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preparing to take them to task.

“In creating an environment in which residents were vulnerable to harm, they demonstrated a reckless disregard for the welfare of Please See FOCUS, B7

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DAY OF RECKONING DUE FOR DEVLIN, FERNANDEZ

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he polls will be open noon-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

13, throughout Otsego County for the Republican primary that will pit incumbent county Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. against his challenger, retired trooper Bob Fernandez.

In the 122nd Assembly District, incumbent Bill Magee, Nelson, and Dan Buttermann, Oneonta, will be facing off.

After polls close, check for results at

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Chip Northrup instructs Cooperstown’s Declan White as the Otsego Lake Rowing Club’s second season comes to an end/DETAILS, B1

Fournier, MCS Case Discussed With Kavanaugh

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.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, mentioned Fournier vs. Milford Central during last week’s hearings on the nomination of jurist Brett Kavanaugh for a seat on the U.S. Supreme Court.

After six years of litigation, the Supreme Court decided in 2001 that MCS must accommodate a Bible study group, the Good News Club, as it would any other after-school activity.

The case had been brought

by Rev. Steve Fournier, pastor, Milford Center Community Bible Church.

ANTI-AIDS EFFORT: Opening ceremonies for this year’s annual The Braking Aids® Ride, a three-day, 300-mile ride to Albany by 150 cyclists, will begin at 6:45 a.m. Friday, Sept. 14 at the Clark Sports Center..

TO THE RESCUE: Bassett Hospital’s Celest Johns, chief of psychiatry, Dr, Chris Kjolhede, pediatrician and RNs Rachel Gaston and Anna Buell will travel to Puerto Rico to provide pediatric and general care, as well PTSD counseling, to aid in the territory’s recovery from Hurricane Maria, the hospital announced in recent days.

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AS GOES TOMPKINS, SO GOES OTSEGO?

Energy Tactics Shared

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Almost magically, Cathy Raddatz’s hand was drawn to one of the plaster hands on Judy Stiner-Grin’s “You Heal,” a painting by the artist, right, that was an instinctive reaction to 9/11.

Posted Photo Connected Artist, Victim’s Sister

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hen the news of the attacks on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 reached artist Judy SteinerGrin, she took to art as her outlet.

“I was teaching that day,” said the Otego native and retired Cooperstown Elementary teacher. “Another teacher came in, stood in front of me and said ‘Don’t show anything is wrong, but the country is under attack. We’re not telling the children.’ I had to finish teaching the whole day not knowing what she meant.”

But when she finally got home and saw the Please See 9/11, A3

Groom Turns Tables, Adopts Bride’s Name

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ristan Davis Fralick and Caley Sharratt interlocked their futures together at Beaver Valley Campground on Sept. 1, in front of 320 of their closest friends and family as witness.

After exchanging vows and the traditional wedding kiss, the couple was presented to the crowd by Tristan’s grandfather, the Rev. Ron Fralick, who conducted the ceremony.

“Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you Mr. and Mrs. Tristan and Caley Sharratt,” Please See NAMES, B7

as vs. renewables?

To help answer that question, a key committee of the county Board of Representatives invited someone who’s walking that walk – a member of Tompkins County Irene Weiser Energy & Economic Development Task Force – to its Tuesday, Sept. 11 meeting.

“It … led to some very important conversations,” Irene Weiser, who is also a Town of Caroline board member, told the board’s Intergovernmental Affairs Committee (IGA) Tuesday, Sept. 11. “I think it was helpful for both sides to hear each other better and understand the challenges more.”

The goal of the task force, created by Please See WEISER, A6

Trucks Not For Terrorists, Just Bad Drivers

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ith concerns about lost drivers making a bad left turn, Oneonta Police have turned to anti-terrorism measures to block off Main Street during Saturday, Sept. 8’s Grand & Glorious Garage Sale.

Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal “In our neck of the woods, we don’t Dump trucks blocked Main Street, not Please See TRUCKS, B7 for terrorists, but inattentive drivers.

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Kelly Ann Rice, Ryan James Milavec Seward Wed In Lakeside Ceremony On Otesaga Lawn COOPERSTOWN

gown with train and veil from Allegria, Boston. The attenelly Ann Rice and dants wore blush pink matching Ryan James Milavec gowns and carried bouquets of Seward were married white baby’s breath. at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

The groom and groomsmen 1, 2018, on the front lawn of wore navy blue suits with white The Otesaga. The Rev. Sylvia shirts and blush pink ties with Barrett, pastor, Milford United baby’s breath boutonnieres.

Methodist Church, Milford, The flower girls wore ivory and officiated. blush pink gowns with baby’s Kelly and Ryan met on breath beribboned halos in their match.com and had their first hair. date on a snowy day in Boston The rehearsal receptions were held at Brewery Ommegang, four years ago.

The bride is the daughter Cooperstown. The wedding of Jeffrey Rice, McLean, Va., receptions began with cocktails and Margaret Rice, Bluffton, on the veranda of The Otesaga, S.C. The groom is the son of followed by dinner in the hotel’s state Sen. James L. and Cyngrand ballroom. Upon leavthia Seward, Milford. ing the reception, guests were Attendants were Kate Rice, invited to take “All You Need is maid of honor, sister of the Love and Maybe a Donut” bags bride, Jersey City, N.J.; Laucontaining donuts from Schneider’s Bakery, Cooperstown. ren Seward Thomas, Oneonta, sister of the groom; Andrea The afterglow party was held in Owen, Burke, Va., cousin of The Hawkeye at the hotel. the bride; and friends of the The bride is a graduate of bride: Mary Zach Murphy, Robinson Secondary School, Herndon, Va.; Meghan Davis, Fairfax, Va., and received her Mr. & Mrs. Ryan James Milavec Seward Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Nicole BBA from Roanoke College, Crudo, Washington, D.C., Salem, Va. She is account lwright, Quincy, Mass.; Christopher and Mary Carr, Sulphur Springs, W. manager for IT staffing and services Griffith, Norwell, Mass.; and David company, TEK Systems, Boston.

Va. Flower girls were sisters Nora and Weinstein, Newton, Mass.

Vivian Thomas, of Oneonta, nieces of The groom is a graduate of Milford White baby’s breath and blush the groom.

Central School, Milford, and received pink roses were the flowers of the his BBA from Clark University, Groomsmen were the best man, day, provided by Mohican Flowers of Jeffrey Chase, childhood friend of the Worcester, Mass. He is a real estate Cooperstown. The bride carried a bouagent with Remax, Boston. groom, Marlborough, Mass.; Michael quet of baby’s breath and blush pink Rice, Fairfax, Va., brother of the The couple is honeymooning in St. roses, their stems enveloped with lace bride; and friends of the groom: Jesse Lucia, Sandals Grand Lucian, Sept. from her mother’s wedding veil and Coughlan, Milford; Benjamin Glasser, a gold-framed picture of the bride’s 4-14, and will reside in Watertown, Framingham, Mass.; Henry Whee Mass. grandfather. She wore an ivory lace

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Long-time staff members of the Baseball Hall of Fame were honored for their anniversaries. Back row, from left, Michelle Wickwire, Ken Meifert, Ryan Selzner, Jon Shestakofsky, Craig Muder, Mike Fink, Jane Forbes Clark, Sean Gahagan, Jeff Idelson. Front row, from, left, Jackie Brown, John Horne, Dan Bennett, Tina Zayat, Tom Shieber.

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he Baseball Hall of Fame honored their long-time employees with a milestone recognition breakfast Tuesday, Sept. 4 at the Otesaga. ►For 30 Years: • Dan Bennett, library associate ►For 25 Years: • Jackie Brown, communications administrative assistant LAWSON LAUDED: Addy Lawson, Milford, was named as the Athlete of the Week for Sept. 2-9 at SUNY Cobleskill, where she plays for the women’s soccer team.

TWO ON LIST: Aidan Sawyer and Virginia Aswad, both of Cooperstown, were named to the Dean’s List at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Sawyer is majoring in software engineering, Aswad is majoring in biotechnology and molecular bioscience.

• Mike Fink, manager, exhibits and special projects ►For 20 Years: • John Horn, coordinator of rights and reproductions • Tom Shieber, senior curator ►For 15 Years: • Tina Zayat, fulfillment and shipping associate • Rob Bernard, security ►For 10 Years: • Craig Muder, director of communications.

FANION BEGINS: Samantha Fanion, Cooperstown, started coursework at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., where she is majoring in Engineering.

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In dad Chris’ arms, Benji Bankish, 13 months, wakes from a nap. Can you guess the two are related?

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Neida Mita, Franklin, left, and Denise Hudson, Delhi, representing Oneonta’s Seventh Day Adventist Church, were promoting their upcoming Healthy Lifestyle Cooking Class, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16, at the church, 634 Route 205.

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Thousands of bargain-seekers from across Otsego County descended on Oneonta’s Main Street Saturday, Sept. 8, for the county’s largest tag sale, an annual event in the City of the Hills.

Entertainment was provided by the Oneonta Community Band at the intersection of Main and Dietz.

Clark Smith pokes his head out from a basket where he was hiding from parents Corinne and Chad, who were minding a booth.

Sheena House of Springfield Center prepares to make a sales pitch on her saxophone. Mom Andrea House, left, was cleaning out the house, and brought Sheena and pal Sarah Madison of Cherry Valley, right, to help her out.

9/11 Inspired Painting, Survivor’s Example Brought It Out Of Artist’s Basement 9/11/From A1 news, she got out her canvas and started painting. “I was so distraught that I just splashed paint in the color of the explosion,” she said.

She then got out some brass letters that her father had given her. “The only

words they could spell were ‘You heal’,” she said. “But I was uncertain that that would actually happen.”

She pounded the letters into the canvas, but splashed them with paint so they wouldn’t stand out.

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finished.

“Days went by and I watched police, firemen, neighbors and friends helping each other,” she said.

“And I sculpted these hands, because the only way you truly heal is with the touch of another.”

She sculpted six in total in air-drying clay, modeling them off her own hands and a friend’s, and placed three around the bottom of the canvas. “One of them has a wedding ring,” she said.

“That symbolizes that these people put their own lives on hold to help others.”

Though she showed the piece, titled “The Touch of Others,” at the Cooperstown Elementary the following year, she felt it might have been too soon, and put the piece in her basement, where it remained.

Until this year, when she saw a photo on www.

AllOTSEGO.com of Cathy Raddatz putting flags on the lawn of St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Catholic Church.

It’s a tradition Raddatz

has upheld every year since her brother, George Morell, a Cantor Fitzgerald investment counselor, died at his desk during the attack on the Twin Towers.

“She lost her brother,” said Steiner-Grin. “I didn’t have the tragedy that so many people had, so I thought she should have it.”

She contacted Raddatz and sent her a picture of the artwork. “It’s absolutely magnificent,” said Raddatz.

“Judy was so profound in her thoughts.”

On the 10th anniversary in 2011, Raddatz went to the site of the World Trade Center for a memorial. “I realized that everyone there, and around me had stories,” she said. “We all just started talking and sharing.”

And she now wants to

share the painting with the world, recommending that Steiner-Grin go with her to the 9/11 Museum in New York City and offer the painting to them.

“These days, I think about the police and firemen who are so ill,” said Steiner-Grin.

“They took time away from their lives.”

The painting will remain on display this week during the work day in The Freeman’s Journal/Hometown Oneonta offices at 21 Railroad Ave, Cooperstown.

“It should not be in a basement,” said Steiner-Grin.

“It’s an event that touched everybody.”

“I look at it and I see hope,” said Raddatz. “Don’t you?”

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THURSDAY, september 13, 2018

ROMANCE ENTERS SECOND DECADE

Hometown Oneonta Fell In Love With City Of Hills ONEONTA

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ometown Oneonta began as a business enterprise and ended up as a love story.

First, the business strategy: For 20 years before 2008, daily newspapers (mostly monopolies) had been raising ad rates every year while, every year, circulation declined.

Our thinking was that if we could reach every home in a community (by mail) and produce a quality weekly newspaper (much less expensive than a six- or sevenfrom day publication), we the editor would have a powerful, cost-effective way for businesses to connect with customers.

It worked.

• We also had a content strategy: Make every story, news note, calendar item, photo, etc., about Oneonta JIM KEVLIN people.

It was a delight the first many months to see people pick up an edition of Hometown Oneonta and say, in surprise, that’s my cousin, he was in my class, etc.

The business/content strategy worked.

We never looked back. On its 10th anniversary – the edition you hold in your hand is the 520th – Hometown Oneonta continues to thrive and generate praise and loyalty.

Amid attacks on the press and the labelling of legitimate stories “fake news,” I’m surprised and thrilled about how little negative feedback we’ve received – not just me, but General Manager Tara Barnwell, Managing Editor Libby Cudmore and the rest of us.

• From the news outlets available at the time – TV, radio and the daily paper – we had an impression of Oneonta as a highcrime venue rife with town-gown strife.

From Day One in Oneonta, we discovered a community everybody loves to love – and soon we did, too.

WHEREAS, it was Thomas Jefferson who stated, “The only security for all is in a free press”; and WHEREAS, today’s free press has been attacked by the highest levels of our national government as an “enemy of the people”; and WHEREAS, the newspaper industry has been severely challenged by changes in technology and lifestyles; and WHEREAS, against all odds, the Hometown Oneonta newspaper, for a decade now, has succeeded in reporting on the joys and tragedies, and shortcomings and successes of Greater Oneonta, keeping us better informed and educated about local issues; and WHEREAS, Hometown Oneonta has provided independent opinions about Greater Oneonta on its editorial page, and has published more than 3,000 letters to the editor over 10 years, enabling robust debate of local issues; and WHEREAS, by celebrating and profiling innumerable Greater Oneonta citizens and institutions, Hometown Oneonta has helped us all to better appreciate their accomplishments and value; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gary Herzig, Mayor of the City of Oneonta, do hereby ask all citizens to continue to value and support the important role of a vibrant local free press and to celebrate the success of Hometown Oneonta on this, their tenth anniversary.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Oneonta to be affixed this 11th day of September, 2018.

Gary Herzig Mayor

Just look at the recent mayors – Gary Herzig is from New York City, Dick Miller from Rochester by way of Albany; both smitten. Kim Muller tells of moving to Oneonta with a “I-can-do-anything-fora-year attitude.” Soon smitten, too, she’s been here decades.

Maybe it’s Oneonta’s one-ness. (ONEee-onta, broadcaster from afar sometimes pronounce it, presciently.) It’s simply a comfortable place.

• Soon, we’d met Oneonta’s loveable titans, many of whom have passed on in the decade since: Sid Levine; every-man’s philanthropist Diz Lamonica, the loveable and voluble Tony Mongillo, Plains of Parish visionary Gordon B. Roberts, Lloyd Baker, Phil Bresee, Susan Plantz.

Many remain, including the amazing Sam Nader, 100 this year, “Mr. Oneonta” for a million reasons. Tony Drago, Madolyn Palmer, David Brenner, Vince Foti, Bud Pirone, Bruno Scavo come to mind. Alex Shields has lived in Richfield Springs for 40 years, but his memories of growing up in Oneonta are vivid, as if they happened yesterday. (We arrived too late to meet people like Judge Molinari, Clyde Wright, Bea Blanding and Mrs. Dewar.)

Their successors are in place, from Jamie Reynolds, Rachel Jessup, Luisa Montanti and Joe Hughes, to Bob Wood, Gary Laing, Corinne Bresee, Chris Kuhn (a new arrival), Al Rubin – heavens, even the commanding Johna Peachin. Young at heart, Alan Donovan and Laurie Zimnewicz span the generations. This is free form; we could go on and on.

• We were soon immersed in the annual cycle, from the Ricky “Pit” Parisian Run, to the Christmas tree lighting in Muller Plaza, to exciting (and alcohol-free) First Night, to the Hometown Fourth of July.

Fun upon fun.

We mourned Dick Miller. We championed Sandy Mathes and Otsego Now and, while Mathes has left the scene, the $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and public ownership of the D&H yards remain as his personal legacy.

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My first question is “are they referring to the 3,000gallon fuel trucks carrying gasoline” - far more dangerous than natural gas - to our rural service stations?

Or are they referring to the trucks carrying propane to rural homes not serviced by natural gas – again, far more dangerous than natural gas that rises out of harm’s way if released.

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hey’re at it again.

Those same people who predicted all the doom and gloom from fracking for natural gas and the building of a pipeline that could have been of tremendous benefit to our region are trying to instill fear in us and use that fear to wage war against natural gas.

They refer to the trucks carrying fossil fuel along Route 205 as “bomb

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Yes, it’s about using innocent, well-intentioned people to maintain power.

• How do we know that it’s not about safety or the environment?

Well, there have been accidents and the systems designed to prevent a release in case of an accident have

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police, and we rely upon them to do their job.

It seems ironical that the same people who fought the Constitution pipeline are now fighting the use of trucks to deliver muchneeded natural gas to customers.

I say “ironical” because it is those people who created the need for the trucks in the first place. If the pipeline had been built, there Please See ZAGATA, A7

POLICE CHIEF DOUG BRENNER OTHER VOICES

Editor’s Note: Otsego County Opioid Task Force members are submitting periodic columns to keep the community advised of progress on the fight against heroin addiction. This is the second of a two-part column

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he modern police department must seek out and partner with local Kathleen Peters • Graphics & Production resources to help address the demand of the opioid crisis.

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worked. There haven’t been any releases or explosions.

Does that mean we shouldn’t insist on a better safety record and accept the accidents?

No, it does not. The company needs to do better and the state police need to help ensure that happens.

At one time, the state DOT conducted the inspections to ensure the trucks were in compliance. That responsibility has shifted to the state

Stem Supply, Yes. But Reduce Demand, Too

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trucks loaded with ammonia or benzene – again, far more lethal than methane.

Once you think about the answers to those questions, you easily come to the conclusion: This campaign isn’t MIKE about safety or the environment at all ZAGATA – it’s about stopping natural gas that could help our economy.

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This is a much more involved process than a “just the facts” approach will provide.

Law-enforcement involvement in innovative ideas that not only further the mission of prosecuting dealers, but support the rehabilitation of those who have fallen victim to the addictive tendencies of opioids – this is a two-pronged attack on a crisis that has a detrimental effect on everyone in every community.

The first prong of the attack requires the traditional “just the facts” approach with complete aggressive investigation, arrest and prosecution into drug trafficking. By no means should the supply part of the supply and demand theory be given leniency.

The higher up the supply chain an investigation discovers the more severe the penalty including seizure of funds,

The city’s Public Safety Building, at Main and South Market, is headquarters for anti-heroin enforcement.

assets, and incarceration. Traditional law enforcement has its place in this world and the opioid crisis.

The second prong requires a new mindset, more out-of-the-box thinking and some special attributes that departments must try to afford.

It takes understanding by the lawPlease See TASK FORCE, A7

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

200 YEARS AGO

Excerpts from a letter written by Wilson Whiton, Jr., a deaf inmate of the Asylum for the Deaf at Hartford, Connecticut: “My Dear Parents: I received a letter from you.

When you write me what I shall do when I leave the asylum, I love you very much. We learn morning and afternoon. We improve by degrees. I begin to have an idea of the creation of the world and of God and Jesus Christ. Mr. Clerc gives us a religious lesson every Saturday. He tells us about Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, the deluge, Noah, the Tower of Babel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Saul, David, Solomon, Mary and Joseph, the birth, childhood, miracles, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We have had many Deaf and Dumb. We are 47 pupils, 25 male and 22 female. How do you do? I love my little sister very much. Will you tell her to write to me soon? I believe you are in good health. I am very glad to write you, and hope you will answer me. We had hot weather during many days.

There were some sick deaf and dumb in the asylum, but thanks to God they are all well now. I still pray to God. I love Jesus Christ. I am, dear parents, your affectionate son, Wilson Whiton, Jr. September 14, 1818

175 YEARS AGO

The following advertising notice appears at the head of a column of Military Orders: “Fusileer Head Quarters -- Without reference to any Chapter, Section or Verse of the Revised Statutes of this State, but by the power vested in me by the Fusileers of this Nation, I Marshal Duroc, Generalissimo and Supreme Commander of all the Fusileers from the Arctic Ocean to the Torrid Zones, do hereby designate the 22nd day of September next for general rendezvous and inspection at the old parade ground in Laurens.” DUROC, Marshal, &c.

September 11, 1843

150 YEARS AGO

Death of Deacon Alfred Robinson – It is with sorrow that we record the death of this good and useful man. For the second time he had been ill for several weeks of typhoid fever. Always himself cheerful and hopeful, his recovery was considered more than probable. Last Sunday he expressed great pleasure at the evident improvement he was making.

But a sudden cold brought on congestion of the lungs, and the next evening he closed his eyes in death. Deacon Robinson was a man of great simplicity of character, fervently devoted to all the interests of the church of which he was for more than twenty years a faithful officer, the well-wish-

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75 YEARS AGO

The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital graduated its fifth class of Volunteer Nurse’s Aides in a capping ceremony which took place in the library of the hospital on Saturday afternoon, September 11. The following members completed 80 hours of instruction under Miss Grace Doig: Mrs. Madelyn Armitage, Miss Frances M. Frank, Mrs. Dorothy McEwan, Miss Elinore Peevers, Miss Dorothy Sampson Smith, Mrs. Alice Tilton, Miss Neosha Tully, and Mrs. Marjorie Cary. Miss Frances Clyde, Director of Nursing, capped the new Aides and Mrs. Robert B. Lutes, chairman of the Volunteer Nurse’s Aide Committee, presented each with a pin. More than three thousand hours of service have been given by the Volunteer Nurse’s Aides to the Mary Imogene Bassett hospital during the past year.

September 15, 1943

50 YEARS AGO

September 14, 1893 er of every good cause, ardently attached to his family and friends, and liberal according to his means. During the past nine years he had been called upon to suffer severe trials and losses, among which was the death of his only child.

These afflictions were borne with Christian fortitude and resignation. In his death the Baptist Church of Cooperstown suffers a great loss.

September 11, 1868

100 YEARS AGO

The fame of William T. Hyde as a breeder of sheep and an apostle of sheep breeding as an industry is spreading far beyond the boundaries of Otsego County. A flock of eight different breeds of sheep owned by the Glimmerglen farms is now touring the prominent fairs from northern Maine along the Atlantic coast to Richmond, Virginia where the last exhibit of the season will be made on October 25. At the northern Maine show held at Presque Isle, the Glimmerglen Farms sheep took away 35 first prizes, 19 second prizes and six third prizes. At Bangor, Maine on August 26 the winnings were 37 firsts, 19 seconds and 4 thirds. The Bangor Evening News says: “E. E. Gifford of the Glimmerglen Farms, shows what is said to be the most valuable collection of sheep ever exhibited in the eastern states. It is comprised of seven breeds, totaling 60 head and is worth $12,000.”

September 11, 1918

The Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce information service has returned to its off-season schedule after smashing all existing records. Janis Root and Ellen White, who manned the booth this summer, have departed and are preparing to return to school. During the 15-week period that records were kept, 31,480 persons availed themselves of the services offered by the Chamber. This is an increase of 8,696 over last year, a rise of 27.7 percent. Over the 105-day period it averages out to just under 300 people per day, as opposed to 216.9 last year, a rise of 83.1 persons daily.

September 11, 1968

25 YEARS AGO

Editorial: It’s no secret that the deficits reported at both A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital and Bassett Hospital over the past year are not unique to this area. Even larger healthcare institutions are struggling to maintain services and payrolls in this troubled economy. And, don’t look for it to get any better with the Clinton Administration’s health care reform plan. Pressure from government and businesses to contain medical costs is expected to increase significantly under President Clinton’s proposed plan. In anticipation, the health care field has begun to undergo the same type of painful restructuring that has shaken so many other businesses since the late 1980s. According to a study 6,400 jobs have been lost in U.S. hospitals since January 1 and another 15,800 jobs have disappeared from pharmaceutical firms.

September 15, 1993

LETTERS/DEVLIN V. FERNANDEZ

Sheriff Showed Poor Judgment In Hiring Son, Delaying Investigation To the Editor: I have struggled whether to write this letter, but after reading last week’s editorial in your newspaper, I feel compelled to address my concerns with Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr.’s continued attempt to obscure the truth with tales of a witch hunt, and smear tactics by Robert Fernandez and his wife, Kathy Clark.

There are reasons people are questioning Sheriff Devlin’s judgment in his duties to protect the residents of Otsego County from the possibility of harm. When his son, Ros Devlin, a sheriff’s department sergeant, made verbal threats to shoot himself, his coworkers, and students at Milford and Oneonta elementary schools, which he had attended as a student, Sheriff Devlin should have recused himself from investigating this incident.

tory of behavioral problems, promoting him to sergeant, and in handling his sons threat to shoot himself while at work and the students at Milford and Oneonta schools. Sheriff Devlin appears to have fought the whole “process” of investigating these complaints.

If you, or your family members had made these threats there would have been immediate consequences, possible legal charges, and psychiatric HOMETOWN ONEONTA evaluation. But your father The polls will be open noon-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, across Otsego County as incumbent isn’t the sheriff.

Richard J. Devlin, Jr., left, and challenger Bob Fernandez compete for the Republican nomination As a Vietnam era veteran, for county sheriff.

Marine Corps sergeant, and Instead, it appears that it Oneonta. community got instead was months of attempting to sort lifelong resident of Otsego wasn’t appropriately adThe schools should have a lack of cooperation from out the facts and concerns, County, I hope everyone dressed at all. been notified from the onset, Sheriff Devlin as he placed did Sheriff Devlin agree to will come out and vote There was no “due and Ros Devlin should have his personal family concerns an “outside” investigation. their conscience.

When Meanwhile, his son was process” then, as the editobeen evaluated for his men- before his duty to protect good people stand by and rial now notes, but rather tal status, and immediately the students of Oneonta and on paid leave for an entire do nothing, bad things can Milford School, and Ros attempts to keep the lid on relieved of his duties. So, year? happen. it within the sheriff’s office it’s not a witch hunt when Devlin’s coworkers at the So, let’s be clear: Sheriff WILLIAM CARENTZ Sr. – until, several weeks later, county board members and correctional facility.

Devlin displayed questionOneonta news of the event leaked out the community wanted anIt’s my understanding able judgment in hiring his and appeared in Hometown swers. What the board and only after several failed son, knowing his son’s his-

Fernandez Right To Investigate What His Opponent Wouldn’t To the Editor: Recently, the Otsego County GOP called for Bob Fernandez, the decorated, retired New York State Police lieutenant who is running for Otsego County sheriff, to drop out of the race. The statements the GOP chairman made would be comical if they weren’t so absurd. On its face they appear to be nothing more than a move of desperation as primary day approaches and Bob Fernandez continues to receive tremendous support county-wide.

This begs the question: Why don’t they want to allow the people of Otsego County to have their say on primary and election day; doesn’t the GOP chairman believe in competition?

Here are some facts the GOP chairman omitted: • Bob has collected approximately 3,000 petition signatures

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of registered voters. The GOP has orchestrated a shameless effort to undermine these signatures and fabricate challenges to their legitimacy. Even the sheriff’s clerk, who might feel threatened by the support Bob is receiving, challenged the Independent signatures obtained

by Bob, and some were ultimately dismissed on technicalities … not fraud.

• The inmate referred to by the GOP had a gun pulled on him by an off-duty member of the sheriff’s department and wanted that deputy arrested. Neither the sheriff nor any supervisor ever interviewed this person to document his complaint.

This appears to be a clear violation of the Sheriff’s Department Code of Conduct for failing to properly investigate complaints against their personnel. Bob conducted more of an investigation than the sheriff or

his supervisory staff.

• The inmate, arrested in Otsego County, was placed in Delaware County Jail rather than in Otsego Jail. Was there no room or was this an effort to make it difficult for him to be located and interviewed?

• Bob is currently a private citizen trying to obtain information about a crime the sheriff’s department failed to properly document and investigate. He has every right to speak with this person. Once elected, he will run the sheriff’s department with unquestionable ethics and unrivaled character and according to the Code of Conduct – and ensure that every member does as well. Something that isn’t being done under the current administration.

I have had the pleasure of knowing and working with this extraordinary man for over 50 years. He

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I urge the voters of Otsego County to see through the desperate attempt by the GOP to discredit Bob, and place your vote for him on Primary Day, Thursday, Sept. 13, and to do the same in the General Election on Nov 6. Rest assured, you’ll be proud of your vote, and if elected, Bob will work quickly and tirelessly to restore integrity and professionalism in your Sheriff’s Department.

TOM KELLY Oneonta

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To the Editor: As a life-long Otsego County resident and registered Republican, I am supporting Bob Fernandez for Otsego County sheriff.

He will bring integrity and professionalism back to the Otsego County Sheriff’s department.

Bob has been a friend of mine for many years, and he is a person of the highest moral character.

The employees of the Sheriff’s Department will find him to be a great leader.

Otsego County residents will be safer with Bob Fernandez as sheriff and will know they have elected someone working for all Otsego County residents.

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Energy Task-Force Advocate’s Presentation Gets Mixed Reviews WEISER/From A1 the Tompkins County Board of Legislators, is to promote economic growth while simultaneously working to reduce gas usage, Weiser said.

“The state really liked that idea” of alternative energy, she continued. “The Public Service Commission was excited by the idea of doing it, and gave us the authorization to go ahead.”

The task force worked with New York State Electric & Gas to find an alternative to an $18 million pipeline NYSEG proposed Parker Fish/HOMETOWN ONEONTA & The Freeman’s Journal into the Town of Lansing, a Irene Weiser, in green, discusses the Tompkins County Energy and Ecosuburb of Ithaca. nomic Task Force with the Otsego County IGA committee. Others whose As a result, NYSEG isfaces are visible are, from left, County Rep. Andrew Marietta, Otsego 2000 President Nicole Dillingham, Sustainable Otsego Moderator Adrian Kuzmin- sued an RFP (request for proposals) seeking alternaski, OCCA Executive Director Leslie Orzetti, County Reps. Liz Shannon and Michele Farwell and Otsego Chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan tives to the pipeline. Failing

Representative Marietta hopes to balance shortterm and long-term energy needs.

to find suitable proposals in the first round, another RFP is now being prepared.

Regardless of the particulars, Weiser’s presentation won some backing.

“I would strongly support us doing something like what you’ve done in your community,” Otsego 2000 President Nicole Dillingham, who was in attendance, told Weiser. “Let’s get together and start the planning for this. We’re not going back to fracked gas in this community. We just can’t.”

However, county Rep. Andrew Marietta, DCooperstown/Town of Otsego, an IGA member, voiced concerns over the timeframe for switching to alternative energy sources.

He believes there needs to be a more immediate fix to meet natural-gas demand, particularly in the City of Oneonta.

“I struggle with the short term and the long term of it,” Marietta said later.

“What I took away from today is we need to figure out some short-term solutions, while we’re building for a more energy-smart future.

But, I see this all as positive and the discussions being generated from the meeting as positive.”

Weiser’s visit was initiated by IGA chair Meg Kennedy, R-Hartwick/Milford/ New Lisbon, who alerted her colleagues to it when

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the county board last met, on Sept. 5. “We’ve heard a lot about energy today,” she said, “and we’ve heard that we need to address it. I’m happy to say that we are taking baby steps toward doing just that.”

The gas-vs-renewables debate, often rancorous, surfaced most recently when the Oneonta Town Board was briefed Aug. 8 on a $17 million gas decompressing station Otsego Now is proposing for the Pony Farm Commerce Park. Otsego Now CEO Jody Zakrevsky said two companies that would have created 500 jobs ruled out Oneonta this year alone because of the lack of a dependable gas supply.

More than 100 protesters showed up, from here to Ithaca, to object to the idea.

In a subsequent column in Hometown Oneonta and The Freeman’s Journal, Adrian Kuzminski reported on the Tompkins task force and suggested a similar initiative here.

While waiting for the results of the second RFP, Weiser told the IGA she already knows what the best alternative may be.

“Heat pumps are the alternative that is being used for new development,” she said. “They are found by the developers to be preferable and cost-competitive. I think that’s the future.”

Heat pumps work essentially like a refrigeration unit, taking warm air from a cold space, and venting it to a different location. According to the United States Department of Energy, heat pumps cost much less to operate, and can even be more effective than traditional methods.

“Because they move heat rather than generate heat, heat pumps can provide equivalent space conditioning at as little as one quarter of the cost of operating conventional heating or cooling appliances,” reads a statement on the Department of Energy website.

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HOMETOWN ONEONTA Embraced City Of The Hills ANNIVERSARY/From A4 President Margaret Drugovich and SUNY Oneonta’s Nancy Kleniewski – the Class of 2008, we would kid – and were able to document the challenges and successes of their institutions, and documented Nancy’s transition this year to Barbara Jean Morris.

We regretted the passing of such beloved business establishments as the Neptune Diner (with Gene and Betty Bettiol in a booth on the far side) and

Drogen Electric’s Southside store – and the fiery end of Christopher’s, with its funky Adirondack décor.

But also celebrated the rebirth of Bresee’s Department Store as Klugo’s Parkview Apartments.

Soon, Hometown Oneonta gained the reputation as “the good news newspaper.” But that wasn’t the intent. We explored Oneonta, reported what we saw, and what we saw was good.

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Devlin Could Have Acted On C-O Son’s Case Year Earlier

But maybe it was listening to the Oneonta Community Band in the Wilber Park Pavilion under the cool of the towering pines, enjoying the commandTo the Editor: ing view from Hillside Commons, or As someone that has been walking up Main Street on a fall day, we suddenly realized – it was love, too. involved with the investigation at the Otsego County Jim Kevlin is editor & publisher of jail since it began, I feel the Hometown Oneonta and its sister pub- need to respond to some of lications, The Freeman’s Journal and your assertions in your Sept. www.AllOTSEGO.com 6-7 editorial.

You repeat the sheriff’s contention that the investigation is a “witchhunt” and “that his downfall was intended, not his son’s.”

In 2017, that company paid out over I need to take issue with $1 billion in royalties to landownthese statements. The previers in that one county. Please take a ous Board of Representafew minutes to think what $1 billion tives voted unanimously would mean to the residents of Otsego to proceed with the invesCounty, to the businesses they trade tigation. The board seated with, to our schools and local govern- in January, with four new ments and to our taxes. members, has not chosen to The minority has been masqueradchange direction, either. ing as the majority for too long. It is That is 18 duly elected finally time for the true silent majority Representatives confirming to get involved and take back our govthe course chosen.

I do not ernment at the local, county and state see how this would equate levels. We simply can’t afford not to. to a “witchhunt” directed by In 1968, OHS graduated 260 stuone board member. dents; in 2018, 119 graduated, about Furthermore, no one’s half the 1968 level. Following graduation, our children leave because there downfall was, or is, taris nothing to keep them here. As Jody geted. The safety, security Zakrevsky has pointed out, an increase and well-being of all of the in the availability of natural gas is one Otsego County inmates, big step in turning things around. residents and employees, Mike Zagata, former DEC com- especially Correctional Ofmissioner in the Pataki Administra- ficer Devlin’s, was, and still tion and environmental executive for is, the county’s primary goal Fortune 55 companies, lives in West Davenport.

ZAGATA: Blame Pipeline Foes For ‘Bomb Trucks’ ZAGATA/From A4 wouldn’t have been a need for the trucks.

In fact, if the pipeline were being used to transport the natural gas, the trucks wouldn’t be able to compete in terms of the cost to deliver the gas.

There wouldn’t have been an issue for them to get all worked up about.

The next question that comes to mind is one of money.

Who is funding these people? Renting the Foothills Theater for an event is expensive. Is the money coming from Ithaca again? Maybe a foreign country not wanting us to be energy independent? Knowing full-well this is all above-board, maybe they’ll open the meeting by explaining their agenda and funding source.

• Last week there was a meeting in Susquehanna County, Pa., to discuss the economic benefits related to the production of natural gas in just that one county alone – by just one of the many companies involved.

Upset about XNG crashes like this one on Route 205, Town of Otsego, last September? Blame Constitution Pipeline opponents.

Chair, Sheriff Combination Awkward

Address Addicts With Compassion, Recovery Services TASK FORCE/From A4 enforcement community of the challenges faced by those suffering from opioid related addictions.

It takes a complicated multi-faceted thought process to tackle a complicated multi-faceted problem.

It takes compassion for those who fight every day to stay sober, and sometimes fall down in that fight.

It takes reasoning and understanding of the victims of the ancillary crimes and pitfalls of the opioid crisis to remain firm on enforcement, arrest and prosecution.

It takes courage to stand up for support of rehabilitation services and recovery communities when such concepts are not wholly understood or accepted.

It takes dedication to stay the course knowing that sometimes, even after the best efforts are put forth, they did not produce the best results.

It takes cooperation to partner with other organizations while knowing that the end product is for the greater good.

It takes patience to see the results on a grander scale as a community benefits from the reduction of the ancillary problems created by the opioid crisis.

It takes hope that even after helping a homeless addict to rehab a second time or more, to know you are making a difference and giving that person the best chance for an addiction free future.

The role of law enforcement is continually changing in a community. Community demands upon a department vary within the community as its needs, its citizens, and immediate facing issues are balanced against the community’s direction.

This can be a very delicate balancing act for law enforcement, and during a crisis, such as the opioid

situation that is facing all communities at this time, the balance is more delicate.

The trick for 21st century policing is to balance the two-prong attack with available resources. How many resources are dedicated to the “Just the facts” aggressive approach and how many are dedicated to the end user by helping to address the problems that person experiences due to their addiction?

That is the challenge for law enforcement administration in today’s opioid crisis. There is no universal formula for resource disbursement as the need for each community differs.

As Sgt. Joe Friday certainly was not dealing with the opioid crisis we have in today’s modern world, I would like to think that even him, with the classic “Just the facts ma’am” approach, could see the need for addressing demand with com-

To the Editor: In my humble opinion, if anyone had been paypassion, understanding and ing close attention from support of the end user as an the outset, when former individual seeking help.

Otsego County Board Board We know that with law Chairman Kathy Clark first enforcement working in launched what has now been conjunction with recovery called a “witchhunt” against services, mental health ofSheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr., ficials, social services, spe- and when, shortly thereafter, cialized courts, community it became known that her leaders, medical institutions husband Bob Fernandez and our elected representaintended to pursue Devlin’s tives at every level, to name seat, they should have a difa few, this crisis can and ficult time endorsing anyone will be weathered producwhose candidacy most ing a better, stronger, safer, likely would have benefited community inclusive of from the board chair’s welleveryone.

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This IME is exactly what you reported as a settlement with Chairman Bliss under “the good news is” in your editorial. The recent recusal of the sheriff and the order of the medical exam is the very arrangement that PSLA was asking for last year. The question is, “Why couldn’t this have been agreed to a year ago?”

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Julie Dostal, LEAF executive director. spoke at the 2017 TedX Oneonta forum, scheduled again for Friday, Sept. 14.

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all him old fashioned, but The Farmers’ Museum’s Bob Thompson doesn’t mind doing things the way they used to be done.

“Not every►IF YOU GO: thing has to be 40th annual a tractor,” said Harvest Festi- Thompson, val, 10-5, Sat- who farms urday-Sunday, the museum’s Sept. 15-16, fields and The Farmers’ Museum, tends its aniCooperstown. mals. “I don’t mind plowing and putting Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.life in oats by hand. I used to work with old timers on modern dairy Bob Thompson of Hartwick, who’s farmed at The Farmers’ Museum since graduating farms, and I learned from them.” from Cooperstown Central, says picking their own potatoes is a big hit with the younger set – and the crop’s in.

Using hand tools like hoes and flails and horse-drawn tor of Agriculture & Facilities there for 31 years.

While the Harvest Festival, plows, Thompson’s fields and Support Services. “I had friends Contrary to what people may a 40-year tradition, is just for flocks will be ready for public who worked here,” he said. “I visualize modern farming, his fun, harvest time was makeviewing this weekend, Sept. liked being around farms and methods aren’t too old-fashor-break for the 19th Century 15-16, at the museum’s annual animals, I liked doing things the ioned. “Some people still use the farming families memorialized Harvest Festival. old fashioned way.” old potato planters, if they have at the museum. “Farming in the As a kid, Thompson would So when the Hartwick man, a small garden,” he said. “There mid-1800s was all about feeding visit The Farmers’ Museum, now a father of two, graduated are still plenty of locals who are your family,” said Mykel Anne little knowing one day he would from Cooperstown Central, he dedicated to farming this way.

Goodwin of Laurens, a museum hold the title of associate direcjoined the museum and has been It’s a lot more affordable.”

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In 2nd Year, Rowing Takes Hold On Otsego Lake Oneonta’s Olympian Andrea Theis Teaches Teens As Club Expands Past Adult Scullers

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Andrea Theis demonstrates using your core and legs to maintain balance during Labor Day Weekend classes at Brookwood Point on Otsego Lake.

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f a kid can learn to row, said Oneonta’s Olympic rower Andrea Thies, then college scholarships are well within their reach.

“It’s the fastest-growing sport in the country,” said Thies, who joined the rowing team at Cornell and went on to participate in the 1992 and ’96 Olym-

pics. “There are a lot of rowing scholarships, especially for girls.

And to kids who didn’t think they were going to college, that’s where it’s at.”

In the Otsego Area Rowing Club’s second year, Thies and Chip Northrup spent the summer teaching teens and adults rowing on the lake with two week-long camps, including one that finished over Labor Day weekend.

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hether you’re in the mood to expand your mental horizons, take in an art show or cruise on a motorcycle ride through the beautiful fall foliage, there’s lots to do this weekend around Otsego County.

• TedX Oneonta returns with new speakers and new topics ranging from happiness, child rearing in the digital age, the opiod epidemic and exercise. Come prepared to share ideas and learn. 6-9 p.m.

Friday, Sept 14, Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta.

Info, www.tedxoneonta. com.

• Start your engines as the annual Legacy Run motorcycle ride helps raise money to help put the children of fallen 9/11 LIBBY heroes through college. CUDMORE The ride starts at 11 a.m., followed by a “Play it Forward” jam session at 3 p.m., featuring music, raffles and BBQ. Oneonta Vets Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. (607) 432-0494.

• A family night at the movies is even more fun when it’s a double feature! The Clark Sports Center hosts a double feature of “Hotel Transylvania” and “Hotel Transylvania 2.” 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

15, Community Room, Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. (607) 547-2800.

• The Farmers’ Museum and the Fenimore Art Museum celebrate 50 years with an open house, featuring staff and guest lectures, a peek at special collections – including Lincoln’s autopsy notes and historic cookbooks. Free, open to the public. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. (607) 547-1400.

• If you’re in the mood for art, the Greater Oneonta Historical Society’s fall exhibit, “Oneonta Photographers, 1850– 1930,” will have an opening reception to showcase works by eight successful Oneonta photographers. 2 - 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. (607) 432-0960.

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►HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO COUNTY ►Friday, Sept. 14

HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m.

Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops. Followed by tour of hop yard, house.

The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450.

BLOOD DRIVE – 12:30 - 6:30 p.m. Give blood, save lives. Auditorium, Bassett Hall, 1 Atwell Road, Cooperstown. 607-547-3701.

COMMUNITY BBQ – 5 - 6 p.m. Kick off school year at BBQ, bonfire. Free, donation appreciated. Milford Central School, 42 W. Main St., Milford. 607-286-3349.

FABULOUS FRIDAY – 5:30 - 8 p.m. Tom & Doug’s Cruisein Car show, features music

by Off The Record, tasting ciders by Northern Eagle Beverages, more. Main St., Oneonta. 607-432-2941.

MUSIC – 6 - 8:30 p.m.

Enjoy piano stylings of Mark Lubell. The Otesaga, Cooperstown. 607-547-9931.

TEDX ONEONTA – 6 - 9 p.m. Evening of lectures everything from exercise,

genocide, happiness, child rearing in digital age, opioid epidemic, more. Goodrich Theater, SUNY Oneonta. www. tedxoneonta.com FILM SCREENING – 6:30 & 9 p.m. Showing “The First Purge.” Cost, $3. Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Oneonta.

AUDITIONS – 7 - 9 p.m. Try out for role in Lillian Helman’s “The Children’s Hour.” Roles available for actresses who can play ages 10-16. Also available, roles for mature woman (grandmother), adult woman, adult man, teenage boy. No preparation necessary. Performers under 18 must be accompanied by adult. Stuff of Dreams Productions, Production Center, Foothills Performing Art Center, Oneonta. 607-432 5407.

PLANETARIUM – 7 - 8 p.m.

Presentation on Parker Solar Probe, launched 8/12 traveling to outer Corona of Sun, closest any spacecraft has gotten. Learn about the mission, journey, what we might learn. Followed by night sky

Yappy Hour

viewing, weather permitting, at College Camp Observatory.

Free, all welcome, registration required. A.J. Read Science Discovery Center, SUNY Oneonta. 607-436-2011.

THEATER – 7 - 8:30 p.m.

Performance by Tom Morgan “Tales from the Empire” telling story of Morgan family, former owners of The Empire Hotel in Gilbertsville. Adapted from autobiographical stories in newspaper columns, radio show “Moneytalk.” Cost, $15/ adult. Auditorium, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.

607-547-1400.

CONTRADANCE – 7:30 - 10 p.m. Square Dance with Doubleday Dancers Western Square Dance Club of Cooperstown. Caller, Ray Taylor. Cue, Elma Taylor. Admission, $5/person.

Cooperstown Elementary School. 607-547-8665.

beverages. Cost, $7.50/adult.

Cooperstown/Westville Airport, Rt. 166, Cooperstown.

CARS & COFFEE – 9 - 11 a.m. Join fellow gearheads for a relaxed display of multibrand, multi-period cars. Fly Creek Cider Mill, 288 Goose St., Fly Creek. 607-547-9692.

ANNIVERSARY – 10 a.m.

- 5 p.m. Celebrate 50 years of The Farmers’ Museum, Fenimore Art Museum. Visit open house featuring variety of special programs on the library, guest and staff lectures on library history, special collections like Lincoln’s autopsy notes, historic manuscript cookbook collection, more. Each talk runs 10-20 mins. Free open to public.

The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1400.

AUTUMN FEST – 10 a.m.

- 3 p.m. Celebrate autumn with children’s activities, chili cook-off, farmers market, live music, more. Unadilla Community Field. Visit www. unadillarotary.org HARVEST FESTIVAL –

10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 2 days of music, performances, activities, workshops, meet the animals, learn about old-time trades, participate in the harvest.

Entry, $12/adult. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown.

607-547-1450.

SINGING WORKSHOP – 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. 3-hour workshop emphasizing vocal health, self-care. Learn vocal warm-ups, workouts—traditional, non-traditional—to relax, release, strengthen the voice. Includes individual attention to develop your own vocal practice with singer/ songwriter Sloan Wainwright.

Cost, $40/non-member. Preregistration required. West Kortright Center, 49 West Kortright Church Rd., East Meredith. 607-278-5454.

HARVEST FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the season with vendors, live music, demos, meet and greet with artisans, a tour of Beekman farm, a beer garden, food trucks, more at family friendly events. Sharon

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PAINTING CLASS – 11 a.m.

- 2 p.m. Paint ocean scene on old vinyl record with Michelle Bonker from West Oneonta Tattoo Parlor. Cost, $35/person, reservations required.

Otsego ReUse Center, 23 Duane St., Oneonta. 607353-7831.

HARVEST MARKET – 11 a.m. Celebrate the season in beautiful winery setting.

Stomp some grapes, enjoy live music, shop with 35 local vendors. Features wine tasting, pig roast, Pizza Genie food. Free admission. Rustic Ridge Winery, 2805 St. Hwy. 80, Burlington Flats. 607965-0626.

LEGACY RUN – 11 a.m.

- 4:30 p.m. 6th Annual motorcycle ride through Otsego County to support Legacy Scholarship Fund, helping children of fallen heroes since 9/11 go through college. Oneonta Vets Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607432-0494.

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September 24 | 7 pm | Alumni Field House

Just Mercy is a powerful true story about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice.

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In 2nd Season, Otsego Rowing Club Seeks To Bring Teens Into Shells ROWING/From B1 there were club rows on Saturday afternoons off Brookwood Point, and members could rent boats from the club – the focus was on the teens in hopes of getting a

team together to compete.

“A lot of our kids joined because their parents came to a community event,” said Thies. “Rowing isn’t a sport people know a lot about.”

Northrup, who rowed at

The DoubleDay Square Dance Club of Cooperstown

Invites you to their 2-day 45th Birthday Party!

Wed., Sept. 19th & 26th 7:30 - 9:30pm Cooperstown Elementary, Walnut st.

Experience the fun and fellowship of square dancing and each other! Enjoy the night while fostering mental and physical stimulation.

No costume requirements. No age requirements.

Refreshments will be provided.

ALL ARE WELCOME! For more Information Facebook, DoubleDay Dancers Website, doubledaydancers.com Call Werner (607)264-8128 or Kenneth (607)264-8306

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Brown, has started several rowing clubs in Dallas, Texas, but getting one off the ground in Cooperstown was harder than he thought.

For a time, Northrup taught lessons at the source of the Susquehanna, right in his Cooperstown backyard, but a neighbor filed a zoning complaint.

He shifted to private lessons at the Country Club, and when Otsego Land Trust acquired Brookwood, Thies negotiated with them to allow the club to store boats and launch from there.

“There was no public access rowing when we started,” said Northrup.

“There were maybe six privately owned shells on the lake. Now we own 12.

Brookwood was a huge blessing.”

The kids learned sculling – rowing with two oars – and sweep, rowing with both hands on one oar. “Sculling is better for the body,” said Thies. “In Europe, you learn sculling first.”

Though they practiced in single, double and quadruple shells, Thies also emphasized that teamwork was one of the most important lessons. “You can’t just decide not to come that day,” she said. “You’re needed in the boat. It’s about helping

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Lang Keith of the Otsego Lake Rowing Club helps students Isabelle Dudek, Oneonta, and Polly Kennedy, Hartwick, carry a shell down to the shore at Brookwood Point. At left, Chip Northrup oversees.

each other, and these kids got so good at it!”

And it also teaches confidence. “One of the things Andrea did was have them stand up in the boat, practice tipping over and getting back in,” said Northrup.

“One afternoon I was with the girls in the quad and they looked shaky,” I said. “I asked if they wanted pontoons, and my daughter Isabelle called out, ‘No, we’re great!’”

Though the community rowing days are finished for the season, Thies does have one more event planned, as part of the Eric Dettenrieder Memorial Fund, to teach rowing to students with developmental and physical disabilities. “Anyone can row,” she said. “I’ve taught people who are blind how to row, people who can’t use their legs, people who have back problems.”

And students can

still sign up for the club by contacting Thies at abthies262@gmail.com.

“One girl was really tentative, but I kept encouraging her,” said Northrup.

“When we got out of the water and up to the racks, she turned to me and said, ‘You’ve ruined me – this is the only sport I want to do from now on.’ And if she keeps at it, she can row in college.”

is the Mother of Beauty” by Frank Calidonna, depicting cemeteries, gravestones, the human body in motion. Exhibits open through 10/26. Free, open to public. Earlville Opera House, 18 Main St., Earlville.

315-691-3550.

AUDITIONS – 1 - 4 p.m.

Try out for a role in Lillian Helman’s “The Children’s Hour.” See Friday’s Listing.

WRITERS GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Join writers to help improve your craft.

Hosted by published author,

Jennifer Donohue. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607432-1980.

EXHIBIT RECEPTION – 2 - 4 p.m. Celebrate fall exhibit “Oneonta Photographers, 1850 - 1930” featuring examples of works by 8 successful Oneonta photographers from 18th - 20th Centuries. Free admission, refreshments.

Oneonta History Center, 183 Main St., Oneonta. 607-4320960.

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HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m.

Brief history, discussion of beer, brewing, hops. See Friday Listing.

THEATER – Noon. “A Case For Eviction” following struggle of Frank, Dora to evict temporary resident from guest room. Leatherstocking Stage, The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607-547-1450.

COMMUNITY BBQ – 1 p.m. Celebrate summers end with friends. Enjoy Pork BBQ,

lOCAllY MADE, HAND-CRAFTED QUIlTS, BENCHES, CHESTS AND MORE! RARE HARD-TO-FIND ITEMS!

chicken, macaroni salad, baked beans, coleslaw, dessert. Cost, $20 at door, all welcome. 6th Ward Athletic Club, 22 W. Broadway, Oneonta. 607-436-9136.

GALLERY OPENING – 1 - 3 p.m. Opening reception of season exhibits “Deja Vu”

by Laura Bettina displaying collection of paintings, more promoting personal inquiry and narrative; “Meraki” by Jill Kraft (Osterhout), sculpural oil painter who focuses on landscape, everyday life; “Death

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Tickets available at the door or at The Green Toad Bookstore and The Eighth Note. Single tickets $25; students $6.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Name of the LLC: CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of Org. filed with NYS Sec. of State on 06/20/18.

Office location is Otsego County.

SSNYS designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served.

SSNYS shall mail process to The LLC, P. O. Box 93 (3 Bronner St.), Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

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Notice of Formation of Silly Goat Creative LLC, Arts of Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 08/02/2018.

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NOTICE TO THE VOTERS OF OTSEGO COUNTY Polling Places for the Democratic, Republican, & Reform Party Primaries Thursday September 13, 2018 12PM - 9PM BURLINGTON Municipal Building 6011 St Hwy 51 Burlington Flats BUTTERNUTS Municipal Building 1234 St Hwy 51 Gilbertsville CHERRY VALLEY

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Notice of Formation of BP FISHER PROPERTIES, LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 8/20/2018.

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SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to: 25 Robert Pitt Dr., Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952. The name and address of the Reg. Agent is Vcorp Agent Services, Inc., 25 Robert Pitt Dr., Ste 204, Monsey, NY 10952.

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Notice of Formation of 1 HAWKINS ROAD LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/31/18.

Office: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 20 Moreland Road, Suite 3, Hauppauge, NY 11788.

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Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 122 Mt. Vista Dr Apt. 2, Oneonta, NY 13820. Registered Agent: United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Ave Ste 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228.

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Office location: Otsego County.

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Office location: Otsego County.

Princ. office of LLC: 8203 State Hwy. 28, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

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Princ. office of LLC: 4192 State Hwy. 20, Richfield Springs, NY 13439.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

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Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on August 8, 2018.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 7937 U.S. Highway 20, Sharon Springs, NY 13459.

Purpose: to engage in any and all business for which LLCs may be formed under the New York LLC law.

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Office in Otsego Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 183 Crumb Hill Rd., West Winfield, NY 13491.

Purpose: Any law-

Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/08/2018.

Office: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 204 Emmons hill Road, Oneonta, NY 13820.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of BILL CLAUDY CONTRACTING, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/07/18.

Office location: Otsego County.

Princ. office of LLC: P.O. Box 239, Hartwick, NY 13348. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served.

SSNY shall mail process to Attn: Bill Claudy at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Office: Otsego Co. SSNY designated as agent for process & shall mail to: 178 Chase Rd, Coopertown, NY 13326.

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Farmers’ Museum Celebrates Annual Highpoint: Harvest FESTIVAL/From B1 teacher. “There were no fancy tools, it was all hand work.”

“Your survival depended on a good harvest,” said Todd Kenyon, director of communications. “It amazes me how people got through these harsh Upstate winters.”

When harvest time came, the whole family pitched in. The men and the older boys would work the fields, Jim Kevlin/ OTSEGO.com harvesting corn and grain, while the women would Bob Thompson shows off two associates most responsible for the museum’s harvest: draft horses work in the garden, picking carrots, squash and other Dic and Doc, who will be at the Harvest Festival. vegetables.

The younger children would help them, or pick up potatoes the horse-drawn harvester pushed to the surface.

“Everyone had a job,” said Thompson, reaching down into the potato patch to unearth a spud. “The family all worked together.”

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But the harvest wasn’t just confined to the farm.

“Any extra crops, or butter and cheese, could be sold,” said Goodwin. “Harvest was when people bought the things they couldn’t grow – coffee, sugar and spices, cotton cloth for clothing. People paid off the credit they brought on in the spring.”

And with the abundance of food, there were plenty of gatherings to be had. “There were lots of weddings around Thanksgiving,” said Goodwin.

And a good hops harvest meant plenty of beer at the tavern. “We picked 80 pounds of hops this year,” said Thompson. “Normally it’s around 55-60 pounds. It was a good season.”

Though the museum is out of the Hopsego Harvest Ale specially brewed by the Cooperstown Brewing Co. for the August hop harvest, fall brews from Butternuts Beer & Ale, Garrattsville, will provide local samplings at the Bump Tavern.

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VIGNETTES – 2 p.m. Guided tour showcasing 3 performances by Templeton Players on struggle for Women’s Rights. Included with museum admission. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607547-1450.

BENEFIT JAM SESSION – 3 - 10 p.m. “Play it Forward” all-day jam session with musicians from Florida, Long Island, Brooklyn mixed with local musicians. All instruments, genres, vocalists invited. Enjoy raffles, BBQ, music. All proceeds go to American Legion Legacy Run, helping children of fallen heroes since 9/11. Oneonta Vets Club, 279 Chestnut St., Oneonta. 607-432-0494.

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cooler, the animals would be slaughtered. “There was no refrigeration, so you had to wait for it to get cool outside,” said Goodwin. “You’d put pork in a salt brine for six weeks, and then smoke it for another six weeks.”

Although the museum does not butcher its animals on-site, they do smoke the meat so guests can witness the process.

In addition to seeing Thompson and the other farmers out in the fields, the festival will include vendors, food, music and workshops to celebrate the bounty of autumn.

“There’s been a lot of changes to farming over the years,” said Thompson.

“But I’m a physical guy. I like the old ways.”

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HOPPY TOURS – 11 a.m.

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George E. Key Jr., 79; County Native Drove Milk For Living HOBART – George E. Key Jr., a Richfield Springs native who spent his career as a truck driver, shipping milk and cattle locally and across country, passed away Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018 at his home peacefully with his family close by his side following a short battle with cancer.

Born in Richfield Springs, he learned young what a hard days work was on the family farm, while attending Richfield Springs Central School during the day.

A patriot of his country, George served eight years in the state Army National Guard.

Mr. Key met and married Sherry A. (Bergloff) Key in 1959, together they moved their family of eight to Hobart in 1969, where George became a truck driver, working for 4½ years with Bob McQueen, hauling milk to New York City, followed by 10 years with Kortright Dairies, hauling a little bit of everything and going as far as Arizona and back, even taking a load of cows

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58 years in 2017; a son,

Martin E. Key, Sr.; daughter: Judith A. Hargrove; parents George and Reba (Thompson) Key, Sr.; sisters: Virgina Briesmeister, Garnet Brown, Hilda Lamb, Gloria (Burbeick) Sargent, Rose Parker and Matter Garbera; and a brother: Charles Key. He is survived by daughters Nancy Key of Stamford and Bonnie (Dennis) Buel of Jefferson; sons William (Athea) Key of Halcottsville, Joe (Terri) Key of Fultonville and Leon Key of Hobart; 12 beloved grand-

children and 15 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Family was always important to George and he loved his in laws as his own.

Graveside funeral services will be held at Locust Hill Cemetery at a date and time to be announced.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude’s Children Hospital www.stjude.org Arrangements are entrusted to the MacArthur Funeral Home.

Jack Vunk, 70; Recently, Security Supervisor At Dreams Park EDMESTON – John F. “Jack” Vunk, 70, Dreams Park security supervisor in recent years, passed away Wednesday Sept. 5, 2018, in Rochester, surrounded by his loving family.

Jack was born on Aug. 16, 1948, in Oneonta, the son of the late Donald F. and Kathryn Burns Vunk.

Raised in Edmeston, he was a graduate of Edmeston Central School.

In 1974, he returned to the area to manage D.F. Vunk & Sons, the family farm-supply business, until beginning a 21-year career

Linda S. Buddle, 74; CV-S Board Member Backed Special Needs COOPERSTOWN – Linda S. Buddle, 74, of Cooperstown, who worked for the Clark Foundation and served on the CV-S school board, passed away suddenly on Sept. 4 at Bassett Hospital, surrounded by her loving family.

Linda was born Nov. 8, 1943, in Cooperstown, to the late Robert and Virginia Starr. She was valedictorian of the class of 1962 at Springfield Central School.

She married her beloved husband, Wesley A. Buddle, on Aug. 25, 1962. They recently celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary.

Linda was employed at the Mohican Farm (Clark Foundation) prior to her retirement. She served proudly on the Cherry Valley – Springfield Central School Board for several years, working as an advocate for special needs students. In addition to her loving husband, Wesley, Linda is survived by three children; Wendy (Mike) DePaolo, Daniel (Donna) Buddle and Dale Buddle; grandchildren Christine Morrison and Joseph Murphy, Jr. as well as several great grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews. Other survivors include her sister, Sandra Starr, half sisters, Leighann and Kim, Margaret, Joanne, Keri, Robin and Tina, step-sisters Patsy, Barbara, Janis, and step-brothers Orson and Dorson. Other survivors include brother in law, Allan (Ann) Buddle, sisters in law, Barbara Buddle, and Christine (Barry) Buddle Griffiths.

A funeral was held Saturday Sept. 8, at the Ottman Funeral Home.

Arrangements were entrusted to Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.

at NYCM. For the past seven years, Jack worked as a security supervisor at The Cooperstown Dreams Park, a job he loved.

Jack had interest in CB radios. “Horsefly” as he was known, would spend countless hours bantering with other CB radio enthusiasts.

He is survived by his wife, Donna Wilcox Vunk of Edmeston; sons Jeremy (April) Vunk of Edmeston and Kristopher (Jess Allen) Vunk of New Berlin; a daughter, Kari (Zeno) Lantos of Maryland; a sister,

Terri (Kevin) Scrivener of Edmeston; grandchildren Madalyn Vunk, Jack Vunk, Julia Vunk, Alex Lantos, Max Lantos, Lillie Vunk, Makaylie Canfield and Hunter Canfield. He is also survived by nieces and nephews Erik (Megan) Scrivener, Erin (Akeem Adeyemi) Scrivener, Matt (Tania) Wilcox, Brad (Bryinly) Wilcox, Justin (Paul Rejman) Wilcox, Ryan (Lacey) Wilcox, Cory (Briana) Wilcox, Derek (Chelsey) Wilcox, Scott (Diana) Wilcox, Amanda Wilcox, Rob

(Megan) Wilcox, and Eric (Sarah) Wilcox.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a son Joseph Michael Vunk in 2016, a sister Mary Ann Vunk in 2017, and a brother Danny Vunk in 1974.

Calling hours and the funeral were at the Delker & Terry Funeral Home, with the Rev. Mark Piedmonte officiating.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Edmeston Emergency Squad, or the Edmeston Free Library.

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Still A Rarity, Groom Adopts Bride’s Surname At Nuptials NAMES/From A1 said Fralick.

Most thought it was a simple mistake when the pastor used the bride’s last name instead of the groom’s; but it wasn’t.

Tristan had decided that he would take his wife’s last name.

“We wanted to share a name. But my name – or I guess my maiden name now – was a bit complex, being two words,” said Tristan. “I said ‘I only have one chance at this, why not go for it. And if I don’t I’m going to regret it.’”

The couple are locally born and raised, with Tristan being from Middlefield, and Caley from Hartwick.

Both are professionals in the medical field. Tristan is the school nurse – one of only four male school nurses in New York State - at his alma mater, Cherry ValleySpringfield Central School. Caley works as an occupational therapist at ARC Otsego.

The couple met in December 2015 while acting in The Farmers’ Museum’s production of “A Christmas Carol.”

“Our characters were actu-

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Caley and Tristan Sharratt walk down the grassy aisle at Beaver Valley Campground vowing to share a name – hers – as Mr. and Mrs.

ally married in the play. I was Scrooge’s nephew, Fred, and she was my wife, Bess,” said Tristan.

The practice of men taking their wives’ last names is a departure from the traditional wedding practices, but it isn’t unheard of.

A study conducted by Portland

State University sociology professor Emily Fitzgibbons Shafer surveyed 877 men, and found that only 25 took their wives’ last name.

“It was really his decision,” said Caley. “I didn’t really want to take on two last names, so we were just

going to keep our own names, and then he just proposed the idea of him taking my name.”

Caley said she was supportive of her husband-to-be’s decision, but the couple had many other opinions to factor in to the decision as well.

“First we had to make sure that his family was comfortable with it,” she said. “They loved the idea and were very supportive of his decision.”

While the couple discussed the decision amongst themselves and their families, they didn’t share it with anyone else leading up to the wedding.

“We kept it a surprise actually,” said Tristan. “So the only people who knew before the announcement in the wedding ceremony were my parents and my grandparents. We didn’t tell her family though. We wanted to keep it a surprise for them.”

But when Tristan’s grandfather made the announcement of the new couple, most people didn’t quite pick up on the big moment.

“It didn’t have the shock value that I thought it would. No one

really got it right away, it just kind of happened. Most people didn’t really pick up on it until later,” said Tristan.

According to the happy couple, the feedback has been almost all positive after just a few weeks of marriage. Neither have been the recipients of more than a raised eyebrow from most of the people that they tell.

“Everyone so far has been really supportive,” said Caley. “I’ve gotten a lot of high-fives; I’ve gotten some fist bumps. It’s really just been very positive from everyone.”

“There was this one guy that kind of laughed when I told him,” said Tristan. “I’m not sure how he meant that, but to be honest, I really don’t care what people think.

I love my wife, and that’s the core sentiment behind the change, that I love my wife.”

Tristan is now waiting to receive his marriage license in the mail with his new name on it, which he will use to get a new driver’s license, and to change his official records at the Social Security offices.

2 Executives Failed to Ensure Supervision, Focus Family Council Says FOCUS/From A1 the residents,” the Family Council said in a statement delivered the day before to the state Attorney General’s Office.

The Family Council completed as Joseph Zupnik and Daniel Herman were expected to plead guilty to deliberately understaffing Focus and funneling Medicaid money into their own companies.

Bill Hayes, Family Council secretary, hoped

the statement would be read during the sentencing.

In June, Zupnik and Herman were charged with five counts of Endangering the Welfare of an Incompetent or Physically Disabled Person after the death of resident Robert Banta, 91, the long-time chair of the Otsego County Soil & Water Conservation District.

Banta had fallen out of a bed with no rails after he was admitted following a hip replacement surgery

and died five days later of a traumatic brain injury, in October 2015.

The executives were also charged in the the case of “MP,” a 94-year-old resident who was deliberately neglected by nursing staff for 41 hours over Memorial Day Weekend 2016.

“The failure to ensure that there was sufficient staff and supervision to ensure that residents were adequately cared for make it more likely that an incident

or event would occur that would be injurious to the physical, mental or moral welfare of a person entrusted to Focus’ care,” wrote state Investigator Danette Benson in the initial complaint to the Otsego Town Court.

“Joseph Zupnik and Daniel Herman and their limited liability company through which they operated the facility, came to Cooperstown appearing to be over-leveraged, inexperienced and

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presumptuous,” the statement read. “They alienated the experienced workforce they claimed to value via drastic cuts to compensation and benefits, and failed to adequately support those who stayed.”

According to court filings, following the sale of Otsego Manor to Focus on Oct. 14, 2014, Zupnik and Herman “cut staff payroll, cut staffing and cut other necessary services and supplies needed to provide safe and adequate care to over 200 individual residents.”

In addition to the 50 percent cut in payroll, the filings also allege that Zupnik and Herman prohibited the administrators and the director of nursing from assigning enough staff on each shift.

“They failed to live up to their promises and failed to effectively respond to warnings and advice regarding the impact of their decisions,” the statement read.

On Nov. 29, 2016, the state designated Focus as a “Special Focus Facility.”

According to the Department of Heath, between April 2014 and March 2018, there were 73 standard health citations, 20 life safety code citations and 11 citations related to actual harm or immediate jeopardy. Focus was fined multiple times, including May 4, 2016 for $4,000 and Sept 27, 2016 for $18,000, both related to “multiple deficiencies.”

In January 2018, Centers Health Care bought Focus Otsego.

If a plea is entered and accepted, Zupnik and Herman will be sentenced at a later date.

“We hope that this experience will serve to inform those who own and operate care-taking facilities, regarding the importance of respect, honesty and competence in undertaking their legal and moral responsibilities to the communities in which they operate, and to the residents and families whose care is entrusted to them,” read the statement.

Dump Trucks In Oneonta Aimed At Careless Drivers TRUCKS/From A1 have to worry much about terrorism,” said Police Chief Doug Brenner. “But we’ve had a couple of times where an event is in the set-up stage, and a driver got confused, went around the barricade and tried to drive down Main Street.”

This year, DPW dump trucks were parked at the entrances to Main Street to prevent drivers from getting into the street during the packed festivities. “We took a good look at OH-Fest and all we had were sawhorses blocking off the street,” he said. “We realized it wasn’t enough.”

Similar measures have been employed for the last two years at the Legends of Baseball parade on Induction Weekend in Cooperstown, following attacks in Nice, France, on the London Bridge in England and, most recently, in Toronto, where attackers deliberately drove vehicles into crowds, injuring and killing people.

“It’s a sad time we live in to even have to worry about someone trying to hurt a lot of others in such a manner,” Brenner said.

The idea came to him for use in Oneonta after visiting other cities during events and seeing that trucks were deployed there to block off roadways.

“I was in Gettysburg last

year for a parade, and they had a dump truck with a loader that put cement blocks on all the side streets,” he said. “That way, they could have the trucks free for the main streets.”

And while at an event in Washington D.C., he saw lines of trucks that were seemingly purchased as an anti-terrorism protection. “They were brand new trucks, not a speck of dust on them,” he said. “They were all lined up. These are the things I notice.”

Previously, the Oneonta Police had used officers or Job Corps students to guard the roadway and direct drivers, but dump trucks were a more safe and cost-effective way of blocking the streets against a confused or renegade driver.

“A person isn’t going to be able to stop a speeding vehicle,” said Brenner.

“Trucks are a readily available resource to provide a good strong obstacle in the roadway.

But going forward, Brenner anticipates that the trucks will be used at all downtown events, including the upcoming Halloween and Santa parades, Snommegang and Fabulous First Friday events.

“We’re looking into making it our normal plan,” he said. “Just for safety.”

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Tuesday, Jan. 18, the longawaited revisions to the city zoning code will be made public. The changes will focus on strengthening neighborhoods, providing housing opportunities and helping businesses start or expand.

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