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Spurbeck’s Sold Roger, Dot Smith Find Local Family To Continue Tradition Dot and Roger Smith at the Spurbeck’s cash register, as they’ve been for 21 years.

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ot and Roger Smith, proprietors of Spurbeck’s Grocery, which his grandfather founded more than 75 years ago, announced Tuesday, Oct. 3, they have sold the establishment.

While not naming the new owners yet, they said their successors are a local family that intends to continue operating the neighborhood

grocery very much the way they have.

That includes the deli and sub shop, the Beer Cave – it offers 100 different brands, and 300 kinds of beers within those brands – and Spurbeck’s extra-sharp, extra-aged New York cheddar cheese, which the grocery now provides to eight local restaurants.

The store was founded in 1941 by Orlando Spurbeck, Roger Smith’s grandfather. His mothPlease See SPERBECK’S, A6

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Bobblehead Pedro Martinez will join Hall of Famer Pedro Martinez at 25 Main.

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ormer Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria has donated his vaunted 900-bobblehead collection to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Hall announced Monday, Oct. 2. The collection has been here on loan from Marlins Park.

Hall Chairman Jane Forbes Clark thanked Loria, and call bobbleheads “an integral part of the baseball landscape since the 1960s.”

The collection includes such players as Babe Ruth, Ted Williams and Ken Griffey, Jr.

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The Village of Cooperstown has prepared an online synopsis of proposed revisions of its tourist-accommodation regulations. To review, follow the link on

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he “Red” Bursey Summer Playground Program keeps children busy when their parents are at work. So when the program’s funding was cut five years ago, many of those parents didn’t know what to do.

“Bud” Lippitt Cooperstown’s latest Fetterman Award winner, Harold “Bud” Lippitt, came to the rescue of the Please See LIPPITT, A6

SUPPORT ‘THE PIONEERS’

ABOUT XNG: A public

information meeting on trucks carrying natural gas across Otsego County is planned at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Richfield Community Center, Ann Street, sponsored by the Canadarago Lake Improvement Association and the Richfield Springs Area Chamber of Commerce.

‘Bud’ Lippitt Honored With Fetterman ’17

Pursuing The Law, He Remained Loyal To Family Business Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal

Father Silvaster Sarihaddula pauses at the new Mother Teresa statue in St. Joseph the Worker Church, Richfield Springs, with members of the Confirmation class, from left, Holly Malinowski, Piper Seamon, Larry Kroon, Regan Lewis and Victor Gelfuso.

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any people feel a connection to St. Teresa of Calcutta.

For the Rev. Silvaster Sarihaddula, it’s personal.

At three key turns in his life — and maybe a fourth – Mother Teresa was there directing him, and Friday, Sept. 29, he thanked her with the installation of a statue in her honor at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church on Canadarago Street.

He also brought the statue here so his northern Otsego and West

Winfield flock would be reminded of her message, which he described as: “Love everybody unconditionally, as Jesus loved us. Have simplicity, faithfulness, dedication, humbleness, generosity, and especially keep in mind her love for the unwanted.”

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artin Tillapaugh’s retirement isn’t exactly what most people think of when they think of Tillapaugh retirement. “Running two businesses wasn’t quite what I had planned,” he said. “But they work well together.”

The proprietor of the Tillapaugh Law Office and the Tillapaugh Funeral Home, Martin, retired from his law office in Please See PIONEER, A3

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TEAM BARRACO TAKES TOPS AT ROTARY GOLF TOURNAMENT

Team Barraco won the seventh annual Cooperstown Rotary Foundation/Lyn Edinger Golf Tournament at the Meadow Links Course on Sept. 24. Team members were Bob Barraco, his son Marc Barraco, Rich Hilts and Bill Richards.

They each received a $50 gift certificate to local businesses including Mel’s at 22, Cooperstown General Store, Willis Monie Books and Alex’s Bistro.

The second and third place teams tied with a score of 59, but Team Schlather was awarded second due to a 1-stroke lower score on Hole 12, while Team Kuch had to settle for third place.

Team Schlather consisted of Bob Schlather, Rodney Campbell and his 9-year-old son Mason, and Earle Hayford. They each received a round of golf at Meadow Links Course. Team Kuch was captained by Gary Kuch and included Bill Glockler, Bill Coleman and Kurt Fetter.

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Springbrook’s Family Engagement Center has won the Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield Breakthrough Business of the Year, and Keller Williams Upstate NY Properties, the 18th annual Small Business of the Year, Otsego County Chamber President Barbara Ann Heegan announced Thursday, Sept. 28, at a press conference at the Family Engagement Center in Milford Center. Also, Hartwick College student Allison Homler and Matthew Colville of SUNY Oneonta were named Interns of the Year. The winners will be honored at the chamber’s Small Business Banquet Thursday, Nov. 16, at The Otesaga. From left are, Melissa Marietta, Hartwick internship director, Homler (Colville was in class), Springbrook board treasurer Bill Mirabito, Springbrook Executive Director Patricia Kennedy, Keller Williams’ partners Joan Fox and Barbara Roberts, Springbrook Deputy Executive Director Seth Haight, and Heegan. For tickets H County Board for Town of Oneonta H to the banquet, go to www.otsegocc.com, or H Life-Long Area Resident call (607) 432-4500.

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‘Pioneer’ Tillapaugh Pursues The Law, But Assists At Funeral Parlor As Well Attorney Tillapaugh sits at a partner’s desk built for him by brother David. Later, Funeral Director Tillapaugh could be found working in the family’s funeral parlor out front.

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Binghamton after his mother’s passing in 2003 to run his family’s funeral home full-time and practice law out of an office out back.

“I’m a people person,” he said. “The two practices are similar, whether I’m helping someone draw up a will, defending them in court or working with a family about how they want a service to go. It’s all about talking it through.”

As he was interviewed the other day, earth-moving equipment and backhoes were digging up Pioneer Street. Yes, he is one of Cooperstown’s “Pioneers,” who are suffering through a $1.2 million reconstruction of the north-south street in front of both his businesses and his home next door.

The funeral home was established in 1888 by Tillapaugh’s great-grandfather, George M. Tillapaugh, later run by grandfather Revo and then by George G., Martin’s father. “I always wanted to go to law school, but I helped my parents at the funeral home,” he said.

After studying at Dickinson School of Law, he was hired

by Turk, Truman, Bishop & Simpson in Binghamton. Later, he would come to own the firm, but he didn’t entirely give up on his family’s practice.

“I taught law classes at Simmons School of Mortuary Science in exchange for taking classes so I could get my license,” he said. “I’d drive to Syracuse in the morning to teach, then to my office at Binghamton, and on the weekends, I’d come help my dad at the funeral home.”

His father died in 1988, and he continued to help his mother with the business. “It meant a lot to me, and I didn’t want to see it disappear,” he said. “Then my brother Dave surprised me by turning the old garage into an office, so when I was home, I could run my firm out of there.”

He has served as the village attorney for Cooperstown for 10 years, the Otsego town attorney for 27 and has also served New Lisbon and other small towns as needed.

In the Tri-Cities area, he successfully led the case to overturn Robert Griswold’s conviction for the murder of his aunt, Harriet Griswold, after uncovering witnesses that saw him ask for his attorney, only to have the arresting officers deny him the right.

“It’s odd that a convicted killer walked, but if you don’t protect his rights, there’s no stopping that,” he said. “It’s more valuable to know that all

DON’T FORGET ‘THE PIONEERS’

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ith Pioneer Street torn up for the next 90 days, don’t forget “The Pioneers,” the merchants, businesspeople and professionals between Church and Lake streets who have been faithfully serving the greater Cooperstown community, in many cases, for decades. During the reconstruction of the street, The Freeman’s Journal will be publishing weekly feature articles in the newspaper, and archiving them on www.AllOTSEGO.com, to help our fellow businesspeople over this temporary hurdle.

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our rights are protected.”

But for Martin, the funeral work always comes first. “The most valuable thing a funeral director can do is counsel and try to make the honoring of the deceased appropriate,” he said.

“You want to handle it with care and respect.”

Sometimes, he said, that means going outside of the ordinary service. “I’ve placed ashes in cookie jars, vases and beer growlers,” he said.

“One man wanted his Harley motorcycle at his service, so we placed it where the casket would be, put the ashes on the seat and covered them with his helmet. Later, the family buried his ashes in a Harley Davidson gas can.”

“I find a lot of satisfaction in the funeral business,” he continued. “It’s an important business, and I’m honored to do it.”

Cooperstown forward Taylor Keane moves around Mount Markham midfielder Kayleigh Osborn in the Hawkeyes victory.

XNG Natural Gas Trucks: Are We in Danger?

Join the conversation at Richfield Springs Community Center to discuss the safety of compressed natural gas trucks barrelling down our rural roads. XNG representatives and government officials have been invited.

Cooperstown forward Delaney Holohan takes a shot on goal. The shot found the back of the net, one of four goals scored against Mount Markham.

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EDITORIAL

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‘The Well’, Noon Whistle Landmarks Of Fond Memories

n a certain Oneonta demographic, “The Well” evokes happy days at the old high school on Academy Street, of gathering with pals and sweethearts for a few happy minutes before the bell rang for the next class.

The neo-Classical architecture, the Greek- and Roman-like statuary, the girls in skirts and boys in slacks, some even sporting a tie, bring back memories of a more genteel time, when four-letter expletives, standard fare today, would evoke shock. The term “polite company” actually meant something.

When the new one-story high school opened in the 1960s, as the anti-Vietnam War protests headed toward their peak, it was goodbye to “The Well” and the good ol’ days it brought to mind.

• When you think about it, “The Well” – a three-story central open stairwell – was a pretty dangerous architectural “The Well”, the open stairwell at the old Oneonta High School on Academy feature in a school of high-adrenalin teenagers. By now, certainly, someone Street, dangerous by today’s standards, was beloved nonetheless.

would have been pushed or accidentally fallen onto the hard floor far below.

But safety, while sensible, isn’t the point.

“The Well” was beloved, not just as an architectural feature, but as evoking memories of those happy times. That may be illogical, but it’s so human.

In checking www.tedtalks.org after attending the TEDx Oneonta afternoon at Foothills the other week, a talk by Dr. Abraham Verghese – on how data is no substitute for the physical exam for doctors diagnosing patients’ ailments – surfaced, which brought to mind his 1990s Book of the Year (in many estimations), “My Own Country.”

How unlikely that Verghese would fall in love with rural Johnson City, Tenn., where he – early, perhaps first, among the nation’s physicians – identified the rural AIDS epidemic while working at the VA Hospital there?

But fall in love he did. He concluded Please See EDITORIAL, A5

OTHER VOICES

DO THIS, 71% OF POVERTY DISAPPEARS

Keys To Prosperity: Diploma, Work, Marriage, Just 2 Kids Editor’s Note: With Otsego Now, the county’s economic-development arm, in transition, that elusive goal, prosperity, is in abeyance. Individuals can still act on their own behalf.

Excerpted here, “Work and Marriage: The Way to End Poverty,” (2012) by Isabel Sawhill and Ron Haskins of the Brookings Institution, suggests how. (If written today, avoiding addiction might be a fifth factor).

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he poverty rate for families with children was 13 percent in 2001. Using Census data and some simple modeling, we can simulate what would

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happen to the poverty rate under different assumptions about work, marriage, education, and family size among the poor. One can think of these as a series of tests to see which changes in behavior have the biggest effects in reducing the incidence of poverty.

1) The first simulation assumes that all non-elderly

and non-disabled family heads work at least fulltime. They receive the same hourly wage they currently earn – or could earn based on their education and other characteristics. This test shows that full-time work would reduce the poverty rate more than 5 percentage points from 13 to 7.5 percent. Thus, full-time work eliminates almost half of the poverty experienced by families with children. (If work-related expenses were subtracted from income, the effects would be somewhat less dramatic.)

2) A second simulation assumes that the same proportion of children live

►SHALL POOR ALWAYS BE WITH US?

from BROOKINGS’ ‘WORK & MARRIAGE’ report

in female-headed families in 2001 as in 1970 – before divorce and out-of-wedlock childbearing dramatically increased the proportion of children living with a single

parent. The idea behind this test is to ask what would happen if as many people married and stayed married now as then. The test simulates marriages between

single mothers and unmarried men who are similar in age, education, and race.

These virtual marriages take place between real people who report their status to the Census Bureau. Thus, if there is a shortage of men, or if they have limited or no earnings, these conditions are reflected in the results.

Once married, we combine the incomes of the two households.

The marriage simulation reduces the poverty rate among families with children by 3.5 percentage points, from 13 to 9.5 percent. With a few exceptions, we find no shortage Please See SUCCESS, A5

LETTERS

PANCAKES, YOU SAY?

‘We Could Always Count On Breck’

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Oneonta Lions Club and is a current member of the Oneonta Planning Board.

He will continue to promote public/private cooperation and strive to keep taxes low.

I strongly urge you to vote for Breck Tarbell on Tuesday, Nov. 7 for the county Board of Representatives.

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To the Editor: I grew up in Oneonta and often return to see family and friends and strongly support Breck Tarbell for the Otsego County Board of Representatives.

I have worked with Breck for many years on the Jerry Lewis MDA local Telethon where we could always count on Breck and his business to make both a donation and to help behind the scenes.

Breck served four terms as the president of the

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What About The Versatile Waffle?

To the Editor: I’m extremely disappointed that this paper has sold out a once fine journalistic integrity to Big Pancake.

I am referring, of course, to last week’s op-ed, “America Divided? No, America United – Over Pancakes.”

Pancakes are basically sponges for syrup. Made poorly, they taste like chemicals and sadness, chewy like an old tire, leaving you sick on

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To the Editor: Got an invite to a local fundraiser for Faso, one of Trump’s tame congressmen. $250 for the cheap seats. I guess that, since I’m from Texas, they think I’m a Republican That’s a fairly safe assumption – if you have never actually been to Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso or Houston. If your sister-in-law is from El Salvador or you have an IQ north of room temperature, chances are you’re not a Republican. Even in Texas. Trust me on this one.

The last decent Republican congressmen from this district were Hanna and Gibson. And they both had the decency to quit. From what I’ve heard, I don’t expect this RedCap Faso to follow suit.

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a sugar rush and heavy with regret.

No human can function after pancakes, short of going back to bed. With 60 percent of those surveyed saying they “love” pancakes and 12 percent saying they eat them more than twice a week, it’s a wonder anything gets done in this country.

So I ask you – have you considered The Waffle?

Light, crispy at the edges, with Please See AUSTIN, A5

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...And About That Noon Whistle...

e note that Medicare open enrollment will run this year from Oct. 15 until Dec. 7. The open-enrollment period gives those of us on Medicare the opportunity to take a look at our Medicare insurance benefits to make certain that the coverage we now have will work well for us in the coming year.

This year we had thought we would check into what plans, specifically Medicare Advantage Plans, might be available in this area to be certain the plan we currently have is the one we wish to continue for next year. However, once we got the

2018 information for our current plan, we were so pleased with what we saw that we decided we needed to look no further.

The 2018 premium is less. The CATHERINE co-pays are less LAKE with the excepELLSWORTH tion of Urgent Care, which remained the same, and ER visits, which went up $5. The out-of-pocket expenses and the inpatient charges

remained the same and there is still no deductible. Additionally, and this is very important to us, the prescription plan is still good at Church & Scott.

And while we seem to not need to make any changes in our Medicare coverage for 2018, this might not be the case for others. Thus, we would encourage all Medicare recipients to check for any changes to their current coverage and, if necessary, check other plans to be certain that the 2018 plan will meet their needs.

Granted, having to do this each and every year is a royal pain. But the Please See COLUMN, A5

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

200 YEARS AGO

Slavery – In looking over a file of papers from the West Indies, we found a great number of advertisements for runaway Negroes. We were particularly struck with the fact that they are almost all distinguished by some mark or brand, exactly as the farmers in our country mark and brand their cattle and horses when they turn them loose upon the commons. The following are examples – “Deborah, a creole, marked C.M. on right shoulder;” “Tom, a creole, marked HWL on the right breast;” “William, a mundingo, marked IW on his breasts.” These marks we take it for granted are made with branding irons, because in every instance where the run-away lacks any mark, it is stated thus – “no brand mark.”

In a single paper before us there are about 120 of these persons advertised. We have known a good deal of resentment expressed by persons living in parts of the country where slavery exists extensively, at the charge were considered and treated by their owners as cattle. The foregoing facts appear to us fully to warrant the remark.

October 9, 1817

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75 YEARS AGO

War’s drain on the nation’s doctors continues to grow rapidly. In time, it is likely that all physically fit younger doctors, and many older doctors, will be called to military service. And so, the burden of work on the doctors who remain at home will be doubled and redoubled. Many authorities are now advising the public as to how it may help these doctors perform their job with maximum efficiency under difficult conditions. First, don’t ask your doctor to make a house call if you are able to go to his office. Second, don’t call him at inconvenient times unless there is an emergency.

Third, when you do see him, don’t waste his time in gossip and idle talk.

October 7, 1942

175 YEARS AGO

Advertisement: Anti-Slavery – The Abolitionists of Otsego County will hold a convention in the Presbyterian Meeting House at Fly Creek on Tuesday, the Fourth of October next at 10 a.m. to nominate candidates for members of Assembly &c. Charles H. Metcalf & David Cushman, Committee.

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A first rate new one horse wagon that will be exchanged for a good Horse, upon liberal terms by J.M. Havens (Green Store, Cooperstown. October 1, 1842) October 3, 1842

150 YEARS AGO

A Scoundrel – who may yet find his way to the State Prison, if not more summarily dealt by, has recently outrageously insulted two or three women who happened to be walking through the southern part of Chestnut Street near the Seminary late in the evening. He repeated the offense one night last week, and came near falling into the hands of one from whom he would not have escaped, but his cowardly legs proved his safety. We regret that the good name of our village must be made to suffer by this publication. But, it is needed to put ladies on their guard, while it is hoped that it may also lead to the detection of the ruffian who has thus dared to violate the law and decency.

October 4, 1867

125 YEARS AGO

The plan of the Republicans to buy the Presidency progresses brazenly in spite of its detection. The money

Let’s Keep Traditions Alive COLUMN/From A4 time and effort put into checking out one’s coverage might well pay off in the long run.

For anyone who has questions about Medicare coverage, we would suggest contacting the Otsego County Office for the Aging in Cooperstown at 547-4232, in Oneonta at 432-9041 or toll free at 855547-4390.

• Not long ago, we inadvertently knocked a fairly old, hand-colored framed photograph of our backyard off the wall. And although we did not break anything, everything fell apart. And in putting it all back together we discovered that one of the pieces of cardboard tucked behind the photograph turned out to be what we determined to be part of a movie poster, something which we found to be rather intriguing.

The part of the poster which we had read: “In “TE TO PLAY “SAM WOOD PRODUCTION” We must say our first inclination was to just tuck the piece of cardboard back into the frame. But as we thought about, we wondered if we might be able to figure out just what movie the poster was promoting. Thus, we headed online, starting with the name Sam Wood.

We discovered that in 1926 he directed a movie “One Minute to Play.” And while we have never heard of the movie, we were able to learn online the basic plot revolved around a college football rivalry. The cast included among others Harold “Red” Grange, Mary McAllister, Charles Ogle and King Tut the Dog, appearing as the team mascot. It was also noted that Clark Gable

appeared as an uncredited extra.

And while we found all of this to be rather interesting, we suspect we will not be going out of our way any time soon to take this movie in, if such an opportunity were to even be remotely possible. In the end, we put the part of the movie poster back into the framed picture of the backyard so that someone else can deal with it at a later date.

• While we were surprised when we realized that the flagpole needed to be taken down as part of the current Pioneer Street construction, it never occurred to us that it would not be replaced. Thus, we found all the attendant hoopla about its removal somewhat puzzling.

But as far as we can ascertain, a bigger and better flagpole, along with a bigger and, we suppose, better flag, will soon take its rightful place at the intersection of Main and Pioneer streets.

And dare we suggest that, as part of the celebration which will no doubt be held when the new flag is flying atop the new flagpole, that the village mark this august occasion by reinstating the much beloved noon whistle.

There would, we think, be much joy in Cooperstown if both of these long traditions were at the same time to once more be part of the fabric of the village.

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today for a five day’s motor trip to the Maine coast.

Jules Verne’s “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” will be shown at the Village Theatre Thursday and Friday, October 4 and 5. This picture is one of the greatest shown on the screen and Manager Smalley will undoubtedly be greeted with crowded houses.

October 3, 1917

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Drue Brenner has been selected to receive the 1992 LEAF Appreciation Award to be presented at the Leatherstocking Education on Alcoholism/Addictions October 4, 1967 Foundation, Inc., annual dinner on October 15. The award honors members of the community “who have significantly is being raised. The names of corruptible voters are being secured. The skilled agents of corruption are at the Republi- contributed to the awareness and prevention of alcoholism and other drug addictions.” Brenner has worked for Planned can headquarters. The whole Republican plan of campaign Parenthood of Delaware and Otsego Counties since 1978 is proceeding upon the tactics which worked success in and is currently director of education. According to Debra 1880 and again in 1888. We believe that the Republican Marcus, executive director of Planned Parenthood, “to leaders disbursed no less than $5,000 of their national or many people in the area, Ms. Brenner is Planned Parentstate committee money in Otsego County in November hood. “She’s frequently cornered in the grocery store by 1888. It flowed like water here in Cooperstown, where parents wanting her advice on how to ‘get through’ to their they paid from $15 to $25 for votes. The late James S. teenage children.”

Davenport of Richfield Springs said to the writer just after October 7, 1992 that election: “There appeared to be no limit to Republican money at our polls; toward the close they paid $32 a vote to thirty men. This year, it is said, the game will be to hire men who can be approached to stay away from the polls.

The crisis has eased at the Cooperstown Food Bank but October 6, 1892 it hasn’t passed according to Fred St. John who assists his wife Ellen and Audrey Murray in the ongoing effort at the First Presbyterian Church, Cooperstown. “Despite what In Our Town – Mrs. Arthur Ryerson has purchased Swan- Wall Street says, people are really squeezed,” Fred says.

“The other day, 11 families came to the Food Bank, an swick of Deaconess Pell-Clarke. The property has been in unusually large number.” The facility has been serving 115 the Clarke family for the past three generations. It is stated families a month, 20 to 25 percent more than usual. that it will be occupied this winter by Mr. and Mrs. George October 5, 2007 Clarke and family.

A party of Cooperstown people including R.W. Ellsworth, M.E. Lippitt, Chas. A. Scott, N.P. Willis, M.F. Augur, and L.J. Gross, with their wives and Mrs. Chas. F. White, left

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EDITORIAL: Flagpole,Whistle, Redskins Part Of Piece EDITORIAL/From A4 that places engender human affection, not because they are beautiful – they may be, or may not – but because of the memories – happy, bittersweet; even of hard challenges, then overcome – that we associate with them.

• This is a long way of coming around to Cooperstown’s flagpole. A bit of a stir resulted in Baseball’s Mecca the other day when it disappeared.

Cooperstown’s flagpole went up 100 years ago.

The mini-outcry that followed was allayed when Cooperstown tradition in depended on. it was learned telephone recent years.

Two, the Cooperstown banks under the intersection One, the noon whistle, Redskins. In 2013, the required the pole’s removal part of village life for school board decided, given during the reconstruction of decade, was silenced by the tenor of the times, a Pioneer Street. the Village Board in 2012. change was in order. But Perhaps people were more Filling-shaking as it was, the what about all the memories sensitive than they might daily blast made people feel – the shot as the clock ran have been if not for a couple like, in our quickly changing out, the extra point kicked of gaps torn in the fabric of world, some things could be in the final seconds – that

No Waffling Over Flapjacks AUSTIN/From A4 little pockets for butter and syrup, waffles are the superior breakfast cake. According to Wikipedia, the original concept for waffles came from communion wafers in the Middle Ages. The wafers were made on “moule à oublies,” wafer irons which depicted Bible scenes, including the Crucifixion. Though originally just water and flour, later honey was added, and the Crusaders brought back orange blossom water and other sweets.

Thus, when you eat waffles, you dine with Christ.

And they’re so versatile.

Top with ice cream for dessert! Top with fried chicken for dinner! Spread with Nutella and eat on the street while you chat with friends or stroll through an artisan festival. Let’s see you do THAT with a pancake.

Additionally, Waffle Houses FAR surpass IHOP as the best place for a cheap breakfast. There is no place else in America that you can go where you can watch someone chain-smoke while making your breakfast, lightly flavoring everything with a faint dusting of ash from a third Lucky Strike.

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“Redskins” evoked? Objectors to the change included Fire Chief Jim Tallman, who claims ancestry among the Five Nations.

No one wanted to damage anyone’s ears. No one wanted to offend anybody.

It was affectionate memory at play, that’s all.

• In any event, “The Well” is gone and “Redskins,” too.

But the flagpole – during the Iraq War, local families and yearning sweethearts hung yellow ribbons there – is saved.

Verghese was right. Let’s not do damage to the places, and sounds, and flavors – Joe Carentz’s corn beef and cabbage, for instance, a St. Patrick’s Day staple as St. Mary’s “Our Lady of the Lake” – that keep alive memories that matter.

To Prosper, Try This Recipe SUCCESS/From A4 of unmarried men for these women to marry. The major exception is within the AfricanAmerican population where there is a shortage of potential mates in some age and education categories. This shortage may be the result of the large number of young minority men who are incarcerated or dead or it may reflect the difficulty the Census Bureau has in finding and interviewing minority men in lowerincome communities.

3) The third simulation assumes that every family head has at least a high-school education and earns at least as much as high-school graduates normally receive. Although not as big a poverty-reducer as full-time work or marriage, this test lowers the poverty rate among families with children by nearly two percentage points, from 13 to 11.1.

4) The fourth test estimates how much less poverty there would be if families had no more than two children. With the same income but fewer mouths

to feed, they are better off. This simulation reduces the poverty rate among families with children by only 1.7 percentage points, from 13 to 11.3 percent, not as much as the other three simulations.

Finally, we conduct a combined simulation implementing each of the four individual tests sequentially. The full-time work test is conducted first, then the high school education test, followed by the marriage test, and finally the test that assumes families have no more than two children. After each test, each family’s poverty status is reevaluated and only those families that are still poor are eligible to participate in the next test.

The combined effect of these four tests is a 9.3 percentagepoint drop in the poverty rate among families with children, from 13 percent to 3.7 percent.

Thus, the poverty rate among families with children could be lowered by 71 percent if the poor completed high school, worked full-time, married, and had no more than two children.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017

Owners Announce Spurbeck’s Grocery, Cooperstown Institution, Has Been Sold

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iver of miles We knew before March is added The County Fair Slowly drifting river of wealth ‘Waking the Past’ Humble beginnings the river bed wore Progress grasped took hold and chose People flourished fishing and discovery (a young man’s dream) Slowly taken taking him away Far as reaching These at a memory We can glance Over states and counties it has but will then emplate ‘Crowned and valued’ a shallow start endless and deep at time is fed Trading nothing but trading well follow course the Plutarch voice just and sequel ‘the tranquil one’ ending and sustained in Maryland

SPURBECK’S/From A1 er, Gertrude Smith, took over the store when her father died in 1950. She and her husband, Leroy, ran it together until his passing in 1976, and she continued on her own until 1996.

Then, son Roger, who had retired as Cooperstown postmaster in 1991 after 35 years with the USPS, and Dot assumed the store’s ownership and management.

“We are proud of our family heritage and our store’s rich history, and have always strived to provide friendly, personal customer service with a smile and a thank you,” said Roger. “We cannot express the extent of our gratitude to the community for its support for all these years, and we look forward to seeing you, and sharing a story or two, as we say goodbye.”

The Smiths, who met while undergrads at the University of Georgia, have three sons, Randy, who has been helping his parents out lately, Steve, the local contractor, Marty in Boston, daughter Laura Flint and several grandchildren.

The family celebrated the store’s 75th anniversary a year ago May during the Rotary Club’s annual Spring Fling along Railroad Avenue.

Angels ride within its course on the table of ease to the brush’s source Time places on rural stage those beginning threads Pastoral wonderlands Changin in time it’s planned Journey to discovery and beyond one of accounted beauty and colorful Grace Now All is start once more a beginning Start to boat, then wade, then boats Waiting for the river’s rise Sure it can! When rains Surprise R.E. JARRIN Dolgeville (Jarrin frequents the Otsego Lake region) Spurbeck’s Grocery

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‘Bud’ Lippitt, Dedicated Cooperstown Elementary Phys-Ed Teacher, Wins Fetterman LIPPITT/From A1 93-year-old program: Himself a product of Cooperstown schools, he found an anonymous donor family and kept the program alive.

“They were a wonderful family who loved kids and loved community programs like this, so it was a perfect fit for them,” said Lippitt in an interview after the Clark Foundation and Clark Sports Center announced he would be the 24th recipient of the service-to-youth award.

He joins an august company. The first recipient, in 1993, was Lavern “Beanie” Ainslie, father of Cooperstown Youth Baseball. Fabled coaches Don Howard and Dick White, beloved sports center veteran “Sharky” Nagelschmidt and former school superintendent Paul Lambert are among the almost two-dozen honorees.

A luncheon in his honor is planned Friday, Oct. 6, at The Otesaga. The award is named for Patrick C. Fetter-

man, a former Clark Sports Center director.

When told that he was receiving the award, Lippitt wasn’t sure how to feel. “It took me four days to put it to reality that this was actually happening,” he said, adding, “It’s going to get emotional seeing all of these people that I’ve always looked up to.”

To Lippitt, the Summer Playground Program is a staple of the Cooperstown community. “We’re talking about a program that my father attended back in the day,” started by the fabled “Red” Bursey himself, legendary CCS coach and athletic director, in 1924.

Today, the Bursey program keeps roughly 46 percent of Cooperstown Elementary students busy during summer vacation.

This past summer, the program enrolled a record

125 students. Lippitt also worked to bring back swimming lessons in Otsego Lake for children, also cut due to funding shortfalls.

Lippitt, a Cooperstown Elementary phys-ed teacher, has been committed to youth athletics joining Cooperstown Elementary 15 years ago. But even as a student himself at Cooperstown High, he knew that’s what he wanted to do with his life.

“I’d say it started in high

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school. I just had a love for sports,” stated Lippitt, “and working with kids.” Sports are an integral part of helping children grow physically and mentally, he said. “It just builds a foundation for so many things… Kids learn

so many life lessons through sports.”

His interest is further reflected in coaching responsibilities he’s taken on: modified wrestling, pee-wee wrestling, JV volleyball, modified boys basket-

ball, flag football, varsity bowling, modified and JV softball, and youth baseball and softball. He was also Cooperstown youth baseball commissioner for seven years and a youth football referee.

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2017

Mother Teresa Statue Takes Place Of Honor At St. Joseph’s Church

SAINT/From A1 seemed ready to accept it, packing the church that afternoon to hear Bishop Edward B. Scharfenberger, their pastor’s U.S. mentor and friend, who drove over from Albany for the occasion.

The statue was created by sculptor Mario Andrade in Jalisco-Guadalajara, and is situated in a place of honor in front of the altar.

Father Silvaster’s personal connection with the future saint began in 1963, when he was a social worker in southern India and they met for the first time.

Mother Theresa told him to join one of her five religious orders, the Mission of Charities Brothers (active),

so he did.

In 1989, he met her again, and she directed him to go from India to Tijuana, Mexico, to study to become a priest with her Mission of Charity Fathers there.

So he did, “without knowing the culture of Mexico or the language,� he said, explaining in an interview, “I took a vow of obedience.�

In 1992, Mother Teresa underwent heart surgery in San Diego, and afterwards came to Tijuana with a contingent of sisters to recuperate.

Father Silvaster again had a chance to talk with her. “I explained to her my personal needs,� and his Jim Kevlin/The Freeman’s Journal wish to leave her order and The new Mother Teresa statue was dedicated

become a parish priest in the Diocese of Tijuana.

She understood, and arranged for his further study at seminary there, leading to his ordination in 1998 by Archbishop Rafael Romo MuĂąoz.

In the years that followed, he was drawn to Our Lady of Guadalupe, observed as an apparition by Juan Diego, a Mexican peasant, in 1531. Today, Catholics consider that manifestation of St. Mary to be the patron saint of both North and South America.

So when he was called to the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens in 2008, he went, in particular to minister to Spanish-speaking Catholics Friday, Sept. 29, at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic there.

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Shawn Mulligan, Cooperstown, gives rides on his tractor train as part of the 2016 Cooptoberfest.

The fall festival returns this weekend to downtown Cooperstown.

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he third annual Cooptoberfest celebrates the bounty of fall fun with live music, food, a cornhole tournament, pony rides, vendors and, of course, beer. 10 a.m.-4 p.m Saturday, Oct. 7, Main Street, Doubleday Field, Cooperstown.

TRACTOR FEST: A fun way to learn about the advance of agricultural technology! See vintage tractors, an antique milking machine, antique toys and more.

10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 78, The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

COMMUNITY POTLUCK: Dine with friends and neighbors at the inaugural Oneonta potluck. Bring dish to pass, place setting, non-alcoholic beverage.

3-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, Dietz Street at Huntington Park, Oneonta.

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IF YOU GO: Centennial Open House, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, Troop C Barracks, Sidney. K9s, SCUBA, crime dog McGruff, much more. Buses from downtown Sidney.

ART RECEPTION: Opening three exhibits: “The Archive,” a multimedia installation by Ryan Jenkins; “Dissipate,” acrylics on paper by Simone Mantellassi; “Fantasy (Still) Life,” ink & painting on paper by Brian Spolans. Enjoy Irish tunes for listening, dancing by Local Seisiún Trio. 5-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta.

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Horses, Copters, Tours Will Help Public Learn Troop C’s History

and people would come tell them their complaints.

“They’d solve the crimes, SIDNEY and then move on to the next town. It would take 2-3 here was a time, weeks, with routes up to 200 in the early days miles round trip.” of Troop C, if you By the 1930s, cars were needed to report a crime, much more prevalent, except you would find the local on a few back roads where state trooper at the a tavern only a horse could travel. eating dinner, and tell him Tom Kelly, a state “We brought horses back trooper for more than a in the ’80s for parades and your story there.

“Two troopers would go quarter of Troop C’s life, funerals,” said Keister. “And keeps mementos in his out on horseback on these they’ll be here for the 100th Hartwick College office. pre-planned routes,” said Anniversary Celebration.”

Capt. Todd Keister, deputy The New York State Pocommander at Troop C headquarters here. lice was formed in 1917 in response to an “They’d pick up the complaints at the post increase in violent crime in rural areas. office, then go have dinner at the tavern Please See CENTENNIAL, B2

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FILM SERIES: Race Matters Film Series kicks off with a screening of “12 Years a Slave,” followed by discussion led by community/religious leaders.

Free. 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 The Community room, near JC Penny, Southside Mall, Oneonta. Call Teressa Sivers, 607-432-4102.

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Capt. Daniel Fox, famous for his horsemanship (and a friend of cowboy actor Tom Mix), took the helm when Troop C was founded in 1921. Trooper Nathan Riegal holds the portrait.

FOOD & SPIRITS: Enjoy the bounty of the harvest at the annual Local Foods, Local Spirits dinner. Live music

by The Stoddard Hollow String Band.

Tickets, $40. 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 8, Cooperstown Farmers Market.

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Familiar With Territory, New Commander Sees Heroin As Prime Challenge McEVOY/From B1 McEvoy oversees 330 personnel.

“There’s no longer a stigma attached to heroin usage,” he lamented, shaking his head in disagreement. “It’s so highly addictive, and much more readily available. People addicted lose their moral and ethical compass.”

McEvoy has the experience to know. Much of his career since joining the state police right out of college in 1984, has been fighting the War on Drugs, much of it with the BCI, the agency’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

Five years into his career, which began at Troop C, he was promoted to investigator and assigned to a Drug Enforcement Task Force in his hometown, New York City.

(Born in The Bronx, his family moved to Binghamton when he was 8, and he’s lived in that area since. He is married with two daughters.)

In addition to his general drugfighting duties with the BCI – for

Maj. William F. McEvoy’s official portrait

a while, the Southern Tier’s meth labs occupied much of his time – in 2012 it was made specific with his appointment to C-NET, the BCI’s Community Narcotics Enforcement Team.

As important for his new job is his knowledge of the local geog-

raphy. In addition to New York City, he’s served at headquarters in Albany but, foremost to his new job, he has extensive boots-onthe-ground experience throughout Troop C. His first posting back in 1984 was to Endwell, the Binghamton suburb, and over the years he’s served in Kirkwood, Norwich, Oneonta (including a 2015 stint as zone commander at the Oneida Street station) and as a senior investigator at Ithaca, all communities under the Troop C umbrella.

Thus, he’s also familiar with police officers throughout the region, and he praised the general level of professionalism. “We try hard to work together,” he added.

For his part, Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. said he was “very pleased” to hear of McEvoy’s promotion. “We have a good working relationship,” Devlin said.

One of the highpoints of McEvoy’s career, was his involvement

– then an investigator at Norwich – in solving the mysterious death of a retired Army colonel on a farm in the Roseboom area in 1994.

The usual suspects – friends and family members – were soon ruled out. “We didn’t have any idea who did it,” McEvoy said. It was a tip from the community that led to the arrest of a farm hand who had done some work for the colonel. The investigator questioned him, and the man acknowledged the crime.

“We can’t do our job without community assistance,” McEvoy said.

That community will get a chance to meet the new commander this weekend, as Troop C hosts an open house, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at the Route 20 headquarters between Unadilla and Sidney. Shuttle buses will be running from downtown Sidney.

The troop’s K9, horse-riding, SCUBA and helicopter units will

give demonstrations. A historical film will be screened, and vintage cruisers and motorcycles will be on display.

In particular, McEvoy encourages visitors to take the tour of the newly upgraded forensics lab.

New features include preparing DNA samples for testing at the state lab in Albany, and an accident-reconstruction bay.

On Job One, the heroin crisis, McEvoy said, “I don’t foresee a breakthrough anytime soon.”

Cracking a supply chain can take years, he said, with local, state and federal authorities working together. And it’s going to take money.

“If we see someone doing drugs on the street, we arrest them.

That’s what we do,” said Troop C’s top cop. But that’s just the beginning of the solution.

His best hope is to “focus on the youth.” Only education warning young people about heroin’s devastation will stem the tide, he said.

Troopers Brought Law, Order To Countryside CENTENNIAL/From B1 “With the invention of the automobile, crime that had been contained to the cities started moving to the countryside,” said Keister, who’s become Troop C’s unofficial historian. “It was more than sheriffs and local constables could handle.”

But there was resistance, at first, to founding a statewide police department.

“Pennsylvania had one, but it was widely criticized as a strike-breaking force,” he said. “But in April 1917, legislation was signed, complete with a clause that said they couldn’t go into cities to quell rioting.”

George Fletcher Chandler, a physician and former Army Officer, was the first superintendent, and he hand-picked 232 men – 15,000 applied – to train at a camp near Manlius.

After a summer of training in horsemanship, firearms and investigation, the troops made their debut at the State Fair, assisting with crowd control; they were hailed for initiating now-common herringbone-line parking, which greatly eased traffic in and out of the Syracuse attractions.

From there, they broke into groups of 50 to set up troops around the state.

Four years later, Troop C was founded in the second wave, on June 1, 1921, under Maj. Daniel Fox, one of the original “Camp Men.” The troop had 55 troopers, four cars and 50 horses, first based in Sidney’s Central Hotel while the barracks were being built. “There were 45 arrests in the first week,” he said. “There was plenty of work to be done.”

But, as a horse enthusiast, Fox made sure there was time for play too. “He was friends with movie cowboys like Tom Mix, and he brought up the man who trained the horses in ‘Around the World in 80 Days’ to help him train,” he said.

“The horse team, called the Rough Riders, won hundreds of prizes and performed in Madison Square

The first officers assigned to Troop C, Sidney, pose in front of their first headquarters.

Garden.”

Nearly 100 years later, Troop C has 293 police officers, 330 total with civilian personnel, serving from Otsego County to the Finger Lakes.

Retired Staff Inspector Tom Kelly, now Hartwick College’s director of campus safety, was a trooper from 1978 to 2006, more than a quarter of the troop’s existence.

In Troop C headquarters at Unadilla, there is a wall of tribute to fallen troopers. “Unfortunately,” said Major McEvoy, “our job comes with risk.

His career included investigating the shooting death of Trooper Ricky “Pit” Parisian, who was killed trying to foil an armed robbery in a Southside Oneonta supermarket in 1993.

“I knew Ricky back when he was a bartender at the Copper Fox,” said Kelly, who later served at president of the Ricky J. Parisian Scholarship Foundation. “I worked his case.”

He also worked the murder of Sarah A. Hajney and Jennifer L. Bolduc, two cheerleaders in Dryden who were abducted and murdered by their neighbor, John B. Andrews. “That was the hardest case I’ve ever worked,” he said. “I had to deal with the arrest of the neighbor, and later, he hanged himself in his jail cell.”

Among the mementos of his career, he keeps their picture framed on his wall.

But it wasn’t all hard times. During the 1980

Olympics, he was assigned to cover the ski jump at Lake Placid. “For three weeks, from 3 p.m. until midnight, there wasn’t any jumping going on, but we had to climb to the top of a 90-meter tower to make sure it was secure,” he said.

“It was good training for the job at Hartwick, and during the day, we’d go to all the events. They gave us everything – jackets, moon boots – to keep us warm.”

Retired trooper Bob Vasisko, 87, joined the force when his brother, Vince, recommended it to him. “I’d only been on the job a few months when Horace and Laura Stanton were murdered on Goodyear Lake,” he said. “I was the first person on the scene.”

Vince Visisko was one of the troopers who raided mobster Joseph “Joe the Barber” Barbera’s home in Apalachin in November 1957. “They got suspicious that a bunch of Mafia were having a meeting,” he said.

“So they set up a road block and went in.”

“Some of them ran into the woods in their tailored suits and handmade shoes!” said Keister.

Among those present were Vito Genovese, Paul Castellano and Carlo Gambino, forcing the FBI to acknowledge the presence of organized crime in America.

The Apalachin case was broken using observation and intel – a deli worker noticed that Barbera had put in a large order of his favorite meats, and Barbera’s son had rented several rooms at the Vestal Motel– nowadays, much of the police work is done with technology. “We solve a lot of crime with cameras, credit cards, cell phone records and EZ Passes,” he said. “We used to have to really pound the pavement!”

And he’s always happy to reminisce about his days as a trooper with students who are studying criminal justice at Hartwick. “I tell them that the best skill you need to have is communication,” he said. “If you don’t have good interpersonal skills, you won’t be a good cop.”

And though retirement age is 60 for Troopers, he looks back on his days as a trooper fondly.

“It was the best job I ever had,” he said.

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BUSINESS SEMINAR – 8-10:30 a.m. The Smart Business Otsego Seminar Series begins with the “Labor Law” seminar. Northern Eagle Beverage, 41 Browne St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-4500.

RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Find clothing, housewares, books, toys,

decorations, other bargains.

United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Cooperstown.

Call 607-547-9515.

QUILT SHOW – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. See Delightful Designs quilt show. Major’s Inn, Gilbertsville. Call 607-783-2967.

ART RECEPTION – 5-8 p.m. Opening 3 exhibits: “The Archive,” a multimedia installation by Ryan Jenkins; “Dissipate,” acrylics on paper

by Simone Mantellassi; “Fantasy (Still) Life,” ink & painting on paper by Brian Spolans.

Enjoy Irish tunes for listening, dancing by Local Seisiún Trio.

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BEGINNER KNITTING – 5:30 p.m. Learn to knit while children play at Oneonta World of Learning. While supplies last, childcare provided, children 11 and under. Dinner provided. Cost, $10/knitter + child in childcare. Fortrin Park, 167 Youngs Rd., Oneonta. Call 607-431-8543.

HYDE & SHRIEK – 6 p.m.

One hour tour visits sites in

the mansion where ghostly manifestations have been reported over 150 years.

Tours leave at 6, 6:30, 7, & 7:30. Reservations required, tickets $20. Call 607-5475098 ext. 6.

SPACE RACE HISTORY – 78 p.m. Discussion of “Heavenly Bodies: Manned Space Flight and the Women’s Movement,” by Neil H. Maher.

Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607431-2080.

FILM SERIES – 7-10 p.m.

Race Matters Film Series features a screening of major motion picture, followed by discussion led by community/ religious leaders. Films rated PG-13 or R. Free. The Community room, near JC Penney, Southside Mall, Oneonta.

Call Teressa Sivers, 607-4324102.

CONTRADANCE – 7:3010:30 p.m. Celebrate Fall Harvest with music by The Roadkill All Stars. Bob Nicholson calls. First Presbyterian Church, 25 Church St., Cooperstown. Call 607-5478164.

Saturday October 7

PANCAKE DAY –7:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Enjoy pancakes, maple syrup, sausage, more.

Tickets, $7/adult, $4/child under 12. Oneonta Elks Club, 84 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Email oneontarotarysecretary@ gmail.com.

BOTTLE DRIVE – 9 a.m.

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Office location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 65 Elm Street, Cooperstown, New York 13326.

Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Notice of formation of Limited Liability Company (LLC) Name: Holligreen, LLC Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/07/17.

Office Location: Otsego County.

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

SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 85 Chestnut Street, Cooperstown, NY 13326 Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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Secretary of State on September 5, 2017.

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, 202 East Street, Oneonta, NY 13820.

The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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The office location within New York is in Otsego County.

The Secretary of State is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served.

The Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to c/o THE LLC, 397 Martin Road, New Berlin, New York 13411.

Purpose: to engage in any lawful act or activity.

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Arts. of Org. filed with the Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/24/2017.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 55 Maple Street, Oneonta, New York 13820.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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DIAMOND’S EDGE SPORTS FACILITY, LLC.

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Articles of Org. files NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 06/08/2017.

Office in Otsego Co. SSNY designated Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to JEFF WILCOX 136 Tuscan Road, Apt A, Worcester, NY 12197 Purpose: Any Lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LONGVIEW FARM & EVENT CENTER LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC) Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State on August 23,

NAME: J&S ProTek Restorations, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 7/25/2017.

Office Location: Otsego County.

SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC at 57 Maple Avenue Unadilla NY 13849.

Purpose: for any lawful purpose.

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THURSDAY-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5-6, 2017

Saturday October 7

MORGAN CAR SHOW – 9 a.m.-Noon. See 50 traditionally crafted Morgan Sports Cars. Hyde Hall, 267 Glimmerglass State Park Rd., Cooperstown. Call 607-5475098.

RUMMAGE SALE – 9 a.m.-11 a.m. Find clothing, housewares, books, toys, decorations, other bargains.

United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Cooperstown.

Call 607-547-9515.

COOPERSTOWN FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m.-2 p.m. 101 Main St., in Pioneer Alley, Cooperstown.

ONEONTA FARMERS MARKET – 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Celebrate the harvest, get free samples, paint a pumpkin. Live Music

by Jaybird Street from 10-

Noon. Muller Plaza, Oneonta.

E-mail oneontafarmersmarket607@gmail.com FUNDRAISER – 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. “Barbells for Boobs” event to raise awareness of breast cancer. Mobile screening coach provides exams, mammograms to women 40+, with or without insurance. By appointment.

Process Crossfit, 20 River St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4102, call 1-888-345-0225 for appointment.

EXHIBIT OPENING – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. The exhibit “Geometry in Motion: Leon Polk Smith works in Paper” is a retrospective examining drawings, collages from the 40’s.

Open thru 12/31. Munson Williams & Proctor Art Institute, 310 Genesee St., Utica.

Call 315-797-0000.

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CUPOLA 5K – 10 a.m. Run a 5K. Open to the community, first time runners. Registration, $20. Clark Sports Center, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-2800.

QUILT SHOW – 10 a.m.-5 p.m.See Delightful Designs quilt show. Major’s Inn, Gilbertsville. Call 607-783-2967.

TRACTOR FEST – 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Learn all about tractors, the ways they have been used on farms in NYS. A fun way to learn about the advance of agricultural technology. The Farmers Museum, Cooperstown.

OPERA – 12:55 p.m. See Bellini’s “Norma” streaming live from The Met. Tickets,

$20/adult. Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. Call 607-431-2080.

WRITERS GROUP – 1:303:30 p.m. Join other writers to hone your craft. Registration preferred. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980.

COMMUNITY POTLUCK – 36 p.m. See neighbors, friends, bring a dish to pass. Includes live music, children’s activities. Dietz St. & Huntington Park, Oneonta. Call 607-4322941.

VARSITY FOOTBALL – 6 p.m. CCS Vs. South Lewis Central. Cooperstown High School.

HYDE & SHRIEK – 6 p.m.

One hour tour visits sites in the mansion where ghostly manifestations have been reported over 150 years. Tours leave at

6, 6:30, 7, & 7:30. Reservations required, tickets $20. Call 607-547-5098 ext. 6.

ROCK & ROLL CONCERT – 6 p.m. The Corvettes Doo Wop Revue perform the greatest music from the 1950s era of Doo Wop. Show starts at 7 p.m. Bainbridge Town Hall Theatre, 15 N. Main st., Bainbridge. Call 607-288-3882 for tickets.

CONCERT – 7:30 p.m.

Pianist Christopher O’Riley, host of NPR’s “From the Top” performs Mozart, Tchaikovsky with the Catskill Symphony Orchestra. Tickets, $30.

Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-436-2670.

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HARVEST DINNER – 10 a.m. Dinner of ham, potatoes, green beans to follow church service. Free, open to public.

First Baptist Church, 21 Elm St., Cooperstown. Call 5479371.

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS – 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Meet 50 non-profit groups, learn what resources are available in our community. Bring donations of canned goods, coats, shoes, hygeine supplies for local elementary students to enter raffle. Southside Mall, Oneonta. Call 607-267-1807.

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OBITUARIES Richard J. Bachand, 58; Pathfinder Resident COOPERSTOWN – Richard James Bachand, 58, a resident of Pathfinder Village in Edmeston, passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 30, 2017, at Bassett Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.

This kind, sweet and gentle man was born April 2, 1959, in Hartford, Conn., a son of Edward A. Bachand, Sr. and Kathleen A. née DiPaola Bachand. Raised in Connecticut, he attended schools there. Then, in the late 1970s, he and his parents moved from Connecticut to Walden, Orange County, and he graduated

from Valley Central High School in Montgomery.

Following his father’s Richard death in Bachand 2000, Richard and his mother moved from Walden to Cooperstown to be near his sister, Margaret Savoie, and her family, and in 2012 he became a member of the Pathfinder Village family in Edmeston.

Throughout his life he

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was the supreme and ultimate New York Yankees fan, and was a wealth of knowledge regarding team players and their statistics.

Richard was truly wellloved, and will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

Richard is survived by his sister, Margaret Savoie and her husband, Dennis A. Savoie, M.D., of Cooperstown; three nephews, Matthew Savoie and his wife, Christina, Benjamin Savoie and his wife, Jacqueline, and Jonathan Savoie; two great nephews, Nathaniel Cooper Savoie and Christopher John Savoie; three aunts, Joyce Perkins, Anna Pollansky and Iona Britton; one uncle, Anthony DiPaola; and his extended family at Pathfinder Village.

He was predeceased by his father, Edward A. Bachand, Sr. who died July 7, 2000; his mother, Kathleen A. Bachand, who died July 27, 2014; and his brother, Edward A. Bachand, Jr. who died Jan. 10, 1997.

Family and friends may call and pay their respects from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, at the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home, 82 Chestnut St., Cooperstown. A graveside service of committal and burial will follow at 1 p.m. in Lakewood Cemetery, Cooperstown, where Richard will be laid to rest with his parents and brother.

Later that afternoon, a Memorial Service will be offered at 3 p.m. in the All Faiths Chapel at Pathfinder Village in Edmeston. At the conclusion of the service, a reception will follow in the Kennedy Willis Center at Pathfinder Village to further celebrate Richard’s life and love of food.

Those who so desire may make donations in memory of Richard to Pathfinder Village for the benefit of Chenango House, 3 Chenango Road, Edmeston, NY 13335-2314.

Arrangement are entrusted to the Connell, Dow & Deysenroth Funeral Home.

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Richard Benjamin Sr., 77; County Retiree BURLINGTON FLATS – Richard L. Benjamin Sr., 77, who retired after 37 years with the Otsego County Highway Department, passed away peacefully Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, with his family at his side.

Richard was born on April 5, 1940 in Burlington Flats, the son of the late Murray and Florence Stickles Benjamin.

Richard was pre-deceased by his wife, Patricia A. Maxson Benjamin, and daughter Jeanne Eccelston.

He is survived by children, Donna (Dennis) Hathaway, Richard L. Benjamin Jr, Darin (Dawn) Benjamin;

grandchildren Jessica (Jared) Barnhard, Robin (Travis) Morton, Michelle (Marcus) Wissing Richard and MeBenjamin lissa (Terrell) Smith, great-grandchildren Charlotte, and Brynlee Morton; sisters Dorothy Bolton and Mildred Stebbins, and brother Ken (Sharon) Benjamin.

He was also pre-deceased by siblings Carrie Bookhout,

Sid Benjamin, Charles Benjamin, Murray Benjamin, Donald Benjamin, Adrian Benjamin, and Orlo Benjamin. Also surviving are many nieces, and nephews.

Richard was a lifetime resident of the area. During his career with the county highway department, he operated heavy equipment and snowplowed.

A funeral was held Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the Delker & Terry Funeral Home with Pastor Jay Henderson officiating.

Arrangements are entrusted to the Delker & Terry Funeral Home.

Philip J. Hoffman III, 87; Served In Navy, Post Office COOPERSTOWN – Philip J. Hoffmann III, 87, who retired in 1986 from a career in the U.S. Postal Service, passed away on Sept. 22, 2017, at Focus in Cooperstown.

He was born on Sept. 7, 1930, on Long Island. He graduated high school in 1948 and worked in the post office until 1953.

He then joined the Navy, serving aboard the aircraft

carrier USS WASP and going around the world.

Phil was honorably discharged in 1955 and returned to his postal-carrier position until he retired in March 1986, when he moved to Roseboom.

He is predeceased by his wife Joan and son Jeffrey and his wife Betty; two sons, Phil IV and his wife Jeanie of Long Island, and Guy and his wife Robin of

Putnam Valley; four grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren. Also, three stepsons, Ronnie, Donnie and Denny with wife Roma, three step-grandchildren, Dan, Darrell and Michelle, and great grandson Jaydon, all of Roseboom.

Arrangements were entrusted to the Ottman Funeral Home, Cherry Valley.

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Sunday October 8

QUILT SHOW – 11 a.m. 4 p.m.See Delightful Designs quilt show. Major’s Inn, Gilbertsville. Call 607-7832967.

SOUP! – 11 a.m. - 2 p.m., “Second Sunday Soup,” serving homemade hot soup every 2nd Sunday of the month. Takeout available. All welcome, donations appreciated. The Little White Church, Church Street, Schuyler Lake.

ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION – 3 - 5 p.m. Opening the Bright Hill Book Arts 25th Anniversary Exhibition. Includes exhibit of many varieties of book, bindings. Exhibit is free, open to the public.

On view through 10/27. Word & Image Gallery, Bright Hill Literacy Center, 94 Church St., Treadwell. Call 607-8295055.

FALL CONCERT – 4 p.m.

The Chiara String Quartet performs music by Shostakovich, Britten, Mendelssohn with a quintet by Ginastera with Linda Chesis. Christ Episcopal Church, 46 River St, Cooperstown.

DINNER & DANCING – 4:30 - 8:30 p.m. Enjoy a pulled pork or chicken spiedies dinner followed by dancing at 6 to live singers performing country music hits from all eras. Benefit for churches mission work in Jamaica.

Tickets, $15/adult. First United Methodist Church, 66 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-4102.

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FILM CLASS – 5 p.m. View “Bonnie & Clyde.” Followed by discussion with the group.

All welcome, just show up.

Cooperstown Graduate Program, 5838 St. Rt 80, Cooperstown. Call 607-5472586.

FOOD & SPIRITS – 5 - 7 p.m. Enjoy local food and spirits by local chefs with live music by The Stoddard Hollow String Band. Tickets, $40. The Cooperstown Farmers Market.

Call 607-547-8881.

Monday October 9 COLUMBUS DAY

LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 9:30 a.m.-Noon and 1-3:30 p.m. Learn to actively manage your high-blood pressure in evidence based way with a group of peers. Frank J. Basloe Library, 245 N Main St, Herkimer. Call 607-5473360 or e-mail LivingWellSessions@bassett.org.

POETRY WORKSHOP – 1:30 - 3 p.m. Write poetry, songs with John Michael Zov. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-

4435, e-mail kyle@friendsofrecoverydo.org.

LEGOS – 3 - 4:30 p.m. Play with the library’s lego collection. Cooperstown Village Library. Call 607-547-8344.

YARN WORKSHOP – 56:30 p.m. Work with instructor Tori, create something for yourself or loved one. All skill levels welcome! Create mittens, hats, more. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta.

Call 607-267-4435.

FIGURE DRAWING – 6:30-9 p.m. Non-instructional drawing with live model. Poses chosen by consensus. Cost $12 per class. The Carriage House Art Studio, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-4358718.

GARDEN CLUB – 7 p.m.

Orchid expert Glen Decker presents to the Oneonta Federated Garden Club on his experiences traveling the world in search of orchid species and his work to reproduce his findings. Refreshments served. All welcome.

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Featured speaker will be Art Loomis presents “Streamer Fishing for Trout.” Includes Streamer Fly Tying demonstration of popular patterns.

All welcome, refreshments provided. The Plains, 163 Heritage Dr., Oneonta.

DRAWING GROUP – 7 - 9 p.m. Practice drawing with live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association, 607-547-9777.

Tuesday October 10

FCAHS LUNCHEON – 11:30 a.m. Fly Creek Area Historical Society Luncheon, 210 Cemetery Rd, Fly Creek fcahs.org KNITTING GROUP – 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.

TINKERING TUESDAY – 3:30 - 5 p.m. Create a Fidget-Spinner on the 3-D printer.

Registration required. Printing fee of $2. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980.

LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 5 - 7:30 p.m. Learn how to actively manage your highblood pressure in an evidence based way with a group of your peers. Bassett Medical Center, Clinic Building, 1 Atwell Rd, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-3360 or e-mail LivingWellSessions@bassett.org.

EVENING CHILDBIRTH CLASS – 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. This 3-day class is recommended

by Bassett for the 7th or 8th month of pregnancy, this class teaches mothers and their partners the information and coping skills for active participation during labor and delivery. Registration required by the 5th month of pregnancy. Continues October 17 & 24. Bassett Hall Auditorium, 31 Beaver St., Cooperstown.

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Wednesday October 11

CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR – 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St.., Cooperstown.

ART DISCUSSION – 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. Join Paul D’Ambrosio, President and CEO, as he explores the new “Americana” exhibit.

Registration required. Cost, $25 members, $30 nonmembers. The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown.

LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 1 - 3:30 p.m. Learn how to actively manage your high blood pressure with a group of your peers. St. Thomas the Apostle, 1 Church St, Cherry Valley. Call 607-547-3360 or e-mail LivingWellSessions@ bassett.org.

DISCUSSION GROUP – 3 - 5 p.m. Discussion of current events. Cooperstown Village Library, 22 Main St., Cooperstown.

SCRABBLE & POTLUCK – 6 - 9 p.m. Bring a dish to share and enjoy a game of Scrabble with the friends.

Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-3491 or visit uuso.org.

BOOK DISCUSSION – 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. Discuss histories, biography, & fiction around the suffragist movement.

Moderated by Susan Goodier.

Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta.

Call 607-432-1980.

CHESS NIGHT – 7 - 10 p.m. Chess enthusiasts of all levels welcome to play.

Hunt Union Cafeteria, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-643-4940.

POETRY SLAM – 8 p.m.

Featured poet, Mia Willis. 10 SUNY students can perform their own poetry, first come first serve. Hunt College Union, Waterfront room, SUNY Oneonta. Call 607-4363013.

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Thursday October 12

JOB READINESS – 5 - 7 p.m. Work on everything from interviewing, resumé creation, job searching, more. Preregister, space limited. The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435 or e-mail kyle@friendsofrecoverydo.org.

COOKING CLASS – 5 - 7 p.m. Learn to make a variety of dishes, bring the kids with you, eat what you’ve made.

The Turning Point, 22 Elm St., Oneonta. Call 607-267-4435 or e-mail kyle@friendsofrecoverydo.org.

CHURCH SUPPER – 6 p.m.

Enjoy golden chicken, green bean casserole, cole slaw, rolls, more. Benefit for the work and ministry, suggested donation $8. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Public Landing Rd., Springfield Center. Call 547-5648.

INFORMATION – 6 - 8 p.m.

Talk on “Reclaim NY: Who Are They And What Are They Doing In NYS?” with Joyce St. George, former corruption investigator for NYC. Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta, 12 Ford Ave., Oneonta. Call 607-432-3491 or visit uuso.org.

YARN CLUB – 6 - 7:30 p.m.

For knitters and crocheters of all skill levels and accompanied youths. Work together and learn a new skill with April from April’s Yarn Basket.

3rd floor, Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-1980.

MUSIC AT THE MANSION – 6:30 - 8 p.m. Free event features open mic for solo and small ensemble musicians followed by an intermission and featured performance by The John Davey Trio and Lisa St.Onge.

Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta.

HISTORY PROGRAM – 6:30 p.m. Hugh McDougall, Cooperstown Village Historian, presents about Susan Augusta Cooper. Kinney Memorial Library, Co. Hwy.

11, Hartwick. https://www. facebook.com/OtsegoIsHistory/ or call Deb Mackenzie @ 607-293-6635 or Harriett Geywits @ 315-858-2575.

CANDIDATES FORUM – 7 p.m. Candidates for Otsego County Representative, New Lisbon Town Supervisor, will be available to answer questions. There will be a moderator, time keeper. New Lisbon Town Hall, 508 Co. Hwy. 16, Garrettsville. Call Flo at 2936627.

Friday October 13

BUSINESS SEMINAR – 8 - 9 a.m. The Smart Business Otsego Seminar Series continues with the “Franchise a Pathway to Entrepreneurship” seminar. Otsego County Chamber of Commerce, 189 Main St., Suite 201, Oneonta.

Call 607-432-4500.

LIVING WELL WORKSHOP – 9 - 11:30 a.m. Learn how

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5-6, 2017

to actively manage your high blood pressure with a group of your peers. 6 Ann St, Richfield Springs. Call (607)547-3360 or e-mail LivingWellSessions@bassett.org WOODSMENS FESTIVAL – 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. A showcase of logging, sawing, and woodworking history.

Includes lumberjack skill, and woodworking demonstrations, food, and music.

Hanford Mills Museum, 51 Co. Hwy. 12, East Meredith. call 607-278-5744 or e-mail info@hanfordmills.org.

HARVEST DINNER – 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. Enjoy Turkey with trimming, and homemade pies. Takout available starting at 4. elm Park church, 401 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Call 607-432-6552.

GAME NIGHT – 6 p.m. Play chess, scrabble, genzi, more.

Cooperstown Village Library.

Call 607--547-8344.

HYDE & SHRIEK – 6 p.m.

One hour tour visits sites in the mansion where ghostly manifestations have been reported over 150 years.

Tours leave at 6, 6:30, 7, & 7:30. Reservations required, tickets $20. Call 607-5475098 ext. 6.

MOVIE SCREENING – 6:30 - 9 p.m. Showing “The Hitman’s Bodyguard.” Tickets, $3. The Red Dragon Theater, SUNY Onoenta.

COUNTRY MUSIC – 7 p.m.

The Barnyard Saints perform foot stomping, outlaw, country music with special guest Everett Farrell. Show at 8.

Admission, $5. Cash bar for those 21+. the Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta.

Call 607-431-2080.

SQUARE DANCING – 7:3010 p.m. Have fun at the “Fall All Plus” Dance. Bruce McCue is the Plus caller. Admission, $5. Cooperstown Elementary School. Call 607-264-8128 for info.

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