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At a reception in her honor Thursday, June 21, at the Hunt Union Waterfront, retiring SUNY Oneonta President Nancy Kleniewski hugs retired phys-ed professor Jane Grastorf. Her official portrait was unveiled.

rian Flynn won Otsego County. But Antonio Delgado took the 19th Congressional District Democratic primary, Immigration and will Rally Due In challenge U.S. Rep. Cooperstown Delgado in John Faso, R-KinderCoopersCOOPERSTOWN hook, on town at Nov. 6. ne of 42 rallies in the June 12 Running debate. state this Saturday, against June 30, part of the six opponents for the national “Families Belong Democratic nod, Delgado Together” movement, will received 22 percent of the begin at 10 a.m. at Pioneer vote. Park at Main and Pioneer. “I’m not surprised,” said Participants will march to Kim Muller, Oneonta, the the county courthouse and Otsego County Democratic back, protesting the Trump chair. “Delgado has been a Administration policy, now frontrunner all along.” withdrawn, that separated children of illegal immigrants Please See DELGADO, A3 from their families at the southern border. SOME FIREWORKS Organizer Karen Katz has LEGAL THIS YEAR asked participants to bring diapers to donate to the ON JULY FOURTH Cooperstown Food Pantry.

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and-anchored or hand-held devices that produce “a shower of sparks” are legal this Fourth of July, and tents are rising in Southside parking lots, selling them. ►SEE DETAILS, PAGE A13

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CCS Senior Class Adviser Nick Marcantonio heads for shelter during a graduation downpour. Cousins Grace LeCates and Heidi Edmonds were among the top four scholars in the CCS Class of 2018.

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Bill and Laurie Glockler A2 prepareto deIN MEMORIAM: Dennis part on Tallman, retired proprietor a 50th of Tallman Tree Service and anniformer Friends of Bassett versary president, passed away crossWednesday, June 20/OBITUcountry ARY, A12 Mustang ride.

School, Heidi Edmonds and Grace LaCates are two of four top scholars in the Class of 2018 that graduated Sunday, June 24. “‘Prima’ is Spanish for cousin,” said Heidi. “All our Please See COUSINS, A2

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or their 50th anniversary, Bill and Laurie Glockler took a slightly different interpretation of the traditional gift of gold. A brand new, bright yellow Mustang. Please See 50TH, A3 Ian Austin/The Freeman’s Journal

Noise, Diagonal Parking Upsets By PARKER FISH COOPERSTOWN

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at the Village Board’s monthly meeting Monday, June 25, and it was a particularly volatile mix. “We don’t mind the music, but it is the volume of music on Please See NOISE, A11

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Roseboom Woman Crochets Flag For Centers Health Activity Fund Lorraine Nelson of Roseboom, left, sits in the Centers Health lobby (formerly Focus) in Index today in front of the second American flag she has crocheted to raise funds for the nursing home’s activity fund. With her is resident Claire Cardinale, formerly of East Springfield, who is organizing the raffle. Tickets at $1 apiece or six for $5, and can be purchased in the lobby most afternoons. The drawing will be July 7. Nelson, who has worked at the nursing home for nine years, said she began by crocheting tote bags for residents, and expanded from there.

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Donna Anderson Appointed Bassett Chief Nursing Officer In addition, Donna was senior onna Andirector of nursing derson, RN, for three years for MSN, CENP, Bassett Hospital. has been named Anderson earned chief nursing offiher bachelor of cer (CNO) and vice nursing degree president of clinical from the University Support Services of Mississippi and Anderson for Bassett Hospital, masters in healtheffective July 1. Anderson care administration from has been serving as CNO the State University of New in an interim capacity since York. She holds nursing March. certifications in Critical Care Anderson has been with and Executive Nurse PracBassett for over two decades tice, and is a Green Belt in in various leadership roles. the Lean Six Sigma MethodPrior to taking the interim ology. CNO position, she was She has been the co-chair senior director of care manof the Society of Hospital agement and developed and Medicine Marquis Collabled the Bassett Healthcare orative - Medication ReconNetwork Care Management ciliation project for Bassett Program. Medical Center.

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COUSINS/From A1 classes, including Spanish, were together, so we always sat next to each other.” “We were lab partners,” said Grace. Edmonds’ mother, Jean, is the sister of Dr. William LeCates, Grace’s father. Her father, Dr. Lee Edmonds, the pulmonologist, practices as Bassett. The LeCateses “would visit us here, and then moved up when her dad got a job here. We grew up together.” “Having family in the area was definitely the draw,” said LeCates, who moved here in 2003. Edmonds was homeschooled until 10th grade, when she began attending CCS. “I know what it was like not having her there with me,” said Grace. “And I like having her along!” “I was very glad to have her at school,” said Edmonds. “I really enjoyed learning everything and seeing how it can then apply to the real world. But that makes it hard to narrow down what I want to do.” “I enjoyed AP Biology and calculus,” said LeCates. “But I also really liked all of my English classes.” The two even ran on the track team together. “Heidi is a long-distance runner, but she would sometimes join me in the 4x4 event,” said Grace. Edmonds was also on the swim team, played violin in the Little Delaware Youth Ensemble and was involved with the worship team at

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Community Bible Chapel. LeCates played soccer and was president of the Leadership Training for Athletes club, as well as playing trombone in the school’s jazz band. The two would often study together, and maintained what Edmonds called a “healthy” level of competition. “We competed, but in a good way,” she said. And when the two of them were selected as Senior Speakers, they wrote their speech together. “It was such a cool experience to write that with her,” said LeCates. “And we got to walk together.” They joined the two other top scholars, Sophia Lesko and Kelly Mooney, on the podium during the Class of 2018 commencement Sunday, June 24, on The Fenimore Art Museum’s back lawn. Edmonds has four older brothers, Ben, Josh, Peter and Caleb, all CCS grads. LeCates has an older sister, Abby, and a younger brother, Henry, an entering freshman. Edmonds was appointed to the Air Force Academy by Congressman John Faso, R-Kinderhook. She begins training this week. LeCates will be attending Amherst College in the fall, but has not yet declared a major. “I’m going to take all the intro classes and see what interests me,” she said. “Heidi was my first best friend,” said LeCates. “And she’s still my best friend.”

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Delgado 1,500 Votes Ahead Of 19th Primary Runners-Up DELGADO/From A1 “He’s a good man,” said Rich Sternberg, the Cooperstown village trustee and Democratic activist. “I’m sure the same activists who made Flynn so successful here will get behind him in the fall.” Erin Collier, the Cooperstown native who threw her hat into the ring, issued a statement shortly after Delgado’s victory: “Having spent so much time on the trail with our nominee, Antonio Delgado, I am confident he will ensure equal pay, protect women’s reproductive rights and the issues facing farming families will continue to play a prominent role in the debate.” Turnout was up 20 percent across the 19th District, from just under 20,000 in the 2016 presidential primaries to just under 35,000 in this primary. “It shows that people are engaged, they’re connecting with the candidates,” said Aimee Swan, Otsego County Democrats’ vice chairman. “That’s the blue wave coming for John Faso.” Countywide, the Democratic turnout was 25 percent, up from the 20 percent who turned out to vote for Zephyr Teachout and Will Yandik in the 2016 democratic primary. “All in all, it was a smooth election,” said Mike Henrici, the county Democratic elections commissioner. The race may have turned on a notable TV ad. In the Delgado ad, a Hudson Valley woman, Andrea Mitchell, asked Faso not to take away her health care. He promised, on video, that he would not, and hugged her, and less than 100 days

later, voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. That footage was shown seemingly constantly in a Delgado ad in the final days of the campaign. “Faso has had health care on the chopping block,” said Swan. “Delgado can go after him on that, on broadband and on social and economic justice.” “I’m absolutely sure he can beat Faso,” said Sternberg. “The biggest thing that will help rally Democrats behind Delgado is the removal of Faso, someone who has supported Trump’s policies through both action and inaction,” said David Rissberger, the Oneonta city councilman. Flynn took Otsego and Greene counties with 37.73 percent and 25 percent respectively. Delgado was second in both those counties, with 15.5 percent and 22.71, respectively. Overall, Flynn tied for fourth against Jeff Beals. “In no county did any candidate get a higher percentage than Brian got in Otsego County,” said Sternberg. “Antonio should look at what worked so successfully for Brian here and take it as a template for the race.” Sternberg credits Flynn’s 40 visits to the county for his results in the Otsego County race. “He was in people’s living rooms, their bars, their diners, their faces,” he said. “People got to know him as Bryan, not Flynn. What worked for Bryan here can work for Delgado across the district.” “There was a lot of enthusiasm,” said Muller. “That will give us the momentum we need to go into November.”

They Courted In Mustangs, Mark 50th In Mustang 50TH/From A1 “It was always Volkswagens and Subarus with the kids,” said Bill. “Now that they’re all grown, we were looking to buy something for our anniversary.” When the couple married in July 1968, both were driving Mustangs. “I had a turquoise 1966 Mustang Tahoe, and she had a 1967 Mustang GT, almost like the one Steve McQueen drove in ‘Bullitt.’ Same color green.” The new car, which they purchased from Chad Welch at Royal Ford, was the second one they looked at. “We were originally going to buy a sports car, but the one we looked at, you couldn’t fit a toothbrush into it!” That’s when Laurie had the idea to buy the Mustang. “She normally likes the sedate colors, but she fell in love with this one.” With a 15.5-gallon tank and 30 miles to the gallon, it’s the perfect car for their anniversary road trip, which will take them down south and then out west along the famous Route 66. “We’ll get that ’50s music going and there ain’t nothing better,” he said. “This car hugs the curves. It’s a dream to drive.” The couple came to Otsego County in 1970, settling first in Westford and then in Middlefield in 1987. He worked for MCI in telecommunications and then at Schenevus Central School as a teacher, and Laurie, after working as a teacher, worked for Bassett Hospital. “Laurie attended SUNY, and we both liked living in the country,” he said.

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They have a daughter, Heidi, a P-A in thoracic surgery in Boston at Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and a son, Chris, an IT manager for the state in Albany. Their first stops were to see family in Pennsylvania and to visit George Washington’s plantation at Mount Vernon. “It’s beautifully restored,” he said. “It should be an educational visit requirement for every US citizen. An Air Force veteran, Bill also planned to visit the National Cemetery at Arlington and the Tomb of Unknown Soldier. “Everywhere we go, my USAF days serve us well with a lot of ‘benefits’ and interesting conversation, which I love, as does Laurie,” he said. But conversations aren’t always easy to have. “In Colonial Williamsburg, they talk in the vernacular of the period,” he

said. “They don’t know anything of modern things, and will talk only about what is happening before the revolution.” From Virginia, they will continue south, visiting friends in Tennessee and landing in New Orleans before they head west to pick up Route 66 and drive through Arizona before turning around and heading home. “Good thing we have air conditioned seats!” he said. But what they’re most looking forward to is meeting people along the way. “I love to meet the local people,” he said. “I’ll just go into a bakery and start talking to people. I’ve made a lot of friends along the road.” It’s not the first time they’ve taken a cross-country trip. “We just like to drive,” he said. “We visited Mount Rushmore and Rapid City, South Dakota, and while we were out there, we saw a herd of buffalo cross the road – and we didn’t look them in the eye!” “We visited the World’s Biggest Thermometer,” said Laurie. And it’s not the first time they’ve splurged on some fancy wheels either. “I bought an ’87 Corvette and picked my son up when he was working at the Leatherstocking Golf Course,” he said. “He got in and he cried, ‘What about college?’ and I just replied, ‘I already went!’” Bill credits their shared love of adventure with their long-lasting marriage. “She’s my balance,” he said. “The secret is faith, persistence, hard work, our kids, and love.”

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Focus Indictments Put All Nursing-Home Operators On Notice

ow we know, lives indeed may be at stake. Two top executives of Focus Ventures have been arrested on eight counts involving two residents of the county’s former nursing home, Otsego Manor. (The county sold the Manor to Focus in January 2014, for $18.5 million, and Centers Health Care bought it from

Focus in January for an undisclosed sum.) Five of the counts are “endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person.” The other three are “willful violation of health laws.” Two patients were involved. The first, identified as M.B., was a celebrated case. She was left untended in a wheelchair throughout

Memorial Day Weekend 2016. Several nurses and aides faced criminal charges as a result. The second, now known to be Robert Zupnik Banta, longtime chair of the Otsego County Soil & Water Conservation board; the conservation cen-

ter on Route 33, Town of Middlefield, is named in his honor. He fell on June 17, 2015, the night he Herman moved into Focus, hit his head, and died a week later. Arrested and arraigned May 31 in Otsego Town

Court in Fly Creek were Focus CEO Joseph Zupnik and Daniel Herman, a partner in the company. The company that operated Focus Otsego, CCRN Operator, was also charged. • On the one hand, there’s hope in this piece of bad news, hope that nursinghome operators can’t recklessly cut staff and not be

held responsible for deadly consequences. Two weeks before, another piece of bad news, that Centers, Focus’ successor, had unilaterally raised “private pay” rates from $320 to $510 a day, the highest in New York State – Long Island and New York City included – caused a sense of despair. (Since, Centers has Please See EDITORIAL, A5

ISSUE & DEBATE ►PASTORS’ STATEMENT: In solidarity with interfaith clergy across the country, this public statement of conscience has been authored by UU minister Rev. Amy Petrie Shaw. This is not a reflection of the individuals in the congregations we represent. Rather, it is a statement of our personal, deeply held beliefs based upon our various educations and formations in faith. ►An Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump and the People of the United States.

bear, or else we renounce that same humanity entirely. The protection of children is one such sacred obligation. As faith leaders, we, the undersigned, denounce and reject the current administration’s policy of separating immigrating families and holding children in isolation from their adult support systems. We do not claim to speak for our denominations, individual organizations or houses of worship or faith traditions, but we cannot remain silent, for the sake of our own hearts. The practice of separating migrant families who lack documentation must end immediately. There must never again be internment camps, concentration camps or forced detention camps by any other name on American soil or under American control. Migrant children must be immediately returned to their parents or guardians. The current “zero-tolerance” policy The Freeman’s Journal is ethically and morally unconscionable, and we seek an end to both Clergy leading the Cooperstown vigil to free children taken into custody at the the policy itself and to its impact on southern border include, from right, the Revs. Joe Perdue, Baptist, the host; Elsie Rhodes, Presbyterian, Tom LeBeau, Methodist, Randy Velez, Catholic deacon, the world. and Ladonna Clark, who is associated with the Presbyterian congregation. While We invite you to join us in our jourunable to attend, the Revs. Kyle Grennen, Grace Episcopal, Cherry Valley, and ney towards justice.

n Monday, May 7, 2018, United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Justice Department would begin prosecuting every person without documents who crossed into the United States along the Southwest border. This policy shift specifically impacts migrants traveling with children. The “zero-tolerance” measure has already split up thousands of families, because children are not allowed in adult criminal jails. Until the policy shift, most families apprehended crossing the border had been released to await civil deportation hearings, rather than held for criminal prosecution. The children taken from their parents are being detained in concentration camps. Some of the children are caged in chain link cells with identification numbers on their chests; others are living in tents. Beloved people of good will, there are sacred obligations of ethics and conscience from which we cannot and St. Mary’s, Springfield Center, and Sharon Rankins-Burd, of the Fly Creek and should not be released. There are Schuyler Lake Methodist churches, also signed this statement. burdens of humanity which we must

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from their parents at the border – is what needs to be focused on now. Jackie Ward It is possible for people to concentrate on more than one issue at a time. It is possible for people to be passionate about more than one issue. Peter Taber Stay in Mexico they will let you keep your kids. Paul Hallock I think its whatever gets the most attention, unfortunately, is what they protest! I agree, let’s focus and take care

of our own right here in Otsego County!!! Randy Bishop Wrong Cindy Medina Then TAKE CARE OF THE KIDS IN OTSEGO COUNTY! Vote. Run for office. Support the food bank. Join CASA. You can support these children from South America by supporting the kids in your back yard. Give a darn! Jennifer Stewart Gullible Fox News watchers in this thread. Woah. Eion Whitehead Do you

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Christine McCarty Voulo Tracy Stearns really?? So, because we chose to vote for Trump that makes us a redneck and illiterate?? How sanctimonious of you!!! Where was your outrage during the last three administrations when this same policy was in practice

(over a 24-year period). Of course, because it is President Trump, all of you elitist hypocrites come out of the woodwork with your so-called protests and outrage! Maybe you should read up further whose administration this policy started under – which was Bill Clinton – like those of us “educated” Trump supporters have done. Victoria Susan I have four college degrees with a 145 IQ...AND I VOTED FOR TRUMP. There goes your theory! Please See DEBATE, A6

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ifficult as it is to believe, the Fourth of July is coming right up. We were reminded of this when we were asked to make note of the Otsego Lake Association’s annual “We Love Our Lake” decorated boat parade which will be held this year on Monday, July 2, starting at 2 p.m. The parade will form off Three Mile Point and then proceed down the western shore of the lake to a point near Lakefront Park in Cooperstown where judges will announce and give out the prizes. All boats, large and small, are welcome to participate. And while all sorts of Fourth of July events are coming up, we must admit

that we are still suffering with “come back” syndrome. No matter how much we plan, any return home from a visit elsewhere always becomes rather CATHERINE chaotic which LAKE tends to make us ELLSWORTH wonder why we went away in the first place. And our most recent return was no exception. •

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200 YEARS AGO

NOTICE – To all the world, I declare the earth is hollow, and habitable within – containing a number of solid concentric spheres, one within the other, and that it is open at the poles 12 or 16 degrees. I pledge my life in support of this truth, and am ready to explore the hollow, if the world will support and aid me in the undertaking. JNO. Cleves Symes of Ohio. N.B. I have ready for the press a treatise on the principles of matter, wherein I show proofs of the above positions, account for various phenomena, and disclose Dr. Darwin’s secret. My terms are the patronage of this and the new worlds. I dedicate to my wife and her ten children. I select Dr. S.L. Mitchell, Sir H. Davy, and Baron Alex de Humboldt as my protectors. I and one hundred brave companions, well equipped, to start from Siberia in the fall season with reindeer and sleighs, on the ice of the frozen sea – I engage we find warm and rich land stocked with thrifty vegetables, and animals, if not men, on reaching one degree northward of latitude 82. We will return in the succeeding spring. (Ed. Note: The Dr. Darwin referred to was the father of Charles Darwin) June 29, 1818

175 YEARS AGO

Advertisement – A Tavern Stand for Sale. A tavern stand, situated in the Village of Cooperstown, on Main and corner of Elm Streets, and directly opposite the new county buildings. Said house is well located to command the largest share of public business. The house is large and convenient, together with out-buildings, and is a desirable location for a Tavern Stand. The lot contains 175 feet on Main and 130 feet on Elm Street, with pure water running in an apartment of the house. For further particulars enquire of William Russell. (Ed. Note: The location referred to is the southwest corner of Pioneer and Main Streets). June 26, 1843

150 YEARS AGO

The Trustees of the Village have requested us to call attention to Article 21 of the Ordinances forbidding the letting off of any kind of fireworks within the corporation limits. The firing of pistols, crackers &c., in the streets is attended with danger to person and property. The Trustees also hope that a mention of the fact that there a number of persons dangerously sick in the village may be sufficient to prevent any recurrence of the noisy demonstrations which have recently characterized the night of the 3rd of July. June 26, 1868

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50 YEARS AGO

On Sunday, June 23, Mr. and Mrs. James Brayden of 2 South Avenue, accompanied their son Joseph to Brown University, Providence, R.I. where he will participate for six weeks in the Summer Science Program sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Their daughters, Mary, Patty, and Meg also went on the trip and visited the Seaport Museum at Mystic, Connecticut before returning home. Mary Brayden is at home following the completion of her freshman year at William Smith College, Geneva, New June 26, 1918 York where she was recently appointed to the Dean’s List for the Spring Term. On June 26, Mary departs for Camp Wanee at Brandon, Vermont, for eight weeks as the girls’ sailing counselor. June 26, 1968 Local – Mr. Isaac Cooper and his wife, of California, and their son James F. Cooper of Iowa, are at the Hotel Fenimore. Mr. Cooper is the son of Samuel Cooper, who Shoppers in northern Otsego County will have a new was a brother of James Fenimore Cooper. He went west from here 60 years ago, and for many years past has resided mall to investigate this October. The Glenwood Company held a ceremonial ground breaking Thursday morning at in California. He has a brother who also resides there. Mr. the site of “The Commons,” a shopping center on Route Cooper is now in the 81st year of his age, and we think he is about the youngest appearing man of his age that we have 28 near Hartwick Seminary. The new mall will house a ever met. It is about 21 years since he visited Cooperstown. P&C grocery store, a branch of the Central National Bank, a Family Dollar store, and the H&K Chinese Restaurant. Fire! The Village By-Laws forbid “all firing of firearms, There is additional room at the mall for six or seven other crackers, fireworks, etc. in any of the streets of this village, stores. Work on the project is already well underway. An except on the Fourth of July.” Yet the sound of the fireopening is scheduled for October 15. cracker is already heard. June 30, 1993 June 29, 1893

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25 YEARS AGO

75 YEARS AGO

Commencing July 1, the great majority of Cooperstown people will walk to work or they will be using up gasoline rations which they may sorely need later. Acting under a new O.P.A. ruling the local War Price and Ration Board has been revising allowances based on distances which the ration holder can reasonably be expected to walk to and from their work. Generally one and a half to two miles each way or a distance which can be walked in 30 to 40 minutes or less is considered a reasonable walking distance. Other factors taken into account are age, physical condition and a

Farewell, Cooperstown

COLUMN/From A4 the most about President Trump. We ignored them both, on the off chance that by doing so they would cancel each other out. However, we do think we

we decided to make the move, we are most comfortable with it. In fact, we are very much looking forward to the change, precipitous as it might seem. Needless to say, we are in the process of cleaning out the house, no small task since the Ellsworth family has been accumulating stuff in it since it was built in 1912. And while such an undertaking is proving to be a formidable task, we are finding that many aspects of Mount Vernon and Cooperstown both reflect a getting ready for our small-town atmosphere. move are falling into place rather nicely. And we are hopeful going have managed to get back forward that will continue to into the swing of things in Cooperstown in rather good be the case. • order. We have lunched at And for those who have the Blue Mingo, had takeasked about the future of the out from the China Wok, column, we must admit that dined at Toscana’s and enwe fear the column’s days joyed pizza from Sal’s. All are numbered. But after in all, we are most happy to know that the availability of writing a newspaper column for some 34 years, we are infood here in Cooperstown clined to think that perhaps it has not changed in our is time for our pen to run out absence. of ink. On the other hand, • there are some 34 years of However, we have also columns which could, in a noted that the clutter on Main Street of benches, rain pinch, be repeated. keepgardens, signs and whatever ing the column in print until around 2052 or so. The way else, is still with us. While history repeats itself, surely we were lucky enough to the columns would be timely able to park in the handicapped spot on Main Street, now and then. And while we are planwe found the bench located ning to leave Cooperstown between the curb and the by the end of the summer, sidewalk made our getting from the car to the sidewalk our move will not be forever. We have just arranged nearly impossible. Exactly to have our headstone added why a bench is located next to the Ellsworth plot in to a handicapped parking is Lakewood Cemetery. Thus unfathomable. But there it we will be back, hopefully was, blocking our way. later than sooner. Our frustration with the clutter on Main Street is not PLEASE NOTE: Comnew. But we are reasonably ments regarding this colcertain that our intended soumn may be made by mail lution to the problem is new. to 105 Pioneer Street, While visiting our son and Cooperstown, NY 13326, family in Ohio, we all came by telephone at 607-547to the conclusion that it is 8124 or by e-mail at cellstime for us to take our leave worth1@stny.rr.com. Or, of Cooperstown by movfor more thoughts about ing to Mount Vernon, Ohio. the comings and goings of And while this decision is Cooperstown, visit the webmost unexpected, even by site, cooperstowntoday.com. us, we must say that once

need for transporting heavy or bulky objects such as tools. The highways are not the only areas deserted as a result of the ban on pleasure driving and gasoline rationing. In former years scores of motor boats of varying sizes plied the waters of Otsego Lake. Today, every motor boat has disappeared. Row boats and canoes with a few sail boats now dot the surface and a primeval silence prevails. June 30, 1943

10 YEARS AGO

Cooperstown Dreams Park is again facing fines from the New York State Department of Health – this time for installing a new laundry without the required permits. The camp opened for the season on Saturday, June 7 and state health inspectors in Oneonta received an odor complaint five days later. At the scene, they discovered a sewer pipe had broken, and also discovered the laundry operating without any approval. June 27, 2008

Can GOP, Democrats Compromise?

bout a year ago, a deal was admission to the United States? suggested between President Isn’t everyone really a citizen of Trump and establishment the world? Isn’t the United States – as Democrats whereby Trump would sup- the exceptional society defined by the port a path to citizenship for at least Constitution, not by ethnicity – the some illegal aliens while Democrats representative of the future, and therewould support something like The by the natural home of all refugees? Wall on the southern border. Some Republicans, on the other The deal came very close, hand, are alarmed by the after Democrats met with loss of national identity and Trump, but fell apart. It’s traditional values. They fear now back in the news again. cultural dissolution not only Is such a compromise from unrestricted immigrapossible, or even desirtion, but from the related able? A Wall is anathema to forces of globalization and Democrats. Closing off the secularization. southern border with some The certitudes of famkind of impenetrable human ily, religion, custom, ethics, barrier seems to them a crime ADRIAN patriotism – even the rule against humanity. of law – seem to be eroding KUZMINSKI Thousands of refugees away in favor of a disorientfrom Central America in ing cosmopolitan culture particular are fleeing the violence not without clear values, where money only of drug lords, but also – this isn’t rules, and traditional roles and behavso well reported – of authoritarian iors are replaced by consumerism and regimes suppressing dissent, especially egotism. in San Salvador, Honduras and NicaWalls don’t seem very promising. ragua. Think of the Great Wall of China, A case could be made that the Amer- Hadrian’s Wall, the Berlin Wall, or the ican support for these governments has current Israeli West Bank Wall. Borcontributed to the violence, and that der; security only seems to work when the U.S. owes it to these people to take there is normal traffic, not a press of them in – but the Democrats aren’t desperate refugees or insurgents. making that argument. On the other hand, there is arguably The idealism of some Democrats no national sovereignty if there is little has reached the point where, in their or no border control at all. That’s long minds, national borders are an anachbeen the case on our southern border, ronism that should no longer exist. where a blind eye has been turned Since all peoples are equal, what could to illegal immigrants because they possibly justify any kind of barrier to provided cheap labor for jobs no one

This week’s controversial Time magazine cover juxtaposes a photo taken last week at the border in McAllen, Texas, with a photo of President Trump.

else would do. The result has been an illegal American underclass, estimated at around 11 million people. In a deal, Trump would get his Wall, or some version of it, which would probably be more effective, if not foolproof, than what we have now. In return for this, the Democrats would get no less than a reasonable path to citizenship for ALL illegal aliens currently in the country, not just the Dreamers. Immigrants would be offered a dignified formal process for citizenship, with families kept togethPlease See KUZMINSKI, A6

EDITORIAL: Nursing Home Executives, Look Out EDITORIAL/From A4 rolled it back to $410.) With federal reimbursement policies forcing public nursing homes into private hands, can nothing be done to ensure the new private owners provide satisfactory care to our most vulnerable fellow citizens? Recently, Gary Koutnik, DOneonta, vice chairman of the Otsego County Board of Representatives and chairman of its Human Services Committee, wrote a letter in response to an editorial urging the county board take more responsibility for the former Otsego Manor. Having sold the Manor, he said, the county board no longer has responsibility for what happens there. This is not to beat up on Koutnik: His opinion is widely shared among county representatives.

• The Zupnik-Herman arrests prompt us to repeat our point, and expand on it. At the very least, the county board should have a representative at every meeting of the Centers (formerly Focus) Family Council. Medicaid regulations require nursing homes that accept federal reimbursement to have such councils. It is the only opportunity for the public to be briefed and ask questions of administrators. Our state senator and assemblymen should do the same. And certainly, Congressman John Faso, R-Kinderhook, or any Democrat who might defeat him this fall should follow suit – after all, federal reimbursement policies forced the county to sell excellent Otsego Manor to profit-powered entities.

Since, who hasn’t heard stories with dismay about the degradation of service locally? • Regardless, the Zupnik-Herman indictments are excellent news, whatever the resolution of the court case. The indictments, by the state Attorney General’s Office, send the message loud and clear: Top executives of nursing-home corporations may be exempt from the common decency in the search for profits, but they aren’t exempt from the criminal code. What’s needed is whistle-blowers, not just private citizens, but the officials we elected to take care of us, who have greater clout in forcing action than the rest of us. (In this case, that might indeed have already happened; if so, bravo.)

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To End Crisis, Compromise!

What About Nation’s Laws? What About Otsego County Children?

DEBATE/From A4 Tracy Stearns You’re right. That was rude. I’ve removed my unfiltered comment but stand by my opinion regarding those who voted for Trump.

home without knowing a thing about them, and then allow them to have the run of the house, I’ll believe their feigned anger and concern.

Janette Lamb Seriously, even in Cooperstown, really.

Rosalie Ann I feel we need to focus on what happens Dona Syman Thank you! in our own towns No more separating parand the betterment ents and children. Treat of people who live people with respect. here regardless of their situation. Yes, Matt Lionetti If they are it is sad that this is having seizures someone happening but what Posted on the Allshould really be helping about children who OTSEGO Facebook them. are born here and as page. Americans deserve the best life they can possibly have. Cynthia M Kennedy What was done to Native Americans and their Cindy Medina So it’s mostly, “Why children should not be forgotten. Forced onto reservations, their chilare we helping their children but dren taken and placed in the Indian not our own?” “Why are we helpSchools. Many lost forever. During ing ‘them’ but not us?” Be sure to the times of slavery in this councheck in at church tomorrow. try their families were separated as well. Nothing being done now Melissa Washburn Only ’cause hasn’t happened before through out Trump’s our President. They our history. haven’t gotten over it! Matt Lionetti You would think we were dropping napalm on the little kids in the jungle. Victoria Susan Perhaps they should have protested TWENTY years ago when this law was put into place! David Delker When Schumer and Pelosi welcome strangers into their

Cynthia M Kennedy Mexico allows these people to enter Mexico and travel to our southern borders, taking no responsibility for them. I understand that some of these people are fleeing from deplorable living conditions in their home countries. However, the cost of detaining these people is funded by American taxpayers. We aren’t taking care

of our own elderly and veterans as well as other people in need here on US soil. This is a huge burden to take on with our own people. Of course, we feel badly for those trying to enter our country, however, it would be better to extend humanitarian aid to them in their countries so they do not have to leave there hoping for a better life here. CJ Waldorf This is exactly right, Mexico facilitates their journey and we hold the bag What malarkey. Cindy Medina Perfectly put. The solution is far too complicated for me - let alone El Cheetorango. But if South America can be financially stabilized - Just don’t know.

CJ Waldorf The fact that you’re protesting this now, decades after the practice started and less than two years since Obama left office is so painfully transparent. You didn’t care then, but pretend to now. Pretty shallow. Jennifer Stewart Get your facts straight. You are quoting Fox News reports which are false. CJ Waldorf Here’s a FACT. Children in detention facilities for illegal entry is NOT NEW. And also not a Fox News story. You get your facts straight. Jeff Dunworthy Send the parents and kids packing back across the border. They’re not welcome until

they do things the legal way.

Nancy Chapin Fox Snooze talking points don’t get you into Heaven. Tyler Preston I agree with you Jeff if you want to come here do it the legal way and go through the process. If not, face the consequences. Matt Lionetti Seriously, when someone knocks over the rat cage in the pet store and they all start running to the cheese store next door, should they be stopped or allowed to get free cheese? Should you let the young ones get free cheese and round up the grown ones? Maybe they should all be rounded up together with the babies separated so the big bad rats don’t do bad immoral things to the younger rats. Julia Lockwood deport all of the “illegals” immediately!This way the families can stay together and can get in line to come here the right/legal way. If they sneak back in, then arrest them and prosecute them the criminals they are. If they have children with them, send the children back to their home country to next of kin. Just because their parents got them here doesn’t automatically give them the right to stay. (This is not fair to those who are waiting in line to come here “legally”). We need to help our own first!! “AMERICA FIRST!”

KUZMINSKI/From A5 er, in place of the police state tactics we have seen. Some kind of standard of what it means to be an American would be established. Not everyone (criminals, etc.) would qualify, but most presumably would. Think of Ellis Island. The promise of an America for all would be restored, and the underworld of illegal immigration would be drastically reduced, if not eliminated. Compromise takes courage and vision, now in short supply. The challenge is to figure out a definition of America that lies between the relentless march of a global cosmopolitanism that undermines traditional values, and a desperate reaction to it that doubles down on chauvinism, racism, and religious dogmatism. The middle ground between these extremes is where a real compromise can be found. It would be the reinvention of a viable American center, something long overdue. Adrian Kuzminski, retired Hartwick College philosophy professor and Sustainable Otsego moderator, lives in Fly Creek.

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With Otsego Lake as a backdrop, Cooperstown Central School’s four top graduates deliver a combined address to the Class of 2018 at the Sunday, June 24, graduation on the back lawn of The Fenimore Art Museum. From left are Grace LeCates, Kelly Mooney, Sophia Lesko and Heidi Edmonds. For the second year in a row, it poured.

Mia Iversen and Chase Lucey move the tassle from the right side of their mortarboards to the left, signalling the transition from seniors to graduates.

Flutist May Hughes is sheltered from rain.

►COOPERSTOWN GRADUATES 65

ooperstown Central School graduated 65 seniors Sunday, June 24, 2018, on the lawn of the Fenimore Art Museum overslooking Otsego Lake. Dylan D. Abrams Sean J. Barber Keith William Frank Barlow Michael S. Bass Gabe Beals Leslie Josephine Boyles Riley M. Brown Cassandra M. Bryant Owen F. Carr Dakota Jaymes Chase Tyler Jean Colombo Emily A. Crippen Amanda E. Davenport Dennis Scott Dibble II Heidi Susanna Edmonds Elizabeth Falk Samantha J. Fanion Julietta H. Ford Sara Elizabeth Fountain Matilda Mary-Elspeth Francis Trenton A. Giffin Lucas R. Grover Blake A. Guzy Logan V. Haney Margaret L. Harmon Tre’Mesha Harrison Nicole Belle Idelson Mary Adelaide Iversen Natalie J. Johnson John Gregory Kelley Owen P. Kennedy Megan E. Kern Lauren M. Knauss

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Amanda Davenport, left, and Lizzie Falk traverse The Fenimore’s back lawn as the ceremony began.

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Laughs, Smiles Punctuate Milford Graduation

MCS Principal Teresa Glavin and Superintendent of Schools Mark Place process into the ceremony.

Donning a pair of 2018 sunglasses, Ashlyn Price processes down the center aisle as she prepares to graduate from Milford Central School.

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Class President Jack Lang gave a humorous speech to the class of 2018, equating his service as class president to President Donald Trump’s.

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►MILFORD GRADUATES 27

ilford Central School graduated 27 seniors Friday, June 22, 2018, in an outdoor ceremony on the soccer field.

Sarah Andrews Sarai Banks Abigail Bosc Lucas deMay Emily Elliot Finnegan Icealius Hall Loren Harmon Jacob Hecox Zeyneb Henderson Caitlyn Rose Jubar Michael Juhl Jack Daniel Lang Faith Marie Marshall Xaviar Lyle Morrison

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►RICHFIELD CENTRAL GRADUATES 25

ichfield Springs Central School graduated 25 seniors Saturday, June 23, 2018, in a ceremony in the school gym.

Carl E. Burdick III Sarah Calta Peyton A. Coones Alexis Lynn Fahey Zane Farley Faith Catherine Graml Gabriella Rae Hudziak Patricia K. Johnson Jessica Ann Klem Paul Knapp IV John Kohler Jr. Samantha Ann Kurkowski Joshua David Misencik

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with her. “This is a plea to please control the volume of live music on Main Street in the evenings,” it reads. “We are not against music, just the extremely loud volume.” “I can understand why visitors and locals like to have the music. I have children who like that kind of music, and they like it loud,” said Marjorie Landers, who operates The White House Inn, just off Main Street. “But, I do think that, in all fairness to the residents of our village who live close to these places, the music maybe could still happen, but it needs to be

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cess against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: P.O. Box 235, Fly Creek, New York 13337. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalJul.26 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION OF REST, REFRESH R&N RETREAT, LLC A Limited Liability Company. Articles of Organization were filed with the New York Secretary of State on May 17, 2018. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as the agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: Rest, Refresh R&N Retreat, LLC at 962 Swart Hollow Road, Oneonta, NY 13820. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalJul.26 Legal nOtice NOTICE OF FORMATION of

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formation of COOPERSTOWN JUNCTION ENTERPRISES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/25/2018. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1351 Lamesa Circle, Rangely, CO 81648. Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalJul.19 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of MVCT, LLC. Articles of organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State (“NYSOS’’) on May 8, 2018. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The NYSOS has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The NYSOS shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 100 Summit Lane, Cherry Valley, NY 13320. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalJul.19 Legal nOtice Notice of formation of BLENDOS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on May 31, 2018. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 11 1/2 Fonda Avenue, Oneonta, NY 13820. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalJul.19 Legal nOtice SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

toned down,” she said. “There is no reason why they can’t still have music, but it needs to be done more quietly.” “It’s beyond my understanding why this is allowed to continue,” added Geri Brose, Pine Boulevard. “It’s not fair to the neighborhood; and it’s not fair to the young families that live in the area.” There is a noise ordinance in place, and it prohibits excessive noise between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. for residential properties, and 11:30 p.m. and 7 a.m.for bars and restaurants. The petitioners are asking that the limit for bars and res-

taurants should also be rolled back to 10 p.m. “I can stand on my porch and hear the music from the Hardball café. That’s appalling,” said Roger MacMillan, who lives at the other end of Main Street from Seaver. “I don’t understand why the noise ordinance can’t go back to between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.” Comments in the meeting’s public comment section then turned to parking: Village Hall had switched parallel parking to diagonal parking on lower Pioneer Street, to test how it would work. “We were disappointed

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF OTSEGO NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, against DANIEL CROWELL, COUNTY TREASURER AS ADMINISTRATOR TO THE ESTATE OF HARVEY M. BROWN; UNKNOWN HEIRS TO THE ESTATE OF HARVEY M. BROWN, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; ADVANTA NATIONAL BANK; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; and JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE #1 through #7, the last seven (7) names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff; the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants-Index

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no. 2016-0097. Plaintiff Designates Otsego County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Otsego County. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); the United States of America may appear or answer within 60 days of service hereof; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated May 15, 2018. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this Foreclosure Action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney of your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work

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with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-800269-0990 or visit the Department’s website at http:// www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT.

and quite upset that the trial period was not voted on by the trustees nor were any of us notified in advance,” said neighbor Alan Leist in a letter to trustees. The result was more traffic and pedestrian navigating narrower pavement, he said. The neighbors met with Trustee Cindy Falk, Streets Committee chair, who said the changes would gain four parking spaces. That “does not seem to warrant jeopardizing the safety of the park visitors, or negatively impacting the aesthetics of the Pioneer Street neighborhood,”

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Leist wrote. Another neighbor, Tony Casale, issued a plea: “Please do the right thing by dropping this current proposal, and returning parking to what it was.” He suggested a “comprehensive, village-wide traffic and parking study” should be undertaken to allow “an informed decision.” The board is currently considering three proposed parking layouts for the lower section of Pioneer Street, with the most drastic changes, calling for a combination of diagonal and parallel parking, creating six new parking spaces along the street.

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Dennis A. Tallman, 76, Fly Creek; Businessman Led Bassett Friends FLY CREEK – Dennis Alfred Tallman, a man devoted to his family and a vital part of his community, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, June 20, 2018, at the age of 76. Born June 6, 1942, Dennis was the son of Harold Winfield Tallman and Francesca Louisa Krack Tallman. Dennis was a graduate of Toccoa Falls Institute in Georgia. A natural craftsman, he began his career in a cabinet shop in Westwood, N.J., where he excelled, but found

his true passion at Garden State Tree Service in Old Tappan, N.J. In 1982, Dennis and his first wife, Karen, moved from Cresskill, N.J. to Fly Creek, where he started Tallman Enterprises Tree & Aerial Services. A man of the Episcopal faith, Dennis was a faithful and dedicated member of Christ Church in Cooperstown. He was a past president of The Friends of Bassett, served on the Village of Cooperstown Tree Advisory Committee and volunteered at the

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Dustin N. Groat, 19; RSCS Graduate Died When Kayak Capsized In Lake RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Dustin Norman Groat, 19, of Richfield Springs, passed away Tuesday, June 19, 2018, when his kayak capsized on Canadarago Lake during a storm. He was born on Feb. 2, 1999, in Cooperstown, the son of Eric Groat and Evelyn Seward, and graduated from Richfield Springs Central School, Class of 2017. Dustin and his dad had a special connection and he loved spending time on the farm with him. His favorite place to be, and where he was happiest, was outside. Whether he was working on the farm, mowing lawns, or just hanging out with family. He enjoyed operating heavy farm equipment in the fields. He had a strong work ethic, and his generosity and pure heart made him extremely loved by everyone. His enormous smile and willingness to help touched the hearts of many people. Dustin worked on the family farm as well as many local farms, including Bee Line Farms (the Guzick

family), Gary and Sue Culbertson, Martin Branigan, Mayper Farms (the Treen and Mower family), AJ’s Lawn Care and Property Services, LLC, which he really enjoyed, as well as Bobnick Enterprises Dustin (Kevin and Stan Bobnick). Dustin is survived by his father, Eric Groat, Richfield Springs; his mother, Evelyn Seward, Otego; brother Derrick Groat, Richfield Springs; sister Alexis Seward, Oneonta; and brother Aaron Seward, Oneonta; maternal grandmother, Lynda Crawford, Wells Bridge; paternal grandparents, Norman and Doris Groat Jr., Walton; paternal great-grandmother, Vivian Groat, Franklin; three maternal uncles, John, Charles and Cecil Wyckoff; paternal uncle Lincoln (Melinda) Groat; nephew, Logan

Seward; as well as several cousins. He also leaves behind his beloved dog, Jenna. He was predeceased by his maternal grandfather, Cecil Wyckoff and paternal great-grandfather, Norman Groat Groat Sr. A funeral was held Friday, June 22, at the Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home. Internment was in the Ouleout Valley Cemetery, Franklin. Dustin’s family will be hosting a Celebration of Life in Richfield Springs at a later date. In lieu of flowers, expressions of gratitude may be made to Hartwick, Exeter, West Exeter, Richfield Springs and Schuyler Lake Fire Departments for all of their life-saving efforts. Arrangements are by the Kenneth L. Bennett Funeral Home.

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counties passed laws allowing sale within county limits. Otsego County opted not to pass such a law, so sparklers remained illegal. However, an amendment to the law made the sparklers legal statewide as of last October, according to Kristin Devoe of the state Homeland Security & Emergency Services Office. “Counties are automatically opted in with the new amendment,” she said. Counties can still pass laws opting out of the amendment, but Otsego County has not yet done so. With the legalization of the small-scale pyrotechnics, temporary firework vendors have popped up in Oneonta, selling sparklers that fit the state’s strict guidelines. According to Devoe, the sparklers can only be sold between two short periods before July 4th and New Year’s Eve, and all businesses must register to sell fireworks. Permanent dealers – in the county, only Price Chopper in Oneonta, not in Cooperstown or Richfield Springs – can sell the devices June 1-July 5 and Dec. 26-Jan. 1. Temporary vendors can operate June 20-July 5 and Dec. 26-Jan. 1. In recent days, TNT Fireworks set up outside Oneonta’s Walmart, and Northern Lights Fireworks in Southside Mall’s parking lot. “These stores still have to

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register with us. They can’t just sell, they have to have a permit,” she said. “It’s not like you can just haphazardly throw up a tent in a parking lot and start selling sparkling devices. There are still codes and regulations that these businesses need to follow.” Northern Lights’ Nathan Rittenburg said he has set up five tents across Central New York this season. “They have to come in and inspect us, and there are quite a few things that we have to do,” he said. “Things like making sure that we have the proper fire extinguishers, making sure that there are clearly marked exits and things like that. They have quite a few things that we have to follow, just to make sure that everyone is safe.” A Binghamton native, Rittenburg has been selling fireworks for 18 years, be-

ginning in Pennsylvania at age 10 with his father. “To me, that was like a divine calling,” he joked. Rittenburg runs camp Anavah, a youth Christian day camp in West Winfield, which is supported by the profits from his firework business. After a surplus of

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MLS#115473 $115,000 Perfect building lot w/50 ‘ of frontage on Canadarago Lake! Build to suit on 10+ acres including gorgeous views of lake and area. Call Melissa Klein @ 518-705-9849 (cell)

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MLS#116387 $244,900 4 separate parcels, 16 rental units. The parcels generate income of $105,000 annually, w/net income in 2017 of over $36,000. Call George (Rod) Sluyter @ 315 520 6512 (cell)

MLS#116468 $345,000 Location, Location, Location! 149.14 acres on beautiful County Hwy 33 in Cooperstown. Charming, large farmhouse. Must see to believe! Call Maria Graham @ 607-287-6785 (cell)

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

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t’s the Fourth of July and Otsego County knows how to celebrate! From parades to old-fashioned games to fireworks and even a reading of the Declaration of Independence, there’s patriotic fun for everyone. • In Springfield, line the streets for one of the old-

est parades in the country, followed by a full day of family fun with games, a Brooks BBQ, a quilt show and more. 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 4, Springfield Community Center, 6 Ann St., Richfield Springs. Call (315) 217-1485. • And although it may be July, there’s a 100 percent

chance of Scattered Flurries – the rock band, that is – playing a show ahead of fireworks over Otsego Lake. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, Glimmerglass State Park, 1527 Co. Hwy. 31, Cooperstown. E-mail, Springfield. July4@gmail.com • In Oneonta, the parade, which will once again

feature World War II era militia muster, reading of the tanks and vehicles, will step Declaration of Independence off at Noon on Main Street. and traditional music. 10 And afterwards, head down a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday, July to Neahwa Park for the 4, The Farmers’ Museum, Hometown Fourth of Cooperstown. Call things July music, ven(607) 547-1450. dors, a free Oneonta to do! • Outlaws game and You can also learn fireworks at dusk. about Edmeston’s Noon, Wednesday, involvement in the July 4, Main Street, early days of the Oneonta. Revolutionary War • with an exhibit on And parades aren’t Adam Helmer, who just for the streets. ran to warn the ConLIBBY Decorate your seatinental Army of an CUDMORE worthiest vessel for attack by Iroquois two different boat and Tories. 9 a.m.parades. In Cooperstown, Noon, Wednesday, July 4, the lineup is at Three Mile Edmeston Museum, 1 North Point at 2 p.m., on Monday, St., Edmeston. Call (607) July 2. And on Tuesday, July 293-6635. 3, head over to Canadarago ►ON THE COVER Lake to set sail by at 6 p.m. Debra and Jonathan • Miller of Springfield Center Immerse yourself in the decorated a float for sounds and sights of the first the nation’s third-oldest Independence Day at The Fourth of July Parade. Farmers’ Museum with a

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The Shriners were a new addition last year and will return again this year with their tiny cars and crazy SPRINGFIELD CENTER clown antics. “They said they had more fun here than the Utica parade!” eb Miller knows there’s only said Miller. “They asked to come one way to make a parade back! Anyone can be in the parade, float. “You just red, white as long as they have a positive mesand blue the heck out of it!” she said. sage.” And she would know: she’s the It’s such a renowned parade that it organizer of the 104th annual Spring- was written up in Parade, the national field Independence Day parade, one in-newspaper magazine, as third oldof the top three oldest est – after Bristol, R.I. in the country, kick(1785) and Ridgefield ►WHERE TO PARADE ing off at 11 a.m. on Park, N.J. (1894). It Wednesday, July 4. ON FOURTH OF JULY is the oldest, period, in “When I first put New York State. • Nation’s third oldest together a parade in It’s also the parade parade, 11 a.m., Springfield 1985, there were only of choice for anyone Center. Take West Lake 45 entries,” she said. running for local ofRoad 11 miles north of “Now, we have at fice. “I get calls and Cooperstown. least 70 every year, they say ‘I heard I have • City of Oneonta’s Homewith 16 floats, march- town Fourth of July begins to be here because with noon parade down ing bands and the Please See Main Street. Utica Shriners.” FOURTH, Pg.5

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SOME SAY!!! Best Pizza May Be Found In Otsego County Editorâ€™s Note: Here are Summer Dreamsâ€™ staff picks of fun and fine places to eat while youâ€™re in town.

ew York City may get all the glory when it comes to pizza, but many argue the best slices are right here in Upstate. Some people say itâ€™s the water used to make

the dough, others credit an abundance of college students at SUNY Oneonta, Hartwick and the Cooperstown Graduate Program, who crave a late-night slice. But whether youâ€™re looking to eat your pizza with a knife and fork or on a greasy paper plate, there is a hot and cheesy pie waiting for you!

hen I want really good pizza, I go to New York Pizzeria. Thatâ€™s what they do, really good pizza. My husband always accuses me of going to a seafood restaurant and ordering chicken. No. You order seafood. You want pizza, you go to NYP. Depending on what kind

of a mood Iâ€™m in, I can â€˘ choose what type of crust hen your pizza I get â€“ itâ€™s usually the thin arrives with the crust loaded with peppersauce on top, oni and sausage with extra you may be confused, or cheese. A certain someone even tempted to send it back in my household likes to the kitchen. But at The anchovies; the staff at Depot Restaurant NYP actually knows FINE DINING, & Tavern, thatâ€™s the how to NOT make specialty. The first different ingredients FUN DINING pizza ever made in touch on the pizza! Staff Picks Oneonta, the Depot Specialty pizzas still uses the old are fun here too â€“ try 1952 recipe, which the upside down pizza with starts with a Sicilian-style the sauce on the topâ€”may golden, buttery crust and seem a little strange but then layers on the cheese, itâ€™s really good! Or try the toppings and tops it all with square Sicilian pizza and put a sauce that is fragrant with anything or everything you basil, garlic and oregano. want on it. Add on a dozen of their Thereâ€™s also a NYP in famous â€œgarbage wingsâ€? Richfield Springs. Eat there â€“ an Upstate specialty that and enjoy big screen TVs originated in the Depotâ€™s or do take out. (New York kitchen â€“ and youâ€™ve got a Pizzeria, 75 Chestnut St. meal thatâ€™s as classically Cooperstown. (607) 547Oneonta as the railroad tracks 2930.) that run by the restaurant. (The TARA BARNWELL Please See PIZZA, Pg.6 General Manager

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Place To Be On The Fourth FOURTH/From Pg. 3 I’m running for office’,” said Miller. “They’ve figured out this is the place to be.” Both state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and his opponent, Democrat Joyce St. George of Sullivan County, will be walking, as will county Rep. Keith McCarty, R-East Springfield, 101sth Assemblyman Brian Miller, R-New Hartford, and his Democratic challenger, Chad McEvoy. But organizing a parade is not all fun. This year, “we have instructions for how to throw candy,” said Miller. “People can get hurt.” The best way to throw candy from a float, she said, is gentle, underhanded and far enough out of the street that kids aren’t running into the parade route to gather it up.

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Notable among the grownups, the Otsego Land Trust again will be handing out saplings, and the county’s Dairy Princess Hailey Seamon of Cooperstown will give out yogurt and cheese sticks to honor the county’s dairy heritage. “People are already calling Ian Austin/SUMMER DREAMS me asking if she’s handing out Preparing pies in the Presbyterian Church kitchen for the “famous pie sale” that follows the parade are, from left, last year’s parade marshal cheese sticks again,” said Please See FOURTH, Pg.. 8 Janet McCarty, this year’s marshal Jeanette Dorn, and Beverly Guifoyle.

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2 Sal’s Pizzeria Contributed To Varieties Of Italian Delicacy PIZZA/From Pg. 4 Depot Restaurant and Tavern, 4 1/2 Railroad Ave, Oneonta, 607-433-2074) LIBBY CUDMORE Managing Editor • personal favorite: Lasagna pizza at Sal’s Pizzeria in downtown Cooperstown. It must be the ricotta, but it

does taste like that Italian favorite on a pizza crust. Not as fancy as funky pizzas, but unique and satisfying. This time of year, you’re likely to find Sal’s – it’s been operated for more than three decades by the Grigoli family – filled with young ballplayers and fans, but the line moves fast and it’s worth the wait.

If you’re in the pizza mood, try the actual lasagna, a Cooperstown favorite – eat in or take out. And, of course, don’t miss the back deck for dining or lunching al fresco. (Sal’s Pizzeria, 110 Main St., Cooperstown, open until 11 p.m. 607-5475721) JIM KEVLIN Editor & Publisher

hen, family owned for over 40 years, there’s the OTHER Sal’s Pizzeria – in Oneonta. It’s one of the first names that locals will rattle off when asked where to get pizza in the City of the Hills, and for good reason. When it comes to their pizza, they seem to operate on the “Let’s put our favorite meal on a slice” mentality. And you know, it works! Just look at some of these offerings that their customers have loved over the years: honey BBQ, Philly cheesesteak, baked ziti, chicken bacon ranch, loaded French fries, brussels sprouts and bacon, meat lovers, grilled chicken parm or “the rodeo” (made with cheesesteak, onion rings and BBQ sauce). Yes, those are all toppings! (Although they do offer many of these as their own meals as well.) And all those deliciousness is not bogged down with too much crust. Their crust is the thinnest in town, allowing the flavor of the toppings to take center stage. I personally recommend any of their slices with an ice-cold root beer to complement it. Oh, and you night owls looking for a bite at those late hours? Sal’s has your back, usually closing

between 2-4 a.m. (Sal’s Pizzeria, 285 Main St, Oneonta. 607-432-6766) Ian Austin Staff Photographer

ith an abundance of pizzerias in Oneonta, it can sometimes be difficult figuring out which pizza is the best, or even what sets one slice apart from another. But Tino’s Pizza has found a way to stand out among the sea of pizza shops, adding one unique topping to their pizzas to help them stand out from the crowd: cold cheese. It’s very simple, order whatever slice of pizza you desire from their wide array of specialty pizzas, then simply ask for cold cheese on top. The pizza, served hot, is loaded up with a mountain of freshly shredded mozzarella cheese to complement the already delicious slice. It might seem like an odd practice, but the pizza shop has been topping their slices with cold cheese for years. It has become famous among local residents, college students, and savvy tourists alike. Often imitated, but never duplicated. (Tino’s Pizza, 180 Main St, Oneonta. 607-432-0008.) PARKER FISH Staff Reporter

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Oneonta’s Hometown Fourth Of July Offers Alternative FOURTH/From Pg. 5 Miller. “We’ve gotten quite a reputation.” This year’s theme is “It’s a Grand Old Flag,” so expect plenty of floats draped in the colors of Old Glory. “People even get dressed up,” said Andrea House, a longtime member of the Fourth of July committee. “It’s going to be a super-flag parade.” But Springfield isn’t the only parade town in the county. Oneonta will hold its annual parade at noon on the Fourth, followed by the annual Hometown Fourth of July celebration in Neahwa Park, featuring food, music, vendors, games and fireworks at dusk. “The Fourth of July is a quintessential American

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holiday,” said Carol Mandigo, who organizes the event with First Night. “There’s a lot going on in the world that isn’t nice, so we have to celebrate that we are in a free country.” Though the Fourth of July parade has always been part of downtown Oneonta, First Night took over the event in 2011 and enhanced the park offerings, bringing in vendors and inviting visitors to make a day of it. “We try to make it better every year,” said Mandigo. “We want to create a real event.” And returning this year for the parade are the World War II era tanks. “They were such a hit last year that David Hayes and police chief Doug Brenner got them

back,” said Mandigo. But before the parade, you can show your colors – literally – with the 5k Color Run, where stations along the course splatter racers with colored powders, starting at 9 a.m. in Neahwa Park. The Oneonta Outlaws will play a free baseball game, and you can join in the music-making with a bluegrass jam. The event is familyfriendly and alcohol free. Miller credits the parade’s

popularity with the oldtimey nature of it. “It reminds people of the parades they went to when they were kids,” said House. “There’s Brooks barbeque, a quilt show, strawberry shortcake and a pie sale.” And, of course, it wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without fireworks over Otsego Lake. “Our fireworks top everyone else’s,” said Miller. “And that’s just what people tell me every year.”

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HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops, followed by tour of hop yard, hop house. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. BENEFIT DINNER – 5-7 p.m. Enjoy fish fry dinner with coleslaw, french fries, cake, refreshments. $10. Proceeds benefit Greater Oneonta His-

torical Society’s Building Fund Challenge. Oneonta Vets Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0960. OPERA TALK – 5:30 p.m. “Reminisces & Reflections on West Side Story,” an hour-long talk featuring Maestro Charles Scneider at keyboard, singers. Free, open to public. Room 201, Fine Arts Center, SUNY Oneonta. 607-263-5230. MUSIC – 9 p.m.-Midnight. Enjoy favorite Jazz standards

with upbeat twist performed by Triple Play. The Hawkeye, The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931. CONCERT – 6:30-8:30 p.m. Return to swing music with the Small Town Big Band. Bring lawn chairs, blankets, a picnic. Free, open to the public. South Lawn, Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Road, Cooperstown, NY. Call 607-547-5098. FLOAT NIGHT – 6:45-8:30

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p.m. Summer Fun in the Pool. Guests must be accompanied by a member. Oneonta YMCA, 20-26 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-0010. PERFORMANCE – 7:30 p.m. “An Evening of Dance” featuring world class dancers & choreographers & curated by Yung-Yung Tsuai. Cost, $28 at the door. Roxbury Arts Group, 5025 Vega Mountain Road, Roxbury. Call 607-326-7908. MUSIC– 9 p.m. Jeff Syman Quartet performs a mix of folk, blues, and light rock. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931.

►SATURDAY, JUNE 30

EARLY BOOK SALE – 7-8:30 a.m. Early bird sale for Friends of Village Library Book Sale. Continues during regular hours through July 8. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-434-3418.

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PADDLE – 10 a.m.-Noon. Enjoy relaxing, informative paddle over 4+ miles on scenic Butternut Creek. Bring own canoe/kayak, lunch, water. Departs from Bailey Road Bridge, Morris. Call 607-5474488. BOOK FAIR – 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Find rare, interesting books, ephemera at Cooperstown Antiquarian Book Fair. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-2800. HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m. Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops, followed by tour of hop yard, hop house. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. THEATER – Noon. “A Case For Eviction,” Leatherstocking Stage, The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450 MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 10

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Thursday-Friday, June 28-29, 2018

B-10 Summer Dreams

►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY FROM Pg. 9

►SATURDAY, JUNE 30

PICNIC – Noon - 3 p.m. Cherry Valley Democratic Committee’s annual 4th of July picnic. Hot dogs, refreshments, pie. All invited. Old Village Hall, 44 Main St., Cherry Valley. CHARACTER TOUR – 1-2 p.m. Tour museum through the eyes of artists themselves. featuring a tour by Thomas Cole as portrayed by a Templeton Player. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400. VIGNETTES – 2 p.m. Guided tour showcasing three sitespecific performances by Templeton Players on struggle for Women’s Rights. Included with museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1450. ART HISTORY – 2 - 3:30 p.m. “More Than a Rock: Group f/64 and the Purification of Photography,” art history lecture with Douglas Zullo, Hartwick College associate professor of art history. The Fenimore Art Museum

auditorium, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400. ART OPENING – 5-7 p.m. “Collaborations” exhibit features art from Madeline Walker and Jonathan Stein, Elizabeth Nields and Lynne Tanner, Linda Suskind and John Kosmer, and Richard and Vanessa Saba. The Cherry Branch Gallery, 25 Main St., Cherry Valley. Call (607) 264-9530. OPEN HOUSE – 5:30 p.m. Oneonta Teen Center open house for families to see space and meet staff. Teen Center, 4 Academy St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 441-3999. MUSIC – 6 - 9 p.m. The Kennesaw Mountain Dogs performs country, folk, rock, funk, Americana. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607547-9931. COMMUNITY DINNER – 6:30 p.m. Bring you appetite and a dish to pass. Enjoy a meal with your friends. Fly Creek United Methodist Church, 852 Co. Rd. 26, Fly Creek. Call 607-547-9946. MORE CALENDAR, Pg. 11

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Thursday-Friday, June 28-29, 2018

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►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY FROM Pg. 10

►SATURDAY, JUNE 30

FIREWORKS VIEWING – 7 p.m. Watch fireworks from Brookwood Point. Free ice cream, food trucks, bring blanket or lawn chair. Suggested donation, $5 per person, under 14 free. Brookwood Point, Cooperstown. Call (607) 547-2236. FIREWORKS – Dusk. Celebrate Declaration of Independence. Lake Front Park, Cooperstown. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Megaweapon plays free rock show for teens. Oneonta Teen Center, 4 Academy St., Oneonta. Info, (607) 441-3999. CONCERT – 7:30 p.m. Red Raville’s Big Band Sounds. Cost, $10. The Earlville Opera House, 18 East Main St., Call 315-691-3550.

►SUNDAY, JULY 1

CHARACTER TOUR – 1 p.m. Tour museum through the eyes of the artists themselves, featuring Edward Weston as portrayed by Templeton Player. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1400. REENACTMENT – 1 p.m. Revolutionary War reenactor Peter Couser speaks on impact of war on region; in full regalia. Free, donations accepted. Richfield Springs Historical Society, 134 Main St., Richfield Springs. Email, mrbobhazelton@gmail.com PREVIEW – 3 p.m. Concert previewing 2018 season. Benefit for Springfield Center 4th of July Committee. Tickets available at Country Memories, Tom & Kelly’s. Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 St. Hwy 80, Cooperstown. Call 315-858-2691. MUSIC – 6 - 8:30 p.m. Enjoy your favorite Jazz standards with an upbeat twist performed by Triple Play. The Glimmerglass, The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-5479931.

►MONDAY, JULY 2

BOAT PARADE – 2 p.m. Decorate your boat and show your love for our lake. Starts, 3 mile point, proceeds along the west shore of the lake to Lake Front Park. Cooperstown. 518-542-6630.

MUSIC – 5:30 p.m. Enjoy the piano stylings of Mark Lubell in the Glimmerglass. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-9931. FIGURE DRAWING – 6:30 - 9 p.m. Non-instructional drawing with live model. Poses chosen by consensus. Cost $12/class. The Carriage House Art Studio, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-4358718. BASEBALL – 7 p.m. Support the Oneonta Outlaws against Jamestown Jammers. Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-6326.

►TUESDAY, JULY 3

INDEPENDENCE DAY PARTY – 3:30 p.m. Bring the kids to learn about the 4th of July, hear stories, make independence day crafts. Arkell Museum, 2 Eries Blvd., Canajoharie. Call 518-6732314. CONCERT – 7 p.m. Small Town Big Band features 14 piece band performing music from the ‘30s to present in the style of the Big Band Era. Lakefront Park, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-5256.

► WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 Independence Day!

Lecture – 9 a.m. - Noon. This Independence Day learn about Adam Helmers run to warn the colonial army of an attack by the Indians and Tories. Find this and more about Edmeston’s early settlers. Edmeston Museum, 1 North St., Edmeston. Call 607-293-6635. COLOR RUN – 9 a.m. Fun 5K run for all fitness levels, ages, backgrounds. No winners or runtimes. All welcome. Cost, $25. Neahwa Park, Oneonta. Call 607-432-2031. CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Old-fashioned party features kids’ fishing derby, frog-jumping contest, homemade icecream (chilled with ice from the ice harvest festival), field day games, vendors, music, more. Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. Call 607-2785744.

MORE 4TH OF JULY ACTIVITIES, SEE Pg. 2

B-12 Summer Dreams

Thursday-Friday, June 28-29, 2018