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New Hartwick VP’s Aim: Data-Based Recruitment McGrath Achieved Success At Norwich, Medaille

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orwich University, founded in 1819 in the Green Mountains of central Vermont, was the first college in the nation to teach engineering. But, as it diversified and grew, the 2,200-student institution – a bit larger than Hartwick College – had moved away from its roots.

“We had lost our market share of engineers,” said Karen P. McGrath, then vice president of enrollment management at Norwich, now – since May – assuming the same title and responsibilities at the 1,600-student college on Oneonta’s Oyaron Hill. Founded in 1797 in Hartwick Seminary, community leaders lured it to the growing city’s campus in 1927.

As Norwich trustees debated how to continue expanding its franchise, the next step seemed clear: To recapture

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Karen P. McGrath will be applying the science of enrollment management to Hartwick recruitment.

its legacy by increasing its engineering enrollment from 50 to 100. Such a specific goal mattered, said McGrath: “You have to put a line on the wall.”

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Enrollment VP Seeks To Identify, Recruit Hartwick’s Best Prospects DATA/From A1 logues. Computers and, more recently, social media, “have changed all that,” the executive said.

The campaign that followed began by defining the students being sought. “What is the profile of our successful engineers?” McGrath asked. What were Norwich’s “feeder schools” with strengths in science and technology? The target students would have 650+ SAT scores and AP calculus credentials. Their high schools would be within 250 miles from the Northfield, Vt., campus.

Mailing lists of high school students approximating that profile were then ordered from The College Board and the ACT (American College Test) organizations.

“You can be that specific,” said McGrath.

The campaign that followed was wide-ranging, including visits to key high schools and presence on engineers’ “key landing pads” on the web.

The recruiters now understood future engineers were “doers, very hands-on,” McGrath said. So a full schedule of on-campus events was planned during National Engi-

neers Week in February, including concrete-canoe races, robotics labs and a scavenger hunt for engineers. Prospects were invited to participate.

The enrollment-management concept absorbed admissions, but also financial aid, where the strategy shifted from needs-based to “predictive modeling” – i.e., distributing the money in a goalfocused way.

Long-story short, Norwich hit the 100 mark.

This is not theoretical.

McGrath arrived on campus at the end of May in the midst of a controversy: The enrollment-management vice presidency had been vacant for a year, and the freshman Class of 2019 was 350 students short, causing a $1.68 million budget shortfall.

To close the gap, the trustees approved a plan to lay off 18 non-faculty personnel, leave five vacancies unfilled, and reduce five year-‘round employees to 911-month years, recouping $1.47 million.

Spending an hour with McGrath, though, is reassuring.

When she arrived at Norwich in 1993, the college was trying to fill a 300-student dorm; on departing

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A native of Staten Island, McGrath’s family moved to Bennington, Vt., when her father’s health required a less stressful environment. She graduated from high school there, receiving a B.Sc. in chemistry four years later from UVM. After two years as assistant dean of Vermont College in Montpelier, she returned for a master’s in higher-education administration, then joined Lasell College in Newton, Mass., as director of student financial planning.

Her husband at the time took a job in Burlington, Vt., so she returned to the Green Mountain State, joining the Vermont Student Assistance Corp., which provides grants, loans, scholarships and guidance to students looking at post-high-school options.

Sent to Norwich on a threemonth consultancy, she stayed for almost two decades, recruited to Medaille College in 2012, tasked with finding and recruiting underrepresented pockets of students that “Buffalo’s College” considered its franchise.

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used to be, so that’s one likely geographic target. “Travel territories” will be expanded, to cast Hartwick’s net farther.

While you might think of Division I teams (Hartwick is Division I in soccer) as the gold ring, there are very few Division III teams in, for instance, Florida, Texas and North Carolina. Division III-level athletes from those states seeking to play at the college level have to go out of state – to Hartwick, for instance.

And there alumni in those states who can help open the door to Hartwick recruiters, McGrath said.

More summer visitations – to get prospective students on campus – are being looked at, plus enhanced use of social media. And a new website will be unveiled this fall.

“We’re not a large institution,” McGrath said. “We’re not looking for wholesale numbers. We’re looking for the ‘right fit.’ It’s going to be a cumulative effect of a lot of things.

“I’m not an army of one,” she continued, projecting a role for anyone who cares about Hartwick’s success. “I am an army of many.”

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She first visited on a 25-below day in February, she felt immediately at home. (She arrived 15 minutes early, as is her habit, and Carla Kinzer, Provost Mike Tannenbaum’s assistant, guessing who it was, tapped on her car window and invited her in.)

A second visit only confirmed that: “I could see myself here.”

Hartwick is facing the same demographic challenge as all colleges in the Northeast: Every year between now and 2028, there will be one percent fewer high school graduates. And other states – Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts – “are coming in to get our students,” McGrath said.

So far, she and President Margaret L. Drugovich’s team are working through Hartwick’s targets and strategy, so specifics are few.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015

EDITORIAL

The State Of Our Colleges: Good, And Getting Ever Better

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ife is just one thing after another, Elbert Hubbard said more saltily.

The presidents of our local colleges can attest to that.

At SUNY Oneonta, no one has been more dedicated in striving to create an accepting campus than President Nancy Kleniewski. And yet, a group calling itself Students Against Racism protested on the quad during the last days of the last school year, saying the campus isn’t accepting enough.

On neighboring Oyaron Hill, Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich has been striving mightily to complete a record $33 million capital campaign, meanwhile obtaining $28 million in bonding for widespread campus renovations. And yet, a shortfall in freshman enrollment – significant, but transitory – led to a “censure” movement by some faculty members.

Sheesh.

Let’s relax. In context,

all is well. In fact, all is very promising at our two fine local colleges.

• SUNY Oneonta has just completed its first fiveyear strategic plan, with exceptional results. Perhaps, foremost, was the reorganization of dozens of programs into five logical schools headed by deans who are seasoned professionals in their umbrella disciplines. It replaced a three-dean hodge-podge that one wag described as, “the dean of this, the dean of that and the dean of everything else.”

This positions SUNY Oneonta to extend its arc toward excellence, attracting better students and better preparing them for future success.

The strategic plan was wide-ranging, and Kleniewski is particularly encouraged by gains in sustainability and local internships, the first strengthening the bottom line, the second strengthening the connections between the college

SUNY Oneonta’s Nancy Kleniewski

Hartwick College’s Margaret Drugovich

and community.

The new three-year plan is focused on getting as many students as possible through and out of college in four years, and sending them forth with as little debt as possible. That will position the college well in what promises to be a decade of disruption in higher education.

• That same impetus – to improve Hartwick College’s competitiveness – is behind the “It’s Personal” fund drive now nearing successful completion. A big chunk

of the $33 million will be dedicated to financial aid, a wise strategy given the rising unaffordability of college generally, a national challenge.

If former President Dick Miller pulled Hartwick back from the financial brink, President Drugovich has consolidated and institutionalized those gains.

A happy warrior, she has gone forth across the U.S. and returned with new friends intrigued into supporting the college. Intuit chair Bill Campbell, who provided a cool million to

complete the fitness center that bears his name, is the foremost example of a growing roster.

As to the challenge at hand – the freshman shortfall created a $1.6 million budget gap – help is on the way.

As has happened in many disciplines, admissions offices have been replaced with data-driven Departments of Enrollment Management, and Hartwick’s new vice president of that department, Karen P. McGrath, is a seasoned practitioner of the new approach – see article, Page A1 – as is Drugovich, which explains this apt and excellent hire.

Meanwhile, the college did what it needed to, laying off 18 non-faculty employees and cutting back five year-’round jobs to 9-11 months. This is regrettable, but if – when, we anticipate – McGrath fulfills the mission, many of those people will be back at their desks.

• The start of the college year – classes begin

Monday the 31st at both schools – engenders anticipation and excitement, new friends, new challenges, new academic stimulation.

Also some apprehension in the community, given the spate of alcohol-fueled rowdiness downtown last September. Please, friends, have fun, but remember the Golden Rule.

The larger question – the role of the 21-year-old drinking age in extending adolescence – needs to be more fully understood.

(One expert proposes, lower the drinking age, raise the driving age.)

Henry Stimson, the WWII secretary of the Army, famously said, “The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him.”

Still, truisms aren’t enough.

Many lives are at stake, and adjustments in policies and approaches need to be factbased, cant-free.

Meanwhile, we have to live together. We’re all part of the greater college community; let’s treat each other as such, as family.

DR. NANCY KLENIEWSKI FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK

Here’s Vision Of What SUNY Oneonta Will Look Like In 2020 Editor’s Note: On the completing of SUNY Oneonta’s new threeyear strategic plan, President Nancy Kleniewski encapsulated results in this statement of vision:

ties, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and ages feel welcome on our campus. Student debt ranks in the lowest third of public comprehensive institutions nationally.

The learning experience is central to the ethos of the campus. Students at all class levels report being highly engaged in their studies. Three-quarters of freshmen earn their degrees in four years – more than twice the national average – and launch professional careers or pursue graduate studies within a year after graduating. Members of underrepresented groups persist and succeed at the same rate as the

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e draw our student body primarily from New York State in 2020, although approximately 10 percent comes from other states and countries. Of some 7,000 students, about 6,500 are matriculated in undergraduate programs and 500 in graduate or certificate programs. Quality defines our academic environment. Students, faculty and staff of all races, ethnici-

overall student body.

The curriculum, regardless of major, balances liberal arts and career preparation. The teaching and learning environment is varied, with emphasis on applied learning. Each student has the opportunity to earn a “Degree of Distinction” by participating in defined activities including guided research and creative activity, internships, international study, leadership development and service learning.

Faculty members are teacherscholars, recognized for their dedication to mentoring students and for producing significant

research and creative activity in their fields. Abundant opportunities for professional development help faculty and staff members advance their careers. One third of faculty members, librarians and professionals have received SUNY Chancellor’s Awards or other prestigious honors.

Our institutional strategic plan guides resource allocation to meet campus priorities. Staff members ensure the efficient, effectively and transparent operation of the college. Deans and academic departments regularly review curricula and teaching assignments to provide students the prepara-

tion that is most meaningful and relevant to their fields. Low priority activities are streamlined or eliminated. Consistent investment keeps facilities and equipment up-to-date. Philanthropic gifts and competitive grants strengthen the college, supporting institutional priorities such as faculty and staff development, student research and scholarships.

SUNY Oneonta’s reputation for high academic quality places it in the vanguard of public institutions in the Northeastern United States, as reflected in the many favorable ratings and reviews by outside organizations.

LETTER

By Its Nature, Nature Preserve Takes Care Of Self To the Editor: After a lengthy discussion, the village trustees voted in favor of the Town of Otsego taking over Brookwood Point as a town park.

Only catch is that the Town of Otsego has no parks and

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What is proposed is a nature preserve – one that is largely wetlands and old growth trees, as Ron Bishop pointed out. If a tree falls

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down in a nature preserve, it rots back into the ground. At no cost the village. It costs the village nothing to mow grass in a wetlands, because you don’t mow grass in a wetlands.

A few people who spoke against the proposal did not get to the meeting in time to hear the proposal – since what is proposed is not a park – which they spoke against in the abstract – but a nature preserve, which they did not address.

The only cost to turn it into a nature preserve is $1 to buy it and the cost of demolishing the house, which I said I would pay for.

After that, it stays the way it is – as scenic wetland of old growth forests for all to enjoy from the land or the lake.

The comparable isn’t Badger Park or Lakefront Park – it’s the shoreline that the village owns between Fairy Springs and the Cooper Camp – a pristine stretch of shoreline that, but for the village’s ownership, would be a subdivision. Or a non-existent park in the Town of Otsego.

CHIP NORTHRUP Cooperstown

The Best Of Community: Uniting In Support Of A Neighbor In Need To the Community: On behalf of my entire family, I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of the support you have provided us during my battle against cancer.

This was especially the case this past weekend for the inaugural “Friends Helping Friends” golf tournament

that took place on Saturday in my honor.

As I said on Saturday night, Aug. 22, cancer is a very introverted experience. Unless you have been through it yourself, it is hard to rationalize the emotions and the experience a cancer patient is going through. This is not some-

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Nice chip! Matt Schuermann, Cooperstown, heads toward the eighth green at the benefit tournament for Cooperstown Chamber Executive Director Matt Hazzard Saturday, Aug. 22, at Colonial Ridge.

thing anybody chooses to go through, but we lower our head, shed some tears, and power through the experience so we can live the lives we built for ourselves.

I was uncomfortable about the entire idea that there was going to be a fundraiser in my honor. I didn’t think I needed it, I didn’t want it. However, as many people told me, while it was in honor of my family it was because this community cared and in the words of one of my special players, “You have done so much for us, it is time for us to do something for you.”

For 100 years, my family has had a connection to Cooperstown. This is where I was born and raised, and it is where I am honored to call home. The idea of a small group of people who took off time from work, gave up their vacations, and put in countless hours to make this event happen, brought out what I think is best about our community.

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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5

BOUND VOLUMES 200 YEARS AGO

Seat of the Muses: The Times – “Behold an honest man,” said Clyde, pointing to where Lothario sat; “These are the times,” his friend replied, “When honest men are pointed at.”

A Robust Thought – No second Shakespeare shall the world behold; For nature, when she made him, crack’d her mould.

Writing Misery – Writing a very long letter with a very bad pen, on very thin and very greasy paper, with very pale ink, to one whom you wish – I needn’t say what – Impulse of Passion – Sometimes caresses and sometimes coercion have made many a child a bright man. Sometimes Patronage and sometimes Poverty stimulate men to become illustrious.

Retort – Some school boys one day, meeting a woman driving asses, said, “Good morning, Mother of Asses.” “Good morning,” she replied, “my dear children.”

August 24, 1815

25 YEARS AGO

by Mr. and Mrs. F.L. Quaif and Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Mason at the Hickory Grove Inn dancing pavilion Monday evening. The Mohican left her dock shortly before 8 o’clock with a large number of guests, others going to the point in launches and automobiles. The dance hall was charmingly decorated with ferns, American flags, golden glow, dahlias and Japanese lanterns. Bronner’s orchestra furnished music of the variety which keeps everybody on the jump and delicious ice cream and cake and punch were served during the evening.

August 25, 1915

75 YEARS AGO

The entire village of Cooperstown was inexpressibly saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Dr. Floyd Jerome Atwell, a native of this community who had attained a distinguished position in his profession. Dr. Atwell passed away from an embolism at 1:10 p.m. Saturday at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital where he had been head of the Obstetrical Department since 1922. While attending the New York World’s Fair on August 16, he was seized with an attack of appendicitis while on the grounds. After treatment at Flushing Hospital, his condition was somewhat relieved he returned to Cooperstown the same day and underwent an operation. He was considered to be making a good recovery up to the time of his death. Dr. Atwell was born at Fly Creek September 9, 1884.

August 28, 1940

175 YEARS AGO

ONE CENT REWARD – Ran away, or rather walked away (being too lazy to run) from the Subscriber on Sunday, the 9th inst., an indentured Apprentice Boy named William Henry Baird. This is to forbid all persons harboring or trusting said Boy on my account, as I shall pay no debts of his contracting after this date. The above reward will be paid to any person who will return said boy, but no charges paid, and but few thanks given. Abner Graves, Jr., Cooperstown, August 10, 1840.

August 24, 1840

150 YEARS AGO

Country Merchants are paying more attention than formerly to the important subject of advertising. Those who try it for a few weeks or months, soon realize the fact that it pays. We do not now allude solely to merchants doing business at the place where a paper may be printed; but more especially those out of the village. For instance, we have nearly 100 subscribers in the Town of Springfield, and many others who do their trading at one of the two business points in that town. We have in the towns from which the Oneonta merchants expect to draw custom, at least four to five hundred subscribers – and hundreds who do their trading at Hartwick, Milford, Schenevus, Otego and other business points in the county.

The first bale of new hops sold in New York on August 19 went at 55 cents.

August 25, 1865

125 YEARS AGO

Wedding Bells – Their merry peal is heard over our village this Wednesday afternoon, at about the hour on which the Journal goes to press, and a crowd of invited guests are filling the Presbyterian Church to witness the marriage of Mr.

50 YEARS AGO

Cooperstown appeared on the National Broadcasting Company’s “Today” show last Friday in the 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. slot.

Friday’s Cooperstown feature, narrated by Jack Lescoulie, opened with general scenes around the village. Included were shots along Main Street, Otsego Lake, the Otesaga Hotel and August 29, 1990 its general manager, Kenneth Arnold, host to the NBC crew, which filmed the show, the Elk Street stable and its attendant, Russell Warren and Miss Alice Brooks, only child of Mr. and 93-year-old Peter Delaney, the Woodland Museum, Indian Mrs. George Brooks. Mr. Curtis L. Burlingame is best man Museum, and Christ churchyard and the graves there of the on the occasion, and Miss Jennie Russell of Oneonta is maid Cooper family. The scene then switched to the National Baseof honor. The ceremony is performed by Rev. Mr. Denniston. ball Hall of Fame where director Ken Smith and Hall of Fame Miss Emma Russell presides at the organ. A reception follows pitcher Bob Feller awaited their turn on camera. at the home of the bride’s parents on Leatherstocking Street.

August 25, 1965 The friends of the bride have very generously remembered her by a large number of valuable and beautiful presents. Among them are bank checks to a handsome amount in the aggregate.

Ruth Lewis Yule died peacefully on August 17 in HolThese young people have grown up together in Cooperstown. lywood, Florida. The former Valedictorian of her class at They are to make their home in the West, where so many of Richfield Springs high school received a teaching degree at AlOtsego’s sons and daughters have already settled. bany State University before completing a graduate degree at August 29, 1890 Syracuse and Colgate universities. A distinguished poet, Ruth taught for several years at Hartwick High School and more than two decades at Cooperstown High School.

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Uniting In Times Of Trouble HAZZARD/From A4 happen, all of us are there to lift them back up. Over the last year at the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, we have coined a phrase that we use in our social media plat-

forms, #wearecooperstown.

That phrase was meant to show that together we move this community forward, and that “Friends Help Friends.”

Beyond the dollars that were raised, Saturday did

more to lift my spirits than anything to date, as I get ready to start receiving radiation treatment. There were many

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people there I hadn’t seen in 15 years, friends made the trip from far, and those that couldn’t were there in spirit. My CCS Class of 2000 classmates, made a video that grabbed my heart, all wishing me the best and keeping me in their thoughts and prayers.

Its moments like these that make you wonder, what did I ever do to deserve this? Hundreds of people are there for me. Simply put, it is humbling. I’ll never know that exact answer for each person that attended to provide support, but I walk away thinking I’ve done something right

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MLS#101344 8 Blodgett Drive 4 BRs, 2 baths

MLS#99920 3 Tilley Avenue 3 BRs, 1 bath

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For Appointment Only Call: M. Margaret Savoie, Real Estate Broker/Owner – 547-5334 Marion King, Real Estate Associate Broker – 547-5332 Eric Hill, Real Estate Associate Broker – 547-5557 Donald DuBois, Real Estate Associate Broker – 547-5105

intErior FEaturEs —1,751 sq. feet —Farmhouse style —Eat-in kitchen

31 Main Street, Suite 3 Oneonta 607-431-2540 607-431-9590 (fax) www.kwupstateny.com

—3 bedrooms —Original cabinets —Steam radiator heat —Living/dining rooms —Glass-enclosed porch ExtErior FEaturEs —Vinyl siding —Garage space in large barn —New windows —Asphalt shingle roof

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because I left an impact. For me, when you can walk away from what you do and what you love and have had an impact on a person, place, or a community, then you have done what you were intended to do.

Cooperstown, you have had that impact on me.

Throughout my entire journey, I have been shown I am not alone. When I woke up in the hospital after 13 days in ICU, I had 100 cards waiting for me. On my birthday, while receiving chemo, I had 180 cards and letters waiting for me. Many people on my floor had no one with them.

They were going through their ordeal alone. However, Cooperstown would not let me do that. My personal experience became one that was shared by an entire community, and one that I will never forget.

Our hope is that the event that took place on Saturday will become an annual event to help out other people in similar situations. We must continue the positivity this event brought, and continue to come together to lift the spirits of an individual and a family, because when we do, in return we will lift our entire community.

For my parents, my wife, and my son, this journey has been made so much easier through the support of our friends and loved ones. Thank you everyone. #WeAreCooperstown.

Sincerely, MATTHEW K. HAZZARD

Country Living This early home has many original features. It has been home to the current owners for 60+ years.

Beautiful field w/long road frontage borders a stream. It is mowed and maintained by a local farmer.

Mudroom entry to kitchen. Several outbuildings. Perennial flowers beds, mature berry bushes and fruit trees. This property has been well maintained and well loved over the years. Perhaps your family will continue the tradition!

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37 Chestnut street · Cooperstown · 607-547-5622 · 607-547-5653 (fax) parking is never a problem!

For Appointment Only Call: M. Margaret Savoie, Real Estate Broker/Owner – 547-5334 Marion King, Real Estate Associate Broker – 547-5332 Eric Hill, Real Estate Associate Broker – 547-5557 Donald DuBois, Real Estate Associate Broker – 547-5105

Timothy Donahue, Real Estate Associate Broker – 293-8874 Madeline Sansevere, Real Estate Salesperson – 435-4311 Catherine Raddatz, Real Estate Salesperson – 547-8958 Jacqueline Savoie, Real Estate Salesperson – 547-4141 Michael Welch, Real Estate Salesperson – 547-8502

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Pristine Center Hall Colonial—This one-owner, 2005 home on Beaver Meadow Road, offers 3,800+/- sq ft of living space as well as 3.05 acres w/fenced backyard and perennial gardens.

Main floor offers an entry hall w/double closets, Paladian windows, open staircase. LR w/ French doors opens to kitchen/keeping room and formal DR. Nicely done kitchen has cherry cabinets, Corian counters. Attached keeping room offers fireplace and doors to back deck. Mudroom hallway offers closets and full bath leading to attached 2-car garage.

Upstairs are 4 BRs including master suite, hallway bath and laundry area. Full basement offers BR, bath, large family room w/kitchenette, and systems room. Carpeting on lower level, hardwood and tile on first and second floors. Nice detail throughout including crown moldings, pretty walkway to the front door, excellent parking.

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2015

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-7

As Condo Fears Voiced, Village Board Won’t Bid On Brookwood Trustees Encourage Town Of Otsego, County, Non-Profits To Step Forward

By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN

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f the northern half of 22-acre Brookwood Gardens doesn’t remain in non-profit or public hands, it could very well become a condo development, according to discussion at the Village Board’s August meeting on Monday the 24th.

During public comment at the start of the meeting, Bill Waller, spouse of former mayor Carol B. Waller, verbalized the community’s “fear of (someone) building condos there.”

Pat Thorpe, former Brookwood Gardens caretaker, called it “The Secret Garden” – a reference to the popular 1910 novel – with “its own special magic” endangered by “a condo complex next to it. That is what is about to happen.”

In setting the stage for trustees to

discuss the matter at evening’s end, Mayor Jeff Katz reported on the Otsego Land Trust’s informational meeting Friday, Aug. 14: In addition to himself and Trustees Jim Dean and Cindy Falk, “there were a lot of realtors there.”

Village Trustee Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch said she’s heard there are “three proposals for apartment/condo developments” on the former Cook Estate on Otsego Lake, two miles north of the village on West Lake Road.

Regardless, the trustees voted 4-2 not to submit a $1 bid to assume responsibility for the 11 acres. Dean and Falk voted nay.

The trustees then voted, 5-1, to urge the Town of Otsego, where Brookwood is located, or the County of Otsego, or some other non-profit entity to assume ownership of the property and manage it for the public benefit. Dean voted nay again.

The discussion culminated a

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said. “But we think we can do better.”

In fact, “getting students out the door with only the credit hours they need to graduate” is a central goal of a threeyear strategic plan newly in place this school year after the completion of a five-year plan launched in 2010. (“Only the credit hours they need” may seem like common sense, but Kleniewski explained: Enticed by exotic electives, “sometimes students aren’t paying attending to their requirements.”)

You often hear the canard about planning: Completed, plans just sit on the shelf, gathering dust. It doesn’t have to be, said Kleniewski.

The just-completed plan is a case in point: The reorganization of dozens of programs and degrees from three catch-all schools into five logical ones was completed in the fall of 2013 with the hiring of the last of five new deans.

Another component created the President’s Advisory Council on Sustainability and Hannah Morgan’s position of sustainability coordinator.

Initiatives included reducing flood risk by installing green swales and pond with a $190,000 state grant, singlestream recycling, and fixtures

on water fountains that allow students, staff and faculty to refill the same plastic water bottles instead of tossing disposable ones. “Hannah has paid for her salary many times over,” said the president.

Then there is the internship coordinator, Megan Ackley, who expanded placements, particularly with local businesses and organizations. “My hope was more students would stay here after they graduate,” Kleniewski said.

In the new plan, three of the four “goals and objectives” focus on getting better students and improving the education they receive through “engagement,” “inquiry, service and scholarship,” and making sure undergrads are aware of all the services available to them.

One piece of that is “financial literacy,” Kleniewski said, helping students understand how much they’ll need to earn after graduation to pay rent, buy a car, raise a family.

The fourth goal is to “strengthen … financial sustainability.”

But again, part of that is getting better students and helping them succeed. Successful students translate into successful alumni.

The goal, Kleniewski said, is to be “a better, sharper version of what we are: a high-quality residential campus.”

debate set in motion when the Land Trust issued an RFP (request for proposals), returnable by Sept. 30, seeking prospective buyers for the 11 acres on the north end of the 22-acre property, with the idea that revenues could be used to support activities on the 11 south-end acres.

That prompted resident Chip Northrup, River Street, to propose that the village offer to assume ownership of the property and, through canoe and kayak rentals, boat slips and other commercial activities, support the public ownership of some of the last public access to Otsego Lake.

Northrup offered to pay for the expensive demolition of the former Cook mansion on the north end, which – it now seems to be generally agreed – is beyond repair.

During public comment, resident Sarah Stewart captured one strain of the discussion, saying she was “100 percent” for taking over the property.

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Chip Northrup reviews his notes after making his case to trustees. At right is his wife Nancy.

“This is an opportunity we should not let go by.”

But ambivalence was evident in the trustees’ discussion, when the failure of the village to accept Bill and Ed Smith’s offer of land across Pioneer Street from Lakefront Park 30 years ago was recalled. “Once you’ve missed an opportunity, you’ve missed it,” Tillapaugh said.

At the outset, it looked like a 3-3

vote, as Dean, Falk and Tillapaugh both supported Northrup’s idea. Katz would have had to break that tie.

But Trustee Lou Allstadt swayed the discussion, ticking off all the expenses – from 22 Main repairs, to street work, to “100-year-old water pipes” under streets, to the possible need for a new sewage-treatment plant. “We haven’t got enough money for the parks that we have,” he said. “There’s already a huge demand on the funds available.”

When the vote was called, Tillapaugh had shifted to the nays, and Katz indicated he would have voted that way as well.

Allstadt then proposed the resolution calling for the town, the county – “I haven’t heard a peep out of our county rep on this” – or a non-profit entity to take it over.

Land Trust President Harry Levine has said his group has an open mind on what should happen to the land, and only issued an RFP, due Sept. 30, to see what interest is out there.

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MLS#101572 $80,000 This doublewide w/3 BRs, 2 full baths, is in the coveted Milford school district. Metal roof, newer vinyl windows, septic, and hot water heater.

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MLS#101075 $249,000 Cooperstown Village 4-BR, 2-bath home on ¼ acre.

Hardwood floors, FP, French doors, walk-up 3rd floor, 2 porches, 2-story carriage barn. Nice layout.

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MLS#93225 $86,000 Adam Karns 607-244-9633 (cell) MLS#101766 $139,000 Morris – 6-BR, 3-bath, 3,000+ sq ft home on .86 Spacious 4 BR, 2B&B bathorhouse is close to I-88.

Large acre! Possible baseball rental.

New 200-amp backyard, workshop/garage, shed.

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MLS#99250 $67,900 Affordable Lake Cottage! Partially furnished w/dock. Deeded lake access. Owner financing. Best Buy on Canadarago Lake!

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MLS#101291 $99,900 National Historic Register Circa 1890 Home is well maintained, 3-4 BRs, 2 baths, rewired and restored.

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MLS #100853 $289,900 Stick-Built Year-Round Ranch 218’ private lake frontage. Family room, LR, eat-in kitchen, DR, porch.

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MLS##101340 $175,000 Key Location! Near Cooperstown, Oneonta. 3 BRs, 2 baths, great layout. Full-length attic could be finished. Large covered porch overlooks 2.5-acre yard.

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MLS#100950 $277,800 Subdividers Dream 154-acre parcel w/long frontage on both sides of the road. Mostly wooded and gently rolling. Ideal for hunt club or your own private estate.

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MLS#99009 $224,900 CLASSIC Canadarago Lakefront! Workshop, wood shed, outbuildings, porches, dock, fireplaces.

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MLS#101333 $329,000 2006-built, 4 BRs, 3 baths, 2-car garage, 3 acres, Cooperstown Schools. Energy-efficient home w/2,250 sq ft, cathedral ceiling, gas FP, central air.

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MLS#99083 $129,900 Farmhouse on 30 acres. Cooperstown Schools!

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SellerWell paysSportsman’ closing costs (up recently club house Wishing s Club. to $3,000 offer).

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Hardwood and wide-plank flooring, 3 BRs, 2 baths, laundry room. Spacious LR w/pellet stove, updated kitchen w/SS refrigerator and maple cabinets. Apple trees, beautiful views and nicely manicured lawn. Spacious deck for entertaining. Minutes to Morris Central School and Colonial Ridge Golf course. 20 minutes to Oneonta, Norwich and Cooperstown.

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One-Owner Mid-Century Modern Ranch is adjacent to SUNY Oneonta campus.

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At the Fine Arts building, the decaying loading dock adjacent to the Goodyear Theatre stage was refurbished to make the building a more inviting. “This is one of the main portals to campus, so we took an opportunity to fix the sidewalk and the dock,” said Rathbone. “The Please See RATHBONE, B3

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“Turns out, they were just testing the new sound system.”

The Anderson, which

received new theater seats in February, is nearing the finale of an enormous renovation – including new lights and Broadway-style sound equipment in the theater, and upgraded instrument storage and humidity controls in the music wing. “These are serious performers playing very expensive instruments,” said Mack. “We want to protect their instruments.”

The building also underwent a complete HVAC overhaul Please See MACK, B3

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Multicultural Center Ready For SUNY Oneonta Launch

Hartwick’s Matthews Maps Out Month-By-Month Programming

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“There’s always been a lot going on Hartwick,” said Harry Bradshaw Matthews, associate dean and director of the Intercultural Affairs office.

“Films, speakers, field trips, dinner discussions Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.collegelife – what’s new is that we’re presenting these in Prof. Harry Bradshaw Matpackages.” thews has mapped out a The college’s new Diversity & Inclusion Please See MATTHEWS, B4 year of diversity program-

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cast of nine teens perform a staged reading of Henrik Ibsen’s “An Enemy of the People” to close out the Franklin Stage Company’s 19th Season. 8 p.m. Friday, Aug 29 and 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30. Free, reservations recommended. Franklin Stage Company, Chapel Hall, 25 Institute St., Franklin. Info, reservations, (607) 8293700.

FOREST HIKE: OCCA’s Jeff O’Handley leads an easy, free, 2-mile hike along the blue trail in Basswood Pond State Forest. 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29. Meet at small parking area on Basswood Rd., 1.5 miles north of State Rte. 80 & County Rd. 16, Burlington Flats. Info, (607) 547-4488.

GARDEN SHOW: The Lake & Valley Garden Club pays a floral tribute to an Indian Summer at their Club Flower Show. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, LakeValleyGardenClub@gmail.com BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPES: Discover the art of painting outdoors at a Plein Air Painting Workshop. 11 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 29. $10 with museum admission for NYSHA members & those who bring supplies; $15 plus admission for others. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown.

Info, www.farmersmuseum.org GOLF FOR ORPHEUS: Hit the links while raising funds for Orpheus Theatre at an inaugural Captain & Crew Golf Tournament. 8 a.m. registration; 8:30 a.m. shotgun start, Sunday, Aug. 30. $65 per person, four people per team. Colonial Ridge Golf Course, 195 Bateman Rd., Laurens. Info, registration, (607) 432-1800.

A SAILOR’S TALE: David Brenner, former Oneonta mayor and SUNY Oneonta administrator, details his recent book, “The Life and Letters of Christopher F. Kompare, U.S.N.” 1-3 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 30. Free; Swart-Wilcox House Museum, Wilcox Ave. Oneonta.

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COOPERSTOWN CHESS – 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Informal, open to all, boards provided. Village Library of Cooperstown, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www. villagelibraryofcooperstown.org or (607) 547-8344.

COMMUNITY SOFTBALL – 6:30 p.m. Oneonta Job Corps Academy vs. Dick’s Sporting Goods. Free admission. Damaschke Field, Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-1455.

HISTORY SUPPER – 6 p.m.

Potluck covered-dish dinner and election of Fly Creek Area Historical Society officers. FCAHS bldg, Fly Creek. Info, (607) 547-9334.

CONCERT – 7 p.m. Richfield Springs Area Chamber of Commerce Summer Concert Series

MONET to MATISSE Claude Monet (French, 1840-1926), Port of Dieppe, Evening (detail), 1882, oil on canvas, 23 x 28 3/8 inches.

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THEATER – 7 p.m. Final performance of Glimmer Globe Theatre’s “Macbeth.” $15 adults; $12 seniors & members; $10 ages 7-12; ages 6 and under free. Lucy B. Hamilton amphitheater, Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown.

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ART PARTY – 5-7 p.m. Closing party for The Summer Show.

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Reservations recommended. The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Rd., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 547-5327.

FARM FRIDAY – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Featured farm mini-farmers’ market. Included with museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown.

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The tradition of educational excellence continues.

Integrating the liberal arts with experiential learning to prepare the world’s thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers.

The entire Hartwick College community welcomes The Class of 2019 and all our returning students.

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MACK/From B1 “We’ve got a top of the line, green chiller for the air conditioning,” said Mack.

“Instead of using water to cool, it uses air, like a car radiator, so we’re not wasting water.”

The two condensing boilers are also high-capacity for maximum energy efficiency, and the whole system is on a precise digital control.

“Now students won’t have Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.collegelife to come in and either be too The Anderson Center’s Music Circle has been hot or too cold,” he said. brightened with a new coat of paint and new “They’ll be able to focus lights, and acoustic panels replace the old baffles. better on studying.” out the new furnishings.

Additionally, a new windAnderson is one piece “It’s stylish and functional, vented roof has been put on of renovations designed to all in a dark cherry finthe gym, as well as on Yager focus on student experience ish,” he said. “Our goal is Hall. and sustainability.

“A wind-vented roof is Van Ess Hall, Oyaron and to make it as homelike and inviting as possible, because secured at the perimeter, but the Hilltop dorms were the this is their home.” the harder the wind blows, first in a three-year refurAnd the new renovathe tighter the roofing bishment project, putting a membrane seals itself, like fresh coat of paint, new tiles tions to the Binder Phys-Ed and flooring, and brand new Center give a new meaning an airplane wing,” he said. to the phrase “Home Game.” “Because there’s no ballast, furniture into the dorms. there’s less of a live load and “We have an aggressive goal “Each of the women’s sports teams has their own fewer materials are used.” of refurbishing three dorms team locker room,” he said.

“We want to make this a year,” said Mack. campus great for our great The students worked with “It’s been a great year for Binder” students,” said Mack.

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RATHBONE/From B1 sidewalk now has a bus turnaround and is ADA compliant, plus we added student hangout space with benches and cement pads for sculptures. “Any place where students can gather, inside or outside, is terrific,” he said.

The “hangout” factor inspired the college to refurbish the kitchens in residence halls over the last few years, as well as installing an upgraded Club Kitchen in the Center for Multicultural Experiences in Lee Hall. “Each club has their own cabinet for storage, and there’s room to set up a buffet or eat family-style,” he said. “The kitchens are always very popular with students. It’s human nature to want to make your own food.”

The ADA focus also resulted in upgraded and gender-neutral bathrooms in five buildings, most recently Denison Hall. “We put them in wherever geometry permits,” he said. “They’ve been a great help; we even have changing stations so parents can use them.”

Rain gardens are cropping up all over campus, and behind Golding Hall dorm, a new storm water runoff system is in place to manage sudden rainstorms. “We’re on a hill, so we have to think about what happens when it rains,” he said.

The Golding renovation gave the building a pitched roof instead of a flat one, and as a result, rainwater flooded the yard below. As part of a $910,000 grant to reduce

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storm water runoff, a rocky rain garden now intercepts the runoff and slowly disperses the water down the hill.

Though mostly closed off by a fence to keep the deer out, students are invited to walk in and read about how the garden works. “Students like to see these projects in action, so we put signs up to explain what we’re doing,” said Rathbone.

More “Hydration Stations” – fountains with water bottle refilling stations – have been installed with drinking fountains, and since they were introduced in 2012, which, according to Sustainability Coordinator Hannah Morgan, spared 388,286 plastic water bottles from landfills.

And there’s more to come. The Physical Science building is slated to open “a year from Thursday!” Rathbone joked.

The building’s brick shell remains, but the inside has been gutted for a completely new look. “The theme is ‘Science on Display’,” said Rathbone. “Students can look into the labs as they walk by.”

Chemistry and Physics classrooms will be housed there, as well as Anthropology.

“The pedagogy is more field work, so we wanted to give them space to wash off artifacts and practice curating and displaying what they find.”

The building will also be the home of the Science Discovery Center.

“Everybody does their piece,” he said.

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MITCHELL/From B1 pioneer, and she got me starting to think about diversity.�

Mitchell just finished his first year as SUNY Oneonta’s chief diversity officer in SUNY Oneonta’s Office of Equality and Inclusion. “There’s lots of people doing diversity work here,� he said. “My job is to connect them and bring it all together.�

And with the newly redesigned Center for Multicultural Experiences opening in Lee Hall, Mitchell hopes the space will encourage all students, even if they don’t identify with an underrepresented group, to gather. “It’s about community,� he said. “The college has to ask, ‘How do we want to welcome people’?�

And what a welcome it will be. Even before the official ribbon cutting at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9, returning students are invited to a Caribbean Festival on Friday, Sept. 4, and a barbeque on Sunday, Sept.

6. “The center wants to be educational, but also a social gathering space. We want them to be comfortable and to have a good experience.�

In 2002, student Alberto “Boogie� Rondon painted an enormous graffiti-style mural, now a treasured part of the center. “So many students were worried that the mural was going to be painted over,� he said. “When we had our soft opening, a bunch of the seniors ran down stairs to make sure it was still there!�

In addition to the downstairs gathering space, a meeting space was created in the old dining hall, with an elevator and a genderneutral, ADA compliant bathroom added to enhance the diversity offerings. “Our services have to be in alignment to serve these cultures,� he said. “Our Latino population, for instance, has doubled in the last four years, so we have practical concerns, like making sure that there are translators for parents who may not speak

English as a first language.�

But for Mitchell, diversity doesn’t just include race, gender identity and ethnicity. “I also think of diversity in terms of socio-economic class,� he said. “I started the CREED College Readiness Program, a non-profit, to help students regardless of age or ethnicity, make practical, affordable decisions about their education.�

Though CREED operates out of Meadville, Pa. – Mitchell was formerly the director of diversity affairs at Allegheny College – the foundation gave out several micro-grants and scholarships at SUNY Oneonta.

And it’s still a learning experience for him. “These students are getting diversity right,� he said. “If we have a barbecue for underrepresented students, they’ll bring their friends. They want to support each other.�

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MATTHEWS/From B1 Calendar showcases a month of events aimed at promoting diversity across the campus. “My job is to put together this calendar,� said Matthews. “I’ve been contacting the different groups across campus to see if they have an event and package it as part of this broader theme of Intercultural Affairs.�

With students freshly arrived, September will open broadly with the themes of diversity, including an ice cream social with a discussion of inclusivity, before narrowing in on the celebration of Latino Heritage Month in October. A concert of Latin American Music will be performed in the Anderson Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept.

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Casual Worship Children & Adult Studies Traditional Worship Praise Service Fellowship Meal Classes for Youth

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focused on Veterans and Interfaith matters, and April will include both LGBT and Asian Pacific heritage events. Black History month is celebrated with events throughout February, and in March, women’s history will be the highlight.

From 2013 to 2014, Hartwick College saw a huge spike in students identifying as African American, Latino, Asian and Native American. “It jumped from 18 percent, where it had also been in 2012, to 27 percent,� said David Lubell, the college’s director of communications. “That’s huge. That doesn’t even include those identifying as LGBT.� “We’ve known for decades that this was coming,� said Matthews. “The changes in demographics are clear. Everyone wants recognition, and they should

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APPLICATION PROCESS: The application for this position must include a letter of interest, current resumé, college/university placement papers which include a minimum of three letters of reference, copies of transcripts for all college credits completed, NYS School Administrator Certification Send application packet to: Annette D. Hammond, Superintendent, Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton CSD, 693 St Hwy 51, Gilbertsville, NY 13776-1104, Phone: 607-783-2207 CLOSING DATE: September 18, 2015

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Hartwick College seeks a full-time Administrative Assistant to provide direct and indirect support to the department chair in the execution of non-academic aspects of the Department of Nursing’s mission.

For complete details, please visit http://www.hartwick.edu/employment. EOE

RESPONSIBILITIES: All PK-12 administrative responsibilities including: supervision of students and instructional staff, oversight of extracurricular activities, discipline, parent communications and evaluation of teachers and staff.

Apply online: www.robynwood.com Or in person: 43 Walnut Street Oneonta (607) 432 - 6387 ext/ 212

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Land Bargains. Oneonta Area. 36.7 acres. Fields, woods, stream, views. $99,000. 5.9 acres w/ 2-story barns. - $49,000. 2.7 acres, great view. - $23,000. Owner financing. (518) 861-6541 - www.helderbergrealty.com

VACANCY PK-12 Building Principal Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton Central School

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Apartment for rent. 1 Bedroom. Fully Furnished.

Absolutely no pets/no smokers. Private Driveway. Close to Bassett. New Kitchen. Pellet Stove. Washer/Dryer. Large Rooms.. $725+Utilities. Call Fran. (941) 445-7744.

Oneonta Business For Sale!

Turn key, established Bar/ Restaurant business in busy center city location. Contact Benson Agency Real Estate, LLC at 607-432-4391 for more details.

HELP WANTED Wanted, person to do odd jobs, in Cooperstown area, must have transportation.

Call Rob @ 607 434-5177.

Large 3 Family Garage Sale.

August 29, 2015 - 8 a.m. til? Look for us on Fly Creek Community Day map. 147 Lower Toddsville Rd. Partial Listing - Antiques, appliances, furniture, beds, tools, desk, office equipment, much more.

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Within walking distance of hospital and groceries. Electric, heat, parking included.

Available Sept. 1st. $700/ month. Long or short term.

Call Rob Lee @ 607-434-5177.

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Apple Converting Inc., is a local premier flexible package printer located in Oneonta, NY. We are seeking career minded, highly motivated individuals to join our team in the following openings:

Process Engineer

This position is responsible for evaluating existing processes and developing new materials to grow business, reduce costs, improve sustainability and develop best practices.

• Project management is the main function of this position.

• Evaluating the manufacturing process to allow safe, cost effective, higher yielding results.

• Must be organized. Maintaining records for all test variables, including expectations and results. Present findings, conclusions, and action items in an effectively in a clean and concise manner.

• Developing and implementing systems that will optimize the production process.

• Ensuring that all projects are completed on time in the highest quality.

• Provide costing estimates for new sales opportunities and cost analysis on current production job.

Machine Operator

This position is responsible for operating various machinery to ensure accuracy and quality of the finished product.

• Responsible for following all safety guidelines and procedures given.

• Read and understand job specifications.

• Capacity to learn various equipment, how to set-up and run machine in parameters.

• Passion for producing quality work.

• Maintain a well-organized work station.

• Able to stand for long periods of time, lift up to 50 lbs with and without a machine.

• Basic math skills and attention to detail are a must.

• Good mechanical aptitude is required.

Warehouse Associate

This position is responsible for receiving, shipping, storage, and production staging of all raw materials • Properly receive all raw materials by verifying bill of lading.

• Prepare all finished materials for shipments with associated documentation.

• Transporting material by hand and with the use of power trucks.

• Distribute materials and supplies based on each department needs.

• Conduct monthly inventory of all stored materials and finished products.

• Basic math skills and attention to detail are required.

EMAIL RESUME TO: humanresources@appleconverting.com

Or mail to: Apple Converting, Inc. 176 Corporate Drive Oneonta, NY 13820

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OBITUARIES Beatrice Hogue, 95; Native Daughter Raised 6 Sons COOPERSTOWN – Beatrice Irene “Bee” Hogue, 95 of Solomons, Md., a Native Daughter of Cooperstown, passed away peacefully on Aug. 21, 2015, at the Burnett-Calvert Hospice House, Prince Frederick, Md. She was born on April 29, 1920 in Cooperstown to the late Allen Greene and Goldie Thompson Brisack.

She married her beloved husband William T. Hogue, Jr. on Sept. 29, 1941, in Forrestville, Md., who preceded her in death in October 1997.

Bee grew up in Cooperstown and was baptized at Christ Episcopal Church. She was a Girl Scout and was the first Girl

Scout of Cooperstown to receive a medal for bravery when she saved the life of her niece, Jean, from drowning.

Bee graduated from Cooperstown High School in 1939 and went on to attend Sibley Nursing School, graduating in 1941. She began her career as a nurse at Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, D.C., until she began her family, raising six sons. She moved to Calvert County in 1996 from Berkley Springs, W. Va. Throughout her life was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Girl Scouts of America, Pax River Quilters Guild, the Piecemakers Quilters at Asbury

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Bee enjoyed quilting, knitting, embroidery, reading, jigsaw puzzles, and travelBeatrice ing.

Hogue Bee is survived by her loving children, Donald E. Hogue of St. Leonard, Md., Robert A. Hogue of San Diego, Calif., Steven M. Hogue of Columbia, Md., and Gary A. Hogue of Huntingtown,

Md. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Bill; sons, William T. Hogue, III, and Scott A. Hogue; and siblings, Gertrude Brisack Worrall, and Allen G. Brisack II. Calling hours are 2-4 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 27, in the Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, Md. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at a later date in Middleham Episcopal Chapel, Lusby.

Condolence at www. rauschfuneralhomes.com.

Gary Baldinger Services Friday, Aug. 17 COOPERSTOWN – Graveside services for Gary W. Baldinger, 72, of Cooperstown, who died Monday, Aug. 17, 2015, will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at Lakewood Cemetery.

A reception celebrating Gary’s life will follow at the Cooperstown American Legion, 60 Main St. Arrangements are under the guidance of Tillapaugh Funeral Service,

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ONEONTA – Matthew A. Ouimet, 39, former chef at the Doubleday Cafe, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015.

Matthew was born on Jan. 3, 1976 in Oneonta, the son of Francis A. and Janet E. (Dent) Ouimet. He attended OHS and SUNY Oneonta.

Matthew is survived by his parents; his son, Connor Ouimet; his sister, Nathena

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COOPERSTOWN – Joan Welch, 78, who operated a hair salon in Cooperstown for decades, serving, in particular, residents of the Thanksgiving Home and Woodside Hall, passed away Thursday, Aug. 20.

Born in Syracuse on Oct. 22, 1936, the daughter of George and Mildred Foland, she lived most of her life in Cooperstown because of her love for family, her many friends and her enjoyment of Otsego Lake.

In her early years Joanie would take her children to her parents’ camp on the lake to spend joyful hours swimming, sailing, water skiing, fishing and creating wonderful memories. As time went by she and her late husband, Frank Welch, could be found enjoying and laughing with friends and family on their boat at the Lake Front Marina or at Sandy Beach.

Joanie loved all types of wildlife, from the geese that wandered freely on her lawn to the numerous birds flocking to her porch for a bite

to eat. Joanie spent endless hours watching and caring about the animals that roamed her property.

She is survived by her three children: son Jeff Feik, and his wife Kim; daughter Kim Potts, and her husband, Jim; and son Brad Feik and his wife, Noel, all of Cooperstown. Her grandchildren include Scotty and Sarah Feik of Cooperstown, Ali Potts from Williamsburg, Va., Jamie Feik of Richmond, Va., and Airman Tim Feik of Tyndale Air Force Base, Panama City, Fla. A Celebration of Joan’s Life will be 3-6 p.m. with an in-home service beginning at 3:30 p.m., on Saturday, Aug. 29. Joanie’s home is located at 470 Greenough Road.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Joanie’s memory can be made to the Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc. at 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Arrangements are entrusted to Tillapaugh Funeral Service.

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bearing Index Number 2015-0620 a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk located at 197 Main Street, Cooperstown New York grants me the right to assume the name Robert John Aiello. My present address is 2344 State Highway 205, Mt. Vision, New York 13810.

My present name is Robert John Jill.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 558 Beaver Meadow Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326: Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Mount Equity LLC. Art. of Org. filed SSNY as Foreign LLC 06/25/15.

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Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/20/15. Office location: Otsego County. LLC formed in Florida (FL) on 07/15/15.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2 Chestnut St., Cooperstown, NY 13326. Address to be maintained in FL: 7614 Trento Circle, Naples, FL 34113. Arts of Org. filed with the FL Secy. of State, R.A. Gray Bldg., 500 South Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Saturday, August 29

HYDE HALL WINE SIP – 7-8:30 p.m. Cooperstown Graduate Association invites all to “A Sip Around the World.” Enjoy wine and food pairing with wine consultant and CGP Prof. Carlyn Buckler, $50; tickets limited. Hyde Hall historic site, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. RSVP to Catherine Raddatz, (607) 547-2586.

FLY CREEK DAY – 7:30 a.m. start. 16th annual, with yard sales, food, entertainment, hosted by Fly Creek Area Historical Society. 7:30-11 a.m. pancake breakfast at Fly Creek Fire Co.; 8-11 a.m. coffee & treats at Historical Society; 11 a.m. lunch & free museum tour. Rte. 28, Fly Creek. Info, (607) 547-9334.

OPEN HOUSE – 8 a.m. Organic herbs and vegetables, pottery, local baked goods. Tanner Hill Herb Farm, 294 Tanner Hill Road, Cooperstown. Info, kathryn.mollach39@gmail.com GUIDED HIKE – 10 a.m.

OCCA’s Jeff O’Handley leads easy 2-mile hike in Basswood Pond State Forest. Free hike of pine plantations, mixed forests, beaver ponds, streams. Meet at small parking area on Basswood Rd. (unmarked dirt road about 1.5 miles north of intersection of State Rte. 80 & County Rd. 16), Burlington Flats. Info, (607) 547-4488.

CIVIL WAR WORKSHOPS – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Also Aug. 30.) $45 ($40 NYSHA members) for one day, or $75/$70 for both days.

The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Indo, www. farmersmuseum.org ANTIQUE ENGINE SHOW – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Annual Antique Engine Show and Fly Creek Tent Sale. Free. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 688 Goose St., Fly Creek. Info, (607) 547-9692.

GARLIC FEST – 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. (Also Aug. 30). Garlic Harvest Celebration; food samples, seedstock & growing tips, more.

Dancing Veggie Farms, 246 Ainslie Rd., Richfield Springs (follow signs from Fly Creek). Info, (315) 858-0506 PAINTING WORKSHOP – 11 a.m.-noon Susan Fenimore Cooper Plein Air Painting Workshop. $10 with museum admission for NYSHA members & those who bring supplies; $15 plus admission for others. The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.farmersmuseum.org OTSEGO LAND TRUST PICNIC –11 a.m.-3 p.m. OLT annual

picnic and silent auction. Food, games, hikes, music, silent auction, family fun. Greenwoods Conservancy, 800 Zachow Rd., Burlington. Tickets $20; ages 12 and under free. $10 of each ticket goes toward OLT’s land protection mission. Info, www.OtsegoLandTrust.org, email sara@ otsegolandtrust.org, or call (607) 547-2366.

FLOWER SHOW – 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lake & Valley Garden Club of Cooperstown presents an Indian Summer Flower Show.

Free; all welcome. Cooperstown Art Association, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.cooperstownart.com or (607) 547-9777.

CHURCH SOCIAL – 3-6 p.m.

River Street Baptist Church hosts a “get to know the community” picnic. Bounce house, face painting; all welcome. 133 River St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 432-8285 ART SHOW – 2-4 p.m. Opening reception for Christine Alexander and Tracy Jacknow’s art show.

Saturday, Aug. 9, Mural on Main Art Gallery, 631 Main St., Hobart.

Info, (607) 538-3002.

CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Spiros Soukis, a regular at B.B. King’s Blues Club in Manhattan. Ian Feulner opens. $10 adults. Star Theater, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. Info, www.cvartworks.org.

Sunday, August 30

ORPHEUS GOLF TOURNEY – 8 a.m. registration; 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Orpheus Theatre fundraiser. Registration $65 per person, with four people on each team. All skill levels welcome.

Colonial Ridge Golf Course. 195 Bateman Rd., Laurens. Info, www. orpheustheatre.org GARLIC FEST – 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. Garlic Harvest Celebration.

Dancing Veggie Farms, 246 Ainslie Rd, Richfield Springs (follow signs from Fly Creek). Info, (315) 858-0506.

CIVIL WAR WORKSHOPS –10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Also Aug. 29) $45 ($40 NYSHA members) for one day, or $75/$70 for both days.

The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www. farmersmuseum.org JR. GOLF CAMP -- 4 p.m.

Final session of Greater Oneonta Junior Association Golf Camp Summer 2015 Junior Golf Program, for ages 5-14. Hosted by Oneonta Country Club, Country Club Rd, Oneonta. $40 for 1st junior; $20 each additional family member. Info, Kevin Burnsworth, (607) 434-5058 or Kbpga1@ gmail.com.

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