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THE WALK OF LIFE

Deputy Mayor Walter Franck examines new computers donated by the Friends of the Village Library during the Village Board’s annual inspection day Tuesday, May 22, a lapsed practice revived by the new mayor, Jeff Katz.

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Birch received 471 votes to Scalici’s 346. The other incumbent, David Borgstrom, received 305 votes and newcomer Andrew Marietta, 296. Jonathan Greenberg and Holly Hren also ran for the four open seats.

Voters cast 548 ballots this year, compared to 407 in the 2011 school vote.

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A grandson-grandfather cancer-fighting team led off the 2012 Cooperstown-Northern Otsego Relay for Life Friday, May 18, at Cooperstown Dreams Park. Organizer Carla Eckler said the event raised a record $102,000, and money is still coming in.

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James Blake, right, attended state Sen. Jim Seward’s Economic Development Summit March 9 at The Otesaga.

Blake and a neighbor, Jeannie Bridger, asked for the county Republican Please See GOP, A8

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CHAMBER EXEC: Barbara Ann Heegan, Bassett Healthcare’s former director of volunteers, has been named Otsego County Chamber executive director, succeeding Rob Robinson.

WINDOW ON NEWS: “The Impact of The Image,” Frank Rollins’ photos from a career in the newspaper business, will open at 4:30 p.m.

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or the first time since his first state Senate race in 1986, Milford Republican Jim Seward may be facing a GOP primary due to a disagreement over the Home Rule doctrine.

“We’re just very frustrated with Home Rule,” said James Blake, a businessman living in the Town of Maryland since 2004. “It’s not really Home Rule; it’s a preemption bill he (Seward) put in allowing people to ban natural gas.”

2 Democrats Vie To Challenge GOP’s Gibson

By LIBBY CUDMORE ONEONTA Two former Rotary Club presidents and Paul Harris Fellows meet and greet on the Relay sidelines: George Erhman, left, of Richfield Springs – who on trumpet, with partner Ed Badgely on clarinet, entertained the gathering – and Bill Glockler of Cooperstown.

‘I Young Celtic dancers went through the paces.

’ve been the underdog five times,” said Joel Tyner, a fivetime Dutchess County legislator, who is running against Julian Schriberman in the June 26 Democratic primary for the 19th Congressional

District. “And I’ve come out on top all five of them.”

In November, the winner of that will face off against U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, a Republican who spent May 10-11 in the Cooperstown area.

“We need a firecracker in every town,” Tyner said.

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KEVIN DOUBLEDAY BECOME EAGLE SCOUT Kevin Doubleday, Troop 47, was elevated to Eagle Scout Sunday, May 20, in ceremonies at the Community Center in Springfield Center. He is flanked by parents Fred and Louise Doubleday, Springfield Center, and grandmother Jane Feld, Syracuse. Next to Fred Doubleday is Scoutmaster Ken Ainslee and Assistant Scoutmaster Dennis Malcolm. Also Sunday, Ainslee was presented with the Celtic Cross Award from the Presbyterian Church USA. Kevin presented the Mentor Pin to Malcolm.

Bassett Healthcare President & CEO Dr. William F. Streck, center, is New York State’s recipient of the American Hospital Association’s Grassroots Champion Award for his continued efforts to protect rural healthcare. The award was presented May 8 at the AHA’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. With him are Dan Sisto, left, president, Healthcare Association of New York State, and Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal Richard Umbdenstock, American Hospital Association president & CEO.

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At right is Eric’s wife, Dawn StandJim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal ingwoman.

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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012

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It’s Time To Act On Hard Issues, So Community Can Move On

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he writer of this editorial, on purpose, has never seen it – there’s a lesson in that – but a “Hall of Shame” Web site, launched by Anthony Pacherille’s uncle, Dave, has been roiling the Village of Cooperstown for months now.

From second-hand reports, the site has been identifying heroes and villains in the nephew’s tragic story: Anthony, barely 16 when the incident happened, is serving an 11-year term for shooting and wounding a classmate, Wesley Lippitt, in a Good Friday 2010 incident that began on the National Baseball Hall of Fame grounds.

The Web site has been a provocation, locking in positions at a time when reconciliation should be the order of the day. Dave Pacherille should take it down, with the encouragement of Anthony’s parents, Tony and Kathy.

From a First Amendment perspective, the creator of the site certainly has the right, short of libel, to say what he will, unhelpful as that may be. But the rest of us also have the option of not visiting it, and it’s an option that should be widely embraced.

Here’s the lesson: If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears it, did it fall?

Apologies to Bishop Berkeley, but if nobody hears it, whether it fell or not is irrelevant. Stay away.

• One of the advantages of toiling in the newspaper business is you get to meet and talk with everybody, on all sides.

In this case, some com-

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Two years ago Good Friday, Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. was the first ranking officer to arrive at the scene of the shooting, the spinoffs of which are still being felt.

munity members have sought to demonize the Pacherilles; regrettably, due to intense antipathy from some quarters, Anthony’s parents have moved out of town. In reality, these people are the innocent victims of a tragic episode who – as any parent can imagine – are still reeling from the undeserved blow.

Likewise, some people who feel a deep and natural sympathy for Anthony have painted Craig and Tracey Lippitt as hard-hearted and unbending. That’s also misguided; the Lippitts, who have a well-earned reputation for community service, have likewise been grappling with a terrifying occurrence similarly undeserved.

At a recent rally in Cooperstown’s Lakefront Park, the Rev. Thomas Pullybank of Fly Creek and other friends of the Lippitts reportedly spoke about the importance of peace and kindness. That’s a start but, as Pullybank knows, an end

of the rancor can only be achieved by acceptance and forgiveness.

If somehow, Pullybank and the Pacherilles’ pastor, Father John P. Rosson, could bring the two sets of parents together in mutual sympathy, understanding and reconciliation, that would be a wonderful first step in a badly needed healing process.

• After two years, it’s time to move the unhappy episode into the background, learning what we can and acting on it in the future.

District Attorney John D. Muehl was right in applying the standard practice of adjournment in contemplation of dismissal in the case of six boys accused of hazing a younger boy on the CCS football team. None of the boys had prior records, Muehl said, and this is the standard resolution. No one wants to see any more young people dealt with harshly.

But some work remains

to be done.

Paradoxically, a charge was brought against Anthony’s father because he went down to observe the peace rally and found himself in the vicinity of the Lippitt boy, as proscribed by a restraining order. That case has been sent on to state Supreme Court in Broome County, since both Cooperstown village justices have recused themselves from any involvement. As it’s time to let the charges against the six boys lapse, it’s likewise time to end the persecution of a grieving father.

The role of football-team hazing in Anthony Pacherille’s case may become clearer as the appeal of his conviction goes forward.

His lawyer is seeking to have the teen retried as a minor, since he was only six days past 15 when the shooting occurred.

The severity of Anthony’s treatment is underscored almost daily in the national news, where many charged

with more serious crimes are punished less. In the latest, the man who shot and killed Trayvon Martin was released on bail within days; the local 16-year-old, by contrast, never got bail.

Like the six boys in the hazing case, Anthony had no record, a fact that no doubt will be considered in the appeal.

• With football practice for the fall season a little more than two months away, the final piece of unfinished business is what CCS will do – as much as humanly possible, it can be hoped – to eliminate the risk that hazing will reoccur.

It’s said “The Tunnel,” the hallway where the teabagging and probing of younger players by older ones occurred, will be off-limits to all teams, a good first action step. The Character Development Committee formed after the hazing reports surfaced will soon be making recommendations, but experts say education, by itself, is insufficient to keep hazing at bay. Hazing is cultural, not logical; but methods – tried and true as nearby as Cornell University – have been developed to remove it, stem and root.

Some of these methods – building camaraderie in a positive way – are already underway, although unheralded as a part of the solution. For example, Doug Geertjens, the retired Cooperstown Elementary principal, spent a recent weekend at SUNY Cortland at a gathering of local Rotary Exchange students, who together toiled at planting 100 trees.

The CCS jazz band took a 22-hour ride to New Orleans over spring break, where the young musicians, in addition to marching in the French Quarter Parade, helped plant gardens in Katrina-damaged neighborhoods. Such positive – and fun – exercises in teambuilding reveal hazing as the shallow exercise it is, but these inspiring experiences need to be expanded to the student body at large.

• That veteran school board members Tony Scalici and David Borgstrom, while reelected, ran so far behind newcomer Marcy Birch in the May 15 school board elections suggests some of the public finds the CCS board’s response to date inadequate. But every election is a new day. Going forward, Scalici and Borgstrom can step up.

To help close the door, to achieve the community reconciliation everyone wants, the new school board that takes office on July 11 should focus immediately and intensely on developing a detailed, credible strategy to ensure hazing doesn’t happen again, and share the complete set of action steps with the public. It will only have three weeks before football season starts.

Who doesn’t want to close the door on the Pacherille case and the hazing scandal? We’re all fatigued.

We all – everyone – want to see it ended, but with steps to ensure that six months from now, or a year, or two years, we don’t again find ourselves in the sorrowful place we’ve been as a community since Good Friday 2010.

JANET PERNA OTHER VOICES

Find Your Passion, But Maintain Your Friendships And Your Balance

Editor’s Note: Janet Perna,’70, the highestranking female executive at IBM Software Group on retiring in 2006, addressed SUNY Oneonta graduates Saturday, May 19.

aways that have guided me through my life and career.

First, find your passion.

When I left Oneonta with a degree in math, I wanted to work for IBM. They weren’t hiring at that time and after being rejected three times, I was lucky enough to get a job teaching math. The first couple of

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years were challenging and energizing, but by the fourth year, I lost the original pizzazz that I had felt.

That’s when I went to California and applied to IBM yet again and was hired as a programmer. And this was where I found my passion. Every day was an opportunity to learn something new. It didn’t matter that I was working 70 hours a week – sometimes all through the night – I was part of creating an entirely new industry that would change the world. It’s hard to define passion, but you will know it when you find it. It will be energizing and exciting. It won’t be work; it will be something you feel in your heart.

Second, be resilient.

When you leave here, you will try many different things. There will be bumps

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Janet Perna encourages her fellow SUNY grads.

along the road. There will be times when you feel like a failure.

I can remember a time early in my career with IBM when I was managing my first software project. It was an important project and we were late finishing it. It was a very stressful time for me, and I felt like my career was over. When we finally completed it, I was asked to meet with the top executive of my business unit. I can’t tell you how intimidating it was walking into his office.

He asked me what I had learned from this experience, and I proceeded to tell him what I would do differently the next time.

His message to me was that he would rather have someone work for him who had failed and was able to pick themselves up and prove they could learn and

move forward, than someone who had never failed. It made me realize that I didn’t have to be perfect, and what was more important, was the ability to learn, improve, and move on.

Third, nurture your relationships.

When you find your passion, it’s sometimes easy to let it consume you at the expense of ignoring the people who are important to you. At the end of the day, it’s the people in our lives who make a difference – those whose successes you’ve celebrated and those who you’ve supported along the way. There were times in my career when I didn’t pay enough attention to the people who were important to me. I now know how important it is to maintain balance in life and nurture all of one’s relationships.

LETTER

To Confirm Record: Miss Bowen Taught At Knox School To the Editor: This letter is in response to Victor Salvatore Jr.’s comment in the May 3-4 issue on the Titanic tragedy story questioning Miss Grace Scott Bowen’s connection to the Knox School in Cooperstown.

Since it is commonly thought that Miss Bowen was a teacher at the Knox

School, I checked sources at the New York State Historical Association’s Library to determine such a connection.

According to her obituary in the May 9, 1945, issue of The Freeman’s Journal, “Miss Bowen was principal of the St. Christina School of the Susan Cooper Foundation from 1922 to 1924 and for nearly 15 years headed the

Latin department of the Knox School for Girls.”

Cooperstown directories available at the NYSHA Library show listings from 1928 to 1936 “Grace Scott Bowen, instructor, Knox School.”

WAYNE WRIGHT Head Librarian NYSHA Library

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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012

BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz from Freeman’s Journal archives, courtesy of the New York State Historical Association Library

200 YEARS AGO

One of the horses, which 17 years ago, in February last, drew the press and types on which the Otsego Herald first commenced, the property of John Noyes, Esq., late Sheriff of the county of Columbia, brought him and his son in a single wagon, to Otsego, on Wednesday last, and the Editor had the pleasure of entertaining them, and the veteran horse, which appeared plump and lively, aged from 24 to 25 years. His mate, 2 or 3 years older, was lately sold for 45 dollars, and is performing good service.

May 23, 1812

175 YEARS AGO

It is a fact that the balance of trade with foreign nations against this country for the last year was sixty-one millions of dollars.

It is estimated that the amount of auction sales for land in the vicinity of the city of New York, amounted to 36 millions. Also, that there has been paid for city property in other places, and for sites for cities and villages, one hundred millions. The amount received at the public land offices during the last three years is 41 millions. Thus, there are three items alone, whose aggregate amount counts up the enormous sum of more than 200 millions of dollars paid out quite recently for property almost entirely unproductive; and the whole of this vast amount has been either borrowed or taken from funds that properly belong to the regular and legitimate business of the country.

This is enough to show that the people have been engaged in the wildest schemes of extravagance, and to account for the derangement in our monetary concerns, without looking for any other cause.

May 29, 1837

150 YEARS AGO

The sudden death of Mrs. Schuyler Crippen on Sunday night last has cast a gloom over our village and filled many hearts with sorrow. She was a woman of strong and well-balanced mind, cultivated tastes, and

warm and generous sympathies; and her energetic character often – especially during the last year or two – led her beyond her strength in deeds of charity and benevolence. The poor, the sick, the unfortunate, ever found in her a kind and efficient friend, always ready to respond to their calls to the extent of her ability.

Since the present war commenced, and appeals have been made in behalf of our sick and wounded soldiers, Mrs. Crippen has taken a leading and active part in meeting these demands.

May 23, 1862

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125 YEARS AGO

The Village Hall – The purchase of the rink lot, in addition to and adjoining that already owned by the corporation, seems to give quite general satisfaction. One of the questions now discussed is this – Shall the building be two or three stories high? Not only on account of looks, but also of present and future convenience, we are inclined to side with those who favor the latter. The cost would not be a great deal more than a two-story building, and it would present a much more imposing appearance. It would be no great tax on those occasionally using them to place the trustees’ room and the separate rooms of the several fire departments in the third story. The hall would be large enough to accommodate about 1,000 people, and it can be reached by two broad winding stairs. There might also be in the third story one or two rooms to lease to the literary societies of the village. A heater such as that in use in the Second National Bank would warm the structure.

May 27, 1887

100 YEARS AGO

A Baseball Monument? Dear Sir – I seek this medium of conveying to the people of Cooperstown the subject matter of the enclosed clipping from a recent issue of the Denver Post in which Mr. Abner Graves presents quite conclusive proof that the first

historic Route 20 when the state decides to reconstruct a section of the highway. This was indicated last week when Col. Frederick Stuart Greene, state superintendent of public works, insisted a by-pass be made in spite of objections. The proposed new road, about five miles long, will be surveyed soon, and will probably be put on the state highway map in 1938 for early construction. The new road will eliminate travel through the village of Cherry Valley, and the bypass will shorten the route and overcome several curves. The residents of Cherry Valley, including men, women and children, have put forth the slogan “Route 20 Shall Not Pass.� “Must there be another Cherry Valley Massacre,� returning our community to a country hamlet instead of an historic summer resort� they ask? What would the Cherry Valley Turnpike be without Cherry Valley,� they ask.

May 26, 1937

25 YEARS AGO

Hats and britches, nighties and peplums are being sorted, cut from scratch or tucked and gussied up in the newly opened costume shop of the Glimmerglass Opera this week. Amanda May, the opera company’s production manager recently hired about 50 seasonal professionals needed to launch this landmark season in the opera’s 12-year May 23, 1962 history. Three of the costume specialists arrived on the scene May 18 to start the game of base ball was played in 1840 within intensive job of preparing the millinery and costumes for Pirates of Penzance. the sacred precincts of the Immortal James May 27, 1987 Fenimore Cooper. Of this fact humanity should be enlightened, and although it may serve to dim the luster of the memory of our beloved Cooper, the aforesaid precincts will Cooperstown Central School gradubecome more than doubly sacred. (Editor’s ate and now Lieutenant Colonel Patrick note: The several varying accounts of Abner L. Fetterman, a battalion commander in Graves as an authority on the origins of the 101st Airborne Division of the United the National Pastime, have long since been States Army, is currently leading missions discredited) in Afghanistan to root out members of the May 29, 1912 Al Qaeda terrorist organization and the Taliban. Lee is the son of Diane and the late Pat Fetterman.

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Oneonta’s Gabrielle Argo and other graduates who donated to the Class of 2012 alumni fund stand and are recognized during the ceremonies.

“We’re not dancing,” SUNY Oneonta President Nancy Kleniewski remarked as the diminutive administrative sought to drape a Chancellor’s Award mantle on the shoulders of Joseph Pignator, assistant professor of music. Other Chancellor Award winners were Earth Science professor Jerome Blechman, English associate professor Daniel Payne, and University Police Chief Barton Ingersoll.

Cindy Falk, professor at SUNY’s Cooperstown Graduate Program in History Museum Studies, flashes her characteristic grin from the professors’ pews at SUNY Oneonta’s 123rd commencement exercises Saturday, May 19, in Dewar Arena on the Oneonta campus. She is also on the Cooperstown Village Board.

College Council members on the rostrum include, David W. Brenner, right, former Oneonta mayor and county board chair, and Joe Bernier, president, Otsego County IDA. Behind them, at right, is Carol Blazina, the campus’ retired VP/ administration.

Jason Leo Curley, right, Hartwick College music professor, pinch hit at the SUNY ceremonies. With him are Lauren Wallen, Oneonta, and Kyle Finch, Manlius.

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Juniors Maya AponteWhaley, left, and Sarah Sprague, both Oneontans, attended the graduation to cheer on senior pals and contemplate their commencement to come.

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The committee rebuffed the request, however, voting 68-2 to endorse Seward for a 13th term. County Clerk Kathy Sinnot Gardner made the nomination, which was seconded by county Rep. Jim Power, R-Butternuts, and others.

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He announced his candidacy Saturday, May 16, at the annual gathering of local Tea Party activists at Chuck Pinkey’s River Valley New Holland dealership in Otego, and said he received general support. He also attended the meeting of Citizens Voices, the pro-business group, the subsequent Tuesday.

Blake is also associated with Marie Lusins, the

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“People will say, you’re the fracking guy,” said the candidate. “No, I’m for any safe energy that will get us off OPEC. Wind isn’t ready. Solar isn’t ready.

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Regardless of whether the challenger gets on the primary ballot, Seward’s “always out on the campaign trail, whether he has a challenger or he doesn’t have a challenger. He’s always had strong support, and I think he will again this time,” said Bishop.

County GOP chair Sheila Ross, Fly Creek, who presided at the committee meeting, said, “I don’t know Mr. Blake. That was the first time I had any contact with him. He was not prepared.

He wasn’t aware of what was involved. I was not impressed with Mr. Blake.”

Ross was skeptical about where the challenge might go. “If he sticks with it, if he passes the petitions and if the petitions are OK, it would force a primary,” she said.

For his part, Blake said he served on the GOP rules committee in Newt Gingrich’s former Georgia Congressional District, and was surprised when he questioned the local county committee that it was unclear on the regulations it was supposed to adhere to.

“I wasn’t allowed to speak,” he added.

Tony Casale of Cooperstown, the retired assembly-

man from Herkimer who is currently executive director of the state Republican Committee, said, “I don’t know who this challenger is. I’ve never heard of the person. But I don’t disparage anyone’s right to run for office.”

But, he said, “In this particular instance, I’m going to support Jim Seward.

He’s been my friend and colleague for many years.

He represents the area very well.”

The news of Blake’s candidacy was likewise a surprise to Democrats.

The Cooperstown Democratic chair, Richie Abbate, who is also on the county Democratic Party’s executive committee, said the county committee will probably try to field a candidate against Seward this year, “but he’s a tough opponent.

He’s very popular. I’m surprised he has a Republican challenger.”

Home Rule is an issue where the senator has found himself caught in the middle. Traditionally a conservative doctrine to keep as much power at the local level as possible, Seward championed the idea that Otsego County towns, if they chose, could use the concept to ban hydrofracking within their borders.

When the Town of

Middlefield, which adopted an anti-fracking moratorium, was sued by natural-gas interests and faced significant legal defense bills, the senator introduced a bill in Albany that would affirm Home Rule, strengthening the towns’ cases.

However, that bill has languished. At its most recent meeting, Citizens Voices claimed credit for getting the bill bottled up in committee in Albany.

Since the Middlefield ban and a similar one in the Town of Dryden have been affirmed in state Supreme Court, Bishop said Home Rule is “the law of the land” and, thus, the bill has less urgency.

Blake, however, called the Seward bill “the most horrible proposed legislation I’ve seen in my lifetime.”

In the interview, Blake said he was raised in northern Florida, attended college in Rome, Ga., and went into the insurance business, where he achieved some success. He later partnered with a brother-in-law in exporting Manila-stock paper to markets worldwide.

He moved to Rochester in 2001, where he participated in an Internet venture, and discovered Otsego County while driving through the area. He, his wife and five children moved in 2004.

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His training has paid off to make him one of the foremost canoe racers in the world, winning the Triple Crown at age 16. He first competed in the 70-mile General Clinton – part of the Triple Crown – with his brother Claude in 1968.

“Claude was really good, and I was trying to follow him,” he said. “He showed me what to do. He knew the course before I knew the course.”

Claude retired at age 38 and Corbin has been through several partners since. This year, his partner in the regatta is 31 year old Steve Corlew. “He saw me when he was really young, racing the Michigan Marathon, a 16-hour race.” Years later, the two met again, and Corbin asked him to join him.

Though Claude – who he often refers to as his hero – will not be there to cheer him on, Corbin still intends to defend his 29th General Clinton title. Both will also be inducted into the first class of General Clinton Hall of Fame on Saturday, May 26.

For Corbin, the General Clinton poses its own sets of challenges. “It has a lot of shallow water – when the current is low, it’s a lot of resistance, it adds another hour to the time.”

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THURSDAY, MAY 24, 2012

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TYNER/From A1 paign firecracker is Diane Addesso, who was introduced to Tyner through the anti-fracking stance on his Web site and gathered 25 signatures for his petition. “His website was point by point and everything I agreed with,” she said as she assembled purple ‘We are the 99%’ lawn signs. And in Oneonta, Leon and Ester Kalmus donated the space for Tyner to set up his local campaign headquarters Thursday, May 17, Tyner was the firecracker himself in Oneonta, as he opened his campaign headquarters at 418 Chestnut St. “I spoke with Occupy Oneonta and

it struck a chord,” said Tyner. “Why are we in this position? Because some folks did not take a strong, principled stand. People want someone like me.

I speak truth to the power.”

In addition to Occupy Oneonta, Tyner worked with Occupy Poughkeepsie and, on May Day, spent the day with Occupy Wall Street.

Among Tyner’s biggest platforms is standing up to the hydrofracking industry. “We need to have safe, clean drinking water,” he said. “The Duke University study showed that wells within one mile of a fracking site have a 1,800 percent chance of methane contamination.”

Instead of fracking, Tyner sees the economic future in green energy.

“Germany has less sunlight than we do and they use solar power,” he said, echoing the petition he recently launched and now has 1,100 signatures. “We could power New York with solar panels on one percent of state-owned land. And you can create 10 times as many jobs with recycling and composing as you can fracking.”

He even had words for local parents distraught about the recent closing of Center Street School. “I can’t believe we’re closing schools. It’s atrocious.

We’ve lost 30,000 teachers in three years.”

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new LIStInG - MLS#84245 - Lrg restored farmhouse on over 112 beautiful & level acres in the Town of Springfield & only 10 minutes from Cooperstown. This home features 4 lrg bedrms, 1 full & 2 half baths, 1st flr master bedrm, wide pine wood flrs, (sum cut nail) lrg living rm, formal dining rm, & oversized kitchen w/breakfast nook. Also a lrg accessory apartment w/seperate entrance, 3 bedrms,1 full bath, kitchen, dining, and living rms w/french doors leading to private deck. 2 lrg barns, workshop, chicken coop & 2 ponds. Home can be sold w/less property for lower price. $399,000 Call Chris @ (607) 376-1201

new LIStInG - MLS#84299 – Updated 4 bed 2.5 bath

MLS#82273 - REDUCED! Beautiful views of the valley below and adjacent ponds with abundant wildlife. Very close to Oneonta with well and septic on property. $24,000 Call Adam Karns 607-244-9633 Town Of Oneonta!

If sitting on the back lawn enjoying peace and quiet while only minutes from town sounds good to you, then this 4 bedroom home on Oneonta’s Southside is the home for you. You’ll find almost 1700 square feet of living space with updated kitchen, nicely sized bedrooms, den with pellet stove and hardwood floors throughout. Put your own touches on this great property and make it a real gem. Priced to sell quickly at $119,900. MLS#84346

home w/3 levels of living space & an open flr plan. Newer kitchen w/cherry cabinets, Silestone countertops & stainless steel appliances. Bathrms have been tastefully updated w/tile & topof-the-line fixtures & amenities. Mature landscaping & views are beautiful! Call David for more information @ (607) 435-4800.

MLS#84020 - Lrg colonial on a quiet country road just on the edge of the village in Fly Creek. 4 bedrm, 3 1/2 bath home features a master suite w/walk in closet & lrg bath w/seperate shower & soaking tub.Center hall grand foyer w/vaulted ceiling & a palladium window. Extra lrg windows throughout & lrg spacious rms. Lrg modern eat in kitchen w/double pantry closets,wood flrs on 1st flr, & a full finished basement w/full bath & outside entrance that exits to ground level. Use as a playrm, mancave or maybe an apartment for a Dreams Park rental or your in-laws. A short walk to the general store, post office,or the Fly Creek Cider Mill. $297,000 Call Chris @ (607) 376-1201

MLS#81538 - Unadilla - PICTURE POSTCARD FARMHOUSE! 4BD, 1.5BA; on nearly 3 ACRES! Great workshop/garage. Convenient to Oneonta or Sidney. $129,900 Call Jim @ 607-287-9539

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PRICE REDUCED!! 5-unit, 13-bedroom investment property has been recently renovated, separate utilities, laundry room, hard-wired smoke system, off-street parking. $409,995 #82943 Lizabeth Rose, Broker/Owner Cricket Keto, Lic. Assoc.Broker John Mitchell, Lic. Assoc. Broker Stephen Baker,Lic. Assoc. Broker Peter D. Clark, Consultant

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otsego lake-View Contempo

(7302) Enjoy both easy entertaining and quiet family life in this spectacular 4BR/2+BA home with panoramic lake views on 1.80 acres. This gracious residence highlights Two-story foyer, gracious living room w/fireplace & vaulted ceiling, Walnut panelled Den w/fireplace, Master Suite, Eat-in Kitchen w/ Pantry, formal dining room. large view porch, deck, in-ground pool, hardwood flooring, tiled baths. Finished basement.

Also lake privileges. This elegant home will captivate you.

Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $675,000

CONNOR

“Grinnloch” – This delightful Otsego Lake cottage overlooks the lake and has its own private 25+feet of frontage as well as a deck area and dock.

Renovated by the current owners, this charming camp offers a screened in front porch, perfect for lake watching, large living/dining room with a most unusual carved mantle piece surrounding the fireplace, an up-to-date kitchen with new appliances, full bath with stack washer and dryer, plus three bedrooms. A new septic system will be installed in the spring. Everything here has been redone, walls, wainscotting, wiring, kitchen, bath, etc. Easy steps with platform areas access the cottage from the road. Parking along road.

Currently being used as a summer rental property, reservations and income will transfer with ownership. The owners have reserved two weeks for the 2012 season for their personal use.

Most furnishings will remain. offered exclusively by Ashley-Connor realty $399,000.

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(7589) Partake of the delights in this superbly-kept 3-bedroom home. The many extras include formal dining room, hardwood flooring, Modern kitchen.

Garage, rocking-chair front porch. Near shops, lake, and golf course. Will capture your fancy!

Cooperstown Schools. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $299,000

MLS#84083 - 1997 built 3 bedrm, 2.5 bath home on 2.67+/-acres.

3 levels of living space w/open flr plan & outside deck & balconies.

Main flr features vaulted ceiling, kitchen, dining & living rm, 2 bedrms & full bath. 2nd flr master suite w/full bath & balcony.

Lower lever is open. 2 car detached garage w/workshop area & plenty of storage space. Just minutes from Cooperstown in Fly Creek $229,000 Call Kathy @ (607) 267-2683.

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MLS#80194 - BUILD YOUR DREAM HOME on 6 scenic acres on hilltop overlooking Canadarago Lake. Fabulous views. $120,000 Call Rod & Barb @ (315) 520-6512

MLS#81281 – Western side of Otsego Lake, Contemporary MLS#82291-The beauty of Fly Creek Valley! Exceptional Eyebrow Colonial, w/a Style Cedar Built 7200+/-SqFt home w/5 bedrms, 4 full baths & a 3 Car Garage. Soaring walls of glass, 2 ½ stories contemporary style addition, 6.45+/- level acres w/both a pond & stream, & your high. 1000+SqFt of gleaming wood flr, full length fireplace own bridge! 4bedrms, 3 baths, open kitchen w/island, dining rm w/pocket doors to living rm w/wood fireplace, family rm & sun rm addition. Sliding door to back & spacious wrap around decking. Chef’s dream kitchen, deck. 2 Car Garage. Cooperstown Schools. $329,000. w/culinary island, granite countertops & stainless Jenn Air Call Kathy @ (607) 267-2683 appliances. 24’x15’ family rm, 24’x18’ home theater/media rm & a 28’x16’ game rm!! 24’x21’ master suite w/a 14’x11’ bath w/Jacuzzi tub, shower & double sinks, a 12’x12’ closet w/laundry & secluded balcony. Mostly wooded 21.50+/-acres. $895,000 Call Kathy @ (607) 267-2683

new LIStInG - MLS#84325 – Well maintained center-city 3

family home! Owner occupied? Investment property? The choice is yours!

Includes lots of rm to spread out & original details not often found in rental units – beautiful wood moldings, high ceilings, & a staircase that is reminiscent of days gone by. Current COC & separate utilities make this a great find! Call David for more information @ (607) 435-4800

MLS#83080 - LAKESIDE LIVING WITHOUT THE TAXES. 3.5 acres of building lot with beautiful views of Canadarago Lake. Private lake access and dock shared with immediate neighbors. $79,000 Call Rod & Barb @ (315) 520-6512

31 Pioneer Street, Cooperstown (directly next door to Stagecoach Coffee)

Cooperstown Village Home (7504) A delightful discovery near Clark Sports Center, shops, & schools. Make a great move to this spotless, tastefully remodeled 3BR/2+BA home. Ideal features include walk-up attic suite, oak flooring and ceramic tile baths. Secluded den, newer windows, newer kitchen with oak cabinets and cork flooring. Formal dining room. Nice private yard, Newer siding, Deck, Front porch. Reflecting pride of place! Hubbell’s Exclusive. $299,900

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Contemporary Cape on 3.9 aCres

(7590) Just 4 miles from Cooperstown on 3+ acres.

Features 2-3 bedrooms, Living room with gas fireplace, 3 season sun room, new composition deck, attached 1 1/2 car garage. Circular drive, central air, new generator. A well built home. Cooperstown Schools. $198,500.

(7535) Everyone applauds this nicely-kept 5BR/3+BA Contempo on a pastoral site on 3.90 acres. Appealing Cape highlighting spacious living room, family room, wide plank and hardwood flooring. Formal dining room, Eat-in Kitchen w/oak cabinets, 1 Acre built-in bookcases and finished basement. Woodstove, active solar.

Energy efficient. Two-car garage, large view deck, back porch. (6989) Pierstown area just minutes from Cooperstown. Nice building lot good area. Possible owner finance. Good access Stocked pond, hot tub, 2 story barn. No comfort overlooked! on main road. Country views. Cooperstown Schools.

Cooperstown School. Hubbell’s Exclusive. $525,000 Hubbell’s Exclusive $49,000

Cooperstown Village ViCtorian

(7500) This restored home is located on a quiet family-friendly street walking distance to school and hospital. Pristine-clean residence features three bedrooms, nursery, 2 baths, upscale kitchen w/maple cabinets and corian tops, Pantry, office space, Woodstove, beautiful sun room, and separate large finished workshop/garage, a storybook garden shed, wide plank flooring, patio, and mature landscaping round out this desirable offering.

Anticipate the best! Hubbell’s Exclusive. $319,000

Investment Opportunity Priced to Sell!

Both apartments feature 2 bedrooms, eat in kitchens, living rooms and baths.

Sunny downstairs apartment has back yard door access to sun deck and large fenced in backyard. Ample parking & walking distance to downtown & Bassett Hospital, with a great rental history. Price Reduced $149,500.00.

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