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for: “It’s surreal,” he said. “When the doctor gives you the news that you’re cancer free, it just knocks your socks off.”

Last Feb. 26, Hazzard was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma after doctors found a 17-centimeter tumor in his chest. “It was pushing against my heart, so the first round of chemotherapy was done while I was sedated and on 100 percent oxygen,” he said. “They were giving me chemo 24 hours a day Please See HAZZARD, A6

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The always enthusiastic Jen Flynn gives five to Coach Mike Niles Monday, Jan. 4, as the CCS Lady Hawkeyes were about to witness the unveiling of the banner in Bursey Gym that commemorates the girls 2015 state championship title/OTHER

Linda Gable, Jennifer Kubis and Joan McDonald brought their New Year’s Eve tiaras.

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iting heroin addiction as “an epidemic,” Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig has called for a public symposium to discuss, educate and call leaders to action on the drug crisis. “People have fallen into these addictions,” said Herzig. “It’s not just heroin. It’s prescription pain medications too. It’s an epidemic.” In related developments: • Cooperstown Police Chief Michael Covert said, so far, has referred to rehabilitation 25 addicts who surrendered their “kits” under PAARI (the Police Assisted Addiction & Recovery Initiatives, pioneered by Gloucester, Mass., police. • The Oneonta Police Department has delayed launching Please See SCOURGE, A7

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Powers Seeks Clark’s Ouster As Chairman

gain, veteran county Rep. Jim Powers, R-Butternuts, was mounting an effort to unseat Kathy Clark, R-Otego, the board chair. Powers has approached his colleagues in recent days, seeking support in advance of the county Powers Board of Representatives’ annual reorganization, which was scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, in Cooperstown. For the outcome, check

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INDUCTEES DUE: The Baseball Hall of Fame planned to announce its 2016 inductees at 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at the New York Athletic Club in New York City. Details at WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM

ZEO RESIGNS: Tavis Austin, zoning officer for the Village of Cooperstown and Town of Otsego, has resigned to accept another job.

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Dr. Kelly Robinson of Fox Hospital’s Emergency Department gets into the theme of Bassett Hospital’s annual New Year’s gala – “A Walk on the Wild Side” – as he dips his partner across the dance floor at The Otesaga at the annual highpoint of the winter social season around here. The elegant evening ended with fireworks over Otsego Lake at midnight/MORE PHOTOS, A3

Mayors Share Dais, Future Plans By LIBBY CUDMORE COOPERSTOWN

or Mayor Jeff Katz, it’s time to put the old Cooperstown/Oneonta rivalry to rest. “Cooperstown gets pigeonholed as

thinking we’re better than everyone” he said at the Otsego County Chamber’s State of the State breakfast on Tuesday, Jan. 5, at The Otesaga. “Let’s get away from that.” Seated beside City of Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig, Katz elaborated on the Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal two mayors’ ongoing partnership. Mayors Herzig, Katz conPlease See MAYORS, A7 fer at Chamber breakfast.

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ith the first of the year, the Otsego County Board of Elections is being managed by two new elections commissioners, but they are not new faces. At the initiative of veteran Republican Elections Commissioner Sheila Ross, Fly Creek, the county Board of Representatives last summer merged the two deputy commissioner jobs with the commissioner jobs, effective Jan. 1. Please See ELECTIONS, A7

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LOCALS Bank Of Cooperstown Promotes Baker, Jessup

achel Lutz Jessup, Oneonta branch manager, and Jessica Baker, Cooperstown mortgage originator, have been promoted to assistant vice presidents at the Bank of Cooperstown. Lutz Jessup is responsible for the branch management of the Oneonta office as well as business development. She has been with Bank of Cooperstown since June 2014, and the end of 2015 marks her 30th year in banking Baker is responsible for processing consumer

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and mortgage loans at both the Cooperstown and Oneonta offices. She began her tenure with Bank of Cooperstown in November 2007, and has over 14 years of experience in the banking industry. Active in the community, Lutz Jessup is currently the

Otsego Town Board Welcomes New Supervisor, Board Member

acting president for Destination Oneonta and on the Board of Directors for First Night Oneonta. In addition, she is on the Special Projects Committee for the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, and belongs to the Oneonta Rotary Club. Lutz Jessup resides in Oneonta and has three children Baker has participated in Donate Life for Otsego County and Cooperstown TREP$. She resides in Cooperstown with her husband, Patrick, and their daughter. Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal

Newly elected Otsego Town Supervisor Meg Kiernan and Town Board member Joe Potrikus joined their Otsego Town Board colleagues at 12:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 4, for the organizational meeting. From left are Town Board member Bennett Sandler, Potrikus, Kiernan, and Town Board members Karina Franck and Tom Hohensee. Town Clerk Pam Deane conducted Potrikus’ swearingin; Kiernan had taken the oath of office on New Year’s Day. The new supervisor provided lunch – homemade ham-salad sandwiches – for the gathering.

Golden Girls Unveil Banner On Wall Of CCS’ Bursey Gym

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Lady Hawkeye standouts in last season’s Section C State Championship team, Christina Noto, left, and Liz Millea, unveil the championship banner Monday, Jan. 5, at Cooperstown Central School’s Bursey Gym.

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At his first Bassett New Year’s Gala, Fox Hospital’s new president, Jeff Joyner was among crowd members observing the auction action.

Dr. Don Raddatz led the live auction during the hors d’oeuvres that started the elegant event, assisted by two executive directors: The Friends of Bassett’s Josh Truman, center, and Hyde Hall’s Jon Maney, right.

A WILD NEW YEAR! Revelers Margaret Kiss and Judy Brendall of Cooperstown whirl around the dance floor at The Otesaga. The gala ran from 6:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. on New Year’s Eve, and featured fireworks at midnight visible from the veranda.

Felix Thomas, Oneonta, swings wife Lauren around the dance floor to the sounds of the band Chaser, an eight-piece band from New York City that kept gala goers hopping toward midnight.

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To Reach Accord, Treat City, Town Property Owners The Same

t was a good sign when the city and town of Oneonta took the dispute over the Town of Oneonta Fire District #1’s fireprotection contract with the city to state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma. As might be expected of Coccoma, a sensible – if interim – decision resulted. The judge gave City Hall and Judge Coccoma listens to the fire district 45 days beyond the arguments by the city and contract’s Jan. 1 expiration – until Fire District #1 attorneys. Valentine’s Day, a happy choice Fred Volpe and letters from the – to come to an agreement. It’s a Oneonta Town Board and from bit unclear how full a role Coccoits former member, now county ma intends to play, but let’s hope Rep. Andrew Stammel – published it is up to the point of full mediabelow – underscores the daunting tion, with the judge, if necessary, nature of the task at hand. imposing a settlement at the end. Should fire-protection costs Enough, already. At base, lives be split by relative property are at stake. valuation, the traditional meaFire protection for 3,500 people sure? (And how should colleges, and many millions of dollars in churches and other tax-exempt property, from Brooks BBQ to properties in the city be weighed?) Southside Mall to the auto dealers Or population? (And how should on Oneida Street, is too important college students, and kids at the to be left in limbo. Nor should it baseball camps, and hotel patrons be subject to an annual game of be weighed?) chicken. Or the destination of fire calls? • Or specialty equipment, like the Re-reading the excellent letter brush truck the OPD acquired from Fire Commissioner and atto serve the fire district? And torney Carol Malz, plus a position what about the relative costs and paper from Fire Commissioner revenues from the ambulance

service, which by contract with the Oneonta Town Board responds to calls outside Fire District #1 in West Oneonta? A stop-gap one-year contract may be more easily reached. But a permanent solution – as permanent as anything is – means agreeing on the terms of the contract. If that can be achieved, then future contracts will simply require plugging in fresh numbers annually and accepting the resulting sum. That’s a lot of Gordian knots. • The last editorial on this matter (in the editions of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 17-18) concluded that if the town and city were one – as they should be – fire-protection costs would, within one municipality be equitably shared. Since, inevitably, the logic of city and town consolidation will eventually carry the day, why not assume the city and fire district are already one? Since city and fire district residents and property owners depend equally on the Oneonta Fire Department’s professionals, why not simply treat all taxpayers and ratepayers the same? In effect, create – on paper, for

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On the scene in state Supreme Court Judge Michael V. Coccoma’s Cooperstown courtroom Thursday, Dec. 24, are, standing, Fire District lawyer Terence Hannigan, foreground, and City Attorney David Merzig. Seated next to Merzig is Oneonta Mayor Gary Herzig; next to Hannigan is Fire Commissioner Johna Peachin.

now – a single district with a single rate and apply that rate across the board? That will subsume all the other issues that, really, can’t be equalized – there are too many of them and too many intangibles. Right now, there are two Oneontas. Eventually, there will be one. Let’s keep our eye on the horizon and act for the good of the greater whole that will eventu-

ally exist. Shortterm, acting as if the city and fire district are one is a fair, just and achievable means of resolving a dilemma worthy of Solomon. Might the city actually make a profit from the unique service it provides? Perhaps. But offering parity will build trust and pave the way to a better future for the community in its oneness.

ANNE GEDDES ATWELL OTHER VOICES

A SUMMING UP

Retiring Town Supervisor Sees Gains in Ethics, Environment, Equity. ‘And We’re Fiscally Sound’ Editor’s Note: Anne Geddes Atwell, Otsego town supervisor or town board member for the past decade, retired from her municipal responsibilities at year’s end. She provided this summing up of her tenure.

s 2015 ends, so does my second term as Otsego town supervisor. This completes 10 years of service on the Town Board. It’s been gratifying work, if sometimes frustrating, especially since some press coverage during this election season may have left the impression that the Town Board was in turmoil. That has not been the case, though some tensions and even harassment by a couple of members of the Planning Board may have suggested so. To set the record straight, and to acknowledge the fine accomplishments of the Town Board over recent years, I offer you this account of important successes to the direct benefit

of you, the Town’s citizens and tax-payers. ► Encouragement of Business The outgoing Board and the Supervisor brought final resolution to an urgently important project in a Town of Otsego Business district: The Cooperstown Intermodal Transit Center project, best known as the Linden Avenue Extension. Disagreement between the Village of Cooperstown and our Planning Board had held up completion for several years and put us in real danger of losing a roughly $3 million grant and of incurring further thousands of dollars per day as penalties for delaying the contracted construction. As citizens now know from their use of the Avenue extension to Route 28, it is a tremendous convenience and had made dropping off our children at school much easier and safer. ► Ethics Policy The outgoing Board and Supervisor made ours the

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Otsego Town Supervisor Anne Geddes Atwell retired at the end of 2015 after 10 years of elective office. She is flanked by Town Board members Bennett Sandler, left, and Tom Hohensee at a meeting last fall.

first serving board to pass and enforce an important ethics policy for local elected officials: The policy regarding both accepting pay while representing clients before the board on which the public official served, and prohibiting public officials participating in deliberations concerning

their own proposed projects before the board on which the public official served. That, it would seem, would be self-evident; but occasional past practices have shown that was not. ► Environment The outgoing Board is the first board in any jurisdiction around Lake Otsego to

enforce and secure compliance with NYS Public Health Law and the Watershed Supervisory Committee Regulations, thus helping ensure clean drinking water for Cooperstown. The Board also enacted a local law banning the disposal of brine and other gas-industry wastes within the Town of Otsego. The Board also approved publishing a Request for Proposals to move Town facilities towards total use of solar energy. It seeks proposals that would link us in a joint venture with other local governments, and with schools, churches, and other institutions that recognize solar power as integral to their own futures. ► Property Rights The outgoing Board and Supervisor were the first political body to take on publicly the New York State Department of Transportation as it moved to seize private property along Lake Otsego for road improvement. We strongly argued

that, beside the ethical considerations, such seizures would strongly impact property tax assessments. The latter argument, along with an extra-ordinary citizens’ effort, carried the day, and DOT backed off its plans to reconstruct State Route 80 by claiming private land and demolishing existing homes. ► Tax Fairness This Board and Supervisor completed a full revaluation that restored fairness and equity in distribution of tax obligations among residents and businesses. It did so by eliminating inequities that arose as more affluent landowners and business brought legal actions to lower taxes, thus shifting a heavier tax burden to those with lesser means. ►Wage Fairness Successful renegotiation of the CSEA union contract resulted in balancing taxpayer concerns with the interest of our dedicated and deserving Town Highway Department employees. Please See ATWELL, A6

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Crisis Past, Consider Ways To Protect Brookwood Forever To the Editor: The attempted sale of half of Brookwood Point shook the public’s trust in the Otsego Land Trust. Not selling the property should be a starting point in restoring that trust. The incoming executive director has the opportunity to fully restore the Land Trust’s credibility as a reliable steward of land. But as long as the threat of selling Brookwood hangs over the property, the Land Trust may find it difficult to attract donors or supporters for Brookwood. Step One in restoring trust in the Land Trust would be to deed restrict the property against private housing, so that it stays open to the public for a non-profit use, such as a park, campground, nature preserve or boat club. It should also be available for a private-public use as currently allowed

Step Two would be to form a support group – a “Friends of Brookwood” that would be responsible for fundraisers, maintenance and seeing to it that Brookwood is cared for. Step Three would be to privatize revenue generators via concessionaires for event rentals, Tea House rentals, dry boat storage, the restoration of a boat dock, etc. In short, run the revenue side of Brookwood like the Village runs its boat docks and Cooptoberfest – as a profit center. The new executive director can go a long way towards fully restoring the public’s trust in the Land Trust by ensuring the well-being of Brookwood Point as a public amenity – in perpetuity – not until the next offer from a condo developer. CHIP NORTHRUP Cooperstown

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BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

200 YEARS AGO

There are five notices of applications in the legislature of this state, now published, affecting the interests of this county, all of which should they be granted, would in a great measure, go to annihilate the County of Otsego from the proud and respectable stand she has hitherto held in the state. The first is an application for a new county, comprising the towns of Cherry Valley, Springfield, Middlefield, Decatur, Westford, Worcester and Maryland, from Otsego County; Sharon from Schoharie, and Minden and Canajoharie from Montgomery County. The second is an application from Unadilla to erect a new county from a part of the counties of Otsego, Chenango and Delaware. The third is an application from Chenango County to separate the Town of Unadilla and a part of the Town of Butternuts, and annexing them to Chenango County. The fourth is an application to form a new county, including Plainfield, Edmeston and a part of Richfield, from Otsego County; Bridgewater and Sangerfield from Oneida County; Brookfield from Madison County, and a part of Litchfield from Madison County. The fifth proposes to separate the west parts of the towns of Edmeston and Pittsfield from Otsego County to annex them to Chenango County. January 11, 1816

175 YEARS AGO

The Democratic members of the Assembly at their preliminary meeting Monday evening, nominated the Hon. Levi S. Chatfield, of Otsego, as their candidate for Speaker. The Whig members nominated the Hon. Peter B. Porter. We have received the first number of “The Student’s Budget.” Although it is a very poorly executed specimen sheet, yet the matter it contains is as good as could be expected from the youth and inexperience of its conductors – success to you children. Chief Justice Nelson administered the oath of office to Governor Seward and Lt. Gov. Bradish on the 1st of January. January 11, 1841

125 YEARS AGO

The Death of a Venerable Lady – In the very closing hours of the “old year” the long and useful life of Mrs. Stephen Gregory came gently to an end. She was a native of this town, having been born at Oaksville, April 4, 1798. She became a member of the Presbyterian Church in this village when only 12 years of age, and was at the time of her decease its oldest member – a connection which had existed upwards of four-score years. She had done what she could

150 YEARS AGO

high school Redskins will resume their court activities in Oneonta this week. The Orange and Black has been put through fast work-outs during the past several days and will be in top shape for the Yellow Jackets who have had a hot and cold record to date. Records, however, go out the window when these two teams meet. Coach Lester G. Bursey, Redskin major-domo, will start with Tony Thompson and Bob Bridger at forwards, Mart Moakler at center, and Chuck Root and Donnie McRorie at the guard posts. This quintet has started all games for the locals so far this year. January 8, 1941

50 YEARS AGO

The New York Telephone Company will place an underwater cable under Otsego Lake from Cooperstown to provide telephone service at the new Glimmerglass State Park at the head of the lake. The project is one of several scheduled by the company to expand and improve service. January 12, 1866 In the Oneonta area, work scheduled for completion includes a new Centrex communications system for the State do to promote its prosperity, peace and usefulness. At 22 University College at Oneonta. The new system, scheduled years of age, she was united in marriage to the late Stephen to go into operation on January 16 will permit direct inward Gregory whom she survived about 24 years. Ten children and outward dialing of calls to and from the college. were born to this couple. She was a great reader and her January 12, 1966 memory of past events and of what she had read was most remarkable. When past 90 she would recite pages of the writings of favorite authors. She was the efficient helpmate The 1990 Henry Allen Moe Prize for Excellence in Nursof her husband and the careful and loving mother, the good ing was presented to Kathy Standish, R.N., at the annual friend and neighbor. Bassett Holiday Tea by Barbara Curran, vice president of January 9, 1891 nursing. This the fourteenth year the prize has been awarded to an outstanding nurse at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital. The award was established by the late Dr. Henry The Constructive Achievements of President Wilson Allen Moe, former president of the hospital’s board of trust– The enactment of the Federal Reserve Act and the inauees, to honor a nurse, Pearl F. Day, who cared for him after guration of the Federal Reserve System with its mobilizaa serious accident during his naval service in World War I. tion of reserves whereby panics are prevented and solvent January 9, 1991 borrowers are enabled to get credit at all times. The advantages arising to the public from this act have been increased by the crusade of the Comptroller of the Currency against Not being the type to shy away from physical challenges, banks which have been charging usurious rates of interest. former Cooperstown resident Sarah Groff will head to Also, the enactment of the Harrison Anti-Narcotic Law Australia on Saturday, January 7 to train and compete as a whereby the sale of opium, cocaine, and kindred habitprofessional triathlete. “Triathlons are something I’ve alforming drugs is regulated, and which has resulted in the ways been interested in,” said Groff. “Growing up, I was a reduction of the sale of those drugs by 75 percent. swimmer. While at college I decided that if triathlons were January 12, 1916 something I was going to get into, I’d have to start running, and eventually get on a bike. January 6, 2006 With the Christmas holidays out of the way and a three-game winning streak on the go, the Cooperstown

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Support Matt Hazzard Received Showed ‘True Face Of Cooperstown’

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Matt Hazzard, son Paxton and wife Stephanie.

HAZZARD/From A1 for five consecutive days.” With five more rounds to go, the community rallied behind him. As assistant coach of the CCS Lady Hawkeyes’ Varsity Basketball team, his girls were on their way to the state championship when he was diagnosed. “I didn’t want to tell them, because I didn’t want it to be a distraction,” he said. “But when they found out, it was a rallying point.” The girls went on to win the state title, playing every game with an enlarged photo of Hazzard’s face on a stick by the bench. “It gave me something to look forward to,” he said. “I would watch the games online or listen on the radio, and the docs would come in and ask for updates. They were all pulling for Cooperstown.”

After the chemo was finished, a PET scan revealed some cancer cells remained, so he went through 22 bouts of radiation. But he’d gone back to work parttime on July 27, and with Cooptoberfest to plan, he spent the next three months on the phone and e-mail, putting the event together from his hospital room. “It was my grand return to the community,” he said. “I was so glad it was such a success.” Back at work full-time since October, he still keeps his radiation mask, decorated up by the basketball team, by his desk. And whenever someone is in need of support, he heads to Bassett. “I want to show them that there is another side,” he said. “When I was sick, talking to other people who had pulled through really helped.” One of his vocal chords is still para-

lyzed, lending him a raspy tone, and he has a few scars on his chest. “But if that’s all I have to remember this by, that’s OK,” he said. He’s back to coaching the 8-1 CCS Lady Hawkeyes, and after their last game before he went in for the test, the girls lined the hall and gave him a hug for luck. The next day, as he awaited the results, they sent him a video. “These girls are so special,” he said. “I will always have a place in my heart for them.” And one more New Year’s blessing was his son Paxton, who turned three on Friday, Jan. 1. “There was a point where I wasn’t sure I would be there for his birthday,” said Hazzard. “But this is so special for me, and everyone really came together to show my family the true face of Cooperstown.”

SUMMING UP Supervisor Details Service To Town ATWELL/From A4 ►Court Consolidation The outgoing Board accepted and completed consolidation of the Cooperstown Village Court and the Town of Otsego Court. The combined court, now housed in Fly Creek, frees for Cooperstown much-needed office space and eases parking problems for any court visitors. ►Guidelines for Public Comment The Board recently adopted public comment guidelines. Based on Cooperstown’s, these guidelines

are helping improve civility at board meetings. And yes, we are fiscally sound! In sum, I leave office taking great satisfaction in what the Board and I have accomplished together. It has been an honor and pleasure to work with them, and I am very glad that the majority of them will be continuing to serve with the new Supervisor. In Meg Kiernan they will have valuable past experience, I know. I wish them and Meg continued success in serving this area, so loved by all of us.

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s City Clerk Nancy Powell called the roll at the first Common Council meeting of the year, all six of the newly elected council members lit up as they responded for the very first time: “Here.” “I’m excited!” said Dana

Levinson, Fifth Ward. “It’s a new venture, and I hope to serve council to the best of my ability.” “It’s scary!” said Paul van der Sommen, First Ward. “But I’m learning a lot, and I know there are good times ahead.” “My daughter made me up a T-shirt with my picture on it that says, ‘City Council Member, Get Out Of My Way’,” said John Rafter,

Seventh Ward. “But it’s too cold to wear it tonight.” And with the new Council seated, Jim Martin, project manager for the LA Group, City Hall’s downtown consultant, presented an interim report, “Focus on the Future of Main Street.” Last fall, the LA Group, based in Saratoga Springs, put out an online survey – hard copies were also made available – asking

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citizens to rate their experiences in the downtown area, which encompassed Fairview, Wall, Walnut and back down to Main, South Main and Market Street. “There’s a lot of good things going on,” Martin said. “And there is a lot we can build upon.” Some 1,100 people responded, and the survey found that 75 percent of people who come downtown do so for dining. “You have a wide variety here, and there’s room for more,” he said. And 66 percent of people surveyed said they came downtown in the past day or week, which Martin said showed that Main Street was attracting people. And although 52 percent came downtown to shop, they ranked lack of variety to the stores, as well as inadequate parking, as “poor.” “That doesn’t quite match with reality,” said the consultant. “There are 1,150 parking spaces downtown. The parking garage is wellmaintained, and at all times of the day, there was some place to park.” Martin will return in April with the final results and recommendations. “I took the survey and I thought it was great,” said Council member Melissa Nicosia, Second Ward. “If we can take that information and do something, there’s a lot of potential.” Each new Council member was also assigned as a liaison to a board or commission. Osterhoudt, who was already a member of the Community Relations and Human Rights commission, was chosen as it’s liaison. “It’s near and dear to me,” she said.

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At State Of State, Mayors Work On Common Purpose Herzig’s Planning Forum; Seward Brings Task Force said Herzig. “We offer very Attendees MAYORS/From A1 “It’s important to recognize different things, and we’re at the State Into Battle Against Scourge both better off because the the realities of economics of of State other is here.” Oneonta benefits from Cooperstown tourism, he continued, and Cooperstown benefits from Oneonta’s business community. “Our relationship is complimentary, not competitive,” said Herzig. Job creation for the county and partnering with schools to create a workforce were the main course for the breakfast, with David Cox, the agricultural program leader at Cornell Cooperative Extension, laying the groundwork early for the Otsego County Farm Days, scheduled for August. “In Schoharie County, it’s the biggest revenue day of the year for farmers,” said Cox. “Barbara Ann Heegan went last year, and she had so much fun that she called me up and asked if we could do it here!” It’s the Otsego County Chamber’s 30th anniversary, and Heegan says that the theme of the year’s events will be branding Otsego as the “Pearl of New York State.” Other topics touched on at The Otesaga event were: • Businesspeople’s worries about Governor Cuomo’s proposed $15 minimum wage • STEM initiative programs that would pay for the top 10 percent of students to study STEM at SUNY colleges • Increasing linkage between education and the workforce with increased internship programs

the area,” Katz told the gathering of business and political leaders. “Cooperstown, the Route 28 corridor and Oneonta are our strengths, and we need to embrace them.” When Herzig was appointed mayor in October, Katz called him that morning to congratulate him and to begin talking about ways the village and the city could work together. “Oneonta needs Cooperstown and Ian Austin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Cooperstown needs Oneonta,”

breakfast included OFO President Dan Maskin, OFO’s CFO Tanya Shalor, ISD’s Roxana Hurlburt and many more.

SCOURGE/From A1 intended to do Jan. 1. • State Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, announced he is bring the state Legislature’s Joint Task Force on Heroin & Opioid Addiction back to the county for another hearing. Herzig plans to hold his symposium in March or early spring, working with a steering committee that consists of Julie Dostal, LEAF Inc. executive director; Laurie Zimniewicz, the business consultant; County Judge Brian D. Burns, who presides on the Otsego and Delaware county drug treatment courts, and Susan Lettis, an attorney for Otsego County Department of Social Services. At OPD, Lt. Douglas Brenner said the decision was made to delay PAARI while procedures are clarified. “Right now, if an addict comes in, we have no defined procedure as to how to deal with them,” he said. “We might send them to the Otsego County Chemical Dependency clinic or give directions to how to get to Bassett Hospital. But our goal is to create a plan so that when someone comes in, we can help them get started.” It’s not a “true” PARRI program, Brenner says, and Oneonta police will not direct addicts into rehab programs, an action they had previ-

ously considered. “I went to a PAARI presentation in Binghamton and have been in touch with Chief Covert,” said Brenner. “He’s taken a more aggressive stance, but we’re looking at other resources.” Seward, who first hosted the Senate task force on April 28, 2014, at SUNY Oneonta, announced its return during the Otsego County Chamber’s annual State of the State breakfast Tuesday, Jan. 5., at The Otesaga. “After the first meeting, the senate passed bills that funded education and prevention, as well as greater access to health insurance and strengthening our law enforcement,” said Seward. “I want to bring the task force back to highlight the positive changes that have been made, see what’s still lacking and figure out what we need to do to fill these gaps.” And though still in its early stages, Herzig’s symposium will consist of an educational component and a call to action by selected leaders. “We need to see what we can do to make a dent in this crisis,” said Herzig. But Seward has confidence that it a challenge the county can overcome. “Great things are happening,” he said. “But we can still redouble our efforts.”

Lehenbauer, Henrici New Election Commissioners ELECTIONS/From A1 The two deputies, Republican Lori L. Lehenbauer, Worcester, and Michael Henrici, Cooperstown, are now filling the commissioner jobs. Ross, who resigned Dec. 31, said the commissioner jobs, which paid $7,000, were parttime. The office at the county’s Meadow Complex was being run day-to-day by the deputy commissioners, whose jobs paid $37,000. The new jobs combine the two salaries. The increasing complexity of the technology – the Board of Elections switched from push-lever voting machines to ballot scanners in 2008 – and of the regulations, require a fulltime commitment to remain up to date,

filled in on a temporary basis until the end of the year. Lehenbauer, who has been the GOP deputy since Ross was elevated in 2008, was raised in Ulster County, attended Ulster County Community College, and moved to Worcester after meeting and marrying her husband, Christopher. The couple has Jim Kevlin/HOMETOWN ONEONTA two grown sons. As of Jan. 1, the new Henrici, a Cooperstown county elections comCentral School graduate, atmissioners are Repubtended the American Acadlican Lori Lehenbauer emy of Dramatic Arts in New and Democrat Mike York City, then spent several Henrici. years in the city as a professional actor, specializing in Ross said. Shakespeare. On the Democratic On returning home three side, Elections Commisyears ago, he met and marsioner Richard Abbate, ried the former Danielle Cooperstown, had stepped Newell; the couple has a down in the fall, and Carol newborn son, Dashiell. Malz, the Oneonta lawyer,

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With Hurricane Irene threatening, it was not a promising day. Suddenly, though, the image appeared before wedding photographer Lisa Marino’s eyes, as the bride stood on a rock, looked skyward and began talking to her recently deceased grandmother. Marino captured her favorite image from 1,000 weddings.

came to, got back up and the wedding was fine.” Marino (formerly Eklund) has photographed over a thousand good wedding photograweddings since she started in pher won’t just capture the 2006. “I approach it with a docucouple’s special day – she mentary style,” she said. “I love might just save it. rawness, but I also want to present “I photographed a Greek Orthodox life at its prettiest,” she said. wedding on a very hot day, and about 20 Anita Briggs, Hartwick, has minutes into the two-hour ceremony, I been photographing weddings can see the bride start to wobble,” said since 1996, back when she still Lisa Marino, of Lisa Marino Photograused film. “I was always into phophy, Laurens. tography, but someone invited me “She grabbed her dad’s arm and to shoot their wedding, and I’ve Formal portraits are a given, but photographer been doing it ever since.” passed right out. I was closest to the Anita Briggs noticed the flower girl had her bathroom, so I ran and got some wet Her favorite shot was one of the eye on the ring bearer, and she captured this towels. The priest didn’t even stop! She magical moment. Please See PHOTOS, B2 By LIBBY CUDMORE

Something Borrowed, Something Blue – Something Vintage! House of Brides’ Paula Fassler knows about vintage gowns: At her 1985 wedding, hers was inspired by the TV hit “Dynasty.”

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here is nothing that Rainbow’s End proprietor Norah Doyle, Oneonta, won’t do to get her brides the perfect dress. “I had a bride come in who was going to wear her mother’s dress, one way or another,” she said. “Her mother had passed away, and the dress needed a lot of repair, so I took it to the presOTSEGO.weddings ervation company in Endicott

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ind out about Cooperstown’s famed Clark family from Jane Forbes Clark herself at her free lecture, “Cooperstown and the Clark Family Legacy.” 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10. All welcome; part of the Cooperstown Village Library’s Sunday Series. Grandstand Theater, National Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 434-3418. CABIN FEVER FILM: Warm your feet, if not your heart, at a free screening of “Romeo & Juliet” (1968, directed by Franco Zeffirelli) to kick off Cooperstown’s annual “Cabin Fever” film series, 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 8. Series continues Fridays through Feb. 12. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org RAPTOR WALK: Got an eagle eye? You might spot some bald eagles at the Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society’s annual eagle field trip, 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Meet at Dietz Street parking lot across from the YMCA, lower Ford Ave., Oneonta. Or join en route in Delhi or Walton; carpooling encourage; lunch en route. Info, Andy Mason, (607) 652-2162. SAY THE WORD: “Poetry Out Loud” In-House High School Poetry Recitation Contest, 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 9. Free. Bright Hill Press & Literary Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. Info, www. brighthillpress.org ‘PAINT THE TOWN’: Join your neighbors 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Jan. 9-10, to create a community mural depicting the “winter wonderland” of Cooperstown. Free. Mural to be displayed at the Fenimore Art Museum. FAM Study Center, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info www.fenimoreartmuseum.org.

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I posed them all on the stern of the boat,” said Briggs. “I’ve photographed Renaissance weddings too – those are always fun.” Even when things look dire, a good photographer sees it as a chance for great shots. “The morning of a wedding at Hanah Mountain in Margaretville, a woman ran a stop sign and missed hitting me by inches,” said Marino. “Hurricane Irene

was coming, and it was just starting to rain as we finished up the formal pictures. “But the bride kicked off her shoes and climbed up on a pile of rocks so that she could say a prayer to her grandmother, Irene, who had passed earlier that year. “I got the photo just as the wind picked up her veil and her dress – it was serendipity, and it’s my favorite photo.”

And in addition to photographs, a wedding video is a perfect way to remember a day that goes by too fast. “When you watch that video, you can relive the day,” said Jessica Guenther-Decker, who owns Blue Water Studio with her husband, Dan Decker. “You can watch it on your anniversary and feel those emotions again.” Armed with a whole series of cameras, the Deckers aim to always capture that perfect shot. “We had one wedding where the men would all dance around the bride, and the groom had to break through them to get to her,” said Jessica. “It was a lot of fun to shoot.” But don’t let the photography become too much a part of the wedding. “In one of the runway shows, the brides, instead of carrying bouquets, all had bejeweled selfie sticks!” said Norah Doyle, owner of Rainbow’s End Weddings & More. “The bride needs to spend the day soaking it all in, not taking selfies.”

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more open to colors beyond white and ivory, like cameo or ‘rum pink’.” And the two-tone dresses allow for the intricate lacework that gives a dress that vintage look. “If these dresses were white-on-white, you wouldn’t see that lace,” said Doyle. Bohemian dresses are the other hot trend of the vintage look. “The modern bride is looking for something that’s very simple, nothing fussy,” said Fassler. “But they want the details

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Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition are hereby notified that the filing of such petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem. Nature of proceeding: Such proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such petition. No personal judgment will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof. Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such petition has been filed in the office of the Enforcing Officer of the Tax District and the Otsego County Courthouse and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified below as the last day for redemption. Right of redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payments shall be made to Dan Crowell, Otsego County Treasurer, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record. Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 31st day of March 2016. Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the office of the County Clerk and served upon the attorney for the Tax District on or before the above date mentioned as the last day for redemption.

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CABIN FEVER FILM -- 7 p.m. Kickoff of 12th annual free “Cabin Fever” film series, every Friday through Feb. 12. Tonight: Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” (1968, directed by Franco Zeffirelli). Refreshments available, to aid Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www. fenimoreartmuseum.org CONTRADANCE — 8-11 p.m. Otsego Dance Society hosts first Contradance of year (Note: 2nd Friday of month, due to New Year’s holiday). Music by Eleemosynary (band will donate portion of proceeds to local charity). Robby Poulette calls. All welcome. Suggested donation $8 adults; $4 students; ages 12 & under free. Presbyterian Church of Cooperstown, Pioneer & Church Sts., Cooperstown. Info, www.otsegodancesociety. blogspot.com or (607) 965-8232. SUPPER CLUB - 9 p.m. Luke Winslow King and His Band (Delta blues, folk, ragtime, rock, gospel). B Side Ballroom & Supper Club, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta. Info, www.bsideballroom.com

Saturday, January 9

AUDUBON HIKE -- 8:30 a.m. Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society’s annual field trip to spot bald eagles and other raptors. Free outing visits waters in Delaware County. Meet at Dietz St. parking lot across from YMCA, lower Ford Ave., Oneonta. Lunch at a local restaurant; return to Oneonta by mid or late afternoon. Info, Andy Mason, (607) 652-2162. POETRY CONTEST -- 10-11 a.m. -- “Poetry Out Loud” High School Poetry Recitation Contest. Bright Hill Press & Literary Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. Info, www.brighthillpress.org ‘PAINT THE TOWN’ MURAL -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. (Also Sunday, Jan. 10) Join neighbors to create a community mural depicting the “winter wonderland” of Cooperstown. Free. Mural to be displayed at Fenimore Art Museum. FAM Study Center, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org. COOP FARMERS MARKET -- 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Jan-April. Seasonal fruits, veggies, local meats, handmade goods, more. 2016 is market’s 25th anniversary. Pioneer Alley (behind Key Bank), Cooperstown, Info, (607) 5476195, www.otsego2000.org ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET -9 a.m.-1 p.m. Locally-grown food, flowers, crafts, more. Indoors Nov.-April at Main St. Garage Walkway, at Dietz St., Oneonta. Info, www.oneontafarmersmarket.com FILM SCREENING — 7 p.m. Part of new “Pop-Up Indie

Lens” monthly film series at the Fenimore Art Museum, featuring documentaries seen on PBS series “Independent Lens.” Tonight, “In Football We Trust.” Free; all welcome. Auditorium, Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Registration recommended at (607) 547-1453.

Sunday, January 10

‘PAINT THE TOWN’ -- 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Join neighbors to create a community mural depicting the “winter wonderland” of Cooperstown. Free. Mural to be displayed at Fenimore Art Museum. FAM Study Center, 5798

Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info www. fenimoreartmuseum.org. SOUP! -- 11 a.m.-2 p.m., “Second Sunday Soup,” serving homemade hot soup every 2nd Sunday of month. All welcome, donations appreciated. Little White Church, Schuyler Lake. CLARK TALK -- 3 p.m. Village of Cooperstown Library Sunday Series talk by Jane Forbes Clark, on “Cooperstown and the Clark Family Legacy.” Free; all welcome. Note: this program only at the Grandstand Theater, National Baseball Hall of Fame, 25 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, (607) 434-3418. MORE CALENDAR, B7

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

The Cooperstown Central School District is seeking an inspirational leader for the position of Elementary Principal, to provide educational leadership and oversight of the K-6 Elementary Building effective July 1, 2016. A competitive salary and benefit package will be offered to the successful candidate. NYS School Building Leader or School Administrator/Supervisor certification required. Training as Evaluator of Teachers preferred. Additional information can be found at www.cooperstowncs.org

Qualified individuals are encouraged to submit letter of interest, resume, copies of certification, college placement folder with letters of reference and completed district application by February 22, 2016 to: Mr. C.J. Hebert, Superintendent of Schools, 39 Linden Avenue Cooperstown, NY 13326. EOE.

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2016

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Paul Bley, 83; Famed Jazz Pianist Summered In Cherry Valley CHERRY VALLEY – Paul Bley, 83, the famed Canadian jazz pianist who summered in Cherry Valley, died Jan. 3, 2016, at his home in Stuart, Fla., with his family by his side. Born Nov. 10, 1932, in Montreal, he began music studies at the age of five. At 13, he formed the Buzzy Bley Band, according to his obituary in the Ottawa Citizen. At 17, he took over for Oscar Peterson at the Alberta Lounge, invited Charlie Parker to play at the Montreal Jazz Workshop,

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which he co-founded, made a film with Stan Kenton and then headed to NYC to attend Julliard.

His international career has spanned seven decades. He’s played and recorded with Lester Young, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, Charles Mingus, Chet Baker, Jimmy Giuffre, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Lee Konitz, Pat Metheny, Jaco Pastorious [sic] and many others. He is considered a master of the trio, but as exemplified by his solo piano albums, Paul Bley is preeminently a pianists’ pianist. He is survived by his wife of forty three years,

Carol Goss, their daughters, Vanessa Bley and Angelica Palmer, grandchildren Felix and Zoletta Palmer, as well as daughter, Solo Peacock. Private memorial services are planned in Stuart and Cherry Valley. In 2008, Bley was named a member of the Order of Canada, the official announcement said, for “his contributions as a pioneering figure in avant-garde and free jazz, and for his influence on younger jazz pianists.” The legions of pianists

alone whose playing was changed by hearing Bley includes, to name a few, artists of several generations from Keith Jarrett to Frank Kimbrough to Aaron Parks, according to the Ottawa Citizen. The prodigous Bley recorded for many labels, producing certified classics such as the 1963 album Footloose. On ECM, some of his most notable recordings were the 1972 solo album Open, To Love as well as 1980s collaborations with

Bill Frisell, John Surman and others. The Citizen quoted from a jazz.com article by Ted Panken, which said: “Bley was something of a revolutionary from my perspective, somebody who wasn’t content simply to play by the rules, although it’s evident that he knows them… If you listen to his early recordings, he can play bebop and straight-ahead, really swinging stuff as well. But it seems pretty obvious that he decided that he didn’t want to be limited.”

Lois Forsyth-Ocon; Former Cooperstown Resident COOPERSTOWN – Lois Forsyth-Ocon, a former Cooperstown resident, passed away suddenly on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, in Tarpon Springs, Fla. She was formerly of Baldwin, and Cooperstown. She is survived by her husband, Robert, her daughters, Ann and stepchildren Debra, Robert, Joseph and Tara. She was the adored Grandmother of Aaron and James Houston and adored by Nicole, Danny, Juliette, Tyler, Chelsea, San and Jake, and loving mother-inlaw of Diane and Mari. She was predeceased by sons Robert, Joseph and James. Cremation and private ceremony were held in Florida

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Mur had a strong faith in God and was an active member of Saint John’s Episcopal Church. She was a member of the Garden Club, Bridge Club and a Girl Scout leader. Surviving are her devoted husband of 70 years, Edward; two sons and their wives, Dale and Kiyo Marzeski of Richfield Springs, Joel and Patricia Marzeski of Cazenovia; three daughters, Mary Lou Butler and her husband, James of Gillette, Wyoming, Marcia Goodale and her husband, Thomas of Richfield Springs, Joan Marzeski of Roseboom; one sister, Barbara Steckler of Richfield Springs; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Mary ‘Mur’ Stansfield Marzeski, 92; Active in Richfield Springs Community RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Mary “Mur” Stansfield Marzeski, 92, a Girl Scout leader and active member of the Richfield Springs community, passed away on Friday Jan. 1, 2016, in Bassett Medical Center. Born on Aug.15, 1923, in Richfield Springs, daughter of the late Reginald S. and Mary L. Mary S. Llewellyn Marzeski Joslyn, she graduated from Richfield Springs Central School and was united in marriage with Edward Marzeski on Dec. 17, 1945, in Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church. They raised their family of five in Richfield Springs and enjoyed vacationing on Cape Cod each summer.

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Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by two brothers, Donald and Reginald Joslyn and two sisters, Elizabeth McGrath and Ann Gerrard. A memorial service will be celebrated at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 9, at Saint

John’s Episcopal Church, Richfield Springs. The Rev. John Dixon Bartle will officiate. Interment in Saint Joseph’s Cemetery will be later at the convenience of the family. There will be no calling hours.

Grandma loved her farm, her family, and playing her old guitar. Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home will take the time to find out what made your loved one special. Whether it’s finding just the right flowers, or finding a musician to play her favorite tunes on her old guitar, we’ll do what’s necessary to make her service as unique as she was.

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, JANUARY 7-8, 2016

Sunday, January 10

BRIDAL EXPO -- noon-5 p.m. Wedding specialists display their latest under one roof. Photographers, DJs, limo services, wedding attire, venues, caterers, more. Noon-3 p.m. meet exhibitors; 3-5 p.m. bridal fashion show. Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-2080 or www.foothillspac.org.

Monday, January 11

FREE HEALTH CHECKS -- 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Free screenings for uninsured and underinsured ages 40 & over. Hosted by county cancer services program and Bassett Healthcare. Pelvic exams, pap tests, clinical breast exams, mammograms for women; takehome colorectal test kits for men and women 50 & older. Bassett Healthcare, 8550 Rte. 28, Richfield Springs. Call 1-888-345-0225 for appointment.

Tuesday, January 12

FLY CREEK LUNCH -- 11:30 a.m. Fly Creek Area Historical Society luncheon, Fly Creek Methodist Church, County Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Info (607) 547-9334. WOODSIDE HALL TALK -- 1 p.m. Woodside Hall Gathering Place presentation “Hops, Then & Now” with Al Bullard, hops expert, historian and author. Reception and book signing after. Free. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.woodsidehallcooperstown.com. WOMEN’S CLUB MEET — 2 p.m. Women’s Club of Cooperstown meeting. Maryanne Kehoe presents “If I Can Feel It, Is It Real? The Human Energy Field.” Club seeks food pantry donations; food and monetary donations welcome. Christ Church Parish House, 69 Fair St., Cooperstown. Info, Susan (607) 547-2423. CHORAL AUDITIONS -- 6 p.m. Catskill Choral Society adult auditions. Performances for 45th season are April 8-9, featuring two Bach concertos. Preparation suggested but not necessary; director will provide music. Unitar

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Wednesday, January 13

SOUP-TO-GO - 4-5 p.m. Weds through March 9. Elm Park United Methodist Church’s 18th year of providing free soup to all in need. Church kitchen, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta (across from Rite Aid). Info, church office, (607) 432-

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SUPPER CLUB -- 7 p.m. Randy Hulse (‘50s to ‘80s country & rock). B Side Ballroom & Supper Club, 1 Clinton Plaza, Oneonta. Info, www.bsideballroom.com.

Thursday, January 14

WOODSIDE HALL TALK -- 6:30 p.m. Woodside Hall presents “New York State’s Black Bears: Biology, Behavior and Management” with Larry Bifaro, state wildlife biologist. Free. Reception after. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, www.woodsidehallcooperstown.com. DINNER THEATER -- 6 p.m. GMU Drama Club presents “100 Years of Broadway.” Dinner & show $15; balcony seating (no dinner) $5. All proceeds benefit GMU Board of Education Scholarship Fund. Gym,

AllOTSEGO.life B-7 Gilbertsville-Mt. Upton School, 693 State Hwy. 51, Gilbertsville. Please call (607) 783-2207 x140 to reserve tickets. LIBRARY BUDGETING CLASS -- 6:30 p.m. Citizen’s Bank presents “Money Matters,” a free class on building wealth through budgeting, with Valerie Tiffany. Free take-home guide. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call library at (607) 432-1980 to register.

CABIN FEVER FILM -- 7 p.m. Annual free “Cabin Fever” film series, every Friday through Feb. 12. Presented by the Baseball Hall of Fame and Fenimore Art Museum. Tonight: the musical “Rent.” Refreshments available, to aid Susquehanna Animal Shelter. Fenimore Art Museum Auditorium, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Info, www.fenimoreartmuseum.org

SENIOR NOMINATION DEADLINE -- Otsego Co. Office of the Aging deadline for nominations for local outstanding senior volunteers (60 & older), for recognition during Older Americans Month in May. Nominees can be an individual or couple. Activities can be through an organization, or informal helping of others. Info, nomination forms at Cooperstown office (607) 547-4232 or Oneonta office (607) 432-9041. KINGFISHER CAFE REUNION - 5 p.m. & 6:30 p.m. seatings. (snow date Jan. 22). Dinner reunion for all who worked at, or loved, the Kingfisher Cafe in Cooperstown. English-style fish & chips, coleslaw and dessert. $20, by reservation. Tango NY Pizza Kitchen, 3692 Rte. 28, Milford. Res, Tango at (607) 2864054, or Pam Welch at (607) 376-1257.

HD OPERA BROADCAST -- 12:55 p.m. Live HD broadcast from The Metropolitan Opera: “Les Pecheurs De Perles” by Bizet. Foothills, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Tickets, info, (607) 4312080 or www.foothillspac.org

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Sunday, January 17

MLK CELEBRATION - 2-4 p.m. Martin Luther King Birthday Celebration, hosted by Oneonta NAACP and City of Oneonta Commission on Community Relations and Human Rights. Free. Readings, jazz ensemble, Oneonta MLK Choir, spirituals, poetry, more. Birthday cake and other desserts. Choir leader Robin Seletsky invites all to join in; no experience needed, but please arrive at 1 p.m. for rehearsal. Unitarian Universalist Society, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Info, Regina Betts, of Oneonta NAACP: (607) 435-0248 or bettsrw@aol.com

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