formation of Denninger Construction, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State (SSNY) on June 22nd, 2017.

Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to: PO Box 480 Cherry Valley NY 13320.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful activity.

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Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/25/2017.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at 57 Maple Avenue Unadilla NY 13849.

Purpose: for any lawful purpose.

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Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, P.O. Box 190, Fly Creek, NY 13337.

Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of

Plaintiff designates OTSEGO as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 127 STATE HIGHWAY 165 CHERRY VALLEY, NY 13320 District: Section: 102.2 Block: 1 Lot: 48 INDEX NO. 2017167 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs.

PAMELA FREDERICK, if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow,

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husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; VERONICA H. WHITE; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12, “the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff the persons or parties intended being the tenants occupants persons or corporations if any having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint, Defendant(s) 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 within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; 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 OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $150,000.00 and interest, recorded on October 13, 2011, at Liber 2011-4690 Page , of the Public Records of OTSEGO County, New York, covering premises known as 127 STATE HIGHWAY 165 CHERRY VALLEY, NY 13320.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above

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to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

OTSEGO County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

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 the mortgage company will not stop the 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. Dated: August 9, 2017 RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY:DANIEL GREENBAUM, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 4LegalSept.7 Legal nOtice

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO INDEX NO. 24/2016 Plaintiff designates OTSEGO as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 228 LOCKWOOD RD MOUNT UPTON, NY 13809 Section: 328 Block: 1 Lot: 37 CIT BANK N.A., Plaintiff, vs.

JAMES ROXBURY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE ROXBURY; THEODORE J. ROXBURY, JR., AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE ROXBURY; DEBRA PATTERSON, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE ROXBURY; KAREN JUCHA, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF THEODORE ROXBURY; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff,

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claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NATIONAL BANK TRUST COMPANY; OTSEGO RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE, INC.; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICEUNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE TAX COMPLIANCE DIVISION-C.O. -ATC, “JOHN DOE 1 to JOHN DOE 25”, said names being fictitious, the persons or parties intended being the persons, parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

To the abovenamed 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 within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; 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.

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to secure the sum of $123,000.00 and interest, recorded on November 19, 2007, in Book 1539 at Page 408, of the Public Records of OTSEGO County, New York, covering premises known as 228 LOCKWOOD RD, MOUNT UPTON, NY 13809.

The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. OTSEGO County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county.

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 the mortgage company will not stop the 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. Dated: August 9, 2017 Westbury, New York RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: DANIEL GREENBAUM, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675 4LegalSept.8 Legal nOtice

Notice of formation of COOPERSTOWN BEVERAGE COMPANY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on July 20, 2017. The office af 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 hirn/her to: The LLC, P.O. Box 827, Oneonta, NY 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name of LLC: Royal Equities of Cooperstown LLC; Date of filing: 7/26/17; Office of the LLC: Otsego Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 5069 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, New York 13326; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalSept.14 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY Name of LLC: Royal Ford Motors of Cooperstown LLC; Date of filing: 7/26/17; Office of the LLC: Otsego Co.; The NY Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. NYSS may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at 5069 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, New York 13326; Purpose of LLC: Any lawful purpose.

6LegalSept.14 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Leatherstocking Trolley Company, LLC Filed 7/13/17 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 328 County Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalSept.7 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company.

Name: GOHDE ENTERPRISES RENTALS LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 26 July 2017.

Office location: Otsego County.

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Now, Frances Wright To Spend More Time With Own Mother, 99 WRIGHT/From B1 sylvania, she would often visit her grandmothers, who lived nearby.

“One lived one block from me, the other lived six blocks away,” she said. “I saw them often.”

She graduated from Juniata College with a degree in psychology.

“It was the thing to study in the ’70s,” she said. But when she met her husband, Brian McMurray, now an antiques dealer; he wanted to continue his studies at the Cooperstown Graduate Program.

“I thought we’d be here a year and a half,” she said. “Thirty years later, here we are! We really found our niche in upstate New York.”

She got a job in the placement coordination office at The Meadows in 1983, when it was still a nursing home. “We had one elderly couple with a disabled son and they were ready for a change,” she said.

“They thought he needed to go to a nursing home, but we were able to get him into a handicapped-accessible home so he

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could stay in the community.

Sometimes it’s about knowing when people aren’t ready to go into a nursing home.”

But the facility was old, and had a lot of issues. “There were four-person rooms, which was no longer what people were looking for,” she said. “There were issues with things like transportation and

delivering food.”

When The Meadows closed as a nursing home, Frances never left the building, taking the lead of the county office in 2000. “We come into contact with close to 3,000 people a year,” she said. “Some need intensive services, others only come by once or twice.”

Among the programs she’s most proud of is helping to implement the Consumer Directed In-Home Service program, now part of NY Connects. The program helps people select a caretaker, rather than having one assigned.

“It might be a niece or a neighbor, and the caseworker works with them so they know how to provide care,” she said. “There’s better communication and more reliability because there’s that personal connection.”

Tammy McDonald is slated to succeed her, pending a board resolution.

Wright’s mother, now 99, still lives in Pennsylvania, and Wright intends to visit her more frequent-

Then assistant director of the county Office for the Aging, Frances Wright, right, poses at the Governor’s Mansion in Albany with, from left, state Veterans Affairs Director George Basher, state Office of the Aging Director Walter Hoefer, Margaret Pataki, the then-governor’s mother, and the county’s outstanding senior volunteers, Nan Williams and Elmer Mathews.

ly in her retirement. “She still lives independently,” she said.

In addition to working in her garden and getting ahead on her canning, Wright also hopes to con-

tinue working in the community as a volunteer, something she often encouraged her clients to do. “It’s important to stay involved,” she said. “It keeps you connected.”

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Saturday September 9

FAMILY FAIR – 11 a.m.2 p.m. Free food, activities for families. Bounce house, face painting, crafts, games, chance to win gift certificates to local businesses. Main

Village of Sharon Springs September 9 and 10 10 am to 5 pm

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Street Baptist Church parking lot, 33 Main St., Oneonta. Call Kinho Chan @ 607-821-2111.

TRUNK SHOW – 12:301:30 p.m. Presenting “Box and Cox” (1847) by John Madison Morton. On the Tavern Green at The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

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WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE – 1 p.m. Listen to Susan B. Anthony’s historic speech on Women’s Suffrage in America. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

WRITERS GROUP – 1:303:30 p.m. Join other writers to hone your craft. Hosted by published author Jennifer Donohue. Registration preferred. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980.

WOMEN’S RIGHTS – 2 p.m.

Vignettes by the Templeton Players portray what it meant to be a woman in the 1800s.

Attend Reverend Bush’s address on women’s place in society at 2, participate in Carrie Finkles rally calling for equality and liberty at 2:30. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

Sunday September 10

RIDE ON! – 8 a.m. Cyclists are invited to multi-distance bike ride to promote communities efforts to reduce carbon footprint, promote healthy lifestyles. Rides start throughout the day. Cost, $35/person.

Starts at Richfield Springs Central School. Call 607-5478881.

TRUNK SHOW – 12:301:30 p.m. See Saturday Listing.

OCCA PICNIC – 1-5 p.m.

Features guided nature walk, overview of OCCA’s activities for the year. Also, presenting Conservationist of the Year Award. Gilbert Lake State Park, 18 CCC Rd, Laurens.

Call 607-547-4488.

EXHIBIT RECEPTION – 2-4 p.m. Reception for “Oneonta’s Neighborhood Markets” exhibit. talk with exhibition committee, contributors. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0960.

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IN MEMORIAM Richard L. Knudson, 87; SUNY Oneonta Professor Retired, Became Episcopal Priest In Schenevus

Joseph James Sieger Sr., 48; Veteran Survived By 6 Children ONEONTA – Joseph James Sieger Sr., 48, an Army veteran, passed away Sunday, August 27, 2017, at home in Oneonta. An Army veteran, he loved fishing, beer, and rock and roll.

He’s survived by his mother, Teena Masker; six children, James, Scott, Trevor, Brett, Matthew, and Joey; three grandchildren; five siblings, long-time friend Kevin; and many additional friends and family.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Bookhout Funeral Home.

ONEONTA – The Rev. Dr. Richard L. Knudson, 87, retired SUNY Oneonta professor and vicar at the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, died Sept. 1, 2017.

He was born on June 4, 1930, He was the son of Norwegian immigrants and proudly traced his roots to the “Sloopers,” the first Norwegian immigrants to this country back in the early 1800s.

He grew up in Maine, where he had a teaching career before moving to Oneonta to continue teaching at SUNY

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Werner Moennich, 80; Dairyman Moved From Germany

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Oneonta. He retired from teaching in 1991 and was ordained an Anglican priest in 2004. He served as the vicar at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Schenevus.

Dick was a lifelong car enthusiast and was especially devoted to the M.G. sports car. He wrote over thirty books and hundreds of articles about cars and other subjects that interested him.

He leaves a loving family and many friends he will be waiting to see later.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Knudson Churchill

MORRIS – Werner M.F Moennich, 80, a dairy farmer who moved to the United States from Germany, passed away within the warmth of his own home on August 30, 2017.

Werner was born on November 26, 1936 in Munster, Germany to the late Heinz Bruno Wolfgang Mönnich and Luise Charlotta Pier. On July, 26 1969, Werner married his life companion, the former Doris Nelson, at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Richmondville.

After settling in Morris in 1971, Werner and Doris worked hand-in-hand in the operation of their Dairy Farm that was known as Seefeld Farm. Being a farmer was not only a career and passion for Werner, but a way of life.

Werner became especially fond of the Belted Galloway variety of beef cattle and he began to breed them and show them at the local county fair. He was a member of the Belted Galloway Society, American

Quarter Horse Association, and past member of the New York and National Holstein Associations.

Werner is survived by his loving wife Doris Moennich; a daughter, Kimberly (Christopher) Garrett; grandson, Marques Garrett; grand-daughter, Nya Garrett; several nieces, nephews.

At Werner’s request, funeral services will be held privately and at the convenience of his family.

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may be made to: Gilbertsville Fire Department, P.O. Box 72, Gilbertsville, NY 13776 or Werner GilbertsMoennich ville Emergency Squad, P.O. Box 181, Gilbertsville, NY 13776.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Johnston Funeral Home.

Audrey Finley, 94; Native Of Oneonta Resided In Virginia ONEONTA – Audrey Barbara Finley, 94, formerly of Oneonta, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, in Henrico, Va. Audrey was known for her care for people, good humor and fervent faith. She loved spending time with her family, reading and watching sports on television and had a knack for all things creative crocheting, painting, knitting and cooking. She also had a deep love for animals, always having a pet to care for no matter where she lived.

She is survived by her four children, Patricia A. Fritts, Jerry R. Finley, John R. Finley and Suzanne M. Fuson; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard H. Finley; son, Richard H. Finley Jr.; daughter, Barbara; and granddaughter, Jennifer.

A funeral will be held 3 p.m. Friday Sept. 8 at Saint Mary’s Wood Community Center, Richmond, Va. The family will receive friends after the funeral at their home at 11421 Barrington Bridge Court in Henrico, Va.

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As corner groceries closed, so did the The Oneonta Grocery Co. at Broad and Market, the wholesaler that supplied them.

The Stevens-German Library at Hartwick College seeks two (2) part-time, Public Services Assistants to assist in the delivery of services to patrons of the library. For complete details, please visit: www.hartwick.edu/employment.

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EXHIBIT/From B1 on Saturday, and they would deliver it to the house on Dietz Street.”

Now, Morley and the other GOHS board members have been able to document 213 grocery stores that operate in Oneonta since the beginning of the 20th century. “And that is by no means an exhaustive list,” said Bob Brzozowski, GOHS executive director.

Every neighborhood had its own market – or several. “I can think of seven grocery stores along River Street,” said Drago. “Then there was Foti’s, and John Todd had a farm and would sell his vegetables to the grocers.”

And with that many markets, a competitive edge was needed to prosper: C. Zummo’s (where Bella Michaels is now) sold sausages to all the Italian restaurants in the city, and Drago’s specialized in Georgia peaches.

“People used to buy them by the bushel for canning,” said Drago. “We’d get them in, 40 or so at a time, and leave the baskets out front overnight, and no one would bother them. Can you imagine that now?”

The new exhibit also contains a couple hidden gems from Oneonta’s history, including a lard can from a Torrey’s Slaughterhouse, located on what is now Irving Place. Ads at the time advertised items rarely seen items, such as dried beef, at 19 cents a pound.

“During the war, there will still people who didn’t have refrigerators,” said GOHS board member Patrice Macaluso. “People would do their shopping every day.”

But that might mean scheduling your day around when you could get the best ingredients – like a fresh, still-hot loaf of Foti’s bread.

“The bread came in at 10

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And if the bread didn’t show? Drago had to go get it himself and carry it back to the waiting customers.

With so much shopping being done, there were a lot of interpersonal relationships at the store, good and bad. “The grocer might be more aloof with some customers, put a finger on the scale,” said Macaluso.

“You were dependent on the person getting the groceries for you, rather than getting them yourself, so those relationships developed.”

In 1950, Rizzo’s Super Market opened at 488 Main St., changing the grocery game forever. In a full-page advertisement, he billed his store as “The Market of Tomorrow.”

“He had shopping carts,” said Morley. “It was very uncommon for stores to have those.”

But by the ’60s and ’70s, the corner markets were fading away, replaced by chain stores. “Corner stores were able to hold on a long time,” said Macaluso. “They offered credit, which the grocery stores didn’t. They would deliver.”

But in the end, grocery-

store relationships came through for Drago.

“The basketball coach, Shorty Long, used to come into the store to buy the ingredients for pizza,” said Drago. “He came in one night asked my father to let me play three times a week. He conceded, and then allowed me to continue full-time.”

And although basketball was a major part of Drago’s

life, he still found time to pitch in at the store. “I came back in 1956 to help my mother while my father was in the Homer Folks Home,” he said. “I had been at Duke University, but then Shorty Long called and said they needed a basketball coach.

So everything worked out.”

In 1959-60, he coached Oneonta High’s basketball team, the only undefeated in city history.

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Sunday September 10

VIGNETTES – 2 p.m. The Templeton players perform short vignettes portraying historical events, characters, folklore around the Anti-Rent Wars. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

Monday September 11

MEMORIAL – 9-9:45 a.m.

Memorialize those lost September 11, 2001, including 7 SUNY Oneonta Alumni. 9/11 Memorial, upper quad, SUNY Oneonta.

LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 9:30 a.m.-Noon. Learn to manage high-blood pressure in evidence based way with group of peers. Frank J. Basloe Library, 245 N Main St, Herkimer. call 607-5473360 or e-mail LivingWellSessions@bassett.org.

PETTING ZOO – 2-5 p.m.

Meet furry barnyard friends of Beaverwood farms. Presi-

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YARN WORKSHOP – 5-7 p.m. Work with instructor Tori to create something for yourself or a loved one. All skill levels welcome! Create mittens, hats, more. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta.

Call 607-267-4435 or e-mail kyle@friendsofrecoverydo. org.

FIGURE DRAWING – 6:30 p.m. Non-instructional drawing with live model. Poses chosen by consensus. Cost $12 per class. The Carriage House Art Studio, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 435-8718.

DAZZLING DAHLIAS – 7 p.m. Dr. Rudy Schuster & Gwen Schuster, winners in Dahlia horticulture at NYS Fair, on growing Dahlias and floral arrangements. St. James Episcopal Church, 305 Main St., Oneonta. E-mail Angie Eichler at angie.eichler@ oneonta.edu.

DRAWING GROUP – 7-9 p.m. Practice drawing with

BOOKMOBILE – Check out the mobile library.

9:30-9:50 a.m. Town Hall, 3966 NY-23, West Oneonta.

10:10-10:50 a.m. Little Lambs Children Center, 383 Co Rd 11, Oneonta.

12:20-12:45 p.m. Methodist Church, 811 Co Rd 26, Fly Creek.

1:15-1:35 p.m. Methodist Church, 2343 NY-205, Mt Vision.

2:10-2:30 p.m. Firehouse, 116 County Rd 4, Wells Bridge. www.4cls.org or call 607-723-8236.

FCAHS LUNCHEON – 11:30 a.m. Fly Creek Area Historical Society Luncheon, 210 Cemetery Rd, Fly Creek. fcahs.org KNITTING GROUP – 1:303:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.

TINKERING TUESDAY – 3:30-5 p.m. Draw or design window cling-on to be 3-D printed. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980.

LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 5-7:30 p.m. Learn to actively manage your high-blood pressure in an evidence based way with group of peers. Bassett Medi-

cal Center, Clinic Building, 1 Atwell Rd, Cooperstown. call 607-547-3360 or e-mail LivingWellSessions@bassett.org.

EVENING CHILDBIRTH CLASS – 6:30-8:30 p.m. This 3-day class is Recommended

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partners information & coping skills to actively participate during labor & delivery. Registration required by 5th month of pregnancy. Continues September 19 & 26. Bassett Hall Auditorium, 31 Beaver St., Cooperstown.

Wednesday September 13

LA LECHE NURSERY – 1011 a.m. Where mothers can breast feed children among like minded mothers. Church of Christ, 52 Linden Ave., Cooperstown 607-638-9058.

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AT, FP, 32K, #C101922A, $20,100 ...

PER MONTH

FP, ALLOYS, 36K, #C102213A

ONLY $19,495

FP, LTHR, NAV, 32K, #C945220, $22,095......

$299/mo

2014 PATHFINDER SV AWD AT, FP, NS, 36K, #C945060, $22,495......

$308/mo

2014 FRONTIER CREW 4X4

SHORT BOX, FP, NS, VALUE PKG, 34K, /mo #C945410, $23,995 ........

$331

2014 MURANO SL AWD FP, LTHR, SNRF, 25K, #C945230, $23,995......

2015 SORENTO EX AWD V6, FP, LTHR, 34K, #945080, $24,162 ........

$333/mo

2016 FRONTIER CREW SV 4X4 FP, NS, BEDLINER, TOW PKG, 18K,#CB945290, $24,995 ...

$346/mo

2015 FRONTIER CREW SV 4X4 FP, NS, VALUE PKG, 23K, #C945480, $25,350.......

$352/mo

2015 ROGUE SL AWD FP, LTHR, NAV, SR, 21K, #C945210, $25,795......

$359/mo

2014 FRONTIER CREW SV 4X4 FP, NS, VALUE PKG, 13K, #C945570, $25,795......

$359/mo

2015 PATHFINDER SL 4X4

$331/mo

2017 GRAND CARAVAN

299

FP, LTHR, NAV, SNRF, #C945320, $29,495......

2014 FRONTIER SV

315

NOW JUST

$

NOW JUST

$

PER MONTH

SXT, FP, PWR SLDRS & GATE, 21K, #R945400

ONLY $21,917

$416/mo

PER MONTH

KING CAB, 4WD, FP, NS, RESILIENCE, 28K, #945030

ONLY $22,995

Payments based on $2,500 down or trade equity plus sales tax, title and fees. 2011 and newer 3.49% for 72 months, 2010 3.79% for 66, 2009 3.79% for 60 months, 2008 4.49% for 48, 2007 4.99% for 48 months. See dealer for details.

Vehicles advertised may be subject to "Recall". Recall information is available at www.safercar.gov

PARTS 800-388-3632

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