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Abby Waters, 14, and her brother Noah, 8, show off dozens of pumpkins they and parents Fred and Mary Jane have decorated along Tansey Road, Town of Milford, to get in the mood for the upcoming Halloween celebration.

Seward Helps Divide $1.5B Upstate Fund ALBANY

hrough Thursday, Oct. 22, Jim Seward, R-Milford, is one of only two state senators reviewing which three of the state’s economic development regions will share Governor Cuomo’s $1.5 billion Upstate Development Fund. Each of the 10 Regional Economic Development Councils from around the state will make a presentation to the SIAT – the governor’s 2015 Strategic Implementation Assessment Team – over a three-day period that began Tuesday. POLICE NEEDED: The Village Board is interviewing applicants this week after firings and resignations have reduced staffing of the police department to the chief and two officers. SCAM ALERT: Free senior scam prevention forums are planned Friday, Oct. 23 – at 10 a.m.-noon at Elm Park Church, Oneonta, and 2-4 p.m. at 22 Main, Cooperstown’s Village Hall.

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Village Street Superintendent Mitch Hotaling grabs a handful of gravel, part of the finishing touch on some of the nine streets paved this season. Village Trustee Cindy Falk, Streets Committee chair, is second from left; Mayor Jeff Katz, right. Village crew members, from left, are Lloyd Stilson, Russ Adams, Chris Satriano, Frank Liberati and Byron Bubencik.

Paid Parking Generates $200,000 For Roadwork By JIM KEVLIN COOPERSTOWN

f you haven’t heard many people complaining about potholes lately, maybe because there are

fewer potholes to complain about. In the construction season that is just coming to an end, the Village of Cooperstown street department has repaved nine streets, more than anyone can remember. Count ’em: Pine Boulevard (both sides); Main Street east of the

Consensus Emerging On County Job Cuts Lindberg Predicts 50, Maybe 80 Layoffs By DON MATHISEN COOPERSTOWN

ayoffs – 50 to perhaps 80 – plus tax hikes and service cuts are all on the table as the

Otsego County Board of Representatives and County Treasurer Dan Crowell struggle to produce a balanced 2016 budget. ““The only thing I can see is layoffs; it could be 50 people, 80 people,” said Please See LAYOFFS, B5

Susquehanna; River Street (between Main and Church); Church; Delaware (Elm to Beaver); Beaver (Eagle to Chestnut); Cooper Lane; Hoffman Lane, and Linden Avenue. East Main had been “a problem for years,” said Mayor Jeff Katz. River and Church “were crum-

bling,” he added. What’s made the difference, Katz and Village Trustee Cindy Falk, chair of the Streets Committee, said in an interview, is on-street parking revenues, hotly debated for years before finally being adopted and Please See STREETS, A3

Here’s How To Be An Entrepreneur By JIM KEVLIN ONEONTA

n August, when Scott O. Schwartz, a new lecturer in business at Hartwick College, took his family to Schoharie Family Farm Days, he was intrigued by an Albany Times Union article on the bulletin board at The Carrot Barn, a farm market The Freeman’s Journal and attached restaurant designed to appeal to agri-tourists. Richard Ball answers students’ questions; Schwartz listens in background. Please See AG CHIEF, B4

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THURSDAY, october 22, 2015

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Baseball Hall Of Fame, NYSHA Honor Employees For Years Of Service

Kathy Moss, Baseball Hall of Fame senior membership associate for 25 years, was among nine staffers honored for service at a luncheon last week at The Otesaga. Attendees were, front, from left, Rose Morley, executive assistant to Hall President Jeff Idelson, 10 years; Jen Taylor, fulfillment and shipping supervisor, 20 years; Jim Gates, librarian, 20 years. Second row, from left, are Idelson; Ryan Selzner, human resources director; Michelle Wickwire, payroll and benefits associate; Ken Bond, facililties, 10 years; Ken Meifert, vice president/sponsorship & development; Liam Delaney, facilities, 10 years; Sean Gahagan, vice president/ retail merchandising & licensing, 10 years; Brad Horn, vice president/exhibitions & collections; Erik Strohl, vice president/exhibitions & collections, and Jeff Jones, senior vice president/finance & administration. Other honorees included Scot Mondore, director of licensing & sales, 20 years, and Connie Robinson, finance associate, 10 years.

NYSHA President Paul D’Ambrosio, seated, center, was honored for 30 years’ service at the annual recognition event Friday, Oct. 2, at The Otesaga. He is flanked by museum interpreters Patricia Young, left, 25 years, and Sandra Bullard, 15 years. Standing, from left, are Barbara Fischer, senior director/human resources; Joe Siracusa, vice president/operations; Kazuhira Chiba, painter and mason, 10 years; Sarah Loveland, contest manager, New York History Day, and teacher, 10 years; Mykel Ann Goodwin, farmer, 15 years; JoAnn Van Vranken, library assistant, 15 years; Jane Forbes Clark, board chairman, The Farmers’ Museum, who presented the awards; and Erin Richardson, director, museum and library collections. Also receiving awards, for 15 years, were Richard Aborn, Eva Fognell and Kim Howe.

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acob Russell, CCS ’15, a freshman at Harvard, was chosen to be the coxswain in the Harvard Men’s Club Eight at the prestigious Head of the Charles boat race in blustery Boston Sunday, Oct.18. This was Jacob’s first race and he steered the big 60 foot boat masterfully, passing 4 boats on his way to finishing 14th out of 50 boats. He is the son of David and Nancy Russell, Cooperstown. An eight-man racing shell is steered by the skipper (coxswain) with foot pedals, from a seat in the stern. Jacob is familiar with

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Village Crew Repaves Record 9 Streets In ’15 STREETS/From A1 put into effect for half the 2013 season. Katz and Falk consider 2014 the first “full year” of on-street parking revenue generation, and $380,000 was collected. This year, about the same amount is expected – with paid-parking ending Columbus Day weekend, complete results are expected any day. This allowed the Village Board to budget $200,000 for street resurfacing this year, unprecedented in recent village budgets, they said. Money has also been freed up by shared-services agreements between the village, the City of Oneonta, and towns of Otsego and Middlefield. This allows each municipality to lend the others equipment and crews as available, avoiding relatively more expensive contractors. Last year, a couple of streets were done, but much of the revenue went into the village’s share of the Main Street reconstruction. Next year, a “deep dig” will be required as Pioneer Street – water, sewer and the street surface – is redone between Lake and Church, taking resources away from street paving. But this year, it all came together. In talking about this year’s projects, Katz harkened back to the years after 2006, when he first joined the Village Board, and the “hot in place” method – the street surface was ground up, reprocessed with added asphalt, then laid right back down.” “It wasn’t the best,” said the mayor. “But it was better than nothing. But those were the decisions we had to make when there was less money.” Often, the Village Board found itself in a crisis mode: One year, for instance, $300,000 needed to be spent to stabilize the roof on the Village Hall at 22 Main, money that had been aimed at street repair. Major projects were done: Brooklyn Avenue was rebuilt with funds set aside over a few years; the trustees took out a 10-year bond for Irish Hill, an $80,000-a-year expense that should be expiring soon. In 2012, when it was time for the village to pay its share of the South End Project – the Gateway, the Blue Lot plus Linden Avenue – “we had already gone out to bid, and there was no money.” As sidewalk superintendents may have noticed, different methods were used on different streets. Three, in fact, according to Public Works Superintendent Brian Clancy, depending on the amount of traffic the streets

Village Gymnast Due To Compete At National Level COOPERSTOWN

rayden White has qualified for the 2015 Future Stars National Gymnastics Championships. The event will take place in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training Center Nov. 12 -15. He is the son of Brian and Susan White, Cooperstown. Brayden has White been competing as a part of the U.S.A. Gymnastics Junior Olympic program since he was six, representing the World Class Gymnastics Academy located in Latham, The Region 7 Future Star qualifier took place at the Montgomery County Sports Center in Lansdale, Pa., Oct. 17-18.

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A-4 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015

EDITORIAL

Otsego Land Trust, Please Keep Brookwood In Public Hands

f the Otsego Land Trust of the whole 22 acres. committee reviewing Remove the $10,000 proposals solicited for – presumably mowing and the northern half of Brookmaintenance, of the grounds wood Point approves any and of the delightful Craftsplan that doesn’t preserve man garden house – and public ownership, its Board the remaining $15,000 a of Directors should reject it. year is even more manageWhen a property of such able, although mysterious: significance – historical, Otsego Town Supervisor scenic and recreational Anne Geddes-Atwell asked – on the shores for a breakdown, of Glimmerglass, but never got it. or a hisitself a national Since the Land tory of environmental Trust assumed Brookwood icon, is in public ownership of and video of the hands, it would be Glimmerglass-side the property, ice a shame, a mistake property, visit floes one winter of historic propor- WWW.ALLOTSEGO.COM destroyed the tions that would docks that, rented be regretted for generations during summers, provided to come, for it to be pashalf the income required by sively returned to private the Cook Foundation, (esexclusivity. tablished in 1999 after the No compelling reason for death of the property’s last privatizing Brookwood has owner, Bob Cook, to keep been expressed. The main what was then better known argument – that the resulting as Brookwood Gardens endowment from the sale open to the public.) of half of the property is Those docks, which were needed to support the other insured, have not been half – simply doesn’t add replaced. A good first step up. in assuring Brookwood’s • public future would be to do The Land Trust has so forthwith. argued that Brookwood Docks or not, it seems simply costs too much to clear that, with no propmaintain. Of the $25,000 erty taxes to pay and little it cites – a relative pittance infrastructure to maintain, – $10,000 is an accountsaving Brookwood for the ing allocation to the Land public’s benefit is not an Trust’s general office insurmountable challenge. expenses. The Land Trust Weddings generate addihad those expenses before tional revenues, and citizen acquiring Brookwood in Chip Northrup, who in re2010, and would still have cent weeks has championed them if it washed its hands Brookwood’s preservation

as a public venue, has an extensive laundry list of other ideas. There have been no fundraisers for Brookwood – a Brooks BBQ for Brookwood, perhaps – and a 100th anniversary Birthday Bash planned for next summer sounds like a promising revenue generator. We’re just not talking about that much. • The Land Trust, at one of the public meetings before Ed Rowley photo it issued an RFP (request for Kingfisher Tower is visible from the lakeside proposals) two months ago, meadow on Brookwood’s 11 northern acres. noted it has enough funds left over from the Cook alarm with the state AttorAre the revenues intended Foundation for another two ney General’s Office when it to establish an endowment years. That suggests it has appeared the property might for, not just Brookwood, but spent nothing on Brookbe sold to now-Congressthe Land Trust generally? wood, and has been able man Richard Hannah for a There’s nothing the matter to use the leftover funds to private estate. with that, but it should be help routine office expenses. As a condition of assumstated. Plus, there’s clearly inter• est among funding agencies ing the ownership, however, the Land Trust insisted it be The Otsego Land Trust is in preserving Brookwood allowed to sell the property not the enemy. It is one of for the public good, loif need be. The need to do the foremost organizations cated as it is at the top of so isn’t evident, although dedicated to the preservathe Chesapeake Bay waterthe intent is. tion of our lovely woods, shed. The National Scenic Who knows what the 11 open valleys and dramatic Byways program provided a acres being offered for sale viewsheds. This year, it $250,000 grant to improve by the Land Trust would achieved a long-desired goal the entrance, access road generate? The last half– bringing 10,000 acres in and parking. A $60,000 Naacre lot in Lakeland Shores, Otsego and surrounding tional Park Service grant has across the lake, brought counties under protection been obtained to upgrade $500,000 last spring. from development through paddling access. While the Land Trust has conservation easements. Before the Land Trust advertised the acreage for Bravo! The Land Trust is assumed control of the $790,000, you would think part of the solution. property, it was protected the Brookwood land would But the cleaving of by the Cook will, and four generate significantly more, Brookwood in two is not. advocates of its public ownmuch more than is needed As it happens, the more deership – Adrian Kuzminski, for the southern 11 acres sirable half, from the standJim Dean, Michael Whaling alone. point of public use, is the and Ron Bishop – raised the

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Reelect Hurley-Quackenbush To the Editor: Town of Oneonta voters considering the upcoming election for county representative can be assured they’ve got the right candidate in their current county rep – Janet Hurley-Quackenbush. No “Janie come lately” to the town, Janet was born and raised in Oneonta and served with commitment on the Town Board for more than a decade before voters elected her to the county board two years ago. On the town board, Janet focused on getting results for town taxpayers in securing and developing familyfriendly town parks, holding the line on budgets and protecting our residential

neighborhoods. On the county board, Janet knows that families sitting at the kitchen table are trying to decide what they can afford, and why the property tax cap is so important to a family’s financial security. She understands that economic growth is about both jobs and careers – so that our young people can stay and use their college educations right here in Otsego County. County Rep. Janet Hurley-Quackenbush is an able, effective voice for the Town of Oneonta, and I urge town voters to join me in re-electing her to the county board. DUNCAN DAVIE Oneonta

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Originator of the “Miles of Smiles” tourism promotion, Marcy Birch of Barnyard Swing, center right, poses with her collaborators after she was honored with the 2015 Key Bank Small Business Award Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Otsego County Chamber of Commerce Small Business Banquet at The Otesaga. From left are Chamber Board Chair Joe Sutaris, the Community Bank regional executive; “Miles” publicity director Peg Odell; Susan O’Handley of Central NY Mobile Marketing, which developed the “Miles” Facebook page; Liz Callahan, CEO/Executive Director of the Hanford Mills Museum, Birch’s partner in the venture; Marcy and her husband Bob; Chris Doucas, who operates Tickled Pink BBQ at Barnyard Swing, and Chamber President/CEO Barbara Ann Heegan. Allen Ruffles, Key Bank Cooperstown bank manager, presented the award.

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northern 11 acres, with the open lakeside meadow and wide lake views to the north and south. It is the only view of Kingfisher Tower free to the general public – and the only free public access to Glimmerglass’ shores other than the Village of Cooperstown’s Lakefront Park. (Anyone can pay $7 to enter Glimmerglass State Park, or $20-$93 to play the two golf courses, and village and adjoining town residents only can use Three Mile Point and Fairy Spring parks for free.) We should be able to depend on Otsego County government to capitalize on opportunities like this, but county reps right now are desperately seeking to plug a $9 million budget gap that appeared out of nowhere. The Otsego Town Board, regrettably, got talked out of taking Brookwood on, but it should reconsider that decision. Meanwhile, any sale must be approved by 80 percent of the Land Trust’s 20-member board. That means five directors can block it. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that, if any the proposals survive Land Trust vetting, the sturdy five may be found to do the right thing: Reject privatization of the last significant remaining public access to Glimmerglass, and embrace the possibilities to improve the quality of local life for everyone.

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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL A-5

BOUND VOLUMES Compiled by Tom Heitz with resources courtesy of The New York State Historical Association Library

200 YEARS AGO

On Saturday, a serious accident befell the stage below Little Falls, through the carelessness and inattention of Pitkin, the driver. The stage had stopped at Mason’s, and all the passengers got out except Mrs. Reed, wife of Captain Reed, U.S. Artillery, and her infant child, about 14 months old. Pitkin neglected to secure the horses, and merely threw the reins over the neck of one of the wheel horses, and went away and left no person to prevent their starting. The horse took fright, and Mrs. Reed called out to Capt. Reed who endeavored to stop the horses by gaining the stage, supposing the reins were fastened to the front of the carriage; he then endeavored to gain the reins by going out upon the pole, between the wheel horses – he was eventually thrown off and slightly injured. Mrs. Reed, in making her escape, dropped her child and it was instantly killed by the wheels running over it. She became entangled and was dragged a number of rods before her clothes gave way. The frequent occurrences of accidents to passengers on this stage have induced many persons to bestow unqualified censure upon the proprietors. We think there is cause for complaint, but not to the extent, perhaps, that it has been offered. It is very difficult to procure men of prudence and sobriety, for any compensation, to drive a stage. October 26, 1815

175 YEARS AGO

Medical & Surgical – H.S. Harper, M.D. would inform his friends and the public, that he continues the practice of the medical profession in the Village of Cooperstown, and that he holds himself ready to attend to all those who may favor him with the treatment of their diseases. Having read his profession with the most eminent Surgeon of which Otsego County can boast, the late lamented Professor Delos White, M.D., of Cherry Valley, and having attended four full courses of lectures at the medical college, and attended to dissecting private and public, he feels a confidence in offering himself to the public as a Surgeon. Patients from a distance can obtain board in this village at as cheap a rate as they may wish. H.S. Harper, M.D. October 26, 1840

150 YEARS AGO

A Worthy Object – Our readers have already been made acquainted with the object sought in the erection of a “Thanksgiving Hospital” at this place. If the sum of $10,000 can be raised, the hospital will be built. The building alone will cost that sum. By Ladies’ Fairs held in

50 YEARS AGO

fense, defense, relics from the battleship Maine which was blown up in Havana Harbor in 1898 as well as many other interesting specimens obtained in this country, Europe, Asia and Africa. (An item by item description follows) October 20, 1915

75 YEARS AGO

At Noon on October 29th Secretary of War Stinson will draw the first number in a nationwide lottery in which nearly 17 million young men hold tickets – 800,000 of them good for a year’s service in the Army. Within three weeks after Secretary Stinson lifts the first blue number capsule from the big goldfish bowl, the initial contingent of 30,000 draftees will be on their way to training camps. By next June 15th, 800,000 men will be called to training in the order in which their numbers are drawn from the bowl, unless they volunteer without waiting to be called, or unless they are deferred from service. October 23, 1940 October 20, 1965 different parts of the district interested, an amount sufficient to furnish it can be raised. Now, who among our wealthy landowners will donate two or three acres of ground, lying within or very near the corporation limits, for a site? Miss Cooper informs us that she has one $500 subscription. We hope others will do as nobly. October 20, 1865

125 YEARS AGO

Personal: Robert, second son of Mr. Alfred C. Clark, a lad of about 14 years of age, while at play last Saturday, had the misfortune to fracture a bone in one of his wrists. It received the needed attention of Dr. Lathrop, and on Monday Mrs. Clark took the boy to New York. There is said to be a demand for dwellings on Leatherstocking Street – where most of the weddings take place; four within a few months, and the supply not yet exhausted. You probably intend to vote at the next election as that is your duty as a good citizen; therefore, see to it that you are registered. October 17, 1890

100 YEARS AGO

A collection of 64 items for exhibit at the museum in the Village Club, the gift of Robert Sterling Clark, arrived from Paris last week and are now being arranged preparatory to displaying them. They have been gathered by Mr. Clark during his travels. Among the collection are weapons of of-

25 YEARS AGO

The Cooperstown boys and girls varsity soccer teams both took first places in their respective conferences with shutouts last week. Tim Osterhoudt scored both goals at Waterville against Mt. Markham to capture the division title and will move on to Section Three, Class C tournament action this week. The Redskins will play either Remsen or Old Forge in Waterville on Monday for the Center State Conference Championship. The Lady Redskins also won a division playoff and are scheduled to play for the overall championship in the Tri-Valley League. October 24, 1990

10 YEARS AGO

Master Sergeant Michael J. Lambert of Fort Bragg, North Carolina has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Infantryman Badge, 1st Award. Lambert, a son of Paul and Barbara Lambert of Cooperstown, and brother of James and John, has recently returned from a mission in Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border, where he led a Special Forces unit. The Bronze Star was awarded to Lambert for “exceptionally meritorious service while serving as a member of the Combined Joint Task Force 76 in Support of Operation Enduring Freedom and for Lambert’s tactical proficiency, selfless commitment to mission accomplishment in a combat zone, under extreme circumstances.” October 21, 2005

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A-6 THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL & HOMETOWN ONEONTA

Marietta Will Deliver On Promises He Makes To the Editor: I was surprised to read in Rick Hulse’s campaign postcard today, seeking re-election as an Otsego county representative, that he “delivered” (past tense) nearly $42,000 in bed-tax revenue for Cooperstown and Otsego. Sounds great! “Getting it done” he said. “Getting results.” What a guy! The problem is that “for” does not mean the same as “to”. The fact is that when Rick Hulse could have “delivered” bed-tax money “to” both Cooperstown and Otsego with a “YES” vote last December, he voted “NO.” He singlehandedly killed the bed-tax money distribution in Otsego County for 2015. He did vote “yes” this past summer on an “intent” to distribute in 2016. Rick Hulse is chair of the Government Efficiency Committee. A committee, I believe, that may have been created for him to chair upon his first term election to the county board. Day after day we read that the Republican-led board has overseen what they themselves have declared a “financial budgetary crisis.” With millions in debt, possible drastic department cuts and talk of layoffs and serious borrowing, are we to believe that bed-tax money will make the final cut and be “delivered to” the Village of Cooperstown and Otsego? We will not know for sure until AFTER the elections. But what are responsible voters to think when we vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3? Do we roll the dice or cut our loses? I can tell you that as of to-

Attentive, Hulse Has New Ideas To the Editor: I have been involved in the Town of Otsego for over 15 years, mostly on the Planning Board, but also as the liaison to the Town Board, as a Fly Creek firefighter, and a member of the Otsego County Special Ops team and the fire police. Over that time, I have seen and dealt with many county representatives, but never have I seen a more responsive representative than Rick Hulse. He attends most Town Board meetings, and therefore is up to date on local issues. His opponent has yet to attend. I have had to call him on numerous occasions for many of the above listed organizations. His response is always swift and effective. He has brought fresh new ideas to the Board of Representatives, not the least of which is cooperation with other counties to improve purchasing power and thus saving the county taxpayers money. I respectfully request that the voters, regardless of party affiliation, return this highly effective representative for another term. Vote Rick Hulse for county representative. JOHN R. PHILLIPS Fly Creek

day, NO bed tax money has been received by the Village of Cooperstown despite Rick Hulse’s claims and word play. Contrast this shell game with the proven track record of Andrew Marietta, the local Democratic candidate for the Otsego County Board of Representatives, who is campaigning to replace Rick Hulse. Andrew Marietta is a well-known, well-respected, hard-working, well-rounded, people-oriented, multi-faceted community service leader who delivers the goods, not just words, day after day. Please go to www.AndrewMarietta.com to learn more about Andrew. You will be very impressed with Andrews extensive list of real world accomplishments and years of dedication in service to the residents of Otsego County. Community service is Andrew’s full-time job. I am asking for your support to elect Andrew Marietta as our next new Otsego County Representative for District 8. I am also asking for your support for all of the other fine, hard working, publicspirited candidates, throughout Otsego County, who are fully supported by the county Democratic Committee, for the many other important positions to be filled in the local governments in Otsego County. They are listed at www.OtsegoCountyDemocraticCommittee.com. Please vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3. We build the future we want with our votes. JAMES R. DEAN Cooperstown

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In First Term, Hulse Showed He Worked On Solutions To the Editor: The citizens of the Town of Otsego are facing an important decision when it comes to voting for their Otsego county representative this year. Current county representative for District 8, Rick Hulse, Jr., is running for reelection on his record. During his first term, Representative Hulse has served the county well as chair of the county Government Efficiency and Intergovernmental Affairs committees, as well as being an active member of the Administrative, Budget and Human Services committees. His goal as a county representative has always been to help improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the county government. Additionally, Representative Hulse realizes that there is still work to be done at the county level. He sees the need to fight oppressive, unfunded, as well as under-funded, mandates from Albany. He recognizes the importance of questioning everything while working on solutions that will reduce financial risk as well as the tax burden of residents of the county. As he points out on his website, www.rickhulsejr. com, the county needs to keep taxes

low, encourage business, help train the workforce and consider new ideas such as working collaboratively with neighboring counties. In the upcoming election, Representative Hulse is being challenged by potential newcomer to the county board, Andrew Marietta, who currently serves on the Cooperstown Central school board. Thus, if elected, Marietta would be representing the citizens of the Town of Otsego on two very important boards at the same time. And the potential of doing so would seem to not be in the best interests of either board. The demands of serving on the CCS board are not insignificant. The importance of the board which has the responsibility for the education of our children cannot be overstated. Likewise, the responsibilities of the Otsego County Board are vital to the overall well being of our area and touch the lives of every resident in the county. Thus, the thought of having someone serving on both the school board and the county board at the same time is somewhat troubling to say the least. Voters of the Town of Otego should think long and hard about who they

choose to represent them. And it would seem that both the school board and the county board would benefit from having representatives who are focused on only one board at a time. The citizens of the Town of Otsego, as well as the citizens of Otsego County, would be well served by the reelection of the current county representative for District 8. Please make your voice heard for the future of Otsego County by voting on Tuesday, Nov. 3 for Rick Hulse, Jr., the one candidate who has chosen to focus his public service solely on the Otsego County Board of Representatives. CATHERINE LAKE ELLSWORTH Cooperstown

Marietta = Inclusion To the Editor: Democracy should be centered around the inclusion and common good of all people. My vote on election day is for Andrew Marietta!! PATRICK DEWEY Cooperstown

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Marietta: County Board Offers Opportunity For More Service To the Editor: I am writing to clarify any confusion or misperception regarding my role on the Cooperstown Central school board and my Otsego county representative candidacy. I am dedicated to making the Cooperstown school district the best in the region and leverage our success to attract people to our community and increase enrollment. I have served over three years in this role and my current term is nearing completion in June 2016. Now, as I pursue betterserving Cooperstown and the Town of Otsego as our District 8 representative, my

role with the school board will end. From the first day I committed to running for county rep, I discussed my departure with the school board. Of course, I would like to finish my commitment to the school district, but I will carry out whatever is in the best interests of the school district and Otsego County. Faced with community service to our school district or serving Otsego County as the District 8 representative is a good problem to have, and I look forward to addressing it in the near future. ANDREW MARIETTA Fly Creek

Hulse Applies Keen Business Sense To the Editor: Rick Hulse has worked effectively and expeditiously for the residents of Otsego County. His keen business sense results in re-thinking and re-visioning what has become a somewhat routine practice in county government. He has an ambitious agenda and knows all too well that while his loyalty is to the Town of Otsego, his actions and decisions impact all of Otsego County. His business savvy is teamed up with his experience in the non-profit arena as well. He is, and has been

involved in several nonprofit organizations with successful results. Planning strategically is one of his top hallmarks and we know it’s essential to creating change in a positive way and on a solid base of factual information. I urge you to check out more about Rick and his accomplishments, in his first term on the county board, at www.rickhulsejr.com and consider casting you vote for him on Nov. 3. RICH McCAFFERY Cooperstown

Marietta Brings Integrity, Dedication To the Editor: As a recent graduate of Cooperstown Central School, president of both the Leo Club and Student Council, I found Mr. Marietta to be an honest, dedicated school board representative. He worked hard for the students in Cooperstown and even took time to give me advice about Soles to Share, the non-profit organi-

zation I created. With full confidence, I am sure that he will bring that same integrity, hard work and dedication to the county representative position. I fully support his candidacy and hope the residents of the Town of Otsego will vote for Mr. Marietta on Nov 3. CHRISTINA NOTO New Lisbon

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as it was probably my worst Columbus Day weekend ever. The event was billed as a “celebration of Cooperstown’s Main Street.” It seemed as though the event was held with very little regard to the existing Main Street businesses. When I arrived, there was a 10foot-tall food truck parked in front of my store which stayed there for the day. A large tent ran length of the street from Pioneer to the Hall of Fame, which made it difficult for people to get to businesses on the other side without going all the way around. Tents, tractors, and large bounce houses were put up and down the street. Not to mention, closing the street to traffic is confusing to visiLETTER

tors and makes it difficult for them find their way into town. I cannot speak for other businesses, but for me these obstacles made the weekend a disaster. The Cooptoberfest event does not need to be on Main Street and it certainly doesn’t need to be held on Columbus Day weekend. Traditionally, Main Street has only been closed on Hall of Fame weekend, where an unusually large crowd was expected. That should continue to be the practice. Closing Main Street for anyone who wants to hold an event is disruptive and unnecessary when other venues could be explored and utilized. ADAM YASTRZEMSKI Yastrzemski Sports Cooperstown

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Julie Ford broke the gender barrier in CCS varsity football this season. It’s hard to tell with a helmet on, but she’s the Hawkeyes’ #80.

Following In Brother’s Footsteps, Julie Wears Hawkeye Helmet ball team, is the first female player on the team. “I’ve never had a girl on the team in the 20 years I’ve COOPERSTOWN been here,” said coach Joe Pestar. “But I had no problem with it, and eware the wink. the team took her right in without a “The other players get hiccup.” really intimidated when I Julietta is the third in an athletic wink at them,” said Julietta Ford, Julie family. carries AKA #80 on the Cooperstown Her brother Jeremiah played Central Hawkeyes varsity football on Ford football, was center on the basteam. “And they don’t know I’m a family ketball team that made it to the girl until we shake hands at the end tradition. state finals, and now plays varsity of the game!” basketball at SUNY Oneonta. Julie, a sophomore who played on last Her older sister, Lucy (Lucienne), set a year’s state-champion CCS girls basketPlease See FOOTBALL, B2 By LIBBY CUDMORE

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Curator Whitney Birkett points out a sparkle of diamond dust in Andy Warhol’s “Karen Kain,” now on display at Hartwick College’s Yager Museum. Behind her is Doug Kendall, former city clerk, now museum coordinator.

ould there be any downside to accepting an invitation from Vincent Price to spend an evening in a creepy mansion built on something called “Haunted Hill?” Find out at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, as the RiffTrax guys from “Mystery Science Theater 3000” provide comedic commentary to a free public showing of the 1959 camp horror classic “House on Haunted Hill.” Cash bar, snacks available. Upstairs small theater, Foothills, 24 Market St. Oneonta. Info, (607) 431-2080. ‘MAD HATTER’ DINNER: Join the Mad Hatter for an interactive “Murder Mystery” dinner, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, a fundraiser for Orpheus Theatre. Hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner, cash bar. Adults $20; seniors & students $15. Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Reserve at www.orpheustheatre.org

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ater were surprised when Warhol himself, dressed all in white, came out on stage to lecture about art interpretation. ONEONTA Though no photographs of Warhol’s visit exist, “The Factory” legend and art professor Kurtz’s legacy are the subject he story of Andy Warhol’s visit to of the Yager Museum’s latest exhibits, Hartwick College is shrouded in “Andy Warhol: Photographs in the Yager legend and mystery. Museum Collection” and “Rapture and Three years ago, “we started an oral Havoc,” which deals with a celebration history project during alumni weekend,” of Warhol’s work that Kurtz organized in said Rebekah Ambrose 1971. Dalton, the college archiIn 2006, Fiona vist. “We had a bunch DesJardin, who was of alumni tell us all these running the museum at stories about Dr. Bruce the time, was conKurtz and his connections tacted by the Warhol to Andy Warhol.” Foundation with an The story goes that in offer to receive part 1971, the morning after of the collection. “I an exhibit of Warhol silk wrote a proposal exscreen prints opened, art Bruce Kurtz, left, champiplaining why Hartwick students in the Slade The- oned Warhol on campus. Please See POP, B3 By LIBBY CUDMORE

T Rebekah Ambrose-Dalton, Hartwick archivist, explains the Warhol-Hartwick link. In background is photo of Professor Kurtz, right, and Poet Malanga.

GILBERT LAKE FETE: Family fun day of hay rides, live music, a “haunted walk,” pumpkin- and facepainting, free family photos and more, at the Gilbert Lake State Park Fall Festival. 11-4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24. 18 CCC Rd., Laurens. Info, (607) 432-2114. TASTE OF FOOTHILLS: Enjoy treats from local chefs at the 4th annual “Taste of the Foothills” fundraiser for Foothills, this year in memory of Dick Miller and Carol Blazina. 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. 6 p.m. comedy show by Tom Anzalone. Tickets, $100. Foothills Atrium, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www.foothillspac.org

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FOOTBALL/From B1 state record in the high jump. And younger sister Abigail plays soccer. And a female varsity football player is still unusual around here; a couple have played modified football at OHS, said A-D Joe Hughes, but none in varsity yet. “I’ve always wanted to play football,” said Julie. “But I was never allowed,” she said. “My parents thought their little girl would get hurt!” But she rooted for

Jeremiah, and was known for tossing the pigskin around even when he played pee-wee football. “I may have pushed my dad over the edge,” she said. “I always was a kid who did what I wanted.” She signed up, not even knowing how to play, but the team quickly welcomed her. “Our first game, against Morrisville-Eaton, we won 28-8. The last time we won against them was five years ago, when my brother was on the team. He was so proud of me.” “She’s no different than

anyone else on the team,” said teammate Jonathan Zuckerman. “We’re like a family.” Well, there’s one thing that’s different – she gets a private changing room. “They have to call ahead and make sure I can change in the bathroom,” she said. “The coaches have even said that I can change on the bus if there’s nowhere else, but I usually arrive halfdressed anyway.” Julietta plays wide receiver, a safety and a corner. But it’s the tackling that’s her favorite. “It’s thera-

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Bruce Kurtz, with hat in upper left, was comfortable among Warhol’s “The Factory.”

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Agriculture Commissioner Entrepreneur – And Loves It

AG CHIEF/From A1 The Carrot Barn’s owner, he read, had put together a 50-page business plan before buying what has become Schoharie Valley Farms, a substantial supplier, among other things, of high-end restaurants in New York City. Schwartz – he moved here from San Diego last spring, when his wife, Jennifer, a cardiologist, joined Bassett Hospital – sought out the owner, and there he was, Richard Ball, who is also commissioner of the state Department of Agriculture & Markets, packing vegetables in the warehouse. So Friday, Oct. 15, there he was, two months later, in Eaton Lounge in Hartwick College’s Bresee Hall, relating what was, in effect, an adventure story, to Schwartz’s Entrepreneurship Class. Ball’s grandparents owned a farm in southern Delaware County and, as a lad, he loved the work and the lifestyle. “I fell in love with the happy side of dairy farming,” he remembers. When he was 11, though, the grandparents sold the farm. Undeterred, young Richard pursued his dream, joining a 70-laborer work crew on a Rhode Island vegetable farm on graduating from high school – 69 Puerto Ricans, and one Anglo. (Ball taught some English, and learned some Spanish.)

Over the years, he worked his way up to crew chief, then farm manager, and found himself dreaming anew, even visiting a farm in the Schoharie Valley that was for sale. A few years later, driving his daughter to Cornell, he detoured and found the farm again for sale, “13 miles from where I was born.” “I was working on somebody else’s farm, making somebody else’s money. And, in the end, it would all be passed on to somebody else’s kids,” he told the Hartwick business students. He reflected, “When you own your own business, you step in to a different club.” And so it happened in 1993: The 50-page business plan, and an adventure, sometimes a hair-raising one, launched. The Carrot Barn, a retail operation, generates constant feedback. “Who is our customer?” Ball said businesspeople should constantly be asking themselves. “How do we stay in tune with them?” You get the impression he learned that lesson in the School of Hard Knocks. When he bought what became Schoharie Valley Farms, it had one crop, carrots. And it had one customer, Grand Union supermarkets. “What would we do if something happened to that one customer?” he would ask himself. When he got up each

morning, he’d call California and Michigan to check the cost of bushel of carrots. He needed to get $9 to make a profit. Then he’d call Canada – $6 a bushel. He and the buyer at Grand Union were friendly. They’d chat. They knew what each other’s kids were up to, and would swap family yarns. But that buyer retired, replaced by a young fellow with a laptop who could, in real time, check carrot prices. Ball got the new buyer’s message: “My customers don’t care – except for the price,” and Grand Union began buying a lot of carrots from Ontario. As for the carrots themselves, they had to be tough enough to be shipped across country, thrown onto a loading dock and not break, and – three months later – still look fresh and colorfully tempting. The new farm owner learned the lesson. Today, he grows 70 vegetables – “our eggs are in a lot of baskets” – broccoli, lettuce, tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, sweet potatoes. “Carrots are just one piece of it,” he said, and they’re sweet and crunchy. One of his markets is high-end restaurants in New York City run by chefs who care about flavor. “I just need something that really wows you when you eat it,” he’s told. In addition to knowing your customers, Ball had

three keys to success: know your business, find and take care of key employees, and – most important – find a banker you can depend on. Ball bought the farm on bank credit, he added greenhouses on credit, then discovered demand required 20 percent more greenhouses than he’d built, and he borrowed some more. “We didn’t have a profit for four years,” Ball said matter-of-factly, although you got the sense those years were somewhat more tension-filled. “How long can you hold your breath?” He wrote his business plan when he was 40 – two decades ago – and he had that black three-ringer binder on the podium in Eaton Hall the other day. But it’s not the same plan: Every year, Ball and his team review it and agree on six innovations in the year to come – a new crop, a new piece of equipment, a new growing method. Two years ago, the phone rang. It was Governor Cuomo’s Office, asking him if he’d be interested in being considered for agriculture commissioner. “I totally didn’t see that coming,” said Ball, who had been active in the American Farm Bureau. He was impressed by the governor’s determination to turn the Upstate’s economy around, particularly by wedding the farming community with Gotham, the biggest food market in the country.

Since, Ag & Markets has opened a New York City office for the first time. There are 31,000 people in Schoharie County. In the South Bronx, Ball marvels, there are 31,000 people per square mile, and yet there are no grocery stores, no farmers markets, no CSAs – what an opportunity. New York City schools, he learned, are the biggest food buyers in the country and – he learned at an Upstate-Downstate summit the Cuomo Administration

organized a few months ago – they want to buy New York State produce – apples, meat, dairy. Still, when he’s not solving the Empire State’s macro challenges, he’s back packing potatoes behind The Carrot Barn, and that feels pretty good. All three of his children are in the business, and two of his grandkids are drawing paychecks, too. “This is mine. This is absolutely mine,” he tells himself. “That’s a very good feeling.”

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LEGALS Legal notice LEGAL NOTICE SUBURBAN PAINTING AND REPAIRS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/13/2015. Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Trosset Group Attorneys PO Box 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose. 6LegalNov26 Legal notice NOTICE OF FORMATION Cooperstown Financial Services, LLC Arts. of Org filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/1/2015. Office Location: Otsego County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 99 Chestnut St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 / Purpose: Any lawful activity. 6LegalNov26 Legal notice Notice of formation of APPROVED TOWING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the NY Secretary of State on October 2, 2015. The office of the LLC is to be located in Otsego County. The Secretary of State has been designated as agent of the

LLC upon whom process against it may be served. The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to: The LLC, 20 River Street, Oneonta, New York, 13820. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity. 6LegalNov19 Legal notice Notice is hereby given that a license, number pending for beer, wine and liquor has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 4918 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326, Otsego County, for on site consumption. GIBBY ENTERPRISES LLC 2LegalOct22 Legal notice SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS

Index #: 975/2014 Filed: 9/16/15 Plaintiff designates Otsego County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF OTSEGO Reverse Mortgage Solutions, Inc. Plaintiff, -againstDaniel Crowell,

as Administrator for the estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene, his/her respective heirsat-law, next-ofkin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, Richard Greene, Jr., as heir to The Estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene, Stephen Greene, as heir to The Estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene, Michael Greene, as heir to The Estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene, Christopher Greene, as heir to The Estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene, Patricia Greene a/k/a Patricia Stewart, as heir to The Estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to

answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home.

YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York June 30, 2015 FRENKEL, LAMBERT, WEISS, WEISS & GORDON, LLP BY: Pamela Flink Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01057324-FOO TO: Daniel Crowell, Otsego County Treasurer, as Administrator of The Estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene 197 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 Richard Greene, Jr., as heir to The Estate of Richard Greene a/k/a Richard John Greene a/k/a Dick Greene 652 Silver St. Ilion, NY 13357

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THE FREEMAN’S JOURNAL B-5

HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO Thursday, October 22

MOBILE LIBRARY — 9:30 a.m.-2:50 p.m. Various locations, Four-county Library Cybermobile visits Oneonta, Schenevus, Westford, South Valley & Middlefield, today. Info, (607) 723-8236. FAMILY WORKSHOP -- 9:30 a.m.-noon (also Oct. 29). “Kids in the Middle,” focusing on childrearing needs of single parents, caregivers, and separated parents. Free. Register with Family Service Association of Oneonta at (607) 432-2870. AUTHOR -- 7 p.m. Oneonta novelist April Ford and Dover, Mass. poet Jeffrey Harrison read from their work following open mic. Admission $3 (and under, free). Bright Hill Literary Center Word & Image Gallery, 94 Church St., Treadwell. Info (607) 8295055, wordthur@stny.rr.com

Friday, October 23

a.m.-noon). Hosted by Fly Creek Methodist women. Bake sale Friday only. Fly Creek Methodist Church, Fly Creek. SENIOR FORUM – 2-4 p.m. Senior Scam Prevention Forum. Sponsored by Senator James Seward with the NYS Division of Consumer Protection. Free presentation helping senior citizens proactively protect their identifies and avoid becoming victims of a scam. Learn about some commons schemes and the how to steer clear of them. Cooperstown Village Offices, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. CHARITY FUNDRAISER -- 7 p.m., with 6 p.m. preview. “Make It Bake It Sew It Grow It” fundraiser for local charities, hosted by Oneonta and Sidney-based chapters of Beta Sigma Phi women. All welcome; all items handmade. Elm Park Methodist Church, 401 Chestnut St, Oneonta.

Saturday, October 24

SENIOR FORUM – 10 a.m.Noon. Senior Scam Prevention Forum. Sponsored by Senator James Seward with the NYS Division of Consumer Protection. Free presentation helping senior citizens proactively protect their identifies and avoid becoming victims of a scam. Learn about some commons schemes and the how to steer clear of them. Elm Park Church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. (Also 2-4 p.m., Cooperstown Village Offices, 22 Main St., Cooperstown) RUMMAGE SALE -- Noon-5 p.m. (also bag sale Oct. 24, 9

OLMSTED FIELD TRIP – 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Glimmerglass Film Days pre-film field trip to explore Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.’s legacy in Utica. Engaged by the Proctor family, the Olmsted Brothers firm designed several neighborhoods, city parks and elegant Parkway system, named to the NYS and National Registers of historic Places in 2008. $40 day trip ticket includes lunch at Fountain Elms, round-trip transportation from Cooperstown and special guided tours. Limited tickets available. Pre-register,

Committee Considers Layoffs To Fill Remaining $4.3M Gap LAYOFFS/From A1 Rep. Don Lindberg, RWorcester, who chairs the Budget Review Committee that met for the third time Monday, Oct. 19. So far, the committee has reduced the 2016 budget gap from $9.2 million to $4.3 million. Lindberg is not alone in expecting job cuts. “Yes, it could mean layoffs,” said Crowell. “There is not a desire to do it. We will if we have to. And we will do everything we can to avoid it.” County Board Chair Kathy Clark, R-Otego, agrees head count needs to be reduced. “At this point I don’t know how we close a $4.3 million gap,” said Clark. “We’ll see what people are willing to vote on but some employees might have to go from full to part-time.” On the revenue side, there is discussion of raising both the property tax and bed tax. Rep. Craig Gelbsman, ROneonta, wants the board to consider boosting the tax on hotel, motel and B&B stays. The tax is 4 percent and takes in $1.6 million. There is also the possibility of not sharing bed-tax proceeds with town and village governments, which the county is doing this year.

“I’m not for giving bed-tax money back to the municipalities,” said Clark. “There are a lot of costs to the county related to tourism.” She did indicate she might agree to raising the property tax but not in excess of the state cap of 2 percent. “I’m not in favor of overriding the tax cap,” said Clark. Both Clark and Lindberg explained that it would be politically impossible to only use a property-tax increase to close the budget gap. Currently the county raises $11.4 million from the levy. The property tax would need to be increased by about 45 percent to raise an additional $4 million, according to Lindberg. Regarding service cuts, the budget review committee most recently agreed to slash $700,000 from the Department of Social Services. And a new complication has arisen now that the county’s largest labor union voted to ratify a long stalled contract. By a vote of 117 to 70, the Civil Service Employees Association Monday, Oct. 19, approved an agreement that will add about $1.3 million to Otsego’s budget gap, if the Board of Reps sign off on the contract.

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CRAFT FAIR -- 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sixth ward Athletic Association Foundation vendor/craft event. Start your holiday shopping! Sixth Ward Athletic Assoc., 22 West Broadway, Oneonta.

Monday, October 26

CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE – 7 p.m. Abner Doubleday Civil War Round Table. Upper Susquehanna Cultural Center, State Hwy. 28, Milford.

Tuesday, October 27

CITIZEN VOICES MEET -- 8 a.m. Guest speaker, Greg Biryla, Unshackle Upstate director, and former communications director to Sen. Patrick Gallivan. Public welcome; reservations requested at citizenvoices@hotmail.com. The Carriage House, 790 Southside Drive, Oneonta.

Wednesday, October 28

FAMILY WORKSHOP -- 6-8 p.m. “Kids in the Middle,” focusing on childrearing needs of single parents, caregivers, and separated parents. Free. Register with Family Service Association of Oneonta at (607) 432-2870. HISTORY -- 7 p.m. Regular meeting, Fly Creek Historical Society. Grange Building, Fly Creek. WARD MEETING -- 7 p.m. Oneonta city Wards 7 and 8 ward meeting. Hosted by Bob

Brzozowski, Ward 7 City Council member, Chip Holmes, Ward 8 City Council Member and Kay Stuligross, District 14 Otsego Co. Representative. Also present will be John Rafter, Ward 7 candidate and Joe Ficano, Ward 8 candidate. Oneonta City Hall, 285 Main St., Oneonta.

Thursday, October 29

SUICIDE DOCUMENTARY & DISCUSSION -- 7 p.m. Documentary film “Fierce Goodbye: Living in the Shadow of Suicide; Inspiring Family Stories of Survival.” Followed by panel discussion with local mental health specialists and theologians. All welcome. Free. Morris Conference Center, SUNY Oneonta. Info, email namiofotsego@gmail.com

FAMILY WORKSHOP -- 9:30 a.m.-noon, “Kids in the Middle,” focusing on childrearing needs of single parents, caregivers, and separated parents. Free. Register with Family Service Association of Oneonta at (607) 432-2870. GARDENS -- 6:30 p.m. “Insights in Home Garden Design,” presented by Don Smyers, Cornell Cooperative Extension. Woodside Hall, One Main St., Cooperstown. Reception following. Info, reservations, Deborah Ziegler, (607) 373-7817.

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Main job responsibilities include assisting in the preparation and processing of a weekly payroll, input and processing of purchase orders and invoices, various billing and also general office duties. Preferred qualifications include a related 2- or 4-year accounting or business degree. Any accounting experience would be considered favorably, as well. Candidate must be proficient in Excel and other Microsoft Office applications. Offering a competitive benefit package: medical, dental, paid vacation and 401K. Starting pay to be determined by qualifications. If interested please send resumé to humanresources@nysw.com or fax to 607-547-8768.

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Melissa Olsen, melissolsen98@ gmail.com FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Fresh seasonal produce, slow foods. Local arts and crafts, music. Pioneer Alley (behind Key Bank), Cooperstown. Info, Otsego 2000 (607) 5476195. FARMERS MARKET -- 9 a.m-1 p.m.., Oneonta Farmers Market, Main St. garage walkway NovApril. Locally grown foods and goodies! Info (607) 437-0158. LIBRARY PROGRAM -- 10:30 a.m. Free family program, “Tell and Draw Stories and Holiday Crafts,” with Mary Tedesco All welcome. Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown. STATE PARK HIKE -- Noon. 4.5 mile hike through Robert Riddell State Park, hosted by OCCA. 4-hour hike; bring water and snacks. Meet at the Pine Lake Campus of Hartwick College on Charlotte Creek Road in Davenport. Register at (607) 282-4087. CHURCH DINNER – 4:30 –7:30 p.m. - Oktoberfest buffet all-you-can-eat dinner, featuring German Beer Garden Menu. Tickets at the door: Adults $10; ages 5-12 $5. St. Mary’s Church Parish Hall, 31 Elm St., Cooperstown. Info, Donna Gerard at (607) 267-3301.

CHARACTER TOUR -- 1 p.m. Tour the museum with Samuel F.B. Morse ($2 plus admission.) Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Pre-register at (607) 547-1461; info at www.fenimoreartmuseum.org TASTE OF FOOTHILLS -- 4 p.m. 4th annual “Taste of the Foothills” fundraiser, this year in memory of Dick Miller and Carol Blazina. Food tastings begin 4 p.m.; comedy show by Tom Anzalone at 6 p.m. Tickets, $100. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, www.foothillspac.org

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Steven J. D’Esposito, 65; Left NYC After Sept. 11, Operated B&B With Wife COOPERSTOWN – A celebration of life for Steven J. D’Esposito, 65, is planned at 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at the Main Street B&B. Steve passed away peacefully in his sleep on June 27, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. He leaves behind his wife, Patti, owner of Rose & Thistle B&B. He was born Aug. 3, 1949, in Mountain Lakes, N.J. He attended Paul Smiths College, but soon joined his family’s restaurants, where he worked most of his life. They included Neil’s and Suds in New York’s financial district, and Neil’s New York, a dinner-theater and catering enterprise in Mountain Lakes. The hospitality business was in his blood and he enjoyed it immensely, evidenced in his love of cooking. After 2001 and the tragedy at the World Trade Center, he decided it was time to relocate, get his wife out of Manhattan and move to Cooperstown, a community he loved until his passing.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015

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Pastor Gratton, 80; Studied Serving Integrated Churches

SCHENEVUS – Pastor Tom A. Gratton, who over a long career developed strategies to successfully tend multi-racial congregations, past away early Tuesday morning, Oct. 13, 2015, at Bassett Hospital. He was 80. Born Oct. 9, 1935, in Pittsburgh, Pa., he was a son of James and Minnie (Ross) Gratton. Raised in Pittsburgh, he later moved to Rhode Island. In 1973, he received his master of divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary School of Theology in Fort Worth, Texas. He served churches in Michigan and Texas, then moved to the State of MarySteven J. D’Esposito land for 21 years as pastor In addition to Patti, survi- to the First Baptist Church vors include two daughters, Kim D’Esposito of Boonton, N.J., and Nicole Mauceri COOPERSTOWN – Mrs. of Montville, N.J., and one son, Stevie, also of Boonton, Bridget M. Macaluso, 94, and two grandchildren, Sam passed away peacefully Friand Gracyn Mauceri. Also, day morning, Oct. 16, 2015, at Chestnut Park Rehabilitatwo brothers, Anthony and tion & Nursing Center in Guy, and many nieces and Oneonta. nephews. Born Aug. 11, 1921, in Memorial contributions may be made to the dialysis Hoboken, N.J., on a tugboat, she was the daughter of unit at Bassett Hospital or the American Diabetes As- Patrick and Rita (Patterson) Bracken. sociation. She met her husband Jo-

of Suitland. It was during his pastorate there that he presented his doctor of ministry thesis on strategizing an effective ministry in an urban, evangelical and racially integrated Southern Baptist Church. Dr. Gratton envisioned a totally new approach for ministry and commitment to being God’s people on mission, and encouraged his colleagues to get excited about pastoring in multi-racial neighborhoods. He received his doctor of ministry from the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in King of Prussia, Pa., in 1989, and retired from full-time ministry in 1993. He married Nancy A. Hall Gratton on Sept. 6, 1958,

in Battle Creek, Mich. She passed away on June 11, 2006. He later met and wed Karen Ann Olmstead McMahon, a native of Cooperstown who had also recently lost her spouse. They were married Jan. 12, 2008, at Mount Hermon Baptist Church in Spotsylvania County, Va. In 2010, they moved to Upstate New York and Tom became a member and served as a supply preacher at the West Davenport Free Baptist Church and Stamford Baptist Church. In addition to his wife Karen, of Schenevus survivors include one daughter, Rachael Moore of Tennessee; his faithful friend, Norma, whom he considered

to be his daughter; two stepdaughters, Autumn Black Jewell of Orange, Va., and Stephanie Black of Middlefield; several grandchildren, two sisters, two brothersin-law and several nieces and nephews, all of whom called him “Pops”. A memorial service and burial were planned in the State of Maryland. A local memorial service is being planned for the near future, and will take place at the West Davenport Free Baptist Church, 211 Charlotte Creek Road, with Pastor Steve Estes, officiating. Arrangements were entrusted to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home in Cooperstown.

Bridget M. Macaluso, 94; Past President Of Bassett Auxiliary seph Robert (Bob) Macaluso in the Navy and married him Feb. 26, 1949, at the Church of St. Raymond in the Bronx. Bridget was a lover of books, mysteries, words, humor and conversation. She believed in community service. A funny, witty, loving, supportive and generous mother, grandmother and friend, she was loved and revered by all who knew her. For many years she was employed as a secretary at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus of the Veterans Administration Hudson Valley Health Care System in Montrose. A determined person, she earned her GED at the age of 62 and then earned an associate’s degree in psychology. Bridget and Bob lived in Peekskill for over 20 years before moving to Cooperstown in June 1989. She was a communicant of

St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” Roman Catholic Church, was a member and past president of the Bassett Hospital Auxiliary, and volunteered at the Susquehanna SPCA. Following Bob’s death on April 23, 2001, Bridget moved to Oneonta, where she lived with her daughter Patrice for 10 years, then moved to Cooperstown with her daughter and son-inlaw Roberta and Tom. The last few years she lived at Hampshire House, and then Chestnut Park. Bridget is survived by four daughters, Jean Marie Macaluso of Kingston, Roberta Hohensee and her husband, Thomas, of Cooperstown, Patrice Macaluso of Oneonta, and Margaret Williams and her husband, George, of Saugerties; two sons, Alan Macaluso and his wife, Kelly of New Paltz and Brian Macaluso

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and his wife, Sari, of Kingston; eight grandchildren, Haley and Kyle Hohensee, Rebecca and Joseph Williams, and Sam, Ben, Theo and Charlie Schikowitz; and five great grandchildren, twins Cosmos and Hugh, Indio, Leone and Harper. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her 12 brothers and sisters. Calling hours are 5:307:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, Cooperstown. Memorial contributions may be made to the Susquehanna Animal Shelter, 4841 State Highway 28, Cooperstown, NY 13326 or Catskill Area Hospice, 1 Birchwood Drive, Oneonta, NY 13820. Arrangements are entrusted to Connell, Dow & Deysenroth.

Elmer Baldwin, 84; Worked At County, Served In Airborne CHERRY VALLEY – Elmer Lee Baldwin, 84, who worked for the county Highway Department for a quarter-century, passed away Oct. 14, 2015, at the Folts Home, Herkimer. He was born in New Lisbon on March 20, 1931, to Claude H and Bertha (Porath) Baldwin. He married Vivian Myers on Sept. 21, 1957, in the Presbyterian Church, Cherry Valley; she predeceased him July 17, 2014. Elmer attended Middlefield and Cherry Valley Central schools. He served in the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, in 1951-54, achieving the rank of sergeant. He was employed by the Town of Cherry Valley for 13 years, then joined the county department, where he spent 25 years. He was a member of the Cherry Valley Fire Department and American Legion. Survivors include his sisters: Pat Moore, Sally (Duane) Anthony, sisters-inlaw: Lorraine Baldwin, Jane Crapser, brother-in-law Donald Meyers, several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Graveside funeral services with military honors will be at 1 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, in Cherry Valley Cemetery.

THURSDAY-Friday, OCTOBER 22-23, 2015

HALLOWEEN

HAPPENIN’S Friday, October 23 GHOST TOURS -- 5:30-8 p.m., every half hour. (Also Oct. 24). “Things That Go Bump in the Night” Ghost Tours, with dramatic readings of Poe tales and a séance (for ages 12 & over). Ghost tours $10, under age 3 free; séance $10 ($7.50 students, seniors & and NYSHA members). The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Call to reserve, (607) 547-1461. GHOST HUNTERS -- 6, 6:30, 7, and 7:30 p.m. Hyde Hall Ghost Hunters Tours. $20 per person, Also Oct. 24, 29, and 30. Hyde Hall Historic Site, Rte. 31 to Glimmerglass State Park Entrance.

ORPHEUS MYSTERY DINNER -- 7 p.m. Join the Mad Hatter for his interactive “Mad Hatter Murder Mystery” dinner. Hors d’oeuvres, buffet dinner included. Cash bar. Adults $20; seniors, students $15. Orpheus Theatre at The Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Reservations, www.orpheustheatre.org

Saturday, October 24

SPOOK-A-THON -- 1-10 p.m. Halloween Comes early to Cherry Valley! Presentations, Ghost Tour, 8 p.m. Cemetery Walk in the Dark. Homemade Cauldron Chili with fresh cornbread and rolls! Benefits the CVCFC Old School Furnace Fund. Cherry Valley Old School Cafe, Genesee St., Cherry Valley. GHOST TOURS: 5:30-8 p.m., on every half hour. “Things That Go Bump in the Night” The Farmers’ Museum, 5775 Rte. 80, Cooperstown. Call to reserve, (607) 547-1461.

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Sunday, October 25

MALL TRICK OR TREAT -- 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Safe indoor trick or treating. Kids (ages 0-12) costume contests start 12:30 p.m. (register by noon), hosted by Lambda, Theta, Alpha Latin Sorority. Activities, crafts, contests, spooky snacks, drinks. Southside Mall, Rte 23, Oneonta. Info, www. shopsouthsidemall.com GHOST OF INVENTIONS PAST -- 1 p.m. Tour the museum with Samuel F.B. Morse ($2 plus admission.) Fenimore Art Museum, 5798 Rte 80, Cooperstown. Preregister at (607) 547-1461; info at www.fenimoreartmuseum.org

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$453/mo

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$488/mo

NAV, ROOF, TAN, 1539A, 17K, $55,599..

2015 TAHOE LTZ

RED, 731984, 25K, $45,826 ..............

$818/mo

$667/mo

2013 CHEVY SILVERADO K3500 CREW DUALLY DIESEL LT

NAV, ROOF, DVD, WHITE, 1871A, /mo 42K, $40,750 ..............

2013 TAHOE LTZ

BLACK, 1826A, 27K, $34,190 ..............

2013 SILVERADO K2500HD EXT LT Z71

RED, 1276A, 30K, $32,395 ..............

2013 SILVERADO CREW LT

732019, 14K, $31,907 ......................

2012 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD CREW WT

$451/mo

2014 CHEVY SILVERADO DOUBLE CAB V6, 731970, 10K, $31,767 ..............

BLUE, 1468A, 16K, $31,695 ..............

2012 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW Z71

$446/mo

2014 GMC TERRAIN SLT AWD

$442/mo

2013 GMC SIERRA CREW SLE

$431/mo

AWD, SILVER, 731977, 21K, $30,449 ..............

2015 CHEVY TRAVERSE 2LT

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Pre-Owned Vehicles: Payments based on $2500 down or trade equity plus sales tax, title and fees. Pre-Owned financing 2011 and newer 3.49% for 72 months, 2010 3.79% for 66 mos, 2009 3.79% for 60 mos, 2008 4.49% for 48 mos, 2007 4.99% for 48 mos.

MAROON, 814A, 47K, $12,279 ..............

2011 IMPALA LT

$360/mo CERTIFIED CARS

BLACK, LTHR, ROOF, 1723A, 60K, $18,276 ..............

2008 GMC CANYON CREW SLT

2013 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE

$196/mo

WHITE, 1396B, 68K, $10,995 ..............

2007 GMC CANYON EXT 2WD SLE

TRUCKS

PLATINUM, 732029, 4K, $48,947 ................

2014 CADILLAC XTS VSPORT

NAV, ROOF, 1848A, 28K, $35,785 ..............

PREMIUM AWD

$340/mo CERTIFIED TRUCKS 2013 CADILLAC XTS

959A, 39K, $24,616 ......................

2012 CADILLAC CTS AWD LUXURY

2008 BUICK LACROSSE CX

$173/mo

WHITE, 1413B, 56K, $9,995 ................

2007 CHEVY IMPALA LT

CARS

$190/mo 2011 CRUZE LT OTHER PRE-OWNED 1775A, 26K, $14,977.. $192/mo

GREAT DEALS

2013 IMPALA LT

5 SPD, 732038, 46K, $12,395 ..............

2012 CRUZE LS

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PER MONTH FOR 24 MONTHS ULTRA LOW-MILEAGE LEASE FOR QUALIFIED LESSEES

2015 TRAX LT

$2,429 DUE AT SIGNING (after all offers.) $1,709 DUE AT SIGNING FOR CURRENT NON-GM LESSEES (after all offers.)

2015 MALIBU 1LT

AVAILABLE ON THE 2015 CRUZE, 2015 MALIBU, 2015 CAMARO SS, 2015 EQUINOX AND 2015 TRAVERSE.

APR

PER MONTH FOR 24 MONTHS ULTRA LOW-MILEAGE LEASE FOR QUALIFIED LESSEES

2015 CRUZE LT

72 $169

FOR

2015 SILVERADO 1500 DOUBLE CAB ALL STAR

PER MONTH MONTHS

$199 $1,519

Ultra Low-Mileage Lease for Qualified Lessees

2015 TERRAIN SLE-1 2015 ACADIA SLE-1

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430930A, 18K, $17,195 ........... ONLY $269/mo

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