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Cooperstown, New York, Thursday, May 30, 2013

Volume 205, No. 22

MEMORIAL WEEKEND REVENUES: $2,891

Paid Parking Arrives

By JIM KEVLIN

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n time for the Memorial Day Weekend, 13 forest-green Pay & Display parking machines were installed Wednesday, May 22, in the village’s downtown, a punctuation mark on years of debate and rancor.

While there was much muttering, it turned out to be something of a non-event, if a profitable one.

Village The Freeman’s Journal Trustee Cindy Brett Brennan, Falk, who foreground, will chairs the do law enforceStreets & ment, joining OfBuilding Com- ficer Scott Shelmittee, said, don, rear. With despite a “few them is Chief kinks,” the ma- Covert. chines generated $2,891 in revenues that Saturday and Sunday.

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Pitcher Nicole Cring demonstrates her winning style in the CCS Softball Team’s 3-0 win over Pulaski in the Class C Sectional Semi-Finals at home on Memorial Day. CCS hosts Herkimer at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 30; a win will send the girls to the state tourney for the first time in CCS history.

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he Cooperstown Bat Company has acquired “Where It All Began” from longtime downtown merchant Jim Florczak, effective May 10.

Tim and Connie Haney, Cooperstown Bat’s owners, said the acquisition give them entre into the Rawlings line. They intend to expand the establishment into a fullservice sporting goods store.

Concerned about the number of downtown stores that close in the winter, Tim Haney said, “We’ll be trying to move into a year-’round business.

OVER $100,000: The Otsego County Relay for Life fielded 44 teams and raised $100,000, according to the final tally for the May 17-18 event. and money is still coming in, according to organizer Carla Eckler.

LANDMARK SOLD: Lou Presutti Jr., proprietor of Cooperstown Dreams Park, has bought 10 Main St., at Otsego Lake’s entry to the Susquehanna River, from Frank Annese.

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After enlisting the help of volunteer Jim Wolff of Fly Creek, Barbara Nigrelli of West Oneonta points to the name of Navy SEAL Walter Pope on “The Wall That Heals.” She had become friendly with Pope’s widow, Emily, while living in San Diego.

‘Wall That Heals’ Awakens Bitter Memories

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ack Vineyard is one of the lucky ones. “I don’t know anyone on the wall,” he said.

Still, he was drawn to “The Wall That Heals,” a 250-foot-long replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, was on view over the Memorial Day Weekend at Doubleday Field. All 58,000 names of those

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ooperstown’s Evan King, son of Frank and Fran King, departs Sunday, June 2, on his 4,000-mile “4K for Cancer” annual fundraising bike ride from Baltimore to San Diego.

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Cherry Valley Actress Jill Flint May Be On Brink Of Stardom

Rains Cancelled Hall Classic, But Raised Canoe-Race Spirits

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killed in the Vietnam War, including 26 from Otsego County, are listed.

Vineyard served in 1964-70 on the USS Wainright.

“A few of the crewmen went on land, and I remember one of them was killed, but I don’t remember his name,” he said.

He was on volunteering in Saturday’s pouring rain to help people find names on the wall. “It’s heartwarming to help the veterans, help their families,” he said.

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ne sport’s washout is another sport’s salvation.

In the week before the race, the dry, cold spring had Jim Jordan worried for the conditions of the 51st annual General Clinton Regatta. “If the water Please See CANOES, A7

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Jim Jordan, in front, practices (with Mike Harrison, formerly of West Oneonta), for his 37th Clinton Regatta.

ill Flint did what many girls only dream of – just shy of her 18th birthday, she packed her bags, left Cherry Valley behind and headed for New York City, determined to make it as an actress.

That determination paid off, starting with a role as “Obnoxious Girl” in the 2004 indie comJill Flint edy “Garden State” and numerous TV roles – on “Royal Pains” and “The Good Wife” among Please See JILL, A6

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T For demonstrating leadership skills, CCS seniors Christopher Harloff and Kayla Haggerty were awarded the Cooperstown Chamber Scholarships at a reception on Thursday, May 23 at The Farmers’ Museum.

UNRERSERVED ANTIQUES AUCTION Howard Hand Part V and A Living Estate from Steuben County, NY with selected items from Private Sources.

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Over 300 lots to include Period Empire Furniture, Quality Art Glass, Lighting, Cut Glass, Ceramics, Paintings, Sterling Silver, Textiles, including a rare mid 18th century elephant size book “Tables of the Skeleton and Muscles of the Human Body”.

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he Cooperstown Rotary Club invites Rotarians and nonRotarians alike to submit nominations that exemplify “Service Above Self” for the 2013 Christopher J. Warrell Community Service Award.

Chris and Lois Warrell retired to Cooperstown in 1989 and became active in the community. Chris joined Rotary in 1990, was quickly elected to the Board of Directors and became president in 1996-97.

He served as president of the Friends of Bassett, and as interim director at Glimmerglass Opera, Clark Sports Center and NYSHA. A letter outlining the nominee’s service and qualifications can be mailed to Cooperstown Rotary Club, PO Box 993, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or sent electronically to kuchtill@gmail.com.

The deadline for nominations is June 1. The award will be presented at the club’s annual dinner on June 26.

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Smalley’s Sandwiches, Rich Busse’s latest downtown Cooperstown venture, opened Monday, May 27 in the former Essential Elements, featuring food and gifts. First-day staff included CCS alumna Cailin Huggins, left, who is entering her senior year at Nazareth College, and Jenni Gelatt, a student at Georgetown. Busse said he won’t be operating the All-American Cafe this year, but with Smalley’s is running six downtown enterprises.

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ischala Ammannagari, M.D., a medical resident in her second year of training at Bassett Medical Center,

was presented with the E. Donnall Thomas Outstanding Research Presentation Award for 2013 for her findings on obesity and colon cancer chemotherapy.

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sity on the Efficacy of Colon Cancer Treatment,” her research found a relationship between obeNischala sity and the Ammannagari response to chemotherapy. “Interestingly, it was found that obesity does affect the treatment response, as it seems to block the intended action of chemotherapy. I plan to study the cell signaling pathways that get activated in the setting of obesity, with an intention to look for new focused therapeutic agents in cancer patients with obesity and metabolic syndrome,” she said.

Her research project and poster were among 12 recently presented as part of the E. Donnall Thomas Research Day. In addition, Ammannagari’s prize-winning research was also presented at the New York Chapter American College of Physicians meeting earlier this year, where she won first prize for best resident research.

Ammannagari worked on the study project with Erin Gillaspie, M.D., Michael Greene, Ph.D., Christine Burrington and Melissa Horsman from the research lab at Bassett Medical Center; and Anush Patel, M.D., attending physician in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, who provided guidance and support. Ammannagari earned her medical degree from SVS Medical College, India, and plans to pursue a career in medical oncology.

MELLOR LAUDED: Lucille E. Mellor, Fly Creek, received the Dr. O. Kenneth Bates Prize for Mathematics at “Moving Up” ceremonies on April 27 at St. Lawrence College. The prize is given to a senior in mathematics, computer science or statistics who has a 3.5 grade point average and has completed an honors project.

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Cooperstown native and Naval Commander (ret.) Carl Gus, Sauquoit, recalled the military’s sacrifice in our nation’s wars. Seated from left are emcee Doug Walker, Mayor Jeff Katz, Chaplain Henry Green and county Veterans Affairs Director Jim Henson.

Retired accountant Bruno Talevi, left, and J. Mason Reynolds, retired president of Allied Signal Automotive, both Cooperstown residents, attended the commemoration.

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Against the backdrop of the Otsego County Courthouse, the CCS High School Band, in photo at left, performs the National Anthem.

Below, Alyssa Lichtman, 4, watches the festivities with mom Wendy Lichtman.

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Surrounded by his children and grandchildren, Ted Peters, who served in the Navy’s Submarine Service during World War II, reflects on the meaning of Memorial Day as Cooperstown’s commemorations were about to begin at 11 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the county’s Soldiers & Sailors Monument on upper Main Street.

Cooperstown’s Delilah Griger brought a surprise to the ceremonies – her pet goat, Charlotte, a big hit with the kids. Former Village Trustee Lynne Mebust, left, strokes the pet.

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elaware County had off-loaded its county nursing home a halfdecade previously, so when the Herkimer-based operator planned to close the successor Countryside Care Center last October, county officials were in the dark about the particulars.

Delhi Town Supervisor Peter Bracci, who chaired the supervisors’ Human Service Committee, referred questions to the state Department of Health’s Division of Residential Services, Office of Longterm Care, headed by Jackie Pappalardi.

Pappalardi – she was Bracci’s contact, so best knew what was going on – wouldn’t take the call, referring questions to DOH spokesman Jeff Hammond, who, when he did return the call, said he could be quoted only “on background” – nothing could be attributed to him.

Let’s recap. A state agency, supported by taxpayers’ dollars and responsible for ensuring a critical local service (residential care for the elderly) would not accept the responsibility of explaining to its public what was going on.

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That is, if you consider the press a surrogate for the public. But it’s a mistake to consider this a press issue.

Any citizen calling DOH would likely have gotten the same treatment.

When editorial pages start writing about The First Amendment – “There shall be no law …” – readers’ eyes glaze over, because it seems to self serving. So it’s worth noting that the first freedom protected in the First Amendment is religion (not the press), followed by speech (yours, not the press’s), assembly (yours) and “the right of people to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”

Similarly, the Obama Administration’s subpoenaing of Associated Press and Fox News telephone records has been cast as having a “chill-

ing effect” on investigative reporting. Actually, it has a “chilling effect” on Americans – prospective “whistle blowers,” if you will – who, seeing something in government they consider wrong or illegal, will simply keep their mouths shut.

And it’s part of a growing – let’s not call it conspiracy – way of thinking that serves politicians and bureaucrats, but not the larger idea that the free flow of information results in a more information electorate that can make better choices about their democracy.

• Until the early 1990s, a reporter could pick up the phone and connect directly with the Ag & Markets expert on Alar in apples or DEC’s gas-drilling (vertical, then) specialist. It makes newshounds nostalgic to watch “All the President’s Men” and see Bob Woodward/Robert Redford and Carl Bernstein/Dustin Hoffman pick up the phone, call the White House library directly and actually extract useful information out of the clerk who happened to answer the phone.

Today, with barricade upon barricade in place to the free exchange of in-

formation and ideas, that would never happen. And it happened almost overnight in the early 1990s that press queries were suddenly diverted to a recent college grad, who would log the call and set up an interview with the expert.

As this evolved, the recent college grad was soon listening on the line to the interview and, early in this century, would decline to set up the interview at all, relaying questions and calling back with the answers, making follow-up questions difficult, particularly in a time-sensitive business.

Pappalardi and Hammond weren’t doing anything out of the ordinary. Every major institution and politician, even here in Otsego County, have made limiting information and, thus, free debate, integral to their modus operandi. Don’t take our word for it; ask them yourself.

Since 9/11, of course, national security concerns have made “abridging the freedom of speech,” even criminalizing it, seem legitimate and – even the Obama Administration’s prosecuting a record six “whistleblowers” and, soon, tapping reporters’ phones (and citizens’) routine.

• While the media wail about these strictures – not often enough, we say – what’s really being abridged is your freedom of speech.

You may remember that recent case of Michael Fayette, the state DOT’s resident engineer in Essex County, who in August 2012 responded to a reporter’s question for a story about the one-year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene. It was a positive story, and Fayette only agreed to be interviewed after the DOT’s PR department in Albany was non-responsive.

DOT tried to fire him, according to an article by Lohr McKinstry, reporter for the Plattsburgh daily. Fayette hired a lawyer and was able to shift the firing to a forced retirement, effective in February. At a county board Public Works Committee meeting in November, however, he engaged in the discussion regarding 24hour dispatch during snow storms, a reporter quoted him in a story, and he was suspended immediately for insubordination.

“Chilling effect” indeed.

Not on McKinstry. But on Fayette and every other state employee whose First

Amendment right is being infringed.

If this is “The Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave,” people shouldn’t be punished for what they say.

And yet, it’s routine.

• Here’s a radical idea: Americans should be free to say what they think.

Sure, there are narrow exceptions, like the famous shouting “fire” in a crowded theater. (Most of the “national security” arguments stem from embarrassment to public officials, not to protecting true secrets at all.) But the institutionalized curtailment of Americans First Amendment Right should be declared what it is: Unconstitutional.

Who can do something about this? Well, the state’s powerful unions – AFSCME, the CSEA and all the others – for one. The teaching unions – the AFT, the NEA and the UUP. It’s sad it has to come to this, but free-speech protections should be part of every contract. If legal action is necessary to ensure a basic American tenet, the public unions – it takes bigness to counterbalance bigness – should consider that step as well.

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s I enter the autumn of my life and you the springtime of yours, I want to leave you with seven skills in self-awareness that I have learned and that I hope will serve you well no matter what profession you choose, or where your life and destiny take you as a future leader of humanity.

Skill # 1: Become the best listener you can be. Learn to listen with the instruments of the body, the feelings of the heart, the logic of the mind and the stillness of your soul. As you listen deeply, reflect on the following questions: What am I observing?

What am I feeling? What is the need of the moment? What is the best way to fulfill this need?

Skill # 2: Bond emotionally with friends, family, professional colleagues and those you interact with daily. Understand that each of us is part of a web of relationships that is nurtured through love, kindness, compassion, empathy and joy. Emotional bonds create effective teamwork where nothing is impossible because you have a shared vision for service, contribution and success and because you complement each other’s talents and strengths.

love in action. Remember that love without action is meaningless and action without love is irrelevant.

Skill # 5: Assume responsibility for your own well being in all its various facets. Your well being encompasses every aspect of your life - your career, your social interactions, your personal relationships, your community and your financial success. Take time to rest and play, to be with your family and friends, to exercise and nourish your body with healthy food.

Skill # 6: Empower yourself with true self-esteem. Learn to be independent of the good and bad opinion of others. Recognize the power of presence. Do not allow yourself to be distracted. Know your life purpose and the contribution you want to make.

Skill # 7: Know your true self. Your true self is not your self-image that is dependent on the labels you and others have given yourself. Your true self is the innermost core of your being that is beyond all labels, definitions and limitations. All the wisdom traditions tell us that the human spirit is a field of infinite possibilities, a field of infinite creativity, love, compassion, joy and profound equanimity. Know you can only give to the world that which you possess in that innermost core of your being. Remember that you will create peace only when you are peaceful and create a loving world only when you have learned to love.

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n Monday, May 6, the New York Times, the Washington Post, and several news services within the United Methodist Church reported that Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Ogletree, former dean of Yale Divinity School and Drew School of Theology, professor of Christian ethics and distinguished United Methodist theologian, could be brought up on charges by the United Methodist Church for officiating at his son and partner’s wedding held in New York State.

The United Methodist

Church continues to struggle over the issues of marriage rights and civil rights in regard to same-sex Reverend couples, Ogletree and Dr. Ogletree joins the long line of United Methodist clergy who have officiated at wedding ceremonies for couples of the same biological sex despite current United Methodist

polity. Reverend Ogletree stands accused by Reverend Randall C. Paige of Christ Church in Port Jefferson Station, according to the New York Times report.

As the news spread, many of my clergy and laity friends who are striving for equal rights expressed shock, sorrow and outrage.

Words of support, encouragement and prayer flowed across the Internet to one another and to Reverend Ogletree and his family.

However, once we read the statement issued by Reverend Ogletree, hope sprang

forth within us. Reverend Ogletree has a lifetime of biblical study, a distinguished career in Christian ethics, and the expertise of teaching seminarians and preparing them for the ministry. He is an eloquent voice for Jesus Christ in the United Methodist denomination and the Christian community across our country and around the globe.

His statement is beautiful and powerful, compelling and grounded. We could not hope for a better spokesperson for civil Please See SIVERS, A5

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

200 YEARS AGO

Among the ten provisions of a village ordinance adopted on May 21, 1813 is the following: Be it ordained by the Trustees of the Village of Cooperstown, that one-fifth part of the street on each side thereof be appropriated for sidewalks, and that no person shall lay or deposit, or leave any wood, timber, wagon, cart, sleigh, wheel-barrow, or other obstruction whatever, in or upon the said sidewalks, under the penalty of fifty cents for every offence, and the further sum of fifty cents for every twenty-four hours the said obstruction shall be thereafter suffered to remain on the same.

May 29, 1813

the late Rev. Ralph Birdsall, rector of Christ Church in this village. The data was painstakingly acquired and faithfully recorded. The part of the book which has to do with base ball has been checked and re-checked by many – the foremost of whom is Commissioner Landis. (Ed. Note: In spite of all the fact checking, accounts of the invention of base ball in 1839, in Cooperstown by Abner Doubleday, the Civil War hero, have proven to be mistaken) June 1, 1938

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50 YEARS AGO

At the May 21 meeting of the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce, held at the home of Louis B. Hager, Chamber President, a unanimous vote was cast by the Board of Directors to proceed with Phase Two of a canoe race from Cooperstown to Bainbridge down the Susquehanna River.

Three “test” boats will attempt the course on Sunday, June 2, to determine obstacles and approximate time required to make the trip. A detailed description of the event will be mimeographed and distributed to interested parties. Duane Jones and Bob Bailey will be manning Cooperstown’s test boat entry.

May 29, 1963

175 YEARS AGO

From the Albany Argus (as reprinted in The Freeman’s Journal) we give detailed accounts of the scenes of violence at Philadelphia, consequent on the opening of a public hall designed for abolition discussions, and the assembling of a “motley group” on that occasion. Some of the preliminary proceedings of the “convention” are given in the Philadelphia papers. One resolution of the convention is, that “Abolitionists will use their influence in having their colored friends seated promiscuously in our congregations – and that when churches are disgraced with side seats and corners, abolitionists will, as much as possible, take seats with them.” A second resolution “deems it a solemn duty of every woman to pray to be delivered from such an unholy feeling (prejudice against color) and to act out the principles of Christian equality by associating with them (the blacks) as though the color of the skin was of no more consequence than that of the hair or eyes.

May 28, 1838

150 YEARS AGO

On the meaning of Liberty – The great truth is that men mistake the meaning of the word liberty. It is a fine sounding word which too many have never paused to interpret.

Rightly understood it signifies the highest state to which human existence can aspire; wrongly interpreted, it implies the reign of anarchy, violence, license and shame. The grand truth that, in the present state of human nature, government is necessary to liberty is so paradoxical that men refuse to believe it. In plain terms, men cannot have liberty unless they are under restraint; and tho’ the assertion seems self-contradictory, it is nevertheless true, beyond cavil. Our readers remember Mr. Webster’s definition of liberty – It included two parts: first, restraint on individuals by government, so that they cannot lay hands on the citizen; second, COB 73007 Loans Ad — Size 5.25”w x 10”h, BW restraint on Personal the government, soP3: that it cannot wrongly lay

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June 1, 1888 hands on him. In the absence of either of these restraints, Gallery 53 is moving to 118 Main Street and plans to liberty is imperfect, and in the permanent absence of either, open a new show to the public by June 4. “We’re really exliberty is destroyed.

May 29, 1863 cited about the Main Street location,” said Sydney Waller, gallery director. “The artists we exhibit will have more visibility, and we hope it will be seen as a nice addition for Main Street, too. Gallery 53 was founded in 1981 by Mrs. A.B. Forbes celebrated her eightieth birthday Sydney Waller and Ann Gourlay and has been housed at 53 Monday and a number of her friends took tea with her in Pioneer Street in space provided by the Cooper family. The the afternoon and offered their sincere congratulations for organization presents 10 shows annually. “many happy returns of the day.” A large birthday cake June 1, 1988 bearing the figures “80” upon it was enjoyed by all guests, among whom were: Mrs. M. Campbell Smith, Mrs. Theodore C. Turner, Mrs. J.A.M. Johnston, Mrs. Charles Burch, Reid Snyder and Finn Dusenbery went undefeated in Mrs. Dugan, Mrs. Kent Jarvis, Mrs. G.P. Keese, The Misses three rounds of Section III first-doubles tennis play at the Keese, Miss Cory, Mrs. Wm. Festus Morgan, Mrs. Ralph East Side Racquet Club in Manlius to become the first varBirdsall, Dr. M. I. Bassett, and Miss Florence Sill.

May 28, 1913 sity tennis players in school history to qualify for the New York State Championship Tournament at Flushing Meadows in Queens. Dusenbery and Snyder finished the regular season undefeated as a first-doubles team with a 24-0 The True Story of The Origin of Base Ball,” has been published by Ralph Reid Birdsall and was placed on sale in record. “This is really exciting. Flushing Meadows is a big stage for us to be playing on. I can’t wait to get there. Playthe bookstores last week. In a prefatory note Mr. Birdsall ing in the state tournament has been a goal of ours since the explains that the data contained in the booklet was conbeginning of the season,” Snyder said. David Bertram is the tained for the most part in “The Story of Cooperstown,” CCS Tennis coach. which was published in 1917, the author being his father, May 30, 2003

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SIVERS/From A1 rights and marriage equality. His article is entitled “Reason and Experience: United Methodist Resources for Correcting Our Course” and can be found at www. rmnblog.org.

First United Methodist Church of Oneonta embraced the inclusive love of Jesus Christ and opened our hearts and doors to ALL of God’s children, regardless of any labels the world seeks to use, 24 years ago this month. We continue to do so today.

Our prayers and support

surround Reverend Ogletree, his family, the Reconciling Ministries Network – a nationwide community of United Methodists seeking inclusivity and openness, justice and human rights – and all those impacted by these potential charges.

And our prayers and support surround the entire lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgendered, queer, and questioning community as they strive for equality in our denomination, as well as all of God’s children who struggle for justice – food and clean water, access

to medical care, adequate shelter and clothing, freedom from abuse and misuse, to name a few – across this world.

Our prayers also surround Reverend Paige, who brought forth this complaint, those who are angered by our position, and those who lash out against us.

We strive for all of God’s children and all of God’s creation to be reconciled to one another and to God. Reverend Sivers is pastor of the First United Methodist Church, Oneonta.

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Vietnam Memorial Replica Evokes Memories In Local Veterans WALL/From A1 Tim Olsen, who served as a mess hall driver in 196869, came out to find Francis Tine’s name. “We went to school together,” he said. “I was on leave when I heard he died.”

But the computer had no listing for Tine. “He must have gotten wounded, maybe he died on the way back,” said Olsen.

The Oneonta American Legion Riders escorted the wall from Richfield Springs to Cooperstown. A “mobile museum,” which displayed photos, letters and memorabilia left at the wall in D.C., was also a part of the monument.

Some visitors, like Tim O’Donnell, Oneonta, remembered not only the name, but the moment a friend was lost. “I looked for Sergeant Michael Mullin,” he said. “I was standing right next to him when he was killed by friendly fire.”

“Some guys will go up at midnight,” said Wayne Gregory, the manager of the Oneonta Vets Club. “They

want to be alone. They don’t want to share that with anyone.”

And some still came out to trace the names of friends. “Dewy Newton of Flagstaff, Arizona, was so gung-ho ready to go,” said Sandy Winner, Oneonta.

“He never came back.”

Gordon and Karen Saggese, Oneonta, came out to pay their respects to two friends. “George Reynolds Jr. use to come to my house, play with my brother,” said Gordon, pointing to his name on the wall. “My dad used to complain that every time he’d come over, he’d break something.”

“Jimmy Wheeler went to my church,” said Karen.

“His dad was a high school teacher.”

But all who went by were moved by the memorial.

“I think it’s a fitting tribute,” said Gregory. “Each of those 58,000 names are people who were taken from their family to serve their country. Twenty-six of them are from Otsego County.

They’ve all given the ultimate sacrifice.”

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Volunteers Jack Vineyard, Cooperstown, left, and Alan Morley, a Victor resident who has a summer home on Otsego Lake, await visitors to “The Wall That Heals,” a travelling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial that was in the Doubleday Field lot over Memorial Day Weekend. Both men are Vietnam veterans.

After Appearing In ‘Royal Pains,’ ‘Good Wife,’ Jill Flint May Win Stardom In New TV Series JILL/From A1 them – in between.

Now, she’s about to begin filming her first leading role, as Dr. Jordan Santos, a starring role on NBC’s “The Night Shift,” which begins airing this fall.

“She’s done a little bit of everything,” said her mother, Sharon. “And we support everything she does.”

“The Night Shift” follows the doctors at San Antonio Memorial as they struggle to save lives and run a busy hospital. Flint’s Dr. Santos plays ex-girlfriend of main character TC Callahan (Eoin Macken), who, now, as the second-in-command to new boss Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodriguez), is charged with keeping her ex, an adrenaline-junkie doctor, in line.

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He’s Done 37 Of 51 Clinton Regatta

CANOES/From A1 is low, your equipment can get ruined. You can break an oar, tear a hole in the bottom of your boat. You can get out and run along the shore, but that slows you down.�

Though the rainy weekend put a damper on the

Hall of Fame’s Cooperstown Classic & Parade – some 3,000 fans packed the Hall to meet four Hall of Famers, something of a consolation – the week’s wet weather made for “perfect� paddling conditions in the 70-mile canoe race from Cooperstown down the Susquehanna to

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Andy Triebold and Steve Lajoie won the C-Pro race for the sixth year running with a time of 6:36:55, while locally, Lee and Nicholas Catella placed eighth in the Mixed CC Endurance class with a time of 7:47:09 and Allen Nichols, Laurens, and Larry Harrison, Oneonta, placed 16 in the Pro Men’s Over 50 with a time of 7:04:24.

Jordan and his partner, Mike Harrison, placed third in the Men’s Over 50 CC Endurance, his 37th since 1975, with a time of 7 hours, 26 minutes. “It was a wonderful day,� he said. “Getting off the lake was a bit of a challenge, but we pulled through the pack and we’re really happy with our finish.�

Growing up along the banks of the Susquehanna, Jordan was drawn to the sport early. “We grew up playing in the river,� he said. “The Susquehanna has always been there for us. It’s something I’ve always had a passion for.�

At Unatego High School – he is a 1972 graduate – he started competing in canoe regattas, including some that ran portions of the race. “There are races all summer long,� he said. “And in 1975, we decided we were ready to do the whole 670 miles.�

He teamed up with Otego’s Jeff Shultis (who

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A line of contestants in the 51st annual General Clinton Regatta enters the Susquehanna at Council Rock on Memorial Day morning on a 70-minute paddle toward Bainbridge.

also canoed in the weekend event – and the team took second place. “I’ve been doing it for so long that it’s hard to keep track of all of them,� he said.

Last year, took fifth place. “It doesn’t matter if I come in first or 10th,� he said. “Just so long as I had a good time.�

Harrison, his rowing partner of the last five years, flew in from Washington State a week early to begin the local leg of their training. A West Oneonta native, Harrison’s father, John, paddled in the first General Clinton Canoe Regatta in 1963, and although the two were former competitors, they’re now paddling partners. “We enjoy each other’s company,� said Jordan.

Jordan puts in 100 hours a season. “Every February, we get in the water,� he said. This week, the two will train on portions of the course so that Harrison can get a feel for the river after

Evelyn Collier of Hartwick braved the icy waters of the Susquehanna at Council Rock to snap a photo of son John, who competed in the 51st Clinton Regatta.

a year away from it. A typical practice might involve paddling from Cooperstown to Portlandville, or the leg from Milford to Oneonta. “I’ve done the course a few times this year,� said Jordan. “It’s never the same, but we know that.�

And although the day was “perfect� for paddling, Jordan is no stranger to

tough regatta circumstances. “We’ve put holes in our boat, dragged it out on the shore, patched it up with duct tape and gotten right back in,� he said. “Accidents happen,� he continued. “We’ve gotten lost in the fog; we’ve tipped the boat over in the lake and had to swim to shore. It’s all part of the race.�

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PARKING/From A1 card function wasn’t operating; in a third, the clock was off, said Falk. But a representative from the vendor, ATI (Access Technology Integration, Troy) was on the scene to iron out the wrinkles.

Doing the arithmetic, the maximum the village could have realized over two days was $6,000. ATI suggested 60 percent of that – $3,600 – as an earmarket. “It was not as high as we would hope, but it was the first few days,� said Falk.

The P&D machines were one piece of a three-pronged program, the others being: • Permit parking – To avoid the inconvenience of paid parking, residents (and others) can buy a $25 permit, and as of Tuesday morning, May 28, about 300 had been sold, according to Village Clerk Teri Barown.

Fifty were sold Friday the 24th alone, she said. • Computerized ticketing – Because training in new hand-held Complus devices is still underway – plus, said Police Chief Mike Covert, “we wanted people to get used to the machinesâ€? – the chief directed his officers not to write tickets for the first few days of the P&D machines.

The 13 P&D machines were installed in a one-day sweep, and Mayor Jeff Katz said while “no one has talked to me directly, I’ve heard some local kickback on facebook: Oh, they’re

here, they’re unwelcoming ... The machines themselves, seeing them in place: They don’t really stick out.�

Katz said Village Hall hopes to sell 500-1,000 permits, and may reach that level, particularly as the P&D system becomes active, but perhaps it will take some time to reach that level. “Local people do seem to know the nooks and crannies where they can park,� he said.

Given that $25 buys the equivalent of 12.5 hours of paid parking, plus all-day parking in the Chestnut Street lot, the decision people have to make is one of cost and convenience, he continued. “You can buy a permit,� he said, outlining the choices. “You can not buy a permit and pay the machine.

You can go downtown before 9 or after 6. Or you can not go to the village. The amount of people who don’t

come to the village I think would be small.�

Meanwhile, Covert is preparing his department for the new ticketing system, hiring Brett Brennan, a Marine Corps reservist from Roseboom, to join Officer Scott Sheldon in parking enforcement.

The chief demonstrated the hand-held device, which allows an officer to scan the bar code on a car’s wind-

shield, punch in the violation and the location, and print out a non-tear ticket.

The officer can also snap three photos per violation – if, for instance, a car is parked outside the designated lines.

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