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Auditions to be held for Halloween show Bigger Boat Productions and Stuff of Dreams Productions will hold auditions for actors for the production of Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House” in October. Open auditions will be held for women from age 25 to 55. Auditions will take place at 2 p.m., Sunday June 13, and 7 p.m., Monday June 14, in the production center of Foothills Performing Arts and Civic Center. INSIDE ►Playoff GAMES: Cooperstown wins its softball opener, but Oneonta is eliminated in the first round. Page A7. ►OutlAW OPENER: Oneonta wins at home in extra innings for first victory of the season. Page A7. ►Kuhn OBITUARY: Cooperstown resident’s full obituary is in this week’s papers. Page A6. ►SCOUT PROJECT: Milford junior works on his Eagle badge with a community project. Page A2. Follow Breaking News On

AllOTSEGO.com ►ONEONTA ARREST: A gasstation argument leads to a man discharging a gun illegally in the city. ►MERGER FORUM: The potential merger of Schenevus and Worcester central schools will be discussed Monday, June 14. ►FAIR GAME: Otsego County Fair confirms it is on for 2021. ►TITLE GAMES: Follow us online for the latest scores from this weekend’s high school section championship baseball and softball games. ►RICHFIELD PARK: Otsego County approved loan to ramp up industrial park in Richfield.

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By KEVIN LIMITI Fly Creek Historical Affordable and available housgroup to restart ing remains an issue in Otsego meetings The Fly Creek Area Historical Society will have its first meeting in nearly 18 months, at 7 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, at 210 Cemetery Road in the hamlet of Fly Creek. Refreshments will be served. Masks are optional. The doors will be open for circulation and social distancing will be acknowledged.

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County in general, but particular issues have come up recently in both Cooperstown and Oneonta. However, both areas are doing their part to amend this issue. Although there has been some backlash, elected officials acknowledge the necessity of creating affordable housing in the area.

A planned development at 10 Chestnut St. in Cooperstown is being considered by the village’s boards. Francesca Zambello, who partnered with Josh Edmonds of Simple Integrity on the Chestnut Street project, described herself as a “concerned citizen” who was worried about the “really dire housing situation.” Zambello and Edmonds own three connecting lots and have formed their own company, not associated with Glimmerglass or Simple Integrity, to

build on the site. Zambello described the planned development as “elegant and stylish that will not only provide housing but also help the economy.” “Certainly there are negative voices,” Zambello said. “There always are about change.” Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh said one of the problems with housing in Cooperstown was that a lot of rentals were short term rentals which “put pressure on affordable

year round housing. “People can make much more money on short terms rentals then they can with long term affordable housing,” Tillapaugh said. Tillapaugh said the short-term rentals revolve around tourism and the baseball season, but the biggest employer in the area, Bassett Healthcare, had employees who, according to a survey she referenced, wanted to rent in the Cooperstown area but See HOUSING, Page A2

Cooperstown mourns community servant, Kuhn By PATRICK DEWEY The Cooperstown community found itself forced to consider life without Santa Claus when Paul Kuhn died Wednesday, June 2, at the age of 83. Kuhn was perhaps best known as Cooperstown’s Santa Claus, a post that he held with joy and authenticity for 20 years. According to Molly Myers, a Main Street Christmas helper from a young age, Kuhn’s listening skills and genuine care for people were a big part of what made him the perfect Father Christmas. A few years younger than Myers, Bella Anania said she remembers eagerly waiting in line with her three siblings to see Kuhn in character. She said that he could relate to any child. “He embodied the spirit of Christmas,” Anania said. Cooperstown Mayor Ellen Tillapaugh said as children aged and Christmas started to take on new meaning, Kuhn allowed them to reflect on the holiday season and Santa as symbols of giving. Kuhn also served as an advocate for Cooperstown’s youngest genera-

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Paul Kuhn embodied the character of Santa Claus for a generation of families in Cooperstown. His death led to an impromptu shrine in Pioneer Park, where he set up Santa’s workshop for decades.

tions through work with the Rotary Youth Exchange and The Farmers’ Museum. At the museum, he was a leader for young interpreters playing roles of historical figures. Kuhn himself also played the part of historical figures. “He knew history and had a won-

derful way of presenting it,” Tillapaugh said. For the Rotary Youth Exchange, Kuhn helped to pair incoming foreign-exchange students with host families in the area. He also mentored every student throughout their time in the new country and

community. As part of the program, students typically lived with up to three different families throughout their experience. “There are always a lot of cultural dynamics and family dynamics for students to get used to, and as an See KUHN, Page A3

AllOtsego people: Father-son climbing duo to take on Denali By GREG KLEIN Father and son climbing team of Tim and Henry Horvath are on the go again, trying to conquer Denali Mountain in Alaska during June. The father-son team left for Alaska on Monday, June 7. “It was kind of my idea,” said Henry, 16, who just completed his sophomore year at Middlesex School in Concord, Massachusetts. “Kind of? I’ve done this before. I didn’t need to do it again,” Tim said, laughing. “OK, it was my idea,” Henry said. They were scheduled to fly to Anchorage, then travel to Talkeentna, about 80 miles away, where they can shuttle to the glacial trek of the highest mountain in the United States, at about 20,000 feet. With about 40 pounds of gear, including two weeks of food, the Horvaths will attempt to summit Denali. The duo is fresh from another mountain

hike, finishing the Adirondack winter trail in March, going from Northville to Lake Placid in seven days and nine hours. The time was a Fastest Known Time for a duo unsupported on the winter trail. “That is actually one of the reasons we did the Northpoint to Lake Placid trail,” Henry said. “We thought it would be a good trip to see if maybe I could do Denali as well.” A Cherry Valley native and the owner of Redpoint Design/Builders, Tim said he grew up loving the outdoors. A biking habit turned into a hiking habit, with an eye on reaching summits and seeing vistas that most people don’t get to see, he said. Horvath said he has done 14 expeditions on the world’s tallest peaks, including Denali in 1995 and 1999 and the Himalayas in Nepal. Greg Klein/The Freeman’s Journal See PEOPLE, Page A2 Tim Horvath and his son, Henry, left Monday, June 7,

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People/Continued from A1 In 1995, Horvath said the weather wasn’t right for a summit to Denali and he and everyone else that year got turned back by a storm. He had better luck in 1999. Neither Horvath seemed sure they could summit Denali this month, but both said they feel like they have the skills if the conditions are right. “Every year about 1,000 people attempt Denali and about 50% will summit,” Tim said. Outdoor skills, winter survival skills and hiking and climbing ability will help their mission, they said. They will carry packs, pull sleds with half of their gear at a time, and leapfrog back and forth, making each part of the ascent twice as they acclimate to the elevation, they said. And if that wasn’t challenging enough, they will do it in 24-hour sunlight, a feature of Alaska’s northern location. “To sleep, you have to wear shades,” Tim said. The Horvaths have a flight home booked for July 1, but they said they could return home sooner if they have great success or failure. Success takes them to the top, but failure could be something much worse. “It can’t be understated, you are crossing glaciers,” Tim said. “There are crevices, and you are

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Martin Thorsland paints the Deane Winsor Field sign in Milford’s Wilber Park Thursday, May 27, as part of his Eagle Scout project. Thorsland, a member of the Milford BSA Troop #31, will also be adding a small garden around the sign, and then installing a new gate to the Winsor Field batting cage to complete his project.

Lack of housing concerns officials Housing/Continued from A1 couldn’t, because there was none available or because they weren’t affordable. “We really need workforce housing and affordable workforce housing,” Tillapaugh said. She said that that housing “was considered a priority for the village” as a part of the village’s 2016 comprehensive plan. Oneonta, elected officials were echoing the same concerns as their counterparts in Cooperstown. There were two big housing news pieces in Oneonta: a planned development for artists’ lofts on Dietz Street

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and the announcement of a pending purchase of the Ford Building on Main Street by Springbrook in order to create affordable housing for working professionals not related to student housing. Oneonta recently created a Housing Commission to work on the problem, which was also referenced its comprehensive plan. In Cooperstown, the Chestnut project is going before the village’s various boards, with a public hearing for a special-use permit scheduled for Monday, June 28, at a venue big enough to hold the expected large crowd.

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Student News

Pride on parade

Margie Knight of Cooperstown graduated from Colorado College with a degree in mathematics. Knight is a member of the Class of 2021, which was celebrated at an outdoor ceremony on Sunday, May 23, in downtown Colorado Springs. Samantha Jasso of Richfield Springs was named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Washburn University. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must complete 12 graded credit hours and earn a semester grade point average of 3.4 to 3.99. Several local students were among the nearly 1,600 students named to the Spring 2021 President’s List at Hudson Valley Community College. Local students who have been recognized include: Mary Price of Oneonta, who is studying in the dental assisting academic program. Brandon Sacco of Otego, who is studying in the electrical construction and maintenance academic program.

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The Otsego Pride Alliance organized a car parade Saturday, June 5, to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June. Dozens of cars took part in the parade down Main Street in Oneonta and many people followed the route to a post-parade celebration in Neahwa Park. For more information on Pride Month activities, go to www.otsegopridealliance.org.

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Shelbi Emerson of Oneonta was named to the Spring 2021 Dean’s List at Hudson Valley Community College. Emerson is studying in the individual studies program. Delaney Kate Holohan of Cooperstown, a junior majoring in engineering and management, was named to the Dean’s List for the spring 2021 semester at

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Kuhn was also dedicated Rotarian KUHN/Continued from A1 advocate, Paul was very sensitive to that,” Tillapaugh said. Former Cooperstown Mayor Jeff Katz also served alongside Kuhn on Rotary. He said Kuhn took charge of the program. “It is a team effort, but any team needs a good leader and that was Paul,” Katz said. “Whether it was as host families or counselors, or anything in between, Paul motivated everyone to participate. “Paul fought hard whenever he felt Rotary was not functioning in the student’s best interest,” Katz said. In addition, Kuhn and his wife Mary Margaret hosted several exchange students. Yet another way in which Kuhn served his community was as a member of the Village Board of Trustees. Katz said he will always remember that Kuhn was meticulous and thorough, consistently reading up on local issues. “Whether it was as a trustee or in his many other roles, you knew Paul always had the best interest of the community in his mind and heart,” Katz said. Anania now teaches kindergarten at Cooperstown Elementary School and she said Kuhn is one of her role models. “He was so attentive, caring and nurturing and now as a professional, I strive to bring those traits to the classroom,” Anania said.

Perspectives

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Pandemic recovery period makes for some awkward encounters In May, I watched baseball and softball games across the county. I saw a cross section of residents, from at least four local communities, most of whom I had not seen for at least 18 months, because of the coronavirus pandemic. Some people I had not seen for much longer, because I had been away from sports. This is probably the least controversial statement I will ever make on the editorial page, and I will let my Southern voice make for effect: it is good to see all y’all. One of the things the coronavirus pandemic has taken away from us is community. I can understand why it was hard on parishioners when churches were on remote services, because community is a big part of religious groups’ virtues. The same could be said for

sports and arts from in the commuthe editor nity. I know for us there are plenty of people we mostly see during soccer seasons and have now seen little of for two springs GREG KLEIN and a fall. Occasionally we bump into people at the store, or I see a solo family member at a newspaper-related event, but it hasn’t been the same. Last month, about a week into the various seasons, I noted I had stood and watched games with a school board president, a county judge and a former county board member and talked little about

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anything but baseball and softball. It is fun to see people again. I feel the same way about the arts. A week ago, we had a reading for a television pilot we hope to film here in the fall or winter. There were eight of us, all vaccinated, sitting around the tables in the Cooperstown Villlage Board of Trustees’ room maskless. It was nice. It was almost like getting back to “normal.” We were laughing and joking as if this had all been a bad dream. I wish it had been a bad dream. However, there is no way to get back to normal for the millions worldwide who have died, or the half million or so Americans who have died. And there is no way to make up for what our kids lost the past two years. Since mine is a sophomore, he didn’t lose as much as the class

of 2020, who lost most everything about their senior year, or the class of 2021, who has had to endure two years of stunted school activities at the end of their time in high school. Of course, all the kids are affected. I know I have mentioned several times the pandemic learning model did not work for my son, and I still have some lingering bad feelings about the way it went down. I don’t know if we can ever make up for the kids who did not get the attention they needed. And the likely result will be we blame the kids for falling behind rather than the adults who messed this up. I will say we have had some great help from many teachers and administrators within the school system, because I do not want to single out Cooperstown as a bad system. The

problems here were likely no different than other school issues around the county through the pandemic. The pandemic has also revealed a lot of fault lines in our society: between those who believe experts and those who like propaganda; between those who care about others and those who don’t; between those who could work at home and those who had to risk their health to be “front-line workers;” between those who can’t understand why workers don’t want to go back to dead-end minimum wage jobs and those who know too well, especially now. If history is any indication, we will deal with few of these issues, and we will just move on to the next news cycle of stupid. You know, like Fox News did 18 months ago. See KLEIN, Page A5

The Old Badger: Salvaging the Mohican

Editor’s note: This column was first published in The Freeman’s Journal on April 7, 1976. The Steamboat Mohican went down more than 40 years ago, but bits and To ALL Cooperstown Villages Residents regarding the pieces of information about the boat 10 Chestnut Street project: and its times keep surfacing. Some are Zoning laws are to protect one’s investment and quality pertinent, some impertinent. of life in a community. When zoning laws are allowed to be The rudder of the Mohican was exceeded with “special permits,” it weakens the law. turned into a coffee table; the propeller The 10 Chestnut Street project is zoned residential and shaft is still part of a lawn roller; and historical. the wheel now decorates “someone’s” Does this project qualify for the quaint small town wall. The lake north of Three Mile was atmosphere that residents and visitors from around the dragged sometime in the late 30s or world expect? The project exceeds the zoning laws in early 40s, and most of the remains of several categories. the Mohican were removed from the It is a nice façade to a behemoth building in that space? bottom. But two other steamers, the Consider: 13 apartments with 21 rooms on 0.33 acre and Natty Bumppo and the Deerslayer, are 0.14 acre, 21 parking spaces, with no visitor parking and no supposedly still out there somewhere. place for children to play. The Otsego Lake Transportation Have those that have written or are voicing their support Company leased its lakefront property of the project considered the quality of life and investments to the village in September 1934, reof others? serving the pavilion which was already This is a slippery slope. Where will the next project be? under lease to Bill Smalley. In what neighborhood? That same summer also saw, “Mrs. Let us make it clear. We are not opposed to development George Hyde Clarke of Hyde Hall of this property within the zoning laws which were rewritten treated for a wound inflicted by a stray just two years ago! 22-calibre bullet, which pierced her We would enthusiastically welcome this! leg as she was sitting with her husband We are for zoning laws that protect our quality of life and on the grounds of the Wilcox estate in investment AND YOURS! Pierstown.” Jack and Gayle Smith John Logan, inexperienced woodCooperstown chuck hunter, was thought to be the cause. Over in Oneonta, the “Wild Man of Borneo,” from a travelling circus, was arrested on an S.P.C.A. On June 26, 2019, Hometown Oneonta published an complaint for eating live chickens. opinion letter that I wrote with the intention of honoring and defending a local sect most people know as “The Twelve Tribes.” I want to apologize to everyone who read that letter, especially in Oneonta, for misrepresenting those people. Since I used to visit them on and off for many years, I know from firsthand experience that they claim a monopoly on “the See LETTERS, Page A5 Sometimes my father would sit in LETTERS TO THE EDITOR POLICY his chair, lost in thought, for hours. The Freeman’s Journal welcomes letters to the editor that I’d often wonder reflect the writer’s thoughts on an article or other item appearing in the paper. They must include the writer’s name, what he was thinkaddress, email and telephone/mobile number; the opinions ing about. Maybe expressed must be the writer’s own. Hostile, offensive, factually incorrect or excessively inflammatory content will not it was about my be published. The length must be no more than 250 words. The mother who had editors reserve the right to accept, reject or edit letters for clarity a nervous breakand space. Please send letters to: info@allotsego.com. down several years TERRY UNDE before and was still FO D R BERKSON in the hospital.

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The first sailboat to capsize that season belonged to Spotswood Bowers Jr. It was tied to the dock at the time. Dr. Davis Kydd joined the hospital staff. The Blue Anchor Inn, the last house on the right before the golf course, on the way out of town, was featuring a “special quick luncheon for golfers” on its terrace overlooking the golf grounds. (The sign straps still hang from the house). The winner of the Merchant’s Popularity Election, Miss Hilda Ballard from M.I.B., won a week’s cruise on the Great Lakes. Miss Mary Shaw of Clark’s Confectionary and Music store won three days at Atlantic City. Sam Sapienza helped put in the docks at the lakefront, and while pounding a post, he missed the mark. The sledgehammer plummeted to the bottom, but all was not lost. “Sam held onto it.” Connie Necrason was accepted as a plebe at West Point; Alan McEwan was the bugler at Camp

Deerslayer. In the caddy tournament at the golf course, Tony Feola beat H. Mumford; A. Hall beat La Duke; J. Feola beat J. Shipman; Clancy beat Becker; F. Feola beat J. Parillo; and A. Mumford beat H. Mumford. Miss Holmes, who had played the piano for Smalley’s silent movies, lived on the corner of Pioneer and Lake in one of the few houses on lower Pioneer where you couldn’t get bootleg booze. Also, a green seven-passenger Packard sedan is said to have been sort of a mobile unit for bathtub gin when it was parked near the dance pavilion. The Forsythe Saga won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1932; Babe Didrikson won three medals in the Olympics; and round steak was 41 cents a pound. Local parents were put out by the language of their children. Everything seemed to be “the cat’s pajamas” or the “bee’s knees,” and their dancing clothes were “glad rags.” The latest fads in music and song were even worse, as this editorial in the local paper indicates: “the words are meaningless, while the tunes, like the rest of the so-called music of the day, bears about as much relation to true music as a director’s baton does to a hop pole.” And so it went. Next time: The Badger walks off the course.

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He used to take me in his yellow taxi to country auctions, where he’d buy things that we would need on the farm he would buy some day. Even as a kid, I saw the impracticality of some of his acquisitions. He bought a barrel full of canning jars, huge spools of copper lightning-rod cable, a two-man crosscut saw, a pedal organ, dishes, rat traps and more. The only thing he bought that I got some use out of right away was a little oaken box that had a beautiful red velvet-lined interior. It also had a big horseshoe magnet and something that looked like a sawed-off propeller. Two wires with metal, jump rope-sized handles came out of opposite ends of the box. There was a crank in the front that made the gears

and the sawed-off propeller turn. The box produced an electrical shock that could knock you to Canarsie. My cousin Charlie, who at that time was as big as a blimp, lived upstairs and was always on hand to parrot his parents’ derisions about my father throwing away his money on a lot of junk. Sometimes it would make me feel bad and I’d wish I knew what Dad had in mind. He never explained anything he bought. But when we brought home the oak box and I showed Charlie the jolt it could give, he had nothing but praise for the contraption. I developed a routine about the box being a mind-reading machine and on that ruse Charlie and I shocked just about every kid in the neighborhood. One time, this kid Anthony came roller-skating onto our block. Sometimes I’d hear him singing opera in his alley. I didn’t think he had a bad voice. We got him to come over and take hold of the handles to have his mind read.

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We were set up on Fernazzo’s stoop with a lot of kids gathered around. The machine didn’t always produce a charge. Anthony was just standing there skeptically. None of us knew anything about electricity, and we didn’t realize that his metal skates would ground him more than any of our previous victims. All at once the juice surged through the wires and into Anthony’s arms. Usually the stooge dropped the handles

immediately, but now they seemed to be glued to Anthony’s hands. My cousin was still cranking away, his eyes closed in concentration. Then, Anthony fell straight back, pulling both the wires and the box off the stoop. He was lying on the sidewalk, out cold, his skate wheels spinning. He didn’t seem to be breathing. My cousin leaned over him and rolled back one of his eyelids. See SKETCHES, Page A5

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Jack Buttitta of this village announces the opening Saturday, June 6, of a completely equipped soda bar and sandwich shop at No. 75 Chestnut Street opposite the high school building to be known as Jack’s Soda Fountain and Sandwich Shop. Mr. Buttitta is well known in this village and has had eight years’ experience in this line in some of the better hotels and restaurants of the country. For the past few weeks he has been completely renovating a portion of the building carrying out a color scheme in black and white. The shop is equipped with tables and a modern soda dispensary. He will carry a complete line of cigars, cigarettes, candy, etc. Yerdon’s ice cream will be served. Free Indian headdresses will be given to children on the opening day. June 10, 1936

The change in the 5th Senatorial District, by which Otsego takes the place of Herkimer, is not such as was desired by the Republicans of this county. Not that we have aught to say in disrespect of Otsego, but that democratic Herkimer has long been considered as “bone of our bone,” with whose democracy there is “no variableness or shadow of turning.” As it respects local interests, Otsego has nothing in common with Jefferson, but much, very much with Oneida. Hence there will be a tendency to combine for specific purposes, in which the counties north of Utica must be losers. We hope no advantage will be taken of this change to force upon us nominations obnoxious to our republican friends, but that our conventional assemblies will have but one object in view – the Public Good. June 13, 1836

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Camp Meeting – The annual Camp Meeting for Otsego District of the M.E. Church will be held at Fly Creek, on the old battleground, commencing June 24, and ending Saturday following. The object of this meeting is purely religious. It will be conducted in a manner calculated to honor Christianity. The members of the church in this and adjoining districts are cordially and earnestly requested to be present, and help sustain the meeting. Rally, brethren, as the friends of God and humanity, and by your presence and cooperation give interest to the occasion. Ministers generally are invited to be present and labor with us. J.T. Wright, P.E., Cooperstown, June 12, 1861. June 14, 1861

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The Mormons – A curious phase of the Mormon difficulty is revealed by a letter to

They declare that they will suffer perpetual imprisonment rather than be guilty of such perfidy. Certainly the question is one not easy to meet in all its phases. June 12, 1886

60 YEARS AGO

Neal R. Nielsen, general contractor of Oneonta, has begun work on the first part of a multi-step alteration program June 14, 1911 at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. The contract provides for extensive Governor West. The signers declare that of renovation in the hospital’s the forty-nine Mormons now imprisoned south wing and is scheduled for compleall but four had plural wives for thirty-five tion by August 1. Until then, only four of years prior to the passage of the Edmunds six nursing units will be in service. On the law. Before making any promise to obey first floor, the old South Ward is undergothis law in the future they want to know if ing major changes which will eliminate they are expected to repudiate all of their the ward room and provide facilities for wives but the first, and to confess that the surgical patients in two and four-bed units. majority of their children are illegitimate. Additional bathrooms, a new utility room

and new nurses’ station will be provided. A new call system for nurses, new lighting, and provision for the furnishing of oxygen and vacuum systems at the patient’s bedside are features of the new surgical facilities. On the second floor the Maternity Ward is being completely remodeled. New Vari-Hite beds and matching furniture will be used in the surgical (south) unit and both floors will be refurnished and redecorated. June 7, 1961

35 YEARS AGO

Edward Edwards, who was murdered in his Cooperstown home in 1873, will take part in the Cooperstown Bicentennial parade this weekend – or at least his face will. A portrait of Edwards is painted on the back of the Neptune Engine #3, a New York City style hand pumper used to fight fires in Cooperstown in the 1800s. The pumper will be placed on a flatbed and pulled by a horse in the Bicentennial parade, just like it was for the village’s charter centennial celebration in 1907. Members of the Neptune Engine Company had Edwards’ portrait painted on the Neptune in 1878 by George Newell in memory of Edwards, who was the fire company’s foreman at one time. June 11, 1986

20 YEARS AGO

The Cooperstown Ecumenical Youth Group encourages middle and high school kids to socialize and have fun while keeping in touch with Christian ideals. The inspiration for the youth group arose two years ago from discussions between Father Doug Smith of Christ Church and Co-pastors Steve and Lin Quinlan of the Presbyterian Church. Both churches were looking for a way to best serve the youth of the community when they decided to join forces and create a Christian organization for local kids. Smith and the Quinlans passed their idea on to other areas churches and found an additional partner at St. Mary’s Lady of the Lake Roman Catholic Church. The three churches then combined to form the youth group. “Each church was struggling to find fun and creative ways to have teens get together and have meaning,” explained Lin Quinlan. June 8, 2001

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Hunting contests should not be allowed in New York From: The Albany Times Union. It would be convenient to misconstrue a bill in the state Legislature to ban wildlife killing contests in New York as some kind of antihunting measure. It is not. As even many hunters and fish and game officials are realizing, the waste and bloodlust of these indiscriminate killing events threaten to harm the image of hunting as a valid wildlife management tool. It’s time for New York to join a growing number of states in ending this inhumane, barbaric practice. Dozens of wildlife killing contests have taken place across upstate New York in recent years,

often billed as a way to control predators like coyotes and foxes. Prizes are typically given out for most kills, heaviest animal killed, and other such achievements. The irony is that wildlife management experts say these shooting sprees don’t help control predator populations. Whatever decline might briefly occur can actually spur overpopulation, some studies have found, as the natural dynamics that limit breeding within packs are disrupted. That in turn can create a greater demand for prey and make predators more likely to attack livestock. Removing predators, even temporarily, can also cause a

surge in rodent populations and in the numbers of sick animals that predators normally kill and eat in the natural course of things. And it’s bad public relations for hunting. The Humane Society of the United States documented instances in wildlife killing contests in Sullivan and Wayne counties in recent years where carcasses were tossed into dumpsters. Wildlife and game officials across the country have voiced concern that these contests are giving hunting a bad image in the public’s eye. Vermont’s Fish and Wildlife Department put it like this in an analysis of the impact on coyotes: “Coyote hunting contests are not

only ineffective at controlling coyote populations, but these kinds of competitive coyote hunts are raising concerns on the part of the public and could possibly jeopardize the future of hunting and affect access to private lands for all hunters.” Citing the ineffectiveness of these contests as a wildlife management tool and the poor image they lend to hunting, Vermont has banned them, as have Massachusetts and five other states — Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Washington. It’s time New York did, too. A bill to do that has been proposed by Assemblymember

Deborah Glick, D-Manhattan, and Sen. Timothy Kennedy, D-Buffalo (A.5746/S.6643). The bill would make organizing or participating in these contests a violation of state Environmental Conservation Law, with a fine of $500 to $2,000 per incident. It would not apply to contests for hunting white-tailed deer, turkey, or bear, or to fishing contests or hunting dog trials. Similar legislation has been around in one form or another since at least 2003. It is long overdue. New Yorkers — hunters and nonhunters alike — would be better off without this gory, inhumane form of “entertainment.”

New York should be a leader not lagging on parole reform From: Rabbi Rick Jacobs and Zachary Katznelson, Special to USA Today. No New Yorker wants to hear that our state is the worst in the country on any issue. Yet for six years running, no other state has locked up as many people for “technical” parole rules violations, like missing appointments with parole officers or being late for curfew.

There is no excuse for New York to be mired in last place with a unified legislature, a governor who prides himself on getting things done and a pathway for reform that has been tried and tested in other states. We can learn from the growing number of state legislatures that over the past decade have recognized there are smarter, more cost-effective ways to help people

No one understood some of Dad’s crazy purchases SKETCHES/Continued from A4 Mrs. Fernazzo opened her front door and brought out a glass of water. In a few minutes, Anthony was back on his skates again. I checked out the box. The wood was bashed in where it had hit the concrete, but when I opened the lid everything seemed in order. I wasn’t sure what had knocked Anthony out, the fall or the shock, but from that time on, when I’d hear him in the alley, he never seemed to sing his opera on key. Charlie and I didn’t use the box again for a long time. One day, I went looking for it, but it wasn’t in Dad’s closet anymore. To my chagrin he told me he had given it away. Years later, I learned that the box was called a Kidder Box, named after its inventor, and that it was supposed to be for the treatment of nervous conditions. Maybe Dad had bought the contraption to use on my mother. Maybe he actually went to the hospital and made her grip the handles as he cranked away. Maybe he got rid of it because it didn’t do any good. He never told me and she never got better.

succeed after prison and reduce crime. This is at once a moral and a practical issue. … As community members, we believe our justice system should maximize public safety while protecting the rights of people accused of wrongdoing. Not a single study says re-incarcerating people on parole for technical rules violations improves

safety. A New York State Bar Association task force made up of judges, district attorneys, defenders, and other experts recently concluded that “there is little to no evidence that the current revocation process for persons accused of technical parole violations in New York actually enhances public safety or reduces recidivism as intended.” … In the final weeks of the legislative session, our elected leaders

have the chance to refocus New York’s parole system based on tried and tested models. It is time for New York to not just catch up, but to lead. Rabbi Rick Jacobs, a Westchester resident, is president of the Union for Reform Judaism. Zachary Katznelson is policy director of the Independent Commission on NYC Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform.

Writer apologizes for letter Post-pandemic life is defending Twelve Tribes moving fast, possibly too fast LETTERS/Continued from A4 body of Messiah” and God’s approval, and that without joining their sect no one has God’s approval and the best that non-members can hope for is a mediocre place in heaven. The problem with such theology is that it creates pride, competition, and division among Christians and other churches, defeating the purpose the Twelve Tribes have and claim to live by namely to love and be united with all other believers. The strongest point I tried to make in my June 2019 letter, was that no one in their house or restaurant has ever abused their children and that their accusers were wrong for saying they do. The problem with child abuse is that it’s very difficult to prove when the children are happy, content, and most notably, brainwashed by their parents. This is the case with the children who are living in the Twelve Tribes. So because I now know this, I will think twice before honoring and defending a church or sect without knowing all the facts about them. Jason Hewlett Oneonta

KLEIN/Continued from A4 I am the first to admit, it is weird to get back to normal. Awkward on my best days, I immediately feel overtaken with maskless people who want to return to hand shaking and close contact. In an 80s humor sort of way, I call them space invaders. It is like the episode of “Seinfeld” with Judge Reinhold as “the close talker.” Suddenly, everyone is a close talker. Still, I am looking forward to back to normal, even if it is the new normal. We have a vacation scheduled for the first time, which will be the first time we went away since Thanksgiving 2019. In November, we will also get to visit family that we have not seen since then, but that we usually see two or three times a year. Sports and arts seem to be coming back slowly and I still have hope there will be state championship games played in the fall. I am happy to see some tourists back and then, on some days, I curse at the New Jersey drivers and our lot as a tourist town. Perhaps that is the true indication things are getting back to normal, our (my) love-hate relationship with the tourists has been rekindled.

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Paul Timothy Kuhn, 83 March 14, 1938 – June 2, 2021

COOPERSTOWN – Born March 14, 1938, in Glen Cove, Paul was the second son born to George and Helen Kuhn, teachers in the Glen Cove School District. Paul graduated from St. Patrick’s Elementary School in Glen Cove in June 1952 and then attended Chaminade High School in Mineola until graduation in June 1956. Paul then went on to Villanova’s College of Engineering, earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1960. Paul would be a lifelong Wildcats fan. Upon graduation Paul began his military service with the U.S. Army, training at the Fort Holabird, Md. U.S. Army Intelligence School. Paul became a Special Agent Staff Sergeant assigned to West Point Academy. It was during this time Paul met and married Jocelyn Shanahan, and they had three children. Discharged in 1964 Paul went to work the next day for the Insurance Company of North America. Starting as a claims investigator in Garden City, Paul continued working for INA for over 30 years, until his retirement as a Senior Vice President

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39 Linden Avenue, Cooperstown, New York on Monday, June 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as can be heard, to discuss the following Proposed Special Use Permit for a 13 unit multi-family residence at 10 Chestnut Street per Section 300-12B(2) The plans for this project are on file with the Village Clerk’s Office at the Village Office, 22 Main Street, Cooperstown, New York, and may be seen during regular office hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Any individual is entitled to be heard at such public hearings. Disabled citizens, who require assistance in attending said public hearings, or in furnishing comments or suggestions, should contact the Village Clerk to request assistance. Public comments may be provided by email to the Village Clerk at jutter@cooperstownny.org or by regular mail to the address below no later than Monday, June 28, 2021 at 3:30 p.m. By order of the Village Board of Trustees Village of Cooperstown Jenna Utter Village Clerk Village of Cooperstown 22 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 (607) 547-2411

of Corporate Services for CIGNA. While working in Philadelphia Paul met and married Mary Margaret Polley on June 20, 1986, in Newtown Square, Pa. It was then that Paul and Mary Margaret moved to Cooperstown and began a whole new phase of life. Paul had loved Cooperstown since he first arrived with his family for the summer of 1945. Paul’s parents worked at Camp Chenango and Camp Otsego each summer, so Paul and young George attended Camp. Paul continued as a camp counselor until Paul Kuhn he entered the Army. To him Otsego Lake was the most beautiful place on earth. Paul and Mary undertook rehabilitating their home on Chestnut Street inside and out. Paul loved to tend the gardens with his wife Mary. Eventually Paul would serve on the Village’s Planning Board and become its chairperson. He was elected a Trustee on the Village Board and served as Deputy Mayor. Paul worked in the education department’s historic interpretation staff of The Farmers’ Museum. Paul made brooms and interpreted the Bump Tavern and was Saint Nicholas at Candlelight Evening. He was active in the Young Interpreter summer programs and loved training young people. He loved history and began his own business, Guided Tours of

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Cooperstown, that served tour groups from around the world. Paul could be seen about the village dressed in the period of Judge William Cooper. He was often a featured after dinner speaker to groups visiting The Otesaga. In 2000 Paul joined the Cooperstown Christmas Committee and served as its ambassador to countless community gatherings at libraries, schools, and churches. He served the children of Otsego County for 20 years and loved every minute of it. Paul’s favorite question from the children at the Pioneer Park cottage was, “Where is your bathroom?” He would explain that this was a guest cottage, just big enough for visiting with guests. Paul served in customer service for the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce and as a concierge at The Otesaga Resort Hotel until the pandemic. He was a parishioner of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” on Elm Street and served as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist. He also volunteered at the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, and was a member of The Guild of the Glimmerglass Festival. Paul went home to his Lord on Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Bassett Hospital. The family is deeply grateful for the loving care he received there. Paul was predeceased by

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his mother, father, brother George Maffit Kuhn, his wife Kristine Graf Kuhn; their beloved daughter, Patricia Kuhn Bispo and wife Jocelyn Shanahan Kuhn. He is survived by his wife, Mary Margaret of Cooperstown; three loving children, and 2 grandsons. Paul loved his family and was proud that he had given his children strong wings to face this tumultuous world. Paul was also active in the Cooperstown Club of Rotary International, served as Club President, chair of the Youth Exchange Program, on the Board of the Foundation and was a double Paul Harris Fellow. But his favorite service was being a host parent to Exchange Students. Paul believed that Exchange could lead to a world of greater understanding and peace. A Mass of Christian burial was offered at 11 a.m., Wednesday, June 9, at St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church, Cooperstown, with Rev. Michael G. Cambi, officiating. The Service of Committal and Inurnment will be private at The Ecumenical Columbarium in Christ Churchyard, Cooperstown, where Military Honors will be rendered. In lieu of sending flowers please consider sending a donation to the Cooperstown Rotary Club, Youth Exchange Program, PO Box 993, Cooperstown, NY 13326. This will help young people in need of financial assistance to participate in the program.

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Cooperstown softball wins playoff opener

playing all year.’ I think we calmed down after that and Marley Lippitt struck out started swinging at better 14 batters, walking none pitches. and giving up three hits, as “That’s what I love top seeded Cooperstown about this team,” Lippitt advanced to the Section continued. “Whenever one III Class C quarterfinals of us is down, someone else with a 5-0 opening-round is there to pick us up.” win over No. 16 Weedsport Jeana Geertgens scored a on Monday, June 7, at solo run in the third inning Cooperstown Central School. to get Cooperstown on the Cooperstown had trouble scoreboard. She doubled, with Weedsport pitcher took third on a wild Christine Jackson early, pitch and scored on Dani but began to figure out her Seamon’s RBI single to motion in the middle innings. center field. “It wasn’t so much the Cooperstown scored two pitcher’s pitches as she had unearned runs in the fourth this extra motion that was inning, with Abby Miller throwing off our timing,” walking and scoring on a Cooperstown softball coach fielder’s choice that led to Buddy Lippitt said. “We a throwing error. Sophia were not being careful Hotaling reached on that enough at the pitches we play and then came around were swinging at and we to score on a stolen base were helping her out. After a and a throwing error to give couple of innings, we settled Cooperstown a 3-0 lead. in and began laying off bad Hotaling and Emily pitches.” Amore scored in the sixth As a No. 1 seed in softinning after a series of ball, Cooperstown got upset fielder’s choices, an RBI by a 16 seed twice in the single by Katie Crippen and past six years, in 2015 and an error at first base to make 2017. However, Lippitt it a 5-0 game. said he and assistant coach Geertgens was 2-for-3 in Lynn Casale spoke to the the game, with an RBI and a team after the first couple of Greg Klein/The Freeman’s Journal run scored. innings and told them they Cooperstown’s Tuesday Cooperstown junior pitcher Marley Lippitt prepares to pitch during the could play much better. game hosting Oriskany was Hawkeyes’ 5-0 win in the Section III Class C playoffs Monday, June 7. “Lynn was yelling at postponed by rain and is of playing much better,” are the 16 seed and they just We are the No. 1 seed, so them to wake up and I just scheduled for Wednesday, Lippitt said. “I said, ‘They had a two hour bus ride. let’s play like we have been told them we were capable June 9, at CCS. By GREG KLEIN

Section results: Jacket girls out, title games set for weekend STAFF REPORT Oneonta’s softball season came to an end with a 9-4 loss at Chenango Valley on Monday, June 7, in the Section IV Class B playoffs. CV broke a tied game open in the fifth inning with four runs, to take an 8-4 lead. Macky Catan had two hits and scored two runs and Jenna Gaisford went 3-for-4 with two RBI, but took the loss in the circle for Oneonta. Schenevus 9, Morris 0 Cassie Snyder pitched a two-hit shutout as the Dragons advanced in the quarterfinals of the Section IV Class D softball playoffs Monday. Autumn Jones had a double, a triple and 2 RBI and Snyder had 10 strikeouts for Schenevus (10-0). Worcester 10, Afton 6 The Wolverines withstood a late Afton comeback to win a quarterfinal game in the Section IV Class D sofball tourament Monday in Worcester. Delimar Vega-Haley struck out seven batters to See SECTION, Page A9

Outlaws win home opener, start season 1-3 Martin’s no hitter leads Isaiah Corey drove in Edmeston to fifth straight STAFF REPORT two runs and Oneonta High Gunner Johnson’s walkoff School graduate Keaton Mark Tri-Valley baseball title RBI walk scored A.J. Gaich went 2-for-3 for the Outlaws. STAFF REPORT John Martin gave up no hits in seven innings, allowing just one run as Edmeston won its fifth straight Tri-Valley League baseball title, beating Sharon Springs/Cherry ValleySpringfield, 9-1, Friday, June 4, in Edmeston. Noah Acampora scored for Cherry Valley in the top of the first, on two errors, but Martin and the Panthers settled in after that, keeping SS/CV-S off the base path. Kyle Ough, Gregory DeVries and Martin each had two doubles to lead Edmeston at the plate. Luke Dubben took the loss for SS/CV-S. The Tri-Valley did not play spring sports in 2020, because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Edmeston has won baseball titles in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021.

Edmeston blanked Milford on Tuesday, June 1, 10-0, in the baseball semifinal. Martin got the win. SS/CV-S beat host Schenevus, 11-9, Tuesday, in Schenevus. Dubben got the win, striking out nine Dragon batters. Kyle France had four RBI and Dylan Huff had three RBI. The softball final between top-seeded Schenevus and No. 2 Worcester was delayed by rain. The Dragons beat Richfield Springs in the semifinal, 6-5, Tuesday, June 1. Sam Osborne had a walk-off single to score Sam Barrett. Worcester beat Morris, 8-6, in the other semifinal Tuesday. Delimar Vega has five strikeouts and got the win, while also scoring two runs and hitting a double for the Wolverines.

in the bottom of the 10th inning as Oneonta won its first game of the 2021 season, beating Albany, 2-1, in the Outlaws’s home opener Monday, June 7. Albany’s Jake Manderson gave up one unearned run in the second inning, but otherwise pitched three clean innings. Gaich scored the Outlaws first run, too, on a fielder’s choice in the second inning. Kieran Finnegan had an even better performance for Oneonta, pitching a 10-inning complete game, giving up five hits and one run, with seven strikeouts and one walk. Ben Lavery had the RBI for Albany, scoring Ty Gallagher in a single in the top of the eighth inning to even up the score. Chase Carroll took the loss in relief for Albany (1-3). Oneonta (1-3) hosts Saugerties at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 10, at Damaschke Field in Oneonta. Glens Falls 19, Oneonta 18

Glens Falls scored 10 runs in the first inning and nine more in the middle innings as Oneonta dropped a road game at Glens Falls, 19-18, Sunday, June 6. The Outlaws trailed 10-2 after the first inning, but clawed back into the game, taking a 16-10 lead after fiverun third and fourth innings, However, the Dragons scored two runs in the fifth inning, four in the sixth and five in the seventh. Oneonta tallied solo runs in the sixth and seventh innings, but came up short in the final at bats.

Stephen Tejadas took the loss for Oneonta, giving up eight runs on 11 hits in 3.1 inning of middle relief. Matt Chase got the win in relief for Glens Falls (1-2). Brenden Harris went 2-for4 with two runs and two RBI and Yuzuki Okamura went 1-for-3 with three RBI for Oneonta. Elmira 7, Oneonta 4 Elmira scored five runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to overcome an early Oneonta lead and win, 7-4, in the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League on Saturday, June 5, in Elmira.

Kyle Mahady took the loss for Oneonta. OHS graduate Tanner Beang got his first start of the season for the Outlaws, giving up one run in three innings on two hits and a walk, while striking out two. Saugerties 13, Oneonta 9 Host Saugerties broke open a tie game with 10 runs in the middle innings to top Oneonta Thursday, June 10, in the opening game of the 2021 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League season, 13-9. Oneonta High graduate Keaton Mark went 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored for the Outlaws, who also got five RBI from catcher Baylor Lobb. Matthew Dubois took the loss for Oneonta, giving up 10 runs, six earner, on eight hits in 5.2 innings. Richie Cimpric got the win in relief for the Stallions, who got four RBI from designated hitter Jakob Marquez.

Roundup: Milford/Laurens, Coop girls win track titles; Cats win softball finale STAFF REPORT Milford 27, Laurens 13 The Milford softball team closed out its season Thursday, June 3, with a 27-13 win over visiting Laurens in the second round of the Tri-Valley League playoffs. Winning pitcher Leeanna West recorded 13 strikeouts, helping Milford secure a fifth place finish in the league for 2021. West, Tionna Stone, Tia Vagliardo and Kara Mertz all had multiple-hit games for Milford. Mertz capped her huge day at the plate in the sixth inning when a bases loaded triple netted her 3 RBI. Milford (8-4) will lose two players to graduation duation, Stone and Vagliardo. Cooperstown 13, Herkimer 1 Dani Seamon had five RBI, including a three-run home run as Cooperstown closed out its regular season Friday, June 4, with a 13-1 six inning win against visiting Herkimer in a Center State Conference softball game. Jeana Geertgens went 4-for-4 with

four RBI and four runs scored and Katie Crippen went 3-for-4 with two runs scored for Cooperstown, which got a two-hit pitching performance from Marley Lippitt. Lippitt struck out four for the complete-game win. Track and Field Hawkeye girls win CSC D3 Cooperstown’s girls finished first and boys finished third in the seventeam Center State Conference Division 3 track and field championships Saturday, June 5, in Sauquoit Valley. The Hawkeye girls took first with 128 points, narrowly beating secondplace Sauquoit with 115 points and third-place Mount Markham with 102. The host school won the boys title, with 168 points. Mount Markham was second with 114.5 and Cooperstown was third with 80 points, 11.5 better than fourth-place Westmoreland. For the Cooperstown girls, Claire Jensen won the 200 and the 400 and the 400 relay with teammates Ireland Gable, younger sister Annelise Jensen and Ava Lesko. Annelise Jensen won the 800 and 1,500. Meah Boyles took

second in the 100 hurdles and third in the 400 hurdles. Ariadne Hodgson and Charlotte Feury took second and third in the pole vault and Riley Jubar took second in the shot put and the discus. Gable also took third in the 100. For the Cooperstown boys, Finn Holohan won the pole vault and Cooper Hodgdon finished second. Holohan also won the triple jump and finished second in the high jump. Oliver Wasson took third in the 400 and the 800. Milford/Laurens boys, girls win TVL Combined for several years in track and field, Milford/Laurens won both the boys and girls Tri-Valley League titles Tuesday, June 1. The M/L boys finished with 137 points. Downsville was second with 100 and Cherry Valley-Springfield finished third with 75. The M/L girls were more dominant, with 159 points. Carter Stevens and Riley each won Cheryl Clough league titles for M/L. Carter won the Milford’s Kara Mertz runs the bases Thursday, 3000 steeplechase, 1600, and 3200. June 3, after hitting a triple that brought in three Riley won the 100, 200, and 400. See RESULTS, Page A8 runs in the sixth inning of a win over Laurens.

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Milford/Laurens find success together on track; boys, girls teams win Tri-Valley League titles RESULTS/Continued from Page A7 Mariah Saggese won the triple jump and high jump. Other M/L winners were: Emily Stanley in the 2000 steeplechase, Kyrah Andrades in the 400 hurdles and Sarah Munson in the discus. Darren Panko from Richfield Springs won the 400 hurdles and high jump. Cherry Valley-Springfield had for winners: Oskar Webster in the 110 hurdles), Jaelyn Jaquay in the 1500, Morgan Huff in the 800, and Marijke Kroon in the shot put. Amber Wyckoff won the 100 hurdles and Hannah Sulas won the 400 for Schenevus/Worcester. Maddy Smith of Edmeston won the 3000). M/L won both 400 relay races. Schenevus/Worcester won the 100 girls relay. Cherry Valley-Springfield won the 800 girls relay. The TVL track league differs from all other Tri-Valley Legaue sports divisions in that it features some schools that normally compete in the Delaware League and many schools combine for track that do not combine for any other sports, such as Milford/Laurens and Gilbertsville-Mount Upton/Morris. Boys team scores: 1) Milford/Laurens 137, 2) Downsville 100, 3) Cherry Valley-

Springfield 75, 4) South Kortright/Charlotte Valley 69, 5) Franklin 46, 6) Richfield Springs 31, 7) Schenevus/Worcester 25, 8) Stamford 22, 9)Gilbertsville-Mount Upton/Morris 14. 3000 steeplechase: 1) Carter Stevens (M/L), 11:12.27. 100: 1) Riley Stevens (M/L), 11.98, 2) A. Ruiz (D), 12.02, 3) A. Oram (CVS), 12.07. 3200 relay: 1) D (G. Brunner, Z. Dertinger, A. Gaebel, T. Reed), 9:46.24, 2) M/L, 10:06.07, 3) S/W, 10:20.66. 110 hurdles: 1) Oskar Webster (CVS), 19.84, 2) W. Agustin (M/L), 21.14. 1600: 1) Carter Stevens (M/L), 4:55.62. 1) Riley Stevens (M/L), 54.21. 400 relay: 1) D (A. Ruiz, A. Steele, D. Aiello, A. Ruiz), 49.67, 2) SK, 50.62, 3) S/W, 51.43. 400 hurdles: 1) Darren Panko (RS), 1:06.92, 2) O. Webster (CVS), 1:06.98, 3) C. Stevens (M/L), 1:11.01. 800: 1) Jeffrey Bullis (F), 2:13.24, 2) J. Sturniolo (SK), 2:13.94, 3) D. Gallagher (S/W), 2:18.06. 200: 1) Riley Stevens (M/L), 24.62. 3200: 1) Carter Stevens (M/L), 11:04.10. 1600 relay: 1) M/L (W. Agustin, E. Jubar, K. Davis, R. Stevens), 4:06.26. Shot put: 1) Cole Ruff (F), 44-10.5, 2) J. Olson (S), 42-03, 3) J. Mance (CVS), 41-01.25. Discus: 1) Cole Ruff (F), 121-01, 2) S. Eckberg

(M/L), 114-00, 3) J. Mance (CVS), 106-09. Long jump: 1) Cole Ruff (F), 18-06.5, 2) D. Panko (RS), 16-08, 3) A. Ruiz (D), 16-07. Triple jump: 1) Gavin Brunner (D), 35-00.75, 2) A. Ruiz (D), 34-09, 3) A. Oram (CVS), 34-05.5. High jump: 1) Darren Panko (RS), 5-02, T-2) A. Gaebel (D), 5-00, T-2) E. Jubar (M/L), 5-00. Girls team scores: 1. Milford/Laurens 159, 2. Cherry Valley-Springfield 134, 3. Schenevus/Worcester 51, 4. Richfield Springs 47, 5. Downsville 42, 6. South Kortright/Charlotte Valley 37, 7. Edmeston 32, 8. Gilbertsville-Mount Upton/Morris 13, 9. Franklin 1. 2000 steeplechase: 1) Emily Stanley (M/L), 8:37.34, 2) J. Jaquay (CVS), 8:59.96. 3200 relay: 1) CVS (M. Aramini, K. Barnes, M. Huff, J. Jaquay), 11:56.91, 2) M/L 13:28.59, 3) RS, 13:54.57. 100: 1) Samantha Severing (D), 13.53, 2) A. Lennebacker (CVS), 13.68, 3) L. Competillo (S/W), 13.71. 100 hurdles: 1) Amber Wyckoff (S/W), 19.15, 2) E. Anderson (SK), 19.66, 3) N. Stanley (M/L), 20.35. 1500: 1) Jaelyn Jaquay (CVS), 5:36.96, 2) E. Stanley (M/L), 5:57.92. 400: 1) Hannah Sulas (S/W), 1:05.92, 2) M. Huff (CVS), 1:06.70, 3) K. Andrades (M/L), 1:07.90.

400 relay: 1) S/W (S. Whiteman, A. Wyckoff, H. Sulas, L. Competiello), 56.57, 2) M/L 56.96, 3) RS, 58.01. 400 hurdles: 1) Kyrah Andrades (M/L), 1:20.17, 2) S. Bateman (E), 1:21.75, 3) N. Stanley (M/L), 1:22.54. 800: 1) Morgan Huff (CVS), 2:40.79, 2) J. Jaquay (CVS), 2:42.78. 200: 1) Samantha Severing (D), 27.99, 2) L. Competiello (S/W), 28.70, 3) A. Lennebacker (CVS), 29.18. 3000: 1) Maddy Smith (E), 12:49.20, 2) E. Stanley (M/L), 14:18.18, 3) A. Walker (M/L), 14:25.49. 1600 relay: 1) M/L (M. Saggese, L. Price, J. Brodie, K. Andrades), 4:48.51. 2) SK, 5:01.08, 3) CVS, 5:02.21. Shot put: 1) Marijke Kroon (CVS), 29-05, 2) A. Hawkes (RS), 28-10, 3) S. Munson (M/L), 28-04. Discus: 1) Sarah Munson (M/L), 89-06, 2) M. Mabie (CVS), 80-11, 3) M. Kroon (CVS), 75-05. Long jump: 1) Samantha Severing (D), 1408.25, 2) A. Lennebacker (CVS), 13-07.75, 3) R. Clarke (RS), 13-02. Triple jump: 1) Mariah Saggese (M/L), 29-10, 2) A. Munson (L/M), 28-02, 3) M. Horvath (CVS), 27-09.25. High jump: 1) Mariah Saggese (L/M), 5-03, 2) G. Saggese (L/M), 4-04, 3) M. Rifanburg (E), 4-02.

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Oberacker’s CCS-inspired bill to make baseball NY’s official sport passes State Senate STAFF REPORT State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R/C Schenevus, announced Tuesday, June 8, that the State Senate passed legislation he sponsored designating baseball as New York’s official state sport. “Baseball is known as our national pastime but the game has deep roots and a rich history here in New York state,” Oberacker said in a media release. “From the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in storied Cooperstown, to the Mets and Yankees—the pinnacles of Major League Baseball, to countless college, high school and Little League teams, New York state’s connection to baseball history

and greatness is undeniable.” Oberacker’s legislation originated from an idea thought up by Anne Reis’ fourth graders (now ninth graders) at Cooperstown Elementary School. “While studying New York State government and state symbols, the students realized that we lack a state sport,” Reis said in the media release. “They immediately decided that baseball would be the perfect fit to fill the void.” In Cooperstown, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Interim President Jeff Idelson praised the move. “The National Baseball Hall of Fame enthusiastically supports Sen.

Oberacker’s legislation to designate baseball as the official sport of New York,” Idelson said in a media release. “Cooperstown serves as the spiritual home of baseball, our national pastime, as well as the eternal home of our Hall of Famers. Since opening in 1939, more than 17 million fans have made the pilgrimage to Cooperstown to learn more about the legends of baseball and to savor the stories of our game, which are interwoven into the fabric of American culture and history.” New York state has previously designated an official gemstone (garnet), fossil (sea scorpion), shell (bay scallop), bush (lilac), salt water fish (striped

bass) and reptile (snapping turtle), to name a few. “As New York State reopens from the COVID pandemic, our baseball diamonds are playing a key role in bringing back tourism, boosting our economy, and providing many with a welcome recreational diversion. Formally recognizing baseball as our official state sport is a home run,” Oberacker said in the release. The bill still requires Assembly approval before it can be sent to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Companion legislation has been introduced in the state assembly, by Assemblyman Michael Benedetto and referred to the Assembly Governmental Operations Committee.

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Milford ends baseball season with no-hitter from Thorsland STAFF REPORT Junior pitcher Martin Thorsland struck out 16 Downsville batters and tossed his second no-hitter of the season as Milford won a nonleague contest against the Eagles, 12-0, Monday, June 8, in Milford. Thorsland, who no-hit Richfield

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SECTION/Continued from A7 get the win for Worcester. The Dragons and Wolverines were scheduled to play in the Section IV Class D semifinals Wednesday, June 9, in a game that took place after deadline. The two teams were rained out of last week’s Tri-Valley League softball championship game and the winner of Wednesday’s game will advance to the section finals and also be named the TVL champion for 2021. Roxbury 27, Richfield Springs 22 Top seeded Roxbury ended Richfield Springs’ season Monday with a 27-22 win in the Section IV Class D quarterfinals. Lacey German went 5-for-5, including a home run and a triple, and scored six runs for Roxbury.

Kylie DeMaio went 4-for-6 with five runs scored and Maggie Worobey had three RBI and scored four runs for Richfield. Roxbury is scheduled to host Marathon in the other Class D semifinals on Wednesday. According to Section IV, with Afton losing to Worcester on Monday and Deposit and Hancock combining for softball and moving up to Class C, it will be the first time since 1994 that Section IV Class D has a softball champion other than Afton or Deposit. Edison won the 1994 title, beating Lansing, 9-8. Most playoff games and other events scheduled for Tuesday, June 8, were postponed because of rain. Among the postponement were: Marathon at Edmeston, Sharon Springs/and Cherry Valley-Springfield at Charlotte

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Oneonta’s Neahwa Park. Call 607432-6326 for tickets. • Do you write poetry, or are you in Otsego County writing a book? Come out and meet a few local authors, amateur and published. Hear what others are doing, share your work and make some new friends. At 6 p.m, Friday, June 11 at the Springfield Library, 129 County Route 29A in Springfield. Call 315-858-5802 or visit libraries.4cls. org/springfield/adult-programs for information. • Come explore the Cherry Valley area to find ceramic shrooms hidden by ceramacist Rita Seiko Payne. The njoy a performance by the Game of Shrooms is an annual event local rock and roll band held since 2019 to celebrate the spirit Hanzolo, performing live for of unexpected surprises. Artists around this week’s Fire Pit Friday. So grab the world create and hide their mushyour friends, a blanket or chair (or room-themed art in public two), and come enjoy the lively spaces and post clues to their things tunes out by the bonfire, from whereabouts on social me7 to 10 p.m., Friday, June 11, at dia. In Cherry Valley all day to do! Brewery Ommegang, 656 CounSaturday, June 12. Find info ty Rte 33, in the town of Middleat www.facebook.com/-cherfield. Call 607-280-2900 or visit ryvalleyartworks/. www.ommegang.com/concerts• events for more information. Come enjoy a delicious • chicken dinner and bake sale The Oneonta Community to support a local church. The Concert Band returns with their dinner is presented by Brooks’ first outdoor concert of the BBQ and will include half season. They will be performing Larissa Ryan a chicken, roasted potatoes, patriotic tunes like the ‘Battle coleslaw, a roll with butter Hymn of the Republic,’ A Coloand a brownie for dessert, all for $10. nial Rhapsody’ and others, to celebrate Chicken halves are also available for $8. Flag Day. Bring blankets, chairs and Take-out only. Reservations required. whatever else you need to be comfort- Church of Christ Uniting at 22 Church able while you listen. The event will St. in Richfield Springs from 4 to 6 p.m., be held at the pavilion in Wilber Park Saturday, June 12. Call 315-858-2357. in Oneonta. Visit www.facebook. com/oneontacommunity-concertband for more information. ►ON THE COVER • Support Oneonta’s local baseball Richard Lercari checks one of team for a home game against the his beehives in Cherry Valley. Saugerties Stallions at 7 p.m., ThursPhoto by Kevin Limiti day, June 10, at Damaschke Field in

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Beekeeping becomes big upstate activity, hobby By KEVIN LIMITI The sound of bees humming is audible all around at the Straight from the Hive bee farm where a number of hives are literally buzzing with activity. Richard Lercari, the beekeeper who runs Straight from the Hive, is very much a bee person. He has a bee hat and wears bee socks and speaks about his interest in bees. “I’m totally fascinated by bees,” Lercari said. “I can spend all day just watching the entrance to the hive.” Lercari used smoke in order to make the bees think about abandoning the hive, which makes it easier to check the combs. The potential of a thunderstorm that day, he said, also makes them more likely to be placid because they can sense weather. He said the bees won’t sting unless they feel threatened by somebody taking a swipe at one of them. Dressed in his heavy bee suit on a hot morning, Tuesday, June 8, Lercari is checking each individual hive component for the queen. He goes through each individual panel until he finds her and points out the white dot on the bee marking her out. The panels are covered with bees and there are close to a hundred in that hive alone.

But Lercari said that bees will safely coexist with him until he has to start extracting honeycombs. “They are not pets and they have only one thing in mind: survival of the colony,” Lercari said. He says that he checks the hives frequently to see if the queen is laying eggs and how much of the brood, the male bees, have hatched. “You’re supposed to talk to the bees. You’re supposed to confide in them about important parts of your life,” Lercari said, saying that doing so was a beekeeping tradition. Lercari said he got started beekeeping because he got interested in using honeycomb for cooking. “It wasn’t that big of a stretch to go from cooking food to making honeycomb,” Lercari said. He says that he came up with a mini frame for harvesting honeycomb, has an Amish family produce the wood wear, and sells them mostly to people in Manhattan. Lercari stands out because he is more interested in producing honeycomb and creamed honey rather than regular raw honey. From Suffolk County, Long Island originally, Lercari used to be a chef who worked at Italian restaurants in Manhattan but got interested in making honeycomb See BEES, Page B4

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Most keepers focus on honey, but some prefer honeycombs BEES/Continued from Page B3 as a part of cooking. “Most people think of honeycomb as fresh and straight off the hive,” Lercari said. However, he stumbled upon a new way of using honeycomb. What he discovered when serving a salad with honeycomb in it to a few chefs in 2009, he found that all of them preferred aged honeycomb to the fresh kind. “That set me off on a whole journey. How long do you age the comb for?” Lercari said. “The unique bit about it is you can literally cut a little cube out if it. The honeycomb presents a stratifying of flavor so you don’t just get sweet in every Kevin Limiti bite … it opens worlds. Not that Lercari said he has about 30 colonies of bees at his they don’t exist, but it’s the road business, in two locations, with as many as 20,000 bees less travelled.” in each colony.

A big part of Lercari’s interest in honey is the texture of creamed honey. Straight from the Hive has honeycombs flavored with wild flower, turmeric, ginger, rosemary and Ceylon cinnamon. Lercari said he also used beeswax to make products such as wood rub and candles. He is also thinking of showcasing New York Bee Wellness, whose goal it is to educate beekeepers and others on honey bee disease with the goal of maintaining honey bee population in the area. This will be Lercari’s first summer at the Cooperstown Market and he says he is “very excited.” Go to www.straightfromthehive.net to find out more information about Lercari’s sweet honey business.

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The three top prizes for Fenimore Art Museum’s Young at Art regional youth art contest were awarded Saturday, June 5, during a ceremony at the Museum. The Grand Prize was given to Makenzie Sayers, a senior at Mount Markham, for her painting, “Our Community.” “Our Community was created in May. It was a time in New York when few left their homes and the positive cases seemed to be getting closer to home,” Sayers said. “The shelf with jars illustrates the hoarding of non-perishable food items. The jars themselves represent the feeling of being trapped and lonely in isolation. Each jar tells a different story.” Prize categories at the ceremony also included “Best Representation of the Theme,” awarded to Sara Hendley, a sophomore at Oneonta, for her digital painting, “Community at Home,” and “Outstanding Work,” awarded to Taylor Bushardt, a junior at Central Valley, for her work titled “What’s On My Mind.”

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Doubleday Café Stop in a convenient and delicious favorite right on Main Street in Cooperstown. Doubleday Café is a spacious restaurant with a wide selection of foods. I stopped there recently to try something new and landed on the fried chickpea croquettes on pita bread. I wasn’t too sure how to go about eating it at first but I settled on cutting it up with the knife and combining as much as I could on a piece of pita. And there was a lot beside the chickpea croquette. This sandwich (it’s in the sandwich section) came with chopped lettuce (of course), feta cheese, red onions, tomato, chopped cucumber and kalamata olives—fun fact: these olives are named after Kalamata City on the Peloponnesian peninsula—making a delicious acidy Greek salad atop the wonderfully starchy pita. Doubleday Cafe 93 Main Street, Cooperstown 607-547-5468 doubledaycafe.com

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Greg Klein, Editor

Visit Doubleday Café on Main Street Cooperstown for a convenient sit-down meal in the heart of town.

Brooks’ House of BBQ This week I will point out the obvious restaurant favorite, Brooks’ House of BBQ, in the town of Oneonta on State Route 7. In non-COVID years, there is always a line to get into Brooks’. The food has always been worth the wait for my family. We always take our visitors to Brooks’. Brooks’ chicken has become iconic in central New York. Group wanting to hold fundraisers know they can put Brooks’ BBQ chicken fundraiser on a sign and the customers will come. The chicken pit at the iconic Springfield Fourth of July Parade is a sight unto itself, and a nice smell, too. Part of the fun of eating at Brooks’ is the history. There are many pictures and other information about the history of the restaurant. Of course, the food is great, too. I like their ribs and pulled pork sandwiches… you can’t go wrong with a sampler either. If you go on Father’s Day, it is possible you will see us there. Brooks BBQ 5560 NY-7, Oneonta 607-432-1782 brooksbbq.com See REVIEWS, Page B6

Authentic Italian Food!

5438 State Hwy 28 • Cooperstown 607-282-4031• boccaosteria.com

new york pizzeria

Brick Oven Pizza! 75 Chestnut Street Cooperstown 607-547-2930 126 Main Street Richfield Springs 315-858-0405

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Thursday June 10, 2021

Dining: From spicy curry to duck cassis, there’s something for everyone REVIEWS/Continued from B5

Kevin Limiti, Reporter

Simply Thai There’s nothing quite like a spicy curry, and Simply Thai in Oneonta on Main Street is perfect for that. If you’re looking for a hearty meal, with bounds of flavor and spice, order a massaman curry. It’s made with coconut milk, potatoes, carrot, peanuts and onions. I ordered mine with beef but you can also get it with chicken, shrimp, tofu and more. I had a lot of fun eating it while mixing rice inside the curry for maximum enjoyment. Definitely a bit higher on the spice level so you’ve been forewarned. I also ordered a Thai iced tea which was very sweet if you’re into that kind of thing. Simply Thai 139 Main Street, Oneonta 607-441-5200 simplythaioneonta.com/

Kathleen Peters Graphic Designer La Toscana There are frequently some new and interesting specials at La Toscana in Cooperstown (there’s one in Oneonta, too) but we usually skip the specials and stick with the regular menu.

We’ve never had a boring entree here, and the house wine is always just perfect. They pour a nice glass of the house wines, and husband thought the house reisling was an excellent accompaniment to his meal. Most recently, he had the duck cassis with garlic mash and some veg, and I had the grilled shrimp and scallops with angel hair pasta and the house red. The portions are large enough that I always take some pasta home for a second meal. Sorry guys, no room for dessert, but the cannolis are our favorites if you’re in the mood. La Toscana 64 Main Street, Cooperstown 607-547-2100 toscanaofcooperstown.com

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come together for the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture where they will present and discuss a variety of topics concerning the game of baseball and how it relates to our culture and in OtsegO COunty society. Registration required for Zoom meetings. Cost, $50/non-member. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame and SUNY Oneonta. Call 607547-7200. CONSERVATION – 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join the Otsego County Conservation Association to pull invasive European frog bit from pond neighboring Otsego Lake. Be prepared for wading in shallow water/deep mud to protect local waters. Registration required. At Clarke Pond in Springfield. Call 607-547-4488. BLOOD DRIVE – 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donate blood, help save up to three lives. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at 107 Balmoral Dr. in West Oneonta. Call 800-733-2767. BLOOD DRIVE – 1 to 6 p.m. Donate blood, help save up to three lives. Quality Inn at 5206 State Route 23 in Oneonta. Call 800-733-2767. SEASON OPENING – 4 to 6 p.m. See new works and projects by Lilian Voorhees and James Herman on display in the main gallery. Will also be launching the ‘High Alert Artists Speak Out’ series. Show is through July 8. The Art Garage at Beaver Meadow Road near Cooperstown. Call 607-547-5327. AUTHOR MEETUP – 6 p.m. Local authors are invited to come meet other authors, share your writing and build your community. Springfield Library, 129 County Route 29A in Springfield. Call 315858-5802. FIRE PIT FRIDAYS – 7 to 10 p.m. Get out and enjoy a fun night around the fire with friends, drinks and music. This week features Hanzolo, a local alternative funk band. At Brewery Ommegang at 656 County Route 33, Middlefield. Call 607-280-2900.

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SAXALICIOUS – 1:30 p.m. Live music by saxophone quintet presented by the Cooperstown Senior Community Center, brick building behind St. Mary’s Church at 31 Elm St. in Cooperstown. Go to coopseniorcenter@gmail.com. VOICES OF THE GAME – 2 p.m., longtime baseball writer, executive, and TV producer Marty Appel will discuss his career with the hall of fame, from his work with the Yankees to his time in the Commissioner’s office. Free, registration for Zoom meeting required. Presented by The Baseball Hall of Fame. 607547-7200. FOOD PANTRY – 3:30 p.m. until the food is gone. Drive thru pantry for Cherry ValleySpringfield, Richfield Springs, and Sharon Springs residents in economic distress. Please do not arrive before 3 p.m., to allow for school dismissal. Cherry Valley-Springfield Central School at 597 county Route 54 in Cherry Valley. 607-264-3265. NEW YORK HISTORY – 6:30 p.m. Learn about the culture and music from when the Erie Canal connected Buffalo to New York City in video ‘Where Did the Songs Go? The Musical Legacy of the Historic Erie Canal, Part 1.’ Part 2 will debut June 17. Presented by the Arkell Museum, Canajoharie. Call 518-673-2314 ext. 113. WORD THURSDAY – 7 p.m. Enjoy open mic by local writers followed by presentation by featured poets Margot Farrington and Richard Jeffrey Newman. Presented by Bright Hill Press in Treadwell. Call 607-829-5055. HOME GAME – 7 p.m. Local baseball team Oneonta Outlaws vs. Saugerties Stallions at Damaschke Field in Oneonta. Call 607-432-6326.

►Friday, June 11 SYMPOSIUM – 9 a.m. Academics and Researchers

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GAME OF SHROOMS – All Day. Participate in world wide event where artists hide mushrooms for intrepid seekers to find. In Cherry Valley, ceramicist Rita Seiko Payne will be hiding 20 ceramic mushrooms. Check out her instagram for clues to the hiding spots. Get out and see what you find. Cherry Valley. Call 607-2643080 or visit www.facebook. com/cherryvalleyartworks. BLOOD DRIVE – 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donate blood, help save up to three lives. Burlington Flats Baptist Church at 101 Arnold Road in Burlington Flats. Call 800-733-2767. SYMPOSIUM – 9 a.m. Academics and Researchers come together for the Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture. See Friday listing. ART TRAIL – 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Explore the trails where professional and student artists of the Butternut Valley are showing their works. Reservations and masks required. Schoolhouse State Forest in New Lisbon. Call 917-3640478 or visit www.butternutvalleyalliance.org. HIKE WITH PRIDE – 1 p.m. Join the Otsego Pride Alliance for fun hike. RSVP required. Headwaters Trails, Stamford. 607-386 1508 or visit www. facebook.com/otsegopride/. SONGBIRD SESSIONS – 2 to 3 p.m. Bring out the whole family to listen to the Hartwick Jazz Trio jazzify the songs we all know and love. Free, reservation required. Donations welcome. West Kortright Center at 49 West Kortright Church Road in East Meredith. Call 607-278-5454. CHICKEN DINNER – 4 to 6 p.m. Support local church at delicious take-out only Brooks’ BBQ chicken dinner and bake sale. Full dinner of chicken half, coleslaw, potatoes, brownie and a roll, for $10. Masks required. Church of Christ Uniting at 22 Church St. in Richfield Springs.

Thursday June 10, 2021

Summer Dreams B-7

THE DOG CHARMER

On the Trail of Art

Making a crate into a den

Hi Tom, I have a 15-week-old mini aussie doodle whom I adopted at 13 weeks. The first two weeks were fairly smooth until he developed what seems like a sudden fear of his crate. He won’t go in at bedtime he cries and screams like it’s the end of the world (he has a soft bed, puppy chew toys, a snuggle puppy in the crate, I’ve added a t-shirt with my scent, covered the crate with a blanket, and tried playing soothing music). Nothing seems to help even though his crate is next to my bed. Any suggestions to help him TOM get over his fear of what should be SHELBY one of the happiest places on earth? Thank you! Anjali & Pharaoh Dear Anjali, You’re absolutely right, his crate should be one of the “happiest places on earth!” The crate should represent a den to accommodate a dog’s den instinct. It will be the first place for him to develop holding power to avoid soiling his den. The expression “dirty dog” comes from a dog that soils his den and still lies in it. Dogs can be made dirty by careless owners, but few dogs do this on their own. It’s not worth the effort to try to figure out what turned his 15-week mind off to the crate. It’s already a done deal. The thing to do now is change his attitude. If he’s still being fed three times a day, please give him two of his meals in the crate. First with the crate door open and the bowl right at the entrance to the crate. Then feed with the bowl just inside the crate with Pharaoh standing outside but leaning in to eat.

With success building on success you’re moving the bowl further into the crate until he’s enjoying his meal fully inside his den. Crate door stays open while eating unless he’s ok with it closed at this point. If the only time on planet earth he gets pieces of chicken or steak is when little pieces are thrown into the crate, it’s likely to give him a more positive attitude toward being there. If possible, make the crate floor the most comfortable spot in the room. The doodle in him will appreciate it! The moment you see him go in there on his own, I suggest you exclaim how overwhelmed you are with gratitude and love by giving him some of those “special” treats (in the crate of course). Give him vocabulary by saying, “Go to your house,” or whatever you choose. Then toss some of those special treats in and watch him charge inside. Whenever you close the door to confine him, the moment after the door closes a special treat gets tossed into each of the four sides of the crate and you walk away. The toy ball that dispenses treats (not meat) as it gets knocked around is ideal for confinement, plus a good chew toy. Socializing him to the real world will vastly increase his confidence with everything, and this crate fear blip should become just that, a past blip. Good luck and please keep me abreast of your progress. Dog Charmer Cooperstown author will be answering pet owners questions on training their dogs. E-mail your questions to dogsrshelby@msn.com.

Featuring 100 student artists’ work from GilbertsvilleMount Upton & Morris Central Schools • Professional artists from the Butternut Valley • Artist demonstrations All “happening” in our Gallery in the Forest on the recently completed nature trail. Please wear appropriate footwear and your mask. Social distancing is expected. Reservations Required at www.ButternutValleyAlliance.org or call 607-263-5421

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