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COOPERSTOWN AND AROUND Freeman’s Journal columnist to hold Springfield reading Columnist Terry Berkson, whose “Life Sketches” appears in The Freeman’s Journal, will read some of his work from 3 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, at the Springfield Library, at 129 County Rte. 29A in Springfield Center.

For more information call 315-858-5802 or go to www. libraries.4cls.org/springfield/.

GOP to host meetand-greet Saturday in Middlefield From noon to 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, residents of Middlefield are invited to the Milford Fish & Game Club at 432 County Rte. 33 in Middlefield for an authentic southern-style barbecue lunch with the Republican candidates for the Middlefield Town Council.

Everyone is invited to attend and meet the candidates.

In remembrance of 9/11, donations for the Middlefield Fire Department will be accepted.

INSIDE ►Hartwick farewell: President Margaret Drugovich will retire from Hartwick College in 2022. Page A3. ►OPENING DAY: G-MU opens a school-based health clinic, dedicates it to former Sen. Jim Seward. Page A2. ►THiS IS SPARTANS!: Columnist Nate Lull thinks Unatego’s girls soccer team has what it takes to win titles this year. Page A7. ►Sorin STORIES: While Gretchen Sorin continues to get honors for her book and documentary, her son Gregory goes west to tell tales.

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Otsego County observes 9/11 anniversary

By KEVIN LIMITI Across Otsego County, there were remembrances for the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that rocked the world and changed the course of history.

The First Presbyterian Church in Oneonta rang the church bell 20 times for each moment of the attack.

It rang at 8:45 a.m. when the first plane hit the World Trade Center, 9:03 a.m. when the second plane hit, at 9:45 a.m. when the Pentagon was hit and at 10:10 a.m. when United 93 crashed in Pennsylvania.

Motorcyclists from the American Legion Riders had a run in honor of the day. About 100 riders roared through the streets of Oneonta and were later in Milford, a line of motorcyclists stretching back across state Route 28.

Milford held a parade where firefighters from the region drove past the Milford Fire Department in their fire trucks, throwing candy to the children as people cheered and waved American flags. Leading the parade were two navy veterans who stood atop a car while Taps played from the loudspeaker.

Wilber Park in Milford was a scene of remembrance but also was doubly a fundraiser for cancer research.

Otsego County Rep. Jennifer Mickle, R-Decatur, Maryland, Westford, Worcester, helped organize the event.

The prominent message at the park and in all of the events was gratitude towards first responders, including firefighters, police, EMS workers and the military.

Attending the event was Oneonta mayoral candidate Len Carson and other local leaders.

Austin Partridge, a member of the Milford Board of Representatives,

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Firefighters march past the Milford Fire Department on state Route 28 during a 9/11 anniversary memorial Saturday, Sept. 11.

spoke of enlisting in the Marine Corps and said he saw hope in the sacrifices made by those who had died in 9/11 and the war on terror.

He ended with a rendition of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, a speech fitting the tone of the day with a reflection about the deaths of innocents, first responders and soldiers and the consecrated ground where they died.

Former state Sen. James Seward, a Milford resident, spoke about how he was in lower Manhattan on 9/11 and witnessed first hand the terror and hope of being in such a

momentous event.

“All hell broke loose,” Seward said. “I’ve never seen such fear.”

Seward said if it weren’t for the actions of the police, firefighters and EMTs, the “casualties could have been ten times more.”

“They truly are heroes, our police, our firefighters and all our first responders,” Seward said. “We owe them a great deal of gratitude.”

Seward switched gears to talk about his experience with having cancer twice, as well as COVID, and surviving both.

“I’m happy to report to you that

I’m cancer-free,” Seward said. “I have survived two life-threatening diseases.”

Seward spoke of how New Yorkers banded together during 9/11 to help each other.

“They are all heroes. You are all heroes,” Seward said. “This is truly a day to celebrate heroes and I’m glad we’re doing this.”

Assemblyman John Salka, RBrookfield, gave an impassioned speech about the loss of his daughter to brain cancer as well as the importance of remembering 9/11.

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Eviction moratorium extension draws opposition

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income after March 13, 2020, as a result of the pandemic shutdown and have outstanding rent due or are at risk of homelessness or housing insecurity.

However, ERAP has been slow to disperse funds and has been the subject of criticism by republicans representing Otsego County in the Assembly.

“We did a terrible job getting this out to help tenants and landlords,” Assemblyman Brian Miller, R-New Hartford, said during a phone interview about the subject.

Miller said he was “getting calls constantly” from landlords who are struggling.

“They have taxes due, they have mortgages,” Miller said, emphasizing they weren’t big landlords.

“These people buy their property for vacation rentals. “

According to the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, there are 155 applications in Otsego County for ERAP as of July, which is less than 1% of the state total of 168,321.

Miller said the relief money was given from federal dollars, “when COVID was in full swing.”

“The rationale for the moratorium was people were out of work,” Miller said. “Now there’s really more jobs.

There are jobs everywhere. Why aren’t the renters working to pay their rent when there are jobs available?

Employees are crying for people to work.”

Miller maintains not enough was done for the landlords and said the process has to be initiated by the renters. He said he wasn’t opposed to voting for an extension again if it included protections for landlords.

“We have to do a much better job,” Miller said. “There have to be provisions in the law that allows evictions.”

Audrey Benkenstein, housing and community development director at Opportunities for Otsego, said the eviction moratorium was extended in order to give more time for renters and landlords to reach out for assistance.

She said funds are available but have been slow to disperse.

“There have been issues with the rollout (of ERAP),” Benkenstein said. “There’s still a billion dollars of rent relief. We are trying to make people understand that tenants and landlords can apply for funds.”

Benkenstein emphasized that landlords can take advantage of funds from ERAP and that some of her See EVICTION, Page A3

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Drugovich announces retirement from Hartwick College in 2022 STAFF REPORT

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ONEONTA — Hartwick College President Margaret Drugovich will retire in the summer of 2022.

The exact departure date will be determined and announced at a later time by the school’s Board of Directors.

“It has been my honor to lead Hartwick over these past 13 years, and to do so in partnership with the college’s dedicated trustees and our entire community,” Drugovich said.

“Working together with our talented faculty and staff, steadfast alumni, and generous supporters, we have enhanced

the College’s ability to prepare our students for meaningful lives after graduation, strengthened Hartwick’s national reputation, and increased the College’s role in regional economic development,” she continued. “Together we have brought Hartwick to a place of distinction and strength as

an important part of the higher education ecosystem. I feel confident that the College is poised for even greater success in the years to come.”

Among Drugovich’s accomplishments during her tenure are overseeing the Flightpath program, aimed to help students succeed post-graduation, as

Oberacker: State library grants to help Edmeston, Richfield, Kinney in Hartwick

Farewell Buster the Babe

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The Induction crowd has mostly left, but a tribute to a friend of Cooperstown, Willis ‘Buster the Babe’ Gardner, remained over the weekend following the Hall of Fame Induction. Gardner, an Induction regular, died in August.

Memorials Saturday remind participants of American values once flown over Afghanistan MEMORIAL/from Page A1 “Needless to say this is a was raised over the park in day of remembrance,” Salka the distance.

“We will never know said, who acknowledged the medical professionals who what we truly lost that day,” helped his daughter as well Oberacker said. “The toll as the first responders who of that day could be much were all heroes, and that all worse. Let this day be a call those who make sacrifices to renew our commitment to to serve the community are our community.” heroes.

“There are some very bad things that can happen to ·· people that can be good in the long run,” Salka said of the legacy of 9/11 and other tragic events. “We know these are things that touch people. …We’re going to get through this because we’re all heroes in some respect.”

State Sen. Peter Oberacker, R-Maryland, said that 9/11, “continues to define our nation to this day.”

“It seems like yesterday, 4316 County Hwy 11 especially in New York,” Cooperstown Oberacker said. “Those 607-547-6038 losses continue to this day.” krazytoms.com sales@krazytoms.com Oberacker paused his Since 1962 speech as a flag that had

well as a three-year degree program and the development of undergraduate majors as well as a Translational Biomedical Research Management graduate program.

The Board of Trustees has started the search for a new president, led by Vice Chair Kathleen Fallon.

Oberacker ended by commenting on the divisive nature of the United States at the moment by telling the crowd that despite people’s differences, they are all Americans.

“We are all Americans and we have so much in common,” Oberacker said.

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Three Otsego County libraries are among the recipients of about $300,000 in public library construction grant funds from State Senate funds, according to state Sen. Peter Oberacker.

Oberacker, R-Schenevus, announced the awards Friday, Sept. 10.

“Our libraries are vital educational resources while also serving as community gathering places,” Oberacker said. “In many of the towns and villages that I represent, the local library hosts public meetings, delivers key services to residents young and old, and is the most recognizable building in the community. During the COVID-19 pandemic, our local library administrators and volunteers have faced new challenges and developed creative solutions to continue to safely serve the public.”

In Otsego, the money will go to the Edmeston Free Library, the Kinney Memorial Library in Hartwick and the Richfield Springs Public Library.

The grants are from $14 million in capital funds for public library construction and broadband infrastructure projects provided in the 2020-21 state budget. In the 2021-2022 state budget, the legislature provided $34 million for projects that will be announced in summer 2022.

“Libraries are historic landmarks in many cases and technology and accessibility upgrades can be costly. The state construction aid will help as communities make needed improvements to meet new and evolving needs,” Oberacker said.

Public library construction grants help local libraries and library systems to construct new library buildings, create additions to existing structures, update electrical wiring to accommodate computer technology, meet standards of energy efficiency, renovate facilities to provide full accessibility to library users with disabilities, and provide meeting rooms to accommodate community needs. Broadband infrastructure projects are also eligible In Edmeston, about $92,500 will go to an ADA compliance project that includes, “compliant bathroom installation, secondfloor bathroom renovation and installation of a wheelchair lift servicing two floors.”

In Hartwick, about $9,000 will go to replace part of the asphalt shingle roof.

In Richfield, about $29,000 will go to window replacement that will allow the library to save money on heating and also help preserve the collection.

Other libraries receiving money in the 51st District are in Sidney, Jordanville and Herkimer.

Funding to help renters, landlords has not all been used

EVICTION/from Page A1 calls have been from landlords.

“Everyone I talked to at the state level has said that is what this funding is for; to help renters and help mitigate effects on landlords,” Benkenstein said. “We’ve been expecting a wave of evictions for awhile now.

The wave has been put off, but we expect there will be one unless we are successful in getting every tenant who is eligible made aware of community funds and pandemic relief.”

Shelby Wing, town supervisor for Pittsfield, said she has tenants on her property that haven’t paid in 10 months.

“Our home is getting destroyed by the day,” Wing said, who met with lawyers about the situation with her tenants shortly before talking to The Freeman’s Journal.

But she said the lawyers couldn’t really do anything about the situation.

“I know a lot of people are in a similar situation,” Wing said. “We’re not a huge company. We’re just a couple.”

“We can’t even do maintenance,” Wing said, who asserted the renters won’t let her onto the property.

“We’re working multiple jobs. … We did file for money from the government, but we can’t evict,” Wing said.

Perspectives

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Julie Dostal, Ph.D

Live free and die?

With the news this week that the Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville was going to “pause” operations of its maternity services because of the resignations of several members of that department who refused to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the not unexpected consequences of the recent New York state and federal mandates for healthcare workers suddenly hit very close to home. While it is certainly difficult to envision both the future of these workers when no other work options exist under the circumstances and the potentially disastrous impact of the mandates on a notoriously understaffed profession, one cannot help but wonder what possible reason these workers have for surrendering their professions by refusing a vaccine that has been well proven as safe and effective, and is without question saving millions of people from a devastating disease and a gruesome, untimely death.

There are undoubtedly many explanations beyond the allowed exceptions, but what one hears most is “freedom,” and that “America is a free country, and the government can’t tell me what to do.” Certainly, this seems a very odd concept when the leaders we elected are asking us to do something that would keep us and those around us alive.

It is equally an extremely odd place for one to draw a line in the sand when one has casually accepted a laundry list of other impingements on individual freedoms — mandatory seatbelt use, car insurance, military conscription, land-use regulations, taxes and, of course, the longstanding requirements of other vaccinations for deadly diseases that have previously plagued humankind. The freedoms that our American ancestors enjoyed may have been frayed and faded over many years, but while such freedoms may have been enjoyed by our forebears, they were not, in fact, envisioned by our nation’s founders.

When one looks at the public and private writings of Thomas Jefferson, who above all others set forth the standards — and limitations — of the freedoms and liberties to be enjoyed by citizens of our radically unique republican government, one first needs to distinguish between the terms “Freedom” and “Liberty.” To Jefferson and other founders of the republic, freedom took the meaning of being free from something, while liberty most often meant being free to do something.

While liberty is specifically named as an inalienable right in Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, he never spoke of freedom as a right. When Jefferson spoke of freedom in its larger sense, he used it only in reference to a state of being that is free from despotic oppression. He never addressed any thought of “limitations to freedom” as such because freedom was not considered as being free to do anything one wants. He considered that all laws could be viewed as restrictions on freedom and that such restrictions were and are perfectly proper in any well-regulated society. He worried that, improperly handled, freedom could be taken to extremes. As we know, even one of the most sacred freedoms, the freedom of expression, was never meant to allow screaming “fire!” in a crowded theater.

Central to Jefferson’s thinking was the belief that the exercise of one man’s freedom could not impinge upon the freedom of others who were equally endowed.

Because freedom was meant to be free from something, all free peoples must be free from harm by the exercise of their neighbors’ freedom and, as such, Jefferson viewed freedom as “unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others.”

The writings of Jefferson certainly confirm that no rights are absolute and without restraint. No person has the right to hide behind any concept of American freedom that allows such person to do — or not do — anything that endangers the freedom of others to enjoy health and life.

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The drunk-driving roadster is being used at local schools to show students how drug and alcohol use affects driving.

programming teaches things like problem solving, communication skills, emotional regulation, identifying feelings, and working through disagreements. All of these concepts build on skills necessary to negotiate tough times in life. People with more skills and a stronger social support system have a lower risk of addiction.

If you have children in those grades, ask them if LEAF comes to their class. Find out what they learned and talk with them about the concepts.

Having conversations at home helps to solidify the concepts. And, if you’re really ambitious, you might even get them to practice some situations with you. They practice this in class. …

You might be impressed.

Another way we do prevention is by providing a variety of commu-

nity-based experiences. One example is our brand-new program called the “Rockin’ Roadster Rally.” We take our fleet of adult-sized pedal karts, set up obstacle courses, and teach youth and adults about the impacts of impaired driving.

The participant will take the roadster through the obstacle course first, without impairment. We time them and count the number cones/obstacles hit, if any. Then (here comes the magic) we have them put on a pair of specially made goggles that simulate the visual and spatial effects of impairment. They go back on the obstacle course in order to experience the comparison. This opens up a wonderful opportunity for learning about impacts of impaired driving and strategies for avoiding them.

We are particularly interested in sharing this course with the new simulated cannabis impairment goggles.

With the recent passage of commercialized cannabis, preventing impaired driving is going to be on the forefront of many communities’ minds. So, if you would like to give it a try, or if you would like for your teen or tween to experience this prevention program, keep an eye out. We’re taking the rally on the road. Soon.

Prevention comes in many forms.

Whether is it school-based or community-based, it is solidly grounded in the hope of healthy outcomes and backed-up by research.

Julie Dostal, Ph.D. is the executive director of the LEAF Council on Alcoholism and Addictions.

James Herman and Wayne Mellor

Local ag pollution is down, but so is farming One can read all manner of truly dire reports about the global use of agricultural chemicals. Billions of dollars have been set aside to settle lawsuits alleging agricultural chemicals caused claimants’ cancers. Millions have been awarded, but we still do not have enough science to fully back up the claims. So where does Otsego County stand in relation to these reports?

Nationally, the number of farms declined by 23% from 1987 to 2017 when the last agricultural census was taken. However, the number of acres using agricultural chemicals for weed control has increased from 171 million acres to 293 million acres.

In Otsego County the number of farms decreased 28% from 1987 to 2017. Additionally, the number of acres with some type of weed control declined 33% to approximately 16,000 acres in 2017. The number of acres sprayed with insecticide decreased 56% to 1,700 acres.

This mirrors the 35% loss of cropland in Otsego County to the current 66,000 acres. We have been losing roughly 1,200 acres of cropland per year. Dairy farming has declined an astonishing 75%. One can conclude the reduction in ag chemicals here is mostly a function of cropland loss, rather than change in practice.

Monitoring our waterways is a good technique to identify pollutants where they arise. Currently, the levels of ag chemicals in Otsego Lake are well below the threshold recognized as harmful while the Susquehanna watershed needs more research.

The first state to pass significant legislation pertaining to ag chemicals and specifically Restricted Use Pesticides was Hawaii in 2018. State Senate Bill 3095 prohibits the use of chlorpyrifos, a highly toxic neurotoxin that causes significant damage to brain development in children. The bill also restricts spraying within 100 feet of a school. The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change also recently linked agricultural chemicals and other agricultural activities to species extinction.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation maintains a website www.dec.ny.gov/25. html that anyone can access. It addresses chemical and pollution control. The range of information is broad covering help for businesses, air pollution, waste management, environmental cleanup, water pollution, pesticides and chemical pollution control. The site requires the user to have the E.P.A. chemical ID to search for a specific chemical.

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation also provides online data that is pinned onto a map so anyone can see what types of chemicals are being sprayed near them. New York should offer this feature, too.

Our good crop and pasture lands continue to be threatened not only by the bigger is better economics of present day agriculture, but also increasing development of our rural property for second homes and the prospect of large renewable energy projects.

There is a possibility climate change will reinvigorate our regional farm economy. If it comes true, the transition will be easier if we are good stewards of our remaining agricultural lands and conserve and protect what we have before it is gone.

This includes land use regulations to preserve farmland, our farms using best agricultural management practices, better statewide tools for monitoring chemical use, and adequate testing in our waterways to identify pollutants at their source. We also look forward to the next census in 2022 that will give an even better indication of the agricultural trends in our area.

Wayne Mellor is the chair of Sustainable Otsego and James Herman is a board member.

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Prevention is a common word in our culture. We use it in a variety of contexts, such as prevent heart disease, prevent bug bites, or prevent kitchen fires. It’s good that it is common, because, at the root, prevention simply means, “to stop a problem before it ever starts.” That’s the work we do at the LEAF Council on Alcoholism and Addictions. It is at the heart and soul of our connection to the people of Otsego and Chenango Counties.

When it comes to addiction, we see ads and life stories about sad outcomes and stark images of people who struggle with addictions, or people who struggle with the harms associated with addiction. I’m willing to bet most have never seen a commercial about the real hope of preventing addiction, and the real hope of reducing the number of injuries and deaths caused by addictive substances.

Hope is at the core of what we do.

But, it’s not just hope; we have backup.

We know, from multiple studies across decades, there are specific things we can do in our culture to lower the risk for addiction. It’s just like we know there are specific things that can be done reduce the risk for heart disease, high blood pressure, and certain cancers. It is much easier to stop a problem before it starts, rather than address a problem that is already impacting a person’s life.

So how do we do that with addiction and other harms associated with substance use? First, we start young.

LEAF Prevention Specialists regularly engage with students in grades K through eight. Our evidence-based

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Writer objects to Salka’s anti-vaccination stance

This is a letter I sent to Assemblyman John Salka:

Dear Mr. Salka: I read that you are holding a meeting to facilitate so-called “religious objections” to getting vaccinated. My wife and I are in our 80’s and were both vaccinated in February.

If more people had joined us we wouldn’t be in the

situation we are in now.

There is no valid religious objection to vaccination.

It seems to me to be just a cynical ploy to facilitate the ongoing selfishness of a vocal minority. You, sir, should be doing all you can to stamp out this scourge.

Not giving credibility to bogus objections to a lifesaving vaccine is not

acceptable. Please rethink your position. Thank you.

In response from Mr. Salka, I got a phone call from one of his staffers. He spouted all the nonsense one reads about on the internet.

In essence, he argued Mr. Salka is promoting “freedom.”

It is clear we have an

anti-vaxxer representing us in Albany. As of now he is flying under the radar. He should be exposed.

M. Langhorne Keith Cooperstown

M. Langhorne Keith is a retired 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia justice.

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Excerpts from a general address to the Farmers, Mechanics and Workingmen of Otsego County: “The time has arrived when it has become necessary for us to come forth as independent freemen, in defense of the rights and privileges for which our fathers fought and bled. Our political institutions which have resulted from the wisdom of those revered statesmen and patriots, and to establish which they nobly periled their lives and their fortunes, are based upon the only true principles of Republican government – the equal rights of every citizen. These rights, we hold, are basely violated by the enactment of unequal, unjust, and unconstitutional laws, and by the encroachments of aristocratical monopolies. These systems of nobility, possessing exclusive privileges, which are spread over every part of our country, will, if not checked, destroy our republican institutions and fasten upon us the change of servitude.”

September 19, 1836

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Attention Company! The desire that Otsego County should be represented in the army by at least one full company has been frequently expressed, and may now be gratified if the men are ready to enlist in a first rate Regiment. Col. Edward W. Serrell is well known in this country and in England as one of the ablest practical engineers in the U.S., and he is now forming a Regiment of Engineers and Artizans, to which he desires to attach Mechanics, and laborers accustomed to handling the axe.

The Regiment is partly formed, has been accepted by the Government, and several companies are in camp on Staten Island. Men joining this Regiment are mustered into service and are under pay at once, and receive 40 cents per day over infantry pay when on mechanical work. A battery of six new rifled field pieces, presented by Mr. R.P. Parrott, of the West Point Foundry, is attached to this Regiment.

September 20, 1861

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Nearly every man who has held the office of Governor of New York has a post office named after him in this state. For upward of 20 years there was a post office in Allegany County called “Seymour” in honor of former Governor Horatio Seymour. New York has had few more distinguished Governors than Horatio Seymour; in Otsego County he was especially popular with men of all parties, and with all classes. It therefore seemed quite appropriate that Otsego should be privileged to restore the name of “Seymour” to the list of post offices in this state. This has been done by changing the name of the Toddsville post office to that of Seymour. The Todds who originally located at the little hamlet which was afterward given their name, have all passed away, and but one of their sons now resides there and he is an old man and a great admirer of Governor Seymour.

September 18, 1886

110 YEARS AGO

The Directors of the Richfield Springs Agricultural Society fair have arranged to have on September 26, 27 and 28 an airplane flight each day, between the hours of one and five p.m. To assure the public that the flights will be made we can say that the society has a contract whereby in case of failure to fly no fee is to be paid to the flying machine man. The directors say they are going to have the best fair ever given by any society, and the engagement of this attraction indicates that they are going to make good.

September 20, 1911

85 YEARS AGO

The favorite glove of the late Christy Mathewson, who pitched so many brilliant games for the New York Giants, was placed in the National Baseball Museum in this village on Tuesday morning. This priceless exhibit may be seen in the case which contains the Shibe collection of baseballs in the southwest corner of the museum, where it remains temporarily for safekeeping. Later, it will be placed in a case containing other prized possessions of famous players. The glove was donated by Christy’s widow, Mrs. Mathewson, who resides at Saranac Lake.

September 16, 1936

60 YEARS AGO

The fifth annual Otesaga Open golf tournament will be held on the Cooperstown Country Club course next Monday, with tee-off time set for 8 a.m. The tournament is an 18-hole medal play affair. Nearly 200 of New York State’s top professional and amateur golfers will compete.

First prize in the professional class will be $500 with a total of $1,600 in that class. In addition to cash awards, there will be $400 worth of merchandise prizes for the amateur winners. Among the pros entered is Cooperstown Country Club host pro Eddie Kroll.

September 13, 1961

I have a problem with at least one of my chickens. She’s been eating eggs out of the laying boxes. It’s hard to determine which one is the culprit, but if left unchecked, the habit will be contagious. Egg eaters are aggravating. I’ve already consulted local experts, Vaughn and McNulty, who told me the problem is likely because of a calcium deficiency. “If you don’t have oyster shells,” Vaughn said, “you could give them some Tums which are loaded with calcium.”

After taking a Tums myself, I broke up the rest of the roll and mixed it in the feed.

McNulty said giving them a bowl of milk would be another temporary solution. I tried that, too, and later got some oyster shells from feed-mixer Jimmy Collins, but after several days the problem still persisted. I tried sneaking up on the coop to see if I could catch the cannibal in the act but to no avail.

“See which chicken has egg on her face,” my wife Alice wisely suggested. I did a careful inspection but didn’t find any yolky evidence.

An Amish neighbor told me to collect some fine roadside gravel and throw it into the yard. “They need that to help their gizzards grind up the food,” he said. “And try putting some apple cider vinegar in their water.” I blindly followed all the advice but a week later I was still going out to the coop to find the remains of an egg that had been devoured. I tried putting fake eggs in the box, so the culprit would peck at them and get discouraged when the plastic didn’t crack.

As we headed down the thruway I recounted all of this to my wife, who insisted I needed a change of scenery.

“Well, you can’t do anything about it now,” she quipped. “So why bother thinking about it?”

“You’re right,” I said. But I just couldn’t get the problem out of my head. Consequently, the very next day I was on the road headed back to the farm, while my wife stayed with her mother. During the restless night spent on my mother-in-law’s couch, I had thought of an idea that was sure to solve the problem. A bitter pill could cure the guilty chicken’s malady. As soon as I got back to town I headed for Foo Chow’s Chinese restaurant to place a minimal order which would give me the opportunity to load up on packets of hot Chinese mustard.

A few drops of the stuff will make smoke come out of your ears. The proprietor looked impressed by how much mustard I stuffed into the bag.

I raced home, left the chow mein on the kitchen table and headed out to the coop, where I was sure to find another broken, half-eaten shell with the white and yolk missing. I removed the shell from the laying box and tore open three packets of hot mustard that was as yellow as a yolk. The chicken would surely be fooled. Then I carefully placed the loaded egg back into the box, closed the coop door and watched from the corner of a window. Unfortunately, after waiting a half hour none of the birds came waltzing in for the bait.

On the way back to the house I pictured the culprit diving into the mustard, stumbling back and shaking her head as though she had been hit with a frying pan.

Back at the house I was still consumed by this serious problem of egg eating. I carefully squeezed a

few drops of the explosive mustard onto my chow mein and put it in the microwave. A forkful made my eyes tear. About 10 a.m., when I walked out to the coop to collect eggs, I was astounded by what I found, nothing!

Of course the artificial eggs were there and real eggs were in the other laying boxes, but in the box that held the bait, except for some moisture, there wasn’t a trace of the “loaded” egg, not even a piece of shell!

“I can’t believe it,” I told my wife over the telephone. “She ate the whole thing!”

“She’ll be back,” Alice said. “Get out there and keep watching!”

“Why?” I wanted to know.

“Because every time I eat Chinese food I’m hungry an hour later.”

Frustrated, I still didn’t know which chicken was guilty, but whichever one it was must have a cast iron gizzard. Eating that much Chinese mustard would kill me. I wondered how consuming large amounts of the stuff would affect the taste of her eggs. Maybe they’d be good or maybe too spicy. If I could just get to one before she devours it I’d know.

While thinking about the influence of mustard on the taste of an egg, I’ve come up with the idea of feeding bacon bits to my chickens — the kind people sprinkle on salads. If I’m right the resultant product would be Bacon and Eggs in a Shell! That’s how I’d label the boxes. They ought to sell like hot cakes. But until I find the egg eater, everything is on hold.

Persistence is the answer.

Like Alice said, I just have to keep looking for the hen with egg on her face.

The old Badger

The Badger takes flight with the aviators First published in The Freeman’s Journal on Aug. 16, 1978.

TonyYackey – that’s not a name that falls easily from one’s lips. However, it is a name that fell frequently from the lips of Cooperstown residents during the summer of 1919.

Lt. Tony Yackey was a decorated aviator, an honored veteran of the air war in France and one of the convalescents at the Army Hospital here.

Tony was from Detroit and Tony was tough. He was brash, adventurous and “called ’em as he saw ’em.” His speech had not yet been refined.

His fellow flyers enjoyed him.

He was a hero to the kids in town.

A lot of ladies were attracted to him.

A lot of merchants had faith in him, and the crowds who watched at the county fairs loved him, for Tony Yackey was “one hell of a flyer.”

“Tail Spins,” the aviators’ weekly gossip column in The Freeman’s Journal of the day, and the Journal itself, tell of some of Tony’s activities.

He came to Cooperstown in April, 1919, among the first of the arrivals, and he was among the first eight patients who moved into the newly completed wing of Bassett Hospital in May. He was early selected to be the leader of the calisthenics drill, which was about the only daily requirement for the flyers, except for a “bed check” at night.

Late in May he was referred to as the “strawboss” at the Hostess House on the Hyde estate. And he was in the play, “The Eyes of the Army,” a local smash hit conceived, written, directed and acted by the flyers and some local thesbians. A lot of people got involved with the costumes, lights, make-up, etc. They had reams of publicity – they played here several times and in Springfield Center, and even in Utica (to an almost empty house and an emptier review.) The players had a fine float in an Oneonta parade (a crashed plane mock-up). Literally, for two months, the play was the thing.

From the June 4 Journal, this snippet gives the flavor of the first flush of the flyers: “Mrs. Root gave a party Friday evening in honor of her cousin, Miss Betttine Paddock and her sisters, the Misses Jean and Helen Ross. Other guests were Miss McDonald, Miss Elizabeth Prine and Lts. Yackey, McLean, Gray, Nolan, Shepley and Seaver. … The party enjoyed a picnic supper at Leatherstocking Falls.”

Tony Yackey reappears in a different role the following week in

a cryptic notation; “The Seminole Tribe has nothing on Tony Yackey when it comes to pretty colors. He has an eye like a corned beef.” And at the end of the month, “Tony Yackey has been flying high this week – possibly for a world’s record.”

On July 12, it was, “Watch out for Tony as he passes through the big cities of Chicago and Detroit,” and on July 23, “Welcome home, Brother Yackey.

Tony returned just in time for a “Bal Masque” at the “Croix-Rouge” as the Hyde place was often called.

“The Grande Bal Masque has been renamed a “feat” by our Tony.” And on July 30 he and eight others were ordered to Garden City for their discharges.

Tony Yackey and his “buddy,” Ogden M. Goodsell, were back in Cooperstown as civilians within a week, and in late August came the announcement that the Cooperstown Air Service had been formed and that Tony was off to Toronto to purchase a Canadian Curtiss bi-plane. He planned to return in time to fly at the Otsego County Fair in Cooperstown and to give rides at $1 per minute.

Instruction and exhibition flights were also planned. George Hyde Clarke offered his Homestead Farm fields as a base for the Air Service and W.T. Hyde offered his Glimmerglen Farm, but ultimately the Frank Smith farm at the Phoenix crossover was used.

The officers of the Cooperstown Air Service Corporation were: Pres.

George Hyde Clarke; V.P. and Gen’l Manager, William Smalley; Sec. James J. Byard, Jr and Treas. Edward Lindsay.

A telegram from Toronto arrived on Wednesday, August 28, reading “Weather Bad. Have ship and expect to start Thursday morning. Tell people, Signed Tony.” The people awaiting his landing at Hyde Hall went home.

On Thursday, Yackey left Batavia.

On Friday, he crashed at Schuyler Lake. On the flight from Batavia, Tony lost his way due to his high altitude and the thick clouds. He flew at about 2,000 feet, went right over Illion, Frankfort, Mohawk and Herkimer “so high and so fast that he was unable to distinguish at which town to “turn the corner” for Cooperstown and he finally had to put down at Schenectady for gas. He returned but missed Cooperstown, went right over Oneonta and to Unadilla before returning and landing at Schuyler Lake.

Taking off from Schuyler Lake the plane “got caught in a wind pocket, which caused the ship to do a somersault throwing the pilot out and landing the plane on its back,” cracking the propeller and breaking a portion of the fuselage.

On Saturday, Lt. Goodsell was dispatched to procure a second Canadian Curtiss and on Sunday headed for Cooperstown. “Daring aviator reaches Town” – on Monday, Sept. 3, Goodsell circled the village and then landed at Hyde Hall. And on Tuesday, we read: “Aeroplane Flights Thrill Spectators.”

The boys finally flew at the fair – “The Birdmen gave a splendid exhibition including a nose dive and a loop the loop. And on the same day the new company began carrying passengers from the. King Farm south of the village. Mrs. Waldo C. Johnston being the first to go up. She made the trip with Lt. Yackey who accomplished several flying feats while she was in the machine.”

In the next three days, the Corporation earned about half the cost of one machine. All September and into October the derringduo flew the county fair circuit – Cooperstown, Brookfield, Potsdam and Ogdensburg, claiming the local headlines and making aerial history, all but obliterating the October first feat of two others here at home – Lt. Sheridan, U.S. Army pilot, and “W.C. Johnston, an agent of the Clark estates,” who flew from Mineola to Cooperstown in a record 90 minutes in a “Giant De Havilland 4 Vampire” which averaged 125 miles per hour or, in Johnston’s words, “almost twice the speed of the Canadian Curtiss training planes which make their home in this village.”

By Oct. 8, both Curtiss planes were busy at the Honesdale Fair, after which Yackey and Goodsell returned, leaving the planes in Pennsylvania, with intentions of heading south for the winter.

As far as the newspapers were concerned, Tony Yackey and the Cooperstown Air Service disappeared from the scene, except for a November notice that Goodsell had crashed and broken his leg in Richmond, Va. The U.S. Aviation Hospital had closed in late October. The last paragraph of the article reads as follows: “The Hospital will be turned back to the contractors who will continue it to its completion as the Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital of which this village soon will be proud.”

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COOPERSTOWN – Sandra Lou Stockdale (Sandy) passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Thursday, August 26, 2021.

She was surrounded by her loving family who made certain she was comfortable.

Sandy is survived by her loving husband of 30 years and one day, William Stockdale. She is survived by her children and their spouses: Greg and LisaMarie Morrison, Glenn and Michele Morrison, and Glenda and Matt Vatovec. She is also survived by her loving granddaughters, Emily and Abigail Vatovec and her grandsons Kane Morrison and Brett Morrison. She was predeceased by her daughter, Gretchen Miller, and her first husband, Walter Glen Morrison.

Sandy was a hard-working

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woman who had her fair share of obstacles to overcome in life. After losing her first husband, Walter Morrison, she became the sole caregiver to her four children.

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Sandy met the love of her life, William Stockdale, in 1988. They were wed on August 25, 1991 in a beautiful ceremony in Mount Vision. Sandy and Bill were inseparable. They met and worked together at the Clark Sports Center. They shared several hobbies including fishing, playing cards, and watching westerns. The best parts of her day were spent with her husband, in fact, when Bill worked the overnight hours, she would stay on his schedule, so that they could sleep during the same hours and be with each other as much as possible. They loved sitting for long hours, holding hands and talking.

They had a love that was tender and patient. Bill was Sandy’s primary caregiver in

the last years of her life, and he worked tirelessly to meet all her needs.

Sandy had a deep love for her children. She always looked forward to receiving a phone call from them, even if they had nothing much to talk about.

Many conversations would be spent reminiscing about the past, talking about the weather, and of course, a check-in to make sure everyone was okay. Sandy always called her children and left the same voicemail, “Hi honey, it’s mama, love you.” She also deeply loved her grandchildren and enjoyed hearing their stories about school and the books they were reading.

Sandy will be deeply missed by all those who knew her and loved her. She expressed her wishes for flowers in the final hours of her life. Her services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 25 at the Fly Creek Valley Cemetery under the care of Connell, Dow and Deysenroth. Her services will be officiated by Pastor Matthew Marlow. A remembrance celebration will be held in Sandy’s honor at 318 Bice Road in Cooperstown after the services. In lieu of flowers, you may make donations in honor of Sandra Stockdale’s memory to the Cherry Valley Emergency Squad or Springfield First Responders.

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Cooperstown improves to 4-0 with 4-0 win at Waterville

Hawkeyes navigate tough stretch of six games in 10 days, including Chic Walshe opener Saturday in Davenport STAFF REPORT Luca Gardner-Olesen scored twice, Colby Diamond got two assists and Finn Holohan recorded his first varsity shutout in goal as Cooperstown won a Center State Conference road game, 4-0, at Waterville.

With a couple of players sick, Cooperstown Coach Frank Miosek said he was happy to see some junior varsity players and substitutes play key minutes.

“We had some different people step up for us tonight and that is a good thing,” he said.

Cooperstown gutted out a 3-2 win over Waterville in the season opener Sept. 1, and much of Monday’s game had the same rhythm, with the Hawkeyes controlling the ball but Waterville keeping the game close for most of the night.

Ollie Wasson started the scoring about six minutes into the game after collecting a loose ball in the box. Twenty minutes later Diamond put an indirect kick from the corner to the far post where Gardner-Olesen headed it home for a 2-0 lead that stood up past halftime.

Twenty minutes into the second half, Diamond got free in the middle and took a nice shot that Waterville goalie Tyler Barth knocked down. However, the rebound went to Gardner-Olesen who made it 3-0.

Diamond broke free again late and made a nice pass to Gavin Lesko who finished for the 4-0 final.

Cooperstown outshot Waterville (2-4, 1-3) 15-5 and had a 7-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Holohan had no saves, but

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Luca Gardner-Olesen heads in a corner kick from Matt Salis during Cooperstown’s 7-2 win over Utica Academy of Science on Thursday, Sept. 9.

withstood a penalty kick by Tyler Owens that sailed over the goal.

Another Waterville shot late hit the crossbar. Barth had four saves for Waterville.

“I thought our defense was great tonight,” Miosek said.

Cooperstown (4-0, 2-0) played

NATE LULL H I G H S C H O O L S P O RT S

Unatego girls may have the right stuff Whoever sets up the Midstate Athletic Conference girls soccer schedule each year seems to have a good sense of humor.

They always love an early season matchup between Unatego and Delhi.

The two talented teams met up again Wednesday, Sept. 8, in Otego and the rivalry was a hot topic of conversation. “This always seems to happen to us” said Delhi goalie Sylvia Liddle.

“We have to play Unatego right away before either team really is in the groove. It’s always hard and there is a lot on the line.”

That last part is definitely true. With the two teams playing in the same MAC division, a victory in early September can go a long way towards a league-title-game birth in late October.

It also seemed like there was a little something extra on the line this time around. In a pandemic shortened spring season last year, it was Delhi clipping Unatego, 1-0, in a very exciting game at Delaware Academy. My hunch is even though that game technically didn’t have playoff implications, it still stung for the Spartans.

This chapter of the story played out like many matchups of the past. It was a close game that wasn’t decided until the closing minutes. I think many local fans are thinking this about Unatego … how do you replace all-state players like Dana Stepp (NYS Class C Player of the Year), Meghan Perry (a phenomenal goalie that was a key part of their state championship appearance in 2019) and her sister, Morgan Perry, (a midfielder that always seemed to be in the right place at the right time)?

Well, the answer seems to start with junior midfielder, Kylie Mussaw. She finished with two goals and one assist against DA and was a cool, calm and collected presence for longtime coach, Sue Herodes. Her second goal late in the contest was a thing of beauty. She made a long run down the left wing and cut towards the goal. It looked like she was primed for a quick cross but instead faked back and fired a low shot to the near side corner of the net. It fooled everyone on the field including the Delhi goalie, who couldn’t recover in time.

It wasn’t just Mussaw who looked strong for Unatego.

Tatum Codington and Bailey McCoy scored one goal each and freshman forward Lizzie Craft also had several good looks on net. Craft already netted a hat trick in their season opener, a 5-1 win over Sidney. Let’s not forget about the speedy, gritty Anabel Rommer either. She might not be the biggest player on the field but I wouldn’t want to challenge her for a loose ball.

Her tenacity will be a big spark in close games this season.

The MAC looks to be highly contested again this season.

Between Unatego, Delhi, Unadilla Valley and Oxford, it appears that several teams are making an early statement on their claim to the title.

However, from what I saw last week, Unatego has all the pieces to make it happen again in 2021.

Nate Lull is the sports director for WCDO in Sidney.

at Sauquoit Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 15, in a battle of undefeated CSC Division III teams, in a game that took place after deadline.

Go to www.allotsego.com for the updates.

The games were part of a twoweek stretch that included six

games in 10 days, beginning with a home win over Utica Academy of Science and ending with the first round of Charlotte Valley Chic Walshe Tournament against the host school at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18. Cooperstown also hosts Poland on Friday, Sept. 17.

Cooperstown 3, F-S 1 Matt Salis, Liam Spencer and Ollie Wasson all scored as Cooperstown won 3-1 at FrankfortSchuyler on Saturday, Sept. 11.

Spencer also had an assist and See SOCCER, Page A8

Sports Roundup: Franklin wins Mayor’s Cup, Hawkeyes lose football opener to Tupper Lake STAFF REPORT Visiting Tupper Lake served up a 34-6 loss to host Cooperstown in the season opener for both teams Saturday, Sept. 11.

The Lumberjacks scored six points in the first quarter and then reeled off 20 points in the second quarter to take a commanding 26-0 halftime lead.

Tupper Lake scored a touchdown and conversion in the third quarter to end its scoring day.

Cooperstown finally got on the scoreboard in the fourth quarter as quarterback Bryson Whitaker rushed for his team’s only score.

Cooperstown (0-1) will play at Weedsport at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 17.

GIRLS SOCCER Monday, Sept. 13 Worcester 3, Windham 1 In Windham, Sophia Adams had two goals and an assist to lead the Wolverines to a non-conference road win. Freshman Brianna Kelly scored her first varsity goal for Worcester.

Priya Beckmann scored Windham’s goal Franklin 6, Morris 0 In Morris, Kayla Campbell had the hat trick, while Shannon Kingsbury had a goal and an assist for Franklin.

Zoe Warren and Patricia RodriguezMatias also scored for the Purple Devils. Valentine Temple had two assists and Marissa Campbell also had an assist.

Unatego 7, Walton 0 In Otego, Tatum Codington and Elizabeth Craft each scored twice to help Unatego stay undefeated with a Midstate Athletic Conference win over the Warriors.

Anabel Rommer, Alexa Lucia and Kylie Mussaw also scored for the Spartans, who also got an assist from Natasha Swift and two assists from Bailey McCoy..

Saturday, Sept. 11 Franklin 2, Roxbury 1 In Stamford, the Purple Devils won their first Mayor’s Cup trophy with a win over Roxbury.

Marissa Campbell scored the opening goal with nine minutes left in the first half on a corner kick from her sister Kayla Campbell.

With 27 seconds left until halftime,

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Cooperstown quarterback Bryson Whitaker tries to slip between Tupper Lake defenders on a second quarter run Saturday, Sept. 11.

seventh grader Shannon Kingsbury scored to make it 2-0 Franklin.

Myah Johnson got the Rockets within striking distance in the second half with about 10 minutes left in the game on a shot just inside the box.

Kingsbury, both Campbells, Lucia Temple and Maddie Hyzer made the All-Tournament team, as did Gabriela Andrades from Laurens.

Delhi 4, Laurens 1 Gabriela Andrades scored the lone goal for Laurens in the consolation game of the Mayor’s Cup. Cadence Wakin and Lauren Packard scored two goals each for the Bulldogs.

Edmeston 1, Proctor 0 In West Winfield, the Panthers beat a AA school from Utica in the consolation game of the Mount Markham Tournament. Emma White scored the game winner on an assist from Jennadee Cotten. White and Abigale Bateman were named to the AllTournament Team.

Morris 8, Walton 1 In Downsville, Hannah Wist scored four goals to help the Mustangs win the consolation game in the Jane Flannery Tournament. Maiya King scored three goals and had an assist and Carissa Richards had the other goal for Morris. Savannah Coyle also had an assist.

Friday, Sept. 10 Oneonta 4, SV 2 Julia Joyner scored twice to help Oneonta stay undefeated in girls soccer Friday, Sept. 10, with a 42 win over visiting Susquehanna Valley in a Southern Tier Athletic Conference game at Wright National Soccer Campus.

Veronika Madej and Brooke Burrows scored the other goals for the Jackets. Madej also had an assist and Jordan Bellinger had two assists, for Oneonta.

Milford 4, Richfield Springs 0 In Milford, Allison Munson scored twice as the Wildcats stayed undefeated with a TVL over Richfield Springs.

Eigth grader Alexis Sutphin got the Wildcats on the board in the first half by banking in a shot off the left post with an assist from Kara Mertz.

Back to back goals by Munson pushed the lead to 3-0. Kara Mertz capped the scoring before halftime with her fourth goal of the season.

Senior Leeanna West earned the shutout in goal for Milford.

Hamilton 3, Cooperstown 2 In Hamilton, Ireland Gable and Sofia Hotaling scored but the Hawkeyes dropped another close See ROUNDUP, Page A9

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Yellowjackets sweep Norwich in soccer matches STAFF REPORT The Yellowjackets took down rival Norwich, twice, in Southern Tier Athletic Conference soccer games Monday, Sept. 13.

BOYS SOCCER Oneonta 4, Norwich 0 In Oneonta, the boys shut out Norwich, 4-0, as Finley Oliver scored a goal and had two assists. Matt Rubin had a goal and an assist, Nate Tessitore and Zeshaan Khan also scored and Evan Gould recorded an assist.

GIRLS SOCCER Oneonta 2, Norwich 1 In Norwich, Julia Joyner got credit for the game winner after her corner kick, with about nine minutes left, bounced off a Norwich player and went in for a 2-1 Oneonta win.

Grace Slensinsky scored the opening goal, on a pass from Veronika Madej. However, Emily Evans evened the game on a rocket from from outside the box.

WCDO Sports Director Nate Lull contributed to this report.

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Hawkeye boys start 4-0, with balanced scoring, strong defense SOCCER/from Page A7 Luca Gardner-Olesen had two assists.

The Hawkeyes played most of the game in the Maroon Knight end of the pitch, but good goalie play by Brayden Matos kept F-S in the game.

After his team missed on a dozen chances early, Cooperstown Coach Frank Miosek pulled a defender and went with three strikers, a move that almost immediately paid off.

Salis scored the first goal in traffic on an assist from Gardner-Olesen with 15 minutes left in the first half.

“When we started the game, they had four people back,” Miosek said. “Then we had a couple of good runs and they dropped nine guys back in the box. We had to do something to change it up.

“They were a good team,” he continued.

“Their goalie made a couple of great plays.”

About seven minutes later, GardnerOlesen made a cross to Spencer’s head for a 2-0 Cooperstown lead.

Wasson made it 3-0, 12 minutes into the second half, set up by Spencer’s through ball.

After a hand ball in the box, David Shmat got the Knights on the scoreboard midway through the second on a penalty kick, beating Cooperstown keeper Finn Holohan to Shmat’s left on a low line drive.

Cooperstown outshot F-S 36-5 and had an

8-3 advantage in corner kicks. Holohan had two saves while Matos kept his team in the game with 14 saves.

Cooperstown 7, UAS 2 Luca Gardner-Olesen, Liam Spencer and Matt Salis scored two goals each as Cooperstown beat visiting Utica Academy of Science, 7-2, in a Center State Conference game Thursday, Sept. 9, Salis, a sophomore, also had two assists, including one near the end of the game that looked to be a hat trick. Instead, it bounded off the back of Ollie Wasson and counted as a goal for the junior striker instead.

Wasson had three assists in the game, too, and Wyatt Montana also had an assist for Cooperstown, which led 6-0 midway through the second half.

Almin Beganovic scored both goals for UAS late in the game.

“I thought we did a lot of things well tonight,” Cooperstown Coach Frank Miosek said. “I think we played better today than in our first game, although, to be fair, Waterville was a better team than this team today.

“I thought we worked the ball well, we had good combinations and good corner kicks,” Miosek said.

Cooperstown outshot UAS, 23-5, and had an 8-3 advantage in corner kicks. Finn Holohan made one save for Cooperstown, Mark Voytovich had nine saves for UAS.

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Sports Roundup: Oneonta wins football opener, Franklin teams keep winning ROUNDUP/from Page A7 game in the Center State Conference. Lauren Koffer recorded an assist for Cooperstown.

Franklin 4, CV-S 0 In Franklin, the Purple Devils picked up a big TVL win by shutting out the Patriots.

Shannon Kingsbury and Valentina Temple each had a goal and an assist for Franklin, which also got goals from Kayla Campbell and Patty Rodriguez-Matias. Kaitlin Ogborn also had an assist for Franklin.

Marijke had 14 saves for Cherry Valley-Springfield.

Laurens 2, Worcester 1 In Worcester, Gabriella Andrades and Kya McNicol scored to help the Leopards get a TVL win on the road.

Eowyn Chickerell had an assist for Laurens.

Rianna Otero scored on an assist from Hailey Shalor for Worcester.

Camden 2, Edmeston 1 In West Winfield, Class A school Camden topped the Panthers in the opening round of the Mount Markham Tournament.

Arissa Bolton set up Emma White for Edmeston’s goal.

Abby White made 11 saves for Edmeston.

Charlotte Valley 3, G-MU 0

In New Berlin, Aleigha Brockway scored twice to help CV beat G-MU in the opening round of the Unadilla Valley Tournament.

BOYS SOCCER Monday, Sept. 13 Worcester 3, Windham 1 In Worcester, Connor Fancher had a goal and two assists as the Wolverines won a nonconference game. Jalen Reardon and Ben Ballard scored for Worcester, which also got an assist from Michael Martin. Judah Allsop scored for Windham.

Franklin/Unatego 7, Morris 2 In Franklin, Matthew Serrao had a hat trick and an assist to lead the combined Franklin and Unatego team to a Tri-Valley League win.

Brandon Gregory had a goal and an assist and Chase Birdsall, Victor RodriguezMatias and Jacob Kingsbury scored for Franklin/Unatego.

Scott Murphy and Keegan Fraser scored for Morris.

Saturday, Sept. 11 Westhill 5, Oneonta 0 In Oneonta, the Yellowjackets suffered their first loss of the year, falling to Section III Westhill. Oneonta trailed just 1-0 at halftime, but gave up four second-half goals.

Edmeston 7, Camden 0 In West Winfield, Kyle Ough had three goals and two assists to lead the Panthers to a win over their A-level opponents. Gavin McEnroe scored two and had an assist and Bryce Bolton posted the clean sheet for Edmeston. Bolton and Austin Galley made the All-Tournament Team for the Panthers.

Milford/Laurens 7, Roxbury 0 In Stamford, the combined Milford/ Laurens team ended its Mayor’s Cup with a big win. Brock Mann scored three goals and Riley Stevens, Justin LaPilusa, Cyller Cimko and Ryles Sheldon each scored a goal. Martin Thorsland had two assists and Wendell Agustin had one assist.

Mann made the All-Tournament team for M/L. Franklin/Unatego 4, CV 0 In Stamford, Matthew Serrao scored twice and Braeden Johnson and Chase Birdsall each had a goal as the combined Franklin/ Unatego squad got a win in the Mayor’s Cup consolation game.

Serrao made the All-Tournament team for Franklin/Unatego.

Downsville 7, Morris 0 In Downsville, Kaden Cicio and Ashton Townsend each scored twice to lead the

host school to win the James Campbell Tournament over Morris.

GOLF Friday, Sept. 10 Windsor 244, Oneonta 275 At Ouleout Creek Country Club, Aidan Gelbsman led Oneonta with a 50, but the Black Knights won a Southern Tier Athletic Conference match with 45s from Zach Vaseleck and Dante Rooke.

FOOTBALL Friday, Sept. 10 Oneonta 28, Walton 16 In Oneonta, the Yellowjackets won their opener on the gridiron against the visiting Warriors in a non-league game.

Kaden Halstead ran for 73 yards and a touchdown and passed for 73 yards as well.

Logan Monroe scored on a short run and Mateo Goodheu also ran for a touchdown.

On defense, the Jackets got an interception from Ardell Wellman and eight tackles from Tim Ghiorse.

Oneonta will play at Mechanicville in a non-league game Saturday, Sept. 18.

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AllOtsego People: For Sorins, film success is contagious

By GREG KLEIN For Cooperstown’s Gretchen Sorin, the only thing that might top the success she has had in the past two years is seeing one of her children share in and build off of that success.

Sorin, the director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program, author of the best seller, “Driving While Black, African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights,” and co-director of the PBS documentary based on the book, has had an amazing couple of years.

Her book came out in the winter of 2020, and immediately was a best seller. Sorin was just a few cities into a month-long tour when the coronavirus pandemic shut down most of society. It turned out to be a mixed blessing for book sales and promotion, she said.

“The only saving grace is I was able to do 75 talks. I don’t think there is any way I could have traveled to 75 talks. I did 75 talks, all from my living room,” she said. “I did talks at 11 at night, because it was for people on the west coast.

The success stretched into 2021. Sorin’s book was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. She lost to Barack Obama.

“I was happy just to be a finalist,” she said.

“People were saying to me, ‘I hope you win,’ and I would reply, ‘I am not going to win.

Have you seen who I am against?’”

Recently, Sorin got a new round of recognition for her work. The American Bar Association gave the documentary, which is co-directed by Sorin’s friend Ric Burns, its Silver Gavel Award for Media and the Arts.

Sorin’s work was also featured in Motor Trend, and honored by the Society of Automotive Historians. Although the book is about Black families and their road travels during and after the Jim Crow era, Sorin said the response has been from people of all races.

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Gretchen Sorin and her son, Gregory Sorin, enjoy a moment together Monday, Sept. 13, before he returned to Los Angeles.

“It’s cars. It’s travel. I think everybody relates to it,” she said.

PBS has picked the series up for its “Learning Media” program, which teaches

the material to students.

“The book is being used by high schools,” she said. “It never dawned on me that would be the case.”

Whenever she speaks, Sorin said people want to tell her their travel stories, too.

“People need to testify,” she said. “That is what I call it.”

Of course, sharing the success has made it even better, Sorin said.

Her son Greg, a 2008 Cooperstown Central School graduate and 2012 SUNY Geneseo graduate, had already been working on documentaries with Burns when they filmed “Driving While Black.”

Since then Greg has been working in Los Angeles, making the transition from documentaries to television. He got a break when he caught onto a Hulu streaming show, “Helstrom” as a show runner’s assistant.

“I am hoping to get staffed as a writer on a show,” he said Monday, at the end of a recent visit home.

“Before that, I got to work on some films in New York, including my mom’s,” he said.

He recently got another break when he signed with Good Fear Content, a Hollywood management company that will help place him at the start of each television season.

This season is set, he said, although he can’t disclose the name of the show, Sorin did say he would again be working as a writing room assist to a show runner.

His mother, meanwhile is moving on to a new project of her own, researching and writing about Juliette Derricotte, the Black dean of women at Fisk University in Georgia, who died at age 34 after a train accident in Chattanooga, Tennessee, when no hospitals would admit her and no medical staff would treat her.

Sorin said she started learning about Derricotte when she was asked to write for the series, “Lost Lives Recovered.”

“I am fascinated with her,” she said. “It was a scandal in the 1930s but nobody knows about it today.”

Student News

Southern New Hampshire University announced the following students have been named to the summer 2021 President’s List.

Full-time students who have earned a minimum gradepoint average of 3.70 and above are named to the President’s List. Local students named to the list are: Autumn Torres of Worcester; Cristin Lee of New Berlin; Jennifer Race of Worcester; and Antonios Pentaris of Oneonta.

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After having been canceled for two years, the Friendship Craft Festival is returning with more than 30 local vendors at a local pumpkin farm. Visitors can explore the farm, pick up a pumpkin or five for the season and check out the wares of local crafters.

There will also be a food truck staffed by the Richfield Youth Sports Association.

It is a perfect opportunity to get a start on holiday shopping.

Proceeds of the events will go to the fundraising efforts of the Women’s Guild of the Church of Christ Uniting, who donate to up to 20 local non-profits every year.

Admission is free.

At Cullen Pumpkin Farm, 587 Cullen Rd. in Richfield Springs.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18.

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• Join the Susquehanna Valley Garlic Growers Association for its 20th annual Garlic Festival.

The day will have music, vendors selling many varieties of garlic, garlic food, garlic t-shirts, garlic demonstrations and a chance to discuss the highs and lows of growing garlic.

There will be other vendors on site, including the Cooperstown Cheese Company.

Admission is free, recommended donation is $5.

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• Get your garden ready for a colorful spring this fall.

The Richfield Garden Club is hosting a sale of perennial bulbs, ground covers and everything else to beautify your green spaces.

There will also be houseplants for

sale, a bake sale, basket raffle, soil testing and an opportunity to learn about roses.

Prepare for next year’s gardening season and also take a stroll through the herb garden for inspiration.

At the Richfield Springs Public Library, 102 Main St. in Richfield Springs. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18. For info: 315858-0230 or visit www.facebook. com/Richfield-Springs-PublicLibrary-1068210423236404/.

• Hop on the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad for a sightseeing tour which will be interrupted by dastardly outlaws straight out of the Old West.

Gunfights, explosions and more on this hold up. It’s a robbery that’s fun for the whole family.

Food and refreshments are available on board. $22 per adult.

Reservations are required. Presented by the Cooperstown & Charlotte Valley Railroad, departing from the Milford Depot, at 136 E. Main St. in Milford. For info: 607-432-2429 or www.cooperstowntrain.com/.

• Although The Farmers’ Museum’s annual Harvest Festival has morphed into a month-long “Celebration of Autumn,” there is another harvest festival in the area this coming weekend. The Sharon Springs event bills itself as one of the largest in New York.

Sponsored by the Sharon Springs Chamber of Commerce, the festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 18, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 19, in Sharon Springs.

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The historic outdoor village at The Farmers’ Museum has been a good go-to location for people wanting to get out and do things despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Museum reinterpretation The Farmers’ Museum has remade itself during the pandemic; now it will turn one of its most popular weekends into a month-long ‘Celebration’

By PATRICK DEWEY As museums adapt to the coronavirus pandemic, The Farmers’ Museum has embraced its outdoor space and turned its living museum into a socially distant outing that still appeals to visitors.

With the rise of the Delta variant, the museum’s staff is replacing its weekend Harvest Festival with “Celebration of Autumn.”

The festivities are designed to spread out fall themes and happenings over a month-long period from Sept.

18 through Oct. 11. The goal is to incorporate cherished activities from the traditional weekend festival into early autumn at the museum.

Museum officials said they hope the changes will limit overcrowding as the coronavirus pandemic continues.

According to Todd Kenyon, director of marketing and communications at The Farmers’ and its sister site, Fenimore Art Museum, activities will

give visitors an idea of what fall in the 1800s was like. These will include demonstrations of cider pressing and the shelling and grinding of corn.

Kenyon said the museum’s historical interpreters will demonstrate a variety of other fall activities.

There will be games on the tavern green and various arts and crafts activities.

Weather permitting, the museum will offer horse-drawn wagon rides through its historical village from 1 to 3 p.m., Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. There will also be a hay bale maze and a corn maze.

Kenyon said there will not be vendors this year because of the pandemic.

The exhibit “Brew: New York’s Craft Beer Revival” will be on display in the main barn. According to the museum website, the exhibit will highlight the history of brewing, hops, and barley from the beginning through See AUTUMN, Page B4

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Kenyon said museum staff first came up with the idea of “Celebration of Autumn” in 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic first caused the cancellation of the weekend Harvest Festival. He said combining elements of Harvest Festival into the museum not only promotes safety but provides greater opportunity to interact with interpreters and take in the museum.

“The goal is to provide visitors with a harvest fest feeling every day during this time,” Kenyon said.

“Celebration of Autumn” is just one example of how the museum has adapted.

“Like most museums, The Farmers’ Museum adapted to the pandemic as best it could,” said Paul D’Ambrosio, executive director of both museums. “We took full advantage of being an open-air venue by bringing the visitor experience outdoors, closing off confined spaces and maintaining an overall high level of safety for everyone.

In the future, we will continue to meet and exceed the safety needs of our constituency.”

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The vendors won’t be there this year and the crowds will be spaced out, but The Farmers’ Museum will still celebrate fall.

According to the museum website, The Clark family first purchased what is now the Farmers’ Museum in the 1870s.

In 1918, Edward Severin Clark enhanced the space in order to showcase his prized herd of cattle. The Farmers’ Museum first opened to the

public in 1944.

Its barn, creamery, and herdsmen’s cottage are listed on the National Registry of Historic Places.

D’Ambrosio said he hopes the weekend Harvest Festival can return in fall 2022.

“We are determined to bring

back our much loved and traditional Harvest Festival as soon as it is safe to do so,” he said.

Meanwhile, he hopes visitors enjoy this year’s fall activities.

More information on the event will be posted at www.farmersmuseum.org.

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Our best bets for local fall activities Larissa Ryan Office Manager Draping the Pews Quilt Show Sometimes, I just want to slow down and focus on the little things. For me that means knitting or reading or playing computer games.

A craft I’ve been considering adding to the list is quilting. It is a beautiful pastime with a huge amount of applications, including the classic blanket, purses, wallets, window coverings and so much more.

This past weekend I stopped by the “Draping the Pews” quilt show by the Fly Creek Quilters at the Fly Creek Methodist Church to see what they’d been working on this past year and found myself in a church awash with color.

Quilts hung on every pew and on the walls. My favorite was the one made from scraps of cloth masks the group made last year for the hospital. It was colorful and had words of wisdom printed on plain cloth in the gaps.

There were sayings like “Be the reason someone smiles today, or the reason they drink. Whatever works,” and “You’re only young once, but you can be immature forever.”

My second favorite was embroidered like the song, “over the river and through the woods.”

The show also included quilted items for sale, including microwave bowl holders, table runners, pot holders, Christmas ornaments and more. I bought a bag for microwaving baked potatoes.

The Fly Creek Quilters meet at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays at the Fly Creek Methodist Church. You can buy materials at Heartwork Quilts and Fabrics, a locally owned business!

Kevin Limiti Reporter Open Mic Night at the Black Oak Tavern Since moving from Brooklyn to Oneonta, the one event I missed more than anything else is open mic nights. But the Black Oak Tavern, which has become my favorite bar here, has started open mic nights on Mondays now that the college kids are back in town.

It was totally worth it. The open mic was much more personable and supportive than the other ones I’ve been to over the years. People actually do give you somewhat of an audience. Previous open mics were often packed to the brim with musicians who signed up, performed, then left in a hurry.

Luckily, this open mic wasn’t like that. All the artists, with a few exceptions, stayed for the rest of the show, which is something I very much appreciated.

I played guitar for the audience. There weren’t that many musicians signed up, so I got to play quite a few songs.

Afterwards, the bartender gave me a beer on the house, which is a true measure of successs.

My favorite act at the show was named Blister Boo, a rapper who wears a green ski mask and raps over some really noisy, hardcore beats.

He was definitely the most original act I saw that night, but there were also a fair share of country artists and indie rockers.

Open mic sign up is at 6:30 p.m., Mondays with the actual peformances starting at 7 p.m.

Come out to support local music. Who knows maybe you’ll even see your favorite reporter there one of these days.

Rock on!

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Call 607-547-6103 for details!

The DOG CHARMER

Dog is depressed over the death of a companion Dear Tom, We have two goldens, Chloe, 6, and Bonnie, 14½.

They have been together since Chloe was a puppy.

Sadly, Bonnie died suddenly this past Wednesday. Along with our anguish and moping about, Chloe seems to have picked it up also. She seems very flat.

Is this normal?

Can you suggest anything we can do or just wait it out? Appreciate your comments, Al Dear Al, I’m sorry for your loss.

I know how it feels. In answer to your question, yes, this is normal. It’s not just that she misses her soul mate, Bonnie, she’s also taking her cues from you guys. There’s no domestic animal that denotes the body language of a human better than a dog.

I’ve seen it on searches.

A search dog loves his work. It’s a great game to him or her. I’ve entered a small trailer in the woods in Pennslyvania. being used as a base of operations for a search for a missing 14-year-old boy during a bad snowstorm. Inside the trailer, besides the cop giving me info on the boy and my search grid, was the boy’s mother and other family members.

The moment the door closed behind me, the vibe hit me like a slap in the face.

I got there about 10:30 at night and the missing boy was separated from his dad and uncle about two in the afternoon. The storm was now being called a blizzard.

Expectations were grim

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and the only sound in the place was the mother crying softly when I entered.

The search partner I was assigned was a local fireman and hunter who knew these woods pretty well, and also knew the missing boy. When he met my dog Michelle, he was clearly depressed as he stated flatly, “If we find anything, it’ll probably be a dead frozen kid.”

As handler’s search dogs find dead body after dead body during a disaster search, the dogs will reflect the handler’s glum and heavy-hearted attitude.

When the time came to euthanize the beautiful spirit and life of our Cavalier King Charles, Tri, had we moped about and cried before and as we were bringing him to the vet, he would have been depressed and terrified. We mourned privately before, and after the vet appointment, but acted happy as we could on the way to the vet. Not easy, but worth it for the dog.

Al, you said it yourself.

Chloe is just reflecting your anguish and moping about. The sooner you “put on a happy face” and play games with her and take hikes with her, the sooner she will get over her despondency over the loss of Bonnie.

Al, mourn until you can’t mourn anymore, but try to hide it from Chloe.

My condolences, Tom Cooperstown author Tom Shelby will be answering pet owner questions on training their dogs.

A complete Guide to

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of the “High Alert Artists Speak Out” series featuring “Direct from Nairobi: Adam Masava.”

Masava is a self-taught Kenyan artist who draws on positive inspiration from the people of his community, the notorious Mukuru slum. Showing through Nov. 13. At The Art Garage, 689 Beaver Meadow Rd. in Middlefield. For info: 607-5475327 or www.facebook.com/ TheArtGarageCooperstown/.

LIFESKILLS – From 4 to 6 p.m. Teens are invited to learn to cook with Lynn. Menu posted to FB. Seating limited, reservations required. Presented by The Oneonta Teen Center at 50 Dietz St. in Oneonta. For in OtsegO COunty info: 607 441 3999 or visit www.facebook.com/oneonta. teencenter.

MOVIE NIGHT – At 7 p.m. Join the Richfield Springs Library and the community center for a showing of “Luca.” At the Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann St. in Richfield Springs. For info: 315-8580230 or Richfield Springs Public Library on Facebook.

the historic theater. 18 holes, a putting contest, silent auction, 50/50 raffle, more. Cost is $75/player. At the Oneonta Country Club, 9 Country Club Dr. in Oneonta. Call 607-4328950 or www.oneontacountryclub.org/events-1.

TRIBUTE CONCERT – At 3 p.m. Tribute to J. S. Bach featuring David Fung on piano exploring works of homage and devotion. The performance is dedicated to all those affected by the pandemic. Presented by the Friends of Music of Stamford. At the Stamford United Methodist Church, 88 Main St. in Stamford. For info: 518-918-8003 or www.friendsmusic.org/.

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RUMMAGE & BOOK SALE – From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. At First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St. in Oneonta. Call 607-432-4102 or visit https:// www.firstumc-oneonta.org/.

AUTHOR SERIES – At 2 p.m.

Author Dan Taylor discusses his book “Lights, Camera, Fastball: How the Hollywood Stars Changed Baseball”. Free, registration for Zoom required.

Presented by the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

For info: 607-547-7200 or www.baseballhall.org/events/ virtual-author-series-ralphwimbish?date=0.

WRITERS SALON – At 7:30 p.m. CANO presents drama salon “Applause,” featuring original works and presentations. Open mic is cancelled to fit as many performers as possible. Presented through Zoom by the Community Arts Network of Oneonta. For info: 607-432-2070 or visit www. canoneonta.org/writers-salon.

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►Friday, Sept. 17 RUMMAGE & BOOK SALE – At 9 a.m. to noon. Bring a bag and fill it up with whatever you find for $2. At First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., in Oneonta.

CHICKEN DINNER – From 4:30 to 6 p.m. Enjoy a takeout Brooks chicken dinner including a half chicken, coleslaw, baked potato, roll. $12/ dinner. At First Baptist Church of Cooperstown, 21 Elm St. in Cooperstown. Contact baptistcooperstown@gmail.com with name, number, quantity to pre-order.

►Saturday, Sept. 18 EXHIBIT OPENING – From 4 to 6 p.m. Enjoy the last show

►Sunday, Sept. 19 FUNDRAISER – At 1 p.m.

Golf tournament to support the Friends of the Oneonta Theater in its efforts to reopen

►Monday, Sept. 20 HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style.

Learn from historic interpreters and enjoy other fall activities in the historic village. Wagon rides, corn shelling/grinding, tinsmithing with the blacksmith, and more. Included with admission. The Farmers’ Museum, Cooperstown. 607547-1450 or visit https://www. farmersmuseum.org/event/ celebration-of-autumn/

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►Tuesday, Sept. 21

ART TRIP – 7 a.m. - 7:30 p.m. Join GOHS for a bus trip to the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Mass., and The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, known for vast galleries and collection of indoor and outdoor performing arts venues. $98/person. All participants must be fully vaccinated. Registration required by 9/7. Meet at Price Chopper, Oneonta parking lot. Call 607432-1385 or visit https:// oneontahistory.org/ for info.

HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style.

See Monday listing.

ILLUSIONIST – 6 p.m. Leon Etienne will perform jawdropping illusions and magic tricks. Live at Lake Front park, Cooperstown. Visit https:// www.facebook.com/VillageLib raryofCooperstown/ FIRE SEMINAR – 7 p.m.

Local firefighters are invited to “The ABCs of Rescue Company Operations.” Presented by the New York State Association of Fire Chiefs. $40/non-member.

Worcester Fire Department, 36 Church St., Worcester. Visit www.nysfirechiefs.com for info.

►Wednesday, Sept. 22 HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style.

See Monday listing.

TRAP SHOOT – 1 & 6 p.m. Bring your shotgun and shells for fun afternoon and evening trapshoot. (Weather permitting). $1/round. Please follow all firearm regulations.

Crumhorn Rod & Gun Club, 574 Crumhorn Lake Rd., Maryland. 607-638-9379 or visit https://www.facebook. com/crumhornrodandgunclub/

►Thursday, Sept. 23 HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style.

See Monday listing.

WORD THURSDAY – 7 p.m. Enjoy open mic from area writers before listening to presentation by Jennifer

Finkle and the ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ writers. Random Acts is a journal project started in Andes Central School to document the kindness they did for each other. Suggested donation $3. Presented by Bright Hill Press & Literary Center. 607-829-5055 or visit https://www.facebook. com/brighthp/

►Friday, Sept. 24 HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style.

See Monday listing.

►Saturday, Sept. 25 HIGHWAY CLEAN-UP – 8:30 11 a.m. Join the Otsego County Conservation Association to clean up a 2-mile section of local highway. Wear sturdy/ comfortable shoes, long pants.

Other equipment provided.

Registration required. Meet at OCCA’s office, 207 State Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-5474488 or visit https://occainfo. org/calendar/occa-highwaycleanup/ HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style.

See Monday listing.

LIFESKILLS – 4 - 6 p.m.

Teens learn to cook with Lynn.

See previous Saturday listing.

MOVIE NIGHT – 7 p.m. Join the Richfield Springs Library and Community Center for a showing of ‘The One and Only Ivan.’ Richfield Springs Community Center, 6 Ann St., Richfield Springs. 315-8580230 or visit www.facebook. com/Richfield-Springs-PublicLibrary-1068210423236404/

►Sunday, Sept. 26 HARVEST CELEBRATION – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Celebrate the harvest season in 1800s style.

See Monday listing.

FRANKLIN MARKET – 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Find local produce from the Franklin area and enjoy music from 11 a.m.

- 1:30 p.m. Franklin Farmers Market, lawn in front of Chapel Hall, 15 Institute St., Franklin.

Visit https://franklinlocal.org/

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Sam Smith’s Boat Rentals

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