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By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN ‘I’m back,” Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Matt Hazzard declared Monday morning, July 27, with a firm handshake to accompany the declaration. Hazzard, who was diagnosed with Please See HAZZARD, B4 Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal
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FA grant applications are due at 4 p.m. Friday at the Mohawk Valley Regional Economic Development Council offices in Utica, and the village trustees Monday, July 27, approved funding for three projects: One, renovations to the Village Hall and library at 22 Main. Two, for a bike path to Fairy Spring Park. And three, to upgrade the sewage treatment plant. CFAs are Comprehensive Funding Applications, the Cuomo Administration’s vehicle to distribute $750 million in economic-development grants statewide. LEADER IN COUNTY: State Sen. John Flanagan, the new majority leader (replacing the indicted Dean Skelos), planned to hold a press briefing at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, on The Otesaga’s veranda, hosted by state Sen. Jim Seward. Details at WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM
REVENUES UP: So far this summer, parking revenues are $193,151, up $2,000 from this time last year Village Streets Committee chair Cindy Falk reports.
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The irrepressible Pedro Martinez performs a little dance as HoF Chairman Jane Forbes Clark announces his induction.
Big Turnout Buoys Fans, Merchants 2 Bad Boys Of Baseball demonstrations, 45,000 people covered the field at the Clark Sports Center COOPERSTOWN to welcome the four-man class that also included ith 45,000 Arizona Diamondbacks fans, it may Randy Johnson and have been Houston Astro John only the fourth-biggest Smoltz. induction, but with the “When you can stand frenzied chanting of Cooperstown’s Regan Gece- here and not see field, Pedro Martinez’s fans, it wicz and her cousin from Ari- that’s big,” said Mayor may have been the most zona, Anna Bowles, sell sodas Jeff Katz, who wore his on Walnut Street. exuberant. Expos cap to honor MarWith drums pounding tinez. (Randy Johnson and Dominican Republic flags waving for was also an Expo at one point.) Red Sox’ Martinez, chants of “BIG-GI-O!” Forty-nine Hall of Famers, including for Atlanta Brave Craig Biggio and other Please See INDUCTION, A7 By LIBBY CUDMORE
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diverse plants and wildlife habitats. “The establishment of a conservation easement for our property in Schuyler Lake gives us special satisfaction,” said Tim Peters, “in linking our own origins in Burlington County, New Jersey – originally home to the William Cooper family – to our home in Otsego County, and in joining our property to wider regional efforts to preserve the natural heritage of upstate New York.”
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ane Forbes Clark was one of the commencement speakers at the May 17 ceremonies at St. Lawrence University. Samantha D. Calkins, Richfield Springs, received her bachelor of science, cum laude, and Mallory Garretson, Cherry Valley, received her bachelor of arts, magna cum laude.
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SCHOLAR SWIMS: Cassidy Griger, Cooperstown, was a member of the SUNY New Paltz swim team named to the Spring 2015 College Swimming Coaches Association of America Scholar AllAmerica teams for having a team-wide GPA of 3.23. The Cooperstown Volunteer Firefighters team, sponsored by Underhill Farm, captured top honors at the Cooperstown Rotary Club’s 2015 Lyn Edinger Memorial Golf Tournament on July 12, at Meadow Links Golf Course. From left, Glenn Falk, Bob Barraco, Jeremy Preston and Jim Tallman. Proceeds from the tournament will be donated to the Michael Mayne Scholarship
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EDITORIAL
Isn’t It About Time To Stop Just Complaining About Mayor Katz?
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erhaps the smattering of negative reaction received to last week’s lead story, “Hizzoner!”, in our Hall of Fame Induction Weekend edition, was predictable. Over the years, there’s been some unhappiness about the activist administration of Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz. While others have their fingerprints on it, he took much of the hit for the implementation of paid parking, first in the Doubleday lot in 2009, then on-street parking in 2013, by which time he had risen from trustee to mayor, supported by a Democrat-dominated Village Board. The noon whistle, the Furthur concert, the scorched-earth tactics of the 2010 Village Board campaign in particular, have made him a lightning rod for criticism, going back to that Nov. 15, 2007, donnybrook on paid parking in CCS’ Sterling Auditorium. Still, Katz has been exceptional in presenting a thoughtful, eloquent, enthusiastic voice from Cooperstown to the outside world – first, during President Obama’s visit in May 2014, and again in the past few months as his second book, “Split Season,” garnered national interest from NPR to Keith Olbermann and numerous newspapers in between. The mayor has used every
ized revenues were stagnant (it got worse with the Great Recession of 2008), expenses were mounting, and paid parking appeared to be the only ready means to capture new money, primarily from tourists, folks from elsewhere. A 4-2 vote after that angry hearing set paid parking in motion and, fully implemented, it has generated $360,000 in each of the past two summers, money that has allowed a long-needed The Freeman’s Journal replacement of downtown Author Jeff Katz was signing copies of “Split Season” in front of F.R. Woods Saturday, July 25, sidewalks (we mourn the 41 trees, but they will just down from the edition that explored his tengrow back) and the upcomsure in Cooperstown. ing reconfiguration of the opportunity, not just to plug do with sensibilities and Chestnut-Main intersection perspectives of newcomers his book, but to plug his – another long-recognized vs. sensibilities and perspec- need – to open upper Main beloved Cooperstown, and not just the Baseball Hall of tives of those born and bred Street to commerce. here. If you heard the noon Fame – the NYSHA mu• whistle in the womb, it’s an seums, the opera, Otsego The Katz majority made endearing part of local life; Lake and the charms of this possible by claiming village life. At a time when if you’ve just arrived, it’s a Village Board majority noise. Upstaters are fleeing, he in 2010, bolstered in 2011 Still, while it may take has claimed the bully pulpit when Katz, unopposed, was birthright or a 50-year to help bring much-needed elected mayor. By then, the wait to become a Native new people here to replace local Republican committee Son or Native Daughter of them. had collapsed. It failed to The mayor deserves cred- Cooperstown, most evfield a slate in 2012, in 2013 eryone around here is an it for that. And for more, (when Katz was again unopAmerican citizen from day given that the Katz Adminposed), in 2014 and (despite of arrival (born or naturalistration is transforming the maverick John Sansevere, ized), able to participate Village of Cooperstown, who sought the Republican in our local democracy, to although people may be dinod on his own) in 2015. bend policy to the will of vided about whether it’s for Every year since 2011, whatever majority can be better or for worse. (Probeditorials in this space cobbled together. ably some of both.) called for the local GOP to And that’s what hap• field a slate, to bring depened. By Nov. 15, 2007, a mocracy back to the village, When you think about majority of the then-trustees to give people a choice. it, many, if not most, of the – Katz, Paul Kuhn, Grace hard-fought controversies Republicans, complaining Kull, Lynn Mebust – realin Otsego County have to about the administration all
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was trolley service (to Birnie Bus, generating 30 percent more revenue last year; this June was up another 14 percent from last June), and collection of the village’s garbage, (in place of buying a new $100,000 truck). The trustees were told Monday night that police staffing is the lowest it’s been in years – Jim Cox and William Henn joined the county Sheriff’s Department earlier this year – and efforts to “right size” the DPW led to a back-and-forth between Trustees Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch (Parks Commission chair) and Cindy Falk (Streets Committee chair) on the sharing of scarcer man hours. But that’s unavoidable as resources – and costs – are adjusted downwards. As mayor, Katz has also taken control of the gavel, reducing angry exchanges that were so prevalent at trustee meetings for a while. • Is Katz perfect? Of course not. Who is? But he has a consistent concept and, along with a unified Village Board, is pursuing it with determination. And he’s delivering an upbeat message to the outside world, which cares little about our parochial squabbles. Don’t like what he’s doing? Fine. Run against him, win and implement your alternate strategy. As for complaining – enough!
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or more than 20 years, ly followed the opera seria Glimmerglass Opera formula. “Cato,” dating has brought baroque from 1737, was one of his opera to life, convincing au- big hits, in spite of having diences that opera long stretches of from the 17th and recitative, no duets 18th centuries and no ensembles. overflows with Vivaldi’s music for compelling drama Act I disappeared and beautiful centuries ago, and music. But even the opera’s endbaroque enthusiings – there have asts were puzzled been several – are at the choice of an ambiguous “Cato in Utica,” muddle. Add a by Antonio VivAntonio Vivaldi plot by Metastasio aldi, for the 40th that defies reason Anniversary season. and history and you might Vivaldi is a fount of wonder if anyone could melody in his familiar make this opera a success. orchestral writing, but as As the curtain rises, all an opera composer – he doubts disappear. Set decomposed over 40 operas, signer John Conklin has mostly lost today – he strictPlease See CATO, A6
along, nonetheless sat on the sidelines. For anyone begrudging Jeff Katz his success of the past few months, the only appropriate response is: Tough. Plus, there are good things happening at Katz’s 22 Main, beyond the downtown debates. Trustee Lou Allstadt is leading the charge on a multiple-municipality solar farm that, built in Schoharie County and fed into the grid, promises all pluses and no minuses. Monday the 27th, the Village Board approved applications for CFA grants, due Friday the 31st, to move forward an ambitious redo of the Village Hall and library building at 22 Main, to build a bike trail to the village’s Fairy Spring Park, and to begin reconstruction of the sewer plant – a nonsexy big-ticket item that’s been hanging out there. That’s part of an ongoing frontal attack on ailing infrastructure. The multi-million reconstruction – sewerage, water lines, pavement and sidewalks – at Linden and Walnut, an extension of the Blue Lot construction, is complete. (Except for that rocky rail crossing: Puhleez!) Streets are, finally, being energetically repaved. • The Village Board is also rethinking Village Hall’s staffing structure, something that’s always anxiety-provoking. 22 Main’s janitorial services were outsourced, as
It’s The Final Way To Thank Those Who Give All the flag to half-staff. I did not ask anyone in the village government to his is not a letter do it because simply put, to a newspaper they should have known, editor. It is a letter and done it themselves. to any veteran or patriot I might add, that now, still out there. I don’t a few days later, no one expect everyone to agree. from the village has But I do hope most will thanked me, either. understand. I am a Vietnam combat More than a week ago veteran with a current VA now, five of our best disability rating of 100 – four Marines and a percent. Part of that is Navy Sailor – were killed from wounds received in by a terrorist in Tennesaction. The remainder see. They were unarmed, is Parkinson’s Disease, and defenseless and died related to Agent Orange serving their country. Afexposure in the Mekong ter a four-day delay, the Delta in 1967. President finally ordered That , I feel, gives me the nations flags lowered the right to speak on any to half-staff in honor to issue concerning veterans these men. Most cities and especially on behalf and towns did so immediof those veterans who ately and veterans groups cannot speak for themassisted when asked. Not selves. the case, in my homeThe editor of The town, Cooperstown, N.Y. Freeman’s Journal put Here, it is Baseball the story on his website Hall of Fame Induction and Facebook page and Weekend. Lots going on. in less than 72 hours the On July 22, I noticed the story had received more flag at the center of Main than 30,000 hits. Street in the downtown The other day, there was still flying at fullwas a parade, of sorts, staff at 11 a.m. in Springfield, Mass. I I called the editor of guess maybe more of a a local newspaper and procession of a somber asked if he knew why. mood. The casket of MaHe didn’t, so I told him I rine Gunnery Sgt. ThomJim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal as Sullivan, killed in the was going to lower it to half-mast as the presiden- Victnam veteran David K. Butler Sr. lowers the flag to Tennessee ambush, was half-staff Wednesday, July 22, in Cooperstown. tial order dictated. arriving home. A quote The village has shown from a news article there On this day, when I saw the flag in the past that they can render honors said, “Unless you were bedridden, you was still at full-staff, I really did not with the flag as they please, for friends want to get involved again and take should have been on Sumner Avenue,” and local dignitaries with or without ( the route of the procession). this matter in my own hands, but I the authority to do so and even had An enormous amount of people had knew I would. So, at about midday, I me arrested a few years ago because turned out to pay respects to Sergeant approached the flag pole and with the I challenged their authority. (Case Sullivan and there were hundreds of newspaper editor watching, I lowered dismissed) Please See FLAG, A6 By DAVID K. BUTLER Sr.
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Advertisement – Robert Woodward Pump-Maker, informs the public, that he makes and repairs all kinds of Water Pumps, to operate either by suction or force, with boxes complete, for setting in wells or cisterns. He also makes and repairs Aqueducts, in the best manner. His place of residence is on the bank of the Lake, on the corner of Front and Fair Streets, near the dwelling of Robert Wilson. Cooperstown. August 3, 1815
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Expansion of National Youth Administration out-of-school work project, providing preparatory work experience for employment in fields essential to the national defense, is the objective of a meeting of NYA district directors recently called by Karl D. Hesley, administrator for New York State. Expansion of NYA community work centers, such as the one at Hartwick Seminary, now employ 2,500 young men and women a month, and it is the object of the directors to enlarge this to a point where between 4,000 and 5,000 additional young people are being served. Training of the 56 boys now enrolled at Hartwick Seminary includes dairy, poultry, general and truck farming, farm mechanics, blacksmith forge work, electric and acetylene welding, and truck driving. August 7, 1940
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Advertisements: Wanted – Two or three Girls to learn the Mantua-making business. None need apply unless they can come well recommended. Miss L.A. Bourne, Cooperstown. August 1, 1840. Notice – The Abolition Convention for the County of Otsego, will be holden at Fly Creek, on the 20th Day of August inst. at 12 o’clock. August 1, 1840. Otsego Academy – The next term of this Institution will commence on the 5th of August next. The Academic building is now completed in a neat and convenient manner, and ready for the accommodation of students. Special attention will be paid to young men who may wish to prepare themselves for teaching. R. Nelson. Cooperstown, July 25, 1840. August 3, 1840
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U.S. Congressman Sam Stratton reports from Washington. Last week’s biggest surprise was the announcement that those Mariner 4 pictures had shown that Mars looks an awful lot like the moon – cold, cratered, uninteresting, and almost completely dry. It was a shock for those of us who have been dreaming for years about all those Mars canals, and have secretly nourished the belief that the flying saucers were really just ingenious and inquisitive little men from Mars. Instead, it turns out that Mars apparently doesn’t have any life at all, simply because she doesn’t have any water. August 4, 1965
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Wives and Husbands – With a wife comes a certain loss of freedom, which is irksome to willful natures. This, a man, who is a very short-sighted creature, never thinks of until after the subject of his love is his. Waking thoroughly to the consciousness that he is a married man, he finds in his house a person who has an absolute claim on his attention, his time, his affection and his services. He is surrounded by new conditions. All his movements must start from a new direction. In France, there is a saying that “tobacco is the tomb of love.” – French love, probably. In America, business is the tomb of love. It is hard if not impossible for the two great passions to live in the heart at the same time. It is as difficult to love woman and mammon as it is to serve God and mammon. The love of a man for his wife must be the grand, enduring all subordinate passion of his life, or woman is defrauded of her right. August 4, 1865
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The Athletics have our thanks for a complimentary ticket to witness their games of Base Ball – but we must decline going in on a pass. Although we carry an accident policy, we do not know that it covers the possibility of being killed
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Sam Smith’s Boatyard will host the Third Annual W.T. Sampson Smith, Jr. Invitational Classic Boat Meet at the boatyard complex north of Cooperstown on Route 80. Some 40 classic boats are expected to compete in a variety of categories. From turn-of-the-century electric launches and Adirondack sailing canoes to the streamlined wood and fiberAugust 4, 1915 glass speedboats of the 1950s, a wide assortment of classic watercraft will be available for the inspection and entertainby one of those stone-like balls with which the game is now ment of the public and several will be offered for sale. played; and, if “in” on a pass, no damages could be recovAugust 8, 1990 ered of the Association in case of severe accident. Thanks, Parson, and no offense intended, but we prefer to pay, under the circumstances. John Sovocool of Richfield Springs was one of 231 All the good that can be achieved by Sunday Schools and entrants in the 16th annual Vermont 100 Mile Endurance the Y.M.C.A. Association can be counteracted by evil influRun in Woodstock, VT. The course which covers Vermont’s ences surrounding a large class of boys and for girls who mountainous terrain must be completed in 30 hours or less. are allowed by their parents to be out on the public streets Sovocool was 34th in the field with a time of 22 hours, 11 at a late hour of the night. It is the ruin of many of them. minutes and 29 seconds. The Vermont Run was Sovocool’s August 8, 1890 first ultra-marathon August 5, 2005
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‘Cato’ Contributes To Glimmerglass’ Reputation For Baroque Opera CATO/From A4 brought a soaring Piranesi ruin to the stage, glowing red and copper as if lit by the dying embers of the Roman Republic. Tazewell Thompson, bringing fresh vision in his debut as a baroque director, disposes of the opera’s first act by using an eloquent scrim to introduce the six characters during the opening orchestral sinfonia. Cato is the Republic’s preeminent statesman, general, orator and Stoic philosopher; “I am Rome,” he declares. Revered for his incorruptibility, he is also arrogant, stubborn and an angry and abusive father. Thomas Michael Allen thoroughly embodies Cato, his imposing height and classical profile creating an indelible figure along with his impeccable baroque technique. Julius Caesar has been Cato’s enemy for decades. Now that Pompey is dead, he alone of the triumvirate remains and he is on the verge of absolute power. Only Cato stands in his way. John
Fulvio (Allegra De Vita, excellent in this pants role) to assist her plot. Marzia, Cato’s daughter (Megan Samarin, strong-willed but vulnerable), is secretly in love with Caesar but has been promised by Cato to Arbace (Eric Jurenas, an outstanding new countertenor), the ruler of Numidia. Ryan Brown, founder of Opera Lafayette in Washington, D.C., conducts the expert small orchestra, including a talented continuo trio of harpsichord, baroque cello and theorbo. The music is glorious, filled with memorable melody and dazzling ornamentation; the performances are superb all around. And the finale is a stroke of dramatic genius, cutting through centuries of confusion Karli Cadel/The Glimmerglass Festival with single deeply moving tableau. Glimmerglass has brought Thomas Michael Allen’s imposing height and classical profile create an indelible figure. yet another forgotten treasure back Holiday has already seized power widow, Emilia (Sarah Mesko, with to triumphant life. aria, “Se in campo armato.” in the baroque world as the best a strong and wide-ranging mezzo), Metastasio was more interested Pat Thorpe is reviewing young countertenor, and he eashas vowed to take revenge on in love than war, so he manuGlimmerglass Festival producily conquers the audience with Caesar for her husband’s death; factured romance in the midst of tions for The Freeman’s Journal & Caesar’s show-stopping battle she seduces the Roman legate, armed confrontation. Pompey’s Hometown Oneonta.
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Why Does Andrew Do What He Does?
think I’ll invent a new board game and call it, “What Could Andrew Be Thinking?” He sure does get me to scratching my head every once in a while. I raved about his gun control effort, the SAFE Act. It was his best work yet. I suspect that after the tragic Sandy Hook shootings, he wanted to be the first one to lead the nation in gun control and he pulled out all the stops to get the SAFE Act passed. Since the governor’s political reputation holds that he “gets things done,” this single thing – a great mark in his “positive” column – commands considerable respect from so many of us.
But his ethics stuff is dead on the barroom floor. His promise to end disgraceful gerrymandering is long forgotten, likewise his pledge to elect more Democrats to the state Senate and his education efforts. So we were all a little confused when the governor recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Senate Republicans to seriously weaken his own gun bill. While the governor maintains that this is less than earth-shattering, many of us know better. He chickened out, pure and simple. So why did he do it? Since when does a Democratic governor sign a memorandum of agreement with
Small, Symbolic Gesture Takes Just A Minute To Honor Fallen FLAG/From A4 American flags displayed. I am not ashamed to say that when I saw it on television news, it brought me to tears. In Cooperstown, another story. Other than The Freeman’s Journal, no other news organization was even interested in the fact that Village Hall couldn’t find time to attend to flag protocol. The tradition of lowering our nation’s flag to half- staff when directed by the governor or president is a long-respected one. It is only a small, symbolic gesture made in honor of the deceased person, and takes less than a minute to adjust the flag accordingly. In the case of Cooperstown, the directive and the flag itself were simply ignored. The guys who were killed were just not important enough. I wonder what might had happened if one of the victims had been a professional baseball player. No one expected to have a formal ceremony in Cooperstown. But we do have the right to expect the appropriate display of our flag under these circumstances. It is not my intention here
to offend anyone. But I am offended and I doubt if I am alone. The disrespect to the flag was not necessary. The village needs to adjust its priorities.
one party in one house? This is especially true when we are talking about legislation that has been passed by two houses of the Legislature and signed by the governor. Well, as I have been telling you for some time now, like his father before him, the governor wants the Republicans in power so they can be the bogeymen and act as foils against the progressive Democrats who he sees as spenders. I think most people finally agree with me that this is the case. He says he’s a Democrat but as the old saying goes, “Maybe not so much.” He allowed the Senate Republicans to save
themselves by letting them draw districts that gave them a huge advantage and that came after Cuomo’s campaign promises that he would insist the districts be drawn by outside, non-partisan experts. Some things cost big when they catch on political fire. Cuomo never expected that fracking was going to bite him in the rear but the unexpected happened – the anti-fracking movement took off and Cuomo had to back all the way down the road. Chartock is president of WAMC-FM, Northeast Public Radio, Albany
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THURSDAY, July 30, 2015
THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-7
Reggie, Rocker, Rose Shake Up Coop This Induction
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The often-frowning Randy Johnson smiles for the camera with, from left Hall President Jeff Idelson, Hall Chairman Jane Forbes Clark and Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, a Rome native.
Martinez Fans Add A Caribbean Twist To Upstate Staple INDUCTION/From A1 Hank Aaron, Sandy Koufax and Juan Marichal, the only other Dominican ballplayer in the Hall, joined Rob Manfred, Rome native and the new commissioner of baseball, Hall President Jeff Idelson and Hall Chairman Jane Forbes Clark on stage to present the awards. “Every Induction weekend has its own look and feel, but there is always one constant,” said Miss Astro Craig Clark. “The Biggio people who teared up on recounting come back memories of to honor his parents. baseball’s number one fraternity as baseball’s number one fans!” Navy Secretary Ray Mabus also took the stage to announce the naming of the USS Cooperstown, as well as to honor the 350 players who forgo their careers, at least temporarily, to serve in World War II and the Korean War. “These soldiers played the ultimate double header,” he said. Up first, Biggio tearedup as he remembered his parents, now deceased. “I know they are watching me,” he said. “I miss you so much, and I miss having you here today.” He also recalled a promise he made to a friend on his block in Kings Park, Long Island, who had leukemia. “I told his family that if I was ever in a situation to give back, I would,” he said. “And that’s why I’m the national spokesperson for the Sunshine Kids foundation in Houston.” Smoltz warned young players about overdoing. “It’s not normal to have surgery at 14,” he said. “Not every pitch has to be a competitive pitch. Go out and have fun, and take care of those great future arms!” Despite his reputation for not smiling, Johnson, the tallest player in the Hall, he was all smiles. “I no longer have the fastball, and I no longer have the scowl, but I am so happy to be in the Hall of Fame.” And then there was Martinez, who, dressed in an electric blue suit, danced on stage next to Miss Clark, then spoke in both Spanish and English. “Thank you to my people in the Dominican Republic and my friends from all over, and thank you to America for the opportu-
Atlanta Brave John Smoltz dons a wig to rule out any bald jokes from fellow Famer and former Brave Greg Maddux.
nity baseball had for me.” A speech’s end, he invited Marichal to hold the Dominican flag with him. The near-record crowd at the Clark was also reflected in downtown cash registers. Vinnie Russo, proprietor of Mickey’s Place, said merchants would agree this year’s crowd was similar to last year’s: “It seemed to be relatively comparable.” But, he added, “we were better prepared for it.” In 2014, after years of slim crowds, the third largest turnout on record caught the downtown by surprise. “Taverns and restaurants literally ran out provisions. By Saturday night, there were multiple places running out.” Mickey’s associated restaurant, “Hey, Getcha Hot Dog!”, was able to get emergency supplies on the Sunday of last year’s Induction Weekend. This year, “we pre-positioned food nearby,” adding, “I think other people realized what the potential was, too.” The Hall reports that the Ripken-Gwynn induction in 2007 is still the record, and Russo, dean of the downtown baseball merchants, said “no question. We did 50 percent more revenue on Saturday for Ripken-Gwynn. A little more than 50 percent.” At Paterno Brothers, owner Brian Paterno saw sales decline. “There was a downtick in sales,” he said. “But it’s always a fun weekend, whether you make five dollars or a million.” “It was busier last year, but it was still fun,” agreed Perry Ferarra, Hardball Café. “But the people were nice and they all had a good time.” Still, this year’s turn-out – the Hall estimates 45,000 people were at Sunday’s induction – is nothing to scoff at. “50,000 people fills Yankee Stadium,” he observed.
BAD BOYS/From A1 that he was going to ruin us, ruin our business,” said Brian. “The worst part is that 86-year-old Frank Thomas was in the car with us, and he kept saying, ‘Why do you let him talk to you this way?’ I felt bad for the guy.” When they arrived at Albany International Airport, Rocker’s tantrum continued, forcing Jonathan to alert the police. “The cops made him give us the keys to the rental car, and he missed his flight,” said Brian. Anthony had recorded the whole thing, and they sold the footage to gossip website TMZ. And he wasn’t the only headliner behaving badly. Former Yankees great Reggie Jackson made national headlines on Friday, July 24, for launching a profanity-laced tirade at an autograph-seeking fan at the Mount Fuji restaurant on Main Street. The New York Daily News’ lead was: “Mr. October exploded July.” “I’d tried to sign a few autographs and then this guy who I’d seen on the golf course earlier in the day came up,” Jackson told the Daily News. “He was the same guy who I had signed for on the golf course, along with a lot of other people, who had then gone to the end of the line and come back again.” Jackson exploded, shouting profanities as stormed out of the restaurant’s back door and into his SUV. When fans on the sidelines began to taunt his security team, a scuffle broke out and a person was shoved. Someone with a cell phone camera filmed the attack and sent it to the Daily News, where it was soon popped up on the Web site;
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Perry Ferrara’s Hardball Cafe crew pose in front of the “Give Us Pete” banner their boss hung on the cornice of his Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum on Coopestown’s Main Street during Induction Weekend. From left are Lisa Parietti, Nicole Sawyer, Lauren Knauss, Lexi Medeiros, Joanna Bening, Emily McDermott, Cassie Sadlon, Ayzia Barber, Candice Wandle and Justin Barber.
a screen shot appeared in Sunday’s edition. No charges were filed in the scuffle, and Jackson took to Twitter on Sunday to apologize for his bad behavior, writing, “A sincere apology for my profanity in public to all fans. Certainly not a way to communicate. Mad or not, no excuse.” Perhaps the most famous of bad boys – Pete Rose – was absent this year from his usual signing series at Safe at Home. In June, ESPN revealed that an investigative report turned up records that Rose had bet on baseball while he was a player. Rose was not forgotten, however.
The Ferrara Boys – dad Perry and sons Anthony and James – hanged a “Give us Pete or Give Us Death!” banner along the cornice of Ferrara’s Heroes of Baseball Wax Museum, next to his Hardball Cafe. “The majority of baseball people think it’s a travesty that Mr. Rose is not in the Hall of Fame,” said Perry. “He made mistakes, but he definitely paid for them!” Meanwhile Paterno has no plans to invite Rocker back to his store. “Cooperstown is the home of baseball, not the home of morons,” he said. “He’ll never be invited back to Cooperstown.”
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PAGE B-1 Tim Wiles, formerly of the Hall of Fame, now Guilderland Public Library director, reprised his role of “Casey at the Bat� at the Parade of Legends Saturday,
You usually see Don Murphy behind the counter at the Cooperstown Post Office, but he took a break to bring son Keenan to the Parade of Legends.
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Steve Dillon, Mike Henrici and Jake Wansor try to perform all The Bard’s plays in 90 minutes.
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‘BIG RIVER’: Tony-winning and family-friendly musical retelling of Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huck Finn.� 7 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, July 30Aug. 1 & 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2. First United Methodist Church, 66 Church St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-1882. TEEN THEATER: The West Kortright Center’s Young People’s Theater Workshop presents “Henry VIII� as part of Shakespeare in the Valley. 6 p.m. Friday, July 31 - Saturday, Aug. 1. West Kortright Center, 49 W. Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith Info, www.westkc.org SCAVENGER HUNT: Grab your camera and join the search for wildflowers, leaves and scenic vistas all around the Robert V. Riddell State Park. 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, State Rte. 28, just off exit 17, Milford. Info, (607) 282-4087. RAIL-FAN DAY: Celebrate 146 years with pump car rides, wrecking crane demos, special trains and displays, chicken BBQ, more, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad Depot, 136 East Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 432-2429 or www. lrhs.com
Boy Scout Troop 1254 leaders Peter Deysenroth, right, and Ralph Eggleston help sort cans collected by Scouts during the induction ceremony. The troop was expected to collect 15,000-20,000 cans, which, at 6 cents apiece, would have brought them a maximum $1,200 for an afternoon’s work.
Homer Osterhoudt, who was at the original induction in 1939, attended his 68th out of 71 such events, accompanied by son Darrell.
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As activity built up along Main Street Saturday morning, July 26, at Hall of Fame Weekend began Connor Boyle and Kaitlin Andrews, above, were hard at sandwich-making in front of Danny’s.
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THURSDAY–FRIDAY, JULY 30-31, 2015 Dennis Quinn, chairman of the Oneonta Municipal Airport Commission, examines the high-end private jets that swamp the Town of Oneonta airfield once a year.
Susie Knight, Edmeston Central School Spanish teacher, sells T-shirts celebrating the popularity of “beisbol” through North and South America Saturday morning in front of F.R. Woods. The shirts are available at Woods and the Barnyard Swing.
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A sea of fans surround Jackson Crisman, 6, of Cooperstown, riding on his father’s shoulders to get a better view of the Hall of Fame’s Parade of Legends Saturday evening. Near the Hall, crowds were eight rows thick on both sides of Main Street.
State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, above, chats it up with other fans in the VIP seats under an 80degree sun. At left, you can see what part of a 45,000 crowd looks like, as fans head back into the village after the ceremony.
CCS junior Josh Briggs packs up another load of Coca Cola to sell to the thirsty Induction crowd. Money raised during Hall of Fame Weekend helps pay for the senior trip.
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Veteran Ensures Flag At Half-Staff FLAG/From A1 propriate.� The current flag-related chain of events was set in motion Wednesday, July 22, by the national debate after four Marines and one sailor shot in Chattanooga, Tenn., in an incident soon labeled by the FBI as an act of “domestic terrorism.� By early the following week, that President Obama had not ordered flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the fallen men had become a political controversy. That Tuesday, Speaker of the House John Boehner, ordered the flags lowered around the Capitol; and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump did the same on Trump-owned properties. Obama then ordered the flags lowered nationally. But when Butler, who is rated 100 percent disabled from injuries received in the Mekong Delta and, more recently, from Parkinson’s Disease, came downtown on the 22nd, he noticed the flag at Main and Pioneer was still at full staff. Taking matters into his own hands, Butler lowered the flag to half-staff, where it remained through Hall of Fame Weekend. In an interview after the specified mourning period had passed and the flag raised again, the mayor said that with the press of business leading up to Induction Weekend, and a shortage of officers due to two vacancies on the four-officer force, a directive from Albany to lower the flag – it arrived at 3 p.m. Tuesday the 21st, he later discovered – had simply been overlooked. A related matter – appropriate lighting of the flag – surfaced briefly at the monthly Village Board meeting on Monday, July 27, when it was reported that, during Phase
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II of downtown street renovations, a new flagpole, equipped with a light to illuminate the flag 24-7, will be installed. Flag etiquette requires an unlit Stars & Stripes to be raised when the sun rises and lowered at dusk. If lighted, however, the flag may remain flying through the night. Since the new flagpole may not be installed until 2017, the trustees approved purchase of a light to prevent any inadvertent disrespect for the national banner. “Our police are responsible for the flag,� said Katz. “They always have been.� Despite staffing challenges, “they will be,� he said. In 2007, then-mayor Carol B. Waller ordered the flag lowered to half-staff after the passing of the influential businessman Walter Rich, president of the Delaware Otsego Corp., operator of the New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad. Believing the mayor’s order was inappropriate, Butler, who had formerly been a member of the railroad’s police force, raised the flag. He was arrested by Village Police and charged with disorderly conduct, but the charges were later dropped.
Stricken, Chamber Executive Back On Job HAZZARD, From A1 non-Hodgkins lymphoma on Thursday, Feb. 26, has spent the past five months undergoing six chemotherapy treatments to reduce the size a 17- by 9-inch tumor discovered in his chest. He underwent a PET scan last week and was found fit to return to work, at least parttime, he said in an interview in the chamber office at Main and Fowler. He will receive another PET scan in September to determine his progress. For the young executive, who was a noted athlete during his school days at CCS, an avid golfer, and an assistant coach of the CCS Lady Hawkeyes team until his diagnosis, it was a surprise to learn he was anything but fit. For the month before, the only indication was a stubborn cough. That afternoon in February, he underwent an X-ray at Bassett. “That’s when they saw it,� he said. The next day he was at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, which specializes in cancer treatment, undergoing a CAT scan. “That’s when they really saw it,� he
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said. “I passed out the next night,� he said. “I woke up in ICU,� and spent 13 days there. Throughout his ordeal, he said, he received unstinting support from the Chamber board of directors, and from the community at large. “You live here,� he said. “You raise your family here.� He and wife Stephanie have a young son. “You don’t really know how special this place is until something like this happens. This community rallied around me.� When the Lady Hawkeyes made it all the way to the state finals, they sent him a team ball. The evening of his diagnosis, Matt had expected to emcee at the first “20 Under 40� reception, a joint venture of the Cooperstown and Otsego chambers and this newspaper. He now has the plaque naming him an honorary member of that “20 Under 40� class, a surprise presentation he originally was to receive that evening. And now, Team Hazzard has formed, organizing a golf tournament Saturday, Aug. 22, at the Colonial
Ridge Golf Course to help cover his medical bills. Registration at 12 noon; start at 1 p.m., with a dinner at 6:30 p.m. at the Fly Creek Sportsmen’s Club. Anyone can sponsor a foursome for $300. To register or sponsor a foursome, contact Matt Schuermann at 437-9330 or mattschuermann@hotmail. com or Scott Whiteman at 437-4263. To sponsor a hole for $100, contact Susan Mulligan at (437-2727 or mulligs1@nationwide.com. In a letter to chamber members his first day back, he noted how the board and staff stepped up in his absence, publishing a map for tourists in place of the tourist guide, and working with Village Hall to create a trolley stop in front of the chamber office, which has increase visitations over the year before. While his recuperation continues, he’s seeking to return to normality as much as possible. “I’ve started hitting golf balls again,� he reported. “I’m just hitting it a lot shorter than I used to.�
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OPENING RECEPTION — 5-7 p.m. Free public reception for ARC Otsego’s “Voice! 11″ statewide juried exhibition of over 70 works by artists with developmental disabilities. Music, refreshments, art sale, People’s Choice Award. Exhibit through noon Aug. 14. Martin-Mullen Art Gallery, Fine Arts Bldg., SUNY Oneonta. Info, www.arcotsego.org ART FUNDRAISER — 5:30-9 p.m.. 4th annual “Pass the Plate” auction. The Smithy, 55 Pioneer St., Cooperstown, Info, tickets: (607) 547-8671. EAGLES TALK — 6:30 p.m.” Eagles in New York,” with state DEC wildlife expert Scott Van Arsdale. Free, all welcome. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, reservations, (607) 373-7817. CONCERT — 7:30 p.m. Cooperstown Summer Music Festival presents Bradley Brookshire, harpsichordist for the Metropolitan Opera, in “J.S. Bach’s ‘Goldberg Variations’ Demystified.” $25 adults; $15 ages 6-18. Drawing Room, Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. Limited seating; tickets at (800) 838-3006. THEATER — 7 p.m. (Also 7 p.m. July 31-Aug. 1 & 4 p.m. Aug. 2) Opening of Sing a Song of Broadway & Co.’s production of musical “Big River,” based on Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” $15 adults;
$10 students; $5 under age 12, at the door. Church Hall, First United Methodist Church, 66 Church St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-1882. CONCERT -- 7 p.m. Free concert, featuring Party of Two. Part of City of Oneonta summer concert series. Neahwa Park mobile bandstand near Hodges Pond, Oneonta. CONCERT — 7 p.m. (rescheduled from July 21 due to rain.) Free Lakefront Concert featuring Bets & Frets (high energy harmonies & classics from 1950s on). Bandstand, Lakefront Park, 1 Pioneer St., Cooperstown. THEATER — 8 p.m. (also various times Jul 31-Aug. 2 & Aug. 6-9) “The Country Wife” by William Wycherley. Free; donations welcome. Franklin Stage Co., Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin, Tickets, schedule, www.franlinstagecompany.org
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SCAVENGER HUNT — 11 a.m. Otsego Co. Conservation Association hosts family event. Participants get a map and list of items to search for, including wildflowers, leaves, scenic vistas, in the park. Bring a camera, phone and/or paper & pencil. Meet 11 a.m. at main entrance to Robert V. Riddell State Park on State Rte. 28, just north of I-88 exit 17. Free; all ages welcome. Pre-register online at http://occainfo. org/program-and-event-sign-upform/ or call (607) 282-4087. HD THEATER BROADCAST — 12:55 p.m. National Theater broadcast of production of “The Audience” $20 adults; $18 seniors; $10 students. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www. foothillspac.org or (607) 4312080.
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RAILFAN DAY — 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Celebrate all things trains with pump car rides, historic wrecking crane demo, special rides and displays, a chicken BBQ, more. Public welcome. Milford Depot & Museum, Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad Depot, 136 East Main St., Milford. Info, (607) 432-2429 or www.lrhs.com ART OPENING — 5-7 p.m. Reception for iPhoneographer Vicki Whicker’s exhibit. Free. Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info (607) 2649530. PICNIC & THEATER — 6 p.m. indoor youth performance & outdoor picnic; 8 p.m. show, “Henry VIII.” 28th annual Shakespeare in the Valley weekend, highlighting youth talents and Shakespeare. Bring lawn seating. $12 adults; $5 under age 12. Raindate Aug. 2. West Kortright Centre, 49 W. Kortright Church Rd., West Kortright. Info, www. westkc.org. CONCERT — 7 p.m. Legendary singer/guitarist and Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Famer Bonnie Raitt (with Richard Julian). Gates open 4 p.m. Craft beers, food, camping passes available. Tickets $15$80.50. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Co. Hwy. 33, Middlefield. Info, (607) 547-1800 or www. ommegang.com. THEATER — 7 p.m. (also 7 p.m. Aug. 8 & 3 p.m. Aug. 2 & 9) Extended run of “The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged revised)” live. Monty Python meets Shakespeare as three men try to perform all The Bard’s works in 90 minutes. $15 adults,
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MUSEUM TALK — 1-3 p.m. Explore the exciting history of Oneonta’s Huntington Family (of railroad and philanthropy fame) with HML genealogy librarian Sarah Livingston. Free. SwartWilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave (off River St.), Oneonta. Handicapped access. Info, (607) 432-0960. THEATER — 3 p.m. (also 7 p.m. Aug. 8 & 3 p.m. Aug. 9.) “The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged revised)” live. $15 adults, $12 seniors & members; $10 ages 7-12; 6 and under free. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org. THEATER — 4 p.m. Final performance of Sing a Song of Broadway & Co.’s production of the musical “Big River,” based on Mark Twain’s “Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” $15 adults; $10 students; $5 under age 12, at the door. Church Hall, First United Methodist Church, 66 Church St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 643-1882. THEATER — 5 p.m. (also various times Jul 31-Aug. 2 & Aug. 6-9) “The Country Wife” by William Wycherly. Free; donations welcome. Franklin Stage Co., Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin, Tickets, schedule, www.franlinstagecompany.org CONCERT -- 7:30 p.m. The Fenimore String Quartet, with guest artists. $15; $12 Cherry Valley Artworks members. Star Theater, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. MORE CALENDAR, B7
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Teaching Vacancies Cooperstown Central School District is seeking a qualified candidate for the anticipated position of Elementary Teacher and Secondary Social Studies Teacher. Positions are full-time, 10 months, with a competitive salary and benefits package. Appropriate and current certification is required. Deadline for all applications is August 7, 2015. Specific job qualifications and application deadline can be found on the school website www.cooperstowncs.org. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest to: Mr. C.J. Hebert, Superintendent of Schools at Cooperstown Central School, 39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Start Date: 9/1/2015. EOE
Heavy Motor equipMent operator (full-time) and SeaSonal openingS The Village of Cooperstown has an opening for the position of Heavy Motor Equipment Operator. Requirements include the possession of a valid New York State CDL Class A or B license, experience in the operation of heavy equipment and experience with automotive repairs. This is a full-time position with competitive wage and attractive benefits. Applicants must be a resident of Otsego County. Also available are seasonal laborer positions to begin as soon as possible. Applications will be accepted until positions are filled. For further information regarding the positions and to obtain an application please contact the Village Clerk’s Office at 607-547-2411 or send your resumé and cover letter to: Teri L. Barown, RMC, Village Clerk, Village of Cooperstown PO Box 346, Cooperstown, NY 13326
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Alberta S. Gardner, 76; Lifelong Resident Active With Red Cross Blood Drives RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Alberta S. Gardner, 76, a familiar face at Newberry’s for 15 years, passed away Monday, July 20, 2015, in Folts Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. She was born on April 21, 1939, in German Flats, a daughter of the late William H. and Ruth C. Rockwell Martin. A lifelong area resident, she was raised and educated in Richfield Springs Central School. On Sept. 28, 1957, she was united in marriage to Charles Allen Gardner in the Richfield Springs United Methodist Church. For 15 years she had worked in Newberry’s/ The General Store in Cooperstown. She retired in 2010. For many years, she was a dedicated blood donor for the American Red Cross. In her leisure time she enjoyed gardening and canning. To all who knew her they would say her family always came first. She was happiest when surrounding by her children, grand and greatgrandchildren. Surviving are her husband of 58 years, Charles;
three sons, Alvin Gardner and his wife, Merrie Sue of Columbia Center, Joseph Gardner and his wife, Cora, Kenneth Gardner and Kim, all of Warren; one daughter, Marcia Bennett and her husband, Derek of Warren; five brothers, William Martin of California, Jim and his wife, Betsy of West Winfield, Robert Martin and his wife Marion of Dolgeville; her twin brother, Albert Martin and his wife, Sue of North Carolina, Richard Martin and his wife, Marichu of Fort Plain; two sisters, Mary Hall of Ilion, and Lillian Murphy and her husband, Jim of Richfield Springs; grandchildren, Samuel, Jeanette, Rebecca and fiancé, Omar, Crystal, Melissa, Jason, Jered, Joeal, Jerald, Lacey and boyfriend, Cody, Keira and Calahan; great-grandchildren, Joshua, Owen, Amyah, Emeli, Taylor and Carter; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by four siblings, Francis, Ida Robinson, Maude Reed and Louise. Calling hours for Mrs.
Elizabeth L. Crandall, 77; Past County Clerk, Auditor GILBERTSVILLE – Elizabeth L. Crandall, 77, the former Otsego County auditor and clerk, passed away July 17, 2015 at the Focus at Otsego. She was born July 3, 1938 in Jamaica, Queens, the daughter of John and Louisa (Goshell) Hundt. From 1966 to 1995 Betty worked in the Otsego County Auditor and Clerk of the Board office. After retiring, she continued working until 1999 at various jobs such as waitressing at Walt’s Restaurant, the SUNY Oneonta Bookstore and working rodeos with her husband Mark. Betty was a member of Milford American Legion Auxiliary Unit 1566. She was one of the three people who formed Westford Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and served as their First President, and was a past member of Milford Ladies Traveling Bowling Team.
She is survived by her family; her children, William J. Peeters of Gilbertsville, Thomas M. Peeters and Connie, of Leonardsville, Phillip O. Peeters and Cheryl, of Worcester, and Linda M. Benjamin and Paul, of Burlington Flats; her sister, Honey and Bill Platt of Westford; 9 grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; 2 nephews; 5 cousins: special people Eleanor Mahnken, Bill Goshell and Barbara Prindle. She was predeceased by her parents, sister Frances Loftus and husband, Mark Crandall. A funeral was held Thursday, July 23 at the Heller & Skinner Funeral Home in Worcester with the Rev. Judith A. Thistle, officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society Arrangement are entrusted to the Heller & Skinner Funeral Home.
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Gardner will be 1-3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 2, at J. Seaton McGrath Funeral Home, 40 West James St., Richfield Springs. A graveside funeral service will follow at 3:30 p.m. in Springfield Center Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Richfield Springs Vets Club or the local American Red Cross.
Amy Lynne Stock, 48; Environmentalist’s Survivors Include Sister In Cooperstown SARATOGA SPRINGS – Amy Lynne Stock, 48, co-founder of Sustainable Saratoga, passed away as the result of a car accident on Sunday, July 19, 2015. She was born on Oct. 11, 1966, in Gloversville, daughter of Arthur V. and Mary Ann Stock. In addition to her parents, she is survived by Maureen Moore (Steven) of Glenville, Matthew Stock (Janice) of Woodbury, Conn., Eileen Anania (James) of Cooperstown, Charles Stock (Pamela)
of Allendale, N.J., Thomas Stock (Roberta) of Greenfield Center and Jennifer DiMaio (Gary) of Quakertown, Pa. Amy is also survived by numerous cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and grand-nephews. A memorial mass was held Friday, July 24, at Holy Trinity Church, 207 Glebe St., Johnstown. Burial will be in St Patrick’s Cemetery, Johnstown/ Arrangements have been entrusted to the Barter & Donnan Funeral Home, 1 N. Melcher St., Johnstown.
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COUNTY FAIR — 9 a.m. (Also Aug. 7-9.) 3rd day of Otsego County Fair. Carnival, 4-H activities (animal, food, floral, science shows). 9 a.m. 4-H western horse show; 9:30 a.m. dairy shows; 10 a.m. antique tractor pull; 7:30 p.m. demolition derby. Full schedule at www.otsegocountyfair.org. CONCERT — 7 p.m. Free concert, featuring Sidney Community Band. Part of City of Oneonta summer concert series. Neahwa Park mobile bandstand near Hodges Pond, Oneonta.
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mint juleps, BBQ, and dancing to The Handsome Hearts, a Brooklyn-based trio. $130 adults; $100 under age 30; also Premium Triple Crown tables for 10. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. Info, tickets, www.hydehall.org or (607) 547-5098. BELGIAN FEST — 3 p.m. “Belgium Comes to Cooperstown” festival. Taste Belgian and Belgianstyle ales from more than 100 breweries. Music (8 p.m.), food, camping, fireworks, more. Tickets $20-$110. Brewery Ommegang, 656 Co. Hwy. 33, Middlefield. Info, (607) 547-1800 or www. ommegang.com THEATER -- 7 p.m. (Also 3 p.m. Aug. 9.) “The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged revised)” live. Monty Python meets Shakespeare as three men try to perform all The Bard’s works in 90 minutes. $15 adults, $12 seniors & members; $10 ages 7-12; 6 and under free. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org. EXHIBIT CLOSING– Last day for exhibit celebrating Oneonta properties on the national and state Historic Registers. Free. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Hours, info, www.oneontahistory.org or (607) 432-0960.
Sunday, August 9
COUNTY FAIR — 9 a.m. Closing day of Otsego County Fair. Carnival, 4-H activities (animal, food, floral, science shows). 9 a.m. English & Western horse show; 1 p.m. dessert contest; 1 p.m. & 6 p.m. demolition derbies; 4 p.m. cake walk; 5 p.m. chainsaw art auction. Full schedule at www. otsegocountyfair.org RENAISSANCE FAIR — 11 a.m.5 p.m. 7th annual fair. Crafters, music, dancers, re-enactors, games, magician, pig roast, chicken BBQ, more. $5 admission.Windfall Dutch Barn, 4.5 miles north of East Springfield on Hwy. 31. Info, (518) 993-2239. THEATER — 3 p.m. Final performance, “The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged revised)” live. $15 adults, $12 seniors & members; $10 ages 7-12; 6 and under free. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org.
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