Issuu

d woo Hard ate n Lami et r a C p e · L tiL Viny

HONORS BEST OF THE BEST/B1

E N W TOORING FLO Plaza

IA E WIL

Volume 210, No. 17

www.

AllOTSEGO.com

FORMER CEO SERVES IN INTERIM

Streck Returns By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN

our years ago, when Bill Streck retired after 30 years as Bassett Healthcare CEO, he could paint something of a predictable picture for his successor.

The Freeman’s Journal

4 Candidates For CCS Board Due At Forum

For 210 Years

Cooperstown, New York, Thursday, April 26, 2018

COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND

Susquehanna Animal Shelter’s Becca Daly tickles Penelope, one of the Collie-mix dogs rescued from a New Lisbon farm Friday, April 13, at the Cider Run, an SAS benefit, Saturday, April 21, at the Fly Creek Cider Mill.

VISIT THE EXPANDING

OUNDED

Otsego County’s Newspaper

•F

1808 BY

On nta •2-6000 o e n • O 607-43 Rt. 7

nties… ri-Cou T e h t in ooring ne! on of fl o go to Tow i t c e l e s t t d s e e e eb You n For th eonta

O M C O PE

►GENE BETTIOL, SR. and NBT BANK

Newsstand Price $1

County Rep Forgot Oath, Others Must Affirm Him

But then he forgot to sign the required oath of office form, With President Obama’s Affordable n Jan. 3, potentially putting his Care Act (ACA) in place, incoming Vance county Rep. board seat in jeopardy. Brown might have expected more patients Dan Wilber, If Wilber’s seat would be covered, prevention would be R-Burlington, raised were in play, Demoemphasized, and hospitals would be reimhis right hand and crats conceivably bursed based on results. recited the oath of Dan Wilber could take control of Since President Trump took office, office, which was the Republican-con“there’s a visceral anti-Obamacare feeling supposed to make his electrolled board under some Please See STRECK, A8 tion official. Please See WILBER, A8 By PARKER FISH

AFTER 45 YEARS, CHUCK SCHNEIDER RETIRES Patent May Accelerate FormTech THE INAL YMPHONY

Oberacker Company Explores High-Protein Feed For Piglets, More

F S

By JIM KEVLIN SCHENEVUS

COOPERSTOWN

our candidates for the Cooperstown Central school board are invited to debate at a League of Woman Voters forum 7 9 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, in the middle-high school library. Incumbents Marcy Birch and Tony Scalici and newcomers Matt Schuermann and Nancy Areliusson are running to fill three vacancies. Polls will be open 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, at the high school, and will include the vote on the $19.7 million 2018-19 budget, which will raise the tax levy 2 percent.

n a decade of providing R&D and the like, FormTech Solutions has helped the food sector adapt to Americans’ growing interest in natural SCHENEVUS RISING/PART II foods. “We help clients’ products look good, taste good, be good for you” and to do so economically, said Peter Oberacker, known around here as the county representative from Decatur, Maryland, Westford and Worcester. But he is also FormTech CEO, and between county board meetings in Cooperstown, he jets off to serve customers from East Coast to West. Please See SCHENEVUS, A9

Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal

Retiring as CSO conductor, Chuck Schneider plans to write a symphony of his own.

CSO’s Longtime Conductor Glimmerglass Pioneer, Too

One Candidate Takes On All At SUNY-O Debate

By LIBBY CUDMORE

OPEN HOUSE: Farm Credit East’s 40-job office building has opened on Route 80, Town of Springfield, and it plans an open house Friday, April 27. Remarks at 12 By PARKER FISH noon. The office combines former Sangerfield and Cobleskill offices. ONEONTA PARSONS RITES: The funeral service for Bill Parsons will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at Christ Church Episcopal, followed by a reception in Templeton Hall. Bill, the well-known preservation contractor, died Jan. 29.

ONEONTA

ormer CIA agent and Woodstock teacher Jeff Beals came out swinging at the six other Democrats seeking to run against U.S. Rep. John Faso, R-19th, who debated Sunday, April 22, at SUNY Oneonta. The Democratic candidate in the 19th District will be chosen in a June 6 Please See FORUM, A7

Schneider holds an early portrait of himself by Lady Ostapeck.

n 1973, when Chuck Schneider arrived in Oneonta to conduct the Catskill Symphony Orchestra, he had a plan to make it a success. “I knew we had to build an audience, so I asked my friend Dustin Hoffman to come up and narrate ‘A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra,’” he said. “The tickets were $5, and there were 600 of them. We sold 232. I knew we had our work cut out for us.” Now, 45 years later, without Hoffman, the Catskill Symphony routinely packs the house for record-setting Please See SCHNEIDER, A7

FOND FAREWELL

IF YOU GO: Chuck Schneider’s final concert, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom.

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA, OTSEGO COUNTY’S LARGEST PRINT CIRCULATION 2010 WINNERS OF The Otsego County Chamber/KEY BANK SMALL BUSINESS AWARD

A-2 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL

THURSDAY, april 26, 2018

LOCALS

Thomas Knight Wins DAR Essay Contest COOPERSTOWN

ooperstown High School student Thomas Knight was awarded the Good Citizenship Award by the Otsego Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution during a reception on Saturday, April 14 at the Parish Hall

of the Christ Episcopal Church, Cooperstown. Tom wrote his essay on the question “How has America advanced the cause of freedom in the rest of the world?” As the winner for New York state, his application will now be submitted to the NSDAR at the National Level.

$125K Grant Aids History Day Knight

Brian Wrubleski and Family

Spring

On your purchase of #22 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown. We wish you the very best! ~ Karen and Fred Lemister ~

•F

OUNDED

1808 BY

E WIL

Cooperstown’s Newspaper

& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch

O M C O PE

Home and Garden HOMETOWN ONEONTA

For 210 Years

Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal

As some of the 500 visiting students from around the state file by, Farmers’ Museum President Paul D’Ambrosio, left, confers with state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, on the economic impact and other benefits of New York History Day, on Monday, April 23.

AllOTSEGO.com

COOPERSTOWN

tate Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, stopped by the annual New York History Day at the Farmers’ and Fenimore Art Museums to announce a $125,000 grant to continue supporting the annual program, held Monday, April 23. With the theme “Conflict and Compromise,” New York History Day is a yearly program dedicated to enhancing and improving the teaching and learning of history in elementary and secondary schools. History Day empowers teachers to improve history education so that every student will be equipped with a working knowledge of history, and will develop the skills necessary to contribute to the public good of the nation. A record 500 students

attended this year, setting up projects – including papers, documentaries, exhibits, performances, websites and more – in the Louis C. Jones Center. A growing annual contest, History Day uses space at The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, The Clark Sports Center, and the Otesaga Resort Hotel. Meeting rooms are provided for the young scholars, in addition to Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum. Over 100 historians and educators from across the state serve as judges at the competition in Cooperstown. Their evaluations help those students who advance to the next round to revise their entries. Students placing first and second in their categories are eligible to compete at National History Day in College Park, Maryland, in June.

Finches Walk To Raise MS Awareness

Sharon SpringS Saturday, May 5 garage

6799 Route 23, Oneonta 607-432-8411 Mon - Fri: 7:30 am to 5 pm Sat: 7:30 am to Noon www.sharonspringsgarage.com

10 am to 3 pm

- equipment demos enTer To Win - Special rebates a Bag oF FooD pLoT! * - Food plot Specialists - Kubota Service representative to answer your questions *No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Must be 18 years of age or older. Enter at dealer Field Event. See dealer for details and official rules.

Demo, drive, ask questions. if you’ve never been on a Kubota before, this is your chance to drive the best.

John and Jean Finch were part of the 20th annual Mission Steps Walk and MS Awareness Day at the Sangertown Mall in Utica on Sunday, April 8. 131 walkers raised $13,000 this year for MS Resources of Central NY, which helps meet the needs of those with MS in the area.

HALF-CENTURY HERO

Open in April!

(Weather permitting…Call ahead) Successfully serving Cooperstown & Oneonta

NOW ACCEPTING CREDIT CARDS

GIFFORD PAVING www.GiffordPaving.com 315-822-5254

www.GiffordPaving.com or jgifford18@yahoo.com

Get a jump on your SprinG clean-up! Exterior renovations and remodeling Mulching and edging Cleaning and sealing services for walks and patios Pond clean-up and more!

Visit us online at www.newasburygardens.com 248 RiveR StReet, OneOnta • 607-432-8703

Fire Chief Craig Hysack of the Springfield Fire Dept. awards Fred Culbert a plaque in appreciation for 50 years of dedicated service. Mr. Culbert has been an active fireman since 1968.

Congratulations

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-3

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27, 2018

Maestro Charles Schneider for 45 Years of Leadership of Catskill Symphony Orchestra

ention Maestro Charles Schneider and many things come to mind. His talent, his generosity, his friendly nature and nurturing spirit. He has contributed to many successes in the musical arts industry in our region over the years. Our proverbial hats go off to you, Maestro Schneider, with our sincere gratitude and well-wishes for your retirement!

331 Chestnut Street • Oneonta

wedosubaru.com

January Clearance Event Tom OUNDED

E WIL

Cooperstown’s Newspaper

•F

1808 BY

& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch

Morgan

HOMETOWN ONEONTA

O M C O PE

ONEONTA CONCERT ASSOCIATION

For 210 Years

Erna Morgan McReynolds

AllOTSEGO.com

Perspectives

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018

A-4 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL EDITORIAL

Retiring Bright Light Is Inspiration To Rest Of Us

touching and inspiring event happened at Gilbertsville’s Major Inn last weekend: 150 wellwishers, from almost every town in Otsego County and as far away as London, England, packed the landmark mansion to express appreciation to a special lady, Erna Morgan McReynolds. For the past 30 years, Erna has been an investment counselor in Oneonta for Morgan Stanley (and its half-dozen predecessors), and thousands of clients have been drawn to her by her savvy, certainly, but also her humanity. Everyone who knows her can attest, she cares. The result: Their security. But that hardly scratches the surface of her accomplishment. Raised a poor girl in Gilbertsville, she graduated first in her class, broke into journalism locally with anyone who would accept her offerings, and by her late 20s was a popular writer at The Dominion, New Zealand’s largest newspaper. In her 30s, she moved to London and TV broadcasting, then to New York, where she was a producer of some of NBC’s top news shows. Recognizing TV is a young person’s business, she followed her husband, Tom – an accomplished personality in his own right – into investment counseling in Oneonta, where she flourished as she helped

her Otsego County neighbors flourish. She embraced the Girls Scouts as a cause, and – with Tom – Hartwick College and the Catskill Symphony Orchestra (the couple is credited with saving it and guiding it to its current success), and much more. Over the years, her abilities were recognized well beyond her natal place. Year after year, Barron’s listed her among the Top 100 Women Financial Advisers in the nation, and in December 2016 she was at the United Nations, presenting “The Business Case for Women’s Leadership in Public Institutions.” If you know Erna, you can be sure the transition of Oneonta’s Morgan Stanley office to the Table Rock Group, headed by veteran Morgan Stanley executives Daniel and Kathleen Grasmeder, from Glens Falls, will be as seamless as possible, with her client/friends front of mind. Erna says she hasn’t decided quite what her retirement will be bring – happily, she plans to be even more active on the Glimmerglass Festival board. Regardless, in a time of outmigraThe Freeman’s Journal tion when Otsego County faces particular Investment counselor Erna Morgan McReynolds accepts accolades from challenges, we can look at Erna Morgan the 150 people who attended a retirement reception in her honor Saturday, McReynolds and say, with assurance, HoraApril 21, at the Major’s Inn in her native Gilbertsville. Seated at left is her tio Alger lives – and lives here. husband and already retired business partner, Tom Morgan.

From Poverty, Hard Work, Brains Took Erna Morgan McReynolds To Heights Editor’s Note: This profile of Erna Morgan McReynolds first appeared in Hometown Oneonta in 2008, when she was named Woman of Distinction by the Girl Scouts of America, Indian Hills Council.

houses after school. Other families had color TV. She and her sisters made their own clothes. The girl next door would give Erna her castoffs, and everyone on the school bus – or so it seemed to Erna – saw what she was wearing and recognized what was going on. Christmas gifts consisted of a book – one book – and underwear. Her father, Bill, born in North-

rowing up in Gilbertsville in the 1960s, how did Erna Morgan McReynolds know her family was poor? In seventh grade, she cleaned

ern Ireland, had moved to Otsego County from farming in Long Island to raise horses, but a lung ailment from his days as a railroad fireman caught up with him and he couldn’t work. Her mother, Caroline, had a job with Bendix in Sidney, but “women worked for ‘pin money’ in those days,” the daughter remembers. “Men worked to support families.” So whenever there was a layoff, and they were frequent, her mother

would be the first to go. Through all of it, Erna doesn’t remember being discouraged, (although her favorite girlhood book was “Heidi,” she remembered. “Maybe because Heidi was rescued.”) “I always thought – I DID believe in the American Dream,” she said in an interview in the corner office at Smith Barney on outer Chestnut Street, where she is senior vice president. “I always

thought I could be president if I wanted to be.” That attitude took her on a long journey, from a Gilbertsville farm to Scranton, Oneonta, New Zealand, London and Rockefeller Center before returning her to Otsego County two decades ago and a segment of her life as fulfilling as any other. She and husband Tom, formerly of Smith Barney, the writer and business journalPlease See ERNA, Page 6

LETTERS

Cherry Valley, Onaquago Led To Seneca Nation’s Destruction

OUNDED 1808 BY

O M C O PE

•F

E WIL

Otsego County’s Newspaper

led Colonial soldiers from Schoharie in the raids on Unadilla and Onaquago. In fact, there were also some volunteers from Pennsylvania. However, the author whom I quoted in my letter also mentioned soldiers from Cherry Valley: Alan Taylor cites his original source as “ …Col. William Butler to George Clinton, Oct. 28, 1778 (‘finest Indian town’); in Hastings, ed., Public Papers of George Clinton, IV, 222-31... “ (Taylor, A., “The Divided Ground,” 2006, p. 429; Note 47). In any case, the Mohawks and Senecas probably believed soldiers from

To the Editor: Why is what happened in the Indian village of Onaquago, on Oct. 9, 1778, of any importance today? This letter is another chapter in what has become an on-going discussion of the events of that day and their role in New York Revolutionary history (see Letters, Eckmair, Feb. 22; Isaac, March 1; Hesse, April 5, 2018, in this newspaper.) F.J. Hesse, in his April 5 letter, claims that my statement in my March 1 letter “is inaccurate” regarding the role of Continental soldiers from Cherry Valley in the destruction of Onaquago. He correctly points out that Col. William Butler

For 210 Years

James C. Kevlin Editor & Publisher

Cherry Valley were involved, for they said that the attack on Cherry Valley was revenge for Onaquago. A Mohawk war chief wrote, “The Reason for this your Rables came to Oughquago when we Indians were gone from our place, and you Burned our Houses, which makes us and our Brothers, the Seneca Indians angrey, so that we destroyed men, women, and Children at Chervalle” (Graymont, B., “The Iroquois in the American Revolution,” 2006, p. 190; Note 69,” Clinton Papers, IV, p. 364,” p. 317). The events at Cherry Valley and Onaquago, of course, were just steps in the chain of events leading from Oriskany and Wyoming to the Sullivan-Clinton campaign and the destruction of the Seneca nation in what is now Central New York. Their villages and crops destroyed, surviving Senecas took refuge with the British

Gilbert Stuart’s Joseph Brant portrait in The Fenimore Art Museum

at Fort Niagara during the winter of 1779-80. Many died there of starvation and disease (Graymont, B., op. cit., pp. 223-4; Taylor, A., op. cit., pp. 270-1; Wallace, A.F.C., “The Death and Rebirth of the Seneca,” 1970, p. 144). Although the Senecas along with other Iroquois

Tara Barnwell

(except for the Oneidas) continued to remain loyal to the British and conduct many raids and skirmishes against the rebelling colonists, they never regained their homeland. (Today the Senecas remain on a few scattered reservations in western New York.) Swarms of settlers soon overran western New York after the Revolution. By 1807, Joseph Brant, on his deathbed, was moved to say, “Have pity on the poor Indians…” (Thompson Kelsey, I., “Joseph Brant 1743-1807 Man of Two Worlds,” 1984, p. 652; Note 10, ref. to Stone, W.L., “Life of Joseph Brant, vol. 2, p. 499”). I am not a professional archaeologist or historian. My interest in the history of this period, however, stems from my being a resident of Cherry Valley and curious about its history. WILLIAM G. ISAAC Cherry Valley

That CCS Isn’t In Top 50 Hurts All Of Us Here To the Editor: The top 50 Upstate schools have been ranked by their 2017 SAT scores and Cooperstown Central is missing from the list. One of the best metrics of quality of life is the local school district – if it’s top rated, then chances are the economic vitality of the community is as well, since families are attracted to areas with great school districts. It’s one thing for boosters to claim excellence for a school and it’s another to be ranked among peers, and by that measure, Cooperstown Central and neighboring Cherry Valley have room for improvement. At least 50 rankings worth. No excuses, just aim for the top and you might make the list next year. CHIP NORTHRUP Cooperstown

Advertising Director & General Manager

WHERE NATURE SMILES

Libby Cudmore

Index? What’s Origin Of Odd Place Name?

Managing Editor

Amanda E. Willsey Business Manager

Thom Rhodes Advertising Consultant

Larissa Ryan Office Manager/Circulation Parker Fish Reporter

Ian Austin Photographer

Kathleen Peters • Graphics & Production Judith Bartow Billing

Tom Heitz Consultant

IN MEMORIAM: Mary Joan Kevlin, Co-Publisher, 2006-17 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR Otsego County • Village of Milford • Town of Middlefield Cooperstown Central School District Subscriptions Rates: Otsego County, $48 a year. All other areas, $65 a year. First Class Subscription, $130 a year. Published Thursdays by Iron String Press, Inc. 21 Railroad Ave., Cooperstown NY 13326 Telephone: (607) 547-6103. Fax: (607) 547-6080. E-mail: info@allotsego.com • www.allotsego.com Contents © Iron String Press, Inc.

e must admit that last week we were sorely tempted to come to the conclusion that the new color for spring this year was going to be white. Each morning we hesitated to look out the window in fear that the driveway would once again be blanketed in snow. To say that we were beginning to despair about the weather would have been an understatement. However, this week seems to be at least moving in the direction of a spring that holds the promise of something being green. And for that we are indeed grateful. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 1, Woodside Hall and the Cooperstown Gradu-

ate Program (CGP) will discuss their exciting partnership in a program entitled “Listen to Everyone.” CGP student volunteers have conversations with Woodside Hall resCATHERINE idents about stories LAKE from CGP’s oral ELLSWORTH history collection and the memories and feelings they evoke. CGP student Emma Glaser will explain how the program model was developed and

how the volunteer program has grown. Other students from the graduate program will also share their experiences and what they have learned speaking with residents at Woodside Hall. • CGP’s oral history collection include local stories on topics with importance in the world today, such as women’s rights, the environment, education and citizenship. The act of listening to a story allows people to create a mental image of what they hear – to fill in the gaps with their own past experiences and Please See COLUMN, A5

AllOTSEGO.com • OTHER LETTER, A5

LETTERS TO EDITOR WELCOME • E-MAIL THEM TO info@

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5

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

200 YEARS AGO

Fire! The most destructive fire that ever occurred in this village, took place on the morning of Friday last. Between 4 and 5 o’clock, it was discovered in the Hatter’s Shop belonging to Capt. R. Worthington, and had advanced to such a degree as to preclude the possibility of saving a single article from the flames. The inhabitants were prompt on the alarm and succeeded in clearing the adjoining buildings of the greater part of their movable contents – their endeavors, however, to check the progress of the fire were unavailing till the whole block of buildings from Cyrus Clark’s to George F. Craft’s, were entirely laid waste. The following estimates of losses sustained has been furnished us as being nearly correct: Cyrus Clark dwelling house: $1,200; John H. Prentiss building: $500; George Pomeroy Store (Insured): $700; Henry Olendorf, Goods and Grain in the Pomeroy Store: $400; Thaddeus Lacy, Cabinet Work, Grain, etc.: $150; R. Worthington Shop, Stock, Books, Notes (nothing saved): $8,000; J.F. Ernst Jewellers’ Shop (articles and tools mostly saved): $600; George F. Craft’s Store (insured): $800; George F. Craft (loss in grain): $600. April 27, 1818

25 YEARS AGO

evergreen leaves and is found in the woods from Nova Scotia to the Carolinas. April 24, 1868

125 YEARS AGO

The Ohio Wesleyan University has an unenviable notoriety for the outrageous “hazing” practiced there. Last week, some of the young women students caught the hazing spirit and fell upon some of their sister schoolmates. About twenty young women got a strong solution of nitrate of silver and proceeded to brand six or seven of their school friends on their necks, breasts, arms and hands, for the purpose of disfiguring them that they would be unable to wear evening dress at the senior reception. They lay in wait for them until after midnight when the girls were returning from their society meeting. The victims have suffered greatly in mind as well as in body. A civil suit has been commenced by the victims of the branding for $100,000. April 27, 1893

100 YEARS AGO

175 YEARS AGO

Slave Trade – A Spanish Slaver escaped with impunity – A letter from on board the U.S. ship Vincennes states that last February, they overhauled a schooner with three Spanish Custom House Officers on board having Spanish papers and Spanish colors, which prevented their seizing her. She had 560 slaves on board – thirty-four had died, two jumped overboard in frantic despair. She was 28 days from the coast of Africa, making for Cuba. The vessel was built in New York in 1835 or 1836. April 24, 1843

150 YEARS AGO

Local: Spring has really come, for Trailing Arbutus – a harbinger among the flowers – is in bloom on the hills east and west of us. From the maples still dark and grey, not a

April 28, 1993 single crimson bud has yet wakened from its winter sleep. But, under the soft mosses, covered and protected by the dead leaves, the creeping tendrils of Trailing Arbutus have wound their way unseen and springing into life with the first genial sun, have brought forth in full perfection the fragrant, tiny flowers. Some weeks ago we had a few clusters in blossom in our parlor. It is a fastidious little creature and will grow only in the locality it loves. It is a perennial plant with

Index – What’s In A Name? COLUMN/From A4 knowledge. The story may spark a forgotten memory, or it may simply provide new information and perspective. For more information on the program, please email Emma Glaser at glaseg73@oneonta.edu. This program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. • Not long ago, Village Historian Hugh MacDougall shared with us an email he had received regarding a request about a stamp cancellation for Index. What we found somewhat amazing about the request was not that it was about Index, but rather that it had come from a gentleman in Belgium who wanted to know why in 1905 Index was called Index? And not surprisingly, Hugh was quite able to answer the question. He wrote: “Index is a hamlet a few miles south of Cooperstown, formerly known as Hope Factory, where a group of water-powered mills operated during the 19th century. I have long wondered about the change in its name to Index, and have just run across an item in the Feb. 27, 1902, p.3 issue of the “Freeman’s Journal” – a Cooperstown weekly newspaper, reading: ‘It is proposed to establish a post office to be known as “Index” at Hope Factory, now a place of considerable business.” • Hugh further noted, “The ‘Index Knitting Mills’ in Phoenix Mills, a hamlet in the Town of Middlefield on the other side of the Susquehanna River, had a branch —branch No. 2 — in Hope Factory, which may explain why the name of Index was chosen. I have heard a story that when the appropriate official was suddenly asked what to name the new post office at Hope Factory, he replied ‘Index’ at random, because the Index Knitting Mills had a branch there. “The oldest reference to the ‘Index Knitting Mills’ in Phoenix Mills I can find was on Nov. 9, 1893, when a Hudson paper listed the ‘Index Knitting Mill’ of ‘Cooperstown’ was closing (among some others), leaving 150 employees without jobs; but in a Cooperstown paper of Aug. 16, 1894, it was announced that it was resuming work.. The most recent in 1914 – when it was announced as ‘closing temporarily.’ Why it was called the Index Knitting Mill, I have not discovered.” • We thank Hugh for sharing all this information with us. We must admit we were aware of the many knitting mills in the area during the late 18th and early 19th century. And we also knew that when two of the mills were torn down, the cupolas were salvaged, taking up new homes atop Bassett Hospital and The Otesaga. But we must admit we had never given much thought to the naming of Index. Thus we are glad we can now add this bit of local history to our thinking. PLEASE NOTE: Comments on this column may be made by e-mail at cellsworth1@stny.rr.com.

May Arrest Disloyal Persons – Any American may bring to justice those uttering unpatriotic remarks. If you ever, on the street, or in a trolley car should hear some soft-shell pacifist or hard-boiled but poorly camouflaged pro-German, make seditious or unpatriotic remarks about your Uncle Sam, you have the right and privilege of taking that person by the collar, hand him over to the nearest policeman, or else take him yourself before the magistrate. You do not require any official authority to do this and the only badge needed is your patriotic fervor. The same thing applies to women. Every American, under provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure has the authority to arrest any person making a remark or utterance which outrages public decency. April 24, 1918

75 YEARS AGO

The original manuscript for the book “The Gremlins” written by Flight Lieutenant Roald Dahl of the R.A.F. and illustrated by Walt Disney, has been presented to the

New York State Historical Association by the Artists and Writers Guild, Inc. of New York. The typescript is signed by Lieutenant Dahl and is dated 1942. It will be exhibited in the “Gremlin Center” in Cooperstown, the Museum of the New York State Historical Association for several weeks and is then to be permanently placed in the association’s library. April 28, 1943

50 YEARS AGO

The Fly Creek Volunteer Fire Department was called to battle flames which totally destroyed a barn and garage north of Fly Creek in the Fly Creek Valley late Saturday afternoon. The farm, known as the old John Hribar property, is owned by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Peplinski and has been rented since last October to Mr. and Mrs. Junus W. Rowell. The blaze was discovered by friends, Mr. and Mrs. James Viertell of Milford who were visiting the Rowells about 5:20 p.m. when they noticed smoke coming through the roof of the barn. Mr. Rowell and Mrs. Viertell led several animals from the barn and removed a garden tractor, lawn mowers and tools from the nearby garage. Fly Creek Fire Chief Donald A. Davis and 20 men, upon arriving at the scene with all their equipment immediately summoned the Cooperstown Fire Department under mutual aid. They responded with 25 men and two pieces of equipment under the direction of First Assistant Chief Malcolm Root. April 24, 1968

10 YEARS AGO

On April 15, members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Board of Directors appointed Jeff Idelson president of the National Pastime’s Mecca. He’s thrilled to have the job, but he didn’t expect to get it after being named acting president after Dale Petroskey’s resignation three weeks earlier after a nine-year run. “I started as much on the bottom floor as you can get, Idelson said, recalling his part-time PR-internship with the Boston Red Sox at $125 a month. April 25, 2008

Christians Told: Help The Poor, But Resist Continental Pipeline

ach week while attending church, a member of the clergy reminds us of our responsibility to assist the poor. Doing so is important and something engrained in us by our parents. It is especially important in this area because we are part of Appalachia, a region known for its poverty. Indeed, according to Catholic Charity’s definition of poverty, 30 percent, or three out of 10 of Otsego, Delaware and Schoharie counties’ residents live in poverty. What is interesting about this is that, when the issue of exploring for natural gas in New York MIKE was being debated, Oneonta’s churches inserted a flyer oppos- ZAGATA ing fracking for natural gas in their weekly bulletins. The direct result was the loss of the jobs that would have come to the area and thus help lift people out of poverty. That includes jobs for the BOCES graduates trained as welders, heavyequipment operators and surveyors. • At the time, there was valid concern that this misunderstood process might contaminate our water and air. Those concerns have not been realized in Pennsylvania and that economy has prospered

– more people have jobs as a result. However, it just seemed inconsistent with what I was hearing about helping the poor to oppose something that could have helped lift them out of poverty. The real impact on the poor wasn’t fully understood at the time. However, it is now crystal clear. New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG), now owned by a company headquartered in Spain, was counting on the new source of natural gas and the Constitution Pipeline to enable it to provide Oneonta with the gas it needs. That means not just gas needed for us to grow, but enough gas (and electricity in the form of three-phase power) to be able to supply the needs of the businesses, institutions and residences that are here now. NYSEG brings gas to Oneonta via a pipeline from DeRuyter. That pipeline is in a state of disrepair after decades of neglect, and Iberdrola, NYSEG’s Spanish owner, isn’t interested in spending the money it would take to repair the pipeline to the degree that it could deliver enough gas to meet existing demand, no less improve it to the point that it could meet demand from projected growth.

The Freeman’s Journal

Otsego Now director Tom Armao alerts Assistant USDA Secretary Anne Hazlett to NYSEG’s failure to provide sufficient natural gas or electricity to Otsego County. With him at the Rural Development Forum at Hartwick College Friday, April 20, was Brooks’ BBQ President Ryan Brooks.

They look at Oneonta as being stagnant and thus not a good place to invest capital. Some are questioning whether or not they are living up to their franchise agreement to provide an adequate gas supply. • You might not know this, but our some of our educational institutions and the hospital are on what is known as “curtailment” with regards to their natural gas supply. That means, if it gets too hot or too cold and the overall demand for natural gas increases beyond NYSEG’s ability to supply it, those institutions must replace their use of natural gas for heating with oil-fired generators. Please See ZAGATA, A6

LETTERS

Candidate Collier’s Campaign Rhetoric Misandrist To the Editor, In the your April 19 article, “Collier’s Petitions Undergo Scrutiny,” Erin Collier’s campaign manager is quoted as saying “if her name were Eric Collier, I don’t think this would be challenged. This is a very veiled attempt to kick the only woman candidate off the ballot. She is the only candidate challenged by his campaign.” Additionally, in a broadcast e-mail Tuesday, April 17, the Collier campaign viciously attacked candidate Pat Ryan as a misogynist and requested donations to fight what they implied was his sexist challenge. One, I know Pat Ryan. I

have interviewed all seven Democratic Party candidates extensively and have maintained contact with them or their committees. He is no misogynist by any stretch of the imagination. In addition, the challenge did not come from Pat Ryan or from any member of his campaign but from Barbara Sides, who happens to be a woman herself. To tar him based on conjecture was unprincipled.

Two, as I was quoted in your paper, “any voter has the right to question any signature on the petition.” This is part of the process, and because the Board of Elections does not review petitions for accuracy but relies on citizens to do so, this is the only way to check them for validity and for the candidate’s right to be on the ballot. Three, if anyone is being sexist regarding Ms. Collier’s run, it is her own campaign. She announced her candidacy by saying in print and in video, “I won’t let the boys beat me.” If any of the males in the race referred to Ms. Collier at any time as “the girl” they

would have had their heads handed to them. The Collier campaign has constantly referred to her gender and states that she should be the nominee for that reason. Yes, there should be more women running for office. When I recruited candidates to run for Otsego County Board last year, of those I principally recruited or helped to recruit and support six were women and three were men. There were three incumbents running and one person, also a woman, who chose to run on her own. Those that I recruited were the best candidates, period; and none looked for a shortcut to Please See STERNBERG, A6

THURSDAY-friday, APRIL 26-27, 2018

A-6 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA

From Gilbertsville Poverty, Erna Morgan McReynolds Rose To Heights

ERNA/From Page A4 ist, in recent years moved from Oneonta to Franklin fulltime. On Tuesday, Oct. 7, at Hartwick College, the Girls Scouts of America, Indian Hills Council, will be naming Erna McReynolds its Woman of Distinction for 2008, for exemplifying the council’s ideals: “courage, confidence, character.” It is an honor she treasures – in particular, she is an adherent of the Girl Scouts’ focus on at-risk girls – but it is one of many, with many more to come, no doubt. Earlier this year, Barron’s put her on its list of Top 100 Women Financial Advisers, a coveted recognition in her industry; there are 7,500 nominees annually. She received a call from a female broker in Florida, wondering how a broker in a relatively rural Upstate New York office could ever make it. Even back in Gilbertsville, Erna McReynolds was a young woman in a hurry. A voracious reader, she received special permission to take out six books every two days from the Gilbertsville Free Library.

Delaware and Otsego counties, on the same terms. She dropped out of school, sold ads, and wrote every chance she got. About that time, she met her future husband, Tom Morgan, who encouraged her to move to New Zealand, and got her a job at The Dominion in Wellington. En route, she visited Image from U.N. videotape Europe for the first time, avoided Israel where a war In December 2016, McReynolds found herself at the United Nations, on a panel discussing was then in progres, and “The Business Case for Women’s Leadership in soon found herself in “a Public Institutions.” paradise.” New Zealand at the time was “a heaven for By seventh-grade, she my in New Jersey, returning young people.” had come to the concluhome determined to become This was the early ‘70s, sion that she had to know a journalist. when few women were everything she would need After a year at Bible in the news business anyto know by the time she college in Scranton – her where. All the choice beats graduated from Gilbertsville curiousity was evolving – “rounds,” they were called High School, so she colin another direction there – were taken. By laborated with her teachers – she transferred to SUNY happenstance, the young to develop an independent Oneonta, and immediately reporter picked the energy study program – in addition began pursuing her dream. beat. Within literally weeks, to completing the regular She approached a local the Energy Crisis of 1973 curriculum – that is still in radio station that offered no was upon New Zealand as place today. local news and volunteered well as the rest of the world, It perhaps is no surprise to be news director. Fine, and Erna’s byline became a she graduated valedictorian. she was told, as long as she front-page staple. A teacher, a Mrs. Gilbert, earned her keep selling ads She shifted to the NZBC, had encouraged her to apply on the side. learning on-air and producfor a Dow Jones journalThat led to a job with tion skills on radio and TV. ism internship. She won Charlie Ryder’s Mirror A boyfriend talk her into it, spent the summer after Recorder Group, a weekly moving to London, and by graduation at Blair Acadenewspaper company in

the time she was 23, she was producing the most widely listened to radio broadcast in Europe, “The A.M. Show” for London Broadcasting, the first privately run British broadcasting company after BBC lost its monopoly. Tom turned up and the two eventually married and in 1981 moved to New York, where he had a syndicated radio column and she held various high-powered broadcasting positions with NBC. By this time it was the late ‘80s, and Erna was in the second half of her 30s, having accomplished more than most people do in several lifetimes. Journalism was a grind, working nights and weekends, “everyone had blonde hair and smooth skin. I didn’t think it was a career to grow old in.” Tom was already in stockbroking, so Erna joined him, and found her old skills were in demand. “I knew how to listen; how to hear where they are,” she said of her new customers, “so you can help them plan. I’d spent a career learning to communicate.”

Arriving in Oneonta, she was soon taken up by Barbara Wilder, wife of the Hartwick College president, who told Erna, “you’re going to be a success here.” And so she was. Soon she was on the United Way board, involved in expanding its role beyond Oneonta to Delaware and Otsego counties. She and Tom co-chaired the Catskill Symphony Orchestra endowment drive. Every year, the Morgans grow 80,000 daffodils on their Franklin Mountain property, because they enjoy the dancing flowers, but also so they may be used as a fundraising device for Catskill Area Hospice & Palliative Care. Together couple built their business, to the point that, among many other clients, they are guiding the investment policies of two West Indian nations, Anguilla and St. Lucia. When Erna says success took perserverance and energy, you tend to believe her. Another secret of success: “Asking wise people to put you on their shoulders. Whenever we’ve needed advice or help,

LETTER: Female Candidate Collier Getting Away With Tactics That Would Sink Man STERNBERG/From A5 their nomination or made their gender an issue. Four, as a person intimately involved in monitoring and reviewing the primary races, after I heard about concerns with Ms. Collier’s petition I looked at it myself after first reviewing the election laws. I do not have the resources to review every signature but I did look at the attestations for each page for many of the 250+ pages. Just at the beginning, the first 15 pages are invalid. Additionally I saw lines where addresses of signers were crossed

To Help Poor, Let’s Pray That Pipeline OK’d ZAGATA/From A5 That is more expensive and increases air pollution. Things are so bad that Lutz Feed bought a new gas-fired dryer to reduce the moisture content of stored corn and NYSEG told them not to hook it up. Why? because there wasn’t enough natural gas. What does that tell us about the likelihood of Oneonta being able to attract new businesses and manufacturers that could provide jobs to those who need jobs and to the young people who might like to remain here? The next time the basket is passed in church, put in a little extra to help the poor. You see, we helped keep them that way. Mike Zagata, former DEC commissioner in the Pataki Administration and environmental executive for Fortune 500 companies, lives in West Davenport.

out (e.g. where the city was listed as Bronx) and replaced with towns or cities in the district (New Paltz). On one line a witness crossed out a portion of his own address and wrote in a correction. You mean to tell me the witnesses don’t know where they live? I too have heard of signatories who were told they could sign multiple petitions and of people who signed who were not Democrats, both illegal. I am told, though I haven’t personally confirmed that some of the witnesses were from out of New York State or were not registered Democrats,

again both illegal. Sue Sullivan, who initially was in this primary race but dropped out last year, released the following statement. In point of fact the majority of the critics of the Collier campaign that I have heard from were women. Very few men have had the desire to speak out on such a charged subject in the #MeToo era. “As the first woman candidate in CD 19, who withdrew for all the right reasons, I find this statement inflammatory and unfortunate. If the petitions are not completed

properly, it’s not Pat Ryan’s fault and kudos to him for challenging. That’s part of the process. “To blame another candidate for poor leadership and management is not inspiring. As a strong, smart business woman, I find this “women vs. men” dialogue insulting and demeaning. Pat Ryan is not my candidate, but I respect him and all the others who have been working hard for over a year. #TooLateToTheGame Erin Collier – Sue Sullivan” Ultimately, at the least the Collier campaign was incompetent in

completing the petitioning procedure; at worst, the campaign chose to allow irregularities to stand so as to have so many signatures above the minimum needed as to make it very difficult and expensive to challenge her. If she is fortunate enough to stay in the race, Ms. Collier should seriously consider replacing her campaign manager, who along with herself is responsible for these invalid signature and misandrist statements. RICHARD STERNBERG Cooperstown

AllOTSEGO.homes LGROUP@STNY.RR.COM www.leatherstockingmortgage.com 607-547-5007 (Office) 800-547-7948 (Toll Free)

Thinking of Remodeling? Think of Refinancing!

New Purchases and refinances • Debt Consolidation Free Pre-Qualification • Fast Approvals • Low Rates Registered Mortgage Broker Matt Schuermann NYS Banking Dept. Loans arranged by a 3rd party lender. 31 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown (directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

John Mitchell Real Estate

216 Main Street, Cooperstown • 607-547-8551 • 607-547-1029 (fax) www.johnmitchellrealestate.com • info@johnmitchellrealestate.com

Let Us Take You Home Dave LaDuke, Broker 607-435-2405

Laura Coleman 607-437-4881

Mike Winslow, Broker 607-435-0183

Madeline K. Woerner Jane McCoy 607-434-3697 607-232-3442

Kristen Bellois 607-282-2251

Debbie Watkins-Parker 914-489-3523

All

TO ADVERTISE IN OTSEGO.homes CALL TARA BARNWELL AT 607-547-6103

Home of the Week

Welcome the Family to Your New Home! Located in Fly Creek Valley you will find this lovely home situated on 6.45 acres w/pond and flowing stream. 4 BRs, 3 baths, formal LR w/wood-burning fireplace, formal DR, family room w/vaulted ceiling, newly renovated eat-in kitchen w/pantry cupboard. Large mudroom entry w/closet, 2-car attached garage, 2 small outbuildings. Many extra features. Lots of home for the price! Exclusively offered $309,000

Don Olin

REALTY, INC

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 Michael Welch, Real Estate Salesperson – 547-8502

For reliable, honest answers to any of your real estate questions, call 607.547.5622 or visit our website www.donolinrealty.com

Peace and Solitude!

This custom-built 3-BR ranch home is nicely tucked back off the road and would make the perfect year-round home or country retreat! Custom oak moldings, solid raised-panel doors, spacious light-filled LR w/hardwood floors, woodstove and recessed lighting. French doors lead from LR to formal DR w/vaulted wood ceiling, then to eat-in kitchen w/slider to deck. 3 BRs, 1½ baths. Small front deck, large back deck. 2-story detached garage, 2nd floor could easily be finished. If you are looking for privacy and a serene setting this is the property for you!

MLS#115300 $159,900

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27, 2018

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-7

After Broadway’s Grind, Schneider Found Better Life Here

SCHNEIDER/From A1 fundraisers and brings top-tier names, including Cherish the Ladies, Chris Brubeck, Ron Carter and other notable musicians to play alongside Otsego County talent. “We wanted to make the orchestra a cultural attraction in the area,” he said. Schneider, 80, will step down as the Symphony’s musical director following the Saturday, April 28, concert where he will conduct the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th movements of Symphony No. 5, D minor, Op. 47 by Dmitri Shostakovich. “The second movement is a peasant dance; it’s a waltz, but it’s got extra beats, it’s very rough,” he said. “The third movement is total despair, but it grows to such incredible heights before becoming profoundly quiet, and the fourth movement settles everything. It’s fabulous. You know everything is going to be OK.” He chose the piece, in part, because in January, he was hospitalized with the flu and, as recently as the end of March, was unsure if he would be able to conduct again.

in Baltimore,” he said during an interview at his home in Frankfort. “I was staying with him in New York, and his conductor, OttoWerner Mueller, had come to pick us up. But his car had been broken into and all his sheet music stolen. He called up and said he was sending down his assistant to start conducting practice rehearsals, and that was me!” That same summer, he was playing rehearsal piano for a theater company in Ohio when the maestro was unable to conduct opening night. “The director came in and said, ‘There’s a white dinner jacket in the corner, you’re The Freeman’s Journal conducting,’” he said. “That was 10 minutes to curtain! And from Chuck Scheider interviewed that point on, I did nothing but at his Frankfort home. conduct.” “At one time, everyone has been He conducted two tours of in their own wilderness,” he said. “West Side Story,” including one “But you come out of it. This symwith Christopher Walken, as well phony personifies this idea.” as a Lincoln Center performance Schneider, a pianist, violist and of the show, Broadway producviolinist, got his start conducttions of “Mame” and “Your Own ing by accident, when he was Thing,” and a stint with the Ice asked to fill in. “I was playing for Capades. Richard Cross on his 1962 concert “I’d conduct anything that came tour, and he was supposed to be

down the pike!” he said. “But the Ice Capades were the hardest thing I’ve ever done. The schedule was unbelievable. I was conducting all week and trying to write the next year’s show, and they wanted everything from classical to pop and Broadway.” He conducted the Ice Capades television special with Jimmy Durante, Jimmy Dean and the Supremes, and worked with skating stars Otto and Maria Jelinek. He was conducting for Herbert Blomsteadt in Aspen, Colo., in the summer of 1972 when he met Carlton and Julia Clay, who tried to get him to come to Oneonta to conduct that Catskill Symphony Orchestra. “They offered me $5,000, but I just couldn’t do it,” he said. “The next year, they did some fundraising, and we able to hire me.” Since arriving in Central New York, he became founding musical director of the Glimmerglass Opera and the co-founder of the Catskill Conservatory, and has served on the music faculties at SUNY Oneonta, Hartwick Col-

lege, Colgate University and Hamilton College, as well as San Diego State. And he’s conducted the Utica and Schenectady symphonies. “I didn’t want to go back to doing Broadway,” he said. “I was determined to have a career in classical music, and this is how I did it.” He has received three ASCAP awards for his conducting, and in 200, he received a citation from both Congress and Gov. George Pataki for his outstanding musical contribution to the mid-state area. He lives in Frankfort with wife Rayna and has a son, Dana, a daughter, Megan, and a stepson, Paul. In his retirement, he will continue to conduct for the Schenectady Symphony, and is also writing an opera about the heroic Jelinek family following their escape from Communist Czechoslovakia. And he intends to aid in the Catskill Symphony’s transition. “I’ll be heavily involved in finding the replacement conductor,” he said.

As Race Picks Up, One Democrat Takes On All The Rest FORUM/From A1 primary. Beals started with Brian Flynn, who lives in Greene County, saying the business investor “made a small fortune selling medical devices through his company in the

said Richard Sternberg, the Democratic organizer and Cooperstown village trustee. “I find it unfortunate that some people respond to that kind of campaigning.” Asked what he thought, Flynn explained that the company in question, Accumed Medical Products, has facilities around the world, and that during his time with Accumed, he The Freeman’s Journal Jeff Beals takes on his helped to bring 440 jobs from China and Argentina to fellow 19th District Democrats. the United States. “Any profits were given a small fortune as a defense to shareholders, not me per- contractor,” said Beals. “I sonally,” he added. “In fact, think that too is part of the the largest recipient of the problem. Those defense profits was the New York contractors are involved in State Teachers Retirement funding his campaign.” At fund.” the time of publishing, Pat Ryan’s campaign has not yet But Beals didn’t stop with responded to the comments. Flynn that evening. Beyond Beals, the He said Delgado, who remaining candidates lives in Rhinebeck, is a kept their conversations bankruptcy lawyer for civil, discussing economic Apollo Global Management: growth, women’s health, “That firm hires him to get social injustices, and climate money out of failing comchange. panies, and makes sure that Most of the candidates they can get that money at agreed that climate change the expense of people who was the number one secuhave given their lives to rity issue currently facing those companies.” the United States, including “Leveling these kinds of Collier, who that afternoon unfounded attacks against had spoken to a supportive fellow Democrats is a hometown crowd in Coopcomplete disservice to the ertown’s Village Hall. voters and should not be After 70 minutes of tolerated,” Delgado said Q&A, the audience respondin an emailed response. “I ed with applause. guess he learned the wrong “Growing up on a farm lessons from the Trump right here in our district, I Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal campaign.” see climate change happenEllen Pope, left, was selling plants and seeds to fund the Harvest Dinner on Main Street at the Ryan, of Kingston, “made ing right here,” said Collier. Growing Community table. Here, she talks about the different seeds to Emily Popek and her daughter

Dominican Republic. Part of our problem is people who exacerbate income inequality, outsource jobs, empty our pockets, and then ask for our votes.” Beals and Flynn shared the stage with attorneys Da-

vid Clegg, Antonio Delgado, tech entrepreneur Pat Ryan, former Cuomo aide Gareth Rhodes, federal famine-aid administrator Erin Collier of Cooperstown, the sole Otsego County candidate. The other candidates ad-

ELEBRATION OF OUR

opted a civil tone, drawing fire to Beals from some in the audience. “I thought the attacks by Jeff Beals on other candidates were excessive, personal, and served no positive purpose whatsoever,”

ARTH

Ramona, Oneonta.

When It’s Time To Switch Switch to sfcu for all your banking needs.

At the clothing swap tables, Regina Hoff, Cherry Valley, Nancy Beront, Cherry Valley, and Sherryl Banias, Otego, look through the selections for a perfect fit.

Martha Clarvoe, Hartwick, showed people how to recycle an old mattress, including using the foam to ship packages and using the mesh to shield plants from birds.

, on as o! Se og L ew N ew N

Kevin Kurkowski

607-432-2022

22-26 Watkins Avenue, Oneonta Monday through Friday 8 am - 4:30 pm

Spring veggies are here! Radishes, microgreens, spinach, arugula, salad mix, scallions and more! Field to fork in under 50 miles. Saturdays, 10 AM to 2 PM 101 Main St, in Pioneer Alley - CooperstownFarmersMarket.org

Two Convenient Oneonta Locations: 75 Oneida Street and 53 Market Street • Online/Mobile • Checking • Savings • Debit/Credit Cards • Loans • Business Accounts & Loans • Mortgages & more!

Stop In, Call or Visit Us Online 1-877-642-7328 • sfcuonline.org Federally Insured by NCUA

New Mobile Check Deposit!

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27, 2018

A-8 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA

Streck Back At Bassett Helm – But It’s A Different Job, Bassett CEO Says

Floor Store & Sleep Shop

Since 1962

Krazy Tom’s 4316 County Hwy 11, Cooperstown

607-547-6038 · krazytoms.com · sales@krazytoms.com

Open weekdays: 9 am to 5:30 pm Thursday: 9 am to 7 pm Saturday: 9 am to 4 pm Closed Sunday

WILBER/From A1 scenarios. However, county Rep. Gary Koutnik, D-Oneonta, the board’s vice chair and ranking Democrat, said for now, anyhow: “I’m not inter-

Spring •F

OUNDED

1808 BY

E WIL

Cooperstown’s Newspaper

& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch

O M C O PE

Home and Garden HOMETOWN ONEONTA

For 210 Years

AllOTSEGO.com

Local Service You Can Trust

Air Conditioning tune-up SpeCiAl!

89.99 Save 60 OFF regular price of 149

only $

family’s ornate former stables at Elk and Fair streets, now renovated. He arrived on site Wednesday, April 18, for a three-day transition; Brown’s last day was Friday. “It’s such a good organization,” Streck said of what he’s found. “I’ve been to all these meetings and I’ve been impressed with the knowledge, the commitment and the energy.” And he praised what he’s seen of LeCates as hospital president. Considered a take-charge executive during his previous tenure, Streck, now 71, characterized his new role – one he may fill for 18 months to two years as Brown’s successor is recruited – as helping the hospital and system’s leaders to collaborate effectively. “They don’t need the former me,” he said.

Wilber’s Seat ‘Vacated’ After Rep Misses Deadline For Oath

.99

607-441-6112

Call today for your Appointment! 293 Chestnut Street, oneonta www.greenairny.com

ested in a Democratic coup.” “Basically, I recited the oath, went down to sign the paper, got side-tracked talking with someone, and never did it,” explained Wilber. Wilber’s seat is official vacated, according to county Rep. Meg Kennedy, C-Mount Vision, Administration Committee chair. To keep his seat and to serve his full term, his colleagues must do two things. “First, the board can appoint him to finish the remainder of 2018,” said Kennedy. The committee, made up of three Republicans, two Democrats and the Conservative chair, voted Tuesday, April 24, on a resolution to do so when the full board meets Wednesday, May 2. Even so, Kennedy continued, “he cannot finish his full term through 2019.” Under this course of action, Wilber would need to reappear on the 2018 ballot in November if he wanted to continue serving. “The second thing we can do is we can petition for New York State to allow a 30-day grace period to allow him to sign the oath,” said Kennedy. “It’s pretty rare, but New York State has done it in the past for other counties.” If the state Senate and Assembly agreed to such a move, and Governor Cuomo signed the special legislation, Wilber would be able to serve out the remainder of his term as if nothing had happened. “It’s a tiny bureaucratic thing that would be easy

Chef Line Cooks Wait Staff Housekeeping

Full-time, Part-time & Year-round positions available Pay based upon experience and position

Apply in person Noon - 8 pm

Tunnicliff Inn 34 Pioneer Street Cooperstown 607-547-9611

Advertising consultAnt

which might provide county Democrats an opportunity to gain a majority. Wilber’s weighted vote is worth 487 votes. This amount is enough to swing a majority to either party. With Wilber’s vote, Republicans currently hold a weighted value of 3,421 votes, and Democrats holding 2,807 votes. If the seat were to change parties, Democrats would hold 3,294 votes, and Republicans, 2,934. Not to appoint Wilber, who ran unopposed last November, “would be a disservice to the voters,” said Koutnik.

AllOTSEGO. opportunities

Otsego Lake

Sailing Assistant

Join Our Team of Dedicated and Caring Professionals Center Director Housing Coordinator WIC Nutrition Assistant Center-Based Family Partner Home-Based Family Partner Classroom Teacher Center Associate Bus Driver Assistant Teacher Early Head Start Caregiver I Children’s Center Associate OFO is a family-oriented organization offering competetive wages, excellent benefits & opportunities for professional growth. For an application, submission instructions, benefit package summary & descriptions of all employment openings, visit

www.ofoinc.org

EOE

Do you like talking to people and getting out into the community?

Heritage at tHe Plains at ParisH Homestead

If you’re looking for employment, we might be looking for you! We want light-hearted, fun people to join our growing, successful advertising team. Prosper by providing innovative print and web advertising solutions to clients. If you like telemarketing, drop us your resumé too! Send letter and resumé to Tara Barnwell, tarab@allotsego.com.

Come work with us and get a rewarding experience working with seniors!

HOMETOWN ONEONTA

All positions require some weekends. Training provided.

& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch R

•F

OUNDED 1808 BY

Cooperstown’s Newspaper

HOMETOWN ONEONTA

to miss,” said Koutnik. “I definitely have sympathy for him.” When asked about the incident, Wilber, who alerted his colleagues to the shortfall, e-mailing the entire board, was remorseful, but eager to find a solution. “It is what it is,” he said. “I could have kept quiet about the whole thing, but I felt that it was important to be transparent. I goofed, and I felt that it was my responsibility to own up to it.” With Wilber’s seat vacant, the board could appoint another person to the seat,

NOW HIRING

O M C O PE

Installation or binding available

Check out our Installed Specials Racks starting at $2/sq.ft., carpet, pad & labor!

For 210 Years

AllOTSEGO.com L

8’ x 12’ or smaller save 25% Larger remnants save 15%

E WIL

REMNANT SALE!

adds $1 trillion to the deficit, – that the piece as some predict, it will only Streck’s assumintensify pressure to find saving. He said he ings elsewhere. also expects to On retiring in the sumplay a role in remer of 2014, Streck joined cruiting Brown’s HANYS, the Healthcare replacement. Association of New York • Two, the State, as chief medical and day-to-day health systems innovation management of officer, a role that will help Bassett Hospital him contribute to where in Cooperstown Bassett should go. “People at was assigned to The Freeman’s Journal HANYS just know so much Dr. Bill LeCates, As of Monday, April 23, Bill Streck more,” he said, characterizing was back at the job he retired from who has since his time there as “four years become “tempofour years ago. of education.” rary president” Hospital in Sidney by turning pending the hiring of Vance’s In the interview, Streck it into an emergency room, ticked off what he said were replacement. As with Fox and corporate restructuring. Brown’s accomplishments, and other hospitals in the That restructuring, anfrom capturing state funding Bassett system, the president nounced last October, divides reports to the system CEO. to erase Fox Hospital’s debt, Streck’s former job in two: expanding the “electronic “It’s quite different,” said • One, Brown was deshealth record” system from Streck, interviewed in the ignated CEO of the eightthe Cooperstown hospital to the new lightly furnished county healthcare system Fox, preserving Tri-Town corporate office in the Clark

FLOOR SHOP For the month of APRIL!

··

by the ACA are no longer fined. However, Streck said the whole attitude of the Trump Administration is “erosive around the edges of the ACA,” a particular problem for a rural hospital system that receives 70 percent of its revenues from government payments. He described the Administration’s attitude as “disruptive pressure” on Obamacare, although there’s nothing to replace it. If the tax-cut bill

STRECK/From A1 that we’re all aware of,” Streck said Monday, April 23, his first day back on what he described as a very different job atop the Bassett pyramid. “The federal government is less interested in assisting the evolution of healthcare right now,” he said. “It’s quite different.” The most specific change has been Congress’ elimination of the “individual mandate” – people who choose not to buy insurance required

CaPital senior living Community

Resident Care Aide PT Dining Servers PT Cook PT Reception PT Housekeeper FT

Please apply in person at 163 Heritage Circle Oneonta, NY 13820 EOE

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27 2018

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-9

FormTech Solution Fine, But Patent Could Take Company To Next Level

SCHENEVUS/From A1 FormTech’s been good to Oberacker and COO Ron Wheeler. But lately, the partners are looking forward to growing much bigger much more quickly. FormTech – the partners are currently moving company headquarters from College Station, Texas, to an 1858 post-and-beam carriage barn on Route 7 east of Schenevus – has initiated an 18-month patent application on a novel blood-stabilization process. Animals – like humans Jm Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal & HOMETOWN ONEONTA – need protein to grow. And blood, a byproduct of meatPeter Oberacker discusses progress on renovations to an 1858 carriage barn into FormTech Solutions new headquarters on Route 7, west of Schen- processing, is high in protein, Oberacker explained evus. An open house on the completed building is expected this summer.

The carriage barn under renovations is part of significant acreage available for the company’s expansion.

the other day in an interview at the Chief Schenevus diner after giving a tour of construction at the prospective corporate headquarters. The process, developed in collaboration with researchers at Texas A&M, would separate protein-rich plasma from blood, and turn the sticky substance into a powder that could be mixed with animal feed. The richer feed would help any livestock-raising concern, but be particularly helpful to pig farmers, as it helps piglets avoid certain intestinal ailments they can experience in their early weeks. “That could just explode,” Oberacker said the prospective product, bringing jobs and new revenue to, not just the company, but to the Schenevus area. (As reported last week, Wheeler – impressed by his partner’s enthusiasm about attracting a distribution center to Schenevus, told him, “Why don’t you lead by example?” They decided to move their headquarters here.) Oberacker and his two sisters were born on Long Island, and were touring Upstate in their VW bus. As his dad, Peter Sr., told it, “I ran out of gas and bought a house.” (Actually, his inlaws lived around here, the son said.) Peter Jr. was 5 and grew up in Schenevus. Graduating from Andrew Draper High School, he attended Delhi Ag & Tech, majoring in food sales and distribution, then worked for his father – Sr. had trained as a butcher in his native Germany – at Spicy Pete’s Meats. “We made all our own products,” said Jr., and at one point had an outlet in Danny’s Market in Cooperstown. After his father passed away in 1993, the son joined General Spice. Then executive chef at Conagra, he was involved in developing Wendy’s spicy chicken breast, among other projects.

At the turn of the century, he joined Budenheim USA, which focuses on uses of phosphates in food production. He was talking on the phone to Ron Wheeler, a Budenheim colleague, when Wheeler got a call from the New York office: He was being laid off. When he got back on the line to tell his friend, Oberacker’s other line lit up: It was the New York office, and he was laid off as well. As he tells it, after a week of feeling sorry for himself, he awoke, the clock read 2:34 a.m. He said to himself, “You have got to pick yourself up.” He got up, wrote a business plan. The next morning he called Ron and recruited him to the effort. The resulting FormTech Solutions provides consulting, product development and R&D to food companies, many “so large, for them to make test batches doesn’t make sense.” Beginning with Allen Family Foods on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, today they can count Price Chopper, Smithfield Foods and Tyson among their clients. In the process, he moved his family back to Schenevus, building a home on Smokey Avenue for wife Shannon, daughter Holly, now a teacher in Connecticut, and son Derek, who was working on the carriage house before his employer, Lancaster Development, the highway builder, called him back to work this month. He was elected Maryland town supervisor and, in 2015, county representative, succeeding Don Lindberg. Ron Wheeler and his wife, Catherine, Ph.D., a Texas A&M researcher, are moving up from College Station this summer. “I cashed in everything,” Oberacker recalled of the scary early days founding FormTech. But 11 years later, he can say, “It was the best thing that ever could have happened.”

Yard Sale

Cottage for Rent 5 RMs, 1½ Baths, 1 block from Main St. Cooperstown. $1,250/mo + utilities. W/D, propane, radiant heat. No on-site parking 973-953-0858 3Class.May11

AllOTSEGO.classifieds 3-family Yard Sale Saturday and Sunday. Beds, furniture, baby clothes. Kitchen, refrigerator, microwaves, dishes, outdoor furniture, rugs and more! 82 Elm Street, Oneonta 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. No early birds. 1Class.Apr.27 Lost Boat Dock Missing or Lost on Lake Otsego. 25’ x 3’ wooden, floating boat dock section from Cooperstown Country Club. If you have seen it, please contact Tom Barry @ 603-568-0631 or 607-322-4008. 3Class.May11 HOUSE FOR RENT City of Oneonta 2 Bed, living room, dining room, full kitchen, full bath, heat inc., electric not included, $750/ mo. 631-353-1324 3Class.May11

Services Spring is here! Need help with special projects, personal assistant, office work, errands, house/ animal sitting, dog walking, home organizing, light housekeeping/meals, light gardening? Affordable, by project, by hour, part-time. 607-434-1779 1Class.Apr.27 BUSINESS FOR SALE Turn-Key Oneonta Business! Up and running specialty wine shop. Great visibility. For more information contact Mary Rab at Benson Agency Real Estate. 607-432-4391 or 607-437-1694.

A-10 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL

1 M 00% Bg

AllOTSEGO.homes

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018

MLS#111336 $89,900 Near shopping, church, school, Cooperstown, Mohawk Valley. Brook, screened porch, 5 BRs, office, garage, storage barn, shed. New roof, furnace, windows. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)

MLS#115314 $134,900 1992 built 3-BR, 2-bath ranch style, open concept. Otsego Lake rights at public landing beach for boating, swimming and summer fun! Call Katherine Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

MLS#115423 $129,875 Beautiful move-in condition, 3+ BR, 2-bath home w/large private lawn. 2-car garage, storage sheds, perennial gardens galore. Call Kristi Ough @ 607-434-3026 (cell)

MLS #115419 $244,900 2.3 acres, kitchen island, 2 porches, radiant heat, foam insulation, hot water on demand, Hardie Board siding. 3 BRs , 2 baths. Enjoy now! Don’t wait. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)

MLS#114540 $144,900 4-BR, 2-bath Victorian, in commanding location on ¾ acre. Municipal water, sewer. LR, DR, sunroom, office, hardwood floors. The home comes w/all furnishings. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)

MLS#114621 $239,900 Lovely Fly Creek home w/4 BRs, 2 baths, additional acres, post-and-beam barn. Call Katherine Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

MLS#114822 $420,500 Stone’s throw from Cooperstown! This 3,300 sq ft hand-built contemporary chalet offers, 3-car garage, 2 pole barns, pond, nearly 50 acres. Gorgeous views! Call Donna Schulz, @ 607-267-6330 (cell)

MLS#110968 $269,000 Price Reduced! This year-round home has beautiful lawn, easy access to Canadarago Lake. In your free time kayak to Deowongo Island right out front. Call Rodney Campbell @ 315-868-0148 (cell)

MLS#115321 $189,700 Home, 2 pole barns and 38.8 acres w/ lake access. 1984 home, above-ground cellar plus equally sized unfinished 2-story, stick-built addition, each w/lake views. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)

MLS#112950 $749,900 Home of Distinction! 22 acres high over Canadarago Lake, views, 100' waterfront. Open kitchen/DR/LR, fireplace, pool, patio, family room. 3 garages. Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)

MLS#105929 $74,200 Paradise 40 acres on Panther Mountain overlooking Canadarago Lake w/bonus cabin just off the trails. Ready for a weekend getaway! Call Rodney Campbell @ 315-868-0148 (cell)

lis NE tiN W g!

PR NE iC W E!

MLS#113345 $569,900 8.7 acres. Year-round 5-BR, 2-bath Colonial and 4-BR, 2-bath modern ranch. Rental income of $70K. 250’ lake frontage, dock. Outstanding opportunity! Call George (ROD) Sluyter @ 315-520-6512 (cell)

Spacious 4 BR, 2 bath house is close to I-88. Large backyard, workshop/garage, small shed. Make your MLS#115479 appointment today. Priced to go this week! $450,000 Virtual 100’±Tour: lakewww.RealEstateShows.com/708598 frontage, ½-acre lot, 2 charming cottages, birds-eye view of the Sleeping Lion on Otsego Lake! Private lot and drive, ample parking, recent septic! Call Katherine Fistrowicz @ 607-267-2683 (cell)

MLS#113323 $295,000 6 BRs, 4½ baths, w/potential apartment on 12.5 acres. 2 outbuildings and amazing views overlooking the valley. Great opportunity! Potential income! Call Rodney Campbell @ 315-868-0148 (cell)

MLS# 105054 $80,000 3.5 acres overlooking Canadarago Lake. Lake rights w/incredible views of the lake. Buy now, build in spring. Don’t let this opportunity pass! Call Rodney Campbell @ 315-868-0148 (cell)

Locally owned and operated Single and multi-family homes Commercial property and land

99 Main Street, Oneonta office 607.441.7312 fax 607.432.7580 www.oneontarealty.com

So Much to Offer! Large eat-in kitchen open to DR, 3 BRs, newer windows, nice front porch, large screened deck, huge 3-car garage has finished room w/bar and side porch. 1 acre, garden, more! Located just outside city limits, this home is a must see! Will not last long at this price! MLS#115446 $169,900

Off the Beaten Path Tucked back off the road on 2.3 acres sits this lovely 3-BR, 2-bath raised ranch in Davenport w/Oneonta Schools! Features include spacious LR w/pellet stove open to DR w/sliding door to sunroom. Large kitchen, first-floor laundry. Master BR w/updated full bath. 2 more BRs, full bath on first floor. Lower level: family room, adjoining wet bar/game room is perfect for entertaining. Attached 2-car garage w/storage space. Nice back deck overlooking a tree-lined back and side yard. Stone walls, 400 sq ft heated outbuilding could be studio, workshop or home office. This property has loads to offer! Come take a look today! MLS#115436 $199,500

Lizabeth Rose, Broker/Owner Cricket Keto, Licensed Assoc. Broker Peter D. Clark, Consultant

HUBBELL’S REAL ESTATE 607-547-5740•607-547-6000 (fax) 157 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326

ASHLEY

E-Mail: info@hubbellsrealestate.com Web Site: www.hubbellsrealestate.com

29 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown · 607-547-4045 Patricia Bensen-Ashley – Licensed Real Estate Broker/Owner

Generous-sized Home

Otsego Lake on 17.8 Acres

(8350) Sparkling 3-BR, 2-bath cottage is perfectly set on 17.80 acres w/great lake views. Large porch, flagstone walkway, wood paneling, gas heat. Woodstove, vaulted ceilings, natural woodwork. 2-car garage, 25' lake access. Many updates. CV-S Schools Hubbell’s Exclusive—$375,000

Hidden Treasure on 105 Acres

(8388) Enjoy a comfortable lifestyle in this delightful Cooperstown Village residence. Eat-in kitchen, hardwood flooring, back porch, 4 BRs, 1½ baths, LR, parlor, home office, mud room, original natural woodwork, hot-water heat. A hospitable air and more for the money. Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$315,000

#1 Agent in the AreA’s #1 Agency

Only ONE CALL AWAY!

the cArol olsen teAm

Direct : 607-434-7436 View listings: CarolOlsen.HowardHanna.com E mail: colsen623@gmail.com

100% Money Back Guarantee-call me! Follow me on Carol Olsen Realtor

Carol A. Olsen

Lic. RE Salesperson

75 Market St, Oneonta

REALTY

CONNOR

Platinum $8 Million Producer

(8346) Fix up this metal-roofed 3-BR, 2-bath ranch. Deck, big yard, fireplace, DR, oak flooring, main-level master BR, hot-water heat. 2-car garage. 105 acres w/6,000'+ road frontage, bordering both sides of a country road. Pamper yourself. CV-S Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive—$199,000

BUY • SELL • RENT Also specializing in Property Management

Rob Lee Licensed Real Estate Salesperson 607-434-5177 roblee1943@gmail.com

Outstanding This lovely lodge on 29+ private acres sits approximately 9 miles from Views! Cooperstown. Plenty of land to build another home or homes. Entrance

mudroom on lower level w/attached 2-car oversized garage. Large open living/dining space, open kitchen, BR and lovely bath w/laundry on main level. Hickory floors throughout. Large wrap-around porch w/views. Third level has 2 BRs, full bath. Plenty of hiking, biking, boating, fishing and hunting. Plenty of storage on lower level. Easy access to Route 20 corridor. Minutes to the Glimmerglass Opera. Cooperstown Central School district. Offered Exclusively by Lamb Realty $475,000

Owner Says Sell! Nestled in the countryside is this lovely 3-BR home w/large front porch, grand foyer, library w/built-in bookshelves, LR/family room, formal DR w/glass-fronted cabinets, large eat-in kitchen. Sliding glass doors lead to multi-level deck. Mudroom entry from 2-bay garage offers laundry, powder room. Upstairs are 3 BRs including master suite w/Jacuzzi, walk-in closet; second full bath, linen closet. Floored attic w/pull-down stairs. Walk-out finished basement has tiled floor, sauna, jet shower, ¾ bath, mirrored room for dance or exercise. Freshly painted home is in move-in condition. Landscaped property. Christian Hill, Cooperstown School District. Offered Exclusively by Ashley-Connor Realty NOW $319,000 Visit us on the Web at www.ashleyconnorrealty.com Contact us at info@ashleyconnorrealty.com

For Appointment: Patricia Bensen-Ashley, Broker/Owner, 607-437-1149 Jack Foster, Sales Agent, 607-547-5304 • Donna Skinner, Associate Broker, 607-287-4113 Chris Patterson, Associate Broker, 518-774-8175

LAMB REALTY 20 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown

Out Ahead of the Flock! Donna Thomson, Associate Broker

607.547.8145 or 607.435.3387

Nancy C. Angerer Principal Broker, Owner

o t n o i t a c i d e & d AllOTSEGO.life

RS QUARTE

D SAN HEA S I N R U YO

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MARCH 26-27, 2018

PAGE B-1

N NISSAgante

sil Ntu igoNnISgSrAaontaBM c ik erethteob t., OP SO +8n0eV woulUdn5dl5 OnFeNidBaOS T 0

5IF 'SF 607.43cl2u.2bnissan.com untry www.co

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO 2018 ANNUAL SPRING DINNER, ‘CELEBRATING ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT’ 5:45 p.m., Thursday, May 3, SUNY Oneonta’s Hunt Union Ballroom

Gene Bettiol, Builder

Gene Bettiol Sr. spent Thanksgiving with his family two weeks before his passing last Dec. 2. Standing, from left, grandson Ryan Laytham, daughter Jan Laytham, Amanda LoPiccolo with greatgrandson, Eli, daughter Jaci Bettiol, grandson Eric Michelitsch, Matt LoPiccolo with great-grandson, Owen. Seated, Gene Bettiol, wife Betty and grandson Scott Laytham. Missing are daughter-in-law Patty Bettiol and granddaughters Carleigh and Brooke Bettiol.

Photo Courtesy Bettiol Family

Father Of Southside Based Success On Hard Work By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA

“Gene Jr. would ride in the truck with him, and he had his own little uniform EUGENE A. too.” BETTIOL, JR. Those ice cream DISTINGUISHED trucks helped cement CITIZEN the father-son duo as two of Oneonta’s predominant businessmen and civic leaders. “One day, Gene was sick, so Gene Jr. rode along with the other driver, and he knew all

EUGENE A. BETTIOL, SR.

n the early days of Gene and Betty Bettiol’s marriage, the couple owned three Mr. Softee trucks, delivering ice cream around Otego and Sidney. “I was in charge of washing out the trucks, and as soon as he got home from Mirabito, he would put on his whites and go out on his route,” she said.

the stops. It was the start of his own entrepreneurship. The two of them just fed off each other.” On Thursday, May 3, Eugene A. Bettiol Sr., who passed away Dec. 2 at age 85, will be posthumously honored with the Eugene A. Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen Award by the Otsego County Chamber. The father established the award in 2003 after his son’s early death. It’s the first time the award has been given Please See BETTIOL, B3

NBT’s Financial Center Finds Strength In Unity By PARKER FISH ONEONTA

n receiving the Otsego County Chamber’s Distinguished Business Award May 3, NBT Bank’s Jamie Reynolds will share the honor with someone close to

Jamie Reynolds has played a leading local role in NBT since opening the Southside office in 1997.

his heart: Eugene A. Bettiol, Sr. “Gene” – he will be named the chamber’s Eugene A. Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen – “was our first landlord when we came to Oneonta,” said Reynolds, NBT’s senior vice president and regional executive. “He had such a huge impact Please See NBT, B2

AllOTSEGO.life

Parker Fish/

For reservations, call Karen Laing, Otsego County Chamber, (607) 432-4500 ext. 104 or e-mail karen@otsegocc.com • $100 per person • $1000 for table of 10

BEST BETS

AllOTSEGO.life

Mary Budin, Oneonta, stands next to her piece “Answering Mam’s Prayer’, which took first place in the 2017 LEAF Inc’s annual Art & Poetry contest, to be held again this Friday, April 27.

Addiction-Free Living Hailed At Art Exhibit

EAF Inc. hosts annual art and poetry gala to showcase entries and announce winners of its annual art and poetry contest. 6 p.m. Friday, April 27, CANO Gallery, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0090 Ext 106. SPRING SUMMIT: Event for Youth Food Movement featuring disco soup, seed starting, internship/ job info and more. 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. Cooperstown Farmers Market, Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown. Call 607-437-2862. DRAG SHOW: “A Trip Down Memory Lane” drag show for all ages. Entrance fee, $5. Benefit for Oneonta Pridefest 2018. 9-11 p.m. Friday, April 27, My Father’s Place, 5690 St. Hwy. 7, Oneonta. Call 607-386-1508. SPIRIT FEST: Celebrate Spring Awakening with the Institute for Spiritual Development. Guest speakers include Diane Foster on “Disconnecting from Negativity,” and a guided meditation by Diana Friedell. Registration preferred. 10 a.m. - 4p.m. Saturday, April 28, Lotus Center, 41-45 Dietz St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4693. CLEAN UP: Prepare historic mill for opening day. Tasks include cleaning historic buildings, raking/preparing flower beds and more. 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, Hanford Mills, Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Call 607-278-5744. HISTORIC DANCE: See a performance by Binghamton Morris Men, a tradition that goes back hundreds of years. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 28, Pioneer Park, Main St., Cooperstown. E-mail kkearns92@hotmail.com.

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL • HOMETOWN ONEONTA FOR OTSEGO COUNTY NEWS UPDATES, VISIT www.

Gene Bettiol, Sr.

Recipient of the Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen Award

AllOTSEGO.com EVERY DAY

congratulates

nBt

The NYCM Insurance Distinguished Business honoree

B-2

AllOTSEGO.life

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27, 2018

NBT Merges Banking, Insurance Into Oneonta Financial Center NBT/From B1 on our area, and being able to be honored on the same night as he will be is certainly special to me because he is one of the first people I met here 20 years ago.” Reynolds was in on the ground floor of NBT’s Oneonta operation. In 1997,

he help launch the 162-yearold Norwich-based bank’s opening of its Southside Branch, it’s first local office. “We had never done any business here in Otsego County, even though we’re headquartered in Norwich,” said Reynolds. “So I came over and helped launch our

Southside office, which was our first location, and then our east end office, and then finally here in Downtown Oneonta.” Since then, NBT has expanded into the whole Northeastern U.S., with more than 150 branches. Locally, NBT bought

The quality of our lives When YOU go to a dance recital or local ball game or a school concert or play, you’re supporting your children and your communities. When YOU give to the local hospital fund-raising and other local charitable groups, you’re contributing to the quality of all our lives. Right beside YOU, YOU will find our member-owners and our credit union’s resources working for the life we live and helping to make it better.

Central National Bank in 2001, moving into 1 Wall St. and opening several branches across Otsego County. While doing so, Reynolds said, NBT worked to become part of the community. “Our philosophy is that we are a community bank, and strong communities make for strong banks,” said Reynolds. “You’ll find that NBT Bank employs as many people who are involved in the community and serve on many boards. After 20 years here, there aren’t too many things that we’re not involved in.” In 2008, NBT bought Mang Insurance, expanding it into several new communities, including an office on Oneonta’s River Street. Last October, NBT folded

Mang Insurance’s Oneonta office into 1 Wall St. creating what was christened its Oneonta Financial Center, bringing 16 jobs into the downtown area. At the same time, Mang was renamed NBT Insurance. The new model “provides a unique opportunity to collaborate together, and a comprehensive list of financial services and solutions for businesses and people.” All in one place. The Financial Center concept and convenience to customers won NBT Bank the 2018 Distinguished Business designation. “NBT has always been very active with the chamber, coming to events and supporting the community,” added chamber President/ CEO Barbara Ann Heegan.

As it happens, NBT Bank has been the primary sponsor of the Distinguished Business Award. NYCM Insurance took it on this year, on learning NBT would be the honoree. “They switched it up this year so that New York Central Mutual was sponsoring the award,” said Reynolds. Consolidating NBT and Mang also opened up the River Street offices to Catskill Area Hospice, which consolidated all of its Oneonta facilities in that one space, a move also facilitated by Reynolds. “It worked out well for us, and I was basically able to coordinate Hospice to entertain the move and they came in right behind us, so it’s a win/win for everyone,” he said.

we’re all about u.

Congratulations EugEnE BEttiol, Sr

Eugene Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen of the Year

nBt

NYCM Insurance Distinguished Business of the Year You are all winners! 1-877-642-SFCU (7328) SFCUONLINE.ORG

banking. easier.

Federally Insured by NCUA

AllOTSEGO.life

Parker Fish/

The NBT team gathers in the Oneonta Financial Center to celebrate being named as the Otsego County Chamber’s Distinguished Business. From left, Tim Parsons, Account Executive, Amy McKinney, Service Manager, Jamie Reynolds, Regional Executive, Ryan Hill, Assistant VP, Stephanie Frazier, Agent Broker, Caitlin Carkees, Maureen Bordinger, Service Manager, Alyx Martin, Customer Service Representative, Lyle Smith, VP for Business Development, Bill Nardenhold and Sarah Waid, Assistant VP.

The staff at Five Star Subaru would like to congratulate the entire Bettiol family on the commemoration of Gene Bettiol, Sr.!

EugEnE A. BEttiol , S r. (1932-2017) as

Five Star Subaru Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award

congratulations to

nBt as

NYCM Insurance Distinguished Business of the Year

331 Chestnut Street • Oneonta

wedosubaru.com

AllOTSEGO.life

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27, 2018

B-3

Modest In Life, Gene Bettiol Can Now Be Honored Posthumously passed we can honor BETTIOL/From B1 him in the way that we posthumously,” said honored my brother Barbara Ann Heegan, – as a person who Chamber president. cared deeply for this “He had been nomiarea and saw endless nated several times potential.” in the past, but he “The Chamber has always declined, been trying to get him saying it wasn’t his to accept this award time. This year, the for years,” said Betty. board thought it was “He never accepted the most appropriate any awards offered to time to give him this him. He always felt award.” there were others more “The award was The father of the established … after Bettiol family – and deserving. He was very my brother’s passing, Southside Oneonta. humble, very private.” Bettiol, born on a as a way to recognize farm in Morris in 1932, married the many contributions he made to Betty, a cheerleader he met at one this community,” said Jaci Bettiol. of his games, in 1953, the week af“My brother cared deeply for Upstate New York and loved living ter she graduated high school. The couple had three children; Gene Jr., here knowing there were so many Jaci and Janet, and Gene worked opportunities.” She continued, “The importance for Bendix and Mirabito before starting the Bettiol Fuel Co. of making my father the recipient “One night, he was digging a is two-fold. Although he has made hole for a gas station in Andes and numerous contributions to this Photo Courtesy Bettiol Family community throughout his lifetime, he called me around 11 because With the blushing bride, granddaughter Amanda LoPiccolo, left, are the grandchildren, Please See BETTIOL, B5 Ryan Latham, Scott Latham, Brooke Bettiol, Carleigh Bettiol and Eric Michelitsch. At right he never wished to be publicly recognized. And now that he has are the proud grandparents, Gene and Betty.

Congratulates

eugene a. bettiol, sr.

Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen of the Year Award

nbt

Distinguished Business of the Year

Country Club motors and nissan 55 & 70 oneida street, oneonta · www.CountryClubautogroup.Com join us on: facebook and twitter

The Northern Eagle family of businesses are proud to congratulate Eugene Bettiol, Sr.

Eugene Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen of the Year

NBT

NortherN eagle

nYCm Insurance Distinguished Business of the Year

redemptioN ceNter

northerneaglebeverages.com

•F

OUNDED

1808 BY

E WIL

Cooperstown’s Newspaper

& The Otsego-Delaware Dispatch

O M C O PE

Congratulations to the Bettiol Family & NBT Bank HOMETOWN ONEONTA AllOTSEGO.com For 210 Years

B-4 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA

Legal

Legal nOtice

ville Hydroelectric Project

Notice of Formation of

f. Location: On the Susquehanna River, in the Town of Milford, Otsego County, New York. The project does not occupy lands of the United States.

Foster Baby Gear LLC Articles filed on April 20, 2018. Office location: Otsego County The SSNY is designated as agent of the LLC upon whose process against it may be served and shall mail any process served to 161 Zeke Wiltsie Rd., Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalMay31 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of CREEKSIDE STATION LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/11/2018. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 229 Chase Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalMay.31 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Tribe Yoga, LLC. Filed 2/9/18. Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: C/O United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: General. 6LegalMay31 Legal nOtice UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION Goodyear Lake Hydro, LLC Project No. 2788-017 NOTICE OF APPLICATION READY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS AND SOLICITING COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS, AND PRESCRIPTIONS (April 16, 2018) Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection. a. Type of Application: Subsequent Minor License b. Project No.: 2788-017 c. Date filed: February 27, 2017 d. Applicant: Goodyear Lake Hydro, LLC (Goodyear Lake Hydro) e. Name of Project: Colliers-

g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act 16 U.S.C. §§ 791 (a) - 825(r) h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Kevin Webb, Hydro Licensing Manager; Enel Green Power North America, Inc., 100 Brickstone Square, Suite 300, Andover, MA 01810; (978) 935 6039; kevin. webb@enel.com. i. FERC Contact: Emily Carter, (202) 502-6512 or emily. carter@ferc.gov. j. Deadline for filing comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice. The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, recommendations, terms and conditions, and prescriptions using the Commission’s eFiling system at http://www.ferc. gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http://www. ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20426. The first page of any filing should include docket number P 2788-017. The Commission’s Rules of Practice require all intervenors filing documents with the Commission to serve a copy of that document on each person on the official service list for the project. Further, if an intervenor files comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on that resource agency. k. This application has been accepted, and is ready for environmental analysis at this time. l. The Colliersville Hydroelectric Project consists of: (1) a 200-footlong, 35 foot-high reinforced-concrete Ambursen-type

Legal

dam; (2) a 364-acre reservoir (Goodyear Lake) with a gross storage capacity of 7,800 acre-feet at a normal pool elevation of 1,150.22 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929; (3) a 550-foot-long reinforced concrete power canal, approximately 50 feet wide and 6 feet deep at the head gates, extending from a head gate structure adjacent to the dam (i.e., the intake) to the powerhouse; (4) a 103-footlong by 33-footwide reinforced concrete powerhouse with trash racks with a clear spacing of 1.5 inches, and containing two turbines rated at 850 horsepower (HP) and 1,150 HP, and two generators having a rated capacity of 650 kilowatts (kW) and 850 kW, respectively; (5) a 300-footlong and approximately 50 to 60-foot-wide tailrace; (6) approximately 80-foot-long, 4.16kilovolt underground generator leads or transmission lines from the powerhouse to an adjacent substation owned by the New York State Electric and Gas Corporation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. Goodyear Lake Hydro operates the project in a run-of-river mode. The project experiences substantial seasonal and annual variations in generation, and generates an annual average of 5,985 megawatt-hours. Goodyear Lake Hydro proposes to continue to operate the project in runof-river mode. m. A copy of the application is available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be viewed on the Commission’s website at http:// www.ferc.gov using the “eLibrary” link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. A copy is also available for inspection and reproduction at the address in item h above. All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title “COMMENTS,” “REPLY COMMENTS,” “RECOMMENDATIONS,” “TERMS AND CONDITIONS,” or “PRESCRIPTIONS;” (2) set forth in the heading the name of the applicant and the project number of the application to which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 C.F.R. 385.2001 through 385.2005.

LEGALS

Legal

All comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the requirements of 18 C.F.R. § 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with 18 C.F.R. §§ 4.34(b) and 385.2010.

Meeting/Election to vote upon the appropriation of the necessary funds to meet the estimated expenditures, authorizing a levy of taxes, or any proposition duly presented in accordance with election law, as well as the election of members of the Board of Education, shall be held during the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM on Tuesday, May 15, 2018, at the Junior/Senior High School, 39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown, New York.

You may also register online at http://www. ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription. asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Three seats on the Board of Education are up for election. The vacant seats are three years in duration and will commence on July 1, 2018 and expire on June 30, 2021. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education can be obtained from the District Clerk, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on any normal business day. Petitions must then be filed not later than April 16, 2018, by 5:00 PM in the District Clerk’s Office.

n. A license applicant must file no later than 60 days following the date of issuance of this notice: (1) a copy of the water quality certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request; or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as appropriate. MILESTONE Deadline for Filing Comments, Recommendations, and Agency Terms and Conditions/ Prescriptions June 2018 Deadline for filing Reply Comments July 2018 Commission issues EA November 2018 Comments due on EA December 2018 Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. 1LegalApr.26 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION COOPERSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TOWN OF OTSEGO, COUNTY OF OTSEGO, NEW YORK NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual Budget Hearing of the qualified voters of the Cooperstown Central School District, will be held in the Junior/ Senior High School Library in said District located at 39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown New York 13326, on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at 6:30 PM, prevailing time, for the presentation of the proposed 20182019 budget. The Annual

District residents can obtain a copy of the proposed budget and notice of real property tax exemption report from the Superintendent’s Office during the fourteen days immediately preceding the vote, except Saturday, Sunday or a holiday, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Any proposition that is required to be included for a vote must be submitted in writing not later than Monday, April 16, 2018, 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this notice. Applications for Absentee Ballot are available from the District Office of the Cooperstown Central School, 39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown New York 13326. The District Clerk must receive such applications at least seven days before the vote set in this notice if the ballot is to be mailed to the absentee voter, or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. Wendy Lansing District Clerk 547-5364 2LegalApr.26 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION of MANDY’S BAR & GRILL, LLC A Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on January 9, 2018. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may

Legal

be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: Mandy’s Bar & Grill, LLC of 1 Railroad Avenue, East Worcester, New York 12064. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalMay.24 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of TALLETTE CREEK TREASURES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/26/2018. Office location, County of Otsego. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 296 County Road, 41west Edmeston, NY, 13485. Purpose: any lawful act. 6LegalMay.24 Legal nOtice NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received as set forth in instructions to bidders until 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, May 17, 2018 at the NYSDOT, Contract Management Bureau, 50 Wolf Rd, 1st Floor, Suite 1CM, Albany, NY 12232 and will be publicly opened and read. Bids may also be submitted via the internet using www.bidx. com. A certified cashier’s check payable to the NYSDOT for the sum specified in the proposal or a bid bond, form CONR 391, representing 25% of the bid total, must accompany each bid. NYSDOT reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Electronic documents and Amendments are posted to www. dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/constnotices. The Contractor is responsible for ensuring that all Amendments are incorporated into its bid. To receive notification of Amendments via e-mail you must submit a request to be placed on the Planholders List at www. dot.ny.gov/doing-business/opportunities/constplanholder. Amendments may have been issued prior to your placement on the Planholders list. NYS Finance Law restricts communication with NYSDOT on procurements and contact can only be made with designated persons. Contact with non-designated persons or other involved Agencies will be considered a

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27, 2018

Legal

serious matter and may result in disqualification. Contact Robert Kitchen (518)457-2124. Contracts with 0% Goals are generally single operation contracts, where subcontracting is not expected, and may present direct bidding opportunities for Small Business Firms, including, but not limited to D/W/MBEs. NYSDOT will ensure that disadvantaged businesses will be afforded full opportunity to submit bids and will not be discriminated against in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. Please call (518)457-2124 if a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the letting. Region 09: New York State Department of Transportation 44 Hawley Street, Binghamton, NY, 13901 D263734, PIN 935833, F. A. Proj Z001-9358-333 Otsego Co. I-88, Exit 13 to 16, Milling and Resurfacing, Town and City of Oneonta. Bid Deposit: $250,000.00 Goals: DBE: 3.00% 2LegalApr.26 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Think Like A Fish, LLC Articles of Organization Filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/11/18. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 49 Lakeview Drive North, Cooperstown 13326. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose 6LegalMay.24 Legal nOtice Notice is hereby given that a license number, “Pending” for a Restaurant Wine License has been applied for by Dobler Brewing Company LLC d/b/ a Dobler’s Brewery and Tavern to sell wine, beer, and cider at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 1917 State Highway 205, Mount Vision, Town of Laurens, County of Otsego, State of New York for on premises consumption. 2LegalApr.26 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of ONEONTA RED

Legal

VAN TOURS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/27/2018. Office loc: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 121 Township Rd., Oneonta, NY 13820. Reg Agent: U.S. Corp. Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Ave., Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 6LegalMay.17 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of AB Property Holdings, LLC Filed 3/19/18 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 29 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalMay.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of The Hartwick Leasing Co., LLC Filed 3/23/18 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 3496 State Route 205, Hartwick, NY 11348 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalMay.10 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: BioSistemas Network LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 29 March 2018. Certificate of Amendment filing date with the SSNY was 9 March 2018. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and SSNY shall mail copy of process to 471 County Highway 40, Worcester, NY 12197. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws. 6LegalMay.3 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY UNDER NEW YORK LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY LAW 1. The name of the limited liability company is: Stretch’s Lawn & Landscape, LLC. 2. The date of filing of the Articles of Incorporation with the NY Secretary of State is February 22, 2018.

Legal

3. The County within the State of New York in which the principal office of the LLC is located is Otsego. 4. The Secretary of State of the State of New York is hereby designated as agent of the LLC upon whom the process against it may be served. The post office address to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him or her is: 115 Fork Shop Road, Cooperstown, NY 13326. 5. The character or purpose of the business of the LLC is any purpose or activity allowed by law. 6LegalMay.3 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of NY Goat Yoga, LLC Date of filing of Articles of Organization with the NY Department of State: March 13th, 2018 Office of the LLC: Otsego County The New York Secretary of State has been designated as the agent upon whom process may be served. The Secretary of State may mail a copy of any process to the LLC at: Sharon Boustani, 366 Coye Brook Road, South New Berlin, New York 13843 Purpose of the LLC: any lawful purpose. 6LegalApr.26 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of RED ONION FARM, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/16/2018. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 83, Fly Creek, NY 13337, which is also the principal business location. Any lawful purpose. 6LegalApr.26 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of SWATLING BROTHERS, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/16/2018. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to PO Box 83, Fly Creek, NY 13337, which is also the principal business location. Any lawful purpose. 6LegalApr.26

AllOTSEGO.life

THURSDAY-Friday, APRIL 26-27, 2018

B-5

Father, Son Worked Side By Side Expanding Business BETTIOL/From B3 it was raining and he needed me to bring him his boots,” she said. “I woke up the kids and got them into our Valiant station wagon, and I took him his boots so he

could keep working.” He established the first of 26 Red Barrel convenience stores on the site of an abandoned motel on Southside, now the Mirabito station. “He dug the founda-

Join us for a fabulous evening

tion himself,” said Betty. “We couldn’t have done the things we did if he didn’t get down in the dirt himself.” And although Gene Jr. had gone to school to be a CPA, he soon joined his father at the Red Barrel. “He started as a clerk and worked his way up,” said Betty, “They had a real passion for what they were doing.” “My father was a driven man who valued work,” said

Jaci. “He was the visionary and my brother was the follow-through. Together they made a great team.” And although Betty begged them not to expand the business, the two continued to work, opening another 25 stores across Upstate New York. Gene was also instrumental in developing Southside, including flattening a hill Eugene A. Bettiol Sr. will receive the Eugene A. to develop the property his Bettiol Jr. Award, which the father sponsored in heirs now lease to WalMart, memory of the son, who died of cancer in 2003. and using the fill to create the land that Hannaford now Bettiol was instrumental leases. “He literally moved in establishing Foothills, a mountain!” his wife said. the Soccer Hall of Fame “And the town fought us and supporting Orpheus, every step of the way. But where his granddaughter, they persevered.” “Hamilton” actress Carleigh In 2003, at age 47, Gene Bettiol, got her start. Jr, died after a battle with “My father saw a need, cancer. “Even after my a desire to provide combrother passed away, my munity members, especially father did not let up,” said young people, the opportuJaci. “For letting up would nity to engage in what they be giving up. loved; whether it be sports “He was engaged in the or the arts,” said Jaci. “It warmed his heart to community, and the Bettiol family thought this award watch young people parHartwick College congratulates would continue his legacy,” ticipate in activities that said Heegan. brought them joy.” The Otsego County Chamber’s But beyond business, award winners.

Celebrating Entrepreneurial Spirit in Otsego County

1856

Well done.

800.NBT.BANK • www.nbtbank.com

NYCM INsuraNCe Distinguished Business of the Year

Gene Bettiol, Sr.

EugEnE BEttiol, Sr.

Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen

1932-2017

Eugene Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citizen of the Year

Awards will be given at the Annual Dinner and Celebration of Business

music by JOHN THOMPSON TRIO!

NBT Bank

NYCM Insurance Distinguished Business

LEAF

... Reclaiming Lives. Strengthening Families & Building Healthy Communities in Otsego County Congratulates

Eugene A. Bettiol, Sr.

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Eugene A. Bettiol, Jr. Distinguished Citiz&en of the Year Award NBT Distinguished Business of the Year

Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center 5:45pm Reception & Dinner $100 per person/$1000 per table of 10

To RSVP, contact Karen Laing, Member Services Administrator at 607-267-4010 ext. 104, e-mail karen@otsegocc.com, or RSVP and pay by credit card online at www.otsegocc.com

Leatherstocking Education on Alcoholism/Addictions Foundations, Inc.

www.leafinc.org • 189 Main Street 607-432-0090 • Oneonta, NY

Congratulations and Thank You NBT Bank recognizes the contributions of the late

Eugene A. Bettiol, Sr., honored as this year’s

Otsego County Chamber of Commerce Eugene A. Bettiol Jr. Distinguished Citizen. NBT Bank graciously accepts the

Experience Counts

Otsego County Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Business of the Year Award. We are proud to work with businesses

Congratulations Chamber Award winners!

in the communities we call home.

Our business is customer satisfaction. COlliersville, NY · www.suburbaNprOpaNe.COm

607-432-1903

Member FDIC

B-6

AllOTSEGO.life Friday, April 27

SPRING SUMMIT – 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 a.m. Event for Youth Food Movement featuring film, school garden discussion, Disco soup, live music, seed starting, internship/job info, Community Building. Cooperstown Farmers Market, 101 Main St., Pioneer alley, Cooperstown. Call 607-437-2862. FOREST WALK – 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Celebrate Arbor day and learn about the urban forest in Oneonta. Includes a tree planting, demonstration of inoculation against emerald ash borer. Starts at Swart-Wilcox Historic Park, Wilcox Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-282-4087. BLOOD DRIVE – Noon - 6 p.m. Give Blood, Save Lives. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 1-800-733-2767. EXPLORE ART– 3:15 - 5 p.m. Kids learn to make wallets, flowers, bracelets,

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27, 2018 anything else they want with colored duct tape. Cost $20/non-member. Cooperstown Art Association. Call 607-547-9777. MAKERSPACE – 3:30 p.m. Makers of all ages create, learn, experiment. Materials provided for many differnt hands-on activities to inspire creative thinking and problem-solving. Everything from crochet to coding, more. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314. ROAST PORK DINNER – 4:30 -7 p.m. Eat in or take out. Enjoy roast pork, potato casserole, buttered carrots, spinach salad, coleslaw, applesauce, rolls, apple pie, and pumpkin upside-down cake. Adults $10, children $5. Handicapped accessible. United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown. Call 607-5479540. MEATLOAF DINNER – 4:30 - 7:30 p.m. Enjoy meatloaf and scalloped potato dinner

with veggies, dessert and a drink. Includes 50/50 raffle, lotto drawing. Cost, $9. Oneonta Moose Lodge, 119 W. Broadway St., Oneonta. Call Heidi at 607-441-4007. WORKSHOP – 6 - 8 p.m. Create a Spring or Mother’s Day wreath with handcrafter felt flowers. Cost, $10/ wreath. Oneonta World of Learning, 167 Youngs Rd., Oneonta. Call 607-431-8543. OPEN MIC – 6 - 8 p.m. Writers, poets, song writers are welcome to share their work and get inspired. The Meeting Place, 187 Main St., Suite A, Unadilla. Call 607-765-7386. ART & POETRY – 6 p.m. LEAF Inc., contest to explore the beauty of living life free from the negative impacts of addiction. Opening Gala in the CANO Gallery, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0090 Ext 106. FILM SCREENING – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “Annihilation.” Tickets, $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta.

AllOTSEGO.

dining&entertainment

Happenin’ OTSEGLOETECGOUUIDNETTOY

A COMP ERE H D N U O R A N U F ’S T A H W Fill out our easy event fo

FAMILY FLOAT NIGHT – 6:45 - 8:30 p.m. Play volleyball in the Pool. Guests must be accompanied by a member. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010. THEATER – 8 p.m. Enjoy “The Magic Play” featuring Brett Schneider incorporating magic into the play. The audience will have the opportunity to participate. Tickets, starting $20. Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. Call 315-443-2636. THEATER – 8 p.m. Presenting a performance of “Of Mice and Men.” Tickets, $17/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607431-2080. DRAG SHOW – 9 -11 p.m. A Trip Down Memory Lane show for all ages. Entrance fee, $5. Benefit for Oneonta Pridefest 2018. My Father’s Place, 5690 St. Hwy. 7, Oneonta. Call 607-386-1508.

Saturday, April 28

BABY SHOWER – 9 a.m. - Noon. Annual community baby shower featuring information and mini-classes from providers on pregnancy, breastfeeding, fatherhood, babies, birth, breastfeeding, and beyond. Door prizes and games galore. FoxCare Center, Oneonta. Call 607433-8000. SPIRIT FEST – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Celebrate Spring Awakening with the Institute for Spiritual Development. Features psychic readings, workshops, energy healers, a buffet lunch, and vendors. Guest speakers include Diane Foster on “Disconnecting from Negativity,” and

rm at allotsego.com

Diane Friedell who leads a guided meditation to meet your spirit animal. Registration preferred. Lotus Center, 41-45 Dietz St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4693. CLEAN UP – 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Prepare the historic mill for opening day. Tasks include spring cleaning of the many historic buildings, raking/preparing flower beds, repairing fences, more. Hanford Mills, Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Call 607-278-5744. GOATS IN THE MUSEUM – 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Play with the baby goats from Angry Creek Orchard and learn about the origins on one of the earliest domesticated animals. A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-2011. DRAGON DATES – Noon 3 p.m. Enjoy game night with Family Resource Network. Free for OPWDD eligible people. Registration required, Parent or Guardian must accompany. Family Resource Network, 46 Oneida St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0001. OPERA – 12:55 p.m. See Massenet’s “Cendrillon” streaming live from The Met. Tickets, $20/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080. WRITERS GROUP – 1:303:30 p.m. Join other writers to help improve your craft. Hosted by published author, Jennifer Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607432-1980. SPRING FASHION – 3:30 p.m. Students show off their floral themed spring fashions. Alumni Field House, SUNY Oneonta. PERFORMANCE – 3:30

new york pizzeria 2 large plain pizzas $25* Tax included! Toppings extra

75 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown · 607-547-2930 126 Main Street/ Rt 20, Richfield Springs · 315-858-0405 Not valid w/other offers • 1 coupon per person

p.m. See a performance of the Morris dance by the Binghamton Morris Men, a living tradition that goes back hundreds of years. Pioneer Park, Main St., Cooperstown. E-mail kkearns92@hotmail.com. FAMILY GAMES – 3:30 p.m. Bring the family for your favorite table, card, and board games. Bring your own or use the café’s. Meet new people. The Meeting Place, 187 Main St., Suite A, Unadilla. Call 607-765-7386. FILM SCREENING – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “Annihilation.” See Friday Listing. INTERFAITH – 7 p.m. A Season of Faith and Understanding continues with a presentation by Marybeth and Vali Vargha of the Baha’i Community of Oneonta. Red Door Church, 2 Walling Ave., Oneonta. E-mail ksider@ hotmail.com COFFEE HOUSE –7 - 9 p.m. Music in range of genres by amateur local performers; light refreshments; all welcome. Schuyler Lake United Methodist Church. Church Rd., Schuyler Lake. FAREWELL CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. The Catskill Symphony Orchestra performs works by Beethoven, Rutter, followed by Maestro Charles Schneider’s farewell performance of the 2nd, 3rd, 4th movements of Symphony No. 5 by Dimitri Shostakovich followed by a reception. Tickets, $30. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-4362670. MEMORIAL CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Remembering the contributions of Hans & Edith Wilk. Features Hartwick College Chorus and others performing Rutters ‘Mass of the Children,’ Beethoven’s Overture to Prometheus, more. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-4362670. THEATER – 8 p.m. Presenting a performance of “Of Mice and Men.” See Friday Listing.

Sunday, April 29

COLOR RUN – Noon - 3 p.m. Kids enjoy a run through a half-mile course. Features games, prizes, more. Pre-register for free T-shirt and sunglasses. 6th Ward Playground, 22 W. Broadway, Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010. GARDEN HACKS – 1 - 2 p.m. Learn tried and tested gardening tips. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. FILM SCREENING – 1, 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “Annihilation.” See Friday Listing. SPRING CONCERT – 2 p.m. Catskill Valley Wind Ensemble performs the Light Cavalry Overture, Give Us This Day, City Trees, more. Free, open to the public. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607432-7085. MORE CALENDAR, B7 



 OPEN 11am—10pm SEVEN DAYS A WEEK 149 Main Street Cooperstown NY 607 547 4070 chef-alex-webster.com

AllOTSEGO.life B-7

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27, 2018

Sunday, April 29

THEATER – 2 p.m. Presenting a performance of “Of Mice and Men.” See Friday Listing. CORAL FILM – 7 p.m. Showing documentary, “Chasing Coral” in which divers, photographers, and scientists set out on an ocean adventure to discover why the reefs are disappearing and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world. First Baptist Church, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9371. THEATER – 7 p.m. Enjoy “The Magic Play” featuring Brett Schneider incorporating magic into the play. The audience will have the opportunity to participate. Tickets, starting $20. Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. Call 315-443-2636.

Happenin’ OTSEGLOETECGOUUIDNETTOY

Monday, April 30

FIGURE DRAWING – 6:30 - 9 p.m. Non-instructional drawing with live model. Poses chosen by consensus. Cost $12/class. The Carriage House Art Studio, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-4358718. CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. In tribute to the innocent and brave lost across the globe. Features pieces like ‘A Curse Upon Iron,’ ‘Dona nobis pacem’, more. Free. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-2216.

Tuesday, May 1

TABLET TALK – 10:30 a.m. - Noon. Bring questions about your tablet and find the answers with the group. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

A COMP ERE WHAT’S FUN AROUND H Fill out our easy event fo

Call 607-432-1980. KNITTING GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Call 607-5478344. TINKERING TUESDAY – 3:30 - 4:45 p.m. Design and Print a Photo frame for Mother’s Day. Registration required. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980.

AllOTSEGO.

dining&entertainment

rm at allotsego.com

ART STUDIO – 3:30 p.m. Young artists and their families are invited to explore basic art techniques, from acrylics to watercolors. All welcome. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314. COMPUTER NIGHT – 5 - 7 p.m. Bring your device and get free advice from the technology instructor. Community members welcome to use computers and internet. Free. Cherry Valley - Springfield Central School, 597 Co. Hwy. 54, Cherry Valley. Call 607-264-3265, ext 518. PUBLIC HEARING – 7 p.m. Hearing on proposed 201819 budget for Milford Central School. MCS Cafeteria, 42 W. Main St., Milford. Call 607286-3349. COMMUNITY PROGRAM – 7 p.m. CGP Students present “Listen to Everyone”, using oral history recordings with the aged. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Call Karen Cadwalader 607-5470600 ext. 101.

Wednesday, May 2

158 River Street, Oneonta · 607-432-0383 · www.occseagles.org

FACULTY LECTURE – 12:20 p.m. Asst. English Professor Dr. Bradley J. Fest presents “Too Big to Read: The Megatext in the Twenty-First Century” on the proliferation of multi-million page novels, massive video games, huge cinematic universes and what they tell us about contemporary life. Free, open to the public. Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607-431-4865. FOOD FOR THOUGHT – 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Tour the Thaw collection of American Indian Art with Eva Fognell, curator of the collection. Cost, $30. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-5471400. THEATER – 2 p.m. Enjoy

“The Magic Play” featuring Brett Schneider incorporating magic into the play. The audience will have the opportunity to participate. Tickets, starting $20. Archbold Theater, Syracuse Stage, 820 E. Genesee St., Syracuse. Call 315-443-2636. DISCUSSION GROUP – 3-5 p.m. Discussion of current events. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. Call 607-5478344. BUDGET HEARING – 6:30 p.m. Hearing on the Cooperstown Central School District budget for 2018-19 school year. High School Library, Cooperstown High School. Call 607-547-8181. CHESS NIGHT – 7 - 11 p.m. Chess enthusiasts of all levels welcome to play. Includes free lessons for beginners. Hunt Union Cafeteria, SUNY Oneonta. E-mail dmv2012@ aol.com

Thursday, May 3

FAMILY ART HOUR – 11 a.m. Young students with their families learn about art in a variety of mediums. Explore art in a sensory-friendly setting. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314. OPENING RECEPTION – 5:30 - 7 p.m. Celebrate the opening of the “Our Town” exhibit by the Cooperstown High School. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400. SPRING ART SHOW – 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. OCSD invites the community to their art show featuring works by students. Foxcare Center, Oneonta. Call 607-433-8200. YARN CLUB – 6 - 7:30 p.m. knitters, crocheters of all skill levels meet to work on projects. Accompanied youths welcome. The Study, Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980. LIFE OF BEES – 7 - 8 p.m. Knights at the Round Table present “Inside a Honey Bee Hive: Bees & Beekeepers, Month-by-Month” by local beekeeper Dave Edwards. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344.

POP-UP LIBRARY – 9

• Bocca osteria • happy hour

Beneﬁt Auction & Reception

Half Price Pizzas and BOGO On all hOuse drinks*

Hartwick College invites you to our

15th Annual

Friday May 4

www.boccaosteria.com · 607-282-4031 5438 State Hwy 28 · Cooperstown, NY 13326

Every Friday 5 pm to 8 pm *Bar service only

in support of Hartwick College Athletics

Thursday, May 3, 2018 6:30-9 p.m. $40 per person | $70 per couple Includes wine, beer, and hors d’oeuvres

Spring 2018 Concert

a.m. - 3 p.m. Kids enjoy fun activities like story time, 3-D scanning, media demos, more. Learn to download free e-books, audio books, magazines, and use the catalogue app. All ages welcome. Get free Star Wars buttons and bookmarks while supplies last. May the Fourth Be With You. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607432-0010. ART EXPLORATION – 3:15 p.m. - 5 p.m. Children paint a small terra cotta pot to take home. Great Mother’s Day gift. Cost, $20/non-member. Cooperstown Art Association. Call 607-547-9777. MAKERSPACE – 3:30 p.m. Makers of all ages create, learn, experiment. Materials provided for many differnt hands-on activities to inspire creative thinking and problem-solving. Everything from Crochet to coding, more. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Boulevard, Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314. CAKEWALK – 5 - 8 p.m. Play a musical game, you could win a cake of your choice. Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0960. OPENING RECEPTION – 5 - 8 p.m. Celebrate the opening of the Christine Alexander, Allyn Stewart, Rose Mackiewicz and Linda Suskind-Kosmer exhibition. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607432-2070. FILM SCREENING – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “Black Panther.” Tickets, $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta. SPRING CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. The Catskill Choral Society with other Childrens choirs perform Franz Joseph Haydn’s “The Seasons.” Roberts Kolb leads the group of 62 singers. Tickets available at The Green Earth Market, Artware, Cooperstown Natural Foods. Performance at First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-431-6060. CONTRADANCE – 7:30 p.m. Fun social dance to tunes from England, Scotland, Quebec, more. Arrive at 7:15 for introduction to the steps. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown. Call 607-547-8164. MUSICAL – 8 p.m. Presenting “Heathers The Musical” which follows Veronica through cliques, crimes, and chaos of her senior year. Contains mature language and content. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. Call 800-595-4849.

Saturday, May 5

LAWN SALE – 8 a.m. 1 p.m. Featuring tools, glassware, dishes, picture frames, kitchen implements, shelves, architectural items, more on sale by the Otego Historical Society. Also features tours of the Victorian home of Malcolm Ross, deceased. 331 Main St., Otego. Call 607-988-7973. BOOK COLLECTION – 9 a.m. - Noon. Donate gently used books for the Friends of the Village Library Summer Book sale to benefit the Library. Donate at the Fair Street entrance. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-5478344.

Attention Music lovers!

Exciting items up for bid include: � African Safari Adventure � Golf foursomes at some of the country’s best private courses � VIP seats for great professional sporting events � Excellent bottles of wine NEW LOCATION!

The Carriage House Event Center 790 South Side Drive, Oneonta

Tickets available online & at door www.hartwickalumni.org/beneﬁt18 or contact Sabrina Lawrence ’13 lawrences@hartwick.edu or 607-431-4064

Coffee House saturday April 28 7 to 9 pm

at the schuyler lake united Methodist church on church street in schuyler lake open mic— sign up to perform.

B-8 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL

THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2018

OBITUARIES Dennis R. Hill, 68; Gilbertsville; Butternuts Highway Superintendent GILBERTSVILLE Michael (Barb) Hill; his sis– Dennis R. Hill, 68, of ter Susan (Jim) Pochy; his Gilbertsville, the Town of uncle Royce (Darline) Hill; Butternuts highway superaunt Ethyle Canada and intendent, passed many nieces, nephews away at his home on and cousins. Sunday, April 15, Dennis was prede2018. ceased by his parents Dennis was born and two children, Jain Sidney, the son of son and Katelyn Hill. Robert and Esther A graveside service (Lamphere) Hill. is planned at 11 a.m. Dennis He enjoyed being May 1, at the BrookR. Hill a member of the side Cemetery, with Gilbertsville Rod & the Rev. Kurt Funke Gun Club and was a previofficiating. ous member of the GilbertsIn lieu of flowers memoville Fire Department. rial contributions may be Dennis had many hobbies made in Dennis’ name to the that he enjoyed; farming, Gilbertsville Fire Dept., PO hunting, going to machinBox 72 Gilbertsville, NY ery and cattle auctions and 13776 or Gilbertsville Rod in his younger years he & Gun Club, PO Box 246 enjoyed snowmobiling and Gilbertsville, NY 13776. riding motorcycles. Arrangements have been He is survived by his entrusted to the Johnston daughter Ashley; his brother Funeral Home of Morris.

Charles Andrew Dimick, 84; Native Son, Firefighter COOPERSTOWN – Charles Andrew Dimick, 84; a Native Son, passed away the evening of Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown. Born April 7, 1934, at Middletown Hospital in Middletown, Charlie was the son of Anna and Maurice Dimick. Raised in Cooperstown, Charlie attended Cooperstown schools and played in various athletic sports. His first job was at Angelo Pugliese’s shoe shop. He was then employed by J. Harry Cook where he worked for four years as a taxi driver. Charlie worked at the Leatherstocking Golf Course on Sundays, where he would walk all 18 holes carrying two golf bags at a time. A member of Troop 12, Boy Scouts of America, Charlie later served on the Council with George Tillapaugh and Homer Osterhoudt. After graduating from Cooperstown High School with the Class of 1953, he and his friend, Charlie Michaels enlisted in the U.S. Army as they knew that the draft was still on because of the Korean War. Following boot camp, his and Michaels’ orders were to go to Korea, but that changed as the Signal

Battalion went to Germany. After receiving his Honorable Discharge from the Military in 1956, Charlie came home and went to work for New York Telephone Company in Syracuse. He was eventually moved to the Cooperstown offices, and for 41 years worked for New York Tel and three for Bell South. While in the Military, Charlie met Maria Johanna Pijnenburg, whose family came to America from Holland in 1952. On Sept. 13, 1958, Charlie and Maria were married at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church in Cooperstown. On Aug. 19, 1959, Yvonne was their first born child, with Scott, Yvette and Charles John to follow. Charlie was a faithful and devoted member for 34 years of Mechanics Hook & Ladder Co. No. 5 of the Cooperstown Fire Department. He was also a member of the Native Sons of Cooperstown, the Clark F. Simmons American Legion Post No. 579, and along with Maria the Doubleday Square Dancers. Friends may pay their respects at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral

Home in Cooperstown from 4 to 6 p.m., Friday, May 11, when Charlie’s family will be in attendance. The Liturgy of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 12, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church in Cooperstown, with Fr. John P. Rosson, pastor, officiating. As a final tribute to Charlie’s dedicated service to the Cooperstown Fire Department, his casket will be brought to Lakewood Cemetery in Cooperstown in CFD’s 1952 Mack. The Service of Committal and Burial will be followed by Military Honors accorded by members of the Cooperstown Veterans Club and the New York State Military Forces Honor Guard. As an alternative to flowers, the Dimick family respectfully requests that memorial donations be made to the Cooperstown Fire Department, P.O. Box 1, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or the Cooperstown Emergency Squad, PO Box 322, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Arrangements are entrusted to the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.

Joseph A. Eccles, 73; Retired To Cooperstown From L.I. 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.

Lester R. Grummons Funeral Home 14 Grand Street, Oneonta • 607-432-6821 www.grummonsfuneralhome.com

COOPERSTOWN – Joseph A. Eccles, 73, who retired to the Cooperstown area after 30 years with UPS, died Tuesday April 17, 2018 at Bassett Hospital in the company of his loving family. Born in Glen Cove, L.I., he grew up in Glen Head and graduated from North Shore High School in the Class of 1962. He enlisted in the Army in 1965, serving his country until 1971. He married Ellen Wapniarski in Westbury in 1987. They moved to the Cooperstown area in 2000, residing on Route 80, Town of Otsego. Joe worked as a smallpackage delivery driver for UPS for 30 years. He was a passionate golfer, loved all types of sports, and was a devoted Mets fan following the move of his beloved Brooklyn Dodgers to Los Angeles. An avid reader, he especially loved history and autobiographies. Joseph is survived by his wife Ellen; two sons,

Michael of Hicksville and Donald (Georgiann) of Levittown; and one grandson, Jason, also of Levittown. He is also survived by a brother,

Thomas (Betty Lou) of Orient, Suffolk County, and a number of nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents.

Your clear choice!

• Eye exams • Fashion frames & contact lenses • Eyewear repairs

Visit the Bassett Eyewear Center

Clinic Building, Cooperstown Mon-Fri 8am to 5pm (607) 547-3142

s d e i s f i d s e s i f a i l s c s . a l O c . G O E S G ent block n. r E T r o S O e f Baths, 1 erstow , g T a t O Cot S, 1½ t. Coop s. W/D

l l l AAl 30 words

e 5 RM Main S + utiliti eat. le from 50/mo diant h a S d $1,2 ane, ra parking Yar , s le . Bed rop -site 8 a p S o on 53-085 Yard Sundayes. N y l i 11 -9 d m th 973 ss.May 3-fa rday an aby clo r, 3Cla CeS i Satu iture, b rigeratos, v help Ser d furn hen, ref s, dishe rugs e ! Ne ts, per- k, e Kitc rowave niture, Street, r e is h l projec ce wor g mic oor fur 82 Elm p.m. n i a t, offi al r of ! eciit. Spall some of it or .–1 p outd moreSell s m . tan / anim ome h a t s i i 9 d s w s n a onta ds. l a house ing, h keep a n r e i o Call Larissa at 607-547-6103 s nds, alk ouse g On arly b 7 w a g r 2 . er ng, do light h rdenin ads@allotsego.com. premail No e ss.or A itti nizing, ght ga ct, by s t 1Cla e li loS lost orga meals, by proj r o ’ ing/ rdable, ime. sing ’ONEONTA 3 s i HOMETOWN x k M . 25 oc ckOtsego-Delaware dDispatch Affo r, part-t 79 o o t & The a g d e o t hou -434-17 7 Boa ake Ots ating b erstown n L en, flo Coop have 607 ss.Apr.2 o ONEONTA wood from If you t Tom Cla or S 1 F Cooperstown’s Newspaper For 210 Years . n c S b io ta iNeS sect ntry Clu se con 631 or S a U B ont e Cou it, plea -568-0 n ey o d runn 603 8. K seen yOTSEGO.com @ n 0 tur s! Up an ine sh Barr -322-40 11 nes ialty w lity. F 607 ss.May t N pec t visibi con re s r 3Cla o Grea rmation on Se F d, liv ll U e B o H nfo at Bens 43 a 2 om, fu i t n ab . 607neo ing ro at inc., R o f 9 te o e / in Esta -437-16 City room, d l bath, h d, $750 607 ing en, ful include TFN kitch tric not 3-1324 elec 631-35 11 mo. ss.May 3Cla IA

28 Pioneer Street, cooPerStown • 607-547-2571 Proudly serving area families since 1888

All

OUNDED

1808 BY

dignity · tradition · continuity

•F

George M. Tillapaugh (1888-1913) · Revo and Anna Tillapaugh (1913-1958) George G. and Marjorie Tillapaugh (1935-1988) · Martin H. Tillapaugh (1988-Present)

HOMETOWN

E WIL

Our historic Family Room

Tillapaugh Funeral Service

versar y Our 125th anni

O M C O PE

3 weeks $30

Our Chapel comfortably seats over 200.

Services were held on April 20. Arrangements are under the care of Tillapaugh Funeral Service, Cooperstown.

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 26-27, 2018

AllOTSEGO.automart

AllOTSEGO.life B-9

B-10

AllOTSEGO.life

AllOTSEGO.automart

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, APRIL 19-20, 2018