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Cooperstown, New York, Thursday, May 16, 2019

‘OLYMPICS OF ART’ INCLUDES UNALAM PIECE

COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND

sculpture that uses Glulam, Unalam of Unadilla’s extrastrong layered plywood product, was used in “Swallowed Sun,” which adorns the U.S. pavilion at La Biennale Arte in Venice, Italy, considered “the Olympics of Art.” Details, type “unalam” in search line at www. OTSEGO.com

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NEWBORNS DIED LAST SUMMER

Twins’ Mom Indicted By LIBBY CUDMORE DECATUR

n Saturday, May 4, Kimberly Nicole Steeley wrote a poem on her Facebook page, titled, “If I knew x Two,” “If I knew it was the last time I would hold you x2,

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If I knew it would be the last time I kissed you x2... If I knew love that Deeply x2, If I knew I would Have tried to save you x2,” she wrote. On Wednesday, May 8, Steeley, 27, Decatur, was arrested and charged with two counts of seconddegree manslaughter in the 2018 deaths of her twin infant children, Liam and Bonde Steeley, barely a month old whey they were found dead in their basPlease See TWINS, B6

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During a rare tornado watch Friday, May 10, Jill Poulson, New York City, visiting parents Bob and Peggy Poulson’s home alongside Otsego Lake, snapped this image from the backyard. The storm passed without damage.

SUNY ONEONTA’S NEW PRESIDENT, BARBARA JEAN MORRIS, PRESIDED AT HER FIRST, AND THE COLLEGE’S 130TH GRADUATION SATURDAY, MAY 11, AND CONTINUED TO SIGNAL SHE’S BRINGING NEW APPROACHES TO THE 6,000-STUDENT INSTITUTION.

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ith “hundreds of thousands” more in required spending on health insurance next year, Cooperstown Central Crankshaw School Superinten► VOTE ON dent Bill Crankshaw and the school board CCS budget, didn’t need to look for school board places to spend more. vote 7 a.m-8 Besides, he said in p.m.Tuesday, May 21, Room an interview about 305 at high the 2019-20 budget, school. which goes up for a public vote 7 a.m-8 p.m., next Tuesday, May 21, at the high school, the school district already offers a “rich curriculum” – the goal is to Please See BUDGET, B6

PITTSFIELD

widower and his three children fled their burning home on County Route 13 at 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 14. Pittsfield, Morris and New Berlin firefighters responded, but the home was destroyed. Richard Morris’ wife Sharron had succumbed to cancer in February. His sister-in-law, Shannon, is seeking clothing for the family. Details at

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‘Rich Curriculum’ Preserved In Plan, Superintendent Says By JIM KEVLIN

Father, 3 Kids Homeless After Pittsfield Blaze

Kindergarten, Vaping Targets In CCS Budget

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The week she released a new 13-word student-focused mission statement, SUNY Oneonta’s new president Barbara Jean Morris, top, continues to signal she plans to take a fresh look at how the campus is doing things, choosing not to deliver the traditional President’s Message at the 131st Commencement Saturday, May 11. The commencement also featured two alumni speaking on hot-button issues, Crystal Williams ’77, American Immigration Lawyers Association CEO, and James Zachos, ’81, a geologist reconstructing the Earth’s climate history. Above, Cooperstown’s former mayor Jeff Katz poses with son Robbie, a CGP master’s graduate, and wife Karen. At right are CGP Director Gretchen Sorin and CGP grad Mary Katherine Kenney, Robbie’s girlfriend/MORE PHOTOS, A3

► TEEL CONCRETE, Richfield Springs, puts the final touches on the new Bank of Cooperstown wall at Chestnut and Glen Saturday, May 11, including the new sign. ►BASSETT PRESIDENT Bill Streck, Chris Kjolhede and Sue Smith are on Congressman Delgado’s new health advisory committee. ► OTSEGO COUNTY has a By LIBBY CUDMORE redesigned website, where you can read about board Chair Dave Bliss and Sheriff Devlin HARTWICK SEMINARY in Japanese – and 90 other languages. t was a scene Stacie

Task Force’s First Case: Pigs In Pittsfield

Haynes has seen played out before. Two pigs, skinny and without food, water or hay, trying

to eat the corpses of two dead pigs in a trash pile at a farm on County Route 18, Town of Pittsfield. “They were shivering and cold,” she said. “We got called out there at night in a rainstorm, and we seized them.” Now playfully dubbed Please See PETS, B6

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Sonny, right, and Cher feast at the SSPCA after they were found, starving, in Pittsfield.

Fly Creek UM Composes Letter Voicing ‘Dismay’ But Pastor Doesn’t Sign On By JENNIFER HILL FLY CREEK

ome members of the Fly Creek United Methodist Church have allied with their Oneonta colleagues, penning a letter expressing “disappointment and dismay” that the international church has affirmed bans on gay pastors and gay marriage. Thirty-seven regular attendees also Please See METHODISTS, B6

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

THURSDAY, may 16, 2019

A-2 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL

LOCALS Tree Planted In Honor Of A Homer Osterhoudt Members of the Cooperstown Department of Public Works pause from tending a tree planted in front of Homer Osterhoudt’s former home at 2 Walnut St., during an Arbor Day ceremony on Monday, May 13. Attending were Osterhoudt’s son Darryl and his wife Patricia, as well as members of Homer’s church, Cooperstown Baptist. From left are Chris Satriano, streets superintendent; Bob Busse, parks superintendent, Jason Brengel and Lloyd Stilson.

Delgado Appoints 3 From Otsego County To Healthcare Panel

Cherry Valley Supervisor Pledges To Protect Pollinators Along Rt 20

COOPERSTOWN

TWO ON LIST: Will Emhof, Edmeston, a Health Sciences major, and Joseph Sell, a Fashion Design major, were named to the Spring 2019 Dean’s List at Bob Jones University.

DONNELLY TOPS: Jack Donnelly, Cooperstown, was chosen to represent the Elmira College Soaring Eagles on the E8 Sportsman of the Year Team.

ongressman Antonio Delgado, D-19th, included three Otsego County representatives to a 19th Congressional District Health Care Advisory Committee to advise him on “skyrocketing costs of healthcare and on Streck healthcare legislation before the House.” They are Bassett Healthcare Network President Bill Streck, Dr. Chris Kjolhede, director of Bassett’s School-Based Health Center Program, and Sue Smith, Otsego County Health Department deputy director. “I look forward to hearing The Freeman’s Journal firsthand about community members’ experiences with SCHAFFER the marketplace, accessing HONORED: September coverage, or paying for mediSchaffer, Roseboom, earned cation and I will take these the Amy Goodman Ally ideas back to Washington,” Award during SUNY Oneon- said Delgado in announcing ta’s annual Kente Graduation the advisory group. Recognition Ceremony.

Philip Durkin, co-president, Route 20 Scenic Byway Association presented Cherry Valley Supervisor Tom Garretson a decorative Scenic Byway road sign as a partner in the Association’s Pollinators’ Project, which is working with NYSDOT to alter their mowing schedules to extend the season of pollinators’ (e.g. bees and monarch butterflies) habitat. The Association is also planting plots of milkweed and goldenrod in a variety of areas along the Scenic Byway to support the proliferation of the pollinators.

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Part-Time, Year-Round position Previous experience working in a mailroom is desirable but will train the right candidate. This position requires sorting and delivering mail to offices across the campuses of Fenimore Art Museum and The Farmers’ Museum. A clean driver license is required. The position involves walking, climbing stairs and lifting up to 50 lbs. Must be able to learn U.S. Postal regulations and operate postage equipment and software.

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, may 16 - 17, 2019

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA A-3

Emily Ahlqvist, Oneonta, graduated summa cum laude with her Bachelor of Science degree.

Professors Maurice Odago, Katherine Lau, Jim Zions, Richard Kauffman and Robert Kirk applaud the graduating Class of ‘19 during the afternoon commencement at SUNY on Saturday, May 11.

OH, HAPPY DAY!

Anthony Egler, Cooperstown, goes to accept his diploma in History.

Crystal Williams, Doctor of Humane Letters, prepares for the address to the graduates, where she urges them to repay those who pushed and inspired us by inspiring children and overcoming fear.

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Distinguished Service Professor Willard Harman, director of SUNY Oneonta’s Biological Field Station on Otsego Lake, leads the processional featuring Stephen Yerly, Oneonta, and the rest of the Leatherstocking District Pipe Band.

Serena Torres, Edmeston, accepts her diploma from SUNY President Barbara Jean Morris.

Ian Oliver, Oneonta, graduated with a Bachelor of Science

Delaney Dower, Oneonta, receiving her hood.

SUNY GRANTS 58 BACHELORS, 16 MASTERS TO OTSEGO COUNTY STUDENTS

Emily Rose Whipple, Davenport Center, on her way to the graduation stage.

►bachelor degrees Karan Aufmuth, Fly Creek Michael Bagby, Oneonta Cheryl Bates, Laurens Jonathan Cronell, Oneonta Alexander Davenport, Fly Creek Delaney Dower, Oneonta Mackenzie Emerson, Otego Devon Fitch, Sidney Marquis Fluitt, Oneonta Gwladys Foko, Oneonta Bailey Gano, Davenport Center Joshua Garufi, Oneonta Madeline Grau, Oneonta Caleb Hansen, Sidney Hannah Harby, Oneonta Collin Izard, South New Berlin Scott Kellogg, New Berlin Bailey Linscott, Oneonta Julia Marcantonio, Cooperstown Ashlyn Narins, Cooperstown Ian Oliver, Oneonta Krystal Piucci, Unadilla Nathan Rutherford, Unadilla Austin Scheer, Oneonta Skyler Selfridge, Oneonta

Kayla Smallin, New Berlin Rebekah Smith, Milford Elizabeth Swislosky, West Oneonta Angelica Toumbas, Sidney Center Serena Torres, Edmeston Jennifer Walke, Schenevus Emily Whipple, Davenport Ctr Emily Ahlqvist, Oneonta Angela Brindley, Oneonta Amelia Champion, Unadilla LiYudi Chen, Oneonta Christopher DiCarlo, New Berlin Andrew Eggler, Oneonta Rachel Fishman, Oneonta Dylan Joyce, Oneonta Sapphira Koerner, Oneonta Victoria Lent, Sidney Melinda Mccardel, Oneonta Rebecca Morosko, Cooperstown Kyle Morris, Maryland Emily Roach, Oneonta September Schaffer, Roseboom Emily Stephenson, Cooperstown Evamarie Weitzel, Oneonta Amanda Eichler, West Oneonta Gabriella Furlan, Hartwick

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Perspectives

THURSDAY, may 16, 2019

A-4 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL EDITORIAL

Oneonta’s Downtown Revival IS Exciting Let’s ACT Excited

The March 8 announcement of $2 million in downtown grants took a backseat to protests about D&Hyard redevelopment. Attendees, like Environmental Board chair Mark Davies, picked up the list on the way out the door. HOMETOWN ONEONTA

here’s a lot going on in the City of Oneonta right now, as City Hall’s DRI (the Downtown Revitalization Initiative) begins distributing $10 million in state money, leveraging it in a way that attracts many millions more in private investment. Certainly, there are time pressures. There are conflicting agendas. There’s not ever going to be enough money to make everybody happy. Lately, environmentalists are ready to swoop down on any development that may require more energy, (which is every project).

Plans for the Tomaino property turned out to be pretty exciting. No need for secrecy there.

So from time to time, it may be hard to remember this is the fun part. This is the part where good things happen that, with a little

bit of luck (and a lot of applied brainpower and some risk taking), will result in a City of the Hills repositioned to keep our fleeing population here, and to attract a whole new generation of “knowledge workers” who will revive the beloved and largely architecturally intact historic downtown. Relax and remember this word: Fun. Remember these letters: F-U-N. Happy days are here (Soon. Maybe)! • When the first $2 million in grants were announced on Please See EDITORIAL, A5

ISSUE & DEBATE

State Of Downtown Responsibility Of Business Community

n response to last week’s editorial regarding Cooperstown purchasing the old CVS building … What rot! I can only believe that this is either sarcasm or your newspaper trying to roil the waters for the sake of selling more newspapers. It is not the position of a very small municipality that struggles to put together a balanced budget every year while maintaining an adequate reserve, to be buying up public property for the sake of commercial development, especially on spec. What is the village now, the People’s Republic of

Cooperstown? Where is the money to come from? Your comments on village government having finished up everything that needs to be RICHARD done is spuriSTERNBERG ous and so incorrect that I can’t seriously think you didn’t know this. The streets are not largely

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rehabilitated; we have 12 miles of streets, many of which could be fixed or even replaced. In fact, we have a five-year plan of repairing streets because we are unable to finance it all at once. Also, there is a great deal of infrastructure to maintain, replace or consider upgrading due to its age and potential life span.

The wastewater treatment plant will require at least $2 million of village money. Doubleday Field upgrade is still about $1.5 million from being fully funded, and in three years, the Cooperstown volunteer fire department will want to replace its 25-year-old aerial ladder truck at an expected cost of $1.7 million. Who knows what we will need to do with our approximately 100-year-old water and sewer pipe systems? You say borrow to buy the CVS building but we are already extended in the bond market.

You suggested a purchase, if the owner would be willing to sell which there is no current indication of, which I estimate would be approximately $1.5 million. The alternative is to take up the rest of $14,000 per month which is what CVS is currently paying. Where is the money to come from? Fire three of our 19 full-time employees? Close parks? Forego street improvements? You state in your editorial that the village mayor and trustees would immediately answer a question about purchasing CVS Please DEBATE, A6

LETTERS

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To The Editor, may even want to attach a Here are suggestions for white sheet to a long stick removing ticks or pole and pull it from walking paths, around your yard yards, deer trails, where kids play. etc. Again, five-galAttach to shoullon pail of water der or waist a white with bleach left bed sheet, and then overnight. Take walk or jog. Upon count of number of returning home, car ticks and record for Beware of Ixo- future reference. or camp, quickly des scapularis place sheet into a This process, five-gallon pail of when done over water with bleach, put lid on and over again, will eventuand leave sit overnight. Next ally reduce tick populations, day hang sheet out to dry to protecting humans and be used again next time. wildlife. Check clothes for ticks I believe this would be before entering home. You fun for kids and educational.

For 211 Years

James C. Kevlin Editor & Publisher

Tara Barnwell

RSS Foes ‘Do Not Want To Live Near Crazies’ To the Editor: The individuals comprising the Sixth Ward Neighbors United are clearly not willing to be neighbors to persons with psychiatric disorders who need housing assistance. The Neighbors claim that they want full investigation of Rehabilitation Support Services (RSS) for financial improprieties prior to approval of

To the Editor: I am often asked by people “what can we do?” about this or that, so I’ve begun a personal program called “Resist, Reject, Rebel.” . Below is a list of simple acts we can all undertake that would ameliorate an assortment of problems we face as a society. 1) Plastics in the ocean: Reject all drinks with a plastic straw. Send back the straw and ask the

Jennifer Hill Reporter

Ian Austin Photographer

Thom Rhodes Advertising Consultant

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.

restaurant to stop using them. 2) Racial divide: Stop shopping in stores that have all-white mannequins in the window, which is most. All-white mannequins insult

people of color, since a shop window not only shows you what’s inside, but who is welcome. In nature, only diversity is stable and is a source of all of nature’s vivacious energy. Ask the store manager to use mixed color mannequins. 3) Climate change and energy waste: Delete all unneeded photos and other digital messages. Anything on your computer is using energy, even if obsolete. Data centers are huge

consumers of energy, as well as water, and the internet is one of the fastest growing sources of energy use in the world. 4) Local economy: Buy local and shop local whenever possible. 5) Politics: Re-read the Constitution and review our democracy’s system of checks and balances. Attend local meetings on issues you care about. PAULA DiPERNA Cooperstown

In Cooperstown, Prosperity, Offerings Abound

Managing Editor Larissa Ryan Office Manager/Circulation

n nature, only diversity is stable and is a source of all of nature’s vivacious energy.

WELCOMING NYCOM TO VILLAGE

Libby Cudmore Amanda E. Willsey Business Manager

live near the crazies. I write this as someone who lives with a psychiatric condition. I call upon the local chapter of NAMI to advocate for this housing, as well as for the use of RSS resources for the full benefit of the individuals RSS is intended to serve. SHIRLEY O’SHEA Oneonta

You Ask: What Can I Do? Well, Here’s What

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applications for low-income housing for mentally ill residents. While it is always wise to frequently and regularly monitor the financial activity of not-for-profits, as well as for-profit entities, I do not believe that the Neighbors really have the best interests of the individuals served by RSS at heart. They simply do not want to

Editor’s Note: Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh Kuch delivered these welcoming remarks when NYCOM, the New York Conference of Mayors, convened Sunday, May 6, at The Otesaga, for its three-day annual conference.

have had the opportunity over the past year to welcome several groups to Cooperstown – but I have to say this is one of the more intimidating as I am facing a room of peers – elected officials who have all had to provide similar welcomes in their own communities. But welcoming NYCOM here is a task I wanted, because it is also

a chance to say “thank you,” because in the eight years I have served in village government, I have truly relied on the expertise, guidance and training provided by NYCOM staff. I have also MAYOR benefited from the TILLAPAUGH experience and knowledge shared by other elected officials. Cooperstown is governed by six trustees and one mayor. I served as a

trustee from 2011 to 2018, and a year ago in March became mayor. I am only the second female mayor since our village was established 233 years ago by Judge William Cooper, the father of novelist James Fenimore Cooper. I know NYCOM committees have met in Cooperstown numerous times before but allow me to give a little village history. Our Village was founded in 1786 so it probably won’t surprise you that the village has two National Historic Register listings – one being the Glimmerglass Historic District, Please See MAYOR, A6

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THURSDAY, may 16, 2019

THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5

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

200 YEARS AGO

Medical Meeting – An adjourned meeting of the Otsego County Medical Society will be held at the house of Joseph Griffin, in the Village of Cooperstown on Tuesday, the 25th, at 1 o’clock p.m. To Pomeroy, Secretary. Notice – Robert Campbell, Recording Secretary of the Otsego County Agricultural Society, has just received a variety of Foreign Seed Grains, to be delivered to such members of the Society as may call in time. Notice – The Trustees of School District No. 1 will open a school in the public school house in this village, on Wednesday, the Twenty-first, inst. under the direction of Mr. L. Squires. Terms of Tuition $2 per quarter. A portion of public money to be applied on the first quarter. N.B. Any one sending in after the school commences, will not have any more to pay than their proportion of time from the time of commencing. Eseck Bradford, Buckingham Fitch, Trustees. May 17, 1819

175 YEARS AGO

Major Daverac spent a few days in our village last week, having been received and entertained with the kindest feelings by our citizens generally, growing out of his associations with the veteran Jackson, coupled with his wellknown devotion to the Democratic Cause. Monday evening, upon the invitation of the Literary Association, he delivered a lecture to a numerous auditory of both sexes, “Works of Fiction Amongst the Ancients and Moderns.” This evinced much learning and a highly cultivated taste in composition, producing high gratification to the large assemblage who listened to the speaker with the most riveted attention. May 20, 1844

150 YEARS AGO

Summary of News – For Europe: Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clark sailed from New York on the first inst. for France. They will remain abroad about a year. Their new mansion within this village cannot be completed within that time. Charged with Murder – In the month of August, 1867, John Deforest of the Town of Unadilla, was shot by Gilbert Rogers, a neighbor, and died in a few days from the effects of the wound. Rogers was arrested and an examination had before a Justice of that town. He claimed that he was hunting in a piece of woods near where Deforest was cutting briars, and that he shot him by accident. He was discharged by the Justice, and immediately went west, leaving his property. Meantime, District Attorney Edick became convinced from certain facts and circumstances that the shooting was not accidental and he presented Rogers to the Grand Jury for indictment in October last. This spring

100 YEARS AGO

of Springfield Center, officiated, and burial was made at the cemetery in Fly Creek. The importance of the life work of A. Leo Stevens was emphasized by Major August Post, Secretary of the Aerial League of America, who declared that in his opinion “Mr. Stevens merits credit for making a remarkable contribution toward winning the war through his invention of the rip cord device that opens parachutes. Before Mr. Stevens’ invention, parachutes were opened by a chain or cord attached to a plane or balloon. Stevens’ device provided a cord that was pulled after an aerialist was clear, removing danger of entanglement. Today, the parachute is a front-line combat weapon and probably will win the war. It will play a tremendous part in the Allied offensive on Hitler’s Fortress Europe, which is at hand.” May 17, 1944

50 YEARS AGO

The Iroquois Farm will discontinue the operation of its Ayrshire dairy cattle operation this summer. The approximately 50 head of registered stock will be sold at a dispersal sale scheduled at the farm on July 11. Thus will come to an end 55 continuous years of operation of one of the top Ayrshire herds in the world, founded by the late F. Ambrose May 14, 1919 Clark in 1914, and continued since his death in 1964, by his nephew Stephen C. Clark, Jr. Iroquois Farm’s herdsman for Rogers paid a visit to Unadilla where he was arrested and the past 34 years has been George A. Jackson who came to brought to Cooperstown where he will have his trial for Iroquois in June 1930 from Connecticut Agricultural Colmurder in June. lege, now the University of Connecticut. May 14, 1869 May 14, 1969

125 YEARS AGO

Local: Our villagers will be sorry to learn that Principal Strong Comstock several weeks ago sent in his resignation to the Board of Education, to take effect at the close of the current school year. He has for the past four years been in charge of the Union School of Cooperstown, during which period the school has continued to prosper and to maintain its usual high rank among educational institutions of that grade. The Union School will next fall open under the charge of Mr. W.D. Johnson, who is a graduate of the Albany Normal School, has had twelve years’ experience as Principal, and is now at the head of the Union School at Morris, where he has done excellent work as instructor. May 17, 1894

75 YEARS AGO

Several of the country’s leaders in the field of aeronautics came to Cooperstown to pay final tribute to Fly Creek’s A. Leo Stevens, American pioneer aeronaut, whose funeral took place Thursday afternoon at the Ingalls funeral home. The Rev. T.P. Hurd, rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal church

25 YEARS AGO

When Sgt. Phil Stocking, a member of the Cooperstown police force is asked to recall cases that have meant a lot to him, he doesn’t talk about murders solved or robberies thwarted. Instead, he talks about a five-year-old boy he once found sitting under a tree crying, upset because his father had not picked him up from school. Stocking drove the child home. That boy is now a junior in college. May 17, 1994

10 YEARS AGO

Chris and Christine Vuolo got a shock on driving home from their five-year-old son’s T-ball game. Heading west on Armstrong Road about a half mile this side of Tanner Hill Road, their car startled a mountain lion, which then dashed away over an open field. Chris, a retired police officer from Long Island with 20-20 vision, estimated the cat weighed at least 150 pounds, since the family dog weighs 100, and he dwarfed my dog.” May 15, 2009

THE VIEW FROM FLY CREEK

Is 2-Party System Serving Our Democracy?

he other day I had occasion to visit the websites of both our local Otsego County Democratic and Republican Committees. Both were disappointing. The Republican Committee’s website still listed John Faso as our congressman. The most recent posting I could find was from 2014. The Democratic website, by contrast, was up to date, listing local officials and candidates for this year’s races. Both parties have active Facebook pages (the Republicans had 611 likes, the Democrats 721 likes). What disappointed me was the lack of content on both party’s sites. On neither the Republican nor the Democratic websites, nor on their Facebook pages, could I find a link to anything like issues, goals or a platform. No vision for Otsego County is presented. Zero. • This state of affairs may not be surprising, but it is revealing. The two major parties are machines for winning public office, with little

or no intrinsic commitment to any issue or goal. It is largely a matter of historical accident that some issues have become attached to each party – say, minority rights for Democrats, and small government for Republicans. That could ADRIAN just as easily KUZMINSKI be overturned by the next historical accident. There was a time, after all, when Democrats held out for small government and Republicans were the champions of minority rights. Our two major parties are in fact available to whomever can seize, direct and redefine them, as Trump recently demonstrated with the Republicans in 2016 (going populist), and

the Clintons in the 90s with the Democrats (going corporate). Since they are in direct, one-on-one competition, the parties tend to polarize issues into right and wrong, good and bad, us and them. Their not-so-subtle message is: “To play politics, you must be on our Team or the other Team.” Call it the Red Team vs. the Blue Team. • Political parties in most other countries, by contrast, proceed very differently. They are largely defined by their commitment to an issue or goal: in Europe and elsewhere we have workers parties and peasant parties, clerical parties and ethnic parties, as well as communist, socialist, fascist, secessionist and anarchist parties. The notion that political parties represent ideas and beliefs is what animates the multi-party, parliamentary system of most Europeans. The plurality of parties reflects the spectrum of ideas and beliefs.

In the European tradition, if the idea or belief loses support, the party declines or disappears. The major American parties don’t disappear, but are instead practically immortal, persisting structurally unchanged through every election cycle, even as their ideas come and go. • The disconnect between ideas and beliefs on the one hand, and the machine structure of the two major parties on the other, makes it difficult if not impossible for any set of ideas and beliefs to find effective political expression. While individual Democrats and Republicans may hold passionate values, their parties stand for nothing, except self-perpetuation. Hence also the lack of any

check on special interests and money in politics. Parties which stand for nothing can be bought and sold; they offer little resistance to any group strong enough and wealthy enough to make their interests central to the party. This self-perpetuation is evident in the gerrymandering of electoral districts across the country, which carve out a solid base for each party, leading to national gridlock. Otsego County is an exception, a swing district where Republicans and Democrats have lately been competitive. Democrats have achieved near parity with Republicans on the county Board, largely due to a hard-fought election in 2017. • This year, however, there is only one contested seat between Democrats and Republicans in the fall’s county Board elections. (Independents can still file May 21-28.) That may leave many county Board voters with little or Please See KUZMINSKI, A6

EDITORIAL: Fun, Openness Should Characterize Downtown Oneonta’s Rebirth EDITORIAL/From A4 March 8, who didn’t take his/her eye off the ball? At a Common Council meeting, set in Foothills to accommodate an expected crowd, the grants weren’t announced at all. People protesting the possible use of natural gas at some point in the undeveloped D&H Railyards dominated the evening. In the end, packets announcing the grants, mostly for signage and facades – four or five pages, stapled – were left on a counter in the Foothills lobby for people to pick up the way out. “WAH, wah,” as Debbie Downer used to say. • Two big grants – $392,000 total – were for renovations of upstairs floors, to begin providing opportunities for people who want to live downtown. One, to Jim Tomaino and his wife, Jill, the city Planning Commission chairman, was labelled

“transformative,” but details were closely held. The second went to attorney Michael Getman, who has served as city prosecutor, for the second floor of his Dietz Street law offices; he still hasn’t returned reporter’s calls about what his plans are. The Tomaino project, which includes the building between the Westcott Lot and the former Ruffino’s Pizza, turns out to be a very exciting one. When a walkway between Main and South Market streets is built there, the Tomainos’ plan is to open up the east side of the building for a series of funky shops – arts and crafts and the like. Very cool. No doubt Getman’s got something equally interesting. As a second round of announcements approaches in July, there’s time to get it right. Let’s have a meeting that’s fun; let’s not share the agenda with the “WAH wah” crowd. Maybe a reception in the Foothills Atrium,

where people can sit, but most can choose to mingle. DRI Committee chairman Kim Muller and Mayor Gary Herzig should announce the grants individually with some detail and showmanship. Artist’s renderings? Great idea. Let’s give the winners at least a certificate, if not a plaque. Let’s all applaud. When “transformative” projects are announced, let’s dim the lights, roll the drums, shine the spotlight on the winners. And let’s all applaud again; maybe even cheer or hoot. (Maybe even raise a glass or two of champagne.) Likewise for whatever’s happening on Dietz Street – a three-story, art-space like building on the Wall and Dietz corner, to be built by Kearney & Sons Construction of Peekskill, which has just completed a similar project in that Hudson Valley small city. Let’s announce it as if we

believe it – because we do. And remember, F-U-N. We’re all in this together, so let’s get the details out there. (With Round One, Chairman Muller’s reticence made everybody suspicious.) Let’s begin painting a picture of where we’re going. Two years into this, not too many of us have a clear idea of where this DRI thing is going. • That awakes the memory of a faraway community-renewal effort in the long-ago 1990s, promoted by an upbeat, savvy state legislator for his hometown. In the days before the announcement, a little construction got underway on Main Street – people weren’t sure what. The day came, and that morning banners were hung on the lampposts – “Amityville Alive!” or somesuch alliterative slogan with the community’s name. And after the announcement, the first little project was unveiled with pomp, good cheer and hope – a water

fountain! A water fountain!! What was that all about? the state legislator was asked. For these things to work, he replied, people have to see “something,” something concrete. The “Amityville Alive!” fountain – that’s just the beginning. Come on, let’s have a little showmanship with the DRI. Let’s see “some things.” And then s’more. Then construction crews everywhere. Then cranes. And then it’s done. Now, we’re “onta” something – then, we’ve “gotta” something. Maybe the city’s new ad agency, Trampoline, can help with the strategy here. Yes, something big’s happening. Let’s act as if something big’s happening. If for nothing else, the F-U-N of it. (And how about this: Let’s get rid of D-R-I. How about a contest to come up with a name for what we’re doing? What DOES F-U-N stand for?)

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Mayor To Peers: Have I Convinced You To Move Here? MAYOR/From A4 Glimmerglass being the name author James Fenimore Cooper called Lake Otsego in several of his books. The Village of Cooperstown itself is the other National Register Listing, with over 560 contributing structures including this beautiful hotel, The Otesaga which was constructed in 1909. One year before the founding of NYCOM in 1910. I know the Conference agenda is pretty full, but

I hope in addition to a productive gathering you also have the opportunity to walk about our historic Village and visit some of our unique attractions. The Fenimore Art Museum, in addition to its renowned Native American Collection, is currently featuring the Rock Portraits of photographer Herb Ritts. That portrait exhibit is on loan from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame – in Cleveland. I won’t confess how many times I have strolled through the gallery admiring the images of a

young David Bowie. Or perhaps you will enjoy visiting our most famous museum, the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Our Village has a lot to offer and we host thousands of visitors annually. This year’s Hall of Fame Induction Weekend when the Hall of Fame will honor, among others, former Yankee reliever Mariano Rivera, is expected to draw over 80,000 visitors alone. Keep in mind Cooperstown has a population of 1,800. The industry of Cooperstown is tourism

and we in village government recognize that and work hard to maintain and improve our infrastructure so that visitors can enjoy their time in our community. We have several projects underway currently – a $2.2 million grant-funded, federal TEP project for Downtown Pedestrian Improvements, providing more accessible sidewalks, pedestrian street crossings, the addition of decorative lamp posts, benches and even solarpowered compacting trash receptacles. I will apologize if you have to detour around some sidewalk construction this weekend. But in keeping with our tourism focus, all work will be buttoned up and construction crews will disappear by the Thursday before Memorial Weekend, so we can welcome visitors. Also underway are $5.8 million in grant funded improvements to Historic Doubleday Baseball Field. People are often surprised to learn that the Village owns

and maintains Doubleday complex including the WPA-era grandstand constructed and dedicated in 1939 for the Centennial of Baseball. Improvements will include improved pedestrian access from Main Street and replacement of the deteriorated third-base bleachers with a two-story building and accessible bleachers and bathrooms. And in case you are feeling sorry for village taxpayers, I will note that village government has not increased the tax levy in the past six budget cycles. Cost cutting and creating new revenue streams including paid parking on Main Street in the summertime and aggressive grant applications have allowed us to not burden our property owners. Have I convinced you to move here?? And I haven’t even mentioned our premier medical center in our village – Bassett Hospital, a 180-bed facility associated with Columbia University. It is the major employer in our community employing over 2,500 people on the

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KUZMINSKI/From A5 no choice. In our system, if the two dominant parties accommodate one each other in this manner, for whatever reason, there is no one to challenge them. In a more competitive multi-party system, more candidate choices would be likely. Of course, the multi-party parliamentary system of Europeans and others is no panacea. But it does give a direct political voice to ideas and beliefs which, in our system, remain free-floating. We have a plethora of commentators on TV, radio, the internet, and print media, yet ideas and policies seldom gain the traction and persistence we see in parliamentary systems; we hear a lot instead about electoral

strategy and who’s up and who’s down at the moment. • The party structure in this country – especially as enshrined in the two major parties – is usually taken for granted, but it may be an important part of what’s wrong with American politics. Why should the two major parties be gatekeepers to public office? Who gave them that power? Reducing their privileged electoral stranglehold would break up the major party monopoly and let in some fresh air. Adrian Kuzminski, a retired Hartwick College philosophy professor and Sustainable Otsego moderator, lives in Fly Creek.

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Businessmen Should Lead Revival Effort DEBATE/From A4 with the comment “We can’t … We have to issue an RFP (request for proposals) and give a contract to the highest bidder, and then do whatever he/she likes.” When did you ask any of the trustees about this question? You certainly didn’t ask me or discuss with me and you and I talk very frequently. How dare you try to put words in our mouth. This is yellow journalism of the worst time. There are potential solutions to the problem of empty storefronts on Main Street, but this is primarily an issue for the business community with the assistance but not ownership of the problem by local government. A person or group could put together a committee to explore options and put together a business plan. This should be spearheaded by a local businessman or woman, preferrably someone who’s expressed interest in the problem of declining commerce on Main Street. You personally should do this. You put together a conference last year on municipal governance. Take the lead on this problem also and do the necessary and significant amount of work on this issue. That’s what the problem with you and many people. You complain about something then walk away from it rather than work on a solution. Then when a solution is suggested you complain that it’s no good. “If you’re not part of the solution, then you’re part of the problem.” I, and I would presume most if not all of the trustees, would be willing to serve on such a committee but purchasing, financing, rehabilitating and running a profitable business is not a mandate or province of small-town government. Our job is to deliver municipal services and to keep them cost-effective. I’m told that we’re doing a good job of this by many members of the community including those of diametrically opposed political principles. Most times when government tries to do something such as getting involved in private business issues and other things out of their purview, they screw it up. This project primarily is your job Mr. Small-town Businessman. Richard Sternberg, retired Bassett Hospital physician, is a Cooperstown villages trustee.

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MIDDLEFIELD – Irene M. Harbison, 80, who worked at Cooperative Extension and remained active in the 4H passed away early Monday morning, May 13, 2019, at Cooperstown Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. She was born Oct. 25, 1938, in Cooperstown, a daughter of Glenn D. and Geneva (McRorie) Morrison. A graduate of Cooperstown High School, Class of 1956, Irene was employed for many years as a secretary at the Cornell Cooperative Extension in

Cooperstown. She later stayed at home to take care of her mother until her passing in 1992. A long-time member of the First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, she faithfully served the Middlefield Center Cemetery for many years in various capacities and was a long-time volunteer at the Bassett Hospital. She was also involved with 4-H, and in 1976 was recognized with grateful appreciation for her outstanding 20 years of service to the Otsego County 4-H Youth Development Program. Irene is survived by her

guardians, nephew David Morrison of Shapleigh, Maine, and niece Donna Hupe of Springvale, Irene Maine, and Harbison numerous other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 31 years, Theodore “Ted” Harbison (2002), and her three brothers, Donald W. Morrison (2000), Lester C. Morrison (2004) and Walter G. Morrison (1981).

Family and friends are invited to pay their respects 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 18, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown. In accordance with Irene’s wishes, there will be no services. Memorial gifts may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association, Meadows Office Complex, Suite 5, 140 County Highway 33W, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Arrangements are entrusted to the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.

Mabel Graham, 88; Worked With Nobelist Donnell Thomas MIDDLEFIELD – Mabel (Dubben) Graham, 88, who worked at Bassestt Hospital with Nobel Prize winner E. Donnell Thomas, M.D., died peacefully of natural causes early in the morning of April 2, 2019, in Bellevue, Wash. She began her life Dec. 3, 1930, in Cooperstown. She was the second child of Dorothy and George Dubben, Middlefield dairy farmers. Mabel started her schooling in Middlefield, graduated from Cherry

Valley Central and finished with a degree from Broome Tech Community College in Mabel Binghamton. Graham She married Marine Ted Graham, from Cherry Valley, in Las Vegas, Nev., on April 25, 1953, and returned to Upstate New York. They were married for

63 years until his death in 2017. Daughter Patricia Lynn Graham was born in 1954. Mabel worked in Dr. Thomas’ hematology lab at Bassett. The family moved to Bellevue, Wash., in 1963, where Ted joined Thomas’ transplantation research team. Mabel continued working in hematology and research labs in Seattle until her retirement in 1995 from the Puget Sound Blood Center.

She is survived by her daughter, Pat Graham, son-in-law, Steve Fisher, grandson, Graham Fisher, all living in Washington. Mabel’s sisters, Margaret Yerdon and Flora Polulech remain in New York State with nieces, nephews, Green and Dubben cousins. Family, friends and old classmates of Mabel’s are invited to attend a gathering from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 25 in the Café of the old Cherry Valley Central School.

Philip J. Moore, 77; 35-Year Employee At Remington Arms CHERRY VALLEY – Philip J. Moore, 77, of Cherry Valley, who retired from Remington Arms in Ilion after 35 years, passed away Friday, May 3, 2019. He was born Feb. 7, 1942, in Cherry Valley. Philip graduated from Cherry

Valley Central School, and held an associate degree in carpentry from Oneonta State. He worked in medical research, real estate and insurance, before joining Remington Arms. He coached Little League baseball and soccer, and loved fishing with his grandsons and son-in-law, Herb. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Catherine Kenney Moore; daughters,

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ILLTOP Kelly Hart, left, and Kellie Dupuis, from the Albany area, are the beautiful faces of the Inn at Fly Creek (the former B&B Ranch), which they hope to develop as a rental, but also a wedding venue.

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– we want to use it for the community. It’s too beautiful not to share.” Dupuis and Hart, both from the Albany area, are the face of the investPlease See INN, B3

ellie Dupuis and Kelly Hart don’t just want the Inn at Fly Creek to be for visitors. They want it to be for everyone. This summer, the Town of Otsego estate atop Bedbug Hill will be rented out to Dreams Park families. But “what interests us most about this property is hosting weekend events,” said Kellie. “Wine tastings, bridal fairs, Inside, hardwood fittings abound. Ommegang events, Octoberfests

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nk, said George Hovis, has a way of getting under your skin. In the ’90s, the SUNY Oneonta English professor worked as a process chemist in an ink factory in Charlotte, Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.life N.C. “Ink got into my subconscious,” he said. “And it came SUNY Professor George Hovis’ “The Skin Artist” has just been published. out as the ink on the skin of these characters.” Bill Becker as his upwardly mobile His debut novel, “The Skin Artist,” life begins to spiral out of control. just released from SFK Press, follows Please See HOVIS, B3

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Hills in “Oneonta 360.” An approach honed here he return of – presenting the native panoramas of – from relatively intimate Broadway. spaces – is applied Photographer in “Broadway Stephen Joseph’s Revealed” to latest exhibit, theater’s behind“Broadway the-scene artists Revealed: Behind and technicians. It the Theater debuted in 2012 Curtain,” to open and included the at 3 p.m. Sunday, Lincoln Center’s June 9, at Hartwick New York Public Joseph College’s Foreman Library for the Gallery, does for Performing Arts. New York City what Joseph “My ‘Broadway did for his native City of the Please See JOSEPH, B3

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ain or shine – hopefully shine – the annual Relay for Life will celebrate cancer survivors, remember lives lost and raise money for the American Cancer Society with family fun, raffles, fireworks, as well as a Survivor Walk and the lighting of luminaria. 4-10 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Wilber Park, Milford. • It’s not really spring until the Cooperstown Rotary Club throws their Annual Spring Fling! Plenty of vendors, live music, food and more. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, May 17, Clark Sports LIBBY Center, 124 Co. Rd. CUDMORE 52, Cooperstown. • It’s the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love and you can relive those groovy days at “Documenting Woodstock: Festival Photographs from the Bethel Woods Archives.” 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, Fenimore Arts Museum, 5798 Route 80, Cooperstown. Info FenimoreArt.org • It’s 4.4 miles from Council Rock to Council Rock Brewery in a race to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team Kid’s Camp. Registration 9 a.m., Race 11 a.m, Saturday, May 19, Council Rock Park, Lake & River Sts., Cooperstown . Info 607-547-2800, ext 111. • A history lesson on “Before and After the Deluge, the Story of Clinton’s Dam 1779” by Dr. Starna, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, SUNY Oneonta. 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19, Village Meeting Room, 22 Main St. Cooperstown.

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ORIENTATION – 6 p.m. Volunteer Orientation for Susquehanna SPCA. Get a guided tour, learn what positions are available. Susquehanna SPCA, 4841 St. Hwy. 28, Cooperstown. 607547-9371. FILM – 6:30 p.m. “Poetic Justice,” Herb Ritts: The Rock Portraits film series. Light refreshments. $7/non-member. Auditorium, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607547-1400. PLAY – 8 p.m. Yasmina Reza’s savage comedy, “God of Carnage ,” Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. 607-434-6606

►Saturday, May 18

PANCAKE BREAKFAST – 7:30-11:30 a.m. All you can eat pancake breakfast to support Middlefield Vol. Fire Dept. $7.50/adult $5 12 & under. Cooperstown/ Westville Airport, Route 166,

Cooperstown. 5K RUN/WALK – 8:30 a.m. registration, 10 a.m. race starts. Splash Path 5k, Fun Walk to raise funds for Pathfinder Village. Children Under 5 Free, Adults $20; Family of 3+ $45. Pathfinder Gym, 3 Chenango Rd., Edmeston. OPEN HOUSE – 10 a.m.5 p.m. Enjoy free activities, swimming, group fitness, karate demos, more at Clark Sports Center Spring Open House. 607-547-2800. SPRING FLING – 10 a.m.5 p.m. Annual Rotary Club spring fling includes vendors, live music, food, more. Clark Sports Center, 124 Co. Rd. 52, Cooperstown. PLANT SALE – 10 a.m.12:30 p.m. Annual Plant and Garden Fair by Upper Unadilla Valley Association to feature perennial varieties $3-$5/ pot, gift basket raffle & duck derby. Route 20, Town of Winfield Park. 315-855-4368. MOTORCYCLE RUNS – 12

– 4:30 PM Take a motorcycle ride, raise money for American Cancer Society at American Legion Riders Relay for Life Run Motorcycle Run. $20/rider $15/passenger. Oneonta Vets Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607432-0494. PRESENTATION – 2 pm. See 1969 Woodstock festival through lenses of photographers at “Documenting Woodstock: Festival Photographs from the Bethel Woods Archives.” Free for members. Fenimore Arts Museum, 5798 Route 80, Cooperstown. RELAY FOR LIFE – 410 p.m. Celebrate cancer survivors, remember lives lost & raise money for the American Cancer Society. Survivor Walk, family fun activities, food, live music, raffles & bake sales, w/lighting luminaria & fireworks at end. Wilber Park, 1-9 S Main St State Hwy 28 Milford. BANQUET – 5 p.m. Nation-

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RACE – 9 a.m. Run the 4.4 mile Council Rock to Council Rock Race sponsored by Clarks Sports Center. Proceeds going to the Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team Kid’s Camp. Registration: $25/indiv, $55/family (5 ppl max). Race starts at 11 a.m, Council Rock Park, Lake & River Sts., Cooperstown 607-547-2800, ext 111. PRESENTATION – 3 p.m. “Before and After the Deluge, the Story of Clinton’s Dam 1779” by Dr. Starna, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, SUNY Oneonta. Presented by Friends of the Village Library.

Free & open to public. Village Meeting Room, 22 Main St. Cooperstown. PLAY – 2 p.m. Yasmina Reza’s savage comedy, “God of Carnage.”See Friday Listing.

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SPAGHETTI DINNER – 57 pm Spaghetti dinner to benefit the Boy Scouts’ Troop 1254 will include salad, bread, drinks & dessert. $10/adult $8/12 & under. Cooperstown Vets Club, 60 Main St., Cooperstown. Info,mariadeysenroth@yahoo. com.

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BOOKMOBILE – Check out the mobile library. 9:30-9:50 a.m. Town Hall, 3966 NY-23, West Oneonta. 10:10-10:50 a.m. Little Lambs Children Center, 383 Co Rd 11, Oneonta. 12:20-12:45 p.m. Methodist Church, 811 Co Rd 26, Fly Creek. 1:15-1:35 p.m. Methodist Church, 2343 NY-205, Mt Vision.

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2:10-2:30 p.m. Firehouse, 116 County Rd 4, Wells Bridge. www.4cls.org or call 607-723-8236 ART FOR KIDS – 10-11 a.m. Toddlers and preschoolers explore art galleries with special hands-on activities. Regular admission cost, members free. Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. SCHOOL VOTE – 7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Vote on school budget. Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181.

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WRITERS GROUP – 5 p.m. Discuss current writing projects, get inspired, have fun. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. JOB FAIR – 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Interview for jobs in retail, healthcare, human services, manufacturing & hospitality at CDO Workforce job fair at Southside Mall. Bring your resume and dress for success. Southside Mall, 5006 NY Route 23,Oneonta. 607-432-4800 WRITING WORKSHOP – 6:30-9 p.m. 1st session of 8 week fiction writing workshop by author Mermer Blakeslee at West Kortright Center. $210/nonmember $180/ member. West Kortright Centre, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. 607-2785454. BOE MEETING – 7 - 8 p.m. Library Media Center, Cooperstown High School. 607-547-8181.

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BOOKMOBILE – Check out the mobile library. 10-10:30 a.m. Schenevus Valley Lodge, 4 Main Street, Schenevus. 10:45-11:30 a.m. Fire Station, 1812 County Highway 34, Westford. 12:30-1 p.m. a.m. First Christian Church, 1160 State Highway 165, South Valley. 1:15-2 p.m. a.m. Town Hall, 3717 County Highway 35, Middlefield. www.4cls.org or call 607-723-8236 CRAFT & CHAT – 3:30 p.m. Bring your current knitting or crochet project and chat with the group. Ages 10+. Arkell Museum, 2 Erie Blvd., Canajoharie. 518-673-2314. PUBLIC SPEAKING – 6:15 p.m. Practice your public speaking with the Toastmasters. The Green Earth, 4 Market St., Oneonta. MUSIC FESTIVAL – 8 p.m. Honest Brook Music Festival winter season concludes with Tesla String Quartet. Cost, $30/person at-door. Stamford United Methodist Church, 88 Main St., Stamford. 607746-3770.

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BASEBALL CLINIC – 4-7 p.m. Former Major Leaguers will give hands-on training to youth ages 7-12 for the Cooperstown Classic Clinic. FREE but preregistration required. Doubleday Field, Cooperstown. 607-547-0397.

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Oneonta native and celebrated Bay Area photographer Stephen Joseph documented behind-thescene action from “American Idiot” to “Spider Man” for “Broadway Revealed, Behind the Theater Curtain”, which is being brought from Lincoln Center to Hartwick College this summer.

Photos To Reveal Broadway At Hartwick Exhibit

behind-the-scenes look at JOSEPH/From B1 what goes into creating such Revealed’ project includes ►IF YOU GO: theatrical productions as images of set designers, “Broadway “Chicago,” “American Idiot,” costume designers, lighting Revealed,” “Hair,” and “Spider-Man: designers and all of the opening recepTurn Off the Dark.” creative people that produce tion, 3 p.m Sunday, June Stephen’s public photoBroadway shows,” said 9, Hartwick graphic installations have Joseph, son of Howard and College College’s been featured in homes, Bunny Joseph of Oneonta. Foreman Gallery. nonprofits, and office “Also included are all of buildings throughout the the shops, such as costume San Francisco Bay Area, shops, wig maker studios, including Kaiser Permanente, John shoe makers and prop shops. Every Muir Medical Center, Bishop Ranch aspect of what it takes to produce a San Ramon, and California Plaza Broadway play.” Walnut Creek, and his photographs Photographed over an eight-year adorn every guest room of the period, Broadway Revealed offers a

Majestic Yosemite Hotel in Yosemite National Park. Joseph is currently photographing “behind the scenes” at The Glimmerglass Opera. “Broadway Revealed: Behind the Theater Curtain” will be open 2-8 p.m., Thursdays through Sundays. This program is presented by Hartwick College with support from the Greater Oneonta Historical Society. For more information on the exhibit, visit the website or contact the Hartwick College Office of the President at (607) 431-4990.

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Author: Novel’s Adam, Eve Story Will Resonate Locally HOVIS/From B1 He is joined by a tattooed dancer, Lucy, as the two of them leave the city of Charlotte to confront the pasts that lie in wait in the Carolina countryside. Growing up in the foothills of Appalachia, Hovis, who moved to Cooperstown in 2006, was acutely aware of the lure of the urban South. “Charlotte is this sort of Babylon, but we want to get back to that Genesis story, when we think life was simple and pure, we want to reclaim what we believe was lost.”

The novel bills itself as a modern Adam and Eve in much the same way. “In the ’90s, Charlotte billed itself as this ‘World Class City’,” he said. “The Nation’s Bank Tower was completed in 1992, and Bill, the protagonist, is drawn to it, but it also terrifies him.” He also recognized that, though the novel is set in the South, there aren’t as many differences as one might think. “Otsego County is the northernmost county in Appalachia,” he said. “It’s very rural, there’s a lot of poverty, but there’s also this

deep connection to the past. People come here to connect with the past – agri-tourism, The Farmers’ Museum – that pastoral longing for rural roots. There’s something attractive about going back to the country.” But the story didn’t come easily to Hovis. “It’s been simmering for years,” he said. “This book has been rewritten more than anything I’ve ever written.” He had another manuscript out on submission when he got a call from SFK Press editor April Ford, a former SUNY Oneonta

“mechanicals” needed work, INN/From B1 ment team that purchased and a heating system, pool the former B&B Ranch at liner and dehumidifier were auction last November. added, as well as appliances “My husband” – Kevin and furniture. Kelly – “came up and looked “We were sleeping on air at it, and we got involved. mattresses at first,” she said. Now I’m learning how to be “But we had a lot of fun a country girl!” nights ‘camping.’” Today’s inn was develThe suites are all named oped by Ralph Chamberlain – the Adirondack Room as his own estate in and the Fenimore Room, as the 1980s and ’90s. A well as the Sunset Room, successful public relations which Dupuis said offers the consultant in New Jersey, house’s best view. he retired here and played The inn will no longer leadership roles in fundinclude a restaurant, but raising for Bassett Hospital’s both the commercial and clinic building, and for the house kitchen were Glimmerglass Opera and Hartwick College, as well as operating Fly Creek’s popular Sportsman’s Tavern, where NYCAMH is now. Chamberlain undertook extensive renovations, adding the master bathrooms to every suite, the indoor pool and Ian Austin/ OTSEGO.life stables, all of which Dupuis shows off an alpaca are still in use. He passed away in 1999. that will be part of the Inn at Fly Creek menagerie. In the first years of this century, the property belonged to Jim Johnson, who owned the left intact, so visitors are welcome to cook or bring in Oneonta-based BanJo radio a caterer. “Staffing isn’t in group, operating stations our plan,” said Dupuis. in three counties. It is now But guests won’t be lonely. Townsquare Media. Fly Creek’s Taylortown In 2012, Johnson sold the Equine is boarding its 22 property to James Giombetti, horses at the stables, and a businessman from the offering trail rides around Philadelphia area, who the 335 acres, which include created the B&B Ranch, a waterfall and woods trails. leisure club for members And if horses aren’t your that included a restaurant. scene, you can always visit The property was forewith the alpacas. “Christine closed on last year, and put up for auction in November. Vuolo” – of Connemara Listed at $2.7 million, it was Farms – “gave us her sold on New Year’s Eve day alpacas,” said Hart. “They’re a real attraction and they’re to Francis J. Clifford, East good for the pastures. We’re Greenbush, for $975,000. going to breed a couple too.” His partners include Kelly There are also tennis Hart’s husband, Eric, and courts, a basketball court Dupuis’ husband Kevin and hiking trails. Kelly. This summer, the partners “Selfishly, we’d like to intend to rent the whole keep it for ourselves!” said Dupuis. “We haven’t missed house to Dreams Park families, rather than run it as a weekend up here since we bought it. We would work all a bed and breakfast, renting day and then sit in the living individual rooms. “It’s the quickest way to get people room watching the sun set.” in here,” said Hart. In all, the house has eight But in the future, they bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, a hope to market the propcommercial kitchen and a erty to brides looking for full kitchen, an indoor pool, a beautiful place to get a sauna and a Jacuzzi. “The married. “We could very house is huge,” said Hart. easily see a bride getting “If you’re wearing a FitBit, her picture taken in front it’s easy to get your 10,000 of these views,” said Hart. steps in!” “The sunsets really are the Though the building itself was in good condition, most beautiful sunsets you will ever see.” Dupuis said many of the

professor. “She had read the other manuscript and was interested in it,” he said. “That one was with an agent and I wanted to see where it was going, but I had ‘The Skin Artist’ in the bottom drawer. I was scared to look at it.” Looking at it again, he found more there than he initially thought. “It was in bits and pieces, but I realized I really liked these characters,” he said. “I rewrote it beginning to end at a manic pace. I spent over a year throwing a lot away, probably hundreds of pages.” At SFK, he got to work with short story author Pinckney Benedict. “I’ve admired him for years,” he said. “He was my development editor and he really challenged me. But I was reading his work as I was working with him, and it really helped build trust.” Hovis had his first reading from “The Skin Artist” this week, and a second at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Bright Hill Center in Treadwell. He will also be reading at the annual Book Expo in New York City, as well as touring throughout the south in August. And though he doesn’t have any tattoos, that might change soon. “I’ve always wanted to get one,” he said.

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173 Roux Duane E; Roux Constandina 161 Oppermann Rd 268.00-1-20.05 175 Forbes Meagan 506 Musson Erwin Rd 268.00-1-28.06 181 Penny John; Penny Dorothy 191 Bell Hill Rd 270.00-2-36.03 184 Camp Rosie M 964 Co Hwy 8 270.00-2-40.00 186 Hurd John; Hurd Betty 479 Taylor Rd 271.00-2-15.02 199 Geldmacher Albert Guy Beardsley Rd 282.00-1-53.00 200 Offen Todd J 2166 Co Hwy 4 282.00-1-60.02 214 Geldmacher Albert Chicken Farm Rd 294.00-1-46.00 215 Gallagher James; Tambasco Gallagher Anna Lulu Coon Rd 295.00-1-12.01 217 Hartwell Brian K Sr; Hartwell Yvonne M 386 Lulu Coon Rd 295.00-1-26.22 218 Geldmacher Albert Lilley Hill Rd 295.00-1-3.01 226 Letson Terry Sr Butternut Rd 304.00-1-12.01 227 Letson Terry Sr Butternut Rd 304.00-1-12.03 234 Tracey Robert WR 601 River Rd 313.00-2-7.00 TOWN OF CHERRY VALLEY 239 Friend George E 74 Montgomery St 58.10-1-48.00 241 Menento Frank; Menento Dorothy 8 Lancaster St 58.14-1-56.00 243 Webster Alexander L 11 Main St 58.14-1-7.00 247 Toussaint Sallie E 661 Salt Springville Rd 18.03-1-23.00 248 Craig Robin A 679 Salt Springville Rd 18.03-1-24.01 249 McGovern Elizabeth J Co Hwy 32A 30.00-1-30.54 250 McGovern Ronald L; McGovern Elizabeth 351 Co Hwy 32A 30.00-1-42.00 256 Guisti Raymond H Sr Irish Hollow Rd 43.00-2-5.03 263 Postich Andru S 137 Keller Rd 46.00-1-9.01 266 Webster Alexander L 232 Porath Rd 72.00-2-12.03 272 Harbolic Patrick 1205 Co Hwy 50 74.00-1-27.02 273 Quimby Edward 248 Hone Rd 75.00-1-1.02 274 Fatigage David Palmer Rd 75.00-1-11.01 275 Fatigage David 381 Palmer Rd 75.00-1-11.02 TOWN OF DECATUR 281 Rezek Shawn E; Rezek Miroslav 285 Mravlja Hill Rd 152.00-1-10.02 283 Lum Larry; Lum Kathleen 524 Co Hwy 37 152.00-1-31.01 289 Beverland Charles G Sr; Beverland Barbara A 113 Co Hwy 37 167.02-1-20.00 290 Bravo Andres F 2293 Co Hwy 39 167.02-1-5.00 294 Sharp Thomas; Rougie Gene W Jr; Brownell Randy Co Hwy 38

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Property Management Inc 137 N Main St 194.16-1-5.00 716 Knapp Robert B 9 Brook St 194.20-1-45.00 720 Adair Hugh R 9 Maple St 194.20-2-32.00 724 Partridge Robert C River St 195.17-1-23.00 725 Munro David A; Munro Lanora L 161 E Main St 195.17-1-4.00 740 Partridge Robert C 111 River St 195.00-3-8.00 741 Bennett Ralph Jr; Bennett Dorothy J 152 Seth Martindale Rd 209.00-1-18.21 747 Kropp Dennis Tansey Hill Rd 210.00-1-24.02 750 Filor Pamela; Meadows Fay E 690 Co Hwy 44 210.00-1-43.01 757 Bordeau Brian; Hoag Brian A 419 Lower Dutch Hill Rd 226.00-1-10.00 758 Teixeira Nancy 215 Concrite Rd 226.00-1-2.00 761 Craig Robin 196 Friis Ln 227.00-1-29.00 768 Couse Donald W Dorr Edson Rd 242.00-1-29.02 769 Divendra Jean E Gifford Hill Rd 242.00-1-44.04 773 Couse Richard S Jr 180 Friis Ln 243.00-1-35.01 781 Eggleton Douglas E; Eggleton Patricia; Eggleton Jean M 134 Happy Valley Rd 243.18-2-20.00 782 VanLoan Timothy J Gifford HIll Rd 259.00-1-2.01 786 VanLoan Timothy J 697 Gifford Hill Rd 259.00-1-3.00 791 Erway Rodney 151 Lee Dr 260.05-3-62.00 793 Eggleton Douglas E; Eggleton Patricia A 136 Happy Valley Rd 260.06-1-1.00 796 Dean Conchita MenaSartin 235 Lake Shore Dr S 260.09-2-10.00 799 Daley David K; Daley Kathryn H 119 Larsen Rd 260.13-1-64.02 801 Dimick Charles J 134 Sunnycrest Rd 260.13-2-49.02 802 Dimick Charles J 140 Sunnycrest Rd 260.13-2-50.00 803 Dimick Charles J 144 Sunnycrest Rd 260.13-2-51.00 809 Tiffany Jack; Tiffany Doris M 5965 St Hwy 7 276.04-1-4.00 810 Tiffany Jack M 5969 St Hwy 7 276.04-1-5.01 811 Rose Peter A 6349 St Hwy 7 277.00-1-19.01 812 Madey Lisa 135 Swamp House Rd 277.00-1-34.02 813 Eggleton Chester 136 Swamp House Rd 277.00-1-35.00 818 Kropp Dennis; Kropp Amy 6479 St Hwy 7 277.00-1-60.00 819 Cooperstown Junction Enterprises LLC 112 Co Hwy 35 277.00-1-62.01 TOWN OF MORRIS 828 Stafford Peter A; Stafford Christine L 23 Church St 221.13-1-38.00 830 Stafford Peter

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A; Stafford Christine L 19 Church St 221.13-1-52.00 835 Buell Gary F 21 Water St 221.13-2-73.00 838 Burdick Thomas J 22 Mill St 221.18-1-26.00 840 Reynolds Randall C 3095 St Hwy 51 204.00-2-11.00 853 Hansen William C 1416 East Side Rd 221.00-1-66.00 854 Hansen William C St Hwy 23 221.00-2-29.00 858 Anderson Dale; Packard Amy 2324 St Hwy 23 222.00-1-32.03 860 DeLuca Michael; Marzocco Michael 422 Pegg Rd 222.00-3-15.00 862 Burlingame Kenneth; Burlingame Wanda 1698 Co Hwy 18 234.00-1-23.00 TOWN OF NEW LISBON 875 Friedman Sidney L; Friedman Margaret Yard; Friedman Jed Quinlog Rd 143.00-1-29.00 876 Fong Soo Har Quinlog Rd 143.00-1-3.00 881 Dietz Shawn 136 Texas Rd 159.00-1-11.00 889 Bullock Robert; Bullock Jennifer 490 Bardin Rd 174.00-1-27.05 891 Cole Melody M 340 Co Hwy 16 174.00-1-8.00 897 Friedman Jacob; Friedman Dorothea; Martin George T 3527 St Hwy 51 189.00-1-37.00 898 Martin George 1700 Co Hwy 12 189.00-1-39.00 901 Finneran Jamie; Finneran Kristy 311 Myers Mills Rd 189.00-1-8.00 902 Eklund Robert 268 Myers Mills Rd 189.00-1-9.02 905 Sanchez David 113 Wheat Rd 190.00-1-15.00 906 Iniguez-Errais Bismarck Patricio 299 Stahl Rd 190.00-1-23.00 907 Seymour Thomas E; Seymour Penny A Co Hwy 14 190.00-1-3.03 910 Goodrich Rita; Hyatt Kelly 278 Allen Rd 191.00-1-11.31 911 Tennant Wendy Allen Rd 191.00-1-11.41 916 Mehta Malti Allen Rd 191.00-1-14.06 917 Mehta Malti Allen Rd 191.00-1-14.07 918 Mehta Malti Allen Rd 191.00-1-14.08 919 Mehta Malti Allen Rd 191.00-1-14.09 920 Mehta Malti Allen Rd 191.00-1-14.10 921 Mehta Malti Co Hwy 15 191.00-1-14.11 922 Mehta Malti Co Hwy 15 191.00-1-14.12 924 Wulff David; Wulff Regina 350 Gardner Town Rd 191.00-1-56.02 TOWN OF ONEONTA 926 Platt Sandra K Wilber Lake Rd 258.00-2-26.02 929 Goodrich Family Trust 977 St Hwy 205 274.00-2-19.00 933 Mendoza Ivan; Abata Glady Gifford Hill Rd 276.00-1-9.00 942 Stilson Raymond M 252 Winney Hill

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Rd 287.15-1-14.00 945 Platt Sandra K 232 Winney Hill Rd 287.15-1-9.00 955 Rotolo Anthony 5539 St Hwy 7 289.00-1-16.01 957 Browne Christopher 204 Riverstone Rd 289.00-1-79.00 960 Barnes Frederick D; Barnes Thomas Paul 14 Mohigan Dr 299.06-2-45.00 962 Compton Sylvia L 14 Jackson Ave 299.07-2-37.00 964 Volpe Virginia R.C 24 Ceperley Ave 299.07-3-60.00 966 Marsh-Kamerling Cynthia 142 Glen Dr 300.00-3-10.02 TOWN OF OTEGO 986 Giannini Donna 2150 Co Hwy 8 272.00-1-60.01 992 Venza Catherine 1230 Co Hwy 6 272.00-2-17.00 994 Dugan Michael J Co Hwy 6 272.00-2-31.00 998 Frailey Mark E Jr 1034 Co Hwy 7 285.00-1-33.03 999 VanBuren Marion L 336 Upper Green St 285.00-1-34.51 1004 Strickland Wayne R; Strickland Rose M 136 Forest Way 286.00-1-35.81 1005 Latham Andrew V Sr; Latham Elizabeth J Co Hwy 6 297.00-1-11.00 1006 Jones Richard L 206 Upper Green St 297.00-1-42.00 1007 Ashley Elsie 202 Upper Green St 297.00-1-43.00 1009 Gjonaj Martin; Gjonaj Deda 711 Co Hwy 5 306.00-1-11.00 1014 Thayer Shawn 626 Co Hwy 7 307.00-1-36.00 1017 Mowers Kenneth L Jr 3985 St Hwy 7 308.00-1-41.02 1018 Hurlburt David A 1085 Co Hwy 48 308.00-1-53.01 1020 Gjonaj Dede; Gjonaj Victor Co Hwy 5 316.00-1-31.00 1021 Klinger George H Jr 161 Haney Rd 317.00-1-11.42 1025 Chaudhry Arwa Aslam 108 Beilby Rd 318.00-1-20.05 1026 Golinski William; Golinski Noelle 3710 St Hwy 7 318.00-1-20.11 1036 Hornbeck Peggy Maplecrest Way 324.18-1-14.00 1037 Thompson Gary 102 Maplecrest Way 324.18-1-15.00 1039 Freudenmann Tamara 831 Franklin Mt Rd 325.00-1-17.01 1040 Haney Steven 645 Franklin Mt Rd 325.00-1-27.02 TOWN OF OTSEGO 1045 Andrews Phillip 96 Main St 115.18-3-38.00 1047 Bailey Lindsey; Bailey Nancy L 100 Chestnut St 131.05-1-49.01 1053 Webster Alexander L 149 Main St 131.06-2-2.00 1055 Dimick Charles John

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Main St 131.06-2-47.00 1061 Lewis Constance S; Lewis Helen H 39 Delaware St 131.10-1-41.00 1067 Daniels Brandon M 460 Williams Rd 113.00-1-66.21 1073 Clinton Dale R St Hwy 28 114.00-1-79.01 1078 Groom Thomas; Groom Dawn 141 Marble Rd 52.11-1-10.00 1100 Clark Nancy L Tripp Hill Rd 83.00-1-12.43 TOWN OF PITTSFIELD 1106 Whitehill Arnold G; Phetteplace Catrina L 885 St Hwy 80 139.00-2-15.02 1110 Perez Orlando Co Hwy 18 154.00-1-1.00 1111 Green Daniel Jr 3584 Co Hwy 18 154.00-1-14.00 1112 Bice Judy L. St Hwy 80 155.00-1-16.00 1115 Tapia Jose 219 Pecktown Store Rd 155.00-1-41.02 1116 Tapia Jose 225 Pecktown Store Rd 155.00-1-41.03 1117 Wyman Ron Camp Rd 155.00-1-55.00 1118 Wyman Ronald E; Wyman Robin L 311 Camp Rd 155.00-1-57.01 1120 Bice Judy L. 709 St Hwy 80 155.00-1-6.00 1122 Bice Judy L. St Hwy 80 155.00-1-9.32 1124 Dacastafaro Kelly Jean 144 Nichols Rd 156.00-1-2.01 1126 William Bodie; Olsson Lillian 1407 Co Hwy 49 156.00-1-23.00 1131 AMA-Trust 104 Sugar Maple Spur 156.00-1-50.15 1132 Green Daniel Jr. 148 St Hwy 80 170.00-1-19.00 1134 Davis Patricia; Wood Amy L 3340 Co Hwy 18 170.00-1-32.00 1135 Gilstrap Kelly 3348 Co Hwy 18 170.00-1-33.01 1136 Leech Richard F 233 Musk Rd 170.00-1-41.00 1138 Frink Clifton J 210 St Hwy 80 170.00-1-86.00 1139 Leech Richard F St Hwy 80 171.00-1-1.03 1144 Green Daniel R aka Green Daniel Jr 120 Dunham Rd 171.00-1-38.03 1146 Carney Arthur; Carney Ruben Eugene Sr 1298 Co Hwy 49 172.00-1-33.00 1148 Boglioli Jacquelynn 568 Ketcham Rd 172.00-1-49.101 1167 Noriega Esther M Co Hwy 18 202.00-1-1.32 1168 Noreiga Joseph H Jr 2662 Co Hwy 18 202.00-1-1.33 TOWN OF PLAINFIELD 1192 Armstrong Floyd N; Armstrong Betty I 1128 Co Hwy 21 9.00-1-7.00 TOWN OF RICHFIELD 1195 Chadwell Eric ; Springer Diana E 18 Lakeview Ave 13.20-2-53.00 1198 Homer Jacqueline 3 Walnut St Continued page 5

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From page 4 13.20-3-9.00 1199 Donnelly William J; Donnelly Thomas A 11 Church St 14.17-1-21.00 1202 Thompson Gary A Prospect St 24.08-1-13.00 1206 Crane Kerry; Crane Sheri 14 Lake St 25.05-1-36.00 1210 Winslow Michael L; Winslow Kelly E 18 Canadarago St 25.05-3-55.00 1211 Akmoline Vitalii G; Akmoline Paul 26 Canadarago St 25.05-3-58.00 1216 Seamon Tex Louis; Seamon Judith Ann 1071 Co Hwy 25 12.00-1-46.00 1217 Gil Jorge; Gil Vivian US Hwy 20 12.00-1-9.03 1226 Madaras Brant D 2659 Us Hwy 20 13.00-1-5.00 1228 Cady Scott E; Cady Erin L 103 Perkins Rd 23.00-1-16.03 1231 Teel Jackie 15 Linden Ave 24.08-2-19.00 1234 Woodrow Peter James 307 Butternut Rd 25.00-1-22.04 1235 Seeholzer David B; Seeholzer Vanessa J 124 Cemetery Rd 25.00-1-26.01 1236 Bond Karen M 164 Cemetery Rd 25.00-1-32.02 1238 Madaras Brandt 146 Fenton Rd 3.00-1-25.01 1239 Madaras Brandt D 174 Fenton Rd 3.00-1-27.01 1240 Dyn Walter Jr; Dyn Gailyn Henry Conklin Rd 37.00-1-7.00 1241 Dyn Walter G Jr; Dyn Gailyn E Gulf Rd 37.00-1-8.00 1242 DeRemer Darlene Tarris 8166 St Hwy 28 38.25-1-6.00 TOWN OF ROSEBOOM 1249 Sweitzer Renee Gage Rd 102.00-2-27.01 1251 VanBreukelen Paul; VanBreukelen Jessica Lynn Roseboom Hill Rd 102.02-1-11.00 1260 Ross Gwendolyn; Ross Scott E 894 Hoose Rd 104.00-1-2.23 1267 Sheldon Henry L Sr; Sheldon Janet L 224 Honey Hill Rd 119.00-1-48.00 1276 Thompson Ronald M; Thompson Bonnie J 1150 St Hwy 165 120.03-1-19.02 1285 Somers David W Morton Rd 88.00-1-30.01 TOWN OF SPRINGFIELD 1301 Demlin William W; Demlin Barbara M 7686 St Hwy 80 41.06-1-63.00 1302 Carson Kenneth A Jr; Carson Kay M 2061 Co Hwy 31 42.00-1-15.02 TOWN OF UNADILLA 1310 Davis Brian 74 Kilkenny St 334.14-1-2.00 1316 Leonard Jimmy R; Leonard Anna B 52 Maple Ave 334.15-1-21.00 1319 Archambault Lori 135 Co Hwy 3 334.15-1-5.00 1320 Brown Anthony T 138 Main St 334.18-2-23.00 1327 Finch Sandra 20 Adams St 334.19-2-77.00

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1329 Craft James; Colby Mellissa L 272 Main St 334.19-3-57.00 1330 Caratelli Caspere L; Caratelli Isabelle A 262 Main St 334.19-3-61.00 1333 Spinka Elsie A 545 Ben Mccumber Rd 305.00-1-10.02 1340 Christianson Robert P; Brayman Roger L; Carvin Cheryl L 639 Ideuma Rd 313.00-1-14.00 1342 Smith Richard L Prentice Gorge Rd 313.00-1-6.07 1344 McGough Barbara Jean 1213 Butternut Rd 314.00-1-27.03 1347 Ambrose Richard Lee; Ambrose Rebekah Elizabeth 681 Co Hwy 3A 314.00-1-60.00 1351 Short Jared 372 Sisson Hill Rd 315.00-1-32.05 1353 Vilardi Alfred; Vilardi Marcy 159 Ben McCumber Rd 315.00-1-42.41 1355 Smith Donna M 512 Co Hwy 4 315.00-1-47.00 1374 Stark Barry D Co Hwy 3 322.00-1-34.02 1375 Brandenburg Delores 105 Merriman Hill Rd 323.00-1-15.01 1376 Brandenburg Delores Co Hwy 3A 323.00-1-15.10 1378 Higbie Steven D Co Hwy 4 323.00-1-69.01 1379 Higbie Steven D 2367 St Hwy 7 324.03-1-20.00 1382 Seymour Frederick H 101 Hutchinson Hill Rd 327.00-1-21.21 1384 White Daniel 248 Lockwood Hill Rd 328.00-1-39.00 1388 MacArthur Douglas; MacArthur Sharon Hutchinson Hill Rd 328.00-1-9.01 1391 B & D Real Estate Developers, LLC Co Hwy 3 329.00-1-13.01 1394 Cervoni John 499 Kilkenny Rd 329.00-1-15.00 1395 Constable Lester 632 Kilkenny Rd 329.00-1-20.01 1396 McKee Dorothy; McKee Jody 470 Kilkenny Rd 329.00-1-25.02 1397 Thompson Gary A 536 Co Hwy 3 329.00-1-42.02 1400 Hunt William A Sr Hardknocks Rd 329.00-3-23.00 1402 B & D Real Estate Developers, LLC Hardknocks Rd 329.00-3-31.221 1414 Archambault Lori Valleyview Rd 332.00-1-31.00 1415 Archambault Lori 286 Valleyview Rd 332.00-1-32.00 1418 Davis Brian Kilkenny Rd 334.00-1-19.00 1419 Hatzidakis G.J.R. Co Hwy 3 334.00-1-21.01 1432 Eaton Earl M 280 St Hwy 7 336.00-1-53.00 1433 Foster Dale A; Foster Elizabeth P 114 Chessapeake Dr 336.00-1-6.04 1434 Foster Dale A; Foster Elizabeth P 106 Chessapeake Dr 336.00-1-7.00 TOWN OF WESTFORD 1449 Gaskin Brian; Gaskin Mary 361 Tabor Rd

149.00-1-10.00 1451 Peeters Jeff; McGuire Molly 2032 Co Hwy 34 150.00-1-35.00 1461 Johnson Dorothy Co Hwy 34 166.01-1-16.00 1462 Johnson Dorothy 1785 Co Hwy 34 166.01-1-17.00 1468 Jewell Howard C 1053 Stanley Roseboom Rd 180.00-2-25.14 1470 Scott Gibeault Realty Trust 722 Badeau Hill Rd 180.00-2-27.08 1476 Beckley David P Co Hwy 42 196.00-2-2.03 TOWN OF WORCESTER 1481 Race Daniel L; Race Daniel L 912 West Hill Rd 184.00-1-22.02 1483 Norton William; Norton Rita 969 West Hill Rd 184.00-1-32.00 1485 Gallup Burdette II; Gallup Burdette; Jenkins George Algerine Hill Rd 185.00-1-48.03 1489LaPlante Timothy; LaPlante Laura 133 Main St 185.09-1-40.00 1492 Bayne Mary Ann D 80 Main St 185.13-1-34.02 1493 Stroosnyder Barbara 9 Dante St 185.13-1-37.00 1496 Eager Bruce A 30 Main St 185.13-1-82.00 1499 Siegner Robert 1583 Co Hwy 36 199.00-1-49.00 1503 Worcester Inn Inc. 151 Main St 199.18-1-67.00 1508 Roe Josephine B 38 Mill St 199.18-3-62.02 1509 Schrull Nicole Marie 101 Brighton Rd 199.19-1-13.00 1514 Thompson Gary 10099 St Hwy 7 200.00-1-60.00 1522 Goffredo Vincent J 43 South Hill Rd W 215.00-1-10.00 1538 Lucero Kevin; Lucero Gabriel J Charlotteville Rd 217.00-1-35.00 1539 Popolizio Frank Hall Rd 232.00-1-15.03 1542 Bumbaco Jeffrey; Bumbaco Anita 315 Burnside Rd 233.00-1-16.14 1544 Esola Anthony John Mooney Rd 233.00-1-43.01 1547 Popolizio Frank Hall Rd 248.00-1-18.231 1548 Popolizio Frank Hall Rd 248.00-1-18.232 1549 Popolizio Frank 531 Hall Rd 248.00-1-26.00 Effect of filing: All persons having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition are hereby notified that the filing of such petition constitutes the commencement by the Tax District of a proceeding in the court specified in the caption above to foreclose each of the tax liens therein described by a foreclosure proceeding in rem. Nature of proceeding: This proceeding is brought against the real property only and is to foreclose the tax liens described in such petition. No personal judgement

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will be entered herein for such taxes or other legal charges or any part thereof. Persons affected: This notice is directed to all persons owning or having or claiming to have an interest in the real property described in such petition. Such persons are hereby notified further that a duplicate of such petition has been filed in the Office of the Otsego County Treasurer and will remain open for public inspection up to and including the date specified as the last day for redemption. Right of redemption: Any person having or claiming to have an interest in any such real property and the legal right thereto may on or before said date redeem the same by paying the amount of all such unpaid tax liens thereon, including all interest and penalties and other legal charges which are included in the lien against such real property, computed to and including the date of redemption. Such payment shall be made to Allen Ruffles, Otsego County Treasurer, 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, N.Y. 13326. In the event that such taxes are paid by a person other than the record owner of such real property, the person so paying shall be entitled to have the tax liens affected thereby satisfied of record. Last day for redemption: The last day for redemption is hereby fixed as the 19th day of July, 2019. Service of answer: Every person having any right, title or interest in or lien upon any parcel of real property described in such petition may serve a duly verified answer upon the Attorney for the Tax District setting forth in detail the nature and amount of his or her interest and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer must be filed in the Office of the County Clerk and served upon the Attorney for the Tax District on or before the date above mentioned as the last day for redemption. Failure to redeem or answer: In the event of failure to redeem or answer by any person having the right to redeem or answer, such person shall be forever barred and foreclosed of all his or her right, title and interest and equity of redemption in and to the parcel described in such petition and a judgement in foreclosure may be taken by default. Enforcing Officer: Andrew Crisman Otsego County Deputy Treasurer Attorney for Tax District: Phillips Lytle LLP Richard M. Beers, Jr., Esq. 28 East Main St, Ste 1400 Rochester, New York 14614 (585) 238-2000 3LegalJun.13 Legal nOtice

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Notice of Collection of Village Taxes Take notice the I, the undersigned Village Clerk/Tax Collector of the Village of Milford, New York, have received the tax roll and warrant for the collection of Village taxes for the fiscal year beginning June 1, 2019 and ending May 31, 2020. Taxes will be collected at the Village Office, 64 South Main Street, PO Box 1, Milford, NY 13807 from June 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019. Office hours are Monday 12pm – 6pm, Tuesday and Wednesday 10am2pm. Take further notice that on all taxes remaining unpaid after June 30, 2019 five percent (5%) will be added for the first month and an additional one percent (1%) for each month and fraction thereafter, until paid or returned to Otsego County Treasurer. Kirsten Ruling Village Clerk/Tax Collector 1LegalMay.16 Legal nOtice Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, County of Otsego, on the 9th day of May, 2019, bearing Index Number EF201970, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326, or electronically, grants me the right to assume the name of Alexis Beth Hotaling-VanBuren. The city and state of my present address are Cherry Valley, New York; the month and year of my birth are April, 2012; the place of my birth is Cooperstown, New York; my present name is Alexis Beth VanBuren. 1LegalMay.16

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against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Miao Yu, 5 Summers Circle, Pittsford, NY 14534. Reg Agent: Miao Yu, 5 Summers Circle, Pittsford, NY 14534 Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 6LegalJun.20

being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2019. The following vacancies are to be filled:

BY: JENNIFER NOVEMBRE, ESQ. RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 4LegalJun.6

Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least twentyfive qualified voters of the District and shall state the name and residence of each signer. Vacancies upon the Board shall not be considered separate specific offices. The individual receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to the vacancy.

Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION of Wellfit Yoga, LLC Filed 5/6/19 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 42 Nelson Avenue, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalJun.20 Legal nOtice SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO INDEX NO. EF2018-956 Plaintiff designates OTSEGO as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 3031 COUNTY HIGHWAY 11 HARTWICK, NY 13348 District: Section: Block: Lot: DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

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NORMA J. STILSON if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SHANNEN E. STILSON, SR.; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; BASSETT MEDICAL, P.C. AKA BASSETT MEDICAL CENTER , THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 03/26/2019. Office loc: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process

“JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended

Legal nOtice Notice is hereby given that an order entered by the Supreme Court, County of Otsego, on the 9th day of May, 2019, bearing Index Number EF201976, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 197 Main Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326, or electronically, grants me the right to assume the name of Avery Beth Hotaling-VanBuren. The city and state of my present address are Cherry Valley, New York; the month and year of my birth are April, 2013; the place of my birth is Cooperstown, New York; my present name is Avery Beth VanBuren. 1LegalMay.16 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION of

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To the abovenamed Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $79,810.00 and interest, recorded on October 5, 2010, at Instrument number 2010-4597, of the Public Records of OTSEGO County, New York, covering premises known as 3031 COUNTY HIGHWAY 11 HARTWICK, NY 13348. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. OTSEGO County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action.

Legal nOtice Notice is Hereby Given that a license, # TBA for Liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell Beer, Wine & Liquor on premises at retail under the ABC Law at KEN’S AMERICAN CAFE INC at 748 State Hwy 28 Oneonta, NY 13820 for on premises consumption. 1LegalMay.23 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR THE UNATEGO CENTRAL SCHOOL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Unatego Central School, qualified to vote at school meetings in said District, will be held at the Unatego Middle/Senior High School in the Town of Otego, New York, on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. where the proposed school district budget for the 2019-2020 school year shall be presented. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual District Budget Vote and Election of Members to the Board of Education for those qualified to vote in said District, will be held at the Unatego MS/Senior High School in the Town of Otego, New York, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. for such business as is authorized by the Education Law. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District fourteen days immediately preceding the vote except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the Unatego Elementary School, Unadilla, New York and the Unatego MS/Senior High School, 2641 State Hwy 7, Otego, New York. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the

a) A three-year term ending June 30, 2022 currently held by James McDermott

AND FURTHER NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that voting will be conducted on May 21, 2019, for the purpose of a School Library Proposition authorizing the Board of Education of the Unatego Central School District to levy and collect an annual tax, year after year, separate and apart from the Annual School District Budget, in the amount of $85,000, of which $30,000 shall be paid to the Unadilla Public Library and $55,000 shall be paid to the Harris Memorial Library for the support and maintenance of the libraries. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that any proposition that is required to be included for a vote shall be submitted in writing by means of a petition signed by at least 25 qualified voters, stating the address of each signer, which petition shall be filed with the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this notice, unless a greater number of days is required by statute. Any petition shall be rejected by the Board of Education not later than 30 days before the date of the election set forth in this notice, unless a greater number of days are required by statute. Any petition shall be rejected by the Board of Education if the purpose of the proposition is not within the powers of the voters, or where the expenditure of money is required for the proposition and such proposition fails to include the necessary specific appropriation. AND FURTHER NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained at the District Clerk’s office from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Completed applications are to be submitted to the Clerk of the District no later than seven days prior to the scheduled date of the vote (if done by mail) or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. Absentee ballots are to be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 21, 2019 to the district office. A list of all persons to whom absentee Continued page 6

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CCS Budget Rises 2.99%, State Limit; Focuses On Early Reading, Social Media Impacts BUDGETS/From A1 maintain it and look for places to strengthen it. “We can’t afford to take on any new initiatives for their own sake,” Crankshaw said. There are two new focuses, however: • One, “early learning.” In the past few years, then number of youngsters coming into kindergarten unprepared has sharply increased – in a separate interview, Oneonta City Schools Superintendent Joe Yelich observed the same thing – and it’s essential to bring those children up to speed quickly, particularly in reading, or they can’t succeed in subsequent grades. • Two, “social and emotional well-

ness” in the high-school, particularly with students being buffeted about by social media. And with substance abuse, particularly a problematic arrival, “vaping.” To target this, the district shifted from contracting with BOCES for a “behavioral specialist,” to hiring a full-time in-house counselor. “That’s where we’re going to reap the most rewards,” Crankshaw said. Two school board vacancies, uncontested, are also up for election in May 21 vote. Mary B. Leonard, veteran school board member, is retiring, and Wendy Kiuber is running to succeed her. Marielle Ainsworth is running for another term. The upcoming budget includes a 2.99 percent increase in the tax levy,

Mom Of ‘Twin Angels’ Held TWINS/From A1 sinettes, 16 days apart. “At first, everyone thought Bonde died of SIDS,” said District Attorney John Muehl. “Then 11 days later, Liam died of the same condition.” According to Rob O’Brien, Otsego County 911 director, the first call came into the county’s 911 center at 6:28 a.m. on Tuesday, June 5, to a house at 185 Skinner Hill Road in the Town of Decatur, where they found the female child unresponsive. At 4:19 a.m., Saturday, June 16, ambulances were again dispatched to the house, where they found Bonde’s brother Liam in the same condition. Both times, Steeley allegedly told operators that she found the children unresponsive and not breathing. According to the county Real Property Tax database, the home belongs to Christopher and Arlene Steeley, her parents. An autopsy listed the deaths of both children as asphyxiation.

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From page 5 ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours, which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until the date of election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of qualifications of any person whose name appears on such list stating the reason for the challenge. Such list shall be posted in a conspicuous place during the election, and any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the absentee ballot or a person on such list, by making this challenge and the reasons for the challenge known to the inspectors of election before the close of the polls. Dated: March 2019 Joan M. French, Clerk of the Board of Education 4LegalMay.16 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of a NY Limited Liability Company Name: MJA3 LLC. Articles of Organization filing date with Secretary of State (SSNY) was 6 May 2019. 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 181 Griggs Rd, Springfield Center, NY 13468. Purpose is to engage in any and all business activities permitted under NYS laws.

Both times, Steeley allegedly told investigators she found the infants dead in their bassinet. However, following an investigation and additional statements made by Steeley, police concluded otherwise. Though Muehl initially presented the case as murder, a grand jury chose to indict on manslaughter. “They didn’t think there was enough evidence to see it as intentional,” he said. Bonde and Liam were preemies; the due date listed on the registry was June 21, but according to state troopers, their birth date was May 15. Steeley was arraigned after her arrest and remanded to the Otsego County Jail on $10,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond, but posted bail on Thursday, May 9. She then changed her Facebook header photo to a picture of the twins, wrapped in pink and blue crochet blankets. In her profile, she identifies herself as, “A Mother of twin Angels.”

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Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION of ROE RUNNER TRUCKING, LLC A Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York State Secretary of State on April 29, 2019. 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 be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: Roe Runner Trucking, LLC at 355 Hollenbeck Road, Worcester, NY 12197. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalJun.13 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Blissfully Young Acres, LLC Filed 4/26/19 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 111 Moyer Road, Cherry Valley, NY 13320 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalJun.13 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Ekjot Properties, LLC Filed 4/30/19 Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as

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agent for process & shall mail to: 3643 State Hway 28, Milford, NY 13807 Purpose: all lawful 6LegalJun.13 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Limited Liability company, LLC Name: S & G Industries LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 4/26/19. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: P.O. Box 326, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalJun.13 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF TEMPLETON HALL, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 4/10/19. Office location: Otsego County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served and SSNY shall mail process to Templeton Hall, LLC, 63 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalJun.13 Legal nOtice The Bennett Cemetery Annual Meeting will be held at the Cemetery June 1, 2019, at 10 a.m. Doris Martin, Secretary

the limit allowed by state law without a super-majority vote of a school board. (The local board, Crankshaw said, has made it a policy to stay within that limit.) Total revenues are projected at $19.8 million, up from $19.7 million this year. The tax levy, which pays for 61 percent of school operations, is expected to rise from $11.9 million to $12.3 million. Every budget line is down, except those associated with staff, primarily benefits. The budget is divided into Program, Capital and Administrative costs, and only the third goes down (6.99 percent). That deduction was possible because of Kristin Butler’s promotion to high school principal, succeeding Interim Principal Jim Brophy.

Her former position, director of curriculum, instruction & assessment, was eliminated, because she can apply her skill set directly in her new job, Crankshaw said. In kindergarten, the first key area of concern, the superintendent said, “kids are coming in with higher needs then they ever were before,” with short attention spans and an inability to sit still. Among other things, with both parents working, it’s hard for them to devote chunks of time instructing pre-schoolers. To address this, the district created a fourth kindergarten section a couple of years to focus on particularly phonics-focused instruction, essential to advancing up the grade successfully, he said.

‘Sonny & Cher’ Safe At Shelter PETS/FromA1 “Sonny and Cher,” the two pigs – one male, one female, approximately five months old – are at the SPCA with plenty of clean hay and shelter. “The good news is that we were able to save them before they were emaciated,” said Haynes, SSPCA executive director. “They’re skinny, they’re not in great health, but we got in there in time to rescue them.” According to Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr., the case was called in by a neighbor who heard “unusual noises” coming from the barn. “The neighbor went over there and found two deceased pigs,” said Devlin. “They then saw two more pigs with no food or water, and they called us.” The neighbors also tried to provide water for the pigs while they awaited the sheriff’s deputies. “It’s disheartening to think that those animals were just left there to die,” the sheriff said. “It’s horrible, I don’t understand how anyone could do this.”

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It was the second such call that Haynes had received in the days since the Animal Cruelty Task Force – renamed PETS, for Prevention, Education, Training and Systems – met for the first time Thursday, May 9 to begin planning how to address animal abuse and neglect in the county. In addition to Haynes, Devlin and Muehl, PETS includes Christine Schneider of Leatherstocking Veterinary Group, New Berlin; SSPCA Vet Tech Sara Haddad, and Joan Puritz of Oneonta Veterinary Clinic. Among their discussions, Haynes said, was figuring out how to get the word out about reporting animal abuse so that investigators can respond. “A lot of times, people call and they don’t leave a name or number,” she said. “I can’t just go out to a random road to look at a horse because of an anonymous caller.” “We will keep your name private,” said District Attorney John Muehl, task force member.

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3LegalMay.23 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Allen Lake Resort, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 04/30/2019. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 1006 County Highway 27, Richfield Springs, NY 13439. Purpose: Any Lawful purpose. 6LegalJun.13 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF ANNUAL SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET HEARING, BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION OF MEMBERS FOR THE UNATEGO CENTRAL SCHOOL NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Annual Budget Hearing of the inhabitants of the Unatego Central School, qualified to vote at school meetings in said District, will be held at the Unatego Middle/Senior High School in the Town of Otego, New York, on Monday, May 13, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. where the proposed school district budget for the 2019-2020 school year shall be presented. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Annual District Budget Vote and Election of Members to the Board of Education for those qualified to vote in said District, will be held at the Unatego MS/Senior High School in the

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Town of Otego, New York, on Tuesday, May 21, 2019, between the hours of 12:00 noon and 9:00 p.m. for such business as is authorized by the Education Law. NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that a copy of the statement of the amount of money which will be required for the ensuing year for school purposes may be obtained by any taxpayer in the District fourteen days immediately preceding the vote except Saturday, Sunday, or holidays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the Unatego Elementary School, Unadilla, New York and the Unatego MS/Senior High School, 2641 State Hwy 7, Otego, New York. Petitions nominating candidates for the office of Member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and not later than 5:00 p.m. on April 22, 2019. The following vacancies are to be filled: a) A three-year term ending June 30, 2022 currently held by James McDermott Each petition must be directed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least twentyfive qualified voters of the District and shall state the name and residence of each signer. Vacancies upon the Board shall not be considered separate specific offices. The individual receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to the vacancy.

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(This year that fourth section was maintained, and sixth grade was reduced from four to three). On the second area, Crankshaw said social media is allowing teenagers to communicate “faster, less thoughtfully, with a lack of responsibility,” and feelings are hurt. “It’s eroding our ability to communicate,” he said. Another impact on “social and emotional wellness” is “vaping” a new entry that allows students to intake substances – from nicotine to various others drugs – in school undetected. Vaping is little understood by most parents, and Crankshaw is planning to send a letter to parents shortly advising them of the dangers and methods of detection and treatment.

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METHODISTS/From A1 signed it, said Julie Huntsman, who drafted the letter with Chris Kjolhede. But the pastor, the Rev. Sharon Rankins-Burd, did not sign it, and Huntsman said it is not the Fly Creek congregation’s official position. Meanwhile, at First UM in Oneonta, 45 members Thursday, May 9, approved a “We Refuse” resolution, saying their congregation will not comply with the decision of a General Conference in St. Louis in February that affirmed the ban on gay pastors and gay marriage. It’s called the “Traditional Plan,” one of three before the conference. However, one attendee said First UM has 400 members in total. Other local churches are supporting the General Conference. Elm Park, up Chestnut Street from First UM, has not declared a position. The pastor, Rev. Donna Martin said in a voice mail she was “not someone who did that.”

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AND FURTHER NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be obtained at the District Clerk’s office from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Completed applications are to be submitted to the Clerk of the District no later than seven days prior to the scheduled date of the vote (if done by mail) or the day before the vote if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the absentee voter. Absentee ballots are to be submitted no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 21, 2019 to the district office. A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots have been issued shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours, which are between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. until the date of election. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of qualifications of any person whose name appears on such list stating the reason for the challenge. Such list shall be posted in a conspicuous place during the election, and any qualified voter may challenge the acceptance of the absentee ballot or a person on such list, by making this challenge and the reasons for the challenge known to the inspectors of election before the close of the polls. Dated: March 2019 Joan M. French, Clerk of the Board of Education 4LegalMay.16 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of

In response, Bishop Mark Webb of the Upper New York Methodist Conference, based in Syracuse, issued a video after the February conference saying “I grieve for the harm done to the LGBTQIA community,” but urging congregations to “travel this road together.” “We Refuse” and the Fly Creek letter will be discussed at the Upper New York annual conference in Syracuse June 56, and delegates will be elected to a 2020 General Conference, where this year’s decision will be debated again, and perhaps overturned. The bishop’s spokesman, Steve Hustedt, said at least six resolutions on the Traditional Plan will be debated. Oneonta-based District Superintendent Everett Bassett has not broken with the decision for the Traditional Plan, but is telling local congregations he is listening to their concerns. After Huntsman sent him the Fly Creek letter, he attended Sunday service there, she said.

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NOURISH YOURSELF DIETETICS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 4/9/2019. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 324 Williams Rd., Cooperstown, NY 13326. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalMay.30 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Farm to Family, LLC, a NY limited liability company (LLC). Arts. of Org. filed with NY Sec. of State (NYSS) on 04/08/19. Office: Otsego County. NYSS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. NYSS shall mail process to: 1644 Co. Hwy. 39, Worcester, New York 12197. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalMay.30 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of MEHARI HARTWICK HOLDINGS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 04/03/18. The Office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secre-

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tary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon it to: LLC, 33 Mews Ln, South Orange, NJ 07079. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act. 6LegalMay.23 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of HARLEY’S LEGACY LABS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on 03/09/19. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon it to: The LLC, 1057 Winney Hill Rd, Oneonta, NY 13820. The Purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act. 6LegalMay.23 Legal nOtice Notice of Formation of Unadilla, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY 3/27/2019. Office: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Lester Sittler, Esq., 187 Cemetery Rd, Fly Creek, NY 13337. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. 6LegalMay.23