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very night, Margaret Parish would see stories of refugees on the news. “Sixty percent of these refugees are women and children,” she said. “We wanted to help.” Working with Rev. Teressa Sivers, pastor, First United MethodMargaret ist Church, Parish Temple Beth El President Ken Sider and others in the community, Parish helped assemble the Oneonta Refugee Resettlement Coalition, a task force to study what it would take to bring a refugee family to Oneonta. “We’re a welcoming community,” said Sivers. “We have good public transportation, good schools, the free health clinic and a free hot meal every night of the week. We believe that, in a time when the world is in crisis, people could find security and love here.” Partnering with the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees in Utica, Please See REFUGEES, A3
SPARACO SHINES: Oneonta’s Tanner Sparaco took top honors at the Friday, Aug. 5, Demolition Derby at the Otsego County Fair in Morris/DETAILS, A2
Learning Of Possible Neglect, Focus Blew Whistle, CEO Says
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tate Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and Assemblyman Bill Magee, D-Nelson, delivered a $1 million grant to the county Board of Representatives last week to complete the 12-tower countywide emergency communications system later this year. Half the grant came from the state Senate and half from the Assembly. Construction is in its last phases, with three sites remaining to be completed.
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The Luna Chicks Belly Dancers wow the City of the Hills Art Festival crowd with an evocative sword dance. From left are Patsy Beebe of Springfield, Sarah Cummings of Oneonta, and group leader Jo Boring, Oneonta.
1,500 People At Revived City Of Hills Art Fest The festival is well on its way back to being “The Jewel of The Summer” it once was, as 1,500 hen Bhala Jones and her people were drawn downtown family bought a camp in Saturday, Aug. 5, for local artists, Stamford in the early ’80s, music, readings, a sidewalk sale she came into Oneonta and happened and more as the festival returned upon the City of the Hills Arts Festito Main Street after three years in val. the parking lot behind the Wilber “The artists’ tables stretched from Mansion. Mama Nina’s to past the police sta“We moved it to the parking lot tion,” she said. “From then on, we because we wanted to tie it in as a planned our summer around it. I’d Jackson Plymell, Oneonta, and CANO event,” said Annie Kuhn, Sofia Giordane, Warsaw, quizzi- former CANO board president. love to see it that way again.” cally examine art on display. And so she may. Please See ART FEST, A3 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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‘Chief Nursing Administrator’ Sought To Train, Monitor 2 Staffs PADDLE, PULL: The OCCA is seeking volunteers for a “Paddle and Pull” to seph Zupnik, By JIM KEVLIN DEBATE REVIVED: Was remove water chestnut plants CEO of Focus the right choice? at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 14, at Focus VenSEE A7 Goodyear Lake. The plants INDEX tures, owner are considered invasive speof the forinvolved were immediately cies. o a degree, the system mer Otsego suspended, and we reported worked. Manor, said them to the Department of TRUE IN RIO: Otsego As staff members in an interHealth and to the Attorney County Olympic Sara Groff are trained to do, a nurse view. General’s Office.” True will compete in the Zupnik alerted management that “We were State Attorney General Triathlon event in Rio at 11 94-year-old woman was left certainly Eric Schneiderman then a.m. Saturday, Aug.20. untended for 41 hours over shocked by the incident,” launched the investigation Memorial Day Weekend, Jo- he said. “The caregivers Please See ZUPKIN, A6
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Coalition Developing Case For Bringing Refugees To Oneonta REFUGEES/From A1 Oneonta must prove, through an application, what it has to offer. “The Center has been looking to place families in more outreaching communities,” said Parish. “They’re reaching their limit on housing and resources in the city.” When a refugee family arrives from Burma, Syria, Ethiopia or another country fraught with war and famine, they’re given a few meals, temporary housing and a little bit of money, as well as a week to secure employment, get a social security card and begin learning a new language, customs, even how to work their kitchen appliances. “The goal is to get them established so that they can
look for a more permanent week’s Council meeting. arrangement,” said Sivers. “I support the concept of In order to welcome a refbringing a family, but we ugee family, a community have to make sure we have has to show it is able to set the resources in terms of up the family with housing, housing, employment and transportation and volunlanguage,” said Mayor Gary teers to help them navigate Herzig. their new home. “We have He invited Parish to to show that we are ready present the group’s plan at when we receive that call,” a future Common Council said Sivers. “When that call meeting. “People have a lot comes in, we’ll have a famof questions,” he said. “And ily arriving at the airport in Council wants to know 48 hours.” what role the city has in this Finding jobs for refugees process.” Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA is also a challenge, but ChoIf Oneonta’s applicabani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya, The Rev. Teresa Sivers, left, pastor, First United tion is approved, the group Methodist Church, and organizer Margaret Parhimself a Kurdish immihopes to be ready to welish discuss the challenges of bringing refugees to grant, has already comcome a first family within Oneonta. mitted to hiring refugees, two years. “A lot of them The steering committee Rights, and Commission and, in January, published a are professionals,” said member/Common Council letter in CNN Money asking also brought the idea to the Sivers. “They’re doctors, city’s Commission on Com- member Michelle Osterfor other companies to do lawyers and teachers in their munity Relations & Human houdt mentioned it at last the same. home country, but they’ve
been displaced by war and famine.” And the committee hopes that they will find the resources to help as many as 20 families re-establish their lives here over several months. “People do better when they have a community around them, people who understand their story,” said Parish. Though Oneonta has active Jewish and Christian faith communities, if refugee families were Muslim, Sivers hopes to continue conversations with Islamberg so that they would have a place to worship. “It’s a chance for us to open a small Muslim community here,” said Sivers. “It’s also a good way to learn about a whole new culture.”
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Oneonta artist Barbara Arden poses with her award for Best Painting.
Tanner Huffman, above, from Oneonta, looks through the paintings of William Mayer, Davenport, who has been painting for 20 years.
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Read’ featured poets, novelists and an open mic. “As a piece of the grant I wrote to the Chenango Arts Council, they wanted to see an interactive piece,” said Jones. “I believe very much in the printed and spoken word, and I wanted it so that if you walked into the Green Toad to buy something, you would hear live readings all day long.” Kuhn purposefully didn’t invite food vendors to the
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ART FEST/From A1 “But the parking lot was not aesthetically pleasing, and we had three years of really bad weather.” The festival had originally been moved from August to September after conflicts. “One year it conflicted with Colorscape, another with the Grand & Glorious garage sale,” said CANO President Jim Maloney. “And there were some brutally hot Augusts.” When Jones was appointed coordinator for this year’s festival, she sent out a survey asking artists what they wanted to see going forward. The majority of them wanted to bring it back to Main Street. “It’s impersonal in the parking lot,” said Maloney. “People came, they looked at the art and left. On Main Street, people were already coming downtown for lunch or to shop, so they stuck around longer at the festival.” And after three rainy Septembers, those surveyed also said they wanted to move the festival back to August. CANO paired the event with the Saturday Farmers’ Market and the downtown merchants annual sidewalk sale. In addition to the artists and vendors, musicians kept the crowd rocking in Muller Plaza, and two new pieces were added to keep people downtown. At Theresa’s Emporium, artist Shannon Delany hosted a cut-paper workshop, where people could stop by and make leaves to add to a “Neighborhood Tree.” And at the Green Toad, ‘The Big
event. “We encouraged people to eat downtown,” she said. The only criticism they heard was that vendors asked the event be shorter next time, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. rather than until 6 p.m. “It fell off after three,” said Jones. “That’s a long day for everyone.” But overall, CANO is hearing good things. “It’s the biggest one I’ve been a part of!” said Kuhn.
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Quality Of Care At Focus Must Be Everyone’s Concern
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he first reaction to the news of arrests of Focus Rehabilitation & Nursing Center at Otsego’s resident-care staff is outrage, outrage born of fear. That two LPNs and two certified nursing assistants may have left a 94-year-old woman sitting in a chair untended, unfed, “untoileted” for 41 hours, as alleged by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s investigators, is scary. Scary, because many of us have loved ones who are already at the mercy of nursing-home staff, and because many of us someday will be. We ask for whom the bell tolls. • The second reaction is, how can this be prevented from happening again? Focus President Joe Zupnik pointed out there was no cover up, and that’s encouraging. “We were the whistle-blowers,” alerting the state Department of Health and Schneiderman’s office to the potential criminality, he said. That said, the community
the board as a whole, if she declines – should form a blue ribbon panel at the next meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 7, to explore what the county can do to ensure quality care going forward. There is a corps of ombudsmen, private individuals who visit nursing homes to ensure residents are cared for. Can that be expanded? Perhaps there are other checks and balances than can be put in place. Are there periodic conHOMETOWN ONEONTA versations with the Focus leadership to see how the Kay Stuligross, county Health Facilities Corp. chair, calls the question on county might help? That Jan. 28, 2014, and Otsego Manor is privatized, 4-3. Board members are may be particularly timely Rick Eastman, left, (Carol Kirkey is behind him) and from right, Dr. Don Pollock, Bill Thornburgh, Don Lindberg and Kim Muller. Is that “The Last as Focus submits its appliSupper” on the wall? cation for an assisted-living complex, expected to make has been aware of churn at From a practical, comcounty Rep. Kay Stuligthe whole enterprise at Inthe facility as employees petitive standpoint, Focus ross, D-Oneonta, chair of dex more profitable, better faced pay cuts and loss wants a good reputation, not the Otsego County Health able to stabilize its staffing of pension rights after the a bad one. And, given that Facilities Corp., created to and oversight. county-owned Otsego Man- the Focus facility is the only enable the county board to • or was sold to Focus a year realistic option for many of unload the Manor without In the end, the business of ago April and privatized. our elderly, the community being blocked by a lawsuit. Focus is Focus. It’s a priZupnik said salary surwants and needs it to suc“There’s nothing the vate firm that is responsible veys show Focus is paying ceed, too. county can do,” she said. for its own success. competitive wages. The A win-win, for Focus Rather, there may be Steps Zupkin outlines question is, are those wages and the rest of us, is what’s nothing the county WANTS – recruiting a chief nursing sufficient to stabilize staffdesired, but not inevitable. to do, and that’s different. administrator to upgrade ing and allow a new profes• At minimum, board chair training and oversight, and sional core to develop? It was a shame to hear Kathy Clark, R-Otego – or
bringing back Jeff Emhoff, a respected administrator from the county era – are encouraging. They make sense from a business standpoint, too. The better reputation Focus’ Index facility has, the better for the company. Still, facts trump wishes. Focus was its own whistleblower, and that’s encouraging. More encouraging would be that the sad, angering and scary arrests – and the facts behind them – aren’t repeated, ever. It was regrettable that Stuligross said what she did the other day: “Our choice would have been to close it. We could have sold it as a hotel and made a lot of money off it.” Life is more responsibilities than choices. The county board brought us here. And county board members have a responsibility to work with Focus, on the public’s behalf, to ensure quality nursing and rehabilitation is being provided to their 60,000 constituents. There can be no walking away.
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Statistically, Many Renters, Homeowners ‘Cost-Burdened’ In Otsego County Editor’s Note: This remarks by Opportunities for Otsego President/CEO Dan Maskin were delivered Tuesday, July 25, at the groundbreaking in Oneonta for Housing Visions’ 60 units of senior-citizen and market-rate housing.
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ccording to a 2016 report released by the Low Income Housing Coalition, Otsego County renters need to work 70 hours per week at the current minimum wage in order to afford a twobedroom apartment. Based on the estimated renter hourly wage of $9.55 per hour or $19,864 annually, housing costs are 160 percent of a
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OFO’s Dan Maskin addresses Housing Visions groundbreaking.
renter’s income in Otsego County. And the 2014 housing affordability study
released by the state Comptroller’s Office reported that 51.4 percent of renters and 23.7 percent of homeowners in Otsego County are cost-burdened: spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing expenses. Of this group, 38 percent of renters or homeowners spend 50 percent or more on housing costs. Affordable housing has been a significant challenge for low-income working families for many years. The Number One reason given by working families in Opportunity House for becoming homeless is non-payment of rent. Developing an affordable housing project
is a long process and a tricky needle to thread. It’s not at all like getting a grant and starting a program. There’s land acquisition, zoning, partnerships with municipalities, public hearings and financial backing. What you don’t know is that this project almost fell apart, if not for the extraordinary, behind the scenes, efforts that Mayor Gary Herzig put into making all of this a reality. The fact that this all came together is a remarkable achievement for the City of Oneonta, and more importantly, the working people who can now raise their families in a safe and affordable environment.
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How Can Focus’ Problems Be ‘Out Of Our Hands’? To the Editor: In regards to the outrageous neglect of the 94year-old resident being left unattended for almost two days, it is hard to comprehend why only four people are being held responsible. This facility has video surveillance that is monitored – what were these
people doing? In addition, what about the administrators and the director of nursing and the registered nurses who were all responsible for this resident’s well being – and to whom the employees that have been arrested take direction from. Is this facility now being run on state minimum re-
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amilies ... must be diligent regarding the care that their loved ones receive. quirements, overloading the CNAs and LPNs who are primarily responsible for all care given to each resident. I am under no circumstance making any excuses for these individuals, as the treatment to this resident was heartless and cruel. As a resident of Otsego County, it is unbelievable that county Rep. Kay Stuligross would say this situation is out of our hands – but we
are concerned people! As one who has worked in this field for a number of years, I know how difficult it can be. I have always told my residents’ families they must be diligent regarding the care that their loved ones receive. But what happens to those that have no one that care about them? Let me tell you that the majority of people who are in this field are loving and caring individuals who go way beyond what is expected of them. However, the only time you hear about them is usually a tiny line in an obituary. PAT MORGAN Cooperstown
Stuligross, Lindberg, et al, Interested In Highest Price To the Editor: Re: A G Probes Focus (8/4/16) “Sellers’ remorse”? Surely you jest. County Reps. Katherine Stuligross and Donald Lindberg, and their two cohorts on the Otsego County Health Facilities Corp.’s 4 to 3 vote to sell Otsego Manor to Focus, were only interested in getting the most money for the county. They must have warmed their hands on the final payment of the $18.5 million that was bid for the Manor: $105,000 per bed was an extremely high price to
pay for a nursing home in upstate New York. Ms. Stuligross and Mr. Lindberg were correct to want to sell the Manor: It was a financial albatross. They were wrong in their choice of buyers – but “sellers’ remorse”? I doubt it. The other high bidder clearly had a better track record in owning and operating skilled nursing facilities than did Focus, but as in much else in political life, money trumps ethics. WILLIAM W. DORNBURGH Cooperstown
People Should Live Without Fear Of Disparaging Comments To the Editor: I don’t believe I have ever read such an openly hostile, disrespectful and incoherent LTE as the one Jerry Kabat wrote in the Aug. 5 edition of Hometown Oneonta & The Freeman’s Journal. His comment on equating Adolf Hitler in the same context as Ms. Randall and Mr. Stammell’s views is not only out of line but, yes, hateful. His behavior in codifying a loathsome disposition to those who do not hold his religious denomination’s views is not worthy of a 21st-century discussion and certainly should not have ever
been published by your paper to begin with. It’s no wonder you had to give a “black box warning” to your readers regarding further comments. Perhaps you should write an editorial condemning Kabat and reminding your readers that America is a secular society born from religious persecution, and where no mention of Jesus or Buddha or Confucius or Allah or _ahweh are to be found anywhere in the text of the Constitution. Consenting adults should be free to live their lives without fear of disparaging comments from public institutions that had once themselves been
subjected to government hostility and ridicule. TIMOTHY GIBSON Town of Oneonta
Must Be A Reason To the Editor: God must love the LGBT because he keeps creating so many of them in each generation. RICHARD J. STERNBERG, M.D. Cooperstown
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HOMETOWN History Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library
125 Years Ago
News Items – The dancers at the Paris Opera – some of them – are paid $30,000 per annum. John B. Gough’s house is for sale. It has all the modern improvements except a wine cellar. A man drew a wagon weighing 520 pounds, eleven and a half miles in Mantus County, Ohio one day last week, winning a wager of $40. A Norwegian woman 105 years old, and seventy-eight of her descendants are on the road to Utah. The old woman declares her intention of “setting her cap” for Brigham. A little girl in Delaware County, while driving cows home, came across a bear’s cub. The cub caught hold of a switch which the girl had in her hand, and she, thinking the stranger was a dog, both cub and girl had a nice time playing on the way home. The cub was secured in the yard. Soon after the old bear came along looking after the truant cub. The old bear was also secured. Reports from all quarters in New York indicate a steady abatement of cholera. August 1866
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fulltime reporter. While in Dallas Theological Seminary, he accepted a position with a large Dallas automobile concern as advertising manager. Dr. Beavan is an ordained Baptist minister and received a Doctor of Divinity degree from Hartwick College for his outstanding work in the field of religious administration. He has also served three years as a pastoral assistant in New York State, one year in rural mission work in Maine and traveling evangelical work in the southwest and eastern United States. August 1956
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The police department made 33 arrests during the month of July. The list is as follows: speeding, 5; public intoxication, 4; petit larceny, 10; vagrancy, 3; forgery, 1; riding on sidewalk, 4; extortion, 1; attempted suicide, 1; illegal train riding, 6; miscellaneous, 6. A night’s lodging was given to five applicants. The patrolmen found the doors of 10 stores unlocked. Seven prisoners were sent to the county jail at Cooperstown to serve sentences; one to the Albany penitentiary, and one was held to await the action of the grand jury. Twenty-two paid fines aggregating $178 and sentences were suspended in 39 cases. The rest of the prisoners were discharged upon being arraigned. August 1916
The Oneonta Nursing Home on Chestnut Street is celebrating its 10th anniversary and Theresa Boyd, 88, is the only patient who has been there all ten years. She was an honored guest at a cocktail party for the patients and staff last week. She cut an anniversary cake and sipped a whiskey sour. The anniversary will be celebrated through the month of August. An open house will be held every Monday at 2 p.m. with a tour of the home and films about the elderly. Three staff members have been at the home since it opened with 60 beds on August 4, 1966 – Helen Church, program chairman, Mildred Fessenden, a nurse’s aide, and Dorothy Robson in the kitchen. Marge Dorfler played the accordion at last week’s party. John Jackson of Clapper Hollow Road, Jefferson is a fulltime chimney sweep. Jackson describes his business as “preventive fire insurance.” He travels to sweep chimneys located within a 50 to 60-mile radius of Jefferson. Jackson’s business attire is a high-top hat and long-tailed coat. He speaks French and sings “Chim-chiminey, chim-chim Cherie, a chimney sweep’s lucky as lucky can be.” A Slavic fellow from the old country taught Jackson the system he uses to clean chimneys of creosote deposits. Jackson’s services cost a minimum of $25. August 1976
Rural Telephone Party Lines – The rural telephone party line is one of the greatest civilizing forces in the short- sleeves democracy. Every one of the eight Subscribers shares and shares alike in the information and gossip confided to the line. Routine business, for the man who happens to have any, can be satisfactorily transacted over a party line; no one need hesitate to bellow into the transmitter perfunctory messages of no general consequence. Since there are eight voracious outlets to every line, however, private business that involves bargaining or courtship should be reserved for personal visits. No man can safely court more than one girl to a line. To listen or not to listen is the principal question. What goes into a party line has eight ears. There is, of course, an intangible impression that eavesdropping is in bad taste. You are supposed to ignore the click of receivers promptly going up whenever your
August 1996 number is called, or you ring Central, and the decrease in Russ Trong of Personal Computer Services in Oneonta mechanical audibility that comes from community listening says he has seen a large drop in computer prices in the past is no excuse for bad temper. four years. “Prices have dropped dramatically, while quality August 1936 and speed have increased immensely,” Trong said. “Features and accessories have improved and evolved beyond imagination. Burning a home video on DVD was all but unheard of four years ago. A DVD burner just 18 months Dr. Gerald Beavan, better known to Oneonta as Jerry ago would cost several hundred dollars. Today, you can get Beavan, will be the preacher at 9 a.m. Sunday at the a DVD for around $80. That’s just one example! There are Del-Sego Drive-in Theater. Mr. Beavan is with the Billy wireless keyboards and mouse, fingerprint recognition for Graham evangelistic team handling the matter of overall keeping your data secure, and much more. And, it’s all more administration business and public relations. At age 37, affordable than you think,” Trong said. Trong estimates that Jerry Beavan has behind him several years of experience a well-rounded desktop system including an LCD monitor, in fields relating directly to his present work. He worked Microsoft Student/Teacher edition software with networking his way through Alfred University and Hartwick College capabilities will cost parents $850 to $1,000. with a job that began as a handyman in the pressroom of August 2006 a newspaper and ended with a regular feature column as a
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Focus Recruiting ‘Chief Nursing Officer’ To Upgrade Training, Monitoring Staff ZUPKIN/From A1 that led to the arrests of four employees of the local nursing home – two licensed practical nurses, two certified nursing associates – on Tuesday, Aug. 2. They were arraigned on neglect and other charges in Otsego Town Court. “We ourselves were the whistle-blowers in this particular incident,” said Zupnik. “Everyone who works in our facilities: We’re all mandated reporters. If there’s an incident, we have to report it.” Zupnik also acknowledged lesser complaints have been sent to the Health Department from time to time. “It’s not just the Manor or the Focus organization. It’s all health facilities and nursing facilities.” He credited those smaller issues to “the complexity
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The land around Focus on Route 28 south of Cooperstown may be the site of the county’s first assisted-living community, Zupkin said.
of the work. There’s no one exact way to take care of every single person.” The company’s first step following the incident, said Zupnik, was to “immediately educate, and reeducate, and mandate that all of our employees go through this
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said “we couldn’t afford to maintain those pensions.” However, recently completed negotiations with the CSEA has already resulted in wage increases, he said. “Staffing challenges speak to an industrywide problem,” he continued. “We are redoubling recruitment efforts to some eyeopening promotions to get people in the door. I think
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To the Editor, This Friday evening, Aug. 12, at 6 p.m., there will be a public hearing in the Village Board room on the CVS application for a special permit to construct a new 9,000square-foot building on the site of the Cooperstown Motel. As a village trustee, I will have to decide if I can support, or not support, that proposal based upon the overall positive and negative impacts to the village, as I see them. Public opinion will help me decide. On the positive side, CVS is a well-run and well-respected company offering many products and services. I have no problem with CVS stores in any way. On the possible negative side, my primary concern is the location of the property itself, and the level of in and out vehicle traffic that CVS will bring to the existing Chestnut Street and Beaver Street traffic situation. The current CVS proposal is for a three-lane driveway at Beaver Street (next to the Badger Park entrance) and a three-lane driveway at Chestnut Street, across from Stewarts (as shown on existing CVS plans). Chestnut to Beaver (both
ways) is a primary route of travel for Bassett employees, patients, ambulances, service vehicles and residents. It is also a primary route for CCS school buses and the Clark Sports Center. It is very important, in my view, that this route remains open and free flowing. Chestnut Street (also a state highway), between Walnut Street and West Beaver Street, with its existing businesses and driveways is, at times, a delicate interaction of moving and turning vehicles that is sometimes close to not working, in my view. My choice, as I see it now, is between a new store with the products and services it could bring to our area, and the possibility of unknown additional traffic in that area, that may cause ongoing traffic congestion that we may not be able to resolve. The public is invited to share their views on this proposal at this public hearing. The Board of Trustees vote on the special permit application may take place at the end of the public hearing. JAMES R. DEAN Village Trustee Cooperstown
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training again … on abuse, neglect, how and when to report, the chain of command … And we reinforced that everyone is a mandated reporter.” “Organizationally, we’ve made some changes,” he continued, including rehir-
ing Jeff Emhoff, a former Otsego County manager, as administrator. “He knows many of the residents and he knows the staff as well,” said the executive. “I know the folks enjoy that rapport with Jeff.” Third, Focus is recruiting a “chief nursing officer” to oversee nursing care at its Index operation and a sister facility in Utica. “This individual will be working with us on reshaping our clinical and education program,” he said. Asked about the perception of vacancies and turnover, Zupnik said, “we did a survey of the market and at all times we have been paying the competitive wage.” Under county ownership, employees were in the state pension system, and he
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MLS#106362 $149,900 Middlefield Rustic country cabin on a beautiful 10-acre parcel! Charming 2 BR, 1-bath home w/cedar inside and out, high cathedral ceilings. Kitchen/LR has SS appliances, good counter space ands a woodstove that can heat the whole house. Full, dry unfinished basement. 2 sheds, detached garage. Would also make a fantastic hunting cabin! Within 5 miles of State land! Great location! MLS#105434 $849,000 Hartwick Great property in a great location! Mix of commercial and residential uses w/ views of Susquehanna River valley. On Route 28, 2 minutes from Dreams Park, across from Hartwick Commons. Commercially zoned. 2 Coulman Road. Will build to suit. Dave LaDuke, Broker 607-435-2405
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Arrests At Focus Reopen Debate: Did County Do Right Thing? By JIM KEVLIN INDEX
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he decision was made beforehand,” said Bill Dornburgh, as he recalled standing in the hall outside Otsego Manor’s assembly room, watching the majority bloc come out of then-administrator Kurt Apthorpe’s office and head toward the climactic meeting. “They had caucused in Kurt’s office.” At that session of the Otsego County Health Facilities Corp., Jan. 28, 2014, its board of directors voted
4-3 to sell the county-owned nursing home to Focus Ventures of Airmont, Rockland County. Voting aye were county Rep. Kay Stuligross, DOneonta, and Don Lindberg, R-Worcester, now retired, former Oneonta mayor Kim Muller and Rick Eastman, president of Eastman Associates, the Oneonta-based construction firm. “I can’t blame them for trying to get the most money for the county,” said Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal Dornburgh, a retired banker Bill Dornburg: “The three of us had a vested interliving in Cooperstown. He est: We were interested in the quality of care.” voted nay, as did Dr. Donald wives resided in Otsego months before. Pollock, Cooperstown, and Manor, and Kirkey’s hus“The three of us had a Carol Kirkey of Oneonta. band had lived in the Manor vested interest,” Dornburgh Dornburgh and Pollock’s until his death several said in an interview last
week after the state Attorney General’s Office announced the arrest of four Focus employees after a 94-year-old resident was left in a chair for 41 hours over the Memorial Day Weekend. “We were interested in quality of care.” That issue – whether the county or a private entity, and which private entity, could best care for the local elderly – was argued hard between May 1, 2013, when the county Board of Representatives created and transferred ownership of the Manor to the Health Facilities Corp. and the corporation’s vote to sell it to Focus. For Dornburgh, last week’s arrests brought it all back. Of the four-member majority, he reflected, “I can’t blame them for trying to get the most money for the county … so was Dan Crowell,” the county treasurer. Asked to respond, Stuligross said, “Bill Dornburgh was adamantly opposed to selling it in any form.” She called what is alleged to have happened at Focus over Memorial Day “a tragedy.” But, she said, “every nursing home has problems. They are human beings working on human beings.” Crowell said that, as treasurer, the finances should be his first concern, but he also was convinced the facilities corporation had done its job vetting the qualitative side. Prior to the sale, Stuligross recounted, Health Facilities Corp. board members made two visits – one announced, one unannounced – to Focus’ nursing home in Utica and to second bidder VestraCare’s Susquehanna Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Johnson City. The second visit to VestraCare’s facility, the unannounced one, raised concerns in her mind that caused her to favor Focus in the end. “Bill Dornburgh adamantly opposed selling it in any form,” she added. Dornburgh said he visited Focus’ Utica operation and “it seemed to be well run,” but he was convinced by Medicaid’s rating – Focus’ Utica facility received a one vs. a 3-4 for VestraCare’s – to favor the latter. He was also concerned
that Focus, which offered $18.5 million for the Manor vs. VestraCare’s $15 million, would be unable to afford to operate the Manor at the same level of quality. “And they (VestraCare) had a record of several years of operating nursing homes; Focus did not.” He was further troubled by a visit to Focus’ Westchester County banker, where he learned the bank was lending Focus the downpayment, then rolling the downpayment and principal into a financing package. “My problem was that Focus was essentially getting 100 percent financing,” said Dornburgh. Plus, $105,000 per nursing home bed – the Focus price – is “very expensive,” particularly in Upstate New York, Dornburgh said. “You have to get a return on your money,” he continued. “There are two ways: increase revenues or cut costs.” Another factor that was attractive to the Health Facilties Corp. board was Focus’ plan to add an assisted-living complex next to the Manor, he continued. Offering a level of support and autonomy between staying at home or moving into a nursing home, it would be the only such facility in the county. In an interview, Joseph Zupkin, Focus Ventures president, said assistedliving plans are moving forward, with an application expected to be submitted to the state Department of Health by October or before. “It’s a key component – having assisted living associated with this type of facility,” he said. “It’s something we felt very passionate about bring to the community. It’s the only facility of its kind in the county.” For her part, Stuligross was adamant that the former Manor and the services it provides the elderly are no longer county problems. “Nobody in the county wanted this to happen,” she said of the recent arrests, but “there’s nothing the county board can do.” “Our choice would have been to close it,” she said. “We could have sold it as a hotel and made a lot of money off it.”
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ome to Jackie’s for the food, stay for the Dreams Park pin trading. “We’ve been collecting them since 2002,” said Brenda Alton, who waitresses alongside sister Sue Sisson at their sister Jackie Folt’s restaurant here. “I think combined, we’ve got at least 1,500.” The pins are brought and traded by Dreams Park teams, who aim to collect pins from all 104 teams that play during their week at the There’s more Hartwick Seminary where these youth-baseball came from. tournament venue. “The oldest one we have is from 2002,” said Brenda. “We’d have teams come for lunch, and the coaches would leave them with the Please See PINS, B4
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he aria spilled from her lips, then swelled in the space. Its melody was piercing, but its singer endowed it with a softer, wistful tone as she sang the part of a man warmed by the solace of death. Entitled “Stille Amare,” meaning “bitter drops,” the aria arrives shortly before the end of George
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Future Professional Caught The Bug At Age 5, Singing ‘Little Red Hen’ SINGER/From B1 versity this spring, and traces her fondness for opera back to a fourthgrade classroom in Saratoga Springs. Her chorus teacher had introduced a piece called “Painless Opera,” a medley of well-known opera melodies with English libretti. “I was already in love with singing by then. My first role was in the musical ‘The Little Red Hen’ when I was 5 years old. I was the little red hen.” Lachance, who uses the French pronunciation of her name for auditions, later moved with her family – dad Michael, a Bassett anesthesiologist, and mom Carol – to Cooperstown, where she graduated high school in 2009. “I always wanted a role that was unlike my own personality,” she said. “It
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val, in 2010, that this love of hers first grew wings. “That was the season with big-name works like Mozart’s ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ and Copland’s ‘The Tender Land.’ One day, my dad came home from a show and said, ‘you have to see this opera.’ It was ‘Tolomeo.’ “After the first aria left the mouth of the lead singer, Anthony Constanzo, I was done; this is what I want to do,” Lachance said. By then, Lachance was Joelle in a publicity still. an undergraduate student at deepens the work of acting Nazareth College where she and makes it more rewardwas studying Music Educaing.” tion and singing. She stayed That role arrived in her at Nazareth to complete senior year at CCS when her first master’s degree in she was cast as Rizzo, the music education. bad girl in the musical In her senior year of col“Grease.” She described the lege, “Tolomeo” resurfaced show as one of the best she when she sang an aria from ever did, one that helped her the Handel work for an come out of her shell. ill-starred audition. Among Though Lachance has other final projects and reperformed in a myriad of citals, she had been recoverproductions, her passion lies ing from an issue with her in early music, specifically voice at that time. early opera, a genre that she “It was a major failure believes flies under many like I had never experienced music lovers’ radar. It was before. And I felt really
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bad.” However, her voice coach saw potential in her ability to sing the aria, and informed her of an upcoming voice competition. After much persuading, Lachance agreed to give it a second shot. “I was the last to sing, and when it was over I walked out knowing I had won it,” she said. The judges confirmed her expectation. Joelle’s training in early music has landed her in
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Glimmerglass Festival itself. Last summer, she performed in “The Magic Flute” and “Macbeth,” the former because of her ability to sing straight tone, a talent found mostly among young male singers. “It’s a huge deal to sing at Glimmerglass,” said Lachance, who recalled the enormity of singing alongside opera giants like Eric Owens. She plans to audition for Glimmerglass’ Young Artists Program this year. “You do the Young Artists program, and you could go pretty much anywhere.” The singer performed “The Magic Flute” more recently in Berlin, where she stayed for most of July. Dawn to dusk rehearsals left her with little time to explore the city, but she did gain a deeper understanding of German culture while putting her foot in the door of the industry. As she focuses her attention on composers who wrote before the likes of Beethoven and Wagner, Lachance has developed a wide perspective with which she draws connections between works of varying style and time period. “Human thoughts are cyclical,” she said. “Themes like love, misogyny and
humor repeat themselves.” To Joelle, earlier works, such as baroque opera, combine substance, ornamentation, lightness and darkness in each work. However, later styles, like Romantic Era works, do not have all of those qualities; darkness with no contrasting lightness, or too much ornamentation and no substance. “The nature of art is portraying humanity to other people. And I feel like early opera does this much better than what came after it.” This September is the first that will not see Lachance returning to school. As she navigates the opera currents, a Ph.D. in musicology shimmers on the distant horizon, as does a return to Germany where opera is far more prevalent. Opera singing is first, teaching second, in Lachance’s ideal vision of the future. “I’d really love to sing Handel in England where he wrote ‘Tolomeo.’ That would be the most fulfilling thing I could do in my career, greater than singing at the Met,” she said. The field is open and arias like “Stille Amare” sit seemingly untapped, for, as Lachance put it, “nobody sings them because nobody knows them.”
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Sisters Shifting From Collecting Pins To Uncollecting Pins PINS/From B1 tip, or they’d send the kids up to give us one.” They wore their favorites on their aprons, but soon, they had so many that their aprons weighed them down. “They were hurting our necks!” said Brenda. “I see people on Facebook who have their whole T-shirt covered, front and back. They must be so heavy!” Some of the pins light up, and others have spinning wheels or other moving parts. One has a face that bounces around on a spring; another, a bulldog that does the same. “My favorite one is the Amish ump,” said Sue. “The wheels on his buggy spin. I don’t think he was actually Amish, he just looked that Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life way.” And soon, the sisters got in on Jackie’s sisters, Brenda and Sue, trading them. “The kids would look over their collection of souvenir baseball pins, and that’s just the tip see one of the pins we had and of the pin-berg. they’d want it, so we’d say,
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‘What will you trade us for it’?” said Sue. “They’d always give us one of their pins. Sometimes, two or three if they see a pin they really want.” Jackie, in the kitchen, isn’t in on the action. “But she thinks it’s really neat!” said Brenda. Even when they didn’t have a Dreams Park pin, there were trades to be made. “One little girl really liked my Harley Davidson pin,” said Brenda. “So she gave me one of hers. We thought about getting our own made, but never got around to it.” “I got a pickle pin from a little boy one time!” said Sue. “His brother was at Dreams Park, but he wanted to collect pins too.” Even adults collect them. “A few people from Ommegang just came in and bought a couple,” said Brenda. “One person came in and bought one so she could help keep her seatbelt in place.” And the umpires get in on
the action too. “My favorite is one for the umpire Commander Pete,” said Brenda. “He was a famous umpire, and I have one of his original pins.” On average, they get 100-150 pins a season. But now, the sisters are looking to unload their collection. “It’s time-consuming to sort them,” said Brenda. Hers are stored in plastic bags marked with the year; Sue’s are pinned to green dishtowels. For $1 each, kids can have any pin of their choosing. Ask and Sue will roll out the green towels, or try your luck pawing through the basket at the front counter by the register. And while there are some they won’t part with – don’t even ask about the Amish Umpire – they’ve sold a third of their collection this summer. “It’s going in our vacation fund,” said Brenda. “But we haven’t even come close to getting rid of them all.”
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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 $240,264.00 and interest, recorded on August 11, 2004, in Official Record Book 1353 at Page 186, of the Public Records of OTSEGO County, New York, covering premises known as 1091 COUNTY HIGHWAY 46 ONEONTA, NY 13820. 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
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were filed with the NY Secretary of State on May, 5, 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, 142 Beilby Road, P.O. Box 463, Otego, NY 13825. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalAug11
Legal notice Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC): Name: MC BREW COMPANY ONE, LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/23/2016. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: c/o MC BREW COMPANY ONE, LLC, 84 Main St., Oneonta, 13820. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Latest date upon which LLC is to dissolve: No specific date. 6LegalAug25 Legal notice Kingfisher Property Group, LLC Filed 6/10/16 Office: Otsego Co SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 35 Nelson Ave, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalAug18
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$5 for Artworks members and Glimmerglass employees. Cherry Valley Artworks concert at The Star Theater. Cherry Valley. Info, www.cvartworks.org, (607) 2643080.
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VETERANS BBQ – Noon-4 p.m. Free chicken BBQ for all Persian Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Veterans, children and one guest are free. Additional adult guests $5 each. Hosted by the Laurens American Legion, 11 Main St. Laurens. Info, RSVP, (607) 432-0144, laurensamericanlegion@yahoo.com EXHIBIT RECEPTION – 5-8 p.m. “Fluffy” by Marcus Villagran. Dunderberg Gallery, 118 Marion Ave., Gilbertsville. BLUES EXPRESS – 7 p.m. Saturday night blues train featuring best bands in upstate N.Y. Riders enjoy food and drink. Cooperstown Blues Express, depart Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, Milford. Info, reservations, (607) 432-2429, (607) 432-2824 KING LEAR – 8 p.m. Rehearsed reading of Shakespeare’s towering tragedy. Through Aug. 14. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reser-
tions recommended. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 829-3700.
Sunday, August 14
HARTWICK FIELD DAYS – All Day. Carnival rides, food vendors and live entertainment. Proceeds benefit the Hartwick Fire Dept., Co. #1. Hartwick Ball Field & Pavilion, Wells Ave., Hartwick. CHENANGO CO. FAIR – 169th Annual, through Aug. 14. 168 E. Main St., Norwich. Info, (607) 334-9198, www.chenangocountyfair.homestead.com CAR SHOW – 9 a.m.-3 p.m., vehicles must be registered by noon. 20th Annual Wanderers’ Car Club Car Show. Auto parts swap meet, craft & flea market. Any and all vehicles welcome, trailered vehicles OK, leashed pets only. $2 per person, 12 and under free. Rain or shine. Food, music, vendors, door prizes, vendors, trophies! Wilber Park, NY Rte. 28, downtown Milford. Info, registration John Bush, (607)
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Apartments: Cooperstown 2 bedroom parking no pets/ smoking $950 heat/elec. included. Lease /references; First/ last/ security. Call Dave LaDuke, 435-2405 or 547-8551. TFN Hartwick Studio. All new, $475 plus utilities. Call Dave LaDuke, 435-2405 or 547-8551. TFN One Bedroom. First floor, 575 plus. No pets/smoking. References. First/last/security. Lots of parking. Call Dave LaDuke, 435-2405 or 547-8551. TFNSTUDENT HOUSING 4 Bdrm, partially furnished, full kitchen & bath, large common areas. Close to park and colleges. $1,400 mo. Available 8/1. (607) 2870332. 3ClassJuly15 HOMES FOR RENT Two houses for rent. Fully furnished/ exceptional homes: (1) 5 bedroom/4 bath - $895/mo. + utilities. (2) 2 bedroom/1 bath - $695/ mo. + utilities. Available from 9/1/16 - 5/1/17 (8 mos.) Please call (315) 867-3931, (518) 568-2776. 3LegalAug26 House for Rent. Cherry Valley Village 4 br, 2.5 ba. Totally Renovated. Large private Yard. $1400/mo + security. Available 9-1-16. Call for details. Cedar Ridge Realty 607-435-5439 3ClassAug19 Home for rent: 2 bedroom. $800/mo. plus utilities and security, year lease firm. No pets. No smoking. Attractive mobile home convenient to Bassett and Focus. Washer, dryer, dishwasher. Now available. References, please. (607) 238-9873. 3Class Aug.19 Available April, Spacious or 4 BR, 2 Bath, Kitchen w/Island, Den, LivRm w/Fireplace, Dining & FamRm w/ Pellet Stove, Enclosed Porch, Garage, 15 Acres, Located
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2937552. RENAISSANCE FAIR – 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 7th Annual Medieval Renaissance Fair. Crafters, vendors, kids games, chicken barbeque, Chinese auction. Celtic step dancers, musical performers, magicians. $5. All welcome to come in period costume! Windfall Dutch Barn, Cty. Rte. 31, 5 miles north of East Springfield. Info, (518) 993-2239, kmacgreg@roadrunner.com, www. windfalldutchbarn.com SWART-WILCOX – 1-3 p.m. Deb MacKenzie speaks on Otsego County’s Historic markers, highlighting people and events connected to the history of our county, state, and nation. Books available to purchase. Free, all welcome. Light refreshments served. Summer Sunday Series, Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta, across from Riverside School. Info, www.swartwilcoxhouse. wordpress.com KING LEAR – 5 p.m. Rehearsed reading of Shakespeare’s towering tragedy. Free, donations gratefully accepted, reservations recommended. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 8293700. MUSICIAN’S CHOICE – 7:30 p.m. Ensembles large and Small. Members of the Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra perform their favorite music, from jazz to classical, opera to Broadway. Expect the unexpected! $10,
BOHEMIANS ONSTAGE – 5 p.m. Boheme(s) to Rent. Like Puccini, Ruggero Leoncavallo was inspired to write an opera based on Murger’s portrait of the artistic life. Enjoy selections from Leoncavallo’s opera, along with other operas and musicals that center on working artists. Tickets $20, $10/youth. Glimmerglass Festival Pavilion, 7300 State Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-2255, www. glimmerglass.org CHAMBER MUSIC – 7:30 p.m. Chamber Music Concert, free to the public, by Glimmerglass Festival Orchestra members. Pierstown Grange Hall, 137 Wedder-
TURN-KEY BUSINESS! Established clientele with 3 income streams. Owner retiring. Great Opportunity in the City Of Oneonta. For More Info Contact Rodger Moran at Benson Agency Real Estate, LLC 607-287-1559 TFN
Wednesday, August 17
HERKIMER CO. FAIR – Through Aug. 21. 135 Cemetery St., Frankfort.. Info, (315) 8957464, www.HerkimerCountyFair. org BASEBALL AUTHOR SERIES – 1 p.m. “In Cobb’s Shadow,” by Dan D’Addona. Lean the story of Cobb’s teammates Sam Crawford, Harry Heilmann, and Heinie Manush, three of the greatest players in history. Included with Museum admission. National Baseball Hall of Fame, Main St., Cooperstown. Info, 888-4255633, www.baseballhall.org MORE CALENDAR, B7
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LAND FOR SALE FINANCED READY TO BUILD LOTS FOR SALE: Prestigious Winney Hill Commons address can be yours! School, tennis court, pool all walkable, along with gorgeous views! Shovel-ready lots feature underground utilities and public water/ sewer/natural gas. Owner financing: $35,000 price, $5,000 down, $30,000 @ 5% for 5 years $566 per month. Call today, build your future home tomorrow! Contact Rodger Moran at Benson Agency Real Estate, LLC 607-287-1559 TFN
HERKIMER CO. FAIR – Through Aug. 21. 135 Cemetery St., Frankfort. Info, (315) 8957464, www.HerkimerCountyFair. org HARP– 2 p.m. Suzanne Rudy performs “Music of the Five Foot Pedal Harp.” Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-0600. LOST LUGGAGE – 5 p.m. in Rossini’s one-act comedy, an inadvertent luggage exchange sets in motion a madcap chain of theft and deception -- all in the service of love. Tickets $20, $10/youth. Glimmerglass Festival Pavilion, 7300 State Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5472255, www.glimmerglass.org LAKEFRONT CONCERT SERIES– 7 p.m. The Paul Greenberg Trio, a variety of
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Cooperstown multi-use commercial /w Main St. & Doubleday lot access. Optional 1st floor double retail space, outdoor courtyard. 2nd floor: 4 private rooms/ offices. Restrooms/central air/alarm/phone. Call to discuss ideas/options. Kathy Fistrowicz 607-267-2683 TFN
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Maintenance & Custodial Worker Do you enjoy working with your hands? Do you like variety in your day? If you’ve answered yes, consider a part-time, year-round maintenance & custodial worker position at The Farmers’ Museum and Fenimore Art Museum. Applicants with basic construction and carpentry knowledge for small to moderate repair jobs are sought. Some of your responsibilities would include routine cleaning/maintenance of public and office spaces, light carpentry/painting, and special event setup. If you are a steady, reliable worker; have a valid driver’s license; are capable of operating power equipment and enjoy working both inside and outdoors year round, please apply today! For an application, visit www.FarmersMuseum.org or call Human Resources at (607) 547-1462.
Are you known as the safety person? Do you enjoy being surrounded by history and art? Perhaps you are a night owl. Consider becoming a part of our Security/ Safety team at The Farmers’ Museum and Fenimore Art Museum. The museums are currently seeking full and part-time security/safety officers for all shifts. Your workday would include using computer-based monitoring systems, walking extensive mu-seum grounds, completing incident reports, and trouble-shooting for potential hazards. Applicants must be able to walk considerable distances in all weather conditions; have a clean driving record; and must be able and willing to work weekends, holidays and any shift assigned. We provide training and certification. Call (607) 547-1462 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org for an application.
Filling Technician, Second Shift (3:15pm-1:45am M-Th) DESCRIPTION: Work in all areas of the Filling Department getting supplies ready for filling operation; running filling machines; capping, labeling, putting product away; helping to keep work area clean and equipment properly cleaned and put in the proper location; serve as a member of the filling team in attending meetings, assisting with work process improvements, helping team members where needed. Use of production software and completion of necessary paperwork. EDUCaTION REqUIRED: High School Diploma or equivalent EXPERIENCE DESIRED:This position is entry level, 3-6 months desired qualified candidates are invited to submit their application and resumes in confidence through our online application process: www.goldenpaints.com/company_jobs questions about this and any other career opportunity with GOLDEN can be made to Bill Berthel, HR Director Golden artist Colors, Inc. 188 Bell Road, New Berlin, NY 13411 or email to bberthel@goldenpaints.com Please visit us on the web at www.goldenpaints.com
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IN MEMORIAM Earl D. Goodrich, 73; Pilot Flew For Martha Stewart, Senators
ONEONTA – Earl D. Goodrich, 73, of Oneonta, a commercial pilot, sometimes for the powerful and famous, peacefully passed away on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016 at the Albany Medical Center. He was born on July 20, 1943 in Bainbridge, a son of the late Leslie and Mildred (Roberts) Goodrich. On June 8, 1963, Earl married the love of his life, Rita Spooner, in Dillon, S.C. One of his greatest passions in life was flying. Earl was a commercial pilot with his ATP endorsement. He flew medic and charter planes, carrying his passengers safely to their destina-
tions. Some of his favorite trips included flying with many Senators and another frequent passenger, Martha Stewart. In addition to being a pilot, Earl was also a flight instructor and was the owner/operator of his own charter flight service, Adirondack Airways. He passed his love of flying onto his son, Matthew, whom he taught how to fly. He was also the owner/operator of the Goodrich Fleet and Auto Service for over 49 years. Earl was an avid bowler and a bit of a prankster. He also loved to throw huge Christmas parties. He loved traveling with his family in their motor home, driving
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Matthew all over for Taekwondo lessons and tournaments. He also enjoyed helping his daughter and son-in-law to build their geodesic dome home. Earl is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Rita Goodrich of Oneonta; his son, Matthew Goodrich (Julie Nedell) of Oneonta; his daughter, Amy Goodrich (Brian Hoffman) of Berne; three grandchildren, Jaclin, Andrew and Cortnie Goodrich; and two great grandchildren, Elora Sobey and Gabriel Chauveron. He is also survived by his brother, Ralph (Judy) Goodrich of West Virginia; his sisters, Elvene (Jesse) Hurlburt of Bainbridge, Janette Zindel of Greene, and Thelma (Fred) Hinman of Oxford, and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by three brothers, Bill, Tom, and Lester; and by two
Anna Z. Vandermark, 93; Celebrated Polish Heritage
sisters, Caroline and Marie. ONEONTA – Anna Marie Friends and family are Zaczek Morley Vandermark, invited to visit from 6 93, who moved on her retire- 8p.m. Thursday, August ment to Oneonta, where a 11, at the Bookhout Funeral daughter lives, passed away Home, 357 Main Street, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Oneonta, during which She born on the Zaczek time his family will receive farm in Cannonsville, Delaguests. ware County, on Nov. 20, A service to celebrate 1922. Earl’s life will be held at 11 After retirement Anna a.m. on Friday, August 12, moved to Oneonta where for at the funeral home with the many years she was a comRev. Mel Farmer, officiating. panion and home health aide In lieu of flowers, donato many local residents. tion may be made to the Anna never met a polka American Diabetes Asband she didn’t like. She sociation, P.O. Box 11454, celebrated her 90th birthday Alexandria, VA 22312 or to with family and friends with the American Heart Assoa huge polka party. ciation, P.O. Box 417005, Anna is survived by her Boston, MA 02241. You children, Sandy (Sally) may also donate online by Morley of Plattsburgh, Judy visiting the charity’s web(Bill) Taggart of Oneonta, site: www.diabetes.org or www.heart.org, respectively. Stan (Dana) Morley of Arrangements are by the Binghamton, Paul (Nancy) Morley of Vermont, and Bookhout Funeral Home David (Lori) Vandermark Oneonta.
of Watertown; grandchildren, Amy Taggart of Oneonta, Heather Taggart Morse (Bryon Morse) of Oneonta, Tracy (George) Cushman of Binghamton, Andy (Amber) Morley of Deposit, Adam (Amanda) Morley of Windsor, Nathan (Candace) Morley of Ohio, Ben (Chrissy) Morley of Vermont, Dan (Nina) Morley of Maryland, Angela Elrod of Georgia, Lucas (Becky) Vandermark of Georgia; Anna was blessed with 9 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great granddaughter; also surviving her sisters, Josephine Rillo of Albany and Jennie Gould of Vestal, many nieces and nephews. Services for Anna will be private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are entrusted to the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home.
Edward Schneider, 102; Taught In OneRoom Schoolhouse ONEONTA – Edward Schneider, 102, an educator whose career included working for the Huntington Memorial Library, where he met and married the chief librarian, passed away peacefully on Aug. 4, 2016 at the Fox Nursing Home. He was born Feb. 2, 1914, in Bovina Center, to Emil and Margaretha (Butler) Schneider. Edward was the last teacher at Bovina District No 1 (Maynard School) which closed its doors at the end of the school year in 1959. He then taught the next few years in the Troy school district while studying library science at SUNY Albany. Returning to the area, Edward worked for the Huntington Library, where he met his wife, Mellicent, the chief librarian. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Mellicent; his brothers, Arnold and Carl, and his sister Lillian Hilson. Surviving are his nephews, James (Margaret) Hilson, Bovina Center, Thomas (Betty) Hilson, Bovina Center, and his nieces, Margaret Oelsner, Albuquerque, NM, and Marianne (Douglas) Brown, Boseman, Mont.
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Wednesday, August 17
RABIES CLINIC – 6-8 p.m. Free rabies vaccination for cats, dogs, ferrets. Previous certificate must be presented for 3-year booster. Dogs on leash; cats and ferrets in pillow case or carrier. Limit of 15 pets per person. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Info, (607) 547-4230. HOPS TOUR – 7 p.m. Tour and talk by Louis Hager, Jr. sponsored by Pierstown Grange at the Hop Farm on Pierstown Rd., 300 Cty. Hwy. 28, long driveway by Thistlebrook. Rain or shine! (Includes some walking on uneven ground.) Pre-talk Potluck 5:30 p.m. at Pierstown Grange, 137 Wedderspoon Hollow Rd. Info, (607) 547-1347. ART RECEPTION – 7-9 p.m. Roseboom Historical Association Art Show. Show of 2-D and 3-D work of local artists, then Wed., Fri., Sat. and Sundays 2-4 p.m. Th. 6-9 p.m., through August 28. Free, all welcome. Roseboom Historical Assoc., 123 State Hwy. 165, Roseboom. THE CRUCIBLE – 7 p.m. 1953 Arthur Miller drama presented by Fenimore Art Museum & Glimmer Globe Theatre. Also Aug. 24, 31. $15 adults, $12.50 seniors & members, $10 juniors (7-12), free under 6. Lucy B. Hamilton Amphitheater, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, tickets, (607) 547-1461, fenimoreartmuseum. org SUMMER CONCERT – 7 p.m. Stoddard Hollow String Band, known for mix of Appalachian old time tunes, traditional, original
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and the unexpected! Bring your lawn chair, blanket and dancing shoes! Richfield Springs Area Chamber of Commerce Summer Concert Series, Spring Park, Main St. (U.S. Rte. 20), Richfield Springs.
Thursday, August 18
HERKIMER CO. FAIR – Through Aug. 21. 135 Cemetery St., Frankfort.. Info, (315) 8957464, www.HerkimerCountyFair. org BASEBALL CONCERT – 2 p.m. members of the Glimmerglass Festival Young Artists Program present a baseball-themed concert at the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Standard admission applies. NBHOF, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 5472255, www.glimmerglass.org WRITERS SALON – 7:30-9 p.m. Charlotte Zoe Walker. Refreshments served. Community Arts Council of Oneonta (CANO), Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-2070, admin@canoneonta.org THE HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE– 10 p.m. Countertenor John Holiday (Caesar in Cato in Utica) returns for a special evening featuring some of his favorite jazz, gospel and R&B pieces. Tickets $20, $10/youth. Glimmerglass Festival Pavilion, 7300 State Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-2255, www. glimmerglass.org
Friday, August 19
SHEEPDOGS – 8 a.m.-5 p.m. 221st Annual Leatherstocking
Sheepdog Trials, competitive dog sport in which a dog moves sheep around a field, through gates, and into enclosures as directed by their handler. Food, vendors, tents, wood spinning demo, action! Through Aug. 21. $5 for all 3 days, 12 and under free. Robert F. Clark Field, off Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. (Rte 28, south of village to 11c, follow dog signs!) Info, (607) 293-8385, www.leatherstockingsheepdogtrials.com HERKIMER CO. FAIR – Through Aug. 21. 135 Cemetery St., Frankfort.. Info, (315) 8957464, www.HerkimerCountyFair. org GRADUATION – 2 p.m. Oneonta Job Corps Academy 2016 Graduation Ceremony. Keynote speech by Joseph Yelich, Oneonta School District Superintendent. 221 Homer Folks Ave., Oneonta. RSVP by 8/15 to Adina Feliu, (607) 431-1455. Reception following. POSTCARDS – 5-8 p.m. Oneonta History Center Fabulous Friday vintage postcard
Sale. Greater Oneonta Historical Society. Info, GOHS, (607) 4320960, info@OneontaHistory.org, www.OneontaHistory.org CHENANGO BLUES FEST – 6-10:30 p.m. Funky Blu Roots, Laurence Jones, Davina and the Vagabonds. Free Friday night concert! Also Aug. 20. Chenango Cty. Fairgrounds, 1 E. Main St., Norwich. Tickets, The Eighth Note, 10 S. Main St., Oneonta, (607) 432.0344. Info, www. chenangobluesfest.org MUSIC FEST – 7:30 p.m. Bach and Sons. Artists: Ayano Ninomiya, violin; Linda Chesis, flute; Quinn Bernegger, tenor; Alexis Pia Gerlach, cello; Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord. Cooperstown Summer Music Festival at The Otesaga Resort Hotel, Lake St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownmusicfest. org, 1-877-666-7421.
dog sport in which a dog moves sheep around a field, through gates, and into enclosures as directed by their handler. Food, vendors, tents, wood spinning demo, action! Through Aug. 21. $5 for all 3 days, 12 and under free. Robert F. Clark Field, off Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. (Rte. 28, south of village to 11c, follow dog signs! Info, (607) 293-8385, www.leatherstockingsheepdogtrials.com YOUTH RACE – 10 a.m.-noon.
Spartan Edge Youth Challenge. A YMCA event open to children K-5th grade with non-timed mini obstacle course designed by Spartan geared just for kids! $25, registration required by Aug. 17 at https://ymcaspartanedgechallenge.eventbrite.com 6th Ward Playground off River St. on Scramling Ave. Info, Oneonta Family YMCA, (607) 432-0010, www.oneontaymca.org
Saturday, August 20
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Alzheimer’s is an epidemic devastating our families, our finances and our future. The disease is all around us — but the power to stop it is within us. Join us for the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s® and be inspired by all the footsteps that fall into place behind yours. Together, we can end Alzheimer’s.
Last Friday of month, 7-9 pm Reiki Master Teachers
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Celebrating 50 Years of Flight! The City of Oneonta and the Oneonta Municipal Airport Commission invite you to
Oneonta Airport’s 50th Anniversary Celebration!
Saturday, September 17, 2016 9 am - 4 pm at the Oneonta Municipal Airport 391 Airport Road, Oneonta, New York
For more information, please contact Jeff Back, Oneonta Airport Commissioner at jback@fyrfyter.com Please put “50 Years” in the subject line of the email
2016 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
The Council Rock Band
Saturday, Aug. 13 6:30 to 10:30 pm • Tickets $5 Enjoy dinner before the show by Executive Chef Michael Gregory (Not included with concert admission)
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The fire broke out in a second-floor room to the right, and a south wind blew it to the Cooperstown Motel front.
Investigator Seek Cause Of Rampaging Fire At Cooperstown Motel FIRE/From A1 Patrick Pidgeon. “It was freezing cold, so there was ice everywhere. The fire started at about 4 a.m., and we didn’t get back to the firehouse until 6 a.m.” Although the Dark Horse, a law office and J. J. Maloney’s candy store were burned beyond repair, no one was hurt. The fire was determined to be deliberate, but no arrest was ever made and the case remains open to this day. But in Cooperstown, investigators using accelerant-sniffing K9 units are still trying to determine if the fire that engulfed the Cooperstown Motel in the early morning hours of Tuesday, Aug. 9
was deliberately set, an electrical malfunction or an accident. “The size of the incident, the fact that it’s vacant and that there was a large amount of fire upon arrival add concerns,” said William McGovern, an investigator with the NYS Department of Fire Prevention. “We will thoroughly process the scene to determine where and what started the fire.” Cooperstown Fire Chief Jim Tallman had just gone to bed when the call came in at 2:19 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. “A passerby had seen smoke and fire on the top floor of the Cooperstown Motel,” he said. “I was on the scene by 2:22 and mutual aid was called.”
By the time he arrived, the fire had fully engulfed the abandoned motel. Tallman believes the fire started in a room in the top corner “elbow” and spread towards the office. “It was a very fast-moving fire,” he said. “We just had to flood it.” Around 3 a.m., the roof collapsed. Power to the building was cut off at the scene, and the blaze was under control by 4 a.m. “My bedroom faces the fire,” said Diane Adams, who lives on Beaver Street. “I woke up at 3 a.m. to the lights and noise and peeked out the window to see firemen running up and down the street. But there was this burn-
ing, electrical smell, and my eyes were stinging, so I had to close the window.” As many as 60 firefighters from Milford, Hartwick, Hartwick Seminary and Fly Creek were on the scene until mid-morning putting out “hot spots,” but waited for investigators to complete their findings before turning the water on the building again. “I don’t want to have to come back,” said Tallman. “We want to completely drown it.” It’s the biggest structure fire in the village since the Thanksgiving Home burned in 2002, according to Tallman. No one was injured in the blaze.
“That’s our number one concern,” said Tallman. “The doors were all locked. We had to break several of them to get into the rooms, but we didn’t find anybody.” “We haven’t had reports of squatters or break-ins in that neighborhood,” Cooperstown Police Chief Michael Covert said. The motel was owned and operated by Al O’Brien until his sudden passing last October. His family owns the property now, which is still under contract to be sold to CVS. In early July, the contents of the motel, office and O’Brien’s apartment were auctioned off. The site is under consideration for a CVS drive-thru pharmacy.
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